Zero could pinpoint the exact moment Kaname returned to the Academy as he laid in bed, the excedrin he had taken for his headache not helping in the least and he sighed as Ichiru turned over in bed next to him.

The Day Class had been released from the tunnel system after having their memories wiped- well, almost all of them had their memories wiped. A Day Class boy by the name of Taro Hian had opted to sign on as a prefect, along with Sayori who had searched out Yagari and asked to be trained.

Apparently his old sensei had rolled his eyes and accepted her on with little fuss- a reaction Zero could admit he would have never guessed the hunter would have.

The school would be put on break until repairs could be made, so it looked as though a semester would be allotted to the restoration.

It didn't matter much to him- he had grown tired of the Academy for the most part as had Kaname, who had probably only agreed to the Academy in the first place to honor Haruka and Juri's wishes.

They'd all be gone by tomorrow night at the latest, though Zero wondered what it would mean for his relationship with the pureblood- they'd already decided that the Kiryu's would move on to the Kuran estate in the mountains but Zero was still concerned about where his relationship with Kaname was going- especially now that Yuki had begun to see him differently.

It didn't matter much for the foreseeable future- Zero doubted Kuran would allow him out of his sight once the secret he'd been keeping from him came out.

He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose as he closed his eyes and tried to clear his thoughts.

He needed to sleep.

Across the hall Yuki was sitting on her bed, leaning against the headboard for support as Yuki sat beside her.

Neither girl had bothered to show and rise the blood of the Es off their skin or change their clothes, both too weary to be bothered.

They were silent except for the occasional question and answer- So you're a vampire? Yes.

Yori had accepted the truth of the Academy quietly, accepted Yuki's explanations without blinking, but Yuki still got the feeling that a distance had emerged between the two of them that would be difficult to bridge to say the least.

A part of her wondered if she should just burn that bridge- Yori could never live in her world even if she became a hunter.

Neither could Ichiru either- and that made her heart clench painfully in her chest.

She couldn't be with Ichiru like he deserved now and even though she still clung to the hope that they could fight past this she knew that if she ever lost control she could damn him to live a half life as a level-D.

Zero would never allow that for his brother though she wondered how exactly he planned on prolonging his brother's life.

She didn't doubt that there were ways it could be done- ways that only Zero could achieve- but she had not heard any sign that her adopted brother intended to make his brother immortal.

And surely he did intend to- he loved Ichiru, she knew that for sure- and she knew he wouldn't want to live without him.

No, Ichiru was the only person to truly accept Zero in this world- she was certain Zero would rather die himself than live without him.

If he could actually die that is.

Yuki wondered if that was actually possible, she had the sneaking suspicion it wasn't.

She wanted to go back to how she had felt about him before- wished he had never revealed himself to her. Ever since her love for her adopted brother had flipped to wariness that was quickly evolving into something different, something she feared would drive her to act out.

It felt like something was clawing at her beneath her skin- a voiceless, faceless entity that sought to turn her against him- something that felt like her and not at the same time.

Was this thing part of being a pureblood?

She'd have to ask Kaname, but could she really if he and Zero were in a relationship?

Could she tell him what troubled her if it meant hurting her brother?

She wasn't naive enough to think that because he and Zero were… sleeping together that meant that they were in love, but she also couldn't separate the idea that the two would have to care about one another to do so.

But what did she really know about their relationship?

She had always avoided asking about it even though Zero had never minded talking about it in the past.

She had avoided it because she had loved Kaname herself and even though she may care for Ichiru she had not spent close to a decade idolizing him like she had Kaname- she had built her affection for Kaname up over the years and now as a vampire she could still feel that love for him.

Could recall the promise he made to her as children as much as it pained her to do so.

She wasn't quite jealous of Zero, wasn't quite resentful that he had taken Kaname from her, but what she felt seemed like echoes of those emotions when she spotted them standing side by side.

And up until the past two nights she had Ichiru- but since Zero's reveal she got the distinct feeling that her reaction to his brother had poisoned him to her and it hurt.

Yori wrapped her hand in Yuki's and squeezed as if sensing her turmoil.

Maybe she had- Yuki hadn't come to grip with her abilities yet even with Zero's well intentioned training.

Zero tried as best he could to train her with her pureblood abilities- but Zero wasn't a pureblood and she needed a pureblood to train her with them.

She would have the time to over the unplanned holiday anyway.

Zero crawled out of bed around mid-afternoon the next day, stumbling into the bathroom to puke for what felt like the millionth time this week, collapsing onto his side on the cold tile floors as he curled into a ball, his head pounding in agitation.

A knock came at the door and he groaned.

"Nii-san?" Ichiru called through the door and he groaned again.

His brother sighed and slid inside the bathroom, locking the door behind himself as he caught sight of Zero in a ball on the floor.

Ichiru walked over and sat down beside him, running his fingers through his hair like Zero had done for him as a child.

"You need to shower." Ichiru stated and Zero scoffed.

"So do you."

Ichiru hummed in reply and they were silent.

After a few minutes Zero groaned again and righted himself, sitting up and looking at Ichiru with dazed violet eyes.

He searched his twin's gaze for a moment before nodding to himself.

"I need to tell you something, Ru." He said.

Ichiru's brows furrowed in concern and Zero waved him off.

"Show you, technically."

His form shuddered for a moment, and Ichiru realized that his brother was wearing a glamour over his physical form to hide the truth of why he had been so sick the past few days.

"Nii-san…"

Because beneath the glamour his brother's form was that of a woman's.

"I can't shift back." Zero murmured softly.

"Why not?"

Zero rubbed the back of his neck- he had chopped his feminine form's hair into a messy bob and Ichiru knew he would have to fix the mess his brother had made of himself.

"I'm ah.." He hummed in apprehension, "Pregnant?"

Ichiru blinked at him, shocked to a still.

"What?!"

A/N: Some of you already picked up on it so I doubt any of you are actually surprised, but there it is! This concludes the Rido arc of the fanfic- the following story will be almost entirely my original plot. Also: I promise I've started on the next chapter of Bleed Me and the next Vk fanfic to be updated will be Bleed Me as they are all posted with what I've written. I promise more chapters will be coming I'm just on the low end of functioning right now which means that its only up from here lmao. I don't know when it will be finished so I have no set date to give ya'll, but it IS coming. Anyway, thank you so much for all of your support, I really appreciate it! :)