Moonlight's Blessing

By sorrow angel

Pairings: Kaname/Zero

Disclaimer: None of the VK characters are mine, except the OCs

The atmosphere was tense; the silence was so thick that a knife could easily cut through it like butter. The Kurans and the rest of the Night Class were in the sitting area with a guest they did not expect to see, at least not so soon after the tensed meeting at Hiroko Suzuki's mansion. They felt a sense of déjà vu as they watched the child before them, looking at them as if he had better things to do than be at where he was at the moment.

Yuu stared at the group in front of him. He had not mentioned this visit to anyone, not even his father, and was pretty sure that he would be facing dire consequences when he returned but that didn't matter to him. The pureblood was more concerned about his father; who knew what Kaname Kuran was planning? Maybe he wanted his father to be Yuuki Kuran's shield again or to be used in another plan of his. He would not allow that to happen as long as he was alive.

Kaname looked at the child and gave a gentlemanly smile, though it looked hypocritical in Yuu's eyes. "I am surprised to see you here. Isn't there anyone that came along with you?" He hadn't expected this child to pay a visit, much less on his own. He didn't think that Hiroko Suzuki would allow the child to be unprotected.

"I didn't come here for small talks, Kuran-san." Yuu stated, cutting straight to the point. The sooner he got this done with, the soon he could leave, and maybe get back before his dad or Aunt Hiroko realised that he was missing.

Kaname looked at the child thoughtfully; the child really did remind him of Zero. "But it is polite to introduce yourself before making any conversations."

Yuu wanted to snap at him but refrained himself. His father had taught him better than that. It would not do any good if he was to lose his cool, especially before his enemy. "...Yuu Kiryu." The vampires stiffened at the mention of his name and Yuu knew that they had not expected his father to have a child. Their shock was shown on their faces and Yuu wondered what was going on in their heads.

"You... are Zero's son?" Yuuki asked, surprise clearly in her voice and features. She didn't know that Zero had a son, then again, she had not heard from him for nine years.

"I did say that I'm a Kiryu." Yuu said, the mocking tone evident in his voice. "What do you think?" He swept his eyes briefly across the female Kuran, disgust showing in those violet orbs before it was quickly hidden away.

Yuuki almost flinched. She had heard Zero use that tone before; a tone filled with hatred, but it was never directed at her. Kaname was surprised, to say the least. He did not expect Zero to have a child with someone else and couldn't stop the jealousy from bubbling within him. The pureblood was able to keep his smile on despite himself. "I'm surprised that he has a son. Is your mother Hiroko Suzuki?"

Yuu crossed his legs elegantly. "It's none of your concern." He clasped his hands in front of him, leaning back against his seat, presenting a picture of the pureblood he was. "I'm here to talk about my father. I would like to have your word that you or anyone else would no longer look him up or have him involved in any plans that you may have."

This was not what he had expected but Kaname was able to keep the surprise off his face. "I'm afraid that is not possible."

Yuu narrowed his eyes, anger raging within him. "Why?"

"Yuuki has not seen him in nine years and I'm sure Zero would like to see her as well." Kaname knew he shouldn't use Yuuki as an excuse but it was difficult to stop after so many years of lying to himself.

Yuu sneered, "Number one, it's Kiryu. You're no one to my father to use his name. Number two, my father doesn't want to see her. In fact, he doesn't want to see any of you." The child felt satisfied when he saw Kaname tightened his jaw slightly and Yuuki flinching at the harsh words. "Why does he want to see those that caused him pain and his death?"

Aido was about to open his mouth to retort at the rudeness when a vase at a corner exploded, shattering into tiny pieces, together with the stand that it was displayed on. He froze when he met violet eyes that seemed to see right through him. "I suggest you keep quiet before I decide that your head should no longer be attached to your body." The threat was quiet but it definitely got through to Aido. The noble's mouth snapped shut and watched in fear as Yuu shifted his gaze back to the Kurans, barely noticing that Kain had shifted to stand in front of him.

"And number three, you are no longer part of his life. So it isn't unreasonable to ask you to stay away from him." Yuu enjoyed watching the Kurans being affected by his words. It wasn't enough. He wanted to hurt them more; this is nothing compared to the pain that his father went through. His father finally had the chance for happiness and they came to ruin it, he would not allow that to happen. "So Kuran-san, can I have your word?"

Kaname tried to ignore the pain that he felt but it was futile, especially when a Zero look-alike was staring back at him with unmasked hatred. "I still can't give you my word."

Yuu narrowed his eyes dangerously. Kaname Kuran was getting on his nerves and he wanted nothing more than to wipe that smile off his face. "Fine, but be prepared to deal with the consequences." Without warning, Yuu raised his hand and clawed his neck, resulting in a cut with blood flowing from it.

The vampires were shocked by the unexpected action but even more so when the scent of the blood hit them. They could recognise the scent anywhere, especially Kaname. He knew that scent; it was one that belonged to the Kuran family. It was impossible for the child to have that scent...

Yuu watched as recognition slowly appeared in Kaname Kuran's eyes. He did not want to resort to this but since he would not stay away from his father, then he would make him suffer in other ways. The corner of his lips quirked upwards in dark amusement, "Recognise the scent?"

"That's impossible. You can't possibly have the scent." Kaname tried to compose himself but it was useless. The perfect mask was cracking fast and he could do nothing but let them fall apart.

"Why not?" Yuu shrugged his shoulders casually, as if he was merely discussing the weather. "My father is a carrier and I have this scent, so what does this tells you?" He smirked when the rest of the Night class's eyes widened at they realized what was going on and Yuuki was staring at the child, still too shocked by the news to react.

Kaname tried to process his thoughts. His son; the one sitting before him was his son. He studied the vampire child carefully. The only thing he inherited from him was the colour of his hair, and apparently his personality as well.

Yuu lowered his eyelids at the elder Kuran; he could not wait to see the other pureblood's reaction when he dealt the blow. "But it doesn't matter at all, because you mean nothing to me. I hate you. I hate you for hurting my father all those years and how you would rather sacrifice him to save your sister. You know nothing of the pain that my father went through and I would like nothing more than to see you in pain for all eternity." He hissed like an angry cat as he leaned forward in his seat. "I hate Yuuki Kuran so much that I want her dead." Yuu smirked when the Kuran princess recoiled like she was stung. "But you, I want to see you suffer for what you put my father through."

The vampires were shaken by the words that came out from the child. Kaname found it difficult to breathe. He now knew the true meaning of pain. How could a child say such words? To hate with such passion? He saw out of the corner of his eye that Yuuki was clenching her dress in shaking slightly, she was no doubt hurt by those callous words. The pureblood tried to compose himself to the best he could. "Watch the words that you say. They are very unpleasant."

Yuu snorted elegantly, "Even so, you have no right to tell me what to do. You are not related to me; you are just a pureblood, nothing more." He looked at Kaname evenly and said firmly, "I will never forgive nor accept you. It is because of you that my father is in such pain and you deserve to suffer the pain he went through."

The vampire child was enjoying every second of it. If Kaname Kuran wanted to protect his sister, fine. Then he will have to deal with the pain and guilt the both of them deserved. It didn't matter to him if Yuuki Kuran was protected; as long as she was feeling the effects of it, it was fine.

Like they said, revenge was a dish best served cold.

Zero was unsettled, too worried about Yuu to think about anything else. The moment the car had stopped outside the mansion, he was out of the car and running towards the door. The pureblood was about to burst through the door when his arm was grabbed from behind. He spun around and glared at Hiroko but she was unfazed by it. "Zero, remember to remain calm."

The silver-haired snorted delicately. "Speak for yourself, you aren't any better."

Hiroko knew he was right. "Zero-" She stopped when she caught a scent of Yuu's blood, as had Zero and the nobles. Everything was forgotten and Zero let his power unleash, forcing the doors open, practically slamming them into the unfortunate walls, causing them to crack under the impact.

The occupants in the mansion whipped their heads to the door and saw four pissed off vampires and one worried vampire. "Yuu!" Zero ran towards his son, pulling him into his arms and held onto him for dear life.

Hibiki, Shin and Aina were by his side, ready to attack if ordered while Hiroko was kneeling next to Zero, checking for any wounds. The cut on Yuu's neck had already healed though the blood was still there. The two purebloods knew that the secret was already out but their concern for Yuu was the only thing on their minds.

"Dad, I'm fine." Yuu felt guilty when he saw the worried look on his father's and Aunt Hiroko's faces. "Sorry..." He apologised, looking like the child that he was instead of the callous vampire a few moments ago.

Zero pulled back slightly and looked at his son, his eyes softening, "Just don't do it again." He didn't think he could go through this ordeal again. Yuu nodded, eyes shifting to the Kurans for a split second before shifting them back to his father. "Dad... Kaname Kuran is the other parent, isn't it?"

The silver-haired vampire was silent at the question. He noticed that Yuu referred Kaname Kuran as 'the other parent' instead of 'my other parent', and Kaname had noticed it as well. Zero was silent for a moment, "How did you know?"

"I kind of figured it out." Yuu shifted, "I can see some similarities between us." Zero was silent; wondering how was he to explain to his son when arms wrapped itself around his neck. Yuu mumbled to his coat, "Dad, I've said before, I don't want or need someone who has no part in my life to be part of it now. I already have a family, and he is not part of it." Zero was touched by what his son said but it still stung a little that Yuu hated his other parent that much.

It was soft but the rest of the vampires had heard it and Kaname wondered how much pain could one feel. The one he loved has no wish to see him and his son hated him to the very core. Zero turned towards Kaname and face was blank, "I apologise for the inconvenience my son caused." He lifted Yuu into his arms, ensuring that his son was held firmly and turned to leave the mansion. Kaname stopped him before he took his third step, "Zero, we need to talk about our child."

Violet eyes turned to look at the other pureblood. He could feel the arms around his neck tighten and Zero placed a hand on the silver-streaked brown hair to calm his son down. "I think you're mistaken. Yuu is my son and he has no relation to you."

"He's a Kuran." Kaname wanted nothing more than to hold Zero but he knew better.

"He's a Kiryu, not Kuran." Violet eyes flashed red when Zero snapped his head towards the other pureblood. Yuu was his son and in no way related to Kaname Kuran. He was not going to have his son be dragged into whatever plan the other Kuran was planning. "And if you try to do anything to Yuu, I will kill you." There was no hesitation in his voice, and those present believed that Zero Kiryu would do as he promised.

"Zero..." Yuuki called out hesitantly, afraid of the reaction she might receive. He was a different person from when she knew him, and she no longer knew him.

Zero shifted his gaze to her; his eyes were back to violet though still emotionless, no longer having any emotions in them that they used to back at Cross Academy. "Yes, Lady Yuuki?"

Yuuki felt hurt by the way she was addressed but ignored it, there was something more important. "I... I'm sorry..." She may not have mentioned what she was apologising for but Zero knew what she was referring to.

"There's no need. It was my duty as your shield to protect you. I have done my part and you no longer need me. Your prince is now capable of protecting you and I have someone more important to protect as well." With that, he left the mansion without looking back.

Hiroko stared at his back before turning to the three nobles, "Go and wait in the car."

The nobles were immediately against it, not liking the idea of her being alone with Kaname Kuran and his subordinates. "But Hiroko-sama..." Shin started but was cut off by the pureblood.

"I'll be fine." Her voice was firm, leaving no room for argument. The nobles bowed slightly and left, though their reluctance was evident in their eyes. The female vampire turned back to face the Kurans. "You Kurans really know how to make a mess of things." Her tone was light but there was a bite in it, and it wasn't lost to the sharp hearing of the vampires.

Kaname narrowed his eyes, "He is my son."

"No, he's Zero's son." Hiroko continued, "You were not part of his life and will not be part of his life. He hates you, I'm sure he mentioned it." She knew she was right when she saw the pain flash through Kaname's eyes. "Yuu loves his father, and after what you did to Zero, it's only natural. He's like you, in some aspect. He is ruthless when dealing with those he dislikes, making sure they are hurt emotionally but would not let them break that easily." She paused, "But at least he is true to his feelings. When he hates someone, he makes sure they know that, but when he cares for someone, he would do his best to protect them. Unlike someone who repeatedly hurts the one he cares about."

Kaname stiffened, too light for others to notice but Hiroko did and she smirked. She shifted her gaze to Yuuki, "Your knight has completed his duty and you no longer need him just as he doesn't need you. He has found something more precious than the princess and would do everything to protect it, even if it meant that the princess will be hurt." Yuuki's eyes widened at that. Before she left, she said to Kaname, "Don't come looking for Zero or Yuu. If Zero wants to meet you, he will inform you, other than that, stay away from them. If you don't, we will leave Japan and you can forget about even knowing their location. I mean what I say."

The ride back to the mansion was silent; the atmosphere was rather strained in the car. When they arrived, Zero carried Yuu straight to his son's room, the rest of the vampires knew better than to question. The moment the door closed, Zero set his son on the ground and glared at him. "What were you thinking? You know that I want you away from Kaname Kuran yet you went to find him, on your own, no less." He did not raise his voice despite having the urge to do so.

Yuu stared at the ground, like a child he was, being reprimanded. "I wanted him to stay away from us." He bit his lips.

"I was planning to find him today," anger was still evident in Zero's voice, "to find out what he wants. But you went against my words and now that he knows you are his child, I can't imagine what he will do with that information."

"If you went, you would have gone soft before Yuuki Kuran and allowed Kaname Kuran to have another chance to hurt you." He knew his father well enough to know that he had a soft spot for Yuuki Kuran, and that would no doubt allow the elder Kuran to use it against his father. That thought was just unacceptable to Yuu.

Violet eyes narrowed, "We are talking about you finding the Kurans after what I told you."

"Because he hurt you!" Yuu practically shouted, not caring who else heard him. "I wanted him to leave you alone, that why I went to find him. He wouldn't, so I let him know who I was, so that he would feel the pain of having his child hate him!" Zero was speechless. He had not expected Yuu to feel this way. Anger and pain clouded Yuu's eyes and tears were streaming down his cheeks. He wanted to let out all the emotions that he had bottled up. "I hate him! Every time I see you in pain because of the Kurans, it hurts... it hurts so much..."

Zero's heart broke at the sight of Yuu crying. He loved his son more than anything and seeing him cry hurt him. He knelt before him and wrapped his arms around him, getting a similar reaction in return. Zero waited till the vampire child stopped crying, running his hand long the small back to stop his hiccups. "Yuu, I know you care about me but let me handle this on my own. I won't let anything happen to myself, I promise." Yuu nodded, despite not believing that his father would remain unscathed when dealing with the Kurans. Zero seemed to read his mind and sighed. Was he really that untrustworthy? "Kaname Kuran no longer has any hold on me, so I promise that I will be fine."

Zero knew he had to solve the situation with Kaname Kuran soon, because he didn't think he could watch Yuu go through that again.

After ensuring that his son was asleep, Zero left the room silently and headed to the sitting room. Upon entering, he saw that Hiroko was already getting restless while waiting anxiously for him. The nobles were nowhere in sight, and Zero guessed that the pureblood had already sent them off.

The moment Hiroko spotted him; she was immediately up on her feet walking towards him. "How's Yuu?" Her voice was laced with worry, "I heard some shouting." When shouts were heard from Yuu's room, she thought that Zero had lost his temper since he never raised his voice at his son. But when she identified the voice to be a child's, she had more than half a mind to head straight to the room. The vampire child that she knew was never one to lose control of his emotions and this meant that the situation had long crossed the line that Yuu was able to take. It had taken some serious persuading from Aina to push that thought to the very back of her mind.

Zero let out a breath tiredly as he massaged the bridge of his nose, trying to ease the headache that was bound to visit him. "He's asleep now, but the outburst earlier was definitely a shock." He had not expected it and if it was up to him, Zero would do all he can to prevent that from happening again.

Hiroko guided the other pureblood to the chair that she occupied earlier and sat next to him. She could see the tired lines on Zero's face and her heart went out to him. It had been a long and emotional day. She placed a hand against Zero's face and he leaned into her cool touch, allowing it to take the exhaustion away. "It's not your fault, all of this. No one knew things would act out this way."

Violet eyes opened and looked at her, pain evident for all to see. "Isn't it? I tried to protect Yuu but it the end, I'm the one who hurt him." Zero's voice was slightly hoarse and Hiroko would easily tell that he was blaming himself. "Yuu means everything to me... I can't lose him."

The female vampire pulled Zero into her arms, resting her cheek against the top of his head, allowing those silver strands to caress her skin. "Listen to me. You did not hurt Yuu, if anything, you protected him. And you will not lose him." Her voice was firm and gave no room for argument. "It only hurts him when you are hurt, and this is not something you can control."

"But..."

Hiroko shifted her hold slightly so that Zero was facing her. "If I'm upset and injured, will it pain you?" She received a nod in return and she smiled gently, "It's the same with Yuu. We can't avoid it no matter how hard we try; all we can do is to try our best."

"I know." Zero tightened his arms around the pureblood. "But Kaname Kuran is already involved and I don't know what to do."

There was silence for a moment as Hiroko though of what to say. "Are you going to stop him from seeing Yuu?" She doubted Zero was willing to let Kaname Kuran near Yuu, even if he did, she was very sure that the child would not want anything to do with him. Tonight had proved that very point.

"I just want him to stay away from us..." Zero closed his eyes, "I'm too tired to play whatever game he's planning, and I don't want to implicate Yuu."

Hiroko ran a slender hand through those soft tresses, comforting him. "I promise that I will protect the both of you. If the Kurans dare try anything," Her midnight blue eyes became as cold as ice and there was a flash of red in them. "I will do everything in my power to stop them." Even if it meant that she had to kill them, she would keep her word to him.

TBC