Author Note: This is the sequel to Fixed, and while it is Rukain, it does focus generally on Ruka's parental relationship with her two girls, Akiko and Miyo. And their relationships for that matter. That said, I am not a parent, and I have no clue what Ruka would be saying/feeling, so everything here is my best guess, except for the girl's reactions to Ruka. We're in Ruka's point of view for now.

Disclaimer: I do not, did not, and will never own Vampire Knight. I make absolutely no profit from this.

"Akiko!" I hugged my eldest daughter, who was 16, and had come home crying.

"Mom, go away, I'll deal with it on my own." Akiko swiped at her eyes, reminding me of myself back in the day.

"You need to talk about it." I held her tightly as she squirmed and tried to get away. "Keeping it inside won't do you any good. Take a tip from your Mother who's been there."

"I don't want to talk about Kozue, ok?" Akiko scrubbed her eyes on her sleeves. "I don't want to think about him! I don't want to be reminded of him in any way! Shut up, Mom, just shut up!"

"Akiko, that's not very nice." I let go of her and she bolted for her room.

Akatsuki chose that moment to walk into the house. "Again?"

"Yes." I sighed. "She won't talk to me, of course, but I suppose we should call Rima and see if we can get Haruto over here."

Haruto, Shiki and Rima's eldest son who was just a few months older than Akiko, was Akiko's solace in her heartbroken world. It was much the same as how Akatsuki had been for me before we fell in love. When Akiko threw a fit like this over anything, Haruto was the one person who could calm her down.

"Do you want me to do it?" Akatsuki threw his jacket on a chair and wrapped his arms around me. "Or do you want to call? And where's Miyo?"

Miyo, our other daughter, was 13. "She's in her room. I'll call Rima. Can you go check on Miyo? I haven't heard a peep out of her since she went to her room."

"Alright." He leaned down and kissed me. "I'll be back." He headed for Miyo's room.

I grabbed the cordless and dialed Rima.

"Hello?" She asked, and I heard a crash in the background. "Guys, c'mon!" She called. "Yes, Ruka?"

"Is Haruto home?" I heard another crash.

"Oh for the love of... GUYS!" Rima rarely raised her voice; it had to have been a bad day. "Yes. He's home, do you need him for Akiko?"

"Yes." Screams came through the phone. "What are the twins doing?" Shiki and Rima, in addition to Haruto, had two four-year-old twins, Kohaku and Kosuke. Shiki was the only one who could control them.

"Oh, the usual." Rima didn't seem phased as much as she did slightly annoyed. "Climbing the walls, wreaking havoc, and breaking things. I have to go before someone gets hurt." One of the twins started sobbing and the other instantly started up after. "Too late. I'll send Haruto over though. Bye." The click signaled the end of my call.

"I'm back." Akatsuki walked out, holding Miyo who was clinging to her ipod and her father's shirt. "She wanted to be out here with us."

Miyo looked at me with her big brown eyes, just like mine, and brushed her almond hair out of her eyes.

"Hi sweetie." I kissed her forehead as Akatsuki sat her down on the couch.

"Hi Momma." Miyo looked up at me, gave me a tiny wave and then turned back to her ipod.

"Haruto coming over?" My husband asked as I stood up straight and looked at him.

"Yeah." I wrapped my arms around his neck. "As long as one of the twins isn't severely hurt. Apparently Shiki wasn't home and they were out of control."

"As per usual." Akatsuki smiled at me, kissing my forehead.

I turned slightly, staying close to him but looking at Miyo. "Don't you wish they could never grow up?"

"No... I want to see them grow up and be great people." He smiled, turning to look at Miyo too, who was so ensconced with her ipod that she didn't notice us staring. "But I kind of wish we could've skipped the moody stage with Akiko."

At that moment, the front door banged open. "She in her room?" Haruto asked, shoving his key in his pocket.

"Yes." I quickly added, "don't slam the do-"

Haruto slammed the door and ran for Akiko's room, muttering about damn Kozue the whole time.

I waited until Haruto was in the room with the door shut until I whispered to Akatsuki, "They remind me so much of us back in the day."

"Me too." Akatsuki put one hand in the middle of my back, pulling me in close. "He's more... energetic about it than I was, but they are a lot like us."

I looked at Miyo. She didn't remind me of either Akatsuki or I, despite that she looked just like a mini me. She was painfully shy around anyone outside the family, and she had no friends, to put it bluntly. She was a Daddy's girl, but she was partial to me as well.

"Do you think that Akiko will realize it like I realized it?" I asked Akatsuki.

"We can hope." He squeezed me gently.

But our troubles with our children were truly only beginning.

Author Note: I realize this probably isn't very good, because I am not a mother. I'm sorry. As I settle into the role, it should get better. I love reviews and PMs about my story! Thank you so much for reading!