Chapter 29: Secrets Revealed

by lightpathetic

SARA THOUGHT that they were fools and she had told them so on many an occasion. But of course they ignored her and carried on as they saw fit. Like today. Right in front of her with a private staff aware if not watching. Well if they thought it was a rumour they would know for sure now. She sighed. Sara had tried to read a magazine, then had pretended to look out of the window of the plane but to no avail. The way they were carrying on was thoroughly distracting. And not just for her apparently but for Ken as well who had decided to accompany them back on the private jet. The way Ken was looking at them was just murderous. He probably thought that her honour was being massacred. Sara reached across and covered his hand with hers and squeezed it affectionately.

"Ken, love, it is okay. In fact if they would only let me join in it would be even better, but I had broached the subject to Kaname and had only gotten an icy look for my trouble. My, wouldn't I love to take that virgin gloss off him…"

"Mother, Zero is hardly a virgin." Ken rejoined, watching as his father's hand rather expertly massaged between Zero's thighs while kissing him. Zero was fighting weakly, protesting about doing this here but he didn't seem to want to win that argument. Ken kept staring even though Zero was avoiding his eyes. You would do this in front of me? Have you no regard for me at all?

"No, but he is where women are concerned. I once fantasized about showing him the mysteries of the female allure, convinced it would straighten him out. But you father intervened. Completely. He really loves his pet."

"Yes." I love his pet too. And Zero knows that. He should make father stop this. Especially after what he himself had gone through. Zero should be with him. Alone. Helping him to recover from his ordeal. Instead, he had caved in to his father's insistence they go home together. Now this. This… display...

Ken began to let his angry aura escape him. Subtly so his mother and father wouldn't notice immediately but enough to let Zero know of his displeasure. He knew he was successful when Zero's eyes darted towards him as he gasped. It wasn't long afterward that Zero straightened and pushed more insistently at Kaname's shoulders insisting he stop.

"Kaname. Look where we are. You know I won't tolerate this."

"Zero, you shot me. You should make it up to me. I need blood…"

"Kaname, I didn't shoot you. That freak did. And you had several blood tablets at the camp."

"It's not the same. Zero…" Kaname whined dipping his head to Zero's in the next seat, moving in to lick his neck in way guaranteed to make Zero forget where he was, who he was in front of. Zero was already flushed and his heart rate was up. The sound of his blood rushing around was driving Kaname crazy. There was no way he would stop now…

Ken's aura suddenly became very noticeable to Sara...

"Kaname, darling, if Zero is uneasy with an audience you could take him to your 'quarters'." Sara said using the euphemism for the small storage area that Kaname had claimed and remodeled into a very small bedroom in case he needed to sleep on a flight, as one occasion had called for when he had had back to back closely scheduled meetings at various points around the globe, during one intense merger. The staff had been partly amused and appalled when he had thrown many provisions out of the storage area and lain down to nap shutting the door, too cranky with fatigue to stand the "bright" cabin and "noisy" staff. Kaname thought about it and wondered if they would both fit but then what he had in mind wouldn't require much space at all.

Kaname rose to his feet and pulled Zero to his. He didn't mind where he made love to Zero. He was his and he enjoyed staking his claim, anywhere. However, he understood that Zero didn't feel the same way and rather than feel irritated he had decided long ago to embrace their differences. It was what had drawn him to him in the first place. Kaname gave Zero's hand a little squeeze as he led the way. Zero had been the best thing about his life for a long time. Kaname would do anything to make him happy.

Ken was startled that Zero would let his father lead him off somewhere private to do more, especially after what had happened this morning. Had Zero forgotten? Ken sat back, a smile supplanting the worried frown; the prospect of revenge a small salve to his wounded emotions. His father was in for a shock.

"YOU SMELL DELICIOUS. Did you hurt yourself badly on the mountain?" Kaname asked as they had gained the room, reaching behind him to close the door and lock it, he pushed Zero onto the “cot” in the corner and straddled him, tugging at their clothes impatiently. Maybe it was the near death experience but he was so… horny... Kaname dipped his head as he finally came free of his jacket and began to plunder Zero's mouth again. He wanted to feel Zero's naked body against his skin as he drank. He wanted Zero to be crazy with need before he bit him. The mood he was in… Kaname groaned. He'll have to carry Zero from the plane…

Kaname dipped lower to rake his fangs against Zero's neck before he began to lick it urgently. Zero flinched sucking his breath through his teeth as waves of pleasure skittered along his entire body. He didn't answer Kaname's question as that vampire was a distant memory and his flesh only had a few healing scars from the ordeal, thanks to Leo. Besides he loved when Kaname was in this mood. The sex was usually incredible but it was his total and unreserved happiness that touched Zero. Kaname usually got like this after closing a huge deal or the birth of his children. Some enormous event that truly touched his cynical heart. Zero guessed this was one of them. Maybe it was saving his son. Or that dusty book that Ken had refused to put down and he and Kaname had whispered over for several minutes… Zero was past caring. Although, Zero thought as he lifted his hips so Kaname could remove his jeans and then wrapped his long legs around Kaname tightly as Kaname began on his nipples, still maddeningly clothed himself, there was something he was supposed to remember…

Kaname was licking hungrily down Zero's torso to his stomach and beyond, whimpering as his mouth closed on Zero's stiff flesh, as he felt and saw Zero arch and writhe, his hands gripping the bedclothes in his ardor. He was going to wring the life from Zero's body. Repeatedly. He wouldn't stop until Zero had passed out from the unbearable pleasure of it all…

Kaname raised his head, puzzled at what he was seeing. He had been kissing Zero's inner thigh and saw what looked like healing bite marks. He wracked his brain. Did he bite Zero there recently…? But then he smelled it. It was faint but there. He would know that scent anywhere. It had been on Sara's breasts for five months after her pregnancy with…

ZERO sat up in surprise as he was suddenly alone in the small compartment. It was the oddest thing. When he was in this state nothing could drag Kaname away…

The plane suddenly jerked to the left and dipped throwing Zero to the ground. He heard raised voices then remembered… Zero scrambled to his feet only stopping to pull on his jeans. Damn his bad memory. He had totally forgotten what had happened this morning. That Ken had bitten him. They hadn't thought they would see Kaname so soon. Oh God.

"WHY!?! Answer me!!" Kaname yelled holding his son against the aft side of the plane. Ken gave nothing away. He merely stared back at him with this maddeningly smug expression. He didn’t fight back. As far as he was concerned he had already won. Kaname didn't know why but he felt fear begin to coil in his stomach. They couldn't be…

"Kaname! Stop it! You are scaring the staff! What is wrong with you?!" Sara screamed trying to pry Kaname's fingers from their son's throat, heating up his insides so he would in be severe pain. They had flown all this way to rescue him not kill him! She was having little success however. Kaname was simply too strong for her, too focus on his anger. She began to slap him around the head, instead, chagrinned to be reduce to such female antics, but her other powers were most inconvenient on a plane. "Kaname!! Let! Go!!"

Kaname felt his wife hitting him and "shoved" her away from him only to have her replaced with…

"Kaname! Stop this!! I am sorry I should have told you…"

"Told me what Zero?” Kaname asked with barely concealed bitterness, his eyes never leaving Ken’s, “That you are letting Ken drink from you? You think I would feel less hurt now if you had broken it to me gently? You know how I feel when anyone else touches you. You know what it does to me. Yet you let him do it? Why?! You should know better as well, Ken. You know what this means better than Zero ever could. Are you challenging me Ken? Is that it? Are you really intent on taking over all I hold dear?" Kaname began to squeeze. Ken's expression changed slightly but not much. Dear God. The child was laughing at him…

"Kaname! Calm down please! It was nothing! Ken was hungry… and I led him feed."

"There?! You are insane to give me that line. You two… you both are… are…" Kaname faltered. His anger and pain gaining the best of him. He released Ken's throat only to suddenly see him thrown across the plane with almost deadly force. The plane rocked alarmingly causing the hostesses to cry out. Some had already donned parachutes and where congregating at the exit. Zero noticed the plane had dropped in altitude and was slowing down somewhat. The head pilot stood in the doorway stricken with fear. Dared he intervene? But he must…

"Kuran-sama. I must insist you calm down. You are putting all our lives in danger!!"

Kaname refocused his attention on the other annoyance and the pilot rose into the air. The scared man began to scream as did Zero and Sara.

"Kaname!! No!!"

"Kaname. Put him down!! Now!!"

Zero ran over to Kaname and pulled his hair making him meet his eyes. Zero spoke steadily and clearly.

"Kaname. Stop this now. Put him down and release Ken. Do it. I am not asking Kaname." Zero tugged his hair again and reached up to stroke Kaname's throat on his left side. He hated doing this, especially with an audience but Zero had no choice. "Kaname, you have to obey me. Put him down," Zero repeated as he saw Kaname trying desperately to fight his instincts. His instincts to please; his instincts to obey: Zero. Sara hadn't learned yet the full extent of her hold over her husband or she could have quelled this fiasco more quickly rather than adding to the emotional bonfire. But Zero knew. He knew only too well his hold over Kaname. It was why he could never leave him.

Kaname began to calm as Zero continued to stroke his bite area. His breathing growing deeper and steadier as he sensed Zero satisfaction with his response. The dropped pilot scrambled back to his cockpit and locked it, probably intending to find alternative employment as soon as he landed. Sara sat stunned as well as Ken as they watched these two in their own little world. Zero murmuring softly as Kaname bent into him his eyes closed. Ken's eyes narrowed. The bond does that? Gives control over pure-bloods to ex-humans and the like? No wonder Zero hadn't wanted to do it. It was a huge step. A huge commitment. Ken tore his eyes away. He finally understood Zero's hesitation to leave. His father... Zero wasn't the only one "owned".

"Zero… Why did you let him do it?" Kaname asked miserably. He was still angry but unable to resist what Zero was doing. "Are you two…?”

“Kaname,” Zero began. May be he should tell him. He hated lying to Kaname. All this had been eating at him for so long. They had been caught. There was no point prolonging this any longer. The danger lay in telling him while they were still on the plane. “Maybe we should talk about this lat…”

"No father. There is nothing going on.” Ken answered quickly. He could see the decision Zero had come to on his face. It was too early to do this. Not if he was going to win. “I was hungry and Zero was sleeping. I had blood tablets but the lure of fresh blood was too much. I gave in to temptation, biting him where no-one else would notice. He was furious when he woke up. He was worried what you would think. The conclusions you would jump to. I told him not to worry that you would trust him. I guess I was wrong.

"In all the fuss it must have slipped his mind. You would think if he was having an affair with me he wouldn't have let you undress him. Besides only your tastes run to wrinkled, male ex-humans."

Zero only looked at Ken, the sadness in his eyes only deepening. How coolly he lied. So this charade was to continue. Zero looked away, trying to strengthen his resolve, as Kaname looked ashamed of himself even though he had come to the right conclusion. Zero would end this or too many people would get hurt. He couldn’t be so selfish. There was more to consider than his own desires.

Ken gave his father a pitying look for good measure and walked back to his chair. His father had lost it over his marks on Zero. Ken felt a deep satisfaction. He gave the hostesses a dazzling smile in apology, motioning in the air comically that his father was a little out of it mentally and went back to his book. So good, he thought, elated at the turn of events. He had learnt many things today. Many things. All of which he intended to use to his advantage.

DESPITE Zero's protests Kaname went to work the following day. After all he had only been shot. He was already fully healed by the next day, spending the night as he had with Zero. He was totally apologetic to Zero. Showing him how sorry he was… Zero hated it. He felt so guilty. After all Kaname had been right about all of it.

Ken stayed in Zero's house even while his father was there. He spent it cloistered in his room examining the books he had brought with him. Gomean texts. Ken laughed to himself. Providence was smiling on him. He thought about his dream as he worked on the language. A youthful Zero. Glowing hair and eyes, smooth skin… His mouth watered. He liked Zero as he was now, of course, but he could be more beautiful. Stronger. Immortal.

Ken heard Zero say goodbye to his father and then mount the stairs to his room. Normally Ken would go in to work with him on his days off from vampire hunting but today he pleaded tiredness and his father relented, barely. He could still see the suspicion in his father's eyes. It was a very intimate place to bite. But for some reason his father needed to believe nothing was going on between his son and Zero. Maybe the idea of his own son as a threat didn't gel with his psyche. Maybe he didn't want to think Zero would betray him. Whatever his motivations Ken smiled innocently and wished him a good day then returned to his book. There was still much progress to be made.

Ken heard the shower though and suddenly found it hard to concentrate. Zero was wet and naked. Right now. Ken found himself before he knew it in front of Zero's bedroom door.

ZERO turned in the shower and came face to face with a rather damp Ken. He was still wearing his pajama bottoms and the jersey cotton was sticking to his hips and… elsewhere. Zero blushed, furious with himself. How could he want this after what had happened?

"Get out."

Ken chuckled and moved in closer, ignoring him. He was confident in his appeal to Zero. There were times when Zero lost it just looking at him. Ken would be smug if only it didn’t happen to him the same way… Like now… Ken groaned as his eyes drank in Zero’s glistening, naked body.

"Did you hear me? Don't come any closer."

"Zero. If I were closer I'd be inside you." Ken teased, pressing his groin against Zero's burgeoning one.

"Ken, dammit. I mean it. You saw what happened yesterday…”

"Yes?" Ken said lowering his lips to Zero's neck. Zero pushed at him.

"Ken! Listen to me! I can't do this anymore. It's over!"

Ken lifted his head and looked at Zero thoughtfully. He had expected this. Expected Zero to panic and try to end it. He stayed calm, raising his hand to Zero's hair, smoothing it away from his face tenderly.

"No it isn't. You just need to calm down. It was a mistake. One I won't repeat. We'll plan things differently…"

"No!! This is a mistake. I lost my head doing this with you, Ken. I'm sorry but I have made up my mind…"

"So have I, Zero. I'm afraid that is out of the question. It is too late to turn back now. The horse has already bolted as they say. I am in love with you. You with me. There is no way to go back and forget this."

"Yes there is! As you’d said your "tastes didn't run to wrinkled…"

Ken flushed in irritation. “I had to say that, Zero. Father had just found my marks on your body. And you were about to do something very stupid."

"You mean confess?! Why not? Ken this is madness! I am too old for you. Look at you. You are stunning, young, rich, powerful and…"

"Belong completely to you." Ken finished, pulling Zero into his arms lowering his head to kiss his mouth silencing him. He'd heard enough. Enough.

Zero squirmed away. Pushing the glass door open he exited the bathroom. He had to get Ken to see sense.

"Ken…"

"Zero."

"Look if we stop this now Kaname will never know. We could go back to being friends and you won't pull apart your own family. Don't you see? If we keep this up we could end up killed."

"Not you. I liked how you handled father. You plucked him out of a cold rage just like that.” Ken snapped for emphasis as he stood toe to toe with Zero, “I’ll bet you can get him to do anything."

"No… Don’t speak of that. It was something you shouldn't have seen."

"Yet I did. Can you?"

"Ken…"

"Just asking. Just curious."

"No. Of course not…"

"If you bit me then that would happen to me. Would you like that? Being able to control me…"

"Hinging your happiness on my life. Not being able to taste another person's blood the same way. Feeling like dying whenever I reject you. Yes, I can see the attraction." Zero stated with biting sarcasm, his mind going to all the occasions Kaname had been truly miserable. Zero had featured in almost all of them.

"That's funny. I feel that way now." Ken said holding Zero's eyes. He was serious.

"No, Ken. No! Kaname could have killed you…"

"So what?! He didn't! You think he is the only one that feels like killing? I feel that way every time I see his marks on you. Does that disgust you? Would it disgust you further if I told you that I was happy when you shot father? I had thought 'Finally, Zero and I would be free.' Then he got up..."

"Ken!! You don't mean…"

"Zero don't act all appalled. Father was going to kill me over his suspicions alone. His own son. Imagine if he found out. You won't see one of us alive again. We are both willing to kill the other. Over you. Not bad for a 'wrinkled, male ex-human.'"

"Ken you don't have Kaname's problems. He is bonded to me. I made him…"

"Please… Think about it. Could you really have made my father do anything he didn't want to do? You owe him nothing. Nothing!"

"Ken…"

"What if I asked you to leave right now with me? I have money saved and a house I had bought with you in mind, overlooking the Pacific. We would be happy…"

"No!! I told you I won't abandon him!! If you can't accept that…"

"I can't accept that he has us trapped here, Zero. We could be happy together. We are like one person. I don’t need a bond to feel this way, Zero. We are made for each other and my love makes me a slave to you already. What more do you want? I don’t have a wife and family I spend most of my free time with. I don’t have a job that takes me away from you for weeks at a time. I am here. All that I am is yours. Won’t you reach out and take me? Take me.”

“I… I can’t Ken. I can’t. You don’t know what happened the last time I tried to leave… I am not free Ken. I owe Kaname much more than just my life and I will not leave. You have only your love then you can know a broken heart like I do. It is not fatal. You live with it until you feel like you have known nothing else and eventually you are able to have some semblance of a life with whomever you choose. You are young. You have your life ahead of you. This may feel like the end of the world now but trust me in another fifty years you will be like Kaname, wondering what made him so crazy about a human girl in the first place.”

“Zero, please…” Ken eyes filled with anguish as he realized what Zero was saying. He couldn’t do this. Had he any idea of the pain …?

“No!! No!! You do what you feel you have to do Ken. But know this: whatever you do, whomever you tell, remember I will never touch you again.”

Ken turned away. His heart was filling with a desperation that he knew could only be destructive right now. He had to keep control, protect Zero. He covered his face with his hands and keened loudly. His nature warred with his common sense. There was this almost uncontrollable impulse to tear apart what was causing him pain and yet he knew he never wanted to hurt Zero. Ken fell to his knees gasping for breath, forcing his limbs to relax. Zero…

“What if I made you bite me Zero? What if we made a bond? Would I finally be equal to my father? Would you finally consider me? My feelings… for you? I am no less than he. I am sure I was born to love and protect you. Yet despite how we feel… God I hate that man.”

“Ken. It is not his fault. I bit him and… I love him. I have loved him for a very long time. There is no room in my heart for you. If you forced me I would not have the same sympathy for you. If you kill Kaname I would also kill myself. I am well tired of this life, you know this.”

“Liar. You love me…”

“Please.” Zero said, forcing condescension into his tone, as he walked away from Ken, grabbing some clothes so he could go… anywhere, away from here, “You are too young to even know what love is. When you are finished here I want you to leave. Don’t come back here. You don’t have to come with me on any more assignments. I was thinking of retiring anyway …”

Zero let himself out the room leaving Ken on the floor. This was the right thing he was sure. He had no right to hope for anything other than what he had now. He had known this for a long time. But he had been weak. Given in to… Zero fell against the corridor wall near the front door suddenly unable to catch his breath, his throat burning. Ken floated into his mind and stayed there robbing his of his will, sapping his strength. Ken… Ken…

SARA mounted the stairs and headed towards the noise. It was coming from her son’s old room. As well as his scent. Was he here? Sara should have been overjoyed. She had been so upset when Ken decided to live with Zero. As if that tiny house and the grumpy ex-human could compare to her and this lovely expansive mansion. She missed having her first born easily accessible. After all they had been close. But he had decided inexplicably to stay with Zero on his time off school. Sara knew it was because he had spent so much time there as a child and was very comfortable with Zero. But Zero hardly let him get away with anything whilst she spoiled him rotten. You would think she would win that particular battle. Ah well, Ken always did behave as if there was a pole lodged up his ass. Maybe discipline was what rocked his boat.

But now she wasn’t overjoyed. She was sure now. Ken was crying. But Ken never cried. For a moment she panicked, wondering if it was Kaname or her children, but calmed. Kaname was fine, she could feel him, and Kane and Kaori were playing by the lake.

“Ken?” Sara asked as she opened the door, and glided inside. She watched sadly as her son pulled the covers over his head and tried to normalize his voice, as if she couldn’t smell his tears.

“Yes Mother? I thought you were away…”

“I came back early. The dinner was so boring. I found myself wishing even Zero was there just so I would tease him and realized that this needed to be cut short so I could go home. One can’t allow oneself to get so desperate.”

“Yes…” Ken said, still under the covers. Sara grew annoyed.

“Ken! Did I raise you to be so disrespectful? Come out from under there. Tell me what’s wrong.”

“Nothing I can’t handle, Mother. Kindly go away.”

Sara cocked her head to one side and did the opposite. She walked over to the king sized bed and slipping out of her slippers, rolled over to cuddle her son’s form, holding on as he tried to pull away.

“Mother. All things can’t be solved that way…”

“Ken! Well I suppose at your age you all have sex on the mind 24/7. Tell me what’s wrong Ken. If you don’t, I will come under there with you…”

“Mother…”

“Okay. So be it. I hope you are naked already because I just had my nails done…”

“Alright!! I just suffered a heartbreak that’s all. I will be fine once I figure out what to do about it.”

“Oh!! You were in love? Who with?? I can’t believe I missed that!! I can’t believe someone turned you down!! Was it that woman with the software companies Kaname wants to take over?”

“No.”

“My niece? I don’t believe it. She was already offering to have your children…”

“No. Someone else…”

“A lower vampire turned you down?? What the hell…!?”

“Mother you are not helping…” Ken replied, his voice steeped in misery.

“I’m sorry baby. I’m sorry. Maybe if you worked on your charm a little…”

“They want to be with someone else, Mother. I have tried but they won’t leave them.”

“So you give up? You are a pure-blood vampire. Why would they stay with the other person? Can’t you kill the other party?”

“No.” At least not yet.

“That’s it. I want you to stop hanging out with these vampire hunters. They have made you soft…”

“That’s not it.” Ken said bristling.

“Do you want me to kill them?”

Ken chuckled at this. His mother was crazy sometimes. He pulled down the covers and turned to look at her.

“That’s better. My son shouldn’t be crying over a lower vampire that hadn’t the sense to choose him. There are so many other vampires dying to have you.”

“I want this one. Only this one.”

Sara reached out and stroked her son’s hair, smiling sadly. She knew, but he would get over it. If…

“Did you bond with them?” Sara asked suddenly afraid.

“No… No!!”

“Good. I wouldn’t want what happened to your father to happen to you. I love Zero and all but… It can be… stressful…”

Ken searched his Mother’s saddened face and suddenly he felt that they were closer than they had been before. They were in the same position.

“How do you put up with it, Mother? It must be upsetting to have father in love with someone else like this. Not being able to claim him. All of him.”

“It was. There was a time I had too much pride and I did want him all to myself. I … even tried to… remove the obstacle.”

“You… tried to kill Zero??” Ken almost sat up in sheer shock.

“SSSHHH!! It’s a secret!! Don’t tell your father. He would have my head. Zero is okay with it. He understands. He is a remarkable person.”

Ken felt the pain well up inside him again. He turned away, trying to control his emotions.

“He is… remarkable.”

“Yes. Soon my pride didn’t factor into it so much when I understood what they were going through. What Kaname was going through. I love him, Ken, and I wanted to see him happy. So I just learned to live with it. I mean I had to suffer the pitying looks from other people, I lost contact with… my family, but I coped. Why do you think I wear this much jewelry and drag Kaname and my children to as many socials as possible? That shuts up the old bags I can tell you.”

“So you have settled? Just like that? As a pure-blood it must be galling to have someone on your territory…”

“When you love someone, you want what is best for them, Ken. You can’t just see everything in black or white; right or wrong. Kaname is at his best with me when Zero is there. He treats me like a queen. I have no complaints. There are people wishing to be in my shoes. He loves me you know, in his own way. But I can’t have everything. No-one can have everything. What is the point of trying for it and losing it all? It almost happened you know. That time…”

“What?” Ken prompted as his mother trailed off.

“Nothing.” Zero. She owed him so much.

Ken turned away again. Could he do it? Could he simply settle like his mother had? Everything in him revolted at the idea. Everything. He would find a way. He had to.

“Thanks Mother. You are the best.”

“I know. Yet you insist on spending all your time with… Wait. Isn’t this all your stuff?”

“Yes. I moved out of Zero’s house.”

“You fell out with him again? You both are making this a habit. Maybe it is for the best. Too much has happened this week. You nearly got kidnapped, you bite Zero and nearly made Kaname kill you and now you fall out with Zero and have moved back home crying about broken hearts…”

Sara stopped and opened her eyes wide. She looked at Ken, her breath coming out in pants. “You…” It couldn’t be… Why didn’t she see it before? Oh God. Oh God!!

“It’s Zero isn’t it? The other party is Kaname. Your own father. YOUR OWN FATHER!!”

“Mother!! No!! Calm down.”

“Why!! Why him?? Ken. Oh Ken.” She wailed. Sara turned away and ran for the door. That ex-human!! How dare he? Wasn’t her husband enough? She’ll kill him. The hell with Kaname.

“Mother!!”

Ken caught up to Sara and spun her around to meet his eyes. Her wild eyes looked into his saddened ones. Sara felt her hysteria rise again.

“What could you see in him?! What?? You… you’re insane. Or did he take advantage of you? Did he do something to you? As a child?”

“No Mother! I just fell in love with him. I am in love with him.” It felt so good to say it out loud. He wanted to shout it out to the world. He wanted… Zero. Ken staggered back. He couldn’t have him. He couldn’t have him…

Sara watched her son’s grief and a part of her just died. Zero must have known about this. Yet he’d said nothing.

“Does Zero feel the same way?”

“Yes he does. But he told me he didn’t want to hurt my father. So he ended it. Today. Mother. I can’t handle the pain…”

Ken began to sob again. He sounded as if he was losing his mind. It struck Sara to her core. She had to do something. She would do something.

“Ken, baby. It’ll be alright. Sssshhh it’ll be alright.”

to be continued

lightpathetic wrote this but these are not my characters – except for Ken. You owe all the vampire goodness to that wonderful manga “Vampire Knight”.