Chapter 86 Intention

Ai watches as Zero walks out of her room, Yuki coming out of hers and greeting him in the hallway with a passionate kiss. Ai sees how gentle and loving Zero is with her. In a way, she is jealous. She did see why her mother liked Zero. He was pleasant on the eyes and also a good man from what she saw. She saw it a lot, she just didn't want to let them know she did. She also knew, there were things she didn't know about him. That Kaname didn't tell her everything. She wanted to know more about Zero. She was intrigued. She even had a little crush which surprised her. She loved how he wasn't afraid to talk back to her father. How he wasn't like all the other vampires, trying to suck up and hold his real feelings in. The pureblood status meant nothing to him. She found that enlightening.

Ai waits for Yuki to pull Zero into her bedroom, then she goes downstairs to find Hanabusa, who has been around more lately since her mother was home. She knew that Hanabusa was a dear friend to her mother. Maybe even more then Kaname knew he was. Ai was a very smart young lady. She knew more than anyone really thought she did, thanks to always having to be in control due to Kaname's slipping. She grew up way before her time.

As Ai is walking down the stairs, she spots Hanabusa getting ready to leave.

"Hanabusa, may I have a word with you before you go?" Ai asks.

"Ok, course. What can I do for you?"Hanabusa says.

"Let's go to my father's office where we will have some privacy." Ai states.

"I guess this is serious?" Hanabusa replies.

"In a way, yes. I have strangers in my home, that I know nothing about really. Just what you or father have told me. I know about my mother." Ai says rolling her eyes. "But I want to hear more about her lover boy. What is he all about? Not what my father has told me, he is biest with his feelings. I am sure your not." Ai adds.

"Zero is a very good man. He has been through a lot since a very young age. He grew up with your mom as brother and sister in a way. She would do anything to help him, and he would do the same. Your mother was the only one, he ever felt close to. At the time, your mother loved Kaname and wasn't sure of her feelings. She didn't know she was a pureblood vampire. When your father turned her she felt obligated to him for many reasons, so she left with him. Leaving Zero behind, just never forgetting him. She stayed here all those years doing her best to make your father happy. To be who she was supposed to be, just her feelings for him never changed. They got stronger to the point she had to see him. And here we are." Hanabusa says.

"That wasn't telling me much about him. That was defending my mother's actions in a way. I want to know about Zero. Not my Mother. Not there love, Not all the other bullshit." Ai hisses.

"Ok, Zero is a very strong Vampire hunter/ turned vampire. He is loyal and a very good man. He will protect the ones he loves to the fullest. He hides against his sarcasm, to protect himself. Is that what you want? If you really want to know him, then I suggest you be around him and talk to him. IF you are planning on trying to take him away from your mother to piss her off. I would think again. Zero isn't the type, he would never leave or hurt your mother. Your wasting your time. He doesn't fall for what other men do. Your father and he both only love one woman which makes it hard for both of them." Hanabusa Admits.

"Why would I want my mother's leftovers?" Ai Chuckles.

"I know your upset by what your mother did, I see through you. You and Kiryu have a lot in common. More then you are willing to see." Hanabusa responds.

"If you say so, What do you make of all this? My mother coming back from the dead to save my father?" Ai asks.

"Your mother always loved your father very much. It didn't surprise me any that, she would come here to make sure he was safe. If I am going to be all honest with you, I don't think your mother would have left him, if it wasn't for that night. I believe as much as she loves Zero, She wouldn't have left you or him. Your father scared her. For the first time, ever she saw what he was really all about. What he could do. When she found out she was pregnant, she knew she would have to protect that child from him. She saw his love for her was in a way an obsession." Hanabusa answers.

"That's supposed to make it ok? That just means Zero was an afterthought. She only went with him to save the child. She screwed them both. Wasn't it something that one child was my fathers? She didn't escape him like she wanted to. If what you say is even half true, that means she does still have feelings for him. That his hope of a reunion could happen." Ai responds.

"I don't know about that now Ai. Zero and your mother are very close. They hold a bond. I don't see her leaving him, they have a great relationship. One that your father never showed her. I am not sure what your planning, but I don't think it's going to work." Hanabusa replies.

"I'm not planning anything. I just plan on sitting back and watch them all fall apart. My father will hopefully realize how much better, he was without her here." Ai comments.