Chapter 88

Later in the day, Yuki paces the foyer, waiting for Ichiru's arrival. Zero going to the airport to pick him up. Yuki was anxious about what may occur. She knew Kaname would hold resentment to this child, no matter what he was saying. She couldn't see Kaname just going along with all this. She didn't want her children in the middle of it. It was now too late, thanks to Zero bringing them here and letting them be known. In one way, that was a good thing, in another, it wasn't for many reasons. People would have questions if she stayed. Ren had no problem fitting in, she was Kaname's and just another pureblood. All would be happy another existed. It was Ichiru she was worried about. He was half hunter and Zero's to boot. They would have to come out in the open, which in a way would cause problems for them all.

First Kaname, looked bad with a cheating wife who ran off with her lover and even had his child. Zero and her for being opposites sides getting together. Zero for taking away the kings wife and being a level D Vampire hunter. Anyway, you put this, it led to trouble. Trouble Yuki didn't want to deal with. Trouble back in China, they didn't have to deal with this. It's why she wanted to return, just now that didn't seem in the cards for them. She knew she didn't think this out fully. It wasn't going as she planned. Zero ruined that by showing up with Ren. The Truth wasn't going to get them far.

"Mom, is everything ok?" Ren asks.

"Yes darling, I am waiting for your dad and brother. I can't wait to see him. It's only been a few weeks but I missed him like crazy. " Yuki responds.

"If you are worried about Father Kaname, I am sure he will keep his word. He has been very nice to me. I feel so at ease in his presence. I feel so connected to him." Ren says.

"I am glad he is all you expected him to be. I also know he is your father, but please don't let your guard down. As a pureblood, you have to always be aware and never trust." Yuki admits.

"I know, father told me that as well. I wish you trusted him more." Ren replies.

"There was a time, I trusted him with my life. I know he is a good man, who meant no harm. He just has a tendency to overdo things. To overprotect which has a way of pushing you away instead of closer." Yuki answers.

"I like it here, and I don't have any problem with anything. We don't have to leave do we?" Ren asks.

"Not for now but in time yes. We should at least have our own home. I don't want us to overstay our welcome. You have to remember, Kaname and Zero are not really fond of each other." Yuki admits.

"I know, I am sure they will be just fine. So far it hasn't been bad. The only one who really doesn't like us being here is Ai. She keeps giving me dirty looks." Ren comments.

"She is a bit upset, you had the life she wanted. With both parents, free and happy. I left her behind to give you and your brother a chance, that meant leaving her. Either way, I would have lost one of you. Your father would have never let me keep Ichiru. " Yuki replies.

"He can't really take him away now. Maybe in time, Ai will forgive you. She doesn't know you as I do. I wish she would give you a chance." Ren states.

"I wish for the same. I guess time will tell." Yuki replies.

While waiting, Ai stands at the top of the stairs, wanting to see what Ichiru is all about. She heard them talking before, that he looks just like Zero. She just had to see what that was all about. She also knew he wasn't Kaname's at all. She was a bit taken in by Zero and wanted to see what his son would be like. He was the only one out of this bunch she really had any interest in. She wished the rest would leave. She just saw that they were not going anywhere for now. She didn't know what her father was up to, making them stay here. Pretending to let Yuki get away with this? Would he? He lost himself when she left, becoming a shell of a man, and he was going to let this go? It didn't seem like her father.

Then nothing she has seen while her mother was here did. Yuki had a way of changing Kaname. Making him do things he wouldn't normally do. Ai saw that more as a problem, then something good. She saw this whole thing as a problem. She was thinking a lot like her mother. With the same questions and feelings. Just time would tell how this would go.