Chapter 85

After Dinner, Zero goes upstairs to chat with Ai. He knows she has a lot of resentment towards him and his family. She blames him for a lot of what happened. Which he does understand. He also knows that Yuki thought about this little girl often even, though she never mentioned her to him. He knows Yuki was. She was just trying not to hurt him as always. Trying to make the best out of everything.

Zero goes upstairs of this large mansion, everything perfect and in its place. He knocks on the door before entering. A beautiful room filled with all the finer things you can think of. Yet still a teenage girls room. Done up in Pink and white. 

Light pink walls with white trim, a large oak wood king size bed, with pink floral pillows and blankets, a white canopy adorns the top of the bed with pink roses draping down it. A fireplace with a tv above it, with two tall back floral sitting chairs in front of it.  Two end tables and a desk with a computer n the side of the bed. The room also has sliding doors that lead out to a deck. Zero sees that Kaname hasn't kept her locked up like he did Yuki.

"What do you want? You have a lot of nerve coming to my room." Ai says

"I wanted to say sorry for everything that is taking place. I know its hard for you. My presence isn't easy for you." Zero states.

"Your presence means nothing to me. My father is only letting you stay to keep mother here and her calm. You do know he will never let her go? To her saying you're her husband that will only be in her mind, never for real. If you know my father like you say you do. Then know thats true." Ai comments.

"Trust me, I know your father. It doesn't matter to either of us, about a real marriage as far as we are concerned we are married and together. Your father can't break that" Zero states.

Ai starts laughing.

"I see why my mother likes you. You're almost as naive as she once was. Its what my father liked about her. She isn't that same person now. If I can see it so can he, yet he hasn't given up hope. My father has been living away from the world for ten years. Here alone, hiding away in his own sadness, his own darkness. He was slowly fading away. Trying to teach me to be a queen, since he wanted to put himself to sleep again. Just waiting for me to be an adult and not need him. Once he saw my mother, he came back to life. I see him plotting and scheming and taking over the world again." Ai remarks.

"I understand why your father felt that way. He loves your mother very much. So do I. it was always the one thing we have a common bond in. " Zero replies.

"But she picked you over him. I see why she likes you, but to choose you over father? You must be something." Ai states.

"Your mother and I just have a bond like no other. We have had it for a long time it's very strong and can't be broken." Zero responds.

"Yes. My father told me about your blood bond. That mother never had that with him. She craved you instead. It's what caused all this trouble. If you hate my father so much, why come here and let him know about his other daughter. Which you raised. How does it make you feel that you raise his daughter?" Ai chuckles.

"When I first thought Yuki would be carrying your father's child, I hated the thought. I didn't want any part of him or his child around me. I said things to your mother, I should have never said. I hurt her, I pushed her away. When all was said and done, I promised myself I would never do that to her again. I noticed Ren had a lot of Kaname in her. I even had doubts that she wasn't mine. I just kept it to myself. It didn't matter, I loved her. She was mine, she still is. She needed to know the truth about her family. Where she comes from. When your mother said, she wanted to come here and save your father I thought she was crazy. I didn't want her to come. When she left I thought about it and I was hurt, I just knew she was doing the right thing. That it was time for me to do the same. You need to give her a chance. She loves you. She missed you and always thought about you. " Zero comments.

"Of course you would pick up for her. She lied to you and betrayed you, just like she did my father. Both of you are blinded by her, I don't understand why. Your both smart strong men. I guess love is blind."Ai states.

"She is a good woman, she never meant to hurt either of us. Sometimes things happen we can't control." Zero remarks.

"And what happens if dear mommy dearest happens to choose my father this time? Leaving you alone?" Ai replies.

"I don't think that is going to happen," Zero responds.

"Never been too sure," Ai says opening her bedroom door to let him out.

Zero walks outside into the hallway, thinking about what Ai just said. Would she go back? Leave him for Kaname? The thought did pass his mind when he was home. He even told Kaito about it. Seeing her reaction to Kaname in the council court, how she defended him. Made Zero worry. Just seeing her in person her reaction to seeing him again and wanting to go home. Made him feel at ease, her telling Ai and Kaname that he was her husband also helped ease his worries. He knew that Ai was just baiting him, it almost worked.

He also knew to stay here with Kaname, he was going to have to let a lot go. It would be hard but he would do it for Ren's sake. Also for the Sake of Yuki. He was hoping that she could break through to Ai and have some sort of relationship. That all that was broken when they left could finally heal.