A/N: Bet you didn't think I'd be posting on this fic again did ya? Well, I mentioned somewhere that I was going to do an epilogue/bonus chapter like thing and I finally got around to it. I know it's been a minute, forgive me, I've been not only working on Silver Wings but I've been trying to keep the Vampire Knight In-Progress chapters updated as well. If you are new to me as an author, hello! I'm Len. A semi-inconsistent writer with an obsession in the form of writing fanfics. Specifically for Vampire Knight, OHHC, and a couple of others. If you'd like to check out my page and other stories such as Sayo and Silver Wings I would highly appreciate it, let me know what you think. If you're returning but not following me hi! Welcome back! This is that bonus smut scene that everyone wanted and I never delivered correctly in the actual story. Also if you're aware, once again I'm looking for what to write next, if you're interested in knowing what stories I have in my VK vault on my drive please check out my Vampire Knight In-Progress teaser series and leave a comment or review on what sparks your interest, what pairings do you want to see more of? How far from the actual Vampire Knight universe can I get? Lord knows. My next fanfic will be starting soon, Silver Wings probably has about two or three more chapters in it I'm guessing before we start a whole new journey. Now, despite my long author's note, I hope you all enjoy this epilogue, thanks to everyone that has read, commented, and continued to read this fic long after I was done with it. Y'all make my world.

Epilogue: Stay Beside Me

Kaname stared outside the window shamelessly watching Zero move around the garden trimming his favorite roses. He had told him they could hire a professional gardener but the silverette refused saying he enjoyed spending time outside and liked to tend to the plants personally. Long silver hair was pulled into a high ponytail to keep it from getting too dirty as it sashayed behind him when he walked. Even if Zero claimed it was a nuisance at times he continued to keep it long, allowing Kaname to braid or brush it when he was tired or the brunette asked. "Are you two going to the party this evening?" Takuma asked digging out his own invitation to the gathering hosted by the hunters for the two communities to mingle. These parties had become a common event that the association and council took turns hosting, though attendance wasn't considered mandatory Takuma found he actually enjoyed them more often than not. It was refreshing to meet the new generation of hunters and witness the progress their communities had made in person instead of just hearing about it when he and Zero talked. With Touga leading the association with Zero's input things moved smoothly, the silverette had even taken up training some of the younger hunters both on and off their field. The Council had fully been re-assembled, the ones that now stood at the forefront were respected and honest. Cross Kaien had even taken up a seat, allowing steady and constant communication between them and the hunters.

"Yes, Zero mentioned he wanted to go and though I don't expect anything to go wrong..." the brunette didn't need to ask the noble to keep an eye on his lover if he wasn't around or occupied by someone. Zero didn't particularly care for any added security, but he was unaware of the draw he could have on nobles and hunters alike. Kaname had caught many staring as soon as hey entered the room but the hunter only brushed him off telling him it was natural for people to stare and Kaname of all vampires should really be used to it by now. Takuma smiled, following Kaname's gaze out the window, he knew Kaname was worried that one day the man would just vanish. A topic he had brought up to Zero once before but he didn't know if the silverette had addressed the situation with his mate yet.

"If you're worried about him you should say something, you know he doesn't do it on purpose. He just...doesn't see himself the way others do. I don't know if he even could see himself the way others do if he wanted." the blond noted to his distracted friend. They had become more comfortable talking to one another on a personal level, Zero had mentioned they would probably find it easier to act like friends if they trusted each other on the same level emotionally as they did when it came to business and strategizing. It was terrifying to sit in a room with the silverette waiting patiently as Takuma expressed certain frustrations with Kaname's tactics, and even worse when the brunette was given a chance to respond. Zero only had to intervene once, telling his lover to really listen to what the noble was saying before he thought of a response, but the pureblood took it to heart. It was a draining evening and they both suffered something Zero called emotional exhaustion for the next day but it opened a doorway and an understanding between them that hadn't been there before. Takuma was then able to teach the other nobles to do the same, they had become a much closer group in the following months.

"Do you think he will listen? He says I'm overreacting." the brunette pouted to no one, Takuma gave him a sympathetic smile.

"He will if you ask him to." he assured before the two felt the subject of their conversation making his way down the hall. "Good evening, Zero." Takuma greeted before giving the two a wave and heading to wake up Shiki so they could get ready and maybe be on time for once.

"Something wrong, Kaname?" Zero asked, leaning against the brunette's desk after he heard the door click shut. Kaname faced him, stealing a quick kiss from those perfect lips, before training a hand through the silver hair he had come to love so much.

"No, but we should begin to get ready if we want to get to this party on time." he mumbled into his lover's neck, breathing in his addictive scent and allowing his head to become fuzzy from the feel of the blood that ran just below that perfect skin. Zero hummed in reply, leaning into Kaname's chest with his head tilted to the side, when a warm tongue slid along a particularly sensitive vein.

"Being late isn't an issue." he whispered, trailing his hand up to caress Kaname's own neck, only just allowing his nails to graze the surface. It was silent permission for the fangs he knew would come only moments later. Letting out a breath he didn't know he was holding when they broke through and quickly relaxing in a haze. As the blood was taken from his body electricity brought his skin to life, every touch became magnified, he could feel every fiber of his clothes brush against him making him goran. He didn't notice when Kaname pulled away but he did notice when the pureblood's tongue returned to caress the twin holes in his neck until they closed, he felt his body heat up significantly in the places the brunette held him. When his shirt was pulled off the cool air only lasted a moment as he soon found himself skin to skin with his lover, pressed against the desk, he knew better than to try and talk so he allowed the pureblood to claim his mouth instead. His own hands slipped up the taller's back and pulled him closer, craving his touch. He only felt the trail of a breeze as he found himself pulled on top of the vampire now lying on their silk sheets, their clothes somehow already discarded on the floor.

"Gorgeous." Kaname hummed out, taking in the porcelain complexion belonging to the hunter before him, Zero only rolled his eyes as he stared back. He was lucky, to say little, after all this time he could still look the hunter in the eyes and as much love and honesty as he gave himself. They never got bored of each other and continued to rekindle the moments they loved. His internal adoration was cut off as a sudden wave of pleasure brought him forcefully back to the present situation, his silver-haired hunter straddling his hips playfully palming his exposed groin. Unable to muffle the low moans that escaped his mouth as the hunter stroked and teased everything from tip to base. He wanted more, so much more, a gentle tug to his lover's own excitement was all the encouragement that was needed between the two. Their moans simultaneously rang out in the open as once engulfed the other in a tight boiling cavern. The feeling alone was enough to nearly send them both into a familiar oblivion, coming down from a temporary high, Kaname's hand found Zero's and clasped them together before rocking his hips upward. Zero quickly picked up their pace, edging the brunette on with moans, grasping at rich chocolate curls.

"Please, more." the silverette almost begged, Kaname always started out so slow. He wasn't made of glass for fuck's sake. Thankfully he never took long to oblige, quickly flipping their positions, towering over the shorter male with a lust-filled hunger clouding his eyes. Breath left him in a rush when the pureblood roughly pinned him, biting at his collarbone in a heated frenzy, allowing an animalistic need to take over his body. Zero gasped for breath as he was taken over and over, it was hard, untamed, and so fucking hot. "Take me, take as much as you want." he panted out, numbness slowly taking his ability to speak, eyes rolling back at a particularly hard thrust. He was close to his limit, looking up at almost painfully lustful eyes he could tell Kaname too was nearing his end. Another hard thrust had the hunter crying out, clenching around the solid member of his mate, the pureblood nearly doubled over as he came to the striking image of his hunter. Back arched off the mattress in ecstasy, hair displayed out on the sheets and muscles contracting almost violently as he came.

"Gorgeous." he repeated again, leaning down to kiss along Zero's shoulder and up to his lips as the lay next to each other, breathing in the after-sex air otherwise silent. A content humm was the only reply he got as the silverette nestled into the vampire's embrace until he remembered they were supposed to be getting ready and now he desperately needed a shower. But first, he still needed an answer to his partner's odd behavior.

"So what's actually bugging you, because you clearly have no issue with staring." the silverette questioned, feeling the sigh leave Kaname's lips as he began to pull away again. He watched as uncertainty passed through those wine-red hues, making him a bit concerned himself. Did he not want to go? It wasn't as though they had to but it was good for the public to interact with them when it wasn't in such a stuffy setting like a meeting.

"The nobles, and even the hunters, they stare." the brunette opted to say as he pulled out Zero's hair from its bindings. The hunter raised an elegant eyebrow at him but waited for Kaname to elaborate. When he didn't he rolled his eyes.

"Of course they stare, look at you, look at us Kana. Look at what we've done, where we are in comparison to three years ago. They're going to stare any time, but they always get over it and go back to what they were doing. It's not a big deal." the hunter sighed, really, after all this time his pureblood prince of a lover was worried about a few stares? "What happened to make you so self-conscious lately?" it wasn't the first time he had mentioned being the center of attention, but as a pureblood that was something you got used to often before you were able to talk in full sentences.

"That's not what I mean, they stare at you and it's not normal. It's...hungry, wanting, I just want you to be aware of it in case someone approaches you and none of us are there." Kaname expected to hear the familiar click of Zero's tongue when he was annoyed but when none came he found himself looking into a pool of liquid amethyst that didn't give him a clear emotion.

"Do you trust my ability, Kaname?" came the odd question in a tone that didn't give the pureblood any clear indication of where it was going so he just nodded, of course he did, Zero was more capable than anyone he knew. "Then, do you trust our bond?" another odd question for such an all-powerful being to ask, Kaname was pretty sure there wasn't a stronger bond than theirs out there, so again he nodded. "Then why are you afraid, do you think that I'm going to run off with someone else? Or that I wouldn't be able to handle some horny nobles if they got out of hand?" his tone had turned more serious but not angry, at least not yet, but Kaname didn't know how to answer him directly. He trusted Zero more than anyone, trusted him to come home after a mission, trusted him to delegate foreign affairs when needed, trusted him to be there when he woke up in the early evening. Why was he afraid?

"No, I don't know...I don't know." he mumbled miserably, it was shameful of him not to have an answer, how could he call himself a pureblood when he couldn't even manage the basics for his partner! Zero took in the gloomy atmosphere surrounding the young pureblood as he was lost in thought with a pang of sympathy as he rested his head against the brunette's shoulder.

"When we decided to do this together I told you it was going to be a large change. A bond alters our chemistry, alters our perceptions, our bodies and our lives. Kuran Kaname if I thought there was even a small possibility that I would ever walk away from you I wouldn't have gone through with it. I am here, I am yours, and I'm staying. Do you understand?" the question made Kaname think back on every moment Zero could have walked away, chosen someone else or left the brunette in peril. He never did, and he never made Kaname think he would. He wasn't that kind of person. A new warmth came over him, something much more childlike than he would have normally let on. A type of giddiness he couldn't explain.

"Yes, I understand, I'm sorry." he eventually answered, receiving a kind smile from his angel. Soon they would get ready, shower, meet the nobles downstairs and leave for the party. Cross would cry over them, Touga would share his annoyance with the blond and evening would run smoothly. And then they would return home, with their friends, listen to Aido rant about the newest object of his annoyance until Kain dragged him off for the evening. Takuma would talk with them briefly about the latest gossip in the community before he, Shiki and Rima took the rest of the evening off to do as they pleased. Zero would grow tired as the early rays of sun started to dance through their window, he'd allow Kaname to carry him upstairs to bed after dinner and snuggle into his lover's side as they slept. In the morning he'd wake up just early enough to watch Zero's eyes open for the first time, illuminated by the moon and still sleepy the silverette would kiss his neck and just lay there. They would stay in bed for another hour, existing in each other's presence, and Kaname would feel like the luckiest vampire in the world with Zero by his side.

A/N: Aww and there you have it, my epilogue for Actor, I hope it met some of your standards at least. I know I'm not super good at writing smut, especially when it's in a more ethereal scene like this, but I hope it was okay. As always thank you for reading, I loved writing this fic so much and if you enjoyed it you might also like Silver Wings so check it out if you haven't already *wink wink* and if you have please check out my VK In-Progress series to see if there's something you'd like to see written out in full over there. Have a wonderful evening and I'll hopefully see you again soon. Until next time! ~Len