A/N: Finally revised and updated. :D

Morning had come all too soon and I was loathed to part with Yuuki, but my time had finally come to an end. I could taste the relief of ending this long journey and yet, it was eclipsed by the despair of leaving behind my heart.

I knew I had little time left before Yuuki awoke, so I dressed quickly and pressed a lingering kiss to my most beautiful queen's lips. How I longed to linger and partake of her most delicious warmth.

But I couldn't.

Regret washed over me with each step I took away from her.

'I'm sorry Yuuki.'

I quickened my steps to my office. There was still much to do with time ticking quickly away. While I knew Yuuki would never forgive me for my decisions, I had to attempt to make everything right.

Opening a drawer, I pulled out our marriage certificate and quickly signed my name at the bottom: the final touch to make it, us, legal. All the other necessary signatures, including Yuuki's, were already there. We were finally married, yet my family would never be more than two.

Taking a blank piece of paper, I quickly wrote a note to my wife.

My Beloved Wife,

I can never express how sorry I am for this. I love you so much and I do this to protect you and your bright future ahead of you.

Enclosed is our marriage certificate. As of now, we are married and all I own is now yours, including my heart.

Please forgive me and love our family for both of us. I leave them in your excellent hands.

Never think I did not love you or did this because I was unhappy. I wanted nothing more than to spend eternity with you, in your arms.

I love you, my wife.

Do not hate me forever

Kaname

With a deep breath, I put the letter with a few other essential documents in an envelope, sealed it, and wrote Yuuki's name on the front.

'I hope you understand my actions, my love.'

With another deep breath, I kissed the envelope and put it in the top drawer of my desk, knowing she would find it eventually.

As I closed the drawer, the phone rang and I reluctantly answered it.

"Hello?" As much as I wanted to snap at the other person, I reasserted my manners and schooled my voice to neutrality.

"Kaname! I wasn't expecting you up so early."

I rolled my eyes at Cross as he gushed his happiness.

"I couldn't sleep." Was all I gave him.

"Ah…" I could tell he knew something was off. "Yes well, now that you're up, I have some good news! You see the Hunters…"

"KANAME!"

The shriek echoed through the walls and made me shiver. The chairman heard it as well and fell silent.

"I'm sorry Chairman, but it seems I am needed elsewhere. Until next time."

"Kaname wait!"

I hung up the phone before he could finish.

Bowing my head, I let loose a deep sigh and headed out to meet the light of my life. I was quick to leave my office, worried she'd notice my plans for her too soon.

My quick, confident strides belied my inner turmoil. The stoic mask was firmly in place as I reached our bedroom and a very angry Yuuki.

The sheer amount of power the young girl gave off shocked me. Not only was she tapping into her vast power, but she was controlling it quite well. It stole my breath away and I was overcome with desire.

On the other side of the door, remained the other one who could possibly equal me in every way and everything in me wanted to explore it. For once, I was very much excited for the possible future and I craved it. I craved that path with everything I was, and could hope to be. But it was never meant to be.

"Kaname." The soft voice growled.

I was snapped back from my thoughts and opened the door gently. As I walked in, I held my eyes down and closed the door. I froze as soon as the door clicked shut. Then I stood in the deafening silence as I awaited my fate my beloved wished to bestow on me.

"Look at me." Yuuki's sweet voice was quietly laced with vemon and my head snapped up. I gasped as I took her naked form, standing proudly, in the middle of the room. Desire overwhelmed my sense and I fought the urge to take her as I took her last night.

As I dragged my eyes up her glorious body to reach her eyes, I read the tension. It radiated off of her waves. Yet most shocking, was that my dearest Yuuki was consciously controlling her power. That thought alone turned me on more.

I wanted to feel her power wash over my bare skin and sweep me away. I wanted her to tame me and make me hers over and over. I wanted her to force me to submit. I craved her to shame me and bring me to my knees.

But it was not to be. I knew it and now she did as well.

"How. Dare. You." The words were ground out in a fury and caused me to flinch inside. "You had no right to make these decisions by yourself. Not anymore."

How true those words were, especially after last night.

I hung my head in shame. "Forgive me, my love. I cannot leave you unprotected."

Finally looking at her directly, I pleaded her to understand with my eyes." Please understand Yuuki. I only do this for your future and your future only." I was not sure if she knew that she carried our child at this point, but I could and I fought to protect their life as well.

My words only served to enrage Yuuki further. "No Kaname. If you truly believed that, then you would not be doing this." She dropped her head and clenched her fists tightly. "You are my future. You and the family we will have together."

I heard a faint sniffle and smelled salt in the air. Without thinking, I was at her side, filled with guilt. I pulled her close and held her tightly to me. Her tears broke me and I could no longer offer her any consolations or excuses. I simply rocked us back and forth while muttering heartfelt apologies.

After a long while, Yuuki spoke in a broken voice: "Don't leave me just yet. Stay with me a little longer. Please" I was helpless to disobey her.

"Of course, my Queen."

With those words, I pulled her face up and kissed her eyes gently before gently kissing her lips.

"I love you, Yuuki Kuran." I whispered against her lips.

As I moved down to her neck, I heard her moan in anticipation and it increased my desire for her.

"Yuuki." I whispered against her neck as I lifted her shirt up and took it off. "You're so beautiful." Once the offending shirt was thrown to an unknown location, I knelt down and pressed my lips to her flat stomach. I simply could not resist my paternal pride and the only chance I had to show my future child how much I loved them.

'Though you will never me, I love you and your mother. I do this for you. My Child.' I hoped they would not resent me for making this decision, but the world of vampires couldn't be left unchecked by the Hunters. The Hunters need the anti-vampire weapons. Yuuki needed Artemis.

After I pressed a final kiss to her stomach, I looked up into her eyes. "I love you, Yuuki."

Her fingers, already laced in my hair, cupped my face tenderly and I couldn't help but lean into them. "I love you too, Kaname." Her eyes pleaded me not to follow through.

I could see the longing in her wine colored eyes. How I longed to give in and tell her everything will work out, that I would live forever with her. My every instinct told me to fight my fate and live the long flow of time with my beloved, but this was something I had started long before my precious Yuuki was born and I intended to do what I meant to do had it not been for her.

I had stood up during my musings and smothered my wife with kisses as she moaned under me. Regardless of time, I would always make time for this, even in my final hour.

"My darling Kaname. For them, you freely offered your life. You were given a great gift of her love, and yet you would forsake it to protect mankind because I was fading away. But Kaname, you have revived me. Our connection, though weak after all these years, still beats within me. I have felt your love and devotion. Your desperate musings in your final hour has reached me. I have grown stronger as you explore your love for her. Your love will surpass the years and had the power to revive me. I am now stronger than ever."

"What the?! My weapon! It's… It's evolving!"

All around the world, the once dying weapons were give new life and started changing form.

"Rest well, my friend. This will be the last time I… What? What is this?"

Kaien had known that with the parent of the anti-vampire weapons dying, he would lose his trusted weapon, and while it saddened him, he was ready to be free of the bloodshed.

Yet, as he was saying his final farewell, Kaien noticed something different about his sword. He quickly unsheathed it and gasped in surprised. Not only had his sword regained its power, but it was now serrated on both sides. While it still looked deadly, it also resembled a chicken feather of sorts.

"The parent is alive…? Already? Kaname! The fool should have let me finish!" With that, Chairman Cross ran to the nearest phone to talk to Yuuki or, hopefully, Kaname.

The incessant ringing broke through my silent musings. I longed to unplug the phone and stay in bed, naked, with Yuuki. Her warmth stirred something in me that I simply could not let go. It made me want to forget about the world and the responsibilities that tethered me away from that simple pleasure.

As the phone kept ringing, I feared it would wake Yuuki. Against my wishes, I forced myself away from the only warmth in my life and quickly got dressed to face my final hour, and the caller.

'Back to reality and duties.' He thought with a sigh. Before he left, he bent down and pressed a kiss to the wild flowing hair, spread crazily across the pillows. "I love you, Yuuki Kuran, my beloved wife."

By the time I had left the room, the phone had stopped its annoying ringing. I shrugged it off and headed out to gather my things to meet my long awaited destiny. There wasn't much I needed, but I wanted to make sure that Yuuki would look through my desk before too long.

After everything was in order, it was time to set out to meet the fate that was robbed of me so long ago. There was nothing to stop me now. I had worn out Yuuki on purpose earlier. Not only had I received mind-blowing pleasure, I made sure that I doubled it back to my wife. She could not follow me to where I was going. Not until she was had given life to our creation.

I lingered in the entryway of our house in hopes that Yuuki would fly into my arms for one last embrace. I knew it was pointless to hope but I couldn't help myself.

That moment of hesitation changed my world forever.

"Kaname!"

I turned at the sound of my name. The voice sounded like Kaien, but he should not have been here, not at this time. As I spotted the figure quickly approaching, I confirmed it was indeed Kain.

I waited, frozen in place, not knowing what to expect, or the meaning behind his sudden presence.

"Kaname wait! You don't have to sacrifice yourself to the furnace!"

His words confused me. Just a few short days ago, there was world wide panic over the dying parent. The heart of my once companion struggled to stay alive, but even forever was too long to continue to be fuel to fight vampires. Reports had come in, saying that things were slowly improving for the Hunters but those words only served to make me suspicious. I could not be sure that Yuuki hadn't planted those reports to stop me from giving my life to the Hunters.

"What do you mean? You know, as well as I do, that the Hunters need to have these weapons to keep the vampires in control. The vampire nobility cannot be held responsible for policing their own kind. You know this." My suspicions grew as I stared down Cross.

In classic Cross fashion, he flailed his hands around while shaking his head. "No! You don't understand! The parent has been revived somehow! The weapons are now stronger than ever and are evolving to fit the renewed parent." The hope his words gave me, sent my heart thundering in my chest.

There was simply no way for her heart to have been revived. Once a purebloods heart started declining, it didn't stop. "You're words cannot be true, Cross. That is impossible. I know purebloods and nothing in your statement can be true." I held onto reality even as I wanted to cling to this one sliver of hope.

Cross glared at me and unsheathed his legendary sword. I gasped as I beheld his new, yet familiar companion. "It can't be." I whispered. "How could she have renewed herself?"

"Now do you believe me? While I am happy to continue having you in my life, I don't think I approve of the new look of my weapon. It looks likes a chicken feather!" The Chairman burst into tears. "Can't you fix it Kaname?"

I frowned at his antics and just stared at him.

"Hmm. I guess not." He turned to head back out. "I trust that you will make my daughter happy, Kaname and in doing so, I hope that you find happiness." With those parting words, he walked away.

I was still frozen to the spot. I had eternity with Yuuki. It couldn't be true. Not after all the pain and turmoil I had put us both through. No. I didn't get to live and have such a love in my life. But I did and I could finally let me dreams fly.

I was at our door instantly and I pushed them open with a bang.

"Yuuki!" I rushed to her side and waited for her to awake fully. My excitement was too much to contain and I couldn't hold my usual composure. "Wake up, my love. I had much to tell you."

That woke her up instantly. She sat up and looked at me curiously. My wife was still groggy from our escapades, but I could see my excitement spread to her. "What is it, Kaname?"

I gave her a huge grin and kissed her passionately. "I get to live with you forever and ever, my love. I was freed of my duty to the human race. You now see your husband and father of your child in front of you, ready to face the world with you. Will you accept me as I am? A flawed vampire who is desperately in love with you."

The joy in her eyes, amplified my own joy. "You mean you aren't sacrificing yourself?" I shook my head in confirmation. "Kaname!" She threw her hands around my neck and wept silent tears of joy.

There was nothing that could stop me from wrapping my arms around my Yuuki and I did just that. Her warmth seeped into me and brought me a sense of contentment. Then Yuuki shattered it.

"What do you mean husband and father? Are we…? Did we…?" Her hand shot down to her still flat stomach and she simple held it as she realized what I had already known.

"Yes Yuuki. We are going to be parents." I gave her a huge smile, and then slid away from her and slid onto one knee on the floor. "Forgive me for doing this out of order, but in the eyes of the government, we are legally wed, but, will you marry me, Yuuki Kuran?"

More tears of joy brimmed in her eyes and a smile spread across her face.

"Yes."

A/N: Sorry for the year delay. I had not fully decided I wanted to add more to this story until I got inspired. I hope you enjoyed this! I had a lot of fun writing this and know that my heart broke with Kaname's and Yuuki's and was bursting with joy just as Kaname's and Yuuki's were. Read and review should you wish. This is now complete.

One other thing, Cross' new weapon form was based on a weapon I had obtained in a game called Fable 3. I... May have kicked a lot of chickens and my sword transformed into a chicken feather. It was the coolest thing ever!