-One year later-

Eien would be turning sixteen in three days and then he would be going to the Underworld for five years once again. It was rather quick and his Father had to explain to everyone that he would be gone for a while but he would return. Natsuko was upset that Eien was leaving but Aki was actually happy about it; no more 'spoiled' brat.

"What're you going to do on your birthday?" Natsuko asked absently as she and Eien sat around in his living room.

The redhead shrugged. "I don't know, though I may be gone before that."

The younger teen frowned and looked at her friend. "He should throw a going away party then," She suggested.

Eien looked at her and grimaced. "I do not want a 'going away' party, Natsuko."

The girl pouted. "Fine..."

Once the girl had to leave Sasori came home a few minutes later, looking exhausted. "Have you seen Yoru?"

Eien shook his head. "Why?"

Sasori groaned. "There was a squabble in the Underworld and he had to go back to resolve it, but I haven't heard back from him and it's been over a day."

"That's where he's been?" Eien asked, sitting up from his chair.

The older redhead nodded and went to the kitchen. "What did you have for dinner?" He asked.

"I didn't have any yet." Eien heard the sound of someone teleporting and went to the kitchen to see Hiruko standing in front of his Father. He glared at the turtle, remembering he tried to kill him.

"Hiruko?"

"You have to come back now, my King. Things are very hectic."

Sasori sighed harshly. "I can't go now, it's too soon for me and I may get stuck there, like before." Eien recalled his father left early when he was a baby because he had to send someone to the Underworld and he couldn't leave.

"You won't, just come." Hiruko disappeared and Sasori rubbed his eyes.

"Go out and get dinner. I will be back as soon as possible," Sasori reassured. He pat Eien's head and was sucked up into a vortex. Eien almost pouted, not wanting to miss out on the fun.

Grabbing his wallet, he went out into the streets, wondering which restaurant to go to. It was almost midnight but most places were still open because it was a Friday night. As he continued down the street he felt someone grab him by his jacket and pull him into an alley. A blindfold was put over his eyes and his hands were tied behind his back.

Great, the one time his Father and demon were gone he was being attacked. He tried to summon some of his power but came up short. What happened to it? The next moment a knee connected with his stomach and he gasped in pain, falling over. Next a fist to his cheek. Soon there were more blows and Eien realized there was more than one person, maybe three? He tried to close his mind off from feeling anything but he was always distracted.

He gave a cry when he felt something bat-like hit his head. He felt blood coming from his nose and mouth and tried not to make a lot of sound. The object struck his leg and he screamed, blood spraying from his mouth. He was sure he felt something crack and he whimpered before biting his lip.

He felt them kicking him and he couldn't find himself drawing any air. He mentally cried out for his Father to save him, but nothing happened. Yoru also drew a blank. Eien gave a small cry as the beating continued.

Soon it stopped and Eien felt like he had been hit by a train. His captures left him, leaving him tied up. He tried to untie his hands but found he was unable to, along with his blindfold. He settled for lying on the ground, wishing he would just pass out so he could be free of this pain.

-Morning-

When the Sun decided to show his face Eien woke up, realizing he was still tied up from the night before. His throat was sore and he noticed it was from him screaming. He tried to move out of his bindings once more and found they were just as tight from before.

There was blood caked on his face along with other places they had cut him, mostly his chest and arms; they were only shallow cuts so he would deal. But once he tried to move his leg he couldn't help but cry.

"Who's there?" A woman's voice asked.

"Help..." Eien rasped. There was a gasp and a set of hurried footsteps.

"I'll get someone right away! You poor thing!"

-Later-

When Eien woke up again he realized he was in an unfamiliar bed. The walls wear bare but the whole room smelled like roses and it was soothing. Though he realized he was aching all over and he was terribly thirsty.

"You're awake?"

Eien looked at a woman by his bed and realized it was a nun, with linen around her mouth. "Where am I?" He rasped.

The nun frowned. "In quarantine."

Eien's eyebrows furrowed. "Wh-why?"

The woman moved his new shirt a little to show bruise like marks on his chest, but they weren't like his other bruises. "You've caught the plague."

-Later-

Eien didn't know what to think. His Father was gone and he had caught the plague. He was going to die. It had been three days already and the nun's said that no person really lasted longer than that. It made the redhead want to cry. The nun's prayed for him and that only caused him more pain, so they prayed louder. He had a constant nosebleed, along with a fever and coughing up blood wasn't uncommon. He was truly afraid he would meet his Father in the Underworld.

Soon four days rolled around and Eien could barely keep his eyes open. His breathing was hoarse as he requested some more water. He wanted to be free of this pain but he knew that it would be soon when he would die and then he would be free. He knew that he wouldn't see his Mum in the afterlife but it made him feel better to think he would.

"How are you feeling today, Eien?" The redhead shook his head, not being able to answer. "We still haven't been able to find your Father, but we're still looking." The teen didn't reply, he just lied there. He knew that he would meet his Father again soon.

As the nuns prayed Eien groaned, feeling like he was being encased in ice. He needed to get out, but he couldn't even move a step with his busted leg. He just lied there and let the nuns torture him.

-End-

Sasori ran to where he felt Eien was. He knew something was wrong, that was for sure. The conflict in the Underworld had now been resolved but he had to find his son now.

He ran into the church hospital, startling the nuns. He ran to the end of the hospital hall, finding his son on his death bed. He looked ashen and dark bruises covered his whole body while his nose was a river of blood and a line of blood came from his mouth. He looked dead but he was only sleeping Sasori realized; but he wasn't going to let his son die anytime soon.

"Are you Eien's Father?" A nearby nun asked.

Sasori ignored the woman and went to Eien's side, noting how hard it was for him to breathe. "Yes, may I have some time alone with him?"

The nun nodded her head and closed the curtains to Eien's personal area.

Sasori bit his knuckle and looked at his son, tears coming to his eyes. "I'm sorry..." He placed his hands on the sides Eien's head and leaned over him, his eyes glaring red as he stared into his son's closed eyes.

Eien's eyes opened and his mouth opened in a gape, unable to scream. His back was arching in pain and his hands gripped themselves into his sheets.

The pain... Eien had never felt anything like it. It was like his whole body was on fire, while every inch of him was being beaten, and as if the nun's were singing on the tops of their lungs, engulfing him in ice, making him unable to breath. His veins burned as if lava was running through them.

He looked at his Father's eyes and saw that they were just as pained as his. His eyes were flashing between blue and red and it was becoming quicker, blending into purple. Next was the worst part. Eien thought he was struck by lightning far too many times and his skin burned painfully making him want to rip it off, but he was paralyzed in anguish.

A few minutes went by but it felt like centuries, as all of the steps blurred into one. Finally his eyes settles on red, before turning into a soothing blue. The pain stopped and he began to cry as he was able to move again. Sasori held him close, trying to assuage him. The bruise-like marks on Eien's skin soon faded away and all of his injuries began to heal.

"I'm sorry..." Sasori whispered into his son's hair. Eien continued to sob, and soon the nun came back. "He's fine, leave," Sasori commanded and the nun did so, leaving the duo.

"Wh... What did you do?" Eien asked, completely shocked. He clung to his Father's shirt afraid the pain would come back.

"I made you eternal," Sasori confessed. "It was the only way to save you..."

Eien almost didn't care, just glad that the agony was over. He didn't want to think about it anymore and closed his eyes, finally able to fall asleep peacefully for once. Sasori held him close to his own body before having the vortex come and take them away.

My internets messed up so it was hard to post this.

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