Eien's eyes widened slightly as Natsuko stared at him with hope. She saw him put his fingers to his lips and a small smile broke free. He gave a small laugh and Natsuko stared at her friend in disbelief. "Eien!" She whispered harshly. "This is serious."

The redhead nodded but continued to smile, his eyes still wide. Though if you looked at him, you would realize that this wasn't a "Haha, nice joke!" kind of face it was more of an, "Oh shit, she found out," kind of face.

"U-um, what makes you say that?" He asked, now feeling beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He still had a small smile on his lips and he looked very worried.

The woman sighed and crossed her arms. "My family is very religous and we've heard stories of demons. I had some suspicions so I set up barriers around my house."

Eien eyed the woman, his smile now gone. He gulped and he tried to make his hands stop shaking by putting them in his lap and clenching his pants. "Like wh-what?" He asked.

Natsuko smiled, thinking that she was finally getting through to the redhead. "I've blessed my house and now he can't come in," She said proudly. Eien felt a shock go through him. Then how was he able to enter? Why was he there in the first place? And the most important question came to mind.

Does she know what I am?

Eien shook his head at the thought. If she knew she would be acting different.

"Eien."

The said redhead looked up. "Y-yes?" He asked, not being able to control his voice from wavering.

"I know this is a big shock for you right now, but I need you to stay away from Yoru... And I haven't been completely honest," She said, with a shameful look. Eien looked at her and urged her to continue by leaning forward a little bit. "When I clean your house I set up more blessings," She confessed. "Though they aren't done yet, once Yoru enters the house he won't be able to leave but it will also drain him of his evil powers," Natsuko said with pride.

Eien felt like he couldn't breathe. This was going too far. "H... how are you able to do this?" He asked, on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Natsuko stiffened and tears yelled up in her eyes. "Again... I haven't been very truthful." She smiled. "But you believe me about everything, right?"

Eien's head inclined slightly in a nod.

"So you'll believe me again?"

The redhead bit his lip, wanting her to continue on. He nodded once more.

"Okay... I'm not human," She said, her smile growing. "I'm an angel," She whispered and Eien felt cold. Cold and afraid. "I was born into this world to look after you. I'm not a guardian angel, but I was supposed to observe you." She then frowned. "My superiors didn't tell me why, but then I saw that Yoru was different. While you were gone, I concluded he was a demon." A crazed grin suddenly broke out on her face. "I then realized I am here to protect you! And once Yoru is destroyed, it will enrage the Devil at one of his minions being killed. He will walk forth and we will end him once and for all!"

Eien literally stopped breathing as what felt like lightning ran through him. She was going to find out and then the hunts would start again. The redhead felt a wave of nausea hit him but he held it back. "I-I have to go," He mumbled as he stood up on shaky legs. Natsuko stood up as well, still smiling. She hugged him and sighed.

"I knew you would understand. I was sent here to rid the world of evil," She cooed.

Eien still thought she was naive. The enemy was literally right under her nose yet she couldn't see it. "I have to go home... Warn my Father," Eien panted as he pulled away from the woman.

Natsuko nodded. "Tell all you can. By the end of this week, the demon will be gone," She said with confidence.

Eien couldn't listen anymore. He was going to be sick. He ran out of the house, ignoring everyones' calls of goodbye. It was already dark as he ran home. He soon felt everything piling on top of him and he didn't have the energy to run anymore. He fell to his hands and knees and stared at the dirt with wide, terrified eyes. He heard the wind howl and he clenched the dirt beneath his fingers.

"She knows," He groaned out.

"I know. I knew... I knew what she was for a while, my prince," Yoru said as he stood in front of the bowing redhead. He frowned. "Now, you shouldn't be on the ground," He muttered as he kneeled down and helped the sixteen-year-old up. "You should be standing, and be confident. She can't do any harm-"

"She already has a plan to get rid of you," Eien exclaimed, and some people gave him weary looks as they passed by. "She will find out everything else and it'll be another hunt. Someone is going to die," Eien said between gritted teeth.

After a few moments Yoru actually smiled. "There is no need to worry, my prince. Everything will be fine, I assure you."

Eien put a hand up to his forehead as he tried to think. "T-take me home... Take me home now!" He had to tell his Father, but what if he already knew?

Yoru nodded and put a hand on the redhead's shoulder, but it seemed the shorter male couldn't stand up well so he clutched at the hand for leverage. People didn't see them as they turned into the wind and rode away.

-Home-

Sasori stared at Eien calmly as the redhead poured everything out, from Natsuko knowing about Yoru, to her being an angel. They were in the kitchen after Eien had come home in a hysteria. In the end the Devil glared at Yoru.

"You snooped around, didn't you?"

Eien growled, still agitated. "No! She told me everything and now she's going to go crazy!" Eien remembered seeing Hidan going crazy at Sasori being evil and Eien wondered what Natsuko would do. As far as the redhead knew, angels were scary.

Sasori sighed and ran a hand over his face. "Well she knows about Yoru, but that doesn't mean she knows about us."

"She's planning on drawing you out once she kills Yoru."

The demon sighed and crossed his arms as he leaned against the wall. "She can't kill me. It's practically impossible," He scoffed.

Eien groaned and clutched at his hair as his head hit the table. Sasori noticed his son's distress and put a hand on his shoulder, sending calming waves. "It's okay, Eien," He soothed. "She's not going to get any of us. We'll leave before that happens."

The redhead gave a slow nod and sat up. "She's blessed the house. She's planning an ambush or something," He said at last.

Sasori nodded. "I've noticed. It's not a very strong blessing," He said smiling now. "You still manage to burn things."

"She says it's not done though," Eien retorted, not paying attention to the humor.

The Devil frowned then smiled. "Are you so worried for Yoru?"

The younger redhead blushed and glared at his Father. "No! I'm worried for all of us. Not only will we be hunted, we'll be chased out of the village, the last place we can stay on Earth," Eien said as he broke off with a whisper. He didn't want to lose another home, but he supposed it wasn't his home in the first place.

Sasori sighed. "We'll find the blessings and get rid of them," He explained.

Eien frowned. "I think that she activates them herself. I saw her do something today that allowed me in, but not Yoru."

The demon sighed behind him and got up from the wall, putting his hands on the back of the young redhead's chair. "Well she can't get us either way, my prince."

Eien was still so unsure. They hadn't seen the crazed look on Natsuko's face. They didn't have to hear her plan to end them. They didn't know how terrified he felt.

"Everything will be fine," Sasori reassured. "But we have to get rid of the blessings now."

Eien gave a slow nod and they all moved to wear any type of writing could be hidden. It was mainly Sasori's job to burn away the power behind it, but Eien and Yoru had to find them.

Once Eien found one by moving the bookshelf, he went to touch it, only to have his hand get burned. He gave a cry and held his red hand to his chest. His Father had moved over to him and healed his hand before any damage was done, before moving to the markings made with chalk.

Sasori put his hand on it, ignoring the sparks flying at him. He moved his hand across the floor and the blessing was gone. This continued on throughout the night, deleted as many marks as they could.

All of them went to bed, but Eien couldn't sleep and when he did he had dreams of angels torturing him, telling him that it was for his own good. The nuns singing at the top of their lungs while Yoru was being tortured by Natsuko. Once the demon stopped moving, the woman turned around with blood on her pale face and white wings.

"This is for you, Eien," She said sweetly. "You did this." A dark look came to her eyes and a white sword appeared in her hands. Eien was on his knees as she raised the sword above her head. She then smiled once more. "I'm only protecting you." Then the smile was gone, replaced by a dark glare. "You'll go to heaven," She whispered as she brought the sword down.

Eien gasped as he woke with a start. He automatically bolted into a seated position as he looked around the room for the angel. He was panting for air and he felt the nausea from the day before come over him. He managed to reach the bathroom in time to vomit whatever was in his stomach.

It was almost time to go to work but no one was up, or that's what he assumed. He got cleaned up quickly and got dressed in new clothes. After that Eien looked around the house and saw no one was home. Without even bothering to find where they went, he ran outside only to be confronted by Natsuko.

"Eien! Thank God you're here!"

The redhead flinched and he stepped back into his house just barely. She couldn't know that he was afraid of her, if she saw it she would assume he's a demon as well, or something like that. "What're you doing here?" He asked as Natsuko stepped into his home.

"I have to finish the blessing or else I can't get that demon." She rushed passed the redhead and began moving things out of the way making Eien gulp. "Wha... Where are the markings?" She near yelled.

"I-I don't know, Natsuko. I'm sorry but I have to go to work now so can you please leave?" Eien asked as he tried to compose himself. If anything went wrong he could protect himself. But then the thoughts came from fifteen years ago. They couldn't leave the warehouse right then and there because of the blessings. Even something simple as the nun's prayers hurt Eien. Then he remembered something from his Mum's past. He was eternal now. Things like words wouldn't hurt him anymore.

The angel gave a small curse. "Damn that demon! He found out-" She stood up and turned her hateful eyes onto the redhead. "Did you tell him of the plan?"

Eien shook his head. "No, I did not," He said, now glaring at Natsuko. Technically Yoru already knew about it. "Now please leave."

Natsuko looked at Eien with betrayed eyes. "But... But I'm your guardian angel. I was sent to observe you and-"

"Yes, just observe, now get out."

Everything went still and Natsuko bit her lip. "I only wanted to care for you, Eien. I want you to be safe and happy."

The redhead sighed and grabbed his former friend's wrist. "We can talk on the way to work," He replied as they left the front door. He locked the door with his key and Natsuko frowned.

"How will I get in? I'm not very fond of breaking into people's homes."

Eien frowned and let go of her hand once they were a block away. "Look... I've decided I don't want your help."

The angel looked at her friend his disbelief. "What?" She gasped as she gripped the sleeves of Eien's shirt. "B-but I want to protect you. Yoru is evil and I know his intentions or only destruction and chaos." She pulled him in close. "I can feel it," She whispered, her lips right next to Eien's.

The redhead's eyes widened as he felt her cool breath. He prepared himself for his first kiss but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder that pulled him back. "Excuse me, Natsuko but Eien and I have to get to work."

The young redhead almost cried in joy at hearing his Father. He had no idea where he went and was thinking that the angel was going to devour him.

Natsuko frowned and nodded. "I'm sorry to interrupt... Did Eien tell you?" She whispered.

The Devil smiled and nodded. "Yes, but I have seen no sign of Yoru in a while. I think he ran off."

The angel frowned and but one of her knuckles. "That doesn't seem like him though... I was going to set up some more blessings in your home incase he comes back. Do I have your permission?" She asked with a bright grin, her fingers laces together like in a prayer.

Sasori just smiled. "No, I don't think we need any blessings, thank you though. Let's go, Eien," Sasori said as he ushered his son away from the angel.

Natsuko stood there dumbfounded. In her previous 'human' lives most mortals would beg for protection. Why were they now denying it? Her fists clenched tightly and she pursed her lips. She would not abide by the rules anymore. She would do what she had to.

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