-One week later-

Sasori continued to go through the new mail he had just received as he walked inside. He wasn't wearing shoes or a jacket in the first place even though there was still snow outside. Sitting down at the table he sorted through the mail and gave an interested hum when he found two envelopes that weren't addressed to him.

Eien and Yoru were now America citizens so the demon could finally get a job and Eien could do something like get his license. As he went through the rest of the mail, he found one as a holiday greeting from some dentist. He wondered why he got the card then when it was already Christmas Eve.

He heard Eien walk into the kitchen and he held up the envelope to him. The younger male walked over and took it before looking it over. "Cool, I guess." He tossed the paper back on the table before walking back to the kitchen to get a snack.

"Where's Yoru?" Sasori asked as he opened up a bill.

Eien found some cereal and got a bowl for himself. "He hasn't eaten in a long time so I gave him permission to go find a hobo or something," He explained as he poured the cheerios into the the bowl.

Sasori nodded in approval and read over some papers. Yoru had been more obedient since lsat week and it seemed to keep Eien calm and happy and that's what the Devil was more concerned with. Sasori was still worried that his son was going to do something unexpected, but he had learned that some things should not be trifled with.

When he first found out that Deidara was alive it wasn't just a guess. He went to the Underworld and the first place he checked was where Deidara's soul was resting and nothing was there. He then went to his chambers to get his book only to see a new section of it had started by a black ribbon and it was also continuing. He only caught a glimpse of his new life, but just from that small glimpse he saw he was happy.

A family that loved him, Mother and a Father, even a younger sister. Good friends, no hardships… Love. Sasori closed the book when he saw the blond with other people. It wasn't his life to control but that was the man he loved. It wasn't something you can easily get over.

After that he went back to Earth and continued living. And when he had summoned Hikari he sent him on a task to go through the Underworld library and find all the souls that have been reborn in the last thirty years. The demon was the head of the operation, basically telling the other demon's what to do. The findings were that all the souls born in that generation were reborn. But how, they had no idea.

The search was off and there was nothing to do now, but to let them die again and make sure something like this didn't happen again. It was an unspoken agreement between the Father and son that they leave all those reborn alone.

Sasori was interrupted from his thoughts when he heard Eien sit down at the table with his cereal. Christmas break had started a week ago and the redhead was using that opportunity to train with Yoru, sometimes even Sasori. But some days he would practice soccer with Trevor when the gymnasium wasn't in use.

"I'm going to be working late tonight," Sasori said as he put down the mail in his hand. "Do you want anything from the store?"

Eien shook his head and ate a spoonful of cereal. He swallowed after a few seconds and looked at his Father. "Is it okay if Trevor comes over? I can't go over to his place today because his parents are throwing a holiday party."

"Ah," Sasori said as he picked up a letter. "That's what this was." It was addressed from the brunette's residence and Sasori guessed it was an invitation. "Well I can't go to that party anyway. Why don't you go?"

Eien grimaced lightly before pushing his cheerios around in his bowl. "I'm not into that kind of thing. And Trevor wanted to get away from that this year."

Sasori sighed and nodded. "Yes he can come over today but if you go anywhere text me."

"Thanks," Eien said before eating some more of his cheerios. A few minutes later Yoru walked through the door, looking better than he did before. He hadn't eaten in nearly two months and he was beginning to look pallid from lack of nutrition. He gave the redhead's a small greeting before going to his room where Kuma was resting on his bed.

When Eien was done with his food he texted Trevor and told him that it was okay to come over, but in a couple of hours. The redhead planned on getting a training session in with his Father before the brunette came over.

"Let's go," Eien whined as he waited for his Father to pay off the bills.

"A few more minutes, Eien." Sasori was writing on a check and ripped it out of his checkbook before putting it into an envelope and sealing it. "If you want to go training so badly, take Yoru."

"But I always go with Yoru. He's beginning to get predictable."

The Devil didn't respond right away. "Then tell Yoru to not go so easy. Have you ever seen him fight seriously?" Sasori eyed Eien and the redhead raised a brow.

"No, not really. It's almost for fun-"

"And that's why it's predictable. Tell Yoru to take you seriously and you won't get bored," Sasori explained. "But mind that you are most likely going to get hurt."

Eien rolled his eyes and stood up. "All right, I guess I'll see you later." He walked to Yoru's room and knocked on the door. The demon granted entry and Eien walked in to see him laying in bed with Kuma right beside him sleeping. Yoru looked up and smiled. "Let's go train," Eien ordered.

The demon nodded slowly and got up, his dog whining. He ignored it and walked over to his master. "Would you like to drive?"

Eien shook his head and Yoru placed a hand on his shoulder before they left. A large wind swept through the house and Sasori sighed loudly as all the papers he was looking at were blown away. "Perfect."

When they reached their destination Eien saw it wasn't their usual snowy fields. Instead it was a forest and the redhead wondered why Yoru chose this spot. "So you want me to fight you seriously?"

Eien looked ahead of him and saw Yoru standing a few paces away. "Yes, because fighting you is beginning to get boring."

The demon smirked, revealing his sharpened canines. Eien was preparing himself but Yoru was already in front of him pushing his hands towards him. The redhead's eyes widened as he was blown back, unable to get a good grip on anything before he slammed into a tree.

He gasped and fell onto his knees, panting. He looked up quickly trying to see where Yoru went but there wasn't enough time for that when the demon came from the side and kicked him in the back of the head, causing his vision to go black.

When Eien woke up, his whole body was aching and he looked up to see Yoru's smug, but concerned face. "You have the ability to kill me but not the skill. You have to think faster than that." The redhead groaned as his head throbbed painfully. They were still surrounded by trees and he guessed he had only been out for a few minutes. "Would you like me to train you how to fight in different situations? Like here in the trees where someone can easily camouflage or hide. I'm sure you could have stopped me in an empty field but you have to think as fast as your opponent moves." Eien tried to nod and get up but the pain wracked through his whole body. "Want to go home?"

"Yes," Eien hissed.

Yoru nodded and helped the redhead up who wanted to hit the demon for being so rough, but he had asked for it. When they left Eien was glad to feel weightless, but they landed all too soon and Eien almost collapsed. They walked inside the house to see Sasori still at the table, now working on the last bill.

"Bit off more than you can chew?" Sasori asked as he put his pen down.

Eien bit his lip and looked away. Yoru helped him over to his bedroom so he could rest. "Your body should heal on its own but not as quickly as you think," The demon explained as he let go of his master so he could sit down.

Eien nodded and sighed before lying down. "Fine, fine, just let me sleep," He muttered.

Yoru bowed. "Of course, my prince." He left the room, closing the door as he did so.

-Later-

When Eien did wake up he felt better but there was still a pain festering in the back of his head. He had walked around the house to see his Dad had already gone to work. Yoru left a note saying that he was going to go find a job because he was bored doing nothing all day and Eien wondered who would think about hiring at a time like this.

So Eien ended up sitting on the couch, waiting for Trevor to come over but he had gotten stuck helping with preparations. The redhead had Kuma sit on the couch with him for company but the dog was hyper from being cooped up all day. So Eien decided to go for a walk around the neighborhood so Kuma wouldn't bite his face off in the future.

As he was getting ready to head out, his phone buzzed alerting that he was receiving a phone call. He answered it, wondering who would call him right now.

"Hey, Eien."

The redhead raised a brow, wondering why Trevor was calling him opposed to texting. "Hi… Is something wrong? Why'd you call?"

There was a sigh from the other line and Eien knew that their plans had been canceled. "My Mom wants me to stay for the party. She said you could come over though, do you want to?"

Eien bit his lip. Kuma really needed a walk and he hadn't asked permission from his Father to go somewhere else but he did say that he just had to text him. "Uh, Kuma needs a walk right now and-"

"How about I come over in half an hour? Is that enough time to walk him?"

It seemed that the older male did not want to go through with another Christmas party without him. Eien ran a hand through his hair in thought. "Sure, that sounds fine but do you know how long the party is going to last?"

"Until ten or something. Is that fine?"

"Yeah, that's fine. See you soon," He said before hanging up. He looked at Kuma who was whining by the back door. Rolling his eyes, he grabbed his jacket and then the samoyed's leash. He hooked it to his collar and left the house, making sure to lock the door behind him.

Nobody was out at this time, most likely they were having their Christmas Eve dinners. Eien found it weird that they had a happy celebration and then they celebrated Christmas. Christmas Eve wasn't a holiday, was it? It was only around five o'clock but it was still bright out.

Ten minutes into the walk, Eien saw someone ahead of him and he blanched considerably before turning around, but he was already caught. "Eien?"

He stopped and turned around to see Sakura standing there with a familiar friend. He waited for them to come over and he made sure to have a good grip on Kuma's leash. "Hello," He said politely.

Sakura stood in front of him smiling before kneeling down. "Hello, Prince~" She cooed before patting his head. He barked happily and tried to lick his previous owner's face. "So how's Yoru?" Sakura asked as she stood up.

Eien made sure to keep himself impassive. "He's good."

"Hm. So you enjoying my dog?" She crossed her arms and her friend giggled. The redhead tried not to look at her and Sakura noticed that. "Oh, this is Ino. She goes to private school so of course you wouldn't know her."

The sixteen-year-old looked at the blond. "Hello, Ino, my name is Eien. It's nice to meet you." This was not supposed to happen! He was not allowed to see these people right now, but they were currently preventing him from going anywhere.

"Nice to meet you, too, Eien," She said blushing.

The redhead nodded. "Well, I have to finish up Kuma's walk and then I have to be somewhere."

Sakura raised a brow. "Kuma? Who named my dog that?"

Eien sighed. "He isn't your dog anymore Sakura. It's been over two months now."

"Who named him that?"

"Yoru," Eien answered easily. "Now I really need to go," He said before turning around.

"Where?" Ino asked, curious.

The redhead didn't stop. "To a friend's house. Bye," He said before waving his hand back.

"God, he's so mean," Sakura grumbled before walking off.

Eien walked back to his house and made sure Kuma was clean before letting him inside. He began looking through his clothes, trying to find something appropriate to wear to the party but all he had was casual clothes, then very fancy clothes from the time that he had attended parties in Europe for his Father's work.

In the end, he found a long-sleeved cream shirt and put that one with black jeans. He looked in the mirror and tried to see what he could do with his hair when he realized it was a useless effort. He heard a honk in the front of the house and he grabbed his jacket and keys before going to the living room to see Kuma lying on the couch. "Be good," He called as he opened the door. He left the house, locked the door and went to Trevor's car.

He got inside, smiling and thanking the teen for picking him up. Trevor tried to smile and that made Eien laugh. At least he tried. While in the car he texted his Dad that he was going to the party at Trevor's and he knew he wasn't going to get a reply until later. The drive wasn't long but by the time they reached the brunette's home there were already eight cars parked by the sidewalk.

"Yeah, we throw big parties," He said as he parked by the sidewalk. Eien nodded, wondering if he was underdressed for something like this but Trevor assured him that he looked fine, while letting his eyes linger on the redhead.

Eien nodded in thanks and they both got out of the car. They walked to the house as it began to snow again and Eien glared lightly at the falling flakes. He was tired of snow even though it looked so 'pretty.' He realized he forgot his hat even though he didn't really need it. When they got to the front door, Trevor chuckled at him.

"The snow makes your hair very bright. You look very christmasy actually," He said before getting a flake out by brushing his red hair out of his eyes.

"Yes, all I need are elf ears and green eyes," Eien added on with a sarcastic smile.

Trevor rolled his eyes and opened the front door. There weren't too many people, but there were still a lot in Eien's tastes. "Don't worry, it'll get more packed."

Eien nodded and took off his coat before hanging it over his arm. He took off his snow covered shoes but Trevor told him that as long as the shoes were clean he could walk around in them. Eien found it weird but did so anyway.

Eien saw Carly and she took his coat for him. Trevor's Dad, Ralph was his name, said it was great to have him there, but the redhead still felt uncomfortable. He even saw some teen's from the soccer team and their families.

"Eien, where is your Father tonight?" Carly asked as she arranged some more crackers on a plate for the snack table.

"Oh, he had work," Eien said as he looked at what the table held.

Carly frowned. "Oh, well that's too bad. Why didn't Yoru come here?"

Trevor visibly stiffened and Eien chuckled nervously. He knew for a fact that the demon and his friend did not like each other very much. "He said something about getting a job? I have no idea, really."

The woman pursed her lips but then smiled. "Well at least you're here."

Eien smiled back. "Well thank you for having me."

"Hey, let's go upstairs," Trevor said as he headed towards the stairs with a tray of food.

"Okay. I'll see you around," He said as he left his friend's Mother to tend to other guests. He followed the brunette up to his room where it wasn't as loud. There were already people in his room when they came up and Eien had a feeling this was where the kids usually went to get away from the boring conversations.

"Dude, don't eat on my bed," Trevor said as he shoved some guy who was eating some crackers. "I brought food, but eat it on the floor."

The six teen's grumbled in agreement and turned back to the television. Eien looked at well and saw that they were playing a first shooter game. His Father did buy him games sometimes but he said it took away from reality. Eien found the laughable because their own lives seemed to not be real.

"Hey, sit down," One of the guys ordered. His name was Aaron or something and he was on the Varsity soccer team as well. He was also a junior like he was and it made Eien not feel so alone, besides the fact that he completely skipped JV soccer. He watched the teens play, eat and curse at each other most of the time.

Eien never really had friends, or if he did it was only one or two. Trevor was sitting on his bed as he watched the game, but his eyes weren't into it.

Some of the teens began talking about fighting and one of them turned to him. "Hey, I heard that you beat up Craig's gang twice," Aaron said like he couldn't believe it. "Is it true?"

Eien was now aware of all the eyes on him and he did his best to stay composed. "They wanted some drugs or something and I have no idea why they thought I had some. But I didn't beat them up, I just… got away," He said slowly.

"But how? There are like five guys there?" Another guy asked. "Do you take fighting classes or something?"

"I heard that you train with professionals!"

Eien raised a brow. "Uh, when I grew up there were a lot of bad people around and my Dad taught me how to fight to protect myself." Not true, he just wanted to learn how to fight.

"Isn't your Dad a doctor or something?"

"Yeah he is, but he looks like twenty!"

"What about that one model guy you live with?"

Eien held up his hands, wanting the questions to stop. "Yes my Dad is a doctor and he's thirty-five. The guy we live with is Yoru and he's a family friend."

"Does he know how to fight?"

"Yes, but it's just-"

"Can you teach us something cool?"

"No, I-"

"Did you grow up fighting people or something?"

Eien felt overwhelmed with the questions and he glared at the teen's the light flickering. "Guys, just stop with all the questions okay?" Everyone looked at Trevor who was also glaring at the teens.

All of them muttered an okay and but the lights were still blinking and some of the guys asked about it confused. "Dude, it's freaking cold in here," Someone said as they rubbed their arms.

Eien blinked, realizing that he still hadn't calmed down. He looked down at the floor to see something blue and he tried to calm down before more showed. Whenever he was overwhelmed his aura would show and the situation could get dangerous. Though after a few minutes the room temperature went back to normal and the lights were normal as well.

After a few minutes one of the teens got a text message and he said it was from his girlfriend. One guy looked at Eien and narrowed his eyes. "Are European girls hot?"

Eien's eye twitched. "Uh, they're like any other girl I've seen."

"Have you ever dated one?"

"Guys," Trevor warned and they backed off, but still they waited for Eien to answer the question.

"No, I don't really care to date. I see it as a waste of time," The redhead said seriously. After a few moments the guys began snickering and calling him gay and said that he should just tell the truth.

"Dude, how can you not have had a girlfriend?" Aaron asked with a chortle.

Eien crossed his arms. "Sorry I'm not a whore who passes time with seeing how many girls I can get."

"Whoa, dude, no need to get so defensive," Some guy said as he held up his hands.

Eien relaxed slightly and he shrugged. "Whatever."

-Meanwhile-

There weren't many people getting injured on Christmas Eve, but there were a few who cut themselves instead of the chicken or some kid who fell down with his new action figure. There were only three doctors there at the moment and one of them was Itachi.

Sasori didn't like or dislike working with him, but the Uchiha had a superiority feel and the redhead found it very annoying. He was always serious with his work and he never got sidetracked by something like a break. From what Sasori had heard from the gossiping nurses was that his parents and all other relatives were dead, besides his little brother and the redhead wasn't surprised to hear it was Sasuke. He hung out with a group of friends but none of the nurses knew he they were.

When Sasori had just finished up with someone's stitches he gave them some mandatory instructions before sending them to the receptionist to pay up.

"Dr. Akasuna, we have someone from the burn center but there aren't any available doctors available at the moment," A nurse said as she walked by him. "He's at the end of the row," She said before walking away.

In the E.R. there weren't separate rooms unless the patient needed surgery. Instead they had beds separated by curtains. Sasori sighed and nodded before getting up and taking off his gloves. The man with the cut left and he told someone to clean up the things he had used.

He walked to the end of the row and moved the curtain aside after grabbing the patients chart. "Okay, Mr…" Sasori looked up from the chart and he made himself keep going. "Mr. Iwa. What happened tonight?" He asked as he sat down in a chair next to the patient who was on the bed.

"Uh, one of my tricks backfired, un," The blond said with an embarrassed grin. Sasori nodded and he put on some latex gloves with a smile.

"Well, let's see the damage," He said, feeling like he was sweating bullets. This was bad. Very bad.

"Sure!" Deidara smiled and showed the doctor his right arm. There was a burn at his elbow that spread up and down a few inches. The burn was almost to blisters and Sasori wondered how he was just smiling like it was nothing.

"Well this needs to soak in some water for around ten minutes but we can't do that now, then I will give you some ointment and show you how to wrap it up. You will need to do this everyday but you will have to come back in a week for a checkup," Sasori explained calmly as he got a wet rag for the moment.

He shouldn't be there. Sasori had to restrain himself from talking to the blond besides a professional standpoint. He was a doctor, this was a patient and that should be boundary enough.

"Okay, sounds good, un," Deidara replied as he swung his legs back on forth since the bed he was sitting on was elevated.

Sasori eyed the blond and wondered how old he was. By this time he looked around nineteen and Eien was almost one. He shook his head mentally. No, he couldn't think about things like that.

He cleaned the burn and dried it before getting some ointment and applying it the blond's arm. Sasori gulped as he felt the younger male's skin. He remembered what it was like to embrace it, to hold it. He realized he stopped applying the ointment and he continued.

"So does it suck having to work on Christmas Eve, un?"

Sasori looked up to see Deidara looked down at him curiously. He smiled and shook his head. "I don't usually participate in any holidays so it's just like any night of work." He shrugged. "It's not too bad."

The blond gave a small scoff. "My family won't leave me alone this time of year. Does that happen to you?"

The redhead chuckled and wiped his hands using a clean tissue. "No, I don't have any family…" He considered mentioning Eien, but he knew that it may affect the blond. Memories could easily be unlocked just by mentioning something.

Deidara frowned. "That sucks," He muttered.

Sasori shook his head smiling lightly. He was more open now. "I have a son though, so I'm not completely alone," He reassured. "I'm fine, really."

Deidara looked surprised for a moment. "Oh. But wouldn't he miss you right now?"

"No, he's hanging out with friends now," Sasori said before grabbing some Telfa dressing. He began wrapping the blond's arm in it as they continued their conversation.

"How old is he, un?"

Sasori paused, thinking if he should say seventeen or sixteen. "He just turned seventeen," He answered.

The blond's eyes widened and he laughed. "Whoa, so how old are you?"

Sasori flinched and continued to wrap his arm before getting some gauze tape to hold the bandages in place. "Thirty-five," He answered after a few moments.

He wasn't supposed to talk about himself at all but it felt good to hear Deidara speak again. To hear him laugh.

"Well you're doing pretty good, Dr…" Sasori bit his lip. No, he couldn't say his name, that may be enough to trigger some memories to come back. "So just Dr. is fine?" Deidara asked with a skeptical look.

Sasori shook his head. "Akasuna," He said slowly and the blond nodded.

"Red sand?"

The redhead's eyes widened and Deidara chuckled. "My Mother is Japanese so she taught us how to speak it as little kids. My sister and I, un."

Sasori nodded and cleared his throat. "The burns will itch but that means that it's healing-"

"What's your first name?" Deidara interrupted with a grin.

The Devil knew this was going too far. But it was just a name wasn't it? "Sasori."

"Scorpion, un?" Deidara asked with a tilt of his head. His smile widened when the redhead nodded. "Surprised I still remember some things."

Sasori smiled lightly. "Be sure to keep your finger nails short incase you accidentally scratch the burn while it's healing. But after the burn has healed you have to be careful when you go outside. Where sunscreen, okay?"

Deidara nodded and swung his legs around some. Sasori saw he was more carefree and a little immature but it marked the blond.

"So I heard the nurses telling me that I was getting a French doctor and you're him, right? You don't look French especially with your name, un."

Sasori shrugged. "I lived in France for a little while, but I'm not French. Sorry to disappoint you."

Deidara chuckled. "It's fine." The blond was about to say something when he saw someone walk by. "You're working here now? What about Sasuke? Isn't he going to kick your ass or something for being home late?"

Sasori turned around and saw Dr. Uchiha walking by nonchalantly. The redhead looked back at the blond, surprised to see a glare now. "Hurt yourself again, Deidara?" Itachi said as he readjusted his glasses.

Deidara turned bright red and he tried to cross his arms but Sasori stopped him because of his burn. "Fuck off, Uchiha."

Itachi sighed and walked away. "See you tomorrow."

Sasori bit his lip and wondered why Deidara wouldn't remember certain things about his passed life. Was it because only the names and faces were the same, nothing else?

"So you know Dr. Uchiha?"

Deidara stopped his glare and turned back to Sasori. "Oh, him? Yeah, I've known him since I was like sixteen, un. We hang out in a group and I'm friends with his boyfriend."

Sasori wondered if it was possible. If someone had killed another person, can they be friends in another life. Well, it was possible. "That's interesting," Sasori said as he began writing a prescription for the ointment. "Now I know that pharmacies aren't open tomorrow but go as soon as they do open, okay?"

Deidara nodded and got off the bed before narrowing his eyes. "I feel like I know you from somewhere, un. Have we met before?"

Sasori kept calm and shook his head. "No, we haven't."

The blond's eyebrows furrowed in thought. "All right… So I guess I'll see you around?"

The Devil chuckled. "Hopefully not." Deidara looked offended and Sasori's eyes widened and he held up his hands in reassurance. "No, I mean you hopefully don't get burned again. Not that I don't want to see you or anything, it's just-"

Deidara laughed, covering his mouth as he did so. "It's fine, I get it. But maybe I will see you around. I do shows in the main park." He gave him a dazzling smile after putting his hand down. "You should come by, un."

Sasori smiled back. "Maybe."

-Meanwhile-

Eien was playing the first-shooter game that his 'friends' were showing him, but he didn't understand some of the things. "Dude, it's like playing a gameboy. Did you even have a gameboy growing up?"

No, I had sticks and mud to play in! I'm too old for this! Eien sighed and listened to the instructions one more time. When Yoru told him how to do something with training, Eien could do it easily. He was a quick learner when it came to fighting, but these were guns. Something that he despised.

After a few minutes, Eien finally understood all the controls and he was shooting online players. They were telling him that he was doing good but he didn't like the game so he passed the controller to another guy waiting to play. He got up and sat next to Trevor on his bed.

The teen was relatively quiet but that's how he usually was when around other people. When he was with Eien he opened up more and the redhead just thought that they were both antisocial so it made them similar enough to hang out together. "Do you want to go home?" The brunette asked alarmed and Eien just shook his head with a small laugh.

"I never said that. I just don't like shooting games. A little too violent for me."

"But you beat up other guys before," One teen interjected but none of them turned away from the t.v. so it was hard to tell who said it.

"Not with guns," Eien pointed out.

One guy scoffed and turned to face the redhead. "What? You think they're violent and shit? It's just a gun and sure it can hurt someone but only psychos and freaks use them to hurt people."

Eien stared at the teen impassively as he blinked at the teen. After a few seconds the male got uncomfortable under the stare but Eien wouldn't let up. He may be naive compared to Yoru and his Father but he was far wiser than these punks.

"Dude, calm down it's not like I told off your Mom or anything."

Eien balled his hands into fists and Trevor glared at his guests. "Back off," He ordered before giving Eien a calm look but the redhead ignored it.

The game was paused as the other teens watched what was happening. "What? Is he a Momma's Boy?"

"Stop!" Trevor yelled and it shocked Eien out of his angry trance. He unclenched his fists, feeling blood in his palms from his nails.

The offending teen's eyes widened. "Okay, okay. Sheesh no need to be so sensitive." He turned back to the game and nudged one of the players to un-pause. They started the game again and Trevor looked at Eien, his expression calmed.

Eien stood up and walked to the door. "Where is the bathroom." It wasn't even a question by his tone of voice.

Trevor frowned. "Third door on the right," He answered and Eien left the room. The older male got up from the bed and kicked the rude teen in the side lightly.

"What?" He asked, tearing his eyes from the screen.

"You didn't need to be a dick, Josh. Why'd you get him upset?"

"What did I do again? He said that he doesn't like violence but beats gangs up. Then he says he hates guns but doesn't say why. What's up with that?"

"That not what I meant," He hissed.

"Then what did you mean?" Aaron asked.

Trevor froze. It wasn't his secret to share, was it? It wasn't even a secret but Eien didn't talk about it, which meant he didn't want people to know, right? "Nothing, just play your stupid game," He muttered as he left the room and walked down the hall just in time to see Eien leaving the bathroom while turning off the lights. "Hey, are you okay?"

Eien looked up at the older male, his expression resembling some copy paper. "I'm fine." He walked past the teen who just grabbed his arm, stopping him.

"Fine isn't just fine, Eien," Trevor said as he let go of the redhead who turned around to face him. "Do you want to go home? It's almost nine."

Eien hesitated for a few seconds but he nodded. Trevor nodded and walked down the stairs, Eien following behind him. The brunette found his friend's coat hanging on a personal coat hanger and he handed it to the redhead. Eien put it on and walked outside with Trevor who didn't bother to get his own jacket.

There were many cars outside and Eien knew that their owners were currently partying it up. "It's good that we left," Trevor spoke up as they got into his car. "The parents get drunk and start offering drinks to the kids and it's freaking annoying."

Eien nodded slowly. Yes he had drank before and it wasn't what all people made it out to be. Yoru wanted to celebrate for something that Eien couldn't even remember (probably from the drinking) and Sasori thought it was fine if Eien had a few shots at the bar.

In the end, the all got drunk and Yoru almost fell through a sewer when he randomly materialized. Sasori ended up causing crazy weather and Eien leaned against a lamppost, making it melt.

It seemed only Eien would feel the affects of a hangover while Sasori and Yoru got on with their lives easily. In the end, Sasori limited his drinking after that.

Eien was brought back to reality when Trevor started his car and began driving towards his house. "Will anyone be home by now?"

"No, my Dad will be back around twelve and Yoru… Well when he leaves at night he usually comes back in the morning."

Trevor nodded and looked at Eien with a kind countenance. "If you don't want to hang out with me anymore, I'm okay with that."

Eien's eyes widened and he turned to his friend alarmed. "What? No, I never said anything like that," He protested. "What makes you think I don't want to be with you?" After a few seconds Eien blushed at how he worded the sentence. "Th-that I don't want to h-hang out with you," He rephrased.

Trevor shrugged, still keeping his hands on the wheel. "You didn't seem like you were enjoying yourself at my house and it felt like it was my fault."

Eien shook his head. "Of course not. I just wasn't used to so many people being around." Though he was used to being surrounded by souls, but that was different.

The brunette nodded. "Okay, so you just like being alone?"

"Yeah, I guess," Eien answered as Trevor turned into his neighborhood. They soon came to the redhead's house but Eien didn't feel ready to leave. Yes, he wanted to get away from the crowd, but not from his friend.

"We're here," Trevor announced after a minute.

Eien smiled bitterly. "Want me gone so badly?" The brunette didn't smile back as he stared at him. "What? It was just a joke-" Eien was stopped and his eyes widened as Trevor cupped his face. After a few moments he closed his eyes and exhaled through his nose. His hands went up and tangled themselves in his friend's brown hair, pulling him in closer.

He felt the older male relax above him before deepening their kiss. Eien's cheeks burned brightly, knowing that he was actually kissing someone, even though they made the first move. After a few seconds of they pulled away to breath and Eien stared at his friend's black eyes. They were so empty, on the outside at least, but there were so many emotions hidden in the hue. Eien gave another chaste kiss and Trevor responded softly. They just stared at each other for a few minutes before pulling away.

"You're fine with this kind of thing?" Trevor asked as he put his hands on the steering wheel. Eien nodded and tried not to touch his lips. His face was still burning when Trevor spoke up. "I… I really like you, Eien and I only realized it today when I got mad. I wanted to protect you and… that's when I saw how much I wanted for you to be okay."

The redhead felt his heart speed up. To be honest he was very flattered and he felt like he shouldn't deserve that kind of treatment. "I like you, too," He whispered back still shocked around everything that just happened. He looked at the brunette who was looking back so nervously that Eien felt bad for him. "I do, I really do so you don't have to be nervous, but… what do we do now?"

The older male's lip twitched. Smile. "I would like to be with you," He said confidently.

Eien bit his lip and smiled. "Me too." He felt giddy at the fact that he could be with someone. Have them care for him in a different way then he was usually treated and he could actually return the favor.

He broke out into a grin and Trevor followed his example. He gave a small laugh of disbelief and took a deep breath. "I thought you were going to reject me." He put his hand on Eien's and the redhead held it.

"No, you've never done anything that made you a bad person. It would be impossible to deny you," Eien said softly. Trevor smiled genuinely and leaned in towards the redhead. Eien still felt giddy and lightheaded when they kissed so he had to concentrate on breathing most of the time. After a few seconds they pulled away and Eien's throat felt dry. "I'm guessing that we don't tell anyone?"

Trevor looked unsure but he nodded. "Not now, but later, I promise." He gave another peck and Eien closed his eyes, about to get into it when he felt his phone buzz. He gave a hum and pulled away to see it was Yoru calling.

He sighed and pushed end before going back to Trevor. "Sorry," He muttered and Trevor just nodded before cupping his cheeks again before kissing his lips gently. Eien grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him closer.

Knock knock

Eien practically jumped out of his skin when he saw someone at the window. He got away from the brunette to see Yoru standing in the snow with nothing but sweats and a tank top on. He made a circling motion to roll the window down and Eien glared at him before doing so.

"Your Dad said that he wants you to be home by, nine and it is nine. Say goodbye to your boy-toy for now," He said smirking. "Next time don't make out someplace where people can see you." Yoru walked away and Eien saw he was barefoot while walking in the snow.

"I-I'm sorry," He groaned before burying his face in his hands. "So much for keeping it a secret."

Trevor put a hand on his shoulder. "I don't think he'll tell anyone, maybe your Dad. Does he not like that kind of thing?"

Eien looked at the brunette. "No, he's fine with this…" But he might not want him to make a committed relationship, girl or boy.

"Well… I still want to be with you either way," Trevor said, his hand moving back to the redhead's before squeezing.

Eien continued to blush as he kissed the brunette once more. "I have to go, but I'll see you later."

The older male nodded and kissed his cheek. "See you."

Eien got out of the car, making sure that the window was rolled up first before walking to the front door. He took off his shoes once inside and also took off his jacket. He saw Yoru sitting on the couch with Kuma sleeping on him and the demon seemed very… stoic. He was smiling just a minute ago.

"I'm going to bed, so don't bug me." Eien went to his room like he said and the demon didn't respond as he began to rub his dog's stomach. When Eien closed his door, Yoru looked over and he narrowed his eyes.

"I'm a better kisser," He muttered.

You jelly, Yoru? ;D (I freaking hate the term jelly =.=")

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