Kurane: Ohio mina-san! As per the request of some of my wonderful reviewers, I'm back with another fluff filled angst/romance fic. I hope you enjoy reading it!

The Pain of Love

"She hates me." Krayon whispered mournfully to the sylph perched on his shoulder.

The sylph smirked and quietly buzzed in response, "It's your own fault you know. Sometimes you try too hard to be helpful."

He pouted, "Be nice." A silvery peal of laughter sounded from the sylph as she flew off his shoulder to disappear into the leaves of the tree. He sighed, "Everyone's against me."

Erutis pulled the blankets up over her head, not wanting to get up yet but knowing that she needed to practice her sword strokes. A muffled curse left her lips as she threw the blankets to one side of the bed and got up. Pulling on the clothes she used for practices, she grabbed her sword and headed for the door. 'I wonder what Krayon's up to.' She thought idly as she wandered down the hall, 'Probably thinking of ways to make my life a living hell.'

With a yawn, Krayon leaned against the trunk of the tree he was sitting in and swung his legs up onto the branch. The sound of a door opening got his attention and he turned his head to look. A smile curved his lips as Erutis walked out into the garden wearing a short tunic and leggings. He shifted slightly to get a better view of her, 'Pretty.' He watched as she began to practice her sword strokes, '...She's really good with that sword...and suddenly I'm glad she doesn't know I'm watching.'

Then the branch shifted, drooping slightly. Krayon let out a startled yelp as the branch snapped and dumped him unceremoniously into a hedge near the garden. He cursed, 'Ow. I'd better get out of here before she finds me.' At the sound of quiet laughter, he jumped to his feet and spun to face Erutis. He sweatdropped, 'Crap.'

Erutis stretched with a smirk, "I didn't know one of the five eldest demon lords could be so clumsy."

Krayon winced, "Be nice." With another laugh, she walked back to the garden to resume practicing. He sighed, "She hates me." With a gloomy expression on his face, he teleported back to his room.

Raenef sighed, Krayon had been in his room all morning, refusing to come out or even answer the knock on his door. He turned to Eclipse, "He's been in there all morning. I don't think he's even eaten yet." His mentor raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. A worried frown settled on the young demon lord's face, "We have to do something; we can't just leave him like that."

Chris shrugged, "Why don't you go talk him then?"

Raenef frowned, "He won't answer the door, and I don't want to just barge in."

The priest shrugged, "Just say you wanted to make sure he's alright." The young demon lord thought it over for a moment, and then smiled before disappearing.

Krayon sat on the edge of his bed staring at the floor and ignoring everything else, even the rumble of his stomach. He heard the knock on his door and a momentary flash of anger crossed his face, 'Why can't they just leave me alone?'

Raenef bit his lip and opened the door to the older demon lord's room. Krayon looked at him once over his shoulder, but otherwise ignored him. He took a few steps towards him, "Krayon?"

He sighed; there was no way he would get any peace until the younger demon lord left the room, "What?"

A tiny smile curved the edges of his lips, 'At least I got him to say something, that's a start.' Raenef sat in a chair near the bed, "I was just wondering what's wrong. You've been in here all morning; you haven't even eaten yet have you?"

Krayon's stomach rumbled in confirmation of Raenef's guess. The older demon lord shrugged, "I wasn't hungry and there's nothing wrong."

Erutis stretched, a nice hot bath and clean clothes after a morning practice always made her feel better. She frowned slightly, 'I wonder what's up with Krayon, he's been really quiet today...in fact I haven't seen him since he fell out that tree.' With that thought in mind, she walked down the hall leading to his room but stopped just outside the door when she heard voices.

Raenef didn't relent, "Something's bothering you, I can tell. If you talk about it, you'll feel better."

Krayon rolled his eyes, 'Not likely...but then again...' He sighed, "All right, I'll tell you." He was silent for a moment before speaking, "I'm in love."

He blinked, "Isn't love supposed to make people happy?"

"It does..." He nodded, "when it's not one sided." Krayon buried his face in his hand to stifle a sob. He wasn't surprised to feel a pair of arms enfold him in a hug. "Thanks little bro." he whispered quietly as he tried to wipe away the tears.

Erutis backed away from the door, unsure of what to do. She had known Krayon loved her, but she hadn't known how strongly he felt. 'I don't hate him...I just find him annoying.' She thought to herself as she headed back to her room. She paused on her way down the hall, 'He's really not a bad person...he just tries too hard to help sometimes.' The memory of the last time he tried to help her flashed through Erutis' mind and she amended her previous thought, 'He always tries too hard to be helpful.'

Raenef sat beside Krayon, trying to think of some way to bring his two friends closer together. Krayon looked over at the young demon lord, 'He's the only one around here that doesn't hate me...so why did I move here...Erutis. Except she hates me...so why am I staying?' He was in the middle of his thoughts when Raenef suddenly smiled, "I have an idea!"

He raised an eyebrow in curiosity, "Let's hear it."

Raenef grinned impishly, "It's better if I keep it secret." At the sight of the older demon lord's frown, he added, "I can tell you one thing; put on a suit." Krayon smirked in amusement and went to his closet as Raenef left the room.

Erutis opened the door and was hardly surprised to see Raenef. She moved aside to let him in and closed the door after him. She sat down in a chair, 'What do you need?"

He fidgeted slightly in his chair, "I need to ask you a favor." She raised an eyebrow, and he continued, "Umm...I was wondering if you could put on a dress because..." He trailed off as he fumbled for a believable reason, "...because I'm having a guest over."

She gave him a flat stare, "No chance in hell."

Raenef pouted for a moment, and then unleashed the puppy eyes, "Please? Please Erutis? Just this once? For me?"

Erutis twitched, and then sighed in defeat, "Fine." She muttered under her breath as he left the room, "Damn puppy eyes."

Raenef looked around the library before walking up to Eclipse, "Where's Chris?"

A faintly evil smirk curved his lips, "Busy cooking I would imagine."

He hesitated for a moment, "...How do I get to Meruhesae's realm?"

Eclipse twitched and nearly fell over in surprise before looking at his pupil in suspicion, "Why?"

"I just need to ask her a couple questions." He smiled innocently.

"I'll go with you...if you insist on going." Eclipse sighed.

Raenef smiled, "Thanks!"

Meruhesae smiled as Eclipse approached, her voice almost dropping into a purr, "Eclipse, it's been too long."

He twitched and muttered under his breath, "No it hasn't."

Raenef approached the demon seer, "I just need to ask a couple questions."

A faintly disappointed expression crossed her face, but she smiled at him, "Ask away."

"Well..." He began awkwardly, "...Krayon loves Erutis but...she doesn't love him and I have an idea to bring them together...but I don't know if it will work."

She smirked, "You came to ask me to tell you if it would?" He nodded. Meruhesae looked into her crystal ball and concentrated.

Raenef smiled at his mentor, "That wasn't too bad."

Eclipse wiped the lipstick off his cheek and muttered under his breath, "For you maybe."

He looked at the clock, "I need to get busy!" He ran off down the hall leaving a rather irritated and confused Eclipse in the library.

Chris walked in, "Where did Raenef go in such a hurry?" He looked at Eclipse's cheek, where the demon had missed a spot of lipstick and nearly burst out laughing.

Eclipse scowled at him, "Keep your mouth shut."

The priest put on an innocent expression, "I wasn't going to say anything." He couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing. Moments later, there was a loud explosion followed by a scream of pain.

Raenef knocked on Krayon's door and it was opened to reveal the demon lord in a formal blue suit. He smiled, "Looks good Krayon!"

Uncertainty flashed across his face, "You think so? I think white may have been better."

He shook his head, "A white suit wouldn't work as well."

Krayon relaxed, "Ok. So, what's next on the agenda? I'm dying of suspense here."

Raenef grinned, "You'll have to wait a little longer to find out what all I have in mind. Right now though, I need you to put this on." He held up a blindfold.

He sweatdropped and muttered, "I feel like I'm going in front of a shooting squad." He sighed and put the blindfold on regardless of how uneasy it made him feel. Raenef smiled and led Krayon to a large veranda, cautioning him not to move around too much.

Erutis hesitantly opened the door when Raenef knocked, not comfortable in a dress. "Green really suits you, it looks great!" he beamed.

She sighed, "Thanks...where are the guests? I'd prefer to avoid them."

Raenef almost asked what guests she was talking about, but remembered the lie he'd told to get her to wear the dress in the first place. "I have one more favor to ask of you." he started casually.

She raised an eyebrow in suspicion, "What?"

He pulled out a blindfold, "I know a secret area where you can hide, but I want to keep it a secret, so I need to blindfold you." Erutis hesitated for a moment, but finally gave in with a sigh of resignation. After she was blindfolded, he took her hand and led her towards the veranda.

Krayon stood on the veranda, leaning against the railing and waiting for Raenef to show up and complete his plan. He almost fell over the side when he heard Erutis, "Raenef, did you have to blindfold me to lead me outside? Brrrr...it's cold out here." Even though he couldn't see, Krayon could tell where she was from her shivering. 'This gives 'blind date' a whole new meaning.' He thought with amusement as he approached the young woman.

She jumped in surprise when he wrapped his suit jacket around her shoulders and held her close. Krayon whispered into the air, "Sylphs, some music if you please." A graceful melody began playing around the two and he led her in the steps of a dance.

Erutis muttered an oath under her breath, 'I thought Raenef was going to lead me somewhere to avoid the guests, not set me up on a blind date.' Despite her irritation, she had to admit that she appreciated the warmth this person offered. The jacket was warm and the music was beautiful. She paused for an instant, 'Music? ...Where did that come from? ...Waitaminute...that sounds like sylph music which means...no way in hell.'

Krayon grew tired of the blindfold preventing him from seeing her and pulled it off with a flick of his wrist. He gasped quietly; she looked beautiful in the green gown with its gem-studded corset. With a smile, he pulled her closer and pulled off her blindfold.

Raenef was watching from the shadows of the doorway with a smile. He was happy that things seemed to be going well and hoped that it would help bring the two closer together. He bit his lip in nervousness when Krayon reached to remove Erutis' blindfold, "Please let this go well."

Eclipse came up behind the young demon lord, "Master Raenef?"

Said young demon lord jumped in surprise and spun to face his mentor, "E-eclipse!"

The demon raised an eyebrow, and then directed his attention towards the events on the veranda, "Matchmaking?"

Erutis looked up at the one holding her and her eyes widened in shock, "Krayon?"

Taking her look of shock to be one of disgust, a flash of pain crossed his face and he leaned in to whisper in her ear, "Why do you hate me so much?" Not waiting for an answer, he disappeared.

She was stunned, not knowing what had caused him to run off. Erutis heard his words again in her mind and sighed, 'I really don't hate him. I...' Erutis felt like banging her head against the wall, "God save me; I love him."

Chris put a hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry, He'll protect you. Now go after him."

She found him in the garden, sitting quietly near one of the cherry trees. Putting a hand on his shoulder she whispered as he stiffened, "Don't leave." Erutis wrapped her arms around him, "Krayon, what makes you think I hate you?"

He put a hand on her wrist, "Are you saying you don't?" There was a desperately hopeful note in his voice that tore at her heart.

She kissed him on the cheek, "No. I'm saying I love you." He turned to face her, a look of surprise on his face.

He smiled at her as he sheepishly wiped away his tears, "Really?"

Erutis smirked and kissed him, "Yes you baka."

Krayon smiled and moved to kiss her back, but she disappeared before he could. His eyes widened, "Erutis?"

(A/N: I didn't want to leave this as a one shot, so I made the first chapter a cliffhanger. I don't own Demon Diary or the characters, only the plot.)