AN: Welcome to my first fanfic ever. I've had this idea for a couple of days now (when I should have been working on my exam - whoops -) and decided that this could be as good a start to writing fanfics as any. The story is based on the anime as I haven't read the lightnovel series (yet)

This fic is not in chapters, but in parts. This is a personal preference for how I am planning to progress the story, because it might have some gaps from one part to another, hopefully being a cohesive narrative by the end.

I am not sure when I'm going to post the other parts, since I don't know when the next wave of inspirations hits me.

"Speech" "whisper" "Yell/Scream" thought highlighted word

PART 1

He who the hero remebered

"Did you know that you are a fucking asshole?"

Emi and Maou were fighting… again. It had been going on the entire morning. If it wasn't for the fact that the Demon King lived in shabby conditions, with practically no neighbours they would probably have had to spend the rest of the day apologizing for the noise. Fortunately for the inhabitants of the rundown 'apartment' their only neighbor was Suzuno, who was current preoccupied making their lunch.

"How haven't the two of you keeled over, by this sexual tension?"

Lucifer looked up from his screen, not even amused over the situation anymore. He interrupted the argument between the hero and her supposed arch-nemesis.

The answer fell promptly, in unison.

"There is absolutely no sexual tension between us-"

"There is absolutely no sexual tension between us-"

The fallen angel just rolled his eyes, muttering a "…whatever" before returning to the screen.

The stuck her nose in the sky. "Why can't I just forget about this idiot? - I'm leaving" Maou just looked at her with a faint smile "Maybe you will, when you fall down the stairs… Or better yet you'll snap your neck, and then we'll finally be rid of 'the Wicked Bitch of the West' " Emilia just glared at him hissing "screw you jerk, I'm not gonna fall"

She slammed the door as she left in fury. The demon just mumbled to himself uncaring "Three… Two... O-"

"Argh"

His muttering was interrupted by as pitiful scream from the woman who nearly beat him, as she tumbled down the stairs of the building. "This proofs nothing jerk." Of course it had been too high a hope that the fall would injure her.

After making sure she had left, the faithful general, Alciel, asked the demon king "My lord, why did you save that ghastly woman Sariel?"

Maou just shrugged "Who else could we depend on bailing us out? Besides now she owes us, big time"

(Later that day, at Docodemo)

"…. He just gets under my skin all the time." Emi finished her rant about Maou to Rika. The brunette just smiled to herself, still utterly convinced that her friend harbored feelings for him. She was the one who broke the silence "the shift is almost up. Wanna grab a bite at MgRonald's Emi?"

"Do we have to go there?" the hero answered.

"Not necessarily, but maybe you could have a chat with Maou" Rika smiled, feigning innocence.

"And why would I do that!" Emi replied with a hiss.

The brunette giggled at, what she considered, Emi's misunderstanding of her own feelings "Because you've been crushing on Maou lately"

Silence

"I- I have not!" The hero replied, flustered as the question sank in. "Sure -" Rika found her friend's lack of understanding her own heart highly amusing. "A-and what about you aren't you just hoping Ashiya will drop by" This quickly silenced the giggling brunette.

They just sat there in silence for what felt like hours. Once again Rika was the one breaking the silence. "…So… MgRonald's?"

Emilia just sighed "Fine!"

…

The two girls walked side by side down the sidewalk, chatting about everything between earth and sky. The conversation, much to Emi dismay, began revolving around a certain demon king working at MgRonald's, when a tall man bumped into the hero who almost lost her balance in the high heels.

"Oh, sorry miss"

"Emi, are you ok?" Rika asked clearly concerned about her friend

"I'm fine." And she added a "don't worry about it" to the stranger. Emi and Rika continued their walk in silence. A bit further down the road was the fast-food joint.

(At MgRonald's)

"Welcome to MgRonald's, what can I get… oh it's you" the demon king's voice vent from a polite helpful tone to a slightly annoyed one, as he saw who the next customers were. He could still hear ringing in his ears from the morning's argument.

"What kind of greeting to a customer is that" Emi huffed. "Do you want me to talk to your manager?" Maou growled bitterly "You wouldn't dare…" the hero just looked at him, with a mocking grin on her lips "Oh, trust me I would" His voice was low, only loud enough for the hero to hear it, and ominously threatening "If I lose employee of the month because of a complaint from you, I would bring you a pain so great that you'd wish it was only hell." The demon lord plastered on the most fake, polite tone "Here is your order have a nice day"

(Approximately ten minutes later)

"Go over and talk to him." Rika edged on. Emi wasn't having any of it, the brunette couldn't possibly understand, she hadn't heard the threat after all. "No!" the hero was getting tired of this back and forth. "Emi I need to go to the restroom, go over talk to him in the meantime while there is no queue."

...

The hero sat there, quietly, pondering whether she should go talk to Maou. I shouldn't, we'll just end arguing again…But on the other side there isn't much else to do…No Emilia Chiho has the biggest crush on him…What does that have to does with anything, I don't even like him. I hate him. It was only now that Emilia noticed a man was taking a seat across from her. She was just about to tell him off when she saw his face. Emi stared, a perfect imitation of a goldfish. She tried to speak; her voice was almost nonexistent "Dad?"

The redheaded man flashed a warm smile towards her "Hi sweetie"

It would be an understatement to say the hero was flabbergasted. "How can you be here? I thought you were dead?" was the response she finally managed.

"Your mother saved me." He was just as she remembered. Quiet tears of joy rolled down the cheeks of the hero.

"I- I am so-o glad you're a-live" she quietly sobbed.

"That's good, all I want is for you to be happy Emi" the hero looked at him for a second and then the thought got away from her. She was ecstatic that he was alive and here.

He spoke again fondly "What can you tell me about Maou Sadao?"

Emilia had the biggest blush all across her face. Oh God why is he asking about Maou.

As if having read her thoughts he answered "Isn't he your boyfriend?"

If she'd been drinking her soda she would have made a spit-take. Luckily for her it was currently on the table empty. B- Boyfriend? Him?"

Her father raised a brow "He isn't? Oh well, you'll find a fantastic man someday… well it does appear you know each other. What can you tell me about him, he seem strangely familiar to me." As he talked it felt like his voice got softer and softer, it was almost like velvet or silk.

"There isn't much to say" was the only reply she could think of. Of course he seem familiar dad, he the Demon king from Ente Isla… and you just asked if we are da- dating.

"There is nothing to say?" he almost sounded disappointed. "I just want to know about your friends." Emi looked her father in the eyes. "We- we're NOT friends" his green eyes seemed to widen at her answer. "He's a jerk a- and an asshole… and he is the worst scum of the earth." Her father chuckled silently as Emi revved up to talk her mind how much she hated Maou.

Emilia didn't know how long she had been going for when her tirade finally ended.

Her father just smiled widely as he said "I'll do anything for your happiness sweetie"

Oh why can't I just forget about Maou? Why is he constantly on my mind?

After having exchanged contact information with her father she left MgRonald's Emi left, her mind at ease.

The days went on. Emi was happier than ever her dad was alive and he was safe. It was around this time Chiho started dating a certain MgRonald's employee, and Emilia was happy that her friend had one who loved her and cared about her. This also proved a surprising plus for Emi, Chiho's relationship made the hero's life a lot more peaceful.

She used this time to catch up with her long-lost father. Apparently he had been on earth for quite some time, living under a fake name like her. They met up as often as their job schedule would allow. They would always end up talking for hours. This time they sat in a café run a famous coffee-chain. How long he we been here? Oh well, it's just nice meeting up dad. The conversation progressed for some time. "Emi sweetie." A bittersweet smile on her father's lips "I am going back to Ente Isla." Huh, n- no you can't leave dad, what about me? "I am not going to force you to go back… just consider it, the choice is yours."

The hero used a couple of days to mull it over in her head. In the past she would never even think about it if the others from Ente Isla weren't going with her. But this was different now her father was here. She called him on her cell phone "Dad? I- I am coming home with you." Ente Isla. Home. I'm going home.

Emi couldn't remember how long she had been living on earth all that she knew was she was going home with her father to Ente Isla. There was just a small problem, apparently the war had started again somehow, and it was still her job as the hero to save everyone.

…

They were as good as victorious. She had saved mankind. Emilia the hero once again found herself in the demon lord's castle. The battle against the ruler of evil was fierce, but not nearly as straining as the last time she fought for mankind. Better Half found its place in the monsters heart. He toppled to the ground as life began leaving the red eyes. Suddenly there was a scream that could shatter bones and sent shivers in to the very core of anyone who heard it. "Emi! How could you do it to Maou?!" It was Chiho. For some reason she was in Ente Isla. Wait what? Did she say Maou? Emi glanced down at the castle floor, and just as Chiho said there was Maou, blood streaming from the wound and his mouth. "Looks like you finally got to kill me hero Emilia" he whispered weakly coughing blood, life fading.

Emi wanted to scream, wanted to do something. But she just stood there feeling nothing, no pride in killing her nemesis, no pity for the Chiho. She was completely uncaring.

"Why would you do that Emi? …Emi! …Emi!"

"Emi?" she looked up. Rika stood in front of her, looking down on the hero, with worried eyes. A bit further in the background stood Maou, with what could be construed with an iota of concern in his gaze. "You have been staring blankly into empty space for a bit."

Emilia answered in a calming tone "I must have dozed off for a moment." The brunette seemed relieved. "Did you dream about Maou" she winked. Emi was just about to deny it "Kinda" he certainly was in the dream. Rika let an ooh slip from her lips.

The Hero looked around. "Wait, where is my dad?"

AN: This marks the end of part 1 in He who time forgot I hope you liked it. Please review and any other possibility of such this site has to offer (I am still new to this platform) if you want, I deeply appreciate it as it's a way to improve… And a way for me to find out whether I'm screaming into an uncaring void.

See you in the next one

- One-of-Stone out.