Chapter 1: Arwen Amata

Author Note: Please be kind on reviewing this chapter. I put it up over three years ago. I have spell checked it recently, but I have not and will not change the original chapters just to please people. Read the early chapters with the understanding that my writing abilities have changed drastically over the years making the story more interesting and better written as you go on.

Also as any woman, understand that I'm a hopeless romantic, so if you don't like it, bite me! Please don't even bother reviewing if all you have to say is you simply hate it and hate me and you just want me to die a horrible death! I take that shit personal and if you do review like that and you didn't do it anomalously, go ahead and block me because hell hast no fury like a seriously pissed writer. As to correct one insignificant and highly rude reviewer the name Arwen is not just from LOTR, it actually has meaning of it's own. It means fair and noble maiden. And Amata is derived from the Latin word Ama, which means love. So I did not steal the LOTR character!

With that established any constructive criticism is welcomed and take with utmost respect and gratefulness. Any pure praise is also enjoyed. I love to chat with my story's readers. Now to end this note I will close saying this; I do not own any of the known characters in this story (such as Kurama, Yomi, and Kuronue), but I do own most of the unknown characters. Any unauthorized use of my characters will result in again a seriously pissed off writer. Thank you for reading this. Please enjoy the story.

~AK

The King and Queen

Ch.1- Arwen Amata

It was 972 when a beautiful baby girl was born on the 31st of October. Her demon father, human mother, and 6 year old sister were so proud, but little could they predict her wild future. She had blond hair and green eyes just like her mother, Brianna. They named her Arwen. Her sister, Regina, had curly, dark grayish-blue hair and blue eyes. She looked more like their father than Arwen. Their father was a Domini demon with black hair and blue eyes. His name was Neo Amata. He'd met their mother 9 years ago, while she was a Spirit Warrior, which lead them to fall in love and get married.

Four years later, the family expanded again with another baby girl. This one had bright red hair and deep green eyes. They named her Ceala. She was born on the 7th of August. Neo was happy with his family, but feared for their safety. The Domini demons had been rulers of a significant portion of the Demon World. He himself was a direct descendant of one of the greatest kings. He inherited many things. One prized Domini treasure he possessed was a special jewel. One that had such mystical powers he kept it hidden.

Many demons had already tried to take it from them, but had no luck.

Neo was too powerful, like most male Domini demons. Yet he feared that his daughters would be cursed with limited powers because that was the way the females were. He soon learned it was not the case with Regina. She learned she could create and control the weather at about age of 10, which was the average age for a Domini to come into their powers. On her 14th birthday, which was the 26th of September, he came through the house panicked. He'd always keep their riches packed in case they had to leave. He hitched up the wagon and sent them all off. Before he did he passed the jewel onto eldest daughter telling her, "Regina, guard this with your life. Now go with your mother and sisters quickly!"

That was the last time he was ever seen by them. A demon named Ansatsu had killed him, later discovering Neo didn't even have the jewel. The girls and their mother were far from their Scotland roots now, but they settled in a small town in the Kingdom of Denmark. They hid the jewel along with all their other treasures in the basement of a small farm house. Soon Arwen discovered she could create and control plants and animals.

When Regina was 19 she fell in love with a human. They courted for a year before marrying. Meanwhile at the age of 10, Ceala learned she could create and control fire. Just as life seemed good for the Amatas, Regina's husband got sick, and died. Regina went back to live with her mother and sisters, but at 22 found herself responsible for 16 year old Arwen and 12 year old Ceala when Ansatsu killed their mother and took all their possessions. She moved them back to Scotland and back to their old little house, their only inheritance from their human family. Soon she was left with only Ceala to take care of when Arwen left to retrieve the jewel.

In her mind she was most suited for it. She was the most powerful, and better with a sword. She searched the Demon World for nearly a year before she discovered Ansatsu had been killed by Yoko Kurama, the great fox demon, king of thieves. She searched for him now. The first time she saw him he was bathing in a stream. She quietly peered down at him in the moonlight of the demon world.

'Wow!' she thought to herself noticing every detail of his fine body. 'He's so handsome!' She was mesmerized by him. His long, silver hair and milky skin glimmered in the soft light that danced against the water. Suddenly young Arwen felt unknown emotions stir inside her. Losing focus she broke a twig under her hand. She gasped and jumped back as he turned to see what made the sound. When she gathered the nerve to look back through the bushes he was gone. 'Damn it, where'd he go?'

All of a sudden she felt an arm lock around her neck, then one around her waist.

"Who sent you?" said the voice of Kurama. She was terrified he was going to kill her.

"No one." she replied. He surveyed her, and let her go. She turned around to him. He was only haft dressed. 'Oh, no! He's even more handsome up close!' she thought.

"Go home, little girl." he said turning away. She was outraged.

"Little girl?" she shouted. "I'm not a little girl, I'm 17."

'The nerve of him!' she thought. He turned back to her.

"Okay 17, go home!" he said. Then he disappeared into the woods. As he walked away he couldn't help but think she was rather cute. Arwen stood there frozen in fear and rage and… something else.

She waited a week before confronting him again. This time she was prepared for anything. She found him at the same stream about to bathe. She jumped out from the bushes sword in hand.

"Do you insist on stalking me?" he said a bit irritated.

"Ooh!" she said madly. "I'm not stalking you! I've tracked you down because you have something of mine!"

"Why didn't you say so last time?" he said mockingly. She blushed. She knew why, but she refused to admit it.

"I wasn't prepared to fight you last time!" she snapped.

"Fine! You wish to fight me, then you may fight me!" he said again irritated. Vines jumped from the ground grabbing Arwen's ankles. She summoned a pack of wolves to surround Kurama. As they surrounded him, she sent the vines back in the ground. "You're more powerful than I thought. What's your name, girl?"

"Arwen Amata." she replied. Kurama seemed surprised for a moment. Seeing he was distracted, she jumped at Kurama as the wolves did too. The tree branches grabbed the wolves as he jumped out of Arwen's way. She landed gracefully and made another attempted. At that time Kurama jumped behind her and pierced her right hand with a rose. She dropped her sword. He then jumped to her grabbing her by the hair and pushing her against the tree. She was considerably shorter than him. He was at least 7' and she was only 5'3". He pressed his body against hers.

"Now!" he said harshly pulling her head back. "I would rather not end your short life so be a good girl and go home!"

"I have no home!" she snapped. Kurama surveyed her while she was pinned between him and the tree. He couldn't help feeling her hot flesh against his. His blood raced through his veins as his excitement grew. 'What I could do to her in this very moment!' he thought leaning in a bit taking in her fragrance as his free hand slide up her hip to her chest resting right beneath her breasts. He pulled his head back to look her into her face again. It was then that she found the strength to push off from the ground and kneed him in the groin which made him let go and fall to his knees. She grabbed her sword and ran away. As he was trying to gather himself back up he thought, 'That little bitch!'

'That was too close.' she thought safely away, but she wasn't safe yet. She found his camp and Kurama was not traveling alone. There were ten followers with him. Yomi noticed her immediately.

"Hey, intruder!" he shouted. They rushed after her. She jumped into a low tree to avoid her attackers. As they neared the tree, it shot up growing tall rapidly. When its growth slowed and she was high above them, she pulled the rose out of her right hand. She glared down at them summoning a herd of horses to charge them as they stared up at her in surprise. Only four managed to get out of the way. She stayed perched in the tree watching, when a dagger shot at her, making a deep gash in her left thigh. The shock and pain caused her to lose her grip and the tree's slow growth jerked to a halt. She fell from her safe haven into the lower trees. She grasped a branch, but her grip failed her after a moment. She landed on her feet, but collapsed to her knees from the pain in her thigh. She gritted her teeth and looked towards the oncoming attackers. Suddenly the bushes rose around her and they were swallowed by the brush. They were lost in Arwen's plants. As they struggled to become free, she limped out of her small jungle. Suddenly she was grabbed by the arm from out of the brush behind her. It was Kurama and he was furious! She began to shake from fear and blood loss.

"Do not attempt that little stunt again!" he snapped. He noticed the state she was in and seemed to soften. He tried to reach out and touch her with his other hand. She found the energy to block it and push his hand away. "It's the stone, the jewel, you are here for, isn't it?" She looked at him shocked.

At that moment Yomi broke free from the entangled shrubs. Seeing his chance he tried to grab her other arm and stab her, but she turned into a green orb. As Kurama grabbed Yomi's arm to stop him, she disappeared.