A/N I'm sorry it took so long but when I was updating "When Darkness Falls", my computer shut down and erased EVERYTHING!! So I had to rewrite, but I think this chapter is going to be better than the first, sorry for the long wait. Oh, and I start school today... yay... sarcastic

Um I've never seen a map on Raenef's castle, did you? Anyways, I don't know what rooms he have so I'm just kinda making things up, sorry if I'm offending some die-hard DD-fans... I just want it to look grand... and I'm also sorry if I'm offending anyone with my Demon rules and laws, if you wanna know what I mean, feel free to ask in your review.

Disclaimer: I don't own Demon Diary or the characters in it, Kara, and that (stupid) writer that never let the characters do anything I want!, does...

Warnings: Silliness and bad writing? Impure thoughts? (maleXmale)

No turning back - Chapter six "Councils and Krayon"

Eclipse sighed and sank back into the chair as he stared at the paper in his hand before it disappeared in a burst of fire that elicited from his hand, devouring the paper. He had been given bad news. The Demon council couldn't meet with them before a certain matter was solved.

He had to tell the bad news to Raenef, but he did not want him to worry, so he would wait until a more appropriate time, since his young master was still sound asleep. He felt the need for fresh air and transferred himself into the garden. He walked up to a sakura tree in blossom and sat down underneath it's branches and leaned against it.

He frowned when he thought about the situation he was facing. It could be disastrous if the High Demon Council would state that the Demon Lord Shin indeed was to marry Raenef. And what would become of himself when, or if, Raenef and Shin got married? He was not certain. In some cases, the submissive partner, man or woman, would have to give up all of their possessions to the one they had chosen to marry. But this rarely occurred when an alliance between the houses of two ruling Demon lords.

The 'normal' procedure was that Demon lords betrothed their offspring with another, more influent Demon Lord so they would create powerful alliances with the 'right' kind. It was not unusual that a Demon Lord created alliances with several houses to uphold their position. But of course, far from all Demon Lords chose to marry, they simply took a lover, Demon or non. It was more common for Demons to court other Demons, and not humans since they had the tendency to grow old and die.

Eclipse's lips curled into a smirk. Yes, humans died, and quite easily, too... that was his only comfort when he thought about the two obnoxious humans that Raenef had taken in. He could only hope they would fall down a staircase somewhere and break their necks. And instead of telling his master he would feed them to the crusaders and say the went home, and then, finally, he would have some peace and quiet again.

But one problem remained, Shin... Eclipse wondered what would happen if he suddenly 'disappeared' and never showed up again. No, someone would surely miss him and then hell would break loose. No, he had to forget such thoughts, it was not his place, no matter how much he wanted it.

Eclipse had just arose from the ground when the wind suddenly grabbed a hold of the branches, shaking them, making a sea of pink flower petals washed over him. He could sense a great power coming closer.

The wind disappeared as quick as it had come and left Lord Krayon hovering a few feet up in the air. The blonde Demon Lord smiled his trademark smirk and looked down at Eclipse.

"Hello, Eclipse..." he said as he slowly sank to the ground and placed a shiny boot on the green grass.

Eclipse stood up and brushed some of the dust off of his robes before answering. "Good day, Lord Krayon."

Krayon's smirk widened as his eyes roamed over Eclipse's lean frame. "Hmm... yes, it certainly does..."

Eclipse had no idea what the elder Demon was talking about and he lifted a brow questioningly. "What, if I may ask, are you talking about?"

Krayon took a few steps closer to Eclipse and extended his hand. "About... this..." he said and moved his hand up to Eclipse's head and grabbed a small sakura petal. He brought it up close and looked at it. "It seems that pink is a fitting color for you, Eclipse..." Krayon said smirking.

Eclipse stared at Krayon before he shook his head. No way he was going to wear pink-anything! He had been one of the most ruthless demons in the Hangma War, and ruthless demons does not wear pink... "If you will excuse me, Krayon, I have to go to master Raenef." Eclipse said and walked past Krayon.

"I guess I'll have to... I will just go and amuse myself with the feisty redhead then. But I would really prefer to be amused by you, Eclipse..." Krayon said, walking after Eclipse as he walked into the castle.

"The girl will have to be sufficient, Lord Krayon, I have no desire to serve you." Eclipse said when he left Krayon in the hallway as he headed up the stairs.

Krayon sighed. "I guess she will have to..." he muttered and walked into the dining hall.

Inside the dining hall a long wooden table was placed in the middle of the long room, on each side on the short ends, a large fireplace had been placed. The walls were ornamented with large illustrated tapestries. The tapestries were beautiful, and made from the finest silk. The pictures had obviously been woven into the fabric with gold and silver threads. They where picturing the great battles when the demons had ruled the earth and all humans had been their servants, centuries ago, before everything had changed, before the Hangma Wars.

Over the large fireplaces the castles crest had been hanging for centuries, as a sign of the families greatness. Other families had lost their crests when they had been defeated by a stronger family. Demons that lost their crests had to leave their homes and try to restore their honor, or either serve under the new ruler of the house.

Each crest was unique, only with slight similarities to another families. Raenef's crest was made entirely in gold. It was a large circle with a large pentagram. The pentagram's edges touched the circle, filling almost the entire circle. In each edge, a carving had been made, the carvings had been filled with what looked like liquid rubies.

The carving at the top was a lion standing on it's hind legs. The next picture was a French lily followed by a fox. On the edge that pointed down, a single lily of the valley had been placed. The two remaining carvings was an eagle, ready to take off any second, and a rose that glowed deep red in the dim light of the room. In the middle of the pentagram a sentence had been engraved.

"Mortem Vincit Omnia." Krayon chuckled. "Yes, that seems to be correct... Death do conquer all..." Krayon continued to walk down the rows of chairs, carefully placed in an exact line, towards the door.

"I guess they don't use the dining hall very often... such a waste." Krayon sad to himself as he opened the door and walked into a small room with a table for eight people, the table already set, but only two plates where set. "Two? Does Eclipse dine with his master? What an improper behavior!"

Krayon walked up to the table and took a seat. Apparently he had to wait for Erutis to come. He closed his eyes, trying to sense where she was when he realized something. Someone else was in the castle. Someone with great power. No... two with great power, and several underlings.

"So, he's having guests over... I hope they weren't disappointed in him... Pff, what am I saying? of course they were disappointed, after all, Raenef has to be one of the most pathetic demons ever..." Krayon decided he had waited long enough and transported himself to the upper hallway.

Since he had no idea where Erutis had her room, he simply decided he was going to open every door until he found her, simple as that. And since he only where at Raenef's castle, he wouldn't have a problem with explaining his whereabouts to the young Lord.

Krayon walked over to the closest door and opened it, it was a room totally decorated in blue, the walls, the curtains and the carpet was blue. Everything looked expensive and it had a eastern feel. He closed the door and continued.

Four doors later he was standing outside a large wooden door with carvings that pictured wines and climbers forming a pattern that covered the door.

He slowly pressed the handle down but the door wouldn't budge. "Hmm... they must be protecting it with magic..." he was curious but since he didn't know who had created the barrier, he thought it would be vise not to try tampering with it. Instead he just continued down the hallway.

Several doors later he finally had found the right room. It was a bit smaller then the 'normal' rooms, but it looked sufficient to Erutis. The room looked more feminine than Erutis, not that it would have taken much to do so...

The bed was smaller than the others, but it could easily fit two persons. The room had a surfeit of laces and ribbons sowed onto almost everything you could push a needle through. The quilt cover was light pink and had white laces that was sowed onto all sides. The bedspread was in white satin and was halfway onto the floor. The carpet was white and fluffy and the walls were a soft peach color.

In the far corner of the room a small desk was placed. Bookcases had been placed strategically around the room. To the right of Krayon a divan stood, he glanced at it and wondered how Erutis would look on it, wearing nothing but her birthday-suit. He quickly shook the thought off and closed the door.

Krayon chuckled and stared at the decoration. 'I never would have guessed Erutis was such a girly-girl!' Krayon walked further into the room and with each step he slowly left the ground. He sat down in a comfortable position before he hovered over to Erutis' side.

Apparently, Erutis slept uneasily. She had almost thrown her quilt off and was now biting the left 'ear' on her pillow, growling incoherently.

Krayon leaned down and poked at her with the tip of his shoes, only making her curse and turn around so she was sleeping at her stomach.

"And here I thought warriors slept easy..."

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Eclipse hurried up to Raenef's room and knocked, hoping he would be up.

When he got no reply he gently opened the door and peeked in. Raenef was still sleeping where he left him yesterday. It appeared as if he hadn't moved. Eclipse walked in and closed the door before he walked up to Raenef and looked down on him.

He looked peaceful and young, but that he hadn't moved at all worried Eclipse. What if the sleeping spell was too strong? He leaned out and placed his hand on Raenef's forehead and mumbled a few sentences before letting go.

The boy woke up a few minutes later. Raenef turned his head to the side and slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was a blur of dark shadows. When he blinked the contours sharpened and he was able to tell them apart. Raenef soon stared into the Dark and calm, but concerned eyes of Eclipse.

Raenef smiled groggily and sat up. "Morning, Eclipse... am I running late again? I'm sorry..."

Eclipse only shook his head no and sat down besides Raenef. "No, it's my fault... but I am afraid I have some bad news. But it might be wiser to discuss them when we are in company by Lord Shin, master Raenef."

Suddenly the memories of last night came back to Raenef and he blushed furiously and nodded. "Umm... maybe we should wait then..." he said and stood up. "I am going to take a bath, I will come down shortly, Eclipse."

Eclipse nodded and stood up. "As you wish, master." He said briefly before he left Raenef alone to think about what ever was on his mind.

When he left Raenef's room he saw Lord Krayon open and closing doors. He wondered if he had found Erutis but it didn't seem likely so he continued downstairs before he had a chance to see him.

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Shin woke up as the sun started it's way up the sky, embracing the land and chasing the shadows of the night away. He woke up with a smile on his lips that grew larger when he felt the warm body besides him.

His crimson eyes roamed over Haku's body. He extended a hand and touched Haku's shoulder length brown hair with the cherry red highlights. He loved the feel of his silky hair and smiled. His eyes traveled downwards, down his long, slender neck and over his bare, broad shoulders. Haku's skin was slightly tanned in contrast to Shin's white, ebony skin.

It had been too long since he had woken up like this, satisfied, happy and warm. As Shin laid there, besides Haku, he thought about the activities the both of them had indulged themselves in last night, and blushed.

A/N Is that enough? It's not? Aww... sorry, but I had no more time to write... um, and my Latin sucks, so I might have gotten it wrong, sorry again -

So, are you happy I cleared a few things out? Great, see you in the next chapter, baibai!

And I'm terribly sorry I mixed the chapters up, sorry again.... -= hitting myself with a frying pan =-