Chapter 8

Author Note: I do not own Demon Diary. Homosexual Content. This is the last chapter! I hope you've enjoyed my fic this far!

""People talking.

''Thoughts.

Raenef stayed lying on the ground, Jacob's foot steps long gone, and his tears dried. He felt horrible, and if he died right there, he would think that he deserved it.

Foot steps came from behind him, and at first he thought it was Jacob's, so he swiveled his head around, but let it fall back down when he saw that it was only Eclipse. He closed his eyes, not wanting to face Eclipse right now, really not wanting to face anyone at the moment.

"Master Raenef, if you want to get home during the day, we better go now."

Raenef fought back tears, as he slowly got up, his arms trembling under the pressure. Eclipse noticed this, and helped him up slowly, catching him when his knees buckled.

"Thanks Eclipse," Raenef whispered, his throat raspy and hoarse.

They walked back to the town in silence; Rae occasionally looked over his shoulder, hopping to see Jacob appear behind them. He never did though, which made Rae want to cry even more. The emotions were killing him from the inside, his heart was torn in two, and his mind was numb with lose.

Raenef mentally sighed as they got out of the forest finally, his hopes on apologizing and making everything better with Jacob had dropped drastically. Eclipse looked to the side at him, his eyes seemed sad and worried, but at the moment all Rae's emotions were focused around Jacob.

'How stupid can you be? You went and let him get his hopes up, only to crush them right in front him. You should be ashamed of yourself. You deserve to die right now.'

His thoughts beat him, making him more distraught than before. He got hooked on every single word, every rude phrase, and every angry remark that would come into his mind. It taunted him with images of the past few hours, it made him plead for mercy, but it didn't listen. After all, his mind was always the bad guy, no matter how silly the matter was. Raenef swam in his depression willingly, letting it drown him with every breath, thought, and movement.

A small chuckle escaped the red cherry lips of Niyrashu, as she watched from a far the antics, well to her is was antics, of the boys she had been playing with for some time.

"Tut, tut. Eclipse, this must be one of the most embarrassing things that could happen to you."

Her black, silky dress clung to her small form, emphasizing every luscious curve of her body. Her long black, thick hair was held up in a bun, a few strands loose and resting on her shoulders. Niyrashu placed her hands on her hips, shaking her head with a grin. She was sitting on top of one of the highest trees in the forest, observing everything below her. Having lost contact with her puppet, she decided to just watched the two, Demon Lord and servant, as they gathered up the few belongs the dimwit of a Demon Lord had brought.

"A disgrace to the whole demon race…Ugh."

She shook her head, as she whispered, "Go!" silently, her body disappearing and reappearing a few feet out of the edge of the forest. She was the only one that could teleport in and out of here. She was also the only one that could lift the hot, cool, and freezing spell she had put on the separated lands.

Eclipse stopped what he was doing, as she stood there grinning. Niyrashu knew that he had felt her, but she didn't move so as not to attract attention. If Eclipse knew that she was the one playing with their heads, she wouldn't be on this land for very long. A simple low-class demon was no comparison to the all mighty Eclipse. She giggled at the thought of Eclipse standing tall, with his hands on his hips, like a superhero.

"Eclipse, you are totally oblivious of the matter aren't you? At least I know I can cover up my spells. Hehe, you almost caught on to me, but little did you know I had a spell to make you focus on your little Raenef."

She giggled some more at her pure cleverness, before sighing and releasing the teleport block.

"There. You can teleport out of here, and I don't have to waste my energy on something so simple."

She waved bye to the backs of the demon and Lord, and disappeared, returning to her regular life.

Eclipse stayed silent, helping Raenef pack the little things he had brought. Raenef hadn't said a word after Eclipse had helped him up from the littered forest ground, but Eclipse caught a glimpse of tears glistening in Rae's eyes now and then. He hated that Raenef's heart was tearing him up, just the look in his face, and eyes that meant that he had been hurt, because he hurt in return was so clear that Eclipse wanted to just hold him close and ward off anything that came their way.

"Master Raenef, are you ready to go home?"

Raenef looked back at the depressing forest, his eyes beginning to glisten with tears, again. Eclipse sighed mentally, walking to Rae, and embracing him gently, finally giving into the temptation. The young demon lord rested his head against Eclipse's chest, his eyes still burning with tears.

"Raenef, he'll be okay. We can come back soon, and if he is still here, we'll take him to the castle, if you want."

Raenef nodded his head sadly, before falling out of Eclipse's grasp and picking up his bag.

"Lets go home, Eclipse."

Eclipse smiled reassuringly, before frowning, and saying, "Wait a minute…I don't feel that barrier…"

Raenef's eyes widened, as he tested for a barrier too, then looked at Eclipse, before saying, "Go!"

His body disappeared and didn't reappear anywhere near to where Eclipse could see. So, Eclipse took a big breath and pictured the Raenef castle, before saying, "Go!"

He reappeared in the halls of the long missed castle, the perfect temperature hitting his skin, welcoming him back with open arms. He looked around him, seeing if he could find Raenef. Not spotting Raenef, Eclipse whispered, "Go!" again, and reappeared at Raenef's door.

The door was cracked slightly open, which was unusual, so Eclipse stepped in quietly. Raenef was sitting on the bed, his hair masking his delicate face. Eclipse sighed quietly, stepping towards Raenef, his foot step causing Rae to look up, his eyes misted over with tears that wouldn't come out. Tears were welling up on the edges of Rae's eyes, causing the others to fall, and before long they were falling like a waterfall down his cheeks, leaving glistening trails on his skin. Eclipse walked to him, taking him in his arms gently, and resting his hand on top of Rae's head.

"Shoosh, Rae. It's alright…"

Raenef cried silently in Eclipse's arms, his tears soaking through Eclipse's cloak, and his shoulders shaking occasionally. Eclipse just stood there, his hand running through the fine, sandy-blonde hair of his Master, trying to be soothing and supportive. After Raenef had done crying, he looked up at Eclipse, his face streaked with tear tracks, but a weak smile on his lips. Eclipse smiled back, leaning down to kiss every single tear trail that was on Raenef's cheeks, before his lips ended on Rae's. Rae accepted this gesture willingly, his lips pressing for more, and arms trailing up to find their way around Eclipse's neck.

Eclipse picked Raenef up gently, the kiss never broken, as he laid Rae down slowly on the soft bed, and broke the kiss, his lips finding different spots along Raenef's neck.

They both laid there, in each others arms for a while. Their thoughts memorizing every passionate bliss, every little word that was said during their courting.

Raenef was smiling to himself, his dreams and longings finally pleased. As he started to fall asleep, a single thought scrolled across his mind, "If I were to die right now, I wouldn't mind…"

He felt Eclipse's arms wrap tightly around his waist, and a soft whispered, 'I love you' before he knew that Eclipse had fallen asleep.

Turning carefully, Rae looked at Eclipse's beautiful face, its pale complexion, softly cupped by his loose black hair. Raenef had loved this face, so beautiful and mysterious as it was, and now he knew that it loved him back. He smiled as he brushed his finger down Eclipse's smooth cheek, before falling asleep also, his hand still resting on Eclipse's face.

-A few months after the horrible incident-

Raenef and Eclipse went back to that deserted town, but every time they found it…Well…Deserted. The boy had not shown up at all, and no trace of him was to be found after that fatal day. No one knew what happened to that boy, and not even Niyrashu knew, who was supposed to be his controller.

It seemed that Jacob had fallen off the face of the world, no trace left behind, and no family to mourn with. The only people who remembered him were the ones that saw him run into the forest, not turning back nor coming back after that. Raenef got sad when the thoughts of Jacob came into his mind, but Eclipse was always there to cheer him up, with the soft-spoken "I love you's" and small, delicate kisses.

The Raenef castle was back to usual, the arguments still broke out as often as ever, and the fireballs still came up if someone was to get on Eclipse's bad side. Soon, Rae held the memory in his heart and not to every depressing thought that came his way. Raenef got used to the idea that he would never see Jacob again, and soon the visits to the old, deserted town stopped all together.

However, who actually saw Jacob leave the world?

Guess, we won't know, unless…

Author Note: I'm so glad that you've made it this far! I hope you enjoyed reading my fic, despite it being 8 years old. I love everyone who has left reviews over the years, it makes me happy that I made others happy with my writing. Thanks for reading!