Hello everybody! It's been so long since I have been on this sight but my writing career has finally taken off and I am expecting Demon Paradise to be for sale either by the end of the year or early 2012! I really hope everyone who has read my material on fanfiction will continue to read my stories and love the characters as much as I do.

I am writing under the pen name Marie Knight and my website which I have just set up is .org, I am also on facebook and there is a direct link to my account. I will continue to give information on the release of my novel as I acquire it. Please bear with me on the wait as I have not received the release date or cover art. Thank you for all my readers who have stayed loyal to me through these many years and the new ones who have just discovered my account.

Demon Paradise

When Darkness descends a young wolf demon named Amaya must shove aside her past to locate the heir to Demon Paradise who went missing three years ago. From the moment she meets Kiba Grey she is surprised by the instant attraction but it's his glorious scent that sends chills down her spine with frightening familiarity that confuses her, making her relive her darkest memories and her most cherished. Discovering the mystery that surrounds her new family and her search for the crown prince, Amaya races to complete her mission but she is betrayed on the deepest level, her heart. She must somehow bring herself to continue her journey and face the prince or everyone she loves, including her entire world could perish.

Cherry Blossoms and Snow

Chapter 6 – The Castle

Kagome and Sesshoumaru left the village quickly after what her father said. She needed to find the wanderer and get back her jewelry box.

"Kagome what was your dad talking about when he was talking to you about your moms parents?"

Sesshoumaru asked and Kagome stopped and looked at him.

"You don't remember what my father said to my mother years ago do you?"

Kagome asked and then Sesshoumaru remembered something what happened at the Demon Paradise years ago.

"Who are you? Where am I?" The boy asked looking to the woman then his father.

"I'm Genki, and you are in the Youkai Paradise."

After she finished her speech a blur of white came and struck the boys father. He was dead, before he could say anything.

The thing that killed his father was a kitsune that had black tipped ears and tail. Genki stood quickly, and bowed.

The kitsune transformed into a youkai/ human. The youkai did not look pleased at all. The boy hid behind a rock and stayed there. He heard the two talking.

"Genki, you helped this human and his brat! You know what the consequences are, do you not? Come try to enlighten me."

"The boy would have probably died, he had swallowed to much water!"

"You forget your place! We do NOT help humans!"

He yelled at her.

"You forget I was raised by them!"

She had just taken it too far; all he did was glare at her then killed her.

"And you forget, I killed them as well." He said angrily at her dead form.

"He killed her parents?" Sesshoumaru asked and Kagome nodded

"Yes and my mother told me when I turned five that if she was too die that I would need to take the jewelry box to the new Lord."

Sesshoumaru looked confused and finally decided to ask her about the jewelry box.

"Why is the box so important?"

Kagome shook her head and bowed her head. "I don't know I promised her I wouldn't open it."

Sesshoumaru nodded in understanding and they continued to walk. The smell of an approaching demon startled Kagome.

"Do you smell that?"

Sesshoumaru nodded and he glanced around and finally a huge demon came rampaging threw the trees.

"Yummy a fox demon, female no less!"

Kagome growled at the demon. "Damn, he's so huge!" Kagome thought as she looked around for a weapon. There was nothing.

"Yeah, Sesshoumaru you could do something please."

"What me! I don't know what to do!"

He argued and Kagome was suddenly lift up in the air.

"Do something!" She yelled. "He had better do something! This is the perfect time for him to learn his powers!" She mentally added as the demon began to shake her around.

"If you want to save her you had better because she's about to be my food!" The demon said laughing and Sesshoumaru's anger grew ten fold.

"Put her down!" He said softly his head facing the ground. When he looked up his eyes were a blood shot red and his finger nails glowed green.

He noticed his fingers and lifted his hand up and slung it at the demon. Green whips flew around and sliced the demon in half. Kagome fell and landed on her ass.

"Well that's for the save but I'll pass on another landing!" She said rubbing her rear as Sesshoumaru extended a hand to her.

"You did that on purpose didn't you?" He asked and Kagome nodded.

"Of course you need to learn to fight. I already do, but I pretended I didn't. Just next time don't take so damn long to save me!" She said smiling at him.

"Sorry about that."

Kagome rolled her eyes and the continued to the castle. The castle wasn't far now maybe less than a mile but Kagome didn't know what to do when they got there. Maybe Sesshoumaru would.

When they finally reached the palace Kagome and Sesshoumaru entered and took a tour around the place. It wasn't that bad for being left alone for years but it could use some decorations there was nothing anywhere. It was plain and boring.

Done with thischapter. Whew, man I love to write.

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