I'm so, so, so sorry about such a late update. (Eclipse: I'm not sure that late is a strong enough word, Me: Shut up, Eclipse: –eye twitches-) I know that I said that this would be the last chapter, but it was so long that I had to split it into two. The next one will be out in a week. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: My latest world domination plans have failed, but don't worry, I haven't given up. I must also confess that I don't own Demon Diary.

The next day passed by as if in a dream.

Erutis felt as though her body moved of its own accord; as she ate her meals, walked through the castle and talked to her friends. She felt as though it was the calm before the storm… a storm. She just couldn't shake off the feeling that something was amiss, that something bad was going to happen. Soon.

That night she went to bed still feeling uneasy. The nagging feeling at the back of her mind had been growing steadily throughout the entire day. Willing herself to stay calm, she ignored the niggling sensation and pulled the covers tighter over herself, trying to find safety in its warmth.

For hours Erutis lay awake, facing the ceiling. She was tired, so very tired, and yet again she just could not sleep. As she stared up vacantly, her eyes were drawn towards a small, dark splodge above her head. Her eyes lost focus as she continued to concentrate on the mark. To Erutis, it seemed to take the shape of a certain someone.

Eclipse.

It was then that Erutis finally felt herself drifting into slumber, lulled by the thought of her lover (A/N Yay! they're lovers!). She breathed in deeply but caught her breath when she noticed a dark figure creeping silently towards her. Erutis let out the breath and smiled, guessing who this dark stranger might be. She stood up and went to greet him.

"I was just thinki-" she was cut off by a hand that was clamped over her mouth, surprising her, to say the least. She tried to turn around but another hand snaked swiftly around her waist, securing her in place. By now she was thoroughly scared. What on earth was going on?

"Silence!" A voice hissed into her ear, sending shivers down her spine. The dim bedroom disappeared around her, a dark courtyard soon taking its place. The firm hand was finally removed from her.

"Who the hell are you? What do you want? Where am I?" she ranted, relishing her newly found freedom of speech.

He smirked, not bothering to answer.

Now that they were outside in the moonlight, she was finally able to take a good look at her captor. He had pale skin and perfect features that were framed by dark, glossy curls. Glimmering red eyes marked out that this man was definitely not human. Perhaps he was another demon?

But what did he want with her. She hadn't done anything to him; she didn't even know who he was! A small voice in the back of her mind was telling her that it had something to do with her relationship with Eclipse. Erutis pushed that thought aside, it was no one else's business but their own. And how would they even know, anyway?

"Ahh… it seems as though your escort has arrived," he gestured to a small demon (well, she assumed it was a demon) with pointy ears. With him stood a stony faced Eclipse and Raenef, who looked politely confused. The young demon lord pulled on his mentor's sleeve.

"Why are we on an outing in the middle of the night? And what – hey look, it's Erutis!"

Holding tightly to the sleeve, Raenef proceeded to pull Eclipse towards the Knight. He threw his arms around her waist, smiling. Erutis looked shocked, but she managed to pat his soft blond hair all the same. The demon with red eyes sniggered and took a mock bow.

"I take my leave, your Lordship," the demon promptly disappeared, his cruel laughter echoing off the high stone fence.

Eclipse shook his head slightly. They had only been out of the castle for a minute and already Raenef had made a fool of himself. He would have to train the boy more thoroughly when they got back to the castle – if they got back. Eclipse was the only one who knew why they were there – and it was entirely his own fault.

Foolish as it sounded, demons were banned from relationships with humans. This rule was thousands of years old, and had only ever been breached once. Eclipse shuddered at the reminder of what had happened to that particular couple. He had been far too arrogant to think, even for a second, that they wouldn't get caught.

"I assume you all know why you're here," said the dwarflike demon.

Erutis shook her head and Raenef just continued to look puzzled. Eclipse glanced guiltily at Erutis before nodding once.

"Now, for those of you uneducated in the laws of demons, cross species intimacy is a punishable offence. Now the two of you must be dealt with." Unlike the curly-haired demon, he did not seem to have a sadistic manner about him. He took a more indifferent approach, as though it was something he dealt with every day. Erutis exploded.

"This is insane! What the hell kind of a rule is that!"

"Your leaders have their laws, and we have ours,"

"But it makes no-" she was about to continue her rant but was cut off by Eclipse.

"I understand why you have brought us here," he gestured to a fuming Erutis, "but Raenef has nothing to do with this at all."

"Well we can't very well let him stay with a traitor to our kind," he looked surprised that he even needed to clarify such a detail.

Raenef burst into tears.

Erutis gave him a quick pat on the back.

"Don't worry Rae, I will not go down without a fight." Eclipse rolled his eyes at the obvious insult towards himself. Just because he didn't shout and protest didn't mean he had given up.

"Ahem. It is time to go inside."

The short, stumpy looking demon lead Raenef, Erutis and Eclipse into a small conference room. It was bare, grey and uninviting. A dozen demons were seated in stiff wooden chairs arranged in a semicircle, facing the centre of the room. All eyes were turned to face the three silent figures as they entered the room.

They were then taken to a small platform, encircled by the surrounding chairs. His job was now complete, and their guide was able to sit down and watch with the rest.

A tall male demon stood up.

"We hope you understand the seriousness of your crime, Eclipse,"

"What we did is not a crime… sir!" shouted Erutis, eyes blazing.

"I suggest that you hold your tongue, mortal. The only reason that you are not currently a pile of cinders is because we have had a special request to have you spared."

Though this shut her up, Erutis continued to glare daggers at the demons. The demon ignored her and turned back to face Eclipse.

"You should have considered the consequences before dealing with mortals. It is a shame to lose a demon of such high rank. Oh well…" A ball of dark energy appeared in his hand and Eclipse jerked backwards in shock. He had known that there was going to be a punishment, but this was much more than he had expected.

Eclipse clenched his hands and gritted his teeth and waited for the searing pain to strike…

It didn't.

He opened his eyes slowly and looked defiantly towards the demon, who wore an expression of utmost rage on his face.

"This is… most outra… offens… unheard…" he spluttered, spit flying from his mouth, unnoticed in his unconcealed fury. He began to relentlessly throw ball after ball of energy at the three before him, hoping to hit at least one of them.

Eclipse looked around himself thoughtfully, wondering what was stopping the demon's blows. To his left, he could see that Erutis was looking around too, a bewildered expression on her face. Her frantic eyes flashed to look at him and their gazes locked together before he tore himself away, turning to face Raenef.

The boy had braced himself – his eyes were clamped shut, arms stretched out in front of his chest – concentrating with all his energy on the force field he had conjured to protect them. Eclipse was shocked. Such advanced magic for someone so young. He hadn't even been taught that spell yet. Perhaps he would make a fine Demon Lord after all.

But at the moment Eclipse had far more important matters to attend to, such as escaping the maniacal demon bent on killing them. But only three ideas came to him:

Wait for Raenef's energy to fade, then get blown to smithereens.

Try to teleport out (though the room was probably teleport proof anyway)

Break the shield, run for the door and then teleport out.

Okay, so option a) wasn't exactly the best option. But then again, the choices of b) and c) only had about a 25 success rate, but they were worth a try.

"Raenef?" he asked calmly, "how long do you think you can hold on to that barrier?"

"About thirty seconds, maximum," Raenef gasped, almost collapsing from the energy loss.

"Alright, I'm going to try teleporting out of here, I'll be right back."

Eclipse focused very hard on the Raenef Castle, willing with every fiber of his body to arrive there.

He felt his body begin to dematerialize and for a fleeting moment it seemed as though his effort would pay off. A second later his feet touched solid ground and Eclipse looked around, expecting to see the Raenef castle in front of him.

"Shit!"

He was still in the courtroom, in the exact spot he had been in only an instant before. Not. Good.

Okay, time to try out option 'c'.

"Erutis, Raenef. On the count of three we are going to run for the door, then both of you need to grab my arms so that I can get us out of here."

"Wow, someone's getting all heroic on us!" teased Erutis. She shut up when Eclipse sent her a glare so evil that she was unsure why she had not already dropped dead to the floor.

"One," said Eclipse, realizing that this probably wasn't the time for petty arguments.

"Two," breathed Erutis, steadying herself into a running position.

"THREE!" gasped Raenef, collapsing. His force field disappeared in a flash of light.

The boy had barely hit the ground when he was scooped up by Eclipse, then flung across the demon's shoulder as he hurried to the door with Erutis. The knight reached the door first, grabbing at the handle and pulling – but to no avail. The door was locked. She shook the handle again looking horrified.

"Move out of the way!" yelled Eclipse, sticking out his free arm and aiming for the door.

An explosion of wood, glass and fire came streaming from what was now a hole in the wall, pieces of debris shooting in all directions. A large chunk of timber flew past Eclipse, barely missing his temple. Eclipse charged forwards, head bowed, into the smoke and door remnants.

He was barely outside when he heard a scream of agony behind him. Lowering Raenef against the wall, he ran back through the door to find Erutis.

Now there's a nice cliffhanger for all of you. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please review! Until next week, goodbye!