Kurane: Ohio mina-san! I would introduce this chapter myself, but I thought I'd let the two lovebirds do the honors (wink).
Erutis: KURANE!
Kurane: What? I'm just stating a fact.
Krayon: We'll gladly introduce the chapter.
Kurane: Good to hear.
Erutis: (twitch) I'm going to kill you both.
Chapter 3
Chris looked over at Raenef, "Do you think those two will be ok?" The two were standing in the hallway near Erutis and Krayon's room. It was early in the morning, so the castle was quiet.
The young demon lord glanced at the door before answering, "I think so." A bright smile lit his face, "Erutis hasn't tried to kill him, so that must be a good sign." There was a loud thud as Chris did a face plant.
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Erutis sighed, she really needed to get up and practice, but she was too comfortable and warm to want to get out of bed. She stretched, her movement causing a small noise of protest from the demon lord lying next to her. For a moment, her memory failed her and she forgot why he was there. Balling her hand into a fist, she prepared to punch his lights out, when he rolled over and smiled at her, "Morning Koi."
He pulled her closer and she relaxed, remembering everything, "Morning."
When Erutis moved to get out of bed, Krayon groaned in protest, "Nnnnn, don't leave Erutis. It's much more comfortable in here, don't you agree?"
She frowned at him, "It is much more comfortable in there, but I have to practice and it's already past ten o'clock." Pouting, Krayon watched as she changed and left the room.
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"Master Raenef? It's time for your magic lessons." Eclipse announced as he approached his young student.
Said demon lord jumped, not having heard the older demon's approach, "Gah! Oh, it's you, Eclipse. You scared me."
"Raenef? What are you doing hanging around my room?" Erutis asked with an arched eyebrow as she closed the door behind her.
Chris smirked teasingly, "Your room? You mean to say you're not sharing it with a certain curly-haired demon lord?" Erutis glanced at him, and before he could dodge…well, to put it simply, Chris ended up on the floor with a very large lump on his head.
Erutis glared down at him, "Dumbass." She glanced over at Raenef to let him know she was still waiting for an answer to her question.
Raenef looked down at Chris and decided to choose his answer very carefully, "I just wanted to make sure you and Krayon were going to be ok."
A pulsing vein grew in the sword master's forehead, "Raenef, I think what you mean to say is that you were eavesdropping."
A light voice filled with amusement sounded from nearby, "He would have been listening at the door if he was eavesdropping."
Eclipse glanced over at the new arrival, "Miralyn." She smiled at him in greeting, before glancing down at Chris with a smirk.
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Krayon's eyes flicked to the door when he heard a familiar voice, a grin playing about his lips. Without a word, he got changed and disappeared from the room, having decided to find out what was going on out in the hallway. The sylphs in the room curled up on the vacated bed and, taking advantage of the still-warm sheets, fell asleep.
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When he teleported from the room, Krayon's original plan had been to find Erutis and wrap her in a hug. He misjudged where she was standing. This meaning that when he reappeared outside the room, his arms wrapped around a rather unhappy Eclipse.
Nothing happened for a moment, save a few some-what stifled chuckles from Miralyn and a pulsing vein in Eclipse's forehead. When the shock wore off however…
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When the dust settled from the explosion, Chris got to his feet and gave the volatile demon a flat stare, "Do you have to do that every time Krayon does something stupid?" A small flame appeared above Eclipse's hand and the priest promptly shut his mouth.
Miralyn looked down at the charred pile of Krayon with a sweatdrop, "My Lord?" He muttered something in response and she tried to hide her smile as she helped him to his feet.
Erutis shook her head as she wrapped her arm around Krayon's waist to support him, "Dummy." Chris smirked and was about to say something when Miralyn tactfully slapped her hand over his mouth and smiled innocently at the glances she recieved.
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"Krayon, I've been thinking about what we discussed last night, and I think we should go for it." The two were sitting on a bench in the garden under a cherry tree, the sunlight filtering through the leaves and blossoms.
The demon lord looked over at his lover and smiled, "I hoped that would be your answer." His smile faded slightly at the expression on her face, "Erutis, what's wrong?"
She shook her head, "Nothing. It just means that we have to pay a visit to my parents, that's all." The sword master flinched somewhat at the eager grin that lit her betrothed's face, "Why does the thought of meeting my parents put such a grin on your face?"
Krayon shrugged, his grin not diminishing in the least, "These are the people that raised you, and if they're anything like you, I'll love them just as much." She blinked at him for a moment, torn between the urge to kiss him and the urge to kill him.
Erutis sighed, "You're nuts. Alright, we'll go see them later this afternoon." Her betrothed smiled and held her closer.
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"Spying? I thought you were above that, Miralyn."
She turned to smile knowingly at the demon, "Oh come now Eclipse, you know as well as I do that she could easily have fallen for your liege instead of mine. Had that been the case, I'm sure you would be watching them as closely as I am." Eclipse frowned, but didn't say anything.
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Krayon put a hand on Erutis' shoulder, "Come on love, your parents can't that frightening." She fixed him with a distinctly homicidal glance and muttered several words under her breath, none of them polite. He smiled blissfully, "That's more like it!"
Chris, watching them from the doorway, shook his head, "Clueless."
Miralyn nodded, an embarrassed look on her face, "No kidding." Krayon and Erutis waved goodbye to everyone and then disappeared to visit the future in-laws.
Raenef's expression grew serious (for him anyways), "Good luck."
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Erutis' father, Ren, jumped back with a shout of alarm when the couple appeared out of nowhere, "Waa! ...Erutis? Is that you?"
She nodded, "Yeah, it's me. Where's mom?"
"Right here." Came a soft voice from behind the trio. Erutis turned to see her mother's smile grow, "It's good to see you dear, it's been far too long." The sword master tensed, 'Here it comes...' Cassandra's smile faded, an infuriated expression taking over, "Why didn't you come back to visit us sooner! Do you have any idea how much we've missed you!"
Krayon blinked, then looked down at Erutis and whispered, "Is this why you didn't want to come home?" She nodded, a sweatdrop running down her forehead. He shrugged, "They don't seem all that bad." Erutis gave him a glare of annoyance.
"Do my eyes deceive me? Or has the beautiful Erutis finally returned to us?"
Said sword master twitched and turned to face the newcomer, her voice strained, "Hello, Prince Cael." She noted distantly that her father had paled slightly and seemed rather uncomfortable.
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Once they were all sitting comfortably near the fireplace with some tea, it was time to get down to business. "Erutis, you remember this nice young man don't you?" Ren asked, his expression betraying his nervousness.
She nodded, curled up next to Krayon, "Vaguely, why?"
"Well...when you were little, his father came to me and told me that his son wanted to marry you." He explained hesitantly, keeping one eye on his daughter and the other on his wife.
His daughter's voice dropped into a growl, "And?"
"And we arranged a marriage that is planned for this year." He answered quietly, her tone having made him rather nervous.
"...You're joking, right?" She asked, giving him a flat stare.
Cassandra's eyes widened in outrage, "You did what!"
Under fire from both women, he paled and stammered, "I had no choice! He's the King's son! I was just looking out for our baby girl."
"Dad, I don't want to marry him." Erutis growled, pointing at Cael. She pointed at Krayon as she continued, "I want to marry him!" Considering Krayon's tendency to get violent when he felt she had been insulted in some way, Erutis was surprised at his silence.
Her mother smiled as she approached Krayon, appearing perfectly composed. Once she was in front of him, however, she became all business, "Alright mister, name?"
He smiled calmly, "Krayon."
She nodded and continued, her voice remaining firm, "Age?"
Krayon hesitated for a moment before answering, "...40221."
Ren and Cassandra's eyes widened and they turned to their daughter, "Whoa. Erutis, are you sure you don't want to marry someone your own age?"
"Mother. Father." Erutis' voice dropped and became threatening.
"Just asking." Her mother smiled as she turned back to Krayon, "Anyways, Occupation?"
He smiled, his voice carrying no hint of a threat, "Demon Lord."
She nodded, the answer not having quite sunk in, "Interest in my little gi- Wait, what was that last answer?"
Krayon's smile grew a little wary, "I'm a Demon Lord."
Ren and Cael paled considerably, "...Shit!"
There was a bright flash of light and two figured appeared in the room. "Whoa! ...Wait a sec, this isn't the market." Raenef muttered as he and Eclipse looked around the room.
Erutis twitched, "Raenef! What the hell are you doing here!"
Raenef winced and turned to gaze at Erutis, pain showing in his expression, "Sorry." A ball of flame appeared above Eclipse's hand, and the dark look in his eyes spoke volumes of pain and death.
Miralyn popped into the room and placed herself strategically in front of Erutis as she looked around, "This isn't exactly where we had intended to teleport to..."
Prince Cael paled even further as he recognized the tall, dark-haired demon that had just teleported into the room, "It's Eclipse! We're all doomed!" Said demon raised an eyebrow at the reaction, but remained silent.
Krayon smiled at the group, "Hey guys! What brings you here?" There were several sweatdrops as he stood to find seats for the new arrivals.
Cassandra turned to her daughter, "Darling, are all of these people...?"
"Demons or Demon Lords? Yes. The innocent looking blonde over there is Raenef, the woman is Miralyn, and the black-haired one is the ever-homicidal Eclipse." She introduced them with a smile that suggested she was about to snap and start killing.
Miralyn sat next to the sword master, put a hand on her shoulder to try to calm her down, and whispered, "No need to get homicidal. We really didn't mean to teleport here, but Raenef was worrying about you when he tried his hand at casting portal spells."
Erutis ignored the some-what calm chatter around her as she whispered back, "Who was the genius that let him try portal spells?" At that moment, she caught a dark look from Eclipse and her question was answered. She sighed, "Why me?"
"Because you're special." Came an annoyingly familiar voice from behind her. Meruhesae walked out of the shadows with a smirk of satisfaction, "Hello everyone."
(A/N: Since this chapter is late and ran a bit longer than I had anticipated, there will be a fourth and maybe afifth chapter. You'll just have to wait and see! As always, I don't own the characters or Demon Diary, only the plot. Until next chapter, see ya!)