Hi again! I had time to write another chapter, so I did! I am also in the process of writing an M one shot with Maou and Emi, soo hopefully that turns out well and not totally creepy and awkward.

Anyways, we left off with Lucifer totally cock blocking poor Maou and Emi. Oh whale! I'm sure they'll have another chance eventually.

"I'm going to kill him," Maou growled, stomping up the stairs to the small, one room apartment. He took a couple deep breaths trying to regain his composure before opening up the door. Suzuno was sitting next to Lucifer, who was hastily typing on the computer, "Why did you tell Ashiya where I was?" Maou questioned through gritted teeth

"I didn't tell him where you were, I simply mentioned that you were around Emi and he overreacted," Lucifer replied innocently

"Why is that a big deal?" Suzuno looked away from the glowing screen, "You're around her all the time it seems like," this cause Maou to blush furiously and turn away to the fridge, "Besides, we have bigger problems at the moment," Suzuno resumed watched Lucifer type

"Bigger problems?" Maou groaned, stuffing his face with some leftover vegetable soup

"Yeah, it appears Malacoda has decided grace us with his presence," Lucifer sarcastically mumbled

"I thought he was killed?"

"So did we," Suzuno stood up and walked to the door, "I'll have more information from Ente Isla tomorrow,"

"Should someone tell Emi?" Maou said with a hint of care in his voice, causing Suzuno to shoot him a sideways glance before she closed the door on her way out

"She's all yours," Lucifer chuckled

"Why did you tell Ashiya about me going to see Emi at all?" Maou just about yelled, walking over and punching Lucifer in the arm. He winced in slight pain but was cut off before he could answer, "Where is Ashiya anyways, and why was Suzuno here?"

"Ashiya went to the store, I guess they are having a super sale at midnight," he shrugged, rubbing his bruising shoulder, "and Suzuno heard about Malacoda and decided to barge in and see if we, specifically me, had anything to do with his return," Maou shot him a glare, "Which I didn't," Lucifer said quickly

"Dammit," Maou cursed, "Does this mean Adramelech came back too? I mean who keeps bringing these guys back?"

"No, Adramelech was dismembered, remember? Emi was not very kind to him," Lucifer shuddered, "Olba brought me back, but he's in jail now, so there's no way he'd be able to do that again. I guess there are plenty of people who want change back home,"

"Want change?"

"Yeah, they liked your reign of terror, they like power and being in control. After you left Maou, there was a need for a new Demon Lord, people all over were rising to the challenge," the thought of that made Maou feel sick to his stomach

"I caused that?"

"Indirectly yes," Lucifer was still typing away, not even looking at Maou. A slam could be heard and Lucifer pulled his head away from the screen only to find that he was alone in the tiny apartment.

Emilia awoke to a pounding at her door, groggily, she glanced at her clock, "Three in the morning?" she thought to her tired self, "this better be some kind of emergency," Swinging her feet off her bed and slowly standing up, Emi rubbed her eyes and slowly shuffled to the consistent banging on her door. She furiously whipped open the door, angry at whoever it was, but her expression softened when she saw it was Maou, bent over out of breath, with one hand still ghosting the motions of knocking on the door.

"Maou?" Emi quietly called to him. He looked up and saw her in the same t-shirt she was wearing before but it was wrinkled, and her hair was messy and in tangles. Somehow this made her even more attractive to him, and it felt as though the wind was knocked out of him, "Maou what's wrong?" Emi asked again, still with a soft voice

"I was just making sure you're alright," Maou breathed, trying not to stare at the barely clothed girl in front of him

"Of course I'm alright," Emi peered down at his flushed face, "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Suzuno was over and she was saying something about Malacoda returning," Emi froze in the doorway, Lucifer and Olba were bad enough, but now she had to deal with Malacoda again?

"Who keeps bringing them back?" she whispered, starting to shake

"I'm not sure, but we'll find out who," Maou stood up and closed the space between them, he gently lifted her chin up and placed a firm kiss onto her quivering lips, "and we'll stop them,"

"We?" Emi blinked

"Yes, we," Maou walked inside the apartment, "Do you think I'm going to let you have all the fun of defeating him by yourself?" he let out a chuckle, brightening the mood. Emi responded with a reassuring smile and followed him inside, closing and locking the door behind her.

"Good morning sleepy head," Maou laughed. Emi stepped into her kitchen area to find a shirtless Maou making pancakes. He walked over and kissed her on the forehead before returning to the frying pan filled with batter. Last night seemed like a dream that she never wanted to wake up from,

"Did Maou and I…?" She looked down and saw that she was wearing his shirt instead of the nightshirt she had on before he showed up, "Well I guess that answers my question," she thought, feeling slightly embarrassed. Emi couldn't help herself but look up and down Maou's body, his chiseled abs and toned arms made her weak. Whenever he'd flip a pancake, his arms would slightly flex and he would be staring at the pancake, concentrating on making it perfect, "I love you, Maou," Emi quickly blurted out. Maou's face and body went rigid and the pancake he was in the process of flipping shot straight up into the air and hit the ceiling, sticking to it,

"Emi?" Maou asked in disbelief, he loved her from the moment they sat on that bench together, but he never had the courage to tell her

"Maou?" Emi barely audibly whispered, scared that she just made a huge mistake

"I love you too," a warm feeling washed over his body and he felt his heart beat loudly against his chest, "and I always will," he smiled and stepped toward her, as he was about to kiss her and carry her away the pancake released its grip from the ceiling and landed right in between the two lovers. The splat not only ruined the mood, but caused a wave of laughter to erupt from the both.

They acted like an average couple all morning, eating breakfast and talking about what they had planned for the day, cleaning up the kitchen together, and the oh-so typical water fight while doing dishes. It was as if for a moment they were normal. They were Emilia and Maou, the humans, not the Hero and the Demon Lord. It was perfect. But like most perfect moments, they never seem to last as long as they should,

"I'll see you after work," Emi smiled, tossing Maou his shirt back as she pulled her usual yellow blouse over her head

"Yeah," Maou wasn't even aware of the statement as he watched Emi. He never got tired of looking at her, whether she had clothes on or not

"You should get to work too," she giggled, following his gaze to her now covered chest

"Oh right, I have work," pulling the shirt over his head, he could still smell Emi's light floral scent in the fabric. Quickly kissing her on the cheek, he ran out of the apartment and quickly jogged to work. A blushing Emi pulled her bag onto her shoulder and left for work too.

Off in the distance a cloaked figure hovered above the city, staring at a red haired girl walking across the street. He lifted his hand, and in his palm a flash of energy formed. Swirling it around in his hand, it formed into a small ball that occasionally let off a small zap of lightening. With glowing red eyes, he aimed, and with a slight thrust, the ball of energy and electricity shot down toward the street, and the girl.

GASP SO MUCH SUSPENSE!

Sorry about the short chapter, I have a bad case of writer's block. Either way, hoped you liked it! And for the record, Maou and Emi totally had a tangle in the sheets. But because of the rating, I couldn't explicitly say it.

Stay tuned for next chapter! (I promise I'll continue writing, this won't end in a cliffhanger)