Hi guys! Thank you so much for being patient with me. I've been trying to get through some things and I'd like to thank all of you for over 6,000 views and all the favorites and followers I've gotten. You all are amazing. And thank you for all the reviews too! They're very helpful and all around great.

Sooo I'm going to try my hardest to make up for my leave of absence and write a super amazing, romantic, all around fantastic chapter. Here goes! WARNING LEMON (if you want to skip it please keep scrolling until it says so )

A small ray of light poked its way through the curtains of a one bedroom apartment. That ray of light continued on and found its way to Emilia's eyes. With a slight grumble, the hero was roused from her wonderful slumber, but found it hard to move since an arm was wrapped tight around her waist. She faintly remembered last night; all she seemed to get was Malacoda being… blonde… and Maou carrying her to safety. Turning her head away from the light, Emi was nose to nose with Maou, his mouth was opened slightly and his black-ish green hair was in a ruffled mess. Emi let out a slight giggle at the sight of the Demon Lord being so defenseless and brushed a few stray hairs from his closed eyes. She caressed his cheek and was a little startled to hear him exhale deeply with a smile on his face.

"Maou you can be so cute sometimes," Emi whispered, cupping his face with her hand and slowly drawing circles on his cheek with her thumb

"Only sometimes?" he groggily mumbled, letting a coy smile grow on his lips with his eyes still closed. He heard Emi scoff at him and felt a slight smack on his bare chest that probably was intended to hurt but barely fazed him. He chuckled and opened his eyes to see a fuming red head trying to struggle out of his grip, but even in his human form, he was so much stronger than her, in retaliation, he just pulled her closer. He closed his eyes and began to drift off again, knowing she won't be able to get out.

"Hmph," Emi pouted, giving up her attempt at breaking free. Emi's hands started to glide over Maou's chest, sending a chill up his spine. He opened up one eye and choked when he saw the glimmer of lust in his girlfriend's eyes. Catching him off guard, she used this opportunity to roll their bodies so she was now straddling him. Taking initiative, Emi leaned down and left light kisses all over Maou's neck and jaw before making her way up to his lips. Emi didn't expect the level of ferocity Maou had when he kissed her back. The first time they ever got to this point, he was so gentle, so soft and timid, but now, the demon had been figuratively… maybe even literally…released from within him.

"M-Maou!" Emi cried out as she found herself now underneath him, his mouth latched onto her neck, leaving yet another love mark and quite possibly love bite on her skin. He flashed her a wicked grin before pulling off her night shirt leaving her exposed in a ripped bra and slightly torn underwear that was never changed after yesterday's attack. He may have seen her body a few times before, but that never stopped her from being self-conscious about her small chest and brought her arms up to cover herself.

"Don't ever cover yourself up," Maou possessively growled into her ear, pinning her arms above her head with one hand, "You're so beautiful, I love every. Single. Bit of you," with the other hand he started to slowly rub her breast through the fabric. Growing annoyed with the barrier between him and her sweet skin, he released her arms, no longer worried that she'll try to cover herself, and tore the bra off of her with a slight pull. Tossing the useless mess of wire and lace to the side, he could only stare at her cream colored skin and perfect sized mounds on her chest. He started at the base of her neck and kissed his way down to each breast. A moan escaped Emi's mouth as Maou's lips landed on her nipple and he slowly began to suck and bite down. Emi arched into his mouth and her breathing started to grow heavier. Switching to the other side, Maou's hands grew bored and he lowered them down to her soaking underwear. He smiled to himself knowing he was the one that made her like this, but his thoughts were cut short by the sexy mewing noise that came from Emi when he started to rub her sensitive area. Maou couldn't understand how the noise a girl made could make him this hard, but somehow he felt himself strain against his boxers, having ditched his pants before he fell asleep the night before.

"Maou… please…" Emi begged, not even sure what she was begging for at this point. She wanted to be touched, kissed, and rubbed everywhere. Getting the hint, her lover pulled himself up to her lips and kissed her deeply, biting her lower lip to draw out a moan while he slid down her singed, lacey underwear. Emi's arms wrapped around his neck and pulled him closer to deepen the kiss, she slid her tongue into his mouth and fought for dominance, but ultimately lost because of Maou stroking of her now exposed opening. Growing impatient, Emi reached down and started to stroke the large bulge in Maou's boxers. He let out a low groan into the kiss and was quick to shed his boxers.

Pulling back for air, the two lovers panted and stared into each other's eyes.

"I love you Emi," Maou was the first to say

"I love you too, Maou," Emi's cheeks turned an innocent shade of pink and she pulled him down for

Maou started to slide himself into her, she wasn't a virgin anymore, but her walls still hugged him. Both moaned loudly into the kiss at the feeling of intimacy and pure bliss. Slowly he started to thrust in and out, picking up the pace as he felt her nails dig into his back. He buried his face into her neck and started to bite down, slowly sucking and drawing the smallest amount of blood. This alone was enough to send Emi over the edge and with a loud yell she came like a wave crashing onto the beach. Feeling her tighten around him even more caused any self-control Maou had left to fall apart and he came with her, letting out a mix between a growl and Emi's name. It was a mystery how the other people in the apartment didn't hear the screams of pleasure and the couple crying out each other's names.

Maou rolled over and dragged Emi with him, they ended in the same position they woke up in, and for some reason that was the funniest thing and they both burst into a fit of breathless laughter.

Lemon is over for those who did not want to read

They stayed in bed for a couple more hours before they both agreed they had responsibilities they had to tend to. Reluctantly, they showered, got dressed, and ate lunch like a typical couple. As typical as they could get anyways.

"I guess I should get going," Maou chuckled looking at the time, "I didn't realize how long we were in bed," Emi blushed furiously and turned away, "Oh you know you liked it," he kissed her burning forehead and walked into the hallway, "Bye Emi I lo-"

"Wait! I have something for you," Emi stopped and ran into her kitchen and rummaged through a few drawers, "Here," she held out her hand and showed him a golden key with an 'E' etched into it.

"What's this?" he looked at her with a confused glance

"It's a key to my apartment, you know, so if you ever get tired of being around Lucifer and Ashiya, just stop by here," she forcefully shoved it into his hands and quickly pecked him on the lips, "Bye Maou, I love you," with that she closed the door and Maou stood there, stunned. After letting that sink in, his face lit up with a goofy grin and he just about skipped back to the "Demon Castle."

Later

Maou was lying on the floor of the small apartment, twiddling the metal key between his fingers. Lucifer was typing on the computer like usual, the dull clicking noises echoed through the room.

"What do you do on that thing anyways?" Maou asked, leaning his head to look at the purple haired boy

"Exactly what it looks like," Lucifer nonchalantly replied

"It doesn't look like anything," Maou countered, returning his attention to the shiny key in his palm. Lucifer huffed and ignored the remark, going back to typing.

"Don't you have work?"

"Today is my day off,"

"Aren't you going to see Emi?"

"She's at work,"

"Don't you have anything to do?"

"Nope,"

"Are you going to be here the whole day?"

"Probably. Where's Ashiya?"

"At the library. He's been there all day," Lucifer glanced at Maou who was still playing with the key

"Eh, I'm going to check on him," Maou stood up and grabbed his jacket hanging by the door, "Later, Lucifer,"

Maou shuffled down the street with his hands in his pockets, glancing around at the different shops. A small golden ring glimmered in a jewelry shop, and for being so simple, it was somehow the most beautiful thing he ever saw, besides Emi of course, but that's why he knew it was perfect for her. He eagerly ran into the shop and went up to the clerk at the front desk. The man turned when he heard the bell on the door, he had a kind, older face. His eyes crinkled up in the corners and his lips seemed to be curved in a perpetual smile.

"How much for that gold ring in the front window?" Maou leaned slightly over the counter and smiled. The clerk thought for a second and walked over to the window. Picking up the blue box it was stored in he brought it back to the wooden counter,

"You mean this one?"

"Yes!"

"You have a good eye young man, most people look for fancy diamonds or intricate designs. They very rarely look to what's on the inside," he winked at Maou who was too distracted by the ring

"I'll take it!" he proclaimed

"She must be a very special lady," he chuckled, pressing a couple buttons on the register, "That'll be 60000 yen," Maou's eyes widened a bit

"I expected a ring to be so much more than that,"

"I gave you the young love discount," the old man smiled and handed Maou the closed, blue box. Fishing around in his wallet, he handed the man his credit card, a genius invention that lets you buy now and pay later.

"Thank you so much sir," Maou bowed with respect and ran out the door, shoving the box deep into his pocket, leaving the store clerk with a knowing smile on his face.

"Wait, did I just buy Emi a ring? We can't get married! Why did I buy this thing?" Maou stopped suddenly at his sudden thought. Running his hands through his hair he thought about a married life with Emi…

Cue Maou's Imagination!

"I'm home Emi!" a voice rang through a quiet two bedroom house with a white picket fence out front,

"We're in the kitchen," a feminine voice called back. An older looking Maou walked through the house with a briefcase in one hand, and a cellphone in the other. He walked through the doorway into the brightly lit kitchen where a twenty-something year old Emi was sitting at the table with a small child.

"Daddy!" the purple haired girl ran out of her chair and jumped into Maou's arms, causing him to drop his briefcase and throw his phone in the air. It was thankfully caught by the ever nimble Emi who just laughed,

"Alas, you need to let Daddy put his things down first,"

"Sorry Daddy," she looked down, but Maou just chuckled and ruffled her long purple hair, "Hey! Daddy!" she started to laugh and squirm before he put her down on the ground,

"Come on, let's eat, I made dinner," Emi's smiled sent beams of warmth straight to his heart. He looked at her clasped hands and smiled at the gold ring she proudly wore on her finger.

End of Imagination Sequence!

Shaking himself out of the wonderful daydream, he felt the box in his pocket and let out a long exhale, "Maybe one day I will, but I'll hold onto this until that day comes," he continued walking, "Who picked the name Alas? And why was her hair purple?" he wondered, obviously overthinking the imaginary scenario.

It was a little past lunch time and Maou went to visit Emi at work. Sneaking into the locker area, Maou leaned up against the wall and waited. A little while later, Emi walked over to get her lunch and nearly screamed when a pair of hands grabbed her from behind.

"Maou, what are you doing here?" Emi caught her breath, her face a light shade of pink

"I wanted to see you," he smiled, showing her a small basket he was holding, "I brought everything we need to have a picnic," Emi couldn't resist Maou's white smile, or dark hair, or gorgeous eyes, or cute gestures. Hell, he was irresistible in every way. She always wondered why it took so long for her to see it. Not finding the words to reply, Emi pulled Maou in for a gentle kiss.

"I love you," she whispered into his lips before stepping back and smiling

"I love you too," looking down at his basket he smiled back, "Let's eat!"

They sat together on the roof of Emi's work, and laughed at their makeshift picnic. They started to feed each other different types food, making the other close their eyes and try to guess. The winner got a free kiss, so I guess you could say they were both winners. What started as a simple game turned into a food fight as rice balls and seaweed cakes flew all over. Nothing was normal about this couple; from the color of their hair, to the fact that Emi was only one with a bit of human in her. But somehow they didn't seem to mind. It wasn't the fact that "opposites attract," or "birds of a feather flock together," it was a matter of a person's ability to see through the good and bad of someone to find a happy medium and accept them for who they truly are.

It was the understanding that Maou really wanted to change, and Emi was always going to be there to help him along the way. The way she would smile at him while throwing rice balls at him. How he would hold her in his arms and drop seaweed down the front of her shirt. And eventually Maou would pin her down and they would end up passionately kissing, rolling on the rice covered ground, smiling into each kiss.

Brushing the rice off her uniform, they walked back down to Emi's floor, and with a peck on the lips, they said their goodbyes. Out on the street, Maou made his way to the library, the place where he originally intended to go to.

Maou walked into the library and saw Ashiya with a stack of books, furiously flying through the pages of the large book currently on the table. Sitting down across from the busy general, Maou cleared his throat, trying to get his attention to no avail.

"Ashiya?"

"SHH!" an old lady hushed him from behind the front desk

"Ashiya?" Maou whispered, glancing at the lady to see if she noticed

"My Lord?" Ashiya looked up with a broad smile on his face, "What are you doing here?"

"I had a day off, and Lucifer said you were here," he glanced around at the vast collection of books organized in shelves, "Why are you here?"

"I've been trying to figure out how and why Olba and Lucifer got through the portal to come here. At first I thought it was because of Emi, but I was only half-correct. They also came back for you, Maou,"

"Why me?"

"I'm guessing the same reason why Malacoda came through the portal. Did he say why?" Maou thought back and remembered him saying that the demons were planning another uprising and they needed their king

"No, he never mentioned anything. He just attacked Emi," Maou nervously replied

"I'm sure the hero handled herself well," Ashiya resumed reading

"Yeah wel-"

"So I was looking at ways to get create portals to communicate with the other side to know what's going on,"

"What have yo-"

"I found that we have all the ingredients here to make a simple communication portal, but we'd only be able to talk through it,"

"When can we ma-"

"My lord, I really wish you'd let me finish. We can make it today if you'd like," Ashiya looked up, giving Maou permission to speak

"Yes, that sounds like a good idea," Maou finally got out

"Fantastic!" Ashiya shouted, slamming his book on the table

"SHHHH!" the old librarian glared at the duo.

That Night

"This is all we need?" Maou looked at the circle on the ground, "It's just a salt circle!"

"Not just a salt circle. It was rose weed extract, a pinch of lemon juice, and the claws of a four legged beast,"

"Where did you get that last part from?" Maou asked

"I cut the toenails of a few dogs," Ashiya triumphantly said

"You both are ridiculous," Lucifer chimed in

"How dare you disrespect Maou!"

"He always does," Maou looked over at Lucifer who flashed a rare smile from behind his computer, "Let's just get back to this incantation,"

"Alright, read this line, and this line only," Ashiya pointed to a slip of paper that had an ancient dialect written on it.

"We call upon you, spirits of the underworld, to hear us and channel your energy so we may speak with the other side," a giant burst of light came from the circle in the floor.

"Your call has been heard," a deep booming voice made the room rumble, "Please hold for further instructions,"

"Maou! Is that you?" a familiar voice was heard through the swirling vortex of light

"Malacoda?" Maou called into the demonic telephone

"My lord! Good to hear from you, have you changed your mind about our little proposition?"

"Sire, what propo-" Ashiya was cut off by the voice from the other side

"It seems the civilians of Ente Isla have their hero to rely on, yet we do not have our king,"

"What? They have their hero?" Maou felt his heart start to clench

"Yeah, after you went through all that trouble to save her, she came back when her own kind called and now she's rallying an army to wipe us out forever,"

"That's impossible, I saw her this afternoon, and she said nothing of that," Maou's hands were dangerously clenched, his head was held heavy, and he couldn't look up in fear of Lucifer and Ashiya seeing the pain behind his eyes.

"Humans are very good liars," Malacoda laughed

"We're in," Maou said through gritted teeth

"My lord?" Ashiya looked shocked

"Maou!" Lucifer turned but was too stunned to say anything else.

"If she wants a battle, then we'll give her a war," Maou felt himself start to shake

"Excellent, we'll rid Ente Isla of this human disease once and for all. Maybe after that, we'll take over Earth as well, it seemed like a nice little place. I'll come pick you up myself tomorrow morning, be ready Maou," with that, the giant beam of light wavered and slowly began to shrink before diminishing into the ground.

"Maou what are you doing? I thought you liked it here?" Lucifer stood from his usual spot on the ground, but Maou was already out the door, leaving with a large slam, "I hope he isn't going after Emi,"

"Why would he do that?" Ashiya blinked with a blank expression. Lucifer just rolled his eyes and sat back down at the computer.

Maou stood at Emi's front door. Brimming with fury, "Maybe it wasn't her. Maybe they found another hero," he hoped. Using the key she gave him, he unlocked the door to the apartment. The lights were all off, her bed was neatly made, and Emi's things were on the table. Maou couldn't control his anger and punched the wall by the door, leaving a good sized hole.

"Dammit Emi," Maou fell to his knees and tried not to cry, but couldn't help himself as a few stray tears rolled down his cheek.

Thus concludes another chapter of romance, drama, and a dash of humor!

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