Chapter 1

A boy entered the dark portal and it closed behind him. Traveling through a dark tunnel, he used his demon eyes to see in the darkness. The girl shifted in his arms before falling back asleep. The boy looked down at the girl and lightly kissed her forehead. "I know you'll be safe here." He muttered. "He will never find us. He will never take you from me, Momoko."

A small pixie with green eyes landed on his shoulder. She had short red hair with a small black French beret, a sleeveless red shirt, black short shorts, and high tops. "So is that your mate?" She asked while peering at the girl he called Momoko. "She's really cute, but does she know?" The boy looked down. "I haven't had the chance to tell her."

The pixie flew in front of his face, stopping him in his tracks. "Brick you have to." She snapped. "If you don't-"

"Red I'll be fine." The boy known as Brick replied. "I'll just lie saying I did."

"Sure they'll buy it?" The pixie asked while folding her arms before sitting on his shoulder again. "Hopefully."

They reached the end of the tunnel and saw a castle in the distance. They joined a crowd filled with male demons carrying their mates and Brick saw his brothers, Boomer and Butch, with small pixies on their shoulders. He walked over to them. "So who do you think is going to be the next Demon Queen?" He asked.

"I believe it should be Momoko, but it's up to the Council." Butch said. "After all, Momoko makes a great leader." Boomer turned to him. "I thought you would pick Kaoru."

"Imagine her taking over." Butch replied to him. Boomer thought it over before he said "Oh."

"So you guys are back."

The three and their pixies turned to see a boy who was about their age carrying a girl with red hair. "Hikaru." The boy gave a smirk before taking a look at their mates. "You guys made great choices." He said before turning to Butch. "Is that even a girl. Butch are you gay?"

"Uh that's a girl." Red said to him. "So what do you think, Lavender?" The female pixie on Boomer's shoulder thought to herself. She had long light blue hair and hazel eyes. She wore a black butterfly clip in her hair, a sleeveless white shirt, and light blue short shorts. "Well." She said. "I think the one known as Kaoru will lead the Demons into battle, and people would start to dislike her because she would be raising taxes and taking food."

"That's true." The brothers said in unison. Lavender flew around the blonde girl Boomer was carrying in his arms. "Miyako wouldn't know what to do. Therefore, the demons would be confused about her orders." She flew around Momoko. "But this one, I believe, can lead the demons well, unlike the other two."

"Oh please!" The pixie on Butch's shoulder snapped. She had short black hair and wearing a black beret with a skull that sticks out like a sore thumb. Her black sleeveless shirt had a skull on it as well as the black shorts she was wearing. There was a skull on each side of her black high tops as well. "But Paine, I believe this one can lead us." Lavender said.

"I think Kaoru should lead!" Paine flew around Kaoru. "I like her style. I can see why you chose her, Butch." She fist-bumped him with a smirk on her face. Brick chuckled before he felt a shadow looming over him. He turned around and saw a taller, muscular demon that looked like a guard. "The Demon Council wishes to see your mate." He said in a deep voice.

Brick sighed. "See you later. Let's go, Red." He and Red followed the guard inside the castle and the gates shut behind them. The guard led Brick to a large lightly bright round room. Above them, were demons cloaked sitting in high chairs. The guard left and Brick and Red made their way towards the middle. "Welcome back, Brick." The middle cloaked demon spoke. "I see that you have found your mate."

"Yes sir." Brick replied. "This is Momoko Akatsutsumi, and I believe that she can be the next Demon Queen."

"Why do you say this?" A demon on the left asked.

"She doesn't look the leader type." Another demon replied. Brick sighed. "In the Human World, she lead a group of crime fighting heroines called the Powerpuff Girls Z. She mostly comes up with all of the plans and helps her other teammates when they're in a jam." The demon kept explaining why she should be the next Queen, and some demons were nodding their heads of approval. "Plus, in my opinion, she looks the leader type." Red added in. "And she's a cutie."

In front of them, a female, elderly demon was sitting in a wheelchair, staring at the girl. Her eyes widened as a vision appeared in her head. Momoko was crowned Queen, after that, a peaceful life. Then the vision showed Momoko in pain, and a small child being stolen from her. "What do you think, my Queen?" The middle demon asked her. Determination burned in Brick and Red's eyes. The female looked up at the girl again. "It's a possibility." She finally spoke. "But let me think about it for a bit longer."

Brick nodded. "I understand, My Queen." He said. "I'll be taking Momoko home now." He turned around and he and Red walked/flew out of the room.

Momoko, still unconscious, was sleeping in a scarlet-covered bed. Brick sat beside her, staring at the sun, which set in a velvet color in the sky. "Do you think Momoko is gonna be the next Queen?" Red asked him.

"I hope so." Brick replied to her. They both heard a quiet moan, and turned to the bed. Momoko slowly opened her eyes and looked around. "Where am I?" She muttered. She tried to sit up, but it felt as though all of her strength has been drained from her.

"Take it easy." Brick replied in a soft tone. "It'll be a while before you can move again."

"Brick?"

"Don't worry. I'll explain everything." Slowly, he helped Momoko sit up, and she stared across the room. Her eyes stopped at the pixie staring at her. "Hi there." She said happily. Momoko leaned back until Brick stopped her from falling off of the bed. "That's Red. She won't bite." Momoko nervously waved hi before she turned to the one she loved. "Where am I?" She asked again. Brick sighed.

"You're in the Demon's Realm."

The room stayed silent. Red sat on the bed and started to mess with the blanket. Brick explained the situation the Demon's Realm is in. "The Demon Queen is dying." He started. "And without the Queen, we can't survive. That's why every year, when the males bring their mates, the Demon Council takes a look at them one by one to see if any of them have the right qualities to be the Queen." He looked down. "But so far, nobody has those qualities, and the Queen's life is draining away every minute."

"Wait a minute." Momoko said. "You're immortal right? How can the Queen be dying? Unless she's originally human."

"That's impossible." Brick replied. "Humans can't survive in the Demon's Realm." Momoko leaned back. "Does that mean. . " She started. Brick nodded. "Yeah. I'm a demon. Boomer and Butch are too." He stared at one of his hands. "We've been like this ever since we were sixteen. Ever since Mama died that day." Momoko stared at the bed. "Just so you know, we didn't kill him Brick. I swear we didn't."

Brick cupped her cheeks, his forehead touching hers. "I know you didn't. He was already dying from the epidemic that was going around, and yet he still challenged you to a fight. You didn't finish him off; that illness he had did."

"So, who do you think will be the next Demon Queen?" Momoko asked him. The male demon looked down, his eyes trailing from her legs back to her gaze. "Nobody has a clue." he said before his face got closer to hers. "But I'm positive that they're gonna choose you."

Slowly and lightly, he pressed his lips against hers, turning it into a passionate kiss.