Ok, this is the sequel to "Fighting through the Air of Darkness" called, Darkness into Light. It does revolve around the anime, so if you're confused at first, I can give you some info on a few things. If you haven't watched the anime, there are a few places I know where you can go and watch it: YouTube on FUNimation's channel, though if you do, the first two English dubbed episodes or all of the episodes subbed you can watch for free, FUNimation's website, Hulu, or Kiss Anime. As with the previous story, there are references to other games, anime, movies, etc. in here. If you want, give me some fire techniques Akira can do, either make one up or take it from an anime or show. As for the rating, it'll be M just for safety measures.

Let's Rock this story!


She couldn't believe it had been nearly eight years since she arrived. Eight years of battles with demons and controlling her powers. Eight years she had fallen in love with him, even if their relationship started out rocky, but in the end, every night she was reminded of his love for her and only her as she loved him. Her beautiful long dark brown hair fixed into a braid, which was a bit hard for her to do considering how long it was as she wore a black dress that went to her knees while she waited for him to come home. It was the eight year anniversary of their partnership and love for each other, even though they weren't married. 'Can't blame Dante for not wanting to get married yet', she thought as she turned to see the doors open and close with her love, dressed in red and black with that snow white hair and ice-blue eyes she came to love. She ran over to him and hugged the half-devil as he said, "Missed me that much?" "Maybe", she said before pulling him into a passionate kiss and allowing his practiced tongue to slip into her mouth as he moved his hands to her hips. Their tongues danced for a few minutes when Dante pulled back and said, "Someone's wanting a bit of…magic tonight" "I'm surprised you haven't gotten me pregnant despite how many times we have sex", Akira says as her emerald colored eyes looked into his ice-blue eyes. Dante chuckled and said, "A demon trick I learned long time ago. Not telling you what it is, and how I do it" Akira smiled as Dante played with her hair causing him to say, "Good grief, ever thought about cutting it a bit"

Akira giggled and said, "Well, who was the one that said they liked my hair long. At least it's not as long as Trish's" They both chuckled and Akira suddenly asked, "Dante, what would you say if you ever wanted a child of your own?" Dante looked at her curiously then replied, "Well, I-I don't know. I guess I, er, well. *sigh* I want a child but, I don't want to end up being like my old man, leave and never come back and leave you to raise the kid alone" Akira smiled and lowered her head into Dante's chest, hearing his gentle heartbeat as she said, "I understand, Dante. I know that's what you fear. To be honest, I'm scared you're gonna walk out that door and never come back even if we don't have a child" She took his hand in hers and placed them on her stomach, "So, let's give it a chance. Who knows, maybe those scenarios won't happen" Dante smiled at her and said, before picking her up and walking to their bedroom, "Alright babe, you asked for it though"

The next morning, Akira opened her eyes to see Dante still asleep. She smiled softly as she got up and changed into her new outfit, a black short-sleeved shirt with a red vest different from Dante's, black pants and black heeled boots. She walked downstairs to the kitchen to get something to eat when she heard the phone ring. She walked over to it and answered, "Devil May Cry" "Oh, Akira", an male's voice said, "good morning" "Morrison", Akira said, "good morning to you too" "Is Dante there by any chance?", Morrison asked. "Yeah", she replied, "still asleep though. You coming by the shop today with a job?" "Yeah, but I need the both of you on this one", he said, "Get him up and tell him to be ready. I need to stop by a place real quick" After exchanging quick goodbyes, Akira hung up on Morrison and went back into the kitchen, grabbing a spray bottle, filling it with cold water and for extra measure, ice. She walked upstairs and said as she stood in the doorway, "Dante, baby, you need to wake up. Morrison's coming over" Dante groaned and turned to where his bare back was facing her and said as if he was a child, "Five more minutes. G-give me five more minutes" Akira knew that was a big mistake on his part as she aimed the spray bottle and sprayed the cold water on his back, and once it touched his back, he was up in an instant yelling, "What the hell, Akira?"

"Good", she said with a smile, "you're awake. Now get dressed, Morrison's on his way with a job" Dante just growled as she walked out and muttered, "Damn her and that cold water" He got dressed, minus his coat, and walked downstairs as he said, "Why'd you wake me like that, babe?" "That's what you get for turning your back to me, baby", she said with a victory smirk making him slightly growl at her when the doors opened. A man no older then the two and a little blonde haired girl around the ages of nine through twelve walk in as Dante got on the phone and ordered pizza. The young girl messed around with the pool table before looking in the trash can while Akira sat on the desk with Dante sitting in the chair with his feet propped up and a magazine in his hands while he threw the phone to hang it up. "Are you listening to me Dante?", Morrison said slightly annoyed. "Didn't you hear me?", Dante said, "I'm studying" Akira knew every few seconds he was looking at her as he continued, "I may take odd jobs here and there, but I've got no time to babysit some brat" The girl stood in the middle of the room when he said the word brat making her repeat the word, "Brat? "Sorry, young lady", Dante said as he put the magazine on the desk and heading to the pool table, "maybe in ten years, I'll ask you out on a date" Akira looked to the little girl as she said, "Hmph! And I'll tell you 'no' in ten seconds. Me? I'm only into younger guys"

Akira stiffs a laugh, making Dante glare at her for a few seconds as Morrison said, "Listen, Dante, Akira, she may be a child-" He stops midsentence when the little girl glared at him and he continued, "Oh, pardon me, but the young lady standing before you is Patty Lowell. The Cinderella girl that is heiress to the Lowell family fortune" "Doesn't look like it to me, Morrison", Akira said. "All this time she's been an orphan from downtown", Morrison explained. "I can tell", Dante said as he hit the pool cue with Patty looking around until her eyes landed on the picture of Eva, Dante's dear mother, "Kinda like Cinderella but after the magic wore off" Morrison took a few gulps of his drink and said, "Actually it's the opposite. The head of the Lowell family recently passed away, and when the will was read, it came to life of an illegitimate child" "And our winner was Patty", Akira summarized for Dante. "Exactly", Morrison said, "which means the magic is about to begin" Patty was leaning back in Dante's chair and stopped when she said, "If you like, I can hire you two as my own personal servants" "Yeah", Dante said with a hint of sarcasm, making the little girl smile. "You two have been requested to bring Miss Patty back to the Lowell Mansion by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow", Morrison said, "Think you can handle it?" "That's it?", Dante asked.

"That's it"

"Then I'm not doing it. I've got a pizza on the way-"

"There's no pizza coming. I've stopped by Andy's at the pizza place and said until you pay your tab in full, you're not to bring any pizza to you. Understand?"

"Tch. Bastard, what right do you have to-?"

Morrison took a coin out of his pocket and tossed it into the air and caught it with his hands, causing Dante to say, "Shit, not again" "If you win, I'll pay your tab in full, but if you lose-" "Fine", Dante said, "I know the routine. Heads" Akira rolled her eyes and thought, 'It's tails, you always pick tails first' Sure enough, it was tails, making Dante grab his coat and Akira's black knee length jacket and tossing it to the young woman as Patty asked, "He's not much of a gambler is he?" "He is", Akira said as she put on her jacket and giggled, "but he sucks at it" "Shut up", Dante growled before opening the doors when Morrison got their attention. Holding in each hand was a guitar case. In his right was a slightly bigger guitar case while the other was smaller as he said, "Dante, Akira, you forgot something. You've got a show to do" "A show?", Dante asked as he took the bigger guitar case and Akira took the smaller one. Morrison walked off and said to the two, "Don't forget I'm counting on you two"


Driving to the Lowell Mansion, Patty sat in the passenger seat while Akira sat in the back with Dante driving as the little girl said, "I could come and see your show. I mean, not a lot of people must not go" "Sorry", Dante said, keeping his eyes on the road, "but our show is for adults only" "So that woman in the picture is coming to your show?", Patty asked. "Picture?", Dante asked, realizing she was talking about the picture of Eva on his desk back at the shop. Things went quiet for a second when Patty changed the subject, "Well, anyway, you should buy a new car. I don't see any romance happening in here that's for sure" Akira didn't know if she should blush or laugh at her comment as Patty continued, "It stink, dirty, and it's falling apart. Don't you see? When it comes to women, it's not where you take them that's important, it's how you get there" "I don't think so, Patty", Akira said, causing the girl to look at her, "How a man gets a woman there may be important, but where a man takes them is also important. For example, if Birdbrain driving wants to take me on a date, he knows what I like and what I don't like, so if he takes me to a place I don't like and he knows it, depending on how much I hate it, I'll get upset" Akira noticed Dante's eyes were widened when Patty tried to get his attention when a sense of demonic energy caused her to reach for Patty's hat and pull it down to where she couldn't see. Dante quickly pulled out Ebony and aimed it while an eighteen wheeler with a demon poking it's body out came their direction as Akira pulled out Phoenix, her 22 caliber custom made pistol and aimed it too. Dante fired off the first shot following Akira until the demon was killed. They quickly put their guns away as Patty finally got her hat back at the right spot and demanded, "What's with you two? What was that all-AHHH!" Dante drove the car on the other side of the road so Patty won't see the dead demon as she shouted, "Don't you think that's a little dangerous?! What are you trying to do kill me?!" 'Right words but from the wrong mouth', Akira thought as she looked back and saw the demon not moving, giving Dante a thumbs up when he looked into the mirror and drove on.

Meanwhile, at the Lowell Mansion, three men obviously brothers were in one of the rooms of the mansion as one shouted, "Can't you do something about this, bro? You are a lawyer aren't you?" "There's nothing that can be done!", the lawyer brother said, "If the person who wrote that is Patty Lowell then the fortune belongs to her" "You're kidding me", the bulk brother growled. "Relax", the sophisticated brother said, "take it easy, big bro. If the letter's real, then Miss Patty will be here at 6:00" "That's what I'm worried about!", the bulk brother shouted as he stood up, "Tomorrow, six in the evening. That's a week from today" The lawyer brother chuckled a bit and said, "'If the existence of Patty Lowell's is proven within one week after the head of the Lowell passed away, then the entire fortune belongs to her'. Unbelievable. Who would've thought that our so serious older brother had illegitimate child"

Soon, Dante, Akira, and Patty boarded a train to the Lowell Mansion. Dante all stretched out on one side and Patty with the guitar cases on the other with Akira across from them when Dante said to Patty, "So, you can be cute if you want to. That a picture of your boyfriend" Patty quickly retaliated as she showed him a picture and said, "No, it's my mommy, you halfwit! And she's a lot prettier than your girlfriend" 'Is she talking about me or Lady Eva being the girlfriend?', Akira thought, remembering that she said something about Eva's picture as Patty continued, "But, I don't remember anything about my mother. She got sick and died when I was a baby. At least, that's what the hospital director told me. The only thing I have is this picture of her" The train went through a tunnel and standing beside Patty was a man in a suit with a briefcase when the train came out and he said looking at the picture, "Wow, such a pretty lady. That wouldn't be your mom now" Patty looked at the man and he continued, "Hey, you're charming yourself. Do you mind if I sit here?" Dante looked at the man and said, "Huh? There's open seats everywhere-" He was cut off when Patty tossed the guitar cases to him, making the half-devil catch then with a grunt and Patty offered the seat next to her. The man thanked her and sat down before taking his hat off and said to the three, "I hope I'm not bothering you ladies and gentleman" "You're not bothering me", Dante said, "but I can't promise you'll live long" The man gasped slightly as Patty demanded before the train went into another tunnel, "And what's that supposed to mean?!" She closed her eyes and turned her head away from Dante after the train got out of the tunnel, "I mean, really! What kind of a person on earth would some stupid promise like-" She cut herself off, seeing the man fall to the ground and blood coming out of his body, making small whimpers come from her as Dante said with a sigh, "Good grief, that's why I told you"

The three people that were on the same train car as them heard Patty whimper and saw the man dead as a doornail. A woman with her boyfriend went to get the conductor as the older man said, "He's dead" Akira and Patty were in another seat with Akira's hand rubbing Patty's back in comfort as the little blonde clutched the locket and repeated the same sentence over and over. "He was beat to death. Damn", Dante said, sitting in the same spot he was in when it started as the old man pointed to him and said, "It can't be. Was it you?" "Over here", the woman said, holding onto her boyfriend as the conductor arrived. "What happened here?", the conductor asked before looking at Dante, "You. How about you? Start explaining" Dante glanced at the conductor and said, "Sure, then how about this scenario for you. For the ten seconds or so this train was in the tunnel, there were those three, me and the girls, and our dead friend here. That makes seven. First off, the old man, he didn't do it. The couple there was making out in the dark, and that's how they were" "So that leaves you", the conductor said, only to have Dante say, "Nope, there was one more person, or to be more precise, one more thing" Akira covered Patty's eyes when the train went through another tunnel and a barrage of gunfire erupted, and when the train left the tunnel, Akira removed her hand from Patty's eyes and saw the train car was riddled with bullet holes leading to the body of the dead man, which was a demon. Before the demon could recover, Dante shot one last bullet and killed the demon. The train stopped and as Dante, Akira, and Patty left the station, cops were on the scene when Patty asked, "That man on the train, do you know who killed that guy?" "Who knows", Dante said as they walked on. "It was a demon", Patty said, "He was killed by a demon. Could-could a demon be hunting me too? Akira? Dante?" The two said nothing until Dante just said, "Let's go"


Back at the mansion, two of the brothers played some chess when the lawyer brother said, "Checkmate" "Damn", the bulk brother said, "I lost again" "Ever since we were kids", the lawyer brother said, "You always ran out of stem in the end, and that was why Jenny left you" "You got in the way", the brother said, making the sophisticated brother chuckle a bit before saying, "No. It was because you always jumped to conclusions" The brother turned his head seeing he was double teamed as the lawyer brother turned to sophisticated brother and said, "You seem to love that painting so much" "Yes", the sophisticated brother said, "I believe it puts me at peace and I think when we divide the fortune, I'll take all of the artwork here" "I'll take cold-hard cash", the bulk brother said. "Hey, you two", the lawyer brother said, "don't get ahead of yourselves here" "We know", the sophisticated brother said, "we have to prepare for the worst. That's all we're doing"

Dante, Akira, and Patty stopped for the night at a hotel as the half-devil said to the clerk, "Give us your cheapest room. I don't give a damn if it gets sun or not. We'll be out of here in the morning" Patty looked at a poster of an opera singer as the man behind the counter gave Dante a key as he said, "Two adults and one child" Dante took the key an placed it in his pocket and said, "Oh, she's not a child. She's a young lady" Akira walked up to Patty and said, "Come on, Patty, we need to get some sleep" "That's my mother", Patty said, "My mommy" Patty turned to the man at the desk and said, "Mister!" "Yes", the man said with little emotion, "What is it?" "Where can I go and meet this woman?", Patty asked when Dante stepped in and said, "What are you talking about? I thought your mother died. Come on, let's go" Akira placed a gentle hand on Patty's shoulder and ushered her along. Once in the room, Akira forced Dante to sleep on the small couch as her and Patty sleep on the bed. "Well", Dante said, crossing his legs and putting his hands behind his head, "this is tight fit. Get to bed you two. Tomorrow's an early day" Akira removed her jacket and placed Phoenix on the end table beside her when Patty said, "I didn't tell you guys the truth. My mom didn't get sick and die. She disappeared. I heard the hospital director talking about it, that she was being hunted by a demon, and didn't want me, a baby, to be in danger" Patty turned to Dante and said, "Anyone hunted by a demon's as good as dead. Is my mother really dead? Tell me Dante, am I being hunted by a demon too?!" "Who knows", Dante said.

Patty looked at the floor and said, "I don't care about any inheritance. If I get even a little money, it'll be to buy clothes and sweets and stuff like that for the other kids at the orphanage, but clothes and sweets aren't what they want. Like me, they just want to see their mothers and fathers, even for a few moments" She looked away and said, "You two are just going to laugh at me" "Nope", Dante said, "Everyone wants to see their parents" "We both know how you feel, Patty", Akira said. "What do you mean, Akira?", Patty asked. "Dante and I both lost our parents", Akira explained, "Though, I never knew my dad. My mom was the only one there for me, but one day when I was younger then you, my mom was gunned down and died at the hospital. I lived with a good friend and her family. I went from poor to rich almost overnight, and they thought we were this big happy family when we weren't. I went to college and never looked back. A few days later, I met Dante and he, well, I guess you could say, he helped set me free" "What did your mother look like?", Patty asked. "Heh, I remember her warm and soft voice kept me safe, like she was my guardian angel. Every night I had a nightmare, she would sing to me a song" "Akira", Patty said when Dante spoke up, "Well, sorry for stopping your bedtime story, but I've got a date with some pretty girls in Sandman Land. You two get some sleep" Patty removed her hat and satchel as Akira slid under the covers and the three fell asleep.

Patty opened her eyes, seeing Dante and Akira still asleep while the thought of the woman on the poster in the lobby being her mother played in her head. She looked to Akira and whispered as she shook the half-phoenix, "Akira. Akira wake up" "Mmm, yeah?", Akira said quietly looking to Patty. "Please go with me so I can go see that woman", Patty said. Akira looked to the sleeping Dante and said, "Alright, but we'll make it quick" Akira quickly and quietly put on her boots and jacket while slipping Phoenix into her jacket. She grabbed her guitar case and quietly opened the door, guiding Patty out and left the hotel for the theatre nearby. Not long after they left, Dante opened his eyes and saw both girls were gone and it was still dark out. He grabbed his guitar case, opened the door and ran to the lobby saying to the clerk, "Hey, where's my wife and daughter?" "Wife and daughter?", the man asked with his back to Dante. "The two girls I checked in with", he said, obviously the man was playing dumb as he said, "Hmm, I don't know what you're talking about" Dante took out one of his guns and started shooting at the poster of the opera singer, and once he stopped, it turned into a giant moth and fell to the floor. "Bastard", Dante said, "Who the hell are you?" The man, or demon, was behind Dante with a revolver in the half-devil's back as he said, "Speaking of Hell, you should know I know all about you and your brown haired girlfriend" "Really?", Dante said, "Then you know that won't be enough to kill me or her" He then gave the demon a "Vergil glare", as Akira called it, and demanded, "So, where's Patty and Akira?" The demon, known as Sid, gave in and drove Dante to the theatre and said, "You see in the Underworld, the four most powerful demons are vying for power. Things are dangerous out here" "So who's calling the shots?", Dante asked.

"Eh?"

"Who's the douchebag that told you to go after Patty? It must be someone from the Lowell family. Someone who doesn't want her to claim the inheritance"

"I-I have no Idea", Sid said, "I'm telling the truth. I'm just a grunt. Nobody tells me anything" Dante kept what Sid said in his mind as Sid drove on. Meanwhile, Patty and Akira made it to the theatre and walked to the auditorium, but Akira had this bad feeling overwhelm her as Patty opened the door. They walked in and saw the woman from the poster standing in the middle of the stage singing. "It's Mommy!", Patty exclaimed as a spotlight shined on her and she ran to the woman, crying out to her. Akira walked down the stairs and was midway by the time Patty reached the woman and hugged her crying, "Oh, Mommy! Mommy, I wanted to for so long so badly" "I'm sorry, Patty", the woman said, "I promise I won't leave you alone" Akira's eyes widened and said as she shouted, "Patty! Get away from her, now!" Patty looked to the woman, but saw a demon's face as it said, "Because you're about to die right now and your mom's gonna kill you!" "Patty!", Akira said as a background fell and shadow demons came out of it while the demon that disguised itself as the woman from the poster went to strike Patty. Patty closed her eyes as Akira drew Phoenix, but before she could get a shot on it, someone beat her to it as another background fell, as if covering what happened as Patty opened her eyes. Akira stood beside Patty and turned as that familiar voice said, "Hey, you two aren't into lame operas like this, are ya?" "Dante", Patty and Akira said as he stopped and looked at the girls. "Um", Patty said, "I was…I thought my mommy was-" "You sure do like to show up at the last minute, Dante", Akira said with a smirk. "Maybe", Dante smirked back, "but the touching finale will have to wait" Four shadow demons tore through the background as Dante leaped into the air and Akira shoved Patty forward.

Dante kicked the demons away and shot upward to a rope holding another background as he said, "Sorry, honey, but this show isn't for kids" Once the background hit solid ground, the two devil hunters began to fight with their guns. To Patty, it looked like they were dancing with the demons when a hand was placed on her shoulder, making her look to see Sid as he said, "I'm so sorry, Miss, but I'm afraid it's time for you to die. My masters promised me a greatly reward if the failed to kill you" Before Sid could do anything, two bullets grazed his face, making him and Patty look to see a hole where the bullets came from and Dante and Akira standing back-to-back, like Dante and his twin brother Vergil did when they both fought Arkham with Annabelle and Vergil in the Demon World nearly eight years ago. Sid looked at them as Dante said, "Hit the road" Sid took a few steps back then ran away like the Cowardly Lion he was with Patty looking in awe at them while blood from the demons began seeping from the background and to Patty, covering the bottom of her left shoe in blood.


The day passed on at the Lowell Mansion, and the Grandfather Clock in the room chimed. "Time's up", the lawyer brother said as he smoked a cigarette. "Brother, we did it", the bulk brother said, "The fortune is ours. This letter was nothing but a bunch of nonsense" The door opened and the butler said to the three, "You have a guest" "A guest?", the bulk brother asked before he was able to rip the letter apart. A young woman dressed in a red dress suit with short blonde hair and green eyes smiled at the butler and thanked him when the lawyer brother asked, "And who are you?" "Oh, my that's not funny", the woman said to the brothers, "Nice to meet you. I'm Patty Lowell" "What?", the brothers exclaimed, "She's just a child!" "No, that child was a fake", Patty said, "I took every situation into account and made sure the media would be on her. Thanks to her, my trip was pleasant. Now, let's hurry along and deal with the formalities" The lawyer brother put out his smoke and said, "I'm sorry, but your claim is invalid, Miss Patty Lowell. Speaking as the lawyer, I regret to inform you that you have renounced your inheritance for you have missed the 6:00 p.m. deadline. You are aware you have missed it, even if it is by a mere second" "Really?", Patty said, "In his will it states within one week of his death, I'm sure my dad would have been dead for one week at 6:28"

She looked to her watch and said, "Look at that, I'm on time. Would a driver's license be enough for identification?" "No", the lawyer brother said, "it's no longer needed" "What do you mean?", Patty asked. "Because Patty Lowell's existence", the lawyer brother said, taking off his glasses and turning to reveal a demon's face and with an inhuman voice, "will never be confirmed" The brothers looked at the demon as it transformed and continued, "And neither will yours. The fortune is mine, and not handing it over…TO ANYONE!" With one strike, the two brothers were killed and now its attention was at Patty, who was struck with fear and as she closed her eyes, two gunshots rang out, hitting the demon before it could hit her and collapsed to the floor. "So", Dante said, "it was you, who said we would be bodyguards for Patty" The older Patty looked at the two devil hunters with Dante giving a very intimidating glare at her as he continued, "You've got a pretty face, but you're far worse than those demons" "Did you really think doing this would atone for your sins against her?", Akira asked, glaring at her as well and standing beside the younger Patty, "Kinda stupid if you ask me" "Though, if you were a demon, we'd kill you without a second thought", Dante said walking into the room. The demon was getting back up as Dante and Akira took their guitar cases off their backs while Akira said, "Oh, well, guess it's time to work some anger off, Dante" "Guess this must be one hell of a party!", Dante said, and in one swift motion, the two unzipped the cases to reveal the swords Rebellion and Sasuke, the claymore and the katana.

The two began to shoot at it, slowing the demon down a bit as it swung it's hand down. Akira used it as an opening as she leaped into the air, taking a deep breath and releasing multiple fireballs at the demon. "Here we go!", she shouts, rearing a fist back and it had a flame around it as she struck the demon, "Phoenix Fire Clash!" Dante shot at the demon a few more times before using Rebellion to sever the demon's arm, making the older Patty move out of the way. He saw the demon was being burned by Akira's fire technique as he kept the demon airborne by shooting at it while he and Akira got their swords ready and impaled the demon with Akira's sword blade having fire on it, burning the demon from the inside until blood gushed out of the demon and it eventually turned to ashes. Dante and Akira swung their swords to get the blood off of them, causing the blood to go everywhere with Akira clutching Sasuke in one hand while the other had a hold of some loose strands of hair and Dante had Rebellion in his right hand, Ebony in his left hand, and Ivory caught between his teeth. The two put their weapons away as the younger Patty came running behind them saying, "I saw it all! The adults only part" "Wait!", the older Patty said, causing Akira and Dante to stop and look at her, "Please wait a minute. That child, let me take care of her. I want to do what I can to make amends"


"So", Morrison said hearing about what happened on the job from Akira and Patty, "you're ok with not staying at the mansion?" "It's fine", Patty said, "I've received compensation"

"Compensation?"

"Yep. Because I'm a little girl who's been scarred by the ugly world of adults"

"And the clothes? Are those your compensation?"

"Of course. As well as the clothes and sweets for the kids at the orphanage. In all three truckloads!"

Akira looked around the shop, seeing the cute toys, decorations, and clothes all over the shop as she thought, 'Dante's not going to like this' Morrison chuckled at Patty's remark and said to the girl, "Well, good for you" The bathroom door opened to reveal Dante without a shirt on, in his pants and boots with a towel over his head, drying his snow white hair, making Akira blush darkly as he said, "Oh, Morrison. You're here" He looked around at the shop and his desk as he said with confusion, "Huh, I thought my strawberry sundae would be here by the time I got out of the shower" "You mean that strawberry sundae?", Akira asked as she pointed to the stairs, eating her chocolate fudge sundae, making the half-devil look and see it was eaten by Patty. "What? Hey, that was mine!", Dante yelled while everyone laughed, "What do you think you're doing here?! What did you do to my shop?! THIS IS MY PLACE! Let's get this straight, my place, mine" "It was totally filthy and dorky, so I cleaned and did some cute decorating", Patty said leaning on the rail wearing a frilly pink dress she got. "'Cute is a relative term", Dante said annoyed, "I'm more worried about my damn desert" "That's what I charge for my work", Patty said, "Thanks. It was the best sundae ever" She giggled a bit as Dante took one step before Akira walked over and placed a hand on Dante saying, "She's just a kid, Dante. Calm down, Grumpy or you're gonna have heart attack" Morrison stiffened a laugh as Akira handed the rest of her sundae to Dante, who took it and muttered under his breath at Patty before eating it.

Late at night, Akira just got out of the shower and in her pajamas as she walked to the bedroom, where Dante lied, shirtless, and still mad at Patty, who had gone back to the orphanage for the day. "Still mad at Patty about the sundae?", Akira teases, causing a growl from the half-devil and he turned his back to her, facing the wall beside the bed. She got into bed and pulled the covers over her and continued, "I always told you Karma will bite you in the ass, but I guess today it took your sundae" "Don't make me 'punish' you tonight", Dante said. "Love you too, baby", she said with a giggle. Dante just sighed heavily and rolled over and wrapped his arms around Akira's waist and said, "But I can't stay mad at you forever" "Of course not", Akira said, "I'm your mate" Dante just smiled and kissed her neck tenderly, making Akira sigh and say, "Dante, let's just go to sleep. I'm too tired tonight" "Ok.", he said with a sigh and a pout, "Maybe tomorrow night?" "Don't push it", Akira said. Once they both settled, they fell asleep, ready for the next day of demon hunting.


***Dream Realm***

Akira opened her emerald colored eyes to see she was no longer at Devil May Cry, but in an empty space. She looked around until she heard a child's laughter coming from behind her, causing her to look and see a girl, around the ages of four and six, looking at her with the same color of eyes as Akira, but she saw the girl had snow white hair. Akira knew some people had blonde hair so light it was almost white as she approached the girl. The girl had a smile that quickly faded and was filled with fear as she looked at Akira. The scenery changed to Mallet Island, the island where Mundus, the demon king, was defeated by her, Dante, and Trish. Vergil was also there, but neither of the devil hunters recognized him when he was Nelo Angelo. It was a memory she didn't want to remember as she saw her and Dante battle the demon king, and it seemed like they had the upper hand until Mundus attacked her using a spike like he did when trying to kill Dante, but he killed Trish, or at least everyone thought he did. Dante was left weakened when he Devil Triggered, and that created an opening for Mundus. He readied an attack that would've ended the younger son of Sparda, if Akira hadn't moved when she did. Akira held out her arms with her back to Mundus when Dante waited for the kill strike, but it never came to him and there was no Vergil to save her life this time from an attack to protect Dante.

His eyes widened with fear as he saw blood come from a wound on her gut and seeping from her mouth. "A-Akira", Dante said, "What did you-?" She looked at him and said with a weak smile, "You..you should see the look on your face. You..look like a…total loser" "Why?", Dante asked, "Why did you just save me? I never asked you to" "M-my body just moved…Dante", she said before the spike was pulled out of her, "There was no time…to think" She felt her knees get weak and fell into Dante's arms and said, "I don't want…the great Son of…Sp-Sparda…to die on me. You never…let your comrades die" Mundus just laughed at her comment when Dante triggered once more, and with newfound strength as he placed Akira on the ground and attacked Mundus with everything he's got. Trish said the wound wasn't serious, but she did say that it made Akira's chances of having kids go down, considering it hit near the womb. The little white haired girl placed a hand on Akira's stomach and said in a ghostly way, "You cannot protect them"


***Real World***

Akira's eyes opened as she shot up in the bed. She felt her heart ache for some odd reason as she turned and looked to the sleeping half-devil beside her. She sighed heavily as she placed her hand on her stomach. she could feel the scar was still there as she thought, 'Just a dream' Akira heard Dante stir and say with a sleepy voice, "Mmm, you okay, babe?" "Yeah", she said assuring him, "Just a bad dream is all. Go back to sleep, baby" He did so as Akira lied back down and thought before sleep took over, 'What was that all about?'


Author's note:

First chapter done. Some days the episode that the story is going on may be broken into two chapters and the titles may have the episode name. As for the flashback/nightmare Akira had with the battle against Mundus on Mallet Island, that was influenced by Naruto and Sasuke's battle with Haku when Sasuke used his own body to protect Naruto. For those who haven't watched the anime, Patty is a human orphan who wears really girly stuff. Morrison is Dante and Akira's liaison, like Enzo if you've read the manga. He gets Dante and Akira the jobs and as Dante said in the anime, "Tight-fisted"

As for Akira's love for chocolate fudge sundaes, that comes from me. Love those things but my parents don't get them.

Akira's Fire Technique:

Phoenix Fire Clash: The move is similar to Sakura's Cherry Blossom Clash, but with fire. The user is able to use fire with a fist and burn the opponent, depending on the strength of the fire and the user.

The next chapter will be out soon