A/N: The prologue to a story I've been planning for awhile, now. Enjoy. ^.^ Soshite, (Also,) there will be references to things in another story that will be put up after I finish this one, currently titled 'White and Black' (name not final). It's just like Tsubasa Chronicles and xxxHOLiC- it's not necessary to read both to enjoy one timeline, but it does make it a little more fun, and certain things are gone into greater detail.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Capcom. Needless to say, they aren't mine. If they were, there'd be several secret missions involving Nero and Dante, one probably being named, "Smex the Assassin". ~_~ -ahem-

Ring. Ring. Ring. Dante groaned, disturbed from sleep. 'I need to remember to unplug that thing at night,' he thought, rolling out of bed and stumbling out into the main area.

Night had blanketed the whole room and only moonlight cut through the darkness. It didn't matter, as Dante's eyes had adjusted to the lack of light several hours ago when he had fallen asleep. He stepped over to his desk and glared at the old fashioned phone. It didn't stop ringing, though he was sure, in his groggy state, that if he shot mental daggers at it, it would eventually stop.

Much to his dismay, it continued to ring, mocking his glare. He growled lowly and brought his fist down on the desk, causing the receiver to jump up. He snatched it from the air and brought it to his ear. "Devil May Cry," he answered, voice raspy from sleep, "We'll open at te-"

"D-Dante..?"

Dante froze at the shaky voice on the other end. "Kid." He sounded scared. Almost like he was crying. He began to panic as he realized that something was up. "What's wrong?"

For a few moments, there was only a strangled sob through the receiver. "…K-Kyrie." Of course. "…She…"

The devil hunter's brow furrowed with concern. "What happened with her?"

Another pause. Dante could've sworn he heard Nero breathe his name. "…I'm so sorry, but…I need," Nero paused to sniff, "your h-help."

Now wide awake, Dante began to reach for his coat and boots. "Name it," he murmured, "What do you need?" He wasn't quite sure why he was so quick to help- the two had gone their separate ways and hardly spoke to each other afterwards. But, here he was, ready to take off into the night and aid the kid at the word. Barely thinking on it, Dante chalked it up to some sort of parental concern for the boy.

Nero drew in a deep breath, steadying himself and fighting back more tears. "I can't stay in Fortuna anymore."

"What do you mean?"

The younger half-devil swallowed hard. "I've been banished." Merely saying it hurt him, making his chest ache. "They want me out of here by tomorrow morning."

Dante nodded, even though he knew that Nero couldn't see him. "Okay. I'll be there in an hour or so. Promise," he assured him, then, gently, said, "hang in there." He set the receiver down and shrugged into his jacket. He found the heartbroken tone in Nero's voice rather frightening. He made a dash for the door, pulling on his boots and grabbing the keys to his bike as he did so. After all, the bike would be faster than his old car.

The night/ early morning air was so cold, it nearly hurt Dante to breathe, but he ignored it. He swung a leg over the parked motorbike, turned on the ignition, and sped off for Fortuna without a second thought or glance behind him.

A/N: So, this is just the prologue for this story. Actually, the idea came to my head a long time ago, so…yup. I'll be writing two-four chapters at a time, and I'm currently way obsessed with Devil May Cry, so there's a pretty damned good chance that this'll be actually finished. ZOMG. Lorelie is gonna finish a story?! It's a frickin' miracle!

Edit: Thank you, IsaacSapphire, for bringing to my attention that the lyrics that were previously posted in this section of the story was unallowed. I have since removed them and have re-read for any more grammatical errors I have made. Thank you for taking time to write that. Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to the story and reviewed- It's because of lovely people like you that I put the stories I write up on this site. Thank you so much.

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