Alright, Arow should be back soon but I'm keeping everyone entertained until she is back.

Here's another little fic I have written to keep myself occupied.

/grins/

Title: Loss of a Mother

Summary: A day of boredom soon turns to a night of tragic loss.

Disclaimer: I tried to take over Capcom but they're bigger than me so I gave up, its still all theirs.

A/N: this is a little over a year before DMC3

Loss Of A Mother Chapter 1 Brotherly Rivalry

The room was so clean it was unbelievable, if anyone knew no better it would have been assumed that Vergil had tidied the usual pigsty style room but no, this had been Dante, a very bored Dante at that. He sighed and left the immaculate rom behind. He stopped by the slightly ajar door and grinned seeing his twin was home. How long had he been back? Dante would bug him with that question shortly, perhaps if he had known Vergil had been home sooner he would not be so bored now.

"Hi Verge," he beamed entering the room.

Vergil let out what was an unmistakeable groan.

"What ya doing?" Dante asked and received no reply, "Are you ignoring me?" he tried again, "Vergil." He tried to shake the older, who, was lying on his stomach across the large bed, a book in his hand. "What ya reading?"

Vergil glowered turning the page.

"I said, what ya reading?" he sat on the bed…well actually on Vergil's back.

"Its called how to kill you annoying little brother and make it look like a very painful accident." Was the cold reply.

Dante stuck his tongue out but Vergil could not see as his eyes remained glued to the pages in front of him. "Vergil…" he started bouncing on the older's back.

"Get off me," Vergil growled sitting up quickly making Dante loose his balance; the younger thudded to the floor.

Dante scowled and yanked the book from Vergil's grip.

"Give that back," Vergil demanded standing opposite his twin.

Dante smirked and looked at the book, "What, you mean this?" he flicked through the pages and bent the cover knowing how much it annoyed Vergil, "I might read it."

"Do you even know how to read?" Vergil countered and lunged for Dante who sidestepped and smirked. "You little brat," Vergil hissed, "Give it back now."

Dante loved how easy it was to get on Vergil's nerves; "I think I'll keep this one."

Vergil lunged and tackled Dante through a wall. Dante glared and a rough wrestling match ensued. Dante punched for Vergil who blocked and leg swept the younger but Dante jumped and grabbed Vergil in mid-air and slammed him through the floor.

As the dust settled the two stood, both completely covered in dust and cuts they looked around to see their mother watching them less than amused.

"He started it," they said in unison pointing at each other before she could say anything.

Eva's glare narrowed, her arms folded across her chest, "Why were you trying to kill each other this time?"

"I…" Dante started.

"Don't start Dante," she warned, "I know you started this."

"Me?" Dante gaped, "Why is it always my fault? He is the one that put me through a wall first."

"I wouldn't have done if you weren't such a little brat." Vergil hissed.

"Me? if you weren't such an arrogant bastard…"

"Dante that's enough," Eva yelled.

Vergil glared at Dante dangerously, ready to fight him again and beat him to a bloody pulp.

"You even think of going anywhere near each other again to fight and you will both be out of this house," Eva threatened her eyes just daring either of them to argue.

Dante glared evilly at his twin and stalked out of the house.

"Mother…" Vergil started softly.

"Don't," Eva shook her head, "Just…go."

Vergil sighed and went back for his room and thanks to that little brat it was joined to Dante's, he growled picking up the now ripped book, if he had to be around Dante much more he would kill him.

don't you just love twin rivalry?

/grins/