A Lost Demonic Family: Chapter 1:
"Mom I'm home!" Nero yelled as he entered the small house that was just outside of Fortuna.
Nero suddenly felt two bodies tackle him. He looked down to see his two younger brothers: Dante and Vergil Jr.
"Hey you two where is mom?" Nero asked as he knelt down to their level. Both of his brother's were 10 years old. They never really knew their father other than he was a demon hunter.
"She's out in the garden. Nero…" Dante Jr. replied. Dante Jr. wore a red t-shirt and dark blue jeans while Virgil Jr. wore a blue shirt and black blue jeans.
"What's the matter D?" Nero asked his younger brother.
"We think mommy is getting better." Vergil Jr. said cutting into the conversation.
"Really. I think she is too if she made it to the garden. Come on let's go check on her." Nero said as she stood up and followed Dante and Vergil Jr.
When they entered the garden they saw their mother sitting in the middle of the garden staring at the moon and her angel wings were out behind her. She was wearing her long white kimono that was sprawled out around her and her long black hair flowed down her back and onto the ground.
"Mom?" Nero said as he walked toward her but stopped when her heard her begin to sing:
(Kelly Clarkson – Hear me)
Hear me
Hear me
You gotta be out there
You gotta be somewhere
Wherever you are
I'm waiting
'Cause there are these nights when
I sing myself to sleep
And I'm hopin' my dreams
Bring you close to me
Are you listening?
Hear me
I'm cryin' out
I'm ready now
Turn my world upside down
Find me
I'm lost inside the crowd
It's getting loud
I need you to see
I'm screaming for you to please
Hear me
Hear me
Hear me
Can you hear me?
Hear me
I used to be scared of
Letting someone in
But it gets so lonely
Being on my own
No one to talk to
And no one to hold me
I'm not always strong
Oh, I need you here
Are you listening?
Hear me
I'm cryin' out
I'm ready now
Turn my world upside down
Find me
I'm lost inside the crowd
It's getting loud
I need you to see
I'm screaming for you to please
Hear me
I'm restless and wild
I fall, but I try
I need someone to understand
Can you hear me?
I'm lost in my thoughts
And baby I've fought
For all that I've got
Can you hear me?
Hear me
I'm cryin' out
I'm ready now
Turn my world upside down
Find me
I'm lost inside the crowd
It's getting loud
I need you to see
I'm screaming for you to please
Hear me
Hear me
Hear me
Hear me
Can you hear me?
Hear me
Hear me
Hear me
Can you hear me?
Oh, oh, oh, oh...
Hear me
Hear me
Hear me
Both his brothers dashed to their mother and hugged her. When she snapped out of her daze she smiled down at her two younger sons.
"What is wrong?" she asked before hugging them back.
"Nero!" They both said simultaneously causing their mother to laugh. However it was short lived when she began to cough violently. Nero quickly rushed to his mother side and held her to him as she continued to cough. Nero both of his brothers looked very sad, helpless and guilty for making their mother start to cough. Nero knew how they felt and knew that no one could do anything.
"I am *cough * so sorry my children * cough * I am sorry." She apologized to her children as tears ran down her cheeks.
"Come on mom let's get you inside." Nero said as he picked up his mother and carried her into the house and to her room. Her room contained pictures of them together and when they were born. Never once did he see a picture of his father hung up. The only male role model he had was Credo and the Order.
He never showed anyone, but his mother his demonic arm. When he did he expected her to reject him, but all she did was smile. She did when his two brothers had awakened their demonic forms also. She had always said that they reminded her of their father so Nero could only assume that their father was a either a demon or half demon.
Nero than placed his mother into the bed and pulled the red silk covers over her.
"Are you alright now mom?" Nero asked as he noticed that his mother had put away her wings.
"Yes, Nero I am fine now. I am sorry for being so much trouble." She replied to Nero.
Dante and Vergil Jr. then climbed into the bed with her. Dante was on her left and Vergil was on the right side of her. She smiled before pulling both of them closer to her. Ever since the twins were born his mother had begun to fall extremely ill by a unknown disease nobody could figure out what it was that was causing her to be ill.
Nero also noticed that if you looked closely at his mother's wings that were starting to slowly turn black.
"You're no trouble mom." Nero replied smiling slightly.
Before more could be said there was a knock on the door.
"Nero…." His mother said as she looked at him apologetically.
"I'll get it mom. You just stay there since Dante and Vergil are sleeping. You should get some sleep too." Nero said as he placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Thank you Nero. I love you." She murmured as she began to fell asleep.
Nero smiled before he headed out of the room and went to the door and opened it up to reveal Credo and Kyrie.
"Credo, Kyrie, what are you guys doing here?" Nero asked surprised that they were here.
"I brought your mother some medicine that may help for her cough. Credo wanted to tag along since her was allowed a short break from his duties." Kyrie replied smiling.
"Thanks mom is sleeping. You can just set in the kitchen and I'll give to mom once she wakes up from her nap." Nero said as he stepped to the side to them in.
As Kyrie entered the kitchen Credo turned and looked at Nero before asking," How is your mother really Nero?"
"Lately she seemed to have gotten better, but now she seems to be getting worse. My brothers made her laugh, but she then had another coughing fit, luckily there was no blood this time." Nero said looking at the floor.
"I'll have Kyrie keep bringing medicine over here to see if it helps at even a little. Your mother has been like mother to me and Kyrie even though I am probably the same age as her, but she has a soul that seems to an infinite amount of wisdom." Credo said.
"I put the medicine on the counter so make sure she takes some of it when she wakes up Nero, okay." Kyrie said as she entered the room again.
Nero nodded before escorting them out of the door, once the good-byes were said and they left Nero went to his room and sat on his bed looking at the present he got for Kyrie and he planned to give it to her tomorrow at the gathering. Nero shook his head and got up getting ready for bed.
Before he headed to sleep he looked in on his mother and his brothers and saw that they were still asleep. He smiled before heading into his bed and falling asleep. What he didn't know was that tomorrow would change his life dramatically and that he would eventually find the pieces to solving who his father is.
