Code: Mission

He found himself mesmerized at the mirror of his bathroom. Something appeared to have caught his interest but he was sure it was something that always happened when he took a bath, so he dried his hair with his towel.

The image in the mirror would change completely

He knew it was him, yet everything would looked wrong and different. It almost never happened to him, but today ever since morning came, he had the strangest spine chilling feeling that had him on edge all day.

He heard the phone ring but still he remained sitting on the floor with just his red pants on, the white towel forgotten at his feet. He was consumed with emptiness, something almost new to him.

"Dante!"

The girl's voice echoed around Devil May Cry but he remained still on the tiled flooring, tapping just one finger against his leg.

"Dante where are you!?"

He sighed as he came back from his thoughts, getting up and moving to the door opening it revealing the golden haired young girl with an upset face.

"I thought you drowned in there"

"Sorry Patty, not today" he gestured with a smirk but the girl looked weird at him "What's with the look?"

"Your appearance is so different with your hair pulled back like that, it really does not suit you Dante"

He all but laughed out loud at her comment "Yeah I know"

"Anyways, Lady is in the phone she says is urgent so get your lazy clean butt downstairs"

Dante smirked, Patty was learning a thing or two from Trish and Lady and that was never good for him. The girl had grown up since last he saw her, still she loved acting all grown up around him probably to feel like she could handle things on her own.

"Alright, I'll be right there" he said picking his towel from the floor and tossing it to the basket as he looked at his reflection one last time before letting his hair down. "Never did take a liking to the look" he whispered to himself as he went downstairs.

"Put a shirt on Dante, it's cold and you can get sick" Patty told him as he just rolled his eyes there was no point explaining it to the girl why he would never get sick.

He sat on his chair pulling his legs up hitting his desk as the phone went flying up holding it before it crashed to the floor.

"Devil May Cry, how may I help you?" He said in his most professional tone that earned him a not so amused answer

"How about by answering when I call you" Lady's responded

"That's not the password" Dante said in a playful tone

"I'll tell Trish who sold her makeup for pizza"

"Lady! How's it been?" Dante said with a small laugh "You should visit more often, Patty misses you"

"Listen I don't have time, I need you to help me with a mission. Think you can find the place without getting lost?" Her voice was icy, he knew she was serious

"And the payment? I don't work for free babe"

She was silent, it seemed she was pondering about telling him some kind of information "This demon…it's too strong for me to handle. It's been already 2 days and I still can't get to him, look I wouldn't have called you If it were some normal trouble"

Dante arched a white brow. That was new for him, hearing Lady admit she was having trouble on a mission "Getting out of shape Lady?"

"Dante, don't mess with Lady, that could cost you what you don't have" Patty told him as she rolled her eyes at the man's immaturity.

But she perked up seen as Dante's eyes went cold that never happened unless something was wrong. Patty got up the sofa and walked over to Dante who let the phone back to its base not saying a word. Eyes distant and if it was possible worried.

"Dante?"

The entrance door opened making both Patty and Dante look over the newcomer dressed in black leather.

"Well aren't you all grown up?"

"Trish!" Patty yelled as she went to hug the demoness "I missed you"

"Not as much as Dante I bet" Trish said giving her a warm smile "I heard rumors you were back"

"Yep, I came for a visit! I've been staying since Friday but Dante keeps insisting I should go back home but I know he missed me" Patty told Trish who gave the demon hunter a smirk knowing how troublesome he saw Patty around his business. But he still cared for her, which was no secret.

"You sure are silent today mister demon hunter" She went near him and noticed he was out of it "Dante?"

"Trish I need you to look after Patty for me, I have business to take care of" he said going back to his happy go lucky attitude.

"You don't say?"

"Dante you promised to take me out for ice cream!"

"No pizza? Oh dear someone must've really missed you Patty" Trish smiled she just had the funniest moments teasing the hunter when Patty was around knowing Dante would not say anything to rash or cruel.

"Trish can take you" Dante said pulling Ebony and Ivory from the table as he put on a black sweater following his favorite red coat. "Besides, I have to go to work" he picked Rebellion twirling it to his back

"But…" Patty knew Dante was a demon hunter, she also understood he had no time to look after her but she had missed him very much and just wanted to have a day with him. Dante knew that and still pushed her off to Trish or Lady, who ever came first.

"You sure you can handle it?" Trish asked there was something off with him

"It's one of Lady's missions, she can't handle without me; I swear she just does it to have me running after her" he raised his arms to give his words more drama as he walked away to the door

"And give you more debt" Trish mentioned as she sat down giving an eye to the sad Patty still standing near Dante's desk.

"Patty"

The girl didn't move but they knew she was listening to his every word

"I'll take you to eat something when I come back"

"Yeah right as if. With what money?"

"Hey I have some! Besides, isn't your birthday tomorrow?"

Trish stared at the door as Dante exited not looking back nor caring for a response but she did turn to Patty who all but cried, she really didn't expect that from him.

"See… he does care" the girl whispered trying to act all grown up

Dante smirked knowing that Patty would be ecstatic over his idea she really had no clue he knew. His face turned serious as he recalled his own problem at the moment, hoping it would not be as bad as Lady had let him on to believe.

He knew Lady's worrying at telling him were she was or what the mission was about, but he didn't really care. It was not the first time and it would surely not be the last. It just meant some trouble was at bay this time as many other missions concerning his family.

"You think you could take a look? It's your childhood home"

AN hello again if ur one of ma Neverland fans, if ur new then nice 2 meet u :D as you can tell I am a fan of the devil may cry games and well I had the idea for this and made it for a friend a long time ago and since the special edition came out I am posting it as 2 celebrate with all of u *smiles* I do hope u enjoy it I try my best so u can all have fun while reading. I don't wnt to say much but thr are many more characters and its not as simple as it sounds :)

also devil may cry belongs 2 Capcom I'm just playing with Dante in a what if situation ;)