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- - - Dante - - -

The girls had left a while ago after watching Dante shovel his pizza, Dante has now finished said pizza and was having to summon the energy he had to force himself to get dressed, after dressing he made his way downstairs and pulled on his boots, rolling his shoulders to loosen his muscles before pulling on his red leather coat, he took a moment to consider whether to take his bike or his car, the bike was always faster but his car had a stereo.

'I think I need some headphones or something, then the decision would be easy' that thought took him to thinking about the kid from Fortuna, with his messy white hair, sapphire blue eyes and a stubbornness that could rival his own, he mentally kicked himself, it had been a reoccurring thought of going back to see the kid, hell where he was going was only a ferry ride from the kids town, he chewed his lip, the car also had a heater which would help for a long trip if he did decide to go to Fortuna after visiting the docks.

Walking over to his desk he picked up his car keys, twirling them around his finger as he walked towards his door picking up Ebony, Ivory and Rebellion slinging the large sword onto his shoulder as he left, locking the door behind him.

He made his way down the front steps and out onto his front yard where his bike and car where parked, the sun still high in the sky, the warm rays waking him more than coffee ever could. Unlocking his car and climbing inside he relished in how comfy his car was. Starting the engine he too off to where Lady and Trish had indicated this so called demon was. Dante rolled his eyes and thought about all the pizza he would be able to buy.

- - - 3 or so hours later - - -

Dante made it to the docks by the early afternoon, he would be able to check out the 'non-existent' mission and then jump on the last ferry out to Fortuna with a wad full of cash and Trish and Lady nowhere in sight. Stepping out of his car and heading over towards the port Dante looked out at the wide expanse of ocean 'There really isn't much to see' Dante chuckled out loud at his own joke attracting the attention of a young woman walking by who eyed him uncomfortable, Dante ignored her. Turning back to his car he locked it before heading to the very edge of the port, there were four suitable points for docking ships but the rest of the island had sharp cliffs like the one the people of this town had heard the noises and light coming from, Dante looked over the edge whistling as the drop and listening to the waves crashing against the jagged rocks.

Focusing out over the ocean and looking up into the clouds Dante frowned, there were no bright lights coming from the sky and there was no roaring sound that traveled over the water, Dante sighed in frustration he would have to wait a while to make sure, looking around he spotted a bench, he walked over throwing himself into the bench his arms outstretched over the back, one leg crossed over the other, after a while he began to doze, still fully aware of his surrounding, his breath coming out in puffs of smoke as the air drew colder.

A few hours later he was awoke by the sound of scuffing and Dante eyes snapped open twisting his head in the direction of the noise he watched a young couple stumble together towards a bench on the opposite side of him as they giggled, the woman hanging of the man's arm, Dante rolled his eyes in disgust, they were obviously here to kiss as the sun set, Dante wanted to hurl at how sickly sweet the couple were. Shifting from his seat he stood up, giving up on the mission he had been given, there was nothing there and he wasn't about to waste the rest of the day staring out at a bunch of nothing. Unlocking and climbing into his car Dante sped off towards the Mayers house, it wasn't hard to find the house was far older than all the other buildings, it was eccentric and beautifully refurbished, knocking on the large black door it swung open a few seconds later to reveal a finely dress burly man with a big ginger beard.

"Hello, can I help you?" the man seemed reasonably nice, with a smile firmly planted on his face despite the late hour.

"Yes, I'm the devil hunter you hired" Dante smiled back at the mean "I have investigated the situation and there is nothing of concern"

"You are sure about this?" The man stroked his beard in a thoughtful manner, peering down at Dante yet never losing his smile.

"Yes, I'm very sure" Dante smiled reassuringly, it always helped to be polite to start off with before being forceful.

The Mayer nodded "fantastic!" The Mayer clapped his hands together

"Soooo about my fee?"

"Yes, yes, yes…Trudy?" He turned back shouting into the dining room

"Yes dear?" a female voice echoed back, he assumed it to be the man's wife,

"Could you fetch the money from my desk please" The Mayor smiled down at Dante while his wife scurried about getting the money he had asked for, coming out the dining room to hand a brown envelope over to her husband who handed the package to Dante. His wife stood behind the Mayor, peering over his shoulder at the devil hunter, Dante opened the parcel checking the amount of money, nodding and smiling at the pair.

"Thank you for doing business. If you ever need us again don't hesitate to call" Dante saluted them smiling the whole while and strode back off to his car.

'Now to check in on one sexy half devil' Dante smirked to himself climbing into his car.

- - - On the boat - - -

The Ferry man had refused to take his car on board so he had left her parked at the dock, as the ferry pulled away he stared at her until she disappeared from sight; he then walked to the other side of the ship watching as Fortuna slowly came into view. He grinned at the island, the kid was the only good thing about that place, hid devil hummed in agreement in the back of his mind, hunting the kid down would be easy, he knew the kids scent anywhere, half demons sent where so different from humans and demons that he would be able to smell the kid coming a mile away, but he doubted the kid was in tune with his senses enough to sense him coming. Dante grinned as an idea popped into his head and when he had finished forming his plan they were inches from the shore of Fortuna.

- - - Nero - - -

Nero was back on the island of Fortuna lying on the top of his bed, one arm draped over the side of the bed and his other under the pillow, whether it was his favorite position or whether it was a learnt habit from having his devil bringer and trying to smother the light under his pillow he would never be sure. His legs had kicked the blankets off in his sleep, his hair mused, his eyelashes fluttered against his flushed cheeks.

A certain red devil stood in the door way unable to tear his gaze away from the man on the bed.

Dante just as he thought could easily hunt the kid down, although it was far further than he had expected the place to be; his devil side could smell Nero and had purred in the back of him mind like a homing beacon, Dante had to focus on shutting it up. He had spotted the old and small house hidden away from the rest of Fortuna just before a forest; it looked homely like it had been patched up recently. The funny thing about the people of Fortuna is that they didn't have locks on their doors, Dante smirked walking up to the house, pushed the door open and walked right in, sensing the kid upstairs he made his way through the house and walked up the stairs, quite surprised when the wood didn't creak. Nero's bedroom door was wide open and so there he stood staring at the silveret, he audibly gulped; his eyes roaming over the figure on the bed. The kid must be exhausted if he hadn't woken up yet, the kid might be young but he was well trained and observant … he usually would have known that he was there before Dante would have managed to get into the house.

He felt guilty staring at the kid and knocked on the door, his knuckles raping against the wooden door loud enough to startle Nero from his sleep who without thought grabbed the gun from under his pillow and aimed it at the figure in the door way. Nero's eyes were wide and his chest heaving, his own demon recognized Dante even before his eyes did and Nero relaxed, he trusted his demon somewhat and his eyes then finally confirmed it. Nero huffed, relaxing and flopping back onto the bed arm dangling over the bed with the gun in his hand.

"Nice to see you too kid" Dante leaned against the frame of the door, he had expected that reaction, and well to be honest he had expected to be shot at or kicked in the face …. That could still happen Dante eyed the gun in Nero's hand.

"Hey old man" Nero mumbled rubbing the palm oh him gun free hand over his eyes to wake himself up, sticking the gun under him pillow he sat up pulling some of the covers over his legs blushing slightly as he watched Dante's eyes dance over him. Dante was leaning against the door, in his usual hunting gear , his tight black top clung to his muscles; looking up he noticed Dante's usual stubble, his white hair slightly longer than normal before focusing on Dante's dark blue eyes, Nero's demon purred. "So what do I owe this honor" Nero gestured sarcastically, hiding his embarrassment with his usual abrasive humor.

"Well I had a mission close by and thought I'd drop in and say hi" Dante covered easily with a smirk "Never pictured you as a boxers guy" Dante's smirk deepened as Nero blushed unconsciously pulling the sheets higher while his face contorted into annoyance

"Unlike some old perverts I don't let my bits dangle in the wind" Nero huffed glaring at the man in red, grabbing his jeans from the floor he skillfully fulled them on while still remaining covered from Dante, standing up he zipped up and buttoned his pants now fully awake he turned back to Dante who seemed fascinated with staring at him, he grumbled pulling on a top as well noticing Dante's almost disappointed look.

"I've got nothing to be ashamed of kid" He winked

"You just admitted you're an old pervert" Nero smirked crossing his arms as he stood before Dante.

"Older than a little kid like you" Dante ruffled Nero's hair, noticing how soft it was before he got punched in the arm. Dante waited for the immense pain that usually came from being smacked by ten tons of demonic force but nothing happened, Dante stopped joking in an instant his hand whipping out to grab Nero's hand, examining the smooth flesh underneath his fingers before Nero pulled it away.

"What happened" Dante's eyes focused on Nero's, Nero tried to move past him only to have Dante block his path, hitting his chest, Nero was forced to move back; bashfully Nero rubbed his nose and sighed, he was too tired to put up much of a fight.

"Fine, it's a long story I need coffee and after a long trip I'm guessing you're hungry" Dante went to demand answers but his treacherous stomach answered for him.

"You're going to cook for me now?" Dante teased

"Don't push it old man or ill put you outside and let you starve" Nero raised an eyebrow and Dante held his hands up in surrender while smirking, Nero finally managed to move past him padding down the stairs barefooted and graceful. Dante smiled, at least he knew he had a place to crash and food, he hadn't eaten since the pizza that morning. Following Nero down the stairs and into the kitchen, the kitchen was spacious with an old oak table against the wall, noticing the kid put the coffee pot on and begin making food he took the opportunity to remove his sword placing it against a wall, taking his coat off and placing it on the back of the chair followed by his gun holsters with ebony and ivory, he felt better in a T shirt with leather pants.

He felt guilty having woken the kid up and now he was cooking for him, walking up behind Nero close enough to see what the kid was doing he then asked "Is there anything I can do?" Dante watched Nero work, he noticed the kid still favored his left arm even tho' his right arm was now human; Dante tried not to stair but couldn't help it.

"Theres milk and sugar there and the mugs are in the top right cupboard if you want to make the coffees" Dante nodded enjoying the smell of food and coffee, he set about his task. Dante set about making the coffee placing both mugs on the table as Nero placed a large plate in front of Dante. Nero had cooked it all in advance and had reheated it for Dante, smoked cod with potatoes and peas, Dante grinned tucking in, 'Damn the kid sure can cook' his demon hummed in agreement 'We could take him home and get him to cook for us' the devil grinned, Dante almost choked on his food "You should cook for me more often" Dante cheerfully commented around a mouthful of food. Nero smiled behind him mug of coffee, Nero knew that was as close as he was going to get to a compliment.

They sat in silence for a second before Dante asked again "So about your arm?"

Nero sighed and wondered how much he should tell the old man, it wasn't like he didn't trust him but it was hard after everything he had been through, he didn't want Dante to see him as a freak as well.

"I promise ill answer your question if you answer mine first"

Dante contemplated it and shrugged it couldn't hurt "Shoot kid"

Nero frowned at the name but continued "I know you have your devil trigger but have you ever had a second trigger? Like a trigger beyond your trigger?" Nero rubbed his nose he was terrible at explaining himself.

Dante frowned thinking about his devil trigger, he had never really pushed it further, he didn't think he would need to, he had never seen anything like that in other demons to make him think otherwise "No not that I know of" Dante watched the frustration wash over the kids face then vanish.

They stayed quiet for another minute

"Soooo?"

Nero explained briefly about him moving out of his house with kyrie into the house they were now in, with no small amount of pride and then explained about the demons moving through the woods. He frowned in annoyance recalling how careless he had been to be caught out and him almost dying only for his devil to take over and save his life, Nero explained his devil trigger leaving out the whole dragon incident.

"So when I changed back, so did my arm" Nero finished, taking a large sip of his now lukewarm coffee

"You must be happy then"

"I kind of miss it" Nero smiled fondly

"I miss your glow stick too" Dante chuckled having finished the delicious food and having downed his coffee half way through Nero's story. He watched Nero rub his eyes again "You should get some shut eye kid. Could I crash on your couch?" Dante motioned to where he assumed the front room would be.

"Theres a spear bedroom upstairs, I'll show you" Nero took the plates and mug over to the sink before showing Dante upstairs to the spear room, quickly showing him where the bathroom was just in case. Nero clapped a hand onto Dante's back smiling up at the larger man "It is nice to see you, you know old man" he cracked a cheeky grin before retreating into this own room too quick for Dante to reply with a comeback. Dante kicked off his boots, wiggled out of his leather pants and pulled off his T shirt before flopping down into the comfy bed 'this beats a couch any day!' He smiled throwing an arm over his eyes before falling asleep himself.

- - - Next room - - -

Nero got back into bed with a smile on his lips, it really was nice to see Dante again and he had missed him, not that he would say it to the older devils face. Nero closed his eyes falling asleep quickly as his devils purs lulled him into sleep, ignoring the fact that his devil was only purring because it had missed the old man itself and could smell him in the next room.

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