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The twins had slinked up to their shared room guiltily, knowing that their mother was not in the best mood with them.
"Are you really going away?" Dante asked not liking the idea of being separated from his twin.
Vergil stared at him, "Not if I can help it I won't," he sighed and gave Dante a reassuring smile.
"Vergil, Dante, dinner is ready," Eva called up to them and they silently marched down the stairs lacking their usual enthusiasm.
Vergil and Dante sat opposite each other as plates were placed in front of them, usually pizza would have been eaten quickly but the twins found they had no real appetite, Dante picked at his food while Vergil just stared at it absently, wondering if his mother really intended to let them get separated.
"Are you both starving yourselves now?" Eva snapped a little harsher than intended.
Vergil sighed softly, "I'm not hungry," he murmured and gave a quick glance to his brother before leaving the dining room and stormed upstairs to his room.
"I'm not either," Dante spoke and followed the older to their room; he sighed seeing Vergil was lying on the bottom bunk with his back to the room, "V? You ok?" he spoke softly sitting by him.
Vergil gave a loud sigh and rolled to face Dante forcing a smile, "Yeah, of course I am," the smile widened into a grin, but Dante could tell it lacked Vergil's usual enthusiasm.
"Are you really going?" Dante asked fearfully.
Vergil sat up, "Not if we have something to say about it, right?" he flashed a small smirk.
Dante returned the smirk, "Yeah, we'll give 'em hell then they'll give up trying to separate us."
Vergil laughed lightly at Dante's enthusiasm when it came to playing up for people, "Of course we will." He nodded reassuringly and the two sat together in a comforting silence for a long while.
Dante let out a little yawn and looked at the clock, he had not realised how long they had just been sitting there, "I'm gonna try and get some sleep," he announced climbing the ladder to his own bed, "Night V."
"Night Dan." Vergil replied and buried himself under the covers and lay awake for a long time with only the sound of his younger twin's snoring for company until he heard small murmurs and felt the bed shift as Dante slept restlessly. "Dante?" he called out softly but received no answer, "Dan?" he climbed up to the top and shook his brother gently.
"Verge?" Dante frowned opening his sleep filled eyes and he looked up to his brother uncertainly, "S'up?" he asked, trying to hide something from the perceptive older twin.
"A nightmare?" Vergil asked softly.
Dante nodded reluctantly, "We were fighting…each other…I hurt you really bad…I think I…" he trailed off sadness welling in his eyes.
Vergil let out a soft sigh and held Dante comfortingly, "Its ok, its not gonna happen, I wouldn't want to fight you like that, besides," he grinned, "You'd never beat me in a million years."
"I wouldn't fight you like that either," Dante nodded taking comfort in his brother's words, "I could so beat you."
"Nope," Vergil shook his head grinning.
"I so could." Dante protested, his grin matching Vergils.
"Yeah right," Vergil snorted then sighed softly yawning, "I'm getting tired now," he sighed, "I gotta sleep."
Dante nodded and paused a moment, "Stay up here V?" he asked softly, not wanting to admit he had truly been scared by the nightmare that had seemed so real.
Vergil nodded and curled up protectively around his brother and the two were quick to fall to sleep.
A short while later Eva decided to check on her sons, that they were being so despondent saddened her, she sighed softly, no she would not let them be separated from her, it had probably just been a scare tactic, she made herself believe; she looked into the room and frowned not seeing Vergil in his bed a small smile crept on her face as she looked up to see two white haired heads sticking out of the red covers which were falling off; she sighed and covered her sons kissing them both lightly before turning to leave.
"Sorry mom," she heard Vergil murmur softly.
"So am I," she replied with equal softness and left the room and went into her own, after changing her clothes she climbed into the double bed and looked at the picture of her husband sadly, wishing not for the first time that he was there to help raise the half devil twins that seemed to attract trouble wherever they went and soon she joined her sons in a peaceful slumber.
The sound of the door banging was what woke Eva, she groaned slightly forcing her eyes open and looked at the clock and it was flashing 9 A.M. she sighed softly hearing the door bang again loudly.
"Ok, ok," she mumbled under her breath and quickly threw some jeans and a T-shirt on and ran downstairs brushing her hair as she moved.
The door banged again, sounding it was about to come off its hinges at this point.
"Can I help?" she growled snappily glaring at the two suited men, and a well dressed bald man joined them; Eva frowned seeing his bi coloured eyes.
"We are here to collect your son, Vergil," he announced, "I am Mr Arkham and I will be taking care of your son until he finds another home."
Said twin came down the stairs to investigate what had woke him up, he froze seeing the strangers but managed to get back upstairs unnoticed.
"I am sorry, but I cannot allow you to take him," Eva replied icily.
"Mrs Sparda, we have been given instructions to take Vergil into care, and with your refusal we have the authority to put you under arrest on the terms of being uncooperative and will also take Dante away." He spoke evenly.
Eva paled slightly at this but continued to glare at them, "I shall go and see if they are awake," she spoke icily and stormed upstairs slamming the door in their faces, "Vergil? Dante?" she called entering their room, "Are you two awake?"
There was no answer but Eva could tell that they were only pretending to sleep, "Come on, you've got to wake up now," she sighed softly, "I know you are awake."
"They've come to take me away, haven't they?" Vergil's voice was soft with a trace of fear.
Eva sighed softly, "We have no choice…"
"Yeah we do," Vergil snapped, "I'm not going."
Eva gave an exasperated sigh, "Vergil, "if you don't go then the three of us will be separated from each other and we won't see each other again. Do you want that? I won't see either of you and you won't see each other again." She gave him a pleading look.
"I don't want him to go," a quiet voice from Vergil's spoke.
"I don't want it either, but we have to…"
"I don't wanna go…but if it means that you two won't be together then I will," Vergil sighed sadly.
Eva gave a small smile at his maturity of the matter, "Get some things together and come down stairs a soon as you can." She left them alone.
"I don't want you to go," Dante whined again.
Vergil sighed softly and looked at Dante sadly, "I don't wanna go either, but if I don't mom will be left on her own," he levelled the younger with an even stare.
"Yeah, s'pose," Dante muttered looking at Vergil sulkily.
Vergil just gave him a grin and threw identical clothes to him and he brushed Dante's hair forward to match his own and they looked into the large mirror, it was like seeing three copies with an original, Vergil smirked, "Come on then."
"Vergil?" Eva called up to them, standing in the doorway talking to the suits.
"Coming," Dante called walking downstairs looking downcast, he sighed.
"You are to come with us Vergil…" Arkham stared at him.
"Wait," another voice called and Vergil stood by his twin, identical smirks on their faces, "what about me? What if I'm Vergil?"
He stared at the twins, his eyes flashing with a little annoyance.
"Ok," Dante said, "Who is who?"
Eva glares at them, "Dante…"
"What?" they spoke in unison.
Eva shook her head glaring at them.
"Sorry mom," they murmured in unison looking to the floor.
"Vergil," Arkham spoke looking at the older twin, "Gather your things, we have to go."
Vergil frowned slightly, how had he known he was Vergil?
/I don't like this/ Dante thought mentally to him.
Vergil just shook his head a little and sighed and both turned and walked back upstairs a moment.
When the bedroom door shut Dante hugged his twin tightly, his eyes welling with tears, "Please don't go," he begged as Vergil gathered a few of his things up.
"I'll be back," Vergil murmured, "I promise," he hugged Dante tightly back, "I'll always come back for you." he gave a small smile.
"Vergil?" Eva entered the room and smiled tearfully seeing the two hugging and embraced them both, "I love you both so much, and you must never forget that, neither of you."
"Love you mom," they answered in unison and kissed her cheek lightly, one on each side.
They remained like that for several moments before they broke away, and walked downstairs quietly, Vergil hugged and kissed his mother and brother once more before following Arkham into the car, he looked through the window sadly as the vehicle pulled away until his home was well out of sight.
awe (sniff) anyone got a tissue?
(grin)