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A/N: Hey I didn't know where to really go with this chapter so it might have a lot of fluff in it between Dante and Melanie, going back to how they met and stuff like that. Oh, and major Simi, guess again about who the father is, I bet you will never guess.

3: flashback

Dante left the council chambers after his brief talk to Andam and klude, he was pondering why Andam had given him a worrying look, and it looked as if he was scared. He pushed this thought aside for now as he saw Melanie waiting for him.

"Hey sweetie," Dante said excitedly.

"Hey Dan," Melanie said she loved the way he would always blush when she called him that. "I was lookin for you."

"I had to talk to Andam about the payment for our last job," Dante said, slowly pinning her against the column she was leaning against.

"And how did that go," she asked not really caring about the answer, she was too busy inhaling his scent, he smelled like grass after a light rainfall and oddly of brimstone, for some reason she couldn't get enough of it today.

"Fine," he said, also taking in her scent, she smelled sweetly of cherry blossoms and roses.

"Why do you smell like brimstone," she asked innocently, while looking into his deep tawny eyes.

"I do? Huh, I wonder why," he thought aloud, while looking into her light green eyes. "I guess that it's just one of those things, huh?" he asked her, slowly leaning forward.

"Yeah, I guess so," she said, "On you its totally hot though." She leaned forward until their lips were mere inches apart, she looked at him sweetly, she couldn't imagine her life without Dante, before him, nothing seemed to fit right, but when she met him everything just clicked like the last piece in a puzzle.

"I love you Mel," was the last thing he said before their lips met, he loved her so much, and it's been that way since he first ran into her, literally, he remembered it like it was yesterday.

Flash back

It was the last day of high school, he was running home, unbeknownst to him, a pretty girl was walking in the opposite direction straight towards him, neither of them saw each other they were too caught up in their own thoughts. Next thing they knew they were sprawled out across the sidewalk.

"Oh god I am so sorry," said Dante as he was the first one to get up.

"It's ok I wasn't looking where I was going," replied the girl. That's when he noticed the girls face, she was quite pretty with waist length midnight blue hair, light green eyes and a smile that could melt steel.

"Hi, I'm Dante," he stammered out blushing furiously.

"Hi, I am Melanie," she said, blushing just as hard as Dante was.

He didn't know why but he had a sudden urge to kiss her, he didn't know why, but he almost did, but he was stopped by his phone buzzing, he picked it up and looked to see who the text was from, it was from his long time friend, Douglas, the legendary sun dragon.

Melanie didn't know why but she had a feeling in the pit of her stomach, but she couldn't identify it, a sudden fluttering, she felt all light and springy, but at the same time close to him somehow.

"Melanie, what a beautiful name for a beautiful girl," he said suavely, noticing the faint blush creep up Melanie's cheeks.

"Well aren't you a gentleman," she commented.

"Yeah, my mother always told me to be kind," he said cheerily, but had a pained look in his eyes.

"Is something bothering you Dante," she asked concerned.

"Yes, but I don't think I can tell you in public, do you know somewhere private we can talk," He asked politely.

"Yeah, I have my own apartment, we can talk there," she said, her eyes twinkling.

"Ok, lead the way," he said.

Minutes later they arrived at Melanie's apartment and walked inside, it was a decent sized apartment with a black leather couch and a lay-z boy recliner, Dante just stood there in awe that she had her own place, he went and sat down and motioned that she do the same, she moved to sit beside him.

"Ok, Melanie, first things first, I have to tell you something," He took a deep breath, "I am a dragon."

"Prove it," was the first thing that escaped her lips.

"Ok," he said as he was struck by red lightning and transformed into the charcoal black dragon that we all know so well.

"Ok, so you weren't lying, but so am I," she said as she was covered in a small snowstorm and she transformed into a pale blue dragon with white spines, short midnight blue hair, and dark green eyes.

He took in the sight of her dragon form, as she did with him.

"Wow, you look amazing," he said flatteringly.

You don't look so bad yourself hot stuff," she said whistling, "The only question is the horns, what's that about."

"I honestly wish I knew, I know it came from my father because my mother doesn't have the horns," he said reverting back to human form just as Melanie did. "And I have to tell you something else."

"What," she asked as her heart began to race.

"I know we barely know each other but I think I love you," he said as he felt the sweat form on his brow.

She leaned toward him, he liked her in close proximity but thought it a bit odd, and never the less he didn't back away, he himself leaning towards her till their lips were inches apart from each other.

"I think I love you too Dante," Was the last thing she said before their lips met for the first time, they were both surprised by how right the kiss felt, it held so much compassion and that new feeling that Mel still couldn't identify.

End flashback

Dante was still remembering all that was so long ago, a year ago, he than noticed that he needed air, so he reluctantly broke their passionate kiss.

"Well I don't know about you, but that brought back some memories," Dante said panting heavily.

"I know the feeling," Melanie said, panting just as heavily.

"Come on Mel, let's go home and pick up where we left off," I said with a devilish smile and a wink.

"I like where this is going," said Melanie in a flirtatious tone.

The trip to their house didn't take much time at all, considering the fact that they flew, they unlocked the door and stepped inside immediately greeted by the warmth of the house. The house it's self was a midsized Victorian era home with an overly luxurious feel to it, the living room was midnight blue with white trim and tan shag carpet, it had that same black leather couch, and lay-z boy recliner, a glass coffee table, 42-inch flat screen TV, a beautiful view of the ocean, and a sliding glass door to the patio. The kitchen was even bigger, with oak wood flooring, marble counter tops, mahogany cabinets, an electric stove, and a top of the line refrigerator. The dining room was modest with a glass table glass backed chairs and yet again another beautiful view of the ocean. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an enormous backyard, there couldn't be a better place for a happy couple.

"I still can't believe you bought this house for us Dante, its perfect," said Melanie running and hugging her boyfriend.

"Only the best for you Mel," said Dante picking her up bridal style like she liked and carried her onto the couch.

"You know you spoil me too much," Said Mel with glistening eyes.

"Ok let me spoil you even more, you sit here and relax, and I'll make dinner," said Dante giving her a quick peck on the cheek.

"Ok, who are you and what did you do with my lazy ass boyfriend," she asked sarcastically, pulling him down for a longer kiss.

"Do you really think that," he asked, slightly hurt.

"No, no I don't Dante, you are anything but lazy, with the way you spoil me," said Melanie regretting what she said earlier.

"It's ok Mel, I know you didn't mean it that way, "he said forgivingly, "But I'm still making dinner for us."

About half an hour later, Dante was adding some last second touches to the sushi he had prepared for Mel and himself.

"Okay Mel, it's done," he shouted.

Mel walked into the kitchen, sniffing the air and noticed a slightly pungent scent in the air. "What's that smell," she asked, enticed yet disgusted by the scent.

"It's the Vinegar used to prepare the rice," Dante answered simply.

"Oh," said Melanie walking up to her boyfriend and rested her heat on his left shoulder.

"Here, take a plate, we can watch a movie tonight if you want," Dante said handing a plate to Melanie.

At this Melanie's eyes lit up like the fourth of July, she liked watching movies with Dante, it gave her some time to be close to him, plus they always ended up making out half way through, no matter what kind of movie it was, her favorite kind were scary movies, that way she could pretend to be scared and Dante would hold her close and tell her everything was alright. "Okay Dante, how about a scary movie tonight," she asked hopefully.

"Sure Mel, whatever you want," Said Dante knowing all too well why she chose a scary movie.

"Ok, are we gonna watch a pay-per-view, or watch one out of our collection," She asked, taking an inquisitive bite of the sushi and found that she loved it.

"I think pay-per-view, because the news paper said that a new scary movie just came out and it should be on pay-per-view," said Dante watching how Mel was reacting to the sushi.

"Love the sushi, by the way," Mel said as she finished the last of it.

"Thank you, I do pride myself on my cooking abilities," Dante said smugly, puffing out his chest a little.

At this, Mel had to smile, she loved how romantic Dante could be when they were alone, but she also loved him for his sense of humor, he also knew when to be serious, what to say and when to say it, he was perfect for her, she wished that she had known him for longer though, starting as friends and friendship budding into something completely different, But she was still glad that it went the way it did. Mel was jerked out of her thoughts, by Dante tapping her shoulder and leading her to the couch. He had already gotten her favorite fleece blanket and wrapped it around her, he was just too sweet. They looked through the pay-per-view menu and sadly discovered that the movie wasn't there so they had to settle with Paranormal Activity 3. This time around, Mel wasn't acting scared during this movie, she actually was scared, and she jumped straight into Dante's arms and buried her face into his chest. Dante grasped Mel's chin between his thumb and forefinger and brought her face to his, he looked into her eyes and knew that she wasn't just acting, she was really scared, Dante just moved his lips toward her ear and started to whisper sweet nothings into her ear, she stopped shaking and looked up at him with glossy eyes and whispered "Thank you," and moved her head the last few inches towards his lips.

A/N: Wow, this turned out to be longer than I expected it to be, oh well, I think that Dante and Melanie deserved it, along with the flashback of how they got together. Don't forget to review.

Dante: can I please be a human again?

Me: that depends. Can you behave?

Dante: If it means that I don't have to be a chicken anymore, than yes.

Me: Ok, fine.

With a puff of smoke Dante was returned to his former self.

Dante: Thank you creator.

Me: Don't go on with that creator crap.

Dante: ok. Good bye everyone!

Me: hey that was my line, Ok so, surprise poll, should I turn Dante back into a chicken for stealing my line, or should I do something worse?

Dante: I don't like the sound of that…

Me: