Mission 03: Pizza and Patty

More grown up? Did she honestly just try to make fun of my breast size? "At least I'm not a blonde," I snapped at her, I wasn't in the mood for her type right now. I'd already had enough fun for one day. She took two steps forward, a frown on her face. My reply may have been a simple one, but it hit her in just the right spot all the same.

She looked like she was about to snap at me again but Dante beat her to the mark, "Trish, stop it. Why did you come?" he was quick, and straight to the point. Part of me was grateful that he stepped in, but the other part of me was worried, the look on Trish's face told me that she wasn't done with me.

"I have a job for you," she smiled at him. Inside, I felt a pang of jealousy. I could tell that they were close, but how close, I didn't know. Dante sighed and walked over to the pool table, picking up a cue and aiming.

A pool table? What else did I miss? I looked around the room quickly and noticed a jukebox in the corner, an old and worn couch, a small T.V not far from it, and a small area with drums, a guitar and speakers.

"Well," he said, sliding the cue forward, hitting the white ball to the small triangle made from the rest, and managed to land zero of them in the pockets, "that's too bad, you see, I have plans for the night with that gorgeous young lady over there," he nodded over to me, making me blush, "so, find someone else, or do it yourself." He walked around the table and aimed again. I took my eyes off of him and looked over at Trish, she was making her way closer to him, closer than I liked.

"But, Dante, it'll clear up all of the debt you have with Lady," she brushed her hand on his arm, making a small fire light inside of me.

Grr… Why am I being like this? I barely even know the guy. It must because he saved me. Yes, that's it. I calmed down a little bit after coming to that conclusion, sitting down in the seat Dante had been in before he got up.

"It might clear it, but I already told you," he stopped and stood up straight, moving away from her slightly, "I'm not taking the job. I'm off duty tonight."

A frown came onto her face, "fine then, have fun with the kid," she turned and walked back to the front doors, not looking back. She opened them again and disappeared out the small gap. In that moment, I felt my body finally relax, my muscles hurting slightly from the tensed way I was sitting.

"So, Jade, you up for some pizza?" Dante asked, leaning over the back of the desk chair and picking up the phone. All it took was a slight nod and he immediately called the pizza place, asking them to bring around the usual, and to put it on the tab he has. While he was busy talking, I pulled my phone out of my pocket a little, checking the time, finding it was already getting near 7pm. I pulled my phone out completely, going to messages, and entering a new one to send to my dad.

'Hey dad, still at friend's place, please don't throw out my dinner, I'll eat it tomorrow. I'll be home at'… I stopped typing, trying to think of a suitable time.

"How's the morning sound, babe?" Dante asked, making me realise he was leaning down over me, reading the message. I blushed intensely, not quite sure of how I should react. "Because, the way I remember it, we never really got to hang out properly," he made his way over to the door to greet the young boy in the doorway. Our pizza had arrived.

After removing 'at', I continued typing, 'I'll be home tomorrow morning... And NO LAUGHING ABOUT YOUR PREDICTION BEING RIGHT or I won't come home at all :P' I hit send and put my phone back into my pocket, getting up and heading over to the couch to grab a slice of the pizza.

Dante walked over and joined me, handing me a bottle of water, apologizing for not having anything better at the moment. I really wish I had the energy to tell him off about calling me 'babe' though… Energy. It was from that thought that I realised just how tired I really was.

Finishing off my pizza, and taking a sip of my water, I curled up on the end of the couch, closing my eyes for only a moment.

-The Next Morning-

I fell asleep? I thought, sitting up. After my eyes had finished adjusting to the darkness, I could see that I was back in the same bedroom as before. Swinging my legs over the side of the bed, I stood up, walking out into the hallway, trying not to make the floor creak as I walked.

I peeked into the first doorway, hoping to find a bathroom, instead coming across a closet. I closed it again and continued onwards, the next door being at the end near the stairs, opening it slightly; I looked in to find a second, but empty, bedroom. Everything in there was covered in a thin layer of dust. Clearly not what I'm looking for… I shut the door as quietly as possible and headed down the stairs into the main area, looking around the room for any more doors, seeing at least two.

I walked over to the one in the corner near Dante's desk, opening it, and finding a small, but still usable bathroom.

After using the bathroom and fixing up my hair properly, I decided to head back out. As I went to open the door, it swung open, a little girl standing there looking up at me. Only, I couldn't remember seeing her in any of the time I was up and about last night.

Maybe she's Dante's little sister? I wondered to myself. The girl looking me up and down before finally deciding to speak, "and who are you? You don't look like a burglar."

I was slightly dumbfounded, the only thing escaping my lips, "a burglar?" the girl nodded, and after a moment of thought, I managed to relax a bit, "I'm Jade, a friend of Dante. Are you his sister or something?" this made the girl laugh, shaking her head. She grabbed me by my hand, pulled me out of the bathroom doorway and across to the couch.

"I'm Patty," she said, shaking my hand before letting it drop again, "I'm a friend as well," she grinned at me, "though I'm also his house cleaner," at this, she had a small pout on her lips, "he can't even pick up after himself. His drinking and eating habits don't help in the slightest," she pointed at a couple of empty pizza boxes and cans on the floor next to her; they looked to be a week old, maybe even longer.

I laughed, "I think he's lucky to have a friend like you, then." She's only a little girl, but she's so mature.

She smiled again, "well that's good, because I think so too," she giggled.

Wait a minute. Dante…

"Hey Patty, may I ask if you know where Dante is?" I asked. I must really need to wake up if it takes me this long to notice he's not here.

Author's Note: Yeah, yeah, all rights etc go to Capcom. Story and O.C's are mine. Do I really need to keep saying this though? I'm sure by now everyone knows who it belongs to etc. Oh well.. Also, when I place in the gap fillers such as "-The Next Morning-" please note that these were originally three stars, so I apologise if I miss any. The next chapter is Demons :D and sorry, but you's are going to have to wait a bit for it
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