Disclaimer: I do not own devil may cry, Annette belongs to WindWarrior89, only Kyle and Jim are mine.

A Hunter's Life.

Sink or Swim

Shooting range 11:38 A.M.

After Dante, Kyle, and Annette finished shooting their respective targets, all three flipped the switch to reel the targets back, scrutinizing their work. Dante's looked like a sheet of swiss cheese, while Kyle's had groupings around the heart, head, and pelvic area, which made every male at the range cringe. Both looked to Annette's target, and whistled when they saw the words 'Annette was here' written in bullet holes.

Dante was the first to speak. "Nice shooting, Annette." her response being an oh really look

" yeah, that is incredible!" Kyle finally coughed out.

" Thanks guys, that's really nice. Want to get lunch now," retorted Annette, and walked out to the car.

" Great Idea, I'll drive" kyle quickly got out before Dante could get a word in edgewise, and ran out to the car. Dante merely sighed in defeat, and followed the two out.

Jim's bar 11:45 A.M.

The door to Jim's quaint bar swung open, Kyle, Annette, and Dante walking in. The three went towards a booth in the corner. Dante across from Kyle and Annette, the three discussing what to get, and who is paying. Jim merely went up to the booth to take their order.

Jim asked , in his typical not-so-serious voice," honestly, thought you'd be here earlier. So, how's business, and your order?"

" We wouldn't be in business together, or have even met, if it weren't for your mistake of otherworldly proportions, so I must thank you. And I'll have a grilled chicken sandwich with steak sauce, and a root beer " Kyle replied in a nonchalant tone.

" I,ll have a pizza, anything but olives," added Dante, hoping to prevent getting on the bartender's bad side.

" Salad, Italian dressing, extra tomatoes, and a Pepsi." Annette quipped in an attempt to distract Jim from kyle.

With that, Jim went into the kitchen, and quickly brought out their order, as it had been preprepared.

Then Jim dropped a bombshell, " When your done eating, I know someone who has a job for you." At this, both Kyle and Annette performed a spit-take, drenching Dante with their respective soft drinks. Both seeing a death glare from their employer, quickly followed Jim into the back.

" A shipping mogul I know has been losing ships under mysterious circumstances, and asked me for a favor. Here's his card, the address is on the back. If you could meet him, I'd appreciate it" Jim explained. Kyle and Annette took the information to their still fuming boss. His glare turned into a grin, and the team left for Quicksilver shipping.

Quicksilver shipping 12:45 P.M.

Upon entering the office the employees of Devil May Cry met with their client, a fairly lightweight Italian man.

" Hello, you must be Dante and Kyle. I'm Al. I've heard good things about you from Jim. Well, I've been losing ships during the 8:00 shift, allegedly they were sunk by some sort of "thing", this seems to be right up your alley. If you two could accompany a boat during the graveyard shift, and take out this whatever it is, I'll pay handsomely." explained Al, in a very relaxed tone.

" I would prefer to not be looked over." scolded Annette, feeling a bit sore towards their client.

" I'm sorry, I thought you were here as an assistant." Responded Al, earning a quick glance from the two males before they had to save his life. Kyle quickly snatched Alpha out of Annette's holster before she could critically wound their client, as Dante unhooked the blade off her belt, and the two took her out of the room, as to avoid seeing what her undeveloped abilities could really do.

" we'll be on that boat, just keep some cash set aside." Dante added, as he and kyle practically dragged a struggling, and very pissed, Annette out of striking range.

Shipping boat 'big Willis' 8:12 P.M.

On location for the job, Kyle suggested they take up a lookout over the port and starboard sides, to see the target coming, and "blast the bajeezus out of it" before it hits. Dante took port, his associates

" Ugh, what a chauvinistic bastard," Annette screamed in frustration.

" Come on, he's not worth potential jail time" Kyle said, in an attempt to quell her anger.

" I can't believe your-" She started to get out before Kyle cut her off.

" Besides, with what we're doing for him, he cant complain about a little friendly fire."

She immediately laughed at this, before regaining her composure.

" thank, I needed that, your more devious then I pegged you fo-"she started before the ship shook violently, earning a cry from all three devil hunters.

"son of a bitch!"

All three found their objective, a large semi-serpentine form, and began firing at it, the demon raised it's head, and both Dante and Annette immediately recognized it. Their hearts dropped as they muttered It's name

"The Kraken,"

This meant nothing to Kyle, who jumped on to the beast, and using both his combat and folding Knives, began climbing the towering serpent. When he reached the head, began stabbing wildly at the creatures skull. The Kraken roared in pain, and the moment it opened it's jaws, Annette threw a stick, from a crate marked 'High Explosives' ,at Kyle, who grabbed it, and lit it with his lighter before forcing it down the devil's throat. He jumped back on the boat before calling a victory chant at the struggling serpent.

" Jackpot."

Then a loud explosion was heard as the dynamite inside the beast did it's damage.

The Kraken was no more.

With it's dying breath it gave one last roar before fading into a viscous orb,Which went into Kyle's hand. When the orb vanished, a whip of blades was left in his hand. As if on instinct, he began twirling it around his body, leaving gouges on the deck and cabin.

He had received the Kraken's blessing.