Welllllll, this one took me a day to write, it's a lil long I know but it might just be my best chapter, YAY!
Disclaimer: All characters are borrowed from Marvel and Capcom
Hope and Disbelief: Chapter 4
'Why did he come back and then leave so suddenly…' a bewildered X-23 thought. 'Maybe he can't stay in this world for too long….but still, it felt so…magical, his touch and his body over mine' she felt her neck which pained a little and the problem being the small but visible bite mark. She gasped and rubbed it, making sure it wasn't a dream, she did this repeatedly until reality struck her.
"He does want to come back…" She said and smiled. Her cheeks reddened at the thought of Dante being all up in her neck and touching her. 'But wait, why did he not want to be caught?' 'Why hadn't he woken me up, oh wait…he thinks I might not like it or feel the same way…if only he knew…' she smiled and got back into bed.
Just then Wolverine/Logan entered the room shouting her name.
"Laura, are you ok, kiddo?" he said making his way quickly to her bedside. "Did you have a nightmare about…Dante?" He held me close and I thought about telling him or not.
"I-It wasn't a dream about, it WAS him." I said speaking softly. He stiffened and looked at me knowingly. I let go of him and breathed in deeply.
I looked at him and spoke up. "He came in while I was sleeping and he gave me this bite mark on my neck, then he… saw that I woke up and it startled him so he left while covering his face but not his eyes and then left without a word." I said looking at Logan's expression the whole time. He looked surprised at first but then angry and then a serious expression crossed over his features.
"Personally I think he's a jerk, and why the fuck did he touch you while you were SLEEPING and then still leave with no word, imma kill that bub next time!" he said angrily getting up and releasing his claws.
"Logan…" I said getting up and pushing his arms down. He growled and hit his fist on the desk next to him.
"No, he gave you that and now I'm gonna take his pretty face and carve it up!" he growled angrily and pointed to my bite mark.
"Logan, I need time to think about why he did this…" I said reassuringly. He sighed deeply and retracted his claws.
"Jeez, Laura, why the hell do you make stuff so complicated for me to play bodyguard for you." He smiled. I smiled back and giggled lightly.
"Don't worry, if I don't figure it out in the next day, you can play bodyguard." I said smiling and then yawned.
"OK, OK kiddo, I'm also tired myself, get some sleep and then think a lot tomorrow, G'night."
"Good night Logan." I said smiling at him. He turned away and walked out the door, I turned and heard the door close and I got back into bed and soon fell asleep.
"What the Fuuuckk!" Dante yelled at the sight of the state Devil May Cry was in.
"What?" Trish smirked. "It's all the little kid Patty's doing, don't look at me." The room was decorated in pink frills and kiddy cartoons and posters of daytime drama shows but mostly the PINK FUCKING FRILLS!
"Patty!" I yelled hard.
"What, I felt the place needed a woman's touch and more color!" Patty yelled back.
Dante didn't yell back though, he just sighed and went to take up his seat behind the desk and didn't even put his feet up, instead he just rested his chin on his hand and stared out the window dreamily. 'Wonder how she feels now…bet she's steamed at how perverted I am but I can't really help it when I'm in love with something I'm not really familiar with, I've only known her for two months and still she feels like one HUGE mystery to me, I wanna know what's beneath that mystery…dammit, I actually want a girl, one who's smart, sexy and killer in looks, personality and in killing people and beings.
"Dante, are you ok?" asked Trish and Patty in unison, staring at Dante from his desk.
Dante didn't look up but continued to stare out the window, which startled and surprised Trish even more.
"Oh, I see, Dante's missing Lady." Trish smirked with her arms folded. Dante still did not say anything. Trish stared at him in shock but regained her composure. "Dante…I know about your teleporting last night, I just don't know where though, maybe you can tell us."
This time Dante looked up but still did not speak, he resumed his previous position and spoke up. "I don't think I want to tell you what happened last night, it's got shit to do with you anyway." Dante said monotonously.
Trish sighed and Patty looked flabbergasted. Trish glared at Dante and spoke up, this time her tone was cold.
"It's that girl isn't it, the one you travelled with for two months to kill that Galactus guy, with that short tempered claw guy, that girl had claws too, so its that bitch right?" she said coldly and glared at Dante the whole time.
Dante looked up, in shock for a moment but then looked angrily.
"She's not a bitch!" he yelled and resumed his position.
"So it is her, I knew it, Dante, why her?" Trish asked with a twinge of jealousy rising.
Dante looked at her and then smirked.
"Jealous much?" he grinned.
Trish was taken aback and did not like being told what she was.
"N-NO, I'm just saying because it's true!" she shouted back. Dante smirked again.
"Fine, you're imagining stuff, I don't even know who you're talking about." Dante said seriously.
"What was her name again…X-20, No X-39...No, X-23, yes X-23, the chick with the sexy outfit and claws, face it Dante, you like her!" Trish smirked victoriously.
Her smirk faded as Dante resumed his dreaming position and Trish's jealousy grew bigger and her anger towards X-23 heightened to actually hating her.
"Dante, answer my damn question!" Trish banged her fist on his desk, waking him up from his thoughts.
"I just…its complicated…not that I don't like her and stuff its just…" Dante stuttered.
"You love her…" Patty said completing his sentence.
Dante sighed deeply and nodded his head. Trish grew extremely frustrated and turned to leave.
"Where are you goin Trish?" Dante asked.
"I'm going home." Trish simply said not looking back.
"Wait! I need you!" Dante shouted, making Trish halt.
"For what would you need me?" Trish glared.
"I used my teleportation last night, I need to you to use yours or else I'll go detected." Dante pleaded. "Please."
Trish sighed and simply said ok and left.
LATER THAT NIGHT
"So, where are we going?" Trish asked preparing a portal.
"Nowhere in particular, just Charles Xavier's mansion." Dante smirked.
"Ok, why there?" Trish asked confused.
"I'll explain later." Dante said and jumped through the portal with Trish.
This time they landed on the grounds of a HUGE mansion and quietly crept through the field and jumped onto the roof. Dante instinctively dived into his memory and tried remember where X-23's room was, he remembered that it was the last room on the right hand side of the fourth floor. 'Don't worry, I'll explain everything now…'
"Laura." With that Dante leaped onto X-23's window sill and quietly entered her room, motioning for Trish to stay outside and keep watch.
He glanced back at the sleeping beauty before him and knew that this time he had to wake her up. He crept to her side and gently placed her hair behind her ear and leaned In to wake her up.
"X-23, wake up." He whispered. She stirred but did not wake up. "Laura, wake up, it's me, Dante." She slowly started to open her eyes.
She blinked once and looked up at him with her face a few inches away from his,
"Dante…?" she moaned and her cheeks turned a light shade of red at their close proximity. He smiled coolly and stood up staring at her. "What are you doing here?" She asked startled.
"I came to explain yesterday night." He said putting one hand in his pocket and tilting his head sideways awkwardly. She looked shocked and sat up straight. "Look, I'm sorry if it offended you but I just had to see you once and I couldn't face you just like that so that's why I took off, I'm really sorry and if you wanted it so I'll leave now, I just came to say sorry and clear up the confusion." He said and turned to leave.
Outside Trish grunted at this site, jealousy taking up the most of her emotions.
"Wait!" she shouted and grabbed his arm. He turned back and she let go of his arm, startled, and put her blanket over half her face. His eyes widened and he relaxed. 'Was she scared of him?' "Is that all, I mean is that all you did, If it is or isn't then just tell me why." She said slowly dropping the blanket.
Dante couldn't move, he never expected her to ask that at all, he just thought she'd tell him to leave.
"It wasn't all I did, I…I-I…" he struggled.
"You what?" she asked anxiously.
He sighed. "I-I kissed you…and smelt your hair but other than that and the bite I gave, nothing else, I swear!" he shouted.
"Why…?" she asked and looked down to hid her bright red cheeks.
Dante blushed and thought about the question, he glanced at Trish who was furious at what was going on. He sat down on her bed and took a deep breath in.
"Laura, it's only because…I love you." He said blushing slightly.
"What the fuck!" Logan and Trish said in unison. Dante looked at Trish to avoid X-23's gaze and X-23 looked at Logan.
Wolverine was in his boxers and vest with his hand on the doorknob still, mouth agape. Trish was agitated with Dante and his confession and left immediately.
"Wait, Trish, how am I gonna get home!" Dante yelled after her. After a minute or so, he thought she must've left already coz Trish isn't generally unreasonable and it started to rain and thunder started to be audible in the sky.
He turned his attention back to X-23 who hid under her blanket and Wolverine by her side.
"Its ok kiddo, I know lightning and thunder aint a good thing but come on its allright." He said trying to comfort her. He spotted Dante and motioned for him to come closer.
"Allright bub, it's your turn and there aint gonna be no funny business, I'll be standing by the door." He whispered coldly in Dante's ear. He turned and headed for the door.
Dante's attention was back on X-23 as she shivered in her blankets. "L-Laura…it's ok, it's done, and you can come out." Dante said and stood a little closer.
Suddenly another loud outburst of thunder was heard and X-23 jumped out from her cover and jumped onto Dante, who was surprised as her body was on his.
"I love you too, Dante." She said looking sideways. He smiled and was relieved at the tension.
Dante glanced sideways at Wolverine who gave him thumbs up and a small smile.
Dante smiled back and then looked at X-23 who let go of him and sat back on her bed. He gave her a small smile. 'She looks cute like that' he thought as she sat cross legged with her head tilted and a smile on her face.
The thunder died down for that moment and he grinned widely at the fact.
Without warning Dante's eyes widened as without warning X-23 jumped up and their lips met. At first he was surprised and shocked but soon closed his eyes and put his arms around her and pulled her close, the kiss went from a gentle straight forward one to a passionate one and soon they released each other, smiling. He planted another kiss but a small brief one before letting go of her.
"Looks like you'll have to stay the night." X-23 grinned and sat on her bed.
Dante chuckled nervously as she was starting to arouse him.
"Whoa, whoa, slow down there, we got kids here, maybe when you guys go to a hotel but no way is it gonna be here, and now." Logan cautioned pointing downstairs.
Both X-23 and Dante blushed and they hugged and Dante bid her good night.
She lie in her bed grinning and giggled and then hid herself in her bed set till next morning.