The next day Nero was reclining on the couch while Dante was sitting at his desk like always. Just then there was knock on the door, Nero noticed that Dante was not going to get up so he did. Nero walked over and opened the door. At the door was a young woman with blonde hair and brown eyes, standing beside her was a young boy with brown hair and brown eyes, who was holding a stick and a little blanket. Nero let the two in, and Dante looked up to see them.
"Please will you watch over my son?" she asked "I fear he is being hunted by demons"
Nero and Dante looked at each other and then back to the woman. Dante was about to reject the job.
"Please I will pay you in advance" she said
Dante was now considering taking the job, while the little boy was wandering. He looked and saw a book on a shelf, he reached and was about to pull it off, which would pull of everything that was stacked on the book. Nero ran over and grabbed the little boy before he could get the book. The little boy suddenly whacked Nero with the stick he was holding.
"Oh Timmy behave" the woman said
The young boy pouted but obeyed. The woman gave them the money and then she left he boy in their care. Dante watched the little boy sit on the couch, while Nero took a seat on Dante's desk. Dante turned to the teen; he was rubbing his nose where the stick hit him. Dante got up and walked to the kitchen. Little Timmy was keeping an eye on Nero, while Nero was watching Timmy. The teen was trying to find a way to keep from being whacked again, however Timmy decided he was going to go sit at the desk. Timmy sat down and Nero got up.
"What are you doing?" Nero asked
Nero was standing beside the chair, so Timmy lifted the stick and then whacked Nero with it again. Nero stepped back and growled, however his attention was distracted when he heard Dante laughing. Nero scowled at Dante and decided to go upstairs to his room. Dante smiled at Timmy who smiled back. The whole day was spent with Timmy occasionally whacking Nero with the stick, which would cause Dante to laugh and then Nero would storm off. Timmy and Dante would both wait patiently until Nero returned. Now was time for them to arrange a place for Timmy to sleep and Dante was determined to have fun with this.
"Nero he is going to stay in your room" Dante said
"What then where do you expect me to sleep?" Nero asked
"My bed is definitely big enough for two" Dante said
"Oh hell no, Old man" Nero said "I will not share a bed with you"
Timmy was looking at each as they spoke and he was starting to get dizzy.
"Why cant the kid stay in your room?" Nero asked
"Because he is staying in your room" Dante said
"What?" Nero said "there is no way I will stay in the same bed as you"
Nero stormed off and Dante chuckled.
"Come on" Dante said
Timmy nodded his head and Dante led Timmy to Nero's room. Timmy jumped into bed and got comfortable. Dante turned off the light and closed the door; he then went downstairs to find Nero watching T.V. Dante sighed when he saw the glare Nero was giving him.
"Just come to bed sometime" Dante said and he went back upstairs.
It was really late when Nero finally gave in and walked to Dante's room. He slowly opened the door. Dante had heard the door open but stayed still and waited to see what would happen. Nero slowly made his way over to the bed. Nero had removed his clothes until he was in shorts and a navy blue tank top. Nero lay down on the opposite end of the bed. However as soon as Nero lay down he felt Dante's arms around him. Nero's whole body tensed up as he felt Dante nuzzling into his back. It took a while but Nero finally relaxed enough to be able to fall asleep. When he did Dante opened his eyes and looked at the rather slim figure of the teen. Dante chuckled to himself and then held Nero closer before falling asleep again.
In the morning Nero smiled as he felt a great amount of warmth, he snuggled closer to the heat. Soon however he remembered where he had fallen asleep. Nero opened his eyes and saw Dante looking down at him.
"Morning, Kid" he said
Nero's face turned bright red and he pushed away from Dante. Nero quickly got off the bed and walked out of the room. Once Nero got into the bathroom, he closed the door and sat on the floor.
Oh come on get back in there
Nero growled, trying to silence his inner demon, but it wasn't working. Nero pulled his knees to his chest.
"This cant be happening" Nero said to himself "no way is this happening. Am I really in love with him?"
Bingo
Nero growled again, and this time he decided to leave the bathroom. However when he opened the door, there standing before him was a shirtless Dante. Nero then immediately slammed the door closed.
"Whoa, Kid" Dante said "Calm down"
Nero took a deep breath and then opened the door again. He pushed past Dante, who grabbed him by the shoulder.
"What has gotten into you?" Dante asked
Nero tried to pull away from Dante, however Dante wasn't going to let go. Instead Dante pulled Nero closer, which only made the situation all that more awkward for Nero. Nero was now blushing a bright pink, and then there was a knock on the door. Dante scowled and let Nero go; Nero frowned slightly as he watched Dante walk down the stairs. Dante answered the door to see Lady standing there.
"What do You want?" Dante asked
Nero walked to his room, where he found Timmy sitting up on the bed. Timmy was smiling the best he could. Nero was about to walk in when Timmy picked up the stick and Nero turned around and left not wanting to be whacked again. Nero walked downstairs to find that the one who knocked was none other then Lady.
Shit why does she always interrupt
Nero cursed at his demon and then walked over to find out what Lady and Dante were talking about.
"I'm here to pick up the money you owe me." Lady said
Dante sighed and handed over the money, Nero looked at Lady and growled at her. Lady was a little concerned when she saw Nero growling at her. She took the money and walked out.
"Now" Dante said
Nero was about to take off before he had to answer Dante's question. However Dante grabbed Nero by the arm and pulled the teen into his lap. Nero's face turned red.
"What is going on?" Dante asked
Nero looked away from Dante, not wanting to show him the red on his face.
"It's nothing" Nero said
Dante laughed and Nero turned and glared at Dante.
"Look" Dante said "if there's something wrong you should just say so instead of slamming a door in my face"
Nero pulled away from Dante and headed back upstairs to get changed. Nero went into his room and sat down on his bed.
Oh you know you liked sitting in his lap
"Uh do you ever shut up?" Nero asked
Well you cant seem to figure these things out yourself
Nero sighed and sat in his room. And that's when it hit him. Where was Timmy? Nero looked around and then was suddenly whacked in the face.
"Uh What The Hell" Nero yelled
Dante heard Nero yell so he went to go make sure the two kids wouldn't kill each other. Dante walked in and found Nero chasing Timmy around. Timmy ran out and hid behind Dante and as Nero was about to pass Dante. The elder grabbed the teen by the arms.
"Why are you chasing the boy?" Dante asked
"Because he wont stop hitting me with that stick." Nero said
Timmy came out and with his stick whacked Nero in the face again, this time giving him a cut right between the eyes. Nero growled and Dante placed a finger to the cut and wiped away some of the blood. The cut healed rather quickly but Nero was still mad about it.
"Timmy go help yourself to some pizza in the fridge" Dante said
Timmy ran down the stairs and into the kitchen. Dante then turned his attention to Nero.
"You need to stay calm" Dante said
Dante lifted his hand up with the intention to smack Nero's head for chasing the boy around. However Nero bit Dante's hand, causing Dante to step back and then Nero ran back into his room and locked the door. Dante stood at the door; it was really starting to concern him that Nero was acting so differently. Timmy came running up to Dante with a slice of pizza in his hand.
"Is Big Brother gonna be okay" Timmy asked
Dante smiled and lifted up Timmy.
"I hope so" Dante said
Dante then carried Timmy downstairs where Timmy sat on the couch and watched T.V. and Dante sat at his desk reading a magazine.
Nero sat on his bed and started wondering what was going on and when it all started.
This all started back when you two first met, you were in love with him from the start that's why your relationship with Kyrie hit rock bottom and she hated you enough to get everyone to kick you out of Fortuna
"SHUT UP!" Nero yelled "JUST SHUT UP!"
Dante could hear Nero yelling and now he was too concerned to let it go anymore.
"Stay here" Dante said to Timmy
Timmy nodded his head and continued watching T.V. Dante ran up to Nero's room, Nero was still screaming for someone to shut up. Dante forced the door open and saw Nero sitting on the bed clutching his head and screaming. Dante jumped onto the bed and grabbed Nero by the shoulders.
"Hey" Dante said but he was getting no response
"Nero" Dante almost yelled
Nero began to try and push Dante away, but Dante wasn't going anywhere. Dante pulled Nero into a strong embrace. He waited a few moments and then Nero brought his arms around Dante's neck and began to cry on his shoulder. A few minutes later Nero finally got control of himself and was able to stop crying. Dante pulled away from Nero so he could look the kid in the face.
"Nero what is going on?" Dante asked
"The reason I'm here and not in Fortuna is because my relationship with Kyrie fell apart and she started to hate me, in fact it was enough to make the towns people hate me to where I was banished" Nero said
Nero was trying hard not to break into another session of crying. Dante wasn't exactly sure what to say, he wanted to tell the kid that the people of Fortuna were idiots for sending him away but he was afraid he would hurt the kid even more.
"Everyone in life hates me" Nero said
The words broke through Dante's thoughts and shattered everything. Dante looked down at Nero, he couldn't believe the kid had the guts to say that.
"Why would you say everyone hates you?" Dante asked
"Because nothing I do turns out right, and I just cause people pain, and I…"
Nero was cut of by the force of Dante kissing him. It took a moment for Nero's mind to register that Dante was indeed kissing him. In a fit of desperation Nero kissed back, hoping for some sort of comfort and love. As the kiss deepened they heard the front door open, Dante didn't want to but he had to. Dante pulled away from Nero, who looked a little disappointed. Dante smirked and placed his finger to his lips.
"Shhh" he said
Nero kept quiet as he watched Dante go downstairs to see who in their right mind decided to interrupt them. Trish was standing in the doorway. Dante let out a sigh, he then looked over and saw little Timmy asleep on the couch.
"What are you doing here?" he asked
"Well you see the demons that are after the little boy have all been taken care of" Trish said
"Okay" Dante said "Did you really have to interrupt such an important event just to tell me that?"
"Oh what event could be so important?" Trish asked
Nero peeked his head around the corner; he almost looked like a frightened child. Dante knew the look and he immediately gave Trish a glare, she put up her hands defensively and then left. Dante walked over to Nero who looked a little ashamed that he was so defenseless at this point. Dante ruffled Nero's hair playfully.
"How about you get some rest, Kid" Dante said
However Nero just embraced Dante, almost like he was afraid this was a dream and if he went to his bed then it would all end. Dante reassuringly rubbed Nero's back.
"I need to call Timmy's mother and tell her the problem has been taken care of" Dante said
However Nero wasn't showing any signs of letting go. Dante just smiled and, even with Nero still attached to him, made his way over to the phone.
Trish was standing outside Devil May Cry wondering what exactly she had interrupted. Then Lady showed up.
"Hey Trish" she said "what's up?"
"Im not exactly sure" Trish said
Lady got a really confused look on her face, but decided that she was going to see for herself what was going on rather than just asking Trish, who also was confused. Lady opened the door and saw Dante holding a frightened Nero in his lap. Dante gave Lady a look that said "if you don't turn your ass around all Hell will break loose." Lady immediately turned around and walked out. Lady looked at Trish, who was able to read the slightly worried look on her face. Trish and Lady then headed away from Devil May Cry in order to keep from possibly getting injured or killed.
Dante had known Nero was exhausted and so when he pulled Nero into his lap, he gently rubbed the teen's back. Nero had unintentionally fallen asleep. When Dante was sure he was asleep, he carried the teen up to his room and laid him down on the bed before going back downstairs to wait for Timmy's mother.