A/N:Okay, last time I left you guys when we found out a little of Belle's "likes" that Nero laughed at (or so it would seem *wink*wink*). Anyway, so after the battle with Berial they would set out towards the Mines and into the frozen castle beyond, okay now I'll stop writing and let you read away. Thank you and enjoy!

Disclaimer:I do not own any of the DMC series that Capcom owns, I only own my OC Belle Matre!

"This place is creepy."

"Suck it up like a man!"

Smack!

"Sorry, my bad."

"And it's cold."

"How did you even get in the Order of the Sword with your complaints? And I can't believe Credo chose you of all people to go after that guy."

"Shut up! He just had good faith in me and I thank Sparda for this chance to prove that I'm good."

"Oh please, you just want his attention-"

Smack!

"Would you quit hitting me?!"

You ignored a red-faced Nero, handprints covered all over his face from the few "well-deserved" slaps that Nero found himself with when saying the wrong things to anger you. You and your "precious" fascination and crush on Credo really bothered him, he wouldn't admit it but he was a tad bit envy of that kind of attention he would want. It was usually he would be finding fascination with Kyrie and she just was too care-free to notice, it was funny watching another person like himself go through the same. What was so good about that uptight guy anyway?

Your choice of love, Nero decided, was very strange... and annoying to him.

"Wahahahaha!"

"Oh great, here they come." you mutter before bringing out your Gun Blades.

Nero scoffed and immediatly went to work for the daily routine of demon extermination. You sliced trhough three at the same time with you long katana before shooting the fourth demon and swung with all your might and they all smacked into a nearby wall and you swiped through the middle of their sack body and theya ll exploded with flying goo which you quickly dodged from in disgust and Nero easily finished his own share like always. This guy was untouchable and such a show off that he attracted attention both good and bad, mostly bad.

'Stupid Nero...'

"C'mon Belle. We got more climbing to do."

You groaned when looking up at a long waterfall with damaged shacks people could stand on. You got wet a little, which was very unfortunate seeing as you were in a WHITE robe and Nero had a hard time trying to look away and his face was now red for another reason other than getting slapped. After walking around through the mines a bit longer did you finally become dry but you couldn't take the shudder and cold off. When you and Nero reached another tunnel did the temperature drop and you were shivering from the cold as you tucked your hand under your armpits to warm them but you arms and legs were bare to the cold.

"Alright Belle, c'mere."

You find yourself tucked in Nero's coat, walking with him as he led the way through the blizzard that blew in harshly, you stayed close to the most warmth you could take in as you hid in the trenchcoat and slowly after walking on for a few minutes did the breeze calm and you were able to peek your head out from the jacket to see the beautiful view of the full moon and a great view of a giant castle.

"Wow..."

"Come on." Nero pressed on.

You and Nero came to a broken bridge, stopping at the very edge and peeked over the winter wonderland below, and there was nothing down in the snowy valley. You jumped when there was a tremor, making you whip around and away from Nero's warm coat as you saw the tower that stood over the bridge collapse and your eyes widen when the tower broke the bridge and you found yourself free-falling. Nero caught you in time and you held onto his neck before he landed in the soft snow.

"Belle! You okay?"

"Y-yeah, just spooked. What happened?" you asked as you looked back to the now destroyed bridge until spotting the cause of the dilemma, two of them to be exact. "Oh no..."

"What?" he looked up. "What the..."

"Frosts."

"What?"

"Unlike you, I actually payed attention when they were teaching us the numerous types of demons that inhabit the island so we could prepare to take the creature out of it's weakness."

"Tch. Teacher's pet."

"Senior drop-out!"

"Mini bookworm!"

You quickly kicked Nero away, who suddenly cried out in surprise but saw that the Frost demon stabbed itself in the ground where you and he once stood before you both landed and the other Frost landed before Nero while the other that attacked earlier faced you. You pulled out your Gun Blades and pulled their triggers before shooting crazy at the approuching beast that creatred an ice barrier before it teleported in an ice statue form before breaking and surprising you with an attack from it's icey claws.

Nero jumped over an attack from the second Frost, grabbing it's tail with his Devil Bringer before spiraling the beast in the air before slamming it down, slamming it around like a hammer in different places before he threw it so it collided with a few stone pillars that were still standing in the snow. He smirked and walked towards the struggling beast that was trying to get on it's feet.

Back to you, the Frost whipped it's tail wildly, you dodged roll before shooting it a bit more, dodging again by crossing your blades like an "X" and you fell on your knees from the force. You lunged foward and jumped it on the knee before stabbing the Frost in the chest with your Gun Blades and it shrieked in pain before you pressed your foot on it's shoulder before jumping backward to avoid another attack and your Gun Blades in hand before shooting at the Frost in the face a few times before it fell down in a cry and shattered like broken glass.

'Man, this is getting tougher and tougher, good thing I didn't come alone...! Nero!'

You look back to Nero and sigh in relief to see him walking back while dragging the remains of the Frost's tail that slowly shattered like the other demon before it disappeared from his grip. He looked around and saw the pile of shattered body before his gaze went back.

"This is actually the first time I saw you in the field. For a midget, you're holding yourself out there."

"SHUT UP! I'M NOT A MIDGET!"

'Right, go ahead and ignore my complimenting mood.' Nero rolled his eyes at your dense and angered form.

You hugged yourself again, legs shaking before Nero cocked a brow before he opened one side of his coat in gesture of enviting you back into his warm coat and you silently agreed as you quietly walked over and tucked yourself, sighing in content of the warmth. Nero mentally laughed, you looked really cute at that moment, he shook his head before continuing on towards a large bridge, checking for it's stable, not wanting to repeat what happened earlier before walking on the bridge with you closely following in his coat.

Getting closer to the giant castle, Nero began to slow his pace which made you stop and look up in question before you heard something that made you and Nero look up towards the skies to see a Scarecrow falling from the high tower of the castle and Nero pulled out his gun and aimed but you quickly grabbed his wrist and stop him.

"What are you-"

"Look." you point at the Scarecrow.

Nero looked again and his eyes narrowed when something had been latched onto the Scarecrow before his eyes slowly widen to see a person in a white attire. Your eyes widen when you and Nero followed the personw whoe spiraled in the air with the Scarecrow still latched on before the Scarecrow landed harshly on the bridge's surface, making the fallen snow on the bridge fly in the air before the legs of demon were split to reveal a dark-skinned woman with bright brlue eyes and chin-length snow-white hair. You stared at her, gawking for two reasons.

1.) What the hell was she thinking of going around in a skimpy dress in a weather like this?!

2.) And what the HELL is she thinking of wearing something so revealing! Does she have no shame?

Extra point, you were jealous of her figure and her awesome skills of taking down a demon with ease.

Demons surrounded the woman, you were about to intervene but the woman flipped backwards, pulling the demon for a shield when one of them striked at her, she kept jumping, avoidng being hit once by any of the Scarecrows before one of the japped it's sythe and she split her legs to dodge it and you gawked again of that position. She capatures the sythe with her feet before flipping over with the Scarecrow slipped over as well and she pulled something from under her leg which turned out to be a weird dagger/boomerang weapon. She killed the demon she had in her grasp, jumping to slice another with her own high-heels and manuvering to kill more.

She high jumped and kicked one with both legs, another Scarecrow behind her tried in for a strike but she had her one leg strike the other Scarecrow and at the same time, all Scarecrows jumped in to finish her. She looked unfazed and suddenly flipped in the air like some tornado of blades with her high heels, killing and throwing back the demons, stabbing the demons on the ground before her. A demon sneaked another attack, she of course bended backwards and the sythe just barely brushed her round breasts, tossing her blade in the air before her other hand caught it and slit through it's sack body and the fight was finished.

Not!

A demon attacked in the air, ready to take her out but before the Scarecrow could land a hit, it was blow to bits by two bullets and it exploded. She looked back and her eyes landed on Nero and you, with your head showing from his jacket, you weren't going out in the cold unless neccessary, you decided.

"I owe you thanks." she said with a smile.

She began to walk foward, and you gawked at her courage to walk through the snow in that very revealing dress, and why did she make it seem as though she was doing a catwalk?

"You're from the Order...?" Nero asked with a suspicious look. "I've never seen you before."

"I'm new." she raised her hand for him to shake. "Gloria."

She gave him a wink, you mentally smirked evilly and looked back to Nero who just looked elsewhere, he probably found it a bit uncomfortable to be flirted with a complete stranger. Not wanting to be rude, you stuck your hand out and took hers and she finally noticed you, you mentally rolled your eyes, people tended to miss you from your, cursing, small size.

"Oh? Didn't seem to see you there sweetheart." Gloria joked.

"Nobody does." Nero added with an evil smirk of his own.

Smack!

"Dammit Belle!"

"Nero, you sadistic bastard!"

"Just be grateful I even let you in my coat!"

"You're Nero, right?" Gloria directed her attention to the white-haired Knight. "I've heard rumors."

"Hasn't everyone?" he narrowed his eyes, he could recall very "fond" memories with his co-workers.

"Quite a few in fact, and none too flattering."

Nero looked back to the castle. "So, what's the deal? Where are they all coming from?"

"It's strange... No matter the number you kill, more will come."

While Nero had been distracted and not noticing what Gloria was doing and when he looked back did he picked it a bad time to see her stretching her leg out to put away her weapon. Nero looked away, bothered, and you snickered mentally in your coat at the funny reactions that Nero made. Nero was a prude on most things (sorry, I just had to put a little of Ichigo Kurosaki persona in Nero) and it was just hilarious to watch Nero struggle in situations as these since he seemed to be very loyal and close to Kyrie.

"Then I'll leave that chore to you. We've got some personal slaying to take care of." Nero made a quick excuse to get away which you thought was very impressive.

"I'll join with the others, we'll take care of them." Gloria began to back away and you see a demon figiting but she quickly killed it with the slam of her deadly high heels, she looked back to you and Nero and smiled. "May the Saviour be with you on your journey."

"Heh. Saviour..." you hear Nero say under his breathe and his tone was something not to be happy at the mention of the dark knight Sparda. He left you in the cold when you did not follow, obviously he was in a bad mood and you were wise not to bother him and kept your distance.

"You have your hands full." Gloria commented.

"Yeah, well, after some long years hanging around him, you get around." you laugh nervously.

"... Good to see you again Belle." you heard her whisper.

"Huh?" you turned around while asking what she meant but froze when you see that she no longer stood behind you and had disappeared like the wind. "What does she mean... again...?"

You shake your head, turning towards where Nero left to before running off, your mind still confused what she meant by her words but it was probably a little hallucination from the cold of the freezing tundra. You followed inside and stop from the sight, it was a large manor and ahead there was a large portrait of the poor deceased Sanctus. You sighed quietly from the warmth the castle offered before walking down the steps, looking for Nero to be found anywhere, you really wished you would have followed him so you wouldn't be in a situation such as this...

'Great, now where did that jerk run off to?'

There was no point looking around in the empty manor before you started towards one of the oak doors, if Nero was gonna play tough, then you would play tough and go your own way, that jerk was just so frustrating when he wanted to be alone, you were beginning to think that you yourself were becoming one of those people that Nero ditched to do his job... but that didn't sound like him, he wouldn't really leave you behind and all alone... would he...?

'No! Nevermind him! You were sole purpose to find and hunt down that man and capture him, no more of these crazy ideals!'

You walked through the dark corridors of the empty, dark hall that only dimmed from the pale moonlight above in the cold skies. Your every step echoed in the halls of the castle, you listened for anything but nothing came and it was beginning to slowly creep you and a small tingle shot through your spine. Your hands rested on the handle of your twin Gun Blades, just in case an attack came and when you reached the middle of a dark hall, did you stop when you felt yourself being watched.

'What's going on...? Am I... being followed?!'

Your eyes widen, you may have been trained and experienced in fighting but you were still a fresh graduate of the Order and you still had that deep fear of what within the shadows of every dark room or hall. Your hands shook, the back of your neck started to raise, and goosebumps started to cover over your skin before you quickly drew your two Gun Blades and twisted around and aimed to fire at the creature that watched you only to freeze what you saw.

A mirror.

"Aw man, I'm pathetic-"

Pat!

"WAHH!!"

BANG!!

BANG!!

"HOLY SHIT!! WATCH IT!!"

"NERO!!"

Nero had slammed himself in the wall, with his back bent slightly backwards to avoid a bullet in the head and his right leg raised to dodge a bullet going into his leg. The bullet holes steamed as he stood there in taht awkward poistion, glaring at you and shaken from you almost shooting the poor youth. You pulled back your Gun Blades as he straightened himself, adjusting his coat and dusting off the dust that fell from the wall's fragments.

"Man, you're jumpy."

"Don't you EVER sneak up on me like that!" you scold him. "I could have killed you!"

"Yeah, I figured that when I saw two bullets coming right at me."

"Jerk, just... just don't leave me back there..." you mutter quietly and softly.

"Yeah... sorry." he apologized while patting your head. "C'mon, let's go and this time, stay close alright?"

"Yeah, sure." you nod obidiently before you followed him.

Walking through the hall, you and Nero picked a random door and found yourself through a narrow pool room and that water was just at the length of your ankles. But of course, you and Nero were not alone when the Scarecrows appeared once again and you both engaged into battle. After some few long minutes, all the Scarecrows were dispatched and taken care of letting the seal from the open doorway to open and you and Nero continued on. As you walked through, you stopped when spotting a crack in the wall and you immediatly backed into a wall and slid from there towards the stairway.

Nero, brash as always, walked calmly behind you and towards the stairs, why did he always have to act like he was so cool and there was nothing in the world that could scare him (other than half-naked women).

You followed him up the stairs, Nero didn't bother with a glowing statue that you stared at with curiousity and interest before being dragged by the hood of your robe and being pulled away by the white-haired youth. When you reached the next area, you stopped by Nero to look down and see the narrow pool room where you and Nero previously had been, and unknown by your human eyes, you did not see the glowing orbs that Nero would see to fling from one place to another.

"Alright, lets go."

"You're not gonna jump are you? There's spikes up there and I don't wanna be impaled!"

"Just shut up and hold on."

You went behind him, grabbing onto his neck as he carried your small (cursed) form on his back and latched on the orb before flinging to one place to another and repeated to do so, dodging every tricky, blinking orb before finally reaching across the narrow room and he put you down as you walked with him towards a nearby door. Walking through, you found yourself in the upper level of the manor of the castle you earlier found yourself in.

You went to the ledge but jumped from the ripple of a blue barrier, you hestitantly touch it and see that it rippled a bright blue before disappearing. Nero led the way towards the portrait of Sanctus, Nero glared at it before going through a nearby door and you offered a small prayer before following after the angsty Knight. You ended in a hall and turned the corner and you groan to see the blizzary weather just a little away and Nero chuckled before he walked foward with you to follow behind him and you both were greeted with familiar ice demons.

"Now I'm starting to miss my old chores." you mutter.

"What? Too much for little Ms. Matre?" Nero mocked.

"Shut it or I'll shove that glowstick up your arsenal." you threatened him.

"Tch." Nero smirked.

You shot your first bullets while Nero charged the Red Queen before she began to glow a heated red before he dashed foward and whirled around with fire spiraling and burning the Frosts, who shrieked and cried in pain. You run and jump from Nero's back and into the air and sliced through their torsos when landing on the ground and flipped your Gun Blades to your belt and watched as the Frosts collapsed and disappeared into a pile of ice.

"Nice climax, lets go."

"Yeah!"

You and Nero found that you were in some courtyard and that there was a larger waterfall, bigger than the one from the mines and it roared loudly from miles away and you followed Nero down some stairs, across some small fountian against a wall then up some stairs before reaching some familiar trail with another snowy courtyard in the middle to be again greeted with more Frosts.

You and Nero got through them easily and went through the hall and you sighed in the warmth before Nero came to a circle that you had seen back in the old warehouse Nero tried to put the bridge down and since Nero knew what he was dealing with, did the honors of slicing the circle and the arrows appeared before they spiraled and hit dead center and the blue barrier around disappeared.

You noticed that there was another door, a green one and you walked towards it and Nero followed. You both were in a fancy room with numerous pictures but it was all ruined when more Scarecrows and Frosts attacked. You were tired from the cold and the constant fighting and Nero insisted you backed down on this fight, you refused at first but he was very firm and you found yourself hiding for cover and watched while Nero took care of the problem and it wasn't long unil he was done and the seals disappeared.

"You okay, you don't look okay."

"Same could be said with you."

You treated Nero's small cuts, he was watching the room cautiously and you couldn't blame him. The room creeped you out from the light and the swinging of the chandileer (sp?) and it looked very freaky in a way. You quickly did his wounds and you both were up and again, outside in the cold and he just found it humerous when you suffered in the cold while turning blue and shaking like leaf in the strong blistery days Fortuna would have in the Autumn. You and Nero walked until reaching the end of some room and it was open for you and Nero to enter to find it was a library and you jumped when the doors behind you both closed and a blue seal glowed, indicating that you and Nero were not getting out of the library easily.

What a bummer...

"Didn't figure this guy as a bookworm." Nero looked at the numerous books while flipping some pages with Blue Rose.

"Of course Nero, I'm sure you never seem to notice someone with intellect." you sarcastically mutter.

As you look around some more, did you noticed a bright red book hidden within some books and it looked like it didn't belong and curious as you were, you picked the book from the shelf and looked through some old pages before stopping a hand-written page and you read the first paragraph.

I've captured what I've been looking for!

You read on some more, curious what this person captured.

It took some time, some precision, and stradegy but I finally caught what I had been eager for the past months and it was sure to work what I've been holding for many years. I know this would work, I know this would be the chance that would come as if a dream came to reality. I will succeed this life-long mission that I've been prepared for since I discovered the truth of becoming something more than my weak shell. I will become... a God!

'Huh?' you blinked, reading some more.

It will take some time, I am a pacient man, but I know that the son of Sparda will come. He will come in search for what he lost, he would come to gain his precious treasure...

He will come for-

Clank!

You flipped around and come face-to-face with an armored soldier, he stood taller than Nero and your left eyes twitched from annoyance. The armor watched you before his attention turned towards Nero, who had Blue Rose pointing at the armored knight before he flipped it over.

"That's one way to get shot." he turned back to the books. "So you after this guy too, or you here to catch some demons?"

The armored knight said nothing but moved past you and towards Nero.

"Silent type, huh?" Nero scoffed. "Well that's... annoying."

Suddenly, before you could say anything, the armored knight lunged his lance foward towards Nero but Nero was quick to catch the lance between a book and the lance was mere inches away from his face, glaring at the armored knight.

"So much for the friendly banter."

The armor pulled the lance, swiping the air which Nero ducked and it crushed a wooden globe, then striked in the middle for Nero but Nero jumped away, and it crushed the table in the middle, pages scattered everywhere and you pulled out your Gun Blades when noticing that three more had appeared in the air while using the shield as wings and they glowed blue.

"If you wanna fight, then come on!" Nero challenged while twisting the handle and hearing the roars of the engines.