(AN: OK, well I have been rewriting these chapters the past few weeks… well months and I have been getting TONS more visitors and hits. I'm so happy this story is getting back up there again! I am still having fun reading my story all over again and making some changes to it. I am really hoping for some feed back as to how I am writing though. If I'm not using proper English grammar or spelling please let me know (preferably in a message…). Please enjoy the revised version of Chapter 4!)
My night at the Sparda's was… interesting to say the least. After being shown to my room Dante had gotten up and decided to make some dinner. They both worked together to make a delicious meal of oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans and bread rolls. I had offered to help, but they told me to sit down, shut up and look pretty. So as the twins cooked I sat at the table listening to their father's war stories and a few stories about the boys growing up.
The twins and their father seemed to get along quite well… except for Vergil at times. I just assumed it was because he missed out on a lap dance once his dad interrupted us, which I was thankful for. I'm still pissed at myself for letting a Demon see me naked.
Still, I was having fun talking with them! I even talked a little about the school and city I was in before Burning Springs and talked a little bit about my mom. They didn't pry all too much, which I was very thankful for. I had learned that Mr. Sparda was the Vice President or a major stock marketing company and worked from home most of the time, but every now and then was called into the nearby office in the closest city. No wonder they were loaded, with a job like his I'm surprised they lived in Burning Springs instead of the city. My time just flew by when I was with them…
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Now back to reality and another school day. It was gross this morning, just threatening to rain like it did on Saturday. I crossed my arms over my chest as I walked through the drizzle to the school. I liked rain from time to time, but this was just ridiculous. My hair was frizzing horribly and I tried fixing it as I pushed through the door. "Layla!" I heard my name yelled from down the hall. My eyes widened as I turned my and watched as Leilani jog down the hall. "How the hell do you do that in heels?" I heard her laugh, watching her shrug and look me over. "Girl we need to do something about your hair and makeup." She grabbed my arm and yanked me into the nearest bathroom.
Once in the bathroom I looked myself in the mirror and sighed. I did look like shit. Leilani pulled out a curling iron and some hair spray. "I'm not going to town on your hair, just fixing it up a little… and what's with your clothes? You some kind of rocker or goth chick?" I looked myself in the mirror, letting out another sigh. I was wearing a large amount of black today. I wore black slip on van, ripped blue skinny jeans, a black tank top and my black with white stars zip up jacket.
Leilani tugged my hair out of a pony tail and began brushing it, roughly mind you. I cringed as she yanked the brush through my hair and roll it with the curling iron. Usually it took me about an hour to curl or straighten my hair. She was done within minutes and I thought it looked amazing! "Just tie it up and I'll fix your makeup too." Leilani said searching her purse for her makeup bag I assumed. I tied my hair up and brushed my bangs behind my ear, but was turned to Leilani who pulled me down and started braiding my bangs. She used a bobby pin to pin them to the side and began to quickly work on my makeup seeing as how we only had a few minutes until the bell would ring.
Once she was done she stepped away, looked me over and smiled, putting away her makeup. I looked myself in the mirror and grinned. I actually looked cute. The new thing to me was the slight traces of glitter around my eyes. I never use glitter… I turned to Leilani and smiled, grabbing my bag. "Thank you Leilani! I'll see you in Pre-Cal." She grinned at me, skipping off to her class as I walked to mine.
Lunch came around faster than I expected and Leilani was a giggling fool. In Latin I had told her that I had to stay the night at the Sparda's over the weekend and she shot tons of questions, most of which I had no answer to… or didn't want to answer. I didn't tell her about my little bet with Vergil of course, I didn't want the whole school to know that. We walked to lunch together, sitting at the same table as we always sat at and Leilani decided to tell everyone about my weekend. They were slightly dumbfounded, especially Dea. "What did you do?" I heard Matt ask as he leaned closer to me on the table. I glared at him and leaned away. "Nothing. Vergil and I worked on the project, watched TV, played pool and then Dante decided to wake up and cook dinner with Vergil around five." I heard a squeal from Dae and turned my head to her with a raised brow. "I didn't know Dante could cook!" She bounced in her seat looking back at the table the twins sit at. I rolled my eyes and laughed at her, leaning my arm on the table. "That's because you can't cook Dae, so you think he's perfect." Raoul spoke with a snicker, earning him a hit in the head from the feisty girl.
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Lunch went by quite slowly and I was kind of thankful for that. I didn't want to see Vergil next period and his glaring at me during lunch was getting annoying. Does he ever smile? I just kept myself occupied by listening to the conversation at my table.
Hearing the bell ring, I stood up reluctantly while stretching. I decided to walk with Dae to her Home Economics class; at least she is learning how to cook so Raoul can stop picking on her. After dropping her off at the class I stalked slowly to mine, dreading it.
As I walked in I noticed Vergil was already in his seat with his head on his hand as his elbow rested against the table. I smiled slightly to him, nodding my head. "Thank you for having me over Saturday and I enjoyed the meal. You're a good cook Vergil." I giggled, smirking at him when he shot me a glare. "Be quiet about you staying the weekend. I know you told that Goddess slut and the Angel that Dante has been trying to get with. Even the two males, so be quiet about it or you will get attention from others you won't want." I glared at him after hearing him call my friend a slut. Who the hell does he think he is? He just chuckled, seeing me glare. "Leilani didn't tell you she's been with almost every male in this school? Even Dante and I have had a piece of that. Who wouldn't take her when she flaunts her body around like she does? Now she's been after the freshmen since she's already tasted all the sophomores and upper class men." My mouth dropped slightly, as I continued to glare. He was lying wasn't he? She didn't seem… that slutty? And how could he be with her? She definitely wasn't his type! He seemed like he would want someone more down to earth and not too wild. I turned my attention to the front of the class, keeping my eyes off of him as much as I could.
I just ignored Vergil in Health as much as possible. I was still upset with what he said. I couldn't tell if it was because he called Leilani a slut or that he slept with her. He tried getting my attention by talking to me or making noises, but saw that that wasn't working and began shaking me. I frowned, shooting him a glare as I heard him growl. "What?" I snapped letting out an annoyed sigh as I twirled my pen. He scoffed and shook his head, running a hand over his face. "On Friday there is a party after the football game. It's at a house on the outside of town like mine is, but further away. Would you like to go with me?" He raised a brow, peeking at me. I thought for a moment, biting my lip. "I don't think I will be going to the party. I was planning on getting up early Saturday and going to town with my mom." He sighed with a growl. "Again I don't need details. A simple 'no' would have been good enough." I glared at him for a moment then rested my head on my arms, ready for a nap.
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This week went by quickly and it was already Friday! It was cute how every football game day, there was some reason to dress up! My old school did it too but, here they took it to an extreme. Today was Rock the Ravens and today's theme was well… dress like a rocker. I fit in perfectly today; this was my kind of theme! Everybody was dressed up with mohawks, colored hair, piercings and I was actually surprised to see my friends at lunch dressed up as well. They cocked their heads to the side at me. "You look good in this kind of clothing..." Matt spoke cocking his head to the side, looking me over. Raoul laughed, pointing to my chest. "That's because she's not wearing a bra that holds her boobs in! That's why he is complimenting you Layla." I just rolled my eyes and shook my head with a laugh. I wasn't wearing my sports bras like I usually do… "It's just clothes I wear." I mumbled sitting down next to Dae who giggled pulling me up again. "Turn around I want to see your jeans!" I stood up and turned, listening to her giggle. "I like them!" Today I was wearing some purple Uggs, my black skinny jeans with baby blue skulls stitched on the back pockets, a white v-neck shirt that really did show off my large breasts, with black wings that wrap from front to back and a few accessories. All stuff I threw together. My hair was naturally curly today as well with not as much fuzz.
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After walking Dae to her class after lunch I headed to Health. Walking in people were staring at me, including Vergil. A couple people in the room whistled too. I just rolled my eyes as I walked over to sit next to Vergil. He just couldn't keep his eyes off of me. I noticed he was dressed up too wearing gray jeans with a green studded belt, black vans and a black long sleeved dress shirt with a blue tie. Simple, but something Billie Joe from Green Day might wear. He chuckled seeing a sub walk in and he turned his attention completely on me. Usually when we had a sub we didn't do anything anyways. "You look good… I like that shirt." He chuckled, flashing me a smirk. I knew he only liked it because of the cleavage. "So are you goin to the football game? Gonna cheer me on?" He asked, leaning closer to me. "Yes, I will be going to the game." He flashed me a grin, an actual grin. None of that smirking crap! A smile! "Well I'll look for ya in the stands. I'll make a touchdown, just for you." He winked, making me roll my eyes and laugh.
Surprisingly when Vergil and I talked it was with laughs and smiles. I have never seen him smile so much and even thought he never was able to! It was quite nice… I was reluctant to leave him now after the fun we were having, but the bell rang, signaling the end of the period. I gave Vergil a huge smile, remembering I would see him at the football game, and jogged to P.E.
My classes flew by and I found myself in my last period, Speech. I guess I was just excited for the football game was all. I walked into the classroom and sat next to Dae who giggled at me. Looking over at Dante, my eyes widened. He was dressed up too and both he and Vergil were wearing the exact same things except not the same colors. Getting back to important matters, I began talking to Dae and Dante seemed to overhear me talk to her about how much Vergil was smiling. He even butted in on our conversation. "You actually saw him smiling?" He asked in disbelief. I nodded my head at him, giving a sheepish grin. "Yes sir I did. He lit up after I told him I was going to the football game." Dante nodded his head slowly and grinned. "It's very rare that he does that… Anyways, are you going to the party after the game?" I shook my head no to his question and heard a little whine from Dae. "Why not Lala? It'll be fun!" She giggled, making me groan in frustration. I hated the new nickname she gave me… "Please Lala! You can go with me and be my date!" She giggled holding onto my arms. I rolled my eyes and sighed giving in. She was just too cute! "Dine, fine, I'll go. What do I need to wear?" She giggled again, hugging me. "I'll go home with you today and help you pick out something to wear! Then we can go to the football game and party!"
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Dae and I left the school quickly heading towards my house. I was kind of nervous bringing a Goddess into my home. It was most likely ten times smaller than her house, but it would have to work. Luckily my mom wasn't home so there would be no one to gab for an hour when we got there. I pulled up, hearing a hum from Dae. I peeked over at her and she was grinning as she looked at the small house. "Small, quite looking little house. I like it." She giggled hopping out of the car.
We got into the house and I lead her upstairs to my room. She squealed walking in and looking around. "Your room is tiny!" Dae giggled, skipping up to my over stuffed closet. "Lots of clothes I see." She grinned, rummaging through the mess. Sad part was that wasn't even the half of it.
Every now and then I'd hear a small noise, but I just watched her as I lounged on my bed. "You have tons of dresses and ones that have never been worn! There are tags still on almost all of them!" She whined rummaging through the closet some more. She pulled out some dresses, holding them to her and then tossing them back into the abyss of my closet. It was true that I had way too many clothes that I haven't worn. Every now and then I would play dress up in my room and put some of the dresses on, but I never wore them in public. Dae turned to look at me and gave me a half smile. "I can borrow a dress right?" I just laughed and nodded my head to her, making her squeal and look even further in the closet.
Dae let out a gasp, pulling out a dress. It was black with the top half a bodice looking top with a flowy, lacy bottom that looked like part of it was dyed turquoise. I stood up, crouching down to the floor looking for some heels for her to wear. I smirked finding turquoise pumps handing them to her. "See if those fit." She kicked off her shoes and put on the turquoise ones and walked in them for a moment. "They fit!" She giggled, dancing a little. "Now for you Lala!"
After about an hour of rummaging we finally found something for me. It was simple, a short black rose print tube dress with a solid black belt and violet pumps. Dae and I both agreed on the clothes and place them in a bag and picked out clothes to wear to the football game first. I picked out some black jean shorts with a white baseball tee with blue sleeves and my light tan sperrys. Dae picked out some daisy dukes, a red tank top and black sandals. We ran down the stairs with our party clothes in hand and made it to the truck ready for the football game and to party.
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I drove us to the football stadium just ten minutes out of town and it was already packed! I found a parking spot, furthest away from everyone because I didn't want to fight the traffic when trying to get out. We walked up to give the front gate with our tickets in hand. It was loud! Everyone screamin and hollerin, it was great! We found the student's section in the stands and it was loaded. Dae and I had to push past everyone and we eventually got in the front and looked down at all the players practicing. One player in particular caught my eye. His helmet was off and he was standing next to the cooler, getting a drink of water. He was so sexy with tan skin, short black hair and gorgeous silver eyes. He looked up to the stands and I swear he was looking at me. I saw a sly grin play across his face as he winked and put his helmet back on, running back to practice. He was tall too around 6 foot maybe? I liked that.
Dae giggled punching my arm gently. "Looks like you have caught the attention of a certain someone. Just so you know, his name's Ronny. Well his nick name anyways. He hates it when you call him by his actual name, Rogers. He just doesn't like it so we started to call him Ronny. He has an awesome body and rumor has it, he's some sex god." I just laughed shaking my head. "Gee thanks, but no thanks." I rolled my eyes making her pout. "Why? Usually girls run to him but he is taking an interest in you, instead of the other way around, you might be able to tame this Dark Angel!" My eyes widened slightly. Another Dark Angel at this school? Like me? Are there others?
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The game progressed and I smiled, cheering along with the rest of the students. I actually liked high school football. Didn't care so much to watch it on TV but, this was fun! I was quite impressed at how Dante and Vergil worked well together. It was quite fun to see them fool the other team with who had the ball. It also seemed like the other team wasn't so good... at anything. Their football team and cheerleaders sucked! Only one minute left and we still pounded on them. No mercy. Dae and I decided to leave before the game was over so we could get to the party quick before people started to show up. Dae told me that some girls were already there, getting ready. We pulled out fast before we ran into any traffic. Now the annoying thing was, the party was on the other side of town, but we got there in no time. Dae was excited so we took our clothes inside to get ready for the night.
The party was very packed and very hot! How could there be too many bodies in this large house when it was a small town! Feeling the need for some air, I walked out the back and leaned against the porch railing. Practically no one was out here, just a few people sitting on the swings or on the trampoline talking. I took a sip of the beer in my hand and sighed. No more beer... I was already getting buzzed and had to drive home anyways. I couldn't even believe I was drinking it too! I hated beer, but sadly all the liquor was gone by the time I wanted something to drink.
I heard footsteps behind me and turned around slowly to see who it was. Ronny. He gave me a gorgeous smile and leaned on the railing next to me, holding his hand out. "I'm Ronny." I giggled, taking his hand with a smile. "Layla." He nodded his head with a grin. "So how do you like Burning Springs, Layla?" I took another sip of my drink. "Its... OK." He chuckled shaking his head. "Hm... Maybe I could take you out sometime and show you the fun things around Burning Springs." I just nodded my head with a blush and smirked. "I think I would like that."
Our talking went on for a while with us both having to get two more beers so we could get to know each other better. I learned that he was a Senior and had great grades. Usually jocks didn't care about that. He is middle class, like me, and lives with his older brother. I sometimes wished I could do that. Go and live with my oldest brother. But, I know that if I just stay two more years, and went off to college, I would be fine. Ronny excused himself to get us a couple more beers and I stretched. After this next bottle, I know I want to dance! I heard the back door open and turned around with a grin. "Let's go and dance Ronny!" Once I noticed it wasn't Ronny my eyes slightly widened.
It was Vergil, standing there with a raised brow. "What happened to you not being able to come?" He asked, walking over to me, leaning on the railing opposite to where Ronny was standing beside me. I blushed slightly, and stammered. "I-I got talked i-into it by Dae." I stuttered, playing with the belt on my dress. He didn't dress up much. He wore blue jeans, black converse, and his black and blue jersey shirt. He smiled looking me over. "You look nice, Layla." My blush went darker seeing him smile. It was still quite strange to see him smile like that! "T-thank you..." I mumbled looking down. "Hm... You know, Vergil. I like your hair better when it's spiked up." I giggled, reaching up and moving his hair slightly. He just chuckled, giving me a smirk. "Well don't worry; I usually keep it up so people can tell the difference between Dante and I." I just laughed and rolled my eyes. "Well your personalities do a pretty good job at that." I let my hand drop and looked over when the back door opened revealing Ronny. He walked out and I immediately felt some tension between him and Vergil. They both glared at each other and Ronny walked over, handing me another beer. I nodded my head in thanks and took a sip. "Good job at the game Sparda. You and Dante did well out there." Ronny commented, standing on my other side, taking a sip of his beer. Vergil waved a hand and walked to the door. "You too Rogers." I could tell either one didn't like being called by their certain names. I watched as Vergil disappeared into the house and turned my attention back to Ronny.
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Apparently the party was beginning to get out of control. Ronny and I walked inside and saw a lot of people dancing and drinking, but heavy drugs were involved and even sex everywhere now, instead of upstairs somewhere in private. This was getting to be way too much for me. Now I remembered why I didn't want to go. Ronny pulled me with him to the living room where people were dancing and he pulled me close as we began to dance. I saw Dante kissing Dae a few short steps away and giggled. She was finally getting what she wanted. Ronny and I danced quite a bit. Our bodies were pressed together, my back to his chest. I pressed my butt against his crotch making him groan and I let out a laugh. His arms were around my waist, lifting up my dress slightly, touching my upper thighs as my hands tugged at his hair. I looked over and frowned at the sight of Vergil kissing some... whore. Ok whore was a strong word, but slut isn't any better either. It was so dirty how they were doing it, Vergil sitting on the couch as the girl began to grind her hips against his, and how their mouths moved together and to different places. It seemed like clothes would be falling off quite soon. I felt... angry again.
I stopped dancing with Ronny and he raised a brow at me. "Are you alright Layla?" I just nodded my head and looked up at him. I just wanted to stop being so angry. I wrapped my arms around his neck, giving him a sly smile. His brow raised and a smirk plastered its self across his face. I put my hands in his hair, and brought my face closer to his, pressing my lips to his. I heard him chuckle against my lips as he wrapped his arms around my waist, one of his hands landing on my butt. This was so not helping me with my anger. I thought that doing this would get my mind off of Vergil. I pressed my tongue to his lips and he was a little surprised at how fast I was moving but, obliged and opened his mouth, our tongues colliding.
It seemed like everything stopped once a loud, inhuman growl was heard. No music was playing, no one talking, everything was quiet. I felt Ronny push me away, to the side as he glared at someone who was being held back. I looked over seeing Dante and another football player holding back Vergil. What's going on? "Calm down Verge. Don't start anything..." I heard Dante's voice, talking loudly to the snarling Half Demon. I noticed that the girl on top of Vergil was on the ground glaring at him. Dae came up beside me, pulling me closer to her. A couple football players surrounded Ronny, ushering him away. He pushed them off and walked to me, giving me a piece of paper with his number on it. "I'm, leaving. Call or text me when you wanna go out sometime." He walked away giving me a wink. I heard another snarl from Vergil as the other two continued to hold onto him. Dante pushed Vergil down roughly onto the couch and quickly walked over to me and Dae, grabbing our arms and pulling us to my truck.
Dante just laughed slightly once we got to my truck. I got in and he leaned against my door after he kissed Dae one last time then let her get in the passenger's side. "Layla. I don't know what you're doing to him..." He mumbled mostly to himself, I knew that much, but I still cocked my head to the side. "He has never acted like that before. He never gets jealous." Jealous? Vergil was jealous? Of Ronny... Kissing me? Dante just laughed shaking his head. "I dunno... It's just time for you and Dae to head home and sleep. Besides, tomorrow afternoon, you two need to come over so we can work on our speech project." I nodded my head slightly, turning on the engine. Dante smiled, nodding his head. "Alright, good night you two, and Layla, sorry about Vergil interrupting you and Ronny." I just shook my head smiling to myself. "No, no. It's alright..."
