Teenager CHAPTER 4
SirenaLoreley: Nero getting attention in that fight probably will cause a bit of an inconvenience during his mission XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Puffy1505: Jerks are nothing but shells of inflated ego and Nero just tore a big one, too bad those shells don't go down so easily huh? :3 Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
PayingInNaivety: Nero did kick some bully ass! Thanks for the review! *gives cookies*
JustHexx: I like fight scenes too, it just seems to take me a long time to write them XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
AvalonParadise: Yes, Nero kicked bully ass! I don't know how he could have lost! Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Rialga: Nero definitely had to pull back on the fight so he wouldn't reveal his super strength, which I'm sure was really hard considering he fights demons and Dante all the time and wouldn't have to control himself there. Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
I'm REALLY sorry it took so long guys! I had 2 Christmas parties on Christmas eve and then a brunch on Christmas day and my sister, her husband and their 2 dogs were at my house and then 3 days after Christmas we got a new puppy-and trust me that is a LOT of work! XD I hope you guys enjoy this new chapter however!
Nero sighed as he approached Pizza One, he was a mess. Tie hanging loosely around his neck, his shirt untucked and his blazer dirty from scuffling. He grunted and simply untied his tie and pulled the rest of his shirt out of his pants. He brushed the dirt off his sleeves and hoped he just looked casual now and not like a slob.
He went to open the door, but stopped abruptly to touch his face-making sure no blood was sticking to him. Girls freaked out over blood-or at least Kyrie always seemed to. He was relieved to find he didn't have any sanguine caked on him and made his way inside. The place was kept up alright with large wooden booths and tables, the smell of olive oil, oregano and tomatoes filled the dining room.
Nero spotted Ashley easily enough seeing as he'd already met her but she was also sitting with two other girls, her two companions, Tiffany and Chloe. He casually approached the table, feeling his heart rate increase, oh crap, he was nervous. He couldn't talk to one girl how was he going to talk to three! And seemingly just to add to this, he could feel his arm weakly pulsing as if from some demonic energy.
"Hey Nero." Ashley smiled, motioning to the empty space beside her. The male smiled and waved shyly as he sat down..
"Hi Ashley," he greeted before turning to look at the two across the table. "I'm Nero."
"Nero, this is Tiffany," she first gestured to the girl across from him, she had straight blonde hair, and blue-green eyes, her skin was fair and smooth she was looking at her nails which were painted a glossy light pink, she looked up when she heard her name and her eyes widened slightly upon seeing him and she smiled.
"Hi there."
Nero scratched at his nose in embarrassment.
"And this is Chloe." she pointed to the girl across from herself. She seemed odd…as if she didn't belong with the other two. Her hair was black, but it was the kind that came out of a cheap bottle of dye, just a flat, dull color and her hair was straightened, a little frizzy at the ends showing the abuse of a flatiron. Her skin was pale and her hands laid flat on the tabletop showing off her black nail polish. Her dark brown eyes stared at him.
"Nice to meet you guys. Do you come here a lot? I've heard they have good pizza." he said, that was sort of a lie, he knew they had good pizza because he'd been eating it nearly nonstop for a few weeks.
"Yeah, they're pizza's pretty good, but we usually get wings and salad,"
Then, as if on cue one of the servers arrived toting a tray with salad a basket of wings and four plates. He began setting them down glancing at Nero, more than once. When he was finished, he dared to speak.
"Hey…aren't you that kid that works out with Dante?"
Nero's heart hammered. Lady specifically told him not to mention exactly where he worked, because they might connect he was working on the murders. "Who?" he tried.
"He's new here Mario." Tiffany spoke up for him.
"Yeah." the boy agreed quickly.
"Huh, guess my mistake." he smiled. "Enjoy." he offered before walking off.
"So, where are you from?" Tiffany inquired.
"Oh, I move around a lot. My dad is in business, so I'm never in one place very long." he replied.
"I saw you sitting with Emily at lunch today." Chloe mumbled before biting off a piece of chicken.
"What were you doing with her?" Ashley asked slightly suspicious.
"…Am…I not suppose to?" he asked hesitantly, trying to pretend he didn't know what they were talking about.
"What did she say to you?" Tiffany wondered.
"…About what? Mostly we talked about biology, I don't understand that crap." he lightly smirked.
"Hmm, well you shouldn't hang around with her." she said, flipping her hair out of her face.
"…Why?" he asked slowly.
Chloe sighed like he was an idiot. "Haven't you heard about the murders? You're going to our school now-you should at least know about that!"
"Well, yeah I heard-"
"She did it!" the dark haired girl hissed. "That little slut envied our boyfriends and so she killed them!"
"Well-I didn't know that, I just sat with her because she was all alone and-"
"She's all alone because even her so called 'friends' know she did it!"
"If you're looking for a place to sit, you can always come hang out with us." Tiffany suggested.
"I guess I'll have to do that then." he agreed, though his blood silently boiled, Emily had no friends whatsoever and though she could be guilty it didn't make Nero any less sympathetic. He'd been in her shoes.
The rest of the meal progressed with simple chitchat, how Nero liked school and what classes he was taking-if he was dating anyone. That one had been brought up by Tiffany who seemed to have taken a fancy to him, and for the sake of his cover he had to pretend he was single, seeing as otherwise they would probably ask about Kyrie and that was info he wasn't willing to part with.
Chloe didn't talk much so it was mostly Tiffany and Ashley who were doing all the conversing. He could really feel his arm glowing beneath his glove and glanced down every one in awhile just to make sure it wasn't visible, and thankfully it wasn't.
He waited until five before smiling. "I have to go, the old man will get worried if I'm not home soon." that was a complete lie, he was pretty sure Dante never worried about anything, but he figured he'd gotten all the information he could from them for the moment and he just wanted to go home. "I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow."
"Yeah, if Emily doesn't get you tonight."
Nero managed to force a smile. "Right. See ya." he said walking out of the pizza parlor and starting back to Devil May Cry.
The young half-devil tiredly shoved open the doors to the shop and turned around to close them behind him before he heard a low whistle coming from the area of the desk.
Dante chuckled. "You lose a bet or something kid? I barely even recognized ya."
Nero rolled his eyes as he turned around and shucked his blazer. "Yeah-that's kinda the point. I'm suppose to blend in-be inconspicuous? Oh wait, you wouldn't know anything about that would you?" the younger male had gone on enough missions with Dante to know he was always itching to grab for his guns, not to mention he liked to make as flashy an entrance as possible.
The older man just chuckled and rested at his desk as he watched his protégé peel off his shirt so he could get to the glove on his arm and finally remove it.
"So how was your first day of 'school' then, kid?"
"Stop calling me kid and-man, fucking high school sucks. I'll take devil killing any day as compared to that nightmare. Like calculus-whoever is gonna remember that shit? I don't even know what we're talking about!" he moaned, dropping down to the couch.
Dante just smirked and shook his head. "Man, I'm just glad that I couldn't be recruited for this mission."
Nero sent him a withering glare and flipped him off as he stood up again collecting his clothes. "We get any other missions today?"
"If we did, do you think I'd be sitting here?"
The younger hunter sighed and headed upstairs. "I'll be right back."
Dante smiled and shook his head as he watched him go. He really hoped Lady knew what she was doing, he'd never put Nero in such a situation. The kid was suppressed enough in Fortuna and now she was trying to make him act 'normal'-even if it was just for a mission the kid shouldn't have to deal with such crap, he certainly wouldn't have when he was his age.
Nero came back after a few minutes dressed in his normal gear, Blue Rose resting securely in her holster on his thigh, and Red Queen sitting against his shoulder.
"Goin' on patrol kid?" Dante asked, hands folded behind his head as he cracked open one eye.
"I'm just going for a walk."
"Sure, sure, with your two best babes, I get it." he lightly teased.
Nero's face turned to a look of confusion until Dante pointed at his weapons. Then he scoffed and pulled his hood over his artificially darkened hair and headed out the doors into the night. As soon as he was outside however he pulled it down off him, it was hard to see with it up, blocking his peripherals. He wasn't sure if there would be any demons around but patrols in Fortuna had always turned up something he could help with, whether it be demons, mugging or even once an attempted rape.
He walked around down alleyways and backstreets, though they seemed relatively quiet tonight.
"Yo, Nero!" he turned around when he heard his name called and was immediately met with knuckles to the jaw sending him toppling backwards at the sucker punch.
"What the-" he stopped when he saw Kalso.
"You on your way to a geek fest or what?" the boy snickered.
"Huh?"
"The getup and the toys? You going to one of those geek conventions?"
"Toys?" his voice came out as a low growl.
Ohhh, Nero is ANGRY! So what will happen? Will he blow his cover? Or will he be able to keep his cool and play along? Ha, you'll have to wait and find out! :D Until next time!
Ja ne!
~Bitbyboth January 4, 2011