Sorry for the recent week delays but here you go. -Elivanna

"Lines taken directly from the script."

'thoughts'

Disclaimer: I do not own the DMC series…sadly.

Chapter 7: You're Such A Liar!

Dante held Trish close to himself their bodies joined at the hip, her head resting in the crook of his neck while he embraced her as they basked in their afterglow, enjoying the few minutes of rest that they could receive after their passionate love-making.

He ran his fingers on the pale glowing skin of her back absent mindedly tracing random patterns. "We should go." she said even though she didn't move an inch from her snuggled position with Dante, refusing to leave the comfortable warmth that his strong body provided.

He yawned opening an eye to look at Trish, who at the moment was resting peacefully next to him with her eyes closed, face flushed and hair in disarray from their previous actions, which made him wonder how his appearance was.

'Good thing no one else is around, but damn the next time we have spur of the moment sex I'm looking for a bed.' he thought regretting their current position which happened to be the floor. He stared at Trish a few more minutes admiring her beautiful features before he closed his eyes to rest while at the same time avoiding Trish's earlier statement.

Trish sighed to herself not wanting to get up and ruin the current intimate moment between them, but it was either now or never. She disentangled herself from his body to lean over him, watching the rise and fall of his chest and his now steady breathing. 'He looks beautiful.' she thought to herself before she moved a strand of his white hair away so she could place a kiss on his forehead causing Dante to lazily open his eyes again to look up at her. He sat up slowly bringing Trish into his lap making her place her hands on his shoulders for balance.

"We should go? Or do you mean, we have to go?" he finally asked his voice coming out huskily. "Do you even have to ask?" she answered simply before she moved to lay her head on his shoulder giving Dante the opportunity to take in the scent if her hair.

He smiled briefly. "Well sweetheart, with you I have to question everything."

She laughed. "You're such a liar!"

"Believe what you want." he said before she pushed him down onto his back to give him a kiss.

"Well I believe if we don't get moving soon, then we might have some difficulties leaving." she told him.

"Uh…just a few more minutes." he said closing his eyes so he could envision Trish writhing under him as she came, a memory he was certain he wouldn't forget for awhile.

"Ok fine, but the minute we hear the world coming to its impending doom we leave, alright?" said Trish pulling him out of his thoughts as he tried to preserve the memory.

"Deal. Now get back here." he said indicating for her to lie down next to him. She did as she was told settling down by his side resting on his arm, once accommodated she moved to place her own arm across his abdomen as she was now able to snuggle with him again.

He kissed the top of her head once she was settled. 'So this how it feels to have a woman who cares about you. Feels nice.' he thought.

It couldn't have been more than a few minutes when they started hearing sounds of destruction from the outside.

"You just had to jinx it, didn't you?" he said turning his head to face Trish.

She moved to hide her face in the crook of his neck. "Um… sorry." she said her voice coming out muffled.

"Just when I thought we would have a few minutes to ourselves, the kid decides to go and get himself into trouble." he said.

"Well if he's anything like you, I wouldn't be surprised." she responded and in return Trish received a playful shove from Dante.

"I'm not that bad, I have no idea what your talking about, I have never gotten myself into needless trouble. Trouble seems to come to me, without my consent."

Trish gave him a cynical look. "If you say so."

"Your one to talk babe." he replied to her sarcasm.

"Yeah well, I guess we both get ourselves into hazardous situations. Without these dangers every once in a while then our lives would be mundane and boring, don't you think?"

"You gotta live for the thrill." he said simply as he and Trish grudgingly stood up to go get ready.

They dressed as promptly as they could, grabbing their weapons so they could quickly move on and help Nero.

"Nero! Run!"

Trish looked to Dante. "That can't be good."

"C'mon, let' s go." he said grabbing her hand as he rushed them both down the long corridor that would lead them to the outside.

"Credo!" they heard Nero scream out which hurried them even more. When they arrived they saw an enormous statue of Sparda in which Nero was being held captive. Dante didn't have any more time to look and ponder about the next plan of action because he saw someone falling off the statue.

He let go of Trish's hand moving to go and catch who he assumed to be Credo. Once he was sure he had a good grip on the other man, he was able to land safely on his feet. He passed Trish to go and place Credo behind them so that he was out of the way.

'Hmm, so the old geezer is still alive, why don't they ever take the easy route and just die. Persistent bastard.' thought Dante as Sanctus addressed Gloria/Trish.

"Oh, it's you…Gloria. Unfortunately you did not anticipate a descendant of Sparda's blood and because of this boy, you have been outwitted, and the savior will be completed." Dante shared a look with Trish saying that their assumption was correct Nero was connected to him somehow, even though the details happened to be vague.

"I don't know. I'd wager this kid still got some life in him." stated Dante watching as Nero finally decided to attack with his Devil Bringer. With a fierce cry Nero reached out and grabbed Sanctus slamming him against the Sparda statue or so he thought before his eyes widened in realization, Sanctus had managed to escape and stab his arm.

"You fool! Escape is now impossible! The creation cannot be stopped!" Sanctus said before laughing manically.

'Ugh, I have to help…Kyrie…cant give up...so tired.'

"Hey, kid! You giving up so soon?" yelled out Dante trying to give Nero some motivation.

No the last thing he needed was Dante seeing him at his weakest point.

"My options… are limited…" Nero said his head against the cold slab of the Savior.

"So melodramatic. Besides, if you die without giving my sword back, I'm gonna be pissed."

"Then come and get it." he told Dante giving him the finger while being dragged into the statue.

"Ha, what a punk…" he said amused.

"You know he has your sense of humor too." responded Trish looking towards him.

"Damn, and I was trying to be one of a kind." he replied jokingly. "Why do you keep pointing these things out anyways?" he asked curiously as they waited for what would happen next. He received a smile from Trish. "Just trying to have some fun. Its become my new hobby to try and irritate you."

"That's not anything new."

"Nothing's happening." she said as both Dante and herself stared at the Savior. Dante shrugged. "I guess the kid wasn't enough to bring it to life."

'Is he not a descendant, but he has to be...he looks too much like me, just younger and as Trish put it cuter' he thought to himself the last part a bit bitterly.

"Who knows?" she said before the whole building started shaking and breaking apart as the statue started floating out of the vicinity.

"I guess I spoke to soon." he mumbled to himself as they continued to watch as the Savior made its way to the skies.

"Ha! Check it out! It's got wings!" he exclaimed amused looking towards Trish as the wings had appeared out of nowhere.

"The design shows terrible taste." she agreed while Dante nodded acquiescently.

Dante heard coughing in the background making him turn to face the forgotten man. 'He's still alive. Must be a tough one.'

"Hey, where's that thing going? It's not complete yet is it?" he asked making his way towards the brutally injured and bloodied man. He knelt in front of him hoping to receive some answers from Credo before he faded.

"It is in his heart to save this world from chaos… He will begin by driving it out." said Credo trying to move, but the pain was unbearable as he continued to have blood loss.

"Now he has what he needs… Yamato." said Trish joining in on the conversation wanting to hear what Credo had to say.

"Sparda used it to seal the Hell Gate from the demon world. The sword is the key to opening the Hell Gate. The real Hell Gate… that lies dormant beneath the city…" he informed them as he got into a seated position.

"The sword that separates the human world from the demon world…" Dante said getting up to share a glance with Trish saying that they had to get it back before their attention was redirected towards Credo as he continued to speak.

"I think you, the son of the Dark Knight Sparda, are the only one who can stop the Savior now…Dante."

"Looks like you've got a rep to live up to." said Trish placing a hand on her hip while looking towards Dante knowing that he was starting to feel uncomfortable with having to live up to Sparda's legacy…again.

"Looks that way." he responded before paying attention to Credo who was attempting to lift himself up through the pain.

"Please… honor one last request… Save them… Kyrie… and… Nero…" he asked placing a hand on Dante's shoulder. 'Forgive me Kyrie…I didn't mean to get you involved with all of this. I'm sorry.' were his last thoughts as he felt his life slip away from him. Dante stopped Credo from falling onto the hard floor as the other started to deteriorate into nothingness. He knelt down once more with the remaining bits of Credo until with a flash of light he disappeared leaving only a few specks of light.

Trish watched in silence the scene making her feel melancholy, even though she had seen millions of demons die he was different, he had tried to redeem himself by saving Nero and to see him die was just a shame.

"I'll do it. I wouldn't want to deny anyone their dying request." he said turning away from Trish and crossing his arms as he handled this current predicament.

"I'll sweep the city and evacuate the people." said Trish mimicking Dante by placing her gun behind her neck as she began to walk away.

"Hey, is this your way of switching and dumping this mess on…" he accused Trish following behind her before he stopped talking as she turned to face him.

"You wanna switch?" she asked raising her hands in question not wanting to hear how she abandoned him on a previous mission. 'I leave him alone once to be on my own during a mission and he'll never let me hear the end of it!'

"It's cool. Let's stick to the plan." he said surrendering knowing he had made a mistake. 'Note to self, never accuse Trish.' he thought walking away hearing her footsteps following behind him.

"What plan?" she finally asked when she caught up to him. Dante turned his head to the left to look at Trish.

"Your plan, since you always seem to know what's best. Lets do it your way for once."

"Glad your starting to see things my way, even though you're just trying to amend for your earlier accusation. " she said.

"Whatever, as long as it keeps you by my side then I have no problem compromising." he replied as he pulled her closer to himself by wrapping an arm around her shoulder as they walked onward.

"Hmm, then I think you should compromise more often, Mr. Dante."

"Well now, your just pressing your luck babe."

"I think it's reasonable enough, but we'll talk later lives are at stake. Stay safe." she said pulling away from Dante so she could head for the city.

"…yeah I love you too." he said silently hoping that she would come back and say it to him with a hug and kiss and everything that he supposed happened when people realized that they loved each other.

Trish stopped immediately in her tracks lowering her guns Luce & Ombra as she quickly turned to face him.

"What did you say?"

Devil Rebel: Alright! Dante claimed Trish, he definitely got her.

Max Orido: Yeah, damn Capcom and all the secrets that their keeping from us. Which mainly has to do with a lot of Nero's information as you said before but patience is a virtue…or so they say.

Eric Draven201: Your right they are perfect for each other at least I try to make them be perfect for one another in my story. Each week I go and decide hmm…how should I make Trish tease Dante or vice versa, but it all works out lol.

ichiban: Hey look! Dante got some. His luck with women has changed…well with Trish anyways. Random thought but did anyone else wonder why Dante & Trish took so long to get to Nero when they were right in the other room.

Satanic Park Of Madness: Crazy fan girls…I hope that I don't become one but I doubt it. I grew up with a brother so I've always been like one of the guys, probably why most of my friends are guys… fan girls scare me at times. Some fics seem as you say forced when characters fall for each other…but I can't be a hypocrite because I'm basically doing the same thing with Dante & Trish.

I wanna play Resident Evil 5 as well, it looks awesome graphics wise too, so I'm waiting patiently for that. I've never actually played Marvel vs. Capcom but I have heard of it and MK vs. DC I've seen the trailers seems cool.

Ha! I know it's a long running joke on my part to make Lady walk in on Dante & Trish moments but not this time. I left them alone in their peace well at least until Nero and the Savior situation interrupted.

Curry-Chicken: Yay! I made Dante & Trish do it, about time they did. Depends if I start thinking of a new Dante & Trish story plot then I'll write a new story with them.

Brukaoru: You have surprised me with your reviews that just one day magically appeared, I am grateful. Thanks for the reviews on Common Ground which I wont talk about here, but thanks for noticing an improvement. Yes, too many plot holes in DMC4 which should be answered! I probably mentioned this before, I do try to keep everything that actually happened in the game to be 100 accurate while still adding my tidbits of fiction.

Yes I concur, Trish and Eva have a certain resemblance but every time I see that one Eva picture and compare it to the Trish pictures I see the differences. Sometimes it's hard to come up with Dante & Trish interactions but I manage, Dante jealous was a fun chapter to write and the forest scene too that was a favorite moment of mine. Can't wait for Bayonetta to come out too. I wish I could continue talking, but the commentary is getting too long, I'll respond to more of your reviews next chapter.

catharsis25: Well many people are always out to get Dante, and I think Dante has gotten to accustomed to getting stabbed with his own sword. Their both teases in my mind, must be all the leather. Thanks I hope my story continues to flow smoothly with the game. Thanks and I hope you continue to enjoy.

ProGamer Kunoichi: No wonder I haven't seen you in awhile. Good luck with your upcoming exams, I hope you pass them. Yeah, it is very uncomfortable for me to write do it scenes because sometimes it sounds to mechanical. Well Dante managed to last six chapters of Trish's teasing.

Thanks for all the reviews and sorry for too much game dialogue but I felt it was necessary to keep so that the story could progress smoothly. -Elivanna