A/N: What? No reviews, you guys got a little creeped out over my previous chapter? Yeah, I always wanted to try my hand in the Horror genre fanfics. Don't worry, no more of that kind of thing again in this story.

Chapter 7

Meet The Parents

Dante was lying face up in his bed with troubling thoughts still lingering in his mind. He put a serious face as he recalls everything.

The Anonymous Package…

That weird sword…

The Mysterious Stranger…

Somehow I feel that they're all connected somehow.

The white-haired student decided to sit up right. Still keeping the serious look on him, he edged to the side of his bed near a small drawer by his bed side. He opened it and took an amulet from inside. It was a fairly small silver amulet, about the same size as his fist; it bore a red ruby in the center and was attached to a silver chain.

Mom's amulet…one of the last mementos me and Vergil have from her.

After observing the treasure for quite a bit more time, the young adolescent laid back down in the bed. He closed his eyes forcefully to try and shove all the troubles away and get some peaceful sleep.

School the next day…

Dante had just had half his classes done for the day, and he was quietly setting things straight in his locker for the other half. Also, he was wearing his mother's amulet this time under his school polo shirt. He then felt someone's presence walk up to him, but he didn't bother looking up to see who it was.

"Conner, what is it?" he presumed casually, but as his eyes trailed from his locker door, he was surprised to see who it was.

"Hey Dante…" Mary greeted with a bit of a cheerful smile.

"Mary! Sorry, I…uh, didn't know it was you!" Dante said while scratching the back of his head, he felt a bit embarrassed in front of the girl he likes.

Why does it always have to be her? Not that I don't mind.

"Hey Dante, our project is getting a little behind and the deadline is coming up. Want to come over to my place after school to work on it?" She asked.

"S-sure." He answered, staggering a bit as he thought through her little proposal.

Did she just ask me to go to her house? First the dance, and now this, am I dreaming? Am I on drugs? Drunk even?

"Great see you after school." She bade a farewell.

"Yeah..." he simply waved back.

After School, Dante meet up with Mary by the school gate, Conner was with him but he parted ways briefly.

"By you two love birds, have fun, and don't forget to use protection…" Conner joked while leaving, creating a nerve to pulse on Dante's forehead.

"What did Conner say?" Mary asked as she didn't hear.

"Nothing," Dante lied.

"Oh, I thought he said something…" she agreed.

The walk to her house didn't take that long…ok…it was just across the street from the school, literally not taking that long.

"Man, Mary, you're lucky, your house is just across the school. I have to walk 3 blocks to get to mine." Dante joked to break the silence while they were walking. She laughed slightly of how much it was true.

When the two got to the door, the brunette noticed something…

"Dante, I didn't know you were wearing a necklace." She pointed out.

"Oh that." Dante just remembered, he brought out the amulet from under his shirt and hung it properly outside his neck so it can be seen. "It's from my mother…"

"Really? I should meet her sometime." Mary said, but Dante went quiet all of the sudden.

"Oh, I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" she apologized.

"It's okay, I don't mind." The white-haired student said.

Mary got out the key she keeps in her backpack and opened the door to her house. It was a simple little house, the living room was designed quite nicely, the kitchen can be seen from an open door to the right and the stair case greeted them from the left. Quietly sitting by the couch with a red-covered book in hand was a bald, stoic old man. Dante could see his cold eyes move left to right as it was observing the book.

"That's my dad." Mary pointed out.

"Ahhh…you must be Dante, I've heard so much, I am Arkham." Greeted the father. His same cold eyes looked with Dante's.

"Hi, pleasure to meet you, sir." Dante said politely as he shook the man's hand, trying to not let the Goosebumps get to him. Suddenly, the impression on Arkham's face shifted, or what was his eyes gazing at rather.

"I don't mean to be rude, but that's an interesting amulet you have there my boy." He said with a mysterious and haunting tone, he was then interrupted when a lady emerged from the kitchen door.

"And this striking young man must be Dante."

"Uh, Dante…this is my mom." Mary said with a bit of embarrassment.

"Nice to meet you ma'am." He greeted.

"C'mon Dante, let's get to work, my room is upstairs." Mary said as she hasted along the stairs.

"You two stay out of trouble now, and please don't make such a mess." Her mother scolded the two a bit.

"MOM!" Mary tantrum over the embarrassment.

Dante followed upstairs, entering the room she just did. Typical girl's room, she wasn't into the pink wallpaper you'd normally see in Teen Movies but it still looked like your typical girl's bed room.

"I know, my parents are a bit weird…" Mary noted as Dante was being quiet.

"Oh, it's not that it's just- "The white-haired teen looked down on his amulet. "Nothing…"

A/N: Can you guys please review this time? I'm begging you! This can have major effects concerning the next chapter, I'm serious! Nah, I'm just kidding (the author laughs to himself) Please review though.