[A/N] Me: Do you ever wonder what your children would look like if you married a gopher?

Vergil:…no…

Me: Me either…In any case, SamCroft2010 Um..LOL! I agree completely with everything you said. And yes, Dante as lost it, but we still luv him. XD Sombra- The Resurrection Thaaaank you! ^_^ Asile3762 You're welcome; I can't wait to see it, it's such an awesome idea! (One that will cause a lot of happy fan girls to die of heart attacks.) Hmm, it's nice to know those tranq guns I bought everyone for Christmas actually came in handy? XD

Vergil: You buy ppl Tranq guns for Christmas?

Me: Maaaybe~ ^_^

Chapter 7: Open the Gate

I took a long hot shower to relax my nerves. I got dressed and was mildly surprised to find Vergil sitting on my bed reading. He didn't acknowledge my presence even after I sat next to him. Neither of us said anything. I hadn't bothered to really study his overall appearance until now. He had to be about nineteen, just like me. He had his usual calculative expression. I had to admit had to be one of the most perfect looking guys I'd ever met. He had a perfect build and flawless skin; I liked his eyes the best though. They changed from dark brown to the beautiful icy blue they were now.[1] Before I knew it my eyes were trailing his lips with thoughts none to innocent...

I mentally slapped myself. 'What am I talking about?' I felt my face heat up just slightly. 'No, I'm not going there. I'm just…exhausted from all that's happened.' I reasoned.

"Where is Julian?" I asked suddenly. I didn't really care at the moment, I just needed a distraction.

"He went to see Megami." Vergil replied.

"Oh." I mumbled. "…Did he say when he'd be back?"

As if on cue Julian walked in looking exceptionally happy. I wasn't sure if that was a bad thing or not.

His smile turned into smirk when he looked at me and Vergil. "Nice to see you two getting along."

I narrowed my eyes and he smiled innocently. "Alright kids, time to go."

I noticed Vergil's eyes darken when Julian called him a "kid". Vergil closed the book and we followed Julian outside.

"Were you able to find the names of the guardians, Vergil?" Julian asked as we walked into a clearing in the forest. I shuddered. This clearing looked a lot like where I first fought Caligo.

Julian gave me a knowing look. "Sorry to drag you back here kiddo, but this place has a high concentration of energy. That makes it a perfect place for this ritual."

We walked to the center and stopped.

I noticed a small portion of the grass was a deep red color. I felt sick to my stomach. That had to be where he ki…k-killed…Aria.

"Are you alright? You look a little pale." Julian asked.

Vergil looked almost annoyed with my sudden change in attitude. I couldn't really blame him; after all he had no idea the hell I went through.

I nodded.

Julian pulled out a long silver dagger and knelt down next to the deep red grass. "Zacharael, I call to you and command you to open the gate."

Julian motioned for me to come over to him and I hesitantly stepped forward. He grabbed my hand and held it over the dark grass. Then, in one swift move; he used the dagger to cut my hand and let the blood pour onto the grass. I winced but said nothing. He released my hand after a minute and motioned for Vergil to come. "I assume you know what to do, Vergil?"

Vergil stepped forward and took the knife from Julian. He pressed it to his own hand and cut. His blood poured onto the ground, but he seemed unfazed. "Xaphan, I call to you and command you to open the gate."

He tossed the knife back to Julian who caught it was ease. "And last but not least, you my dear must call on the most powerful guardian. His name is…" Julian looked at Vergil expecting him to fill in the name.

"Sraosha." Vergil said.

I took a deep breath. "Sraosha, I call on you and command you to open the door to the fallen castle."

The temperature dropped and the ground started shaking. I stumbled and fell.

The sky flashed red and dark grey clouds started to stretch across the sky. I was starting to regret my decision…

The ground started to split in two and what looked like eerie black fog seeped though the cracks. Now there was a huge black mass of fog in the sky. The fog cleared and revealed huge castle floating in mid-air. The walls were black with big gold angelic markings on it.

Julian grinned. "I never thought in all my years I would get to see this glorious place."

I gaped at the castle. It was nothing like what I had imagined. I felt an intense fear. I'm not the type to freak out just cause something looks a little creepy, but it wasn't just the outside that scared me. I had read a little about this castle and now it was all coming back to me. The guardians there were some of the strongest angels. They were trained to kill every living thing that entered the castle. It didn't matter if you were a human, angel, or a demon. After being there for decades the guardians became merciless killers. The only reason they weren't turned into demons was because their job was to keep the castle in balance. They had to make sure that neither good nor bad could open the North Gate.

"Alright kids, let's get moving!" Julian said enthusiastically.

There was no doubt about it, he had to be insane.

Julian pulled me to my feet and pat my head. "Don't worry; everything will be fine, you'll see."

He walked toward the castle. I stepped over one of the smaller cracks in the earth and something reached for me. I moved out of the way and drew my sword.

"Don't bother." Julian said. "That one can't get to you. The opening is to narrow. However, I would like to get a move on before they do start climbing out; by then there will be hundreds of them."

I walked around the disfigured arm and watched the ground intent on avoiding anything grabbing me.

[A/N] Me: Vergil Sparda is on facebook?

Vergil: Everyone is on facebook…how did you find out about me?

Me: Lol I just looked up your name. Anyway, I wrote most of this at school and decided to post this chapter early. Hope you liked! ^_^

[1] One of the most interesting things about Vergil and Dante is their eyes change between brown and blue (they're usually blue though). I didn't really notice that until I played DMC 3 a second time and in one of the cut scenes where Vergil's facing the camera it shows his eyes change from brown to blue. (I think it was in more than one cut scene but as I said before I haven't played the games in almost a year.)