Things returned to normal at the Devil May Cry. Lady stayed with Dante. Vergil would train with his brother until he grew tired. The jobs continued coming in, which Lady and Vergil would handle until Dante was 100%. Although, he groused about not seeing any action. The two devil hunters returned to being just friends, however, they were not as close as they once were.
The boys decided to go home and visit their mother for a few days. She greeted them as she normally did. 'You look too thin…You must be starving.' They had been in the backyard of their childhood home sparing for hours when Dante held up his hand, signaling for a break. Vergil brought him some water, which he gladly took.
Dante sat on an old bench near the tree Vergil was leaning on. He set Rebellion's tip into the ground and idly twirled it back and forth. "We broke up."
That was news. "Why? I thought things were going well." Vergil asked, not quite sure if he wanted to hear the answer.
Dante shrugged. "Things just weren't the same anymore. Its been coming for a while now."
"How is Mary handling it?"
The younger twin took a deep breath. It's now or never. "She's taking it well, I think. Look Verge, there's something I gotta tell you."
Vergil looked on expectantly.
Dante stood up and walked a few paces away. "Ok, this is really hard for me to say, so just bare with me, because right now I feel like a giant douche."
"Go on, say what's on your mind. It's alright." Vergil replied.
"No, that's the thing. It's not alright." Dante's heart was filled with regret. "I did a really fucked up thing to you when we were younger. You've always been there for me bro and I always took advantage of it." He heaved out a heavy sigh. "And after I tell you what I did, you'll probably never talk to me again."
Vergil came over and placed a reassuring hand on his twins shoulder. "Brother, whatever it was doesn't matter now. That was a long time ago. Why bring it up now?"
Dante couldn't hold it in any longer. This secret had been haunting him for years. "I didn't even like Lady when we first got together. I did it so you wouldn't be with her." He blurted out.
Vergil's arm dropped to his side. "What?"
"I was so jealous of the relationship you had with her. You were suppose to be my brother, my best friend and she took you away from me. I ran off every friend you had, but she just wouldn't leave. Everything I did just made her cling to you more." He rambled.
The elder twins brows drew together in realization. "You ran off every friend I made?"
Dante threw his arms up. "I didn't want to share you with anyone, ok? I could feel what you were feeling for her. You were my twin, it was suppose to be us against the world. And then Lady came along and ruined it.
My plan was to pretend I liked her, to get her to go out with me and then be a genormous ass to her so she wouldn't want to come around anymore. Except it didn't work out that way. I actually did fall in love with her. I understood what it was you saw in her, but by then, it was too late. I didn't want to give her up. But now, things have changed. We both have changed." His eyes searched Vergil's expressionless face as his twin absorbed his confession. There it was…hurt…disgust. Vergil's hand tightened around the hilt of his sword, but didn't move.
"Come on Verge, say something." Dante begged, readying himself for the fight he was sure was coming. Vergil's eyes turned cold, narrowing as he quickly removed Yamato from her sheath. They stared at each other, eyes locked, before Vergil flung Yamato into the ground at Dante's feet. That one action said it all. You are not even worth the fight. He backed away slowly then turned towards the house.
Dante started after him. "Vergil. Vergil wait!"
He stopped short when his brother whirled around on him. ""My whole life Dante! My whole fucking life!" He held his hand to his chest. "You cant even begin to comprehend how you have destroyed my life." Vergil continued to march away.
Dante stood there knowing he had completely shattered his twin. Vergil couldn't hide that kind of devastation from the bond they shared completely. "She told me what happened." Vergil stopped. "You know, I wasn't even upset. Kinda relieved actually. You could treat her better than I could anyway."
Vergil looked over his shoulder. "Does she know what you did?" It overwhelmed Dante how Vergil could still put her feeling first, even though he was the one torn up inside.
"No, I would never tell her that. I'm not trying to driver her away completely." He finished, disappointed in his own childish antics. "Well, not anymore."
"See to it that she doesn't." Vergil walked to the side gate and left without another word.
The young devil sat on the back porch steps with his head in his hands. Eva had seen the whole thing from the kitchen window. She sat down next to him on the stairs. "I really fucked that up Mom." He dropped his hands to look at her.
"Well you knew it wasn't going to be easy sweetie. But it's better to have it out in the open, than to keep it lock inside."
"Then why don't I feel better." He frowned.
"Because you hurt your brother deeply. It will take some time to heal this particular wound Dante. Vergil needs his space right now. This is hard for him, especially since you know how much he loves you. Both of you." She said as she rubbed his back, as only a mother would to console her son.
Dante snorted, "I'm sure he's loving me a whole hell-of-a-lot right now." He handed Yamato over to his mother. "You should hold onto this, I guess."
"Give him time Dante. I'm not saying he will forgive you right away, that was a lot to digest. Just be patient." Eva gave him a gentle smile.
"We all know how patience is not my strong point, Mom." He sighed. "This will be torturous. I definitely had this coming." Almost wish he would have ran me through. It would have been a lot less painful than this.
