A/N: Hello all! It's been an interesting week, hasn't it? I'm not quite sure what to do with myself, I've just been trying to push forward and keep moving, which, I mean, is all you really can do, isn't it? On the plus side of life, I'm going to start watching The Walking Dead tonight, I've heard it's really really good, plus when it's all blood and guts and zombies, there's no emotional heartbreak right? Okay so question for you guys! Should I start the show Attack on Titan? I've heard it's really good too and I need a break anime from Fairy Tail (which is awesome but sometimes in those really long series you need a break huh?). Tell me what you guys think! In the meantime, here's some fanfiction!

Disclaimer: I have hacked into Capcom and stolen the rights! They are now mine! …not…

Why Me?

Nero sighed as he woke up and looked down to see the half devil curled up contentedly on his chest, she seemed happy, at least while she slept. Though her peace in unconsciousness didn't follow to the waking world. It'd been about two and a half weeks since the curse had been placed and it hadn't escaped the teen how often he'd find Dante curled up somewhere just looking at her hands, or have her chin on her knees, staring at nothing at all, he knew she was worried about what might happen to her. Nero on the other hand had pretty much just submitted himself to the fact that it was going to happen and there was nothing the two of them could do about it, the way he figured it, he could be a good dad, he'd never exactly pictured himself in the position but… now that he thought about it, he was sure he could do the right thing. Dante mumbled in her sleep and turned over, curling into her own little ball in the corner of the bed.

It's like she read my mind… Nero thought as he silently rose and grabbed clothes before heading to the bathroom and showering. After he got out and dressed, he rifled through the cupboard, locating the simple little package that he wanted and set it on the counter. Today… today he'd get Dante to take it… any previous prompting to get the half devil to take the pregnancy test had been unsuccessful, it was as if she thought if she didn't know about it it couldn't be true.

"Idiot…" he mumbled, looking at the package before taking a deep breath and going to face the demon waiting in their now shared bedroom.

"Dante…?" he whispered upon entering. The half devil made no move of hearing him, didn't even flinch but Nero knew from experience that Dante knew he was there, there was too much of a possibility of a threat for her to be deeply asleep.

"C'mon Dante, you've gotta get up… you've slept long enough…" the teen said, running a hand through his mate's hair. She grumbled and rolled over and Nero felt a grin fall over his face.

"C'mon you lazy lug… get out of bed. Do I need to carry you into the shower again?" he teased.

"Nooooo…." The she devil moaned before stretching her limbs gracefully and blinking up at him blearily. "G'morning…" she said, running a hand down Nero's cheek. The teen knew what she wanted and as much as he wanted to acquiesce her this morning he couldn't, he needed to know and know for certain.

"Not this morning Dante, we've got something more important to worry about…" he said, running his hand through her hair again.

"What is it…?" she mumbled sleepily, but seemed to wake up as Nero looked at her concernedly and ran a hand down her stomach, stopping between her hips.

"No." Dante said flatly, completely awake now.

"Dante, we can't blow this off forever."

"No. It's not going to happen."

"If you're so sure of that, why won't you take the test and prove me wrong?" the teen asked gently. The elder's eyes became steely and she sat up angrily, snatching the box from Nero and stomping off to the bathroom, still completely naked. A few moments later she came back, still looking as angry as hell. The younger tilted his head in curiosity at her.

"Well?" he asked

"Well what?" she snapped "It takes a little while for it to process it." The half devil sat there with her hands clenched in her lap and eyes straight ahead but Nero could see through the façade. He knew how worried and upset Dante was, just by the way she was seated. There was a slight tremor in her hands, a flash of fear in her eyes and the scent she emitted. The teen couldn't help but put his arms around her.

"It'll all be okay, I swear it." He said, ignoring the fact that it felt as though he were hugging a statue.

"But…" Dante broke and relaxed into the younger's arms "But what if…"

"Think of it this way," Nero said "if you are pregnant, at least you don't have to have a period." This got a grin from the elder and she hugged her partner back.

"That's true, I've seen Lady on it and I don't think that that's ever something I'd like to experience for myself."

"Trish doesn't get one?" the teen asked

"If she does I don't know about it, I think humans are the only ones who get them…" they stayed like this for a few minutes, just wrapped up in one another's arms before Nero patted Dante's back and started to stand up. He felt the female tense in his grip and let off a small fearful shiver.

"Please Nero… do we really have to look at it…?"

"Avoiding the problem isn't going to make it go away Dante." Nero said as he stepped into the bathroom and picked up the small device…

A/N: Yeah, I know that's pretty evil but hey, it's fun and makes the story more exciting ;p

Till next time,

-Winged Elements