Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own any of the Devil May Cry characters in this fiction, if I did, Kyrie would have died in the first ten minutes of the game, very brutally and with lots of blood, Dante and Nero would be together...and Vergil would be shirtless in the third game...and Arkham would wear a frilly princess dress for my entertainment.
Rated Mature for Blood, Gore, Language, Angst, Future Hot Man Sex, Hurting Nero, and Hurting Dante.
Chapter Eleven: Winter Wedding
Nero watched the scenery pass beside them as Dante drove the red convertible past the snow covered landscape. Small snow flakes still fell from the sky, a few managing to catch on Nero and blend into his silver hair as he rested his head on the top of the seat. The young hunter pulled the black blanket they had brought over him, distracted from the cold by the warm and anxious feeling building in his chest. It was only two days ago that they had started their drive towards the small town where they were going to start their new lives together. The young hunter still felt as if he were dreaming the entire thing, but each bump they hit on the rural road convinced him more and more that he was very much awake.
He turned his head to look at Dante, smirking lightly when he saw the elder rub at his eyes as he tried to keep them open. Glancing up at the night sky briefly, Nero sat up and placed a hand on the older devil hunter's shoulder to stir the other man from his road hypnosis. Dante peeked at the other man through the corner of his eye and offered a soft smile before turning his attention back to the road.
"Come on, old man. Pull over and I'll drive for a bit. You look like you're about to pass out on the steering wheel." Nero jested, stretching his arms and ignoring the cold air that ran across his sleep warmed skin.
"Nah, kid. I'll just stop at the next motel...whenever that is." Dante chuckled, knowing that they were probably miles away from the nearest rest stop but he was determined to get to the small town early. "We'll be there in the morning if we keep going for a bit longer."
"Tch. Idiot. Trish and Lady will be witnesses for our funeral if you don't take a break and let me drive. I've been sleeping for the past three hours and you haven't slept for more than a minute ever since we left the office. That nervous about getting hitched, old man?" Nero smirked, the thrilling feeling in his chest never dying even as he spat out cocky remarks at the older man.
"Not nervous." Dante chuckled lightly at him, slowing down and pulling the car onto the side of the road after he found a small clearing on the side where he could. He leaned over and tangled a hand into Nero's hair, yanking the younger hunter into a deep kiss suddenly. He groaned at the bittersweet taste of the other man's mouth before pulling away and getting out of the car. "Fine. You can take the wheel for a bit, kid. Just don't wreck it. I want to save the remaining cash from our wedding for an extended honeymoon." The elder male winked at Nero, seeing the faint blush on the ex-order member's cheeks as they traded seats.
"Jackass..." Nero breathed as he sat down in the driver's seat and started the car. Dante tossed the blanket into the back seat as he settled in the passenger's side, pausing as he noticed the other hunter shiver lightly under his thick hoodie.
"If you get too cold, tell me and I'll let you borrow my coat, kid." Dante offered as he relaxed and shut his eyes after a moment of looking over his mate. He heard a soft snort and other insult from his left as he felt the younger slayer pull back out onto the road. A smile spread across his lips, a feeling much like Nero's building in his chest at the thought that he was on his way to his own wedding. His own wedding with Nero. He could not sleep even with his eyes closed and exhaustion tugging at him, more anxious than he had ever been in his life. "Love you, Nero."
"Shut up, asshole." The other breathed, the softness in the words making the elder take them as Nero's own way of returning the affectionate saying. Dante let himself fall into a deep sleep, the smile on his lips never fading.
"Hey, old man. Get up. I think we have a problem."
Dante groaned softly when he heard the younger slayer's voice, cracking open an eye. He noticed that the sky was lighter and wondered how long Nero had let him sleep since it looked fairly close to morning. He sat up and stretched, the awkward position and angle he had been sleeping in making a crick in the side of his neck. He rubbed it and glanced over at his mate.
"What kind of problem?" The elder opened both of his eyes when Nero jerked his head, signaling that he should check in front of the car. Dante hummed softly before looking at the city in front of them, groaning loudly. "Damn. Can't I have one day off for my damn wedding day?" He asked, narrowing his eyes at the mass of demons making themselves comfortable in the very town that the two hunters had planned to be married in. The older hunter snorted as he got out of the car quickly, grabbing his red coat and pulling it on. He took Rebellion out of the back of the car, wanting to deal with the demons before they decided to crash the wedding. Nero followed him, claiming out of the driver's seat and taking Red Queen from the back seat of the car as well as Blue Rose.
"When are Trish and Lady getting here? I don't think we can deal with all these demons while the wedding is going on." Nero walked toward Dante with his blade resting casually on his left shoulder.
"Not until later today. We better finish these guys off fast because I'm not going to let some weak demons stall our wedding for nothing. I'm claiming your ass if it's the last thing I do, kid." Nero blushed at the comment before insulting the older man under his breath and looking over the ice demons filling the city's blocks.
"Didn't you call them a few days back?" Dante nodded, placing Rebellion on his back and taking Ebony and Ivory in his gloved hands. "Man, what happened? The place was fine a fed days ago and now it's practically a demon nesting ground. You don't think someone heard that we were going to be here, do you?"
"Don't know but whatever is going on, let's settle it after today. Besides, now that I think about it, this sort of suits us. Getting hitched while kicking demon ass, sounds like a perfect match to me!" Dante jested lightly, twirling Ivory on his index finger before pulling the trigger and shooting a Frost that came just a little too close for the elder's comfort.
"Guess it does." Nero scratched his nose softly with the talons of his devil bringer before turning away from the other slayer. "Still, I don't like this. Something's strange about all this."
"We'll deal with it tomorrow. Right now, I think we better deal with our uninvited guests." Dante took a step back as Nero did, their backs pressed to each other as the demons in the buildings around them noticed them. "Enjoy your bachelor party, kid. I thought demons would be more your taste than topless women." Nero let out a soft huff of a laugh.
"I would have liked a topless you under me better, old man." Dante smirked at the comment before the demons lunged at them.
Dante quickly sliced one of the demons he was filling with lead in two with Rebellion as it attempted to grab hold of him. He glanced over his shoulder briefly to see Nero fighting his own half of the horde, the younger man's chest raising up and down quickly as the adrenaline rushed through him. Dante turned back to the other demons surrounding him just in time to dodge a flurry of ice, glad he had caught it in time rather than have his feet frozen to the concrete street under him.
"Kid! As much fun as I'm having, we should cut this party short and head towards the city hall soon!" The elder hunter called over the screeches of the devils attempting to tear holes in them. Dante shot another round of bullets in the five Frosts on his coattails, slowly making his way towards the younger man as he blocked the ice demons' attacks. "Ready to run, kid?"
"Whenever you are, old man." Nero shouted, knocking back the Frost that was trying to dig its icy claws into his chest. The two hunters sprinted away from the horde of demons, each still holding their swords as they heard the mass of demons scream and run after them. "You know where the place is, old man?"
"Just down the street and on the right hand side. It should be easy to get to if all we have are these guys to deal with." Dante smirked but the smile fell quickly as the ground began to shake violently and grew even colder under their feet. "On second thought, we better make this a pretty quick wedding."
Nero nodded as he glanced behind them, ducking down just as a large shard of ice nicked his left shoulder. The two demon hunters felt the air thicken around them, panting as the temperature dropped and the demons started to catch up with them. Dante grabbed Nero's shoulder quickly and pulled the younger slayer towards the tall white and cream colored building as they neared it, about to throw open the doors when they burst open themselves.
"You two are early. Get inside. Trish and I have already signed as witnesses. I'll hold them off so make the vows short, boys." Lady walked out of the building, Kalina Ann in her hands and ready for battle. "Too bad I'm going to miss it. Save me the bouquet, alright, Nero?" The brunette winked before aiming and firing the rocket launcher at the mass of Frosts flooding towards the city hall. Dante and Nero disappeared into the building, walking hastily through the court rooms and searching for the one Trish and the officiant were in.
"Why does everyone think I'm the bride?" Nero muttered angrily under his breath as he hesitated putting Red Queen on his back, a little worried that the demons would burst through the windows beside them.
"You're taking my name, aren't you? I guess people just take that as you being the bride." Dante pushed open one of the doors and frowned at how it was empty before continuing on to the next room. He could hear the blasts of Kalina Ann, hoping that Lady would be able to hold on long enough.
"I'm only taking it because I don't have one, old man. I didn't take Kyrie's family's name when they adopted me. Besides, I think you would be jealous if I signed the license with that." Nero smirked lightly as they came to the last court room door. "I don't really care what they call me, but if you even try to shove a dress on me, I'm shooting off what you wanted to save for the honeymoon." Dante jokingly winced at the last threat before pushing open the court room doors.
"I doubt we have time for that anyway, kid." He said as the two of them made their way down the rows of benches to where Trish and a middle aged woman stood with a small smile on her face. The demonic woman smiled before taking a seat when Nero and Dante made their way to the front of the older woman. "Hope you don't mind doing this a bit earlier than we planned. It looks like we had more guests come than we wanted." The older woman nodded softly, the smile not leaving her face.
"I suppose we should get started before those cruel things get in here." She spoke softly, almost reminding Nero of a motherly figure. The old woman cleared her throat before resiting the words to open the ceremony, obviously having memorized the words through years of work. "Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of this witness, to join Dante and Nero in lovely matrimony. In the time they have spent togeth-"
The woman stopped when something banged against the windows loudly, a few cracks forming in the glass as cold air rushed into the room. Nero pulled out his revolver and aimed at the huge shadowed figure hidden behind the fogged glass. Dante and Trish did the same as the old woman took a few steps back from the window.
"No offense, but I think we should cut it down to the important stuff before big and ugly here crashes the wedding." Dante said, motioning for the officiant to continue. "Cut to the actual vows."
"Alright then. Dante Sparda, do you take Nero as your lawfully wedded husband?" The old woman winced when she heard another loud crack as the demon slammed itself against the window again.
"Of course, I do."
"And do you Nero-" The woman paused while she wondered if she had forgotten the other man's last name.
"Angelo." Dante filled in. The younger hunter raised an eyebrow and glanced at the elder in question before turning his attention back to the demon hissing at them behind the glass.
"Do you Nero Angelo take Dante as your lawfully wedded husband?" The woman continued, almost unnerved except for occasional wince as the towering demon slammed itself at the windows.
"I'm not taking this ring off for anything, so yeah. I do." The glass finally broke through after Nero's words, several shards of glass littering the floor. The large demon looked very akin to a Blitz but the hunters had a few doubts that it was going to be as easy to kill as the lesser demons they had encountered before. Its hide was encased in thick ice as it roared frenziedly, its neon glowing eyes searching the room until it found the two male demon slayers and flaring its swirled nostrils at them.
"Trish, take care of the old lady. Nero!" The two women made their way to the hallway, most likely heading to one of the other court rooms so the older woman would be more safe. Dante grabbed a pen off the top of the desk where Trish had been sitting for the short ceremony, tossing it towards the younger man. Nero caught the pen with his devil bringer, opening his mouth to question the elder but was interrupted by another thunderous roar from the demon above them. "Sign the marriage license first. Put yourself as the groom if you want, just hurry while I work on taking this big guy down!"
Dante rushed at the demon, firing his twin guns at its face and moving so it would not hit the other hunter when it tried to strike him. The air in the court room was frigid, the older man seeing his breath in a thick clod in front of his face as he watched his bullets break off a chunk of the icy armor the Blitz creature had on. The demon growled at him before reeling on the elder, lashing out at him with its frozen claws as Dante managed to get behind the beast and attempted to jump out the broken window so he would have more room to fight the towering demon.
The more experienced devil hunter felt a wave of steely ice hit him, pinning his arms to the wall. Dante glared at the demon before yanking his arms out of the frozen restraints and pulling Coyote-A out from under his coat, aiming for the missing plate of ice and shooting. The demon let out a howling wail when the bullets pierced one of its blue eyes, radiant azure blood spewing from the wound as Dante continued to break apart the thick ice around the demon's head with the spray of bullets.
"Dante!" Nero called out, revving the handle of the Red Queen as Dante vaulted over the tall icy Blitz and landed on his feet next to the younger man. The ex-order member handed the pen to the other silver haired man with a smirk, the elder returning it. "Your turn, old man."
The younger man gritted his teeth as he leapt into the air towards the demon, ignoring the demon's sharp claws as he landed hastily on its shoulder. He revved the handle of the Red Queen once more before slashing at the unprotected flesh of the Blitz's face. The demon screeched and reached for Nero, howling in pain as the heat of the blade burned its cold flesh. The ex-order member dodging the icy claws, feeling the tips of his hair freeze when the demon came a little too close to him. He stabbed the Red Queen into the remaining blue eye, flinching as the azure blood sprayed out. The cool liquid froze as soon as it touched him, burning and freezing the exposed areas of his skin as he flipped off the demon and landed next to Dante as the older man finished signing the document quickly. The demon flailed, throwing ice in every direction and freezing much of the court room as it attempted to kill the two men at had blinded it.
"Ready for this, kid?" Dante asked as he aimed his shotgun at the demon's head. Nero smirked and placed his sword on his back before drawing his revolver from his left thigh, making the elder look down at the denim covered thigh as he unholstered it.
"As ready as I'll ever be." The younger man smirked, tangling his devil bringer in the older slayer's hair and almost forgetting about the wailing demon in front of them as Dante's arm wrapped around his waist and pulled them closer.
"I now pronounce you Mr. Dante and Nero Sparda." The two hunters glanced over at the double doors to the court room, seeing the old woman standing there with Trish and Lady taking care of the demons behind her. "Monsters or not, I have to finish my job. Now, go on! Kiss him before that thing decides to do it for you."
The two demon slayer chuckled lightly before turning back to each other, smiling as their eyes met. The frozen Blitz finally caught their scent, roaring loud enough to make the building shake and charging at them in a blast of ice. Nero pulled Dante down the few inches difference in their height, pressing his lips to the elder's gently as they both pulled the triggers on their guns. The bullets shot out with lightning speed, colliding with the demon's head and decapitating it cleanly. The azure blood flooded out of the Blitz neck as it struggled with itself, glowing a blinding white before exploding like the many other demons of its kind the devil slayer's had fought in the past.
Small flakes of snow fell inside the building as the guns in the two newlywed's hands dropped to the floor with a loud clatter. Dante pulled Nero even closer to him, deepening the kiss as the hand that was holding the shotgun was now on the younger man's ass. The younger hunter let out a strangled moan as he parted their lips, blushing and giving the elder a halfhearted glare before he heard a wolf whistle from the doorway.
"I see the honeymoon has already begun. Ten seconds of being married and you two are already humping like rabbits." Lady laughed as she moved to stand next to the older woman with Trish. "Good to see marriage hasn't killed your libido yet."
"Yeah. Well, when you marry someone like Nero, it's kind of hard to loose it." Dante smirked as the younger man punched him lightly in the arm and pulled away from his roaming hands. "Sadly, I have a feeling that we might have to postpone our honeymoon until we find out who exactly is so hell bent on killing us." The elder sighed, internally groaning at the thought of waiting even longer for the endless teasing and sex spending private time with Nero promised. Nero sighed as well but for another reason.
"I think I know where we should start looking. As much as I don't want to admit it, we might have to head back to Fortuna in order to stop all of this. I let that town get between us too many times, old man. I'm not going to just put up with it anymore."