Mess 11
Alex hesitated when Vergil came forward to shoo her upstairs. It was obvious she had gotten Dante in trouble. She felt bad about that and didn't want to leave him.
Vergil gently took her arm and started to force her towards the living room and the stairs.
"wait he won't hurt him will he?" said Alex
Vergil shrugged and started herding her away. Alex dug in her heels she wasn't going to leave him to get in trouble because of her.
"you can't do anything, c'mon he'll be ok" said Vergil
she stubbornly refused and Vergil briefly thought about carrying her.
"Vergil I said get her out of here" said Sparda
Vergil sighed and turned back towards his dad
"she refuses to leave" said Vergil.
Sparda turned towards her and gently tried another tactic.
"Alex would you please go upstairs I need to speak to my son" said Sparda
"only if you promise not to hurt him" Alex said
she met his eyes and this time she did the glare right. Sparda noticeably stiffened and she saw the flare of irritation in his eyes. She knew if she didn't do this none of them would respect her at all.
She had to stand her ground or they would forever treat her as a child.
She was terrified of this man but she refused to back down from him. Sparda regarded her silently for a few minutes. He could see she wasn't about to give on this issue not one bit.
On a absurd level he found it gratifying. He had been worried she would turn into some wilting flower. He smiled at her and she frowned back.
"very well you have my word, now please go upstairs with my son" he said
she nodded yes and started to turn to go.
"one last thing he only took me because I was about to loose everything I owned, I'm sure he would have called if I had a phone" said Alex
Sparda grimaced and waited until she left. She had essentially taken the wind out of his sails. he turned back to his son who was wisely not grinning.
Vergil was grinning as he guided her up the stairs.
He unlocked the door set her stuff on the floor by the bed and pulled back the covers. She slid her shoes off and sat down on the bed.
Vergil laid a night gown on the bed.
"do you need help changing?" he asked
she reluctantly nodded yes. He gently helped her pull her arms out one at a time then pulled her shirt over her head. He bunched up the nightgown and pulled it over her head.
The he undid her bra and shoved one of her arms into the gown sleeves.
He pulled the bra free and dropped it on the ground. Alex smirked he seemed embarrassed about seeing her unclothed. He reached for her other arm and found her studying his face.
"what?" said Vergil.
He had a faint color to his cheeks that she found amusing. Maybe the girls were wrong and he was simply shy.
"does this bother you?" she asked
he looked vaguely confused by the question.
"i do not know what you mean" said Vergil
he pulled the gown down while looking away. She touched his chin with her fingers and he stiffened.
"relax I don't bite" said Alex
he smiled wryly
"i know" he said
stiffly she pulled the gown down around her and tucked her bare legs under the blankets.
"then why do I make you nervous?" she asked
he raised his head and met her eyes.
"you do not make me nervous" said Vergil
"oh really then why were you blushing?" she said
she was teasing him ever so slightly but part of it was curiosity. She wanted to know why he had that cold exterior.
"i am not.. I am only respecting your modesty that is all" he said.
She chuckled at that she was pretty sure she didn't have any of that left. After all look what she did for a living.
"ah! I see" she said
he uncoiled a little but he still was blushing.
"so um do you have a girlfriend?" she asked suddenly
his features twisted up into a brief frown and now he did look nervous.
"why do you ask?"he said
she shrugged
"mostly because you don't seem very relaxed around females" said Alex
he stiffened again
"i am not gay" he stated.
He sounded very defensive to her. She giggled slightly
"i never thought you were" she said with a smirk on her features.
He was glaring her so she stopped laughing.
"how old are you?" he asked
"seventeen but don't tell my boss he'll fire me" said Alex
he smirked at that statement.
"you won't have to worry about working" said Vergil.
Alex looked at him funny for a few seconds not entirely sure if that offended her or not.
"how old are you?" she asked
"twenty two" he said
she smirked at him she was younger than them it was completely priceless. She wondered if it bothered them that she was dating their dad.
She had to admit he was a very mature twenty something.
"you were worried about Dante" he said
she wasn't sure if he was questioning her or not.
"ah yeah he was trying to help me out I didn't want to get him in trouble" said Alex
Vergil chuckled
"my brother is always getting in trouble, and most of it is caused by women" said Vergil
he was smirking when he said that.
"but if your really concerned I will check on him for you" said Vergil
"oh thank you would you please and tell him I'm sorry he got in trouble" said Alex
"you should get some rest now, I'll leave so you can" said Vergil
he turned to head for the door.
"Vergil?" said Alex
"yes miss Alex" he said
"can I ask you something?" said Alex
he nodded yes and paused halfway to the door.
"what happened to your mom?" said Alex
he sucked in his breath and visibly stiffened. He looked at the floor and slowly answered.
"why do you wish to know this?" he asked
she wasn't sure what to say to that. So she opted for the truth.
"curiosity I saw the picture downstairs I was just wondering what happened to her" said Alex
"nothing happened to her she just left" said Vergil
he sounded angry about it still.
"oh! How old were you if you do not mind me asking?" she said
he sighed and drew his eyebrows together in a pained expression.
"i mind yes but I would rather you ask me than my father or brother" said Vergil
he looked over at her and he looked noticeably sad.
"I'm sorry it wasn't my intention to bring up painful memories" said Alex
"tis alright it makes me more angry than sad, it does hurt the others though" said Vergil
"and I was six and so was Dante" said Vergil
she nodded
"perhaps that is why I have issues with women in general who knows" he said
"may I ask why it makes you so mad?" said Alex
he nodded and slowly sat down in the chair by the door.
"it would have to be her cowardice mostly, she couldn't handle it all she said"he said
he snorted angrily and looked right at Alex
"perhaps that is why I detest cowards so much" he said
"now I must leave one of us will bring you dinner later on sleep well miss Alex" he said
he walked towards the door opened it and walked out. She heard the door lock click and sighed. She was in no mood to sleep now. She reached down and grabbed her bag with her notebook.
She wrote a few lyrics for awhile and then read a chapter or two out of her book. She was just finishing the chapter she was reading when the door unlocked. She folded the top corner and lowered it.
Sparda walked in carrying the tray of food. She raised her eyebrow at him. Usually it was one of the boys bringing her food. He picked up the tray by the door and walked towards her.
She shifted her papers out of the way and set the book on the nightstand. He set up the tray wordlessly and set the food on it.
Then he grabbed the chair by the door and moved it to the side of her bed,he sat in it and picked up her book absently.
"history huh kind of dry reading material" he said
she smiled at him.
"actually I find it fascinating" said Alex
he smiled at her ruefully
"you wouldn't had you lived through it" he said
he set the book back down and picked up the papers on her bed. He read over the words with a wrinkled brow.
"what are these?" he asked
she smirked at him
"song lyrics" she said
"you are a musician?" he asked
he sounded slightly shocked by the idea.
"yeah why is that so shocking?" she asked
"it's just because.. never mind" he said
"we must speak" he said
he sounded serious so she just waited for him to talk.
"my boys are becoming attached to you " he said
she bit her bottom lip and watched him. she hadn't been too sure if anyone here liked her.
"and I will admit a certain level of fondness for you as well" he said
"but you've been hurt before and don't want to risk it again?" she queried
he looked at the floor for a second.
"yes don't get me wrong I want you to stay but only if you wish to remain" he said
he sounded some what nervous to her. She frowned and looked at her hand.
"can I decide after I am healed?" she said
he nodded yes but still looked worried to her.
"I'm sorry if I worried you" she said
he looked back at her
"are you?" he said
"yes I am, I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it" said Alex
"I'm afraid I don't know you well enough to judge your actions yet" he said
Alex watched him for a few minutes, her heart had already gone out to Vergil and Dante now she felt it twinge in sympathy for their father. She slid her fingers over his.
He still scared her to death but she refused to back down from this. She had never been one to let fear defeat her and she wasn't going to start.
"i know you must hate me and I do not blame you for it" he said
"all I ask is that you don't hurt my children for my mistakes" he said
she bit back the urge to cry because he sounded so sad it was heartrending. She wondered how many times had he cared about someone only to have them run from him when they found out what he was.
"you've raised them alone haven't you ?" she asked
"yes Eva, their mother left me when they were quite young, she said she couldn't handle it anymore" said Sparda
he sounded as if he were holding back tears and she wondered if he ever had just let go and cried about it. She squeezed his hand with her good one and reached out with her hurt one.
She touched his cheek and turned his face towards her.
"I'm not Eva" she said simply
"no you are not your much younger than she was actually" he said
she giggled and he looked at her funny.
"yeah I know I'm younger than your son's" said Alex
he smiled somewhat
"it doesn't bother them ?" he said.
"does it bother you?" she asked
he reached up and cupped her injured hand in his.
"no I am far older than anyone I could ever be with so age no longer matters to me" he said simply.
She smiled at him
" so should I read the book or just ask you?" she teased
he chuckled lightly
"i wouldn't mind sharing my experiences with you, or answering any questions you might have" he said softly.
She smiled
"i think I might enjoy that, but I have to warn you I ask a lot of questions" she said
"then I count myself for warned" he said
"for now please eat" he said
she laughed at him
"will you join me?" she asked
he grinned at her
"perhaps tomorrow" he said
she grinned at him
"great I'll join you guys for breakfast downstairs then?" she said
"eager to leave this room already?" he said.
She looked around it and then back at him.
"well it is a bit boring" said Alex
"what would make it less boring?" he asked
she shrugged
"maybe a few more books and a guitar would be nice" said Alex
he nodded yes.
"only if you agree to play for us?" he said
"i would love to" she said
he stood slowly and reluctantly released himself from her grasp.
"I'm afraid I must bid you goodnight my lady Alex" he said
then he raised her hand to his lips and gently kissed her hand. He walked slowly out of the room and she watched him go. The door closed behind him and Alex looked down at her food.
She wasn't very hungry now, in fact she was a bit sad now. At first she had just been planning to leave as soon as she was healed.
She sighed and laid her head back on the headboard. She closed her eyes and tried to blot out the image of two little boys with white hair growing up without their mom.
She couldn't do it though so she opened her eyes and let the tears flow down her cheeks.
She had to be honest with herself and her heart if she was ever going to get past this weeks experiences. Yes she was still terrified of him and his children but that fear was starting to subside the more she got to know them .
She just wasn't sure if she really wanted to leave anymore.
