The room was entirely way too bright. Vergil lay on his stomach trying to bury his head further into his pillow. Groaning slightly when his head began to throb. Mary rested her head on his back; one arm flopped over him, her leg wrapped around his. What the hell did we do last night? Flashes of their drunken escapades filled his mind. Oh…ohhhh. He smiled to himself remembering the heated night they shared in his bed. Groaning again as he tried to open his eyes, the light forcing them shut again. Jeggar…never again. Vergil shuddered at the thought.

In the other room he could hear the little jingle of Mary's cell phone going off. The song pounded into his brain as if there were a live concert right there in his room. "Mary. Mary, wake up." He moaned trying to reach around to wake her.

"You get it Vergil." She mumbled. Growling he nudged her off of him, receiving a "Jerk", for his efforts. He stumbled naked into the next room and fished her phone out of her jeans. Looking at the caller ID, her frowned. Tossing the device at her as he crawled back into bed, he grumbled, "It's for you."

Mary looked at the screen. "Ugh Dante, what do you want?" They had remained friends and she still worked with him, but right now his timing sucked.

"Hey Lady, sorry to wake you but I have a pretty big job I need your help with." Dante said over the line.

"Now?"

"Yeah."

Mary moaned. "Alright fine. I'll be there shortly and there better be some fresh coffee made too."

"Great, thanks babe. You're the best." Dante paused. "Um, is Vergil with you?"

Her eyes popped open and looked at the gorgeous, yet cranky, devil beside her. "No, why?"

"Oh. Well, um, if you could call him and convince him to come too I would appreciate it. We could use his help." He said sheepishly.

"I don't know Dante. I don't think he'll go for it, but I'll ask." Vergil opened one eye at her.

"Ok, that's all I can hope for. See ya soon." Dante hung up.

"And what does he want?" Vergil asked as he rolled over towards her.

Mary turned to him and ran her fingers through his disheveled hair. "He has a job he needs help with. He wants you to come too."

Vergil's brows drew together. "I'm sure he does."

"Look, I know you don't want to see him, but he said it was a big job and needs both of us." She entwined their fingers together, bringing his hand close to her chest. "Do it for me. The sooner we get done, the sooner we can spend more time together." Mary blushed, as she realized how it sounded. "I mean, that is if you want to spend more time with me." She looked up at him through thick lashes hopefully.

He sighed and relaxed. "For you and only you."

The job did turn out to be a rather big one, larger than they expected. Vergil helped like he said he would. The twins worked as one, but did not speak to each other, unless it was to shout out a warning when a demon got too close. Dante was all right with that, he was just glad to see Vergil again. Dante thanked him for his help, receiving a curt nod in response.

Vergil did not accompany Lady and Dante back to the shop. When the job was done, he was done as well.

The younger Sparda plopped down on the couch next to Lady as she cleaned and reloaded all her weapons. He sighed heavily. "Well, that went better than I thought it would."

Lady looked up from her gun. "What did you expect? At least he didn't try to kill you." Dante snorted. "What did you two fight about anyway?"

You and what I gigantic ass I am. "Lady, its too complicated, but all I can tell you is I did something really selfish and stupid a long time ago and it hurt Vergil pretty bad." She looked at him and he frowned deeply. "Hopefully, he'll forgive me someday."

"I'm sure he will, given time." She offered. "Vergil's not one to hold grudges."

"I don't know, maybe. If I was in his shoes, I'd probably be just as upset too." He reflected on the last time he spoke to his brother. Shaking his head he gave her a small smile. "Anyway, do you wanna get some pizza?"

Lady loaded all her gear up. "Nah, I gotta get going. There is a bath and a bottle of wine calling my name."

"Ok, maybe next time?" He said hopefully.

"Yeah, next time. Maybe, I'll even buy." Mary said as she hoisted the rocket launcher over her shoulder.

"That'll be the day." He laughed softly. "Hey Lady, you're not still made at me are you?" Someone was feeling pitiful.

"Dante I was never mad at you. Things just weren't meant to be between us. We had a good run though, didn't we?" She pulled open the front door.

"Yeah, we did. Hey, I'm sorry if I hurt you."

She gave him a sincere smile. "Water under the bridge. I'll see you tomorrow." Lady gave a small wave and shut the door behind her.

Vergil was standing outside on his small balcony when there was a knock at his door.

He couldn't sleep. Today's events continued to play through his restless mind. It was good working with Dante again. To be honest with himself, he missed his brother. However, the ache in his chest would not let bygones be bygones. It was still too new, the wound still too fresh. He could have lived the rest of his life not knowing what Dante had done and been perfectly content. He supposed that it was quite the burden, having held in that devastating secret all these years. The more he thought about it the angrier he became. Why should he feel any sort of pity for a brother who had deceived him all this time? Because you made a promise to Father, that's why. That promise was made the last time he saw Sparda. Damn him. Vergil sighed, shaking the last conversation he and his father had from his mind . He needed to relax and this wasn't helping. But the knock at the door at 1AM proved to be a good distraction.

Vergil opened the door to find Mary standing in his doorway wearing an over sized t-shirt and jeans. She looked exhausted. "Mary? What's the matter?" He said as he stepped aside to let her in.

"Nothing. I couldn't sleep. I just came to check on you. You left in such a hurry today." Mary plopped down on the couch. Really, she just wanted an excuse to come see him. She figured Vergil would be up anyway.

He sat down next to her. "Nothing to worry about. I'm fine. It was a long day. I was still suffering from a rather horrendous hangover, thank you very much." He smirked.

Mary giggled. "Sorry about that."

"No you're not." Vergil drawled.

"No, I'm not." She smiled. "So what do you want to do?"

Vergil sighed. "Truthfully, I think I would like to go to bed. Care to join me?"

She stared at him for a moment. His eyes were tired, from more than fatigue. Mary tilted her head to the side and raise a delicate brow. "Are we just going to sleep?"

He chuckled softly. "Yes, we are just going to sleep. However, if you are still here in the morning, I cannot be held accountable for my actions."

They retired to his room. Once under the covers, Mary snuggled close to Vergil. Resting her head on his chest, he put his arm around her. She listened to his heart beating as he breathed deeply. "This feels so right." She said quietly.

He hummed his agreement. "It does."

"You really are good at hiding your emotions, you know."

"It's a gift and a curse." He said solemnly, stroking her hair.

"I never once had any idea growing up how you felt." She looked up at his face. He frowned slightly. "I wish you would have said something."

"So do I." He sighed softly. "But the past is the past. No need to long for yesterday." The anger he had felt for Dante's actions slowly faded away as he realized the past was indeed just that, the past. It couldn't be changed.

"Do you still feel the same?" Mary scanned his devilishly handsome face as he opened his eyes to look at her.

"My feelings for you will never change. The entire time you were with Dante, I silently loved you from afar. What makes you think that now that you two are apart, that my love has changed for you?" Vergil said as he caressed her arm. "I have been distant lately because of my own issues, not because I do not love you."

Mary leaned up and kissed him tenderly. "Good, because I still love you too."

Vergil captured her lips once more. "I have waited so very long to hear you say that." He smiled.

"Dante get up." The commanding voice ordered.

The red devil squeezed his eyes shut. His bed way too comfortable to want to abandon it just yet. "Five more minutes Verge." Vergil? Dante shot up out of his bed to see his brother towering over him. He donned the mask of indifference he always wore. "What are you doing here?"

Vergil turned towards the door. "Come downstairs, your breakfast is getting cold."

"Wait? You made me breakfast?" Now he knew he was still dreaming.

"No. it was delivered." Vergil headed down the stairs. Dante followed after him, pulling a shirt on.

"So you didn't answer my question." The younger twin pressed on as they entered the kitchen.

Vergil presented him with a fresh box of pizza. "I brought you 'breakfast' to prove that I am willing to let bygones be bygones."

Dante took the pie from his brother's hands. His stomach growled viciously. "So, that's it? What's the catch?"

Vergil stared at his twin blankly. "There is no catch. Listen, you are my brother Dante, whether I like it or not. I'm not going to spend the rest of my existence begrudging you for something that happened when we were teenagers. I'm not thrilled with what you did, but I am willing to forgive and forget. And if you have any more confessions you feel you have to make, don't."

"Did Lady put you up to this?" This was just too easy and he wasn't buying it.

"No she did not."

"What did you do to the pizza?" Dante's eyes narrowed at his twin. "Is it laced with arsenic?"

The elder twin rolled his eyes. "No, you bleeding imbecile. There is no arsenic on the pizza." Dante opened the box and picked up a slice. "Maybe some cyanide, but no arsenic." He smirked.

Dante dropped the slice back in the box, Vergil chuckled. "I'm joking. I did not poison the pizza. Here." He picked up a slice and took a bite. Swallowing it, he said. "See? It is safe. Now stop being a suspicious ass and eat."

"I like you better when you don't have a sense of humor." Dante said between mouthfuls. "So are you and Lady together now?" It was an decent question. He wanted them to both be happy.

"You can say that." Vergil confirmed, sitting across from his brother.

"Good, um, are you guys gonna move back in?" Dante peered at Vergil through his bangs. "It's kinda quiet here without you two."

"I don't know. I would have to ask her." The elder shrugged. "That wouldn't be awkward for you? Seeing us together."

Dante shrugged back. "Eh, it would take some getting use to, but it is what it is." He finished the last slice of pizza and frowned at the empty box. "You know, a good brother would have brought two pizzas for his starved little brother." He said giving Vergil a lopsided grin.

"Then be grateful you have a good brother." Vergil smiled. "It's on your desk." Dante darted into the other room. Vergil shook his head. He was glad to put this whole mess behind them, but if Dante ever did anything that asinine again, he would beat him senseless.

AN: Yay, the boys are back together.. Thought I would end this chapter on a happy note, being that it's the holidays and all.. This will be it until after the new year. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!

Thanks again for reading. Reviews would be the best Christmas present ever..hint, hint. ^_^ Take care ~sbed.