After three hours of driving and an hour of Dante making me stop because he was hungry we finally arrived back at the devil may cry office.
"Home sweet home" Dante said, as I parked the car behind the office.
"It's good to be home" he said, getting out of the car.
As soon as we entered the office, Dante took up his usual spot at his desk and I lay on the sofa, my arms folded above my head. I breathed a sigh of relief and closed my eyes. Nero sat at the other end of the sofa with his arms folded, but he didn't look angry anymore just tired.
"'I'm gonna go home" Nero said suddenly making me look up at him.
"See ya, thanks for coming with us" I said, waving.
"Later kid" Dante shouted, without looking up he had his nose in a magazine of some sort.
I closed my eyes again and sighed, on the brink of falling asleep, so I didn't notice when Dante left his desk and approached the sofa.
"So how come...you could defeat countless demons, but...you couldn't fight off Christian" I opened my eyes, Dante was leaning with his back to me on the back of the sofa.
"No idea" I said simply un-willing to talk about.
"I guess I'm just not used to fighting humans" I sat up and swung my legs round, leaning my elbows on my knees.
"Sounds like you need practice" Dante said, walking round the sofa and standing in front of me, I stared down at his boots, and shrugged my shoulders.
"come on" Dante grabbed my wrist before I could respond and dragged me through the door that led up to the apartment above the office, however instead of going up he pulled me through a door, to the left of the stairs one I had never seen before.
"Where are we going?" I asked, as he dragged me down a stone, dark, staircase.
"You'll see" he answered with a hint of excitement in his voice.
He stopped at the bottom of the stairs and unlocked the metal door with his free hand and pushed it open. Inside the room was dark and there was a cold breeze blowing through the door, I hesitated slightly, but I was dragged inside by Dante who was still holding my wrist.
"What is this place?" my voice echoed in the darkness. Dante released my wrist and left me standing in the middle of the room, I looked around but I couldn't see anything. To my left I heard a click and a few seconds later the lights came on.
"Well?" Dante said, standing behind me.
"What?" the room we were in was empty, the walls where concrete and it was lit by a chandelier which didn't fit in with the room at all.
"Do you like it?" he asked, I shrugged my shoulders.
"Am I supposed to?" Dante nodded.
"Ok well err its spacious" I said, trying to sound impressed, Dante sighed.
"What do you use it for?" I asked hesitantly.
"Training"
"I see" now that I looked closer there were scratches and cracks all over the walls, one crack was so wide you could see the steel reinforcements behind the concrete.
"So why have you brought me here?" I asked, nervously I had a feeling I wouldn't like his answer but my curiosity wouldn't let me stay silent.
"You need practice" he pointed at me, grinning.
"Practice?" Dante sighed.
"Yes, so I'm going to help you with that" I folded my arms.
"I don't need help" I went for the door but he got there before me and held it shut.
"Are you scared you'll lose?" he mocked, I frowned. I wasn't one to back down from a challenge, but I didn't need his help, at least that's what I kept telling myself.
"Come on, you coward" I unfolded my arms and glared at him.
"No one calls me a coward" I warned, he just laughed.
"Ok. Fine. You want a fight, you got one" I said, giving in, Dante's grin grew wider and he backed away from the door and across the room, where his sword stood against the wall.
"How did that get down here?" I asked.
"Wait a minute your actually going to use that?" I yelled, suddenly realising I was unarmed.
"Why are you afraid?" he walked towards me.
"No. I don't have a weapon" Dante tilted his head to the side.
"Yes you do, what happened to your sword?" he stopped in his tracks.
"I don't..." I trailed off, a switch flicked in my head and I realised I didn't need to have my sword here, it was a manifestation of my power all I needed to do was summon it.
"I get it" I whispered to myself closing my eyes, I held out my hand and visualised the sword I had used in the labyrinth.
"Nice" I heard Dante say, I opened my eyes to see my sword, only this time it had a black sheath with blue details along its length.
"Are you ready?" I asked, throwing the sheath as far away as possible and pointing the blade at Dante, he laughed.
"Always" he answered.
Our swords clashed but it was easy for him to push me back.
"What's the matter, don't hold back on me" Dante complained, as our swords clashed again, and yet again I was pushed back.
"I'm not" I lied, it was true I was holding back, I wasn't ready to release my demon side yet I couldn't trust myself with it.
"you are" he argued, I tightened my grip on my sword and charged at him again, our blades clashed but this time I stood my ground, I didn't manage to push him back but at least I stopped him moving forward.
"Why are you so weak?" he asked, trying to annoy me.
"Maybe you're just really strong" I answered sarcastically.
"I am, but your holding back, I can tell" the fact I was holding back seemed to annoy him but I had no clue why.
"Take it seriously" he knocked my sword out of my hands, and tripped me backwards. I groaned when I hit the floor hard, he didn't give me time to do anything before he pinned me down and grinned down at me.
"See your weak" he said, something inside me snapped and my human side was consumed by the darker half of myself, I glared at him my eyes glowing a darker red. Before he could do anything I kicked his legs from under him and pinned him down, my sword to his throat.
"Hey calm down" he said, noticing the serious look on my face.
"You wanted me to take it seriously" I whispered, my sword drew blood, and he groaned.
"Kayla, you can let me go now" I snapped out of it and realised what I was doing.
"I'm sorry" I stood and dropped my sword to the floor.
"What was that?" Dante asked, I retrieved my sword and its sheath and headed for the door silently, but he stopped me.
"Are you ok?" I nodded, and left the room running up the stairs and into my room, closing the door behind me
