[Devil May Cry]
[4:00 AM]
"Waaaaaaah!! Datay!!!"
Vergil cried out loudly, calling to his elder brother.
Dante tiredly got out his bed and he went to his brother's nursery. When he entered the room he saw Vergil in his crib squirming and crying profusely in his sleep.
"I got ya Verge."
Dante picked up the hysterical toddler and he carried him out of the room. Dante went to the living room and he started walking around in circles hoping to help soothe Vergil.
Sometime later Vergil had stopped crying and he was simply sleeping peacefully once more.
"There ya go."
Dante said quietly as he sat down on his couch and he started watching TV knowing he wasn't going to get anymore sleep for the rest of the night.
Dante looked down at his sleeping brother.
"These bad dreams are starting to happen often Verge and it's keeping me up."
Dante said as he continued to cradle the boy in his arms.
"What are you dreaming about anyways?"
Dante asked the sleeping tot, not really expecting an answer.
"Saved again by him...but don't worry you'll be mine again...my puppet."
Said a mysterious and malicious voice.
"L-leave me alone!"
Vergil said as he continued to run.
"Nelo Angelo, return to your master at once!"
The voice demanded as it chased Vergil and in the endless dark abyss.
"Dante...Dante help!!!!"
Vergil shouted.
"...Datay...Datay."
Dante looked down at the toddler in his hold and noticed Vergil was whimpering.
"Still having nightmares huh?"
Dante picked Vergil up again and he started comforting him again which slowly calmed the boy down once more.
"Maybe we should have you see someone about your nightmares."
Dante pulled out his phone and started calling his informant
"Hello long time no see...hey do you know about anything that has to do with nightmares I know it's weird... I'll pay you back if you get it for me... thanks I'll meet you at the old spot."
Dante ended the call and he laid back on his sofa.
"Maybe I can finally get some sleep."
Dante said as he yawned.
The devil hunter himself soon started slowly drifting to sleep.
Hours later Dante woke up to see Vergil was smacking his face.
"Well hello sleeping beauty."
Dante sat up and stretched his limbs out.
"Datay ou pose ged an ged breakfast."
Vergil as he yawned.
Dante saw the bags under the boy's eyes and how tired he was, it was a sad site for a toddler to be this exhausted.
"Hey Verge I'll make us a quick breakfast then we'll get ready for our day."
Dante started carrying the boy to his nursery.
"Wad we do?" The toddler asked curiously? He didn't remember there being plans to go anywhere.
"Well we're going to do something about your bad dreams."
Dante laid Vergil on the changing table and he went about changing the boy's diaper.
Vergil turned away as he blushed.
"M me don haf bad dweam!".
Said the toddler trying to still hold on to his pride.
"Look Vergil you've been waking up in the middle of the night crying and screaming. When were you going to tell me that they were that bad."
Dante asked his brother as he finished changing him.
"Id nothin!! I nod scawed!"
Vergil shouted.
"Well whatever it is I know how to fix it."
Dante helped Vergil into a sweater and a pair of pants and sneakers.
"Come on we'll get you fed and then we'll take off.".
Dante carried Vergil downstairs and he poured the boy a bowl of chocolate flavored cereal.
"Alright eat up so we can get going." Dante poured himself a bowel of cereal and he started eating his cereal.
Vergil started slowly eating his cereal until he felt a wave of grogginess hit him and before he knew he fell asleep in his bowl of cereal.
"Vergil!"
Dante raised the boy's head up and he gently shook him awake.
"W wad happen."
Vergil quickly woke up.
"Alright we're leaving now."
After wiping the child's face Dante placed Vergil in his car seat and the two brothers left the shop.
The two brothers were quiet until Dante decided to break the ice.
"So are you going to tell your bro what your nightmares are about?"
Dante asked the child, but Vergil merely turned away wanting nothing more but to avoid the topic.
"Well I'm going to take some guesses then."
Dante started thinking.
"Is it about mom?"
Dante asked but Vergil continued with his silence.
"Is it about our last all those years ago?"
Dante asked again but yet again Vergil stayed quiet.
"Or is it about...Mundus."
Dante asked, noticing Vergil responded to that.
"So it is Mundus."
Dante said with a heavy sigh.
"N-no Id nod dat Datay!"
Vergil shouted.
"Vergil you're my brother, you can talk to me about this I just wanna help you."
Dante tried to console the boy.
"No weave me awone, I do id myself!" The boy shouted as he hid his pain.
"What's the point of trying to hide it Vergil I was there on that island and when I thought I had killed you when you were under that asshole's control I wasn't the same...so if he's bothering you or you're having an issue involving Mundus just tell me."
"Why ou caiw!! Oh killed me!!!"
Vergil shouted but then he realized what he said and he was filled with instant regret.
"You're right.. I did "
Dante said in a monotonous tone.
"Datay me sowy, didn't mean Id.
Said the boy apologetically.
Dante remained silent as he continued to drive.
"D datay...I sowy "
Vergil repeated again except this time he was on the verge of tears.
"It's alright Vergil I should have never said anything."
Said the Demon Hunter.
There was nothing but pure silence between the two brothers. Neither really felt like talking after Vergil's outburst so the toddler slowly started drifting off to sleep.
"Nelo Angelo, you're making this too easy now without the interference of that damnable brother of yours my torment can continue."
Mundus said to the trembling toddler.
"O-ou d don scaiw me!!""
Vergil yelped out as he started wetting himself from the fear he felt.
"Look at you, reduced to a mere pants soiling infant, you are now what you once feared a weakling just like your bitch of a mother that's why she died so quickly."
Mundus started laughing
Vergil curled up and he covered his ears as he started crying.
"SHUD UB SHUD UB!!!"
Vergil shouted.
"Shud ub shud ub."
The toddler mumbled in his sleep.
"Don't worry Verge big bro is gonna help you out."
Dante walked inside a bar he was told to meet a certain individual there.
"It's been awhile since I've been here."
Dante went inside the bar and he was met with many stares.
"What are you all looking at!"
Dante said out loud.
All the other patrons looked away having heard of Dante's reputation.
Dante sat at the bar.
"Hey Bobby I need a scotch, two fingers...and a glass of milk for the kids."
Dante motioned to the bartender.
"I got ya Tony."
Said Bobby as he got to work on the drink.
"D datay?"
Dante looked down to see Vergil was awake.
"Hey sleeping beauty, I'm surprised you're awake with the little sleep you got."
Dante lifted the boy up and he noticed he was a little heavier.
"Damn Verge I'm more surprised that your diaper didn't burst, were you that scared?"
Dante said to the toddler causing him to blush.
"Datay!"
Vergil whines at his brother.
"Alright I'm sorry let me get you changed can't have you smelling like piss in front of my pal."
Dante went to the bathroom to change Vergil once his brother was clean he sat back at the bar and two glasses were placed in front of him.
"Thanks Bobby."
Dante started drinking his scotch.
"I've got you a cup of milk since ."
Dante grabbed a straw and he placed it in Vergil's cup.
"Nod a baby."
Vergil pouted, but he still started to drink the milk nonetheless.
"Damn you finally did it, which one was it Trish or Lady."
Dante turned around to see a familiar face.
"Hey Morrison about time you showed up."
Dante shook the man's hand.
"I haven't heard from you in a few months. I figured you were either busy or dead and as it seems you got busy."
Morrison sat down on the stool next to Dante.
"He's not my kid Morrison... this is Vergil."
"Vergil?"
The info broker said curiously.
"Yeah looks just like me, tried to kill me on multiple occasions and caused the whole tower incident downtown."
Dante continued to list down Vergil's misdeeds causing the toddler to shrink down from the mentioning of his several offenses.
"Ah yeah him...so he's an actual brat now."
Morrison and Dante laughed at Vergil's expense.
"D dob waffing!"
The toddler shouted.
"Sorry Verge I just never thought of it that way."
Dante wiped a tear from his eye.
Vergil pouted as he turned away from the two men.
"Don't be that way kid, here's a peace offering."
Morrison pulled a chocolate bar from his pocket.
Vergil's eyes went wide as he looked up at Dante with pleading eyes.
"Go ahead it's yours."
Dante rubbed the child's head.
Vergil took the chocolate bar and he started eating it happily.
"Now let's get down to business I did some digging with some witches and some back alley voodoo and I found this."
Morrison placed a dream catcher that seemed to be made out of small animal bones, Raven feathers and other occult material.
"It's a dream catcher the real deal too, I didn't take you for the one to get scared of nightmares."
"And you're right it's not for me." Dante turned to Vergil.
"It's for him I think he's having intense nightmares about his time as the Demon King's slave and it's starting to keep me up...but also I feel like that Mundus is trying to reach out to him."
Dante took another sip of his drink.
"Didn't you kill the bastards some years back that's what I heard from Trish?"
Morrison asked?
"Nah I kicked his ass but I didn't kill him...sadly."
Dante took another sip of his drink.
"I sealed him under the rubble of Mallet Island forever."
"So you think a dream catcher is gonna help the kid?"
Morrison asked his client.
"Not by itself but I figured put some of my blood on it, it'll be enough to help keep that asshole's influence away from my baby bro."
Dante's empty glass shattered in his hand.
"Damnit."
Dante waved his hand motioning for another drink.
"I'll pay for another glass."
"So I can tell this Mundus fella gets you worked up a bit."
Morrison pushed the dream catcher to Dante.
"You think by doing all that it's gonna help the kid?"
"Well it wouldn't hurt to try."
Dante handed Morrison a stack of hundreds.
"You're actually giving me all my money up-front,? Hell must be frozen over then."
Morrison said, somewhat shocked by Dante's payment.
"Well I had to do a lot of jobs to keep the lights and water on since he popped into my life...also I have found out diapers are really freaking expensive so I had no choice but to have the extra cash."
Dante stood up and placed some cash on the counter.
"Hey Dante, keep your money, take this thing as a...late baby shower present."
Morrison raised his hand to Dante.
"Thanks Morrison."
Dante shook hands with the Info broker and the two men went their separate ways.
Dante started driving back to his home/business.
"Datay."
Vergil called out to his older brother.
"Yo?"
Dante looked into the rearview mirror.
"T t tanks...f for heping me?"
Vergil blushed a deep red, it wasn't easy for him to swallow his pride.
"Anytime bro."
