Dante had really kept his word and went shopping the next day to buy books, a lot of books. He had also been to the pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test for Vergil. Damn it, he had been embarrassed, only women had been present when he asked for a test. He hadn't even had a clue whether this would even work for his brother or not. Half demons and pregnancies, he had no idea. His brother was red around the nose when he gave him the pregnancy test, he had tried it afterwards and Dante had to admit that there was apparently enough human in them that the test worked.
After the test, however, he had banished Vergil to the sofa, he should take it easy. He had also given him blood again, which his brother had accepted with grumbling. 'He's just fine, Dante doesn't have to be so overly careful ...' Dante deliberately ignored it and asked Nero and Amedeo to take care of their mother while he was struggling with lunch in the kitchen. When Dante thought back to how they had told the children that Vergil was pregnant by him yesterday, that they would become big brothers...
"Nero, Amedeo you two sit down. We have to tell you something." had been Dante's words when he came into the living room with Vergil by the hand, where the children had played with their dinosaurs on the floor. Both had quickly sat down on the sofa, and he and Vergil had done it too. He had pulled Nero onto his lap while Amedeo continued to sit between him and Vergil, but Vergil had put a hand on Amedeo's hand.
"Amedeo, my dear. You were right that something was wrong with me. It had nothing to do with you either, if it was your fears. It has nothing to do with Nero either." Vergil ran a hand through his hair, trying to find words. Dante had simply smiled encouragingly at him during that time.
"You both know that ... No not like that, I'll start all over again." Dante could only guess what Vergil had wanted to say. When his brother stopped and kept looking for suitable words for his explanation. He himself would have just said it openly, just tossed it into the room that his brother was pregnant. But he could also understand Vergil's hesitation; being and becoming pregnant had never been good for him.
"You both know that Amdusias has always forced himself on me. Be it when I was in heat or simply because he wanted it. It's different with Dante and me, you both have noticed that by now I think. And actually when you are each other loves very much, you spend intimate time together. It should never be forced, like your father did with me." increasingly serious words at the end of Vergil's speech and Dante nodded in agreement. Sex should always be done with mutual consent.
Perhaps the first time Dante had been overrun by his own instincts because of Vergil's heat. But after he was clearer in his head again, less of Rosso Angelo, they both definitely agreed and Vergil had never accused him of losing control afterwards. He'd been glad that it was Dante, not Trish or any other demon. He should like to do it again anytime, according to Vergil's words. They had the conversation after he had his breakdown. After eating pizza and having sex, they'd talked through a lot. This topic was also one of the things they discussed.
"Only when you love each other." simple words from Nero who smiled and nodded. Dante then looked at Amedeo, who seemed to be thinking about his mother's words for a long time.
"But what if there is no other choice? What if you have to do it because you are being forced to. When there is no way out but to obey." Dante had found the questions really interesting and still left Vergil to answer. He believed that Amedeo would somehow also listen to him, but his mother's words were the most important thing in the world for the boy.
"Are we still talking about the same here Amedeo?" a dear inquiry from Vergil before continuing to answer Amedeo's questions.
"Act with the best of conscience my son. If you could save someone with that, if you know the person wants to live, then do it. Just as you decided for yourself to come to me. You stood up against Amdusias because you could no longer agree with yourself what he did to me. "
"To put it more clearly. There is always a choice Amedeo. I could have chosen to die in hell. I could have just left Nero to take my own life, but I didn't, I endured Amdusias. Or before you two existed, I could have died long ago. But I wanted to live and now look around, we are all not alone. Nero, you, Dante and I are all not alone, it was worth fighting and staying alive. In addition, we will soon be able to welcome someone in our midst. You and Nero will become big brothers. You then have the responsibility as big brothers to take care of your little sibling." Vergil explained calmly, looking from one child to the other and smiling gently.
"Big brother? What do I have to do?" Amedeo asked confused and stared at his mother, Nero giggled and nudged him.
"Watch out! Play with your sibling, and above all, love them." Nero's words and Dante just had to laugh and ruffled Nero's hair.
"Then you hear Amedeo, hold on to Nero, he already knows exactly what to do." Dante looked at Vergil and smirked at him.
"Also, as a big brother, you can annoy your little brother at any time. But be careful that he doesn't get back at some point. Steals his books, hides other things that belong to him." Dante enumerated and Vergil glanced at him.
"Nero is pretty much right with his words, Amedeo. Play, watch out, love. It also expands our family, you also teach the child things, share with each other. Nobody should be alone, nobody should feel lonely." Vergil explained and put a hand lovingly on Amedeo's cheek.
"Everyone will be loved." Dante only hoped that the children and himself would be able to cope with it to sleep little in the beginning. He had heard creepy things about children screaming all the time, he didn't hope that his little devil would be like that.
"Everyone will be loved ... Share, like Nero shares you with me. I think I have to learn that. I don't want to share you, mother." Amedeo's words and Dante just laughed again when he heard it.
"But you already share Ame. You share with me and Nero and do you feel that you are falling short? That you get too little attention? That you are not loved?" Amedeo had stared at him for what he had said and gently shook his head.
"No. If I wanted something, someone was always there for me." the answer from Amedeo. Dante stroked Ames back lovingly at the words.
"You see, Ame, it will be the same with one more person too. We each share something with each other. You share, Nero shares, even your mother and I share. And since we all do that together, no one will ever be neglected. Babies maybe need a little more attention at the beginning, but that will compensate for later." Dante was pretty sure it would be like that. Of course he was an Alpha somewhere too, he wanted his Omega all to himself. Somewhere he was so selfish, he had been that way since he was little. He had always tried to get Vergil's attention. He only wanted Vergil to himself, but he had Nero and Amedeo and who was he not to accept that?
Dante had simply enlarged his heart so that there was still room for the two children. It would be the same with his own little devil. There would always be room in his heart for his family, as well as his friends. Maybe it was a weakness somewhere, but for him it was strength. After the talk then they all ate something together and spent the rest of the day quietly. After all of Vergil's panic, he thought it was necessary.
Now Dante sighed, completely in his mind, he hadn't even noticed how Vergil had sneaked up on him and now hugged him from behind.
"Will that be something with lunch?" Vergil asked and Dante was finally startled out of his thoughts.
"What?" It escaped him, then he put the knife down on the tablet and turned around in his brother's embrace.
"Shouldn't you be sitting on the sofa? Children! You should keep your mother from getting up!" Vergil chuckled with a small smirk and looked at him lovingly.
"The children are currently drawing in their books and I wanted to check on you. You have been here for over an hour without me being able to smell the food." Vergil stole a gentle kiss from him and snuggled up against him more.
"Let me help you, otherwise we have to order. Besides, I still know exactly that you can't cook. I just wanted you to prepare everything first until I come over." Another stolen kiss before Vergil broke away from him and pulled a chair closer on which he sat down and reached for the still uncut vegetables and started cutting them.
"Come on, carry on with yours. The meat also has to be cut, where are the pots and pan? Shoo, hurry up." Vergil commanded him around and he just shook his head, rubbing his eyes fleetingly.
"Understood sir, everything will be done well." Dante would do anything, over and over, anything for Vergil and his growing family. Also cut onions that Vergil had left for him.
"While painting, Nero said you wanted to ask me something else? Something about Lady and Trish?" asked Vergil, who effectively cut the vegetables into almost identical pieces. It wasn't really difficult for him. Vergil had found it more difficult to sit on the sofa until it was really enough for him. His brother was in the kitchen for over an hour and he hadn't noticed any progress, no smell of seared meat or vegetables and he knew that the children were getting hungry. He hardly believed that Dante was any different, he was still the one who ate the most with Nero.
"Oh yeah, I wanted to ask about Christmas ... if you mind if they come too and maybe Morrison." asked Dante and Vergil looked at him, thought for a moment. They were good friends to his brother, and he got along well with Lady by now. He really had nothing against Morrison, although he was also human and the demoness, now without her something would have been different in hell and also in the later fight against Amdusias.
"They can all come, but then they should all behave. When I think about it, we need more food. Christmas is in less than three days ... you have to go shopping again tomorrow." He would write a list to his brother, without an adequate list Dante would certainly forget half of it. Besides ...
"We still need a tree and you'll call your friends right away." added Vergil on his words from before and only saw how his brother smiled happily.
As if he wouldn't allow his brother to see his friends for Christmas, he believed they were part of Dante's family. So they were part of his family too, he had no right to deny him. He also believed that everyone deserved it after the exhausting long weeks. Vergil just hoped that things would go on quietly. He didn't want to worry about any fights or anything like that. It was enough for him that he was pregnant and still had to deal with it. His panic from yesterday had subsided, but he was still very worried. While the children were playing together, he had started reading one of the books Dante had brought him. He knew some things by now through his pregnancies, but some things were also new.
All the devices that were listed in the book alone, ultrasound, baby monitors and this strange milk machine for breasts and many more... He was amazed at all the technology, how he had managed to raise Nero in hell. That he wasn't desperate, that he'd made it without this technique. A real miracle. He found some things really exaggerated in the book, he would just rely on his instincts again, but he would still like to try a few amenities. Vergil already believed that he would manage that. But now he quickly cut his half of the vegetables before he drew Dante's vegetables to himself.
"Call your friends, I'll cook. So they all still have some time to prepare to celebrate here or to cancel." were his words to his brother.
"But ..." Vergil clicked his tongue, interrupting him.
"The quicker you take care of everything on the phone, the sooner you'll be back with me." Dante grumbled sullenly and trudged away what made him smile as he watched him go.
After the vegetables were finally cut, Vergil took out the pan to sear them lightly. In the course of this he also took the meat out of the refrigerator to finally cut it and sear it a short time later. In addition, he now also filled a pot with water for rice. It should have been on the stove by now, but apparently Dante had been too deep in thought. If they all had to starve a bit, it wouldn't hurt them.
When he thought back to when he had taken almost nothing except blood in the first few weeks to recover. Now he mostly skipped breakfast because he didn't feel hungry that early. Nero ate a large portion with every meal and Vergil had also noticed how the clothes that were too big that Lady had bought fit him well. A few were almost a bit tight, but Nero didn't mind, he loved his clothes. Vergil himself was happy that his son was growing, that he was so enthusiastic about everything and was only too happy to explain the simplest things to Amedeo.
The magic remote control for the television had been one of the things. Or what refrigerators were for, all things that Dante had taught him at the beginning, he had explained to Amedeo. He sighed and sat back in the chair, watching the food, stirring occasionally. When he thought of Amedeo, what his son had been through ... he looked really older, but inside he was almost more naive and unknowing than Nero. But he would do his best to teach them everything he knew and Dante did it too. First of all he would teach both of them to read and write. Nero knew a few words, but mostly he'd rather look at them than read them properly. In the two months or so there had been other priorities than taking care of something like that. Amedeo could at least read and write demonic so far, only that would only help him to a limited extent here in the human world.
At some point he would also teach Nero to fight and how Nero used his Devil Trigger properly, since the one time he was in great danger, he hadn't been able to transform himself. It was probably a one-time thing, Vergil himself was only able to master it properly at a later age. Only now he wanted to concentrate on living peacefully at all. A little peace before Mundus attacked or who knows what else was going to cause them problems. Dante had said something that there were enough idiots who tried to become God. That had reminded him of the words Lady had told Nero and him about her father.
Deep down he also feared that the Order of the Sword in Fortuna might cause them problems in the future. And what would happen if they really defeated Mundus? There would be enough demons to challenge them all to become king. Whoever defeats the king becomes king ... so if Dante would do it ... there would be enough demons who wanted to challenge him and they would certainly not shy away from attacking his family to weaken Dante...
"Mother, the water is boiling." Amedeo's words that tore him out of his thoughts and he had to giggle, today it really seemed to be the day for Dante and him to wander in thoughts.
"Thanks Ame. Can I do something for you?" he asked and finally let the rice wander into the pot and turned the heat down a little. Then he took care that the vegetables with the meat were properly seasoned with spices.
"I want to get something new to drink and I wanted to check on you." Vergil adjusted his spices and looked at his son next.
"I'm fine, I said that when I went into the kitchen." He explained and beckoned Amedeo over and took him gently in his arms.
"You don't have to worry, it's enough if Dante does it. Concentrate on being yourself, learn, explore, play with your brother." Vergil gently stroked his blond hair that he had inherited from Amdusias.
"Get to know yourself, now nobody is holding you back, nobody is forcing you to be just a weapon. The three of us still have to learn a lot in the human world, let's concentrate on that and my son be the child you are. You don't have to grow up so fast, you will believe me soon enough. What I wish for you and Nero, live out your childhood. Dante and I couldn't, but you still have the opportunity. " a gentle kiss on Amedeo's forehead before he parted from his son. Vergil was really happy that he could now mostly touch him without feeling unwell. Only when it was mostly unprepared did he tense up.
"But I'm grown up, I can fight, I am strong." Amedo's contradictions and Vergil shook his head gently.
"No, you may be strong and you can fight, you are even tall in stature, but inside you are still a child my darling." he stroked his cheek tenderly before he took care of the seasoning of the meal and got the coconut milk from the refrigerator, after all there should be curry today according to a recipe and he hoped he could get it.
"But when will I be an adult?" Amedeo asked confused and Vergil smiled slightly to himself.
"Give yourself a few years, Amedeo. Get to know the world and yourself, then it will come automatically. So far you only know Hell, Amdusias and Mundus and what they did to you. You are probably really grown up there, you know how you can survive in hell. But the human world is different. Just take your time. " Vergil hoped his son would think about it, but as he had known Amedeo so far, he would.
"Will you take out the plates and the cutlery? The meal will be ready soon." and he read briefly in the recipe how he should handle the food now. Did it, tasted it briefly and he was very satisfied with the result. One more recipe that he could cook from now on, soon Dante had to buy him new cookbooks so that he could learn more.
"Hey, I'm back. They all agreed, oh the food is ready? Perfect timing!" Dante stormed in and stole a kiss from Vergil before helping Amedeo with the cutlery and plates. Vergil found Nero already sitting at the table and a growling stomach greeted him as well.
"Now let's all eat, I hope it tastes good. Tomorrow you will go shopping and Amedeo, maybe you will accompany him too, there will probably be a lot to wear." Vergil's words when he put the rice on the table and then added the sauce with the vegetables and meat.
"Or we all go together, you can move around a bit, Vergil. I'll just put you in the shopping cart if necessary. Or we go to the park and hope not to be surprised by demons this time." Dante's words as he shoveled a mountain of rice on his plate.
"Let's see tomorrow. Well first of all, bon appetit." Vergil's words as he watched his family one after the other put food on their plates and started to eat, he followed suit himself and ate in a good mood in silence. He was just happy to be able to enjoy the moment with his family.