Dante whistled as the doors to the Devil May Cry closed, happy to have gotten some bonding time with his long lost brother.

Vergil had already sat down on the couch, leaning his head onto the back of the sofa and closing his eyes.

The new Devil Arm, Takemikazuchi, connected easily to the telepathic web and began to speak with the other Devil Arms.

Dante sat down in his chair and propped his legs on his desk like he usually did.

"So Verge, how did you like it?"

"What are you referring to?"

"Y'know, demon hunting! It was your first job."

Vergil opened his eyes, staring at the ceiling of the shop with an icy expression.

"I suppose I understand why you didn't want Father's power. You could already gain so much power just from working in this run down place."

Dante winced at the mention of Sparda. The Demon Sword itself rested behind Dante right now, and if Vergil found out that their Father's power was right in front of him, he might go into another power hungry mania.

"Well, our old man was probably as powerful as he was because of his war against the demons. Who knows how many Devil Arms he got his hands on in his prime."

"Hmm. I would assume that he used his sword most of the time. He was called the best demon swordsman for a reason."

"Oh, you heard about that one too?"

"There was a great amount of gossip about Sparda in the underworld. It was actually quite annoying."

Dante could second that. When he defeated Argosax a few years ago he had delved into Hell in it's entirety. Some of the demons actually wanted him to rule the underworld in the place of Argosax, which he quite violently declined.

But around the roars and sounds of battle, Dante heard so many rumors about his Father that he wanted to slam his head through a table.

"Hey Verge?"

"Yes, Dante?"

"Are you planning on sticking around?"

There it was. The question Vergil had heen waiting for was finally spoken. He had thought about remaining at the run down office for a while longer, and his acquisition of Takemikazuchi was an extra reason to stay.

He could amass greater amounts of power by staying, rather than leaving to search for more power by himself. He also found himself enjoying his twin's company, however embarrassing it was to admit.

Dante waited patiently for his asnwer, still nervous that Vergil would reject any connection to him. He watched quietly as a myriad of emotions passed over Vergil's being, easily detected thanks to the waves of unchecked energy flowing from his demonic side.

Dante's own demonic instincts sensed the fluctuation of power, and responded with a much weaker return wave.

Vergil sighed.

"I suppose I will."

Visually, Dante remained neutral. Mentally though, his human and devil sides high fived and proceeded to have a small party in his subconscious.

"But, there are a few requests I would like to make."

And the party ground to a halt.

"Sure bro. What is it?"

"Allow me to handle the finances of this place. It is clear that you cannot do it yourself."

Dante opened his mouth to protest, but couldn't think of an argument that would not sound like he was a child whining for a new toy.

Dante leaned back into his chair and sighed. He knew this would end badly.

"Fine. Anything else?"

"Any Devil Arms I aquire are to be attributed as my property, and you are not to touch them."

"Well, that's a given."

"And lastly, I demand that I be allowed my own room in the building. If I am to stay here, I need a decent place to sleep."

Dante reached into his pocket and withdrew a key, tossing it over to his twin who caught it with deadly ease.

"There. Key to the upstairs bedroom. Third door is the one. Should have all the normal stuff for it. Might have to redecorate though."

"Why?"

"One of my last roomates was obsessed with pink and frilly things. You can probably just replace all the pink with blue."

Vergil allowed his lips to curve upward slightly. That was a joke he could agree with, as his preference for pink was small, but frills he could live with.

"Is that it?"

"Yes, I believe so."

"Good, cause I'm starving. You like pizza?"

"Considering I haven't eaten since I called you, I can agree with pizza."

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Sorry for another short chapter. I've been drowning in work and have yet to really brainstorm a chapter.

Until next time, and leave a review or I'll beat ya.