Vergil's Departure

by JennyyaChains

Sequel to Vergil's Return story. Set a year before dmc 5, during dmc5 and some time after. This story will contain all themes and all characters until now.

2. Trail Of Grief

AN: hello everyone! I tried to update faster, but the chapter kept getting longer and longer. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

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CHAPTER 2 "Trail Of Grief"

Two months had passed since Nero and Dante had agreed on starting up a "new" business. Nero as promised had gotten a used van. He restored it in and out. He had the Devil May Cry neon sign nailed on a side of the van and inside it was like a trailer home, with a bathroom, large cushioned seats, and collapsible tables for work. It was like a sort of workstation in the back, the two large seats and of course, a phone line. It looked just as new.

Nero had a last glimpse at it, proud of his work. Not that he had done it himself, but he did help the guys in the body shop and learned a few things. It could be of use for later on.

"You did a wonderful job Nero" Kyrie said sweetly.

"Thanks" Nero said as he embraced Kyrie by the waist and pulled her closer to him as they both admired the new van. "I guess it's time then..." He said after a sigh. He opened the door and climbed in. He grabbed the wheel and stroke the leather. "I hope Dante doesn't regret about this..." He said.

"Don't worry Nero, it'll be okay. He can't refuse, he really needs this job" Kyrie said as she grasped by Nero's thigh and forced him to bend down to kiss her.

"You're right. At least for now, he'll have to take it" Nero said as he straightened up.

"What you're doing for Dante is wonderful Nero" Kyrie said sweetly. "That's why I love you" She said with a smile.

"He's my family, my brother. I gotta help him somehow" Nero said. "In a way that it seems I'm not helping him, otherwise he wouldn't accept it" Nero said grinning as he closed the door of the van. "Wish me luck!" He said as he reversed and drove out of the garage. "Close the garage after I leave!" He yelled as he drove away.

Nero drove from Fortuna till Dante's shop and luckily the lights were on so they had to be home, he forgot to call first. He parked outside and left the van's neon sign on. He climbed up the few stairs to the entrance and pushed the door. It wasn't locked so he just let himself in.

David was watching TV in the living room, lying on the sofa. He heard the door and rapidly turned towards the sound. "Uncle Nero!" He said surprised. He jumped over the sofa and launched towards him. Nero caught him surprised while David embraced him.

"Hey! I missed you too Dave!" Nero said with a smile as he held him by his lower back.

"Why hadn't you visited us lately?" David complained.

"Well..." Nero said as he put David down. "... I had been working on a project for the new business" He said.

"Oh yeah the van, right? Is it done?" David asked.

"It's done" Nero said excited.

"Can I see it?" David asked excited too.

"Sure, but... where are your parents?" Nero asked.

"Dad went to take a shower and..." David was saying.

"And your mom?" Nero asked.

"She went with him to give him a hand" Dave said innocently.

"A hand... right" Nero said dubious. "...of course. Then I better not bother them for a while. So it's a bad moment, huh?"

"Do you want me to call them?" Dave said.

"No, no! Better not" Nero said suddenly agitated.

"Okay..." David said. "...well then... can I see it?"

"Sure, let's go!" Nero said as he took David outside.

Just as David went out and saw the van, he surprised. "Wow! It's amazing! Can we go out for a ride?"

"Umm... sure. But we should tell your parents. What if they come down and don't find you there?" Nero said.

"Well, so you want me to go and tell them, then?" David asked annoyed.

Nero hesitated. "I guess not" He kept pensive for a moment. "Why don't you just leave them a note?" He suggested.

"Good idea. Hold on, I'll be right back" David ran inside, took a moment then returned with Nero.

Nero opened the door for him and David jumped in. "Wow, it's so awesome inside, I could live here!" David said as he rapidly went to the back of the van touching everything.

Nero climbed in behind him, afraid that he could break anything. "Just don't..." He said agitated. "...touch anything"

Too late. David had pulled down all collapsible tables, dropping some weapons.

"Oops, sorry" David giggled.

Nero took a deep breath. "It's okay, don't worry..." He picked them up and pushed the tables back up.

"Is that your sword?" David said excited as he saw it hanging by the wall.

"Yeah, but..." Nero said. By the time he turned to look, David had it in his hands already. "...be careful" He was beginning to think it was a bad idea to take him out for a ride.

David saw Nero's face and just handed the sword to him. "It's cool..." He said shyly.

"Yeah, it is" He felt a little bad for Dave's sudden change of mood. "It's modified" Nero said with a grin to catch Dave's attention. "I'd love to show you its power, but I don't wanna wreck the van"

"You can show me later in dad's basement!" David said excited again.

"Perhaps..." Nero said as he went to sit behind the driving wheel.

David followed him and sat on the passenger's seat. Nero turned it on and gave David a ride.

After a few minutes, David turned to look at Nero. "You can speed up you know" He said bored.

"Oh, sorry. I'm not supposed to drive fast with kids on board" Nero said foolish.

David just twisted his lips and folded his arms as he sank on the seat.

"Hey, cheer up, little buddy! If at least your dad comes with us, I'll drive fast" Nero said.

David didn't reply, he just twisted his lips again. "How old are you, uncle Nero?" He asked.

"Why do you ask?" He asked foolish.

"Dad keeps calling you kid, now I see why..." David replied.

"Well, that's because when your dad and I met, he considered me a kid and immature..." Nero was saying when David interrupted him.

"When you and dad met?" David wondered. "When?" He said confused.

"Like five years ago?" Nero said unsure.

"What? But aren't you brothers? How come you didn't know him before?" David wondered.

"Ahh... it's a- long and complicated story" Nero said as he turned serious all of a sudden.

"We got plenty of time" David said simply.

"Okay..." Nero said pensive, thinking twice what he was gonna say and how he was gonna say it. "I was abandoned when I was just born"

"Abandoned? But why would grandpa abandon you? And what about grandma?" David wondered confused.

"Well, by the time I was born, I think my father, your grandpa, was already dead and my mother was murdered too. She just got to leave me in a church before she died..." Nero said serious.

"Really? That sounds awful" David said shocked. "But I thought dad's mom had died when he was young"

"Yeah, she died when your dad and Vergil were 8 years old. And my mother, who apparently is the same woman reincarnated in another body to suffer the same fate as..." He turned to look at David. "I'm confusing you more, aren't I?" He said as he cleared his throat.

"It's very weird" David said.

"It sure is" Nero chuckled. "I wouldn't have believed it myself if it wasn't for Sparda telling us that story" He said.

"You mean grandpa?" David wondered. "He's alive?"

"Yes and no, he's not, but he managed to come to this world for a short time 5 years ago. He helped us reunite, somehow" Nero said pensive. "The three brothers..."

"Uncle Verge was lost?" David asked.

"Yup. And we found him 5 years ago too" Nero said simply.

"That sounds weird" David said foolish.

Nero chuckled. "I know..." He kept pensive for a moment. "Such history we all have in this family, if only you knew..."

"I'll ask mom..." David said simply.

Nero chuckled. "Okay..."

Back at the shop, Dante and Trish were coming down the stairs, pretty fresh after the shower. They found the TV on, but there was no sign of David. Dante thought he could've gone to the kitchen for something to eat, but Trish's panic attack, proved him wrong.

"David? Honey, where are you?" Trish yelled as she went into the kitchen.

Dante took the remote and turned the TV off. "David?" He yelled. "Well, there's one thing I can tell..." He said simply. "...he's not in the house"

"Oh no, Dante..." Trish suddenly agitated and turned nervous.

Dante approached to her and embraced her. "Hey, calm down, he's alright. He's doing pretty well with his training. I'm sure he can defend himself just fine"

Suddenly, Trish turned towards Dante's desk and saw a small piece of paper. "What is that?" She wondered as she took Dante's hands off her and walked towards the desk. She took the small note and read it out loud. "Dear mom and dad, I went out for a ride with uncle Nero in the new van. We'll come back later... What!" She said now upset. "What is wrong with Nero!"

"I don't know, but I'll tell you what. That kid is gonna listen to me..." Dante said mad as he seemed determined to go out to look for them. "...when they get back, that is" He said as he just folded his arms, headed to his desk and threw himself on his chair.

"You mean David or Nero?" Trish wondered.

"Nero- both of course!" Dante said loud. "He cannot come in the middle of the day and take our son just like that without telling us!"

"I know! I freaked out for a moment. It seems like Nero forgot who we are, and who demons would mostly be after" Trish said.

"Come here, baby" Dante said to Trish as he reached out for her. Trish took his hand and he pulled her closer onto his lap. "Oh, you're a bit heavier now" He complained jokey.

"Oh Dante, don't even mention it. And I'm just 5 months..." She complained.

"But you look gorgeous baby" Dante said sweetly.

"I look better and sexier not pregnant" Trish said slyly.

"Uhh... that I can't deny. But still, you look beautiful pregnant and still sexy" He said as he moved a lock of her hair from her face, took her by the cheek, from behind her neck and ear and pulled her closer into a kiss.

Trish parted her lips from his complaining. "I still feel like a whale"

"Oh, c'mon baby, you still turn me on" Dante said as he pulled her into a kiss again. He reached a hand under her dress and between her legs. He rubbed her pussy over her panties, and then he just moved them to a side to feel her better. "Someone's wet..." Dante said between kisses.

"Oh Dante, you know I get- very horny..." Trish said moaning as Dante's lips drew near her neck, rubbing her skin delicately.

"I know and I love it..." He said as he patted her ass so that she'd stand up. He stood up too and pushed her against the desk delicately. He lifted her and sat her on the desk. Trish rested her forearms on the desk as she leant back a little, grasping tightly by the edges of the desk.

Dante zipped down his trousers and pulled out his hardened cock. He clung to her body and started kissing her desperately. He grabbed her hips and pulled them closer to his. He moved her panties aside and reached the tip to her opening, penetrating her slowly, inch by inch by the friction of their bodies.

"Oh Dante..." Trish moaned delightfully as she felt all his length inside her, moving slowly. She leant her head back and closed her eyes while she kept moaning. "Ohh... ahh...oh yeah..." She bit her lips.

"Oh baby, I don't know why you feel so much tighter now..." Dante bit his lips while he pounded her softly. "Oh yeah..." He kept pounding her a bit harder, he couldn't control much. "Are you comfortable?" He gasped.

"Yes, oh Dante, mmm... oh-oh-oh yeah..." Trish kept moaning softly.

Dante could feel how her inner muscles tightened around his cock, she was close to climax.

"Oh Dante, pull it out..." Trish said moaning.

"What?" He surprised. "But you're so close baby and I'm just waiting for you" He panted.

"Ah- oh Dante... they could be here any minute..." Trish replied.

"Then let's finish..." Dante said as he began pounding her faster.

"Oh no Dante, pull it out... yes..." She kept moaning.

"You really want me to pull it out?" Dante said sultrily between moans.

"Yes, Dante-oh-oh-oh yes, yes... oh Dante..." Her moans intensified. She laid over the desk completely while Dante pounded her faster. "Oh Dante, yes, oh yes- ohh..." She kept holding herself tight from the edges as she came. She tightened her inner muscles around Dante's cock and felt how he spewed inside her. His cock pulsated strongly with every burst.

"Oh Trish, oh- ohh-..." Dante moaned and kept moving slow but with great force while he finished, when suddenly the doors of the shop burst open. He turned his look towards them and saw Nero and David coming in.

"Shit!" Both Nero and Dante said surprised as they stared at each other.

Nero covered David's eyes in a blink and turned him over. They stepped out of the shop and Nero shut the door behind them. "Why do I always have to have perfect timing!" He complained while he tried to keep David out for a while.

"What are you doing? Mom and Dad were in there!" David complained.

"I know..." Nero said suddenly agitated. "...but I wanted to ask you something before we went in"

David set free from Nero's grasp, releasing a small amount of lightning through his body.

"Ah! You're getting better with your training" Nero said complaining.

"Yeah, I'm controlling a lot better now" David said breathing heavily.

Nero pulled from him with his Devil Bringer, keeping him from going inside.

"Why don't you let me in!" David complained and loosened from Nero's grasp again. This time he managed to open the door before Nero would stop him again.

David burst in suddenly followed by Nero, who surprised after seeing Dante and Trish in a much better position now. "Thank God..."

Dante was sitting on his chair comfortably, while Trish stood beside Dante's desk with her arms folded and by the expression on her face, Nero could tell she was pissed.

"What is wrong with you Nero! Why do you take David like that without out permission!" Trish yelled.

Nero was meaning to answer but Trish just didn't let him talk. "Have you any idea of how many demons would want his head if they knew he's our son! Have you forgotten who we are?" Trish kept complaining.

"But he left a note" Nero said to excuse himself.

"Which- we didn't see before we freaked out!" Trish said upset.

Nero felt scolded like a kid. "I'm sorry, it won't happen again. You know I always take good care of him. I would never let anything happen to him" Nero said serious.

Dante stood up suddenly. "I know kid, just next time make sure you let us know you're taking him out, no matter where you go. You have no idea of the grudge demons hold against the Sparda family. You haven't lived it"

Nero just looked down. He didn't know what to say. "But I have..." He murmured.

"It wasn't his fault, I insisted" David tried helping Nero.

"Don't try to cover him up, son. Just promise it won't happen again" Dante said serious as he crouched to Dave's level and looked him in the eyes.

"Is our history that bad?" David wondered.

"You have no idea" Dante said serious as he straightened up.

"Then tell me" David insisted.

"Some other time, son" Dante said simply.

"This isn't exactly as I thought this day would be. I'm sorry. I just wanted to show you the van. It's ready. We can start whenever you want. That was the real reason I was here today" Nero said looking down. "But I blew it"

"It's alright" Dante said a bit more calmed. He took a deep breath. "Let's have a look to that damn van. I know you've put a lot of work into it" Dante said as he squeezed Nero's shoulder as they walked towards the doors. Nero got ahead of him; he really wanted to surprise him.

Nero opened the doors and walked outside blocking Dante's view. He moved aside and turned to look at him. He wanted to see his face.

Dante saw the van and actually surprised. "Hey! It's not that bad. That neon sign looks pretty good"

"Wait till you see it from the inside!" Nero said.

"You're right. It's not bad at all" Trish said as they all walked towards the van. Trish was the first to climb in, followed by Dante, David and lastly Nero. "It's very nice Nero, you did a great job" She said as she sat on the cushioned large seat in the back. "It's pretty comfortable"

"I know. Thanks" Nero said grinning. He felt so relieved that they liked it.

Dante sat next to Trish. "You're right, it is comfortable" He said as he lied down over Trish's lap and said. "Yeah... I could totally take a nap here"

"On my lap?" Trish wondered.

"Totally..." Dante chuckled.

"Hey, I wanna sleep on her lap too" David complained as he moved closer to Trish. "Move aside dad, make some room for me!"

"Hey!" Dante complained as he sat up.

Suddenly Trish touched her round belly and complained a little.

"Are you okay?" Dante wondered.

"Yeah, it's just..." She made a pause and moaned. "...they keep moving a lot" She said.

"Really?" David wondered. "I wanna feel them"

"Come here" Trish said. She took Dave's hand and put it over a part of her belly.

Dave's face changed into surprise suddenly as he felt a strong kick. Then she took his other hand and made him feel another kick. "Wow...!" He said amazed.

"Talk to them... tell them to chill out..." Trish said to David while Dante and Nero watched.

"Hey... it's your brother..." David said murmuring as he reached his face really close to Trish's belly. "...David" When he said his name he felt even more kicks and he got so excited. "Wo! They do move a lot!" He said amazed. "Do you wanna play with me when you get out of there?" He asked them.

"David!" Trish complained jokey. "You were supposed to chill them out not agitate them!"

David giggled. "Sorry..."

"May I try?" Nero said shyly.

"Sure, come here Nero" Trish said sweetly.

Nero put a hand on her belly and suddenly felt kicks and a lot of movement. "Wo! Hey, it's Nero" The babies kept moving a lot as if they were responding to Nero's voice.

Dante moved Nero aside and touched Trish's belly.

"I feel like a circus attraction" Trish said jokey.

Dante chuckled. "Hey there, it's daddy..." He said softly as he moved his face closer. "...can you chill out for a while, your mom's trying to relax" He whispered. At first the kicks and movement continued, but as Dante spoke more, they relaxed.

"Oh, thank God they relax with your voice" Trish said relieved.

"And they better keep doing it when they are born" Dante said hopefully.

"I hope so..." Trish said.

Suddenly the phone in the van rang. They all surprised and turned towards it. Nero was sure now that the phone line worked. He sat before the wheel and grabbed the phone to answer. "Devil May Cry?"

Dante chuckled. "No one can say it better than you" He said to Trish.

"I agree" David said with a grin.

"That might make me lose customers" Dante said foolish but with certain seriousness.

Trish giggled. "Oh c'mon Dante, give him a chance"

"Okay. We'll be right there" Nero said through the receiver then hung up.

Dante and Trish turned to look at each other.

"So I had a job?" Dante said with a sigh. "Great! Now I'll have to share it with ya" He complained to Nero.

"Grab hold of something!" Nero yelled as he suddenly speeded up to make things more exciting.

David was just standing in the middle of the van in front of Dante and Trish. "Yay!" He shouted excited when he was suddenly pushed back by the fast movement and not so long after, Nero hit the brakes suddenly making David roll all the way to the front and hit the windshield.

"David!" Trish yelled while she saw little David rolling back and forth inside the van. Dante just held her tight to the seat. "Nero!" She yelled at last. "What is wrong with you!"

"What the hell did you do that for, kid!" Dante yelled upset. "You got my precious pregnant wife and son in here!"

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to make it more exciting" Nero said foolish.

"It was just a freaking block!" Dante complained.

"I'm okay! It was fun anyway!" David said shouting excited.

Dante stood up. "Get off the van kid" He said serious as he slid the side door to get off. David was about to get off too when Dante stopped him. "Not you son, just Nero"

"Okay..." David said down as he walked towards Trish and sat beside her. Nero went to the back of the van and took his weapons to then catch up with Dante.

"That reckless style doesn't suit you" Dante said seriously as Nero approached to him.

"Look who's talking" Nero replied.

"Hmm... there are moments to be reckless, not all the time, kid" Dante retorted. "Anyway, what's the job? I got no weapons with me right now"

"Oh, don't worry. Here! Take my gun!" Nero said as he cast Blue Rose towards Dante.

Dante caught it and looked at it. "Nah, it's not as bad. Let me guess... you call it Blue Rose" He said as he saw the Blue Rose carved into the arm of the cylinder.

"Am I too obvious?" Nero said jokey.

"Yeah, all the time, kid" Dante said as he played with the gun, making it spin around his finger.

"Hey Dante?" Nero said thoughtlessly.

Dante just turned to look at him with no reply.

"Were you really worried about David? I mean, we arrived and you guys were having sex over the desk..." Nero complained a little.

"What!" Dante said surprised. "Of course we were, before we read the note, that is"

"So, after you read it you felt relieved and thought it was a great idea to have sex in the office knowing we could arrive any moment" Nero replied.

"Well, we thought you'd take longer, evidently" Dante said simply.

Dave was sitting up front watching everything Dante and Nero were doing. "Mom, when will you let me go demon hunt with Dad?"

"You're still too young honey. You need to be more experienced and..." Trish was saying when David interrupted her.

"And how will I gain experience if I don't go out?" He complained. "Dad says I'm pretty strong and I'm doing great at training"

"I know sweetie, but it's not the same to fight your dad than a real demon" Trish said.

"But Dad's a demon" David said simply.

"Your dad's a half demon actually. And even though he attacks you when training, he knows how to do it without harming you" Trish said. "Real demons don't care for your safety" She added as she stood up and walked towards David.

"Hmm... sounds like you'll never let me go" David said disappointed as he sank himself on the seat. "Hey mom? How did you meet Dad?"

Trish sat on the driver's seat facing David. She glimpsed at Dante through the window as she remembered that day. "Well... it was- so long ago. You know I was created by Mundus, the Emperor of the Underworld back then"

"Created?" David wondered. "You mean as boom! Magic!" David said as he stood up on the seat moving his arms, like doing magic. "And you appeared out of nowhere?"

"Yeah, sort of..." Trish said simply a little embarrassed.

"Like this big?" He wondered as he moved his arms referring to her actual size.

"Like this big, yes" Trish said with a chuckle.

"So you had no parents? No childhood? You were never a kid?" David said feeling sorry for her.

"Nope. No mom or dad, just a creator" Trish said serious and with certain hatred.

"That is so sad mom..." He said as he approached to Trish and got on her lap to embrace her. "But you have dad and me now"

"I know honey..." Trish hugged him too.

"So this must mean a lot to you, right?" He said as he rubbed her belly. "To create life like the one you didn't have?"

"Yeah..." She said shaky. "But my life wasn't as bad anyway. I met your father soon after. Well I met Vergil first but..." She added when David interrupted her again.

"Uncle Verge?" He asked.

"Yeah" Trish said simply.

"And how come you didn't choose uncle Verge instead of dad if they are twins and you met him first?" David wondered.

"Would you have rather Vergil be your father?" Trish asked.

"No..." David said.

"Well you're lucky I preferred your father instead of Vergil" Trish said slyly.

"Anyway, how old are you then?" He wondered. He was more focused now on Trish's story that he totally forgot about the job Dante and Nero were doing. He was missing the entire battle scene. Not that it was that exciting but he had never seen them in action against a real enemy, and together, that is.

"Well, your dad, made up and age for me, a couple years younger than him. But if you consider the years I've lived for real, then it would be..." Trish said pensive. "... I don't know maybe 10, 11? I don't really remember, I never keep count.

"So how did the magic happen?" David still wondered about his parents' story.

"Well Mundus created me as a perfect being, a perfect woman, but he found in me a resemblance to your father's mother, or maybe he did it deliberately. The thing is he thought I could be of use and so he gave me a mission" Trish said simply.

"Dad's got grandma's picture on his desk, doesn't he?" David said while Trish just nodded. "You do look alike her, but you're a lot prettier mom"

Trish felt a little awkward. She hated to be compared to Dante's deceased mother. "Anyway, he wanted me to kill your father or..."

"What!" David surprised. "...or what!"

"Or lure him to hell" Trish said simply.

"And what did you do?" David said as he jumped back to his seat.

"Well I- stole his bike which was parked outside..." Trish said with a dreamy voice, remembering that day.

Dante and Nero had finished with all the demons quite fast. Dante glimpsed at Trish through the window and tried to climb into the van cautiously to surprise her. He slid the door slowly and got in. Nero followed. Dante made him a sign to be quiet.

"...then I used it to break in to this place, tearing down the doors..." She was so lost in her memories that she didn't realize that Dante and Nero were already there. "...when I burst in, he was on the phone with his feet up the desk as usual. He saw me and surprised, he even sat straight to look at me better. He stared at me with delight and then I said. "Are you the handyman who'll take any dirty job, am I correct?" She said sultrily with dreamy eyes. "And he said..."

Dante moved behind her and whispered to her ear. "Almost...I only take special jobs, if- you know what I mean" He said enticingly.

Trish just giggled and moaned. "Exactly like that..."

"So you guys have always been intimate since the very moment you met..." Nero said it more as a fact than a question.

"You could say..." Trish said simply.

"Not really..."Said Dante. "After she attacked me, which I loved, a woman who knows how to fight is totally my type and sexy and beautiful even more. Then she stabbed me with my own sword and electrocuted me. That pissed me off, so I had to show her my abilities a little"

"You stabbed him with his own sword?" Nero and David said in unison.

"I thought you knew that already" Dante said to Nero.

"Dante, but you have to admit that we had something going on since the very first moment we laid eyes on each other" Trish said.

"Yeah well, that I can't deny. It was love at first sight. I couldn't help to fall for you in a blink" He said to Trish.

"So what happened next?" Nero wondered as intrigued as David was.

"Oh, so now you're interested in our story" Dante said to Nero.

"Yeah, it's entertaining" Nero said simply.

"Well, let's go home, get comfortable and we'll tell you the rest of the story" Said Dante as he sat on the large seat at the back. Trish went to sit with him and David stayed on the passenger's seat.

Nero drove back to the shop, now slowly. They arrived to the shop and Dante was already desperate.

"Seriously kid, you exaggerate. You go from one pole to another. We would've arrived faster on foot" Dante complained as he slid the door and got off. He helped Trish to get off too.

They all went inside and grabbed a seat while they waited for the customer to arrive with the money.

"So what happened next?" David wondered, wanting to hear the rest of the story.

Dante was sitting on a corner of the large sofa and Trish lied down on his lap. David and Nero sat in front of them.

"So you said mom pissed you off so you attacked her?" David asked.

"No, no. I never laid a finger on her" Dante said simply.

"Yeah right. Knowing you... I doubt it" Nero said as he folded his arms and sat back on the sofa.

"I mean, during the fight, kid. And I didn't, seriously. Other than I literally shot the bike she threw at me back at her, I didn't touch her, not even once" Dante said calmed.

"A bike?" Both Nero and David said in unison.

"Yeah, your crazy mom wanted to smash me" Dante said jokey.

David just stared at them amazed.

"But you'd still smash" Nero said to Dante.

"Definitely" Dante said with a chuckle while David confused and Trish sat up and glared at them.

Trish had told Nero and Kyrie their story before but not with so much detail, so he definitely wanted to hear the rest. "No seriously, all jokes aside, you threw the bike towards her?"

"Yeah, I shot it till it flew back her direction, but she evaded it just fine. By then, the entire office was lit up in flames and so she revealed herself and asked for my help" Dante said seriously. "Her way to lure me to hell"

"I just had to name Mundus and he was in" Trish said simply.

"Plus, I couldn't deny anything to such gorgeous babe like her" Dante added.

"Guess not..." Nero chuckled.

"Anyway..." Dante said after a deep breath. "She took me to Mallet Island, where this Mundus was. And there we separated and met a few times later on. Everything was going perfect until..." He took a moment to then continue. "...she betrayed me" He turned serious all of a sudden.

"Betrayed?" David wondered.

"Yeah, she had deceived me from the start to lure me into Mundus' trap and kill me. She just made me fall for her and crashed my heart" Dante said down although a bit jokey.

"Oh, c'mon Dante. You know I had to do it. And you know I had feelings for you since then" Trish said to excuse herself.

"Yeah, but it still hurts" Dante said. "Then I got pretty pissed and after the battle with Nightmare, a real tedious demon, the place started shaking before the thing exploded to pieces and rubble started falling off the ceilings. A large pillar was about to crush her so I saved her"

"So you always loved mom no matter what she did?" David asked.

"Yup, but I was pretty pissed though. I told her to get away from me, that next time we'd meet it wouldn't be like that" Dante kept telling the story.

"It was then I realized Dante possessed a truly honorable heart, he didn't deserve that" Trish said serious as she remembered the past. "But I had failed anyway and so my end was near. It was part of the rules, you fail, you die. That's why I did it Dante, or rather, pretended to, just to keep myself alive. I knew you'd be okay, that you'd beat them all, even Mundus" Trish said caring.

"Really?" Dante said incredulous as he raised an eyebrow.

"So you killed Mundus?" Nero asked after he cleared his throat. "How did you make up with her after that?"

"Well..." Dante took a deep breath. "...let's just say that, even if she lied to me from the start..." Trish interrupted him.

"I never lied Dante, I really wanted your help, to put an end to Mundus" Trish said. "I wanted to be free"

"Either way, I loved you since you broke into my shop, even though you deceived me, when I saw you there, tethered at Mundus' wall, fuck I- couldn't help to piss off"

"Dante..." Trish said. "He knew how you felt for me, he kept using me to piss you off. He wanted the story to repeat..."

"Well... you're evidently not my mother and yeah I fell in his trap, he attacked me almost from behind..." Dante said looking down then he turned towards Nero and David. "...he fired a lethal beam at me, but Trish managed to set free from the tethers and she pushed me aside and got on the way"

"You gave your life for this dickhead!" Nero said surprised.

"Hey!" Dante complained. "This dickhead saved the world" He said showing off.

"With my help" Trish added.

"A little, yeah..." Dante retorted.

"Wait a minute. If it was a lethal beam, how come you're alive?" Nero wondered staring at Trish.

"No, no. Here's the good part..." Trish said enticingly. "He left me for dead while the castle was shaking and about to explode"

"You what!" Nero said surprised looking at Dante. Then he turned at Trish again. "I insist. You gave your life for this dick!"

"Again with that!" Dante said to Trish. "How was I supposed to know you were alive, besides I gave you my amulet and my father's sword!"

"Of course, the amulet and the Sparda would protect me from the exploding Castle!" Trish complained.

"Oh, c'mon babe, that was a very long time ago" Dante said to Trish.

"Seriously, I don't understand what you saw in this prick" Nero said to Trish.

Trish just smiled as she stared at Dante. "He can be a jerk sometimes..."

"Sometimes?" David said jokey.

"Hey, you too?" Dante complained.

David just giggled.

"So I'm guessing you suddenly showed up, surprising Dante, helped him defeat that Mundus and escaped from the Island" Said Nero.

"Yeah, in fewer words" Said Trish.

"So there was a kiss in the end, like in the princesses' movies, when you save the damsel in distress?" David asked.

"I was no damsel in distress, it was I who came to the rescue!" Trish complained.

"Umm... at certain point, yes..." Dante said simply. He didn't want to argue about it.

"What! If it wasn't for me you wouldn't have defeated Mundus!" She kept complaining.

"And I'm not denying it, I'm just saying..." Said Dante. He thought his words better. "...there was no kiss, 'cause evidently your mom is not a damsel in distress and she played hard to get" He said somewhat annoyed.

"Really? Nothing?" David said surprised.

"No way, I don't believe you. Not even a peck?" Nero asked.

"No!" Dante Said effusively. "If it was the first kiss, it was not gonna be a peck, besides if I would've kissed her, things would've been different"

"I bet she wanted a kiss, that's why she played hard to get afterwards" Nero said with a chuckle.

"How different?" Trish wondered.

"Well, for starters our first kiss wouldn't have been short, it would've been long enough to get squashed by the rubble falling off..." Dante said simply.

"Touché!" Said Trish. "Okay, I forgive you"

"What!" Dante said surprised. "For what? For not kissing you and saving our lives instead? I had been looking forward to it all these years..." He said sarcastic, then stood up from the sofa and went to sit behind his desk.

"Hey relax!" Nero said as he stood up too and walked towards Dante's desk. "And then what?"

"What what?" Dante said confused.

"What happened after you escaped?" Nero wondered.

"Well, we escaped from the Island in a jet and I brought her to live with me, we started a business together and named it Devil Never Cry..." Dante said simply.

"And she kept playing hard to get..." Said Nero.

"Not for long, it must be hard to resist me, you know..." Dante said.

Trish just grinned and shook her head.

David stood up too and approached Dante. "So when was your first kiss?"

"Enough stories already!" Dante said serious. Then he couldn't help to see Dave's pleading face. "Alright..." He turned to look at Trish. "...well to be honest, in our first kiss your mom fell asleep on me, and when I say on I mean it literally. We had been drinking a little and apparently some guys at the bar put something in her drink and back at the house I gave her a glass of wine. She drank hers and mine, she got over me and when we kissed... bam! Asleep!" Dante said remembering that day. "And to top it off, she fell asleep like a rock leaving me hard as rock!" He suddenly felt Trish's stare, he cleared his throat. "I mean- I had to play hard to get too"

"I bet..." Nero said incredulous.

Suddenly the doors burst open. It was the customer with the money. He let himself in while he saw Dante and Nero.

Nero turned towards him. "Oh hello! Are you the customer?" He asked.

"Oh yes! You must be the man I talked to before" The man said as he shook Nero's hand.

"Yeah" He said simply.

"Well, we didn't agree on any amount of money, so I brought some" The man said as he then saw Trish and David.

Trish had just stood up. She took David by the hand. "C'mon honey, let daddy do business, okay?" She said as she led him to the kitchen.

"Oh, so you run a family business" The man stated.

"Dante just frowned confused and kept his stare fixed on the man, whom had just glimpsed at him.

"Congratulations for your future baby" The man said to Nero as he patted his shoulder. "You don't let the woman rest..." He whispered and winked at Nero.

Nero surprised and knew Dante would be pissed. "Oh, umm..." He hesitated. "...thanks?" He really didn't know what to say.

"What!" Dante said surprised and pissed most of all, as he stood up from the chair with a loud thud. Trish was just behind him about to enter to the kitchen, so she just grabbed him by the arm and pulled him into the kitchen as well. "What the fuck is wrong with that asshole!" Dante said upset. "Family business?" He said. "Is he assuming Nero's my son?"

"Calm down, Dante" Trish said trying to make Dante lower his voice.

"Do I look that old like to be your father-in-law?" Dante said upset to Trish. She just giggled. "What!" He turned towards David still upset. "Do I look that old like to be your grandpa?"

"Well, I've never seen a picture of grandpa, but I'm sure you look like him"David said innocently.

Dante just raised an eyebrow. "Thanks son. That helps a lot, looking like a man of a couple millenniums of age, thanks..." He said sarcastic as he turned towards Trish again. "And why the hell didn't Nero deny it?"

"I don't know Dante, but don't worry, okay?" Trish said softly.

"I'm not worried, I'm pissed!" Dante said mad.

"Perhaps it's the stubble dad, what makes you look a bit older" David said innocently.

"Really? That much?" He said worried as he tried to reflect in the small glass window of the kitchen door.

"Dante, you look as attractive as the day I met you" Trish said.

"That's easy for you to say. You don't age" He replied helpless.

"Neither do you" Trish said.

"I do, except that not as fast as humans" Dante retorted.

"And since when do you care for that?" Trish wondered losing patience.

"Since some guy thinks Nero's my son and you his wife!" Dante yelled.

Suddenly Nero entered to the kitchen. "You're not gonna believe what happened" He said excited.

They all turned to look at him and right that moment, Vergil was coming in to the shop. He heard noise in the kitchen so he headed there.

"Tell me" Dante said careless, although he saw Nero was holding a brown paper bag that looked quite full.

"That guy, the customer, gave me tons of money after he saw Trish pregnant and already with a kid. He must have thought I need a lot of money. Look!" He said as he showed the content in the bag to Dante.

"What the..." Dante said surprised. "...for that lame job?"

"Well, it's lame for us, but they're not used to encounter demons, so I guess they are grateful we get rid of 'em" Nero said simply.

"Sonny!" Dante said to Nero as he pulled from his arm. "Come here my son, who's your daddy?" He said jokey as he pulled him closer and started messing up his hair with his knuckles. He had to accept that no matter the reason, he needed the money.

Vergil heard and saw the whole scene; right time, right place, or wrong? He stood still, surprised. "What in the hell is going on here?" He said confused. "Why are you calling Nero your son?"

David just stared at his father frowning a little jealous.

Trish just chuckled and shook her head.

"Some idiot customer got a wrong idea about us. He thought Nero was my son and that Trish was his wife. He saw her pregnant and with a kid and thought he might need a lot of money" Dante said. "Have a look at this" He said as he emptied the bag over the kitchen table.

Vergil just raised an eyebrow arrogantly. "And now you want to use my so..." He cleared his throat and corrected himself. "...Nero, for your benefit"

"Well, if that's what needs to be done to get more money from our customers, then so be it" Said Dante. "You agree, right Nero? Sonny?" He mocked.

"Yeah, sure. Whatever I can do to help" Said Nero. "We're splitting, right?"

Vergil seemed to bother. "Ahh, do what you want" He turned around and walked out of the kitchen.

"Hey!" Dante tried to stop him. "What were you here for, anyway?"

"Nothing of importance" Vergil said cold. He headed to the doors and Trish followed him. She knew he wanted to talk, not to Dante of course.

Dante, Nero and David went to the living room. They were discussing some issues about their new business, while David just bored listening to them.

"Hey Vergil! Wait!" Trish said to stop him.

Vergil turned around and glimpsed at Trish. He stopped at the first step and sat sown. Trish sat next to him. They kept quiet for a while.

The night had just fallen and the sky was as dark as coal. The moon was just a tiny smile, emitting a dim light, unable to illuminate the entire city. After a while Trish decided to speak. She didn't know how to start, though. She just took a deep breath. "Are you okay?"

"Yes" Vergil said dryly.

"Are you still thinking about what we talked last time?" She asked.

Vergil didn't answer.

"You're not leaving, are you?" Trish kept asking questions and Vergil not answering them.

"What is this, an interrogation?" Vergil said sarcastic.

Trish felt a little embarrassed and just looked down.

"Trish..." Vergil said just to make her stop. He kept staring at the front and he couldn't help to notice the van with the neon sign of "Devil May Cry" attached to it. "...Dante bought a new van?" He asked to change the subject.

"No, Nero did" Trish said simply. "Dante and Nero are running a new business together"

"What?" Vergil surprised.

Trish noticed a change in Vergil's expression. "Yeah. That's why you were confused before. They had just had their first job together and that was their first pay"

"I see" Vergil said serious.

"Nero just wanted to help him, well us. Don't think Dante's very pleased with this, but he's got no choice for the moment" Trish said. She noticed Vergil turned even more serious. "Dante got pissed because the customer thought he was Nero's father and said they were running a family business..."

"Hm..." Vergil grinned. "...that's ridiculous. Dante could never be his father" He said thoughtlessly.

"And you could?" Trish said slyly. She knew he was hiding something and his expression always changes when something about Nero comes up.

Vergil just glimpsed at her. "I'm not saying that"

"You wanna play his father?" Trish said.

"What?" Vergil surprised again.

"I mean if you wanna join them and play Nero's father instead of Dante, he could always be the uncle..." She said intriguing.

"Is not necessary. I have better things to do than be playing stupid games..." Vergil said serious.

"I'm just saying, 'cause you seemed jealous of them working together like "father and son" and leaving you aside" Trish said intriguing as if she wanted Vergil to admit something she wasn't even sure herself.

Vergil totally understood what she was trying to do. "Trish, if you want to ask me something feel free to just say it, you don't have to hide words between the lines" He said serious.

"It's just..." Trish suddenly stopped talking and took a deep breath as she touched her round stomach.

"What's the matter?" Vergil asked.

"Oh- they just keep moving a lot. It feels weird..." She chuckled.

Vergil grinned. "I see you're getting bigger..."

Trish just twisted her lips. "Thanks. I hadn't noticed" She said sarcastic but her expression changed in a second. "Do you wanna feel them?"

"What? Umm- I..." Vergil hesitated but Trish didn't care and took his hand anyway and put it on her belly. Vergil felt both babies move and he couldn't help to smile. But then he turned serious again in a blink. "Do you think Dante would be different if he would've lived my life and I his?"

Trish was taken aback a little with Vergil's question. "You mean if he would've stayed in hell and you in the human world?" Trish wondered.

"Our entire lives, but yes" Said Vergil.

"Well..." Trish gave it a little thought. "...honestly I don't think so" She kept pensive for a moment. "I think your personalities have always been like you two are right now. Being in hell for so many years turned you even more quiet and distrustful..." She added.

"Dante would've turned the same if he would've lived what I did" Vergil said serious.

"I don't think so..." Trish said serious. "...because he wouldn't have taken the same decisions you did"

"I did what I did for a reason, a purpose" Vergil said serious and evidently annoyed.

"Of course there's always a reason for our acts. But what's your reason?" Trish said intriguing.

"I needed more..." Vergil was saying when Trish interrupted him.

"Power?" Trish said emotionless and annoyed. "Is power all you care about? See how you and Dante are so different? Do you see now why things would've been the same even of your places were switched?"

Vergil kept pensive for a moment. "You have no idea of what I've lived all my life since I was a kid, even before our mother was murdered. She always loved him more and even the night of the attack, she preferred to keep Dante safe and abandoned me to my fate. I had to run and fight for my life and leave it all behind. She chose him over me. How do you think that feels? To be "the other" in everyone's lives?" He said serious.

"Well, I don't know how things happened, but perhaps your mother believed you had the capability to protect yourself, but not Dante. He's always been more..." Trish kept thinking on the right word. "...sensitive? No, stubborn. Perhaps she knew Dante would do the impossible to protect her and she knew he didn't have the enough power so she rather give her life than losing any of you two" She said serious.

"She gave her life for him, while I had to listen to her agonizing screams, but I couldn't do anything to protect her, I was surrounded by demons myself. My heart filled with hatred, despair and fear, but since that day I promised myself that I would gain more power to be able to overcome all adversities, every challenge in life. And that I didn't need anyone to survive" Vergil kept his stare fixed on the nothingness. "But life keeps reminding me that it has never been enough" He said serious and with certain hatred in his words. "She gave her life for him and so did you. She chose him over me and you did the same. What does Dante have that I don't!" He raised his voice a little.

"So now I'm the problem?" Trish complained.

"No. It's just I felt the story was repeating again. Life has always made sure to remind me all of my mistakes over and over and I won't make them again" Vergil said serious and emotionless.

"Well I'm not your mother and I'm not responsible for your mistakes or any of us" Trish complained, although she was trying to read between the lines. She knew he was trying to say something but it just kept as riddles in her head, unable to be solved.

"I know... I've been wondering, what if..." Vergil said simply and seriously.

"What if what?" Trish asked with uncertainty.

"What if our mother was never murdered? How would our lives have been? Would you have even existed?" Vergil said intriguing. "What if Dante never existed? Would you be mine?" Vergil turned to look at Trish and noticed she just kept her stare at the stairs. "Would David be our son? Would you be pregnant with my children?" He said serious as he grabbed Trish's chin and forced her to look at him. "Would Nero even exist?"

Trish's expression denoted the uncertainty she felt at the moment. Now more than ever, she realized that Vergil really needed help. "You know... sometimes I don't know what scares me most, your words or your silence. I don't know what you're scheming in your head, but I don't want to be part of it" She said upset as she took his hand off her face and stood up to go back inside.

Vergil took her hand to try to stop her when suddenly Dante opened the door. Vergil let go of her hand right away. "Hey, what are you two doing out here? Are you trying to steal my babe from me?" Dante mocked. He saw Trish's expression and the way she went back inside and surprised a little. "What did you do to her?" He asked Vergil somewhat upset.

"Nothing" Vergil said serious as he stood up. He went down the few steps of the entrance and meant to leave.

"Nothing?" Dante said dubious. "That face was more than nothing" He complained but at least he was pleased that it hadn't been his fault for once that Trish was pissed. He noticed Vergil didn't care and was meaning to leave. "Hey! I don't know what you told her..." Dante said as he followed Vergil. "...but at least come back and apologize to her, otherwise she'll be pissed all night and it wasn't even my fault! How am I supposed to make it up to her if I don't even know what happened!" He kept complaining.

Vergil stopped at the last step and took a deep breath. He turned to look at Dante. "I have nothing to apologize for" He said serious.

"I don't care! You get back and apologize to her anyway! She's pregnant! If she easily pisses off normally, you have no idea of what I have to deal with, with her pregnant" Dante said serious and complaining still.

"Fine! I'll talk to her!" Vergil said mad. "As long as I don't have to listen to your whining, you pussy!" He went up the stairs again and walked beside Dante bumping his shoulder to go inside.

"What were you here for anyway?" Dante wondered still.

"I wanted to see Nero" Vergil replied carelessly.

"Nero?" Dante repeated confused. "And you thought you'd find him here?" He said it more as a fact than a question.

"Kyrie told me he came to see you. I don't know why I surprise, he's here most of the time" Vergil said serious as his eyes searched for Trish. He didn't find her in the living room so he thought she might be in the kitchen.

"You- you wanted to see me?" Nero asked hesitantly as he thought he heard Vergil mention it.

"That's right, I did" Vergil said carelessly as he walked to the kitchen.

"And not anymore?" Nero wondered.

"I'll speak to you later" Vergil replied serious.

"Okay... I'll be here" Nero replied, taken aback a little. What could Vergil want to talk to me about? He wondered.

Dante went in and shut the door just when Vergil went in to the kitchen.

David was watching TV with Nero so Dante approached to them. He sat next to David and put his feet over the center table.

"Hey what's up with Vergil?" Nero asked Dante.

"How the hell should I know?" Dante said after a sigh.

"He's been acting weird lately, don't you think?" Nero insisted.

"Yeah, but I'm not sure that'd be out of normal" Dante replied. "I think he's jealous because now I play your dad"

"And he wants to be my dad, or what?" Nero said foolish.

"I should be the one jealous, not him!" David complained.

"Hey, you don't want me to be your dad?" Nero asked Dave.

David just shook his head.

Dante couldn't help to laugh and pull David closer into a hug. "That's my son. Hey, if you don't want us to play that charade, we won't, okay?"

"What's charade?" David asked frowning a bit embarrassed.

"A sham..." Dante said simply and saw David's still awkward face. "...something fake, a fraud!"

"Ohh..." David nodded slowly then shook his head. "No, I don't want you to keep up the charade, I am your only son" He complained a little.

Dante raised both his eyebrows. "Okay... sounds like there's going to be troubles once your siblings are born"

"No, I do want to have siblings if it's for real. What I don't want, is to be Nero's son, I'm your son" David said innocently.

"Should I feel offended, 'cause I think I am" Nero said a bit jokey but he did feel a little bad. "What's wrong with me?"

"Oh, no offense uncle Nero, but I like you as uncle. As much as you like my mom, you have the face more of my brother than my father" David said simply.

"What!" Nero surprised. "I do like your mom, but not that way!" Nero said nervous.

"Ha! Busted! Even the kid knows! But hell no, he could be your cousin, not brother" Dante said clearly to David.

"Well then, have uncle Verge play Nero's father" David said simply. "That sham I could keep up"

"Not too sure it'd be a sham..." Dante murmured to himself. He cleared his throat. "Well son, in order for that sham to work right, it has to be with your mother and like hell I'm gonna let Vergil play her husband" He complained.

"Well... no sham then" David said disappointed.

"I think Trish would have to still be my wife, not Vergil's" Nero said pensive.

"Oh... right. So no matter what, you wanna end up with Trish..." Dante mocked. Nero was about to complain when Dante continued. "Well... enough of charades, Trish is mine, period" Dante said simply.

Meanwhile, Vergil tried to talk to Trish. When he entered to the kitchen, Trish was opening the fridge to get something to prepare dinner.

"I think we're done with that matter" Trish said serious, before even letting Vergil talk, without even turning to look at him.

"Trish- I..." Vergil tried to say something but he just didn't know what to say. "I didn't mean to upset you, but... you are the only person I can speak to about this"

"Why?" Trish replied. "Why don't you talk to Lady? She's the one you should talk to about your doubts and fears"

"I can't. You know I don't want to hurt her" Vergil said serious.

"You will. You know that, right? Eventually" Trish retorted, leaving Vergil pensive even more.

Vergil suddenly approached to Trish from behind and took her by the wrist quite roughly. "Just don't tell a word to Dante about what we've talked recently, please..."

Trish turned to look at him. "I don't know..." She said pensive. "…your latest acts have me wondering a lot. I can't hide Dante something like this" She said serious as she shook her arm to set free from Vergil's grasp. He let go of her.

"Please Trish. I'm not doing anything. I'm just- venting with you" Vergil lied, but Trish tried to understand him for a moment.

"Okay. I won't tell him anything. But if he finds out somehow, you can't blame me" She said as she turned away from him.

Vergil grabbed Trish's chin and turned her face towards his. "Thank you Trish. Now smile, Dante doesn't want you to be upset"

"And since when do you care for what he wants?" Trish asked raising an eyebrow.

"I don't. But he can be such a pain in the ass" Vergil said serious.

"Why do you hate him so much? Why do you envy him so much?" Trish asked, for she couldn't stop thinking about all they've talked about.

"Because he always gets everything. He's not even looking for it and he acquires it all" Vergil said serious.

"All what?" Trish asked.

"Our mother's attention, preference, love... you think I didn't want all those things? If I became who I am, it's because of him, because he always took everything from me" Vergil said with certain hatred. "And he became who he is, thanks to me. Because I've always pushed him to his limit, I helped him release his demonic self. If he turned as powerful as he is now, it has been because of me"

"Then why have you helped him if you hate him so much?" Trish wondered.

Vergil took a moment to answer. "I've always been a step ahead of him and he has always been the only worthy opponent for me, but despite our apparent difference of power, in the end... he always wins. That's one of the main reasons I decided to stay in the demon world" He said serious and with a sad expression.

"And yet, Dante has always been trying to save you..." Trish said serious. "... from the hell you've deliberately thrown yourself into"

Vergil kept pensive for a moment. "Why did Sparda choose to giveaway Rebellion to Dante and Yamato to me? What did he see in us, to take such decision?"

"I believe Dante has always been stronger, physically and of heart, but you have the brains, the wisdom. And Sparda gave you the hardest task..." Trish said serious and keeping Vergil's attention. "...to keep both worlds separated"

"And do you think he chose wisely?" Vergil replied.

"I don't wanna change my mind" Trish retorted.

"And why does Dante gets to have plenty of Devil Arms and I only get to keep Yamato? And I was even stripped of till recently" Vergil kept having lots of cards to play against Dante.

Trish couldn't help to annoy. "Vergil, if Dante has so many Devil Arms it's because he's defeated tons of powerful demons to acquire them, plus I found some for him. It was your choice to stay in the Underworld, succumb to Mundus and giveaway the sword your father entrusted you to keep this world safe!" She said upset again. "It was your choice to be miserable in hell"

Vergil couldn't reply to that. "And it was Dante's choice to giveaway our father's sword to you" Vergil said and instantly regretted.

"You think it's not in good hands?" Trish asked. "Am I not worthy of it?" She kept bombarding him with questions. "Do you want it? You can have it, I don't care. It's been hanging on the wall for years. But Dante entrusted it to me"

"No, I don't... I know..." He answered to her questions.

Trish began raising her voice again. "Vergil, this envy towards Dante needs to stop. Your ambitions need to stop. You're just poisoning your head with this never ending twin rivalry" She said exasperated. "I thought you had left all those sickening thoughts behind" She said staring into his eyes, waiting for an answer.

"It's not easy Trish" Vergil said serious.

"Life is what you make it and you can have all Dante has, that which you desire, you already have. Someone who cares, worries and loves you and she's waiting for you back home. You'll regret it if you take her for granted" Trish said serious. She wanted to end this bothersome conversation.

"It's not easy to escape from this trail of grief" Vergil replied.

"And I insist. Life is what you make it and only you can erase that trail. Otherwise, you'll keep sinking in your own uncertainty" She said serious. "Why don't you feel the same rivalry with Nero?"

"That's different" Vergil said dryly. "I don't want to talk about this anymore" Vergil said as he turned from Trish. "Sorry I bothered you. You're right. Someone's waiting for me back home" He said as he quietly left the kitchen and walked through Dante's office without saying a single word.

Dante noticed Vergil leaving silently. He just glimpsed at him and his strange expression. Although, Nero was still intrigued about what he wanted to see him for"

"Hey Vergil! You still wanna talk?" Nero yelled and hesitated afterwards. "Or- whatever- it- was- you wanted?"

Vergil didn't even turn to look at him and kept his way to the doors. "I'll look for you tomorrow" He said cold as he opened the door and left.

"What's wrong with him?" Nero wondered again.

Dante kept serious for a moment. He turned towards the kitchen and decided to go talk to Trish. When he entered to the kitchen he found Trish preparing dinner. "Hey babe, everything okay?"

"Yeah, why?" Trish said simply while she kept focused on her cooking. She didn't even turn to look at him.

"Are you sure?" Dante insisted as he stood next to her and grabbed her by the chin and turned her face towards his and looked her straight in the eye.

Trish couldn't help to notice Dante and Vergil are very similar while doing certain things and right now she couldn't stand to look at him and think of Vergil. So she turned from him. "Yes! Why do you insist?" She tried not to hesitate.

"I don't know, it's just... Vergil seems to be scheming something" Dante said intriguing.

"It's nothing Dante, seriously. He just needed someone to talk to, he's a little... frustrated" Trish said while she kept thinking somehow Dante and Vergil are connected.

"Okay, then why doesn't he talk to Lady?" He wondered.

"I asked him the same" Trish said simply.

"Then- I shouldn't worry about you?" Dante asked as he stared at Trish. She just shook her head. "'Cause I don't want him to get you involved in whatever weird thing he could be secretly scheming"

"It's okay Dante, don't worry" Trish said as she turned from him and kept cooking. She really hoped it was okay.

"Alright" Dante replied, not very convinced though, but he'd trust Trish. So he just returned to the lounge with Nero and Dave.

"Everything okay?" Nero asked.

"Yeah" Dante said careless as he threw himself over the sofa again, making David bounce from his seat. He was about to fall on Dante's lap. He just chuckled and caught him in the air right before he'd crush him.

"Hey dad? Can we go train, now that uncle Nero's here?" David asked excited as Dante sat him next to him.

"What do you want him for? I thought you liked training with me" Dante said simply.

"And I do, but it's fun to attack uncle Nero, you are tougher" David said simply.

"Oh, so you wanna kick his ass" Dante said as he rubbed his chin and seemed pensive. "Let's go then!" He said as he stood up in a blink and headed to the kitchen. David followed him and Nero just kept paralyzed. Dante opened the door to the kitchen and waited for Nero while David went in. "You comin'?" He asked Nero. "You're not gonna back out, are ya? You're the main attraction here" Dante added. "You scared?" Dante mocked.

"What scares me is to end up like your piñata, well his" Nero said referring to David.

"C'mon, you can fight him this time" Dante motivated him.

"Okay..." Nero said a little uncertain as he headed to the kitchen.

"We'll be training a little till dinner's ready" Dante said to Trish as he opened the door to the laundry room.

"Okay. I'll let you know when it is" Trish said simply as she glimpsed at him and kept focused on what she was doing. Suddenly Dante surprised her, embracing her from behind and kissing her neck. He couldn't surround her entirely but he embraced her belly. Dante led them to the basement to the secret training room.

"Hey uncle Nero! Why don't you bring your sword so you can show me what you can do?" David asked.

"My sword?" Nero wondered. "Yeah, sure, why not?"

"I'll go get mine then" Said Dante.

"And what about me? I want a sword too" David complained.

"I'll see what I can do" Dante replied.

Trish just felt Nero crossing to the living room, she didn't ask anything. But then she felt Dante and yet she didn't bother to ask anything, until she glanced at him and noticed he was carrying both Rebellion and the Sparda. "Where are you taking the Sparda?" She asked Dante now intrigued.

"I'll borrow it to David so we can practice now using swords" Dante said simply.

"But the Sparda is too big for him" Trish complained.

"He can handle it" Dante said careless.

"Ugh... whatever" Trish replied, returning to her cooking.

Dante walked in to the training room and surprised David with the two swords. "Hey kiddo! I brought one for you!"

David surprised with the Sparda. "Wow! Mom's sword!"

"It was actually your grandpa's but I gave it to your mom" Dante replied.

"Oh, right. It's pretty cool anyway" David said excited. "Do I get to choose?" David asked marveled.

"Let me guess, the Sparda..." Dante said careless. And before David could even reply. "...but your mom says it's too big for ya..." He said intriguing, looking at Dave by the corner of his eye, just to see his reaction. He chuckled as he saw the rapid change in Dave's expression, from excitement to disappointment. He then cast the Sparda towards him and his expression changed again in less than a second. "... but I told her you could handle it"

David reached out to grab it and he almost fell on his face as the weight of the Sparda pulled him under. He grabbed it with both hands, stumbled a little but managed to keep standing. "It's heavy..." He said shaky.

"And yet, your mom wields it like a feather" Dante said grinning.

"I know, I've seen it" David said surprised.

"You better take mine. It's still big, but you may handle it better" Dante said with a grin.

Suddenly Nero arrived with Red Queen. He approached to them as Dante switched swords with David. Nero stabbed the sword into the ground and twisted the hilt making it roar.

Dante just chuckled. "You trying to show off?" He said cocky as he stabbed the broad Sparda into the ground as well.

Nero turned his look down and grinned. "Is that size to compensate for certain complex of yours?" He mocked as he glimpsed at Dante.

Dante chuckled. "I wish..." He lifted the sword in front of him as he admired it. "... although, having such big one can be uncomfortable at times, but I can't complain, Trish loves it this big" He said cocky as he reached out and the Sparda changed its shape into some sort of scythe, having the looks of an even bigger sword, it extended and reached even further.

"I bet..." Nero grinned as he shook his head.

"No wonder she loves this sword..." Dante said as he pulled his arm closer, bringing the Sparda closer to him, recovering its original form. "...she must think of me every time she grabs it and makes it grow..."

"Are we still talking about the Sparda?" David wondered confused.

"Okay, that's enough..." Nero said beginning to sweat.

"Dante was just holding his laughter. "Why, you wanna prove me wrong?"

"Hell no! I wanna kick your ass that's what I wanna do" Nero said.

"You wanna lick my ass? Fuck! I didn't know you were that type of guy" Dante mocked.

"Oh shut up Dante, let's fight!" Nero said exasperated as he shoved his Red Queen at Dante.

"I wanna see you try" Dante said reacting to his "threat". He stabbed the Sparda into the ground and without a sword he clapped twice and taunted Nero. "C'mon, show me what you got!" He said cocky.

"You're gonna brag already?" Nero said grinning. "You're gonna need that sword" He replied to Dante.

Dante chuckled. "Have I ever?"

"Are you gonna fight or what?" David said annoyed.

Dante just chuckled and wondered if David had ever listened to him say that. Like father, like son.

Nero just grinned then twisted his lips wickedly. He launched at Dante swaying Red Queen, slashing the air before Dante. But Dante evaded every move from Nero's sword, every attack.

Dante moved incredibly fast evading one of Nero's combos with Red Queen while he swayed the sword in the air and started using it like a hammer. Dante moved beside him and elbowed him in the back pushing Nero forward. "Who are you attacking, kid?" He mocked while David just watched.

Nero pissed off and turned towards Dante. He began charging his sword until it turned red. "Shall we dance?" He said as he made a reverence then performed several Exceed attacks.

"So clichéd..." Dante said shaking his head as he then reached out and Rebellion returned to him, slipping from David's hands and reaching his.

David surprised at how his father just stretched his arm and the sword went straight to him, he was mouth agape.

With Rebellion now in hand, Dante clashed his sword with Nero's, stopping his blazing attacks.

"I told you, you'd need the sword" Nero said cocky.

Dante just chuckled as he performed a Stinger move pushing Nero back. "You got some good moves kid..." He said as he lifted Rebellion in the air and stared at it. "...but..." He suddenly moved like a ghost performing Million Stab, catching Nero off guard, he received every hit and finished on the ground. "...you're too slow, still" Dante said as he reached the tip of his sword to Nero's neck.

Nero just paralyzed for a second while a pearl of sweat rolled down his neck. He stared at Dante a bit ashamed.

Dante started walking away from Nero. "If you don't want me to help you out, at least seriously ask Vergil to train ya, 'cause evidently..." He made a slight pause. "...you need some training kid"

"What!" Nero couldn't be any more pissed. But he thought perhaps Dante was right. Other than the few demons he kills every now and then in Fortuna, he really never practices at all. "Perhaps you're right" He said looking down.

Dante turned to look at him surprised. He raised both his eyebrows and said. "I am. And I'm glad you accept it" He grinned. "So..." He took a moment to continue. "...do you want me to do it?" He asked.

Nero chuckled. "Of course..." He bowed his head.

Dante grinned and was about to speak when Nero continued.

"...not!" Nero mocked. "I'll ask Vergil better"

"Bah! Do as you please" Dante said disappointed. "I'll train only my son then" He said as he cast Rebellion towards David once again. He folded his arms and walked towards him with his eyes closed.

"Hey, don't get me wrong, I just wanna see how good Vergil is" Nero said trying not to make Dante feel he was being made aside.

"Yeah, whatever. As if I cared..." Dante said careless as he turned his back towards Nero.

"You can still help me with Blue Rose" Nero said.

"Sure, some other time" Dante said with a sigh. "Okay son, get ready" He said as he grabbed the Sparda and wielded it with ease. "Try to attack me with the sword, I'll teach you some moves.

Nero just sighed as he now felt Dante was making him aside. He moved to a safer place so he wouldn't hinder their training.

David launched towards Dante, wielding Rebellion with both hands. He struggled to sway the sword and hardly managed to, but it wasn't enough to fight the Sparda in Dante's hands.

"Can I use my Devil Trigger?" David asked.

"Of course, if you can, that is" Dante chuckled.

David concentrated. Electricity began flowing throughout his body. He began to levitate a little. He now held Rebellion with one hand as he spread his arms and after a deep yell, he turned into a new demon form. His childish yell turned deep and vicious like his face; his whole expression seemed he didn't have any single human trait left. His eyes were of a deep and intense red. He grinned devilishly, revealing his fangs, ready to attack.

"What the..." Both Dante and Nero said surprised, mouth agape.

"...hell?" Dante surprised at Dave's Devil Trigger form. It was different than the one he had turned to before. He grew black feathered wings. "How many Devil Trigger forms do you have?" He said foolish.

David didn't stop to answer and simply launched at Dante viciously. He now wielded Rebellion with ease and dexterity, as if his skills had been already within him, born with him, as if they were natural.

Dante didn't hesitate to strike back. David almost matched Dante's speed and moves. It was as if he were fighting his own reflection. Dante couldn't help to get excited, he Devil Triggered too and now they battled in the air, clashing their swords as they blocked each other's moves.

"I told you his true Devil hadn't really awoken!" Nero yelled to Dante. "How can he have so much power?" He wondered. "He's not even five yet and he's even more powerful than I am" He complained to himself. And after watching Dante's battle with David, he now felt the desire to be trained by Dante.

Suddenly Trish came down the stairs and opened the door to the training room. "Hey guys! Dinner's re..." She simply paralyzed after watching both Dante and David fighting like that, but even more surprised she was with David's demon form. "David..." She whispered.

Despite the distance, their acute sense of hearing made both Dante and David turn towards Trish.

"Trish!" Dante said in his demonic deeper voice, surprised of watching Trish just stand there motionless. But he surprised more with David's reaction towards her. He had stopped the fight to stare at Trish.

The moment David stared at her, Trish couldn't help to see the void in his eyes and even though in his Devil Trigger, Dante's eyes turn red as well, they don't look the same way and that scared her. She gave a step back, but she couldn't stop staring at her either.

Dante watched them in silence, waiting for David's next move. He surprised when David's face contorted in anger and he threw Rebellion in a Round Trip towards Trish. "Trish!" Dante yelled and reacted fast. "David no! She's your mother!" He yelled, still in Devil form. He moved fast in the air trying to grasp the sword. Luckily, just as he reached out for it, Rebellion reacted to him and changed its direction, now towards Dante. But just as Dante caught it, David growled and launched himself towards Trish shooting fireballs from his hands.

Trish didn't even twitch. She was surprised that her son couldn't recognize her. A tear rolled down her face while she kept motionless as she saw the attacks coming her way. Nero got on the way to protect her, he just embraced her and received all the attacks right on his back.

"David stop!" Dante yelled as he cast the Sparda in a Round Trip to stop David from behind. But surprisingly, as he felt the huge sword spinning his way, he turned around and with a single and fast move he created a barrier around him, for the sword clashed with this invisible power, stopping the sword and making it fall and stab into the ground.

Nero had turned his face when he heard Dante yell at David and he saw the whole scene just like Trish. He let go of her completely as he turned around and tried to subdue him using his Devil Bringer. The huge ghostly hand caught David in the air and smashed him onto the ground, while Dante launched fast towards David, kicking him on the chest strongly as he landed on the ground, forcing David to lose his Devil Trigger.

Somewhat exhausted, David returned to his human form and just kept laying on the ground, but he was fully conscious. Dante recovered his human form as well and hurried to Trish's side.

"Baby, are you okay?" Dante said worried as he noticed she wasn't moving yet. He touched her belly and felt the babies move. He kissed her while muted tears rolled down her pale cheeks. He took her from behind her ear and neck. Her stare was still fixed on David. "Trish..." He looked into her eyes. "...what's the matter?"

David felt Trish's stare while flashbacks of previous moments raced in his head. He couldn't stand to see her cry, because he knew it had been his fault. He slowly sat up and tried to comfort her. "Mom?"

Suddenly Trish moved. She sniffed and turned away from them and went running upstairs.

"Trish!" Dante yelled trying to stop her.

"Mom, wait! I'm sorry!" David yelled worried. He approached to Dante with a sad expression. He stared at his hands. "Why did I do that, dad?" He asked, still staring at his hands.

"You remember?" Dante wondered.

David just nodded. "I didn't want to do that, I don't know what happened to me" He said serious and staring down.

Nero approached to a mirror and tried staring at his back.

Dante kneeled down at Dave's level, he put a hand on his shoulder and lifted his face towards his. "Hey son, I think you're not ready for this. You possess a lot of power, more than you can handle. I think it's best if we put your training on hold for a while" He said serious.

"But dad!" David complained. "How am I supposed to learn to control if we stop training?"

Dante took a deep breath. "I know son. I just don't want to upset your mom. I want her to be okay. Let's give it some time, at least until your siblings are born, okay?" He said caring.

David just turned his head down. "Okay..."

"Hey!" Nero complained jokey. "Thanks Dave, now I'll have to get a new coat" He complained as he saw the back of his coat burned and with holes punched in it.

"I'm sorry uncle Nero, it won't happen again" David said embarrassed and disappointed of the whole situation.

Nero could tell how he felt. He grasped his Devil Bringer and remembered the struggle he went through to control it like he does now. He turned towards them. "Hey, don't worry, it's nothing. I know how you feel..." He approached to David and crouched at his level. He lifted his face with a finger and looked into his eyes. "I was like you when my arm turned like this. It was new to me and scary and I couldn't control it. You have to get used to this new power to control it..." He grabbed Dave's shoulder and squeezed it. "It takes some time, but once you manage, you'll be invincible, no doubt" He stood up and looked at Dante. "And Dante, I don't think it's a good idea to stop his training. He needs to get used to it"

"Well kid, that's something I'll decide, not you" Dante said serious.

"I don't want to hurt mom" David said sad.

"You won't" Dante replied. "Well, now let's go upstairs so you can make it up to your mom, okay?"

David nodded while Dante took the Sparda from the ground and took both swords upstairs. Nero grabbed Red Queen and went ahead of them. When he reached to the kitchen, Trish wasn't there, but it surely smelled pretty good so he went to peek to the stove.

"Mmm... pasta" He took in all that delicious aroma while Dante and David crossed the room to the office after not finding Trish there.

"Mom?" David said out loud in the office, but he got no response.

"Trish, baby? Are you upstairs?" Dante said out loud too and he worried. He knew she'd be unsettled. "I'll go look for her upstairs, okay? Wait here" Dante said to David. He just nodded while he saw Dante going up the stairs.

Dante went in to their room and surprised when she wasn't there. He went to David's room and nothing. The bathroom at the end of the hall, nothing. "What the hell?" He wondered where she could be. His last try was the roof and luckily she was there, sitting over the brick parapet, facing to the street. "Trish, baby, what are you doing here?" He rapidly went to her side and stood behind her. He held her by the shoulders and he could feel and listen to her sobs. "Baby, calm down, please. You don't have to worry about this. We're not training anymore, okay?" He said caring as he crouched a little beside her to try to see her face.

"It's not that, Dante" She swallowed her tears and tried to speak better. "My own son couldn't recognize me. He attacked me deliberately, Dante, not by mistake or accident!" She said anxious as she turned and stared at Dante.

Dante didn't know what to say. It was true. He turned her over completely, so she wouldn't be sitting on the edge of the building anymore, it kinda tensed him even more. "I know baby, it was..." He thought of something to explain Dave's behavior. "...some- demonic lapse he had, it won't happen again, I swear. Not even he knows why he did it. He wants to talk to you, he feels pretty bad about this"

Trish just turned her look down as she touched her round belly.

"C'mon baby, let's go downstairs" Dante grabbed her by the arm and helped her up.

"I'm scared Dante" She said serious.

"Scared of what, baby?" Dante wondered. "He won't do it again. Isn't he your precious baby, your little boy?"

"It's just..." She tried to swallow the lump in her throat. "...I'm not sure anymore. Who or what are we raising? A little boy to become like his father, fighting demons to protect the world? Or a powerful demon to destroy it all?"

"Trish, he's not like that. He's still struggling to control his power, that's all" Dante said serious. "He needs to practice a little more, it's a lot of power what he has to handle"

"Exactly Dante. It's a lot of power for a kid!" Trish said serious. "For our bad luck, he's like you in a way. The more he fights, the stronger he gets. But the problem is, Dante..." She spoke carefully. "...he isn't like you. He's not a half-demon like you, he's more than that. His demonic side will always be greater. And if he can't control it now, he won't later"

Dante kept pensive for a moment. "Well you knew our kids would be like this. They can't be less having us for parents"

"I know Dante, but there's gotta be a way to teach them how to control, how to be greater than their inner devil" Trish said to Dante while he walked to and fro around the roof.

Suddenly Dante stopped. "That's it!"

"What is?" Trish wondered confused.

"I know how to do that!" Dante said satisfied and resolved.

"How?" Trish wondered.

"If our son, cannot control his demon too well, we gotta make his human side stronger" Dante said simply.

"Well, maybe that might work" Trish said dubious. "But how do you make a human side stronger?" She wondered.

"How did you become more human?" Dante asked.

"I have never become more human. You just awoke human feelings in me" Trish said strangely serious, remembering Vergil's dilemma. They wanted David to be more human, while Vergil sought through every means to lose all humanity in him. She wondered, what would Vergil become without humanity? She kept pensive, lost in her own thoughts, while Dante kept talking to her, trying to make her react.

"Earth to Trish, baby, where are you?" Dante asked foolish.

"What is it?" Trish said simply.

"How did I awake your human feelings?" He asked again.

"Well... I don't know. You just did. You made me fall for you" She said remembering those days, back when they met.

"Why did you fall for me?" Dante asked.

"Because of your noble heart, your courage, your fearless, careless attitude. You're very attractive to top it off. It was an obvious thing to happen" Trish said. "But it's not the same for David. It's not like he's gonna fall in love with some girl, who's gonna awake his human feelings, heart or whatever"

"Well, not that same way, but there's gotta be a way" Dante said pensive as he leant forward on the wall, resting his head over his forearms.

David had been eavesdropping almost the entire time, leaning against the door, until it yielded to his weight and opened, making him fall suddenly, giving himself away. He fell on his knees and rapidly stood up and turned away from them. He moved his hands nervously almost hearing a scolding.

"David!" Both Trish and Dante said in unison.

"How long have you been standing there?" Trish asked concerned.

David kept his look down and hesitated to talk. "The enough- to know you think I'm evil" He said shaky.

"Honey, we don't think you're evil" Trish said caring as she stood up and went to his side. She crouched to his level and lifted his face. "We just think your power is beyond yourself. You're too young to control it" She said as she looked into his teary eyes.

David looked into her eyes and couldn't help to cry. "I didn't want to do it, it wasn't me, I swear!" He said as he embraced her strongly and cried on her chest. "I'm sorry"

"I know sweetie, it's okay, we're okay. Nothing happened" Trish said caring as she rubbed his back.

"Am I grounded?" He asked slowly as he let go of her for a moment. "Are you mad at me?"

"Of course not honey" Trish said as she held him to her chest again.

Dante kept watching them, when suddenly something caught his attention. "Hey Dave?" He asked serious. "What happened to your bracelet?"

David turned to look at it. "I don't know, it turned black. It seems as if it were alive... looks weird. He said simply.

"Let me see" Trish said as she took him by the wrist to have a closer look at it. She examined it from every angle and turned serious. "Do you feel weaker or different?" She asked serious.

"Not really" David replied right away. "What is it mom?"

Trish suddenly stood up and turned to look at Dante a bit concerned. By the look on her face, Dante could tell it was no good.

"Mom?" David turned to look at her dubiously. "What's wrong?" She didn't reply. "Is this the reason why I acted that way?"

"I don't think so, honey. But I can tell it's alive, it's obviously demonic, don't know if good or bad, but..." She made a pause to think twice what she was gonna say. "...it is feeding on your power"

"What?" Dante said shocked.

"Yes, what?" David said shocked too.

"I'm not sure of what its purpose is, but it won't stop feeding on him until..." She made a pause again. As if she wanted to make it sound more mysterious.

"Until what?" David said suddenly scared.

"Until it's completed its transformation" She said simply.

"Transformation?" Dante said incredulous. "Are you saying it is some sort of dormant Devil Arm, Sparda gave to our son?" He said raising an eyebrow.

"Exactly that" Trish said a bit annoyed. "Don't know how it works, but yes. I believe it's a Devil Arm or some sort of amulet, like the one you and Vergil used to have"

"Now if you put it that way, it doesn't sound as crazy" Dante said. "Anyway, let's all go downstairs before Nero eats up all dinner" He said as he led them downstairs.

Dante was the first to come in to the kitchen. "Busted!" He said out loud from behind Nero.

Nero surprised and even threw the fork in the air as he was caught eating dinner without them. He turned around in a haste and tried to excuse himself. "I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. It smelled so good. I was just having a taste, I swear!"

"It's okay Nero, as long as you didn't eat it all up" Trish said jokey.

"I didn't. I swear. I love pasta" Nero said foolish.

"Yeah, we know that..." Dante said careless. "...I prefer pizza, but..." He continued.

"Yeah, we know that..." Trish said as she grabbed some dishes to set the table. "You reminded me of Vergil, the first day when he returned from hell" She said to Nero with a chuckle.

That kept Dante pensive for a moment. Nero does seem to be more alike Vergil. And it was weird that he had forgotten about the crazy idea of Nero being Vergil's son, until now; that everything seems to be pointing that way. He rather just forget the thought. He went to get a bottle of red wine instead.

Trish served everyone and they all sat by the table and enjoyed dinner.

"Now this is what I call a fancy dinner" Dante said as he was gonna serve a glass of wine to Trish, but she insisted she couldn't drink. "Okay then, that's more for me and Nero, then" He served a glass to Nero. They enjoyed and finished dinner while Dante kept emptying the bottle in his and Nero's glass, over and over until it finished. Then he brought another bottle and they kept drinking and talking nonsense all night.

"C'mon honey, let's go to bed" Trish said to David after noticing that neither Dante or Nero were paying any attention to them. They were already a bit wasted and just kept laughing and laughing about anything. Trish stood up after David, he took her hand and they headed upstairs. She put him to bed and went to her room afterwards. She changed her clothes and tried to sleep, but she just couldn't. She waited for Dante to come to bed.

Suddenly Nero stood up after he saw a clock on the wall and he freaked out at the hour. "Damn it's late!" He said as he staggered trying to leave.

Dante stood up too. He was a little drunk, but he could walk just fine. "Are you sure you can drive like this? If you crash the new van it won't be my fault, kid. You can stay if you want"

"Oh... I feel so stupid right now..." Nero said shaky and laughing. "Thanks but... Kyrie would kill me. I should go back home" He headed to the front doors still staggering.

Dante walked behind him and just before Nero would go out he punched him in the face real hard. Nero didn't expect that, obviously, so he even knocked him out onto the floor.

Dante made a funny face and staggered a bit as be shook his hand before Nero's face. "Was that too hard?" He chuckled and kneeled beside Nero. "Hey kid..." He tried to wake him up. He shook him by the shoulder. "...kid, wake up"

Suddenly Nero opened his eyes and could still feel the pain in his head. He sat up and stared at Dante, annoyed. "What was that for?" He complained.

"Well, I wanted to make sure you cool off before you go" Dante said foolish as he helped him up.

"I'm cool" Nero said careless as he went outside and got on his van.

"Make sure you get there in one piece, kid!" Dante yelled.

Nero just rolled down the window and gave Dante the finger.

Dante just chuckled and closed the door. He locked the house and went upstairs. He checked on David and he was asleep so he headed straight to the room. Trish was half asleep, so she barely noticed when Dante came in. He undressed completely, went to brush his teeth, went to the bathroom then got in bed with Trish. He got under the covers face up. It was inevitable not to notice his erection. "And who needed to cool off?" He said sarcastic to himself. He turned on his side facing Trish and stared at her. He reached a hand under her black, short and silky night gown. He caressed her ass, then noticed she wasn't wearing any underwear. "How convenient" He whispered. He moved closer to her, slightly lifted her leg and thrust her slowly and yet so hard.

Trish woke up right away. "Dante!" Her eyes opened widely.

"Shhh..." He tried to shush her. "...keep it down babe"

"Ahh... you scared me" She said moaning while Dante's hips moved so rhythmically.

Dante reached a hand to one of her breasts and squeezed it softly making Trish's moans even more intense.

"Oh Dante... ahh- ah..." Trish moaned. "...oh it feels so good"

"Oh yeah baby..." Dante moaned as he kept a steady rhythm for a while until he started pounding her a little faster.

"Oh Dante, oh yeah, right there, yes! Ohh..." Trish started moaning harder.

"Oh baby, ohh I love your tightness, oh squeeze it harder..." Dante moaned intensely as Trish tightened her pussy squeezing Dante's cock so delightfully, while they both reached climax.

"Oh Dante, Dante... ahh..." Trish moaned together with Dante.

"Oh Trish, oh yeah, baby!" He moaned strongly when suddenly the door burst open.

"Are you playing again without me!" David said jokey.

"David!" Both Trish and Dante said panting. Luckily they were under the covers.

"Go back to your room!" Dante yelled. "How many times do I have to tell you to knock on the damn door first?"

"You guys wouldn't have listened anyway" David complained as he turned around to go back to his room.

"Besides, you should be asleep by now" Dante said a bit more calmed now.

"But why do you always play in the middle of the night? So I cannot play with ya?" David insisted.

"We were not playing, David" Trish said softly.

"You're such killjoys" David said disappointed as he left the room.

"Why don't you ever lock the door, Dante?" Trish said a bit upset. "I thought you had checked on him before coming to the room"

"I did, and he was asleep!" Dante complained. "If it's not Nero, it's David or both! Why can't we have sex like a regular couple?" He said as he pulled out from her and laid on his back, staring at the ceiling.

Trish turned towards Dante. "Well, we are not a regular couple, for starters..."

"Touché..." Dante said with a sigh as he pulled Trish closer to his chest.

"Well at least he didn't see us, completely, that is" Trish said yawning right after she laid her head on his chest and relaxed instantly.

Dante just chuckled and stroke her hair as they both relaxed and fell to sleep in seconds.

In the other hand, Nero hadn't had the same luck. With any luck he arrived home in Fortuna in one piece. He got off the van to open the garage and scratched the paint as he parked inside, he didn't notice though.

But Kyrie woke up suddenly when she heard the garage open. She hurried to the entrance and relieved when she saw Nero. "Nero!" She yelled and embraced him, happy to know he was fine. But she easily perceived the smell of alcohol he emitted. "You've been drinking? Where were you?" She asked suddenly upset as she broke away from the hug.

"I was with Dante" Nero said foolish and still staggering a bit.

"At this hour?" Kyrie wondered.

"Yeah, he offered me a glass of wine and then another and another... until we finished like... I don't know, but I feel so stupid..." Nero said as he laughed uncontrollably. He gave a few steps and stumbled with a tall lamp and fell straight to the floor, together with the lamp and still laughing.

"Nero!" Kyrie said worried. "You're not used to drink, why don't you ever listen to me!" She said as she tried to help him up.

Nero stood up with the help of Kyrie and the lamp, but then he just let go of the lamp and it crashed onto the floor; the bulb turned to pieces, leaving them in the living room in complete darkness.

Nero stared at Kyrie and her perfect features. He caressed her face. "Oh Kyrie, you're so beautiful..." He said drunkenly. He embraced her with his Devil Bringer and brought her closer to his chest.

Kyrie could feel he had an erection, then he kissed her softly and walked towards the nearest couch. When he felt a cushion in the back of his leg he just let himself fall over it, dragging Kyrie with him. She ended up on top of him while his hands roamed at her back and lowered to her ass, as he kept kissing her with a little desperation.

"Nero!" She slapped him suddenly as she tried to set free from him. "Don't even think about it! You're drunk and you stink to alcohol!" She stood up and couldn't help to stare at Nero's more than evident erection. She involuntarily blushed. She stepped back and accidentally stepped on the bulb shards, piercing a few in her left foot. "Ahh..." She complained as she felt the little glass shards penetrate her skin. She heard them crush even more, so she might had pierced more pieces and deeper. She closed her eyes in pain and hurried to the kitchen to have a closer look at her foot.

Nero heard Kyrie moan. But by the time his eyes searched for her, she was gone from the room. "Kyrie?" After no response he fell asleep like a baby, although snoring really loud throughout the night, barely letting Kyrie sleep; she rather watch over him all night.

The next morning, the door bell rang. Kyrie was already up, having coffee, while Nero still slept like a baby. At least he wasn't snoring anymore. She went to get the door and surprised when she saw Vergil.

"Vergil!" She said surprised and embarrassed of having Vergil looking at her in her pajamas.

"Kyrie, good morning" Vergil noticed her embarrassment and turned his look elsewhere. "Is Nero around?" He asked.

"Nero?" Kyrie hesitated. "Yes- of course..." She said blushing. "...but he's asleep still"

"Asleep? Still?" Vergil said raising an eyebrow.

"He came home late last night, he had been drinking with Dante and..." She noticed Vergil's petulant face after she mentioned Dante so she just shut up. "...do you want me to- wake him up?" She asked.

"Well, it is important. If he is too exhausted still, I'll go" Said Vergil.

"Just a minute" She said shyly as she closed the door on Vergil's face and hurried to wake Nero up. "Nero..." She called out his name as she approached to him to the sofa. "...Nero!" She shook his shoulder. "Vergil's here, he wants to see you" She said a bit agitated.

Just when Nero heard her mentioning Vergil, his eyes opened almost involuntarily. "Vergil?" He said suddenly awakened. He sat up abruptly, looked around and found the living room in a total mess. He meant to ask what had happened, but he hurriedly headed to the bathroom to at least rinse his face.

Vergil could hear weird noises coming from inside. He felt curious and barely knocked on the door and it opened a little bit. "May I come in?" He asked politely.

"Kyrie was picking up the lamp. "Oh yes, I'm sorry I left you outside..." She said shyly as she hurried to the kitchen to get a broom and dustpan.

Vergil walked in and stood beside a sofa, he couldn't help to analyze the scene before his eyes. He raised an eyebrow, then Kyrie returned and swept the remaining shards on the floor.

"I'm sorry you had to see this..." Kyrie said embarrassed as she left the broom aside together with the dustpan.

Vergil couldn't help to notice Kyrie was wearing a bandage around her foot. "Are you okay?" He asked as he returned his look to her eyes.

Kyrie surprised and felt a sudden nervousness possess her.

Vergil noticed her uncertainty. "Your foot. I noticed you're wearing a bandage and it's stained in blood. May I have a look at it?"

"Oh- my foot... yes" Kyrie said embarrassed and relieved at the same time.

Vergil had a seat on a sofa and Kyrie sat next to him. It was a bit uncomfortable for him to check her foot from there. So he stood up and sat over the center table. He lifted her leg and placed her foot over his knee. He undid the bandage and noticed a few shards pierced inside her skin. "Do you have alcohol or oxygenated water" He asked.

"I think so" She said as she tried to stand up to go get it.

"Just tell me where it is, I'll get it" Vergil said simply.

"It's better if I go. You won't find it" Kyrie said.

"I insist. You shouldn't walk with your foot like that, you'll just pierce the shards deeper" Vergil said serious.

"I think there's a bottle in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom at the hall" Kyrie said.

"Okay, I'll go get it" Vergil said as he slowly stood up, holding her leg and resting it over the table delicately. He walked towards the hall and opened a door. For his surprise, it wasn't the bathroom but an old studio. He felt a sudden need to go inside. So he walked in stealthily. There was an old, dusty desk, a series of book cases full of books, some sofas and chairs and a center table. But what called his attention the most, were all the portraits hanging on the walls and pictures in photo frames all around the room.

Vergil kept paralyzed for moments as his eyes stared at all those photographs and portraits. Portraits of Sparda mostly; it was evident that Kyrie's family worshiped Sparda, but what paralyzed him most, were all those pictures of Nero as a baby and tons of pictures of his growth, his youth.

Vergil approached to the wall where the showcase of pictures began. He stared at every photo seriously and kept advancing throughout the room observing every single photo. There were pictures of Nero alone, some with Credo, some with Kyrie and some with the rest of the family.

"So it was them who fostered you and gave you a home..." Vergil whispered to himself as he touched the glass of a photograph of Kyrie's family with Nero, regretting his past decisions. He turned his face down and closed his eyes, remembering the past and suddenly returned from his thoughts as he heard footsteps approaching.

The sound slowly ceased as Nero went past that room to the living room near the entrance. So Vergil approached to one of the bookcases and had a look at some books. Surprisingly, they were mostly about science and black arts, knowledge of the demon world and Sparda himself. Most books had the symbol of the Order of the Sword on the covers. Vergil took one randomly, he opened it up and started flipping the pages, having fast glimpses of its content. He did the same with a few books until he'd find something of interest.

While Vergil searched throughout books, Nero met with Kyrie in the living room and surprised when he didn't see Vergil there. "I expected Vergil to be here, did he leave?" Nero asked worried, thinking he had probably lost patience and left, he thought he had taken some time to show up. He hadn't really paid much attention to Kyrie and her wounds.

"He went to get some oxygenated water but I think he got lost. He's taken some time..." Kyrie said innocently.

"Oxygenated water?" Nero wondered confused as he then turned towards Kyrie and saw the wounds in her foot. "Kyrie! I'm sorry, are you okay? What happened?" He said suddenly worried as he approached to her and kneeled beside her, having a closer look at her foot. "You're still bleeding..." He said in a low voice.

"It was nothing. Just an accident. I'm okay Nero" She said so he wouldn't feel responsible for it.

"I- I'll go get the water..." Nero's said hesitant as he stood up, turned around and headed to the bathroom, see if he found Vergil on his way. As he walked, he tried to remember about last night. Then something called his attention. The door to the old studio was slightly opened. He approached to it stealthily and grabbed the knob.

Vergil had finally found something of interest. A book about Sparda and his swords, The Force Edge, Rebellion and Yamato and of course, the one and only true Force Edge form, named after its creator Sparda. Each sword was described in detail, including their purposes.

Nero was about to enter when Vergil walked out of the bathroom next to the room.

"Found it!" Vergil said as he held the bottle of oxygenated water.

"Vergil..." Nero said surprised. "...thanks..."

Vergil didn't reply and just returned to the living room. Nero followed him. He didn't know why, but he felt something strange when he looked at Nero and Nero had the same strange feeling while he stared and followed him to the living room.

It was then, that memories flashed Nero's head. He got ahead of Vergil to meet Kyrie first.

"Kyrie!" Nero said panting as he rapidly arrived to the living room. "I'm sorry about last night. I acted like a total jerk. It was my fault that you hurt yourself, wasn't it?"

"It was an accident Nero, it's alright" Kyrie said lovingly.

Vergil watched the whole scene and wondered what could have happened last night. He just shook his head and proceeded to cure Kyrie. He approached to her moving Nero aside. He took her leg delicately and sat again over the center table. He placed her leg over his knee and inspected her wound. Nero just watched how he cured her. "My hands are clean" Vergil said simply as his forearm turned demonic, resembling Nero's Devil Bringer. With his sharp nail, he delicately pierced her wounds to extract the shards inside. Both Nero and Kyrie surprised with Vergil's demonic arm.

"Your arm..." Kyrie said shocked. "...it looks just like Nero's"

Vergil just chuckled as he continued with the healing.

"How can you only change a specific part of your body to demon form?" Nero asked surprised as he stared at his own Devil Bringer, realizing they were exactly the same.

"I have control over my demon" Vergil said simply.

"Then it's a family thing, 'cause Dante does it too, I was amazed when I saw him do it and yeah he said the same. It's amazing the control you have over your demon sides" Nero said innocently.

Vergil couldn't help to annoy just for hearing Dante's name.

"Dante says my demon might not be completely awakened yet, that may be the reason why I don't have a demon form like yours" Nero continued.

"May be..." Vergil said annoyed. If he heard Dante's name again, he'd go nuts.

While Nero was talking, Vergil extracted every little glass shard from Kyrie's foot. He poured some oxygenated water over her wounds and asked for a new bandage.

"Nero..." Kyrie called him. "...can you bring a new one, please?" She asked him after no response.

Nero shook his head. "Yeah- yeah. I'll be right back" He went to get another bandage from the medicine cabinet. He returned fast and handed it to Vergil.

Vergil wrapped the bandage around her foot and till her ankle. "Now, try not to use this foot as much for a few days until it is completely recovered"

"Okay" Kyrie said shyly with a smile. "Thank you Vergil"

Vergil stared at her and couldn't help to grin. Somehow Kyrie reminded him of Nero's mother. He lowered his head staring at her leg, paralyzed as he had a flashback. He kept holding her ankle softly, then he simply put her leg down delicately to stand up.

Nero rapidly approached to Kyrie and took her in his arms to carry her to the room. "You should have some rest" Nero said simply as he started walking away with Kyrie in his arms.

"That would be adequate" Said Vergil.

"I'll be right back!" Nero yelled from the hall.

Vergil kept pensive in Nero's absence. He couldn't stop thinking about all those books of Sparda and the demon world residing precisely in this particular house, in that specific old studio. "Who were these people?" He whispered to himself. "What were they after?" He noticed Nero was taking some time to return so he thought of returning to that old studio. He yearned to know more. How come he never knew about that room before, all these years, being so close. He meant to go to the studio when suddenly Nero returned.

"I'm sorry I took too long, I was talking some things with Kyrie and..." Nero was interrupted by Vergil.

"That's alright, you can talk to her if you need to. I can wait..." Vergil said expectantly.

"No, no. That's alright. I don't wanna keep you waiting, you're not Dante to be that rude with ya" Nero said with a mix of a chuckle and anxiety. He was anxious himself about what Vergil wanted to speak to him about. He has been wondering about it since Vergil wanted to see him.

Vergil turned serious and had a seat on the large sofa. Nero sat at the other end of the sofa, expectantly.

"I want you to have my sword, Yamato" Vergil said serious.

"What!" Nero couldn't believe his ears. "Seriously?"

"For now, of course. I'll take it back when I need it again" Vergil continued. "After all, you were the one who restored it" He said intriguing. "By the way... how did you manage to do so?" He asked intrigued. He noticed Nero kept pensive for a moment before answering.

"Well..." Nero hesitated. "...I was in a sort of lab, I was stabbed by several swords. I really felt I was gonna die..." He said serious. "...Yamato was in that lab, close to me. In my near death experience I heard Kyrie suffering, she needed me, I couldn't let her down, I promised I'd save her. I guess it was then my demon awoke. I felt power flowing throughout my body..." He said speaking slowly. "...it was this arm..." He said staring at his Devil Bringer. "...what really restored it. It glowed and it was like it yearned for it and it simply happened. I just reached out and the two pieces of Yamato fused and it simply came straight into my Devil Bringer. I kept hearing this voice in my head, I need more power..." He was facing to the floor. "...it got control over me, I felt different and those words came from me, I need more power to protect her"

Vergil kept silent, just listening to Nero.

"If I had to turn into a demon, then so be it. I think that's when I accepted my fate. And the power I got really surprised me. I hated this arm, but after that incident, and when I realized what I could do, I learned to love it and I felt it part of me and I swore I would use it to protect the ones I love" Nero raised his stare, still not really staring at Vergil at any time.

"Tell me the truth" Said Vergil.

"Nero turned to look at him confused. "What do you mean? It's the truth!" He said frowning.

"About your arm, Nero" Vergil insisted.

"All I told you is the truth" Nero insisted.

"Not what you just told me. I know that is true. I mean the way your arm transmuted into that form" Vergil said serious and noticed Nero turned pretty nervous. "You said before, your arm was a new thing from several years back, but it had been recent. Correct me if I'm wrong" He said with a devilish grin.

Nero hesitated. "I- I..." He couldn't deny it.

"Tell me the truth then" Vergil insisted. "All in all, is my power what's inside that arm"

"But how can you know that? You were in the Underworld!" Nero replied. "It had been recent, yes..." He hesitated. "A few weeks before the Fortuna Incident, there was an attack, I protected Kyrie and some orphan kids she was taking care of. I received an attack that left me with an open wound in my arm. I felt like something penetrated my skin. It didn't heal as it normally would and instead it took this form. I thought I had been possessed or something so I hid my arm from the community using a sling" He said serious. "They already saw me like a weirdo because of my abilities, if they saw my arm was demonic..." Nero continued. "... I feared they'd kick me out from the Order and Kyrie..."

"You thought she wouldn't love you if she knew you were a demon and her brother didn't approve" Vergil said simply without staring at him.

"Yeah..." Nero said as he turned to look at him.

Vergil didn't reply, he just kept silent and pensive.

"If you say it's your power, I cannot understand yet how could an Assault demon possess that part of you that you were once stripped of?" Nero wondered.

"Well, it seems in this city, everyone knows about demons and even worship one as God. I believe they had Dante and I tracked down, they obtained the pieces of my sword and they had you to experiment. They must have obtained my power as well and they planned to implant it in you. Perhaps they always believed you had Sparda's blood coursing through your veins and they tried to use you to accomplish their goals" Vergil said simply. "Although it was probably Dante, their main target, because apparently I was dead, but you were easier to capture"

Nero kept pensive and remembered a strange talk he once had with Sanctus who believed Nero carried Sparda's bloodline. "If you put it that way... sounds about right" He said slowly. "But how can you know all this, it's like if you had been there?" Nero asked surprised.

"Humans are so easy to predict..." Vergil said coldly.

Nero kept pensive and shaking his head slowly while his stare kept focused on the floor. "And to think people believe demons are twisted... humans are no different"

"That's right" Vergil retorted as he turned to look at Nero.

"Anyway..." Nero said turning to look at Vergil finally. "...what will you be doing that you won't be needing Yamato? I mean, I'll be pleased to have it for a while, but I don't understand"

"Just research" Vergil said simply.

"Research?" Nero tried to inquire into this whole thing a bit more.

"Yes" Vergil replied dryly.

"About what?" Nero asked and hesitated right away. "I mean- if I may ask"

Vergil raised an eyebrow. "Well, I want to know more about Sparda and I want to understand the real purpose of his actions. Like, why did he decide it was I who should wield Yamato and not Rebellion?"

"They were a gift from the old man?" Nero wondered feeling jealous.

Vergil just nodded with a devilish grin.

"How come I didn't get any?" Nero complained. "Anything that belonged to him..." He turned his stare from Vergil and felt forsaken from Sparda's love and care. "...or even to my mother" He kept quiet for a moment. "I have nothing from them"

Vergil couldn't help to feel guilty about this. He didn't know for how long he could keep up this lie. "Well the thing is that..." He kept pensive for a moment. "...you had a different life, you were never with your parents like Dante and I. Our father was not very present in our lives, but he was there and our mother too. Until we turned 8..." He stopped there and kept quiet for a moment, remembering that tragic night. He could hear her screams so vividly, reviving that moment. He was out of the house when the attack happened. Dante and Vergil had been gifted with their respective swords, and even though they were both excited about training with the best swordsman of both worlds, Sparda, Vergil was the one who took the training more seriously. He spent most of his time training on his own in the vast gardens surrounding the house. During the attack, he was away, but still close enough to listen to his mother's desperate screams of terror and cries for help. He tried to help, but he was suddenly surrounded by dozens of demons he had never seen before and they were all armed and willing to kill him. He closed his eyes as if wanting to wake up from this nightmare but as he opened his eyes, he found himself surrounded by an entire army of demons with spears and blades. He wielded his katana as his father had trained him to, it was not the moment to be afraid but to test himself against a real enemy, a matter of life or death. But as much training he had, they were just too many and he wasn't yet as fast. While he swayed Yamato left and right, the demons attacked him either way, and while many died, the vast number remaining never ceased to attack, leaving his entire body without a single spot injured. And yet, he didn't give up, he couldn't stop listening to his mother's screams, they resounded in his head as a remembrance of his reason to go on. And even with his self-healing abilities as a half-demon, it didn't suffice for his wounds were so deep and countless. He was exhausted, desperate. He turned around and noticed the demons just didn't cease to appear. He felt desperation consuming him. He needed more power. The rage possessed him, so he launched towards the demons killing as many as he could. He stopped for a moment to take a breath, and in the sight of horror, Vergil froze as he saw a rain of spears and blades falling from the crimson skies. It seemed it was raining blood now, as his body gushed blood splashing the ground. He stepped back with every stab. And the last one on his right shoulder even made him drop Yamato and he stumbled back against a tree. He just let himself fall back and just sat there before the tree, with his chest and entire torso full of spears. He turned his head down, defeated. This couldn't be his end. He wouldn't let them get away with this, not after they killed his mother. He closed his eyes and it was as if he had been transported somewhere else. He found himself in Limbo, where demons spoke to him of the seven sins, showing him his future in the depths of darkness in hell.

Father, father... Vergil cried. His heart pounded strangely as if it were about to pierce his chest from within. I need more power... power... give me more power! His eyes burst open and he saw a demon had taken Yamato. For the demons, the task Mundus gave them was done. But as soon as the demons saw Vergil's eyes opened, the one holding Yamato, instinctively cast it towards him.

Vergil was stabbed one more time now by Yamato's powerful blade. His eyes turned a deep red and he felt his every pore fill with power. In a burst of power, every spear was ejected from his body as he pulled his Devil Trigger. With madness now consuming him, he slayed every single demon around with Yamato. Some demons had already returned to the Hell Gates and reported to their master Mundus, alleging that neither Sparda's wife nor his sons were still alive.

"Who sent you?" Vergil asked in his husky devilish voice. Yamato's blade brushed the neck of the last demon alive there. The demon stuttered Mundus' name while Yamato's blade severed his head without remorse. Vergil lost his demon form and fainted over the blood stained grass. He remained there for a few days until his body completely healed. He returned to his home just to find everything wrecked and his mother laying over a pool of blood in a room. And there was no single trace of Dante. "Dante..." He murmured with hatred. Since that day, he swore his only goal in life would be to obtain more power, for without power you cannot protect anything, anyone. He buried his mother near the house...

"Vergil? Are you okay?" Nero asked concerned after a few minutes of his absence and no single word. His expression seemed full of anguish.

Vergil suddenly reacted. "Of course" He said simply. "Why do you ask?"

"It's just you kept silent for minutes and you seemed to be somewhere else..." Nero said foolishly.

"I'm sorry, it was just a flashback" Vergil said serious then stood up. "Here you go" He said as he took Yamato and offered it to Nero.

Nero stood up excited. He couldn't believe he was actually gonna carry Yamato, no matter for how long. "Thanks..." He took it and absorbed it into his Devil Bringer. He rubbed his arm and hesitated a little. "Hey Vergil...?"

Vergil had surprised about how the sword was absorbed by his arm. He had turned to go, so he turned again to answer. "Yes?"

"You think- you could come over some time... to- umm... teach me some moves with Yamato?" Nero asked shyly. He couldn't even look him in the eye. "If- if you- have time- of course"

Vergil just grinned. "Of course" He turned to go. "I thought you had been training with Dante and David" He said just to sound him out.

"Well umm... not really... I've helped and..." Nero hesitated.

"It's alright Nero, it's your choice" Vergil replied.

"I thought I could learn the best from each of you..." Nero said.

"Who taught you to fight?" Vergil wondered.

"Credo. Kyrie's deceased brother" Nero said simply. "After the death of Kyrie's parents he became like a father to me"

"And yet, you took his sister as your partner" Vergil said.

Nero chuckled shyly. "Huh... well yeah, that's different" He rubbed his head nervously.

Vergil just chuckled. "How did her parents die? If I may ask?"

"The demons" Nero said suddenly serious. He turned his look down. "I was too young, 8 or probably 10, I don't remember. But after that day I decided to join the Order of the Sword to become a Knight. I wouldn't let any more people die, not by the hands of demons"

"And yet, the Order worshiped one as God. Did they really protected the community from demons?" Vergil wondered.

"Considering what happened, I'm not too sure. I guess they only cared to obtain what they needed, no matter who died in the process" Nero said pensive.

"Anyway... so he trained you... this... Credo?" Vergil implied. "He was a member of the Order already, I assume"

"Yeah. He taught me all I know about swordsmanship" Nero replied.

"He must have been good enough. Although, I don't think any other member of the Order carried a sword or pistol like you" Vergil tried to inquire a bit more into the situation.

"Well no, of course not. My sword's modified and I was the only member of the Order who carried a gun, thing that they all despised" Nero said. "Reason why I always worked on my own, it was better off that way, besides most of them hated me..."

"For who you are..." Vergil added.

"I guess..." Nero replied foolishly.

"They always believed you carried Sparda's bloodline, didn't they?" Vergil said suspiciously.

"If they did, they wouldn't have hated me, don't you think?" Nero wondered. "They would've respected me a little more"

"Perhaps, it was envy more than anything. But I'm sure, with Sparda's worshipping in this city, your looks surely gave you away" Vergil said. "Surely Kyrie's parents took you in because of that"

"Perhaps..." Nero kept pensive.

"Well, I'll get going now" Vergil said serious.

"Okay, thanks" Nero said looking down as Vergil headed to the main door. "Hey Vergil!"

Vergil turned towards Nero as he grabbed the door knob to open the door and leave.

"If there's anything I can help you with, don't hesitate to ask" Nero said shyly.

"Thank you Nero. I'll keep that in mind" Vergil said serious as he left the house. He closed the door behind him and grinned devilishly. Things had turned out even better than he expected.

Vergil kept pensive for a moment, thinking about what to do next. Redgrave City was close from Fortuna, so he might just make a visit to the old house. Unlike Dante, Vergil had been having plenty of jobs and well paid by the way, so money was not an issue for him. He decided to spend the next few months researching about Sparda. Because evidently, there was still so much hidden information in places he never thought there could be. But he'd return to his roots, start from zero. There was evidently a lot of information he had missed.

It was late in the afternoon, the darkness was slowly drowning the city for the moon was just as small as a slice, emitting just a dim light. Lady was just returning from a job. She entered to the house and she found it empty and every single light off. No trace of Vergil. So she meant to go upstairs and take a shower. She put Kalina Ann below the staircase.

"How did it go?" Vergil asked from behind.

Lady freaked out. She jumped and crashed onto the wall with a gun in hand, pointing at the intruder. "Jesus Vergil! Where the hell were you! Why do you scare me like that!"

Vergil chuckled. "Well, you should've turned on the lights. I was just reading"

"Reading? In the dark?" Lady said confused.

"Well it wasn't dark when I started reading and I was too focused I didn't realize it was already dark" Vergil said simply.

"Okay..." Lady said shaking her head. "And what's so interesting about this book?" She wondered.

"It's just a book of poems" Vergil replied.

"Poems?" Lady said taken aback. "I didn't know you were the poem-reading- type of guy... Mr. Romantic..." She mocked slyly.

Vergil raised an eyebrow. "I'm not" He said dryly. "But this book belonged to my father"

"Really? To the Legendary Dark Knight, Sparda?" Lady said dubious.

"No, the King of Persia... of course to Sparda". Vergil said annoyed. "What is so hard to believe?"

"It's just... one would expect that the Legendary Dark Knight was a man who..." Lady tried to explain.

"A devil..." Vergil corrected her.

Lady kept mute for a moment and corrected herself. "...a devil who spent his days fighting the evil in this world, not reading poems"

"It's not just poems. I'm sure there's more to read between the lines, and when I understand it, I'll know Sparda's true beliefs" Vergil said with certain delusion.

"Okay, good luck with that!" Lady said careless. She was exhausted and all she wanted was a hot bath. She grasped from the banister and went up a few stairs before stopping and turning towards Vergil. "Are you coming?"

Vergil turned towards her. "In a minute"

"Okay... I'll be in the shower if you wanna catch up" Lady said as she went up the stairs swaying her hips enticingly.

Vergil couldn't help to stare at her ass and all her bare skin, mesmerized. He closed the book and approached to a bookshelf in the living room. He found a place for his new book with just a letter "V" on the cover. He placed it in the shelf and went after Lady.

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AN:so, what do you think? Please let me know in your review, is very much appreciated. As I always say, I'd love to continue this story right away, but I've got a Christmas story in mind that I would like to finish before Christmas. It is still part of this story, but it will be separate. And for other stories I haven't finished, they're still in progress. When you least expect it there'll be an update.

Thanks for reading, and till next time. ;)