"It can't be!" Ari whispered in a hoarse voice, staring into the eyes of his beholder.
"What the heck are you doing here? And how come you never shared your secret with me before? I knew you weren't human......so, what's with trying to kill me? Guess you found out my own blade can't hurt me." Dante said grimly, but adding a smartaleck smile on the last sentence. His hands dug into Ari's arm, causing him much pain; but he did not struggle. He was too overwhelmed with happiness.
"Dante!" Ari yelled, but it ended suddenly when he was dropped hard to the ground. Immediately, his expression turned to a frown, knowing he would have to explain why he did what he did.
For a moment, there was an awkward silence between them. Finally Dante spoke.
"Look kid, I don't know who the heck you are or why the heck you have it out for me, but......" Dante paused for a moment, seeing the awfully embarrassed Ari looking away from him; though, he listened to his every word with intensity. Ari shuddered with fear at the punishment Dante would probably bestow on him.
"Who are you?" Dante said, surprising Ari with the question.
"I- I- I'm no one." Ari replied sadly, bringing his knees to his head to hide.
"Answer me....." Dante said, softening his voice.
"Like I said.......I'm no one. I've always been no one." Ari softly replied.
"Look Ari," At the sound of Dante using his name, his head lifted from his knees. Dante had never called him by his name before. He was always beckoned as "kid". "You had to have some purpose, some motive, to do what you did. Why did you try to kill me? And please answer me, who are you?" Dante bent to his knees, coming to eye level with Ari. In his eyes, Ari saw a white light shining brightly. Or was it his imagination?
"Those eyes.....they're not a devil's eyes." Ari thought to himself, awed by what he saw. Never before had he seen a white, soft light in Dantes eyes: only the red flame. But, this was different. Nothing had ever stunned Ari, besides death, like the eyes of Dante at this moment.
"I was told to do this....." Ari said, breaking the stare of Dante's eyes. "....by my......." at that moment, Ari had done something that he NEVER did in front of anyone. He began to cry. Tears flowed freely from his eyes, no longer being held back. And suddenly, Ari did something else that was so stunning, it shocked Dante. Ari grabbed onto Dante, like a small child who clings to his mother, and hugged him; unable to stop crying and release the grip he had on Dante.
Dante stayed motionless in the arms of Ari. Never had he expected this. Not since his mother and brother's death had he hugged, or been hugged, by anyone. Never since then had he felt any pity or sorrow for anyone, but himself. But when Ari grabbed him, his whole perspective of the boy changed. Ari was no longer a demon-child who Dante felt nothing for.......he was now like a.......brother, or even a.......son.
Finally, Ari contained himself and immediately felt the awkwardness of the situation. Immediately, he released Dante, the embarrassment growing fast in him. He was not the only one who felt the burning feeling running through his veins, but Dante, too.
"Khoval told me to do this." Ari finally said, rubbing his arm hard to get the feeling of embarrassment out of him.
"Was it a set-up?" Dante asked, trying to get back on subject.
"No....not really," Ari said slowly. "I didn't plan on meeting up with you. But I guess Khoval did."
"Your father?" Dante interrupted.
"Yeah.....my father. He told me to come here. I didn't know why though. I just thought he wanted me to get rid of some demon or improve my strength. Your coming was a surprise to me." Ari replied.
Dante shifted his feet back and forth, trying to dodge the looks of Ari. Finally, he continued.
"Something you should know is......do you remember when I would black-out?" Ari asked innocently.
Dante nodded his head, signaling the memory.
"He was in my head.....he's still in my head. He talks to me....encourages me to do stuff. Such as when.......I......when I tried to......" Ari stumbled over his words, trying to find the right ones to say.
"How does he know who I am?" Dante asked, coming forward, closer to Ari.
Ari looked up, catching the devil's eyes again. He quickly broke the gaze, looking away quickly. When he looked down, he noticed the gash that Alastor had inflicted upon him.
"I....." Ari's breathing began to quicken. "I don't know."
Dante studied the boy for a moment and then spoke.
"Quit lying." At this, Ari's face crinkled with fear.
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"What the heck are you doing here? And how come you never shared your secret with me before? I knew you weren't human......so, what's with trying to kill me? Guess you found out my own blade can't hurt me." Dante said grimly, but adding a smartaleck smile on the last sentence. His hands dug into Ari's arm, causing him much pain; but he did not struggle. He was too overwhelmed with happiness.
"Dante!" Ari yelled, but it ended suddenly when he was dropped hard to the ground. Immediately, his expression turned to a frown, knowing he would have to explain why he did what he did.
For a moment, there was an awkward silence between them. Finally Dante spoke.
"Look kid, I don't know who the heck you are or why the heck you have it out for me, but......" Dante paused for a moment, seeing the awfully embarrassed Ari looking away from him; though, he listened to his every word with intensity. Ari shuddered with fear at the punishment Dante would probably bestow on him.
"Who are you?" Dante said, surprising Ari with the question.
"I- I- I'm no one." Ari replied sadly, bringing his knees to his head to hide.
"Answer me....." Dante said, softening his voice.
"Like I said.......I'm no one. I've always been no one." Ari softly replied.
"Look Ari," At the sound of Dante using his name, his head lifted from his knees. Dante had never called him by his name before. He was always beckoned as "kid". "You had to have some purpose, some motive, to do what you did. Why did you try to kill me? And please answer me, who are you?" Dante bent to his knees, coming to eye level with Ari. In his eyes, Ari saw a white light shining brightly. Or was it his imagination?
"Those eyes.....they're not a devil's eyes." Ari thought to himself, awed by what he saw. Never before had he seen a white, soft light in Dantes eyes: only the red flame. But, this was different. Nothing had ever stunned Ari, besides death, like the eyes of Dante at this moment.
"I was told to do this....." Ari said, breaking the stare of Dante's eyes. "....by my......." at that moment, Ari had done something that he NEVER did in front of anyone. He began to cry. Tears flowed freely from his eyes, no longer being held back. And suddenly, Ari did something else that was so stunning, it shocked Dante. Ari grabbed onto Dante, like a small child who clings to his mother, and hugged him; unable to stop crying and release the grip he had on Dante.
Dante stayed motionless in the arms of Ari. Never had he expected this. Not since his mother and brother's death had he hugged, or been hugged, by anyone. Never since then had he felt any pity or sorrow for anyone, but himself. But when Ari grabbed him, his whole perspective of the boy changed. Ari was no longer a demon-child who Dante felt nothing for.......he was now like a.......brother, or even a.......son.
Finally, Ari contained himself and immediately felt the awkwardness of the situation. Immediately, he released Dante, the embarrassment growing fast in him. He was not the only one who felt the burning feeling running through his veins, but Dante, too.
"Khoval told me to do this." Ari finally said, rubbing his arm hard to get the feeling of embarrassment out of him.
"Was it a set-up?" Dante asked, trying to get back on subject.
"No....not really," Ari said slowly. "I didn't plan on meeting up with you. But I guess Khoval did."
"Your father?" Dante interrupted.
"Yeah.....my father. He told me to come here. I didn't know why though. I just thought he wanted me to get rid of some demon or improve my strength. Your coming was a surprise to me." Ari replied.
Dante shifted his feet back and forth, trying to dodge the looks of Ari. Finally, he continued.
"Something you should know is......do you remember when I would black-out?" Ari asked innocently.
Dante nodded his head, signaling the memory.
"He was in my head.....he's still in my head. He talks to me....encourages me to do stuff. Such as when.......I......when I tried to......" Ari stumbled over his words, trying to find the right ones to say.
"How does he know who I am?" Dante asked, coming forward, closer to Ari.
Ari looked up, catching the devil's eyes again. He quickly broke the gaze, looking away quickly. When he looked down, he noticed the gash that Alastor had inflicted upon him.
"I....." Ari's breathing began to quicken. "I don't know."
Dante studied the boy for a moment and then spoke.
"Quit lying." At this, Ari's face crinkled with fear.
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