Disclaimer: I do not own Devil May Cry or anything that pertains to them. I wish I owned Dante though. He is so cool! I only own the character Gabriel and Amara, but she will not show up much in this fic. So do not sue me because I got nothing of value, except for my PS2 and my Devil May Cry game. ^_^

Chapter 3- A Secret Revealed (18 Years Later)

            A boy or it should be said a young man sat under a weeping willow tree reading a book. He was immersed in the pages of the book. It was Faust by Goethe. The young man was tall, around five feet eleven. His body build was slender, but he had defined muscles. He had black hair with natural, silvery highlights. His hair was to his ears, bangs framed his face, obscuring his light blue eyes. His bangs blew gently in the soft breeze. He looked up from his book when a car door slammed. It was his mother; she was home from running her errands.

            "Hello mother," He waved and shouted cheerfully as he walked over to his mother.

            His mother smiled. "Hello Gabriel. What where you doing under the tree?"

            He held up his book. "I was reading." He said cheerfully.

            "Ah, I see. It's your favorite book too." She told him, eyeing the cover of the book. "Don't you have that book memorized by now?" She teased him.

            "Yes, I do," He replied sheepishly. "But I just love to read it."

            His mother chuckled. "That's fine Gabriel. Now help me with these groceries." She indicated to the bags in the trunk of the car.

            "All right mother." He said and he grabbed a few bags and carried them into the house.

            They entered the house and Gabriel set the groceries down on the counter. He proceeded in putting the groceries away. His mother regarded him with pride in her eyes. He had always been so helpful. There was a slight heartache as she watched him. Tonight is the night, she thought sadly. He will finally know the truth.

            She did not want to tell him the truth but after a few discussions with her husband. The matter was settled and she agreed to tell him the truth. It was in his right to know the truth. He was the only one to decide on what he wanted to do when he knew the truth: stay with them or search for his real parents.

            Gabriel finished putting away the groceries and turned to look at his mother, who had a distant look in her eyes. "Mother are you all right?" Gabriel asked her.

            "Gabriel, your father and I have to talk with you tonight." Her tone was serious.

            "Okay mother." Gabriel said slightly worried at her tone. He hoped everything was all right. "I'm going to go to my room and read."

            "Okay sweetie, I'll call you later for dinner." She told him. Gabriel turned around, headed out of the kitchen and in the direction of his room.

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            After dinner, Gabriel and his parents were sitting down in the living room. They had been sitting there in silence for a few minutes. Every time they tried to speak, they would stutter on the words and go silent again. Gabriel was worried about what they had to say to him and why it was so hard to tell him. The grim expressions on their faces did not help the situation at all. They looked so sad.

            Gabriel could not stand the silence any longer. "Mom, Dad, what do you have to speak to me about?"

            His parents glanced at each other, anxiously. This is it, his father thought; He breathed in deeply and sighed. "Gabriel there is no easy way of saying this, but your mother and I decided it was best to let you know the truth. There is no better time then the present to let you know what it is." He looked at his wife and she nodded encouragingly at him.

            "What's wrong? What truth are you talking about?" Gabriel's voice wavered, slightly. He was beyond scared at his parent's strange behavior.

            His father looked directly into his eyes. "Son, you're adopted." His father told him gently.

            Gabriel looked at his father, dumbstruck. He felt like the world had just collapsed onto him. His mother came over and sat by his side. She ran a hand reassuringly through his hair. "Honey, please say something." She pleaded gently.

            Gabriel averted his eyes from his mother. He leaned back against the couch and closed his eyes. He did not want to cry, not in front of them anyway. His mother continued to comfort him.

            "I'm adopted." He finally said sadly, after a few minutes had passed. He opened his eyes and looked to his mother then to his father. His eyes full of unshed tears.

            "Yes we adopted you when you were a baby, but just because you're adopted doesn't mean we love you any less." His father told him.

            "We will love you regardless. You are our son never forget that. We just wanted to let you know the truth incase you wanted to find your biological parents." His mother added.

            "Why would I want to find them? They abandoned me!" He said harshly. "As far as I'm concerned I'm already with my real parents." His parents smiled at him. "They are the best parents I could have hoped for too."

            "Gabriel, I don't know what your parents went through, so don't think about them so harshly. When they abandoned you at the orphanage they left some things with you and we have them." His father told him.

            "What sort of things?" Gabriel asked puzzled. His father got up and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a box in his hands. He set it down on the coffee table in front of Gabriel. His father took his seat back on the couch.

            Gabriel cautiously opened the box. Inside was an amulet on a silver necklace. He picked it up, looked at it puzzled and set it down on the coffee table. He reached back into the box and pulled out a letter. The yellowed envelope was still sealed; it had remained undisturbed all this time. The only thing on the envelope were the words 'For Gabriel'.

            Gabriel turned to his parents. "You never opened it?" He asked his parents surprised.

            "No, why would we do that? It was for you and only your eyes should gaze upon it." His father told him.

            "I want to read this privately. I'm going to my room." Gabriel told them.

            "Of course honey, whatever you want to do." His mother told him.

            Gabriel got up, picked up the amulet and left the living room. He walked over to his room and closed the door behind him.

            He sat down on his bed, placing the amulet beside him. He eyed the sealed letter, fingers trembling as he held it. Finally, he made up his mind to open it. He had to know the contents of the letter. Nervously he turned the letter around and opened it. He pulled out the letter and unfolded.

            'Dear Gabriel,

    I hope that this letter gets to your hands when you are older and can somewhat understand why I had to abandon you. I had to abandon you for your own safety. It was not safe being with me. I had recently lost your mother and I could not bear the pain if I lost you too. I knew that with some distance between us you would be safe and have a life. Also, I would spare you from the destiny that awaits all of the males of our family. It is our unruly fate, but I do not want you to endure what I had too. My life has been filled with too much sorrow, pain and loss for one person to bear. A weaker person would have gone insane. That is where my state of mind would reach if those damned devils got their claws on you and hurt you.

In this envelope, there is a key to a storage garage. The place is called Lock & Key. I am telling you this in case your destiny catches up with you. If that happens, I need you to forgive me, because I will not be there to fight by your side the evil that has risen. Gabriel, my son, I want you to know that I love you and that I always will, forever. Your mother cherished you deeply and by keeping you safe, I hope a part of her continues to live on. Good-bye my son.

                                                Your loving father,

                                                           D.S.

        P.S. By the way if you do end up fighting some evil scum, kick their ass for me too!'

            Gabriel folded the letter and stuffed it back in the envelope. He placed it in between the pages of Faust, his favorite book for safekeeping. He felt so sad, inner turmoil consumed him. He released some of the emotion the only way he could. He cried softly into his pillow, muffling the sounds from his parents' ears. Sometime during the night and his tears, he drifted off to sleep.

Lady Deadly Nightshade: Another chapter done! Yay! Anyway, peeps, I want to thank all my reviewers so far. Thanks for taking the time to review my work; it means a lot to me. I am very passionate about my writing. So you know the drill Read and Review! Merci! ^_^