Lady Deadly Nightshade: 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 4- The Search Begins

            Gabriel slowly opened his eyes, rejoining the world of consciousness. He had had a very disturbing dream, but strangely, his mind could not recollect what he had dreamed. He was glad for that and tried to shake the unnerving feeling from his body. He sat up in bed with an envelope clutched in his hand.

            "So that wasn't a dream." He said looking at the letter. "The letter is real." He said sadly. It was true he was adopted. Some part of him wished deeply that it was a dream, unfortunately, it wasn't.

            "What a minute? I thought I put the letter in the book, how did it get into my hand?" He stared at the letter perplexed. He reopened the letter and looked at the address for Lock & Key; it stood out clearly in the contents of the letter. He looked at it with determination, he would go there today.

            He changed out of the clothes he had fallen asleep in and into something more comfortable. He slipped on some dark blue jeans with a long sleeve black shirt. Then he put a dark blue vest over his shirt. He picked up the amulet from the floor; it had fallen there while Gabriel slept. He put it around his neck and hid it from view. He didn't know why he was putting it on, but something inside him told him he would need it to find his parents. He felt that the amulet was very important. He walked out of his room and into the dining room where breakfast was already set on the table.

            "Good morning son." His father greeting him taking a quick glance up from the morning paper.

            "Morning dad." Gabriel replied, but he didn't sit down at the table. Instead, he stood at the back of the chair.

            He's mother walked into the dining room, carrying a pitcher of freshly squeezed orange juice. "Morning son," she greeted him. "Have a seat so you can eat some breakfast."

            "Morning. No thanks mom, I'm not hungry." He told her.

            "You have to eat something." She told him. "What's so urgent you can't eat?"

            "I've decided to look for my biological parents." His parents' demeanor changed slightly. Into a look of complete shock.

            His father put down the morning paper. "Gabriel we will support you no matter what you want to do." His father told him sincerely.

            "I'm glad to hear that." Gabriel replied. "I want to begin my search today." His parents were startled. Those words had caught them off guard, as well.

            "Already?" His mother asked him.

            "Yes, the letter gave me a clue. It might help me find my parents." He informed them. Without another word, he hugged both his parents. "I love you guys and nothing will ever change that. I'll see you in a few days." He turned and walked out of the dining room, leaving his parents with shocked looks still on their faces.

            He walked over to the closet by the front door and opened it. He grabbed a long dark blue trench coat off the rack. He opened the front door of the house and walked out, closing the door gently behind him. He walked over to the driveway, got in his car, brought the engine to life and pulled out of the driveway.

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            He drove for a couple of hours, soon enough he noticed a giant sign that read Lock & Key. He pulled into the parking lot and parked his car. He got out of the car, adjusted his coat and walked into the establishment.

            He walked over to the counter and rang the bell beside the cash register to get service. A few minutes passed and then an elderly man came out from the back of the store.

            "Can I help you young man?" He asked Gabriel, smiling kindly at him.

            Gabriel returned the smile. "Yes sir, I have a key that I believe came from this establishment." He pulled out the key from his pocket and handed it to the elderly man.

            The elderly man examined it thoroughly. "Yes this is one of our keys. The storage garages are in the back. They have a numbered lock that matches the number on the key." He handed the key back to Gabriel.

            "Thank you sir." Gabriel took the key and headed for the door.

            "No problem young man." The elderly chap called after him.

            Gabriel walked out of the store and toward the back to look for the storage garage. He quickly found the one he was searching for. He placed the key in the lock, turned it and it opened with a click. An automatic light turned on instantly when the door was opened, illuminating the storage room.

            Gabriel stepped into the room, which stood empty except for a large brown cardboard box in the center of the room. Gabriel walked over to the dusty cardboard box and opened it. He peered inside to find nothing but a letter.

            "What? All this for a letter!" He reached into the box and grabbed the letter. Unlike the other one, this one was unmarked. He opened it and pulled out the small piece of the paper the envelope contained. As he unfolded the paper, a key clattered onto the floor. He picked it up and held it firmly in his hand as he read the letter. The letter had the words: Devil Never Cry and an address. That was it.

            "That address isn't far from here," Gabriel mused aloud. "I guess that is my next stop." He put the key in his coat's pocket and closed the storage room. He walked back to his car and drove away.   

Lady Deadly Nightshade: Another chapter done! Yay! *jumps for joy* 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'm glad some peeps are reading my story and are actually liking it! You people rock by the way! ^_^ So you know the drill Read and Review! Thanks! ^_^