Ah, yes I forgot: I don't own DMC or related characted. I DO, however own a large Dante shrine that I light candles around and pray to every night. *Dante gives her nervous look* Heh, just kidding. Wheee…lots of caffeine today…^___^
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Chapter 3: Revenge of the Supersoakers
Dante was frozen for just an instant, yet in that instant time seemed to stop. Through his mind came racing back all his fears of the night…and the creatures he knew hunted in it. Then he snapped out of it and flung himself in a tight roll away from the window. He hit the ground, stumbled to his feet, and looked up to see that Rob had done the same maneuver. His eyes then shifted to the creature couched about ten feet away between both of them.
It looked vaguely like a cross between a bull mastiff and bear, except one with a black gleaming coat, flaming red eyes, and short stubby legs. Saliva dangled from it mouth as it hunched and growled low in it's throat. Suddenly it launched itself at Dante with a speed that belied its size. Dante, startled, took a bad step back and fell on his rear with a thump. Jaws were hurling towards him…he acted on panicked instinct…as he brought up the supersoaker he still clutched and squirted the oncoming, airborne devil right in the face.
While it the water didn't harm the devil in the least, it did surprise it enough that it jerked and lost its trajectory, landing awkwardly a few feet diagonally behind Dante. Dante scrambled to his feet and ran over to where Rob was while the creature picked itself and shook the water from its face.
A sudden shriek from the girls' window made the boys and the devil jump. A split second later, the howling and hooting of boys could be heard over the shrieks. The others, unaware of what was happening outside, were soaking the girls! The devil, undaunted, made another leap for the boys. This time the two simultaneously fired their supersoakers. The dog devil was hit with a dual blast of water in the face again, and this time when it got up Dante almost felt sorry for it. Between the water and the continued earsplitting shrieks of the girls, it appeared to have had enough. With a resent snort it took off towards the woods. The woods, unfortunately, across the street. The orphanage wasn't in a terribly populated area, but it was nearby enough that the roads weren't empty much of the time. As the devil bounded into the street, it froze in the blinding headlights of a car. The driver swerved, but still clipped the devil hard. The devil was flipped into the air and landed with a heavy crunch. It attempted to get to it's feet, but then collapsed limply.
The driver appeared slightly stunned by the impact, though primarily unhurt. Thus he didn't see what Dante and Rob witnessed watching the devil. The devil's body suddenly sloughed [is that a word?] and seemed to sink upon itself, dissolving into a liquidly puddle. The goo then seemed to rise up and disappear in a red swirl, leaving no trace of the body. The boys stared as the process happened in less than a few seconds. As the driver finally got out of the car, they two boys looked at each other then ran to the spot.
By this time, alerted by the past shrieking of the girls and the sudden squealing of tires, one of the orphanage workers ran out. "You boys get back inside. Now!" he yelled as he approached the car. The boys, hoping he hadn't noticed their supersoakers, ran off back towards their secret meeting lair. As they left, they heard the driver talking to the worker, "I think it was a dog. It must have run off into the woods…"
Back at the hideout they found the two other boys already waiting there.
"Where were you?!" one of them hissed. "We got them good, but you guys never popped up!"
Dante and Rob exchanged glances, out of breath. "There was…" Rob panted, "This dog thing…attacked us…outside…"
The two others gave them sarcastic looks. "A dog thing? C'mon, you expect us to believe that? If you guys were chicken you should have said so."
Rob's face flushed and Dante gave them a hard look. "We're not lying! It did attack us!"
The disbelieving boy shook his head in disgust. "Yeah right. Probably scared of a shadow. I'll catch you pansies later." He and the other boy walked off to their dorms. Rob and Dante were still trying to calm their furiously beating hearts.
"Dante…" Rob said at last, "What was that thing? And what happened to it?"
Dante hesitated. His mom warned him about telling people about demons…but Rob was his best friend. "I guess…it was a…monster." That sounded a little better than devil or demon. "A freak or something. You know? I guess it died when the car hit it and…and…" he found himself groping for an explanation he didn't have.
Rob just shook his head. "Things just don't MELT like that when they die…not normal things" He shuddered remembering it. Dante just said nothing, shifting uncomfortably. His hearing, super tuned by the night's events, picked up a rustle in the bushes behind them. He pulled out the supersoaker and blasted the bush. He heard a high pitched yap of surprise and a thump. Curious, he pushed aside the foliage. "What is it?" Rob asked.
There among the bushes was a young puppy, same type as the other devil dog, but looking much more unhappy and wet. It whimpered and shivered, then returned the boys' curious looks with one of its own. "Roww?" it yapped.
Rob gave it a cautious squirt of water, sending it sitting down hard and wiping the water form its red eyes. "Doesn't seem very dangerous," remarked Rob.
Dante agreed. It looked down right pathetic. Yet…as it cried unhappily to itself, Dante wondered suddenly about the older devil dog. Had it been a parent? Where would the pup go now? Dante looked at it, then cautiously extended a hand. The pup looked at him distrustfully, then took a sniff. After a few seconds, he took a nip at him. "Hey now," Dante said. The pup looked up at him. Dante sighed. It may be scary, red-eyed, and a devil…but it was also undeniably cute and helpless.
A slow smile came to both boys' faces at the same time. "I've always wanted a pet."
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Aww…Dante has a puppy. Admittedly a demonic one, but still. ^_^
Next chapter: Blade
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Chapter 3: Revenge of the Supersoakers
Dante was frozen for just an instant, yet in that instant time seemed to stop. Through his mind came racing back all his fears of the night…and the creatures he knew hunted in it. Then he snapped out of it and flung himself in a tight roll away from the window. He hit the ground, stumbled to his feet, and looked up to see that Rob had done the same maneuver. His eyes then shifted to the creature couched about ten feet away between both of them.
It looked vaguely like a cross between a bull mastiff and bear, except one with a black gleaming coat, flaming red eyes, and short stubby legs. Saliva dangled from it mouth as it hunched and growled low in it's throat. Suddenly it launched itself at Dante with a speed that belied its size. Dante, startled, took a bad step back and fell on his rear with a thump. Jaws were hurling towards him…he acted on panicked instinct…as he brought up the supersoaker he still clutched and squirted the oncoming, airborne devil right in the face.
While it the water didn't harm the devil in the least, it did surprise it enough that it jerked and lost its trajectory, landing awkwardly a few feet diagonally behind Dante. Dante scrambled to his feet and ran over to where Rob was while the creature picked itself and shook the water from its face.
A sudden shriek from the girls' window made the boys and the devil jump. A split second later, the howling and hooting of boys could be heard over the shrieks. The others, unaware of what was happening outside, were soaking the girls! The devil, undaunted, made another leap for the boys. This time the two simultaneously fired their supersoakers. The dog devil was hit with a dual blast of water in the face again, and this time when it got up Dante almost felt sorry for it. Between the water and the continued earsplitting shrieks of the girls, it appeared to have had enough. With a resent snort it took off towards the woods. The woods, unfortunately, across the street. The orphanage wasn't in a terribly populated area, but it was nearby enough that the roads weren't empty much of the time. As the devil bounded into the street, it froze in the blinding headlights of a car. The driver swerved, but still clipped the devil hard. The devil was flipped into the air and landed with a heavy crunch. It attempted to get to it's feet, but then collapsed limply.
The driver appeared slightly stunned by the impact, though primarily unhurt. Thus he didn't see what Dante and Rob witnessed watching the devil. The devil's body suddenly sloughed [is that a word?] and seemed to sink upon itself, dissolving into a liquidly puddle. The goo then seemed to rise up and disappear in a red swirl, leaving no trace of the body. The boys stared as the process happened in less than a few seconds. As the driver finally got out of the car, they two boys looked at each other then ran to the spot.
By this time, alerted by the past shrieking of the girls and the sudden squealing of tires, one of the orphanage workers ran out. "You boys get back inside. Now!" he yelled as he approached the car. The boys, hoping he hadn't noticed their supersoakers, ran off back towards their secret meeting lair. As they left, they heard the driver talking to the worker, "I think it was a dog. It must have run off into the woods…"
Back at the hideout they found the two other boys already waiting there.
"Where were you?!" one of them hissed. "We got them good, but you guys never popped up!"
Dante and Rob exchanged glances, out of breath. "There was…" Rob panted, "This dog thing…attacked us…outside…"
The two others gave them sarcastic looks. "A dog thing? C'mon, you expect us to believe that? If you guys were chicken you should have said so."
Rob's face flushed and Dante gave them a hard look. "We're not lying! It did attack us!"
The disbelieving boy shook his head in disgust. "Yeah right. Probably scared of a shadow. I'll catch you pansies later." He and the other boy walked off to their dorms. Rob and Dante were still trying to calm their furiously beating hearts.
"Dante…" Rob said at last, "What was that thing? And what happened to it?"
Dante hesitated. His mom warned him about telling people about demons…but Rob was his best friend. "I guess…it was a…monster." That sounded a little better than devil or demon. "A freak or something. You know? I guess it died when the car hit it and…and…" he found himself groping for an explanation he didn't have.
Rob just shook his head. "Things just don't MELT like that when they die…not normal things" He shuddered remembering it. Dante just said nothing, shifting uncomfortably. His hearing, super tuned by the night's events, picked up a rustle in the bushes behind them. He pulled out the supersoaker and blasted the bush. He heard a high pitched yap of surprise and a thump. Curious, he pushed aside the foliage. "What is it?" Rob asked.
There among the bushes was a young puppy, same type as the other devil dog, but looking much more unhappy and wet. It whimpered and shivered, then returned the boys' curious looks with one of its own. "Roww?" it yapped.
Rob gave it a cautious squirt of water, sending it sitting down hard and wiping the water form its red eyes. "Doesn't seem very dangerous," remarked Rob.
Dante agreed. It looked down right pathetic. Yet…as it cried unhappily to itself, Dante wondered suddenly about the older devil dog. Had it been a parent? Where would the pup go now? Dante looked at it, then cautiously extended a hand. The pup looked at him distrustfully, then took a sniff. After a few seconds, he took a nip at him. "Hey now," Dante said. The pup looked up at him. Dante sighed. It may be scary, red-eyed, and a devil…but it was also undeniably cute and helpless.
A slow smile came to both boys' faces at the same time. "I've always wanted a pet."
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Aww…Dante has a puppy. Admittedly a demonic one, but still. ^_^
Next chapter: Blade