Chapter 6: So We Meet Again

Concentrating she transformed into her kitsune state she looked for the Devil hunter. It didn't take long for her magic to find him. Cuts began to reopen as she landed right next to him. He had Ebony and Ivory in her face. She laughed weakly and collapsed. Alexial couldn't hold the larger form so she changed back to her angel state. She slowly sat up. Each time she moved she winced in pain.
"Would you object to helping me up?" she asked quietly.
He helped her to her feet. She hissed in pain.
"She was after you, you know."
"Why?"
"Who knows I roasted her before I could get my questions answered."
He picked her up. Blood began to stain her white shirt. Dante took her back to where they were staying.
"The Legions of Heaven try not to interfere in mortal matters, but we do to a fault."
"I've found your friend."
"Damn your quick."
"Your slow."
"Thank. Let me guess where she is. I'll guess she's been circling Stonehenge."
"Why did you enlist my aid if you knew where she was?"
"I have a feeling a common enemy will be there guarding the stones. Evil spirits that are in the form of puppets."
Anger flickered over Dante's face before becoming neutral again. His grip tightened on her injured shoulder.
"Dante calm yourself, you could break my bones without realizing it."
His grip loosened. "Not to mention poison is hard to deal with even for a half youkai that I am."
"Tonight we move on Stonehenge."
"All right I'll be ready."

Chapter 7: Darkness at the Gates.

Alexial sat cross legged on the floor as she meditated. Dante sat on the other end of the room cleaning his guns. The day was changing. The dove outside her window began to coo. The smell of the coming night assaulted her senses. Her eyes shot open as the last rays of the sun vanished from the horizon. Lifting her head up she took in the last sun set she felt she would ever have.
Getting up she went to the window. A dark aurora sprung up behind her then vanished. This confused her but then she realized where the arura had gotten to. Turning towards Dante she noticed he was still sleeping. Stepping really close to him he didn't even lash out.
"Dante?"
He didn't answer her. "Death knocks at the darkest door."
She brushed a strand of hair out of his face, he didn't even stir. Cutting her arm she pried his mouth open. Dropping nine drops of blood in his mouth she clamped his jaws shut.
"If you want to see another sun rise swallow."
He swallowed the blood. She let him go to fight the intruding spirit.
"Hurry Dante!!"
A black spirit shot from him.
"You vile creature," it hissed.
"Look who's talking. You need a host to survive and your not getting this one."
Drawing her sword she lashed out at the demon. It retained a physical form. It was a mix of bat and wolf. It was snarling and hissing at the same time. The spirit had bat wings and the body was mainly wolf. When the drool hit her shoulder and it stung. Alexial shook off the pain and attacked again.
"Vile traitor. You stink of goodness and light."
"No kidding I'm half youkai and angel, asshole. How dare you try and harm him."
"Your mate I take it?"
"No he's my friend."
The spirit began to circle her.
"From the way your protecting him I'd say your in love with him."
She cut the spirit demon down. Dante shook his head as he came to. The nasty metallic taste clung to his tongue. Alexial turned to stare into his deep blue eyes. There was red still but it was slowly fading. Alexial shook off the pain in her shoulder as she stared at Dante.
"What the hell did you give me?"
"What does it taste like?"
The cut on her arm had already healed. "Come on we have work to do."
She moved towards the door but a calm hand on her shoulder stopped her.
"Don't do anything stupid. I don't want to have to save your ass again."
A small smile graced her features as he turned his back.
"I won't need you to save me Dante."

Chapter 8: The Phantom Flame and the Blade of Sorrows

Alexial dawned her youkai form with her angel wings.
"Come on Dante this is the fastest way I know."
Without hisitation he leapt on her back. Alexial beat her wings heavily to get off the ground.
"Hang on."
She shot forward towards Stonehenge. Marionettes stood ready for attack. They open and closed their siscors grating metal on metal. That gained a startled yelp from Alexial.
"What's wrong Alexial?"
"That grating is hurting my ears."
"Is that all?"
He began to chuckle at her.
"Dante that isn't funny."
She hovered in place. "This is where you get off."
Dante leapt off her back ready for the challenge. He landed smoothly on the ground. A girl stood on the highest pillar. Staring down upon the sword in the middle circle. The moon's rays made a circle of light around the sword.
"The Blade of Sorrows!!" Alexial hissed in anger.
Changing back into her angel mode she pummented towards the ground. She landed in a cat like pose on the ground. Spreading her dark wings she leapt up beside Sarah.
"Help the Devil Slayer fight. I'll destroy this."
"Be careful."
"I will."
Leaping down a phantom blaze rose up around the sword. The feeling of this brought back dark memories and a death that shook her like no other had. Alexial ignored it as she reached for the blade's handle.
As Dante and Sarah fought Angels appeared around the stones. Some faces were familiar but most weren't. Sarah stopped Dante from attacking them. Two angels landed beside her.
"Are you okay?" the one with blonde hair said.
"Yeah Andy I am."
"What's going on here?" Nick asked.
"She's going to try and destroy the blade or die trying."
"I figured as much."
Alexial grabbed the hilt and fire raced through her body. Tears came to her eyes but she didn't let go. Blood began to leak down the silver of the blade. Her eyes began to shift colors. Her normally blue eyes changed to silver. Fire began to swirl in a vortex around her. Her hair fell out of the braid it was in. Pulling up she broke the seal holding the blade in the ground. Her eyes went black as the phantom flame wrapped around her. The blood on her shirt vanished.
"What the hell?" Nick blurted out.
"Nick!!"
"Sorry but why is her blood vanishing?"
"The blood is being absorbed by the blade in order to test the carrier of the blade," Sarah replied quietly.
The flame took on the form of a fox. The Marionettes moved towards her getting ready to cut the hanyou down. They were bring their blades down, but their blades never touched her. As the blades hit the flames they disintegrated.
Dante moved forward to try and stop the onslaught, but Sarah stopped him. Sarah had already noticed the dark look in her friends eyes.
"Stop she's already gone."
Dante put Ebony in her face. She let him go. They watched as her former sword shattered and vanished. Sarah shook her head knowing it was a lost cause now.
"I see the Blade of Sorrows has chosen," Kyle sneered. "I guess only a mongrel bitch could find favor in a demons eyes."
Alexial's cold stare centered on Kyle. She titled her head to the side. Turning her gaze towards her friends she just stared.
"For your information she's a fox not a dog hence the title vixen fits her," Sarah snapped angrily.
"She is a worthless mixed breed dog," he shot back.
Dante shot Kyle in the head. He was confused on why he was defending her. Turning his guns towards Alexial he got ready to fire. I'm sorry Alexial. Her haunted gaze turned towards him. She was staring down the barrel of his gun but not flinching or trying to move out of the way. He watched as a slow, small smile graced her features at the promise of release.
The fox flame rushed out to engulf Dante but this wasn't a phantom flame, this time it actually burned.
"Dante drop your guns," Sarah screamed his way.
"She needs to be stopped before she hurts innocent people."
"Dante stop!" Nick commanded harshly. "She hasn't done anything wrong."
Something flashed in his mind, a vision. It was slow so he could make out what was going on.

Two kids leaned over him as he lay flat on his back. The boy had white spiked hair and the deepest amber eyes he had ever seen. The girl had dark brown hair her eyes were a silvery blue color. They must have been at least ten if not older.
"Daddy are you all right?" the girl asked.
He didn't answer, but they both smiled as he sat up. Alexial stood under a cherry tree as the pink petals fell. He moved towards her.
"Wait! Dante is this what you really want?"
What do you mean?
"A family, and to be worry free of devils destroying that family?"
Yes.
"It is as you..."
Wait what will happen to you? He could reason out why he cared.
"The same fate that awaits all other demons or even devils. Death."
But...
"What do you care what happens to me?"
Because I...
"I've found men are terrible with words."
Then what do you think I'm going to say?
"I want to hear those words from your mouth, and remember time is running out. Only with those few words will my flame not be spent."

Chapter 10: Fox Flames and the Death of an Angel.

Dante shook his head to clear what he had saw. The phantom flames were surrounding them both. Alexial's eyes were blue again. Their gazes met. A smile graced her features as she thought on what they had just seen.
"Why would you care what happens to me?" she asked in his mind.
He hadn't known how to answer her in the vision, and he still couldn't think of what so say now. He noticed the flames around her were growing weaker.
"It's been a long time since I allowed myself to feel this way about anyone," he admitted quietly.
She just watched him in silence. Knowing what was coming she waited in sadness. Yet her darker side was awaiting this coming darkness people called Death. Her pluse was becoming weaker as her magic was being drained.
"Dammit Dante if you don't say something I will," Jason yelled.
The flames still grew weaker as time swiftly moved. He could sense her power was was growing weaker. Finally the flame died. She fell atop a stone and it looked like she had been laid out on an alter. Every angel vanished, but the three. Sarah walked up to Dante and slapped him across the face.
"Ass hole how could you?"
Tears sprung in her eyes as she turned and went to join her friends. They vanished. Rain began to pour as he walked towards her. He scooped up her lifeless body in his arms. The hand holding the Blade of Sorrows hung limply. Her head lightly thumped against his chest.
I love you Alex. I guess it was too late.
Love is never to late Dante.
His eyes shot open. The Blade of Sorrows clattered to the ground then reappeared in the sheath on her back. She pulled him into a passionate kiss. Letting him go she ended the kiss. Vanishing from his grasp she landed in a cat-like pose on the highest stone pillar. Changing into her kitsune form she laid down. Her tail twitched back and forth.
Why do you allow people to knock you down Dante?
"People don't knock me down. Even if they do I get right back up."
What's the point of getting back up?
"There are things that are worth fighting for."
Rolling over she vanished and reappeared on another pillar. This time she had her back to him as she watched the sky. Her head titled to the side so she could see him with one eye.
The world has taught me it's cruelties, yet I see beauty in nature, and even in a mother's love. I once fought for the hopes that my soul mate is out there, but all I have found is that he can't accept me as I am.
Dante didn't know what to say.Besides he to much of a bad ass to admit when he's in love anyway.

Chapter 11: Surrender

Something caught her senses. It was a familiar dark magic that Dante had been fighting for years. The wind picked up across the plain. Standing up she looked towards the East. Leaping down she tackled Dante to the ground. She spread her wings over him to cover as much as possible.
Don't move.
She flattened herself against him. A cutting wind raced across her back. Whimpers escape her. Dante could feel her shake each time she was cut. The wind stopped. She got up and back away. Blood dripped from her wounds. It wasn't staggering her yet.
"Why take that? I heal faster."
That would the defeat the purpose of my point Dante.
Weakness caught up with her an she collapsed. My life is yours do with it as you will.
She closed her eyes waiting for the finishing blow. A great may times when she had watched him from afar she noticed that he did silence those who needed to be free. It never came. Just a calm hand stroking behind her ears. Her wounds closed up.
Did you know in a youkai society it is the mates job to heal the other mate's wounds?
"I do now."
My father approves of you. That's a good sign. The fox flame was all I had to remember him by.
"At least he can rest in peace now."
True.
"Alexial..."
Youkai tend to know their true mates by first sight.
"Are you trying to tell me something?"
I don't know am I? The question is are you trying to tell me something by your actions?
"I don't know am I?"
The rain had finally stopped. She got up and shook the rain off herself. Alexial stared at Dante wanting an answer to her question.
Come on Devil Slayer I'll take you home. The job is done.
They began to walk away from Stonehenge. An idea got into her head and Alexial tackled Dante. They rolled in the grass like puppies do when they play fight.
Come on Dante haven't you ever wanted to play like a puppy does?
He laid beside her on the grass and stared up at the sky.
"Not really."
I have. My father died before we could get a chance for us to play. My mother didn't have the animalistic instinct to play fight.
"I fight to win, not to play."
It's going to take a lot to crack your shell isn't it?
"You better believe it."
She shighed heavily and looked towards the sky. The rain clouds were leaving and only the open sky was left. She could smell the freshness of the air after that storm.

Chapter 12: An Angel's Goodbye

Sighing heavily again as she rolled over and latched herself onto his coat. With a thought he landed on his desk in Devil May Cry. Alexial vanished once he was safe. On his chest lay a small bag with a note that said, 'May we meet again D.'
Slowly he stood up and caught the bag as it fell. He dumped the contents in his hand. It was a few coins and a silver necklace. The necklace caught his attention. It was a silver chain with a ruby in the shape of a teardrop. Looking closely there was a silver feather inside it.
The phone rang and he picked it up.
"Devil May Cry."
He listened to the person's problem.
"Sorry we closed at 9."
A familiar figure paced across the floor. Dante didn't know how to react.
A dark clad figure stood on the roof of the building across the way. She had known that this was coming so she took it upon herself to watch out for the Devil Hunter. Leaning against her sword she was ready for action. When the lighting flashed her form changed into her kitsune form.Then back again.
The woman that had entered Devil May Cry was forced out into the streets. (we all know who it is.) The woman must have been 5'6 with long blonde hair. Her entire outfit was of black leather. She wore black sunglasses.
"I told you I would be back Dante."
"What's the price this time?"
"You know, the norm your head."
Dante looked up he noticed one large kitsune watching the battle with someone beside it. The kitsune was a ghostly pale silver. It just sat back and watched. When the lighting flashed the person became a black kitsune. Then back again. She threw her sword down in between the two. The hanyou changed back into her kitsune form.
"This is my battle Son of Sparda in acordance of the Phantom Fox Flame."
Dante didn't say anything. He knew who it was now. He should of known she's never stay away.
"Is this your bodyguard Dante? Last time I checked you didn't need one."
"I'm no one's bodyguard little girl."
Alexial leapt down to stand in front of Trish. She smelled the air around her trying to size up the competition.
"What the hell are you?"
She sniffed again. "Your scent is of human/devil mix yet your aura is completely dark."
"Enough talk!" Trish snapped. "Let's end this."
"As you wish," Alexial said with a mock bow. " It's your funeral."
As Trish moved the surivial instincts kicked in. Alexial transformed and grabbed her blade. A fierce battle ensued. Trish fired gunshot after gunshot at Alexial. One bullet managed to graze Alexial's shoulder. That made her eyes shift to red. Anger became her fuel to destroy this envading force trying to hurt her mate. Drawing her sword she was able to deflected the bullets. With percise aim Alexial was able to hit Trish with her own bullets. Two landed in her left shoulder one in her right. One in the knee and the last in her throat. Alexial ignored the blood lust that rose up within her. She turned and walked away. Mate? Where did that come from? she asked herself.
"It's finished," Alexial said quietly to Dante.
"No...t y..et..."Trish rasped.
She threw her daggers at Alexial. With a single shot from Ebony and Ivory the blades were deflected, and Trish went down.
"I saved you this time, but I won't do it again."
"I wouldn't expect you to."
Her black wings spread as she leapt into the sky. Sheathing her sword she turned to face Dante again.
"I hope we never meet again, Son of Sparda."
Dante winced at his title she only used that when she was angry but he replied coolly;
"Why's that?"
"Because I'll have to kill you next time."
Alexial vanished. Dante felt two drops fall on his face. Whiping them away he realized it was her tears. The tears of a Dark Angel. Then yet again the rain began to fall.
"Why is it that rain always falls when she's sad?" he asked himself.

Okay this isn't my best work but it will do in my opion. Reviews please.