A/N: This is Sol angel. Sorry for the short chapter. I am not well known to write long ones. But I try. Oh well. I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: We dont own Devil May Cry. We do want to own Dante and Vergil as our own slaves. But we dont. Unfortunately --...
Chapter 4
Dante opened the door to 'Devil May Cry' and walked in first, followed by Liara and Adara, then Vergil.
"Welcome to our home," he stated.
The girls looked around the place. The wooden floors were dingy and warped, filled with stains, in the back of the room was a lone, battered oak desk with a Telephone, keys and some papers strewn across it, a solitary framed photograph perched in a position of honor in one corner. On the wall near it sat an old-fashioned, roll-top desk, currently closed, with a straight-backed, wooden chair in front of it. To their left, a battered pool table with a red velvet top. To their right a red ratty sofa with a well-used drum set next to it.
"Wow makes our place look like shit," Liara commented.
Adara shot her sister a glare filled with hurt. She liked the apartment they tried so hard for. She then turned her attention to the two boys. "Mind telling us what you want from us and who you are?" she asked.
Dante walked over to the desk and sat behind it while Vergil sat on his normal spot on the couch.
"Make yourselves at home," Dante offered.
Adara held out a hand, stopping her sister from moving into the room any further. "We won't be staying long. Now, our question?" she demanded.
"We are curious as to what two angels like you doing in this part of town," Vergil replied. "And I am Vergil. That over there is my brother Dante. And you're Adara. Who is the girl beside you?" he added on.
"I am her twin, Liara," she responded.
"You two don't look like twins," Dante pointed out.
Adara rolled her eyes. "She is my fraternal twin…" she explained. "Look is there a point to this or can we go home."
"Like Vergil asked, we just want to know what two angels are doing in a demon-infested area," Dante stated picking up a warm, half full bottle of beer. He took a long drink then threw the empty glass bottle behind him.
"We live near here. Now I think we should go. Come on Lia," Adara explained quickly then turned and walked out the door.
Liara hesitated a moment then turned and started after her sister who had already left the building.
Vergil stood and held out a hand. "Wait," he said. "I want to ask one more question, of you, at least. Your sister doesn't seem to trust anyone. Either that, or she's just having a bad day."
"What's the question?" Liara asked, looking back at the older twin brother.
"Why did those demons attack you? There were quite a few there. Even for an attempt to kill two angels," he observed.
"We killed their leader. We're attempting to find someone close to us," she answered.
Vergil blinked. Well that would be one reason why, he thought to himself. He looked to Dante for a moment, as if he was in silent communication. Dante looked at his brother out of the corner of his eye; he shrugged then leaned back in the desk chair.
Vergil turned back To Liara. "We want to offer our help to you. To find this person. Free of charge," he said.
"Okay, but I don't know how Dar would feel. She isn't trusting of people. I personally don't know why but I will convince her," she explained.
"Okay, come back tomorrow after you get off work and you can tell us everything we need to know," he said, sitting back down on the sofa.
Liara nodded with a tiny smile on her face then walked out of the office.
"No. No, no, no! We are NOT letting them help us!" Adara exclaimed, crossing her arms, turning away from her sister.
"I already accepted though! And it's free-of-charge! Dar, they're demon hunters, they can help us!" Liara stated in defense of herself.
Adara sat down on their torn up couch. "And how do you know they are demon hunters?"
"Er, the sign outside the building. It said 'Devil May Cry.' I heard about it from one of the other dancers," she explained with a weak smile.
Adara blinked. She didn't know how she missed seeing that sign. But still she was skeptical about accepting help from others.
Adara looked into her sisters pleading eyes. She sighed and looked out the window. "Fine. We will play it your way," she mumbled, caving into her sister's desires.
Liara jumped up and down. "YAY!" she said excitedly running over and hugging her sister tightly. "You won't regret this. I swear."
"Yeah, yeah now can we go to bed?" Adara sighed.
Liara nodded and walked back to her room. "Night sis."
"Night…" Adara still couldn't believe she got talked into being helped by complete strangers.
It was late night when the girls got off work. And again it was a slow night. Slower than usual. They left the strip club through the back door, the lock still broken from Dante the day before. They turned the corner and walked in the direction of 'Devil May Cry'. Adara was still unsure of what her sister was getting her into. She knew nothing about these boys and who or what they even were. For all she knew they were demons, or even fellow angels. Though she highly doubted they could be angels. She finally settled her mind on them being Human, for the sake of her sister, and her own sanity. She couldn't spend forever worrying about what realm they hailed from.
They stopped in front of the large office. Liara knocked gently on the door then opened it a little and stuck her head in. "We're here," she announced.
Vergil looked up. "Come in and make yourselves at home," he greeted.
The girls stepped inside and looked around. Adara walked over to the couch and sat down, Liara followed suit.
"Where is your brother?" the black-haired girl asked.
"Out taking care of a small job. So, what's your story?"
"Well, our mother has been missing for six years. Everyone says she's dead but I – I mean we know she isn't," Liara explained, moving an errand strand of back hair from in front of her cerulean blue eyes.
"Lia! Don't just blurt it out!" Adara snapped.
"Well he needs to know!" Liara spat, lightly tugging on one of her sisters long mahogany curls.
Adara swatted her sister's hand away and growled lightly, then turned away. Liara looked back at Vergil. He pulled up a chair and sat in it across from the girls.
"Tell me a little about her. And yourselves of course," he instructed, his full attention on the girls.
Adara held a hand up in front of her sister. "Let me handle this ok?" she ordered. "Our mother, she is an angel. This is most likely the cause of her disappearance. But we suspect something odd. Like foul play."
"What about your father? Isn't he around to help you? He is an angel also?"
"No. He isn't around and he is, or rather was, human," she replied.
"Dad died when we were about nine…" Liara explained with a frown.
"Any leads? Who do you suspect took her?" Vergil said looking quickly over at Liara then back to Adara.
"None."
"Well, we shall see what we can do," Vergil said.
Everyone looked to the door when it opened with a creak then shut loudly. "That was a waste of time. Two damn demons," Dante complained. He set his sword and guns down on the desk then walked over and stood next to his brother.
"I am done asking questions. You can ask them something if you want," Vergil stated.
Dante gave a smirk and looked down at the girls. "How old are you two?"
"How is that relevant to their case?" Vergil asked shooting a look up at his younger half. "God, never mind…"
Liara blinked. "Two weeks from turning 20. Why?"
"Curious," Dante replied, walking away.
"I think we should go now…" Adara announced standing, as did her sister.
"We will call you if we find anything," Vergil stated.
The girls walked out of the building without another word. "You better be right about them, Lia," Adara warned, leading the way back to their apartment.