Yeah! Chapter 9 is here! LOL I laughed when I wrote part of this one, so I hope you all enjoy it!
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Ok...on with the story...
Vergil used a towel to wipe away the remaining blood from his mouth and nose, tossing it downstairs.
"I'll be right back...I'm just gonna grab a cup of coffee...want one Dante?"
"Nah...but I'll take a glass of water though..." Dante adjusted himself so that he was sitting up comfortably on the bed.
He was joined a few minutes later by Vergil, who handed him his water, sitting down beside him.
They sat in silence beside eachother for a while when both spoke at the same time.
"Dante..." "Vergil..."
They laughed at the awkwardness of the situation. "You first Dante..."
"I was just gonna apologize for hitting you. I don't know what happened to me...its just like 15 years of anger all of a sudden made me snap." Dante reached over running his thumb over a small cut on Vergil's right eyebrow. "I'm sorry if I hurt you..."
Vergil reached up taking Dante's hand in his own. "I'm just fine. I deserved it...more really...I don't blame you at all. I have hurt you more than you could ever me, even in a million lifetimes."
"I know Verge,...but I still am,... ok?" He smiled at Vergil. How he had missed those hypnotizing eyes, that slicked back hair, those soft lips...
"So tell me Verge...why are you here? How did I manage to screw up and NOT kill you on Mallet?"
Vergil laughed. "Sorry to disappoint little brother." He moved to leave the bed. "If it would please you I can go get my sword and you can finish it right here..."
He was cut short as Dante grabbed his arm, pushing him back against the bed. "What the hell fun would that be? I LIKE a challenge! Besides...I don't plan on ever letting you out of my sight again..."
Dante grabbed the back of Vergil's head, drawing him into a slow, warm kiss, flicking his tounge over one of the cuts he had inflicted on Vergil's bottom lip.
"If this contines Dante, you won't get to hear why I'm here..." He was trying to restrain Dante back, whom it seemed to him had become intoxicated with lust.
Dante finally gave up and sat back down pouting. "Fine..." He crossed his arms.
Vergil leaned over, whispering in his ear lustfully. "There will be plenty of time for that later Dante...we have forever now..." He ran his tounge along the legnth of Dante's ear before nipping at the lobe, and sitting back once again beside him.
"That was a bullshit tease Verge..." Dante smirked devilsihly at him.
"Well,...I DID learn from the master..."
"Ok...I can accept that..." Dante sat smiling proudly. "So... tell me how it is you are sitting here with me today..."
Vergil went on to relay the entire story he had told Trish not long before.
Dante sat hypnotized by the entire thing, wishing he had known about Mundus, and the dungeon, and the...the torture. Just the thought of that word, when used in conjuction with his brother, made him sick to his stomach.
"That bastard Verge! I swear to god if there is one, that I'm gonna make him pay for what he did to you..." Vergil swore he saw Dante's blue eyes turn a glowing red, and placed his hands on Dante's shoulders, sending his eyes shooting into his twins like tiny lasers.
"Please Dante...calm yourself down before you devil trigger, and destroy this entire place..." His voice was soothing and rational, and he refused to break eye contact.
Dante managed to calm himself, tearing up, and sliding in closer to Vergil.
He was now half laying on Vergil with his head resting on his twins chest. The sound of Vergil's heartbeat had a tranquil effect on him, and he sighed in contentment.
"Are you ok now? Can I continue?" Vergil was playing with Dantes hair, even though it was still somewhat bloodstained, and slightly oily to the touch.
"Yeah,...better...go on..." He had his eyes closed, smiling at Vergil's gentle touch.
Vergil closed his eyes and started over...
"When I was being held in the underworld's dungeon, there was one guard named Brayden, who remained loyal to me, dispite the orders of Mundus. He would sneak me extra food, and supplies to clean the wounds I recieved daily. Even though my demon blood allowed me to heal myself, some of the injuries I recieved were so severe that they didn't heal properly."
Dante placed a loving hand on Vergils chest, running his fingers over the sharp contours. He couldn't tell much through the soft gray t-shirt, but he swore he felt things that shouldn't of been there.
Vergil seemed to feel uncomfortable at the contact, removing Dante's hand from his chest and placing it back in his lap.
"Please... .let me continue..." Vergil closed his eyes once more.
Dante just nodded, wondering why his twin had been repulsed by his touch.
"One night not long ago, Brayden let himself into my cell, which he did often, and shook me awake. He looked like he had seen a ghost. He just sat next to me for a while, staring forward, until he looked me in the eyes and began to tell me what he had seen and overheard."
"He had overheard Mundus talking with his new lapdog, Akuma, about his plans for you,... and this city. Brayden knew all about you from the moment I met him, and even when I was cursing your name and talking of my plans to destroy you, he knew deep down of my undying love for you. He knew I would want to know about the current activity in the underworld, and then told me of Mundus's army. It is an army built for killing Dante. Bloodgoats, hellspawn, every nightmarish creature you could imagine, all bred for one reason. Destruction...Murder...I couldn't let him harm you. I knew I had to get out of that place, and quickly. I had to get to you... That's when Brayden and I came up with a plan for my escape."
Vergil couldn't help but notice the strange look on his reflection's face. Dante was just staring forward..."Did you say... an army Verge?..."
--Flashback--
"Is that all you got Vergil? Come on, you can do better than that! You promised me a party, and what kind of party is it gonna be if you don't at least try?" Dante stood strong and confident before his arch rival. The scene was a tense and heated one, haze gleaming in the summer sky above.
Vergil laughed, egging on his twin. "Ok Dante, if you really want me to kick your sorry butt again! But I'm not holding anything back this time! By the time I'm done with you, mom won't have enough band-aids in the whole house to patch you up!" Vergil was holding a stick down at his side, waiting patiently for Dante's next move.
"We'll just see about that Verge." Dante stood about ten feet from him, pointing his stick directly at Vergil's chest.
They stood like that for quite a while, each trying to anticipate the move of the next. It felt to Dante that this was how every fight they had started.
All of a sudden, Vergil saw Dante's foot twitch, and the two rushed at eachother, sticks held high in honour. There was yelling, followed by a loud crash, a splash, and two sickening thuds.
Eva, who had been inside doing dishes, ran outside to see what the hell her two little Sparda boys could of possibly done this time.
She stopped, grinning ear to ear at the sight that befell her, raising her hands up to cover her mouth.
Dante was against a nearby tree, upside down, with his back on the ground, and legs jetting out into the air. Vergil however, was not as lucky, as he had taken a trip into the backyard birdbath, and was now laying face down across the top of it, arms and legs dangling off the sides.
Eva couldn't help but laugh outloud at the site. "What am I going to do with the two of you? My god, I HAD to have not one, but TWO of you." She walked over, lifting Vergil off of the birdbath, and then helped Dante regain his sense of what "up" was.
Both of their stick swords lay near them, shattered into tiny pieces, amost a dark omen of how their future's were to be.
"I know your father thinks that competition between the two of you is healthy, but this is crazy. I'm just glad you are both playing. I'd hate to imagine what you could do to eachother if you weren't the best of friends..."
They both sat in the grass before her, their heads hung low in shame. Vergil took his sopping wet blue t-shirt off, flinging it onto the nearby patio.
"Boys...?" They looked up at her, their beautiful, pale blue eyes sparkling in the sunlight.
"I..." She stopped ,staring at the sight of surreal perfection sitting before her. "My god...how can I stay mad at either of you? You know..." She leaned down as if to tell them a sercet, laying a delicate hand on each's head..."Those eyes have gotten your father out of a lot of trouble with me over the years, so you would be wise to remember that in the future..."
Twins looked at eachother confused before realizing what she had meant.
"Ewww...you mean like...GIRLS?" The two spoke in unison, falling back on the grass, and acting like they were in their death throws. "Gross!"
Eva just rolled her eyes and began to walk inside, before turing around and adding..."I honeslty don't think I will ever understand the two of you..." Her smile was comforting, and beautiful. "Can you guys please though, just for today, TRY not destroy the backyard or kill eachother? Dinner will be ready soon, so clean up out here and get washed up..." She opened the door and went back into the house.
"Did ya hear that Verge? She said ONLY today. That means we can pick this back up again tommorow!" Dante seemed rather delighted with himself for finding a loophole in his mother's story.
Vergil laid down in the grass, putting his arms behind his head. He was soon joined by Dante, who took a spot right next to him, so that their arms were just barely brushing eachothers.
They laid like that for a long time, watching the clouds drift through the bright blue summer sky.
"Vergil?..."
"Yeah?"..."
"Do you think that someday we will get to fight for real? You know...against monsters and stuff,...like dad?"
"I don't really know Dante..."
"Man Verge! I bet we could kick the crap out of an entire army if we really wanted too... right?"
Vergil laughed at Dante. "Of course we would...thats a given! Cause no one messes with us and gets away with it right? Brothers forever..."" Vergil held his arm up in the air extending his hand to Dante.
Dante raised his arm, locking hands with his twin. "Right!...Forever!...Let them come! We'll be ready for em'..."
The two began to laugh, and were pretty soon wrestling around the yard. They couldn't of heard Eva as she sighed from the window. "There they go again..."
--End Flashback--
"Dante?...Dante?...What is it? Did I say something wrong beacause if I did..."
Dante reached over and put one of his hands on Vergil's, slipping his fingers between his twins. "No...it was nothing...go on Verge..." He sat, eyes glistening, staring at his twin. His playmate. His best friend. He couldn't help but smile inwardly remembering that he had only won the wrestling match that day, after throwing dirt in Vergil's face in order to pin him.
"What's amusing you Dante?" Vergil brushed his hand against the side of Dante's face, causing him to close his eyes.
"Just remembering something from a long time ago. Like I said..nothing really. But by the way...sorry about the dirt in your face." Dante started to chuckle.
Vergil thought for a minute before realizing what Dante was refering to. "Cheater..." He smiled, lightly punching Dante in the arm, only to recieve one back.
"So anyways...tell me how you got out of that hellhole..how it is that you are sitting here with me now..."
Vergil took a sip of his coffe, before placing the cup down on the end table closest to him. He then shifted his gaze back to his eager eyed twin.
"Very well...this is what happened.."
I just LOVE those damn cliffhangers don't you guys? LOL I PROMISE the next chapter will be posted within a day or so, so the wait won't be too long. Please as always...if you like this take a second to review it for me :) THNX :)