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On to the chapter:
Dante awoke the next morning to a scene so beautiful, that even if he had been the world's best painter, he could of never captured it perfectly.
Laying next to him, was a mirror, staring back at him, perfect, and smiling.
"Good morning handsome..." Dante noticed that Vergil's hair was hanging in face, making him look even more like Dante himself than ever.
Dante smiled back at his reflection. "Morning to you too Verge...what time is it?"
"Does it matter to you?" Vergil's voice was tired, but still sensual.
Dante nestled into his twins arm. "I guess not."
The rain outside continued to fall in sheets against the cabin windows, making both of the twins feel lethargic, and unmotivated.
"We really should get up ya know..." Vergil was laying with one arm under his twins head, playing with his hair.
"Ok..." Dante sat up, rubbing his eyes. "...if you insist..." The younger twin stood and stretched, his tanned muscles moving in a wave down his body.
Vergil just laid there with his hand behind his head, smiling at Dante, remembering how beautiful he was last night. "If you need a shower, you can always step outside."
Dante seemed to ponder this for a moment, before shrugging and putting on his leather pants. He then opened the door, and walked outside.
Vergil rolled his eyes, laughing. His younger half could be so intriguing at times, sparking a side of him that he would normally kept well hidden.
Vergil stretched, and stood up, before grabbing a pair of boxers from the saddle bags Dante had packed.
As he was just about to walk ouside and join his brother on the porch, he walked by one of the front windows, catching a glimpse of him.
Dante was standing against one of the wooden railings of the porch, extending his head out into the pouring rain, before running his hands through his hair, and whipping his head back, sending a spray of water onto the window behind him. He continued to watch, as Dante rested both of his arms down on the beam, looking outward, seemingly lost in a world of his own.
Vergil exited the cabin ever so quietly, as not to be heard by Dante, who now had his wet head hung between his arms. Sneaking up behdind him, Vergil wrapped his arms around his twins back, holding him tightly. "What's wrong Dante?"
Dante raised his head, and stood into Vergil's embrace, watching the rain blanket the forest. "I was just thinking about how much it like it here..." Vergil began to kiss the back of his neck gently. "I hope that after everything is over, we can come back here." He swung around in his brother's soft arms to face him. "But it's not so much this place, as the memories I will always have of it."
Vergil closed his eyes, and smiled, drinking in every inch of his twins scent. "Dante...I promise that someday we will come back here, and never leave." The two exchanged a long, slow kiss, as the wind shifted directions, sending a spray of water onto the porch.
They began to walk inside, and had almost made it when Dante put his hand on Vergil's shoulder. "I'm holding you to that...ok Verge?"
"Of course you are..."Vergil grinned. "I would expect nothing less..."
"Im gonna change." Dante grabbed the saddle bags, and headed to the bedroom.
"I'll just clean up out here then." Vergil began to fold up the large blanket that they had used last night.
Dante closed the bedroom door, and began to pull a large bundle that was shoved into one of the side bags. "Jesus, how in the hell did I get this in here?" Dante pulled out a black vest, that had two large buckles near the neck, and laid it on the bed. He then unfolded a long red trench coat, and a pair of red leather pants.
"Man...I haven't worn this outfit since the last time I fought Nelo Angelo..." Dante took of his brown leather pants, and replaced them with the red. He strapped his black gun harness's to each side of his leg, and attached his belt buckle which was adorned with a small demon skull. He then put the red coat on, and fastened his black vest over it, zipping it up in one swift stroke. He packed up his other clothing, stuffing it back into the bag, before catching a glimpse of himself in a long mirror, on the back of the bedroom door.
He stood there, running his hand over a small tear in the side of his vest, remembering that Vergil was the reason it had been put there. "It wasn't his fault." Dante nodded to himself. before grabbing two large black gloves, and the bags off of the bed, before returning to the livingroom.
Vergil had just finished getting dressed himself as well, and was running some water through his hair, spiking it back, out of his face. He was just strapping Yamato to his side when he saw Dante enter the room. He stood as if he'd seen a ghost, when he saw his twin in his red outfit, his eyes moving directly to the torn leather on his brother's side.
"Verge?..." He continued to watch as Vergil seemed to be in a trance.
As he snapped back to reality, Vergil noticed the strange look on his brother's face. "I'm fine Dante...just bad memories is all..." Vergil threw Rebellion to Dante, who caught it, and placed it on his back.
Dante looked down at himself. "I can change into my other clothes if it would make you feel more comfortable..."
"No...please don't do that..." He walked over and looked his twin up and down. "After all, I had forgotten how handsome you looked in that..." He grabbed the large buckles on each side of his twin's head, and pulled him into a soft, short kiss.
Dante made one last trip to the diningroom table, picking up his twin guns and holstering them.
"Now, my sexy demon slayer...shall we?" Vergil extended his arm to the basement steps.
"We shall..." Dante nodded, and headed down the steps, followed by his brother.
As they stood before the mirror, Dante could not help but feel uneasy, remembering what happened to his brother the last time they tried this.
"Verge? What happened to you last time you did this? And why did it burn your back? And what was with those bright..."
Vergil sighed deeply. "How about one question at a time?"
Dante stood against the wall next to the mirror, propping one leg up behind him, and crossing his arms. "Fine...I just need to know is all..."
"I'm not upset that you do Dante...you have every right to know what I am."
"What you are?" Dante looked confused.
"I am a key Dante, and one of very few at that."
"A key?" Dante looked him up and down. "You don't look like one..."
Vergil laughed inwardly. "When I gave myself up to become Nelo Angelo, I was branded with the mark on my back, as you already know. But what you don't know is why the seal I bear is so important." Vergil walked over to a small dusty bench, taking a seat on it. "The seal of servitude is much more than just an acknowledgement of one's master, but it also gives the one that bears it a very rare gift." He held his hands up. "For you see, I can open my own portals back to the underworld."
Dante looked confused. "Well shit...if you can do that, then why didn't we just open one back at Devil May Cry and skip all of this nonsense?"
Vergil laughed at his twins comment. "I can only reopen the portal that I was sent into this world from." He pointed to the mirror. "This just happens to be where I arrived upon my return."
Dante nodded. "Ok, so I get that, but why in the hell did you flip out on me like that then?"
"The seal is both a gift and a curse Dante. The one who bears it is tied to his master until death, and in my case, that's Mundus. Whenever I activate a portal, he can sense my presence, and find me in a matter of minutes." He hung his head low. "I kept the portal open too long last time, and being weak, I allowed him to enter and take control of my mind." He looked back up at his twin. "He want's us both dead with a vengance Dante, and he will use anyone, or anything to do that."
Dante walked over to Vergil, kneeling between his legs. "Well...we want him dead just as bad right? So let's pay him a little visit, and kill him first. Then you can be free of his shit."
Vergil shook his head. "I wish it were that easy Dante, I really do." He took his twin's face in his hands. "But the fact is, that even after Mundus is dead and gone, my seal will tie me to whomever succeeds him. And now you know that I can never, and will never be a free entity, as long as I carry this burden with me." He started to tear up slightly. "I will understand if you cannot be with me knowing this, and have accepted it."
Dante crushed his mouth into Vergil, causing the dark twins tears to spill forth. Dante broke the kiss, wiping his twins tears away. "There is no way in hell that we will ever be apart again Verge. I will be with you until the day we turn old and gray." He laughed. "Think of it Verge...we already act like an old married couple...what's it gonna be like when we actually are?"
Vergil laughed. "We can't get married Dante, you know that. Imagine the protestors..."
"I know Verge...I'm just saying that I want to spend the rest of my life with you, just as if we were." Dante continued to laugh, until he saw Vergil reach into his blue jacket, and take something out.
He stared seriously into Dante's soft blue eyes. "Dante...I made a promise to you long ago, that I would never leave you, and I broke it. I want you to know now, that I would sooner die a hundred deaths, than hurt you like that ever again."
Vergil held his hand outward in a fist, before opening it slowly, revealing a shiny silver ring.
"I thought I had lost it..." Dante picked it up out of his hand, running a finger over the band.
"Do you know what the enscription on the band is Dante?"
Dante shook his head. "No...you never told me what is was..."
"It is a promise of love until death, from one soul to another. It also says that the heart of the one that wears it, will be protected from all of those who would try and destroy that love."
"Wow...I never knew it was that neat..." Dante played with it in his hand, until it was taken back by his twin.
Vergil took Dante's hand in his own. "I want you to wear this now Dante. I was so young and foolish when I last gave it to you, but now you have made me wise to what love truely is..." He slipped the ring on his brother's ring finger. "I want you to know, before we take what could be our last journey together, how much I love you..."
Vergil placed his hands on either sides of his twins tear streaked face. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you Dante...please tell me you feel the same way..."
Dante answered his question by thrusting his tounge into his twin's mouth, causing Vergil give off a deep moan. The two kissed more passionatley in that one moment, than they had ever before, taking thier time to taste every inch of eachother, before Dante broke away, opening his playful eyes slowly.
"I could take you upstairs, and give you my answer properly Verge, but we really should get going."
Vergil nodded, placing a single kiss on his brother's forehead. "You just gave me your answer Dante..." He stood up, and knelt in front of the mirror, only to be joined by his brother.
"Are you ready?" He extended a hand forward.
"I'd say that I would follow you into the pits of hell Verge, if we weren't already headed there..."
Vergil laughed. "Now...when I open it, we will only have a minute or so to enter it, before I run the risk of Mundus finding us."
Dante nodded, putting his gloves on.
"However...whatever you do, do not just jump through it...you can never be sure where the portal will appear on the other side, so I will look in first, to make sure it is safe..."
"Do it then..." Dante waited for his brother to begin the ritual.
Vergil placed his hand on the mirror once more, his back lighting up, and a chant escaping his lips. The mirror once again turned to liquid, as Vergil's hand pushed through to the other side. Vergil propped himself up onto his knees, letting his head and then back, enter the portal, looking around to see if the coast was clear. He was somewhat disturbed, when he realized that he could not see how far down the drop was to the ground, and yelled back to his twin. "DANTE! I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO..."
Just then, Dante could of sworn that he saw a bright light, and pushed Vergil through the portal, followed by himself.
--Sometime Later--
Dante opened his eyes to blackness. He was on his back, on a pile of sharp rocks, in complete darkness. He rubbed the back of his head, before sitting up.
"Holy shit it's dark in here..." He turned his head in all directions, finally seeing a small light at the end of what looked like a long tunnel.
He reached into his vest, pulling out a small stick and snapping it. A green light illumintated his face, and the area immdiately around him, but not much more.
"Verge?..." The only sound Dante could hear, was the steady drip of water into a puddle somewhere, mixed with his hearbeat.
Dante began to crawl along the pile of rocks, feeling for anything that could be his brother. "Vergil? Where are you?..."
He was staring to get worried, when he could find or hear his brother. "Dammit...he told me not to just jump in...why didn't I listen to him..."
He continued to crawl around on the wet rocks, until he swore that he saw the light of his glow stick, illuminate the egde of what looked to him like a blue coat.
He scrambled to it, dropping the stick, and taking his twin in his arms. "Vergil? Dammit talk to me..."
In the light of the glow stick, he could see a trickle of blood running down the side of his twins face. "Oh shit Verge...I'm so sorry...come on..."
Dante's head was snapped up, as he swore he could hear the sound of voices moving towards them. Grabbing Vergil under the arms, he slowly dragged him into a corner, setting him up against it, before grabbing the glow sitck, and shoving it back into his coat.
He sat there in the dark, holding onto Vergil for dear life, trying to calm his heavy breathing.
The voices were inaudible for quite some time, until they got close enough for Dante to determine that there were at least three of them.
He heard one of the voices strike a match against the stone wall, and light a cigarette. "Did you hear that Mundus is coming early now for the inspection?"
"Yeah I heard that...I wonder if general Rune will be ready for him?"
"Good point, after all he IS only a kid."
"General Rune?" Dante thought outloud to himself.
"I'd be careful what you say about him. He may not look like much, but that kid is more powerful than Mundus himself, at least that's what I've heard..."
"Shut up moron! No one is more powerful than Mundus, and you would do well to remember it..."
"Ok, Ok sorry...But he is a freaky looking little bastard though, you have to admit...I mean with his white hair and all...what kind of KID has that? Honestly now..."
Dante felt his foot slip on the wet rocks suddenly, causing the guards to become defensive.
"Did you hear that?"
"Yeah...I heard something...it came from over there..." The guards moved closer to Dante's position, causing him to move Vergil out of his lap, and slink along the wall like a spider.
The guards used thier flashlights to move around the space, before finding Vergil.
"Over here! I found somone..." One of the guards gave Vergil a slight kick, but got no response. "He seems to be out cold. Where did he come from?"
"Who knows...lets take him to the jail for observation."
One of them moved so that he was right in Vergil's face. "Heh...does this guy remind you of someone?"
Oooooh...what now right? LOL Don't worry..chapter 18 will be up ASAP! Pleasr R&R for me...the more I get, the faster I'm gonna post! Thanks for reading!