Devil May Not Cry

(...) Thought

... Monster Name/ Japanese speech

I personally don't know where Dante or Trish have their shop, so I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say the slums of New York.

Chapter 2: Clash of the Half-Demons

3rd person POV

Both the man and woman looked about 30. The man wore a long red coat that was a shade darker than Inu-Yasha's own robe. His hair, though much shorter, was also an almost exact color match as Inu-Yasha's. Strapped to his back was a large sword that crackled with electricity, and on his hands were a pair of flaming gauntlets, one of which was holding a black metal object. Apart from the modern clothing, he looked almost like an older Inu-Yasha.

The woman wore a black tube top that started around her waist and ended in points near her collarbone. Her black pants were held up with a wide belt, that contained a couple of gun holsters. Lastly she wore a black collar and black fingerless gloves, one of which held another of the same devices that the man held. Like her friend, she had a huge sword strapped to her back, although this one looked organic, almost like it was made out of a living creature. Upon seeing her, Miroku suddenly got a mischievous glint in his eye. . . just before Sango stepped on his foot.

Their attire, as well as their weapons, was something they were unfamiliar with. The only exception was Kagome, who had come from around the same time they did.

As the two parties scrutinized each other, Inu-Yasha sniffed them out. (There's demon blood all over these two.) He thought. (And some of it is quite old. The blood from the guy in red must have been there for at least five or six years.) Suddenly it hit him. (These two must be demon hunters!)

He turned and whispered his findings to the others. Dante narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

If they're demon hunters, then maybe they can help us. Said Miroku.

Who're you? Asked Sango after they finished their discussion. Just like Phantom, both of the oddly dressed people gave confused looks.

"Do you know what she said?" Said the woman turning to the man. He shook his head. "It was something in Japanese." He turned back to the group. "Do any of you speak English?"

To everybody's surprise, Except her own, Kagome stepped forward.

"H-hell-lo." She said in broken English. "I a-am Kagome. Who a-are you?"

"The name's Dante." Said the man. He indicated the woman. "And this is Trish."

Kagome turned to her friends and introduced them, one by one.

"Now that everyone knows who's who, would someone mind explaining just what is going on here?" Asked Trish.

Kagome looked to the others. Should I tell them?

Inu-Yasha looked skeptical. I don't see why we should. They don't look too friendly, and I don't like the look of those things they're holding.

Sango turned to Kagome. Are those things weapons?

Kagome nodded. They're called guns, and they're very dangerous. She looked the Duo. "Were are we and what is today's date?"

"You're in the slums of New York City." Said Dante. "And the date is April 23, 2004."

Kagome gasped. "New York? 2004?"

When Dante nodded, Kagome got a worried look on her face.

What's wrong, Kagome? Asked Miroku.

2003. said Kagome. That's only a few years ahead of my time! And how did we get in New York?

You know where we are?

Kagome nodded. Before she could say anything, a voice interrupted her.

"Listen, we didn't come here to talk." Said Dante impatiently. "We came here for a demon named Inu-Yasha."

(What do they want with me?) Thought Inu-Yasha

Kagome turned to Dante. "What for?"

Trish stepped forward. "We were hired by a man named Naraku to hunt down and kill Inu-Yasha."

At the mention of Naraku, Kagome and the rest of the group tensed up. "You WHAT?" Gasped Kagome

What was that about Naraku? asked Inu-Yasha.

Apparently, Naraku hired them to kill you!

Oh, Really? Inu-Yasha drew his sword, and stepped forward.

Dante looked at him. "Inu-Yasha?" Inu-Yasha nodded.

Dante drew his sword, and stepped forward as well. "Don't hold back on my account." He said casually. Then his voice hardened. "Because I won't hold back on you!"

What did say? Asked Inu-Yasha.

He suggested that you not hold back, because he won't either. Replied Kagome.

Heh. Right. And with that, Inu-Yasha charged.

He jumped at Dante, and brought his sword down over the devil-hunter's head. Faster than the eye could blink, Dante brought Alastor up and blocked the Tetsusaiga. Inu-Yasha backed off, charged again and swung from the side. Again Dante blocked, and deflected the Tetsusaiga upward. Inu-Yasha was knocked off balance, and Dante laid into his side with a kick.

Inu-Yasha was sent tumbling into crate. Before he could get up though, he felt a something press into his chest. Dante was standing on him and had Ebony pointed at his head.

"Is that the best you can do?" Said Dante. Although Inu-Yasha couldn't understand Dante, he was able to guess what the devil hunter was saying.

Dante jumped off of Inu-Yasha's chest and landed a few feet away with Ebony holstered. He gripped his sword, and made a challenging motion.

(So, He still wants to go at it, eh? Fine.) Inu-Yasha stood up and readied his sword.

While Dante and Inu-Yasha continued their battle, Trish walked over to Inu-Yasha's group of friends. They tensed up as she approached, but she gave a disregarding wave of her hand. "Chill out, I'm not going to hurt you." She said. Kagome relaxed a bit. "Neither Dante, nor myself have any reason to attack you. None of you look evil, And your aura's confirm that."

As Trish turned to watch the fight, Kagome translated what she had said. Ask her why should we trust her when her friend is trying to kill Inu-Yasha. Said Sango. After Kagome translated, Trish just shook her head. "First of all, we're married. Secondly, Dante's not trying to kill your friend."

"He's not?" asked Kagome.

"If Dante was going to kill your friend, he would've done so already." She indicated the battle. "The fact that Inu-Yasha, a half-demon, is hanging around with a bunch like you, is enough to convince us that he isn't evil."

Kagome translated this to the others, then turned back to Trish. "If what you say is true, then why is your husband fighting him?"

"Your friend is a challenge." Said Trish simply. "Our job is to hunt down and destroy demons, devils, and everything in between. In the last two years, however, demon outbreaks have been shrinking, along with our salaries." She paused to sigh. "If this keeps going, we'll be out of a job and home." She turned to the group. "Which brings us to now. This job was the first we'd gotten in three weeks, so we jumped at the chance." She turned her attention back to the battle.

Kagome nodded, then translated the older woman's words to her group.

Meanwhile, Dante and Inu-Yasha continued to clash swords. Right now they were locked Corps-a-Corps, each one trying to overpower the other. Each was covered with various wounds.

Through sheer will, Inu-Yasha managed to push Dante back, then countered with a slash to the belly.

Dante staggered back, allowing Inu-Yasha to score a hit on his opponent's sword arm.

Inu-Yasha came with a vertical slice, intending to split Dante in half. Dante swung his sword up, blocking the stroke, then followed through with a back roundhouse kick to the jaw.

While Inu-Yasha was recovering, Dante back-flipped away, to give himself some room. Both fighters were panting hard, and bleeding heavily.

"Your good. Almost as good as Virgel was." Said Dante. He chuckled. "This is definitely a feeling I've missed."

Although Inu-Yasha didn't have a clue as to what his opponent was saying, He couldn't help but think that Dante had just complemented him. He grinned. (This guy's gotta be the best sword fighter I've fought since Sesshoumaru. He could be my friend, if he wasn't my enemy.)

Dante forced his breathing to slow down, and straightened out. "No more playing around." he said. "Time to take it up a notch..."

Trish recognized Dante's tone of voice. "Oh, boy! He's going to do it!" she said, a little wary, and caching the others' attention. Inu-Yasha just looked on, confused.

Dante smiled.

"Devil Trigger!"

There was a flash of purple light, forcing Inu-Yasha to cover his eyes. When he looked again, He was amazed at what he saw.

Dante's body and eyes were glowing purple. Bolts of lightning arced across his body. The wounds inflicted during their battle just seemed to seal over and disappear completely.

Dante got into a fighting position.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" He said. "Let's rock!"

Hello!

You've probably been wondering what I've been doing since the last time I updated right? Well, to be honest I ran into some writer's block. For that reason, this chapter isn't finished yet. I hope to have it finished soon.

On the other hand I have corrected some mistakes in the other chapters, and will be updating them along with this new chapter. Enjoy!

Update:

Finally finished!

Well now, how will Inu-Yasha escape his current predicament? You'll just have to read the next chapter: Swords of the Fathers!

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Dante Askura- I'll take your suggestion under consideration. I can tell you right now, Sesshoumaru will definitely be appearing, though not for another few chapters. Virgel will make a flashback appearance, but beyond that, I'm not sure. Maybe...