Call to Darkness: The Assassins' Story

Chapter 5: Love the Real Me

Disclaimer: I don't own DMC 1-3. (crys) I wish I did like everyone else...

A/n: Let it be known to all that read this I never finished any of the DMC games so I'm not going to be able to pin point Dante's character. However anyone can be changed by emotions. So, don't bash me to bad if you don't like it.

Annabelle paced wearily back and forth in the clearing where she and Dante always met. Her mind was in turmoil. Tomorrow she'd become her were beast self and the battle she depicted would come to pass. Which made her also think about the blood vendetta that Asha had. She didn't even realize there were more than one black dragon out there. Mostly the dark clans had the black dragons. However Selena was special and she needed the large black dragon to back up her claim as Queen. Annabelle knew who had killed the deviless's family. She didn't realize how her actions as reckless as they are have bad repercussions. The black dragon that killed her family had a vendetta too. It sickened her sometimes how those worked in this world. Her pacing stopped once she felt more than one devil aura. The aura were dark even for devil standards. Dante was out there on his way. The thought of them hurting him made her restraints snap. Her dragon form took over and she stood waiting for the fight that was to come. The creatures slithered into the clearing. They looked human but she knew better. Their bat wings fanned out.

"Die were beast," one hissed.

"Not on this day devil," she snarled.

Elsewhere...

Dante bound and leapt trough the forest in Devil Trigger mode. Annabelle didn't know about this form. (okay this is the devil trigger from DMC 2 not three. I don't like that form to much.) He hoped she wouldn't be afraid of him. Of course it being her he highly doubted it. She might be a little hurt that he did tell her but she had to know. The sound of fighting caught his sensitive hearing. It sounded like unfair odds one way or another. What would they be doing in the clearing that... Then it hit him. He let rage fill him letting it empower him. His wing beats became stronger as he leapt towards the fray. What he saw made him start. In the clearing a beautiful white dragon was fighting with a posse of five devils. Two devils were unconscious on the ground. Blood stained the white scales of the dragon. Without thinking he leapt forward and slammed into one of the devils from behind. The other devils whipped around to face him.

"Stay out of this half breed!"

"No, I can't do that. I am a Dragon Master and therefore I have to watch out for those within my clan."

"Then you will die as well."

"You can try," he said cockily.

The three remaining turned their attention from the wounded dragon. Dante smirked this was his kind of battle. The dragon watched intently as they battled. Realization hit Annabelle hard. This devil was Dante's other form. No one fought the way this devil did but Dante. 'So you have your secrets too Dante. Then it makes it all the more important to tell you about the up coming battle so you're warned.' In truth she didn't want to hurt him, but there was nothing man made that could restrain a dragon. Much less a were-dragon. Her kind was the rarest of the were beasts. She was the only one left and she wanted it to stay that way. Most were beasts could be restrained easily. Dante was able to defeat the devils easily. They limped off swearing revenge. Shrugging it off he turned to face the wounded dragon.

"So, Dante we both have our little secrets."

"I'm sorry Anna. This form comes on when I'm in extreme danger."

"I understand Dante. My dragon form comes out like that too."

She was shocked he was taking this rather well.

"Anna, how is it that..."

"I can assume the form of a dragon?"

He only nodded.

"Dante, that's what I wanted to talk with you about. I'm a were dragon."

"Were Dragon? I thought only werewolves existed."

"No, there are several different types of were beasts. I happen to be a were dragon and the last one at that."

"Is that why those devils attacked you?"

"They slaughtered everyone of the were dragons but me. I've managed to escape every time. Selena saved me the last time."

"I assume that's how you became a dragon master."

"Sort of, let me tell you what happened."

He sat down and leaned against her form. Her wounds had healed already.

Flashback

Annabelle walked down the dark streets of Halo City. The sound of her boots on the pavement was the only sound she heard. Sadness clouded her aura. Yesterday they killed her sire and his partner. He had been her first love and at one point she thought her only love. Her thoughts were so loud in her head she hadn't noticed the dark auras of the devils following her. However someone had and watched them with glittering eyes. A dragon's sadness had drawn her to this impending battle ground. Selena landed softly before her causing Annabelle to crash into her.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't..."

She stopped as she sensed the aura of this stranger. "Are you here to kill me?"

"No, but they are," she said as she pointed over her shoulder.

Whipping around she now felt the devil auras. Some part of her wanted them to kill her so she'd be able to join her love. However the vampire wouldn't allow it. They fought long and hard until only the two of them still stood. Selena was wracked with blood lust but she knew this girl was a were dragon. Selena had given her the directions to her house where she would wait for the vampires return.

Annabelle paced the floor of the house. She let the dragon within her go and she sniffed around. It was a normal looking house. There were pictures all over the place. Without realizing it she wandered into the study. There were fanciful paintings of dragons all over the room. Currently on the stand was her dragon form. As far as she knew there was only one white dragon and it was her.

"You like that?"

"Have you been watching me?"

"Not really. I just stumbled this time. You see Dragons are my life."

"So, you must be the Queen Dragon Master."

"You've heard of me?"

"I'm a were-dragon Selena."

"You are the last I'm told."

She sat down heavily on the nearest couch.

"Yes, I wasn't up until yesterday. They killed my sire. Now I am the last."

"Do you have a partner dragon?"

"No, I've been a loner. My sire had one but they killed him too."

"Jessie was it?"

"Yeah, why? Did you know him?"

"Yes, he was a Dragon Master and Were Dragon. (long title sorry) How would you like to become a Dragon Mistress?"

"I guess its the only choice I have."

"It isn't but you have to tame your partner."

"All right."

Those two were inseparable from that day forward.

end Flashback

"It took me three days to tame my partner. The silver dragon that protected you from Asha."

"What's her name?"

"Her name is unpronounced able to the human or devil tongue so I can't give her name to you."

He raised an eye brow. A smile graced her features. "So I call her Serenity."

Then she remembered that she had to tell him something before it was to late.

"Dante I have to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"Tomorrow is a full moon."

"So?"

"That's when were beasts become their strongest and wildest. Dante I don't want you to come find me. I want to remain the last were dragon and I want to keep you alive."

"Can't I stop you?"

"If you want to end up like me sure."

"I can take you."

"I wasn't going to tell you before just in case we ended up killing each other. I didn't want to make it hard for you to fight back. Dante please let Selena keep me calm. I've never had someone that I love try to calm me. There is nothing man made that can restrain me."

Dante shrugged it off and pushed her backwards into the tree. Her wolf like face stared down at him. Dante maybe tall but Anna was taller in her dragon form. He reached up and pulled her face down and planted a short kiss on her nose.

"I will fight you but only to wear you down Anna."

"Be careful."

"Me careful? You must be crazy."

"Only Crazy for you."

Her form shifted. He pressed his body against hers. She knew what he wanted the scent of his arousal was evident to her dragon senses. Their kissing became more heated. Annabelle was slightly nervous about where this was going but her dragon form insisted she take the chance. They never knew what tomorrow might bring.

(okay we get what's going to happen. I'm not great at writing those and I ain't going to ask for help writing it though. So I just won't. Its implied so it happens. next stuff is after the fact. However I might get the courage later and pray that I don't get my account canceled or something.)

Dante watched Anna as she drifted off to sleep in his arms. With great care he never knew he had he dressed her and himself and flew easily back to Selena's place. The vampire was up waiting for them. She knew what had gone on with the pair. The scent was evident.

"Her rooms the farthest on the left. Has a white dragon painted on the door."

He just nodded her way. "Take care of her Dante."

Selena pushed off the wall and headed out for the night. Dante opened the door and laid her down on the bed. He decided that he could take a shower in the morning. So with a large yawn he curled up beside her. It was a wonder to any on looker that the Great Dante Sparda showed any sappy emotion. Of course it was only times like this with his lover that those emotions show up. He didn't want anyone to know that he had a weakness for this girl that laid beside him.

"Love you," she whispered in her sleep.

"And I you, Anna."

He drifted off to sleep dreaming of a future that he hoped would come true.

A/N: Hope you liked...The reason I give Dante human like emotions is that fact he is part human and therefore has a reason to be kind and loving. He'll be his bad ass self as much as I can get it when he's not with Annabelle. Love all my fans...