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Two weeks later, Dante found himself stalking his usual patrol when suddenly a silver disc barred his path, trailed by the faint line of silver wire, making his heart stop as he turned to follow the 'weapon' back to its owner – the pretty brunette from a fortnight ago, and she had her 'trademark smirk' on her lips, which was as sexy as smirks could be as she sauntered closer, satisfied that she had gotten his attention, retracting the wire at the same time.

"Hello again, son of Sparda," she greeted in a lukewarm manner.

"Call me Dante."

"As you wish," she nodded. "So, you deserve another letter of my name, I guess it took you long enough to find me again," she snickered.

"Well it would help if someone gave me hints as to where they would be so that they wouldn't be waiting for so long," he countered in an equally tempting manner, edging closer. There was no denying the spark of chemistry between them as they began to circle each other like proud eagles waiting to play.

"Ah – I see, well, all I will tell you for the time being is that wherever you usually go, you will usually find me there," she smiled, taking a step back. "Now, for the second letter of my name, 'R' – as in 'responsibility lies within timing'," she loved plaguing people with her riddles, especially when they were as dashing as this demi-demon before her.

"Mmm – how come you know so much about me, but I hardly know anything about you? How do you know wherever I go?" he asked as he took a step forward, which was mirrored by her step back, keeping the distance between them level. "Where do you keep your spies?"

"Ah, trust me, I need no spies," she smiled, shaking her head gently. "I will reveal more as time passes. The more I will say, the quicker you find me, but keep your eyes wide open – I won't show myself again," and with that she turned, barely hiding her gleeful smile and walked away. Now, Dante was amused, though somewhat frustrated at the briefness of their contacts.

"You'll be found in the places where I usually go… ok, I'll keep a close eye out for you then," he murmured after her, turning with a swish of his red coat. "The search is on, I promise to find you by the end of the day after tomorrow at least. You said that the quicker I find you, the more information you'll give me – does that mean you'll answer my questions also?"

"Some, maybe, it depends on what mood I'm in," she grinned, tossing her hair behind her as she twisted her head to face him, seemingly unaware of the shadow creature ahead of her, but as Dante's Ebony and Ivory found its way to his hand – the shadow monster was dispatched of, the only trace of what killed it was the retracting discs, returning to its owners hands, where they disappeared like magic for 'Ar' simply waved her hand, and there was nothing there, no discs or anything, and Dante wondered how she summoned them. "Just because a tree's leaves maybe blowing one way, it does not mean that the trunk will necessarily not sway in another because it is always aware of the wind around it," and with that once more, she disappeared into the shadows.

"You're always aware of your surroundings," Dante translated quietly to himself. "Who are you?" his intrigue had soared to heights he had never known were possible. Nobody had ever interested him in this way before. This… demon girl… she was different from all the others he'd known, and strangely, he found himself looking forwards once more to when they would next meet. "A-R- so what's next?"

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Hope that was a little better ;