Devil May Cry: The Sirens Call

AN: Still not mine…

Chapter 2 – Coincidence?

The rain never stopped that night and she found herself sitting up, wide awake. She was thinking of him. That man had been waiting there in the alley, just waiting for that demon to show. It was infuriating how he had done that. After all the work they had done chasing it down, all the effort it took, only a couple of shots and it was his kill. She sat by her youngest sister and gently brushed away the locks that rested on her face. 'Cassandra. I hope you never know evil like him.'

She stood up and closed the door behind her.

She waited for the door to close and sat up and listened carefully.

'Is she asleep?' Erené's voice whispered.

'Yeah, out like a light.' Tallia answered in the same hushed tones. 'What did you find?'

'We need to go to Paris… I think the gates there.'

'Are you sure?' Tallia asked. 'You thought the gate was here and we came here to destroy it, it wasn't and now we're stuck here until we get paid.'

'I know and I'm sorry, but this time I'm sure of it!' Erené finished. 'I know it's there. Get some sleep! We leave tomorrow afternoon…'

Cassandra drew her knees up to her chest and thought about what they had said. The gate was in Paris. Sure Erené had been wrong before, but she sounded so sure. Every thing they had done was in search of a stupid gate, and no one knew if it was real or not. She slipped her feet over the edge of the bed and quietly dressed herself in her favorite pair of denim hotpants and tank top. She grabbed her leather coat and carefully slipped out the window. With out making a sound she leapt of the fire escape and ran through the dark backstreets, finally coming to a main street full of clubs, bars and people. The lights were enough to make her smile, just being able to see the lights and hear the sounds of people and their every day life was enough for her. 'If I'm getting dragged to Paris, then I'm gonna have a bit of fun first!'

He sat at the bar waiting for his drink. It seemed like an eternity before he was given his beer. Grumbling he left and decided to walk back to the shop. As he walked along that street he nearly bumped into her.

'Well!' He said standing back. 'What a coincidence!'

She blinked for a moment, taking a second for it to sink in. 'I don't believe in coincidences... Are you following me or something?' She looked up at him, noticing for a second those aquamarine eyes that seemed to pierce right through you.

'No,' He answered. 'I could ask you the same thing. Now what's a pretty girl like you doing in a hell hole like this?'

'Oh how nice, flattery. Too bad you blew it.' She said trying to get around him, but his hand caught her shoulder.

'Now how'd I go and do a stupid thing like that?' That cocky smile spread across his face as she casually slapped his hand off.

'Hitting on a girl before she knows your name? That blew it.' She said trying to leave again, only to be stopped again. 'What is your problem!' She said.

'I don't have a problem, but you do.' He said pushing her up against the wall as a demon shot out around the corner and landed in the place she had been standing in. It seemed to look around for a second, realizing that it had grabbed thin air.

With out thinking she pulled a small gun from her boot and shot at the creature. The man suddenly pulled his guns and shot at the thing until it was a writhing mass on the ground. Screams of people filled the air and crowds pooled out of the bars and clubs, all running for their lives.

'What the hell..?' He shouted as another one leapt of the roof and headed straight for Cassandra. 'Move!' He yelled, but his yell landed on deaf ears. She dropped to the ground, causing the beast to collide with the brick wall. She pulled its head up and snapped its neck, the beast exploded in a mess of sand.

When nothing else happened they put their weapons away and she dusted off the sand that the demon had left behind.

'Damn!' She said flexing her arm a little and wincing in pain. The beast had scratched her and it had nearly taken her arm off. 'Piece of shit!' She said kicking the skeletal remains of the offending creature.

'Well you were a little slow.' He said leaning against the brick wall, inspecting the dent the demon had basically run into.

'Bite me… On second thoughts forget it, who knows where you been.'

He grinned. 'I'll save it for later then babe. You should get that looked at.' He nodded towards the gaping wound.

'I'll live.' She answered as it began to heal. 'Thanks but no thanks. Besides, who'd wanna play doctor with you?'

He laughed sitting down next to the demon. 'So you were looking to get paid weren't ya?'

'Yeah…' She answered leaning over and stealing his beer. 'Depends what I have to do to get it.'

'I could think of a lot of things.' That cocky smile showed through again, 'But I'm not that kind of guy.'

'Oh really?' She answered as he flicked something towards her. It was the shiny object he pulled off the spider demon. 'What's this?' She asked turning it over in her hand. The thing was small and fang like.

'It's a fang, but they're worth a mint.' He smiled snatching his beer back as she sat down.

'So then, how come you're giving it to me?' She answered examining that object.

His cocky grin never left his face, 'Cause I got plenty more where that came from.'

She paused. 'Are you hitting on me again?' This time her mouth twisted into a cocky smile.

He shook his head. 'Business has been kind of slow, you know. Besides, going with you could be an adventure.'

'You don't want to do that.' A familiar voice said causing Cassandra to stand up.

'Erené!' She nearly screamed standing up. 'I was just…'

'Disobeying me.' She finished for her younger sister. 'How dare you sneak away? You know you are too important!'

Cassandra's head stayed down staring at the ground. 'Yes Erené.'

'Devil hunter! You can not join us.' Erené said, hands on her hips. 'You do not understand what is at stake.'

He stood up. 'Well I'm a fast learner. Besides if she's so important than all the protection you need's right here.'

Erené pushed him back and pulled her sister to her. 'I'm afraid that we don't need your kind of 'protection.' Besides I'm more worried that you'll be the one that hurts her. Let's go.' She pushed her little sister ahead of her into the alley back towards the motel.

'Erené… I really think…'

'You aren't allowed to think! How dare you disobey me like that again! You promised you wouldn't! Sneaking out to be with a man…' Her face twisted up into disgust, 'A human man no less.'

'Who said I was completely human?' He asked from behind them.

'Are you following us!' Erené asked turning around quickly.

'Funny, that's what she said.' He answered. 'No, I'm not following you. I'm following her.' He nodded towards Cassandra. 'Those demons tried to snatch you, so I want to make sure you're gonna be ok.'

Erené paused. 'What demons?' She asked her eyes narrowed down to her evil eye. It was really quite scary if you were on the receiving end of the glare.

'It was nothing; he helped me take them out…' Cassandra whispered keeping her eyes to the ground and refusing to look at her sister.

'Very well Devil Hunter, we will be going to Paris tomorrow afternoon. Do not be late.' Erené finished pushing her sister back towards the motel. He laughed when they disappeared into the darkness ahead, before turning back towards his shop…

Well there you have it! It's finally posted and its over 500 words! Yippee! N e ways I cant continue without calling out a special thanks for Warui Usagi for taking the time to read my other fics! So a really big-- - - - - - - - - -T H A N K Y O U!