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Porcelain

Chapter Three

Day five as Dante's client.

Well, the good news was that the ebony could walk now. His wounds finally healed, and he was able to relax somewhat. He was still staying with Dante, both agreeing that Kadir wasn't safe elsewhere, and since then, he's been helping Patty keep the place clean, if only to keep himself busy. The two managed to find Dante's kitchen today, which is when the silence broke as they slammed the door shut.

"Ew!" Patty said before plugging her nose.

"Quit overreacting, kid. It won't let you get a boyfriend." Dante said, half joking.

Kadir groaned. "Hardly an overreaction, Dante. When was the last time you cleaned that kitchen?" He asked the hunter, trying to hide his disgust.

The devil hunter rolled his eyes, sitting up at the sound of his phone ringing, which he answered. "Devil May Cry." He paused. "Hey, Trish. What 'cha got?"

"Good news, I hope." Trish said through her cell phone. She was standing in Kadir's apartment, nothing all too impressive about it. "I'm standing in the guy's apartment. Not much here, but I found a few emblems here. They should narrow down what's after him."

"Anything on what I gave you three days ago?"

She sighed. "Well, he was telling the truth. Kadir White's no social butterfly, so he doesn't have any friends, or ex-friends. Dad's comatose, mom's dead, no other siblings, a shit ton of rivals. I did find his planner, though; not sure how the police haven't. Day after Kadir disappeared, he was supposed to have a meeting with a Dr. Anthony Florus. You might wanna ask him about it and get some details."

"What'll you be doing?"

"Look into the emblem, of course. I'll call you when I got something."

Dante hung up without another word. "One of your colleagues?" Kadir questioned.

He looked at the CEO. "Who's Dr. Anthony Florus?"

Kadir was a bit surprised by the question. "H...he's an innovator. A great one; top line equipment. He called me with an offer on some of his new innovations, things to make my hotels run better."

"And you didn't bring him up, why?"

"Why would I? It was a simple business meeting; I'd never spoken to him until he called my office." Kadir said, narrowing his eyes.

Dante sighed. "You remember this guy's number?" Kadir nodded and wrote it down for him. No matter how much he doubted Dr. Florus was involved, he wouldn't question Dante's motives. Cooperating got him home sooner, and that was what mattered most to him.

The albino took the sheet of paper and dialed the number. When the secretary answered, he began talking. "Yes, my name is Dante Sparda, I'm the owner of Devil May Cry." Kadir's eyes widened, looking at Dante as if he were insane. "I'd like to engage Dr. Florus in a new project, if that's at all possible. Is there a time I can come in to speak with him?" Kadir's eyes narrowed and Dante let out a chuckle. "I am completely free tomorrow." Dante paused for a few minutes, but nodded. "Yes, tomorrow at 1:30 works fine. Might I ask which office building I should go to." Dante wrote down the address. It was a bit of a drive, but it would do. "Thank you very much, you have a good day." He smirked. "All right. Bye."

The phone was hung up, and it was only then that Dante looked up at Kadir. "What?"

"Just what do you plan to do when you get to his office?" Kadir asked him, rhetorically. "Point a gun at his head and interrogate him?"

Dante rolled his eyes. "I'm just gonna go in and observe him. See if he's suspicious at all."

Kadir rolled his eyes. "With your appearance, you'll be lucky to get in, forget speaking with Dr. Florus. You're not exactly going to fit in if you show up like that."

Again, Dante rolled his eyes. But, it wasn't like Kadir was wrong, though; his looks would put security on guard the instant he walked in. And with that, he picked up his phone and put out another call. "Hey, Lady, it's me."

"Not asking for another loan, are you Dante? You still owe me."

"Well, yes and no. I've got a meeting with a Dr. Anthony Florus and I need to look the part."

"Since when do you ask me to take you clothes shopping?" She asked, somewhat playfully.

Dante chuckled. "I know, but it's important. New client and all, I've gotta cover every base I can find."

"I know. All right, I'll be over in a half hour."

"Great. Oh, and Lady! One more thing..." Dante said, looking at Kadir.

Well, this was shorter than I would have liked it to be. Can't add anything else without spoiling things, though. I hope you guys are enjoying this!

~ K. Fang-sama