DVYL May Cry
It has been a few months since Dante and Yang became an official couple. Both were extremely happy and the days that followed passed without much hassle. The two didn't act 'cutesy' with each other, more like they made sure that very little space was between them when they could be close. Holding hands, Yang holding onto his arm, Dante with his arm around her shoulders or even either of them holding the other in their arms; as long as there was some physical contact, they were content. They at least had the decency to not make out in public, they would give quick pecks or chaste kisses but that was it. Unless the resident Ice Queen would complain about their PDAs then it was unanimous to piss her off. On occasions they would describe a few scenarios to get a variety of blushes from the girls of Team RNBW, which was always good for a laugh. Which would usually lead to them asking Nora and Ren how they managed to live with them. They would just shrug, Ren, or giggle, Nora, and swiftly move on.
Honestly, as far as they knew, Yang and Dante hadn't gotten too physical with each other. If they ever found themselves alone in the dorm together with no work or projects to do, they would just relax on one of their beds in one of two positions and just talk with each other. Either Dante would have his back against the wall and Yang would sit between his legs with her back leant against his chest and her head would either rest on his shoulder or the crook of his neck. Dante would then wrap his arms around her stomach and she would either hold his hands or just play with her scroll. Or Yang would lay her back against the pillows and Dante would lay down between her legs where the back of his head would rest on her stomach or on rare occasions, her breasts. She would then either wrap her arm around his chest or just play with his hair. They would just stay like that and talk about their day or what was annoying them lately. Sometimes they would talk about their pasts. Although Yang never mentioned her mother and Dante emitted anything that was related to demons.
Most people would say that this would be extremely tame for those two, considering their personalities. But this was what they wanted. Both were curious on how that would be like, Yang was curious about Dante's experience and Dante was curious on how it would be different since he genuinely loved the blonde brawler. But both were content to just take it slow, both at peace for the first time in so long, with someone who understood their pain and would be there to support them if they needed it. Ren and Nora were also shocked to always find the two acting sweetly with each other and not just humping like rabbits in heat, but they weren't going to complain. Especially, considering how happy they were when they were found like that.
Besides getting closer to each other, both sets of partners got closer as a team. They were like a big family, a slightly unstable family but a family no less. Nora would always want to train with either of her blonde teammates and Ren was always there to lend a hand or shoulder to lean on if they needed it. Dante thoroughly enjoyed his time with either or both of them. He also liked to see Nora drag Ren into a lot of her crazy antics, that was always funny. That was until Yang would agree with the antics and Dante would be forced to join as well. That maybe why Goodwitch always kept an eye on their team.
All of DVYL also got closer to their sister team RNBW, including Dante which was a shock. He found that Blake was more open to him after they had their little conversation. She would sometimes help Dante with his History assignments, either as a thank you for keeping her secret or just out of genuine care. He liked to think it was a bit of both. And with her partner taking a liking to him, Pyrrha decided to spend a bit of time with him as well. She eventually found that he was very similar to Yang in personality. Plus, the fact he didn't put her on a pedestal was always welcome. She asked herself a few times if she, as Nora put it, liked-liked him and concluded that it was more like a sibling relationship than romance. Maybe if they were on the same team and he wasn't with Yang since day one it may have been more, but she was fine with their relationship the way it was.
Ruby was ecstatic to find out that Dante and Yang were together, made the image of him being her Big Bro solidify. Dante eventually came to see her like his little sister, without the bitter memories bubbling up all the time. Dante was still on rocky ground with Weiss but that wasn't surprising. He tried to act more civil with her, especially since she was Ruby's partner, but she always gave him a glare and attitude. So, he elected to try to minimize interacting with her or else kick her ass back to Atlas.
The only real bump in the road was the trip to Forever Fall earlier in the month. Everything was going as you'd expect it to until Cardin went to throw jars of sap at both Dante and Yang. Dante instinctively dodged the one aimed at him but the other one smashed into Yang's back, covering her jacket and hair in the sap. She stumbled forward before she felt the spot on her back and looked at her sticky fingers, "What the hell!?" she shouted angrily.
That's when a buzzing sound filled the air and the two teams turned to see a swarm of Rapier Wasps coming at them. Everyone prepared their weapons while Dante and Ren fired into the swarm since they had the fastest firing speed. That didn't last long until the swarm started to swarm all of them. Only Weiss' Glyphs were doing much of anything, the wasps were too small and agile for the others to hit. That's when Yang screamed in pain. Dante turned around to see that two Rapier Wasps had stung her in the back. Filled with rage, he jumped back and swapped out Rebellion for Osiris. He grabbed it by the pommel and started to spin it at high speeds, turning it into a combination saw and fan. The scythe started to pull the swarm into the blade and shredded them into a fine mist. When he was sure he got them all, he laid his weapon on his back before he ran to his girlfriend.
Yang was kneeling on the ground and was releasing quiet groans of pain. Dante dropped to his knees beside, "Are you okay?" He asked in concern.
She looked at him with a forced smile, "Yeah. Just really sore."
He looked over her back and saw the stingers still in her back. "This is gonna pinch slightly." He warned her before he quickly pulled them out. She hissed in pain before she sighed slightly with them being pulled out. Dante gently rubbed her back as he held her close. He looked into the forest and saw movement, someone was running away. Dante growled slightly. Yang flinched in his arms slightly so he leant down and kissed the top of her head. "You're gonna be okay, Spitfire." She looked up at him with a grateful smile. He returned it before he stood up. "You all take her and our sap to the meet up point." He looked at his team and Ruby as he said that. He then turned to the forest, "I'm gonna see who threw that damned sap." He practically growled as he ran off in the direction he saw the culprit move.
A few minutes later, Dante stopped to see Cardin and his croneys standing in a clearing and laughing about what happened. Dante quickly saw red and drew his guns.
Cardin stood up tall after laughing and heard a snapping sound. He turned in the direction to see Dante flying at him. The Demon Hunter planted both his feet into Cardin's chest and drove him into the ground before he slid across it for a few feet. Dante jumped off Cardin to flip backwards, which shoved Cardin further into the ground. As he was in the air he fired Ebony at Sky and Ivory at Russel . Lucky for them, they were able to dodge the bullets. Dante kept moving his arms while flipping so both guns were firing at Dove. He used his sword and arms to block the bullets but that allowed Dante to land on his shoulders and smash him into the ground. He then stomped down, denting his armor and shattering his aura.
Dante holstered his guns and turned to his left to see Sky charging at him with his halberd. Dante ducked enough so the blade just missed him and then grabbed the pole of the weapon right before the head of the halberd. He quickly pulled down to force Sky into the air where he punched him in the stomach, barely holding his enhanced strength back. Sky had the air knocked out of him and was sent flying into the tree behind him. The impact shattered his aura.
Dante was still holding his weapon and quickly impaled the polearm into the ground. He turned to his right to see Russel holding his daggers but unnerved that two of his teammates were taken down so easily. Dante just motioned for him to bring it on so, he turned and tried to run away. Dante grabbed his scythe and swapped it for Demon Pull. He whipped it forward and it grabbed him by the ankle. Dante pulled his legs from under him and pulled him back. He then whipped Russel into the air and unhooked him at the right height. Russel screamed as he plummeted back to earth. Dante waited a few seconds before he spun around for a roundhouse and connected with Russel's neck. Russel then proceeded to bounce off the ground a few times before landing in a bush with his aura barely holding on.
Dante turned to see Cardin barely getting to his feet with his mace in hand. Cardin looked at his teammates before he glared at Dante. Whatever he was about to say was unknown. Dante cleared the distance and started to assault him with his scythe. Cardin tried to block his attacks but every time he blocked an attack, another would strike him on his open side. Dante was fighting more brutally than any time he fought this meathead before, he crossed the line with that stunt. He quickly blocked an overhead swing from Cardin when the mace user caused an explosion that covered Dante. Cardin smirked, thinking he did it. That was until the smoke cleared with Dante only having a few burns across his face, neck and hands. Dante responded by headbutting Cardin before kicking his legs to force him to his knees. Cardin froze when he felt Dante's foot on his back and his scythe blade pressed against his throat. He slowly looked over his shoulder to see Dante giving him a cold look that made him swallow.
Dante removed his foot but not his blade as he leant forward to whisper to him, "Ever hurt Yang or any of my friends and..." He pulled his blade closer to his throat, any more pressure and he'd be bleeding. "Am I clear?" He replied with an almost inaudible 'yes'. Dante removed his weapon from his throat before he walked away to meet up with his friends.
When they got back to Beacon, Dante had to explain his side of what happened to both Goodwitch and Ozpin. When all was settled, Dante had detention for a week while Cardin and his team had detention for the rest of the month. Dante made his way back to his dorm afterward, the whole way he was blaming himself for what happened to Yang. He was about to enter his dorm when the door behind him opened. He looked to see it was Ruby. She gave him a small smile, "Hey, Big Bro."
He gave her the same smile, "Hey, Ruby. What are you doing back here?"
She shrugged, "I just wanted to relax after the day we've had." He nodded at her. "So, how did things go with the Ozpin?"
Dante just shrugged, "Pretty good. I have detention for the rest of the week and CRDL has detention for the rest of the month. So, yeah, win." He said halfheartedly.
She started to walk closer to him, "What's bothering you?"
He leant his back against the wall, "Just thinking I could've done more. Maybe if I caught the jar for Yang or if I took the hit, maybe she wouldn't have been hurt." He sighed, "I feel like I failed her."
"Nope." Ruby answered.
"Nope?" He asked in return.
"Nope." she repeated. "You can't be everywhere and do everything, Dante. That's just crazy."
"Ruby, I have a responsibility to protect my team. Especially Yang, now that she's my girlfriend. Her getting hurt, that just makes me feel like I'm not worthy of her."
"Hmmmm, nope." the reaper responded.
He just looked at her, "You know, you saying that over and over, isn't an argument."
"Nope!" she said again. Which had him sigh and rub a hand down his face. He then felt the redhead hug him and he looked down. "Dante, just because Yang got hurt, doesn't mean you two aren't good together. It's not that big of a deal. She's fine and doesn't blame you for it and I don't either. So, stop being a mope and cheer up!" She smiled up at him.
Dante smiled at her shortly after. He returned the hug and gently petted her hair. She hummed in delight. "Thanks, Ruby, I needed that." The two stayed like that for a bit before Ruby decided to head into her dorm to take a nap. Dante went back into his dorm for a quick shower but when he opened the bathroom door, he had the surprising sight of his girlfriend coming out of the shower before she could get her towel. She just stared at him wide eyed as he took the time to memorize the gorgeous form of Yang Xiao Long. He then gave her a smile and said, "Sorry about that but now I guess we're even." Then he shut the door as she gained a blush that rivaled her sister's cloak.
The only other problem was when Dante would head down into Vale to help Vergil deal with demons. Yang would ask him about it and he would always deflect saying it was nothing or something she was better off not knowing about. She would just begrudgingly nod and let it go but she was getting sick of him hiding what he was doing, and it was eventually going to come to a head.
Dante was making his way back to his dorm after another night of hunting Demons. Although this night was light. Only two demons to find and kill. That was troubling, that either meant that the Demon King was either hiding his soldiers more thoroughly or that he didn't need as many Demons running around. Both were very problematic, they needed to make some kind of push soon or things would escalate out of their control. The only reason it didn't already was because Ozpin made good on his promise and helped them find other Demons that somehow slipped under their radar. Luckily, he still had no idea on Vergil's existence, so their plan was still going as they wanted. Dante just sighed, "At least, I'm back at a reasonable hour." He looked at his scroll and saw it was just after one in the morning. He shrugged, "Reasonable for me."
He got to his dorm and quietly opened the door. He saw all his team in their beds and sleeping soundly, except for Yang. She had apparently decided to sleep in his bed. He just shook his head with a small smile. He then silently changed into his shorts and the tank top he was still wearing before he slipped into his bed with his girlfriend. As he did she just simply rolled over and pulled him close. She kissed his cheek and buried her face into the crook of his neck, "Welcome back." She said tiredly.
He just wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer, "Did I wake you?"
She shook her head slightly, "Nah, I had to get up a few minutes ago to use the bathroom. Although, I did decide to sleep here when you left."
Dante raised an eyebrow as he looked at the top of her head, "Well, this is a first. What, were you worried?" He teased. She didn't respond, at all. His smile fell, "Yang?"
She nodded, "I'm always worried when you leave to go 'out'." She tightened her grip on him, "I'm afraid something will happen, and you won't come back. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and I can only calm down once I see you safely in bed. I've lost someone I love already, I don't wanna lose you too."
"Yang…" he gently started to pet the back of her head. "I'm not gonna lie. I could very well die from doing what I do, and I've come close a few times in my past. But I've always made it out alive. And I will continue to survive because now I have something worth living for." He kissed the top of her head. "I swear, I'll always come back as long as you are waiting for me. Deal?"
She nodded and held him close, "Deal." He returned the pressure and she slowly drifted into sleep in the warm embrace of their love.
Dante was awake for a few minutes after her, just thinking. 'Can I really keep that promise to her? I may have the tenacity and power to come back from the brink of death. But what about her? How long until something takes her away? When the demons come again?' Those thoughts made Dante afraid for the first time in quite some time. Especially with the memories of Forever Fall still fresh in his mind. He pulled her close and let his heavy eyelids fall. 'I swear, I'll do whatever I have to, to keep her safe.' That was the last thing he thought before sleep took him.
Dante woke up the next morning to the sounds of whispering. He kept his eyes closed as his other senses took in his surroundings. He was laying sideways, with his arms wrapped around something soft and warm. He quickly realized it was Yang and could feel her arms still wrapped around him, her legs were entangled with his own and her head was still in the crook of his neck. He could feel her breath against his throat as she slept, tickling him slightly. He could feel that the blankets were covering everything from their shoulders down. and the sunlight from the window shining on his back. He breathed deeply and inhaled Yang's scent before he focused on the whispers from before. "Nora, I doubt those two did anything last night." Ren started.
"Renny, look how close they are and look at those smiles! There's no way they didn't do it!" Nora whispered yelled.
He heard a sigh, "Nora, I doubt they would really do that while we were in the room."
"Than what do you think they did?" Nora asked accusingly.
"Yang slept in his bed when we fell asleep. Dante probably got back and the two started to cuddle. Its not that unusual for a couple to do."
"Ren's right." Dante spoke up. He then opened his eyes and looked over to his teammates. Ren was sitting on his bed while Nora was standing in front of him. They were already dressed in their normal clothes since they were going to go into Vale with RNBW later. Both were now looking over to him, Nora wide eyed. He smirked, "We both are completely clothed under these blankets and we didn't have sex last night." He gave Nora a look and she looked away sheepishly with a slight blush. He sighed, "Why don't you two go get breakfast while I wake up the Ray of Sunlight here."
Nora quickly nodded and nearly ran out of the room while Ren just offered an apology for her as he followed. Dante just grinned and laid there, just enjoying the peace and the warmth of his girlfriend. After a few minutes, he gently shook her, "Time to get up, Spitfire."
She just groaned and held him closer, "Go back to sleep, Dante."
He grinned, "No can do. We need to get up, got those plans with RNBW today."
She still didn't move, "Five more minutes."
"Last time you said that, you didn't get up until half an hour later." He pointed out, but she just grunted in response. Dante was getting a bit annoyed and got a devious idea. He let her relax and as she was about to doze back off, he flipped their position, so he was straddling her. He made sure to pin her arms above her head as the blanket they were using fell to the floor. He just looked down to see Yang staring up at him in pure shock. He just smirked at her, "Now that you're up, what should I do with you?" he asked huskily as he leant down so their lips were barely separated.
She smirked up to him when her shock left her, "I think you have a good idea already in mind." She said in a sultry tone. That's when he closed the distance between them and kissed her fully. She hummed in approval and kissed him back. The chaste kiss lasted a few seconds before both deepened it. As that was happening, Dante moved his hands from her wrists to her hands as they intertwined their fingers. Neither moved her arms from above her head though.
They kissed like that for a while until Yang suddenly pushed herself up and pushed Dante onto his back. Dante looked up at her in interest, now that their positions were reversed. She just offered him a smile before she closed the distance and resumed the make-out session. He wrapped his arms around her lower back as she wrapped her's around his neck. Yang started to grind against him to add more stimulation for both of them. Dante groaned slightly and rolled over some, to try and get them both on the bed. Unfortunately, there was no more bed, and both fell off. Both gave surprised yelps before they hit the ground. They separated with that and just looked into the other's eyes. That caused them both to laugh before they resumed what they were doing before. They were going to have a delayed morning.
The blonde couple finally made it to the cafeteria to meet up with their team and RNBW. As they were nearing the table with their breakfasts, they heard a familiar voice speak up, "Its about time you two showed up." Weiss said. "Ren and Nora said you'd be here twenty minutes ago, what kept you?"
Both sat down and Dante shrugged as he picked up his coffee, "Something came up that needed our undivided attention."
"And what would that be?" Weiss asked annoyed.
Dante started drinking his coffee so Yang answered with her usual smirk, "The taste and feel of our lips and tongues."
That caused Weiss to blush, but the others just sighed. Dante looked at them when he put his coffee down, "Don't give us that. Just because you ladies missed out on this…" He motioned to himself. "That doesn't mean you get to be annoyed with the way I show my love." He said unashamed as he put his arms behind his head and leant back slightly.
The girls of RNBW were about to deny that with their usual methods, but Yang beat them to it by hugging him possessively. "I know how awesome he is, but he's mine and I'm not gonna share him." She stuck her tongue out playfully before she snuggled her head against his chest.
They were still stunned when Dante spoke up again, "Sorry, you heard my Spitfire." He wrapped his arm around her to draw her closer. Then the two started laughing at the dumbfounded faces of RNBW. Nora added her own laughter to that and Ren tried to hold back his own chuckles. That caused Blake to roll her eyes and smirk slightly, Pyrrha brought her hand to her mouth to giggle a bit, Weiss just scoffed and turned her head in annoyance while Ruby smiled and threw her rolled up napkin at the blondes.
They all eventually finished their breakfasts and started to make their way to the airfield to take the next Bullhead down to Vale. When they got down there, they all took in the decorations and preparations for the Vytal Festival later in the year. Everyone was excited for the Festival and the tournament, while Dante was just hoping that they'd get to that point. That's when a thought struck him, 'How long do I plan on staying at Beacon?' Originally, being there was just a means to an end, to stop the demons and their King. But now? He still didn't care about being a Huntsman, but he'd grown accustom to his student life. It was annoying at times, but he had never been so at peace in all his life. But how long could that be the case? He wasn't a human or a Faunus, his existence would always be hunted and he in turn, hunted those that wanted him dead. An endless cycle of death. He didn't want to drag them into that, especially Yang. He'd have to leave at some point, the sooner the better. For their sake. That just hurt in a way he couldn't explain.
He was pulled from his thoughts when he felt someone take his hand in theirs. He turned to see Ruby looking up at him in concern. "You okay, Big Bro?"
Dante just looked into her eyes before he took a deep breath, "Yeah, I'm good, Ruby. Just a bit distracted today." He gave her a small smile and looked around. He noticed that they were at the docks and that there was a lot of police at a nearby Dust shop where the rest of their teams were. The two walked over to hear that Weiss and Blake were 'discussing' the White Fang. He instantly knew this wouldn't end well and was about to intervene, for Ruby's sake, but then Weiss said something that got his attention. "They want to wipe humanity off the face of the planet."
"Can you really blame them?" Everyone turned to Dante in shock, but he really didn't care.
"What did you just say?" Weiss asked, stunned but clearly aggressive.
Dante rolled his eyes, "You heard me. I don't blame them." He looked at the shop as he continued, "Faunus get attacked and killed for just being what they are. And that was before the White Fang started to fight back. When you have that kind of pressure over your head for so long, seeing people die around you, you will do anything to fix that." His eyes narrowed, "Even if that means fighting back and becoming a worse monster than what you fight against."
There was a deafening silence after that until Weiss scoffed, "Of course you would say something like that."
He turned to the heiress and narrowed his eyes, "And what does that mean exactly, Ice Queen?"
"Exactly what you think. You jump in and settle everything with violence. Its always fight first, ask questions never. But honestly that isn't your fault. That falls solely on your parents…."
She was stopped when she and everyone else, including any civilians nearby, felt an oppressing force all around them. It was hard to stay standing or even breathe. They all turned to Dante glaring at Weiss, his eyes literally glowing with energy. The energy his body was radiating wasn't aura, it felt much more powerful, possibly darker. That put them all on edge, especially Weiss since he was staring her down right now. "Shut the hell up, Schnee." He said coldly as the pressure around them stopped. They all took a deep breath before Dante was standing directly in front of Weiss. She stared at him in fear as he stared her down with barely restrained fury, his eyes still glowing.
"You don't know a damn thing about me. So, what gives you the right to look down on me, huh?" He asked with a cold edge to his voice. She didn't respond and everyone else just looked on, unsure on what to do. "Tell me. Do you know what its like to see the people you love, your family, killed in front of you? Do you know what its like to watch your home be destroyed and burnt down around you? To watch your siblings and mother be tortured and slaughtered, while you watch and know that's what'll happen to you next? To not be able to do a damn thing? To survive knowing all that happened because of you and what you are?" Again, she didn't say a thing but just looked at him in shock instead of fear. He heard a series of gasps around him but paid them no mind. "Didn't think so. The only reason I haven't given you a severe reality check is because you are Ruby's partner but I'm at my limit. I've gone through too much shit in my life to be looked down on by a self-entitled, pretensions, ice-cold bitch, who doesn't know anything about the world she lives in." His eyes stopped glowing and she looked down, whether out of shame or pain he didn't know nor care.
He turned away from her to see the others looking at him. Blake, Pyrrha and Ren were just staring at him in shock at what he just admitted to them. Meanwhile, Nora and Ruby were shedding tears from what they heard. That made his heart heavy. He then looked to Yang and his heart sank. She was staring at him as well, trying to hold back tears. She took a step towards him and he took a step backwards, not wanting the space between them to lessen. "Why didn't you ever tell me?" she asked.
Dante looked down and clenched his fist. "Because I didn't want you to know. That day made me who I am and not for the better. That day showed me what I really was and what I am meant to do." He looked at Yang with a dead look in his eyes. "I wanted to forget what I am. You let me feel like I wasn't, but no matter what I can't deny it. I'm just a monster made to destroy other monsters." That caused her to let the tears go she was desperately trying to stop. He looked away from her and sighed, "And a monster doesn't need love. Those that love a monster, just wind up dead."
That was the last thing he said before he leapt into the air and onto the roof of the building around them. He looked down to see them all looking up at him, stunned. Yang had fallen to her knees and looked up at him in desperation. She then shouted to him, "Don't leave me!"
Dante just looked at her for a few seconds before he turned his back on her. The wind blew his coat to look like a cloak as he walked away. He bit his lip hard enough to draw blood. It dripped down his chin as tears slid down his cheeks as he ran away from his friends and love. 'I'm worse than any demon.' was the only thought going through his mind. But he had a mission to accomplish and he had lost more than enough already.
A/N- And here it is! Sorry for the break but I was busy starting TVS, which should be out in a week or two, max three. Shoutout to Jauneforever as usual for being my epic Beta! With that said, see ya all later!