DVYL May Cry

Dante was asleep but no where close to peacefully. He was shaking and murmuring. That's when something touched his cheek. His eyes shot open and he gasped, his body tensing for an attack. That was until his eyes met the concerned, yet calmly, lilac eyes of Yang. He relaxed slightly and gently held her hand on his cheek with his own. He closed his eyes as he tried to calm his ragged breathing. Yang scooted closer to him and gently placed her forehead on his as she hummed softly, doing her best to calm and ground him.

They were back in DVYL's room. After their touching reunion, it had already been late. So, both teams decided to just turn in for the night. They would deal with the rest in the morning. Dante changed into his nightwear and laid down in his bed. Yang went to take a shower as he did so, he was shocked when she came out and laid down with him. She just kissed him as a good night before falling asleep, spent from the emotional rollercoaster she was on. Dante just smiled at her and followed her lead, hoping for a peaceful night's sleep.

After a few minutes, Dante had finally calmed down. He pulled back enough to look at Yang in her eyes when he opened his own. "Thank you." He said quietly.

"It's what I'm here for." She said with a small smile. She wasn't going to ask him about it. She has had a few of her own and she really didn't like reliving them. Plus, she had a good idea on what his was about. She wanted to take his mind off it though. She gently pulled her hand away from his cheek and reached for his necklace. She held it in her palm as she looked at the red crystal. "You never told me why this is so important to you."

Dante would normally break anyone's hand for touching his necklace, but Yang was on a select list of people who could get away with it. He looked down at it as well, "My mother gave it to me. My birth mother, that is."

Yang stiffened when she heard that and was about to take her hand away when Dante held her hand to stop her. "Its okay. I don't mind talking about the good parts of my past. My mother made it for me when I was younger. She made an identical one for Vergil, except the crystal is blue." He had a small smile as he continued, "Even as an Arc, I never went anywhere without it. Back then, I didn't know why. Once I regained my memories, it made it very obvious. This is the only thing I still have from her. Just like how Rebellion is the only thing I have of my father."

Yang nodded and gently ran her thumb over the crystal. "Would you mind telling me about them? Your birth parents."

Dante just thought for a second, "Well, my mother was an angel, in every sense of the word. She was beautiful and loved me, Vergil and my father with all her heart. All she really wanted was for us to live happy and healthy." He smiled slightly with that. "My father was stern, wanting us to be strong in case we ever needed to fight. But underneath that was a heart that beat for only his family. Even on his worst days, as soon as he saw me and my brother, his whole mood would lighten up." He chuckled slightly, "Kinda makes me wonder, what would I be like if they were still around."

Yang looked down with that, "I've asked myself that a few times myself." Dante just tilted his head but she couldn't see it. She took a deep breath, "I've never told you this but me and Ruby are half-sisters. Same dad, different moms. Mine left not long after I was born. Then Ruby's mom, Summer, came along and she loved me like I was her own. And she gave me my sister. We were happy, until she went on a mission and never came back. I still want to know why my mother left me. And a part of me wonders, what would I be like if she stayed."

Yang then felt a hand on her cheek and she looked into Dante's smoky blues, "Guess those are the questions we'll always ask but never get an answer for." He sighed, "No wonder we're perfect for each other. We're both a mess. Badass messes but messes all the same." He smirked at her with that.

Not expecting that, she gave a snort before burying her face into his chest to stifle her giggles. It was still the middle of the night and she didn't want to wake up her teammates, especially Nora. Dante snaked his arm around her and pulled her just a bit closer to himself. He just grinned at hearing her giggle into him. She calmed down and lightly punch him on the shoulder, "Jerk, we were having a moment."

"True. But I felt we needed to move off the somber topic." He gently started to run his finger through her hair, she shivered slightly at the feeling. "For what its worth, my parents would've loved you. Strong, beautiful and you love me for me. What more could they ask for?"

He felt her go rigid for a second before her arms wrapped around him. "I think Summer would love you too. My dad…" he felt her shrug, "He may need some convincing, but you'll wear him down. Plus, Ruby already loves you like a brother so that'll help in the long run."

Dante smiled at that, "Well, that's good to know." There was a silence for a while before he spoke again, "I'm still shocked your okay with this. I mean, I'm not even mortal and your staying with me. Just, why are you even- ow!" he hissed the last part and Yang pinch his side.

He looked down to see her glaring at him, "Shut it. You're Dante, that's all I care about. Not that you're a Nephilim or whatever. So, enough of that and kiss me." Her eyes softened with that and she gave him a small but genuine smile.

Dante just looked at her before the same smile came to his lips. He then obeyed her and kissed her gently. They pulled part and just looked at each other with nothing but love. "I love you." They both vocalized at the same time. Before they pulled each other close and slowly fell back to sleep. No nightmares resurfaced, and both just found peace.

Dante was slowly waking up the next morning. He felt that he was still holding Yang and she was still holding him. He stretched his legs slightly as he took a deep breathe, which flooded his sense of smell with her scent. He slowly opened his eyes to see that she was already awake and looking at him with a small smile, "Morning."

He returned her smile, "Morning to you too. You don't usually watch me sleep though."

She gave a half-hearted shrug with her smile still in place, "Just glad to have to back."

To answer her, he just pulled her as close to himself as possible and kissed her. She hummed in satisfaction as she squeezed him back and returned the kiss in full. They separated before coming back together, not getting enough from only one. Dante gently ran his fingers up and down her back, causing her to shiver. As that was happening, she was entangling her legs with his own. Dante snuck his other hand under her shirt and rested it on her lower back, to feel her soft skin and her warmth more fully. Yang upped the ante as well, she slid her hand up the front of his shirt. Feeling his slim yet muscular chest before resting her palm over his heart, feeling it pump fast and hard.

They separated again with a gasp, nearly forgetting their need for air, and just stared into the other's eyes, searching for any sign to stop. There was none. They came together again but both deepening it. As they're tongues went through their practiced dance, Dante slowly rolled over, positioning himself over her. Neither realized or cared that the blanket covering them fell to the floor. His hand moved from her back to gently caress the exposed skin of her thigh. She gasped slightly and broke the kiss. She moved both her hands to the hem of his tank top and pulled it over his head.

When that was done, she laid there underneath him with her hands resting on the pillow beside her head. She was panting slightly and her eyes full of love and passion. He slowly lowered his head and gently started to kiss her neck, earning mewls from her. His hands slowly made their way to her shirt and at the same pace, gently started to pull it up. He pulled away and looked down to see her exposed stomach and just the bottom of her braless breasts.

That's when both heard a loud yawn and froze. They were so caught up in what they were doing, they forgot they weren't alone. The owner of said yawn spoke sleepily, "Morning guys. What's going on-AHHH!" That's when she yelled and toppled to the ground with a crash.

Dante quickly lowered Yang's shirt and spun around. There was Nora, on the ground and her face bright red. "What were you guys doing! Wait, no, don't answer that!" She covered her eyes and ran to the bathroom.

Dante just lowered his head and sighed as he saw Ren stirring from his partner's screams. That's when he felt two arms snake around his chest and familiar clothed breasts pushed against his back. He then received a kiss to his own neck. Yang rested her chin on his right shoulder as she spoke, "Guess we'll have to reschedule." He glimpsed at her from the corner of his eye. Her face was a bright red, probably from almost being caught in the act. He decided to not tease her on it, so he just rested the side of his head against hers.

When Ren finally sat up he just looked over to the two blondes, "What happened?" he asked followed by a small yawn.

Dante shrugged, "Nora." He answered easily. Ren didn't need to know what happened and Nora wasn't going to bring it up. Ren just nodded with that. When Nora, eventually, came out of the bathroom, her face was its normal color again. Although, she couldn't look at either blonde or it would get just as red again.

They all got dressed in their usual clothes before leaving their dorm to grab breakfast, as a team. Nora was talking rapid-fire to Ren while he listened stoically. Meanwhile, Yang and Dante were walking hand-in-hand in silence. Just enjoying the closeness they had. As DVYL was walking, several students were staring at them. Shocked about Dante's return and the team being whole once again. They ignored them though, except for the few that came up and told him it was good to see him again. Those people got a smile and a thank you.

They arrived at the cafeteria and grabbed their usual breakfasts. They sat down at one of the tables and started eating, with Yang so close to Dante, she could practically be in his lap. He was starting to understand how much of a void he left in her life when he left and was regretting hurting her more and more. It wasn't long until Ruby sat down across from them with her team following suit. Although, Weiss and Blake looked nervous. "Morning, Yang. Morning, Big Bro." she said with a smile.

"Morning, sis." Yang returned happily.

Ruby just looked at Dante expectantly. He playfully sighed before answering, "Morning….Little Sis." Ruby's eyes went wide for a few seconds before both her fist shot in the air with a squeal. She then used her Semblance to get around the table and slam into his side to hug him tightly. Dante just smiled and started to ruffle her hair slightly. The others couldn't help the smiles coming to their faces. But those paled in comparison to the smile on Yang's though.

Ruby eventually let go of him and went back to her seat to eat her breakfast. They all had light conversation for the rest of their meal. They all started to leave once they were done. As they were leaving, Dante turned to head to Ozpin's office as the others turned to go to Vale. That was until Nora spoke up, "Where are you headed, Dante?"

He turned to see both teams staring at him. He shrugged and motioned in the direction he was headed towards. "Ozpin's office. I need to talk to him about what to do next."

"And you weren't going to invite us?" Nora asked dramatically, "I'm hurt, sad! Still a bit hungry. Shoulda had more pancakes."

That just caused him to sigh, "Look, I appreciate the fact that you all accept what I am. But I don't want any of you near the demons."

"What, think we can't handle ourselves?" Yang asked cockily.

"Let me put this in perspective for you. Weaker demons have a habit of possessing Grimm because they don't have that much power. The Hybrid we fought in initiation was caused by a handful of weaker demons." That shocked most of them. "Exactly. I'm not being a dick but I'm saying you aren't strong enough for this. Even the most skilled of Huntsmen and Huntresses have a hard time against the mid-tier demons, let alone the most powerful ones, which I will most likely be fighting."

He just gave them a sincere look, "I understand you wanting to help me. But this isn't what you've trained for. This is something I need to do because it what I was born to do." He started to turn around, "I'll be back in a bit. Why don't you all relax and have some fun until I'm back?"

He was about to walk away but that was when someone grabbed his shoulder to stop him. He had a feeling on who it was, and he turned around. Yup, it was Yang. She was giving him that look again. The look that simply said, 'No.' They stared at each other for a while until he closed his eyes and sighed in annoyance. "Why did I have to fall in love with you?" he asked rhetorically.

She just smiled at him in victory before she wrapped her arm around his and leant her cheek on his shoulder. She looked up at him cutely, "Because I'm awesome."

He just conceded at that and turned with his girlfriend still on his arm. He spoke over his shoulder as he walked away. "Anyone else want part in a potential suicide mission, follow us."

There was a brief silence before the five of of them followed behind the blonde couple. Weiss stood there for a bit before walking the other way. After a few minutes, they were at the base of Beacon's tower. They were about to enter but before they could, Dante pulled away from Yang and started to walk away. Before anyone could ask, he spoke up, "I gotta make a quick call. Be right back." He walked around to the other side of the tower before he opened his senses. Besides, his friends that followed him and Ozpin's at the top of the tower, there was only one other presence. That's when he spoke out loud. "We're alone. So, come on out, Weiss."

After a second or two, Weiss peaked around the other side of the tower. She saw Dante by himself and slowly started to walk over to him. When she got closer, she spoke up nervously, "How'd you know I was following you?"

He brought a finger up to the side of his head, "I can sense the presence of mortals and non, I could sense you following behind us. I've spent so much time around you all, that I can recognize each of you easily."

She blushed slightly in embarrassment, "Right. I forgot you could do that."

He leant his back against the tower, "So, what do you want to talk about?" She looked at him in minor shock, so he answered her. "During breakfast, you kept looking at me then darting your eyes away when I looked at you. So, something was on your mind but something you didn't want to say in front of the others. That's why I'm here now."

She looked down slightly and spoke up quietly, "Yes. There is something I need to say to you." She was quiet for a minute or so as Dante just looked at her. "I want to apologize to you."

Dante's eyes widened with that. Did he hear her right? "Sorry, Weiss, I think I misheard you. What did you say?"

"I said, I'm sorry!" she nearly shouted, which caused him to flinch. "I acted like a….b-bitch to you all the time. Yes, I was upset about the Dust incident when we first met but I never let it go. I thought you were just a brute and a jerk."

"And yes, I did instigate a lot of our problems. And you did stop but even then, I didn't let it go." She looked down with a downcast look in her eyes. "Even after I saw how you cared for your team, even after you started dating Yang, I never let myself acknowledge that there was more to you than what I thought. Ruby told me you were a good person, but I dismissed it because you were dating her sister, her judgement could've been skewed. Pyrrha and Blake told me similar things, but I just didn't listen. I was just too stubborn."

She started to shake slightly as she continued, "Then I did something unforgivable. I insulted you so much, but you just brushed it off. So, I insulted your family. That was unacceptable. I know more than anyone that you have no control over that, but I did it anyways. Then you left, and everyone went through so much pain, but they never blamed me. Why? Why didn't they? I certainly did."

There was a near silent sniffle, "You've been through so much. Lost two families and are still fighting this war that very few know of. No wonder you were so rough around the edges and didn't trust anyone. You had every right to be like that. And even then, you're still trying to protect your team and mine. You care about us more than yourself. I have no right to be seen like that by you." She bowed her head more as tears finally escaped her eyes, "So, please, believe me when I say I'm so sorry for how I treated you."

Dante just stared at her for a bit, honestly just baffled that she felt this bad. He sighed before he got off the wall and walked over to her. He stopped in front of her and her whole body went rigid. He raised his hand and gently placed it on her head. "I forgive you, Weiss."

She slowly raised her head and he saw tears running down her cheeks. Her eyes were wide with shock. "W-what?"

He gave her a small grin, "I said, I forgive you."

She just kept staring at him, "But, why?"

He took his hand away as he spoke, "Because I don't blame you for how you felt about me. I acted like a prick because I didn't care what people thought about me. Mostly because no one ever cared about me in the first place." He sighed, "Your not the first one to act hostile towards me because of it. At least you didn't try to stab, slice or shoot me." He chuckled slightly. "Besides, as I said before, I see both teams as my family." He smirked at her, "Every family has that one bratty sibling, anyways."

She just stared at him before she puffed out her cheeks and slapped his arm. "You are insufferable." She turned away from him slightly with her arms crossed. Although, he didn't miss the small smile she had.

Dante just shrugged, "True. So, no more crying and beating yourself up? If not, you'll depress Ruby and that would be way worse. For both of us." He heard her give a small giggle as she turned back to him. She gently wiped the remaining tears from her face and nodded to him. He smiled at her, "Good. So, does this mean you're signing up for this suicide mission as well?"

She lifted her chin and tried to put back on her regal aura. "Of course. I can't let my team go on any mission without me."

He couldn't resist booping her nose when she did that. She shook her head slightly from not expecting it. He just kept smirking at her as he started to walk back around to their teams. "Come on, we got to meet up with the Headmaster." She nodded and jogged over to walk beside him, both feeling lighter than when they woke up this morning.