Chapter 109: Somewhat Reunited

Before long Adrian and Damon were back inside the Devil May Cry with Blairs body resting on one of the couches, covered by a sheet,

"So what are you going to do?" Adrian asked his friend. Damon dug into his coat, pulling a bottle of cheap whiskey from within, and drowned the contents in a few big gulps,

"I'm going to burn her body at dawn," he answered, "then I'm going back to the mausoleum to get my dads weapons, then we are going to pack up the vehicle, try to find another one of Zeus' portals, find Katrina, then find that time traveling, dimension hopping, family killing motherfucker. Soon as we find him, we're gonna stick him with the last Whitelight, I'm going to shoot him in the dick with the thunder shot from Old Faithful, and we're going to go back to Rias when this is all over." Adrian turned to the white haired devil,

"Even though both of us are strays now?"

"If we get killed then we get killed," said Damon, "but if we do die, then at least we get to see our family one last time." Adrian gave Damon a confused glare,

"Both of our families are dead Damon."

"Not when you think about it. We still got House Gremory. Pretty sure even after you broke her heart, Rias will still forgive you."

"Not if she found out about Llarya."

"Then don't bring it up."

"Damon!"

"Dude, you're already single. Besides, we got bigger issues right now. In fact..." Damon stood up, "I'm just going to go ahead and get my dads weapons back. Until dawn rolls around, I'm going to keep myself somewhat drunk but also busy." He then formed a magic circle, and reached through, and pulling out Red Queen and Blue Rose, and made his way to the basement, with Adrian left to sit awkwardly on the couch, bringing up his arm that contained Penglog,

"Yo, Pen? You there?"

"Sup?"

"What the hell was that earlier? Back in that mirror dimension? It felt like something dark...and evil...but at the same time...it felt right! It's sickening."

"That was your inner stray," said Penglog, "When you broke the Gremory family crest and made yourself a stray, you are basically initiating a side of your devil self that is not meant to see the light of day."

"You mean...like Viser?" Asked Adrian, remembering the first stray devil he fought when he was still a part of House Gremory.

"Precisely." Adrian sighed, knowing that events will only get more challenging from then on.

The following morning...

A large pile of wood had been made on the hill where the rest of Damons' family memorials stood, Blairs wrapped body being rested on top, and with the stick of a lit torch from Damon, the burning began, and as the sun rose, Blairs body became less and less, causing Damon to turn away, secretly ashamed of himself that he couldn't save her. As he left, he cast one look at the cross meant for his family, seeing his additions; one by Blairs parents, representing herself, and one between Kyrie and Dante, representing Nero. He nodded his head, and walked away, leaving the rest of his old life behind.

Before long, he and Adrian were loading up the trunk of Weskers car; Blairs guns, the pieces of Shuraba, several boxes of ammunition, snacks, alcohol, a metal briefcase that Adrian assumed was full of drugs, and finally the broken sword that was Rebellion.

"You're still going to keep the broken sword?" Asked Adrian.

"Hell yeah," said Damon, "It has some sentimental value, plus it may come in handy for New Devils 2: Rise of Athena."

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves," said Adrian, unsure of what Damon meant by 'New Devils,' "we still have to survive Zeus."

"Don't worry Adrian. I'm sure we got this..." he then turned around, revealing he had the Green Knight strapped to his back, as well as a modified Red Queen, just enough to be used by his Devil Bringer arm, and as he turned around, he revealed that he not only had Black Dahlia inside his coat, but he also had Old Faithful and the Blue Rose with him as well.

"You're actually going to keep your dads weapons? After what he did to you?" Asked Adrian.

"Nero was made into a mad dog, as much as I hate saying that out loud," said Damon, "but it was Zeus that made him go rabid and let him off his damn leash." Damon then got in the drivers seat, and with a pause from Adrian, he got into the passengers seat. Damon started the car, and they slowly began to drive, with Damon pulling his phone out, popping his cassette tape like device into the cars tape player, and the wire into his phone, and began to play Drive by Incubus. Before he took the car out of park, however, he turned to Adrian, "You know...it's crazy when I say this out loud, but you really are more like family to me than my own family, you know that?" Adrian gave him a raised eyebrow, "I'm serious! You do your damned best to try and keep me out of trouble, and you help me whenever I need it most! You..." Damon paused, turning to Adrian, tears in his eyes once again, "...you're the brother I never had." Adrians' face softened, "And the Gremory House...they're the family I never had! I mean, I love my mom and aunts, but they had no idea how to talk to me or even look at me. The only one who knew me was Dante, and he was teaching me how to shoot when I was nine!" Damon paused, as if trying to remember where he was going with what he was saying.

"...Is there a point you're trying to get to?" Adrian asked.

"Yeah...my point is that you're my brother Adrian. We may not be blood but we are fucking family, now more than ever, and I love you...in a way that is not gay at all."

"Glad you cleared that one up," Adrian said with an eyeroll.

"Well I didn't want to get the hopes of a yaoi fan up for nothing," said Damon, looking to his invisible wall.

"A what fan?"

"Nevermind," said Damon, "let's just listen to some damn tunes." He turned the music back up, shifted the vehicle into drive, and began to patrol the city, looking for Zeus' next portal, but seeing none, and before long, Damon began to sing along with the song,

"Whatever tomor-row brings I'll be the-ere! With open arms, and open eyes! Yeah! C'mon Adrian, sing along!" Adrian was a little hesitant at first, simply lip syncing until he finally worked up the nerve to sing the next chorus with Damon in unison,

"Whatever tomor-row brings I'll be the-ere! I'll be the-ere-ere-ere! Do-do-dooo! Do-do-dooo!" Both boys then ceased their singing as a portal opened up in front of them, causing Damon to slam on the brakes and turn off the music.

"Holy shit that came out of nowhere!" Said Damon.

"Alright...brother," said Adrian, "...Look, Damon, if you still want to stay here, I understand-!"

"A. I got nothing left here for me," said Damon blankly. His tone of voice turned sincere, "Right here right now you are the closest family I got. I mean that." He then reach over, wrapping an arm around Adrian, squeezing him tightly before releasing him, pressing one foot on the gas while the other was still on the brake, building up his torque, until finally he released the brake, making the car jolt forward, making it pop back onto its rear wheels, and when it was back on all four wheels, they passed through the portal, the city that was Fortuna dissappearing, and replaced with a desolate highway. "Well, that was a wild ride!" He said.

"...Damon?" The white haired devil turned to the passenger seat, but instead of seeing his Devil Virus friend with the white hood, he saw a familiar brown haired girl dressed in a purple tank top with a white fleur-de-lis, dark low rider jeans with the sides of a purple thong peeking over the waist, black shoes with yet another fleur-de-lis on the sides. But most noticeable about her, however, was her grey skin tone,

"Katrina?!" The young Goddess of War dashed out of the car, quickly running around and meeting Damon at the hood, hugging each other out of sheer joy of seeing each other again. During their hug, Damon felt her back, and something occurred to him, "Katrina, are you wearing a bra?"

WHOOMP!

Damon was sent stumbling back, clutching his abdomen as Katrina now had a scowl on her face and her right hand clutched into a fist. Out of her curiosity, however, she did reach her free hand up to her chest, and to her shock, she truly wasn't wearing a bra,

"Oh give me a damn break!" She shouted, "First my panties, now my-!" She turned away from Damon, crossing her arms in front of her chest in embarrassment. Damon then cleared his throat, catching his breath as best he could,

"Wait a minute, if you're here, where the fuck is Adrian?"

"Adrian?!" Katrina asked in confusion, "When the hell did you get here?!"

"I was hiding in the backseat when Adrian was being chased by Sona. But what happened to you? I remember you jumping onto the roof of the car, we went through the portal, and then you vanished, and left your panties behind!" Katrina blushed,

"Moving on..."

"Then me and Adrian saved an Elf kingdom, I got married, me and Adrian fucked a couple of elves, then we went to my home, met my dad who got recruited by Zeus and killed my family, tried to kill me, but I got him first, then me and Adrian went through this portal and you came back...and now Adrian is gone." Katrina gave Damon wide eyes,

"Zeus recruited your dad?!"

"Yeah that's just the skinny of it. But what happened to you when you dissappeared?" Damon looked at Katrinas' left hand, and his eyes widened in shock, "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAND?!"

"Crazy bastard with a mohawk cut my ring finger off," said Katrina, and I met my spirtual ancestor, then I went through a portal...got injured upom entering that new world...and woke up in a hospital..."