The sound of the phone ringing downstairs was enough to distract Cassie from the book she was reading, a faint sigh passing her lips as she waited for someone to pick it up. However the phone kept ringing and ringing, no sound of someone rushing to answer it.

"Dante, the phone!" She called out loudly from within her room, knowing that she was not permitted to answer it seeing as she didn't know the password he was currently using. Still no answer and the phone kept ringing. Whoever it was really was persistent.

Letting a groan escape her, she climbed off her bed and headed down the stairs to see if anyone was within the shop. Her eyes scanned the dimly lit room but found no presence of any being inside. Her eyes then rested on the phone, watching it as she continued to make her way down the last few steps until she was standing on the ground floor of the building.

"Seriously, get the hint." She mumbled to the phone. Obviously the caller couldn't hear her and continued to call the Devil May Cry shop. Biting down on her bottom lip she wondered if she should answer it, password or no password, she could be doing Dante a favour by getting him some work. Money would be good right now, seeing as he was nearly done with paying off what he owed Lady.

"Aren't you going to answer it?"

Her eyes flickered up the stairs to spot Vergil standing at the top of them. He was half casted in shadow, giving him a menancing look that was enough to send a shiver through Cassie. Luckily he did not notice, his eyes staring over at the phone. "Well? Aren't you?"

"I... Dante doesn't let me answer the phone." She replied softly, knowing that it was just another reason for him to see her as a pathetic being. Sure it sounded childish, to not have permission to answer a phone but Dante argued that she wouldn't know how to deal with customers and there were always the prank calls.

"Oh?" He simply replied, his eyes now on her as he made his way down the stairs. She stepped back slightly and pulled her arms back to clasp her hands behind her back before nodding her head in reply.

"Yeah, something to do with me not being able to tell the genuine callers from the fakes. That and he hasn't given me the password." She explained, hoping that he would accept the reason and not look down on her for it instead.

"That makes sense... I suppose."

Was all he said while walking towards the phone. Cassie sighed softly in relief, for once he hadn't got some smart comment to follow up with - things were starting to look up for her.

Vergil picked up the phone and brought it to his ear, not saying a word but waiting for someone on the opposite end to speak to him. After a few seconds he placed the phone back down then slowly turned to look at Cassie once more.

"No password." He said matter-of-factly.

All Cassie could do in reply was shrug her shoulders, not sure how to answer him but at the same time not wanting to say anything in case he did have something condecending to say.

Sensing that their conversation was done Vergil started to walk to the stairs once more, moving swiftly up the steps with graceful movements that she had never seen in Dante. They truly are complete opposites, she thought to herself.

"I am just curious," He paused momentarily on the stairs, his hand placed firmly on the banister as he slowly turned to glance at her once more, "But what exactly do you do here to earn your keep?"

Cassie was stuck for words, unable to conjure up a reply for the half demon who stared at her with those icy blue eyes. She hadn't really thought of it herself, Dante had been looking after her since the night he rescued her and with time she forgot that he was supporting himself as well as her.

"Emm.." She tried to speak but she didn't have an answer. She didn't have a source of income because Dante didn't allow her to work so the only thing that she seemed to do in return was keep the building clean.

"I thought so." Vergil sighed and continued on his way back to the room he was staying in leaving Cassie there thinking to herself. It was then she realised since discovering all about demons her life had taking a different route. Now she wondered if it was a good thing or bad thing.