A/N: Ok, serious time this chapter, this will be focusing on Rosey's past.
—Who Was She?—
While the quartet were eating dinner and Rosey explained what she saw, her father sighed. "Don't worry sweetheart, those people were scared and they couldn't see you." Dante said rubbing her back as she continued to eat, she was good at eating with chopsticks since Vergil taught her how to use them. One thing Dante and Vergil have agreed on with their kids is that while both protect them, Vergil teaches them manners and respect, while Dante teaches them social skills and how to have fun. Though the last of those which Dante feels responsible for Vergil didn't agree on, did not stop him from teaching them nonetheless. After dinner and they had all washed their plates, Rosey had gotten ready for bed but sat next to her dad on the couch and looked into his eyes. "What was my mom like?" Dante's heart sank into his stomach. He looked to Vergil wondering if he should tell her and Vergil returned a nod. "Well.. let's start 9 months and 3 weeks before you were born."
— 9 months and 3 weeks before birth —
Dante was staggering around a bar after having had danced for 30 minutes. He was stopped by a woman he was dancing with, a glint in her eyes led him to bend to her own will. "You dance pretty well there. Wanna come with me back to my place~ have some fun?" She said but Dante snapped out of his drunken trance. "Sorry ma'am I don't sleep with people until I've been formally introduced." She just got closer. "My Names Lyric," he smirked. "Names Dante. You seem pretty excited to get a chance with me, so then lead the way ma'am," She swayed her hips as she walked past him and smiled slightly. After a long night Dante woke up in the woman's bed he woke her up and told her he was leaving but he had a good time, she smiled then returned sleeping. He left in a haste making sure he had all his clothes on and walked out the small maroon apartment and all the way to his shop, he opened the door to see that Lady was already waiting for him. "Let me guess, here to clean out any money I earned on my night out? Or you have another job that you'll take 79% of my money out of," He sighed going to his desk and sitting leaning back in his chair. Month by month went by and whenever he randomly saw lyric her stomach kept getting bigger and bigger almost as if she was either stress eating or pregnant. Finally 9 months had passed and he didn't see her in her usual spots, he shrugged it off but then 3 weeks it all started. "Oh god dammit," Dante threw his hands up as the storm outside was getting worse, he let Lady and Trish inside so that way they didn't get soaked and put the blame on him. Handing them towels he went to his desk and ruffled his hair with his left hand and looked at lady who was watching the rain outside drip further down from the sky. "Looks like that job will have to wait Dante, your off the hook for now." She said but then something caught her attention for one second then she backed away from the window and looked at him she seemed concerned. "You Ok there? Looks like you've seen a ghost." Dante said standing up. Then they heard a door slam and something getting placed on the steps of Devil May Cry then another door and a car drive off, once Dante started to open the door he heard a child and he froze in place. That was Lyric and she was pregnant but with his own kid, she didn't even ask for his help or tell him. He grabbed the crib and the letter on top of it and rushed into the shop and held the baby close to his chest to make sure it was warm. Trish in shock read the note out loud, "Dear Dante, Thanks to you not wearing protection I had this thing." She cringed at a child being referred to as a thing, "She's your problem now and no I'm not taking the kid back, damn thing ruins chances on relationships. Have fun fuck boy. -Lyric" She zapped the letter into fire and ash. Lady was no happier than Trish was and offered to hold the baby to warm her up faster to which Dante allowed as he got up and started pacing. Trish then took Dante's own coat and headed towards the door, only to be stopped and told to stay at the shop while Dante took his coat from her and walked out of the shop.
—Back in the present time—
"2 weeks after that Nero and Vergil showed up and moved in with us," Dante finished his story having had attracted all 4 of them to sit on the 2 couches. "So what happened to my mom after that?"
"That is where I shall take over the storytelling but I am not going to censor it, I would much rather you know everything. You deserve to know as much as Dante." Vergil responded and all attention was on him.
—The day after Nero and Vergil moved in—
"So, how did you get your young one? If you don't mind me inquiring" Vergil said as they watched Nero interacting with the baby. "... Her mom abandoned her with me 3 weeks ago her name is Lyric, a one night stand gone wrong. talking about how ugly she looked, how it hurt worse that she had wings, how it was my fault, how she was my problem now."
"That's enough Dante…" Vergil said as his hand was on a tight wrap on the hilt of Yamato. Dante nodded and looked at their kids, Rosey kept trying to hold onto Nero who didn't exactly know how to hold her so he let grab his stranger arm. Vergil stood up and grabbed his coat, suddenly and told his son he'd be back later tonight and to behave for his uncle Dante. "I'll be back Dante… don't come looking for me.. you won't like what you'll see." He remarked coldly as he left the building.
For hours he searched the street with his sword hidden from view. Searching for anyone named Lyric and found himself in a bar and found a strange looking woman who matched Rosey's small features already. He sat adjacent from the woman and watched her walk over. "You don't have to hide your appearance Dante, I can tell why your here. To make me feel bad." She gave herself away all to well. "Shame I'm not Dante, but I am his brother…" he glared at her his cold eyes glaring right through her. She only smirked in response. "How about you follow me then, twins always tend to have fun," She then started to head towards the door, he followed but only because despite wanting to kill her now, if he did it now he'd be caught and arrested which he didn't need. Not with Nero and now Rosey to watch over, so he followed her to her apartment and closed every blind in there. "Oh? Like it in the dark?" She seductively cued to him. "No… I don't want them to see what's left…" he whipped out Yamato which sent her into a panic and she grabbed her own weapon. "You abandoned Rosey in the cold darkness of that storm. That child is a blessing and you left her to possibly die out in that weather! Do you realize what happens when you put my family's life in danger?" He had her against a corner her scimitar was going to be no match for Yamato. "Now then, any last words.." he held the blade next to her throat and instead she smacked it away and started to slash at Vergil her blade wasn't normal that was for sure. Though a few seconds later she was no more than a pincushion without any pins. Vergil got in his final and 78th stab on her to make sure she was dead, he knew someone would come to the apartment soon so taking her sword he left the premises. Blood still on his arm and face. Once he finally had walked all the way back to Devil May Cry the sun was setting, once he opened the front door he saw his brother fast asleep with two small children on top of him. Vergil took off his coat and went to wash his clothes and take a shower. The next day Dante read the newspaper after Vergil tossed it at him and he flipped through it and saw the obituary section.
Lyric Astoria
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8"
Born: July 30th, 1972
Died: June 17th, 2001
Dante then put a hand through his hair and stroked it back and glared at his brother. Their kids were still fast asleep upstairs in their rooms so he stood up, "Vergil as much as I appreciate you doing that to avenge Rosey for nearly being killed. For the love of god don't kill people on our behalf." He moaned as he put a hand on his brothers shoulder who only wiped it off. "No one should hurt a child that way," It only made Dante raise an eyebrow. "Now that I get the chance too. What made you suddenly love kids? Not like they give you power." Dante remarked looking his twin directly in his eyes. "... I met a woman who I started to have feelings for, I didn't realize until it was to late but she was deathly ill and she became pregnant. I tried to hold onto her for as long as I could and once Nero was born she told me verbatim. You two were my biggest blessing ever, please raise him for us. Then she slipped away from me in my arms… from then on I've been raising Nero for her and I came to realize that the power they give you isn't physical but thanks to them you can become a lot more observant and it just makes you a slightly better person as a whole." He said breaking eye contact halfway through. Dante respected him for actually talking his mind.
—Back to the Present—
"So our mom's are dead…" Rosey and Nero said looking at their respective parents, to which Vergil nodded while Dante held his daughter close. Nero and Rosey fell asleep soon after both next to each other, Dante picked them both up and put them in their rooms and only hoped that Rosey would forget what she saw today and never came in contact with demons ever again. Though once he left the room a looming shadow would beg to differ.