2. IOU

*I do not own any of DMC Characters. They belong to Capcom*

The streets were crowded, filled with laughter, happy faces, couples cuddling, childrens running around, street vendors and stuff. You sigh, looking frustrated as you walk staring into a letter you're holding. Scratching the back of your head, you frowned and stopped for awhile, staring into the sky. The moon lits up the streets and you were deep in thoughts.

"What's happening to me?" you mumbled, staring at the moon as if you're waiting for the moon to talk back to you.

Sighing again, you lowered your gaze to the ground and took a light step when suddenly you bumped into someone's back.

"Ouf!" You puffed and took a step back. Putting your palms onto your face, you tried to look at the person in front of you.

"I'm sorry. I didn't see you-" your eyes widened when you saw Dante turning around facing you.

"..there" you continued with a blank expression.

"(y/n)?" Dante stared at you, shocked.

"Dante? What are you doing here?" you asked back.

"I was about to ask you the same," he turned his face away from you and looked at the crowd.

You turned as well following Dante's gaze. You saw him feeling uneasy and he was thinking of something trying to avoid you.

You crossed your arms over your chest and ask suspiciously, "Did you do something stupid?"

Dante swung his head around facing you looking surprised, but he tried to hide it from you. It was quite obvious.

"No. Why'd you ask?" He raised his eyebrows for a moment.

"Because you look suspicious," a voice was heard behind Dante's back.

Vergil walk pass him and stood near both of you with his hands clasped behind him.

Both you and Dante glanced at each other and turned back to Vergil.

"What do you mean Vergil?" you asked. Dante got panicked. He looks like he wanted to move away from Vergil. He took a small and light step backward.

"He owes a certain amount of money with a certain someone," Vergil answered grabbing Dante's arm.

You didn't say anything. You remembered the letter that was in your hands. It was actually a letter from your brother. Yes. Your trouble making teenage brother who always got his hands on some dirty business. He was captured by the police.

_Flash back_

You were in your apartment, resting after your previous mission. Suddenly, you got a call from the police station asking you to come down. You rushed over and saw your brother being cuffed. He didn't say anything when he saw you. He was somewhat scared. You walked over to him and the police left both of you alone.

"I didn't do it!" your brother shrieked.

"Just tell me what you did this time?" you asked him, frowning.

"I swear! I was walking back home. Then I saw this man, he was pinning this kid down in the alley! He… He….He threatened the kid, so I tried to j-j-jump in and s-s-save him." Your brother stuttered a bit and began to panic thinking that you wouldn't believe him.

You sighed, "If you're trying to be the hero, why are you in cuff?"

"Because, I didn't know that kid was involved in a drug activity! He must've slipped it into my pockets when I told him to run off."

You shook your head in disbelief, "Ok, and then what happened?"

"The man was his business partner. He beat me down and called the police saying that I was about to rob him."

You couldn't believe what you're hearing, "Ok, I trust you. But you have to SWEAR to me that you're telling me the truth."

"I SWEAR!" Your brother screamed.

"Ok..Ok.. Just calm down. I'll bail you out ok? Just wait until I get the money," you assure him.

_End of flash back_

You exhaled a bit glancing towards the ground. Thinking back, it costs you around $1000 to bail him out.

"I guess we're desperate enough to earn some money huh?" you said as you glance back to Dante who's struggling to move away from Vergil, "How much did you owe Lady again?"

Dante paused looking at Vergil that somehow deepens his smirk.

"Oh, it's not Lady he's owing some money to," Vergil interferes.

"Look babe, why don't we go and have a drink?" Dante tried to change the subject as he slipped himself away from Vergil and wrapped his left arm onto your shoulder.

You shook your head and heard a man raising his voice, somehow advertising his own business.

"Come, come! We're open and we're looking for a new recruit!" he shouts waving his hands towards the crowds. You and Dante exchanged looks and strolled forward through the crowd waiting for the man to continue.

"Yes! We take you in, and we pay you with high salary of course! But you know what they say! You have to work hard to earn it!" the man's smile widens as he threw piles of papers to the crowds. You managed to grab one and study it. This man runs a circus show in town. The poster shows that they're looking for someone who is capable of doing an action scene, a gymnasts or a clown. Glancing through the poster, your eyes suddenly widens when you saw the amount of salary that will be given. It was 3K for 3 days and 3 nights!

You shoot your head forward and the crowds was already in line waiting for registration form; a form for an audition. But the forms was limited. Glancing over to your left and right, Dante was no longer around. You knew that he must've shoot his way towards the crowded line. Vergil was standing right next to you and turned his heels away from the crowd as he was annoyed by the sight of it. Suddenly, the light bulb in your head lit up. You decided to go back to Devil May Cry and waited for Dante.

Minutes later, the door swift open. You saw Dante grinning, holding a piece of paper in his hand. Somehow, his grin disappeared when he saw you smirking in front of him. He knew that he's not going to like whatever it is you're thinking.

"Dante, Dante," you walk slowly towards him, "Will you help me earn the money?" you swirled your index finger on his chest, smiling, raising an eyebrow.

"Na-ah, not happening babe," he said knowing that you have some not-so-good plans in your mind.

"Come on, I'm sure you didn't owe that certain someone with a huge amount of money, right?" you leaned closer to his face.

"I know where you're getting at babe. It ain't gonna happen," Dante smirked back.

You pouted and narrowed your eyes. Without any seconds to lose, you shoot your hand forward, trying to grab the paper on Dante's hand. He pulled his hand up in the air making you difficult to reach it. You jumped continuously as you're struggling to snatch the paper in Dante's hand and Dante struggled to defend himself. Both of you groan when you stumble onto the couch near you. Dante fall onto his back and you on top of him.

"Give me that!" You grunted, still stretching your hand trying to grab the paper.

"No way! I went through hell getting it!" Dante tried to push you. You knew that Dante could easily push you away by throwing you to the side or lift you up, but he was just enjoying himself with this "view" of you struggling. 'Sadistic bastard,' you thought.

After a few minutes battling with each other, the door opened and Vergil walks in. He was a bit startled when he saw both you and Dante battling on the couch. He let out a small sigh and walked over to you. He grabbed the paper that was on Dante's hand and read through it.

"Hey!" you and Dante shrieked just as Vergil snatch the paper away.

"Are you kidding me?" Vergil's eyebrow dig further downward obviously not happy with whatever he had read.

"Actually, that is not a joke. Ow!" Dante pushed himself from the couch as you hit him on his chest.

"How much money do you need?" Vergil asked you.

"umm," you hesitated to answer him at first and laughed nervously , "1k?"

Vergil raised his eyebrows when he heard your answers.

"I can let you borrow my money if you'd like," your eyes widened and your jaw dropped open when you heard his offer. Vergil is not the type to waste his money after getting paid. He only uses them whenever he wanted to buy some useful stuff.

"Well, V-Vergil. I-I.. I don't think I should.. Your money, it's-" you stammered, not believing what you just heard.

He sighed, "Would you rather work as a clown, making yourself look dumb? I wouldn't have any problem with Dante if he's the one doing the part," he smirked looking over to Dante who is now sitting on the side of the couch. Dante scoffed and pulled out his annoyed face.

"Well, no.." you trailed off your words stuck into a deep thought. You really need to bail your brother out. You loved him and he's the only family you had. You do believe that he wasn't lying when you met him earlier.

"So?" Vergil stared at you and you tilt your head to the side.

"Are you really letting me borrow your money?" you asked him still in disbelief.

"Yes," Vergil was serious.

"O-ok," you smiled at him, still nervous.

Vergil pulled out his wallet and your eyes widened when your eyebrows arched, 'what kind of a person would bring an amount of 1K in a wallet?' you thought to yourself.

Handing the money over to you, you hesitated on taking them at first. Then, you smiled looking at the money in your hand and then up to his face, "Thanks Vergil!" you hopped over to the door.

Just before you reach the door knob, Vergil said something quite bothering.

"You can pay me back within one week time."

You paused your feet just in front of the door. 'One week?! The hell?! How am I going to get that amount of money in one week?!' you scream in your head. You turned your face to Vergil and smiled (in annoyance) and said, "Sure Vergil, I'm sure I can come up with something," and stomped your way out to the police station.

Dante stood up facing Vergil, "What was that? That is so not like you."

"I do whatever I want with my money," Vergil shoots back his face to Dante.

Dante picked up the paper, looking at it and turn his feets towards the door. He paused, "Hey bro. What if she's not able to pay you back in one week?"

Vergil smirked, "Then I get what I want."

Dante turn his head glancing over to Vergil, "And you're saying that I'm the creepy one," he chuckled, leaving the room and raised his hand, motioning the 'see you later' wave.

Vergil grin a little when he looked outside the window and saw you leaving the office, panicked.

**End**