Author's Note:
Sorry it's taken me so long to get this update out. I had a bad case of writer's block, and I've been kinda stressed and busy trying to get ready for my baby to be here in the next few weeks. So yeah lol, anyway, thank you to all my loyal readers and new followers, you all keep me writing.
Disclaimer:
I do not own Devil May Cry, Capcom, or its characters.
~*I Cry Wolf: Chapter 11*~
Two days had passed since Dante had admitted his feelings. Two long…horrible, boring days of being couped up inside with stacks of dusty, smelling old books and a very angry Lady. The way she and Dante were politely avoiding each other while in the same room, made it painfully obvious to Nero that something had indeed happened while he was out of it that neither one wanted to talk about. So two days of shit and they had yet to find a single speck of information that they didn't already know. Well strike that, they had at least figured out how Dante was able to hear Nero and that was simply thanks to Cerberus. Apparently somehow time being bound by the Devil Arm had somehow transferred its mental bond with its master over onto Nero. How? Well…no one was really sure on that.
"Where the hell did your old man get these anyway, I can find more information on the internet." Dante deadpanned as he slammed what had to have been the hundredth book he had looked threw shut before haphazardly throwing it up onto a tall stack in front of his desk.
"How should I know, and I didn't have to bring them, and I don't have to be here helping you on this God Damn wild goose chase!"
"You might as well have! If I had known your books were going to be so fucking useless I wouldn't have asked for your help at all!"
Nero sighed and tried to tune the pair out as their arguing turned into a contest of insult trading that was getting fouler by the second. Christ he hated it when they would start to go at it…it made his ears ring, and the wolf inside him antsy. Within minutes he felt the before mentioned ringing start up at a less than tolerable level and he could almost feel the wolf begin to pace back and forth. God he wished they would just shut the fuck up already!
'Kill her…the woman, weak, loud, soft…'
'No!' Nero screamed as he felt the wolf inside him launch itself into the front of his mind. There was a horrific jerking sensation and he screamed again as a deafening roar filled his senses and he felt himself being sucked into blackness where he knew no more.
~*I Cry Wolf*~
"You're nothing but an evil demon that I should have put a bullet through 13 years ago!" Lady screamed as she stood toe to toe with the red clad hunter.
"And you're nothing but a cold hard bitch who's pussy could put…an…" Dante trailed off as he felt a pulse flow through the shop.
"Wow, did you use up what meager brain power you possess and now you can't even…" Lady was cut short as Dante grabbed her around her middle and jumped back just in time as two rows of fangs snapped closed where her neck had been seconds before.
Dante landed on the bar and after roughly dropping Lady behind it, he turned and faced Nero and nearly faulted where he stood at what he saw. Nero was growling and snapping his jaws at air while he strained against the chains that held him causing them to groan. His normally clear blue eyes where alight with a burning flame of pure bloodlust and madness. Dante flinched as Nero let loose a particularly vicious snarl.
"Nero, snap out of it!" Dante yelled while trying to keep his inner demon in check. He felt his control slip as Nero doubled his efforts in sheer defiance. Dante took out Ivory and aimed it straight at his future mate.
"Now God damnit! I don't want to hurt you!" Dante roared. He watched as his words fell on deaf ears, and he was left with little choice. Taking aim Dante set his jaw and fired.
~*I Cry Wolf*~
Lady carefully came out from behind the bar as she took in her surroundings. The first thing she noticed was blood. There was blood everywhere and in the center of it all, Dante sat on his knees rocking back and forth with an unconscious Nero in his arms. Cautiously she stepped closer until she was at the elder hunters shoulder. She watched as silent sobs wracked his frame everyone once in awhile followed by a nearly silent 'I'm sorry.'
Lady watched as rivers of crimson flowed steadily down once pristine white fur. Her eyes traveled lower until she stopped and froze where she stood.
"Dante…look," she whispered in slight fear.
"What?" Dante ground out as he finally raised his head.
"Look!" she demanded again as she pointed this time.
Dante followed her finger and swallowed hard at what he saw. Nero's bringer had always reached to just below his shoulder, but now…it was just below his elbow, the rest had been swallowed up by thick white fur. Even the bone on his elbow was gone.
"What does it mean…"
"It means…we are running out of time." She answered.
~*To Be Continued*~
Author's Note:
Well there's another chapter, sorry its filler, but I needed to get it in there. I'm going to try to have this finished before I go into labor, because I am going to have zero time to work on it for several months after that. So now it's crunch time. Anyway, thank you again for your reviews!