Chapter 9: Dante's Nighttime

As Dante relieved himself after the mock incident, lovey-dovey shows did by Ein and Fia (who they weren't actually being noticed by everyone except Dante himself which made laugh NEARLY in his soup of course.) then; he decided to change his clothes. He felt like he was too much of his own standard clothes.

Dante took out his bag. Next thing he had to know well that he suppose to find a room where he could use some privacy. He could ask better to Ein well.

"Ein," he placed his hands on the shoulder of Ein. He notices Dante's attention. Awkwardly, he responded to his question.

"What is it Dante?" Ein asks back to him.

"Do you mind if I can find any room that I could change a while?" Dante asks back.

"Yeah, the room for boys is at the very end of the hallway. You'll see for it. Oh, close windows. Don't want to be seen." Ein replied with specification.

"Thanks, Ein" Dante pass and seeing the door that is said by Ein, he quietly open up the door. There, he notices that the room is evenly plain. In the side was the wardrobe for their use which Lina could use to hide some embarrassing stuff like those and like that. Much likely, herself when she and Fia would play hide and seek with Ein or together with Cierra and Serene while to pass the boring time. Plainly, there is couple of light-brown colors. Preferably, the wardrobe is aging old or just being chipped by them. Dante would just see for it just one of the old-fashioned but useful wardrobe. On his right side upper-corner, near the window is a neat bed. Ein did clean it or either Fia was cleaning it. There, two puffed pillows were on top of the bed. The windows have two curtains, a solid one and a light one.

The light curtains were placed on the exterior part of their window, making a perfect theme for a romantic part of the evening. While thick one is somehow what mistaken for him as a sound proof curtain that Dante had fall for.

As Dante finish his mini-tour, he locks the door, the door knob seem to react to Dante's action of locking.

He took off his messy, wrinkled crimson jacket. Now, he was wearing something he wouldn't want to wear it for all his life. A training t-shirt which together with his brother, Vergil they use to train.

Talk running around Western. Dante thoughted

It was pretty unusual to wear this clothe. Even though it is quite use in his training on the other times. Now that messes thing up, he decided to wear it. Seeing himself after a minute of wearing it up, he notices this would have a resemblance of a caricature he wasn't thinking well. But, before he put the red jacket away, he slipped both of his guns, he was very lucky enough to have a concealed gun holster. Then, he removes his own battle gloves; his hands were taking the fresh air for wearing all day long his gloves.

As he unlocks the door, he went out quietly and then Ein saw him dressing him quite differently.

"Whoah Dante, where did you get that kind of clothing? Ein was staring blankly on Dante's shoulder part. It didn't seem to have its sleeve part. Dante walk past and some of the girls were again shocked by what Dante had wear this time.

"Well, what are you girls staring at?" Dante look annoyed as they look at his odd clothing. As they continue to stare at his unusual clothe.

"Dante, where did you get this? It's pretty odd to me." Fia was still gazing at him blankly.

"Lina was asking the same question too." Lina chorused in.

"Huh?" Dante see again these two 'pest' he says. Serene and Cierra were still gazing at him. But, their mouth was wide open.

He tried to snap both of his fingers at their faces. Suddenly, they were returned back to senses.

"Need me, I'm at the Grove. See ya." His voice trailed off as he went outside calmly. He decides to make his own excursions. Not to mention that his night of excursion will be replace to romance.

Serene and Cierra were shoving each other at this time, they buffed each other to see who's love the best for Dante.

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Dante walk to the Grove of Repose, he was checking to see if anyone was going to stalk him. He was pressuring himself. So, he let his blissful moment begin.

He walks and sees a good view of to the tonight's stars. He was looking for a seat. He only found a sturdy stump which he could seat and relax for tonight. He counted at the stars and thinking and guessing the constellations which he had know. Hours pass, Dante viewed only at least one constellation. The Ursula Major was only the constellation which is brightly shining tonight. He was thought about making a wish.

Rejected, there's nothing good to wish if you don't have one. Dante quietly stares at the swaying leaves and tall grasses (not weeds.)

Wile he watches the sky; something had felt in his heart. It felt like someone have loved him enough. But that someone could be anyone, but, there are two who are in love to him.

He stared at his hands, his hands were commonly severed several times but it healed. It had coupled of times holding such odd things that Dante become quite cocky on all about.

As to see the black standing trees, he was pondering about his agenda being a demon. But what comes to his mind is about his family of half-breed demons. As he senses his own guilt, he quietly rejected that he is the sworn left-handed son of his demonic father, Sparda.

Serene and Cierra noticed that Dante was alone is the Grove of Repose. He was pondering silently about himself. There, in the girls' view, Dante look dashingly handsome yet lonely of his looks.

"Awww, Dante is lonely. Maybe I should comfort him first." Serene replied. As Cierra heard what Serene had said, sparks of her brain told her that to get her first before she could get a teeny chance.

"Not if I go first!" Cierra leapt from her cover and dash off toward to Dante. Serene flapped her wings briskly and glided her way towards to Dante.

Dante notices oncoming presence at his back. Still in his ominous state, he turns quietly to the incomers. But, he didn't withdraw his guns.

It's a friendly Dante commented. As he turns around, both of his arms were clutched something heavy and forcing on both sides.

"Uuungh!" Dante tried to release the grip but the grip was way strong. He only found out that the other one is capable enough to thrash away. As he swings his other arm with full force, swinging wildly, he tried to slender his own arm away.

"Ow!" Cierra landed down. She wasn't scraped either. Dante didn't do anything dangerous.

"Sucker! I win!" Serene replied.

"YOU?!" Dante found out that was Serene holding his entire arm. He was flabbergasted to what she did to him. She was holding very tight around his arm. His blood circulation may be broken due to the tight grip of Serene.

"Just loosen up your grip. That awfully hurts you know." Dante replied.

Serene removed her grip she tried to pat his arm and rub it with her hands. She tried to impress him as she tried to nurse Dante's squeezed arm.

Cierra watch as she tried to nurse his squashed arm. She stood up and shoves off Serene from his arm.

"Enough, I really need it." Dante snapped his squashed arm. He tried to straighten it up by moving his arm like a windmill. He tried to bend it sternly.

He calmly regained his composure. What have been razed his night was the annoyance calling of the two 'pest'.

"Alright, what seems the heck going on now?" Dante wipes his dust at his odd clothes.

"Hey, were going outside too. We are just walking around." Serene stood up.

"As friends you would say? I don't know about you guys." Dante pluck the grass on the fields. He stares the blade quietly.

"Well, we might consider that 'friend' part as a complement." Cierra rushed and sit next to Dante.

Dante stared both of them were ominously glare at each other. He was having a feeling that these two are having war for him.

"Let me ask you some questions. Can I?" Dante asks.

"First, why are stalking my movements? Next, why are fighting each other? Is it a score to settle or just a competition? Last, are you really having love to me?" Dante asks those hard nut questions.

Serene and Cierra felt guilt in their heart. Both of them were acting childishly for the love of Dante. They knew they were playing girlish each other. Painstakingly, Cierra was about to answer. But, Dante gave them an idea.

"I know truth hurts a lot. But, I can accept it no matter how ridiculous it is." Dante plucked another grass on the field.

"Fine, we had a crush with you. We fight each other because, I don't know." Cierra blushed while she fidgets her fingers.

"Yeah, at first, I saw her harmless a while. Now, she was also in love with you. So, I tried to fight against her." Serene tried to cover her reddening face.

"That? Oh, life is not that hard as it seems to be. You see girls, sometimes a woman who couldn't express her love to her dear. So, she tried to keep it away. She would only be only affectionate instead of showing her true feelings. But, that time, she showed her true feelings that she really love him. A man was out of words. He was too happy for that someone had loved him." Dante told them a good excerpt.

"Did you take it from a romance book?" Serene asks.

"No, I heard a good idea about it." Dante sounded quietly educated.

"You girls are afraid that when I heard you love me, I'll reject you? No silly, I was hoping… Aww, forget what I said the 'I was hoping' part." Dante touch his own forehead and rub snappishly.

"Well, aren't you mad about what we have said?" Serene was worried.

"No! Not really. I knew you well." Dante shrugged.

"Really? So, you're not mad of us? Well then, shall we?" Cierra cling her arms around Dante's left arm. His arm was strong in reality. But as she hold his arm, she touch his soft hand. His hand was purely soft as a fur.

His hand is really soft. Cierra softly rubbed his palms with her hand.

"Hey, give me a space would you Cierra?" Serene hopped in and hold Dante's arm. She was this time more careful on what holding his arm. When she touches Dante hands, she urges to stroke his upper part of his hand.

Dante tried to confess his true damage hands.

"Girls, those I have were soft. Because, they were used to grip a lot of things, also, couple of scratches happened to my hands. These scars were gone now. All is left is just my plain old hand of mine." Dante explained to them.

"Oh my," Cierra was shocked that Dante's hand had to take a couple of beating out of him. She becomes more sympathized on Dante's injuries.

"Also, I had been used to severe hand impalements. Now, they were gone. I had gone through a couple of sickles beating the daylight out of me." Dante explained further.

"What, Dante?! You were severed much?! That is so much pain I couldn't watch you to bear." Serene thought Dante was either joking around or telling the truth. But, when she notices his first glimpse of a hunter could ever survive such of fatal blows, Serene believed that Dante survived all near-death experience.

"Poor Dante, why would you stand up?" Serene continued to rub Dante's hand. She would even felt of Dante's pain. Quietly, she cradled herself pm his arm to sleep.

Cierra followed the next suit. She rest on Dante's shoulder instead.

Dante was getting a little bit uncomfortable about what they did. He notices the sky become clear. The round silver shines at this time. Dante felt quite much better with these two people. Willingly, he moved both his arms at his laps. Letting them be asleep, he gently tried to slip both of his arms away from their grips. At his momentarily release of his grips, he smiled at those two girls at his laps.

Sure they're pretty though. But, I kinda start having feelings towards them. Dante replied his notion. With that, he strokes both of the girls' hair to give them a somber peace. As then, the moonlight shines at Dante at the nigh, he was having sure peaceful nighttime.

Somberly, he was looking forward on to his destiny of the legendary son of Sparda.

He decided to lug Cierra closer to him by letting her sleep at his chest. Sternly, he quietly close his eyes and drifted peacefully at his own slumber.

Serene unconsciously move to Dante shoulder. She secretly hugs Dante and her head is at his neck. She kisses his neck at once. Dante felt his spines were turning morbid cold. But to see it, Serene was at his neck. He just has to kiss her forehead quietly to sleep her once more.

Better get it over with. Dante faced at her. Avoiding her innocent sleeping looks, he brushes off some hair at her forehead. He gently kisses her forehead to ensure she is asleep. He lastly takes off Cierra's hat and stroke less on her silky red hair. With that, he queerly places the kiss at her forehead too.

Dante was thinking something interesting. He did rather call Serene 'Serenity' instead.

Man, call her a cute girl name, she's tough and rough when you mess her. So, how about calling her 'Serenity'? Dante compulsive thought about to stare at the sleeping Arc, there, he whispers his idea at Serene's ear.

"I'll call you Serenity. Does it seems fancy you?" Dante whispered.