Two weeks had passed since Dante had been forced to move away from the city. Ever since he lost his mother and brother that fateful night, things haven't been the same. The house was quiet and Tellix just wasn't the same anymore. She never said much and wasn't as cheerful as she was before.Dante sat in the kitchen staring into the living room as he played with his spoon in his soggy bowl of Cheerios. Tellix stood between the living room and the kitchen staring out the front door.
The house they rented was quite small, but it was big enough for the two of them. Ever since they moved in, Tellix had kept all the windows locked, the blinds shut and a blanket thrown over the window, to seal out all light. The first floor consisted of the living room and the kitchen, connected by a hallway leading from the front door to the stairs. The living room was the smallest and darkest room of the house. Only enough room for a small couch that sat three people, and a TV the size of a small kitchen sink. Above the couch was a solid oak board that mounted Rebellion. Dust covered the blade and filled the eye sockets and crevices of the elaborate skull carving on the hilt.
The kitchen was oddly shaped. A small table sat in the center of the kitchen against the wall under the window. The washer and dryer were cluttered in a closet much to small for both of them. The kitchen had very little counterspace, for the stove took up most of the room. Dante sat at the kitchen table, staring out the window, between the parts in the blanket. It was a grey, rainy day. Dante thought it was brighter in his dark house then it was outside.
He looked over at Tellix, who was still staring out the front door. "We'll be having someone coming to stay with us for a while. Her name is Sorrisa, she's from the coastal city of Fortuna, and my Apprentice." Tellix said, never looking away from the front door. Dante nodded and looked down at his soggy Cheerios. Finally Tellix pulled away from the front door and went into the living room. She took Rebellion down from the mount and produced a tattered blue rag from her pocket. She sat down on the couch and began cleaning the blade.
Dante stood up from the table and picked up his bowl. Carelessly, he dropped his bowl in the sink making a loud crashing sound, which earned a loud, "Be carefull!!" echoing from the living room. He rolled his eyes and turned towards the living room, where Tellix sat cleaning Rebellion. He stood before her and ran his fingers over the flat side of the blade, smiling at the smooth texture.
"This is your sword. Your father charged me with taking care of the sword until you were old enough to wield it." Tellix said as she glanced up at him and grinned. Everyday when Dante went off to school, Tellix went out, and was gone until he came home from school, and obviously today would be no different. Dante's eyes grew wider as he stared at the blade. The shocked expression twisted into a menacing grin.
"When will you teach me how to use it?" He said, still stroking the flat side of the blade. Tellix grinned and replied, "When you're old enough to hold it without it's weight overpowering you." Dante frowned, then quickly smiled, realizing Tellix's playfull proding.
"So it's mine..?" He said, staring at the blade in awe. He had always admired the blade, and would watch for hours when Tellix would train. And now to his delight, he would finally be able to use the sword he admired so much.
"Yep. Your father had two swords for both you and Vergil. Rebellion for you, and Yamoto for Vergil." Tellix replied, still cleaning the blade. Dante nodded in response and sat on the floor across from Tellix and stared at the floor. Tellix stopped wiping down the blade and looked over at Dante.
"You miss him..." She said as she stood up to put Rebellion on the mount. Dante nodded slightly, never looking up at Tellix. She sat down on the floor across from him and said, "I know how you feel. I've spent over 400 years with my brother, your father, and now all of a sudden he's just gone..It's hard." Dante looked up at her and forced a smile.
A loud beep could be heard from outside. Dante's bus for school had pulled up outside of his house. Sighing, Dante stood up and made his way towards the front door. He stopped and looked towards Tellix and grinned, "Thanks Aunt Tellix..For everything." She smiled at Dante and replied, "You'll be sure to pay me back for all this someday, right?"
Dante laughed and shook his head as he walked out the front door. Tellix jumped up from the couch and peeked through the parts in the blanket over the windows, watching Dante. As soon as the bus drove out of sight, she opened a drawer under the TV and produced two pistols, then turned and grabbed Rebellion and the sheath from the mount and headed for the door, as she came closer to the door it twisted into a swirling black portal.
"Time to get to work.." She muttered as she stepped through the portal, Rebellion slung over her back, and both pistols strapped to her thighs.