Here we go, it's been awhile since I've updated this story. -Elivanna

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Disclaimer: I do not own DMC, if I did I would be loaded with money.

Chapter 3: Headache

Tick tock, tick tock

Swoosh

Drip, Drip

Ring…Ring…Ring

"Ugh." he growled out pulling the blankets over his head. Everything was overly agitating this morning, the sound of the clock, the fan turning, the sink from across the room and the phone from downstairs seemed to be louder than usual.

'This is worse than having a hangover.' he thought wanting to shoot the inanimate objects. 'This lack of sleep is going to be the death of me.' he concluded as the sounds continued to distract him from his once precious sleep.

Standing up he moved himself towards the door looking forlornly at his bed until he made his way downstairs to the office.

'Stupid irksome phone.' once he reached his desk he picked up the phone quickly to stop the dreadful sound. "Devil May Cry."

"Sorry, no password, no deal. Well, fuck you too buddy!" he yelled into the receiver at the angry customer before he hung up.

"Wow, so this is how you treat your clients nowadays. I'm really disappointed."

Dante looked up to see Lady leaning against the front door frame. 'When did she get in? Damn, my senses must be off, good thing it wasn't a demon I would have been injured over nonsense.'

"Your attention is veering. Which is not very safe for a devil hunter such as yourself."

He avoided her evaluation as he sat down on his chair as she made his way towards him.

"You need help. You cannot continue this way, the world needs you to be in perfect condition." she said leaning against his desk.

"Since when have you ever cared about others needs?" he questioned feeling a bit of déjà vu about Lady caring and whatnot.

"Okay fine, maybe I don't care about them, but I care about you. Let me help you Dante in the only way that I can." she said dropping Kalina Ann to the floor along with all her other weapons and holsters.

"What are you doing?" he asked noticing her odd behavior. "Dante, you have no idea how much I care for you." she confessed moving towards him.

"Quit messing around." he stated somewhat panicked and exhausted.. Lady paid no heed as she furthered her pursuit of him.

She sat on his lap, quickly moving to pull him into an unkempt kiss. Lady placed her fingers in his hair gripping him in place so that he would not move pull away.

"You have no idea how long I have wanted to do this." she breathed out before she bit his lower lip.

Dante felt his energy drain feeling as though Lady was sucking him dry of all his awareness of the living world until he finally blacked out to only wake up hours later.

"Ugh, what the…" he was back in the dark room where he had first seen Vergil.

"You're back."

'Speak of the devil.' he thought. Dante lifted his head slowly feeling as though he had a ton of bricks on his head as he felt the most excruciating headache of his lifetime.

"I'm I dreaming?" he asked turning to face his brother who was seated a few feet away from him with Yamato in his grip.

"Of course you are brother, why else would I be here with you right now." he told him in an obvious tone.

"You do realize that she wasn't truly your friend." continued Vergil getting up from his seated position.

"Yeah, I know." he stated confused as to how 'Lady' had managed to send him into his vivid sleep world.

"Then who was that if it wasn't Lady?" asked Dante.

"Is your mind that befuddled? You did not realize that you were hallucinating?" questioned Vergil.

"When are hallucinations that real?" asked Dante not believing him. He stood up so he wouldn't have Vergil towering over him.

"Your lack of sleep is causing these hallucinations which are very vivid indeed. Hallucinations can be realistic, but what I find interesting is that you feel all the senses such as visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, when your only supposed to feel the visual and auditory aspects. I assume that cause is due to the demon that currently has you under its control."

"How the hell do you know all this information?" asked Dante looking at Vergil with an odd look.

Vergil just smirked. "Knowledge equals power Dante."

"Yeah whatever, but aren't I sleeping right now, how can I possibly have lack of sleep still?" he asked.

"I can't give you all the answers." responded Vergil.

"Fine then, just answer me this."

"What?"

"Are you also a hallucination or a figment of my imagination?" Dante asked with a tinge of hope in his voice hoping that it was really Vergil alive and well and somehow helping him through his dreams.

"Are you just a hallucination created by this so called Hallucinatory demon, to pop up only in these dreams he sends me to?"

"Why bother asking when you know the answer is not going to be the response you want to hear."

Dante just nodded in understanding. 'He's probably right.'

"Vergil, is this demon The Hallucinogen the thing you were trying to warn me about?"

"Yes, the thing is the longer you stay here with me, chances are you'll never wake up again."


Angelforever06: Thanks for checking this story out as well.

Eric Draven201: Yep, further plot development continues to develop.

hope-to-last: Cool, it's nice to see your intrigued. Yes there will be more to this story.

Xelena: Hmm…shh don't give my plot away lol. Anyways hope you keep reading.

Brukaoru: Thank you, I'd be angry too if I were in Dante's position so am glad that came across well. Yes, what is Vergil trying to say…

I haven't abandoned this story but updates will be slow until I complete my other story Things Always Gotta Be Complicated. Anyways tell me what you all think about this chapter. -Elivanna