Disclaimer's Note: I do not own Devil May Cry characters or items associate with it. The sword Asura is a item from the game Saga Frontier. I do not own that either.

Aya Sanada and Sahale are my created characters and are not meant to be used without my permission.

Thank you so much for all of your reviews! They mean a lot to me really. I am sorry for not updating sooner I am working hard on this fanfic. Well here is chap 5 and I hope you enjoy it.

A Night's Duel

The day went on and only few customers came into the shop. Aya was more than happy when the clock chimed at seven 'o' clock that evening. She went and turned off the neon sign outside and locked the doors making sure they were securely locked. After cleaning up she straightened the shelves and looked around taking inventory of any items that were low on supply. When she finished she turned off the lights in the store and went up on the second floor where the living room and other living quarters were. She went into the small kitchen and pulled out a bottle of water and glugged it down. With a sigh of satisfaction she rinsed out the bottle and filled it up with pure water from the purifier they had on the faucet in the kitchen sink. A sound made her look up and she smiled as she saw Sahale walking towards the living room.

"Evening Sahale."

"Ah it's evening? I am getting old. I can't believe how tired I was. Did you run the store without problems?"

"Yes. Everything was fine."

"Any customers?" He sat down on his recliner in the corner.

"Only a few. The devil hunter, Dante, came by." Her tone of voice changed to that of agitation when she mentioned his name.

"Oh did he now?" Sahale chuckled softly as he saw the look on Aya's face. "You don't sound too pleased that he came."

"The man is an arrogant ass. I can tell he can get his way and get out of things easily." She snorted a bit at that. Not to mention he thinks he's a hit with the ladies. Calling me love...hmph. She put away the full water bottle in the fridge and walked towards the stairs.

"Will you be staying in for tonight?" Sahale asked curiously.

"No, I want to go out. I can't stay in tonight." Her voice sounded a bit sad...and dare he think a bit scared? "Got a lot on my mind and I don't want to think on it." Of course her mind was always full, with memories of death, pain, and regret. The only way to ever relieve it was to make sure she stayed busy with something else other than thinking. She walked upstairs and went inside her domain. Sahale sighed sadly. He could tell pain ate at her all the time and she would always run herself ragged until she basically collasped with exhaustion. Sometimes he would pray for her to just sit and rest and let her pain heal. But he knew it would be up to her if she wanted to let it all go.

Meanwhile...

Dante paced the floor of Devil May Cry, his eyes dark with thought. He was bored and restless from lack of demons to slay. "God I might as well go on patrol. Nothing else for me in this hell hole right now." He put a hand behind his head groaning slightly. Damn this sucked! All energy but no demons to slay, enemies to cuss out, or any damsels in distress to rescue. Well scratch that last part he wanted to go see Aya but she made it clear that morning that she was not a social person. Walking over to his closet he picked out his leather trench coat to wear for the evening patrol. "Let's see, black or red? Red or black? So many choices." He decided to pick the black one as it just looked so damn cool. He gathered his favorite items to wear, black fingerless gloves, a crimson red helmet with silver streaks on the side, and a chain necklace with a strange amulet on it. Walking by his sword, Alastor, it gave a slight glow and something that sounded like a hiss. "Oh you wanna go for a walk boy? Ok. No problem." Grabbing the sword by the hilt he put it in its sheath on his back. It quivered a bit with reluctance. "Hey you wanna ride with me you're going to be in that sheath. If you're not happy with that then tough nuggets for ya." It quivered again and gave a slight growl. "I can put you right back in the closet next to my gym socks." The sword went dead and stayed quiet. "That's what I thought." Dante smirked and walked out his door locking it behind him. Strolling over to his favorite motorcycle he mounted it and put on his helmet. Then he put up the kickstand and leaned forward as he revved it up. With the engine turning over he sped off down the streets like...a bat out of hell basically.

Later...

Aya came down about thirty minutes later dressed in a navy blue sleeveless shirt that clung to her like a second skin with a black leather vest fastened halfway up, black jeans that fitted her form, and black army boots with metal tips on the front end. Around her neck was a leather necklace with a blue amulet with wings engraved on the surface. On her right wrist she wore a bracer with silver rune symbols on it and a sword sheath on her back. In her left hand she carried a broad sword with the blade being blood red and the hilt being silver. With a twirl of the blade she fluidly sheathed the sword. "Alright Asura...let's see what we can find tonight." She then tied her long hair back in a high ponytail to keep it from going all over the place. Sahale looked up from reading the newspaper and smirked a bit as he spoke. "Remember to play nice with others Aya."

"I'll try really hard this time." Replying back with a hint of sarcasm in her soft voice. With that she stepped out the door and shut it with ease. When she came outside she lightly jumped on the railing of the stairway that ascended from the sidewalk beside the building. Making sure no one was around she closed her eyes as her body shimmered and turned into a fine mist. The mist then floated up and went towards the outskirts of the city where a demonic aura was being presented. Huh, a challenge? These demons get cockier all the time. Maybe even more than that Dante. He still sets my teeth on edge. Feeling the aura getting stronger she hurried towards it hoping to have a fight to clear her mind.

In the outskirts...

Dante stood on the outskirts of the city admiring the view. One can never really appreciate the beauty of the city unless they're away from it. The lights, the view, and the sounds that just seemed to be the city itself. Tired of riding around he decided to go on the outskirts and try to lure in some unsuspecting demons with his threatening aura trick. Now he paced back and forth running a hand through his hair waiting for anything to happen. At that moment he didn't notice the strange mist coming towards him as it lowered a few feet away from him. Then it shimmered and formed into a being. "Oh give me a break. Can I not lose you for at least one day?" His head went up as he heard that aggravated feminine voice. Instantly his day just got better. Turning around a big grin crossed his face. "Well well, what are you doing out from the city?"

"Don't tell me you were the one giving off that aura." A fist was on her hip as she just looked at him.

"All me babe. I learned that little trick when the little rascals would hide and I had to go search for their asses." He chuckled when he saw her roll her blue eyes at him.

"To think I fell for it. I really must have been desperate to see some action." A sigh escaped her lips as she turned to leave.

"Oh you can still see some action." He couldn't resist tempting the black hair beauty into staying.

"I know...you are not suggesting what I think you're suggesting."

"All depends. You want the sweaty, battle action or sweaty lustful action?" The urge to roll with laughter was suppressed as she glared at him with a go-to-hell look.

"I don't think fighting with you will be a good idea. Considering I could really hurt you and I don't have a good reason to." Her voice was sweet as she looked at him.

"Oh you got jokes. Well let's see how our abilities are then. You, me, right here and now." He pulled Alastor from its sheath and held it in fighting stance as he smirked at her. With a grin of her own she pulled out Asura and twirled it once before going into her stance. "Your choice."

"Lets make it a bit more interesting. The loser does what the winner wants. If I win I take you on a date. How about it?"

"Interesting. If I win, you stay away from me and if I even catch a glimpse of you near me I will hurt you. Agreed?"

"Agreed." With that Dante swung first and she easily dodged the slash and jumped away. Then she thrusted forward with him moving to the side and bringing down his blade upon hers. Sparks flew when the swords collided as well as both giving off glows of energy. Alastor with electricity and Asura with a bright red glow. Aya thrusted upwards to ward off his sword from hers. It was then a series of slashes and thrusts towards Dante. He was amazed at the speed and grace she had during battle. Already another trait he was beginning to like besides her sharp tongue. Dante had no intentions of losing this duel, Aya was special and he was not going to lose the opportunity to get to know her more. His skills were nothing to laugh at either as he threw in quick slashes and upward thrusts to throw her off balance. To his advantage she was a bit disoriented by the false thrusts he gave and leaned right into his upward slash which cut at her belt around her pants. She looked up with a frown. "I liked that belt. When I win you're gonna buy me another one." He just grinned at her. That grin was starting to get on her nerves. It was all male arrogance and she was gonna wipe that smirk off one way or another. Slowly she leaned in towards his right side and as soon as he moved she darted to the left and slashed at his leather trench coat. From her sword attack there was a lovely wide gash in the material. She smiled at him with triumph written all over her face. He cocked his head to the side and evaluated the damage. With a shrug he slid the coat off his shoulders and let it fall to the ground in a heap. "You just crossed the line honey. Slashing my coat like that, uh uh. It's on."

She merely swayed her hips to the side with a mock gesture. "Then by all means let's put it on." A laugh escaped her lips as she looked at him. He wasn't all that bad looking, hmm maybe even handsome in some arrogant and annoying way. With lightning speed he collided his sword with hers making their swords come together in a weapon deadlock. Both pushed at the other hoping to get any kind of advantage. Dante was surprised at how much strength that was in Aya as she pushed against him. A devilish smirk came to his lips as he quickly put his face to hers and landed a kiss on her lips. The act shocked Aya so much he was able to jump away leaving her in a state of disbelief. Her trembling fingers touched her lips as she looked at him.

"W-why did you do that?" She tried to sound stern but it was more of a soft accusation than a menancing one. Dante tilted his head and grinned but stopped as he saw she was being honest. Not only was she in shock but she also looked vulnerable as a woman. At that moment Aya looked lost and confused, something he had never seen from her before. She shook her head slightly making everything within her stance change. In a instant she was back to her old self ready with sword in hand. "Come on..let's get this over with." With those words she lunged at him with a downward slash. He noticed instantly that her attacks were angry and not as calculated from before. Many of her attacks he was able to counter and knock her off balance. Then one upward slash from her left her open to attack and he ducked kicking her legs out from under her. She landed on her back as Asura fell away from her hand. When she tried to get up Dante gently placed the tip of Alastor to her neck. She looked up and anger flashed in her eyes along with shimmer of tears. Deep down Dante felt horrible, he never wanted to upset her like this he just wanted to get to know her. With a irritated motion she wiped at her eyes and glared at him.

"You win." She didn't know what was worse, the fact she lost or his simple kiss had disrupted everything in her well guarded heart and mind. He bent down to help her up but she turned her head away from him.

"Come on sweetie...please don't be like this. I'm sorry. I never meant to upset you." His voice was genuine as he extended his hand again. She looked back at him and took his hand in hers and held on when he pulled her up.

"So when is the date?" Her voice was soft but had a bit of menace in it.

"This Thursday. I don't have anything and that will give you time if you want to get anything for our outing." He sighed softly, he really didn't want her to be mad at him the whole time. But she nodded to him and walked over to Asura and picked it up and sheathed it.

"Then it is set. I will see you Thursday Dante. At eight 'o' clock. I will be free from the shop and I will have what I need." She smiled a bit at him before her body shimmered into mist and floated towards the city. Well maybe she wasn't that mad as he thought, but she was capable of revenge so he would have to keep an eye out. Walking to his motorcycle he put on his helmet and put up the kickstand and revved up the engine before speeding off back to his office. He won the duel and now he would look forward to his prize.