Dante kicked the dog demon into the air and slice it into two with rebellion
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Devil May Cry. No matter how much I would like too. But I do own the storylines to 'Ordinary'.
Warning: I screwed up the school system. So if your going to learn about the Japanese school system this isn't the place.
Well folks, I'm back and I'm not dead with the new Chapter for 'Ordinary'.
Fight
Dante kicked the dog demon into the air and slice it into two with Rebellion. Its pack growled at him as the inch closer to him. The red glowing eyes can see all around him and snaps and snares could be heard from veil of night upon them. The rooftop they were on was behind a huge building board sign.
Dante simply yawned, "Bob Barker always says 'help control the pet population!'" He was interrupt by a demon lunging at him, which in returned Dante hacked its head off. "'Have your pet spade or neuter.' He tells us." Two more demons lunged at him, he easily dodge one and slice the other through its chest. The other one lunge itself at him, trying to get him from behind, but Dante got it while he sheathed his sword to his back. He sighed, "Good bye everybody."
Dante dusted his hands off of the imagery dirt that was on them and watch as all the demons he killed disappeared one by one into flashes of red lights. Dante yawn again and look at his wrist watch 1:30 a.m. and did some math in his head. 'If I can get to the orphanage by two thirty, I can take a shower and go to sleep by three…So if I wake up at…six…or…oh screw it. If I'm late, I'm late! I can do math tomorrow…I mean today!' He jumped over to the next building continued being unnoticed by the people down below on the ground.
The night wasn't bad, not cold like it usually was, but he took his regular red jacket and left the zipper down. He was pretty surprise that this jacket last as long as it has. He had for a whole year and took it with him whenever he went on his demon hunts and has yet to get a scratch on it. He was starting to believe it was a sign that red was his color.
He soon made it to a familiar block and he decided to make a quick detour sunk his way into Sunset Shrine and jumped up to the roof of Kagome's home. From the stillness of the house he could tell everyone was probably asleep. Everyone was asleep, except for Kagome's Grandfather who was walking around the shrine with lantern keeping watch.
"Damn you old man, do you ever just go sleep!" Dante whispered to himself.
Since that day he saw the well, he had been trying sneak onto the shrine at night to annihilate that demon down the well, but every time he went he found the old man keeping watch over the place. This made it impossible for the half-breed to sneak into the well house unnoticed. Hasn't the old man ever heard of a guard dog? He would actually feel less guilty to knock out a dog then knock out the old man.
"How much drugs are enough to put him to sleep and not kill him?" He asked himself feeling a little impatient at the old man.
Dante then felt something rub up against his leg. He looked down and saw an all to familiar fat cat purring up against him. "Hey there Speedy." He bent down and scratched the cat behind the ear. "There you go. How'd you get up all the way here? I'm amazed that you made it up the first story." He said not expecting an answer. Hey, he had been making poking fun at demons all night, talking to Buyo was all the same to him now. "So how much longer do you think the old man will be out here for?" the cat purred not answering him "I figure as much. How do you think I can get pass everyone and fight a demon unnoticed?" Dante then thought about it and said, "Do you think Kagome would be suspicious if I came here with Rebellion and ask her to wait out of the well house for ten minuets'?" The cat gave no response and gave him an odd look. "Yeah me either." He sighed.
This really made things complicated. He could not just ignore the fact there was a demon there. He would just have to come back another night. It was getting too late and hopefully no one at the orphanage had not notice he was gone yet.
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"Souta! Come on! I'll like to get to school today ya know!" Kagome yelled from outside the house near the steps. It was morning and school was an hour away from starting.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Her little brother yelled running out of the house.
"It's about time squirt." Kagome said and started down the steps.
"Don't call me that!" Souta said following right behind her. "And why are you taking me to school?"
"Because you didn't want mom to take you anymore, remember Squirt?" She smiled back at him. She knew he was irritated, he was so determined right now to prove he could take care of himself. She thought it was so cute how he wanted to grow up so fast, kind of like she wanted to when she was that age. Even though he did act very mature for age and was one the top kids in his class, and was also trying out for the soccer team, their mother did not think Souta was ready to go out on his own. Kagome felt a little bad for him, but had to agree he was too young. She decided that after school she would take him out for some ice cream to show at least it wasn't all bad she was the one with him.
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean I wanted you to take me."
"What? You want Grandpa to?" She asked reaching the final step.
Souta sighed, "No…"
"Than pick up the pace." She said while speeding up her own walk to tease him.
"Hey! Cut it out!" He said while trying to catch up with her. "Slow down!"
She smiled smuggling "Why? Can't you keep up?"
"I can, if you weren't in such a hurry to see your boyfriend!" He said
Kagome automatically stop causing her little brother to crash right into her. She turned her head towards him said, "Dante is not my boyfriend."
Souta looked up at her as saw the flush hints of pink on her cheeks. He grinned evilly at her "Oh really…." He said walking ahead of her.
"Yes REALLY." She said while putting her hands on her hips and walking along side of him. "Dante's a good friend and I don't need you to go around blabbing around to everyone that he is something else."
Souta closed his eyes and shrugged. He continued walking and said, "Fine whatever you say, but I never said it was Dante."
Kagome jawed dropped. Souta slightly open one of his eye and he grin at the expression on her face.
She quickly composed her self and said, "Well he not. So it's not like I'm lying."
Souta kept his smirk and shrugged again, "Whatever. It okay, I don't trust him anyway."
"Huh? Why not? You haven't really ever met him before." She said a bit surprise by his response. That was pretty much true. Whenever Dante came over, Souta stayed up in his room saying he had work or he went over to a friend's house. 'This whole time I have thought Souta was had been busy, but this whole has he's been trying to avoid Dante?'
"Don't you feel anything…you know, strange about him?" He asked looking at the ground trying to avoid her gaze.
She was quiet for a while and thought it over. Okay she couldn't deny that. There was something very strange about his presents. She almost wanted to say it was unreal, but she always tugged it off because he came from a completely different continent then she was from. "He is…different, but he a good guy you should talk to him." She final answered.
"But Grandpa said…"
"You're listening to Grandpa?" She asked.
"Well yeah… I know Grandpa has claimed some outrageous things before, but I can't help but feel he's on to something…just this once." Souta said still looking at the ground.
"Souta, listen I know Dante may seem intimidating. But he really is a good guy." She could see her words were of very little comfort to him. She had to think of something that would insure him. "You know… If Dante really was a dangerous demon, then why didn't Grandpa's sutras work?"
"Well…Grandpa said because Dante is a strong demon."
She sighed this was going to be more difficult then she thought. "Souta…Listen to your self? Do you really believe Dante is a demon?"
"Well what if he is? He could be dangerous." Souta said feeling even more embarrass at what he was say now.
Kagome was getting a bit annoyed at Souta for not even giving her new friend a chance but she could still tell Souta was just concern for her safety. He wasn't trying to be mean or hate Dante, but with what Grandpa was saying and what he was 'sensing' he couldn't understand if Dante was a dangerous or not.
"Don't worry Souta. I'll be fine." She smiled. Souta snapped his head to her with a disbelief look, but she kept her smile "He good guy, a little on the cocky side but good nonetheless."
"But…"
She looked down at him, "If you don't want to trust him then that's fine. I'm not going to force you to, but…just trust me then, okay?"
Souta sighed he knew his sister was stubborn. She would stand firmly on her decision until Dante had done something to shake it off. "Okay…Well I'm at school now. I guess I see you later." He separated from her to go meet his friends.
Kagome walked her way to her school trying to think of a way to get Souta to warm up to Dante. She knew she should not force them to be friend, but there was no reason for Souta to frighten of him. It rather bugged her. Dante had been nothing but polite to her family, aside the fact when Grandpa would bicker with him and he would give a smart remark back.
Grandpa was convinced that Dante held an evil presents within him. Of course, she didn't believe him when he had said it, but his counter back was that Dante had never denied the fact that he should have at least argued about it. Which was true, but she figured he was pulling her leg that night when he first came to study… and Dante was somewhat nervous when he first stepped into the shrine… 'Wait… what the hell? Now I'm sounding like Gramps!' She loved her Grandpa, she really did, but she could not get herself to believe Dante was dangerous.
"Why you don't say?" An all too familiar voice said.
'Oh just the person I need to talk to.' Kagome thought as she smiled, having a new spring to her step started to make her way to where Dante voice was coming from. She turned the corner to find her dear friend Dante, but not alone. There he was with three other kids around their age. Kagome glanced at the one it the middle and quickly recognized him as Shinji the leader of one of the gangs around school. 'Oh no, he in trouble.'
Dante yawned at the kids that were surrounding him. He was tired; he didn't get as much sleep as he hoped last night. Actually, he didn't get any. Instead, he got to listen to the soothing sounds of his bunk buddy snoring the rest of night after he got back. At least he didn't get caught last night, but it didn't help he still had to go to school anyway. Maybe he should just skip school today…
"Hey are listening to us!" The punk in front of him yelled.
Dante gave them an annoyed tired look… he REALLY wasn't in the mood for this. He felt his eyes get heavier and heavier until they were completely close. Strange… he could smell cherry blossoms…he must be dreaming… His demon senses spiked up telling him the guy was going to attack him.
"Dante look out!" He heard Kagome cry out.
His hand quickly jumped to the front of his face and caught the punch aimed for him. "You know, I really not a morning person." He said as has his hand closed up crushing the punk's hand.
Dante slowly open his piercing blue eyes to see the guy yell in pain as Dante crack his bones painfully apart. He really wasn't in the mood for this. If this had been any other day he would avoid this fight, he just didn't like fighting humans, but this half demon was going to make his point now. The point that HE did not want to be bothered and the consequences to what happens when you did do just that. He pulled the teenager's arm forward and Dante's other fist collided into the kid in the face. He felt the guy's nose break and warm blood spat onto his fist; Dante let the kid fall to ground and roll around in pain covering his nose with his hand. Dante turned to the other members of the gang who look all shocked. Dante shook his head; he knew this just was not going to be his day.
The gang finally pulled themselves together from shock and pulled out some weapons they had hidden. One had brass knuckles and the other a small knife. Did they really think that was going to make a difference against him?
They came at him, the first came at with the knife and tired to stab him, which Dante just step aside and tripped him. Then other threw his fist at the half-breed, but Dante grabbed the teen's arm and tossed him into some trashcans near by. Dante spun back in time to dodge a knife that was being slashed at him. He looked annoyed at the teenager trying to hit. Dante easily dodge every attack the teen threw at him. This was just sad; this kid didn't even stand a chance. Dante decide to mess with the kid and have some fun. The gang member was panting loudly out of exhausted by his failed attempts to hurt silver hair teen, took one last hit at him. Dante raised his hand up and the knife went right through the front of his hand and to the back.
The kid looked shock at first just at the seer fact he had stabbed Dante, but quickly turned to fear at the sight of Dante face. At first it held no emotions, none of scared, pain, or anything. Just nothing. Dante's eyes drifted to his blood covered hand where the knife still resided. His lips curved into a smirk as canines became shaper and longer and he was no longer the teenager they were trying to pick on. Instead he was monster as his icy blue eyes darted back to the feeble kid looking like he would take pleasure in the pain he was about to in flick on him. The teen let go of the knife, but was too afraid to make any other move other then that.
However, before Dante could do anything he heard a scream. "Kagome…" He whispered as he glanced behind him trying to hide his pierce hand, but he was sure she already saw him. There she was looking scared, but not at his bloody hand, but at the other gang member he had thrown coming at her with the iron knuckles. 'Oh Hell no' he thought. He pulled the knife out of his hand and grabbed the scared teen near him by the collar of his uniform with his bloody hand. "Here! Catch!" Dante said and through the scared punk over to his friend.
Kagome backed away from the guy as slowly approached her. She was scared, what could she do if he hit her? She didn't know how to defend herself. She knew she could kick him hard but figure it would only anger him. She heard someone voice and then another guy came flying out of nowhere and collided her attacker to the ground. She saw it was the other guy that had attack Dante. She looked over to her friend and saw him carrying Shinji by the back if his shirt with no problem with how heavy he was.
Dante tossed the guy over his gang or friends or whatever they thought each other were. Dante stood over them and said "Listen here all of you! If you ever hassle me something so stupid again! I'll kick you in the kidneys until you bleed piss blood and then I'll make you drink it! Do you understand, because I don't ever want to waste my time like this again?"
Kagome watch for the first time actually afraid of him. She was always convinced herself that he was harmless, but she knew she was wrong. She watched Dante's victims quiver at the silver hair teen in front of them or at least his eyes, those eyes she saw from the well house a month ago. The ones that could burn into your soul leaving you with a scar that you could never forget.
"Now scram, I don't ever want to see your faces around me again." Dante said very coldly.
The three scrambled to their feet and took off. Dante sighed and with that, all that intimation, anger, and those freighting eyes were gone. Leaving the friend she knew behind.
He turned to her trying to figure out what to say. She had just witness the side of him he didn't want her to see. He sometimes let his demon half show, but only to intimate someone that deserved to be brought back down to size and he rarely ever had to hurt humans. This time though he was careless and he might have right then scared the only friend he had away for good. Surly now even if she hadn't figured out he was demon she will know to stay away from him, like anyone with spiritual connections. He was of demon blood; she was of holy blood, the two just didn't mix. The only thing he could find, the only word that that would leave his lips was, "Sorry."
Her brown eyes didn't leave his blue ones, she could tell he was sorry, but wasn't too sure of what to say. He did save her right now, but she was terrified of him now. She had witness exactly what he was capable of, but he did it to protect himself…and her, like she always sense he was doing. Shinji and his friends were the ones that started it. That wasn't Dante's fault at all. Was he sorry for scaring her? She could feel it was part of the reason, but there was deeper meaning to it.
Kagome opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. She didn't fully understand what he was saying. How could you say it 'it's alright' if you didn't know what the problem was to begin with? Her eyes drifted down, but stopped when she saw his bloody hand. "Oh no! You're hurt!" She yelled and rushed over to exam his hand.
Dante was surprised when she held up his hand in hers. Wasn't she scared now? Wasn't she going to scream at him? "Kagome…"
"Did that creep hurt you Dante?" Kagome asked looked over his hand. She bent down and pulled Dante along with her so they were both sitting on the ground. She slipped off her bag and pulled out a water bottle that she had brought along for her lunch.
"Kagome aren't you upset?" Dante asked not too sure with what was going on.
"Dante, you might be hurt. I don't care about anything else right now." She said slipping off the red cloth (sorry I don't know what's it called) from the top of her uniform. She poured the water into his hand so she could wash up the blood and see how bad the damaged was.
"Kagome, I'm fine." Dante said finally realizing she must have not seen him when he got stab. Someone out there must really like him (Sorano: Yes, yes I do Dante).
Kagome tilled his hand over slightly and allowed the bloodily water to pour onto the side of his hand to the side of the street and into the gutter. Once his hand was drain out she was found no wound, no cut, it was fine "What the…" she said in disbelief.
"Umm…I didn't get hurt like I told you. Blood must of splatter on to my hand when I punch that punk in the face." Dante said not coming up with any better excuse. His demon power had already token care of cut awhile ago, but she doesn't need to know that… Oh damn who was he trying to kid, he should just tell her! She was smart! She was going to figure it out anyway! But if he told her, she might not believe him at any rate and then he could say good bye to school and hello to the funny farm.
Kagome just watch his hand she heard what he said, but it didn't make any sense. There had been far too much blood on it to have been a quick hit and there was blood on both sides of his hand. If what Dante said was true, then there would only be blood on the back of his hand. She gaze at his hand and saw an area with the blood had clayed together, it was weird… There was a small amount of blood that had clayed around in the middle his hand. How strange…it form two thins lines close to one another and then connected at the bottom and top, look at the back his hand as saw it was parallel from the on top.
Dante watch as she observed his hand. She held the back his hand with her petite small one while the other one trace along where the dried up blood was with her two of her fingers. She slowly traced it up and down the now gone injury as if she was searching, trying to figure out his secrets, looking at the evidences as if she was some kind detective.
Kagome let go of his hand. She took the red cloth again, dabbed it with some clean water from her water bottle, and then retook his hand washed the dry blood away erasing the evidences that was there. She finally out heavy sighed once it was gone and said, "As long as you're okay." She stood up and started to dusty dirt off the back of her skirt.
Dante just looked at her. Was she just mocking him now? No she sounded sincere about it and she was happy he was alright. But she could have questioned him about it! Well she didn't figure it out so that was good. He sighed heavily to himself, then why did he feel so bummed about it? It was a good thing she didn't know he was a demon. Perhaps in a way he had wanted her to figure it out. Then he wouldn't have to lie to her when stuff like this popped up. It would make his life easier if someone knew. He stood up and grabbed his bag his hand and tossed it over his shoulder to rest. "Yeah, but hey this is sure one way to start the morning?" He said lamely trying to lighten the mood.
She gave a small smile and said, "Yeah." She started walking down the street with Dante following behind her. "Hey Dante?"
"Yeah?" He said figuring now she wanted to know what was going on.
"Tell me when you're ready." She said with a smiled and gave a looking of understanding. No, Kagome wasn't talking about the cut. She still couldn't explain why there was so much blood. Not logically at least, she was talking about before. 'Sorry' he wanted to apologize for something, but she didn't know what it was. Something he thought she saw, but she didn't. If it was something that important that he didn't want her to know then she understood. Everyone had a right to their secrets, but the look he gave her. He wanted to tell someone, but right now perhaps she hadn't reached that level of security with him yet. Someday she might, but until then she'll let him know she will be there for him when he did.
He was silent just watching her then just smiled back, he had a good friend. Better then anyone that he had ever had before. Even if she didn't know he was demon, she knew he was keeping a secret from her, was willing to be patient with him. He wasn't too sure it he could do the same thing in her position. "Alright." He finally answered.
They walked together in silent not really knowing what to say. Anything at that point would be awkward.
xxx
The rest of that day was not exactly a day Kagome would consider good. After the whole fight thing Dante had got a cup of coffee at a convenient store, he told her he didn't get much sleep last night and just left it at that. The whole morning she was with him was just quiet, Dante just sipped his coffee and just listen to whatever Kagome could come up with. Which was kind of hard for her, usually when they talked Dante would throw in his own two cents and give a smart remark and they both played off of that. Kagome really wasn't bother by the fact he was hiding something from her, but it did bother her he wasn't acting like himself. She like his arrogant personality as crazy as it sounds; it made him different from all the other guys at school.
When class started, it appeared that the coffee hadn't helped much Dante ended up falling asleep ten minuets into the lecture, so Kagome ended up for the first in two months having to pay attention in class, she was surprised that she didn't pass out like Dante did. She really had forgotten how boring and hard this class was without him. Like always though when ever the Mr. Umi look over at the silver hair Dante would wake, but then fall back to sleep the moment the teacher turned away.
After class Kagome spent her day listening to rumors that were going around about her friend. Somehow the fight about Dante leak out and all these crazy rumors went flying around. Like Dante had beaten up Shinji to take over the gang, that Dante was selling Shinji's gang drugs and they got in a fight over that, then there was the one when Dante was some kind of monster here hurt whoever challenged him. It was easy to say that whatever good reputation Dante had built for himself here was now flushed down the toilet. Really it was ridiculous, she couldn't even believe it. Even if she wasn't there to witness what really happen she still wouldn't believe this stuff. She couldn't believe EVER in her whole life Dante wanted to be a gang leader, or drug dealer, or was monster of any sort. If anyone even knew him as half as well as she did then they would know that it wasn't true.
At break Kagome was a bit worried since she hadn't seen her silver hair friend he always visited her at break. Hojo had completely bought the entire 'Dante was a bad person' rumors and told her that she should stay away from him for her own 'safety'. While Eri was swept away in the whole fantasy that she could change Dante into a better person. Yuka was just didn't really know what to believe, but lean more into Dante was a bad person just in case he was. The only one who didn't buy the rumors for a second was Ayumi, possibly because next to Kagome, Dante spent most of his time in choir talking her. So Ayumi just knew it wasn't true.
In choir Dante didn't show up until the very end, he hadn't really heard of the rumors or anything. The moment P.E had started he ditch and found somewhere to sleep and that's all he did from then to up to most of choir. When he arrived the class was chatting away since their teacher gave the last ten minuets of class to talk be social to one another, but he found it odd when the class went silent when they notice he was there. He was about to go and ask Kagome what was going on when the teacher called him over about being late. Dante could say he actually like and respected this teacher out all the other ones here at the school. He had seen in some cases when a student did something the teacher would badmouth the student in front of the class, not directly in their face. They would do it as if they were giving a speech about whatever student did wrong, but everyone knew it was them and they end up being completely humiliated in front of the class, hell at one point he saw the girl crying her eyes out. His choir teacher did do that, but she usually did it after giving a student a warning. She must of lived by the saying 'that's why pencils have erasers'.
He never had a chance to ask Kagome or Ayumi what had happen with the class, but he found out as the day went on from the whisper of kids as he walked by. He had to say, everyone in this school were idiots…
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Kagome sighed as she placed her school shoes into her little cubby and slipped on her Mary Jane's shoes it had been long day. She never got a chance to talk to Dante, Hojo wouldn't stop telling her why Dante was a bad person, and now she was stuck with a ton of math homework that she didn't understand. In other words… today blew. She walked outside with her eyes cased down to the sidewalk.
"Yo Gomes." She heard someone say above her. She looked up and saw Dante sitting up on the wall as looking rather a happy to see her. He jumped off and land next to her. "So ready to go?"
She gave him a questionable look and said, "Go? Go where?" She was completely serious. They hadn't made any plans to meet up today.
He gave her one of his devilish smirks, "For our date of course."
Her face was completely blank as she slowly processed the words that Dante had just said. Then face turned bright red, "Date! What Date! I said I wasn't dating till I was fifteen! I don't remember saying I was going dating!" She didn't know how to be a girlfriend! She didn't know what to do. She really didn't remember saying she'd go on a date. Was she drunk…when did she get drunk!?
Dante laugh at her reaction. "I'm just messing with you Gomes. Really we don't have a date. I just here to so I can help you out with your math homework since I kind of dozed off at class."
She was relieved a disappointed at the same time, "Oh, well that nice. May I ask why?" She said as she walked along with Dante walking along side of her.
"Remember you helped him I help you? You help me with studying so I have to help you." Dante said. Kagome gave him a suspicious look. "What?"
She then smiled at him contentedly, "You're here to make sure no ones hurts me, huh?" She said refereeing to what happen earlier.
"Well, it wouldn't kill you if you learn how to defend yourself." Dante said honestly, but with a smile showing her that helping didn't bother him.
Her smile fell a little as she focused her attention down the street. "I know, but I can't stand the thought of hurting someone."
"Gomes, it's not about hurting someone. It's about defending yourself so they don't hurt you. You know…Like getting a really really big car so if someone crashes into you know you will do more damage to them then they will to you."
Kagome gave him an odd look, "Dante that's a really sick way of looking at it."
"That's not the point." The unknown demon said. "I'm not the one who froze up when a guy had a weapon to me."
Kagome sighed knowing he was right. She did absolutely nothing when she was threaten. She just stood there like a scared little girl.
Dante not liking how quiet she was said, "Listen I'm saying that you don't have to fight, I'm just saying if you're ever in a predicament like that again. I don't want to see you just do nothing. I want you fight, kick, scream, hell if you can come and get me and I'll beat the crap out of whoever bugging you. I just don't want to see or hear that you just gave up."
Kagome tiled her head over to him "So…You promise you'll protect me." She gave a small smile. No, wasn't excepting Dante to protect her. He wasn't a bodyguard, but a friend, a good one too. In all honestly Dante was completely right. She should have done something anything at that point but no she did, but what the heck could she do?
Dante sighed knowing he was digging himself a hole he'll probably never be able to crawl out of. He didn't like making promises to protect someone, he should have protected his mother, but he failed at that. Protecting people was just something that Dante didn't want to do. But God Damn It! Why did she have to give him THAT look? With her head tiled that way looking back at him as her hair trailed down gently down her back and over her arm, and her chocolate color eyes simmering, her lips pout out slightly, and it didn't help to much her aura was had that sense of calm and need for him. Just…Damn, this was what his mother used on his dad, he just knew.
He rolled his eyes pretending what she was doing didn't effect him, "Yeah sure why not. Just as long as you don't give up." Yup, he was in the hole and no way out. But Kagome was one of the handfuls up people he actually cared about. How that happened, he truly had no clue.
"Great come along little Dante." Kagome said while she started skipping down the street.
Dante rolled his eyes and followed behind her. It cracked him up sometimes how at on moment she would be so concerned with how people thought about her, then the next second she would be skipping down the street.
"Hey Dante?" Kagome said bouncing right along side of him.
"Yeah?" He said while walking. He did not really need speed up too much to keep up with her. He was very tall for his age and his normal walking he would usually had to slow down for people who wanted to keep up.
"I got to pick up my brother from school. You don't mind do ya?"
"Na, I've been wanting to meet the little Squirt for awhile." Dante said adopting Kagome's nickname she had given Souta.
She gave a nerves laugh remembering that Souta was not particularly fond of Dante.
When they arrive, Souta's school had already let out and for the day and Souta was waiting for his older sister. When he smiled when he saw her, but froze when he saw Dante. Dante just stared at him right back, 'Oh Damn it, don't tell me this kid has spiritual powers too!' Dante thought, but he had already knew the answer.
Kagome cleared her throat feeling the awkwardness, "Well Dante, this is Souta, Souta this is Dante."
"Yo." Dante greeted and nod his head.
Souta glared at Dante then turned to Kagome and said, "What's he doing here?"
"Souta how rude!" Kagome said could not believe Souta would say that right in front of Dante.
"Let's go." Dante said while turning around head for Kagome's home not to bother at Souta's bad-manners.
Kagome gave Souta a glared that said 'We-will-talk-about-this-later'.
Kagome and Dante walked side by side together while Souta trailed behind them nothing wanting be anywhere close to the suspected demon.
Dante not to much likely quiet said, "So… What exactly did Mr. Umi said what we're working on?"
Kagome said, "Something to do with fractions. I didn't get everything he was trying to tell us."
"That's fine. I'll just look at the book and see if I recognize it. Hey Gomes how come our school doesn't have a football?"
"Football?" Kagome ask wondering what he was talking about. He played football not too long about though it's called soccer too.
"Yeah, you know the other game with the lemon shape ball?" Dante said trying to explain.
"Oh that, that game isn't too popular here Dante. Besides it's kind of boring." Kagome said honestly.
"What!" Dante said in shock as held him back from jumping away from her. "How-how could you say such an ignorant thing? It's the greatest sport of all time"
Kagome look at him, shrugged and said, "Ignorant? Hey don't say that to me. I gave it a shot and I just didn't get it. It was just a bunch of sweating men ramming into each other. What's so great about that?"
Dante put his hand over his face, "Gomes you missing the point of it all. It's not about the sweat or the ramming… it's about the passion behind it. It's not like those other sissy sports like tennis or soccer…"
"Hey!" They heard Souta yell, they turned to see her little brother looking very annoyed. "Soccer is a great game."
Dante rolled his eyes and kept walking along with Kagome, "Please that game sucks! I don't see anyone in soccer willing to take a hit!"
Souta quickly caught up with them with an angry look on his face. "That's not true!"
Dante rolled his eyes, "Please what the worst that has happen? Someone gets kicked in the shin? Woo… Such a sacrifice! I think I should call my P.E coach now reconsider joining the team….not!"
"Like anyone would want you on their team!" Souta yelled still trying to keep with them.
"Well… actually, Dante was invited to join the soccer team." Kagome said finally finding a place to get into the conversation.
Souta froze when he heard that, "What him! But he doesn't even like the sport!"
Dante look back at the kid who stop keeping up with them, "Hey squirt! Hurry up and keep up."
"And don't call me that!" Souta said seeming a bit more upset now.
Dante raised an eyebrow at the kid, but saw he wasn't moving; he sighed and walked over to Souta.
Souta stiffen when he saw the much taller teenager coming towards him. He hadn't really realized how much taller the suspected demon was to him.
Dante lifted the little guy up over his head and sat him on top of his shoulders. "There this should help us get there faster."
"Hey let me go!" Souta said grabbing onto Dante's silver hair to keep himself from falling.
Dante just ignored him and resumed walking. "Calm down, I won't let you fall, but you have to trust me or you'll let yourself get hurt." Souta still stayed clamped to his hair and still tense. "Anyway kid, don't get me wrong about the sport. I really just prefer football over soccer. Football to me is just fun to play and watch. Soccer is fun to play, but you put me in front of a soccer game I'll be out in like 5 minutes."
"Soccer fun too, but you have to be patient, just like with a baseball."
Kagome was a bit surprise to hear them have a conversation right in front of her. She was sure Souta was going to kick and fight to make Dante put him back on the ground. No, Souta sat there talking to Dante about all the sports that they liked and for whatever reason. She could tell Souta was still a little stiff, but she wasn't sure if it was because he was afraid of Dante or afraid of falling.
They eventually reach the shrine and walked up the stairs.
"Hey Dante, if you like playing soccer. Then why didn't you join the team?" Souta ask.
Dante said "Because it not my idea of a cup of tea. You seem to like it. Why don't you join?"
Souta's face fell, "I did try, but I didn't make the team." He said a little depressed.
Kagome looked up him and knew how bad he wanted to join the soccer team. That must have hurt when he learned he didn't make the cut. "I'm sorry Souta."
Souta sigh, "They told me I could try again next week."
"Well what did you do wrong?" Dante ask.
"Dante!" Kagome exclaim.
"I MEAN what did the coach tell you. You have skill since they asked to try again." Dante said more directly to Kagome. Come on! He wasn't that big of a jerk!
Souta said, "They said I need to work more on my passing. I hesitate too much."
Dante thought about it. "Oh hell that's easy. You just need to practice that's all… Oh crap!" He said when he reached the last step as saw their grandpa. Dante quickly hide out of sight behind the shed with Kagome right behind him.
Dante place Souta on the ground and looked at Kagome, "Okay strategy time. What should we do?"
Kagome took a peek at her grandpa who was sweeping the ground, "Well, we can't go through the front. We'll be spotted…"
Dante took a look for himself, "Yeah and it doesn't help your Grandpa has ears like a hawk."
"Why are you guys being so secretive about this?" Souta asked taking a peek to at the oldest member of their family.
Kagome sighed, "When Dante comes over Gramps ends up dropping everything he's doing to watch him. Then Grandpa the next day has to catch up with everything that he missed out on and it's not good for someone his age. Plus, it's distracting to both me and Dante to have someone looming over us while we work. So we usually sneak in so we at least get an hour or two of studying in. Usually mom helps us, but we weren't planning on study today. It was very last minute."
"Okay I have a plan." Dante said grind as he diverted his attention from Grandpa and look at the brother and sister who were a bit surprise he had come up with something so fast. "Okay this is how it's going to play out. First Kagome you distract the Old Man. Just make sure he doesn't look over at the house." He said in English.
"What about you? If you open the door Gramps is going to hear it." She said in English right back.
He smiled, "Simple Kagome, while your distracting him I'm going to ninja my way up tree and into your room."
She looked over and saw the window to her room was wide open her mom had probably been cleaning in there and forgot to shut it. "Well… if you think you can…"
"I'll be fine." He gave the biggest grind. This would be a piece of cake, Hell last night he climbed up a building with blooding thirsting demons after him.
"Well alright…" She a bit worried about him, but she remembered him the first day they met and him jumping from wall to wall. Something told her this was going too easy for him. She was about to leave when she stopped wanting to know something. "Hey Dante, when did ninja become a verb?"
Dante gave a strange look double played what she just say. "What?" He asked.
"Ninja, it's not a verb. It's a noun right?"
Dante thought about it, ninja was actually a noun. It was a person, place, or thing. A verb always described an action. He never really ever thought about, it was just a normal way of talking in English for him to describe an action. Kagome must have not gotten because she had always been taught proper English. Or perhaps it could be used as a verb if… You know this was why he was probably barely passing his English class. To many confusing rules and acceptations to follow.
He smirked and pointed at himself with his thump, and said. "The day I made it so. Now let's get going."
Kagome rolled her eyes at his cockiness and went to distract her protective Grandpa. Souta walked alone her side. "What did he say?" Souta asked.
Kagome glance down at him not sure if it was a good idea to let Souta in on their plan. She wasn't sure if Souta like or ever trust Dante. But it wasn't that big of deal either. They were just trying to sneak pass grandpa nothing big. It was actually kind of fun. "I'm going to divert Gramps attention away from the house, while Dante climbs up the tree to my room."
Souta "Can he actually do that?"
"I guess we're going to find out… Grandpa!" Kagome exclaimed as she got close to him and gave him a big hug.
Her grandfather gave her an odd looked but hugged her back. "Hello there, so what can I help you with."
"Oh nothing gramps…I just haven't been spending enough time you know."
The old man nodded, "This is true, it's because you've been spending more time with that Dante fellow."
Kagome gave a nerves laugh, "Ha, ha, yeah Dante and I have been really busying with schoolwork." Trying her best not to glance at Dante, who was easily making his way up the tree.
Grandpa continued to sweep the floor, "Anyway Kagome, I just don't like you hang around him so much time. I think I you should just stay here."
Kagome rolled her eyes, "Oh come on Gramps. Dante is not a dangerous guy." She then had a flashback at what happened earlier that day. She sigh, okay maybe that wasn't choice of words… "He's…just full with energy that's all." She said more to herself then to him.
"None the less, I don't like you spending so much time him."
Kagome sighed; they always have this argument when to Dante. Why did Gramps have to be so mean to him? He really was a good guy. She looked at back at what he said, 'Anyway Kagome, I just don't like you hang around him so much time. I think I you should just stay here.' She wondered if it really had anything to do with Dante, but more with her growing up. She had spent a lot of time when she little with him after her father died. In a way her gramps did become like another father to her. Maybe in a way it was just his way of protecting her and keeping her as his little girl he remembered.
"Anyway Kagome, I'm just going to get something to drink…" He was about to turned to the house.
That set her into a panic if Gramps caught Dante sneaking into her bedroom. That was going to lead to a LOT of explaining. "A….wait Gramps-"
"Hey Gramps! Look at my test I got back today!" Souta said out of nowhere. Both of them look at the little kid. He brought out his backpack and rummage through it.
Kagome glance over at to her window well their grandpa was looking over Souta test, Dante had just made it fully through the window. She sighed in relief. Wow she really couldn't believe Souta had saved them.
"Very good, Souta." Gramps said giving Souta back his test. The old man turned back to both of them and said, "Well, while you two are here why not give me a hand for awhile." Both of the Higurashi's children groan at the thought but followed their elder to shed for brooms.
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Dante slipped off his shoe and headed down stairs. 'Piece of cake' he thought. As he descended down the steps he could see Kagome's mom cooking in the kitchen cutting up some vegetables. She turned for a second and saw him.
She gave him an odd look and said, "Well hello there Dante, may I ask what you were doing up there?"
"Nothing bad Mrs. Higurashi." He said having the feeling she was getting the wrong idea. "Just me and Kagome had made last minute plans to study today. I snuck into Kagome's window to get pass Gramps."
Mrs. Higurashi sighed, "I see… Next time I'll like to know if you're in my daughter's room. If you two are in there alone make sure you have the door WIDE open, okay." She smiled. Despite the fact she like Dante very much, she didn't like the fact that he could get into her daughter's room without anyone noticing. Though, she liked to believe Dante would never do such a thing as take advantage over Kagome, it was just the protective mother in to watch over her daughter.
"Umm…Right Mrs. Higurashi!" He smiled not wanting to upset the women with the knife.
It took longer than he thought for Kagome come back. He was sitting down by the coffee table looking over the homework they had. It wasn't too hard, but it was going to be difficult to explain. When she did come in she looked tired and kind of dirty with Souta in the same condition.
She gave him a tried glare murmured "The sacrifices I make for you…" and plopped down next to him. She took the book from him and started reading it for herself.
"YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE DEMON?" Kagome's Grandfather yelled.
Dante sighed and gave his friend a look. Which Kagome gave right back that said she didn't care anymore.
He then turn back to the old and smirk, "So it's been awhile, how ya been!"
Grandpa glared at the boy, "Hmp, I know you're up to something. Mark my words Demon I will find out!"
"But- But Gramps! I've been nothing but nice. Can't we just be friends?" Dante said trying his best to put on an innocent face as he held out his hand.
The grandfather gave the young half demon a look and then smack away. "Not until I get that demon out of you." He said walking off into the kitchen.
"Yeah good luck with that." Dante murmured. He turned to Kagome and saw the odd look she gave him.
"What do you mean by that?" Kagome ask.
Dante wrote down a problem from the textbook on piece of paper, "I don't have a demon in me so it going to be very difficult to do so." 'I don't have a demon in me, I am one.'
Kagome sighed and pick herself off the ground alright, "Alright, then I'm going to get something to drink."
"Hey Dante… Aren't you going tell her right?" Souta voice said right next to him.
Dante looked over and almost jumped at how close Kagome's little brother was. Souta just sat there right next to him with Coke in his hand glaring at him. For once Dante was actually cut off guard. He wasn't able to since Souta at all. Unlike Kagome's aura, Souta had been able to conceal his. Though the half demon was sure like Kagome, Souta had no idea of the power that laid inside him. It was strange how the two brother and sister had powers in them but didn't seem to realize it. But it does take time to realize what you are capable of doing until you really have to.
Dante said "What are you, my mom?"
"I'm not sure if you're a demon or not… but your hiding something." Souta said as he stood up and when over to the TV.
Dante rolled his eyes, but stopped when he saw what was on the TV.
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Kagome came into the room and couldn't believe what she was seeing. Souta and her little brother were fight, but not fighting, or words, but with Chug Li and Ryu. They were playing Street Fighter on Souta's Playstation.
"You're not going to beat me this time!" Souta said while getting Ryu to punch up the girl in blue's chin.
"Watch Me!" Dante said with a grind. He then got Chug Li to jump over Ryu and send a series of kicks unto his opponent making Ryu fall to the ground. Big yellow bold letters appear saying Chung Li is the winner.
Souta glared at Dante, "Unfair! Quit using Chung Li every time!"
"Quit hating on my awesomness." Dante said with a smirk.
"Whatever… I bet you can't beat me on Marvel Vs. Capcom." Souta gave him a grind knowing he was actually the best at that game when came to his friends.
Dante "Your on!"
Kagome came out of the shock when she heard they were going to play another round. "Hey wait a second. Dante Sparda you're supposed to be helping me with math!"
"But Kagome, Souta challenged me to a fight. I have to defend my honor!"
Kagome gave him a dull look and said, "You know that's either noble or very very SAD." She made sure to effusive the word sad.
"Call what you must Kagome." Dante said "But it is what it is." He then turned his attention to Souta and they both battle it out with each other.
Kagome slapped her hand over her face not believing he could be this childish and allow a child to get to him. She sat at the coffee table and watched as the two gamer battled it out between each other. Dante was a character that for sure, she kept seeing so many sides of him. How can the same person act so childish at one point then become fighter the next? Be so smart, and then do something so stupid? She watched Souta smiling as he used Spiderman to toss Chung Li high into the air and watch as he used Spiderman's combo to deliver the devastating blow to the girl in blue.
So the future miko watch the unknown half demon and her demon detective brother battle it out between Chung Li and Spiderman.
Author Notes:
Well after very many months of waiting here the third chapter. Not exactly my best work though. I wasn't too happy with it myself. As you may or may not remember I had lost my USB drive with this chapter a few months ago and found it again. When I did find it and went back to writing it again and hated it. I really couldn't figure out why didn't like at first. Then I realized I had written Dante a bit out of character after the fight scene. I couldn't figure for the life of me why I did that, then when I looked into my old notes I realized why did that. It's because Dante is still growing up. He has not yet reached his inner Dante. Just like Kagome this story is a story about him before he became a demon hunter. So of course Dante is going to act slightly different then he does in the DMC Games. I don't know, I guess it really depends you think about it since you're the readers. I would greatly appreciate to hear what can or could of made this chapter better.
Question that must be answer:
Is Vergil going to be in it? (Trinity the Kitsune Kunoichi and kidkrud)
I'm afraid not, I had Dante actually mention Vergil in the first chapter. Vergil was going to be the reason why Dante was late to school. Then he was going to appear in this chapter too. That Kagome almost mistake Vergil for Dante. But Before I had post the first chapter I got my hands on DMC3 manga's and I had found out that Dante had thought Vergil had died along with his mother, so I had rewrite the first chapter before posting it. So sorry Vergil won't be making an appearance in this one.
Vergil "Thank God."
Angel Sorano "At least not in this one" Winks
What took you so long? (I know your all thinking it.)
First I lost my USB drive and lost the energy to rewrite it because I'm lazy…A very, very lazy person. Then I had issue with the chapter itself. Then my computer broke over the summer so I couldn't update I'm sorry. But things happen and I'm sorry that I made all of you waited a whole year for an update. I hope I can get another chapter out soon, but chances look slime since my computer is still broken. Good news I've written out the next chapter and actually like how this one is going too. So I promise this chapter isn't going to take ten months to post.
Response: Okay this just so I can respond back to people who left themselves anonymous when they reviewed me. Since I can't contact them another way.
Virgil: Well Virgil you left me the longest review out of the bunch and really wished you would of left me away to contact you. Thought the review you criticize my work, which I can't blame you at all. Heck I slapped myself in the forehead realized all the errors that I did. When you told me that I got the school system wrong I hit my head against the keyboard. You're absolutely right I should have done my research before I had written this story. I just naturally assumed that the school system is the same as the one here in America. So I'm really really sorry for the mistake. I'll be sure to keep it in mind when I do any other story. But please don't assume just because I watch Inuyasha that I watch all types of anime too. I haven't been watching much anime lately and the ones that I did watch were ones like Full Metal Alchemist and Naruto. I've never seen the high schools ones. So it wouldn't be that obvious to me, and in all honesty I'm kind of too poor to buy anime on my own. So I would just watch what was given to on TV. I'm not angry or anything that you were pointing out my flaws in my writing. I'm actually happy that you did like with what S.T. Nikolian or any of my reviewer that tell me when I mess up. It's really the only way I'm going to learn and become a better writer. I just didn't like that you left yourself nameless.
Really I don't want anyone to feel like that they are going to get bashed for telling I'm doing something wrong. I like writing on fanfiction because it's a good place to practice writing and get some input on what I need to do right. I only leave the Anonymous option on because not everyone has a fanfiction account, heck I didn't get one till like three months after I found this place. The only time when one would have to fear my wrath when it comes to a review if all you did was bash one of my stories, told me it was crap, and give me absolutely nothing to improve myself or the characters that I'm writing with. That will getting me angry, because it's not a review it someone that has no time on their hands other than to go online kick someone when all they was put up story. I actually hate bashing, I've never done it, and I don't see a need to. I feel explaining is enough. I can respect Virgil just trying to explain to me what I did wrong because it's improving my own knowledge and writing ability.
Well, that was long for those of you still reading you know the queue 'please leave a review'.
Oh thank you hieikag. You rock, your awesome thank you for telling me I post chapter two again. I Love you!