Hi. I am so sorry for the really late update. You can put all of the blame on work and college. I haven't really been having as much spare time as I used to.
But anyways, you all know the drill: I do not own any of the characters developed by CAPCOM...but I do own Shawna and her friends. :)
Shawna had to resist rolling her eyes. She took a quick glance in Natalie's and the twins' direction. The look Natalie gave her told her that she was on her own with this one.
"Are you even listening to me?"
Shawna closed her eyes and groaned in annoyance. She turned to Leon, giving him an irritated glare.
"Are you out of your fricking mind? This is the same, exact guy that tried to kill you back in Limbo City."
'Boy, exaggerate much.' Shawna leaned to the side and caught sight of Dante leaning against a wall. He was definitely enjoying the scene, showed by his failed attempts at not laughing.
"Leon-"
"He's gonna try and kill you in your sleep!"
"...Leon-"
"Oh, god. He's gonna kill all of us! We're gonna die!"
"Leon, shut the Hell up! It was only a big misunderstanding!"
"...," Leon threw his arms into the air. "We all dead. And this is all your fault!"
"Leon, I think you'd better stop rambling before Shawna decided to strangle you," Natalie put a hand on Leon's arm. "If the two of them came up with a reasoning for all of this, then let the guy help us."
"Yeah," the twins walked up behind Shawna, throwing their arms around her shoulder.
"Unless you wanna walk around this place like a bumbling idiot," Nickolai laughed.
"Then, be our guest," Toni smirked at the blonde. "We'd rather have a roof over our heads before we can get our own place."
"But we call dibs on sharing with Shawna!"
"Let go, you idiots," Shawna twitched. "I'm not sharing with anyone but Natalie. And if she wants her own room, then I'm on my own."
A deep chuckle came up behind Leon, causing the teen to tense up. Dante's form towered over the boy's, looking down with a smirk.
"The ladies need a place, kid. I've a nice place to share with them."
Seeing the hidden reason in his answer, Shawna slipped passed her friends and socked the Devil Hunter in the ribs.
"Dumbass! If that's the way you're going to be, then we are gonna get someplace else to stay!"
"Um. Shawna, what did he mean exactly," Natalie whispered.
"You don't wanna know, Nat. Trust me. You don't."
"Oh, my god! Not only did he try to kill Shawna, but he's a perverted old man as well!"
"Hey, watch your mouth, kid," Dante glared at Leon. "Now that I think about it, you kids need a shower. Phew. When was the last time you guys bathed?"
"Don't ask. It's not our fault that Limbo has terrible care for its citizens," Shawna gave Dante a blank, yet irritated stare.
'This is madness. It was bad enough with Leon freaking out, but now I have to worry about him not leaving Nat's side what so ever.' She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. A loud car horn beeped behind them, causing everyone – namely the twins and Leon – to tense up and get into a battle pose. Dante burst out laughing at the sight, remarking that they should do that more often for entertainment. In turn, Natalie started scowling at the Hunter for insulting Leon. It was madness once again. Shawna watched as an elderly man got out of a red car and walked towards the group. The graying mustache on his lips twitched as he sneezed.
"Dante, there you are," a deep voice called out. "And who are these kids? They yours?"
Shawna burst out laughing at the look on Dante's face. 'He looks like he just got shot.' Even the boys started freaking out...again.
"What? Heck no! These kids followed me-"
"Correction, you're letting us stay at your place for a bit," Shawna pointed a finger at the man, still chuckling.
"My apology, sweet heart. The little ladies here need a place to stay, so I'm bringing them home," Dante jabbed a thumb at the panicking boys. "These kids, however, won't let the girls out of their sights, so they're coming too."
"Shawna," Natalie tugged on Shawna's arm sleeve. "Who is this man?"
"You got me. Probably a buddy of Dante's."
"Dante? That pervert has a name," Leon grabbed Shawna and started shaking her back and forth.
"Leon-"
"Leon," Shawna glared at the blonde, making him stop. "Stop. Yes, he has a name. I was trying to tell you that but you were carrying on like a cry baby. Also, unless you want to draw more attention and possibly the Police in this city, then I suggest you quiet down...A lot!"
"Okay, okay," Leon stepped away form the fuming female. "I'll calm down. I just can't believe this is happening so fast..."
"Cheer up, man. Shawna knows what she's doing," the twins hugged Leon, causing the teen to shake in either embarrassment or anger. "The women know what's best, so let her pick."
"Let go, your devils."
Shawna smirked. A hand rested on her shoulder, drawing her attention to the white mop of hair above her. Dante's smirked, shaking his head.
"They always like this, babe?"
"Pretty much. Takes some getting used to, but they'll calm down in a bit. I hope."
"Hehehe. Well, come on. Morrison's got the car ready," Dante patted her shoulder and walked away. "There's not much room, but I'm sure you can manage."
The car was classy looking with a red body, but it had little room. After some arguing, Leon offered Natalie to sit on his lap. Shawna was uncertain, as the twins wanted to share their seat and Dante said she could sit in his lap instead.
"Come on, babe. My lap's big enough for you-"
"Tsk. In your head, old man," Shawna climbed in the back. "I'd rather not risk feeling something poking my ass, so thank you but no thank you."
Tired for some reason, Shawna moved around and layed down on the twins' laps, not seeing the boys' blushing. All she could hear was Leon's panicking voice, saying something about women not having to lay on a man's lap, and Morrison starting the car engine.
"This is ridiculous, Dante," Morrison's voice disrupted the chaos in the back. "Do you understand the image you're giving the people of this city?"
"Hey, what do you expect me to do," Dante tiled his seat back, barely missing Shawna's knees. "I couldn't just leave them on the streets."
"Don't they have family to stay with?"
"...Their families are dead, Morrison. They were literally living in broken down buildings and feeding off of scraps when I found them."
There was silence. 'Found? If that is your way of covering up for that mishap, then good thinking.' Leon went to open his mouth, but was stopped when Natalie rested her head on his shoulder.
"...Oh. I see," Morrison glanced in the mirror at the kids. "How are you going to compensate for the room at the shop, then?"
"I'll figure something out," Dante closed his eyes. "Just give me some time."
Morrison nodded, not taking his eyes off the road. It was a quiet trip. Dante glanced over his shoulder and saw that the teens were fast asleep. He smirked at the sight. The blonde, Leon, and the girl in his lap, Natalie, were sleeping in each other's arms as if they were a couple. The twins seated behind him were leaning against each other's shoulders with their mouths open. The last of the kids, whom introduced herself as Shawna, was resting in the twins' laps. The peaceful expression on her face made the Hunter smile softly. 'Just a bunch of kids.'
…
"Hey, Shawna. Come on. Wake up, girl."
Shawna groaned and flicked her wrist up. Whomever she hit jerked back in surprise and yelped in pain.
"Ah! Dammit. Why is it I'm always the one to get hit?"
"Maybe you shouldn't have your face so close, Lee," twin voices laughed.
A single, brown eye lazily fluttered open. Still seeing that she was in the red car, Shawna yawned and stretched her arms out above her head, earning another painful yelp. Blinking in confusion, she tilted her head back and noticed Leon laying on the ground.
"What the..."
"Hey. Would you look at that," a deep voice chuckled. "Have a nice nap, sleeping beauty?"
A mop of white hair filled Shawna's line of vision. Glancing up slightly, she was met with the blue eyes of Dante.
"Oh. Well, hello," Shawna sat up, popping her back in the process. "I guess you say it was nice."
She glanced down at the pavement, still seeing Leon groaning in pain. She raised an eyebrow at the fact that he was holding the fork of his legs. A large hand ruffled her hair.
"Nice job at docking the kid."
"What?"
"Leon was trying to wake you up, Shawna," Natalie helped her friend out of the car.
"Y-Yeah. You sh-should've...seen his face...when you smacked him," the twins held their stomachs in laughter.
"But the look...hehehe...on his face when you got him," Toni had to lean on Nickolai to keep himself from falling over.
"Hahaha! It was priceless!"
"Um...Okay," Shawna looked down at Leon, who was now leering at her. "Sorry. I guess?"
"...N-No," Leon managed to pull himself off the ground. "It...It was...n-nothing."
Shawna followed Dante and Morrison into the large building in front of them. She couldn't help but notice the pale sign above the entrance.
"Devil May Cry? Hm," she whispered the name.
"Welcome," Dante stopped in front of the group and bowed, much to the dismay of Morrison. "To my wonderful adobe."
The doors flew open, and the teens were greeted by an interesting sight. Despite the size, the floors were littered with empty beer cans and pizza boxes. 'Is that left over pizza in one of those boxes?' Against the back wall was a single desk with a rather comfy-looking, leather chair. To the groups left was a set of stairs that led to what was possibly the guest rooms upstairs.
"This place looks almost like a freak show," Toni pointed at the wall behind the desk.
Sure enough, there were some 'interesting' wall pieces that ranged from weapons to guitars to...'Does he seriously hang up the heads of the demons he hunts? Thank god, I'm not among them.'
"What," Dante placed his guitar case beside a nearby jukebox and looked at where Toni was pointing. "Oh, those babies? I got them from some friends."
"Yeah," Shawna gave the Hunter an unimpressed stare. "Friends. I'm sure they were more than willing to help you out."
"Thanks, babe-"
"It wasn't supposed to be a comment. But seriously, this place looks like a dump. There's fucking-"
"Hey, watch your mouth. You live here, you go by my rules."
"...Freaking, excuse me, freaking trash all over the place. How do you even manage to live here?"
While Dante and Shawna were having a stare-down, the rest of the teens walked around the place. It wouldn't be too bad of a place if it was cleaned up a bit.
"I suppose we could stay here for a bit," Leon yawned, scratching his head. "I mean. We have no where else to go. But we're only staying till we can find some jobs, and then we're leaving this dump."
"Hey, now," Dante finally broke the glare. "Don't you go dishing my place, kid."
"Then, I suppose it wouldn't mind having a nice clean-up every once in a while," Nickolai went to touch one of the wall clingings, a rather large sword, only to be scolded by the older man.
Shawna sighed and rubbed her temple. 'Oh, god. This is gonna be Hell. I don't know what will worse: living in Limbo or staying here.' She watched on as Dante, still sitting in his chair, yelling at the boys whenever they went near his 'prized' possessions. He actually stood up when Leon got a bit too close to one particular sword. The sword was pretty cool-looking. It was about as large as the Devil Hunter himself and had a dark blade with several jewel-like objects implanted in the blade itself.
"But I guess this'll be interesting, though."
"Hm? You say something, Shawna," Natalie's green eyes glanced at the older woman.
"Huh? Oh, sorry," Shawna smiled, shaking her head. "Nah. I was talking nonsense."
"Yep," Toni and Nickolai appeared out of no where, throwing their arms around Shawna's shoulders. "Just like you always do."
"Grr. Stay outta this! I wasn't even talking to you boys!"
Dante glanced over at the bickering girl and the twins next to her. He couldn't help but chuckle at the scene. 'Hehehe. Kids.' He glanced over at his father's beloved sword. As much as he hated the man, he was still his father.
"Oh, yeah," a thought hit Dante. "I nearly forgot to tell you kids. There are some rooms upstairs. So if you want some place to sleep in, then I suggest you get going. But don't go in the first room. That's off limits."
"Even if it's your room or not, I don't think any of us would care," Shawna followed the others upstairs, grabbing the twins when they reached out for the 'forbidden doorknob'. "Get going, you boys. You heard the man."
"Oh, man," Nickolai's shoulders slumped in disappointment.
"And here, we were hoping," Toni wiped away a fake tear.
"To check out any cool stuff in there."
Shawna, Natalie, and Leon sighed at the twins. 'How ever they do that, I don't know.' The same thought went through their minds, 'I hate it when they do that.' Luckily for them, there were some rooms left over at the back of the building. One for the twins. One for the girls. And Leon thought it would be wise to take the room across from the girls, while keeping the twins' room in sight.
"I've gotta make sure those devils don't decide to sneak in."
"Pft. Yeah, right," Shawna scoffed, knowing who the real perverts of the group was.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter, even if it was a bit slow. Please, please leave reviews. Tell me what you think. Take care and have a nice weekend.