Hi, everyone. I am so, so sorry for not updating in so long. I swear the blames on work and college. I'm innocent! T_T Anyways, I want to thank those of you who have reviewed my story so far. Your reviews mean a lot in helping to continue on with this story. I still have a lot of great ideas. They just need to get written/typed down. That and given enough inspiration. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Sorry if it's on the short side, but it's still something to fill your wonderful heads. Grazie! XD
It must have been several weeks after Shawna and her friends made themselves accustomed to living at Devil May Cry. Things were interesting, so to speak. Every day, Dante would wake and go downstairs to lounge in his chair. Most of the time, the teenagers would find the Devil Hunter having slept in his chair the entire night.
"Dante?"
No response from the shirtless man.
"Dante."
Leon's eyebrow twitched slightly. He glanced over at the sofa on the other side of the room. A small form laid there, completely oblivious to the world around her. He sighed and turned back to the white-haired man.
"Hey! Come on, man, wake the Hell up!"
Dante grunted but did not open his eyes. It was about 12 in the afternoon and neither the Devil Hunter nor Shawna would wake up. Not even when the phone rang for several minutes. 'Jesus, how do these two sleep like this?' Leon gave up on Dante and walked over to his friend.
"And here I thought Shawna was bad enough in the morning," Leon grumbled.
Standing in front of Shawna, the blonde boy crossed his arms and glared. If waking up the Devil Hunter wasn't going to work, he at least knew how to wake up the girl. After several seconds, a lazy eye opened and stared up at the person in front of her.
"Wha the Hell do ya wan?"
Even though she sleeps like a log, Shawna seemed to have a special sense that wakes her up whenever someone stands in front of her and stares.
"I was wondering when the Hell you were gonna wake up," Leon smirked in success. "Now, get up. I wanna see what this city looks like-"
"Go ask Natalie. She'll go with you. I wanna go back to sleep"
Shawna turned and faced away from Leon, mentally smirking when she heard him growl in annoyance. Ignoring the muttered profanities, Shawna listened to the footsteps move away. 'Ah. Sleep. Oh, how I love ya.' She ignored the footsteps as they came back and continued to keep her eyes closed. Only when she felt the sudden chill of something ice cold, did her body jump awake.
"Gya! Holy fucking crap!"
Leon had to drop the cup to cover his ears.
"Any louder and you would've woke up the whole neighborhood," he rubbed his sore ears.
"You fucking asshole! What the Hell!"
Leon ignored Shawna and walked to the front doors. Looking back, he grinned at Shawna's now-soaking body. The air around the girl seemed to simmer from heated anger.
"Glad to see you awake. Now, go get dressed, Shawn. We're heading out with everyone else," with that, Leon opened the door and went outside.
Shawna glared at the front door, mentally thinking of the numerous torture techniques she'll be planning to use against Leon later on. Growling, she reluctantly got up and shook her wet hair. Drops were flung everywhere, several landing on the Devil Hunter's face. Groaning, Dante opened his eyes and stared as Shawna walked passed him towards the bathroom. Hearing the door open and close, he stretched his arms over his head and cracked the cink in his neck.
"Damn. I was hoping on taking a shower this morning."
At that instant, the phone went off. Dante kicked the desk, causing the phone to fling up into his waiting hand.
"Devil May Cry."
"Heh. You sound pleased to hear me," a feminine voice spoke through the speaker.
"Ugh. Just cut to the chase, Lady," Dante slumped in his chair. "What the Hell do you want? It's five in the morning."
"...Dante, it's almost one-thirty in the afternoon."
"Really," Dante glanced at the clock on his desk, finding Lady to be right. "Heh. Well, I'll be damned. So what are you calling for?"
"I'm calling to get the money you owe me-"
"I've got no money, dammit."
"Then, what about that mission you were on a while ago? Hm?"
"...It wasn't even much, alright? A guy's gotta eat you know."
"Pft. Whatever."
Dante could hear a truck fly pass in the background, making him wonder if Lady was on the road.
"Anyways," Lady continued. "I've got a job for you. I'm sending Morrison over to tell you the scoop."
"Seriously? You're using that old man as your errand boy now. Ha! Never would've thought I'd see the day that would happen," Dante laughed.
"I'm being serious. Now, cut the crap and just get the job done. I'll be coming by afterwards for my share."
"Yeah, whatever," Dante hung up. "Heh. My share. It's more like the whole damned paycheck.
"What paycheck?"
Dante turned his head and saw Shawna standing next to him. 'When did she get there?'
"How much did ya hear, kid?"
"...I've told you to stop calling me kid, old man. And to answer your question, I only heard the part when you said something about Morrison," Shawna weakly glared at Dante and shook her head.
"Hey, hey! Stop that," Dante lifted his arm to stop the water from hitting him. "Go fling that hair of yours somewhere else. You're getting everything wet."
"There's nothing here but you, your desk, and the pizza boxes that have been on the desk since two days ago...I though I asked you to throw them out, by the way?"
Dante ignored her and up, towering over Shawna's petite body. He smirked when he saw the twitch in her eye. Chuckling, he messed up her hair and walked away.
"And get a damned shirt on! No one wants to see your chest, Dante!"
"Are you sure? You seem to be enjoying the view," Dante smirked as he lifted his jacket off the coat rack.
Shawna fought to keep down the blush threatening to burn her cheeks. She snorted and walked over to the couch. Grabbing her gray shirt off the back, she put it on over her undershirt. She may not like wearing pajamas, but she refuses to not wear anything besides a tee-shirt and shorts.
"In your dreams, Devil Boy. I've gotta go. Leon wants me to go with him and the others for some sight-seeing. We'll be back later."
Dante watched Shawna as she walked out the front door, closing it behind her. Chuckling, he turned back to his desk and snatched Ebony and Ivory out from their drawer. He sat back down and began to disassemble his handguns for their daily inspection. 'I might as well stay until Morrison gets here.' He picked up his phone and called the pizza parlor down the street.
"Hey. Yeah, I want a large pizza. Make it your special Garlic Potato with Alfredo Sauce...I want it delivered to Devil May Cry...Yeah, thanks."
Dante reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. Finding it nearly empty, except for a few dollars, the Devil Hunter's eyes widened.
"What the Hell? Where did all my money go?"
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"Hey, Shawna! Check this out," the twins ran at Shawna, grabbing her wrists and dragged her to a small store.
Shawna groaned but stopped when she saw what was inside. The window showed multiple cases with different people, cars, creatures, etc. on the covers. Below the cases were large boxes containing what looked like black devices of some sort.
"Xbox...360...and PlayStation 3?"
Shawna cocked her head to the side. These devices looked pretty cool.
"These look so cool. Let's go inside and check them out," Nick pulled on Shawna's hand.
"Yeah. This is awesome," Toni ran after his brother and Shawna.
"We'll catch you guys later," Shawna called over her shoulder, at Leon and Natalie.
"No need to worry Shawna! We'll just be across the street!"
Shawna shrugged out of the twins grasp, and ran to Leon, stuffing something into his pocket before Natalie pulled him into what looked like a lingerie store. Shawna could faintly hear Leon's protesting and Natalie's insistence. Sighing, she turned her gaze from the twins towards a large screen.
"Hi. Welcome to GameStop. Do you need help with anything," a young man, no older than Shawna, walked up to her.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. What are these?"
The boy glanced at the PlayStation box that Shawna was pointing at. 'Is this girl for real.'
"That would a PlayStation 3 console," he had to resist laughing at the look on the girl's face. "You play games on it."
Shawna watched the employee show her a 'game' case, one the ones that were seen from the window. She snatched it out of his hands and examined it. She ignored the boy's laugh.
"You've never heard of games, nor game consoles?"
"Nope," Shawna gave him a 'what do you think' look. "Never have. What do they do?"
The boy cleared his throat and went into an in-depth description of what games and consoles were.
"Okay. I see," Shawna glanced at the game in her hands.
'Games, huh? You buy game consoles and collect games that can be played on them. Hmmm. This sounds like fun.' Shawna walked over to one of the multiple shelves. There were games as far as the eye can see, but only the games for the 'PlayStation 3' caught her eye.
"Well, I'll let you look around. If you need anything else, I'll be at the counter."
Shawna nodded, not looking at the boy. She didn't even notice the unusual grin he gave her, but she didn't care. All that mattered were the games. She could hear the twins a few isles down, so she knew they were still alive.
"Bayonetta? Hmm. Looks cool," Shawna looked at the back of the case and immediately put the game away the moment she saw the half-naked witch on the back. "Okay! Not that one."
She looked at more games. There many titles like Final Fantasy – which looked interesting – MADDEN Football, a game with a purple dragon on it 'Spyro', and more. Shawna's attention got caught on one certain game.
"Call of Duty?"
She looked on the back and fell in love with the fiery explosions and gunfire.
"Ooohhh. I like. I like a lot," Shawna grinned, then looked at the top corner of the game case. "Fifty-nine dollars?"
Her eyes widened, but glittered. Her eyes traveled down to the console case at the end of the isle. 'PlayStation 3. Hehehe.' She saw the price of over three-hundred dollars for the console. She stuck her free hand in her pocket and felt the several wads of bills, earning herself a wicked grin.
"Hey, Toni, Nick! Come here!"
The twins came over immediately and swooned when Shawna showed them the PlayStation 3 game. After some debate, and the twins showing Shawna the games they found on the isle behind her. Their faces fell when they were told Xbox games cannot be played on PlayStation consoles. But they lit up again when Shawna found the same copies for the PlayStation 3, Resident Evil and The Darkness. After double checking how much they had, Toni, Shawna, and Nick ran to the counter with their items in hand. The boy from earlier looked shocked at the grins on the teens faces, but laughed it off.
"Ah. So you guys would like to buy the PlayStation 3 Bundle with Little Big Planet?"
"Little Big Planet? So there's a free game in there," Nick drooled a the thought, causing his friends to laugh.
"Hahaha. Yep. You're total will be four-hundred dollars and twenty-seven cents."
Shawna pulled out a small wad of cash, double-counted it, and gave it to the store clerk. Getting her change back and everything into a large bag, she followed the boys outside and towards the clothing store Leon and Natalie went into earlier.
"What the hell did you guys get," Leon peeked into the bag, but was pulled away by Toni.
"Now, now. It is a surprise," Toni wagged his finger in Leon's face.
"Yeah," Nick put his arm around Leon's shoulder. "It's gonna be a whole lot of fun."
Whilst the boys were talking, Shawna walked up to Natalie. The taller girl had a few bags of clothes.
"So what did ya get, Nat? Something good?"
Natalie turned to Shawna and grinned.
"Yep! I convinced Leon to buy me some clothes," Natalie showed Shawna the bags. "But I don't know where he got the money, though."
"Ah. Well, let me just say that someone was generous enough to lend us some money earlier," Shawna patted Natalie's shoulder. "But that's just between you and me, okay?"
"Okay? Oh, yeah. Shawna, do you need any clothes? I think Leon said he has some left over," Natalie turned and waved Leon over.
"Um. I don't think so," Shawna blinked. "I think I'm fine with these on-"
"Bullshit," Leon appeared out of nowhere, earning him a shriek of surprise. "You've still had those clothes since we first came here."
"Yeah, so? They're comfortable. And I still clean them every day."
At that comment, Shawna earned several looks of annoyance. Her eye started twitching.
"Okay, okay. Maybe not every day, but I do keep up with my hygiene."
"Whatever. Come on, guys. I want to get back before the old man decides to send the whole cavalry after us," Leon started walking off in a random direction.
Shawna and the others watched as Leon walked off, only to come back a few minutes later. Shawna couldn't help but smirk at the blank look on her friend's face.
"What's wrong? Can't remember where the shop is," the smirk grew as Leon glared at her.
"...No, I do not. How about you lead the way, Miss Smart-Ass. I'm sure that nose of yours can be more useful than just sniffing out pizza a mile away."
"Hey! What the Hell do ya take me for? A dog?"
"Guy," Nick went to try to calm the two bickering teens.
"Come on, we're drawing unneeded attention," Toni started to look uneased at the stares they were receiving.
"Screw them! They can watch! It's Leon's fault!"
"How is this my fault? You're the one with the loud mouth!"
"Shut up, Leon! You're the one who called me a dog!"
"I didn't call you a dog! You just assumed!"
"Oh, so now it's my fault!"
Unbeknownst to them, a tall, dark-haired woman was standing next to a black Suzuki bike. Getting ready to leave the weaponry store she had walked out of, only to see a rather strange group of kids standing on the sidewalk. She was going to ignore them when she started getting a strange vibe coming from their direction. 'What the Hell?' She shifted her discolored eyes to one of the two girls, the one with dark-auburn hair and rather close to the short stature. Something clicked in her head, and she immediately reached over her shoulder for the large gun strapped to her back.
"Demon!"
Shawna blinked when she heard someone yell out "demon". Everyone raised an eyebrow, before fear suddenly overtook their faces.
"Oh, shit!" they all took off in different directions, just barely dodging the missile that hit the ground just seconds after they jumped.
Screams filled the streets as people ran around and trying to get away from the area. Shawna got up and noticed that Nickolai had landed a few feet from her. Coughing a bit from the dust, she turned to look in the direction of the blast.
"What the fuck was that all about? Hey, Nick. Man, are ya alright?"
She could barely make out the coughing fit coming from the younger boy. She sighed in relief, knowing that he was at least alive. She turned her attention to the crowds of fleeing people. She panicked a bit when she couldn't see Leon, Natalie, and Toni.
"Leon! Nat! Toni! Where are you guys?"
"Shawna, we're over here!"
Shawna turned in the direction of Leon's voice and saw his shadow along with the other two.
"Nick's over here with me! Get out of here and try to get back to the shop!"
Shawna jumped when a barrage of bullets was aimed at her. Cursing, she grabbed for Nick and took off. The poor kid was still dazed, so she had no choice but to carry him. 'Dammit. What is it with people trying to fucking kill me? And why am I always the one carrying the guys? It's the job of the guys to carry girls, not the other way around!'
"Gah! What? Who the fuck in the right mind is trying to kill me? And in the middle of public?"
"Get back here, you demon!"
Shawna growled and glanced over her shoulder, immediately freaking out and the sight of what looked like someone riding a motorcycle after her.
"Ack! It's a freak-ass lady chasing me on a motorcycle! This is unfair! Unfair! Dammit, God! I hate you!"
"Shawna, look out!" Nick cried out from behind her.
'Holy crap. The kid's awake after all.' Feeling heat on her legs, she jumped as yet another explosion rocketed her and Nick forward. Shifting her body so that she'd take the impact instead of Nick, Shawna grunted as her back skidded across the pavement. Groaning, she got up and rubbed her head.
"Shit...Hey, Nick. You alright, man?"
"Ugh, Yeah, I'm alright," Nick tried to stand but his legs gave out on him. "Who was that?"
"I don't know, but we need to get out of here. Dammit. I'm so not cut out for this kind of shit," Shawna followed suit and got up to help Nick.
"Yeesh...Even when everyone's out to get you, you still curse like that. No wonder no guys have dared to even try to lay eyes on you. Aside from the gang of course."
"Yeah. Of course. We don't have time for that. Incoming!"
Shawna pushed Nick out of the way as the black motorcycle from earlier sped passed them, nearly hitting the boy had he not moved. Shawna landed back on her feet and glared at the figure as they slid the bike around, facing the two kids.
"Who the Hell are ya and what the Hell do ya want?"
The person didn't say anything, but grabbed a large missile launcher from behind their back. Shawna's and Nick's eyes widened in shock, 'How the heck is a human able to lift that thing?'
"Silence, demon. Monsters like you don't belong here. Now, die!"