A/N: I just might be doing this in class again, I mean it's over in two minutes but... I'm tired and this professor doesn't really teach in class so... Typing. Typing sounds so, so much better, especially considering the upcoming chapter ;p

Disclaimer: *grrrrrrr*

I Understand

Nero gave a couple weak thrusts, enjoying the aftershocks even as the phone continued to ring. Dante chuckled

"You gonna let me answer that?" The half devil asked, running a gentle hand down his lover's back. Nero sighed and pushed himself up

"Devil May Cry." He said into the receiver, not bothering to move from his partner, Trish's voice rang through the phone

"Nero would you please get off of Dante? I brought breakfast and some news." The partial devil's face turned bright crimson and he quickly pulled out of his partner, who just winced at the feeling and shot a curious look at the other hunter.

"Just give us five, we'll be respectable." Dante blinked at him as he tossed the phone back onto the receiver, still blushing brightly

"That was Trish. She wanted to know if it was safe to come in." Nero explained, ducking into the bathroom and grabbing a clean hand towel.

"She's seen worse." Dante commented, stealing the towel from his partner's hand. Nero grumbled and grabbed another and started to wipe himself down. Nero scoffed

"I don't think that she wants to see more..." He said, yanking his sweatpants back over his hips, giving Dante a shove as he attempted the same, snickering as the half devil stumbled and shot him a glare. Trish walked in a moment later, looked around and wrinkled her nose

"You guys just can't give it a break can you. Some of us have sensitive noses." Dante rolled his eyes and flopped back against Nero who had taken up a spot on couch. Said partial devil grumbled but quickly gave up when Dante smiled up at him, he looked back to Trish."

"We did give it a break, I was gone for a while." Trish huffed and picked up the folder that was sitting on the edge of the desk.

"You guys need to check this out, there's been some activity in Nero's old hometown." Both hunters looked at her seriously now, Nero had wondered sometimes what had become of Fortuna after he'd left, and though he'd told him to quite worrying about it, Dante had wondered too. "I'm going to go do some prescouting, I'll give a call when you should join me. Gods know that this won't go smoothly."

"Nothing ever does." Dante commented casually

"Just thought I'd stop by, bring bagels and tell you to actually get some research done before starting the mission." she looked at them sprawled on the couch.

"Nero get more sleep, you still look like roadkill." The partial devil promptly flicked her off, she laughed and walked out of the shop with a swish of long blonde hair. Nero sighed, walking up to the desk the second she left and looking at the file Lady had left on the dark wood. He flipped it open, scanning the contents and feelings his stomach sink as he did. Dante's arms wrapped around his torso and soft lips pressed against the side of his neck. The partial devil sighed but and turned to look at his partner, Dante smiled softly at him, and ran a hand over his hair.

"What's the damage?" He asked, nodding at the file still held delicately in the partial devil's demonic arm, Nero sighed and looked closer at the file

"Credo's still alive." He said, seeing the demonic form of the man whom he'd thought of as a brother for most of his life. He could feel Dante's breath whoosh out of him in surprise as he inspected the photo in the file, the weapon in his hand looked like a devil arm, though it was hard to tell in a photo.

"They're collecting devil's and devil arms according to Lady." Nero said softly "I would've hoped that they would've given that up after the shake-up that we gave them when we left." The half devil removed his arms from the younger and stepped closer, taking the file and glossing over the notes that Lady had made. Then something registered with him

"Wait, 'given that up?' As in, they were doing it before?" Nero nodded absently, still looking at the paper in his hand

"Not to the degree that Lady has noted here, but yes, they did keep ones that were found and we were actively encouraged to capture devil's alive when possible, but I always thought it was to find better means of taking them out, not experimentation... We're gonna have to go back aren't we?" Dante looked at his partner, the partial devil looked so nervous and hurt about the situation that his heart panged in sympathy for the other hunter.

"I could handle it, you don't have to go back there." Dante said honestly, setting the file back on the table, the partial devil looked up at him, blue eyes full of old heartache

"I appreciate the offer, but I need to be there, it was my home, I can't just abandon it. If I can save any of the people that I care about, I will." Dante smiled, he knew Nero would say that.

"I understand."

A/N: Class is almost over so I gotta wrap this up, anywho, happy Halloween guys! My favorite holiday! Youmacon's at the end of the week! Eeeeee! I'm so excited, plus I've got a new cosplay this year! Yay! Hope you guys have a good holiday and enjoy the end of spoop season!

Till next time,

-Winged Element