Nero and Kyrie have a daughter. Nero leaves his daughter when she turns five and now his kid is having a kid. Aria refuses to tell her mom but maybe she can confide in someone close enough to her but who can't really judge; like the dad that left her.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the storyline and a few OCs
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Aria
Chapter 5
"What the living hell did you think you were doing!" My dad yelled at the side of my . . . hospital bed. When did I arrive at the hospital?
"We're at Capulet City Medical Center." Dante filled me in, reading my expression.
"Ok . . . Well, how did that happen?" I inquired.
"I came to check on you like I normally do but instead of you being in bed asleep, you were MISSING!" Dad yelled, pacing back and forth.
"Wait, you check on me?" I asked sincerely.
"Yeah, I check on you and the baby every night." My dad brushed aside. Then I realized something. I blacked out after Adrian slashed my . . .
"My stomach! Oh God the baby! The baby! God, my baby." I started crying.
Then the doctor came in, clipboard in hand and a cautious yet excited smile on his face.
"Whatcha got for us, doc?" Dante quizzed very much reminiscent of Bugs Bunny even in his own voice. Although, I was kind of in tears at that moment. Too much so to notice.
The doctor grinned nervously while he fidgeted with his clipboard.
"Good news!" he announced, but was interrupted by Dante.
"Well, than why do you look so nervous?"
I stopped crying at the sound of 'Good news' and I rolled my eyes at Dante.
"So what's your news, Doctor?" I sniffed. He jumped back, visibly.
"Oh good! You're awake!" He bounced, catching his breath. "That's another reason I can't breathe."
I stared at him, intently curious.
"It's just that . . . You shouldn't be conscious at all, what with the beat up you took it's a shock you're alive at all." he informed, minding his words.
"Ok, what's your other news?" Dad reiterated again.
"Oh, right! Right, right, right! " the doctor repeated, now back on track and, again, fidgeting with his clipboard. "Um . . . Aria, it says here that you're with child, yes? I'm not in the wrong room, am I?"
"No, I'm with child." I assured him.
"Well, some how, by some unbelievably nerve racking circumstance, he's fine." he said, oddly collected.
"He?" I choked out, joyfully.
"Oh, yeah, sorry, did you not want to know that?"
"No, no. That's wonderful!" I elated.
"Excuse me, doc." Dad began, getting up and leading him out of the room, "Could you give us a sec?"
"Oh sure, sure, of course!" he panicked. Dad pushed him out of the room and shut the door.
"Seriously though, what in the name of the savior were you thinking?" He began reprimanding me again. Sitting down next to my bed he waited for my explanation. But it didn't come.
I was so excited. I had a son. A little baby boy. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. My nose began to tickle and my throat closed up as I tried to prevent those threatening tears. I began to laugh and I couldn't hold back the warm drops of salt water.
"I-I . . . I have a son." I choked. Dante and Dad, who'd both, at this point, been looking down at their laps, desperately awaiting my explanation, both looked up at me and I them.
"Dad, you have a grandson." I laughed and we all took the moment to enjoy the reverie before continuing the conversation.
I told them I was restless. I explained that demon hunting was like breathing to me and that I tried to stop until the baby was born but I just couldn't do it. Dad continued to question why I'd do it even after Dante's story but Dante seemed to understand.
"So what attacked you?" Dante asked when Dad finally stopped mumbling and pacing and sat down.
"Well, I thought it was Adrian." I contributed earning a bewildered look from both of them. "My boyfriend. Or well my ex boyfriend now I guess." I elaborated. Dante nodded in understanding but my dad still looked lost. "The one that got me pregnant?" I offered. I was going to continue but my dad jumped in before I could get a word out.
"I'm going to castrate him." Dad said clenching and unclenching his devil bringer.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because he did this to you and left!" Dad explained. "I mean I know I did the same thing to your mom but at least I stayed 'til you were five." he preached, sitting back down with a sadness in his eyes. "And I didn't necessarily leave by choice."
Now this was only partially true. I mean yeah, the official story decided on by both parts was that the Order kicked him off the island a few years after the Sanctus incident and that was, no doubt, part of it, but there were other reasons for Dad's leaving. One, mainly, that eventually tore my parents apart. My mom and dad loved each other but he wasn't in love with her. Nope, my dad's heart belonged to another, and after spending six months at Devil May Cry, it could easily be seen who.
"Sure you did." I countered rolling my all knowing eyes and flipping my bangs to the side.
"What do you mean by that" Dad scoffed as I eyed a laid back Dante who was just waiting to see where this went.
"I mean yeah, I know the story," I started, speaking in part with my hands, "but I've figured out the other reason." Dad raised an eyebrow. "You left Fortuna, not just cause they kicked you out, but also because of your boyfriend." Dad's eyes widened and a bright red blush dusted his cheeks. Dante stifled a laugh. "You said when I was little that the reason you and Mom fought all the time was because you grew apart. Well, no duh there." I reminded. "You grew apart because you loved Mom but you were in love with Dante." I revealed only just realizing that this conversation probably hadn't happened yet. My dad's blush changed from a bright scarlet to a deep crimson and he began rubbing his nose while Dante's face turned as white as his silvery hair.
There was a silence that lasted for what felt looked like ten minutes until Dad broke it.
"Okay, so the doctor said you'd be good to go in a few days but only with rest." He said, getting up and kissing my forehead. Dante still sat at the edge of my bed, shocked, and didn't move until my dad walked over and hit him upside the head.
Then, they both left me to rest and I and my baby boy slept.
Ok, so I've been tyring to make it a point not to do any author's notes with this story, you know, to preserve the whole dramatic effect thing, but you guys deserve an explanation. I've been grounded and my personal laptop crashed. Sorry for not updating.
