A FEW HOURS EARLIER
Dante was actually done with his job at around 4:30 PM that afternoon – and he started at around 7 AM this morning. This time, he was asked to kill demons that inhabit an old abandoned building at the edge of the city. The job was requested by a real estate agency because they've found a buyer for the old building. Unfortunate for Dante, the building was really huge – not to mention confusing. He reckoned that it only took him three hours to kill all the demons, and the rest was used to find the way around the place. When he finally managed to find the exit and stepped out of the building and saw the sky and the sun, he thanked god and quickly approached the real estate agency guy who hired him, took his pay and drove away. Midways of the road, he stopped because he felt way too sleepy to even remember the way home – which, if correct, he recalled that it took about half an hour from Devil May Cry to get in here. He glanced towards his AC Cobra that soon need to go to the car specialist and get its blaring red color repainted again because of the uncountable scratches it got from Dante's reckless driving this morning. Luckily he didn't encounter any police officers – they could just arrest him for drunk driving even though he's not reeking of alcohol. He then decided to park in a local park's parking lot nearby to get some sleep before driving home. After sending a text message to Patty that he will be home a bit late, he put his phone away in his pocket, pushed his seat down and leaned back in his car, ready to drift off to sleep. He was about to close his eyes when suddenly he saw a woman walking around the park together with two identical boys that is obviously her sons. His eyes suddenly became sore, and he looked away to the sky and leaned down on the driver's chair. A sunny day, children's laughs and the sound of wind and rustling winds makes him remember a day in spring, back when he was still a little innocent boy…
…It was one beautiful day in spring. Seeing that the weather had turned warm and all the winter snow are all gone, Eva decided to have a picnic in the woods behind the Sparda Mansion with her twin sons Dante and Vergil. The two boys were more than excited, of course. They love the woods behind the Sparda Mansion – no matter winter or snow. The woods have become their playground. Eva loved it so much in spring, saying that it makes her remember the romantic times she spent with Sparda (and the boys got disgusted), that's why she often brought the boys to the woods in spring days for a picnic. While Eva brought a picnic basket and the big classic red-squared pattern cloth for everyone to sit on, the brothers brought their favorite toys: their wooden sword. Along the way they chase each other and laughed. After Eva picked a spot below the tree, she spread the cloth and grabbed a book to read. Dante and Vergil would run a bit far (but not too far – as what their mother warned) and spar all day – only approaching their mother when called for lunch, someone get hurt, or when someone cheated (or claimed that their twin brother cheated). Dante remembered that he always loses because he's the younger twin, and his brother is very strong – and Vergil always cheated. When Vergil went too hard on him, he'll run to Eva with teary eyes, and the human mother would comfort the younger twin. Vergil would soon cry too because he's jealous and Eva offered him a hug too, and then the two would snuggle in their mother's arms and fell asleep under the beautiful spring weather….
Dante was awakened when he felt that his cheeks were wet. He yawned and stretched, looking around and saw that the sun had almost disappeared and the local park are already empty. He didn't remember how many hours he passed out in his car. He thought he was crying in his sleep when he felt that his eyes were dry, only his cheeks were wet. He soon realized that water drops started to fell from the sky, and it began to get harder and harder. Feeling that it soon might rain, he pulled the convertible top and barely made it when the drizzle turned into heavy rain. He sighed in relief and laid his head on top of the steering wheel when he suddenly remembered one thing he missed…
LAUNDRY!
He quickly started the engine and drove as fast as he could in the heavy rain through the slippery streets of the city. He reckoned that Patty had gone home by this hour, and there will be nobody to pick the laundry – they were hung quite high and might be hard for Angel to pick them up, and she was always taught by Trish that she had to stay home on a rainy day or she might get sick. Along the way, the rain was getting harder and the wind is blowing really hard. He saw some trees falling down in the middle of the road and blocks his way home – which means that he have to make a very long turn to reach Devil May Cry. He is now sure that tomorrow morning he'll gonna have to scamper through the whole neighborhood to gather his laundry – and possibly meeting that crazy poodle again.
After he parked his car in the garage, he quickly went into Devil May Cry through the washing room that connected with the garage. He was about to run into the backyard and grab all his laundry when he saw a pile of dirty, wet, and muddy pile of clothes in the middle of the washing room. He almost had a heart attack when Angel suddenly appeared from beneath the clothes pile. 'Welcome home, daddy!' she signed to him
"Angel? What are you doing?"
She was soaked wet with mud and water and it won't stop dripping down from her body to the floor. Even though she was always warned by everyone not to make a mess in the shop, the little girl just showed a big, innocent smile and signed 'I picked the laundry up for you! It was raining hard, and I'm afraid that all of our clothes will be gone! I want to help daddy, so I pick them up by myself!'
Looking at the mess, he knew really well that he needs to wash everything all over again – including the clothes that they wear today. But Angel had gone through the harsh wind and rain outside – even fell into the mud just to help him. She knew that Trish would be really upset if she found out, but she ignored the warning anyways.
"Thank you, baby Angel! You're a lifesaver!" he wrapped her in a bear hug. She is truly a lifesaver – thanks to her, he won't have to deal with that neighbor's poodle tomorrow. He'd better deal with detergent soap and bubbles that burns his eyes rather than crazy poodles.
