Messed 12
Sleep was a long time coming that night . At about five am she gave up on trying to sleep and sat up. She turned on the light and picked up her notepad. She was still writing when she heard the door unlock. Dante poked his head in
"hey babe you decent please say your not " he said
"sorry to disappoint you but I'm dressed, well sort of anyways" said Alex
he walked in and noticed the papers all over the bed.
"how long have you been up already?" he asked
"only for a few hours couldn't sleep anymore, why?" said Alex
he smiled at her and shook his head.
"c'mon breakfast is ready, dad said to fetch you " he said
he sounded sleepy and yawned right after saying it, she smirked Dante obviously wasn't a morning person. She shoved the papers aside and climbed off the bed. She was getting less sore as the days progressed, so now she was only hobbling slightly. Dante reached out his hand to steady her as she put her slippers on.
"I'm glad your joining us, I honestly thought you were going to hide the whole time you were here" said Dante
she snorted and threw back her head.
"i would have gladly came down except for one tiny fact" said Alex
he grinned down at her and said "what's that?"
she glared at him
"i was locked in you nit wit" said Alex
he chuckled "yeah you were weren't you" he said
he narrowed his eyes at her and mockingly said "you aren't trying to run are you?"
he narrowed his eyes and looked very suspicious for a moment. The expression just made him look goofy instead of intimidating, she started giggling.
"what's so funny?" he asked
he sounded so genuinely confused she starting laughing harder. She was forced to sit on the stairs or risk falling down them. She couldn't stop all the tension and stress was bubbling to the surface in the form of laughter. Dante started laughing with her and sat down next to her.
She gradually calmed down and they continued down the stairs. She was still giggling slightly when she opened the door to the kitchen. Vergil was cooking at the stove and Sparda was drinking some tea and reading the morning paper.
She had to do a double take because it was such a normal scene it was almost surreal. Sparda lowered the paper and looked over it towards Alex
"well some one is in a good mood this morning" said Sparda
"it's better than grumbling like a hungry bear " said Vergil.
"hey I can't help it if I'm not a morning person" said Dante
Sparda turned to look at Alex and just stared at her for a moment. She was flushed and smiling, it made him want to smile back. She hobbled towards the table and Sparda stood up to pull a chair out for her.
"thank you" she said and sat down.
He slid the chair forward easily and retook his seat.
"would you care for some tea or coffee?" he asked
"ah coffee please" she said
Sparda looked over at Dante who was pouring himself a cup of coffee. He raised his eyebrow at the boy and Dante sighed.
"how do you take it" he said with a sigh.
He took down another cup from the cupboard and poured her a cup too.
"cream and sugar please, lots of sugar" said Alex
Dante grinned and poured in another round of sugar into her cup.
"geez Dante give her a little coffee with that sugar you'll have her bouncing off the walls" said Vergil
Dante flipped him off as he reached for a spoon, stirred her cup and picked up both cups. He set her cup in front of her and took a sip of his before sitting. Sparda shook his head in exasperation and went back to reading the paper.
Alex blew on her coffee to cool it down and just watched the interaction between the three men.
"so Alex what do you like in your omelet?" said Vergil
"oh anything except spicy stuff" said Alex
"great fill it with jalapenos verge" said Dante
Alex smacked his arm and his father glared at him over the paper.
"got it one olive filled one for you coming right up" said Vergil
"you do and I'll replace your hair gel with hair remover again" said Dante
"would you like a lap full of bacon grease again?" said Vergil
" Now boys knock it off you'll upset our guest" said Sparda
"she's not upset are you babe?" said Dante
he grinned at her and she could tell this guy was definitely trouble with a capital tee. She shook her head no and sipped on her coffee to keep from laughing at them both. Dante unexpectedly hugged her.
"so we were thinking job's been handled so maybe we could have a little fun today huh baby doll" said Dante
he raised his eyebrows meaningfully at her and she just about snorted her coffee when she burst into giggles.
"Dante stop teasing the girl " said Sparda
"i was just.. never mind" said Dante
Alex was wiping the coffee off her face and trying not to completely dissolve into giggles.
"i believe what my son was attempting to say in his usually strange sense of humor was we would like to spend the day with you miss Alex" said Sparda
he was looking at her hopefully and she was wondering if this was his way of asking her for a date. She grinned and he wanted to take his boys with him how cute, he was nervous.
"i would love to what do you have in mind?" she said
She couldn't believe she was doing this a week ago he had attacked her and now she was going to go on a family outing with him.
"i figured we would show you the town perhaps do some shopping" he said
she blushed at that last part. She knew her wardrobe was incredibly limited. She appreciated the tact he used delivering that statement.
"that would be lovely" she said
Sparda smiled at her and then finished reading his article. Vergil was plating the food now.
"hey get up and grab hers you lazy ass" said Vergil
"why don't you, you cooked it" said Dante
Vergil threw an eggshell at him.
"because I cooked it you ass now get up or yours goes in the garbage" said Vergil
Dante eyed Vergil as if trying to decide if the threat was genuine or not . Vergil held the plate over the trash.
"going once, going twice.."said Vergil
Dante got up so quickly Alex didn't even see him move. One minute he was sitting the next Dante was holding two plates of food
."you'll be doing the dishes when we return son" said Sparda
"ha you get to do the dishes too" said Dante
"i was talking to you Dante" said Sparda
Dante made a huffing noise and leaned back in his chair. Vergil chuckled and set his plate on the table. Dante grabbed it and held it up like he was going to drop it.
"set it back down " said Vergil
"or you'll what?" teased Dante
Vergil made a grab for the food and Dante pulled it back suddenly. Part of the omelet fell off the plate.
"Dante you ass!" said Vergil
"give it back before you spill it all" said Vergil
Dante jerked the plate again as Vergil lunged for his brother. The plate went flying as Vergil tackled Dante. Dante's foot connected with the table and his plate landed in Alex's lap . Her coffee cup tilted over and soaked sparda's newspaper and knocked his tea into his lap.
"BOYS!" yelled Sparda.
Both boys abruptly stopped fighting and looked at their father. He was shaking his paper off and trying in vain to brush the tea and coffee mixture from his coat. Alex was slowly picking egg pieces out of her skirt.
"you will apologize and clean this up Now!" yelled Sparda
all three of them flinched because his voice was quite loud. Alex set her plate on the table with a frown.
"are you harmed?" asked Sparda
his voice was somewhat calmer but it still held an edge of anger
"no I'm fine" said Alex
she was brushing at the stains on her skirt with a frown on her features. Both boys were slowly climbing to their feet. Vergil was fixing his clothes and brushing dirt from his clothes. Dante simply straightened his coat. Vergil inclined his head towards Alex
"forgive us miss Alex it seems our manners are a bit remiss" said Vergil
"it's all right Vergil it was not your fault" said Alex
Vergil nodded his head and walked towards the laundry room.
"oh crap" said Dante
both Sparda and Alex were now staring at him.
"ah I'm sorry I was just goofing around I didn't mean to um..crap" said Dante
"son" said Sparda
"crap ah oops My apologies Miss Alex for ruining your breakfast" said Dante
he looked at his dad and Sparda raised an eyebrow.
"and for my language" said Dante
"it's all right Dante you were only playing and you didn't mean anything by it" said Alex
Dante smiled at her looked at his dad and wisely backed away to grab a cleaning rag.
"I'm going to help miss Alex find a change of clothes I expect this mess to be clean when we return" said Sparda
Vergil was sweeping the floor as they left. Dante swept the crumbs onto Vergil freshly swept floor and Vergil punched him in the arm.
"i just swept that" he hissed.
"hey quit it" said Dante
"no you quit it what were you thinking are you trying to scare her away" said Vergil
he swept the floor again and glared at his brother.
"oh come on we joke like that all the time" said Dante
Vergil hung the broom and dust pan up and started putting away the food.
"yeah we do because we can do shit like that and not seriously injure each other" said Vergil
he turned to glare pointedly at his brother. Dante ran his hands through his hair.
"ok so I f'd up what more do you want me to say?" said Dante
"just be more careful next time ok" said Vergil
Dante stood there for a few minutes looking somewhat guilty. Alex slowly climbed the stairs and Sparda patiently waited for her. She felt absurdly like he was watching over her but she was grateful he allowed her to do it herself. He escorted her into what must have been his room and disappeared into his closet. Alex just waited patiently and looked around the room. It was his personal space and she was curious what it contained.
His bed was a huge four poster thing strait out of medieval England it appeared. The sheets looked like silk or satin maybe and they were a dark blue. It was piled high with pillows and comforters and looked incredibly comfortable. In one corner was a chair with a small table. A fireplace adorned one wall complete with a mantle. There was a blank spot above it like a picture had once been there but was taken down for some reason. It made her sad for some reason so she looked away.
Beside the bed between the nightstand and the bed were hooks of some sort. She absently wondered what they were for. Sparda came out of the closet holding some slacks and a button down shirt.
"I'm afraid these are all I have in your size but like I said we can do some shopping if you would like" he said
he held the garments out to her.
"ah thanks but do you mind if I shower first?" She asked
he smiled and pointed towards a door.
"you may use mine if you like" he said
she took the garment he offered and headed for the room. Sparda was going to sit out in the room and wait for her to be done with her shower. He took a seat at his table and waited for the water to start.
"ah Sparda how do you work this?" came her voice from the bathroom.
He walked into the room to find her trying to turn the water on. She was dressed in nothing but a towel. He was acutely aware of that fact when he reached past her to turn on the water.
"can you get it from here or would you like some help" he asked
he was grinning at her mischievously and Alex smiled back nervously. She may have lost her fear of him temporarily when they were all downstairs acting absurdly like a family. It was quite another thing to be alone with him and in nothing more than a towel.
"no I think I've got it" she said nervously.
Her tongue darted out to lick her suddenly dry lips and she watched as his eyes followed that tiny movement.