Vergil's Departure

by JennyyaChains

Sequel to Vergil's Return story. Set a year before dmc 5, during dmc5 and some time after. This story will contain all themes and all characters until now.

1. This Life

AN: Hello everyone, this isn't exactly how I had thought Vergil's Return sequel would be, but then DMC 5 happened, so I had to make some slight changes to adapt it with the game. I hope you like it anyway. This begins a few weeks after Demons In The Crowd story, that can also be considered a sequel to Vergil's Return. But I wanted to keep that story as a separate one. So in this sequel I'm gonna have to go through DMC5, I consider my story is better. Honestly, the game did not fulfill my expectations. Hopefully you will like my version as well. So you can expect different themes in this story, angst, humor, romance and lots of action.

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CHARTER 1 "This Life"

A few weeks had passed after Halloween. Dante had just had a few lame jobs and it worried him quite much. With the new baby on the way and having to pay for David's school and the bills, he was left almost with nothing in his pockets.

It was early in the morning and Dante was ready for action. He needed a job; he just stared at the phone, he waited for it to ring, but nothing happened. He was desperate. He put his feet over the desk and covered his angst face with a magazine.

Suddenly Trish came running down the stairs together with David and yelling Dante's name.

"Dante! We're running late! You think you can take David to school?" She asked agitated.

Dante almost fell from the chair, he thought something more important was happening. "Sure... I'll take him" He said emotionless. He took a deep breath and grabbed the car keys from one of the drawers of the desk. "I'll be right back" He said simply.

"Dante, are you okay?" Trish asked concerned. She had never seen him as down as now.

"Yeah, perfect" He faked a smile as he headed to the main doors, he opened up and went to get the car. After a few minutes he stopped in front of the shop waiting for David to get in the car. He climbed in and Dante took him to school.

On the way there, David noticed his dad a bit weird. "Hey dad, what's wrong?"

Dante seemed like a zombie, then suddenly turned back to reality. "Huh?" He turned to look at David. "What do you mean?"

"You've been acting weird. Are you upset with mom or something?" David asked innocently.

"No! Why would I be?" He said foolish.

"I don't know, it's just you look like uncle Verge, all serious and mysterious" David said simply. "What is worrying you? We haven't even had pizza lately, and that worries me!"

Dante just chuckled and ruffled Dave's hair. At least he made him smile. "That can be solved"

"But not what is really worrying you, is it?" David said serious. "Is it got to do with my brother/sister on the way?"

"For a kid you are quite perceptive. But don't worry, nothing that can't be solved" Dante said with a smile.

"You promised you'd train me after school" David added.

"And I will, kiddo. You wanna start today?" He said simply.

"Yeah!" David said excited. "Will you come pick me up?"

"I'll be here later" Dante said with a smile.

"I can't wait!" David wanted to finish school already and they were barely arriving.

"Relax kiddo! I'll see you later, okay?" He said as he stretched and opened the door for David.

"Bye Dad!" He said as he got off the car and entered school just when the bell rang.

Dante meant to just return home but he decided to pay Vergil a visit. He arrived to Vergil and Lady's house. He got off the car and walked to the porch unsettled. He knocked on the door and waited. He heard footsteps coming from inside, then he heard a voice.

"Who is it?" Lady asked simply. She found it odd that someone would be knocking on their door so early.

Dante didn't want to see Lady so he turned away and meant to leave.

Lady slightly opened the door to peek outside and surprised when she saw Dante walking away. "Dante, what's the matter? Is Trish okay?" She asked concerned.

Dante slightly turned to look at her and noticed she was wearing only a white long sleeve shirt, long enough to cover her goodies. "Why does everyone think that..." He said quietly when suddenly he had an idea. "...uhh... actually, you know this whole pregnancy thing is making her quite nauseous and she... asked me to ask you... if you had some of that weird tea you give her..." He said hesitantly.

"She finished it already?" Lady surprised. "She must be feeling pretty bad" She said concerned. "Let me check if I still have some" She turned and went inside, leaving the door opened for Dante to come in. "You wanna come in?" She asked raising her voice as she went into the kitchen.

Dante let himself in and just stood there in the living room.

"You should've called first, I could've gone to the store to get some..." Lady was yelling from the kitchen. "Vergil's in the shower but he should be out in a minute" She kept yelling as she walked out of the kitchen. "I'm gonna call her later, see how she's doing" She said to Dante, then she reached closer to the stairs and yelled. "Vergil! Dante's here!"

Dante kept staring at Lady as he sat down on a sofa and watched everything she was doing. She went back to the kitchen and Dante just couldn't believe how Vergil could live with her. He was annoyed of having to listen to her talk nonstop and it had been just a few minutes.

Suddenly Vergil came down the stairs. "I know" He said as he adjusted his coat. "What brings you here so early?" He asked Dante as he raised an eyebrow suspiciously.

Dante cleared his throat. "Nothing, I was just passing by and umm... I remembered Trish wanted some more of that tea Lady has given her before" He said hesitantly.

"Right..." Vergil said dubiously.

Lady came in to the living room. "I found some!" She handed it to Dante in a bag.

"Thanks..." Dante said simply.

"I'll walk you outside" Vergil said simply.

"Oh Vergil, don't be so rude, he just arrived" Lady complained a little.

"He obtained what he was looking for, or am I mistaken, Dante?" Vergil said slyly.

Dante hesitated a little. "Uhh... yeah..." He said simply as he stood up from the sofa and went outside with Vergil.

Vergil closed the door behind him so Lady wouldn't follow. "I hate to admit it, but I know you too damn well" He said as he pulled out his wallet from his pocket. "How much do you need?"

"I didn't come here to ask you for money" Dante said upset as he turned away. And he hated to admit Vergil was right.

"Just say it, I have no problem. I can borrow you some money" Vergil said simply. "How's your business going?" He asked as he put his wallet back in his pocket.

"Fine..." Dante said annoyed. "Yours?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

"Pretty good to be honest" Vergil said with a wicked grin.

"Good. I'm glad" Dante said with annoyance.

Vergil was beginning to lose patience. "Just admit it and I'll give you the damn money!" He raised his voice a little.

"Admit what? That I'm not good enough to provide for my family? That I failed as a man, husband, father..." He lamented himself.

"Don't be such a crybaby, it's just a tough break" Vergil retorted.

"I need a drink" Dante said staring down.

"I'll tell you what. I'll buy you a drink, you drive, if... there's a bar opened at this hour, that is" Vergil said as he patted Dante's shoulder. He turned and slightly opened the door. "I'll be right back!" He said loudly to Lady.

By the time Lady went to the door and opened, she could only see the car leaving. "Where are you..." She slightly raised her voice. "...going" Her voice fainted. She just sighed and went back inside.

Dante drove to a specific bar. He parked outside and they went in. They had a seat at the barstool.

"What can I get ya?" The bar tender asked without turning to look at them.

"I'm fine" Vergil said simply.

The man surprised and wondered who visited a bar this early in the morning and didn't want anything. Then he recognized Dante. "The usual?" He asked.

"Yes, please. He's buying" Dante said pointing at Vergil with his thumb.

"Oh, I see. Finally, I'll get to see some money from you" The man replied to Dante.

"Well technically, it's his money, so you'll never get to see money from me" Dante said cocky.

"What about the rest of your tab?" He asked Dante. "Will you pay for that too?" He turned to look at Vergil.

Vergil raised an eyebrow with a serious look, then turned towards Dante. "How much do you owe?" He asked upset.

"I don't know, I don't keep count" Dante said simply as he waited to be served. The man had gone to the back and suddenly he showed up again to serve Dante.

Vergil just wondered at how many places Dante owed money. He was sitting beside Dante with his arms over the counter, with his eyes closed. He surprised when Dante was served. "What!"

Dante turned to look at him. "What?" He wondered innocently as he took the spoon to have a taste of his delicious strawberry sundae.

"You said you needed a drink, not a stupid strawberry sundae!" Vergil said upset. "And here I thought you were really depressed and concerned about your situation, and all you wanted was a bloody sundae!"

"Turns out you don't know me as well as you thought" Dante said grinning devilishly. "In the other hand, I do. If I would've told you I wanted a strawberry sundae, you would've never offered to buy me some"

Vergil just closed his hand into a fist and twisted his lips in anger.

"That means, that you do care about me" Dante added.

Vergil smacked the counter loudly and snatched a bottle from the bartender's hands; he was cleaning the bottle and surprised when Vergil took it from him, he thought he would start up a fight or something. But instead, Vergil simply uncapped the bottle and poured some liquor over Dante's sundae. "Enjoy it!" Vergil said despicably as he put the bottle over the counter and headed to the doors.

Dante surprised at Vergil's acts. But when he had a look at the bottle he grinned. He had a taste of his strawberry sundae and it was amazingly exquisite. His eyes opened widely in shock. "A touch of honey bourbon is exactly what my sundae needed to be perfect! Thanks bro!" Dante said raising his voice so Vergil could listen and piss off. Although, it was true.

Vergil just infuriated more, he smacked the doors and headed outside. Dante finished his sundae in a blink and stood up to follow Vergil.

"Hey! I thought he was paying this time" The bartender said mad.

"You're right, he was" Dante retorted as he went outside.

The bartender just shook his head. He should've guessed that was gonna happen.

As Dante went out, he turned and saw Vergil walking on the sidewalk, heading back home. He got on the car, started it and followed Vergil. He stopped next to him and rolled down the window. "Hey Verge! I'll give you a ride back home, c'mon get in the car!" He yelled.

Vergil was still pissed at Dante's careless attitude. He suddenly stopped walking and spoke to Dante. "You never take things seriously, do you?" He then continued walking.

Dante kept following him in the car, very slowly, just driving next to him, waiting till he decided to get in the car.

"Trish called me yesterday" Vergil said simply.

Dante suddenly stopped surprised. "What! She what? What for!" He complained. He simply parked the car next to the sidewalk and got off. "Why did she call you instead of Lady?" He asked now upset.

"Why, you wanted your problem to be larger? She knows I'm more reserved and..." Vergil said seriously.

"Why did she call you, anyway! Why doesn't she talk to me!" Dante said upset.

Vergil was meaning to answer but Dante just didn't let him talk.

"So what? She told you to give me money?" Dante said slyly.

Vergil just raised an eyebrow and glared at him. He folded his arms and closed his eyes.

"'Cause I don't need anything from you, much less your sympathy" Dante kept talking, regretting now meeting Vergil this morning.

"Are you done talking rubbish?" Vergil said serious. For the second time today, he pulled out his wallet and handed Dante some money. "Just take the damn money, it's not sympathy. I'm doing it for Trish and the kid, they deserve better..."

"Like you?" Dante interrupted him.

Vergil just raised an eyebrow, ignored him and kept talking. "...and no..." It was him who didn't let Dante talk now. "... she didn't ask me to give you money, but I know you need it, or am I mistaken?" He glared at Dante.

Dante took the money. "You know I ain't paying this back..."

"I am aware of that and I don't care about money" Vergil said simply.

"Good. 'Cause even if you did, I wasn't giving it back" Dante said slyly as he put the money in his pocket.

"You know Dante, things would be so much easier if only you expressed yourself correctly" Vergil said slyly.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. I don't need any lecture from you, you're not my father"

"Trish is worried about you. You should at least try to talk to her. If you did, she wouldn't need to talk to me" Vergil insisted.

Dante just got in the car and started it. "Still need a ride?" He mumbled.

"So, you got what you wanted and now you leave me behind..." Vergil said slyly.

"Come again? Are you talking about you or me?" He mocked.

Vergil just raised an eyebrow.

"Just...get in" Dante said a bit bothered.

Dante took Vergil to his place and before Vergil hot off the car, Dante spoke to him. "Don't mention a word to Lady. If she knew you lent me money, she'd be charging me interests for life!"

"I don't have to tell her anything" He said simply then got off.

"Thanks..." Dante said under his breath and headed back home.

Vergil went in to his house and Lady was waiting for him in the lounge. "Where did you guys go?" She wondered. "Dante left already?"

"That's none or your concern" Vergil said serious.

"So, Dante's in trouble, huh? Money?" Lady had a hunch.

Vergil just raised an eyebrow as he sat down on the single sofa. "Where do you infer that from? Why do you always have to intrude in everything?" Vergil raised his voice a little.

"So, he does have money issues..." She sat on his lap and embraced him by the neck. "...tell me something new" She mumbled. "You didn't borrow him money, did ya?"

"What!" He surprised. "No! Of course not!" Vergil said serious as he wrapped an arm around Lady's waist.

"You are so bad lying, you know that?" Lady said slyly as she leant to kiss him.

Vergil savored her lips softly, as Lady kept murmuring.

"It's okay, he needs the money..." She whispered as she kept kissing him.

Vergil grinned devilishly, content that Dante had been wrong about Lady. "Dante said you'd charge him interests for life..." He said chuckling.

"Gotcha!" Lady said slyly as she parted her lips from his.

Vergil's eyes opened widely. He surprised at how easily he fell on Lady's snare. He meant to complain but Lady put a finger on his lips.

"I knew you were lying, but don't worry, I won't tell..." She said. "...for now"

"For now?" Vergil said pissed as he stood up from the sofa.

Lady bounced on the sofa then stood up too. "Relax, I won't charge him until he's got enough money to pay"

"You won't charge him anything, it's my money, not yours!" Vergil yelled. "And how the hell could you know?"

"I told you I know you too well. I know when you're lying" Lady said simply.

"Do you, really?" Vergil retorted.

"I do. Plus, I heard you talking to Trish yesterday" She said sweetly.

"I knew it, so you know me very well, huh?" Vergil said upset. "You're always eavesdropping on everyone's conversations"

"Vergil, c'mon, relax..." She tried to calm him. "...I'm just trying to take care of our money"

"It's my money, not yours and I know what I do with it" He said mad as he walked towards the door.

"Vergil, where are you going?" Lady said worried as she got on the way. She stood in front of the door, blocking his exit.

"Move" He said coldly.

Lady didn't move. "Vergil, I'm sorry okay? I won't charge him anything, okay? It's too early to be fighting"

Vergil didn't even turn to look at her. "I said, move"

Lady didn't care and didn't move an inch. But Vergil was losing patience and he just grabbed her by the arm and pushed her aside. But he didn't weigh his force and she hit the ground with a smash and hit her head with the small table beside the sofa.

"What is wrong with you!" Lady said mad as she sat up and flexed her legs, letting all her goodies show.

Vergil took a deep breath and turned towards her. "I'm sorry..." he walked towards her and crouched to her level. "...I didn't mean to..." He put his hands on her knees and since the shirt she was wearing rolled up a little bit, he noticed she wasn't wearing any underwear. "...hey, what happened to your underwear?"

She moved Vergil's hands away and stood up. "Nothing, I'm not wearing any!" She headed upstairs mad.

"Hey! Mary! Wait!" Vergil tried to stop her, grabbing her wrist.

She shook her arm. "Let go!"

Vergil just let her go and leant against the side of the sofa on the floor, he tilted his head back and shook his head as he closed his eyes. The more time passed, the more he realized he was missing something in his life. Even though this demon hunting life entertained him quite much, he was starting to think this life was not what he wanted. He was beginning to feel ordinary and it was something he was not liking. He took a deep breath and tried to settle his mind.

Lady hadn't really gone upstairs, she just stayed at the end of the stairs waiting for him to follow her. But she realized, that was never gonna happen. She sat down on the last step and turned towards the living room. She couldn't have a perfect view, but she could see Vergil seemed more pensive than usual. She could tell something was bothering his mind. So, she stood up and went down the stairs again. She approached to him and stood in front of him.

Vergil's eyes were closed, but even so, he knew she hadn't really gone upstairs and he perfectly knew why. "What?" He said cold.

Lady didn't answer, she just kept staring at him.

"You expected me to follow you, didn't you?" He said still with his eyes closed.

"I don't know why I keep thinking one day you will, but I know I cannot change who you are" Lady said serious and emotionless.

"I'm glad you know" Vergil said sarcastic and with his usual cold tone. He glanced at Lady and she wasn't even staring at him anymore. She just stared at the floor. Still, he noticed in her a sad expression.

"I don't know what Dante told you, but you have a different look in your eyes since you got back. I know there's something disturbing your mind. I don't know what it is, but I want to help you. If only you spoke to me. Why don't you trust me?" Lady broke down and cried.

Vergil just hated to see anyone cry. It brought back memories from his past, his childhood, his youth and his solitude that he rather leave behind. He extended his arm for her. "Come here" He whispered.

Lady took his hand and crouched beside him. She cuddled up on his chest and sank her face on it, pouring her tears like a heavy rain.

Vergil just embraced her then rubbed her back and her head. "It's okay. I'm alright. You don't have to worry about me. There's nothing disturbing me..." He lied. But for once he understood Dante and why sometimes some things are better left unsaid. He just tried to soothe her. But it was exactly times like these what made him feel more human, and he hated that. He despised what he was becoming. He blinked slowly and stared at her fragile form as he caressed her short hair. He couldn't hate her, not even when she was the one responsible for his feelings, for discovering some humanity in him. Still, he felt that little by little he was losing the devil within him, even though he knew his inner devil was his only trait that would never abandon him. What he wanted to leave behind was every human feeling he had; he felt his human side was weakening him slowly, draining away all his might, everything he has fought for his entire life. And he couldn't let that happen. But he turned to look at Lady, sunken in his chest and at the same time, he felt he couldn't do that to her, not in this life, not right now.

"Vergil?" Lady spoke.

"Yes?" He said simply.

"Do you love me?" She asked curious and scared of the answer.

"Why do you ask?" He retorted.

"Well..." She said hesitantly. "...I've never heard it from your lips, and I wish I could just hear it once"

"You know the answer to that and it's not gonna happen today" He said serious.

Did she really know the answer? She used to believe she did, but she wasn't sure anymore and she was scared something had changed. For some strange reason, she felt he was slowly slipping away from her hands and she didn't want to let go.

Meanwhile, Dante arrived home. Trish was just coming out of the shower from the bathroom in the office. She was wrapped in the towel when she saw Dante coming in.

"Why did you take so long, baby?" Trish pouted as she loosened the towel to dry her hair.

"Why, you missed me?" Dante said cocky as he eyed her nude body up and down. He approached to her and stood behind her, cornering her behind the desk.

She turned to face Dante and noticed his stare fixed on her. "What? Don't say I look too fat already, 'cause I feel like a whale"

"What's too fat is my dick, but I'd call it Trish's effect. Your belly will be gone in 9 months, but my dick..." He said slyly as he clung to her body, pushing her even harder against the desk. "...is destined to remain big and fat forever"

"Lucky me..." Trish said slyly. "...I love your big, fat dick. She said as she touched and squeezed Dante's cock over his trousers.

"You want a piece of me?" Dante said seductively.

"Always..." She whispered sultrily as she pulled from his belt and started kissing him passionately, undoing his belt and trousers. She parted her lips from his and kneeled before him. She pulled down Dante's undergarments and his big cock popped up like a jack in the box. Trish eyed Dante naughtily as she grabbed his cock with both of her hands. She started jerking him off while she began teasing the tip with her tongue. She began sucking his head and little by little she made his cock disappear in her mouth.

"Ohh... baby... yeah..." Dante moaned as he put his hands over Trish's head following her soft moves. "I'll never understand how you- manage to- stick it all in your mouth, but- I'm definitely pleased by your- abilities..." Dante said panting.

Trish just kept wobbling her head, eating it all up and moaning at the same time. She started doing it faster.

Dante's breathing speeded up. He moaned deeper. "Oh baby, you're gonna make me- cum, slow down babe..." His body suddenly tensed. "Ohh... too late" He shivered from head to toes and collapsed on his chair.

Trish swallowed all of his elixir and almost chocked. She straightened up and leant over Dante grabbing from his knees. "Dante..." She pouted.

Dante turned to look at her as he recovered his breath. "What?" He said foolish.

"We're just starting" She complained.

"And who said I was stopping?" Dante said cocky as he stood up and pushed Trish against the desk. He was still hard as rock, so Trish just laid on the desk, Dante spread her legs and just tempted her, rubbing her clit and pussy with the tip of his cock. "Someone's wet..." He said sultrily.

"Oh Dante..." Trish moaned aroused. She loves when he teases her, but sometimes she just urges to have him inside of her, and this was one of those times. "Oh Dante, do it now..." She pleaded.

"You want my cock so badly, don't you baby?" He kept teasing her. Then he leant forward to kiss her neck, then lowered more to lick and suck her creamy breasts.

"Yes..." She panted strongly. "Dante..." She moved her hips up and down rubbing Dante's cock with her pussy. She was so aroused that a single blow could make her cum. "Dante... ahh..." She almost cried.

"You want it deep?" Dante asked horny.

"Yes! Just do it!" She yelled desperate. "Ahh- ha...!" She screamed when she felt Dante's cock pound her so hard and deep.

Dante kept pounding her hard and fast, then he suddenly stopped. "Is it okay if I pound you hard?" He asked.

"What! Why wouldn't it?" Trish said surprised.

"Well, the baby..." He said hesitantly.

"Dante, it's okay!" Trish said desperate. "Just don't stop!"

"Okay..." He grabbed her legs and pulled them up to his shoulders and pounded her once more, strong but a bit slower, reaching so deep inside her, making her moan so hard and loud. He thrust himself the deepest he could. Trish shut her eyes tightly as she screamed.

"Oh Dante..." She grasped from the desk as she could and pushed him a little; she felt he was reaching her brains.

"Am I hurting you?" Dante asked, although he didn't stop this time.

"No, it's okay..." She said panting.

Dante suddenly stopped and pulled out from her.

"What's wrong?" Trish wondered.

"Nothing..." He just pulled her from an arm and turned her over. "I wanna pound you from behind. He caressed her ass and slowly slid his hands up her hips. With a hand he bent her towards the desk, and with the other he gripped her hip and lifted it up a little bit. He grabbed his cock and stuck the tip in Trish's pussy. Then he grasped from her hips again and thrust himself all the way in with great force.

"Oh Dante!" Trish kept moaning hard.

Dante kept a steady rhythm although not for long. He then clung to Trish's back and pounded her faster as he grabbed from and edge of the desk, making her scream even harder.

"Oh Dante, oh... ahh- yes- oh harder!" Trish moaned so strong as she came.

"Oh Trish... yeah, oh-ahh..." Dante moaned hard as he came, he kept pounding her slower every time until he just stopped. "Ohh...ohh..."

Trish felt his body shiver and his cock pulsating strongly inside her, spewing his elixir till the very last drop.

They were both breathing heavily. Dante straightened up and sat on his chair exhausted and drained.

Trish straightened up as well. "Oh Dante, I'm gonna have to shower again" She complained.

"Oh, but you didn't complain while you had it inside" Dante said.

Trish just grinned and went into the bathroom and Dante followed. She was already naked so she just got in the shower straight away to rinse.

Dante washed off his dick in the sink, then zipped up his trousers. "I missed coming inside of you" He said simply.

"Oh, c'mon Dante, as if you never did that out of habit. Besides, you didn't miss last time"

"Guess not..." He chuckled. "...jackpot! Although... I meant without having to worry about getting you pregnant"

"I know that's your favorite part when I'm pregnant" She said simply as she finished. "Can you hand me a towel, please Dante?"

"Sure" He went out of the bathroom and took the towel from the desk. "Hey Trish?" He said suddenly serious as he handed her the towel. "What did you call Vergil for?" He asked. "You didn't have to go and tell him about our problems" He complained before even letting her answer.

"I didn't tell him anything. I just wanted to know if they were going through the same as us" She said simply as she went out of the shower.

"Well, you should've known he'd figure out. Now he knows I'm helpless, I can't even provide for my family" Dante said upset as he stared elsewhere but her eyes.

"Dante..." She turned his face towards her so he'd look into her eyes. "...then why did you go see him this morning?" She asked slyly.

"How do you know I..." He asked hesitantly.

"Lady called me a little while ago" She said raising an eyebrow.

"That bitch..." Dante murmured.

"So, I sent you for some tea, huh?" She said slyly. "Where is it at least?" She asked with her hands on her hips. "Dante, why don't you talk to me?"

"Me? Why don't you talk to me? But instead, you go and talk to him" He said folding his arms.

"You asked him for money, didn't you?" Trish said simply.

"No! Of course not!" He said as he turned away from her and went to sit on his chair behind his desk.

"Dante..." She said as she leant towards him. "...it's okay. You don't have to feel any less of a man for doing that. We're having some money issues, we'll get over it, but right now, we do need the money"

"Oh, so you did ask him to give me money" Dante replied.

"I did not" She said simply. "But you did"

"I did not!" Dante took a deep breath. "Anyway, I told him if I took the money, I wouldn't pay it back"

"I think he knew that already, and I don't think he cares" Trish added. "Well, I'm glad you made your pride aside, 'cause I made an appointment with Doctor Stevens" She said as she straightened up and meant to go upstairs to get dressed.

"You what?" Dante said surprised. "It's not like he gave me tons of money, woman!"

"Well I don't think he gave you a hundred dollars, did he?" Trish said as she went up the stairs.

Dante stood up and followed her. "Well no. But it's not a contest to see how fast we can make the money disappear!"

"Dante, we need to see the doctor at least to know when the delivery will be due" Trish said as she opened the door to their room. Dante went in right behind her.

"Oh, so they deliver babies by mail now" He mocked.

Trish turned to look at him raising an eyebrow while she chose a black dress from the closet.

"What? Can't one make a joke around here?" He said foolish.

Trish didn't reply, she just shook her head with a grin and got dressed in front of Dante.

"Okay, okay. We'll go to the appointment. At what time is it?" He asked giving in.

"Noon" Trish said simply.

"What?" Dante said surprised. "But that's in less than two hours!"

"So?" Trish replied.

"Who's gonna pick David up in school?" Dante wondered.

"I asked Nero to do it" Trish said simply.

"Oh great" He said bothered. "I promised I'd pick him up"

"You'll pick him up tomorrow" Trish said simply.

"If the kid pisses off, it'll be your fault" Dante said. "Besides, I promised to train him after school"

"And you will, when we get back. It's not like we're taking weeks Dante, it'll be less than an hour, okay?" Trish said while she put on a red lipstick. She put her lips together and blew a kiss to the mirror.

"Okay, whatever..." He said careless as he glimpsed at her through the mirror. He approached to her from behind and embraced her by the waist. "You should blow me with those lips..." He whispered to her ear.

"Dante..." Trish giggled and patted his arm.

"I meant the kiss baby! What were you thinking?" He joked. "Does it leave a mark?" He asked.

"I think so..." Trish said as she turned to kiss Dante.

Dante kept her in his grasp, holding her still by the waist. "You might wanna leave your mark where no one else can see..." He said sultrily as he raised his eyebrow and lowered his look at his groin.

"Hmm..." Trish just grinned. "What was I thinking..." She just kissed his lips and colored them in red.

"Hey!" Dante complained jokey.

Later that day, they went to see the doctor. They walked into his office and he received them with a warm welcome.

"Hey! Long time no see! I'm so happy to see you two. How's the kid doing? I bet he must be pretty grown up by now. How old is he?" The doctor asked.

"He'll be five next year" Trish said.

"Wow, that long it's been?" He said. "Well, I'm glad you finally decided to have another baby. Congratulations!" Dr. Jack added.

"Not like we really planned it..." Dante said careless.

Trish nudged him in the ribs. "Thank you..." She faked a smile.

"Well, let's cut to the chase" Dante said wanting to leave already.

"Of course, this way please" He led them to the consulting room. Trish lied down on the bed, the doctor covered her with the sheets from her hips and below and uncovered her abdomen. He made an ultrasound and showed them the fetus on screen.

"When did you find out about your pregnancy?" The doctor asked.

"A few weeks ago? Why?" Trish said.

"Well, we have here an over 12 weeks fetus" The doctor added.

"Oh, so that's the reason why I'm fat already" Trish said calmed.

"Well..." The doctor cleared his throat as he continued with the ultrasound. "...hmm interesting"

"What? What is it? Is something wrong?" Trish wondered.

Dante focused on the screen. "What's that?"

"You see the head, arms, legs..." He made a pause then pointed to another image on screen. "...and that's the reason why you've gained more weight quickly"

Dante's eyes opened widely. He feared to listen what the doctor was about to say.

"What?" Trish insisted.

"You're having twins!" The doctor said enthusiastic.

"Twins?" Both Trish and Dante said surprised.

"Dante?" Trish called out his name after she heard a loud thud against the floor and Dante suddenly vanished. She turned towards the floor. Dante had fainted and collapsed on the floor. She kept calling his name. "Dante?"

"You didn't expect this, did you?" The doctor said concerned. He didn't really see them as excited as the first time.

"Umm... well, not really" Trish said hesitantly.

"I can imagine how you feel. Now having two at a time must be a shock and devils. I can't even imagine how..." The doctor was saying when he was suddenly interrupted.

"Tell me about it!" Dante said as he rose up, grasping from the bed surprising them.

"What are they?" Trish asked.

"Two little devils... ahh..." Dante complained.

Trish twisted her lips. "I mean their sex, Dante"

"What difference would it make?" He kept complaining.

"It could be like you and Vergil..." Trish said.

"Exactly! You don't want that story to happen again" Dante said shocked.

"Well, two girls then" Trish replied.

"Hell no!" Dante said even more scared. "With you it's enough!"

"Well I'm sorry to disappoint but... we cannot tell yet" The doctor interrupted them. "They're not very cooperative right now. They keep turning from the camera" He said with a chuckle. "Perhaps by next month we can see them better" He said as he stood up, removed the gel from Trish's stomach and headed to the office. "I'll wait for you in my office"

After a few minutes, Dante and Trish walked in to the doc's office and sat before his desk. He handed them a picture of the ultrasound and talked to them about delivery date and gave Trish some directions for further months.

"Well, I'll see you next month and I hope next time you can bring your son. He might be more excited than you are" He chuckled.

"Sure" Said Dante.

They walked out of the doc's office and luckily he hadn't charged them a single penny, so at least Dante was a bit less worried, about money, that is. For now, because when the babies are born, he'll need tons of money.

"Are you okay Dante?" Trish asked.

"Yeah, why?" Dante said foolish.

"Well, now that we know we are having twins, it's a bit shocking" Trish added.

Dante took a deep breath. "Ooh... I know"

"I know you're worried Dante, but we'll get through this. It'll be okay" Trish said sweetly and soothing.

Dante just smiled and stared at her lovingly. "And somehow you make it sound possible"

They got in the car and headed home.

"I hope Nero picked up David already" Trish said worried.

"They should be home by now" Dante said.

Nero was waiting for David outside of his school a few minutes before dismissal time. There was a woman at the entrance who allowed the kids to go only with their parents and Trish forgot to notify them about Nero picking him up today. Luckily Nero had arrived earlier and was convincing the woman to let David go with him.

"I told you a million times already that no kid is allowed to go with anyone else without their parents' permission" The woman insisted.

"How many times do I have to tell you I'm the kid's uncle!" Nero insisted.

"I don't care who you are, no one told me someone else would pick him up!" The woman said rude.

"Well then, let's wait till he comes and let him decide" Nero said desperate.

"Fine!" The woman grunted.

Suddenly David approached to the doors and saw Nero arguing with the woman.

"Uncle Nero? What are you doing here? Dad said he'd pick me up" David said innocently.

"I know, but something unexpected came up and your mom asked me to pick you up" Nero said simple as he crouched a little to Dave's level.

The woman twisted her lips.

"C'mon, I'll take you home" Nero said as he straightened up reaching for Dave's hand. David took his hand but he seemed disappointed.

"Not so fast" The woman said as she took David's other hand and pulled from him. "Is he really your uncle, David?"

"What!" Nero surprised. "Don't you see, he could even be my son?" He said upset.

"Why, because of the hair?" The woman said slyly.

Nero just infuriated. He was using the sling to cover his Devil Bringer arm, but he so much wanted to strangle that woman with it. "Let's go now, David!" He yelled.

David took Nero's hand again and walked out of the school with him.

"That woman is so damn annoying!" Nero grumbled.

"Relax uncle Nero. Dad says she's hysterical and needs to get laid" David said innocently.

Nero couldn't help to laugh. "What? He told you that?"

"Yeah. She does look tired, she needs to get laid" David said.

Nero couldn't help to laugh out loud at David's innocence. "Oh yeah, definitely she needs to get laid, but I doubt it..."

"Mom is always smiling because she gets laid with dad every day" David added.

"Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure of that" Nero said with a funny face.

"Hey uncle Nero, what happened to your arm?" David asked.

"What do you mean?" Nero asked.

"Why are you wearing that? Did you break your arm or something?" David asked serious.

"Oh! The sling!" Nero said foolishly as they kept walking home. "No, it's just I didn't think it'd be appropriate to show my devil arm at your school, might scare some kids" He said simply.

"Oh, I think it's cool!" David said excited.

"Yeah I know, but imagine that woman's face if she saw my Devil arm" Nero retorted as he looked at David. "She wouldn't have let you go with me"

"I think she would've been too scared to complain and she wouldn't have even hesitated to let me go with you" David said slyly.

Nero turned to look at David. "Touché!" He said with a smile and nodded as they reached closer to the Devil May Cry.

"Hey, uncle Nero?" He asked with a sudden sad expression.

"What's wrong?" Nero said confused.

"Where did mom and dad go?" David asked.

"Umm, I think your mom said they'd go to the hospital" Nero said simply.

"To the hospital, why?" Suddenly David worried. "Is mom okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. Don't worry. It's just a regular checkup" Nero replied.

They finally arrived and Nero hoped the shop would be open, for he didn't have a key. But to his luck, it was closed.

"Hey Dave? Do you have a key to your house by any chance?" He asked foolish.

"Yup!" David said simply.

"Oh great!" Nero said relieved. "Where is it?"

"In my room" David said simply with a big smile on his face.

"Ugh..." Nero complained. "...great!" He took a deep breath. "We're gonna have to wait till Dante and Trish come back"

They sat on the stairs before the entrance and waited. After a little while, Dante and Trish arrived. They parked at the garage and walked to the entrance.

"What are you guys doing outside?" Dante asked Nero as he walked to the shop with Trish by his side.

"Oh finally!" Nero said relieved. "Well, it's locked and we couldn't get in!" He complained. "You guys should give me a key already!"

"Oh, I'm sorry Nero. I was gonna leave you my key, but I forgot" Trish excused herself.

"Yeah, like you forgot to tell that crazy lady I'd pick David up" Nero complained again.

"Oh, right. I'm truly sorry" Trish said a bit embarrassed.

"Oh, that crazy bitch can be a pain in the ass" Dante said simply.

"Dante!" Trish nudged him on the ribs.

"What! It's true!" Dante said careless.

"No swearing in front of David" She murmured to him.

"Oh, c'mon. Nothing the kid doesn't know already" Dante said.

"Oh, you must be starving, right honey?" Trish asked David.

"As a matter of fact, I am" Dante said careless.

Trish turned and glared at Dante.

"Oh, you were talking to the kid of course" Dante chuckled.

"Oh yeah, very much!" David said.

Suddenly Dante moved his arm from behind Trish and voilà! He was holding a pizza box in his hand.

"Ohh... yeah! Pizza!" David said excited.

"Ooh... I'm starving too!" Nero said.

"Too bad kid. I just got one pizza" Dante said cocky.

"Dante!" Trish gave him the eye.

"What?" Dante complained. "Okay, he can stay" He gave in.

They were all sitting by the table in the kitchen having pizza when Nero spoke up.

"Hey, so how did it go?" Nero asked for either Trish or Dante.

Both Dante and Trish turned to look at each other. Trish reached her hand into her purse and pulled out the picture of the ultrasound. She handed it to Nero.

Nero took the picture and had a look at it as he had a sip to his drink. He kept staring at it without really understanding it, he was trying to find a form there.

"We're having twins" Dante said emotionless.

Nero's eyes opened widely. He almost chocked with the drink, so he spit it right onto Dante's face. "What!" He exclaimed surprised.

"What the..." Dante said infuriated as he wiped his face off with his coat. "What is wrong with you kid!" He yelled as he stood up from the table.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you took me by surprise!" Nero excused himself and covered his face. He could see Dante's fist coming right at him.

But Trish held Dante's arm and sat him down again. "Relax honey"

David was just giggling watching them fight. "So that means I'll have two brothers or sisters or both?" He said excited.

"Yes honey, either of those" Trish said.

"Yay!" David said excited.

"Now that- should've been your reaction!" Dante said upset to Nero.

"I'm sorry, I ain't got the kid's mind and I'm not your son to be that excited..." Nero said.

"Luckily!" Said Dante.

"I guess I reacted the same way you did" Nero added.

"He fainted" Trish said raising an eyebrow.

"Ha! Really?" Nero mocked.

"Oh, you had to say that?" Dante complained.

"I don't blame ya! That's kinda shocking bro!" Nero said to cheer Dante up.

"Tell me about it, and to top it off, I'm broke" Dante said helpless.

"Hey, don't worry. I'll help you out. I have an idea that could benefit us both" Nero said.

Dante raised an eyebrow. He leaned back on the chair and folded his arms. He put his feet up over the empty pizza box and said. "I'm listening"

"Well, it's just an idea, but it could work" Nero said simply.

"Just spit it out kid!" Dante said desperate.

"Okay. How about- Devil May Cry... on the road!" Nero said enthusiastic, like a magician when he does his trick.

Dante just stared at him and raised an eyebrow. "On the road...?"

Nero looked at him and noticed his confusion. "I've seen some cheap vans on sale, we can get one, fix it and go out on the streets hunting demons" Nero said.

"As appealing as that sounds, who would pay us?" Dante wondered.

"Well, we can have a line installed in the van and get the calls there and customers could either meet us on the road or go to your shop to pay" Nero said simply.

"Well, I don't think it's as easy as it sounds, kid" Dante said.

"We can give it a shot, you got nothing to lose" Said Nero.

Dante hesitated. "I don't know... I mean, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable working with someone else. Other than Trish I've always worked alone"

"Oh Dante, that is so sweet, but it's okay. Two heads are always better than one" Trish said.

"Well, you've never complained before with just mine..." Dante said slyly. "Now you want Nero's too?" He said jokey.

Trish just grinned. "Not that head..."

David just turned his face from one side to another following their conversation quite confused.

"I wouldn't mind..." Nero said with a dreamy face.

Dante frowned and glared at Nero raising an eyebrow.

"I mean... to help you- with the job thing" He hesitated.

"Right..." Dante said incredulous. "Anyway, I'm not sure that could work" He said as he put his feet down and straightened up on the chair. "Although... I might have another neon sign of Devil May Cry"

"Great! That's a start!" Nero said excited.

"But I have no money for a van" Dante retorted.

"Don't worry about it. I'll buy the van" Said Nero. "I'll fix it and when I have it ready, I'll let you know. We'll be like partners"

"Don't like how that sounds..." Dante said pensive. "Trish is my only partner"

Nero made a weird face and sighed. "We won't be partners then, I'll just let you know when I have it ready"

"Okay..." Dante said as he stood up. "…but I can't promise you anything"

"We'll give it a shot" Said Nero as he stood up too and followed Dante to the office.

David stood up too and followed them. "Hey dad, and what about your promise?"

"We just ate son, let's wait some time before we work out, yeah?" Dante said as he threw himself on his chair. He put his feet up the desk, his arms behind his head and tried to relax for a moment.

Nero sat on a sofa and David followed him. He was too excited to be trained that he started directing punches in the air in front of Nero. Nero just played along.

"Can uncle Nero come too?" David asked.

Dante opened an eye and glimpsed at David. "Well, you want me, or Nero to train ya?" He asked.

"You of course, but it's fun playing with uncle Nero" David replied.

"Well this is no game, kiddo" Dante said serious.

"It's okay Dave, I can play with you some other time" Nero said.

"You can always stay and watch..." Dante said.

"Watch what?" Trish asked as she joined them in the living room.

Dante just chuckled. He totally remembered that time, the one he was sure Nero was thinking about.

"Oh! Dante and Dave training" Nero said foolish.

"Just watch? How boring, why don't you join them?" Trish said innocently.

Dante and Nero just lowered their heads and chuckled.

"What? What's so funny?" Trish asked curious.

"Nothing, I was just remembering something..." Said Dante.

"And you too..." Trish said slyly, staring at Nero.

"Yeah, ha-ha..." Nero blushed as he rubbed his head.

"Right..." Trish said incredulous, but she was too tired to be inquiring into the situation. She just laid back on the couch next to Nero. She turned on the TV and tried to rest.

Dante stood up and went to the bathroom. It was a hot day so he felt pretty hot, he rinsed his face in the sink in the bathroom of the office. He walked out and took his coat off and hung it on a coat hanger behind his desk.

"So, you wanna go now, or you wanna wait a bit longer Dave?" Dante asked as he approached to the sofa and surprised when he saw Nero holding Trish to his chest very comfortably. "Ha! So, this is what you do when I'm not around" He said cocky. "I see you very comfortable with Trish, Nero" Dante emphasized on his name.

Nero jerked suddenly. "Is not what you're thinking! She just fell asleep, she was tired. What did you want me to do!" He said nervous.

"Just lay her down on the sofa and sit somewhere else!" Dante raised his voice. "But no, instead you embrace her to your chest, stroke her hair and caress her skin, what the hell!"

"I'm sorry, it's just she looked so fragile and peaceful... I..." Nero hesitated as he slowly stood up and laid Trish down on the sofa.

"Now I know why Kyrie's always jealous when you come over" Dante said annoyed.

"Are you jealous, dad?" David asked.

"What! No!" Dante said surprised.

"'Cause there's nothing wrong about it. Besides, you'll wake her up with so much yelling" David said as he caressed Trish's face.

"Okay" Dante lowered his voice. "Let's all go downstairs and let your mom sleep"

They all went to the basement leaving Trish alone in the living room with the TV on.

Dante, Nero and David entered to the secret training room. David was just so excited to be there. He was having a look at all the equipment Dante had, while Dante searched for that neon sign inside a big chest. David couldn't help to peek in there and saw all those old and dusty Devil Arms Dante has.

"Found it!" Said Dante as he pulled out the neon sign from the big chest.

Nero turned towards him. "Oh, that is so cool!" He approached to Dante who handed him the sign.

"Here's my part of the deal. I'll let you use the name of my shop, you get the rest and we'll see what happens next" Dante said serious.

"Deal!" Nero said excited.

While Dante and Nero talked, David made the most of the time to jump inside the chest and discover all those Devil Arms. Dante got to hear whispers so he turned around and didn't see David, but he could hear noises coming from inside the big chest. He walked closer to it, peeked inside and saw David messing everything up.

"David!" Dante yelled as he grabbed him by the shirt from the back of the neck and lifted him up.

"This sword is so cool!" David said as he held Alastor with both hands.

"You don't wanna touch that sword, kiddo!" Dante said suddenly agitated as he saw the sword reacting to David's touch. He snatched the sword from him and put it back inside the chest.

"How about these?" David said with a sly smile as he held Agni and Rudra.

"What!" Dante surprised. "What are you, a magician? When did you take those!" He complained. He better put David away from that chest before he'd grab everything. "Those are harmless, but..." He made a pause as he put David down. "...you gotta earn them"

Suddenly both swords started talking. "But Master..."

David turned to look at them suspiciously. "No talking!" He yelled as he clasped both hilts together and the noise ceased. "Good..." He noticed both hilts of the swords had faces at its end and he found it odd. He kinda freaked out when he thought those voices had really come from the swords.

Dante couldn't help to remember he did the exact same thing when he acquired Agni and Rudra many years ago. He just chuckled.

"These are Devil Arms, right dad?" David asked hesitantly.

"That's right, son" Dante said slyly.

"Are there really souls inside of them?" He asked fearfully.

Dante leant forward. "What do you think, son?" He said with a sly smile.

"Son?" Both swords spoke up again.

David turned to look at both swords and the faces at each hilt. "Ohh... they do talk..." He said a bit surprised and scared.

"If you're our Master's son, you must be worthy of our power..." Said Agni. "But brother, he's only a kid..." Rudra replied.

David watched them talk and found it really odd.

"Yeah..." Dante sighed. "...the real problem is to make them stop" He said to David's comment.

"I know brother, but can't you feel the kid's power coursing through his veins?" Agni and Rudra kept talking.

"I can see that..." David agreed with his father.

"Those are pretty cool! Can I hold them for a moment?" Nero asked excited as he approached to David and took the swords. "I didn't know you had all these cool Devil Arms" He said as he swung them in the air, trying their power. An orange and turquoise aura emanated from each sword revealing their fire and wind powers. "Pretty cool!" Said Nero.

"Another son of yours, Master?" Both Agni and Rudra asked as Nero stopped swinging them in the air.

"Hell no! I'm not that old" Dante retorted.

"Definitely Sparda's blood courses through his veins, like your son" Agni and Rudra kept talking.

"Why do I even bother..." Dante replied.

"Do they ever stop talking?" Nero asked. "It's annoying..." He walked towards the chest and threw them there.

"Why do you think I left them there?" Dante said slyly.

Nero had a look at the other Devil Arms. He seemed just like David, surprised and amazed and wanting to touch every single one of them. "Wow... this is definitely the coolest!" He said as he pulled out Nevan.

Dante turned to look at Nero and just raised an eyebrow and grinned.

"Wow!" David said marveled as he approached to it.

"Oh no, no, no... you're too young for this one, kiddo" Dante said as he held David back.

Suddenly Nevan spoke up too. "Mmm... oh my... Sparda surely did a wonderful job... oh but you remind me more of..."

Dante had his arms folded and his eyes closed and suddenly opened an eye.

"...oh yes... Vergil" Nevan continued. "What an exquisite devil he was... are you his..."

Dante interrupted her. "What!" He frowned and approached to Nero taking Nevan from his hands.

"Oh, don't be jealous darling, I'm only yours..." Nevan added.

"Get back in there!" Dante said as he put Nevan inside the chest. "Enough of Devil Arms!" He said bothered and pensive after both Devil Arms implied Nero was not a son of Sparda.

"She battled Vergil too?" Nero asked.

"How should I know? We were born the same day not went everywhere together" Dante said annoyed.

"Relax, I was just curious..." Nero said simply.

"Well, let's get this party started" Dante said relieved Nero didn't suspect anything. But should he? "We should do a little warm up, to begin with"

"Okay" Said Nero.

"Give me 25 push-ups!" Dante demanded.

"What's a push-up?" David wondered.

Dante put his hands at his hips and sighed facing down. "Show him, Nero"

"Why me? You are training him!" Nero complained.

"Because I'm the Master and you the apprentice, both of you are. Besides... you could use some training too, kid" Dante replied.

"Well, if I wanted to be someone's apprentice, I'd choose Vergil" Nero said simply. "He's better and faster with the sword"

Dante just raised an eyebrow. "He seems faster... maybe. But that's only because his sword is smaller and lighter" He said to defend himself. "But better, never!"

"You just don't want to accept Vergil is better than you in something" Nero retorted.

"I would, if he were really better than me in anything. Give him a gun and see how fast he can fire" Dante said cocky.

"Well, he's not a gunslinger as you are, but..." Nero said.

"Since when do you defend him anyway?" Dante wondered a little bothered.

"What? It's not that I..." Dante didn't even let Nero talk.

"I'm everything anyways, Swordmaster, Gunslinger, Master at Guarding and last but not least I'm the Master of Trickster style" Dante said showing off. "I'm the best Master anyone could ever wish for"

"And when are we starting?" David said desperate.

"After your warm up!" Dante replied. "I don't want you to end up all sore, then your mom will piss off at me"

"Okay" David said ready.

Nero gave up, so he showed David how to do push-ups and together they did the 25 Dante requested.

"Okay, now come here..." Dante said to both Nero and David as he stood beside the punch bag and punching ball. "You warm up with this Nero" He said referring to the punching ball. "Now you, little buddy..." He said to Dave. "...imagine this punching bag is uncle Nero and he stole all of your toys"

"He what!" David said suddenly enraged as he closed his hands into fists. A slight amount of electricity gathered in his fists.

"Wo, wo, hey! He said imagine, I never did such a thing!" Nero said as he started to draw back just as he saw David coming his way ready to punch him.

David's expression changed in a second and the electricity vanished. "Oh, okay..." He said embarrassed.

"Besides, you should hit the punch bag, not me" Nero retorted a little more calmed now.

"I'm sorry..." David said grinning innocently. "Show me how to do it dad"

"Alright" Dante gave him a little demonstration on how to punch and kick correctly. Although he warned him about not using all of his strength unless the situation required it. "Now, you try it"

David started punching the punch bag with both fists, but this time, no electricity flowed through his hands.

"Interesting..." Dante said pensive. "Is that all you got?" He said trying to provoke him and make him release all his power still somewhat dormant within him.

David got a little mad and started punching the bag faster and evidently harder. Dante placed behind the punch bag and held it while David kept hitting it. He finished with a flying kick packed in lightning. That last kick had been too strong that he tore down the punch bag.

"Well done, son!" Dante said proud. "Although, this is one of the main reasons why I told you not to use all of your strength unless it's necessary. Now I'm gonna have to fix this later" He said as he simply dropped it on the floor.

"I'm sorry dad" David said embarrassed.

"Don't worry, that was good. It helped me prove my theory" Dante said simply.

"What theory?" Nero wondered.

"He only uses his power when someone's in danger or pisses him off" Dante replied.

"That's obvious. That's what you're supposed to help him out with" Nero said.

"Okay" Dante ignored him and continued. "Can you Devil Trigger like you did when you saved mom?" He asked David.

"I don't know how I did that, I just did..." David said shyly.

Dante kept pensive for a moment.

"What's the matter Dante?" Nero asked serious. "You have no idea of how to awaken his demon, do you?" He whispered to Dante.

"The problem here kid, is not to awaken his demon, it's evident that it's already awake. The problem is to let it out"

"So, what now?" David asked innocently.

"Tell me Nero, do you remember how your demon awoke?" Dante asked curious.

"Well, actually, it wasn't so long ago. It was during the Fortuna incident, when I was near death. I had been stabbed several times by a massive sword, and I kept thinking of Kyrie and something inside of me kept me from giving up and this need for power filled my every pore. That's when my demon awoke" Nero said seriously.

"You sounded like Vergil for a moment" Dante mocked.

"Well, for some strange reason I don't have a demon form like yours or Vergil's or even David's..." Nero said.

"I know. Perhaps your true demon isn't yet awake. I've seen you in your Devil Trigger form and to be honest, everything about you always reminds me of Vergil, it made me even think that you..." Dante turned serious and stopped talking.

"That I what?" Nero wondered.

"Nothing. It's just a ridiculous thought I had back then" Dante said foolish.

"What about you, dad? How did your demon awake?" David wondered.

"Well, that was a very long time ago. I must have been around 18 maybe?" Dante said with a chuckle. "I was fighting your uncle Verge, it was a very even battle but somehow, he rid me from my sword and stabbed me with it, right through my stomach" He said intriguing.

"And then what?" David listened carefully.

"Then I bled out. I guess it was similar to your near death experience..." He said to Nero. "...suddenly my demon awoke, not letting me die. I felt my heart pounding very hard. They were my hands first what started changing their shape, switching from human to demon form constantly..." Dante's hands began switching shape from human to demon, as he told his story giving more feel to it, as if he were telling a ghost story. Nero and David surprised at the control Dante has over his demon. He walked slowly towards David. "...when suddenly, my entire body changed its shape into a demon!" He Devil Triggered completely and launched at David, scaring him and Nero, then he started tickling David from behind. "Overflowing with power!"

"Ahh!" David yelled. "Stop, stop!" He screamed and laughed.

Dante recovered his human form laughing. "Oh, you should've seen your faces!" He kept laughing.

"I didn't see that coming" Nero said excusing himself.

"That was so cool dad! Has mom seen you like that before?" David asked.

"Yeah, of course. Why?" Dante said controlling his laughter.

"Well you look quite scary..." David said hesitantly.

"Well that's the idea kiddo, to intimidate." Said Dante. "It's hard to intimidate your mom, though" He said pensive and remembering those times they've had sex in his Devil Trigger form.

"Was that story even true?" Nero wondered.

"Of course! Ask Vergil if you don't believe me" Dante said.

"So, you're saying I need to be stabbed by a sword to awaken my demon?" David wondered scared.

"Fortunately, not, son. Your demon has already awaken and one day, you'll be able to Devil Trigger at your own will, like me" Dante said.

"Cool! Teach me now!" David said excited. "Wait, am I gonna look as scary as you?" He asked Dante. "You saw me, right, uncle Nero?"

"Yeah, I did. And yes, you looked scary like your dad, although, in a smaller version" Nero said jokey.

"Okay, first things first. I think we should channel your power first. Once you are able to control it, then we jump onto the next level, alright?" Dante said simply.

David just nodded.

"I'll try to do it like I did with your mother" Dante said pensive. "Oh, I have an idea. Try with these" Dante said as he pulled out Ebony and Ivory from their holsters.

"Cool!" David said as he grabbed both of them.

"Try shooting" Dante said simple. "Oh, hold on" He turned on the target mechanism. "Try shooting at any target"

"Okay" David tried shooting, but both pistols just made a click noise. "Dad, they're not loaded" He complained slowly and a little down.

Dante approached to him. He took the guns from him and shot every target right at the center without even turning to look at them.

Both Nero and David were mouth agape.

"How did you do that?" David said surprised.

"I admit it. You're a Gunslinger Master" Nero said breathless.

"You still think you need bullets, kiddo?" Dante said slyly. He returned the guns to David. "Now concentrate" He crouched to Dave's level and guided him. "Close your eyes, take a deep breath..."

Nero just watched and learned.

"Tell me what you feel" Dante said.

"Should I feel something?" Dave said foolishly.

"Think on your power and try to channel it through the guns. Try to diverge it through your limbs..." Dante said simply but seriously.

"Dad, in English" David complained a little.

Dante just twisted his lips. "Just concentrate and imagine you gather all your power here" He said as he put a hand on David's core. "Do you feel it?"

Dave just nodded.

"Okay now, try to release it through all your limbs. Now pull the trigger..." Dante said slowly.

Nothing seemed to happen, when suddenly lightning began flowing through David's whole body. He pulled the trigger and shot lightning as bullets. Both shots pierced the targets leaving big holes in them and around every hole the target was burned in a large radius.

Dante surprised. "Wow! Well done son, that was quite impressive" He said as he approached to the targets and touched around the holes. The material disintegrated, carbonized. "Wouldn't like to get shot by your hand..."

"Was I really that good?" David said excited.

Dante moved to a side. "Yeah, amazing. I taught this to your mother as well, that's why she can shoot like me, and even though you share the same type of power, I had never seen something like this before"

Nero approached to Dante. "He's pretty strong, isn't he?"

Dante folded his arms feeling proud. "He's my son, you couldn't expect less"

Nero just grinned.

"Now, try again son. See if you can concentrate your power only in the guns and not all of your body" Dante said. "If only Goldstein were alive to craft a pair of pistols to my son..." Dante whispered.

"Who's Goldstein?" Nero wondered.

"The old lady who hand-crafted my beloved Ebony and Ivory" Dante retorted. "But she was murdered because of my fault"

"I'm sorry to hear that" Nero said.

Meanwhile, David tried to improve his new acquired skill. He kept practicing while Dante and Nero watched. After a while, Dante thought it might be useful to teach him some moves for combat. He started teaching him the basics for combat. To block, guard, punch, kick, some aerial moves and all channeling his power. Once he taught him the basics, he made Nero and David fight.

"But I'm not gonna attack him, Dante" Nero assured him.

"That's okay. It's just so he can test himself against a real enemy" Dante replied.

"Okay. C'mon!" Nero said to David, taunting him.

David launched at him directing punches and kicks. Nero just dodged every attack. He wasn't as fast yet.

"Try to channel your power through every limb now, son!" Dante yelled.

After a bit of struggle, David managed to channel his power and every hit and kick was now packed with lightning. Nero surprised and drew back from him. But the more he tried getting away, David got even closer. He surprised Nero with a trickster move, sliding back and forth and doing an uppercut packed with lightning which lifted Nero off the ground electrocuting him then smacking him onto the ground.

"Ha-ha!" Dante chuckled. "Definitely my son!"

Nero tried standing up but he felt strangely beaten. "Ahh-..." He complained and just laid on the floor, unable to move for a little while.

David ran towards Nero a bit concerned. "Are you okay, uncle Nero? Did I hit too hard?"

"No, that's okay. I'm just resting a little, you exhausted me" Nero said foolish and surprised with Dave's power. He wasn't even 5 yet.

"Got beaten by a little kid?" Dante mocked as he reached out his hand to help Nero up.

"He's no kid. He's a little devil!" Nero replied as he finally managed to stand up.

It was past six in the afternoon. The sun was slowly setting. An intense orange-reddish color filled the vast sky giving way to a starry night. The doors of the Devil May Cry shop suddenly opened before the nightfall.

Vergil walked in and surprised at the silence; there seemed to be no one around. He gave a few steps before finding Trish sleeping on a sofa. He stepped closer to her and crouched to her level. He was mere inches from her face when he called her name and slightly shook her shoulder. The dress she was wearing had rolled up a little bit, revealing her thighs, attracting Vergil's stare.

Suddenly Trish woke up, her vision was slightly blurry. "Dante?" She said sleepy as she wrapped her arms around Vergil's neck and reached her lips closer to his. "I missed you..." She whispered and kissed him softly, barely touching his lips. She breathed him in and perceived a different scent. She paralyzed for a moment, just like Vergil was. Her eyes opened widely, fully conscious now.

"I'm not..." Vergil hesitated. "...Dante"

"Vergil!" Trish said surprised as she let go of him and straightened up on the sofa a bit embarrassed. "I'm so sorry, I was more asleep than awake, I..."

"Don't worry, I understand" Vergil said serious, although quite caring.

"Did I kiss you?" Trish asked worried.

Vergil was speechless for a moment trying to mumble something but his mouth opened and his lips moved without uttering a single word. "Nothing happened... you barely touched my..."

Trish tried changing the subject. "Are you looking for Dante?"

"No" Vergil said simply and fast. "I'm actually looking for you"

"Me?" Trish wondered surprised. "Umm... okay. How can I help you? I'm all ears"

Vergil took a deep breath and sat next to her. "Trish..." He gave a second thought before really speaking. "... I think you're the only one who can help me out with this"

"What's wrong Vergil?" Trish wondered. She could perceive him troubled.

"You know... despite all the years I've been here, I'm still trying to accustom to this life. Nevertheless, I feel..." Vergil made a pause. "...I'm losing myself"

Trish was silent, paying attention to him, staring at him, although his stare was focused on that old wooden floor. She just let him vent all his frustration, let out everything he had been keeping inside for all these years.

"I feel that little by little I'm losing everything I used to be, that the more time passes I'm turning softer..." Vergil said serious.

"You feel you're becoming more human... is that what you're saying?" Trish asked serious but still with a caring tone.

"Yes..." Vergil said ashamed as he lowered his face even more.

"Vergil, you know..." Trish started saying. "...when I met Dante, it didn't take me too long to fall for him. I hated myself for what I was, who I was. His reason to live was to eliminate every single demon alive and I thought he would never love me because of my nature and all I ever wanted was to be human..." She just grinned and turned her look towards Vergil, trying to find his stare. "... I despised myself for who I was and how, why I was created. But the truth is..." She said, meeting Vergil's eyes finally. "...Dante loved me, in spite of my nature" She smiled. "Still he found in me the humanity no demon possesses, I developed human feelings, but in spite of all that, nature cannot be denied nor changed. I will always be a devil, no matter how human I feel"

"Well, the only difference is, you wanted to feel human" Vergil replied.

"What I'm trying to say Vergil, is that..." Trish said slowly. "...even if you feel more human now than before, you will always be a half-demon, that can never be changed"

"I wouldn't be too sure..." Vergil said suspiciously.

"What are you talking about?" Trish said confused.

"It's nothing. Don't listen to me" He said as he saw a picture on the center table. "Is this an ultrasound?" He asked as he took it and had a look at it.

"Yeah, yeah it is" Trish said emotionless. She noticed a change in his expression. "What?" She asked curious.

"You're having twins..." Vergil said surprised.

"Yes... we are" Trish replied simply after a sigh.

"You're not very excited, are you?" Vergil said it more as a fact than a question.

"Well, it's not that I'm not excited..." Trish said serious. "...it's just..." She squeezed her lips, closed her eyes and leant back on the sofa. "...let's just say that I'm going through the same you are"

"What do you mean?" Vergil wondered.

"I'm sick of this life Vergil, sick of being just a housewife. I'm a devil, I was made to kill. I thought I could soon get back to my old lifestyle with Dante, work with him, go hunt demons together, doing what I so much love, but now..." She sighed. "...I can't"

"I totally understand you" Vergil said serious then grinned.

"Lucky you if Lady gets pregnant you still get to go demon hunting" Trish said simply.

"That's not going to happen" Vergil said without hesitation.

Trish surprised. "Can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead" Vergil said.

"Do you love Lady?" Trish asked intrigued.

Vergil kept silent for a moment. "Let's just say that she's my reason to stay here"

"Fair enough" Trish replied.

"Although... at the same time, she's the reason why I feel more human" He said serious.

"Well, that shouldn't be bad" Trish said with a shrug.

"But it is to me" He said serious. "I lived so many years in hell and went through the most horrifying atrocities, that I feel I don't belong in this world, in this life of peacefulness"

"You want to leave behind all that makes you human?" Trish said hesitantly.

"I've done it before" Vergil replied.

"When you became Nelo Angelo?" Trish said.

"Yes" He said simply.

"Well, let me remind you, it was Mundus who stripped you of your human feelings and heart but not in its entirety, otherwise you wouldn't have reacted to Dante's amulet. That little essence that resided deep within you is what brought you back. Now imagine you rid yourself of all of your humanity. Have you considered what you would become? If you had no soul, no own will as Nelo Angelo, imagine if you were only demon"

Vergil kept silent for a moment. He knew Trish was right. But still, what remained the same was that feeling, that need for more power.

"Nero still has a part of me in his arm" He said careless.

"And you agreed that he kept it. In a way, it's his only demon trait. You wanna strip him of what makes him demon, you go ahead" Trish said careless. She knew that one of the things Dante and Vergil do share, is stubbornness. Once something sticks to their head, is hard to make them change their mind. "Just before you take any decision, think of all the people who love you and ask yourself, what if... put things on a balance..." She said as she stood up and headed to the kitchen.

Vergil just kept silent. "I need more power..." He whispered to himself.

"Nero's downstairs with Dante, why don't you go and rip his arm off!" Trish said upset.

Vergil's eyes opened widely, surprised that she got to listen. "Oh, c'mon Trish, I didn't tell you this so you'd be mad at me" Vergil complained as he stood up and went to the kitchen with her. "I'm not doing that" He added.

"Then stop thinking you need more power. You're a half-demon and that's what you will always be!" Trish said mad. "Why can't you accept that!"

"Relax woman!" Vergil said exasperated. "If I would've known you'd end up like this, I wouldn't have told you a thing!"

Trish took a deep breath. "I'm sorry, it's my hormones" She excused herself.

"By the way, do you know how Mundus became the Emperor of the Underworld?" Vergil asked curious.

"Yeah, why?" Trish said suspiciously.

"Nothing in particular. It just flashed my head" Vergil said simply.

Trish frowned. "Well, he ate the fruit from the Qliphoth tree, it gave him sovereign power to rule over all and..." She suddenly stopped talking. "... I know where this is going and no matter how bad you want it, it's impossible Vergil" She said. "The tree hasn't grown any fruit since your father put the seal between the two worlds. Even if it did, it only grows fruit every couple thousand years"

"I was not considering the thought..." Vergil excused himself. "I just wondered how powerful Sparda must have been to seal Mundus, who possessed sovereign power..." He lied and thought of Dante, and how did he manage to seal Mundus again. He knew Trish helped him, but was Trish's power that great? He stared at her and her apparent fragile form.

"Well, don't even think about it" Trish said anyway. "That would only bring chaos to the human world" She said after a deep breath. "Besides, you don't need such power" She added.

"Neither does Dante, and yet he possesses it" Vergil said thoughtlessly. He noticed Trish's annoyed face.

"If I say you're stronger than Dante, you'd stop in your pursuit of power?" Trish said.

"If you did, I wouldn't believe you, so don't bother" Vergil replied. "Don't say a word about this to Dante, okay?"

Trish just nodded.

"I'll go say hello to Dante and Nero" Vergil said simply.

"Thank you for what you did this morning" Trish said softly.

"I only did it for you and the kid" Vergil replied.

"Whatever reason it was, it shows you do care for others"

Vergil didn't reply and kept pensive, realizing that everyone kept reminding him of all he wanted to leave behind, every human feeling. He just headed downstairs to the basement. As he reached closer to the training room's door, he could hear as if an intense battle was held in there. He could feel an impressive power too. But it wasn't Dante's or Nero's. He confused and eagerly opened the door to find out. He surprised even more when he noticed the power he felt, was coming from little David. He saw him attacking Nero and even if he evaded almost every hit, when he was struck by one, it sent him straight to the ground. Then Dante got in the battle too, shouting David what to do and how to do it. Dante attacked him too, but David wasn't blocking too well yet. He collapsed on the floor.

"C'mon get up and fight back!" Dante yelled.

Suddenly Vergil remembered his past and the times when Sparda used to train them, but they weren't as young as David.

David certainly got upset and his body surrounded in lightning once again, surprising Vergil even more. He launched at Dante releasing all that lightning. It was a bit harder for Dante to evade it, for David directed it straight at him and from a very close range. But Dante could withstand that without a problem. Nero just sat up and watched the battle scene in front of him.

"Is that all you got?" Dante said cocky. "I thought you'd be stronger..."

Suddenly David managed to pull his Devil Trigger.

Dante just grinned devilishly while Vergil and Nero were mouth agape.

David yelled and tensed his entire body as it changed its shape into a demon, releasing a powerful golden aura that pushed them all back. His eyes turned a deep red and his whole body was surrounded by lightning and a powerful aura, and the expression on his face kept Dante pensive for a moment.

Dante realized, David possessed an incredible amount of power he couldn't control and that could be a problem. He stood up and yelled at David. "Don't let your demon control you, you control it!" He could tell by the look in his eyes that David's human side wasn't powerful enough to control his demon side.

David's body surrounded in lightning even more, it seemed to overflow with power, he simply released it nonstop without control. The basement filled with lightning flying all around everywhere. Nero, Dante and Vergil had to dodge all attacks to not get struck. It was then, when Dante noticed Vergil in the room.

"Don't let your demon control you! You have to be stronger than your demon! You have the conscience, not your demon!" Dante kept yelling agitated.

David seemed to struggle to control, he was breathing heavily, his eyes were still red and his expression seemed simply vicious. He launched at Dante; his moves were faster in his Devil Trigger form. Dante evaded all his moves though, but he surprised when David not only commanded lightning but fire as well.

"How can he have so much power? Where does it come from?" Vergil said surprised. Nero had been standing next to him since David Devil Triggered.

"I don't know, but it's incredible all the power he can muster..." Nero replied.

"He's only a kid, it's too much power for him" Vergil said still surprised and serious.

Dante moved behind David and restrained him. He held him to his chest while David struggled to set free. David's body tensed and released lightning through his hands.

"Listen to me, David!" Dante yelled as he had an idea. He walked towards the big mirrors at the corner of the room where he keeps all the training equipment. David started kicking and releasing lightning through every limb until Dante placed him before one of the mirrors. "Look at yourself!" He yelled as he let go of one of his arms and grabbed his face by the chin and turned it towards the mirror. David's growls ceased all of a sudden as he looked at himself and paralyzed. He seemed surprised and scared of himself at the same time, such, that he even released lightning at his reflection.

"I'm hideous!" David yelled in his demonic husky voice but it still sounded childish.

As Dante expected. David's lightning reflected at the mirror and was sent back straight at them. But just in time, he turned and with David still in his arms, he received the attack. "Ugh..." He complained a little as he was struck and he fell on his back.

David returned to his human form on Dante's chest. "Are you okay, dad?" He asked worried.

"You are strong, kiddo..." Dante said breathless as he lifted his head a little to speak and then just laid back on the ground exhausted.

"I am?" David wondered. "Did I do this to you?"

"You don't remember, huh?" Dante said as he took a deep breath.

"A little..." David said hesitantly.

"You still got a lot to learn kid. I think you're too young to control... it's a lot of power for someone your size" Dante said as he sat up with little David on his lap.

"But I think I can control it now!" David said as he just gathered some lightning in his hands.

Dante surprised. "Hmm..." He seemed pensive. "It seems..." But suddenly the lightning slipped from his hand straight into Dante's chest. "...not" He laid down on the floor again with David still on his lap.

Suddenly Trish walked in to the training room. "What's all that fuss about!" She approached to Dante. "What did you do to my baby?" She asked as she picked up David and held him to her chest.

Dante sat up. "What!" He said surprised. "Baby? Look at what your baby did to me..." He said as he stood up and showed her his torn clothes. "...he almost wrecked the entire place, babe" He complained.

"And whose idea was it?" Trish said.

"Yours!" Dante kept complaining.

"As if you didn't want to" Trish replied.

"Well yeah, but he needs to learn to control first" Said Dante.

"But I'm controlling now dad, look, look..." David said as he gathered lightning again in his hands, he kept it for a moment and then just made it disappear. "See?"

"Yeah well. But I bet if it was I who was carrying ya, you'd strike me with it" Dante said cocky.

David just giggled. "Yeah, maybe... but it'd be just for fun"

"Fun?" Dante complained. "There's no fun in that"

"Not for you..." David giggled.

"Oh, you little..." Dante said under his breath as he approached to him to tickle him but Trish moved away.

"Well, it's enough training for today. Why don't we all go upstairs? You must be thirsty and starving" Trish said as she headed to the door with David still in her arms.

"Are we having pizza again!" David said excited.

"Again?" Both Trish and Nero replied.

"I agree with the kid, so it's a tie. So, Verge, you decide" Dante said glaring at Vergil.

Vergil turned to look at Dante, then at Trish, both glared at him. Then little David pleaded with an expression of tenderness. He just annoyed and turned from them. "Why should I care? Order a pizza and whatever Trish wants" He said careless. "Problem solved"

"You can never choose a side, can ya?" Dante said cocky.

"If I did, you wouldn't be pleased" Vergil replied.

"And since when do you care?" Dante retorted.

"I don't..." Vergil continued.

"Well, relax you guys, let's go upstairs" Nero said before they'd start up a fight.

Trish ordered the pizza and since she didn't want to order something else, she just ordered the flavor she wanted.

Nero and David were in the kitchen with Trish, helping her set the table, while they waited for the pizza to arrive.

"I like pizza, but twice a day..." Nero complained. "I won't be eating pizza for a while after this"

Dante had come in to the kitchen to get a drink.

"Living with these two, you get used to it" Trish said after Dante gave her a peck on the lips.

Dante went back to the living room with Vergil.

"I bet..." Nero replied with a grin.

Vergil was sitting on the left corner of the large sofa. Dante approached to him and sat at the other end. He threw a can at him, which he caught without even knowing what it was. Dante opened up a beer and gave it a sip, while Vergil turned to look at him and complained.

"Why do you bring me this shit! I'm not fond of beer" Vergil complained.

"Did you even have a look at the damn thing? It's a juice, you smartass" Dante said as he kept drinking.

Vergil didn't reply and just opened the can. He had a sip of the drink quietly.

"So, what brought you here at this hour?" Dante asked suspiciously. "You didn't regret about the money, did ya? 'Cause I ain't giving it back"

"I told you I don't care about the money" Vergil said simply.

"What is it then?" Dante wondered.

"I was just passing by..." Vergil said intriguing.

"Right..." Dante Said dubiously. "So, you're in troubles too, huh?"

Vergil just raised an eyebrow as he glimpsed at Dante and kept drinking.

"You had a fight with Lady?" Dante asked. "Or you're breaking your head with existentialism, or perhaps your demon side is asking for more power, again?"

"Why don't you shut your mouth" Vergil said seriously. He realized he would never speak with Dante about anything serious for he just takes everything as a joke. "I cannot understand how Trish bears to live with you"

"I keep her satisfied" Dante said simply.

"Did I ask?" Vergil said cocky.

"You wondered" Dante replied as suddenly someone knocked on the door. He went to get it and received two large pizza boxes. He paid to the delivery guy for once, and shut the door with his boot. He went straight to the kitchen and put the boxes over the kitchen table. He sat at the head of the table followed by David and Nero.

Trish called Vergil. He went to the kitchen but he replied he wasn't hungry. Trish just stood beside Dante, when excited, David opened up a pizza box.

"Pineapple on a pizza?" David complained.

"Oh..." Dante said pensive. "... that brings me back delightful memories..."

"I knew it would" Trish said slyly as Dante wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her closer into a kiss.

"Wo, wo, don't get too frisky, we're at the table, and there's kids around!" Nero said jokey.

"Kids?" Dante wondered confused as he parted his lips from Trish's. "Oh yeah, you're a kid too" He mocked.

Vergil grinned. He was standing behind them, leaning against the countertop, just watching them, how they all laughed and enjoyed themselves.

Dante glimpsed at Vergil by the corner of his eye. "C'mon bro, have a slice of pizza"

"I'm fine" Said Vergil.

"C'mon, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. It's rare I offer of my pizza to anyone..." Dante replied.

Trish grabbed a slice and put it on a plate. She approached to Vergil.

"You surely don't like the flavor" Vergil retorted.

"C'mon Vergil, just give it a try, it's my favorite" Trish said as she held the slice in front of his face to feed him.

Vergil surprised at Trish and noticed Dante's face of annoyance and jealousy when Trish tried to feed him in the mouth. So, he just grinned and let Trish do it, just to piss Dante off. He gave it a bite and instantly raised an eyebrow. "It's very good, actually"

Trish left the slice of pizza over the plate. "C'mon, come sit with us" She put the plate on the other head of the table.

Dante had to keep his jealousy for himself. They all finished with the pizzas and enjoyed themselves for a while, until it was time to go. Nero said goodbye and left followed by Vergil. Nero got on his bike and started it while Vergil stared at him pensive.

Dante, Trish and David, watched them from the doors. Vergil stood at the first step when Nero brought him back from his thoughts.

"You okay, bro?" Nero asked.

"Just... fine" He said with a sigh as he moved again going down the few steps.

"I'll see you later then!" Nero speeded up and waved goodbye as he disappeared in the distance.

"Need a ride?" Dante asked Vergil.

"No, I'm fine. I want to walk..." Vergil replied as he started walking away, but fine he was not. He wanted time to think before he'd arrive back home. He needed to settle his mind.

"What's wrong with uncle Verge?" David asked.

Trish kept silent, thinking if she should tell Dante what she talked to him or not.

"Who knows. Not even I know what weird roots grow inside his crazy head" Dante said after a sigh.

David turned to look at him confused. "Roots? In his head?"

"It's just a metaphor" Said Dante.

"What's a metaphor?" David replied.

"I don't know..." He said foolish. "I just meant his head is as tangled as some old twisted tree roots"

Trish's eyes opened widely. She seemed nervous all of a sudden.

"You okay babe? You look tense" Dante asked.

"Yeah, just fine" She said as she faked a smile and swallowed that lump in her throat.

Vergil arrived home after a long walk. His wandering thoughts couldn't leave him alone but he opened the door and saw Lady there waiting for him.

"Vergil!" She said relieved to see him. "Are you okay?" She asked. Somehow, something inside her told her that something was just not right.

"Just... fine" He said coldly. He wondered why everyone kept asking him the same. Was he that obvious?

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AN: so here it begins. I will try to keep this story following what really happened adding a few other things, changing some others. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, please let me know in a review. Thank you for reading, till next chap.