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"This is the place." I told Nero, and he pulled over the humvee in a dark deserted alley in front of a run-down building, and he stepped out. I turned around and woke Delila up and then we climbed out too. "Devil May Cry? Weird name your friend picked for a business." Nero noted, looking at the sign as we walked to the entrance. "Ya....he's definitely weird....in more ways than one...." I added, and we stepped through the doors into Dante's place.

Dante was in the corner of the room. He must be training, because he was swinging his sword around and shooting his guns off at a target on the wall while music played from the jukebox....that "Hey Ya" song by Outkast, if I'm not mistaken. "Yo, Dante!" I said as we came through the doors. He put his weapons away and turned around to greet us, but then he stopped dead in his tracks, and stared at Nero for a very long moment. Feeling uncomfortable, Nero tried to make conversation. "Uuhhh...hi. Dante, was it?" Nero said, reaching out his normal hand to shake Dante's. Dante didn't move for the longest time. But then, he suddenly burst out in a loud, excited, booming yell. "NERO!!!" Everybody looked at Dante confusingly. "Get that hand away! Give me a hug boy!" and Dante through himself around Nero in a giant hug. Nero's eye's grew huge when Dante suddenly "attacked" him, and he just stood the confused as this man hugged him. "Umm....is he always like this?" he asked as Dante laughed and pulled away, but then came in for another hug. "Umm....I don't know...this is a first. And I didn't know he knew." I recalled from when Dante burst out with Nero's name before he said it. "No...we don't know each other! This is the first time I've met your friend." Nero replied.

Dante pulled away and smiled. "What? Don't tell me you don't remember your Old Man!! Come on, give your dad another hug! Tell me, how's my boy been all these years?" Nero immediately pulled away from him and we all stood together staring at Dante in complete shock. I'm almost completely sure all three of our mouths dropped."DAD?! SON?! WHAT THE HECK'S GOING ON HERE?!?!?!?!" I shouted. "Ya...what was that about Dante?!" Delila added. Nero became enraged while we were still mulling over what Dante had said. "YOU CAN'T BE MY FATHER!!! YOU JUST CAN'T!! Besides, you may look like me, but you're practically the same age as me! There's no way!!! It's just not physically possible!!" Nero raved as he glared at the man who was calling him son. "Ha ha ha ha! You make me laugh boy! Don't let looks deceive you! I'm really two thousand years old! I'd expect that you knew that!" Dante just smiled like this was all nothing. Nero stared in aww at this. "TWO THOUSAND?!?! There's no possible way!!!!" Nero detested. Dante laughed at this. "Didn't your mother tell you anything about your Old Man? I'm a demon of course! And apparently you've got you're Daddy's powers along with your Daddy's looks." Dante noted, pointing at Nero's transformed arm. Nero covered his transformed arm and turned away from him. I could tell that he was crying. "So....you're....really....my father?" Nero choked through his silent sobbing. "In the flesh." Dante continued to smile. Then Nero's voice got really soft and quiet. "So if....you're really....my father...." Nero paused for a moment. But then he suddenly turned back around, faced Dante, and burst out screaming.... THEN HOW COME YOU WERE NEVER THERE?!?!?!" I could see big fat tears rolling down Nero's face....Poor kid...this must be so hard for him. "Simple kid, it's not like I was gonna stick around forever you know. I have a job to keep you, your mother...everyone safe. I travel the world killing creatures that escape from the demonic world that threaten the human society. I can't protect the people if I'm stuck at home with a kid....but I'm here now, and I promise, I'll make it up to you in any way possible." Dante said. Funny...he actually sounded sincere when he said that...Nero stood there thinking for a very long time....but then he nodded. And seeing his son was ok with him now, Dante went in and hugged Nero, and this time, Nero returned it.

"Wow.....this is so great....a father son reunion after so many years...it makes me feel all fuzzy inside." Delila said as she smiled at the two's embrace. "It's a Kodak moment." I added with a witty banter. Wow...I'm on a roll with this witty banter stuff!! First the road and now here. Nobody can stop the almighty Lord of Witty Banter!! Me!! MWAHAHA!!!

After the two finally let go of each other, we all sat down and started talking...but after about five minutes, I realized something....and became furious with Dante. "Dante, sorry to break up your little reunion here, but I need to talk to you, in private." I said as I stood up and grabbed his arm. "Sure thing babe." he said as he got up. "And I thought I told you not to call me that!" I said, gritting my teeth. Then I dragged him into the back room.

"So what'd you want to talk about?" Dante said after entering the room. I closed the door behind me...and locked it. I saw a little glimpse of fear in his eye when I locked it. And he had all the right to. I shoved him against the wall, and whispered so the others outside couldn't here. "You never told me you had a son!!!" I glared at him angrily.Dante stared blankly at me. "Ya, so? What about it?" I punched him in the gut. "So?! SO?! On that night, you know that night you were training me? When you......you know.....I assumed you were available! But now I find out you have a wife and son?! How could you cheat on her like that?! If I'd known in the first place, I wouldn't have put myself in that situation!!!" I whispered furiously. My fists tightened even more with rage. Dante stood there smirking as he rubbed his sore chest that I hit. "Hey, I'm two thousand years old Babe! I gotta have a little variety once in a while. You know what I'm saying?" He said casually as if it was no big deal. I became infuriated now, and I kicked him in the face. Dante stumbled to the side, rubbing his jaw. "Jeezum! What's your problem?!" he said as he moved his jaw around to make sure it was ok. "Is there anyone else that I should know about that you're not telling me?!" I asked. I was shaking with rage. "Trish and Lady come by here all the time, they're my "business partners" for part of the word. They help me hunt down creatures, but they're good buds of mine. I can introduce you sometime if you want." He smiled like this was a nice little chat. My jaw was gaping at this. "WHO THE HECK DOES HE THINK HE IS?!?!" I didn't realize it, but I was now growling, blinded with fury. Then something occurred to me. "Wait Kimiko! If you continue to be this enraged, you might transform again!" So instead of pounding the crap out of Dante, I closed my eyes and breathed deeply for a few seconds...."Look Dante, in my friends' and my current situation, we can't go home, and we have no place to go. So can we stay with you for the time being?" I forced out of my teeth. Dante gave a sly grin. "Sure thing babe! Mi casa es su casa...or what-not." I winced angrily at the mention of 'babe.' "Good....but listen closely and don't talk, because there's no changing my mind with what I'm going to say. Once Delila and I can go home again.......I'll never come back. I don't ever want to see you again! You understand?!" I glared with such rage, I swear that both of us felt like I was seeing into his soul. Dante just stared at me for the longest time. I could see his expression start to sadden. He looked away from me. "Ya....sure....whatever...." he said in a depressed tone. And with that, I unlocked the door and left the room, leaving him in there to sulk.

"So, what did you talk to Dante about?" Delila asked when I finally emerged from the room. "Dante's going to let us shack up here for the night, but Delila, you and I will head out in the morning to see our current position on our home situation. Nero, I can understand if you want to stay and catch up with your long lost Daddy over there, so I assume you won't be joining us." I said, trying to conceal my anger. They both nodded in agreement. Dante had finally come out of the back room, though he stayed on the other side of the room, keeping his distance from me. "Well...It's getting late. I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to bed." I said. And I went to the closet to the left and pulled out a fold up cot. I opened it and set it on the floor, and hopped on. I turned my body so I was facing away from Dante, and I shut my eyes tight. I didn't want to remember a single moment of it. So I lay there with my eyes shut, hoping I'd forget my troubles when I began to dream.