Fighting Through the Air of Darkness

Mission 22- The Wings of Time!

        Annabelle opened her eyes to see the sun begin to shine though the window as she yawned. She looked over to the other side of the room to see Akira was gone, making her think she must've went to Dante to help her sleep. 'He always was her little guardian', she thought, 'real or not' She changed into her outfit and walked past Dante's room, only to stop and look at the door. She shook her head and continued on, unbeknownst to her of what the two did last night. Once she reached the kitchen she saw Lady and said, "Morning" Lady glanced over and said, "Early bird aren't you" "Akira always said that too", Annabelle replied, "Besides it's like they say, 'The early bird gets the worm'" They laughed at her comment when Lady asked, "How are you feeling?" "Good, I guess", Annabelle said, "Vergil hit me pretty hard"

   "I can tell. You cared about him that much, huh?"

    "Is it that obvious?"

    "Well, considering you and Akira are from a different world that thinks all of this is fake…yeah"

        Annabelle just smiled but it faded as she said, "I saw him last night though" "You saw who last night?", Dante's voice said, causing the two to look at him, seeing he was shirtless as always, and wearing his coat, pants, and boots . "Well, good morning to you too", Lady said. Akira stood beside him wearing the pajamas Lady offered her and asked, "Ann, who did you see?" Annabelle was silent then said, "I saw Vergil. He was telling me to leave this world and to go back to where we came from Akira" "My brother's usually not the type to just say those things out of the blue", Dante said crossing his arms, "So why would he go out of his way to tell you something if it meant going back to your world?" Annabelle was silent as she looked down, making Akira say, "Ann, what's wrong? Something must've happened" Annabelle looked at her and said, "He told me that Mundus was after me, for my ice powers. He wants them so he could somehow freeze this world. No one would survive, not even Dante would survive" Akira, Lady and Dante's eyes widened as she continued, "He also said that Arkham may have a book that could possibly contain a way to get home" "If Lady's old man had something like that, where could we find it?", Dante asked. "I have an idea", Lady said, causing everyone to look at her, "Dante and I could go out hunting and you two go into my father's library and see what you can find"

        "It sounds like a straight-forward plan", Akira said, "To be honest, have you seen how big it is or even been in it, Lady?" "Well", Dante said, "we won't know until we get a move on" After breakfast, Akira changed into her outfit and once she was ready, she walked to the door and opened it, hurrying down the stairs and met Dante by the door. He stood there and watched her run up to him as he embraced Akira, kissing her on the lips, before breaking them and saying, "Be careful in there. Who knows what you may find in there" "You as well", Akira said, "Come back in one piece" Dante chuckled and kissed her forehead as Lady yelled at him to hurry up. Annabelle stood on the stairs and thought, 'Vergil was right, he must've marked her. But why? What does the mark mean?' She placed her hand where the claw marks were on her collarbone as she continued to think, 'Vergil knew something that I don't, but what was it exactly? Did he want me to figure it out on my own. He said his father did it to his mother, but maybe once I get into Arkham's library I'll find out what he knows and how to get home'

        "Alright, now how are we going to get inside of that library?" Akira said as she glances up the building. "I got a way, but it does have to deal with your fire powers and some gunpowder." Annabelle pulls out a old pistol that was passed down throughout her family generations. "Why did you carry that and how is it here with us?" Akira asked with curiosity. "I might as well brought it just in case. Now all I have to do is to remove this gun powder and..." Annabelle signaled Akira to use her powers, which she did, "Alright!" *KA-BOOOM!* They're inside the library which was a bit bigger then they imagined. "Alright, so you check one side, I'll check the other." Annabelle said.

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        Hours later, Annabelle finally saw a book that was raised up high and it looked just like one of the old games that she used to play back in the real world. "Tada!" She said with a smile on her face, but it quickly faded as she remembered what Vergil told her about the mark on her collarbone. She opened up the book to find the page that she was looking for. "'When one of the demons cast out their love mark, their lover will be their mate for the rest of their life. It would mean the demon has found their soul mate and would be with that person for all eternity'. Well...that escalated quickly..." Annabelle said with a nervous laughter. Akira walks slowly to the side, only to catch the mark that was once left by Vergil. "Anna, is that a mark?", she asked. Annabelle closes the book fast and turns around nervously. "Maybe. Yes", she said with a scared tone. "You're Vergil's mate" Annabelle got up and pointed at Akira's mark, "You're Dante's mate." Then seconds later the two laughed, "My what a hoot", Akira laughed, but then the ground started to shake and revels to open. "And this is where we run for our lives", Annabelle said with a nervous laughter. "Yeah, let's go!"

        The months had passed and Akira and Annabelle soon went by different aliases, Annabelle went by the name Elsa and Akira went by her mother's name Lauren. Dante told them it would be better to do that as he went by the name Tony Redgrave, so demons don't try to attack them while his shop was being rebuilt. Dante gave Akira a 22. caliber pistol that had the words, "The Girl on Fire" engraved onto it in small, but readable writing.

        Meanwhile back at Lady's home, Annabelle was greeted by a strange stranger. "Who's this?" She asked. "His name is Gliver", Akira said, though she already knew who Gliver really is, but for Annabelle's surprise, she kept her mouth shut. "It's a pleasure to meet such a beautiful lady", Gliver said to Annabelle, taking her hand and kissing it. Annabelle blushes. "So, who's up to go down to the bar? Drinks are on me!", Dante shouted with glee, causing Akira to roll her eyes and followed him in case he got into trouble, but Annabelle doesn't drink, so she stayed home; however, Gliver did as well. Ten o'clock arrived and Annabelle and Gliver were sitting on the couch just looking at the surroundings. "So, umm, how did Tony met you?" She asked. Gliver crossed his arms and chuckled softly, "Very funny, Annabelle, but you know who I am. See?" Annabelle gasped that Gliver knew her real name as he ripped his bandages off to revel the one and only Vergil. Annabelle jumped on him in a blissful mood, and Vergil wrapped his arms around her waist as the two fell backward onto the couch. Leaving Annabelle to be on the bottom while Vergil being on top of her. "Well, now isn't this a blissful evening between us two?", he whispered into her ear with a slight smirk. Annabelle smiled and placed her hands on his face, "Why yes; however, this night will be the night that we'll never forget." And throughout that night was the night of love for those two, until Dante came in drunk off his butt and fell asleep on the floor along with Akira dragging his butt into his bed, but that was the night that Annabelle will never forget, but on the next day, something majorly starts to change.

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Ok so I never do this but I'm gonna tell you guys a quick update and what someone on my Fanfiction said in a comment and want your opinion and it got me upset. So after I posted chapter 21, someone said that the marking ruined the story and that "Dante owned Akira" If the person read what Vergil did, he did the same thing but differently. According to some legends, demons depending on what the demon is, have mating seasons or heat, whatever you want to call it. So tell me if it was a bad idea or a good idea. I'll update soon