Another Universe 2023 Version

3.

While Nero walks left to right scratching his chin in confusion V leans onto his cane. "So who exactly are you, Y/n?" Y/n shrugs in response. "You already know my name."
Suddenly the touch of fabric makes Y/n twitch in surprise. The curly haired woman known as Nico smiles at Y/n. "You must be cold."
"I'm more confused than cold", Y/n sighs.

"Why were you with Urizen", V continues to ask.
"I already told you, I don't know! One moment I was sitting on my bed and playing a game the next I get sucked into some portal."
Nero finally stops walking and looks at the young girl.

"This different universe thing won't do you any good", He says definitely annoyed by this conversation. "Just tell us the truth already!"
"I'm serious!" Y/n jumps up from her seat in anger. "You know how Yamato can create portals. I know you know!"

Nero looks at her confused but not completely thoughtless. When that demon took his arm, he saw the portal.

"What do you mean", He asks carefully. Y/n sighs once again. "Urizen somehow managed to create a portal to my world and drag me into yours."
V carefully places his hand onto Y/n's shoulder to calm her. "She's right", He says his eyes staring into Y/n's. "If Urizen has stolen Yamato then her story might be correct."

"Finally", Y/n exclaims.

Nero sighs. "So, if you're from another universe... what exactly are you."
"I'm human, obviously. College student."
Nero raises an eyebrow and crosses his arms in front of his chest. "How old are you?"
"23." Nero looks over to V and Nico who only nod. They know that Y/n has nowhere else to go. She has to stay.
"Okay then, Y/n", He starts as he walks towards the young woman in front of him. "Wash up and get some rest. Your clothes are full of blood, Nico can lend you some. I'll go make you some food."

Without another word Nero leaves the van with V by his side, heading straight inside the house they call their headquarters.

"Boys", Nico says shaking her head. "Let's get you cleaned up, hun." Both women leave the van and head inside as well.

After Nico showed Y/n the shower she storms off again to go look for clothes.
Again, not really having any other choice Y/n strips off her bloody clothes and gets into the shower. She can't even relax even with the water running down her body at a perfect temperature.

If this universe is build like the game then she still has one month until the real thing. Dante will return and V will fuze with Urizen... Vergil.

All these questions hurt her head. What will happen to her universe? No one knows where she is, would anyone even care?

As the water finally runs clear Y/n dries herself and finds clothes outside the bathroom door. To her surprise they are short and exposing. Of course, women in the Devil May Cry game rarely are completely covered. Especially if these are Nico's clothes.

After squeezing herself into the clothes Y/n leaves the bathroom only to run right into Nico and Nero. "I see those clothes fit perfectly", Nico says with a grin. "This is really uncomfortable", Y/n mumbles as she can't stop tugging at the short clothes.
"Oh, shush or would you rather raid Nero's closet?"
"Hey!"
"We definetily have to brush that hair." As Nico leaves the two to look for a hairbrush Nero looks at Y/n's clothes and body. "If you need a shirt or something... you can have one", He suddenly says. Y/n only looks at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Why?"
"Just incase." Y/n hums. „Thanks, I guess."
"Come with me, I made you some food." Y/n silently follows after Nero into the kitchen where she finds a plate with cooked beans and bread.

"Eat", He says as he sits down at the table next to her. Hesitantly Y/n sits down next to him and starts to eat the food. In the corner of her eye she can see him looking at her naked thighs. "Stop looking, perv."
"Oh, yeah, sorry", He stutters. His guard broke. "Man, if Kyrie saw that she'd probably kill you", Y/n laughs. "Yeah, wait. How do you know about her?"

Y/n chokes on her beans, she almost also let her guard down. "Nico... mentioned her", She tries to save herself and Nero proceeds to shrug it off. "Kyrie and I aren't a thing anymore, did she tell you that?"

Y/n watches as his gaze darkens. "Sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up", Y/n immediately apologizes and puts down her fork. "It's okay, weirdo." Y/n's eyes shoot up to look at Nero. "What did you just call me?" He only shrugs innocently. "What? You mean weirdo?"

"That's such a high school level insult", She laughs. "Not as bad as dead weight though."
"Hey, I don't care what you call me as long as it's not dead weight." Y/n laughs even louder.

A laugh that suddenly seems so familiar to Nero, he heard it before. Even now in this light her face seems familiar, as if he saw her somewhere before.

Her laughter is suddenly interrupted as a hairbrush appears in front of her face. "Let's brush that mane." Nero watches as Nico starts to brush through Y/n's hair. He's surprised how beautiful her hair looks now, so shiny and soft. "Now you look presentable."
"Hey!"

Nero then leans forward and pushes the plate closer to Y/n. "Eat up. You need your strength."