The Catalyst

Chapter XXV: Not Over Yet

As Dante opened his eyes, he saw the light of morning come in through the window. He looked beside him to see Layla still there laying next to him. He sat on the side of his bed. The scratches on his back(that were newly added) shown in the morning sun. Dante got up and put his shirt on. He looked at Layla who was soundly asleep in the bed still. "I should wake her." Dante thought. Ad he went over to awake his lover he heard a ringing sound come from his closest. He turned around and opened it to find Arno standing in there. "Dante. I see you had fun last night." Dante looked behind him and nodded. "But anyways, we need to talk." Arno said.

"What about?" Dante asked. "You're not done yet. The Saints are still alive and well, working to screw up more of the world." Arno said. Dante looked behind him as Layla flipped over to her other side. "But....Layla..." Dante whispered. Arno grabbed Dante's arm and pointed at the symbol. "You made a vow Dante. You must uphold it." Dante sighed and grabbed his hoodie. "Alright. Than who is next? Is he or she close by?" Dante said. "Fairly close. You can get there before the sun fully rises and be back by the time it does." Arno said. "Well what are we waiting for? Tell me who." Dante said

Drake was the name Arno told Dante. Dante was grabbed his bike and rode to the location Arno showed him. It was a mansion. The only mansion in town. It was own my multi-millionaire Drake Rodgers. The way Drake became a millionaire was not relivent to Dante. But Dante rode up and hid his bike in the woods as he looked for a way to get in.

Dante was soon inside the mansion. As soon as he hit the floor of it he was lost. The place was big and he had no idea where this man could be. He soon found out that Drake was awake and in the bathroom. "Oh shit." Dante said quietly. He than turned the corner and hid inside a room with many boxes in it. As Drake came out of the bathroom Dante followed in stealth. Dante took his chance and stabbed Drake in the back of the head. Dante stood up and began to feel dizzy. He looked down and saw the silhouette of Dark Dante smile at him. Dante shook his head and grabbed his knife from the dead body and got out of the mansion.

Dante than made his way back to his house where Layla still layed. The sun was about halfway over the horizon. Dante pedaled faster and soon got to his house. Jay was gone and he headed up to his room. Layla was still in bed. He took of his hoodie and put it on the coat rack and layed his knife on his desk. He went over to Layla and bent over and kissed her on the forehead. As he walked away for a moment to take his shirt off Layla opened her eyes and smiled. "Goodmorning baby." Dante heard. Dante turned around and went to kiss Layla again. "Goodmorning beutiful." He said. "How long have you been up?" Layla asked. "Oh you know." Dante said. "A few minutes..."