Hiding In Plain Sight

Too Much

It was now night time and Dante sat in the meadows with his date, Sarai, thinking about what happened earlier on with those witches. What did they mean when they said he was a key and what hid behind the locks they were so eager to unlock. "You're cute when you think too much." The blue eyed blonde said earning a light laugh.

"Sorry I just have a little too much on my mind................." he trailed off.

"You know what always cheers me up? The stars, just looking at them makes me feel at ease and at home ya know." she said staring up with her date. Dante finally found a girl who wasn't annoying and didn't want rape him, the feeling was odd cause he was use to the New Salem females swooning over him but he just embraced fuzzy new feeling at gaze at the stars till he heard a light growl behind him.

"Nathanael stop being a creep and get out here." Dante called. Nathanael sauntered over to them with an Asian looking boy in a white kimono around Dante's height with brown eyes. He is trying to replace me? Dante thought but shoved it aside cause he didn't want to come off as jealous. "Who's the new toy?" Dante asked bluntly earning a playful punch from Sarai and a glare from the Asian.

"My name is Shiro and I'm not his toy, we're seeing each other."

"Don't worry about my little man right here." Sarai comforted. "He's just a bit grouchy."

The couples were now sitting in the grass staring up at the skies as the stars twinkled and the waxing moon illuminated the meadow floors. They started making conversation, talking about there likes and dislikes, favorites and other bullshit till Shiro asked really good question. 'What you look for in a partner?'

"Well......." Sarai started. "He needs to be a good listener, a good cook, strong, cute and funny and has money."

"Well you're in for a shocker if that's what you're looking for." Dante joked making everyone laugh. " My woman." Dante commenced putting emphasis on woman hoping that Nathanael got the gist. "Should just be herself. That's all I'll ever ask from her." he continued to say and with that Sarai was all over him trailing kisses and groping him earning deadly glares from wolf.

"Ahem I'm thirsty." Nathanael interrupted. "Oh I brought some bourbon, if you want some?" Sarai pulled a bottle from behind her. Dante's face blanked in confusion, that wasn't there he thought.

"No I'm okay. I'm not a bourbon kinda guy." Nathanael then started talking about what he wanted in his other half and he basically described Dante's personality causing him to groan in annoyance.

"Are you sure? I promise you'll like it." Sarai spoke up making reference to the bourbon but he refused again.

"Don't worry I'll drink it for him." Shiro said taking up the bottle, he brought it up to his head and his eyes flashed a bright orange but no one saw.  He began sniffing the bottle suspiciously . "What's in this?" he asked cautiously.

"It's just bourbon." Sarai said looking at him weirdly. Dante began looking at him weirdly too, there was something different about him all of a sudden. Dark clouds began rolling in but the sky was still pretty clear.

"Let me taste that." Dante grabbed the bottle and took a mouth full and his mouth started to sizzle like acid was on it. "What did you do to him?!" Nathanael crawled over to Sarai with glowing eyes but she disappeared.

Shiro rushed over to Dante asking him if he was okay. "What the fuck do you think Mr. Asian?" Dante hissed in pain at his now bloody mouth. "Hold on, keep steady." Shiro held on to Dante's shoulders and his wounds rapidly began to heal. "What are you?" Dante asked feeling his now fully healed lips.

"Where are you?!" Nathanael screamed into the night trying to find her scent but she was long gone. The wolf turned around to see the asian's eyes glowing a bright sparkly orange, he quickly ran to Dante's side pushing Shiro to the ground. "Stay away from him." he growled. 

"I'm not going hu-" Shiro was cut off by Nathanael swinging at him furiously but Shiro dodged all of them effortlessly then roundhouse kicked him a feet back. "I wasn't trying to hurt him, just listen to me." Shiro begged but Nathanael was too blinded by rage to hear anything. Nathanael ran at a blinding speed behind Shiro and bit into his neck causing to wail in pain. Shiro bursted into a flock of crows and then reappeared beside Dante. "Aren't you going to tell him I'm not the enemy?" Shiro asked.

"Okay okay, back it up Fido. He's not the enemy." Dante said still staring at Shiro. "But that doesn't mean we won't capture him." and with that the wolf tackled the Asian.

Meanwhile in Gloire..........

Eden laid naked in Dante's bed with two dead royal guards. After throwing Bastian out, she was now completely alone and turned to dark magic for comfort. She chanted over the bodies and as they started thrash to around she sprinkled ash and salt on them. "To dirt and ash you shall dissolve until you hear your master's call." The bodies then bursted into ash and dirt and flew out the window.

"Impressive..........." a voice praised, it was clearly female but there was no one in the room, it was just Eden and countless lit candles.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Eden asked bluntly. She already figured that the female who was in the room was astral projecting and already knew exactly where she was . "If you're looking for Bastian I suggest you walk down 'Filthy Whore' street and turn left on 'Herpes' lane, I'm certain he'll be there." she monotoned.

"Oh my dear, you're hurt. Tell me all about it." the unknown woman cooed.

"I like to know the names of the people I tell my business."

"And you shall in due time my child but until then you will prepare yourself for YOUR master's call, and with you on our side he will return once more and create paradise on Earth with the witches ruling by his side. Hone your skills little one for there will be trials heading your way when you join us for it is never easy for people like us with gifts." The voice advised.

"Join what? And I serve no one but myself and I will ask you once more to get out before I-"

"Before what?" The voice interrupted. "You have no idea where I am dear and even if you did, you cannot touch me." Eden could feel the smirk on the woman's face and she intended to wipe it off. The Countess whipped around grabbing the invisible woman by her neck. "H-how?" she choke out faintly becoming visible.

"I told you get out yet you stayed to torment my already battered soul, I should rip your soul to threads." Eden hissed. Due to Eden's second sight, her natural ability to see, sense and touch spirits, she was able to detect the woman from the minute walked in. "Now listen closely foul creature of the night, you and what ever girl group you're in will back off or you shall feel my fury." Eden threatened and released the choking spirit.

"Y-you will......." she stopped to take in more air. "one way or another and you will thank me you wretched peasant but until then stay alert little one, for she needs you." the voice echoed through the air and disappeared.

"If I was needed by anyone they would be here and I wouldn't be so lonely." Eden shouted portraying anger but it was really utter sadness, and again the Earth felt her pain as the rain began to fall once more in Gloire.