Baby Cambion. Devil May Cry.

Chapter 4.

Nero woke up and immediately started crying, feeling worse than how he felt before he fell asleep.
"It's okay, just let me bring everything inside and I'll give you some medicine." Dante got Nero out of his car seat. He was carried upstairs and set in his crib. Dante kissed his forehead and said, "I promise to be back as soon as I can." The elder cambion then sprinted out of the room. Dante got all the bag into the apartment in one trip. He grabbed the grape juice and the medicine. He poured a small amount of juice into a bottle and poured the needed amount of medicine in. He shook it up and ran into the room. He rushed over to the crib and picked up his nephew, cradling him in one arm and putting the teat of the bottle in his mouth. Nero just spit it out and kept crying.
"The medicine is in the juice, it's not much and it won't taste bad," Dante said and put the rubber teat back in the baby cambion's mouth.

Nero hesitated before slowly starting to drink. He only managed to take 3 sips before spitting the rubber teat out of his mouth and throwing up. Dante immediately set the bottle down and rushed his baby nephew to the bathroom. It was only just the little bit but Dante kept Nero near the toilet and told him to use it if he feels like he's gonna throw up again while he ran him a lukewarm bath. The baby cambion didn't feel like he was gonna throw up again but his stomach still hurt so he cried. Luckily there doesn't need to be much water in the tub for when washing babies, because of that the tub was filled just the right amount in only a minute.

Dante quickly ripped the tabs to the baby's diaper and tossed it in the trash, he then put him in the bath and started to wash the throw-up off him. Nero squirmed and struggled the entire time. Usually, this would annoy Dante but he didn't care right now, he was just focused on getting his nephew cleaned and put in comfy clothes. Dante cupped his hands under the water and poured some water over Nero's head and for some reason that made the baby immediately still and calm down. Dante felt relieved and kept pouring small handfuls of water over his baby nephew's head.

After a few minutes, Dante pulled the rubber stopper out of the drain and picked Nero up out of the bath and wrapped him in the same plush towel from earlier. As he was drying off his nephew, the baby cambion yawned and his tiny body had leaned forward because he had fallen asleep. Dante swaddled Nero in the towel and held him close. He sat against the wall and put his head back, hoping Nero would be okay. Yeah, Nero is a hybrid like him but he most likely doesn't have the quick healing ability or anything yet, hell, he doesn't even has his devil bringer yet. Dante was 8 when he had gained his abilities. He then felt slight shifting coming from the towel. He looked down and saw that his baby nephew was now sucking his thumb. Dante smiled and stood up, carrying Nero to his room.

He set Nero on his bed and grabbed his cell phone, quickly taking a picture of the sleeping baby sucking his thumb. He set his phone down and picked his nephew up, carrying him to the nursery. He set the baby on the changing table and powdered him before grabbing a pastel red diaper and putting it on him. As soon as he taped up the sides, Nero woke himself up with a coughing fit. He looked at his uncle with eyes opened to slits, not saying anything or even moving.
"Are you okay?" Dante asked worriedly, even after the whole ordeal at the clinic Nero was still fighting his fever and he tried to make it look like he was okay, now he looked like he was dying and was gonna give up. Nero just closed his eyes and curled into the fetal position.
"No! Fuck!" Dante shouted, he picked up his baby nephew and grabbed the bottle of grape juice and medicine and put the rubber teat in his mouth. Nero wasn't drinking and for a moment Dante thought he had died because of how still and cold he is. But when he saw the baby's chest rising and falling he knew he was alive.

"Come on, drink, you need to drink it, please." Dante pleaded to his baby nephew, he thought he would die soon if he didn't drink the medicine and juice or... "Fuck!" Dante shouted and threw the bottle, running into the kitchen. Nero hadn't eaten since 7 p.m. last night, babies have to eat every... 3? 5? Dante didn't know the exact number but babies had to eat every few hours and it's been over 10 hours since Nero had eaten. He didn't know what to give him but he needed to find out quickly. He saw a formula mix, it was peach flavored with bits of dried peaches in it. He reluctantly set Nero in his highchair and started to make a bottle of the formula. As he made it he had tears forming in his eyes, he had screwed up multiple times while trying to take care of Nero but now the baby could die because he had neglected to feed him.

Once the bottle was made, Dante rushed over and picked up his nephew, cradling him in one arm and holding the bottle with his free hand. He put the rubber teat in Nero's mouth and said: "Please, drink, drink." Dante didn't know what to do, Nero wasn't drinking. His fear and panic were replaced with anger. He squeezed the bottle, causing some of the formula to pour into Nero's mouth. As soon as he tasted the sweet formula, the baby started drinking, at first slowly then quickly. The bottle was empty in less than a minute, and as soon as it was, Nero started crying, finally starting to regain his energy. Dante quickly mixed up another bottle of the formula and handed his baby nephew the bottle.

Nero drank from the bottle hungrily, gulping down the formula. Dante sighed in relief, glad that he was finally drinking. When Nero finished the bottle, he was still hungry but didn't cry, and he didn't have to. Dante put Nero in his high chair and grabbed a few jars of the baby food he had bought. He grabbed peaches and cream, mixed vegetable, and turkey and peas. Dante quickly opened the first jar and started to feed the baby.

Once the jars were empty, Nero was finally full and he had regained most of his energy. Dante picked up his nephew and said: "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." Nero looked up at his uncle and said: "Why are you sorry?" Nero asked,
"Did you forget what you are?" Dante asked, Nero growled and said "I know! I'm a damn baby!" Dante rubbed his nephew's back and said "Exactly. Babies need to eat every few hours, and I forgot that. You went over ten hours without eating, and with your fever, you need to eat more so your body can fight it off."
"So?" Nero asked,
"So?! SO? I nearly KILLED you!" Dante shouted. Nero covered his ears and started crying. Dante sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell." he bounced the baby gently until he had calmed down.

Once Nero was calm, Dante knew now he should drink the medicine and juice. He walked over to where he had thrown it and picked it up.
"Okay, now you need to drink this, it's got the medicine in it so it should make you feel better," Dante said and placed the rubber teat in the baby's mouth. Nero didn't want to drink anything, he felt like he was gonna pop. But after what Dante had said, Nero decided to drink it to make him feel better. As soon as Nero finished the juice, Dante carried him into the kitchen and put the bottle in the sink. He looked at his nephew and said: "How do you feel?"
"Hot, tired, and like I'm gonna pop like a balloon," Nero responded. Dante took Nero back into his nursery, setting him in his crib.
"I'll be back in a second." Dante walked out the room leaving Nero all alone. The baby cambion laid down but suddenly sat up. He started to squirm, he really needs to pee.

He tried to hold it in but the feeling like he was gonna pop switched to feeling like he was gonna explode. He sat with his legs in this weird position, it was uncomfortable but it was helping to keep Niagara Falls at bay. Dante came back in the room and immediately Nero said "Liar." The elder cambion looked confused and said "What?"
"You said you would be back in a second, it was a minute," Nero said and grinned at him for a second before his face going back to how it was. Dante noticed and something was off. Nero's face was red and it looked like he was experiencing something uncomfortable.
"Are you okay?" Dante asked and went to pick Nero up, but the baby immediately shouted: "Don't pick me up!" Dante retracted his hands and looked at his nephew in confusion. Nero has no problem with being picked up but now he's screaming because he was gonna be picked up. That's when Dante knew something was wrong. As soon as Nero shouted, he got this pained expression.

Dante quickly reached over and picked up the baby cambion, who screamed at first but then started crying. Dante couldn't understand what was wrong until he remembered how he was sitting. The elder cambion brought Nero over to the changing table and set him down, saying "Shh, it's okay, just a little accident, no big deal." Despite the reassurances, Nero kept crying. Dante quickly got him out of the soiled diaper and into a clean one. Suddenly getting an idea on how to calm his nephew down, he knelt forward and blew a raspberry on the baby cambion's stomach. Nero immediately stopped crying and started laughing. Dante kept at it for a few seconds before taking his giggling nephew into his arms, saying "Okay, now you need a nap."

Nero was laid in his crib with the same thin, small blanket from before covering him and a cool, damp washcloth on his forehead. Nero yawned and closed his eyes, falling asleep in an instant. Dante sighed in relief, glad Nero is okay. After what happened he needs a nap too. He went into his room and put a timer on his phone to wake him up in four hours so that way he'll remember to feed Nero. The elder cambion collapsed on his bed and, just like Nero, fell asleep in an instant.