Learn my Lesson - Devil May Cry

Chapter 2: The stranger

Nero walked through the dirty, narrow and old streets. They lived in a really old part of the city Fortuna. He knew exactly, where he was going, he had walked down these roads millions of times and he knew like every shortcut of his hometown. And he also knew that hardly anybody actually put his foot in the road that he was walking down at the moment. That was one of the reasons why he immediately was alarmed, when he heard some footsteps behind him. The other reason for him having a strange feeling was the tingle that he always had when sensing demonic power.

His demonic abilities had never failed him so he just knew that he was being followed by somebody – or something. He also knew for sure that whatever was behind him was not human, at least not entirely. Bracing himself for any kind of demon, Nero slowly turned around. He was about to say something cocky but he was speechless from what he saw. There was no demon in sight. Instead there was some guy in the middle of the alley. He was not much taller than Nero and also wore some kind of a blue coat. But the most special thing was his hair. It was of the exact same snow white color as Nero’s. Apart from that he also seemed to have a similar eye color.

Well actually this guy reminded Nero strongly of his friend Dante, but still he knew that it was not him because this stranger had a different demonic aura. Dante was a half-devil, when he triggered he could turn his whole appearance into a red devil. Dante always wore a red coat and was a demon hunter who had a store in a town nearby.

As Nero caught his breath again, he asked: “Who the hell are you and why are you following me?” He narrowed his eyes at the stranger who chuckled. “You are Nero, right? I am Vergil. Well, I am following you because I know who you are and I know what you are. You could be of great use for me. You will help me overtake the city.” “What the hell are you talking about? You must be crazy… I don’t have time for this, just stop following me and be warned: if you mess around in this city, I’ll be the one to kick your ass.” An evil smile appeared on Vergil’s face: “I doubt that you have the power to kick my ass, but soon you will realize which side you belong to – my side!”

This Vergil-guy was really starting to get on Nero’s nerves. He had had a tough day, some crappy demons standing in his way and now he just wanted to do the shopping and get home to Kyrie. “You know, I don’t know where you came from or what you want, but I am not interested in your shit. So just leave me alone. I’m out of here!” With these words he ignored the other man and just went on into the direction of the next grocery shop.

Vergil had not done anything to stop him and soon, Nero was back at his flat with some groceries and greeted Kyrie with a kiss. “Hey, darling!” “Nero, what took you so long?” she asked. He did not know why, but he just did not wanna tell her about Vergil. He would regret that decision but he only answered: “Uh, nothin’, the streets have been busy.” Kyrie gave him a weird look. The streets were never busy at that time of the evening. Nobody was ever out that late. Nero noticed that she did not believe him but he also appreciated that she just did not say anything about it. “Kyrie, it’s really nothing, trust me.” “I do trust you, Nero. You know that I do.”

She was right about that, Nero knew she trusted him, even enough to love him even though he was partial devil. Kyrie meant the world to him and he would definitely die for her. “I know, Kyrie, I know. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. You are the one my heart beats for and you know that I would do anything for you, because I love you more than my own life!” With these words, Nero wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a deep, passionate kiss, which was filled with all the love he had for her. He did this, not knowing that right outside the building they were observed by none other than Vergil who silently whispered to himself: “Yes, boy, kiss her – as long as you still can…”

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Yeah, I finished the second chapter, I gotta say I am impressed by how fast I am actually typing this! Please, leave some comments with some feedback or some questions, I will answer them all! Thank you for reading, even though I don't think that many will read it, still: thank you to every single one of you! By the way: The picture shows Vergil :)

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