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Ͼ48: ΛSЏŁUM ФUТłЛG

Dante's POV:

"Master Dante," I heard my head butler call for me as he stepped into my bedroom. This was uncalled for. I told him I didn't want to be woken up- ever by him. I wanted to do things on my own after all! "You have a guest requesting you." I felt Tiger, Mason, Ellie, and Raven stirring awake next to me from his voice. "It's a Mr. Oz." Frederick's brother also known as Calvin had replaced him when he died. I had to give it to him... He was handsome, and he picked up rather quickly with his new tasks... but he wasn't Frederick and he was a terrible head butler. He often messed up my teas, baths, and clothes. I only wanted him around because he resembled Frederick so much. The first day as my head butler, he spilt tea down my white shirt trying to hand it to me- he was all shaky and nervous. He still is! He's trembling now from having to wake me up when he knows better. Tiger let out a huff against my chest like he was frustrated as he shoved his head into his pillow and swatted at Mason's tail- knocking off his body. Mason's eyes opened and he moved just to get curled up into a ball beside Ellie before he went back to sleep at our feet. Tiger was in his human form but the other two were in their animal forms. I guess so they wouldn't have to fight for a part of the cover and warmth. Tiger doesn't usually sleep in his human form unless he's right up against me- which he was. He was stealing what little warmth I had and also keeping me warm. All three of them were old... Past their thirties. Especially Tiger since he had about a decade tops on the other two. He told me a few months ago he found it harder to shift into a cat now... Poor guy is getting old on me. He's been a wonderful companion though- even if he didn't let me know right away what he was. His little cat ears twitched at the door. I groaned a little then opened my eyes slowly, glaring over at him.

"Why... are you... in my room?" I growled out. "You know not to wake me up. You can tell the guest I'm still sleeping." Raven purred quickly on the other side of me and snuggled up against my side, smelling my neck as her arms around me tightened. Raven~ I purred in her ear and kissed her forehead. My sweet little devil~ I sent a sharp glare towards my butler again as I moved the covers around Raven better to hide her from him. "Might as well tell the whole world they can wake me up," I hissed towards him. "The important guests wake me up themselves." He hesitated as he watched me.

"Y-yes sir," he whispered and went to shut the door but he was nudged to the side as Oz's familiar figure stepped into my bedroom.

"Not this time. You're not keeping me waiting," he said sharply and let out a playful growl. "Come on old friend. You're coming with me on an adventure. Get dressed." He eyed the room over before he looked like he recognized the side doors and walked over to them- opening them up until he found my closet and went inside it. He came back out with something for me to put on and tossed it to me. "Let's get going. It's a long ways." He walked over and sat down on the edge of my bed before he eyed over my companions. He purred quickly and widened his eyes. "Are these the little fellows you got at the market the last time I saw you?" He asked and rubbed Mason's head. "You're a big boy now! Fully grown! Wow! I've got to get me one of these!" Mason's eyes snapped open before he went to licking Ellie's head then shifted to turn his back on Oz and laid his head back down. Tiger lifted his head to look down at Oz before he yawned and looked at me.

"You're leaving? Can I come on the adventure?" He gave me a begging look then.

"No, you better keep your companions here," Oz told me. "Where we're going might be a little dangerous but exciting." His face grew a smirk then. "We're going to retrieve a wizard from Nightingale Asylum." I frowned at him then.

"What? Do I need to drop you off there? I can pay for your stay," I told him and looked towards the clothes he had tossed at me and tsked. Damn it all to hell. I wanted to treat Raven to that special little guy I caught lurking around my castle last night and locked in my dungeon....