Half God Half Devil | By : Demonized Category: +A through F > Devil May Cry Views: 1194 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Vergil needs blood, so Dante robs a blood bank. He is careful about it, or as careful as he can be while in his Devil Trigger, not wanting to leave any clues about his identity. Sure, he gets shit for being reckless and maybe not making the smartest of choices at times, but he is far from being the lovable idiot he portrays himself as. Lady is probably the only person who really knows him, knows that it's all an act, so she will at least understand why he's doing this for Vergil.
She might not agree, and she might not like it, but she had come through for me in the end when he had called her. She didn't have to give Vergil any of her blood. She could have just let him die but she didn't and Dante can't possibly even begin to think of a way to thank her. He owes her so much already, none of it to do with money. Without her, he would have never survived after that night at Temen-ni-gru…
Dante almost gets caught up in a surge of memories and emotions from back then, gritting his teeth as he pushes them down, while he tightens the hold he has on a cooler full of bagged blood. Yeah, he had been in a pretty fucked situation, all of which was Vergil's fault, but Vergil needs him now and Dante can't, no, he won't abandon Vergil. I need him so damn much that it hurts. So he will do his damnedest to nurse Vergil back to health and to convince him to stay, and if it comes to it he will convince Vergil to take him with him if he has to leave.
And he hasn't left yet despite clearly having the opportunity to do so, Dante realizes when he makes it back to Devil May Cry. There's an overwhelming sense of relief that comes with the horror of realizing that he had left Vergil by himself in such a fragile state. Yeah, he had been completely aware of Lady taking off, her tolerance for Vergil exceedingly low, but he shouldn't have-
"Dante." Vergil's voice is surprisingly strong for him being on his deathbed, the commanding tone cleaving through Dante's building panic and guilt. He appears at the top of the stairs, still looking like death warmed over on a very bad day, a hand gripping at the banister for support.
"You should be resting." Dante takes the cooler over to his desk and sets it down, popping the lid open with a flick of his wrist. It doesn't really matter which type of blood he grabs, all of it will have the same effect for Vergil, so he plucks a bag off of the top. "I got some blood for you. It might not do much, but it'll help." Little by little, until he can get his hands on something better.
"You shouldn't have gone through the trouble." Dante guesses he should be thankful that Vergil's upstairs, still holding onto the banister, and still very much in a state that won't let him go up there and slug him. He wants to. Oh, how he wants to because having Vergil here with him is worth it. So for Vergil to say that…
"I'll be right up, so why don't you start dragging your sorry ass back to the bed?" A little bit of Dante's anger seeps into his tone. A little bit of hurt is in there too. If Vergil notices it, because he seems to notice everything, he doesn't say anything. He does actually make his way back into the bedroom, much to Dante's shock, leaving him staring at the spot he had occupied for a moment.
Dante gives a shake of his head to clear it then quickly pads into the kitchen, which is cluttered with empty pizza boxes and empty bottles of booze. He'll have to clean it, along with the rest of Devil May Cry, and actually start putting it to use once he knows that Vergil will be able to eat something. Right now, he goes over to the closest cupboard and pulls out one of the dozen containers of crystallized demon blood he has. He also snags a surprisingly clean, if not dusty, glass, and gives it a quick rinse inside and out before he heads upstairs.
Vergil is perched on the edge of Dante's bed, looking around at the mess that is his room, his lips twisted into a scowl of disdain. Dante holds back a grimace when Vergil's gaze shifts towards him and musters up a passable smile. "Some things never change," Vergil says it so softly, maybe not meaning for Dante to hear it, but he's not gonna pretend that he didn't hear it.
"A lot has changed, brother. You didn't stick around so you wouldn't know." Vergil doesn't really react to Dante's words, nor the anger dripping from them. He just stares at Dante in unbearable silence for a long moment. Vergil's scowl disappears, expression blanking, and then he finally looks away from Dante.
"My apologies, Dante. I should not assume anything." Dante grits his teeth, biting back a growl, then approaches him. Vergil's almost perfectly still, chest barely moving with each breath, his head tipped down and his gaze on the floor. His attention only returns to Dante when he pops open the container of demon blood, Vergil's nose twitching slightly as he sniffs at the air. His brows knit together with confusion as Dante plucks a sizable chunk from the container and drops it into the empty glass.
"No, you shouldn't," Dante mutters, setting the container down on the bed beside Vergil. Vergil eyes it with curiosity before deciding to watch Dante as he opens the bag of human blood and carefully pours it into the glass. He only fills it up to a certain point, so that there is an equal amount of each, then holds it out for Vergil to take. "Drink."
Vergil's fingers brush against Dante's as he takes the glass, and his skin icy to the touch. Dante had noticed the chill that seems to emanate from him earlier but hadn't really given it much thought then. He shouldn't be so cold. There should be some form of warmth to him, if only a little, and the fact that there isn't makes Dante's demon stir with a whine in the back of his mind.
Dante watches as Vergil drains the glass, a look of surprise flitting across his face when he lowers it. "You good for now or do you need more?" Vergil blinks slowly at his question, then silently holds the glass out for Dante to take back. He drops another chunk of crystallized demon blood into it, this one slightly smaller than before then fills it with an equal amount of human blood. "Once you're done we'll see about getting you a hot bath or somethin' and getting you into some clean clothes."
Vergil takes his time with this glass, eyes sliding shut as he seems to savor the mixture of blood. There really isn't any sort of perceivable change to his condition but a trace of pink seems to dust his cheeks and the bridge of his nose. It's something. Better than nothing. "A bath sounds refreshing," he finally says once he finishes the blood off and lowers the glass.
"Gimme a moment to put the blood up," Dante says then casually drinks the rest of the blood in the bag, not wanting to let it go to waste. A look of surprise flits across Vergil's face and he stares at Dante in shocked silence as Dante collects the glass and the container of demon blood. "Can't let it go ta waste."
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