A/N: I know, I've been gone a very long time but I'm back. Thank you for being so patient and giving reviews. I am in complete and utter disbelief that the popularity of this story has gone to the extent where people are talking about it on boards and forums. I have to admit that I am happy about that and I hope that everyone gets to read and enjoy Dante and Lady getting together. This chapter is extra long and I put everything I got into it so enjoy!
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Chapter Five: Ebony and Ivory
Lady calmly uncapped the top of the water bottle in her hands. Dante watched as she took a sip. He knew she was planning something. Sure, all she was doing was drinking water but he wanted to know what was going on in that temptress mind of hers. All the rules she had taught him were engraved onto his brain. Catch her attention, set the mood and find a weak spot. If there were anymore, surely she would have executed them since it had been a month since the last encounter.
He watched her take another sip.
Call it a hunch or a burst of paranoia but she was planning something…something big. He had to be ready for anything that she could dish out. He had to make sure that this time however that he would be in command. This was a war Dante refused to lose.
He watched Lady take yet again another sip and his eyes traveled down to her neck. He imagined that the creamy soft skin would pulse and tremble as his tongue licked very inch of it.
"You know in some countries what you're doing is called stalking." She said twisting the cap back on and looking towards him.
Before he could speak the phone rang. He stared at her while he walked towards the desk, it wasn't like him to be this way but he just had to watch her. What if she attacked him and ravished him on the spot with no one being able to hear his screams of pleasure and agony? He picked up the phone with that in thought and a smirk on his face.
"Devil May Cry,"
Lady stood up knowing the drill and walked over to the weapon's cabinet. She took her pistol, some extra rounds, Kalina Ann and another gun.
"What is it this time?" she said strapping her pistol to her leg holster.
He walked over towards her and took the remaining gun from her hand.
"Nothing you need to worry about."
"What do you mean?" she snatched it back from him and loaded a full clip.
"It's a solo mission, only my wits and expert combat training are needed. So why don't stay here and be good wife and wait for me with your legs ope-,"
"The hell I will," she growled. He could already see her eyes darken, a sign that she was pissed beyond seeing straight.
"Why can't I go?" she demanded.
He sighed. How can you tell a woman with a bazooka that she couldn't come and do what she loved best? If it weren't for the fact that she was near the weapons cabinet and heavily armed, he would have picked her up and locked her in his closet.
"It's too dangerous."
"Look who you're talking to. I survived my father for Christ sakes."
"The job is simple enough, to clear out some demons but they're in their devil trigger."
"So?"
If he told the real reason he didn't want her to go, she would probably had laughed at him. If she went and got seriously hurt then he would blame himself. Being caught up in a fight with powerful demons meant watching out for your own back and he didn't have time to look after her. Lady could take care of herself, he couldn't deny her kick ass skills, but how could he live with himself when there's no one to come home to any more? Maybe it was the fact of being alone that frightened him. After all, she had become a permanent fixture to his life that he forgot life before her. Right now he was comfortable with her teasing and companionship. He didn't want to lose that now.
"Just…make sure to cook me dinner when I get back," he said turning around putting Ebony and Ivory in their places.
"Dante," she said warningly.
He stopped dead in his tracks. It was either face her wrath now or face her wrath later. Either way he lost and if he gave her the wrong answer he would dearly pay for it.
"Fine, you can come."
He turned around and pointed an accusing finger towards her face.
"But remember, that pretty body of yours is human and there's no coming back from death."
"I like those chances," she said walking past him with her pride resting on her shoulders.
Lady aimed Kalina Ann at the demon and blasted it against the wall. A cloud of dust and smoke made her smirk at the damaged done to her foe. The demon however broke through the thickness of the smog with its nails and sailed towards her. She dived quickly, avoiding its claws while un-strapping her revolver, she aimed at its head and shot several rounds. The demon buckled, covering its face of its injuries and she switched clips. She felt a sudden cold breeze as a demon behind her took in a deep breath, knowing that it was preparing to attack, she jumped up into the air and landed lightly on its shoulders. The demon confused let out the devastating wind attack on to the demon that was covering its face. Lady jumped off and blasted a round from Kalina Ann. Both demons were pinned against each other by the rocket but they did not explode to dust. She grunted annoyed and ran against the wall to get nearer to her main target.
Dante was on the other side cornered by five demons. Their amethyst glow threatened to invade his personal space. The largest one roared and lashed their sickle towards him. He jumped up, letting the sharp blade become embedded into the stonewall and dashed into the air. He ended up being behind the group and unleashed Cerberus. The icy nunchuks made the demons jump up into the air and bring their weapons down at him. He quickly dived and rolled while taking out Ebony and Ivory. The twin guns kept the heated demons at bay while he looked up to see if Lady was anywhere near the wheel.
So far it was not good. She aimed Kalina Ann at the large wheel. The rocket exploded into a large cloud of smoke. The wheel stood before her unharmed. She put the bazooka down as she felt her spine tingle. Pushing her weight against the ground, she jumped up letting the demon that was once behind her hit the wheel with its sharp sickle. The hot metal was repelled and the demon was thrown back. Lady landed on her feet swiftly and took out her pistols.
"Lady, what's going on? The wheel on yet?" Dante yelled while dodging a demon that was matching all of his moves. It screeched and lunged forward but Dante pumped its mouth full of lead. The wounded demon jumped back and got ready to lounge again.
"I'm working on it!" she turned around to face another demon.
"How about we switch?" he yelled.
She looked in his direction and grinned.
"Fine by me!"
Lady lured the demon in and shot a round at its leg. It buckled and roared in pain. While on its knees, she kicked the demon down and jumped on its back. She pushed the body with one of her feet and used the unfortunate demon's carcass as a sled to slide towards Dante, who had a demonic sled of his own. The pair spun around and cross-sectioned each other as they took their partner's side all the while shooting their guns. The dark dungeon quickly became filled with sparks of light as the bullets were embedded into metal, stone and the torsos of their enemies.
Lady jumped up from the now knocked out demon and landed on her feet. The demons seeing that she wasn't near the wheel anymore rushed towards her. She grinned and placed Kalina Ann on her shoulders. She turned it backwards so that the missile would aim at the stonewall behind her and pulled the trigger. The demons howled and came in for the kill thinking that their prey had made a mortal mistake. She ducked as the missile exploded and pieces of hot debris came shooting at the demons who were pushed back. She stood up again and started emptying out her clips.
Dante turned as he brought down Cerberus onto the wheel. It repelled knocking him on his back. He grunted angrily and then it clicked in his head. The wheel wasn't like anything he dealt with before. It was like those statues that required a special weapon to be activated. He grinned and pushed himself off the ground. He armed himself with Beowulf and like a professional boxer positioned himself in front of the wheel. He gave it a strong punch and a flame appeared on one of its knobs. Satisfied that it worked, he gave it a strong kick and another two flames appeared. Hearing the demons growl over at Lady's side and seeing some of them notice his presence Dante's body transformed. His devil trigger pumped the extra adrenaline he needed in his veins to kick and punch the wheel until it was completely lit.
The demons' violet aura soon evaporated into the air. Lady stopped in her tracks and the demons looked at each other trying to figure out the cause of their lost of power. Lady smirked and let her guns do the talking. Soon, dust stood in the place where the demons stood. Dante not wanting to miss any of the action dashed through and punched and jabbed through a demon's torso. The force was so strong that the demon's body broke in half. Lady launched another missile and wiped out five demons with a clean swipe. The room became full of demon dust and smoke and it was getting hard to see through.
Dante's sensitive hearing picked up something that sounded off. He tried to look through the smoke to see what it was. Lady was having a great time and she cornered at demon. She emptied out her last clip on it and watched with satisfaction the frozen look of death on its face as it disintegrated. She felt heavy footsteps behind her and turned quickly with Kalina Ann. She smiled as she aimed and pulled the trigger. The demon roared and caught the missile which exploded in its claws as it squeezed it tightly. She didn't expect the demon to be alive at all.
Dante jumped into the air and for a split second saw that the wheel was now deactivated. Lady took some steps back and aimed her bazooka. The demon growled and knocked it out of her grasp. The strong force pushed her back making her slam into the wall. Dante thinking quickly and knowing that she was out of ammo threw her Ivory. The silver gun slid its way in between the demon's legs and into Lady who picked up the heavy gun. She aimed at the demon's head and pulled the trigger. It didn't budge; the trigger must have been locked. The demon bent down and picked her up, embracing her slender neck into its claws. She kicked, trying to free herself. Soon however, she started gasping for air, as the demon's grip got tighter.
Dante roared. He was not going to let her die. He ran quickly letting the dust on the floor trail at his heels. His leg muscles tensed and he jumped up into the air. The bright leg-guards gave him the extra strength to give a devastating kick to the demon's head. Dante saw its claw loosen and Lady fall on the floor choking for air. The demon crumbled before him and he rushed to Lady's aid. He transformed fearing that his appearance would scare her.
He picked her up into his arms and she shot him a deadly look into his eyes.
"Put me down." she growled hoarsely.
He did was he was told.
They walked in complete silence. It wasn't the type of silence where he'd said or done something stupid to piss her off. It was more the thick solemn type, whose awkwardness threatened to choke him. He didn't like that she walked along side him with her shoulders hanging, acting as if Kalina Ann was all of the sudden heavier than before. A confident woman whose pride had been diminished by a simple heroic act on his part was not the Lady he had in mind.
He unlocked the doors to Devil May Cry and flicked on the lights. Lady walked in ahead and went over to the weapons' cabinet.
"Want to hit the showers with me? You can wash my back and I promise I won't touch you below the waist."
Nothing. Not even a growled "no" or a bullet through the head. He might as well as hit on the wall. All she did was un-strap her guns and load them into their proper shelves. He sighed and walked through the dark hallway to take a hot shower.
Lady placed Kalina Ann back in her place and closed the door.
The carelessness of her actions was what stung her the most at the moment. She was surprised that Dante didn't just point at her and said 'I told you so' but she knew he sensed her hurt ego and kept quiet about it. The fact that he had to save her bothered her and mocked her. She had been playing it tough for so long that she herself forgot that she was vulnerable. After her mother was murdered and her father had gone berserk there wasn't anyone to dry her tears or for that matter kiss her bruises. So it became natural for her to kick ass and feel invincible. She was Lady, and Lady never loses.
She hugged herself so tightly that she could feel her nails dig into the fabric of her white blouse.
Dante was right. She was mortal.
Coming out of the steam filled bathroom, Dante made his way towards the living quarter. He scratched his scalp with his fingers as he shook the excess water from his silver hair. He looked up and frowned to see that Lady was still standing in front of the cabinet. He shook his head; it looked like he was going to have to take this matter into his own hands.
He casually walked over towards the pool table and set three empty beer bottles on the edge. At the desk he took Ebony and went towards Lady.
She felt his hands on her shoulders as they squeezed her tightly.
"Can I show you something?" he asked
She sighed and turned around.
"I'm really not in the mood Dante."
"Not even to get a lesson from me on how to shoot this baby?" he said whipping the black gun out and twirling it in his hand.
"I know how to shoot a gun Dante," she said trying to get past him but he stopped her by her shoulder.
"But today was different,"
She turned around with a hard look on her face and took the gun from his hand. He smiled happy that she was playing into his game.
"I'll humor you just for today," she said.
He took her hand and led her to the shooting spot. She saw the bottles and aimed the gun.
"No, no, you're doing it wrong" he said.
She rolled her eyes.
"And what pray tell am I doing wrong?"
"First you're standing wrong and your pasture is not straight."
He went to her and stood behind her. Pressing his bare chest into her back, he placed his hands on her shoulders to straighten her up. He used his foot to separate her legs more so that they were the same width as her shoulders.
"Now you can shoot."
She focused her attention on the first bottle and squeezed the trigger. The bottle shattered into sharp pieces on the floor.
"Not bad, not bad" he said watching her from behind. His eyes narrowed down towards her ass, which he desperately wanted to squeeze.
Gaining more confidence she shot the remainder two.
"See, it wasn't that bad. But the last shot was kind of sloppy."
"Sloppy?" she asked raising an eyebrow.
"Hey, it's ok, it took me a while to shoot with these guns even though I made them."
"Fine, I can shoot, can I go now?"
"Not quite, let's make it a challenge" he said walking over towards the light and dimming it. He went back to the pool table and put up three more empty bottles.
"Dante, why are you doing this?"
"Lady, what if you have to shoot this gun in a dark chamber or something. It'll help you with your aim, I promise."
She snorted. If he wanted to see her aim he could very well expect a bullet in his crotc--
"--Now, concentrate." He said standing behind her pressing his body against hers.
She took in a deep breath and let it out. She could feel his breath on her neck and his face in her hair. She almost shivered when she felt his lips brush against her earlobe.
"I hope you don't mind me talking you through this" his whispered. His hot breath created goosebumps along her neck.
She focused her gaze on the first bottle. He placed his hands on her waist and pressed her against him. He wanted her to feel his body heat, his energy.
"The first demon is always the easiest. It's the one with the biggest ego and swears that it will end the battle with a swift flick of their wrist so that their large blade comes down, but you on the over hand see it make this mistake and with out a second thought pull the trigger."
She was able to feel like the only thing in existence was her, the gun and his voice. Her finger pressed the trigger. The bottle exploded in a swift shot.
He grinned happy to see that she was beginning to fall under his spell. Dante licked his lips as he kissed her earlobe gently.
"The second should be a quick and fast kill, since it was behind the so called leader. You catch it off guard as it tries to register that the demon before it is now just a pile of dust by your feet."
His breath lingered on her neck and it was starting to feel good. She closed her eyes basking in his scent and his tongue, which lightly tickled her ear lobe. He bit her ear and she squeezed the trigger startled. A cocky smile appeared on his face as he could feel a heat flush to her ears.
She bit her cheeks hard trying with all her might not to turn around and scream at him. She took some deep breaths and was able to slow down her heartbeat.
The second bottle was gone and there was one more left. He smirked at the circumstance.
"Now, the last one is always the hardest one to get, it matches your moves, jumps when you do, dodges when you do. It gets on your nerves but you won't dare let it have the last laugh. You get ready and begin a chase. You let it follow you, knowing that you're playing with fire."
She could feel the warmth grow in between her legs as her knees began to shake slightly. His hands moved up from her waist and gently traveled their way to her torso. She felt a shock to her system as she felt herself lean back into his body. She loved it when she was touched there.
"Intrigued, it follows. You gear up, pulling out the long dark shaft of your gun ready to pump lead into its body. You can't help but imagine the jolt after the bullet is released as it makes your muscles spasm and melt into a liquid heat of pleasure."
His tongue lightly ran down her vein, which pumped wildly. He took comfort in that fact and pressed his lips against her creamy skin. Placing lazy long kisses upwards towards her ear, he engulfed in her scent that was a sweet mix of smoke and sweat. If it were possible he would have consumed her at the spot hoping that every bit of her nourished his impatient desire.
Lady at the moment couldn't help but suppress a moan that threatened to escape her lips as she felt his erection press up against her. The kisses he administered on her neck all the while stoking her torso were driving her wild. She closed her eyes feeling her breath quicken as she felt the heat pump through her body.
"You walk backwards until your back meets a wall. It thinks its won but you know different. The gun pointed at its head does not phase it from lounging towards you. It jumps but you lightly squeeze the trigger and before you know it you can see clean across the chamber through the demon's head
She pulled the trigger while moaning as she felt her knees give out from under her. She dropped the gun and he rubbed his face into her neck and inhaled deeply.
"Do I pass?" he whispered.
She couldn't even try and make sense of what he was talking about, the warm feeling that was now traveling up and down her body was sweet and electrifying. With her eyes closed she basked in the remains of her orgasm.
She turned around looking for the sudden change of temperature and saw that the lights were fully on and that he wasn't standing behind her.
"Great, now that you know how to shoot you can go," he said with a cocky smile on his face.
Her eye twitched. The bastard was good, but he hadn't seen anything yet. She picked up Ebony from the floor.
"Hey I'm hungry, let's order out tonight," he said picking up the phone by the desk. He couldn't stop smirking at the thought of Lady moaning. He wished however that it was his name instead.
A shot rang as he placed the phone to his ear.
"What the hell is your problem!" he yelled dropping the now smoking receiver.
Lady dropped the gun and stormed her way up towards him. With a strength that even Dante didn't know she had, she pushed him on the desk and straddled him. She ripped open her blouse, ignoring the flying buttons that landed on the floor.
Dante's eyes grew wide in shock.
"You forgot one rule," she said huskily.
He smirked knowing well that this was going to be another interesting lesson.
"And what's that?"
She leaned down and buried her face in his neck. She licked and sucked the surface until she reached his ear lobe
"Never leave a woman wanting more," she whispered.
She crushed her lips against his. Dante was indeed over whelmed by her demanding nature but let his hands do the talking as they trailed down her back and on to her butt. He squeezed her towards him, making the friction in between their pelvises ignite a fire that was threatening to burst through. Their lips broke free as they took in a breath of air. She sat up and discarded her blouse and went back into him. She kissed him again and let her tongue explore the crevices of his mouth. The deep kiss made her moan as she felt the warmth in between her legs become a thick wetness. Grinding her hips, she could feel the fabric of his pants against her underwear, which was sending waves of shock and pleasure towards her system.
Dante slipped his hands under her and he quickly unbuttoned his pants letting his member free from its compact prison. His hands then moved to Lady's skirt which anticipated those annoying booty short but he was met with damp underwear. He mentally cheered and grabbed on to the lacy fabric and ripped them off. She broke off from his kiss to moan as she felt her underwear being ripped from beneath her.
The torn underwear was thrown aside and she made it her business to make the next move. She thrust on top of his erection and sat up feeling it deep with in her. He moaned as his member was hugged by her walls and soothed like as if it were a savage beast. She increased her speed, liking the rush and the way his throbbing member slid in and out from inside of her. She squeezed her thighs as she grinded her hips against his in circles. It was all going to drive her insane but she pushed onward only wanting more. He had his hands firmly placed on her waist not wanting for them to separate for even a millisecond. Her breath increased as she felt everything at once, it was like her brain was trying to catch up with everything: the lack of breath, her pulse racing, the heat that was beginning to burst as it ticked inside of her with him, the sweat trickling down her spine and her nails digging into her skin as her hands formed tight fists.
She arched upwards as an orgasm hit her. The sweet ecstasy melted inside of her and she didn't notice that they were now on the floor.
He quickly got on top and placed his hands on her thighs. He spread them open, knowing the juicy center would definitely be in need of conquering and thrust into her. Feeling her throbbing walls contract and hold on to him, he picked up his speed and lifted one of her legs over his shoulders and forced the other to wrap around his waist. In pure trickster mode he lifted her butt up a couple pf inches off the floor and thrust hard and deep. She almost screamed at the stinging sensation of pain mixed with pleasure.
He wanted to reach her limits and beyond. She felt like her world was spinning and body began to twitch, as it got ready to orgasm again. Her nails dug into the palms of her hands took the form of tight fits. She felt her body explode as it went into shock from multiple orgasms. He on the other hand was not going to stop his rhythm until had something to brag about later.
A roar escaped his lips as he felt a sudden explosion below. He felt like he was draining himself inside her and the heat of it just rushed to his brain making him feel dizzy and numb. He collapsed on top of her and rolled over gasping for air with a smile on his face. He began to feel the stinging sensation of the lunar scars her nails left behind on his back.
His lungs caught up with his heart beat and he closed his eyes letting it all sink into him. He placed his hands behind his head. He felt full, full of Lady.
His eyes snapped open when he felt a sudden jerk at his feet. He looked down to see Lady dragging him towards the hall where the bedrooms were.
"Hey," he said sitting up.
She looked at him and gave him a smirk.
"Don't you want extra credit?"
He smiled, laid back and let her drag him into the bedroom where he would let her do what ever she wanted with him. Because to Dante, Lady was that type and he didn't have to worry about the rules anymore. She was his, even if it felt better if she was on top. It was all right with him.
THE END
A/N:I would like to thank everyone who has ever reviewed. It was so much fun writing this and at the same time a creative pain in the ass but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Thank you for reading this fic and it would mean so much to me if you reviewed.