Morrison and Dante finally go on vacation somewhere far away from Redgrave, but Dante is worried sick about being away from his children for too long. He tries to hide it but heâs texting the babysitter (Nero, Leon, or Vergil) every five minutes.
Leon had apologized profusely when it came to babysitting the demon babies, saying that he and Chris had to go upstate to a convention of sorts for the Bioterrorism Alliance. They would be gone the whole weekend, but Leon said he would be able to come and relieve whoever Morrison and Dante had babysitting Reddie, Greenie and Blue. Dante accepted Leonâs offer, but he still had needed someone to care for the babies over the weekend.Â
Nero wasnât around obviously, him, Nico, Lady and Trish having taken over the Devil-Hunting business while Dante was away. The demons seemed to alway double whenever Dante did go away. Kyrie wasnât available due to her work at the orphanage and Patty was helping her, and Dante didnât want to burden them with anymore babies.Â
Which left Dante with one last option: Vergil.Â
Although they were no longer trying to kill one another due to some difference as to why they existed, they still were not on the best terms. Good enough to still be in the same room as one another, but they werenât best friends for life. Dante still trusted him enough to watch after them. Though the more paranoid part of his mind kept thinking something bad was going to happen to them.Â
Hence why he was calling Vergil again...just for another check-up.Â
âDante, this is the fifth time youâve called to check on the children in the last...three hours.â Vergilâs voice informed the Omega, probably pausing to check the clock on the wall, âI may not have had a hand in raising Nero, but I do think I am capable enough to care for three little half-demon, half-human hybrids no bigger than dolls.âÂ
âWell,â Dante said with a nervous chuckle as he and Morrison got settled in their hotel room, standing on the balcony overlooking the ocean, âI just...miss them, yâknow? Iâm always around the little buggers so itâs weird when Iâm not.âÂ
âGood-bye Dante.â Vergil said before hanging up the phone, sitting with the babies by the fireplace, reading a story aloud to them.Â
Dante looked at the cellphone, giving it a look before sighing. Morrison opened the sliding door, asking if everything was alright with Patty. He didnât know that Dante had called Devil May Cry again. Dante tucked the phone in his pocket with a faux smile, nodding and informing Morrison that everything was âa-okayâ.Â
âAre you sure?â Morrison asked as he hugged Dante close, âYou didnât call Vergil again, did you?âÂ
Dante scoffed and gave a fake look of surprise, âWhat? No!â He chuckled, âWhy would I do that? We just got here!âÂ
âBecause you called Devil May Cry four times already.â Morrison said, âAnd I know how much you worry about the babies...despite acting like you donât actually care.âÂ
Dante waved a hand at him with another chuckle, âIâm fine! All fine! Letâs vacation and get some drinks and all that fun stuff.âÂ
Morrison smiled and pulled Dante inside, âGood, letâs get settled in and then we can do whatever you want to do.âÂ
Dante gave a curt nod and a smile, âRight.âÂ
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Though, Dante did anything except relax, constantly calling the shop even when Leon showed up on Monday. During the weekend, Vergil purposely didnât answer, answering only after several tries and telling Dante to relax or he was going to come to the beach and make him relax. Dante should have found that amusing, considering it took a lot to test his brotherâs patience nowadays. Vergil must have been relieved when Leon showed up on Monday.Â
âDante, everything is fine.â Leon reassured, talking to Dante via face-time, âWeâre sitting here and having breakfast. Chris even made the babies baby-sized pancakes. Here, Reddie, Blue, Greenie, talk to your Mama.âÂ
Dante wore a look of relief as Leon turned the screen to the babies, Dante even chuckling as the little demon babies scurried across the table and cooed at the screen in excitement. Reddie sniffed at the camera as Greenieâs little claws reached at it, as if trying to get to Dante. Dante smiled and said hi to his little pups, Morrison chuckling as well as he leaned over at breakfast to see their little ones.Â
âThey behave for Vergil?â Dante asked.Â
Leon chuckled, flipping the screen back to himself, Blue climbing up on to Leonâs shoulder, sitting in the frame as Leon fed him another tiny pancake, âYeah. Though it was kind of funny. They were speaking whole sentences when we got here.âÂ
Dante raised a brow at that, âLike...English?âÂ
Leon nodded, Blue leaning forward and causing Leon to put his hand in front of the little baby so he didnât accidentally fall, âYeah. Vergil couldnât understand their cooing, so he gave them âMagical Cookiesâ and the elixir they were made with made them speak clear as day. Though, it was like baby talk.âÂ
Danteâs eyes were wide in horror, âIt didnât do anything to them, did it? Theyâre okay, right? Oh, I swear Iâm gonna-!âÂ
Leon looked at the screen with a raised brow of his own, exchanged a look with Blue and then both looked back at the screen, âUh, Dante? You just saw them. Theyâre alright. He just wanted to understand them so he didnât accidentally mess up.âÂ
âMess up?â Dante asked in confusion once he regained his composure.Â
Leon nodded, explaining that Vergil had been nervous about babysitting and didnât want to mess up doing so for the first time. He was very careful with them and only gave them the elixir so he could ask them what they ate, what they wanted, etc. He didnât want to let Dante down.Â
Dante was quiet as he looked at the screen, feeling almost...touched by the admission. Vergil had been nervous? And he didnât want to let Dante down? Why would he care? Vergil knew everything and was seemingly confident in everything he did. Dante asked if Leon was sure, and Leon confirmed it, saying that Vergil did have his moments where he wasnât one-hundred percent confident. He just wasnât good at admitting it.Â
âHe wouldnât admit it in front of Chris,â Leon explained, âCause he thinks heâs superior to Chris.âÂ
âLike hell!â Chris called in the background.Â
Leon chuckled, âBut, he really did want to do good by you. You kind of made him doubt himself with how much you called though.âÂ
Dante gave another look, looking up at Morrison with a small pout, âWell...if you see him before I do...can you tell him Iâm sorry? And that I think he did a good job?âÂ
Leon smiled and nodded, âSure thing. Gotta go. Weâre taking the little guys to the Aquarium this afternoon. Nero and Kyrie and Pattyâs idea, so I gotta give these little ones their baths.â Leon explained, tickling Blueâs tummy, making the baby giggle, âSay âBye Mama! I love you!ââÂ
Danteâs heart swooned as the little ones cooed loudly before they hung-up. He didnât call back as often, only calling once in the morning and once at night.Â
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