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“This is it?!”
A rather disgusted-sounding rugged band member said as he glanced at the guitar in his hand. If you could even call it a guitar, it resembled more of a weapon than anything. The bandmate shifted his hand up the neck of Nevan. It caused a small cut on his hand. In a swift motion, the band geek handed Nevan back over to Dante. He held his arm out and turned his nose in disgust at the injury.
“Where did you even get this thing!!”
The bandmate said rudely as he passed over Nevan. Dante looked down at her, admiring the awesomeness of his favorite devil arm.
“Oh, I have my ways~”
Dante said smoothly, a cheap smirk painted across his face. The bandmate, called Tool crossed his arms to his chest. Looking back at his other bandmates. They made a secure nod at each other. They needed another member after all. With just a drummer, bassist, and now a guitarist. They lacked one thing for the perfect rock band, a singer.
Tool looked back at Dante,
“Fine, you’re in!”
He said mockingly. “It’s whatever axe you’ve got I guess…”
“Sweet!”
Dante said excitedly, smiling ear to ear. He didn’t openly show this much happiness at times. However, he was finally going to get the chance to show off his epic guitar skills to a live audience, and for that, he was willing to share his passion for music. He glared stary-eyed at Nevan. Thinking of all the money she could make him, and all the fun he’ll have too. His thoughts of rocking out were interrupted when Tool said,
“There’s a catch!”
“You need to find us a singer, and we want a woman.”
Dante glanced at Tool, intrigued.
“After all, nobody wants to look at a band of sweaty, nasty dudes on stage. Unless you are a big band of course!!”
Tool said with a laugh. “I’m sure a man with your looks won’t have any trouble finding a lady fit for the job.”
“Heck, if you help us get out there. Maybe we’ll even throw in some cash just for the trouble!”
Tool spoke kindly, winking at Dante. He was a little ticked off by Tool’s remark on his own looks. However, it sounded like an awesome deal. He even had a certain lady in mind for the singer. A Lady with a beautiful singing voice too, well in Dante's opinion. Dante pointed at the tool, smirking once again
“You’re on!” He said happily. “I have just the lady for the job!”
“Great!,” Tool replied,
turning away to check his other bandmates as they left the bar. “We’ll see you here tonight!”
Tool said as he left with his rather pleased-looking band mates.
Dante didn’t watch them leave
Instead, he stared down at Nevan lost in thought. Dante knew it was going to be especially hard to rope Lady into this job. She’s always been rather shy well, when it came to singing. He’d only ever heard her sing a couple of times and that was only to him, when they were completely alone, and maybe even a little drunk. He couldn’t see Lady get up on stage and sing. But hey, it couldn’t hurt to ask. Dante stroked Nevan, he didn’t much like the remarks Tool made about his devil arm. He was rather displeased with his disgusted reaction to it. It almost made him not want to take the gig, also on account of Tool’s comment on Dante’s appearance. Honestly, though Dnate was more than excited to rock out on stage.
“Why not take the job”
He said carelessly as he walked out of the building into the streets. Stepping out, he could sense some low-level demons creeping in around him. Without a second thought, he drafted Nevan into a blade position. Quickly cutting the head of a demon as he did,
“After all, who else has a guitar like this!!”
He swung Nevan viciously, slicing more baddie demons in half.
“One that could save everybody from a possible demon attack!!”
Dante said furiously. Cutting through the demons as he cleared himself a path.
Dante saw more demons who were at the end of the alley he was walking down, he sped up, ready for attack. Suddenly a spray of bullets came rushing in behind him. All landed on an abandoned gas barrel. Each shot bearly missing it as the bullets pushed back the remaining demons. Until their backs were against the berral.
In a flash, he heard someone drop down from above. The low-level demons pooled around the berral, they almost seemed to be cowaring. Dante heard a soft voice say the word,
“jackpot!”
The last thing he saw was a grenade flying, landing right on top of the berral. One fiery explosion later, all the remains of the demons were nothing but a pile of sand, and a groly of red orbs. Finally, this explosive huntress made herself known. Turning around to meet her,
“Lady! Just the girl I was looking for”
He said excitedly, blown away by the explosion himself.
“Hay Dante!!”
Lady said with a happy laugh, looking down at her tactical belt to see how many grenades she at left.
“I was just heading over to the bar. I’m done with my jobs for today. But it looks like these creeps never stop coming.”
She said, admiring her own work at taking out the demons. Lady smiled warmly at him,
“Wanna join me at the bar?”
Dante leaned against the alley wall,
“Well, actually I was thinking we could head over to the office and talk in private. I’ve got a question for you and I think you'd better be prepared for this.”
He said, crossing his arms this his chest. His question seemed to spark Lady’s interest, her eyes widened at his words with intrigue. What possibly could Dante talk about in private, and what did she have to be prepared for? She pretty quickly forgot about her plans to laze around the bar.
“Sure what’s up?”
She asked curiously, already making her way to the office.
“I think you'd rather be told when we get there..”
They walked off together as more people filled the back entrance to the bar.
Later, at Devil May Cry..
Lady sat on the couch, while Dante sat atop his desk. The two were sharing a glass a wine to make up for the lack of bar-going. Dante pondered, he just had to see lady's reaction to his burning question. Dante leaned back on the desk, sporting himself with his arms. He didn’t look at her, just looked up at the roof.
“Soo I’ve got a special request for you..”, taking a deep breath he spat it out, “How would you like to be a singer in a rock band together. Live on stage,”
Lady’s ears turned almost pink at his request. She did like to sing from time to time, but only personally. The thought of anyone hearing her sing made her feel like there were butterflies in her stomach. She was an overly confident woman, but doing something as stupid as singing live. It was a little embarrassing for her.
“You mean that gig at the bar tonight? I’ve been offered to sing for them?”
Lady said, her head spinning from a mix of excitement and embarrassment.
“Not exactly.. I kinda put you on offer for the singer..” Dante said, smirking shyly.
“You did what!!!”
Lady shouted, jumping to her feet, and standing angrily on the sofa. She marched over to him. Pulling Dante by the collar of his jacket and onto his feet.
“How could you!! You know how embarrassing that would be for me!!”
Lady said ticked off. Dnate threw his hands in the air, shrugging.
“Well, I don’t know many women, and the band said they wanted a female singer.”
“Besides, I don’t know any woman with a singing voice as beautiful, as yours.”
He said flirtatiously, softly grasping Lady by the chin, squeezing her lips together. This gesture only made Lady turn pink, and jump about five feet back from him. Stomping her feet to hide her embarrassment she securely crossed her arms.
“Yeah let’s keep your opinion the only opinion of my singing”
lady turned her nose up, “Because I’m not letting anyone else hear it.” She said confidently.
“C’mon, don’t you think, with my awesome guitar skills and your pretty voice. We could make a killing with the band, maybe even get them big. Or even get them signed with a record label.”
Lady made her way back over the couch, proudly sitting her bum on it.
“Whatever, don’t care. They’re going to have to find someone else…”
Dante moved quickly to sit with her on the couch, trying to usher her into the idea.
“C’mon, lady. You know all those times we play music for fun together. We always talk about how we could have people enjoy our music. Don’t you wanna show it off ?”
This led on lady to offer a little, but still she remained stubborn.
“If we are a hit, which I know we will be. The band has offered to throw some cash in and I bet we could make a lot of that cash..”
Lady turned in interest, whenever she and Dante would perform alone together. They would always have so much fun singing and rocking on the guitar together. In those moments, it seemed like the rest of the world was turned off for them. At the same time, they would have so much fun they didn’t care if anyone noticed. Lady knew they were good at playing and singing too. Probably even good enough to make them a lot of money, if they ever did get to perform live. Thinking it over, lady looked at the wine bottle that lay on the table, right next to her empty wine glass. She picked up the bottle, taking a big swig.
“Fine, I’ll do it I guess!”,
She took another big swig of the cherry wine.
“Nothing a little liquid courage can’t help!” Lady said, a huge weight lifted from her chest.
“That a girl!!” Dante spoke excitedly, throwing a first pump into the air.
“Once there's money involved there’s no job you won’t take!!” Dante said amused.
“Yeah, you bet!!” Lady said with a giggle.
Looking down her lap, “I guess you were right. I do want to get some practice singing before the show. When is it?” She asked
“It’s tonight!”
Dante said at the junkbox, turning it out and flipping through the tracks on it.
“Sorry you don’t have much practice time, I kinda just heard about myself too.”
“Better start right away..”
Lady said learning back into the couch. Dante found the perfect song on the Junkbox, one of Lady’s favorites and one they had sung together many times. Dante learned on the junkbox, watching Lady as she prepared for some vocal warm-ups. She lightly hummed the proper tones for the beginning riff of the song. The beauty of the rhythm of the tune, loudly filled the room. In a whisper, Lady began to sing.
“Chain me to you~”
“With your desire~”
“Chain me to your doom~”
“Take me in~”
Lady's delicate voice softly filled the air, her voice strong and melodic. Dante couldn’t help but smile at her, his face warm and pink. He always thought Lady was an adorable thing but when she sang for him. He saw her as the most precious thing ever. Lady’s eyes danced back and forth, dodging eye contact. Her face was painted pink too. Take a deep breath, to prepare for a stronger tone in the song. She tightly shut her eyes to him and continued.
This time her voice was louder, with fury as the lyrics vicariously picked up.
“Burn me inside your flames!~”
“Wash me with all your sins!~”
“Help me to fall from grace!~”
“This is your love in chains!!~”
The song turned to music solo Dante could see she lady turning away from him. Shyly covered her mouth, with the cutest embarrassment on her face. She smiled sweetly back at Dante. Making him blush at her and flash a cute smile her way. Dante himself was lost in the tune. This song had always entranced him. He thought the lyrics we beautiful, unique, and even relatable. The original singer of the song had nothing on Lady’s voice. To Dante, it was the most gorgeous voice her ever heard. He wouldn’t mind if it were the last thing he heard every time he fell asleep. He would adore it if it were the last voice he ever heard upon his eternal rest. It was truly a treat for him, like music to his heart. Though he wanted, her voice was too precious to keep all to himself. Both of them needed to share with the world. Dante’s eyes dropped seductively, and he listened in anticipation for the angel's voice to rise again.
Lady swallowed her fear, along with more wine. She relaxed in her seat and began to sing again, keeping up with the tone of the singer.
“And the fire between your legs!~”
“It’s making me insane!~”
“And the fire between your thighs!~”
Quietly, Dante started to sing along with the lady. Only for this lyric since it seemed to fit. His voice was soft and gentle, he wasn’t sure if Lady had even heard him. His plan for tonight was to sing this part of the song with her tonight. He’d save that for the live show, he thought. His lips were stuck in a firm, gentle smile. His cheeks stayed pleasantly warm. He really enjoyed lady’s voice. He liked it better than any voice he’d ever heard.
The song's instrumental took them away in a trance. The soundwaves danced in the room. The power of their favorite songs entranced them. The feeling of the song was as if they were speeding on the highway. Standing atop a truck, with the harsh night air ripping through their hair and thrashing the emotional power of the musical tones through them. It was as if they could almost feel the wind in their hair. It seemed like this song almost transported them to another realm.
Finally, Lady began the reprise of the song. Her voice is now in a powerful shout. She let everything go for the perfect tone.
“Burn me inside your flames!”
“Wash me with all your sins!”
“Help to fall from grace!!, yeah!”
“This is your love in chains!!~”
The song started to slow down and the tune died down. Lady's voice went softer, in a beautiful melody.
“Chain me to you~”
“With your desire~”
“Take me to your doom~”
“Take me in…”
Soon the song ended the sound of the room went static. Until then sound of Dnate’s applause cut the air. She smiled ear-to-ear at her.
“That was beautiful lady!!”
Dante said joyfully, clapping his hands loudly. Lady shyly turned her face from him, cupping her hands to it. Trying to hide her blush, secretly found Dante’s compliments always flustered Lady. She always took them to heart.
“Oh, you! I’m not that good!” She joked with herself.
“You’re kidding!!” Dante said proudly to her, “It’s the most gorgeous voice I think I’ll ever hear”, Dante admitted.
Even Lady’s ears went pink now, savored the compilation but quickly shut it away. Lady looked down at the coffee table, picking up the now-empty wine bottle and bringing it to her mouth. Shaking it for every last drop. She looked down at herself, her clothes were shabby and dirty from fighting demons earlier. Surely she smelt of gunpowder, dirt, and blood. She was in no shape for a fancy date. Soon lady remembered a certain dress she had at her apartment. She thought she might as well go there. Grab and quick shower, and maybe some more wine. Get all dressed up and meet back with Dnate for the gig at the bar later. Lady caught Dante’s gaze, a drunken smile on her face.
“Hey, I’m going to head over to my apartment and get ready for tonight”
Dante smiled back at her, “Alright, get yourself cleaned up. I think we need to be at the bar around, 6:00” he replied, cocking his head cutely.
Lady got her things and headed for the door. Brushing off her clothes as he left,
“I’ll see you there, Dante !”, Lady said warmly, waving goodbye as she walked out of the office.
“It’s a date!” Dante joked, hoping lady didn’t hear the last word. Dante looked down at his own, grungy clothes. He began to wonder what the most rockstar outfit he could wear Cheerfully he walked off to do the same thing as lady. Get a shower, and get all dolled up.
Back at her apartment, Lady rushed herself into the shower, getting herself clean and smelling sweet again. In the shower, she practiced some singing again. Once she was done, she made her way to her closet. Dressed in a towel, lady flipped her clothing rack. She shoved back her regular clothes until she landed on a special garment. It was a pretty evening dress. A body-con dress, made from a lovely midnight black satin. It had a soft glimmer in low light. It was completed with a sexy slit up the leg and all over lined with a rose red hem. Complimented with a small bow at the center of the bodice. Lady abored her dress but hardly got a chance to wear it. It seemed like the perfect occasion to wear it tonight. Lady took the dress from her closet and quickly dressed herself. Then she moved on to fixing her hair, since that would take the longest. After she was done with that she quickly fashioned herself with a little bit of makeup. Just a dash of mascara and ruby red lipstick to match her dress. To complete the outfit, lady wore her iconic red choker. Lady didn’t own a pair of heels. So she went for her usual footwear. Her famous knee-high red Doc Martens., matched the dress well. Clashing her petty cocktail dress with a punk rock style, only gifted by her boots. Lady loved the look, she checked herself out in the mirror. For once, she smiled back at her reflection. Enjoying her appearance, even she could admit she looked good. Flirtacious with a cool punk rock edge. Grappling a quick purse with her essentials, she headed out the door, excited for the night that lay ahead.
It was still early, so Lady decided to drop by Dante’s office. Just to make sure Dante had cleaned himself up too. She wanted to make sure his outfit went with hers.
She made her way back into Devil May Cry, the bell ringing as she pushed in the door. To her pleasure, Dante was already ready to go. Dante messed with his clothes, dusting them off as she turned to lady. He smiled at her, pointed down at his outfit.
“What do you think?”
He sure did get all dolled up, he was dressed up as a true glam rockstar. Dnate adorned a heavy leather biker's jacket, decked out with spikes and chains on the shoulders. Unlike him, this jacket was black and sexy, different from his usual red coat. Under the jacket, he wore nothing, bare-chested. Complimented by a heavy, chainmail-like necklace that hung a skull pendant. He didn’t wear his precious red amulet, just for safety. To complete his outfit, Dante wore some rugged red, baggy jeans. His boots and fingerless gloves.
Lady looked at the tall man up and down, taking his look in. To Lady, this outfit was dangerously sexy on him. It reminded her of the outfit Dante wore the night they met.
“You look awesome!!”
Lady bit her lip slightly, “Like a true glam rock star!!” She smiled warmly at him. She threw up the “rock on” symbol with her hand.
“Hell yeah!!”
Dante said back, throwing up two “rock on” symbols with his hands. Lady looked him up and down once more.
“We have to do something about your hair though”,
Lady reached up. Tossing Dante’s hair around, trying to get to spiked up and surprisingly it slayed at the way. Dante smiled at her, shaking his head like a puppy dog. He ruffled his hands in his hands, until they stood up. Although he wished for it, his straight regal hair went flat. Lady giggled at him, looking down and pulling something from her little purse.
“Here try this.”
Lady reached up for Dante's hair again, this time with hairspray equipped. With a small comb, he brushed his hair in the opposite direction. Once his white hair stood up, she hit hash with hairspray. Then he ruffled his full head of hair again, shifting it all over until it resembled a rat's nest. Lady smiled at her work, man Dante couldn’t look dorkier, she thought.
“Perfect! Now shake your head again.”
Dante did as told, shaking his head like a cute puppy dog. Lady thought of him as an adorable dork, especially like this. Now Dante once had flat regal hair, now puffed up and crazy. Just like the ultimate glam rockstar. Dante checked himself out in the mirror, pulling Lady to his side.
“Dude, don’t we look cool !” Dante shouted proudly. Lady playfully shoved him. “You look like a big dork!!” She joked, laughing warmly.
Now, with perfect hair, both Dante's and Lady's looks were completed. They both looked like members of a rock band. Graping Nevan, Dante gestured at the door.
“Ready to head out?” Dante asked, and Lady nodded back in response. Together they headed to the bar, ready for an awesome night.
Back at the bar, they arrived at a rather crowded place. The bar was packed! They walked in, and Lady seemed to swallow her pride. Dante pulled her close, giving her a warm pat on the back. He could sense she was still a little nervous.
“Don’t doubt yourself, lady. I know they’ll all love your voice” Dante said warmly to her. Lady nodded, “You’re right, I’ve got this!” she said proudly, holding her hand into a fist. From the far corner of the room, Dante could see Tool waving at him from behind the stage certain. Dnate waved back at him and ushered him over.
“Looks like we’ve still got time, why don’t you go make yourself comfortable at the bar?”
Lady was already one step ahead, making her way over to the bar.
“Sure I’ll grab us drinks!” Lady smiled at him. They parked ways for a moment. Dante went to talk with the bandmates, while lady sat at the bar.
“Give me a shot of whiskey, please!”
Lady ordered. The quick and messy bartender made her way over,
“Sure thing, hun!”
The woman said, already filling a shot glass and sliding it over. For a moment, the bartender looked at Laby.
“You know what, hun? This one’s on the house. Just because you look so gorgeous tonight!”
The bartender said joyfully. Lady smiled at her, taking the compliment to heart.
“Ah thank you !!”
Lady said, in a sweet feminine tone. Before slamming the shot, like a man without a chaser. The liquor seemed to wash away lady’s stage fright. Still, she wouldn’t slur her words.
Back behind the stage, the band was reading up.
“So? Did you find a girl?”
Tool said, making his way over to talk with Dante.
“Sure did!” Dante said, busting out some cords on Navan.
“Nice! Is she good?” Tool asked,
“You’ll find out soon enough.” Dante teased.
“She'd better be worth the wait”
Tool replied, grabbing something from the room.
“I’ve got so much extra!!”
Tool had tossed over a bouquet of red roses.
“Yeah can’t invite a girl on a date without flowers!!”
The bassist joked, as the drummer slammed him with another bouquet. They fought over a table filled with many different flowers. It seemed like these guys were trying to pull off some kinda cheap scheme. They had passed out flowers to the crowd, in hopes they would throw them onto the stage at the end of the show. Just to make themselves look better. Dante made his way over to the table of flowers, looking at the array of different flowers that filled the table top.
“Whata trick!” Dante joked.
He picked through the pile of flowers. Until he stumbled upon some white lilys. He picked up a few and added them to his bouquet of roses. Dante knew lilys were always lady’s favorite. They remind him of her, he hoped to now serpirse her with the bouquet after the show, to ensure she was okay. Dante smiled at the bouquet, securely storing it behind the stage.
Soon it was time for them to go on, Dante had requested the band to cover the song, “Love in chains” since it was one Lady knew well, and to his surprise. The band had performed that song many times before and knew all the chords. Soon enough it would be time for the show to go on.
“Better go get your girl!”, “We've got about two minutes until we’re on.
Tool held Dante, whose ear turned up at the phrase, “your girl” he wondered if Lady could ever truly be his. “My Lady..” Dante's thoughts spun when thinking of her. Dante looked up from Navan at Tool.
“Right! I’ll go get, my lady~” Dante jumped up, heading from behind the stage to greet lady at the bar. He walked up behind her, softly putting a hand on her shoulder.
“You think you’re ready for this.”
Lady looked up from the bar, it looked like she’d only finished a couple shots of whiskey. Her voice remained smooth and gentle, her words clear. Lady shot a happy smile at him.
“I’m ready to rock!”
Lady perked up, following Dante behind the stage. She hardly got a second to meet with the other bandmates. Because Dante still wanted to keep Lady as a nice surprise for the band. The stage was set and the show was ready to go on. Quickly the band took their places behind their instrument. From in front of the stage curtain, a loud microphone voice could be heard.
“Who’s ready for open mic night!” The host announced to applause. “We’ve got a pull rack of bands lined up for tonight..”
The host's voice carried on. Dante and Lady stood side by side, center stage. Dante with Nevan at the ready, and Lady should be behind the mic. Lady shot confidently, Dante could still tell she held a bit in embarrassment.
“You’re gotta be my rockstar, right?”
Dante spoke in a comfortable tone, his voice seemed to calm Lady. Whose hands gripped the microphone stand, hands slightly shaking.
“A rockstar or a total dork..”
Lady tried to joke, eyes dropping half-lidded. Eyes almost teary as they glimmered shyly in the light.
“You’re no dork to me, especially not like this”
Dante smiled warmly at her, cupping her face with his hand until their gaze met. For a moment, Dante got lost in her beautiful, unique eyes.
“Don’t fail on me now, let’s rock this bar!!”
Dante spoke with confidence, trying to usher away Lady’s discouragement. Dante reached behind his back making a single rose appear. He handed it to Lady, who held it close to her heart for the rest of the show.
Suddenly, the host announced the name of their band. The time for talking was over.
“Let’s kick it off with, Skull bath!!”
The host shouted as they walked off stage, and the lights went dim. Soon the curtain lifted. Without a second left, the band started playing. Their instruments filled the room with noise, as the tone of their song flooded in.
Lady looked up at Dante for support, and with that lady was more than ready. Leaning on him, for physical support. Dante held her close, wanting everyone in the crowd to see them together. The instrumentals picked up and now it was time for lady to sing again. She looked out into the crowd, overwhelmed. She closed her eyes to hide them, and she took a deep breath. Still leaning on dnate, which helped him come down to earth and feel at ease.
“You got this”
Dante told her once again, and the sweetness of his voice enveloped her. Washing away her fear. With him, Lady often felt even stronger than she did on her own. Lady decided on stage with Dante, on a night like this. Where they could really enjoy themselves and let go. It is exactly the place she wanted to be. There was no happier place for her. Where she could rock out with her best friend, and really enjoy their love for music. A place where they could truly be themselves. She let everything go and began to sing once more. Her voice started soft and sweet. Until it quickly turned into a raw, powerful melody. The crowd was taken away from the band's intense music. It shook the speakers. The crowd came alive, thrashing hard, rocking out.
Lady’s eyes were locked on Dante as she sang. She adored the sight of him. Still, he looked dangerously sexy to her, even more now that he’s gotten all sweaty from playing guitar so hard. Dante’s eyes were locked shut, he was too entranced by the music. They should be close together, locked on each other's side. Slowly rocking back and forth, grinding on each other. Lady her voice takes her away, as it carried through the crowd. She was lost in the version of Dante. She almost gave up pressure to see him like this. To her, he seemed so sexy she almost couldn’t handle it. The song made its way to mid-chorus, and this was when Dante planned to sing along with his Lady. She picked her voice up into a pretty, melodic shout.
“And the fire between your legs!~”
“It’s making me insane!~”
To her surprise, Dante sang this part with her. Grappling onto the mic, and spilling his words into it…
“And the fire between your thighs!~”
Lady’s eyes lit up, she stared stary-eyed at him. Sure, Lady had heard Dante sing many times before. Never like this though. Never with just fury such, passion. Lady was taken aback, Dante had a beautiful voice. Masculine, raspy, strong, and even alluring for Lady. His voice was almost demonic, the change in tone shook the crowd. Had them yelling for more. Enjoying one another, and really getting into the music, rocking out! Dante and Lady joined close to the microphone, gripping it together. They shouted into it. Their voices are in harmony.
“Burn me alive!!~”
“Burn me alive!!~”
Just as soon as it began, the song was over. The band had stopped playing their instruments and the sound of the room went static. Until it was cut by the sound of the crowds' roaring applause!! People from the crowd jumped for joy, shouting for them to play again. They were right, the audience really loved their music. As many flowers filled the room. More applause, and shouting aroared from the audience. After the band shouted out some quick, thank yous. The curtain had fallen, and it was time for the next band to go on.
After the show, lady was jumping with excitement! She seemed happier the ever.
“Yay!!! That was awesome!!”
Lady said, overwhelmed with joy. She did something out of place. She rushed over and hugged Dante tight. Jumping into his arms, almost as a thank you for such an amazing show. Surprised by her optimism, Dante hugged her back. Picking her up from her feet, and holding her from the bum so they could be face to face. Dante couldn’t believe it, lady seemed happier than she’d ever been. A permitted cheerful smile pained across her face.
“We sure do this again! I’ve never had so much fun!”
She said over the moon. She held Dante by the chin, petting his face.
“Thanks for inviting me!”
She said almost breathlessly. Their lips were so close now, Dante could smell the alcohol on her breath. In this moment Dante could kiss her, just because of jolyfull her happiness made him. Resisted the temptation, settling lady back on her feet that she stumbled upon. Dante looked down at her, lovingly. He couldn’t imagine a more perfect girl than her. A girl could dual-wield pistols, just like him. Even better than that, a girl loved playing rock music just as much as him. Dante swore there was no other girl for him, and one day lady was going to be his wife.
Tool had rushed over to thank the two of them, cutting off their little moment.
“Hey guys! I wanted to say thank you and that you two rocked tonight!”
Tool smiled warmly at them. Tool made eyes at lady, giving her a flirty smile.
“You, my lady. You really do have a beautiful voice.” Tool said smugly. Tool kissed lady on the hand, gentleman-like.
“Oh thank you!” Lady responded with a shy giggle.
Dante almost slapped tool for trying to flirt with his lady, obviously jealous
“Don’t get any bright ideas, she’s coming home with me tonight!”
Dante spoke dominantly
.Tool laughed it off, “I hope so, you two make a cute couple!”
Took said with a wink. Making both lady and Dante blush. No one's actually pointed them out as a couple, nonetheless a cute couple. It was kinda awkward but neither of them denied it.
“Oh yeah, and our deal” tool trailed off, grappling a wad of cash from his pocket. He handed both of them a clean hundred-dollar bill.
“Here ya go! You guys really deserve it”
“Sweet!” Dante looked at lady who smiled back at her. The money seemed to make lady even happier.
“Oh yeah and look what else I got !” Took smirked holding up a producer's card.
“Thanks so much guys! I got us signed!”
“No way dude! That’s awesome!” Dante said exitcued
“Does that mean..?” Lady butted in,
“Yup! It means you guys can play with us again.”
Lady jumped excitedly
Dante glanced at Lady, still remembering that they still had lots of demon hunting to do.
“Look man we can when we have the time. But we’re in!”
“That’s alright. But really you guys, I really appreciate your help! It means the world! You got signed, we couldn’t have done without you two”
Tool smiled warmly. Tool was really a nice guy, he pulled both of them into a tight hug. It was awkward to squeeze the three of them into a hug.
“Yeah yeah, you’re not a bad guy.”
Dante said nicely, quickly pulling him and lady out of the hug. Maybe both of them had jealous tendencies. They didn’t want anyone else to have hands on each other for too long.
Tool smiled at them,
“Well you guys go enjoy the rest of your night, and really thanks again!!”
Tool joined the rest of his bandmates. Who all smiled and waved a warm goodbye to them..
Dante and lady decided to chill at the bar for a moment. While sitting at the bar a couple of people came up to compliment the lady on her singing voice. Lady responded with overwhelming joy.
“See, I told you. They all love your singing!” “But I have to admit I’m still your biggest fan!” He told the truth.
“Yeah, I know..” lady smiled, looking down at her last drink and swirling the liquid around in her cup.
“Thank you, Dante. For getting me out of her tonight. I’ve never felt more like myself”
The couple walked back together to the office, laughing and joking about their night. Dante hadn’t forgotten about his surprise bouquet, even though he was quite drunk himself at this point. The two made their way into the office. Pulling on each other. They stumbled their way to the couch. They lie together in a fit of drunken laughter. Dante stumbled to his feet, putting his hands behind his back.
“I’ve got a surprise for you”
Dante said under his breath.
He presented a beautiful bouquet and white lilies and red roses to Lady.
“Aw for me?”Lady said softly,
her eyes half-lidded and ready for sleep. She put the flowers to her face, taking in their lovely smell. Dante had to admit she looked so beautiful with her face buried in roses, as the soft light framed her face. The light highlighted the eyes that Dante loved so much.
It was in this moment dnate could’t help but make a regretful drunken confession. They cuddled up on the couch together, embracing. Before they both fell asleep, Dante’s voice broke the silence.
“Mary, seeing you so happy tonight.. made me fall in love with you all over again..”
Dante’s confession graced lady’s ears right before she fell asleep. Her last thoughts that night were, “Fallen in love? Again?”
They spent the rest of the night together in each other's embrace. Truly making their night unforgettable.