Happy death day: Reaper reader (Vergil's Ver) pt.2
When R/n opened her eyes this time she was in the forest her mind was swimming as the hunger pangs she felt from earlier were back and much worse then from this morning. She also had this sense of anxiety; not the normal anxiety from being lost in an unknown place, but the type anxiety that small child would feel after being separated from a parent in a large crowd.
She had the sudden urge to find and be near Henry... R/n's legs were shaking as she pulled herself up, she shuddered hugging Henry's hoodie close to "Damn.... it's so cold." She hissed leaning against a tree, she could see her breath and was even more confusing to the young reaper. *It's August... So why is it so damn cold?!* She resisted the urge to throw up when heard a familiar voice speak up behind her.
"Finally awake I see..."
R/n felt a chill go down her back as she cautiously looked over her shoulder to see a pair of glowing blue eyes glaring at her from the darkness she swallowed. "Ver-" a summoned sword suddenly shot out the y/ht woman flinched as it embedded itself next to her head. "I didn't say you could speak..." The half demon hissed venom dripping in his tone the y/hc bit her tongue as Vergil stepped out the shadows in his Sin Trigger Form and the way his tail was moving his was pissed.
R/n throat felt dry as her former lover leaned close to growling. "I'll admit you almost had me fooled, " the y/ht woman swallowed not understanding what he was on about. "Taking her face to manipulate me, You've gotten more foolish in the demon world..." then it clicked he thought Y/n was a demon!! "Any last words before I end your misery?" the y/ht woman tried to speak but her voice wasn't working...
"Nothing to say? that's fine for me." he hissed R/n felt tears falling down her cheeks as the half devil raised Yamato ready to strike R/n finally found her voice only able to scream. "VERGIL!/STOP!?" a man's voice snapped at the same time as hers R/n opened her eyes to see Yamato a hair's length from slashing her neck as Vergil turned glaring at the person who dared intervene.
R/n felt nothing but relief to see Henry standing at the clearing entrance out of breath, but with a serious expression on his face. "You..." Vergil growled obliviously thinking Henry was the master mind behind his girlfriend’s copy, "Just barely made it, sorry snow-pea." he gasped before straightening up to his full height.
Vergil turned away from R/n keeping and summoned his doppelganger to guard her in case she tried to run. and the two men started walking towards each other and stopped a few feet apart mainly because Vergil was pointing Yamato at Henry expecting a fight the elder reaper just yawned before getting down to business.
"Why have you come here?"
"Simple You've borrowed something from me without asking, I'm here to collect."
"You'd risk life for that lesser demon-"
"Pfft, Demons? is that what you think we are? *chuckles* naw mate we're reapers."
Henry watched Vergil's eyes widened for a second. "Surely the elder son of Sparda know what that means?" the raven haired reaper stated in a mocking tone as the half-devil lowered Yamato.
Vergil had read about grim-reapers when he was younger they were the selected few mortal souls of the recently deceased forced to walk the earth collecting an unknown amount of souls, in order to attain entry to the afterlife.
Without a word de-triggered as he looked to where R/n was cowering he called off doppelganger causing R/n to slide down to ground and hug her knees shaking not noticing Vergil cautiously walk up to her, she could feel him staring over her pathetic shaking form.
*this...was R/n...my R/n?"* Vergil mind echoed his eyes stung he felt a rogue tear escape down his cheek before dropped to his knees and with shaking arms held her against him, R/n's was scent was soo different from the one he remembered, it was no longer lively, sweet, and jubilant, instead it was she smelled of dead flowers, fresh rain and grave soil. "R/n. " he said with shudder in shock that he had attacked her, he was shaking as he pulled her closer.
R/n was in shock she's never seen Vergil acting like this before... she cautiously looked up from her knees to find the normally cool-headed and orderly man, was breaking apart right before her eyes...she wanted say something but froze when she felt the familiar sensation of bile rising in her throat.
Her fear overlapped the feeling hunger she had felt when she woke up, on instinct R/n tried to shove Vergil away so she could heave, he was and stronger then the y/height woman. "Move!" she snapped confusing Vergil who watched in shock as this golden vapor spilled from his girlfriend's mouth and one of her arms went spectral. "What's happening?" he demanded alarmed Henry pinched the bridge of his nose."Nothing! she's jus-" R/n beat him to it. "I'm hungry..." she whined causing Henry to facepalm and Vergil to stare her in disbelief.
later
Cut to the the trio in a roadside diner Henry's brow twitched as he stared at Vergil who was sitting across from him with r/n sitting in his lap; Yamato resting against the window, as said reapling was eating a plate eggs and cinnamon toast.
The half devil was calmly sipped a cup of coffee, while he kept his eyes on the elder reaper with a calculated glare, the raven haired man had tell him how R/n had com into his care... That was the deal.
Summary: R/n the love of Dante's life is dead... killed saving a kid from getting hit by a truck by taking the hit instead, what a shitty thing to come home to...Right? So, how the hell is his dead girlfriend sitting in a diner booth across from him, talking to a old man, a hippie, and a mail woman? and how come no one else can recognize her?
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a few minutes later...
R/n was woken up by Nate with a pair pliers digging into her head as two Gravelings [ the gremlin demons] held her down, she felt him trying to pry something out of her skull, she hissed in pain as Nate smirked finally grabbed and pulled whatever was stuck in her head free. "Ah-ha! Got'cha ya wee little bastard!" He cheered victoriously showing her it was bullet.
R/n stared at it dazed and confused where’d that came from? then she remember Dante... That jackass! Who fuck shoots someone without asking 'what the hell is gong on?' first?! The y/ht reaper groaned feeling the hole in her head closing and healing at rapid pace; that always feels weird... but then her logical side caught up to her.
How did...How did Dante recognize her? The others explained that the living shouldn't be able to recognize her at all because she like every Grim had like some reaper glamour curse or whatever it was changed her appearance?...
"What happen, did you see how your last appointment died?" Nate asked snapping her out f her thoughts as he examined the bullet assuming she was a witness to a murder. "No.." R/n sighed and went to say a demon hunter shot her, but was cut off by said hunter who had been watching them from the roof jumped down.
He scared the hell out of Nate who subconsciously put himself between R/n and Dante, who looks ready kill them until the elder reaper spoke up. "Hey listen pal, I don't know what your beef is, but you better back off now!" instead Dante grabbed him by the neck and pulled him up to his face while keeping Ebony pointed at R/n mumbled "Not again..." and waited for the shot to go off as a tense silence filled the air.
"I’m going give you a chance..."
The demon hunter hissed as his aura fluctuated he was so pissed and about to trigger..."What are you demons planning? Why does that thing look like R/n?" he growled as Nate eyes widened stunned. "You...you know who she? But that's not possible unless.." Dante lips curled into snarl as a red hot flash filled the alley and his SDT form was suddenly standing before them as he pulled Nate closer to his face.
"Tick-tock little man..."
Dante growled as Nate tried not to sputter incoherently before finally blurting out. "We're not demons! We're Grim Reapers!?" He choked the half-devil eyes widened and he looked at he man, he seemed to be telling the truth the scent coming of them was of Grave soil and dead lilies the sort of thing death was associated with...
Dante's mind processed this if they really were Reapers then that meant they were once human...and if that was the case then; His ember like eyes looked at R/n's lookalike who was know being held up by sword point, she nodded vigorously a Nate’s revelation. without a word Dante dropped Nate who landed on the ground with a yelp and made his sword disappear the y/hc reaper sighed relieved that she wasn’t gonna be missing her head anytime soon...
But that relief was short lived as R/n felt her feet leave the ground before she or Nate could protest Dante took off with her in his arms! He was nothing more than a speck in the sky as the senior reaper managed to pull himself of the ground watching on with a panicked expression "Oh Ballcock! Glenn is gonna strangle me!" he yelled running a hand through his hair...
Meanwhile..
"DANTE, STOP!"
"__"
"Don't fucking ignore me, put me down!!"
"...No"
The devil hunter hissed as R/n struggled in his hold making Dante tighten his grip on her as he flew to god knows where! as R/n frowned at him honestly she couldn't blame him at the moment, She's been dead what, 3 months now? and he's just found out she's been walking around enjoying what un-life had offer and never once bothered to seek him out!...
But then again, It wasn't her fault! Nate told R/n that Dante wouldn't recognize her because of some glamour spell all reaper gain moments after their "birth" R/n never even bothered to ask if this spell even worked on demons or half-demons; She just took Nate's word for it, after all she was the Reapling and the hippie was her grave-parent!
R/n's stomach churned as she tried not to think about how her body would heal itself from a fall at this height and speed! "Dante, I'm serious if you don't land us right now, I will barf on you!" She snapped feeling bile rise up from her throat, the half demon let out a rumble before landing them in a forested area where he knew they wouldn't be disturbed.
R/n true to her word bolted for a bush the second Dante put her down and threw up only there was only was something off about it at least from Dante's perspective instead of bile this odd shimmering gold vapor fell out of R/n's throat every time she heaved and floated away. "Urg, that's what I get for skipping breakfast..." the y/ht woman groaned before noticing Dante gawking a her legs she looked saw they've gone spectral.
"Don't freak it happens I just need to eat." she said pulling a small pack of cookies from her hoodie pocket and started munch as Dante's ember like eyes examined her from head to toe, he still hadn't De-Triggered, not that R/n blamed him he was probably expecting her skin to tear open and a demon to jump out at him and wasn't taking any chances.
"How did you end like this?" The reaper cocked a brow at metallic tang Dante's voice had to it, and resisted the urge to smile she missed hearing his trigger voice she always found it sexy... but that's obviously the last thing on the half-demon's mind. "I don't know how to answer that." a low growl escaped from Dante pretty telling her that she had better find a way, causing R/n's temper to flare up.
"What do you want me to say Dante?! Sorry, I died?!
"No! I just want to know why you never came home."
"Because the dead can't interact with their former lives..." Her next words cut through Dante's heart like a dagger as this gray mist suddenly moved in behind her.
"It's not my home anymore, So do us both a favor and forget me move on." she kissed his cheek before walking into some mist that disappeared as quickly as it appeared. leaving Dante alone again, suddenly the was a loud explosion as Dante released a huge burst of energy that knock of trees and left a large crater where he was standing. As if he’d let something like death keep him from his girl! he roared before flying back to his shop to figure out a plan.
Meanwhile
R/n was back in the city at a college party watched as a frat boy she just high-five'd slipped on a ping-pong ball and fell off the balcony his buddies were playing beer-pong on and impale himself on a concrete lawn gnome much to the other party goers horror. "Huh, now that's a new one." R/n mused while taking a sip of her beer.
It was raining heavily R/n sniffled as she hugged her arms, Her wet h/c hair was matted to her face and her blue dress was soaked and stuck to her skin.
She was just so angry she stormed out of Vergil's house without a jacket, 2 years they've been together! and not once has the white haired man ever told her he loved her or even hinted that he would want a future with her!
Tonight was turning point it was their anniversary, R/n had planned this dinner for months! they argued and..and he choose his job and another woman over her! She saw that blond in black corset and leather pants waiting outside looking smug..before driving off.
R/n made her decision right then and there...Her and Vergil were through! She left her key to his house on the front steps she'd send for her things later so she wouldn't have to see him...
The distraught woman sat in a bus shelter, her red and tired eyes scanned the schedule then looked both ways the streets were empty only the sound of the rain was there to keep the lonely woman company, Then there was a new sound R/n's ears strained to focus on it...Footsteps. Her e/c looked out into the darkness through the rain she saw him. A man he scruffy looking was in a prison jumpsuit stained red.
She felt a chill go down her spine when she recalled the news about the escaped murderer, but she was sure they caught him. He looked up from where he was standing and smiled in way that was almost unnatural as he slowly took a step forward towards her...
R/n's survival instincts kicked in and she took off running with the man hot on her heels...She dared not look back as she turned into an alley only to be met by a brick wall! The last sensation Y/n felt was a large hand grabbing her shoulder...
A group of teenagers found what was left R/n that morning...Soon the alley was closed off the crime scene was set up, When Dante opened his door that same morning he was confused to find two police officers standing on his front steps looking grim.
"Are you Vergil Sparda?"
"No I'm his brother Dante, is everything alright?"
"Sir, Do you know a R/n S/n?"
"Yeah she's my brother's girlfriend... Why, is she in trouble?"
The two officer decided it was best if Vergil heard it from his brother then from strangers. "I sorry sir, She's dead...last night a dangerous convict had escaped.." The officers left as a lightheaded Dante walked over to his phone and called Vergil and Trish.
["...left her alone on your anniversary?! are you thick?!]" He heard the she-demon yell at his brother, Dante winced fuck it was R/n & Verge's anniversary yesterday.. "What Dante?!" his brother snapped as his twin swallowed trying to breathe, Was he seriously doing this over the phone? Yes he was.
"Verg..You need to come home,now!" Dante said sternly as he brother began to protest as he and Trish were in the middle of a job. "Vergil! It's R/n, something happened I'm sorry...She's gone." the younger twin's voice was getting hoarse, There was a few seconds of silence when a portal opened in the DMC's office as Vergil and Trish walked through it. the blond could already tell something horrible had happened the Dante's aura was listless and forlorn.
"Where is she? did she leave a note?" Vergil huffed assuming his brother meant R/n had run off, He went to reach for the door Dante tried to stop him. last night the rain had covered up the smell of blood, now it had stopped...A harsh wind blew through the air and with it the scent blood...
Vergil knew whose blood it was, he smelled and tasted it enough times there was no mistaking it, It was R/n's... That's how Vergil learned his girlfriend was the nineteenth victim of the Red Grave Slasher...And Vergil was going to get his revenge.
[one month later]
E/c eyes snapped opened before blinking a few times trying to adjusting to what little light there was in the room, Was she home? Had Vergil come back? R/n winced as she lifted herself up her body felt sore, heavy and her head was killing her. the h/c girl's eyes had finally adjusted and she got a good look at the room she was in, this wasn't her apartment and it certainly wasn't her and Vergil's house!?
W-where was she?! she then looked under the sheet that was covering her...She was naked?! what happened last night?! she felt like she was hungover but...She didn't drink that much or maybe she did? the sound of foot steps snapped R/n out of her freak-out, she quickly flopped down and closed her eyes pretended to sleep as the door clicked open;
A black haired man who definitely wasn't her boyfriend walked in stared at her for a few seconds rolled his eyes and went to the window pulled the curtains opened as his back was turned; R/n slowly reached for the lamp on the nightstand planning to strike him with it and escape..."Y'know..." the man spoke up causing the h/c to freeze. "If you're going to pretend be asleep, don't make it so obvious." R/n eyes snapped opened she sat up and saw the man staring right at her unimpressed as she hugged the sheet close.
"Where am I?!" She demanded voice wavering as the man studied her, before sighing "Your in my room above my shop Dead man's pawn." he said tiredly as he pushed away from the window and approached the bed.
R/n flinched as he reached towards her only to open the nightstand drawer and toss an envelope on to her lap the h/c girl looked down at it bemused then look at the man."What this supposed to be, hush money? After what you did I'll-" she hissed the man put his hand up to silence her.
"I didn't do anything to you, just look inside it'll tell you everything that's happened the last two months." R/n eyes widened as soon as he said that. T-two months?! that can't be?! he had to be lying it couldn't be August...The guy was off his rocker! "My name is Henry by the way...now get cleaned up, dressed and meet me downstairs." Henry said walking towards the door "you have a busy day ahead of you." with that 'Henry' closed the door and Y/n was alone.
*what did he mean, Busy day?* a chill went down her spine as she thought about whatever he was planning.
Then she looked down at the envelope swallowing she opened it and some newspaper clippings and a folded letter fell out searching the clippings Y/n stomach churned as read the headline. "Red Grave Slasher claims Nineteenth Victim." how does this answer why she woke up in a stranger's bed?
She read the article and R/n felt like her stomach was full of sand as she saw her name and picture staring back at her, *it must be a mistake or a trick!* she reasoned as she read the details and felt more frantic before looking at the letter her hands were shaking as she unfolded it praying she'll see Dante's handwriting saying :GoT'ChA or something like that...But that all shattered when she looked at the paper in her hands...
I wasn't a letter, it was her death certificate.
[twenty minutes later.]
R/n came downstairs wearing a large hoodie, sweat pants and flip flops, Henry was waiting for her doing a Crossword looked up and sighed "Ok..You found the clothes I left. good now let's go." R/n kept her distance and stared at him suspiciously. "what's going on, who put you up to this?!" The [y/height] hissed obviously not believing she was dead, Henry grumbled something under his breath. "Look I'll explain once we get there." he said keep his aged eyes on her, making it clear that Y/n had know choice in the matter reluctantly followed after the lanky man.
"Where are we going?"
"Someplace that’ll make you feel better.
"A where would that be?"
"Your grave Snow-pea."
"...Snow-pea?"
Soon the two were at the cemetery gates Henry led R/n through the graveyard passed a few rows before stopping Y/n eyes widened when she saw Vergil leaving flowers; immediately she tried to run to him only for Henry to hold her back. "Don't, he won't recognize you." her brows furrowed as turned to look back at Vergil only see him walking away with that blond woman he ditched her for...R/n felt rage bubbling in her stomach as Henry dragged her over the grave Vergil left flowers on...
Soon her anger turned to melancholy as she saw her tombstone [R/n L/n y/b/d/-2019 loved and missed dearly.] then the anger returned "Loved and missed..." she snorted Henry cocked a brow as her curiously "He sure got over me pretty quickly..." She mumbled bitterly as the light bulb went off in Henry's head. "Y'know you really shouldn't assume things..." the tall man deadpanned as R/n shot him a look. "I'll start listening to you, when you tell me what the fucks going on." The man hummed before taking leading R/n out of the cemetery and eventually to a fancy high-rise apartment building, They got into the elevator and were headed to the penthouse floor.
"You were suppose to have this speech months ago, but your soul was so shattered that it took it's sweet time pulling you back together." The black haired man began as R/n brows furrowed as she listened intently."So, what? Am I ghost or something?" the the man snorted and muttered something under his breath "You're definitely something Snow-pea, but a ghost you are not." The h/c was beginning to get frustrated as Henry continued his explanation.
"See, you’ve been selected since the day you were even a thought in your mother’s head, the second Roy bumped in to you and extracted your soul from the ties that bounded you to the mortal plains...R/n welcome the ranks of the grim reapers." He said happily as elevator door opened to reveal a bloody massacre there was blood and bodies littering the apartment causing R/n gag and throw up.
Except, something freaky happened instead of liquid this weird cloud of shimmering vapor came out R/n's mouth causing the y/height girl to gawk at it, she curiously went to touch the cloud as it slowly faded away only to see her hand was spectral.. "Gah!?!" she yelped showing it to Henry who clicked his tongue at her.
"Don't worry that'll go away once we some food in to ya." He pulling the pale girl into the bloody apartment. "please tell me we're not here to raid their fridge." she said to sick to eat at the moment trying not to touch anything as Henry started looking around and smile when he found what he wanted.
"Naw-naw of course not...We're robbing it!" he said indifferently R/n relaxed until she registered what he said; then heard a loud crash looked in the dinning room and saw Henry in the wine cabinet pulling out bottles and reading the labels.
"Are you insane?!" she shrieked as Henry waved her "They're not using it anymore, where do you think most of my wares come from?" before R/n could convey her disdain at Henry's behavior a woman's voice cut in.
"Sorry Henry, but I called dibs. so everything here is mine.~" ??? purred as Y/n whirled around to see a beautiful woman wavy red hair wearing a dark green cocktail dress with a sports bag slung over her shoulder stuffed to overcapacity with what Y/n assumed to be clothes, jewelry and other belongings of whoever these people were.
"Cod dammit Megan! can I at least keep the wine?" Henry pleaded as R/n looked between him and "Meg" who's gray eyes widened when she noticed the newbie. "Tell you what, you can have two...if I get Nineteen out those rags." she bargained as Henry sneered at the redhead "Five...I keep four of my choice and we split the fifth." the two stared each other as Meg caved.
"Deal...let's go Nineteen" R/n awkwardly introduced herself as Henry sifted through the wine selections. a few minutes later the girls came back Meg had dress R/n in a light-blue sundress, black stockings and light brown ankle boots. she still wore Henry's oversized black hoodie over it.
"There, doesn't she look cute?" Meg ask as Henry look her over and just shrugged "meh... Anyway we gotta get going, we still have a few more stops today." Meg frowned at the shaggy haired man's indifference. "Well that was to be expected..You take of yourself Nineteen." The redhead chirped patting the h/c woman on the head as she grabbed another sports bag next to the exit and walked down the fire escape, R/n heard a zipper and saw Henry stuffing SIX bottles into a backpack before ushering the y/height woman towards the elevator.
"C'mon before she come back.."
"Wha..whoa! okay stop shoving!" R/n yelped nearly tripping on one of the dead men's legs as Henry practically carried her to doors, cue the most awkward elevator ride ever. As R/n and Henry waited for their floor the Reapling" as Meg called her had to ask.
"So...How did those people die?"
"Murder/Suicide. husband though the wife banging his best friend,...Turns his friend was gay, And his wife was just trying to help him come out to everyone."
R/n felt bad for the wife and friend; killed without ever given a chance to explain...She wanted to ask if they were going to be reapers too? then the elevator came to a stop. R/n felt heart jump when she saw a familiar blue coat about to enter, she quickly threw her hood up and kept her head down as a pair of familiar boots stepped on to the elevator stopping next to her. "Rough night?" Henry asked jokingly as Vergil rumbled in annoyance.
"Y'wanna talk about it." the h/c swallowed hard as the hunter coldly answered "I have no business with you." he hissed R/n suddenly felt lightheaded as the elevator started up again, her breathing got shallower as tears started falling down her cheeks getting Vergil's attention.
His hand suddenly moved like it was going for her hood, before Henry threw his arm over her shoulder and spoke up "Sorry about her, she had a bad night, can't handle liquor very well." he said as Vergil's hand lowered back to his side, “I see..” the white haired man hummed, R/n relaxed as the elevator finally came to their floor.
As the two reapers exited the elevator a large gust of wind blew causing R/n's hood to fall off, her eyes traveled towards the closing doors just in time to meet Vergil's icy blue eyes she saw a flash of confusion slowly morph into recognition!!! She felt her mouth go dry and suddenly grabbed Henry's hand and took off running dragging the confused man behind her.
Soon as they were far away from the apartments, the senior reaper got her to stop they finally did in-front of a Computer repair shop. "Why did you make us run ten fricken blocks?..I'm all for quick getaways, but damn!" R/n didn't answer she pulled her hood back up while frantically looking over her shoulder.
Then it click Henry sighed in frustration. "Is this because of your boyfriend? Look I told you before he won't recognize you." the black haired man huffed R/n didn't seem too sold.
So he brought her to the store front showing her the TV/Camera display that was pointed at the street "See? this is what we look like to the living." He said the h/c nervously looked up at the screen to see a sickly looking girl who sort of resembled her, but a different [Skin tone, longer/shorter Darker/Lighter hair color, a dull not/your eye color.]
Y/n was stunned for a moment as she brought a hand up to the window, her doppelganger did the same thing then she looked at a broken mirror and saw her normal appearance looking up at her before turning back to Henry "Who decides what we look like?" the black haired man shrugged along with his surfer dude looking doppelganger, the h/c girl felt a chill go down her spine as she remembered Vergil...
"Does this trick work on demons too?" R/n asked warily as Henry looked at her bemused. "Well... demon aren't really human. So no, Why?" He asked as the temperature in the street suddenly plummeted causing the older reaper to pull his coat closer then he noticed, no wind so where chill coming from?
He saw R/n looking across the street almost terrified he followed her gaze to see a dragon-like demon [SDT! Vergil.] it was huge and surrounded by blue flames that seem to freeze everything it touched...
"What did you say you boyfriend’s name was?" he said shivering as the demon got closer "V-Vergil Sparda." She stammered before Henry could react a blue flash obscured his sight and something large grabbed the stunned girl, when Henry could see again r/n was gone...
She's dead...she's dead, his R/n was dead? how-how could she..."I was only gone for three days..wh-" he dropped the floor still processing what Trish had told him, some truck driver ran a red light as some kids were crossing..he was so drunk and didn't even notice them...R/n ran out into the street and shoved them outta of the way and took the hit. She died on impact...
And with it Dante's will to live died with her, alcohol only numb him up, women? no point they weren't his N/n...His friends and family were worried about him, he didn't even go to her funeral. The half-Devil kept expecting the y/height woman to walk through his door like nothing happen ask how his gig went and life would return to normal...But no such luck. R/n was dead and she wasn't coming back.
Three weeks later...
Dante was at a diner with Morrison and Patty they managed to dragged him out of his room with the prospects of a job. In reality they just wanted to get him outside and try to help him get back to normal goofball Dante as Morrison explained the job details; Dante's dull blue eyes traveled to a booth a few tables away. He cocked a brow at the odd bunch, which consisted of a bald man with an olive complexion and tired grey eyes with an aura around him that screamed 'I'm too old for this crap.' Who was giving out orders and handing out post-it to the other people sitting at his table.
One was 40 something blonde woman in a mailman's uniform and another was a washed out hippie who looked like Tommy Chong's lost love child and for some reason? an empty space... *Must have a few screws lose...* Dante thought as a waitress blocked his view of the hippie.
The old man and mail-Woman ordered breakfast while the the hippie ordered a coffee to go, the Waitress then gestured to the empty space next to him. "And you?" the waitress asked dully as the mail woman snorted while the old man smirked.
"She means you Nibblet." he said taking a sip of water, Dante's brow furrowed who was he talking to? there were only three people at their booth. "I...y-you can see me?" a small very familiar voice croaked the half-devil's heartbeat spiked.
The waitress looked at the fourth person annoyed "Dammit Nate, what have I told you about bringing your junkie friends around here?!" Hippie put his hands up in defense and waitress sneered at the "junkie" who was gawking at her bewildered."She not a junkie, that's his niece she just woke up..and she'll take a coffee too."The old man said curtly to the embarrassed waitress who just left to get their order.
A moment passed as Dante's eyes winded in shock at the sight of his dead girlfriend sitting in the booth clothes covered in blood with her knees pulled to her chest gawking at the direction the waitress went as Nate spoke up "My niece, what's all that noise about?" Only the be talked over by the R/n look-a-like who pointed at the waitstaff confused.
"How the hell could she see me? you said I was like a ghost!"
"Yes, I did say that didn't I?"
"Then what was..h.ow?"
"If you weren't so busy crying, you would've heard me say you were incubating." He said as the waitress returned with their food and drinks, The bald man smiled at the sight of his scrambled eggs and waffles as the h/c woman looks at him expectantly.
"Oh, I'm not telling you, that's his job." he said pointing his fork at Nate who look at him stunned "Are you out of your mind Glenn?!" the hippie shouted causing everyone in the diner to looked at him the scruffy man noticed their stars and blanched before waving everyone off.
"I can't haul around some roadie and work at the same time." His hissed at this the blond woman to snorted "Work..he calls it." as Nate glared at her before looking around the diner for something "Where Ash? let her take the roadie..." he said as Glenn shook his head. "Who do you think Nibblet's here to replace?" he said suddenly causing a pregnant pause in the group as Glenn kept eating his waffles.
"Ash is...gone?" Blondie said suddenly not hungry anymore as she pushed her oatmeal away and Nate slowly sat down "She didn't even say goodbye." he said as Y/n looked at them confused as the balding sighed. "Y'know she couldn't have; even if that was a choice, Now get her cleaned and show her how things work."
Glenn said numbly before returning to his breakfast as Nate looked he wanted to cry but sighed and compose himself. "This way Roadie." he gestured for R/n to follow him all while Dante sat frozen still processing what he had just witnessed. The half-devil was brought out of it by Patty snapping her finger fingers "Dante are you listening?" she huffed as Morrison stared at him concerned.
The devil hunter look at them then back at the booth R/n and that Nate guy were gone, Blondie was having a hushed argument with Glenn. His brow furrowed as nodded towards the booth. "Did you both see that?" He asked shaken and clearly wondering if his mind had finally snapped, Patty looked a the booth incredulously before snorting.
"Oh yeah, the guy who accidentally dumped jello on his niece! that was funny." she giggled as Morrison chuckled along " His brother really laid it into him didn't he?" the two continued laughing while Dante couldn't believe what he was hearing; that's not what happened at all! how could they have heard and seen something completely different from what he had? Distressed, Dante got up from the table and went outside ignoring Morrison and Patty calling him.
But alas they were both long gone it would be another month before he saw R/n's look alike again. And at that point he concluded that it had to be a demon posing as his dead girlfriend...They must've taken a page from Mundas and created it to manipulate him for something...But for what? Dante was drawing blanks, he was walking back to the shop one afternoon with a fresh bottle of cheap whiskey in hand.
When someone careened into Dante knocking them to the ground, the half-devil didn't even flinch as he stopped in his tracks and looked down at the person, They were wearing a hoodie they couldn't see them properly. However before he could ask if they were okay or help them up, the person shot up to their feet giving him a clear look at their face R/n...
"Sorry Da...Dude." She check her watch." Fuck I am so late!" she hissed rushing down the street. Not noticing Dante following her watching as she took out a post-it and looked at the street signs, finally looking relieved *must've have found the street she was looking for...* the hunter thought as he watched her turn the corner.
Dante hesitated it could be an ambush... or it could be the answer to what the hell was going on? Taking a breath Dante rounded the corner to see a very disturbing scene; R/n standing over a mangled body of a man, who'd obviously gotten run over and left for dead in the back street like a piece of garbage.
the half-devil brows furrowed as he watched from the shadows as these gremlin looking demons hissed and sneered at the h/c woman who just waved them off.
"Yeah, yeah I know!" she huffed before reaching her hand out towards the corpse. "Hey buddy, c'mon time to get up pal!" she said as a ghostly hand extended from the body grabbing hers, Dante's blue eyes widened shock as R/n pulled a guy out of the mangled remains or rather his spirit; the guy looked at her confused then down at his body.
"Oh god, is..is that??"
"Yep, that's you."
"What... I'm...Who are you??"
the guy stammered looked back and fourth at her and his body incredulously R/n winced glaring at her watch, she didn't have time for this! "R/n, grim reaper, harvesters of souls.. giver of jack shit. yada-yada, could you speed this up? I got three more appointments after you." She said rolling her hand at the dude who looked her up and down in disbelief, "But you're not a skeleton." he sputtered out the obvious as Y/n nodded and started to walk away.
"That's Fairy-tale bull-shit, listen I would've gotten here sooner. but the city bus scheduling is a joke!" she hiss throwing her hands in the air as the dude sighed in annoyance. "Tell me about it..." with that his soul faded away as R/n walked out of the back street when she was almost crushed by an AC unit falling from above.
"You missed motherfuckers!" she shouted up at two more of those little gremlin demons who crawled down from the roofs and started arguing with each other as they followed after her. R/n shook her head as took out a new post-it [T.j. Miller DTOD 14:14] the address it was close by her tired e/c eyes checked her watch she still had an hour to kill...
R/n sighed bumping into something "arg...what is with me and bumping int-" she her voice dead down when she saw who she bumped into: Dante...pointing Ebony right at her face. R/n slowly put her hands up as she broke out into a cold sweat, she heard the safety unlock as the h/c mouth felt dry swallowed hard and croaked out the only thing she could think of at the moment. "...Aw Shit."
