In the End

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Dante was not enjoying his shower, the cold water beating down on his body. He'd been dreaming again. The same thing, all the time. Ever since he'd found Vergil, he'd been dreaming of claiming his brother as his. He'd at first been shocked by the dreams, and disgusted at the thought of incest, but that had quickly gone away. Now all he got from the dreams was an aching hard on, and cold showers every morning.

He had finally calmed down enough that he could turn on the hot water to warm up when Syn came bounding in the bathroom.

"Dante we need to talk."

He turned towards her, his hands covering his groin, "Damn it Syn, I'm in the shower."

She grinned and waved that thought away, "Not like I've not seen it before. And this is important."

Dante groaned and turned to start washing himself. When Syn got an idea in her head, she wasn't letting it go.

"What do we need to talk about?"

"Vergil."

Dante looked at her from the corner of his eye, "What about Vergil?"

She frowned and crossed her arms, "Just what are you doing to him?"

He frowned, "What do you mean?"

She sighed, "I keep forgetting how dense you are in the mornings. Why did you kiss, Vergil?"

He blinked, "You saw that? Huh, I didn't realize you were there."

She arched her eyebrow, "You didn't? Nevan, Lady, and I were there. Now why did you kiss him?"

He shrugged, "It felt right. That's why. Well that and I wanted to."

She nodded, "Ok, well I talked to Vergil, and you're confusing the hell out of him."

He turned his head to look at her, still washing his body and hair, "I am? How?"

She sighed, "Dante, you need to remember that even though he's better now, he's been through literal Hell for the past several years. He has a lot of bad memories and fears that are still in play. You coming on so strong and quick is confusing and scaring him."

He closed his eyes and rinsed his hair, "What, you're not going to tell me that I'm disgusting for feeling this way about my twin brother?"

Syn shook her head, "Blame the Nexus. My best friend has fucked his younger self, and I know alternates of you and Vergil that are mates. It doesn't bother me. I actually think you guys go together, but you need to have patience."

He sighed, "Look, I suck at having patience."

She laughed, "I know that, but Vergil is worth it isn't he?"

He nodded, turning off the water and snagging his towel from the rack, "Yea, he is."

She grinned, "That's good. Just keep that in mind. He's conflicted as to his feelings for you. And he's scared. You're coming on too strong for him, you got to remember that he's still fragile, even if he doesn't look like it."

Dante wrapped his towel around his waist, and stepped out of the shower, "Ok, I'll remember this. Any other advice?"

She shrugged, "Nope, not really. Just slow it down with him. He's not saying to stop, he just wants you to slow down. And believe me, if you don't. I'll kick your ass."

He chuckled, "He's got you that protective?"

She grinned, "You know me, I'm protective of family."

He opened the door to the bathroom and walked to his room, Syn following behind him, "Yea, you are."

Syn grinned, "And damn proud of it."

He started getting dressed and shook his head, "That you are."

Syn hugged him as soon as he was dressed in his pants, "I love you big brother and I want you happy. I also want Vergil happy and I think you can make him happy, but just take things slow. Talk to him, woo him, but do it slowly."

Dante nodded and Syn walked out, going to the kitchen. Dante walked to Vergil's door and stood there for a minute or two, wondering if he should knock and speak to Vergil.

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Vergil was curled up on his bed, idly petting Nero. His first trip to the Nexus had been overwhelming at best. Oh, his explorations and his question went well enough. It was his wanderings afterward that had overwhelmed him.

He'd run into Sparda.

It had been...hard, seeing the older devil, and Vergil had almost broken down. In fact, he had broken down, though not like he had with Trish.

In the end however, it had been somewhat healing encountering Sparda. But Vergil was still more than happy to return home and hide in his room for a while.

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Finally deciding to hell with waiting, he knocked on the door, "Vergil, can I come in? I just want to talk to you."

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"Come in," Vergil replied just loud enough to be heard. He discreetly wiped at his eyes, hoping there weren't any traces left from his meeting with Sparda.

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Dante walked in, and was about to close the door behind him, but stopped, figuring that would be enough to make Vergil nervous. So he left it open a crack and walked over to sit down on the edge of the bed, "Hey. I heard you were in the Nexus. What'd you think of it?"

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"It was...interesting," Vergil replied quietly.

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He cocked his head, "What happened? You seem drained. Did something happen in the Nexus?"

He reached out, but stopped himself from touching Vergil. This was going to be difficult. He wanted to take things slow, but he didn't know what would work or not.

"Syn and I talked."

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"I ran into Sparda," he murmured.

He glanced up at the movement, figuring out what Dante wanted to do, then inclined his head slightly to indicate permission to touch him.

"And?"

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He frowned, "You did? I guess it was a shock?"

He reached out and caressed Vergil's face, "We talked. I wish you would have come to me with this. I don't want to scare you or anything. I guess I keep forgetting just what you went through, well not really forgetting, but pushing it from my mind."

He grinned, "I think we need to set out rules for this. If you want my advances."

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"It was more of a shock seeing the old house than seeing him." He sighed softly. "It was more...being overwhelmed by conflicting beliefs. Most of my life I've spent looking up to him, then my time in Hell...I was taught to hate and fear him."

He closed his eyes at the touch, leaning into it a little. "I still have some trouble with that."

He paused slightly. "Right now...no kissing near my mouth, and no touching my neck. I can handle hugs and...casual touches." He looked at Dante to see what he thought of that.

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He looked like he was going to pout, Vergil's lips were very kissable, but Vergil made the rules. So he nodded his head, "Ok, No kissing of the mouth, and no touching your neck. Anything else? I'm trying here, Verge, it's not easy but I'm trying."

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"That's all I can think of right now." He looked at Dante out of the corner of his eye with a sly expression. "That doesn't mean rough-housing and fighting is out of the question."

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He blinked, "This is some demon type thing, isn't it? You seem pleased about that idea."

He sighed and shook his head, "I think I should have paid more attention to demon lore when I was a kid. I should have listened to the old man more. Cause this isn't the first time that I've been so confused and I'm tired of being jealous of Syn."

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Vergil blinked at him. "Jealous? Why are you jealous?"

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He waved his hand, "Because I see how comfortable you are with her, and here I am wanting more than that. I want you to be comfortable with me. And right now, I don't have what I want. I mean, you let her hang all over you, and touch you whenever she wants, but I scare you."

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Vergil blinked at him a moment longer, then burst out laughing.

When was the last time he actually laughed? He couldn't remember.

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Dante didn't see what was so funny about it. He started to stand up and leave the room.

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Vergil abruptly stopped laughing and quickly grabbed Dante's arm before he could get very far. "I'm sorry...I didn't mean...I..." He trailed off, closing his eyes tightly.

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He looked over his shoulder at Vergil, "Didn't mean to laugh? Gee thanks. Then what did you mean to do?"

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"I wasn't laughing at you. I was...I'm sorry." He swallowed slightly, trying to compose himself, and reluctantly let go. He'd have to keep that in mind, that Dante didn't like that.

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He sighed, "Oh gods, Vergil. I'm sorry. I'm being an ass."

He walked back and sat down, "I love your laugh, just not when it's about something as serious as this, well serious to me. So can you explain the laughter?"

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"I don't know," Vergil said quietly, curling up a little. "I don't know why..."

He hated this weakness, and he knew Dante didn't like it either.

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He laid down beside Vergil, pulling the younger man to him, "It's ok. I'm sorry that I'm being an ass. It's just, my instincts are screaming at me to do one thing and Syn and you are wanting me to do something else."

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Vergil relaxed slightly and curled close. "Devils use fighting for everything," he murmured quietly. "Establishing dominance, getting to know strangers, deciding who leads the tribes or packs...even foreplay."

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He nodded slowly, absorbing the information, "So when you say rough-housing and fighting, it's a good thing?"

He thought about it for a moment, "Ok, so why did me talking about how Syn can just hang all over you bring you to fits of laughter. Which I do like by the way, just not when it's about something I don't understand."

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He nodded slightly. "Biting, clawing, stabbing, shooting, anything that draws blood stimulates devils. Fighting like that involves a deeper trust than any human actions. Trust that your opponent won't permanently cripple you, or that they won't kill you."

"I don't know," Vergil insisted, trying not to sound upset.

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He chuckled, "Ok, so I have a free pass to beat on you? That's a good thing? Well I've dealt with weirder."

He hugged Vergil close, "Ok, it's ok. We both don't know that's fine. I'm sorry I'm pushing you. I don't want to do that."

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Vergil smirked faintly. "We've always fought, Dante. It's not that unusual."

He sighed softly and closed his eyes. "It's hard, Dante. I've spent so long suppressing my emotions and my human side...I don't know how to deal with it."

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He nodded, "What? We've always been in foreplay? That's odd."

He chuckled at that thought.

Dante kissed Vergil's forehead, "I understand. I guess it would be, with how long you've suppressed it. It's going to be messy for a while. Just like me learning about my demon side, you have to learn about your human side. I can understand that."

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Vergil snorted and swatted him. "Pervert." Well, at least he wasn't freaking out about that.

"I know," he murmured. "It proved to be a weakness, when I thought it was a strength. I intend to rectify that."

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He laughed and kissed Vergil's forehead again, "What? So my mind lives in the sewer. I can't help that."

He caressed Vergil's stomach, "Yea, you do that, and I'll work on learning about my demon side. Maybe you can teach me what I should know."

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"Mm." Vergil remained silent for a moment, sighing softly. Then he murmured, "I can find Father's journals. They should still be where I hid them."

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He kept stroking Vergil's stomach, "Yuck, reading. I guess if I must, I must. You know reading and I don't mix that well. I'm going to talk to the old man about training from Anubis. But I don't know if he'll accept me as a student."

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"You outclass Anubis now," Vergil replied, voice getting softer as he started drifting off. "Might even outclass Father now..."

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He smiled and kissed Vergil's forehead, his eyes getting heavy.

"Really, that's cool. But he could still help me. I need all the help I can get, really."

He snuggled Vergil closer, and began stroking his stomach again.

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Vergil made a quiet sound at the kiss, sighing softly. He was comfortable and felt safe, and he was falling asleep.

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Dante yawned and kissed Vergil's forehead again, making sure that he was as close to Vergil as he possibly could be, he closed his eyes, "I'm ready for a nap, what about you?"

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Vergil didn't answer, if only because he was already asleep.

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Dante soon followed, and neither were aware of Syn quietly coming in and snapping a picture of the brothers asleep in each other's arms.

Or so she though.