Chapter 7- Sort Of Talked

I jump as V squeezes me at the same time that someone clears their throat. I look at the stunned faces of the others, Looks like I'm not the only one who didn't notice, I giggle internally as Morrison comes into the centre of the room with a file.

"First off, 'bout time you two..." I roll my eyes, apparently it was expected by everyone but me at this point that we'd be together.

"...secondly, I have the paperwork for your mission and now you're all here I can give it to you." He glances quickly at Vergil as he says this, clearly uncomfortable. Vergil can be a difficult guy to read and can snap worse than a split personality to any number of moods and back thrice before you know what's going on. But he's an awesome teacher, well literary anyway, physical I'd rather be with Dante or Nero.

Dante takes the folder and reads the contents aloud to save on time. It takes him five minutes but the general gist is a demon is coming through a portal that Sparda created to banish them years ago and it's weakened over time and now we either need to kill this demon or reseal him, that explains why all the Sparda boys are needed, I look at V and he nods gently, he knows loads of spells to seal but they take a lot out of him and he looks worried behind his calm exterior. I nuzzle into him as a form of comfort and he hums quietly in appreciation as he wraps an arm around my waist.

"So lemme guess, it's tonight right?" Nero asks as we all begin to stand and get our things, shadow purring at my side as I grab my blade and gloves, something tells me a sword will be needed this time, even if i'd rather use my 'claws'.

"No tomorrow I did say that kid, anyway we have a bit of travelin to do so better boost" with that we file out and the others fight over who sits where in the truck.

I stand back, rolling my eyes at their antics, Dante and Vergil on the verge of a fist fight for the shotgun seat, Trish sits there to finish that and they plop next to V on the sofa in a huff. I feel a hand on my shoulder and turn to see Lady on her bike and a helmet in her hand. I grin and take it, I love being on her bike with her, she drives worse than Nico but I feel so safe with her and she knows EVERYTHING about me.

"Shall we?" She scoots forward as I get on the bike and we shoot forward almost instantly, my head snapping back a little at the force of movement, griffon cackling above me before he circles back to the truck to follow closer to V. Piss off Griff.

"So are you gonna tell him?" Lady asks, the helmets have a sort of mic and speaker system in them so we can talk easily while we travel, courtesy of me for once not Nico.

"I will Lady, but I just don't know how, oh V by the way blah blah blah, so yeah ... I can't see that going well can you?" She huff's gently and shakes her head.

"Then tell me as if your talking to him, he has a right to know Mel, hell all of them do! They can help and you know it."

She's right of course but it isn't that simple, I only realised a few hours ago that I matter.

"Well I could ask can we talk I suppose, then just try and explain as I go?"

"No you'll ramble and he'll get confused or your find a way around it"

"That's all well and good but how do I tell him when I don't even know exactly what I am? We did research after Temen-Ni-Gru sure but we don't even know for sure that it IS what I am"

True statement on my part and she knows it. According to our research I'm not a demon, or a hybrid like the Sparda boys, all four of them, but I'm also not human and my abilities if you will, don't match any one specific thing.

"Can I not 'accidentally' show him, well everyone, during a battle or something. Then explain after, or act dumb?"

"No you flaming well can't Mel, you nearly killed me that night" Ugh good point but then how do I do it?

"Look I'll cover Dante Trish and Vergil you do Nero and V, Nico already kinda knows" Lady offers and I begin to agree untill...

"Wait wait wait, WHAT!!! NICO KNOWS!!! THE FUCK LADY? YOU TOLD HER!" I scream at her, instantly furious, then I remember we're on a moving bike at, knowing Lady, over 100mph and try to calm my nerves.

"Ow" is all she says in reply before I jump up so I'm crouched on the back of the bike.

"I TRUSTED YOU!" I yell, pulling off the helmet and jump backwards off the bike. Calm isn't something I can manage right now.

I feel the pain from the day before rip through my body but instead of fighting it, this time I let it roll over me and sink into what happens to me. I land on the ground in seconds and move off into the direction of our destination on foot, completely unharmed somehow, not hearing Lady yelling from behind me as she tries to explain.

I also forget one crucial thing that is gonna cause a major problem when I calm down.

Nico's van had caught up to us and I'd leapt over it during my reaction to Lady.

V had seen everything.