sixthiteration | Test Drive 19

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Prompts

July is going to be wet and wild, villagers. Keep an eye to the sky and hold onto your hats!

SAVING FACE - Look at you, trying to save that goat or dog or ZALPACA that's gotten stranded in a particularly nasty storm! You're a regular hero, trudging up that cliffside or swiming across that creek! Unfortunately, the sky didn't get the memo about your heroics, and it's just opened up even more. Finishing this job just got a heck of a lot worse. Good thing someone else just showed up to help both you and your animal pal. You hope. It's possible they're just there to laugh at you.

PANTS ON FIRE - You know what's great? When the storm breaks, the skies start to clear and everything looks sunny again. You know what's not? When the weather pushes the LYING MIST down from the mountainside while you're out trying to clean up. Hope you don't have any whoppers you're trying to keep secret!

SINK OR SWIM - The days when it's not storming are just beautiful, and the village river is running high. There are spots out of the current that are perfect for a cool dip or lounging on the shore, but take care you don't go out too far and get swept away. Oh, and watch out for the RAINBOW CRABS, those claws are sharp.

WILDCARD - Choose your own adventure. Maybe play powers roulette.

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Kat watched the rain bead at the end of Dante's short hair before dripping down and rolling along his shoulders and chest. She doubted that he'd ever worried about the rain before but she was worried. If they didn't get out of the storm they could catch a cold and she didn't know what medicine was available here.

Her fingers curled around his jacket but, instead of arguing with him, she turned and followed. "Alright." Kat listened and responded to let Dante know that she was listening. "I don't know. I woke up in a fountain in the middle of the village."

She hadn't heard the animals calls before now but as they drew near they were unmistakable.

She'd have to let him know - Dante wasn't going to have an easy adjustment to the pitfalls of true humanity or think of these kinds of things. He thought he was unstoppable, for the most part. Rain was harmless, right?

"Me too. You know Vergil's here?" It hadn't taken long to get to Kat and it wouldn't take long to get back to where he'd been, even if the rain made visibility shit. He couldn't help but mention his brother, even if he tried to move past it just as quickly. Talking about Feelings wasn't an option. "At least it's better than Limbo, right?"

Kat hesitated. "Yeah, I ran into him." She still didn't know how she felt about the interaction and she hadn't seen him since. It was strange seeing Vergil here but she was also happy. Maybe they had a chance of mending old rift's. Kat didn't delude herself in thinking that everything would be fully healed but it could be a start.

A very tiny smile curved her lips. "Yes, better than Limbo." So far. "No demons."

Her eyes refocused on the baby pink? creature. They could talk when they were safe. They all needed to get out of this rain and warm up. "Is she stuck?" Kat ask, despite not knowing if the animal was a boy or girl.

Dante was torn about his brother being there and their interactions would no doubt escalate. Part of Dante wanted to tell Kat to stay away from him but he already knew she wouldn't. Maybe she was just as dumb as they were. She belonged with them. They belonged together.

Dante focused on the rain and the bleating.

"Yeah. If I slip, be ready to catch, okay?" Without hesitating, he reached up and started hauling himself up the rock face.

Kat had known Vergil for awhile and she never stopped worrying about him. He had saved her life and he would always hold a little piece in her heart. Things were different now but he had shown her that she could be strong and fight her own demons; Kat wanted to be able to show Vergil that he could fight his demons too.

She looked up at Dante, set her jaw and nodded. "I will." Kat would likely fall with him and the zalpaca, sending them all sliding down the mountain, but she'd never stop trying to help.

Kat moved a little slower than Dante but she kept up a decent pace, pulling the jacket up and over her head in order to look up into the rain to see where Dante was.

She was better then they were. Brighter. More optimistic. They needed that and they owed her.

He nodded at her before continuing up the rock. The rain made it slippery and he gritted his teeth as his fingers ached under the pressure he was putting on them. The baby had gotten itself on a ledge that did not have enough room for a man of Dante's size to stand comfortably. The best it granted him was room for one foot, the other hooked on his last foothold as he leaned down and tried to get the baby creature to turn around.

"Hey little guy. C'mon, don't be scared." The kid bleated pathetically, clicking as it tried to avoid Dante's hooking hand, making it no easier for him to snag. Still he managed, grunting as he pulled the kid against him, flashing a grin down at Kat.

The fraction of arrogance was costly - Dante's fingers slipped and he grasped towards it in futility as he fell backwards. The best he could do was tuck the kid up onto his chest and let his back take the brunt of the 9 or so foot fall. Dante grunted as he landed, breath knocked out of him but his grip on the kid stayed firm.. until it wiggled out of his arms.

Kat saw the scene happen in slow motion from a few feet below Dante. She reached out to him but her fingers only grazed his foot as he fell. Kat almost had her own hasty decent before clinging to the wall and scrambling down. Down was easier than up and she quickly appeared at Dante's side, holding out a hand to calm the frantic animal.

She didn't want it to get stuck again.

"Dante. Are you okay?" She breathed hard as she tried to attend to him and stop the pink creature from bolting into the darkness. Kat had never thought she was good with animals though it seemed to sense her calm.

"I know you're hurt but we should keep moving. Somewhere out of the rain." There is worry and discomfort in her tone as she continues to slit her attention between the wounded Dante and the frantic zalpaca.

This was turning into a very interesting day, as most days with Dante seemed to go.

The pain was amazing. Back home, he could have already started healing but here... The first breath he took hurt as much as landing had and made his eyes swim and dance with colors. Dante gasped raggedly, his hand flopping out to gesture her towards the kid.

"Go," he wheezed, "I'm fine." Coughing roughly, he rolled onto his side, sure that Kat would take care of the kid. "Cave," he said. "Go on."

It hurt like hell and it wasn't fading. At worst, he broke a rib. At best, he was going to be aching for a day.

Kat wasn't going to leave Dante behind. She steadied the nervous creature and held onto it's pink curly fur while slipping beneath Dante. "This might hurt." Her hand pulled his arm over her shoulder and she lifted him with help of the young zalpaca.

He was so heavy but Kat slowly began to pull him and guide the zalpaca towards the cave.

"We need to get you warm." He was insane if he thought she was going to leave him behind. They couldn't start a fire in this weather, they had no fuel, so they'd have to stay close to keep warm and if Dante lost too much body heat it'd be useless.

Dante shook his head, grunting as she started to take his weight and it made him work harder to get up on his feet sooner. He stumbled a little, but her weight helped him steady as they made their way into the cave.

"Yeah. Not exactly the way I thought we were gonna get together but I'm not complaining." As soon as they were in the overhang, Dante slapped a hand against the wall and took his own weight back, turning to slide down to his ass, knees sprawled wide as he winced.

"How's the little guy?"

She tactfully ignored his quipped and focused on the matter at hand. Dante was charming but Kat never let that fact distract her when there was something important going on and right now she had to get the zalpaca settled so that she could make sure that he was okay.

Kat released her grip on Dante before turning towards the young four-legged creature. It was shaking but she could tell that it was happy to be out of the storm. She gently coaxed the young creature to the ground and then shrugged off Dante's jacket to drape over it's fluff wet coat. "She's fine."

With the zalpaca settled she turned towards Dante. "Come here. Let me see your back." Vergil had told her that he was human and she assumed that it was the same for Dante. She wanted to check to see if anything was broken or had to be set back into place. Kat wasn't a doctor but she was used to treating her own wounds.

"And we need to warm up."

Dante watched her move from under half lidded eyes, chest still screaming in protest of his bad idea. It felt like he'd fractured something at the very least and he was passingly grateful for what little experience he did have with Human pain. Granted, it used to be that he could flex and heal those small fissures without having to go the long way.

She was cute with animals.

The best he could manage for 'come here' was leaning up from the wall with a groan, curving his back like a question mark as he settled his arms on his knees. "Told you I'm fine. I've fallen from higher. But unless there's some wood towards the back of this thing, there's not going to be any fire. Got any suggestions?"

Kat was unconvinced. Without asking permission she began to gently press against Dante's abdomen and side. "Tell me what hurts and how much." She slowly worked around his sides, checking his ribs and muscles for where the pain her. Aches and dull throbbing pains were good, that meant that he was bruised but a sharp pain could mean that something was broken or worse.

As she slowly worked and assessed his injuries she moved so that she was leaning over him, her shoulders gently bumping against his.

"Body heat." Kat had assumed that any wood they found would be soaked which meant that it'd be useless. The only way for them to guarantee that they weren't going to get sick was staying close together and sharing body heat. "Me, you and our friend there." She glanced back at the zalpaca. "We can use your coat as a blanket." Though it'd be more like a shield as it'd likely over very little warmth on its own.

The first few presses were fine but the second and third started with a soft, sharp intake of air and a hiss as she presses again. Yup, definitely a fractured rib or three. He wiggled uncomfortably away from her fingers as he looked over his shoulder at her. He was sure he'd be fine.

"We're gonna cuddle?" The question came with a curl of his lips and a huff of breath that made him wince and groan. "I hate being human. I want my powers back." He turned his palms up to look at the red patches. "This blows."

But he was glad Kat was there with him. It made it better somehow.

"Yes." There was a very tiny smile on her lips as she pulled her hand away. "Think you can lay down without hurting yourself? You have some broken ribs." It would heal though Dante would have to take it easy for a few weeks if he didn't want to run into further complications.

It was going to be a little bit of a chore to keep him from hurting himself.

"I'll try not to hurt you." Though she did remember him saying that he liked it rough.

He grunted again in way of acknowledgement with a faint nod. "You see any big flat rocks that would work as a pillow? Probably shouldn't fuck up my neck while I'm at it."

Slow, ginger movements got him down on his left side and while he tried to pull one arm up to tuck under his head, the sharp stab of pain vetoed the action, drawing a growl of protest from him.

"I call dibs on big spoon."

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Without a word she stripped off her scrub and balled it up for Dante to rest his head on. "Here." It's wet but it'll keep his neck from twisting while he slept and hopefully protect his spine. Kat was worried about him though she was trying her best not to show it.

Her undershirt was white and wet though she didn't seem to bothered by it. The cold prickled at her arms but the scrub hadn't done a lot to keep her warm. "I'll let you have big spoon this time."

She slid beside Dante while reaching over him to grab the jacket from the zalpaca and pull it enough to cover the three of them. After a bit of shifting her back was against his front with one arm curled under her head and the other rested across her hips.

"Thanks." Tucking the bundle of fabric under his head, he was grateful for what little lift it gave him as one arm lifted from his stomach to accommodate everyone that was snuggling against him. The baby zalpaca bleated at the pull of the jacket, but one gentle urging from Kat had it settling down against them.

Dante patted it's butt softly in reassurance.

"If I start snoring, just remember to not elbow me."

But the silence around him had his head going with everything that had been thrown at them. "How'd you get here anyway?"

It felt strange, snuggling together like this but it was warm and slowly, Kat felt the cold fleeing her limbs. She curled a little closer to the jacket and a little closer to Dante.

"I won't." Kat's voice was light and warm. "It'll be like have the sounds of the city to sleep to again." This world was too quiet and despite it's relative peace, the silence was unsettling.

"I don't know. I remember you and Vergil fighting and then I was waking in the well at the center of the village." She wished she knew. "And you?"

Dante hadn't stood still long enough to really take in the lack of consistent sound yet, but its unsettling nature was currently held at bay downpour that continued outside. The silence between them was comfortable, strangely at odds with what his ears were used to picking up.

"I'm sure we can find a horn to blare at 4 am if you get real desperate." Since he normally went to sleep around 3, it meant he was only an hour into sleep and it made him grumpy.

"Do you remember how that fight ended?" No, he hadn't missed the question; it was just put on the back burner.

Kat smiled at Dante's snark though the expression quickly slipped from her features. She didn't want to think about what had happened but it was something that had to be said.

"Yes." Her voice was soft and pained. "I begged you not to kill him and then Vergil left."

That was the last thing she remembered and it hurt. Vergil's words had been cruel, he hadn't deserved her kindness, but Kat didn't want to see the man who had saved her die. Vergil was wrong but she didn't believe that he was a bad person.

He nodded slightly, not that she could see it.

"So right after, then.." It implied that she didn't remember them propping themselves up against each other and managing to go 'home', or what little was left of it.

"I went looking for him the next day, ya know... Went back home. To our real home. I figured he went to go see Mom's grave." A beat passed as Dante pushed away the memory of it, and the memories that flowered up out of his head when he had.

"He wasn't there, but I fell into her grave and.. out of the fountain. I figured it was a demon trick."

"I'm happy that you're here Dante." Kat closed her eyes, a light smile curving her lips. It was selfish of her but she was happy to find him here in the village too. He hadn't abandoned her. Ever since they found him he'd been with her.

Kat didn't know what she'd do without him.

"Then?" She asked, shifting a bit as if she wanted to look over her shoulder and meet Dante's gaze. Kat didn't know what came next, there were the moments after Vergil had left but there was only a minute or two before she had arrived in the fountain.

"Did something else happen?"

"Yeah. Me too." He wasn't totally sure about being here in the world but the moment was nice, and he was glad to be here in it. Kat made him feel at peace, which was rare. He.. hadn't ever really felt that.

Blue eyes held hers for a moment before he smirked. "I feel like that's telling the end of the story before you finish the movie. You sure you wanna know? Might make you blush."

He was playing with her - they'd both gone home and collapsed into the first soft, flat surface they could find, passing out for almost 24 hours.

Edited 2018-07-26 22:21 (UTC)

It was a little awkward; her hips were twisted, her shoulder pressing gently against his sternum and her eyes were locked with his. She had so many questions but she wasn't sure what to ask him. Kat had gotten used to trusting Vergil and taking his word without questioning him but that hadn't ended well.

Dante was nothing like that. She did trust him and the warm glint in his eye brought a light smile to her lips.

"I didn't think you knew how to blush." Kat reached towards him and gently brushed her fingers along his jaw before allowing her arm to rest back against her side. "Are you still worried? About what you had said before?"

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