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-They’re stuck in hell for about 11 months, after they find a way out after managing to sever the roots so they don’t bother anybody anymore.
-Just in time for Patty’s 19th birthday party!
-Somehow they accidentally end up there, and chaos ensues.
-Patty scolds Dante for missing her birthday party last year and cries tears of joy at the same time knowing he’s finally home, she’d visited DMC everyday to see if Dante had turned up and now she doesn’t have to wait anymore to see him again. After the scolding she gives him as tight of a hug as she can. Dante promises to make it up to her and reassures her he didn’t mean to neglect her on her birthday. Patty demands double the presents, and even though he doubts he can afford much he’ll try to find a way. He can’t say no to Pattycakes.
-By the way, for those who don’t know: The novel reveals Dante planned on seeing Patty after handling Urizen, he just didn’t want to go to the party itself because he feels uncomfortable/like a freak around “normal” (his words) people like Patty’s friends and thinks he’s dangerous to be around.
-Vergil is confused. Very confused. They act a lot like family. Could Dante have had a kid? He never said anything about that.
-Nope. They’re just really tightly knit found family.
-Patty eventually starts roasting Dante like usual, mainly for how he smells horrible and looks like a mess. She demands that he showers right now.
-Vergil decides he likes Patty already and teams up with her to roast his brother and tells him “Do what she says, Dante. You wouldn’t want to make her upset.” In the most smug way possible.
-Dante wanted to go back to the shop right away considering he’d been gone for so long, but again, he really can’t say no to Patty.
-They return to DMC after that. Nero is there and he’s silently shocked for a moment when the twins walk through the door, in the middle of an argument about something really stupid. Probably about pizza toppings. Nothing really serious just normal sibling banter.
-“GUYS! GUYS! GUYS! Can we talk?!”
-Dante, realizing Nero is there, is giddy to see his nephew. However… Nero gives him a swift uppercut to the jaw.
-This leads to Nero dragging Dante somewhere they can talk alone. He demands an explanation as to why Dante never told him about anything.
-This will be difficult, but Dante knows he needs to explain stuff to him. It’s only fair. He has a right to know.
-He doesn’t open up about his trauma that lead to all this, that’d be out of character. But he does explain to Nero the best he can that the Sparda family has a long, bloody and traumatic history and he thought if Nero got involved he’d get hurt and he didn’t want the only family he had left to get hurt, or ruin the happy life he was living with Kyrie.
-He expects another punch from Nero, he thinks he deserves it, but instead Nero crushes him with a hug.
-“Never fucking do that again, idiot. From now on we’re family, you got it? No more secrets.”
-Dante nearly cries as he says “You have my word, kid.” in the goofiest, most overjoyed way possible. Also he’s kinda nervous about it at first because he’s not used to receiving affection anymore but he hugs Nero back.
-Vergil on the other hand, having a relationship with him is going to be difficult as hell. It’ll take a while before Vergil and Nero are comfortable around each other. Kyrie and Dante play a big role in helping the two, though Vergil is a lot more reluctant at first to accept his little brother’s help.
-Vergil lives with Dante, and let’s just say the business is a lot better with him around. They still bicker a lot, but it’s out of love because what siblings don’t annoy each other?