How dare you? How dare you laugh with Nero with Dante right there? Granted, you two weren’t dating. Hell, you two weren’t anything more than teammates. But can’t you see how much he loves you? He would never hurt you, no, but you would learn just who you belonged to. It’s inevitable that you’ll end up in his arms eventually……willing or not.

“What’s up with Nero?” He asked, not caring about anything Nero said but wanting to seem normal. His little dove will understand soon enough.