"N-No! Don't cry! It's okay, we can get you back to heaven ...somehow..."Drake said patting her head. Zak sat in her lap and wrapped his small arms around her neck pulling her into a hug, "Shh..." He said quietly. She sniffled hugging him tightly, "Um... Oh! I know! Let's take you to dad, he'll know what to do!" Drake smiled helping her up, Sam rubbed her eyes holding Zak. "Okay..." She said.

Drake held her hand pulling her to the Castel to meet their father. He knocked on his study door, Dante opened it with a slightly confused look.

"Who's this?" He asked crouching down to their level, Sam hid behind Drake shyly. "Sam..."She mumbled. "Well hello there Samantha, I'm Dante King." He smiled grabbing her small hand and shaking it. She giggled a little, "You have the same last name as me!" She smiled doing grabby hands for him.

"I know." He chuckled picking her up and carrying her in to patch up her scraped knee. He sat her down on his desk, "How'd you know that!?" She asked, "Same way I know that your  Garret's little girl, I saw you when you were little." He smiled healing her knee, She frowned, "Yeah... Daddy threw me out..." She whimpered hugging him tightly, Dante patted her back gently as he glanced down at the boys, Zak spinning around in his swivel chair.

"What if she just stays here with us! ZayZay likes her, I've always wanted a sister!" Drake smiled brightly. "I dunno, That's up to her and it's a lot of responsibility to take care of a little girl," Dante said, He didn't think it was the best idea, She was Gerrets eldest. "Don't worry! I'll feed her and, and take care of her, and protect her!" Drake exclaimed jumping up and down, "No boys will touch her!" Drake added making his voice deeper and puffing out his chest. Sam giggled, "I'm not a pet! I can protect myself and feed myself!" She laughed.

Dante hummed, "Well what do you think Sam?" He asked, "I wanna stay! Leo and Travis will love it here!!" Sam exclaimed clapping her hands, "Well, You see, They can't come to visit... They... Your daddy won't like it." Dante said he didn't exactly know how to explain this to a six-year-old. She frowned but nodded, "O-Okay... But I wanna stay!" She said fiddling her fingers and looking down, she didn't really want to go back to her father due to what recently happened. Dant smiled, "Alright, well the boys can show you around." He said stopping the spinning chair so Zak could get down. 

All three of the small children ran out smiling and eager. Dante sighed closing the door and walking to his desk, he cut the palm of his hand and drained the blood into a cup. "Hello?" Spoke Gerret from the cup, "Hey, Sammy's here, I dunno if she ran away or what but her wings are pretty messed up. Healing didn't do anything to them." Dante said leaning back in his chair his hand completely healed. "don't call her that. ...She didn't run away, she fell..."  Gerret replied quickly. "Okay... Well... I'm not sending her back." Dante snarled, "Good! Everyone here thinks she's dead, and she's safe there with you... believe it or not..." Gerret said mumbling the end of his sentence. Dante scoffed, "Sure, like you care if she's safe, I can't believe you'd do something like this to her." Dante snapped before waving his hand over the cup and ending the call, he dumped the blood sighing as he stood.

"Mr. Dante! Your puppies are amazing!!!" Sam exclaimed as she came barging into the room with a bright smile. "Thank you." He said softly as he looked in the mirror, She walked over to him and stood beside him. "Whatcha doing?" She asked before noticing his messed up wings. "They look like mine..." She said.

He nods, "I fell just like you, We're similar." He said softly. There were a few seconds of silence, "Here I wanna give you a birthday present!" He smiled walking over to his closet and opening it, he pulled out a really interesting creature. He had always had a soft spot for Sam, she reminded him of her mother so he planned on giving her this surprise gift but Gerret refused to let him.

It was a mix of all her favourite animals, A dog, a cat, and a bird. It was about half a foot tall. "This is Grim, he's yours if you like him. He'll protect you forever." Dante smiled. Sam's eye's lit up as she grabbed Grim hugging his tightly, he let out a little yelp of surprise. "Thank you, Daddy!!" She exclaimed hugging Dante tightly. Dant felt his heart warm at what she called him, He picked her up and held her close.

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