A change of scenery [Traverse Town; open to Dante]

[nobody_marquise]

It didn't take much for Larxene to leave Hollow Bastion, both in terms of physical effort and motivation. She merely opened a "hole in space," as she thought of it, (an ability she discovered by accident some time ago) and stepped through. Why did she leave? She merely had  no reason to stay. Nor did she have a specific destination in mind. Instead

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[redxdevil]

The sound of gunfire could be heard coming from the closest alley, bullets riddling the heartless that Larxene had allowed to escape. Guns weren't a replacement for that idiotic-looking key sword apparently, but they did the trick.

Dante Sparda strolled out of the darkness himself, grinning as he spun the twin pistols expertly before slipping them back into their respective sheaths. Ebony and Ivory... The girls hadn't failed him yet, as he'd been making it a point to dispose of any of the Heartless that he happened upon. Little bastards just didn't rub him the right way, and he fought demons for a living. Or something almost close to a living, if he'd ever be able to make it back home

[nobody_marquise]

Larxene watched with a look of mild amusement as Dante emerged from the shadows with two smoking guns. Well he was a regular cowboy, now wasn't he? He certainly had the audacity of one. However, Larxene wasn't bothered by his macho approach; she wasn't easily upset unless she wanted to be. In fact, his self-assuredness was cute in a pathetic kind of way.

"I'm new everywhere, cowboy," she replied, shifting her weight on to one leg so her hip jutted out ever-so-subtly. She raised her chin just enough to give the impression she was looking down her nose on Dante, despite the fact she was much shorter than him. "And women like me are an endangered species everywhere."

[redxdevil]

Okay, so that hair was a little weird. She was still pretty smoking, and even better? She seemed to know what she was doing, just from that look she was giving him. Not that he usually ended up getting along with stuck up bitches, but they were usually fun enough in their own right.

"That so?" Dante mused with an arched eyebrow, bringing his fingers up to his chin, clearly giving her the Once-Over. "Got a name, babe?" Not that it really mattered. He'd probably just refer to her as 'babe' regardless of her wishes.

[nobody_marquise]

A name? No, she merely had something that someone had referred to her as. But it was all she had, despite the fact she was now hell-bent on destroying said someone. Still, Larxene didn't want to bother Dante with all the petty little details. He probably wouldn't be able to understand, anyway, she thought with a smirk. "Of sorts, yes," she replied, batting her eyes once, lazily; a slow-motion blink. However, she didn't elaborate on the subject - after all, he'd only asked if she had a name, not what it was.

"How about you, cowboy? I hear names are all the rage these days." Not that it really mattered. She'd probably just refer to him as "cowboy," regardless of his wishes.

[nobody_marquise]

Boy, this guy was dense. Or at least he was good at pretending to be; maybe he actually had more than two wits about him and just didn't want to show it. Either way, Larxene was not amused. "Are you retarded or just a little slow?" she growled, sparks of electricity running along her arms. "If I knew where that assclown was, I wouldn't be here. I'd be busy killing him." Something that Larxene was rather tempted to do to Dante right now, in fact.

But after a moment she calmed down, and the threads of lightning dissipated. It wouldn't do to lose her head, after all. "So," she continued, rolling her eyes skyward in thought, "if you don't know where Axel is, then you're of no use to me. In that case, you can either make yourself useful... or I can kill you." She tapped her lower lip thoughtfully. "Tough choice."

[redxdevil]

"Ohhh, I'm hurt!" Dante replied dramatically, clutching his heart with one hand before rolling his eyes to be sure that she didn't mistake his theatrics for honest emotion. Christ on a cracker, this chick was a real bitch. "Seriously, babe. Your flirting needs some serious work because threatening to kill me is totally killing the mood."

Hearing the threatening words only made Dante's smirk widen. He was done with playing games, and if she wanted to go this route, he wouldn't warn her again. Hitting women... But, then again, she wasn't exactly a lady, was she? So, he laughed loudly at the words, eyes mocking her the entire time, and unsheathed the huge broadsword, Rebellion, from his back. Dante let the weapon fall to his side, tip scratching the cobblestone street as he held it effortlessly in one hand and grinned devilishly back at Larxene.

"Useful? Don't know about that, but I can probably entertain you well enough." Dante snickered. "I'm always up for a little dancing."

[nobody_marquise]

((OMG SORRY! I totally forgot it was my turn!! TT_TT))

Larxene eyed Dante's weapon with mild amusement as he unsheathed it. "Compensating for something, are we?" she said with a smirk. She laughed once and summoned her kunai again, four in each hand. "All right, then. We'll dance - but the man leads, right?" She wasn't going to make the first move this time; no, now she'd wait and see what he did. That huge weapon would probably slow him down enough that Larxene could evade any attack he made.

Though, honestly, as much fun as she was having, Larxene was getting the feeling that nothing would be gained by staying here. This world seemed practically deserted compared to Hollow Bastion; she'd probably have better luck finding Axel's trail there. But she didn't want to just leave as though she were running away - no, she had too much pride for that. So they'd dance for one more song, and then Cinderella would leave the ball. Hopefully this Prince Charming wouldn't try to chase after her.

[redxdevil]

"Not at all, babe," Dante shot back, apparently not concerned at all by the barb. He'd had worse, after all. Much, much worse. With a grin on his face and a red flash in his blue eyes, the half-demon lunged forward with his typically inhuman speed, appearing in front of the woman in a flash as the tip of Rebellion was thrust forward, carrying the weight and speed of the superhuman lunge.

Of course, he wasn't nearly as fast as Vergil or some of his speedier brethren, but Dante liked to think he was pretty quick considering he was, you know, fighting one-handed with a fucking broadsword. In her face now even if she dodged or blocked the attack, Dante chuckled and finished his clever retort.

"Looks like we both use weapons that compliment our assets pretty damn well." Blue eyes drifted down to Larxene's chest suggestively and back up to the small knives (fuck that kunai shit) she wielded. It wasn't that her tits were that small, but come on. The chick had left herself open for that one.

((It's cool! ^^ I do that all the time. Don't