Chapter One
"What's going on?!"
"Shut UP!"
BANG!
"AH!"
"Look here you. You better tell your buddy that he'd better watch his back because when we find him we'll do the same thing to him."
"..."
"Take care of him and then get in the car."
"Got it Boss."
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"Stupid phone. Shut the hell up!"
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"Damn it!"
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"Hello!"
"Mello! Where the hell ARE YOU?"
"Rain?" Mello asked. "At headquarters. Why? What's wrong?"
"Matt is in the hospital!" Rain said loudly through the phone.
"What!" Mello shouted into the phone.
"GET YOUR F**KEN ASS OVER HERE NOW!" Rain shouted. "MELLO! DAMN IT MELLO! DO YOU F**KEN HEAR ME?"
"...DAMN IT!" Mello shouted.
He slammed the phone back onto the receiver, nearly breaking it and grabbed his coat before running out of headquarters towards the hospital.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~HOSPITAL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A black Mitsubishi Eclipse came to a screeching stop in front of Yagami Hospital and the door, on the driver side of the car opened abruptly. Mello came out of the driver side of his car and slammed the door shut. As he quickly walked towards the entrance of the hospital, a security guard stopped him, to say that he couldn't park there. Mello, who was not in the mood to be told what to do and what not to do, punched the security guard in the face, knocking him out. Then he walked into the hospital and was pointed in the direction of the emergency room, where he found Rain sitting in a chair, tapping her foot impatiently against the marble floor of the hospital. Mello walked over to her and she looked up to the sound of his footsteps.
"Mello." Rain said unsure of what to say.
"What's going on?" Mello asked. "Why the heck is Matt in the emergency room?"
"You..." Rain said nervously.
"I what?" Mello said getting a bit pissed.
"Mello sit down," Rain said as Mello took the seat across from her. "How do I put this..."
"Damn it Rain!" Mello snapped with clenched fist. "Just tell it to me stright!"
"Alright," Rain said. "Matt was shot...and beat."
"He was...WHAT?" Mello said shocked.
"Some lady found Matt in the ally, bleeding all over his clothes," Rain said calmly. "She called the hospital and they called me."
"..."
"When I got here, they told me he was in critical condition," Rain said. "And...they gave me..."
"Gave you what?" Mello asked.
"This," Rain said holding out a bloody note. "They said it was stuffed in his pocket."
"Let me see," Mello said taking the note from Rain's hands. "You better watch you back because when we find you we'll do the same thing to you like we just did to your buddy."
"Mello." Rain said.
"..."
Mello crumpled the bloody note into a ball and clenched it tightly within his hand. Just then a doctor with dirty blond hair and gold eyes pushed through the swinging doors. He was dressed in his operating clothes and pulled his blue mask down. Rain and Mello stood up as the doctor walked over to them.
"Are you Rain?" the doctor asked.
"Yes, and this is Mello." Rain said pointing to a very agitated Mello.
"Nice to meet you." the doctor said. "I'm Doctor Yagami and I was the one who performed surgery on Matt."
"How is he?" Rain asked.
"Is he going to be okay?" Mello asked.
"Well, I've got good news and bad news." Doc. Yagami said. "Which one would you like to hear?"
"Good news please." Rain said before Mello could voice his opinion.
"All right then," Doc. Yagami said. "You should be happy to know that Matt is in stable condition."
"And the bad news?" Mello asked not wanting to know.
"He...he's in a coma." Doc. Yagami said.
"Matt...in...in a coma?" Rain asked.
"Yes." Doc. Yagami said. "I'm sorry, but we don't know when he'll wake up."
"NO!" Mello said loudly. "Matt isn't in a coma! It's a LIE!"
"Mello, please calm down." Rain said placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't tell me to CLAM DOWN!" Mello shouted pushing Rain into Doc. Yagami. "It's a LIE! Matt isn't in a coma! He just can't be!"
"We took him to a private room if you wish to see him." Doc. Yagami said.
"Please." Rain said shaking off what Mello just did to her.
Mello and Rain followed Doctor Yagami into the elevator, which took them up to the 3rd floor. Then down the hall towards the west wing of the hospital until they came to a door with the words, "Private Room."
"In here." Doc. Yagami said, opening the door and Mello walked into the room.
There on the bed, dressed in hospital pajamas, was Matt.
"MATT!" Mello said loudly.
He ran over to the bed and grasped Matt's hand.
"Matt, please, open your eyes." Mello said.
There was no answer from Matt and Mello pulled his hand closer to his chest.
"Matt...please...please open your eyes..." Mello plead.
There was still no answer from Matt the second time and Mello clenched Matt's hand tighter.
"Please Matt...open your eyes..." Mello plead with tears in his eyes. "Please wake up...please..."
When Matt didn't respond the third time, Mello collapsed onto his knees and held Matt's hand with both of his. Doctor Yagami watched from the door with sadness in his eyes as Rain walked over to Mello and placed a hand gentle on his shoulder.
"Mello," Rain said."He's not going to answer..."
"..."
"You have to accept the fact that..." Rain said looking at the back of Mello's head with sad eyes."He's in a coma."
"..."
"Mello," Rain said. "We should go. I don't think you can handle this anymore than I can."
"Can...You give me a sec?" Mello asked.
"Sure." Rain said.
She gave him a light squeeze on the shoulder before walking out of the room with Doctor Yagami. When Mello heard the door close, he knelt there quietly, as the monitor beeped a steady pace. A few seconds went past before Mello stood up, still holding Matt's hand and held it close to his heart.
"I promise you Matt," Mello said. "I promise on my life that I'll find out who did this to you and I'll make the pay. I'll make them pay for what they've done to you."
With those words said, Mello place Matt's hand back on the bed and leaned into kiss him on the forehead before leaving the room. The door closed with a silent click and Matt's hand twitched a little.