DEATH NOTE
Another Kira, another killer
Part 1: investigate
Good morning, evening or whatever time of day it may be for you.
I am Nate River. Yes, that is my real name. The Kira case is long over now and yet, it cannot be put at rest. I'm certain that upon reading this, you already know about the Kira case and its influence on L Lawliet. I am his successor and it has occurred to me that one part of the Kira Case has been foretold. To be blunt, there is a lie amongst what happened between Matt and Mello's death.
Mello and Matt attended the Whammy Institute for Orphaned children in England along with me, L, and other attendees. Mello and Matt were best friends and got along pretty well with everyone else except me. From the day Mello and I met, he made it clear that he considered me his enemy.
-Flashback-
(Ding Dong)
Near: [Opens door] Yes?
Mello: Shut up. Where's the old cook who runs this place?
Near: Right inside. [Opens the door and flaunts a beckoning gesture]
Mello: [Glares and shoves Near] You trying to insult me?! You don't know who I am, do you?
Near: [Looks down and mutters]…sorry.
Mello: That's how you treat Mello, skank. Don't get in my way…or else. [Makes shooting noises and pistol gestures with hands] [Laughs and then laughs fade]]
-End Flashback-
To be truthful, I never really hated Mello. That said, I was never like him either. He was always impatient and hotheaded. He was swearing all the time and got into a lot of fights with the other boys. I was usually the calm one and I'd rather play inside and study than go outside. That seemed to make Mello even angrier and I was the victim of his bullying, more than once.
-Flashback-
Near: [Studying with pile of books]
Mello: [Walks by and drops books on floor][Turns around, glares, then laughs and walks on]
Near: *sigh* [Picks up books]
Mello:*turns around* What was that?
Near: Nothing.
Mello: [While walking back to Near] You know what? I don't like the way you talk, whitey. You better watch it, skank.
[Shoves Near to the wall and leans in]
Mello: Or else.
Near: Or else what?
Mello: [Throws Near on floor] Don't play games with me. I'll cut that hair of yours and feed it to people less fortunate who can't afford to dye their hair.
[Laughs and walks on]
-End Flashback-
Upon hearing about L's death, Mello left the Whammy Institute at age 14. 7 years later, I saw him again after I put together a group called the SPK to investigate the Kira Case. He had gotten a bit close to Hal Linder occasionally asking her information and I saw this as my time to strike. Mello always had an urge to beat me at anything and the Kira Case was no different. He was certain that this would be his reign. I seem to be the only one able to make Mello lose his head. Mello has never been seen to lose his cool the way he does when I am involved. The only situation where I have seen this is when Roger talked to the both of us about L's death. Our first meeting after 7 years was no different.
-Flashback-
Near: Because of all the things Mello did, I could narrow Kira so much.
Mello: [Points gun at Near] Near, I'm not your piece to solve a puzzle!
-End Flashback-
Suffice to say that that meeting ended up with the return of Mello's photo.
Mello can, in many ways, be described at the exact opposite of myself and L. He is a very emotional and rash person, acting upon his whim a lot of times without thinking things through. This makes him not only dangerous and unpredictable to all those around him, but he uses it to gain entrance in the world of the mafia and ultimately outsmarted Light by getting hold of the Death Note. At the time of the Kira Case, Mello made various connections and friends along the way, which really help him in his goals (Hal Ridner and Matt). Based on just his qualities, Mello knows himself that he cannot become the top. In the end, he has even fallen to the point of becoming a criminal. This is the reason I have chosen to investigate Matt's death.
I believe that Mello was the reason behind Matt's death.
Not directly, no. Mello killed Matt through the Japanese police. My theory is that Mello told that the Japanese police that Matt was not only a kidnapper but a rebel against Kira. In this way, Mello was only using Matt the whole time and Matt was the fall guy eventually being killed by the Japanese Police. After that, he took Takada with him and that was the last I heard of him. He was pronounced dead. However, I do not think that the body was Mello's. Rather a look-alike, possibly from the mafia, who took over from Mello in capturing Takada and died in Mello's stead. The only problem is, there isn't really any surviving mafia members left. So, who was the look alike? And what was Mello's motive for killing Matt? Was it only because Matt was a backup, a fall guy? Or did something else happen behind closed doors?
For now, I can only conclude that the Kira Case will never be put to rest until I solve the murder of Mail Divas.