Chapter one:
Mello wonders why he, or even Near for that matter, agreed to this at all as he stares out the window of the plane he decided to sit by away from Matt and Near.
Matt had somehow managed to talk him into going to a hot spring with Near even going.
Mello is sure it must have been that Matt wouldn't stop annoying him till he agreed or gave a good reason but he wasn't actually paying attention to what the red head was really blabbering about.
So now here they are in a plane heading to this hot spring Matt really wanted them to go to for whatever reason.
Mello's best guess since he never asked the red head would be possibly it might miraculously have some game room or something.
But the blonde decides to push his thoughts away to focus on other things.
Meanwhile Matt is talking to Near and Mello tries to ignore it but he starts to try to listen in on what they are talking about blaming boredom for doing this.
"I'm not so sure it would work out that way." Near says to Matt as if it was obvious. "The hot springs are not known for things like that and though it has happened on rare occasions it is rare."
"But it did happen." Matt says. "So you really don't think it'll happen?"
"More than likely not. You have a better chance at finding gold on your first try then for such a thing as you're suggesting to happen. We will be fine." Near informs him.
Mello slightly turns to them wondering what it is they are discussing.
The two are sitting in a chair each facing each other.
After all they are the successors of L, technically Near is, so a fancy plane like this is normal.
In no time they are at the hot springs and the hotel right by it.
It's a really fancy place and not much visitors come at that time of year letting the three have the place pretty much to themselves letting them each have their own room.
Mello has to admit that this might have actually been a good idea as the relaxation atmosphere is actually letting him relax.
Soon they are relaxing in the hot spring or in their hotel room.
However a few days into their trip something changes…..
It's pretty much night time with the sun still kind of visible but mostly gone.
They are all heading out the hot spring with their towels wrapped around themselves, Matt and Mello have it around their waists but Near has it more like a girl would showing he's self-conscious, when they suddenly spot a woman.
The woman looks out of place wearing tattered clothing and pale skin that almost seems to glow. Her hair is brown and she turns her head so her dark brown eyes come to rest on the three.
Confused the three pause for a moment swiftly taking in as much information as they can take from the situation in seconds.
The woman moves over to them, she seems to be about as tall as Mello who is the oldest of the three males, which becomes obvious when she gets closer. "Oh I hope I'm not causing any disturbance to you but I would like to ask you for your help." She says.
Matt, swayed probably by her slim figure, moves closer trying to be a gentleman. "Not at all my lady. What is it we can do for you?"
The woman looks away sadly. "I was hoping you could help me move on." She says.
The three now look confused and cautious wondering if she's in her right mind.
"What do you mean?" Matt asks looking questioningly.
"Well you see I'm dead." The woman explains.
The three are shocked and Near takes a step back.
"I was attacked here by a man then I was killed after a rock was thrown onto my head." The woman takes a step closer to them. "Please help me move on."
"And how do you suppose we do that?" Mello questions raising an eyebrow.
"That's easy. Replaying part of the attack then making it right like me being able to get some sort of revenge." The woman suddenly moves like a flash of light right into Near who not long after falls to his knees his head falling so his chin rests against his chest.
"What!?" Mello is surprised at all this especially so suddenly.
Matt and Mello share a glance not sure about any of this.
Near gets up and when he raises his head it's obvious the spirit has taken over his body. "Please. All you have to do is touch me and I'll take care of the rest." The spirit in Near's body says as if using Near as a way to be back in the land of the living.
"You've got to be kidding!" Mello snaps.
"I promise it won't take long." The spirit in Near's body says still using Near as if the spirit is Near… A very different Near in attitude and ways of speaking.
"This is stupid." Mello grumbles.
"Alright I'll do it." Matt begins to move in to do what he can to help the spirit.
Mello sends glares, probably subconsciously, at the red head and clenches his teeth. His hands ball into fists then he closes his eyes for a moment only to open seemingly to be unable to take it any longer. "Hold it."
Matt stops walking towards Near and turns to Mello.
Mello moves forward. "I'll do it." He grumbles after speaking as if just wanting this to be over…. But for some reason he couldn't let Matt do it. He isn't sure why in the wide world would he ever not want Matt to do something like this.
Maybe it's because of Matt's perverted nature that makes Mello not trust Matt to do it right.
Mello stops once he is standing in front of Near looking into the eyes that hold the spirits emotions yet there is an unfocused gaze like a possessed person is seen with. He doesn't do anything as if hesitating which is exactly it. "Just get it over with." He mumbles under his breath repeating to 'get it over with' about three more times under his breath.
"It's okay." The spirit in Near's body says reaching over grabbing one of Mello's hands bringing it towards Nears body causing Mello to tense.
Mello's hand is placed on Near's chest. His gaze glued to where his hand is on Near's body through the towel. He takes a slightly deep breath then starts to move his hand a little until his fingertips brush against Nears skin above where the towel ends on his chest. He moves his hand along the edge with his fingertips trailing along Near's skin just above the towel till he stops when on the same area that he started on but on the other side of Nears chest.
There is a pause then suddenly Mello thinks he sees a flash of Near only to be pushed away falling down to his butt.
The spirit who has taken over Near looks apologetic as he quickly moves over towards Mello. "Oh my gosh I'm so sorry. I'm not sure what came over me. My best guess would be because of the perverted nature of how I was attacked and died." Near's body goes to a girly 'oh my' look with his hands up by his face.
Mello groans slightly and gets up. "Did you really need to push that hard?"
Near, still possessed by the spirit, moves closer to Mello. "I'm sorry."
Mello sighs. "Well let's just finish this so we can forget about it." He says and reaches towards Near again resting on a spot where Near's heart is.
Near's possessed looking eyes look to Mello. "I think the push worked. Thank you."
The spirit leaves Near's body and vaporizes in a golden light above Near's head.
Near slightly faints and Mello catches him… but didn't expect it so he caught Near in a more suggestive way. The smaller boy opens his eyes and looks to Mello. He suddenly pushes Mello away enough only to make the older stumble back a few steps. He looks away with a light blush dusting his cheeks as he stays silent.
"Well now that it's over let's relax in the hot spring." Mello says his mind still reeling from what happened to really think right now. He heads to the hot spring and the youngest, Near, along with the oldest, Mello, had trouble looking at each other without it feeling a little awkward.
In the end they head back to their hotel rooms after a little of being at the hot springs.
Mello plops down onto the bed in his room and slightly sprawls out staring at the ceiling. His mind has been on a constant replay of the whole ordeal. He eventually rolls onto his side only to see the window looking outside at the dark night sky.
Something has especially bugged him about what happened….. He doesn't regret it…
For whatever reason he just can't come to regret what happened.
"It's almost like how I never could bring myself to actually hurt Near." He grumbles to himself only to growl turning as he sits up using one hand on the bed for support. He punches a pillow with his other hand only to face plant into the pillow with a groan. He turns his head so he can breathe and he ends up just laying there for a while.
In the end he gets up and leaves his room.
His mind not fully processing what he is doing as he walks out of his room closing the door behind himself.