Chapter 1


Ever on and on I continue circling with nothing but my pain in a carousel of agony till slowly I forget and my hearts starts vanishing…

"Ahhhh!" I screamed as I sat up. Mello peeked his head out from under the covers.

"What the H- Matt? Matty,are you okay?" He said as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

If I make another move, if I take another step, then it all would fall apart there'd be nothing of me left.

"Just a bad dream…" I whispered.

"You sure?" he kissed my neck lightly and smiled.

I've forgotten how to see I've forgotten if I can.

"Yeah im sure go back to sleep mells." I said softly petting his hair.

"Mkay…" He closed his eyes and fell back asleep as I laid back down trying to get back to sleep.

I laughed thinking he must be tired because he never was that kind and gentle.

When I realized that sleep wasn't going to come easily I grabbed the case files off the bedside table and began reading through them.


He sped down the road watching as the cars attempted to surround him. He hits the brakes and jerked on the wheel causing the car to do a full 180 and speeding off past the two cars that followed us. The song Equinox blared on his phone as he picked up.

"Jesus Mail, you scared me; I thought you were planning to stop." Mello said over the speakers.

"Well it was either that or get shot down." He stated taking a sharp turn down 82nd heading to Ikebukuro.

"I don't even want you to talk about it now. Get your ass over here so we can get to the country." Mello ordered before shutting the phone.

Mail took the off ramp onto the highway and started south. The church wasn't too far away. He drove up to the building looking for the truck and smiled when he spotted it. That smile stopped when the truck exploded leaving the gamer ducking for cover.

"MELLO! MIHAEL! WHERE ARE YOU?" He shouted into the inferno. The red head saw something move under a chunk of wood and dashed over immediately to lift it up, burning his hand in the process. Mello lay under the wood bleeding from a hole in his right shoulder. It felt like the base explosion all over again.

"Mello…" he said as pulled the blonde out of the ashes and into my arms. He ran back to the car laying Mello down in the back and shutting the door. The gamer hopped into the driver's seat and pulled out of the drive. In the rear view mirror Mail could see lights crewed begin to pull up.

As Matt turned down back off of the gravel road and onto the highway he sighed. It was gonna be a long week.


I smiled down at my sleeping Mello as I placed the case back on the bedside table. It was a comfortable life they had been living since Near had dismissed their crimes.


T.V. cameras stared at Matt and Mello in there cuffs. Matt sighed staring at Mello who glared at the news reporters.

Near stepped up to the podium. "It has been decided that these two will be released and their crimes pardoned. Those who try to harm these young men will be going against L will be put to justice."

Matt looked up surprised then glanced at Mello. A tear slid down Mello's cheek and he stared down at the rosary around his neck. Matt pulled him into a hug.

"Thank you Near… for saving Matt's life, and for letting us go free." Mello told the albino. "We'll still work under the police if that is what you want."


I frowned before wrapping my arms tight around Mello's waist and burying my face in his hair. We're gonna be okay now.


Aniima: this story is being beta-Ed by CheshireEffect. Thanks so much! Review please!