Disclaimer: Death Note belongs completely to Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. Not me! Really. D:

For those of you who don't know Mello and Matt's real names, this will be a spoiler for you. Though, I'm sure nearly everyone in the world knows their real names now. (Just don't tell them that you know. xD)

-- You'll See Him Again --

December 05, 2004

It was a cold day. Colder than it should have been. Matt wasn't sure what it was, but there was something incredibly wrong. It just didn't feel right. None of this felt right. Though he was calmly, and rather contently, laying on his stomach across Mello's bed with a Game Boy: Color in his hands, Matt still felt…antsy. After a little irritated sigh the male rolled over onto his back, holding the game up so he could continue pressing the buttons quickly. Tetris was a complicated game, and took a lot of concentration.

He let his eyes leave the game a moment to glance at his friend. Mello was sitting silently at the window, a book in his lap and a bar of chocolate in his hand. Today was obviously a slow day at Whammy's House."Shit!!" He sat up abruptly, noticing how high the blocks had stacked while he'd been shamelessly staring at his friend. Mello only looked at him strangely and continued with his book, frowning and taking a bite of his chocolate as he turned the page.

A knock on the door broke both of their concentration. Matt heard the "game over" sound play as Mello snapped his book shut and, in an irritated tone, called "What? Oh…you." The male glared at the small pale boy who stood at the door.
Near rose a hand to tug and twist his white hair between his fingers. "Roger wants us." The boy stated, gripping his puzzle under one arm and looking off to the side.
Mello threw his book down onto the window seat along with his chocolate and stood. "Whatever. C'mon Matt."
The gamer, who was entering his name in on the score-screen, looked up. "Roger wants me t--"
"Just us, Mello." Near confirmed before turning and walking slowly down the corridor, off to Roger's office.
The chocoholic growled low in his throat and shook his head, "Right. Whatever. I'll be back. Wait here, Matt."
"Right-o, boss!" Matt said in his usual playful way and grinned, starting a new game.

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He didn't know how long he sat there, playing his game, but it felt like forever before he turned the game off and tossed it on to the bed. What did Roger want? Had Mello done something again…? No, wait, Near was wanted too, so it couldn't have to do with just Mello. Maybe it was another letter from L! Well, if it was a letter from L he would have been called too. Right?

Fidgeting a little, Matt stood and stretched looking out the window. It was going to snow. Or rain. He could see the dark clouds.

Hearing the door suddenly burst open, the knob hitting the wall harshly, Matt jumped. "Aahh! …Oh. Mello." He smiled a little, but that smile disappeared as Mello just glared darkly at him.
Something was up, and Matt knew it. "Mello?"
"Shut up." Mello snapped, shoving Matt aside to get to his closet.
"Mello, what happened? Did Near beat you at som--"
"I said SHUT.UP!" Mello turned and glared at the red-head. Matt sat down on the bed, suddenly feeling a little frightened for, and of, his friend. "I'm leaving." The blond finally said, throwing on his large black hoody, and stuffing some clothes into his backpack.
"Yo…you're what?" The gamer felt his heart skip a beat. "M-Mello, you can't leave. Near can't always be perfect, you said it yourse--"
"It's not Near, Matt." The chocoholic finished putting most of his precious belongings into the bag and slung it over his shoulder. "It's L."
Matt felt a little better hearing that. L had chosen Mello for sure? "Really? He chose you? That's gre--"

"He's dead."

"He's…wh-what? He can't be…" Suddenly everything felt…black and white, the world seemed to screech to a halt. Everything was silent. The two boys stared at each other, Matt's eyes wide, and Mello's just as cold and bottomless as ever. "He can't be dead. He promised that…he'd…"

"He's dead. Near is his successor, and I'm leaving. Good bye, Mail."
Mello used his real name. He NEVER used his real name! Never! He was serious, and he was leaving! When Matt came back to his senses, Mello had already left the room. "No! Mello!" Matt ran out into the hall, "You can't leave! You can still surpass Near! Mello!"

Mello wasn't listening, he just walked away. "Mello! Mello! Mihael!" Mello was gone, and there was nothing that he could do. And on top of that...on top of that, L was...was...dead.

"You'll see him again."
Matt jumped in surprise and turned to look at the white-haired boy standing beside him. The boy looked almost as sad as he was about this. "Believe me. You'll see him again." And with that Near turned and walked down the hall, going back to the play room to play with his puzzle.

And through his tear-blurred eyes, Matt could see…that it had finally begun to snow.

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D: Ew. I can't believe I wrote something sad like this. Oooohwell.
I know that in the manga Near and Mello where called to Roger's office by Roger himself. But in the Anime you don't exactly know how this whole scene happened. So I thought: One- How where they called to Roger's office? and Two- How did Matt react to all of this insanity?

Poor boy.

Now, there is a possibility that Khrys and I may team up again and write more on this fic. If you guys like the idea of Khrys and I continuing on this, just go ahead and say so! 8D

Thanks for reading!