"Matt!" The leather-clad blonde yelled after entering the apartment.
"Shower." The guy with goggles on in the shower turned off the water.
"I don't care! Get your ass out here!" Mello was fuming. Near, what'd you do this time, thought Matt.
"Do you mind if I get dressed first," Matt asked after he noticed he didn't have any clothes in the bathroom.
"God damnit! I'm leaving without you!" Mello went for the car keys in the kitchen.
Opening the bathroom door, Matt made a dash to the bedroom. "Where? And you're not taking MY car, Mel," he called through the door.
"Where in the hell are the keys!" Mello was already throwing things around.
"I have them, and why do we have to leave anyway?" Pants, stripes, vest, shoes, done. Jangling the keys on his way out, Matt saw the leathery fist milliseconds before contact.
"Mel-!"
"Near and L are in the hospital. A Kira supporter shot them. L got it in the shoulder, but Near's hit got him in his chest."
Importance? If L died, Near was next in line. If Near died, Mello was the next L, Matt being third. Now that that is cleared up, most people (all but Matt, L, and maybe Near) would probably think that Mello only wanted to go to the hospital to secure his spot if they did die. Matt knew better. Either way, L probably wanted to see his two not-in-the-hospital successors.
"Are they gonna make it?" Mello had reached down to help Matt back up in an apology.
"L hasn't woken up yet, probably because he hasn't slept in the past week, but he's fine. But Near's in surgery. Watari said they didn't know what would happen..." Matt looked at him, he's actually worried about L andNear?
He then walked into the kitchen, only to find that Mello had thrown the toaster at a chair then kicked both towards the back door. He let out a sigh and reached for his cigs and PSP. After putting them in their pockets, he opened a drawer for a chocolate bar, then rethought and grabbed three. When he walked back into the main room, the front door was open.
"Mello?" Shit. "Please don't hotwire my car." Matt rushed out into the sunlight. But Mello was only sitting in the car, staring at his rosary.
"You want to pray or have chocolate," Matt said walking up to the passenger side. Mello looked up, dazed. Suddenly, he grabbed the chocolate bars out of Matt's hand. Shaking his head, Matt walked around the car and got in.
"Mel?"
"Hm?"
"Which hospital and what are their aliases when we get there?" Matt started the car.
"Saint James. And, L is Hiro Kaito and Near's Evan Smith, but Watari is probably going to meet us outside," Mello answered quietly.
If Matt had looked at Mello right then, he would have seen half a bar gone before they had even gotten a block away. But he didn't and actually thought it was going to be a normal (if not high speed) car ride.
Something terrible happened though, about halfway to St. James when Matt put a cigarette in his mouth and started searching his pockets for a lighter – Mello finished his chocolate (Mello slightly scared with no chocolate is basically a blonde, gun-wielding disaster)! Matt felt eyes on him as he both swerved to avoid a loading school bus and dodge a dog running in front of the car.
Click.
He looked over to Mello only to see the black handheld aimed at his head.
"Don't even think about lighting that."
"Where do you even keep that thing?" He turned his gaze to the tight-fitting leather clothing from which the gun had magically appeared. When he didn't get an answer, Matt looked back at the road. Twelve people were crossing the street in front of the car, which was going at least 60 mph.
When he slammed on the brakes, Mello managed to bash his head into the dashboard and drop his gun. They were still going too fast, the only thing Matt could think of was to try to turn into a side street. Still on the brakes, Matt turned into the nearest one. It was a one way, and you guessed it, it was the other way.
"Shit."
"Matt, I'm gonna-"
"Wait a minute," Matt finished for him.
"No, wait, what? Why should I?"
Because it's your fault. "Read that sign, the one that says one way."
After some strategic, illegal driving they got going the right way again. It was after Mello's heart stopped beating one million mph that he remembered the blood now running down his forehead.
"Matt! I'm gonna kill you, it's a good thing we're on the way to the hospital! Do you have anything to wipe this blood off with? I'm outta chocolate too! Quit with the cigarettes! Matt! Are you even listening? And where'd my gun go, I'm gonna shoot you!" He started searching under the seat.
"No, you're not," the gamer finally responded.
"Dammit! Pull over! I can't find it, Matt!" Matt hoped Mello couldn't see him rolling his eyes behind his goggles, and pulled into a gas station. They got out at the same time, but Mello just turned around and kept searching under the seat. Matt walked towards the building.
"Don't leave without me Mello!" Let's see, a lighter, more friggin' chocolate, and some napkins, weird list. Five minutes later, Matt went back out and almost ran right into Mello.
"What took so long, Watari called. L woke up and I think Raito is already there!" He grabbed Matt by the wrist and herded him to the car.
"So, found your gun I see," Matt said later when they could see the hospital ahead. When they got there, they parked and sat in silence until Matt couldn't stand it.
"Mello."
"Hmm?"
"He's gonna be fine.