Chapter Two
A week later...
"Mello!" Rain shouted. "What the hell are you talking about?!"
Mello and Rain where standing in her office at Angel Corp.
"I'm going to track down those bastards and make them pay for what they did to Matt." Mello said in a calm voice.
"Mello!" Rain snapped. "Listen to YOURSELF! How can you say that?"
"NO!" Mello snapped back. "You listen to yourself."
"..."
"Angel Corp. is an underground organization who specializes in ASSASSINATIONS AND THIEVERY!" Mello said loudly. "L built this organization and you helped him build it so you guys could help those who have been mistreated and those who are poor. Matt and I were taken under L's care and we are the best out of the best in this organization."
"But it is against the RULES to act on your own." Rain said.
"F**K THE DAMN RULES!" Mello shouted angrily. "I don't care about the freaking rules anymore Rain! I want revenge! I want to make them PAY for what they did to Matt."
"MELLO!" Rain shouted slamming her hand on her desk. "You are acting like a crazy person! Do you think Matt would want you acting like THIS?!"
"MATT is in the COMA because of me" Mello said coldly. "If I would've just went home with him, he WOULDN'T be in the F**KEN hospital Rain."
"..."
"Let me tell you something Rain." Mello said looking at her stright in the eye. "When me and Matt were still little kids, I promised him that I would never and I repeat NEVER let anything bad happen to him. NOW look where he is. He's in a hospital bed, in a coma all because I didn't go home with him. I'm not going to break another promise Rain. If you WON'T let me act on my OWN then so help me god I will kill you."
"...I can't win in this argument can I L." Rain said looking past Mello to a man with messy, black hair.
"L?" Mello said turning around.
"No, you can't Rain." L said walking into the room.
"Alright." Rain said sitting down. "I give Mello. You are allowed to act on your own."
"Thanks." Mello said walking towards the door of Rain's office.
"Just make sure you don't get out of hand." L said with a serious tone hidden somewhere in his voice.
"I won't." Mello said picking up the tone. "I'll get that asshole for what they did to Matt."
"Good luck." Rain said with a nod.
Mello left Rain's office without a word and went back to his desk. He packed up everything he needed and took the elevator down to the parking lot. He walked over to his car and slide into the black, leather seat on the driver side. Mello placed his keys into the ignition, started his car, revved it a few time before racing out of the parking lot into the streets. Rain and L watched from her office window as Mello drifted around the corner.
"I hope he get those bastards too." Rain said closing her eyes.
"If you agreed with him, why didn't you just let him act on his own from the beginning?" L asked with a bit of curiousity in his voice.
"Because, I was thinking about what Matt would say if he was here right now." Rain said truning around to look at L. "Would he let Mello hunt these people down? Would he let Mello kill them?"
"Are you doubting yourself?" L asked turning to face Rain.
"...why...why do we do these things L? Why do we kill people? Why do we steal? What is the point of this organization?" Rain asked in confusion. "There just so many things going on in this god forsaken city and...I...I just don't understand anymore..."
"We do these things for the less fortunate Rain. We kill people, to help those who have not yet seen justice brought to their families. We steal, to help those whose lives have been destroyed by those high-ranking, greedy people of the high class. The point of this organization is to help those who can not do these things on their own." L said. "Do you understand now Rain? We do it not because we are paid to do it, but rather because we WANT to do it."
"I...I think I understand now." Rain said nodding her head. "Thank you L."
"No problem dear." L said with a gentle smile before leaving the room.
Mello was at the apartment that he shared with Matt, sitting in the living room by himself. To him the apartment felt cold and desolate now that there was no Matt to keep him company. He pulled the crumpled piece of paper that he had kept in his coat pocket out and un-crumpled it. Mello stared at the piece of paper for at least a good 5 minutes before giving out a frustrated sigh. He placed the paper back onto the smooth, wooden table and leaned back against the black, velvet sofa.
"I can't believe what I am about to do next…" Mello said picking up his cell phone. "But if it is going to help me find Matt's shooter then…it leaves me no choice.
Mello dialed in a number and placed the phone to his ear. It ringed a few times before someone picked up the phone.
"Hey, Near." Mello said.
"Hum…Mello, what do you want?" Near asked with a hint of curisousity.
"Look, I know we have our problems but I really need a favor from you." Mello said.
"All right."Near said. "What do you need?"
"You work as a forensic scientist right? At the Crime Lab located in downtown Tokyo?" Mello asked.
"As a matter of fact, I do." Near said.
"Well, I need you to process some blood for Me." Mello said picking the paper up off the table.
"Give me a reason why I should help you?" Near asked.
"Look!" Mello said calming down. "Matt was shot last week and I want to find the people who shot him and kill them, but the thing is that I have no clue who they were."
"So why do you want me to process blood?" Near asked.
"When I was at the hospital, Rain had gave me a piece of paper that was stuffed in Matt's pocket." Mello said closing his eyes. "It had blood all over it and I know Matt wouldn't let himself get beat up even after he was shot, so half the blood on this paper can't belong to Matt."
"So, you want me to find out who else's DNA is on that piece of paper?" Near asked.
"That's right." Mello said. "So can you?"
"…all right." Near said finally agreeing. "Bring it down to the lab and I'll process it for you."
"Thanks Near." Mello said in a thankful tone. "It'll help big time."
"Just remember that you own me." Near said.
"Sure thing." Mello said. "I'll see you when I get down there."
Mello was leaning against the wall across from a large, glass window, where he watched Near extract the DNA from the bloody piece of paper. A few hours went pass and Near finally walked over to the printer located in the corner of the lab. He picked it up and began walking towards the exit of the lab to where Mello was.
"Well?" Mello asked walking towards Near. "What did you find?"
"Well, the blood on the paper you gave me did have two DNA on it." Near said giving out a sigh. "Although 99.9% of human DNA sequence are the same in every person, enough of the DNA is diffrent to distinguish one individual from another. It was hard to split the two DNA apart Mello, but I managed to do it."
"Who did the blood belong to?" asked Mello.
"I ran the two DNA sample through Japanese Government DNA database and got two hits." Near said holding out a two pieces of paper. "One of which was Matts and the other…"
"Fuji Kotaro." Mello said looking at the second sheet of paper. "Thanks Near."
"No problem, but you own me one Mello." Near said.
"I know." Mello said as he began walking towards the entrance of the Crime Lab building. "You've been a big help Near."
Near watched Mello disappear through the glass doors and a moment later, heard the screeching of Mello's car as he pulled out of the parking area. Just then Near's cellphone began to ring and he picked it up.
"Hello." Near said walking back into the lab. "How can I help L-sama?"
"Did Mello drop by Near?" L asked.
"As a matter of fact he did." Near said as he sat in a chair.
"What did he come do?" L asked.
"He wanted me to get some DNA off a piece of paper he had." Near said.
"And the results?" L asked.
"There was two DNA result. Part of the blood was Matt and the other belonged to a man named Fuji Kotaro." Near said.
"Thank you very much Near." L said politely.
"No problem." Near said with a smile. "If you need help with anything, don't mind giving me a call."
"Of course." L said. "Bye."
"Bye." Near said snapping his cellphone shut.