Chapter two.
The team walks to the rooms that Near is being held in first.
The detention center is grey walls with a few doors leading into slightly spacious rooms. The walls also have windows that you can talk to the person in the room through and hear clearly.
They make it to the window and glance inside around where they can see.
"I don't see him." Matsuda says.
"Near? Come up to the window we need to talk to you." Halle tries.
For a few seconds theres nothing then Near comes up to the window. "What is it?" He asks still emotionless.
"We need to speak to you about the murder. We are sure you didn't do it and we are going to prove you and L's innocence." Rester explains. "But you need to be honest."
"Thank you." Near says watching them with his emotionless stormy grey eyes.
"Now you had nothing to do with the murder right?" Matsuda says.
"No. Nothing." Near sighs. "You said you were sure I didn't do it."
"We do." Soichiro glares at Matsuda a warning to not ask stupid questions. "We just had to make sure."
"I see." Near twirls his hair like he normally does.
"Do you know Charles? Apparently he went to Whammys then left. Right?" Halle asks.
"That is correct." Near says as he rubs the strand of hair wrapped around his finger, with his thumb. "I don't know why he left but he had fourth place when he was there. Right under Me, Mello and Mello's friend Matt." He explains. "I only talked with him a few times. I don't like him."
"Why don't you like him? Was he a jerk?" Geovanni Inquires.
"That's one way to put it." Near starts to twirl the strand of hair again.
"Ever had a grudge against him or maybe know someone…..well two people at least… who had a grudge against him? Maybe someone who would attack him for revenge if given the chance?" Mogi steps into the conversation.
"I may not have liked him but I didn't hold a grudge against him." Near stops twirling his hair and lowers his hand to his side going silent after that not telling them anymore.
After a minute of silence Ide speaks up. "What about someone who might attack him or even kill him?"
Suddenly behind Near it becomes black and the window seems to be not there.
The team can see and hear the chains behind Near and in front of Near roll and lock into place then five yellow and black locks are added in front of Near on the chains.
The chains behind and in front of Near are large X's. But in front of Near is only one X that the center of it is right level with his chest. Then the X's on either side of the X in front of Near have their ends locked into the ends of the X right in front of Near.
The locks are in different places pretty much surrounding Near. One is the center of the X in front of Near. The other four locks are on the center of the lines that into the two other X's. The locks look like the number five on a normal white and black die except its yellow and black locks.
"I do not know anyone like that besides Mello but Mello would never kill someone just because he has a grudge against them. You should know that." Near explains completely indifferent as usual.
Halle's P.O.V.
Near… Why are you lying? Who are you hiding?
Ah! What is this feeling?
It feels as if I'm chocking on despair and sadness. So much of it….. it must be coming from the locks….poor Near. Whatever happened and whoever he is hiding must really have done something bad to him to get this much despair and sadness.
I glance at the others on the team and I can tell they not only see the chains and locks but they also can feel the despair and sadness.
"What?" Near questions noticing our looks.
I turn back to him wondering what could he be hiding that causes him this much despair and sadness, makes you want to know who he is protecting. "Nothing. Alright? We will do our best to prove you and L's innocence." I tell him.
The others say their good byes making their voices as calm as they can then they start to walk in the direction of where L is being kept.
I give him an assuring smile. "Don't worry about it." I can tell he doesn't believe it was nothing but he doesn't voice it right now since we are walking away.
We stop just far enough that we know Near wont hear us.
"You guys felt that?" Matsuda shivers.
We nod.
"We should have fought to break those locks!" Matsuda stupidly says.
I shake my head. "With what? We have nothing to fight against it and we don't know any reasons for locks. If we just kept on insisting and all with nothing to use to fight against the locks he probably would just refuse to talk to us. That would not be good for the case if he refuses to talk to us. Whatever or whoever he is hiding we need to find things to fight those locks with before we confront him about it."
Matsuda sighs. "You're right."
"Lets go talk to L." Soichiro suggests.
So we all go to towards the room L is in.
What or who are you hiding Near?
