CHAPTER 4
(MELLO'S P.O.V)
I stared at my miserable reflection, in the small mirror I was holding. The ugjy scar that I had got such a long time ago, had disappeared. It was if it was never there in the first place. Putting the mirror down now, I picked up my chocolate that was on the coffee table.
Seeing Near alive and well, meant that Near had beat Kira. I desperately wanted to know how. The feeling of defeat slowly rose inside me. I felt like an idiot now. I had done every possible thing to avoid working with Near. So much so, it had lead to my death.
Just then the door to the room I was staying in, slowly opened. I glanced up to see Near. He looked older now. Almost like the original L. His white hair thicker, and his body a bit more muscular. He no longer looked like the silent boy that played with his toys in the corner.
He seemed more shrewd and mature. He halted at the doorway, and regarded me coolly. I said something that the old Mello would never say. "I'm sorry" Near's eyes widen in surprise. "I know I can't change the past, but looking at it from the present, there's a lot of things I would have changed. I realize that I was selfish and stupid. I look forward to working with you in the future… if you let me" I said the last four words hopefully.
Looking at him now, his bangs covering his eyes. A small smile crept up the corner of his mouth. "I look forward to working with you too" he answered his expression telling me that he had accepted my apology. He came into the room now, and closed the door.
Sitting on a chair opposite me. "How did you beat Kira?" I asked dying to know the details. He explained as I listened attentively. "Wow" I said when he was finished. "That was genius Near" I commended. He grinned. "Thank you Mello. Now I have a question for you."
I frowned, wondering what he could possibly want to know. "What was it like being dead?." Oh that. I didn't respond immediately, trying to find the right words. "I felt… like I was alive… just not here… I'm not sure… can't remember…"
I answered with my eyes shut tight. I opened my eyes to see Near playing with his hair. Some things never change ."That's the same answer L gave me. It was just phrased differently." "You wanna know something Near?" I asked looking down at my boots.
"When I came back to life, I realized that I was buried, the will to live took over. It was so powerful, that I was actually afraid to die again." As I glanced up, I saw Near staring blankly at me. His started twirling his hair again. "Here's some advice for you in the future. In our everyday lives, and the cases we get as detectives, we need to understand that foresight is very essential. I believe if you had foresight in the past, things might have been different."
Near stood up to leave. "When you go out, if Halle's out there, could you tell her that I would like to see her?." I requested. "Sure. In a few hours a doctor will be here to do a checkup on you though. And Mello?" "Ya" I looked up at him again. "Don't ever try to attempt to do anything to Sayu Yagami again, or you'll live to regret it."
Near threatened as his emotionless eyes made his point. For the first time I was afraid of Near.
