Here and Now by blackdragonflower
Chapter Four: Scream
Characters belong to Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
NOTE: If you read chapter three before I updated and revised it please go back and reread it. I'm sorry for the inconvenience!
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Mello punched the brick wall. He was hopelessly lost, but was never going to admit it. He exhaled deeply very irritated. The blonde couldn't understand why his cheek was still burning even though the quick sting had gone away long ago. His rationality kicked in as he thought, 'I'll need somewhere to sleep tonight. I might as well find a hotel. Glad I had my wallet on me... Damn it...' Mello found himself thinking about Sayu and growled. He didn't want to think about the girl who had not believed him when he spoke the truth. It pissed him off to no end. He kicked the dumpster beside him in the alley. He was trying to walk around and relieve some of the stress but it wasn't working all too well and he was just succeeding in getting lost.
A cat jumped from behind the dumpster and stared at Mello with large eyes. The blonde hissed at it, much like a cat would, but surprisingly the feline didn't scamper off. It just kept staring at him. Mello sighed and squatted down beside the cat giving up the tough act. It was younger, not quite an adult cat, but not a kitten. He reached out slowly and found himself smiling just a little as the feline sniffed his hand then nuzzled its face into the soft skin. Mello scratched the cat's ear and sat against the brick wall of the alley. He looked up at the dark night sky counting the never-ending abyss of stars trying to calm himself and think without screaming. The cat looked at him strangely then crawled into his lap and curled up to sleep. Its white fur was knotted and full of dirt but once past that it was quite cute. 'Sayu...' The blonde found himself thinking about her smiles and laughs, the way her nose sometimes wrinkled in the cutest manner when she laughed, it was driving him insane. Mello absentmindedly kept stroking the cat's fur as if he was a king and this feline was his royal pet. After all, Mello could be quite regal in appearance.
Mello pulled out his phone and stared at it, 'Maybe I should call Matt for help...' He shook his head and snapped the lid down. 'No... I don't need to call Matt. .. I can take care of this myself... Ugh... this is so stupid... I wonder if they're filling her head with more nonsense... Wouldn't surprise me. It's very obvious how much her father and brother Light dislike me, not that I care. Hell I tried to get along with them, but maybe it just wasn't meant to be, so fuck them...'
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(-With Sayu at the Yagami household-)
.Sayu Yagami screamed into her pillow in frustration. She was trying so hard not to cry. There was no shoulder she could cry on as the one she usually cried into wasn't there for her. She felt she was the one who ran him away. Sayu cursed that she'd let her temper get the best of her and she'd smacked him. She was angry with herself more than anyone else.
'Why didn't I stick up for Mello? I know he wouldn't lie to me... So why did I get so infuriated right then?' Sayu got off her bed and went to her window. She stared off awhile before she opened her window. There was no screen so she could stick her head out into the calm night wind. It tussled her hair and brought a certain strange comfort. As the tendrils of the breeze caressed her cheeks and brushed lightly past her chin she could imagine Mello's soft careful hands against her flesh without the leather to hide his skin. The brunette cursed and tears splattered against the windowsill. Her shoulders shook with her quiet sobs. When she finally wiped her tears away she took her phone from her pocket and stared at it anxiously wishing, if not expecting it to ring any moment.
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(-With Mello-)
Mello slid the card through the slit and the light turned a bright vibrant green. The chocolate addicted male opened the door and closed it behind him examining his surroundings for the night. Two beds, perfectly made, everything neat and tidy, how boring. Mello sighed. Leave it to a hotel room to give him no distractions for the night. Of course he could always order some games or something, but he didn't want to waste his money. After all games weren't really his strong point and he'd only get frustrated at them. He had enough stress as it was. So Mello decided to make himself as comfortable as he could. He slipped out of his jeans after kicking off his shoes, then pulled off his black shirt with a cartoon skull on it. Behind the skull was a scythe. Using his teeth he yanked off his favorite leather gloves. He folded all his clothes into a neat pile and crawled underneath the covers of one of the beds. Mello placed his cell phone on the nightstand. And though he closed his eyes he couldn't get to sleep. Sayu's image and the events of the night haunted his thoughts. Opening up his striking blue orbs Mello stared at the phone. Maybe he should...
The blonde reached for his phone again and began a new text message. There were so many things he could say but he couldn't choose. Either way he'd have to make up with her at least so he could reclaim his things if she was mad enough, but he doubted she was that upset. At least, he hoped she wasn't that upset. So, unable to decide what to type to his lover he merely wrote, "hi" He pressed the send button then quickly turned his cell completely off. If she replied nicely by morning then everything would be fine right? Besides, Mello couldn't stay up all night waiting for her to reply. He might have well however because Mello didn't get a whole lot of sleep that night. He would wake at odd hours from a nightmare or two and wouldn't be able to sleep for quite awhile.
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(-Back at the Yagami Household-)
Sayu was nearly asleep, when her phone rang on its charger. Hearing Mello's ringtone she scrambled as quickly as she could. She wasn't really surprised to see such a short message but was happy he'd sent her a message at all. She had thought about sending him one but, she didn't know what she would have sent, or how mad he was at her. Just seeing those two little letters brought great joy to her heart. She pressed the reply button and typed out her message as fast as she could,
'Hi Mello-kun. Can we meet somewhere tomorrow to talk? I want to apologize... '
With those words off traveling through invisible waves Sayu curled up in her bed a faint smile on her face. 'He does love me. I should have never doubted him.' She prayed Mello would reply by morning and he would agree. She was pretty sure he would. The only problem she could think of is if her father or brother got in the way. That would be quite the troublesome predicament. She hoped they wouldn't interfere, she didn't want to loose Mello over something stupid. As her eyes slid shut she pictured the first time she'd met her boyfriend. That one day at the mall, where two strangers exchanged glances and their lives began to weave together.
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Hello. Here's chapter four, as you can clearly see. I really don't have to tell you what chapter we're on do I? lol Teehee. Yes, "tomorrow" shall be interesting... and if everything goes okay with these two, cute. Sorry for all the constant scene changing. I apologize if it confused anyone. Well, I don't have much to say for this chapter so I guess I'll wrap this up.
Reviews and favs are always appreciated and I look forward to them like a hyped up little kid at Christmas! Thanks for reading!
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