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"We need to take care of her." Mello said, still holding Constance's hand.

"Good." Near was also holding her hand. "I was thinking the same thing."

Mello looked at him. "I'm going to go see what Matt's doing. He might be released today." He stood up and walked to the door. As he opened it, though, he realized that something was blocking his way.

"Hey Mello." Matt stood in the doorway with a smile painted on his face. "They let me out, so I came to find you guys."

Mello looked at the clock on the wall. 5:32

"It's good to see you walking around." Mello patted his friend on the shoulder.

Mello then noticed the tall, lanky man behind Matt. He noticed his friend's curiosity and explained who the man was.

"This is Dr. Black." Matt said.

"Oh." Mello moved to the side and let the doctor in. He walked over to Near and examined the staples. Dr. Black moved the hair away from the wound and ran his finger over the staples. Near flinched and bit his lower lip. He squeezed Constance's hand tighter.

"Everything seems to be healing up nicely." The doctor pulled his hand away and walked over to Constance. Near relaxed. "Are you boys in charge of this young woman?" The doctor looked at the clipboard attached to the bottom of her bed.

"Yes." Near and Mello said in unison. Matt looked confused, but nodded in agreement.

"Well, she will make a full recovery, but her immune system is destroyed. You'll have to keep an eye on that. She'll get sicker a lot easier now."

"When will they be released?" Mello asked.

"Well," The doctor said looking at the clipboard on Near's bed. "Near should be able to leave within the week, but he'll have to return to get the staples removed. Constance, on the other hand, will take much longer. But telling you when she'll be able to leave all depends on when she wakes up." The doctor made his way to the door. "The more you interact with her, the sooner she'll wake up." He left the room.

"So," Matt said, "I guess we're looking after her now."

"I guess we are." Near said. A small smile made its way across Near's face. But, at the angel Matt and Mello were standing at, the small display of emotion went unnoticed.

"We need to work on this case." Mello said looking at Constance. "That Byron bastard needs to be taken care of."

"Want me to go get my lap top?" Matt said. "I've got to go pick up a few things from my apartment."

"Kay. But you might want to buy some clothes in the gift shop." Mello gestured to the hospital gown Matt was still wearing. A small blush crossed is face as he realized he was about to walk through town half naked.

"Wait. Why can't I put on my old clothes?"

"It's evidence. There might be DNA on it. I'll go with you." Mello turned to Near. "We'll be back soon."

"Alright." Near said.

Mello and Matt want down stairs and into the hospital gift shop. As Matt looked around for something to wear Mello bought a few chocolate bars and a robot toy for Near. He handed the items to the cashier who blushed at the young man dressed in black leather. Afterwards, he pealed the rapper off the chocolate bar and bit off a large chunk. He found Matt looking for a bathroom to change in.

"What did you find?" Matt said looking at the bag Mello was holding.

"Some chocolate bars and a toy for Near. What did you find to wear?"

"Hospital shit. Can you believe they don't cell smokes hear?"

"It's a hospital."

They walked over to a bathroom and Matt walked in. A few minutes later Matt walked out in a pair of bright blue jeans and a white shirt that said 'Kiss the doctor' in big, bright red letters. Mello started laughing hysterically.

"Shut up." Matt said in an annoyed voice.

Mello rubbed the tears out of his eyes and fallowed his friend out of the hospital. They made their way down the street.

"I didn't know you lived down here." Mello said after his laughing fit stopped.

"I'm renting an apartment down here. But it's really ratty and on the bad side of town."

They continued down the street and as they walked, the buildings got older and the people got meaner. Soon, they were in a very rough side of town.

"There it is." Matt pointed to a scary looking building that's fire escape looked like it was about to fall off the building. The two boys walked up to the second floor of the building and into Matt's apartment.