Welcome to Chapter 7! We have a new character joining the group today. I hope you liked how I described them. /salute.
Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note.
Reviewers:
ryuchi-katari: I hope you like this chapter too! It was fun for me.
Mooncry: Yep, yep! I love Mello's personality. He can so emotional sometimes, but when he's in his good moods I find him entertaining.
Tavana: Yeah Wait till he find out that little factor. Priceless on his face expression – I call it!
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Previously:
"You—You're L's woman!"
"Yep!"
"Have you had sex yet?!" Mello asked and Misa's face turned bright red.
"So you did –"Mello smirked, not really caring how such a hot model got into his room. He just wanted to ask her one thing right now. It had been on his mind since he found out the two were together. "Mind having a round with me?"
The next thing Mello knew was punched directly into a wall by a fuming Misa.
"PERVERT!" Misa yelled.
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Ch 7: Perverts
She thought meeting a successor of L would be fun. She thought she would like to meet them…However now she wasn't too sure. Obviously L had told them about her, which surprised her when he addressed her as L's woman but his neck question made her seethe in hatred. It was perverted and rude so she gave him a piece of her mind or rather a piece of her right fist.
"I was just joking; I'm not even interested in woman." Mello commented, pulling himself up while Misa turned her head away from him with an 'hmph' sound still unconvinced. "So why are you here again?" He asked as he leaned in to get a better look at the blonde model sitting against the couch. She was sitting cross legged and the glanced at him in which he caught sign of her bloodied cheek.
Mello watched her pick up the notebook off the floor. She knocked it out of his hands when she sent him flying through the wall. She opened it up and tore off a page that had been written in it. She crumbled it and threw it away. Mello blinked in surprise when the wound on her cheek vanished.
"How did you-?" Misa lifted her head and then explained that the notebook didn't harm her since she was the one who willingly removed a page. Mello didn't understand so he didn't bother asking her more. Then he caught site of her long black wings and gaped. "You're dead?!"
"Quite." Misa replied plainly. Mello's nose squinted in disgust.
"Ew- L did it with a dead woman?" Misa's aura crackled dangerously.
"I wasn't dead when we did it." She gritted out, despite the red flush over her cheeks.
"So L did score!" Mello cried out. "Did you moan out his name?" Misa blushed deeper.
I hate this guy!
"You know it's not nice to tease such a pretty woman Mello, I don't think L will appreciate it." Misa looked at her hands to see the notebook was gone. A trail of smoke blew past her making her cough lightly. "You'll have to forgive the smoke. It's something that keeps me calm." Misa's head whirled around to face the voice.
Misa appeared shocked when she saw what looked to be a mirror image of L. The hairstyle was a little different and his hair was red but his voice sounded exactly like L's. It sent a shiver down her spine, as she gazed at his chest. Yes, this man had been shirtless, a white towel wrapped around his neck and yellow goggles rested on his head. His belt was unbuckled and he wore a similar pair of jeans that resembled L's.
"Matt what have you been up to all this time?" Mello gritted out and Misa stared between the two there seemed to be an electric current flowing between the two.
"Oh you know, hanging around." He replied and bonked Misa on the head with L's notebook. She gave him a frown and he chuckled. "You're kind of cute." He mentioned and Misa blushed, she had to hold her nose from having a nose bleed. "So what exactly are you again?" He asked, and used his right hand to brush against her feathers.
"I'm a Shinigami." Misa answered truthfully, releasing the pressure on her nose and both boys stiffened. Matt lifted up his cigarette from his lips and blew out the smoke.
"Those things actually exist…?" Matt trailed off and walked around the couch to examine her closely. "I guess it's not a surprise with such a dangerous book." He whispered, bringing his face close to hers making her edge back into the chair. "So beautiful, have a name?"
Misa's head was spinning, he was so close and he sounded like L. L never told her she'd have to deal with two perverts! Mello reached out and grabbed Matt's arm and pulled him aside.
"Hey back off Matt, she's my Shinigami now!" Matt smirked and waved the notebook in front of Mello's eyes.
"Not anymore." Matt replied and he took his seat next to Misa and snaked an arm around her waist which she made a small gasp. Steam seemed to simmer around her at his closeness. "I'll be gentle." He whispered into her ear and Misa quickly shot up from her spot on the couch and ran behind Mello. She peered over Mello's shoulder to see Matt's smirk as her took another breath of his cigarette. Misa felt a trail of sweat drip down her head.
"L-look, all I'm here to do is get Mello to come back to see Ryuzaki. I suppose you can come too Matt…" Mello shrugged Misa off his shoulders and reached down onto the table and picked up a chocolate bar. He opened it up and started bit down on it.
"Why the hell would I do that?" Mello sounded annoyed. "I have better things to do than tey-ta-tey- with your friend."
"Who the hell is Ryuzaki anyways?" Matt asked, tapping his cigarette and letting its ash drop on the floor. Mello ran up to him, and started yelling at him about not picking up that ash off the ground and how it really pissed him off. Matt just yawned, and tuned out Mello's voice because he was only interested in hearing what the blonde beauty that L claimed had to say.
"Ryuzaki is L." Misa stated plainly and Mello stopped yelling and arched a brow. He shifted his gaze on her and smiled.
"Is that his sex name?" Mello asked, and next to him Matt shook his head as he blew out the smoke and started a countdown in his mind.
5…4…3…2…1 Just as he predicted Mello was delivered another swift punch by the blonde and earned another name calling of the word pervert. Misa stood huffing, with steam circling around her petite form.
"Nice shot." Matt mentioned, observing the broken body known as Mello in the corner of the room. Misa turned to him with thumbs up and a smile.
"Why thank you." She replied, and he could see why L liked her so much. Too bad she was taken… "You know you guys are really cute." Misa said as her smile spread. Both boys twitched at the word. "You really all have something in common with L. Matt's got that sly attitude L hides, Mello is emotional-"Matt started laughing while Mello pulled himself up groaning. "Near must be his serious side. It's all so cute." Both boys cringed at the word again, a frown evident on their faces.
"Cute – Is not a word to say when referring to guys, love." Matt told her and Misa eyes widened at her nickname. "Hot is a better term. Cute – is something I'm not into."
"B-but I thought Mello said he wasn't into women so I thought you two might be…Together…"
"What!?" Mello shouted as he finally got back on his feet. Matt turned his gaze on Mello with a sneaky smile.
"Oh- Is that so Mello?" Mello blinked at Matt, and then did not like the way he was smiling at him.
"What's with that smirk?!" Matt released a quick laugh and Mello twitched angrily. He raised both of his fists up as if signaling a fight was about to break out. "You want some of this, let's go! I won't lose to you!" Mello exclaimed and Misa watched the two glares at each other. They looked like an old married couple.
"Are you sure you're not together because I really don't mind?" Misa said again to the both of them and they looked in her direction with wide eyes. "I mean really. It's fine as long as you stop flirting with me its fine. Or do you go both ways?"
"I'm not gay." Matt gritted out darkly and Misa froze up like a board. Why does he have to sound like Lawliet?? "As for Mello -I'm not too sure…He does have a thing for L." Matt told her and watched as her eyes narrowed.
Whoa, the jealous type! I should set up Mello's gravestone tonight.
Misa did a slow mechanical turn toward Mello, whose eyes widened even more.
"Whoa, calm down! L's my mentor, that's it. I only respect him. I'm not swinging that way!" Mello explained closing his eyes, and then reopening them to see that he was shoved against the wall by a blazing Misa. Matt tilted his head at the scene.
"Me next?" Misa growled very un-lady like. She placed her index finger on Mello's chest and told him to keep his distance from L then she strides over to Matt with a devious smirk. He got up off the sofa and gave her a small smile as he put out his cigarette on the table. He bowed and then left his head up smirking. "If you want it, I won't deny it."
"PERVERT!" Misa yelled, and tried to swing a punch at Matt but he caught it effortlessly and swung her around till her back was against his very naked chest.
"Temper, temper. You wouldn't want me to play rough would you?" Matt purred into her ear and Misa wanted to melt into his arms. The torture…He sounds too much like L at this rate I'm going to cave. "Hm...Lo-ve?" Misa sprang away and crossed her arms shivering.
"Stop that!" She yelled at Matt, blushing. "Stop talking – you sound so much like L – it's so...Sexy." Misa admitted, blushing.
"The pleasure is all mine." Matt replied and Misa took a step back which she bumped into the table and fell back. Mello caught her, but stumbled back a bit. Misa felt tears at the corner of her eyes. She would betray L at this rate!!
"Matt I think our teasing has gone a bit far." Mello told his friend as Misa let out a sniffle in his arms. Matt sighed, and plopped back in the chair opening up the notebook and found it strange that it was blank. Mello shook his head at his friend and set Misa down gently on the sofa.
"Look Amane, I'm not interested in seeing L anymore. I have business to settle with Near. I really don't want to see a retired man." Mello explained, sitting down next to her gently. Misa moved away from him and looked at the wall.
"Ryuzaki isn't retired. He's working on this case too." She told him, sniffling. "He could beat you two easily if he wanted. So stop being a jerk and come see him." Mello felt his blood rage at her words.
"Why you little-!" Matt caught his hands. He handed the girl her notebook back and then slammed his left hand into Mello's stomach.
"Don't ever hit a woman." Matt told him and Misa clutched her notebook, suddenly afraid of what just happened between the two.
"But she-She has no right to say that! Even if she is with L. It's not like she knows him like we do. She's just some broad L's with." Misa gripped her notebook tightly and her fear became anger.
"How dare you?!" Misa shouted, and Mello just rolled his eyes at her. He tried to reach over and yank at the notebook in her grip.
"Now let go, I have to take care of Near's men. " Misa clutched onto it tighter.
"No- Don't you dare take this book it's my life is bond to it! If you write in it- I'll never be able to come back to life as a human being!"
"Tch- It's not like I care if you die again. Maybe you should have thought about that before you went and died." Mello stated, and managed to pry it out of her hands and Misa winced.
"I couldn't think clearly at the moment." Misa said, and both boys scoffed at her. You could always think your way out of things. This girl must have been a real idiot. "I don't regret dying though…" Misa muttered, tears falling down her cheek. "l didn't die and that's all that matter to me. I would gladly die for him again…I love him so much." Misa burst into tears and the boy's looked at her speechless.
"You died saving L?" They asked in union and she nodded so they both exchanged glances. Mello looked down at the notebook in his hands and placed it back on Misa's legs.
"Look – I – I'm sorry." Mello told her and Misa continued to sob into her hands. Mello gave a stern glare at Mello.
"Yeah – sorry we teased you love. To make it up to you – we'll let you see Near. You know you want to." Matt tried to persuade her nudging her arm. Misa lifted her head up from her hands; her face was bright red and lip curled into a frown.
"Is he nicer than you two?" She asked in a tiny voice and they both felt a trail of sweat down their foreheads as they managed Near taking a look at her and then ignoring her for the rest of the day or even saying, 'So you're the one that corrupted L. Do me a favor and get lost.'
Matt scratched the back of his head, and Mello just whistled. Misa's tears stopped and she glared at the two of them.
"WELL?!"
"Oh yeah, Near's a total sweet heart." Matt replied and both he and Mello started laughing. Matt pulled a pack of cigarettes from his jeans and lit it up. Misa stood up, swiped the cigarette away and stepped on it with her heel.
"No more smoking!" She yelled at Matt and stomped over to Mello. Behind her Matt stared at the cigarette on the ground and just lit up another one.
"What a violent woman…" Matt whispered, inhaling the cigarette and then exhaling the smoke behind the two. "L can keep her…I'm going to go play some Final Fantasy…" He spun around and headed back to his room.
"And you!" Misa shouted pointing at Mello again and he wished he could just run past her and hit up Matt on some video game action. "It's not nice to laugh at your siblings."
"S-siblings?! Near isn't my sibling, he's just my conquest." Misa had hard trouble keeping a straight face after that.
Mello tried to leave the room in hopes that she'd just stay put and leave him alone but she followed close behind, floating after him.
"You're conquest?" Misa asked slyly and Mello paused, but nodded.
"Yes, my conquest. I have to overcome him." Misa by now was snickering and Mello turned around to face her.
"What the hell's so funny?!" Misa raised her hands innocently smiling but it twitched slightly from trying to hold back in the smile.
"Nothing…I'm just wish you luck on your conquest." Misa stated carefully and Mello stared at her.
"Thank you – you're not so bad after all." Misa just smiled, but inside her mind, she just laughed. "Now would you do me a favor? " He asked and Misa sweat dropped, already pushing her into things isn't he?
"What is it Mello?" Immediately knowing that it had something to do with the book in her hands. After all he was eyeing it.
"Can I see your notebook for a bit - I promise I won't write in it." He asked, placing his hands out wide toward her. Misa stared at his hand. "Please I need to keep up with L and Near. They are always above me." Misa's eyes softened and she passed him the notebook.
"Thank you." He said smiling and Misa felt knots in her stomach.
"You're not so bad either Mello." She turned to be faced with a gun pointing at her. It was one of the Mafia members.
"Wait don't shoot her!" Mello yelled but the gun fire already went off. The bullet flew right into her and then out into the wall. The man paled and she just stood there confused.
"I can't die like that you know…" Misa muttered and the man fainted. Mello besides her just appeared frightened and she turned to him with a sheepish smile.
"Can you show me to Matt's room? I have a feeling I'm going to get shot at a lot today." Mello just pulled her into his room and brought her to his bed. "Stay here and don't move if you value your life." Misa just rolled her eyes.
Why does he have to say it like that? I told him I can't die. Mello took another bite from his chocolate bar and then set the notebook on his night stand. He turned on the light and flipped it open reading over the rules.
"There was a time where Light put in a fake rule – L used that to break his innocents." Misa told him while leaning back into the bed. Mello turned to her with annoyed expression. He wanted to do this alone without any help. Misa shifted her eyes to him and blinked.
"What?"
"Why don't you do something useful and go outside and make sure no one is coming. It's very nice that no one can see you."
If he didn't want me here, he should have just showed me to Matt's room.
"Whatever." Misa replied and she heard him murmur a small thanks. Misa phased through the roof with a thoughtful expression.
He may be an jerk but at least he isn't faking kindness like Light did. Light is someone I can't stand. Mello – I can deal.
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He was glad that Sayu was still alive but the trauma had proved too much for her because she was soon placed In a wheel chair and barely talked. Matsuda had explained what happened to Sayu's mother and that her husband was dead. She wept but managed to calm down and keep her wits so she could help Sayu recover. Matsuda was glad but at the same time fury still burned throughout his body. He would get his revenge and kill that bastard for Sayu.
He reported back to headquarters in their usual building of operations. Takada appeared genuinely happy despite everything that had happened. Izawa wore a sour expression and besides him Ukita rested his head against the keyboard tired from this case. Luckily for them a mood riser entered wheeling in cakes.
It was L, of course, knowing that Watari wasn't around. He also looked tired but did something no one expected him to every say.
"Anyone want a sweet?" L offered, and Matsuda just shook his head no. Takada ignored him, telling him sweets made her fat. Ukita grunted, because he never liked Ryuzaki and Izawa just shuffled in his spot. "All right then I guess I get everything." L replied, and he quickly scooped up a brownie and ate it.
"Ryuzaki what are you doing here?" Matsuda asked him, tiredly.
"Just watching." L muttered and Matsuda just replied with an 'ah.' Matsuda's phone rang and the other's wondered who it could be since they were all here. Matsuda raised the phone to his ear and froze at the voice.
"Hello Matsuda, it's been awhile."
"Light…" Matsuda breathed out and everyone became alert. L's eyes narrowed dangerously and Kiyomi moved far away from him afraid he might snap. She didn't know what he was capable of doing.
"I know you all must miss me so dearly." Light began and Matsuda replied with a 'tch.'
"Goodbye Light!" Matsuda yelled into the phone and Light's voice snapped back with a usual catch phrase they all had come to know except for Kiyomi.
"Matsuda you idiot! I'm trying to tell you I sent you my new notebook."
"What, why did you do that you going to do that?" Matsuda asked and tried to wave off Izawa who stood close next to him to hear the conversation.
"Because I want to make the game go much faster. You guys are going so slow. It's so boring for me not to have a challenge anymore. So I'll tell you what, if you ask Ryuk to do the eye deal he'll give you the power to see people's names with only their face. That means you could use the notebook to help me kill my sisters kidnapper. Don't you want to do that Matsuda?" Light asked, and Matsuda looked up at the roof. Then towards L whose lips formed a line.
While L did not know exactly what Light was telling Matsuda, he had a feeling he did not like it one bit but then again he didn't really like Light anymore. Matsuda stood in hesitation and tried to sway off from the rest of the group to talk to Light alone. Don't be fooled so easily Matsuda… L warned, but continued to watch for any changed of behavior.
"On November tenth at 11:55 p.m. All known Mafia members are going to gather up for a special meeting among what my sources say. I have written that they will all die. I will not change it – and you will go to that location. That is your best and only chance to kill him and get the notebook back. You should be thanking me because you'll have all three notebooks then. It's up to you Matsuda. Don't involve L." The line cut off. Matsuda let the dial tone flood into his ears, and blankly stared at the others.
He could avenge Sayu. Those bastards they could die, and not only that but all three notebooks in their possession. Obviously a screw was loose because Light would be left with nothing. They would win. Game and set. So of course, he would do the trade.
"Ryuzaki-?" Matsuda breathed out and L tilted his head slightly.
"Yes Matsuda?" L asked calmly. Matsuda put away his cell phone and approached L with a grim expression. He needed to get L away from the building and he couldn't just ask him to leave because then L wouldn't budge.
"Light has Misa again." He felt terrible saying it and he watched as L's usual calm collected mask broke.
"W-what?" He stuttered out, and his eyes darkened dangerously. "WHAT!? How she was supposed to be with –"He trailed off and calmed himself again. "Explain now." He crossed his arms over his chest and looked annoyed. L wasn't an easy person to fool.
"Well uh-"Matsuda scratched the back of his neck and L just glared.
"She isn't with Light, is she?" He gritted out and Matsuda started laughing the room had gotten slightly more tenser than usual. Perhaps he should just tell the truth? L might not kill him but then again L doesn't kill people right?
"F-fooled you?" Matsuda replied and L did not look at all pleased with the joke.
"I'm leaving." L stalked off, slamming the door behind him and Matsuda winced at the noise but at least he had gotten L out. Now he could tell the others Light's proposition so he could get the eyes and avenge Sayu.
Little did he know that there was still hidden camera's throughout the room.
"What do you think we should do Matsuda?" Kiyomi asked, leaning against the wall while the others sat down around the table.
"If the mafia members are really going to die on the day Light specified. It would be a chance to get the notebook we traded back." Matsuda replied, and Ukita shrugged while Izawa scratched his chin.
"I don't like this – were working with the person that killed his own father to save his hide." Izawa did always have a way of making a point. Matsuda lowered his head, perhaps this wasn't such a great idea after all but a broken Sayu appeared in his mind.
"I don't like this plan either but It's our best option." Matsuda announced, and Kiyomi sighed.
"I suppose we have no choice then." She sulked. Ukita came to her side and patted her shoulder.
"We just as much hate working with Light as you do. So don't worry." Kiyomi gave him a fake smile, showing off her pearly whites. "But…Whose going to make the deal for the eyes..?" There was an uncomfortable silence and no one really wanted to get something so evil. Even Kiyomi being Light's partner didn't want to have such a destructive gift.
"I will make the deal for the eyes." Matsuda told them all and they all shifted their gazes on him.
"Are you sure – I mean I could do it?" Izawa asked and Matsuda shook his head no.
"It was my fault that the notebook got traded over to the kidnappers. I let my emotions for Sayu get the best of me. So I want to be the one that makes things right again." He looked at Ryuk grinning in the corner.
"Ryuk, make the eye trade with me." Ryuk approached him his grin widening by the second. He stopped when he towered over Matsuda.
"Gladly." Ryuk replied, his eyes turning bright red as he lifted his right hand up and placed it on Matsuda's eyes. Darkness covered the room in its sinister grasp.
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Chapter Seven done!
Yes I added Matt into the story. I'm not exactly sure how his personality or voice is because he dies so quickly in the anime and I really haven't read the manga so I fail. So I based everything off of Wikipedia's description of him.
I know a common coupling is Matt x Mello but I really couldn't write it. I tried you can tell I did but I just couldn't. I fail, so sorry Yaoi fans. I just can't do it or won't for the matter.
I have nothing against Yaoi either just I'm not into it. So I sincerely apologize to you all.
As for next chapter – Infiltration is going to happen and Matt, Mello, and Misa are in for a ride. Lot's of M names… xD !