A/N: Before you read, I would like to caution you that there is some violence in this chapter.

Also, for a part of this (you'll know the part) I suggest you listen to a techno song with some really good bass in it. Like Music is Dope by Micha Moor or City Beat by Pattern Mode.


Chapter Seven

The week went on, Matt and I were still together and no one gave us weird looks when we walked through school hallway hand in hand. But that was probably because I gave them a threatening glare when they did. Beyond and A hadn't been at school the entire week, L was still strange as ever, and I was starting to hate that stupid albino Nate. And as for Misa... Well, I'm getting to that part.

I sat on the couch holding my sister in my arms. "Shh. Stop crying Misa or you're going to hyperventilate and pass out." Why did girls have to be so emotional?

"I-I can-can't." She sobbed into my chest. Light had managed to breakup and get back together with her three times this week, then broke up with her for a fourth. "I-I lo-ove my Light so much. W-why?"

I wanted to fucking leave this place. I was getting a headache from all her crying and I had plans with Matt tonight. "Listen, Misa. Sayu will be here any minute and I don't want to keep Matt waiting." I tried to stand up, but she yanked me back down.

"No! St-stay with m-me until Sayu comes." Tears glittered in the light as they rolled down her cheeks leaving black mascara trails in their path.

"Misa," I said with an exasperated sigh. The door opened, revealing Matt and Light's younger sister. "Oh thank God!"

Sayu looked apologetic and Matt was biting back a laugh. Sayu hurried over to Misa and me. "Come on, Misa," she cooed. "Let's go." Misa stood up reluctantly, then clung to Sayu.

"Have fun!" I called with mock enthusiasm as Sayu hauled my sister out the door. I stood up, my tight leather pants squeaking as I did so. I smiled at Matt whose face was bright red. "So, we can go now."

"Y-yeah," He stuttered, then headed out the way he came in. I followed.

In the car he just stared at me, his face a deep, cherry red and his top teeth tugging at his bottom lip. "So, are we just going to sit here or what?" I asked, jokingly.

He shook his head and smirked, "Sorry, I kind of just want to press you up against a wall and kiss you."

My stomach flipped. "Why don't you?" I challenged.

Matt laughed. "Because I've been wanting to go to this club with you for nearly a month now."

I crossed my arms in disappointment.

"But, I don't think I'll be able to leave this driveway without a kiss from my perfect boyfriend." He said and gave his signature idiotic grin.

I rolled my eyes and kissed him on the cheek. "Happy?"

"Loophole," he said as he pulled away from the condo.

"What?"

"You found a loophole, jerk." He pouted through a smile.

I lightly punched his arm. I swear he did cute things like that on purpose. "Shut up, Matt."

He made a loud sniffling sound, "You're so mean to me, Mels. Why do you hate me?" Matt was forcing is voice to sound like he was crying as his lip quivered.

I scoffed, "You're so melodramatic."

Matt laughed and I joined in. "But you put up with it."

"Sometimes I wonder why." I joked. But honestly, I couldn't pinpoint one good reason why I liked him. He was lazy, unmotivated, and the only thing he cared about was his stupid video games. Maybe it was the same with Misa, maybe she knew what a bad guy Light was, but still put up with it. No, my relationship with Matt is nothing like Misa's with Light.

"What are you thinking about?" Matt asked as we pulled into the parking lot of the club. I could hear the music pumping through the few windows the club had.

"Just how much fun tonight is going to be." I lied.

He smiled, "Good. Now let's go."

Inside, the flashing lights mimicked the beat of the deafening music. What seemed like hundreds of dancing bodies were moving together in the sweaty heat the air was. Matt and I went to the bar first (thank you fake ID's) where I had some sort of vodka drink and Matt got something I had never heard of. Soon, the alcohol buzz seemed to blend with the low thud of the bass and the blaring synthesizer. I took Matt's hand and pulled him into the throng of dancing people. "So you wanna dance, huh?" Matt yelled, but I could hardly hear him. I nodded eagerly and sealed it was a short kiss. He said something else, but I couldn't understand it, I was too far lost in the music. Every touch from Matt made my blood boil as we danced. I could feel each beat of the music resonating through me and I began to forget where I was. It was just me and Matt and the music. Matt's lips pressed to my neck and I couldn't help but give a quiet growl of satisfaction. I rolled my hips beneath his hands, causing him to grind into me. God, I didn't realize how much I missed club life. Misa and I had gone to so many last summer and each time I would come home with an electrified buzz running through my veins. But being here with Matt was better, it gave me a feeling I had never known. It was exhilarating and terrifying all at once, the feeling I got while dancing with him was so much more than that electrified buzz I got while dancing by myself. When dancing with Matt, the electricity turned to a fiery heat that I couldn't get enough of. Tipped my head back onto Matt's shoulder. "Enjoying yourself?" He purred in a low voice. Had his voice always been that sexy? I kissed him to signal my 'yes'. Matt's chest vibrated with a laugh, "You want me to get you another one of those drinks?"

"Okay." I said, feeling his lips press to mine in a passionate way. He pulled away with a smile and his hands slid from my hips. The fire in my blood was extinguished almost immediately and was replaced with a dull warmth. I sighed and kept dancing, waiting for my boyfriend to get back. Half a song later, warm hands returned to my exposed midriff and a pair of lips greedily attacked my neck. Wait, where was my drink? Oh well, he probably just wanted to dance and forgot about it. The music started to fade and the air got cooler, making me shiver. I pressed myself to Matt, trying to get warmer. A feeling of fear tied my stomach into a tight knot, Matt's hands weren't this rough, were they? Why the hell do I feel like I'm being dragged? I opened my eyes and saw two other men standing on either side of me in an alley. Fuck! What the hell happened? "Matt?" I called dumbly.

"Shut up, blondie. You're working for us now." The man holding me sneered.

I broke out of his grasp with ease, "Get off me, asshole!" I turned to face the three men who decided to kidnap me. They were all twice my size. I can take them.

The man in the middle smirked and withdrew a gun, "Don't worry, your silly boyfriend is fine. He won't miss you one bit."

Who the hell takes a gun to a club? "Fuck off." I said and began to sprint away, but one of the men grabbed me. I elbowed him in the stomach as hard as I could, causing him to double over in pain. As soon as I turned to bash his nose into his skull, the man with the gun put me in a headlock. I felt the cool metal press into my temple as I struggled to get out of his vice like hold. "Now honey, don't be like that. We'll treat you real good." He murmured in my ear, making my skin crawl. Goddamn, I could have fucking killed them by now if I hadn't drank! Dammit Matt!

"Yeah," said the man I elbowed in the stomach, "You don't mind getting your ass pounded, do ya? I bet the hot boyfriend of yours does it all the time."

Did he just fucking call Matt hot? I tried to wedge my chin between my captor's thick arm and my neck, but it was no use. My vision began to tunnel, getting black around the edges. Was this really how I was going to die? Beaten to death by a couple of assholes? Teeth, Mello! Bite him! A voice said in my head. Bite him? How fucking cheap. But I sunk my teeth into to his fleshy arm anyway. The man howled in pain and withdrew his arm. I slipped away a second before a gunshot sounded and another short yelp escaped from someone. On the pavement lay one of the men with a gaping hole through his forehead. Blood spurted from said hole and grayish pink matter was blown onto the brick building behind him. Who the hell stand beside someone held at gunpoint? "You bitch!" the man with the gun hollered and dove towards me, throwing the gun into the dark belly of the alley. His fist connected with my jaw, causing pain to shoot through my face. I fell to the hard ground, my hands getting scraped by the rough surface. I braced myself for another blow as the rusty taste of blood filled my mouth. I saw the gunman come at me from the left, obviously going to tackle me. I surprised him with an elbow to his nose, a loud crunch filled the nighttime air and he fell back onto the pavement. Two down one to go. I looked for the final man, but caught sight of Matt standing in the mouth of the alley. The milky moonlight illuminating his pale face. His mouth was set in a hard line and he held a pistol in his outstretched hand. "Matt!" I called out in pure relief. Yes! Matt found me!

He completely ignored me as if I hadn't said anything. "Hey asshole, wanna explain to me why you took my boyfriend?" Matt's gaze was trained on something behind me, deeper in the lane.

"Aw, how sweet. You came to save your precious boyfriend." I jerked my head to my final kidnapper, he also had a gun drawn and aimed at Matt. "It just so happens he's a hot piece of ass and Rod wanted him for business. Too bad you won't make it to have a chance of buying him."

"You're really fucking stupid, aren't you? You honestly think I wouldn't come after him?" Matt's voice was harsh and cold, holding no mercy whatsoever. "If you want to shoot me, fine. Go right the fuck ahead. Don't worry, my bullet will be faster anyway." What the hell was he thinking? Fear kept my voice strangled in my throat and seemed to drain all my strength. I squeezed my eyelids shut, praying that Matt hadn't been lying, that his bullet really would be faster. Two gunshots echoed through the night, the sound ricocheting off the sides of the brick buildings. I heard the impact of the body hit the hard ground. Hot tears slipped through my closed eyelids as I braced myself to see whose gun had won.


A/N: Sorry if Mello seems a little OOC towards the end . I kind of just left it at that because well, I can c: Anyway, I will be out of town Friday-Late Monday night and I probably won't have internet access. I'll bring my computer with so I can work on Chapter eight, but I do not know if I will be able to post it sooner than Tuesday. Thanks for all the fantastic reviews, I love to hear your opinions!