A/N: See, I can update fast. By the way, I was impressed; a whole lot of you figured me out. I thought for sure this story was reaching the point of senselessness! So congrats to: laughing senseless, PWN3D, and .spoon for putting it all together. Also, 50 reviews! That's just epic; you guys are the best! This chapter's for anyone who's ever reviewed, 'cause you're my inspiration ;D


"They're both asleep."

"What are ya gonna do now?" Ryuk asked. Clearly, this was just part of the show to him.

"I'll have to go through the window," Light said. He didn't want to admit that he was nervous, but he was beginning to realize just how many things could go wrong.

The window was, surprisingly, unlocked. Light supposed that with all the high-tech security here, no one took simple precautions anymore. Foolish mistake.

He was so close to them now.

"Just like a criminal, eh Light?" The voice made Light jump, even though he knew the two boys in the room couldn't hear it.

He jiggled the screen lightly until it popped out of place. It made a small noise that sounded like a firecracker to Light, and one of the bodies stirred, but didn't wake up.

He climbed stealthily through the window. "Now you just have to figure out which one to take," Ryuk said.

Light unfolded the piece of paper on the desk and skimmed it. It was addressed to Near; he recognized the name. The top student here. And it was signed 'M'...

The kid with red hair had written the note. And 'Mello' began with 'M'.

"That's him," he whispered to Ryuk. He felt more confident now that all he had to do was grab the kid and go. He took out a cloth and held it over the redhead's nose and mouth. After a few seconds, his already limp body nearly rolled off the bed, losing all of its tension.

Thankfully, the kid was a little underweight, making it easy to drag him to the window. Light pocketed the note (to destroy the evidence) and tried to figure the best way to get his hostage out the window. He was surprised when Ryuk helped, but figured it was just because he was eager to see how things unfolded.

"Hey, Light. Do you think everyone here uses false names?"

"According to Beyond they do. Why?"

"It's freakin' me out. Usually, I'm the first to know who's who. With aliases, I'm as clueless as a human."

And Light was clueless. He was clueless to the fact that he had taken the wrong person. He was clueless to the fact that he was tearing someone away from his lover. Clueless to the fact that the roommate they had just left behind would do anything to get this teenager back.

If Light had read the file, he would have known that Mello had a roommate. He would have known that this roommate had a name that began with the same letter as his, and he would have known that Mello and Near had a long-standing rivalry, and that Mello would never be polite to anyone ranking above him.

But he was clueless, he was careless, and, worst of all, he was overconfident.

The plan was simple, but that was the idea. Although it was against both Beyond and Light's usual style, making this look like a quick, unplanned, and amateur job was part of their cover. There wouldn't be any fingerprints, as Light took the note and wiped the window and the screen. He left the screen lying on the ground. His footprints wouldn't be enough to identify them, and the shoes were new, so he wasn't bringing any incriminating foreign material into the crime scene. The idea was to be careful without making it look like they had been careful.

"Don't worry. Everything's going according to plan." Light wasn't sure if he was talking to Ryuk or just trying to reassure himself, but he felt better once he saw headlights coming up the road. The silver SUV pulled up and Light opened the back door and laid 'Mello' on the backseat. As he slid into the passenger seat, he couldn't help but shudder at how much BB looked like L, especially when it was too dark to see his eyes.

"You got him?"

"Yes. Excellent. We're going back to Japan. Don't worry about a plane, I've made arrangements."

"Alright, but my family thinks I'm staying here for another week."

B nodded. "I have somewhere you can stay. As long as you can convince them not to pick you up at an airport, you should be fine." He drove away, and Light felt like he was escaping from the set of an action movie.


Mello woke up feeling pretty good. Yesterday's prank on Near had gone perfectly, he was pretty sure he had a chance to get the best score in class on today's science test, and it was pizza day.

He moved his hand across the bed next to him, but didn't feel Matt there. He was confused, but not worried. Even though Matt was a late sleeper, sometimes if he woke up in the middle of the night he'd get up and play video games.

Mello yawned. "Matt," he called. "You're such a geek. I hope you didn't stay up all night. I'm not covering for you if you fall asleep in class again." He rolled out of bed and noticed the breeze drifting into their bedroom. Matt must have opened the window. When he saw that the screen was gone, he started to get the feeling that something was wrong.

"Matt?" His boyfriend wasn't in the room. He knocked on the bathroom door and, receiving no answer, pushed it open. Still no Matt.

Fearing the worst, Mello threw on the first clothes he found and ran out of the room. Unsure of what to do, he hesitated before deciding to go to Roger.

Bursting into the office, Mello found Watari standing over the desk. He and Roger seemed to be in an argument of some sort.

"Mello, unless this is important, we're really in the middle of something..." Roger began.

"It is- Matt's gone. The window- it's open, and someone forced the screen out. He's not in our room..."

"Do you think-"

Watari nodded solemnly.

"We found tire tracks outside; we suspected something was wrong," Roger said. "Mello, do you know anyone who would want to harm Matt? Or anyone who could benefit by holding him hostage."

This wasn't happening.

"N- no, don't think so..."

"Do you know anything about his childhood? Does he have any surviving family members?"

"Well, his mother passed away, but I don't know anything about his father."

"Alright. Watari, could you please look up Matt's father and see if you can find any reason he could benefit from taking Matt, or hurting him?"

"His last name is Jeevas, if that helps," Mello interjected.

Neither of the two men seemed concerned that he knew this. Watari nodded. "I think it would also be appropriate to contact L."

Watari left, and Mello hurried out as well. He was determined not to lose it in front of everyone, but he felt his entire world crumbling down. The last three years had been completely life-changing. He had discovered what love was, and there was no way he could ever go back to life without Matt.

Matt... my Matt, my Mail... where are you?