Wednesday, April 27, 2010
I found Mello in the lobby. He had broken into the vending machine and was taking the chocolate.
"What the hell?" I said. "Can't leave you alone for two seconds!"
I slammed the vending machine closed and yanked him out of the lobby.
In two seconds, Mello had pinned me to the wall outside the building. "Give. Me. Chocolate."
"Monosyllables, much?" I snickered, and handed him what I had snatched from the machine.
He grunted and released me, grabbing the chocolate.
"So…what's with this tour, anyway?" He asked, sitting down in a deck chair.
"I don't know but get off your ass. I don't get paid for you to sit around," I replied, popping him on the head with my clipboard.
"What the hell?" he asked, rubbing his blonde head. "What's got you in such a bitchy mood today?"
"I was up all night," I replied vaguely, walking off toward my next class.
Mello ran to catch up with me, catching my arm. "Wait up! Why do you keep thinking you can just act like I'm not here?"
I turned, surprised. "So that's it. You don't like it. Being invisible. Me neither."
He released his harsh grip on my arm. "W-What?"
I smiled. "You and me. We're gonna be friends."
He fell back a step. "No."
"Aw, why not?" I asked. "I was gonna tell you what I figured out about the new Kira. But I guess if you don't wanna know…"
"So you're blackmailing me?" Mello asked bluntly.
I shrugged. "You could call it that."
"Okay," Mello said. "Maybe we can be friends, then. You're finally on my level, kid."
"Did you just call me 'kid'?" I asked. "I think you're younger."
"But you're less mature," Mello said.
"Point taken," I responded.
We sat down in the Starbucks in the library.
"So…what do you know about the new Kira?" Mello asked, leaning forward.
He was obviously ravenously excited to find out who Kira was before Near.
"It's a girl," I said. "And her name is Melissa. She reminds me of you, actually. She told me she wants to meet with all of you. She threatened me."
"Hm…" Mello said. "Have you told L?"
"Not yet," I said. "Did you want to?"
"I'm going to catch her first," Mello replied.
I sighed.