I'm so glad you guys liked the last chapter hehe. I know, BB is a creeper, but that's what makes him awesomely hot no?
Sorry it's been so long since the last update. I've been down lately and didn't feel like doing anything, but I'm a bit better so I managed to finish.
The day of the face-off has finally arrived! Let's see how everything turns out shall we?
Disclaimer:
RubyR3d: I don't own Death Note!
Midnight: Don't you mean "We"?
RubyR3d:...Well it may be true that neither of us own Deathnote..but I'm the one who wrote this story...you just give feedback!
Midnight:...-changes subject- Anyways enjoy everybody!
RubyR3d: Hehe..-rolls eyes-
The smell of a rolled omelette woke Mello up in the morning. He cracked his eyes open slightly and could see that the TV was on. He stretched his back before sitting up on the couch.
"Good morning..." Mello heard Brooke's voice above him. He turned his head slowly and saw her leaning over the head of the couch smiling. She looked to be still in her nightwear. (A simple tank top with yoga shorts)
"Ung..." Mello grumbled in response. Brooke chuckled and walked over to the balcony to open the curtains. She sighed when she saw that it was still raining. The sky was a complete dark grayish color, so not much light came into the room.
"Dammit, I was hoping to jog today...so much for that." She turned and walked to sit in her beanbag chair.
"What?" Mello asked shocked. Brooke seemed like too much of a girly girl to be working out.
"Don't judge a book by it's cover." She said with a smirk. Just then, Mai came into view holding two plates in her hands and one balancing on her arm. She handed one to Brook and the one balancing to Mello.
"I didn't know how you liked your eggs..then I thought "Hey, can't go wrong with an omlette" She said with a smile. He was glad she was feeling a bit more cheerful. Yesterday, it was clear that she was upset about Mello's having to leave, but something else seemed to be bothering her.
"Thanks.." Mello said gently. He looked around suddenly and noticed that once again Naito was missing. It really was odd. According to Mai, ever since they met, Naito would fly off every now and then, but this week was different. He seemed to be getting more and more uneasy for some reason.
When he came back last night, Mello could see him making meloncholic expressions and stealing quick glances at Mai. It was obvious that Naito was hiding something, but it wasn't Mello's place to medal, so he attempted to let it go.
"So, you're leaving us today huh?" She said trying not to sound disappointed. Mello kept his eyes on his plate while he nodded.
"Yeah.." He said quietly, then he gave her a cocky smile. "I've only stayed with you for two days and you already can't live without me haha...I'm good."
Mai glared while blushing violently.
"Oh shut up!" She crossed her arms and looked away like a five year old.
"I wish we had a car, we would give you a ride to wherever you need to go." Brooke said as she changed to the news.
"Mm..it's cool. I'll take a taxi. I should be leaving pretty soon though. Probably about an hour."
"What? This early?" Mai exclaimed.
"Yeah...I think I'll go shower and then get ready to go." Mai was silent for a while, but gave a small smile.
"Alright. I'll pick out some more clothes for you."
Just then a high pitched sound of "the WORLD" by Ruka filled the room. Brooke stood and walked over to the table to grab her jacket. She reached in the pocket to pull out her phone. She glanced at the caller ID and her expression brightened.
"Sorry, one sec you guys." She said happily as she flipped the phone open and held it to her ear. "It's been forever since you called, how've you been hun?" Brooke eased her way out of the living room talking and laughing loudly down the hall.
Mello looked at Mai questioningly. "Her boyfriend?" Mai shook her head.
"Naa, she doesn't have one. It's probably her cousin." She said finishing the last of her breakfast.
"Huh..She seemed really excited" Mai smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, before I moved to Italy and met Brooke, those two were best friends. We all became friends after we met. He's a really cool guy and pretty good-looking I have to admit. He moved to Marseille, France about two years of me moving there, so she hasn't gotten to see him often. Her family's pretty spread out across the world. Hehe, to tell you the truth I actually had a bit of a crush on him in the first month meeting him." She said rubbing the back of her head. Her cheeks tinting a bit.
Mello gave her an annoyed look.
"Did you now?" He said in a tone that caught Mai's attention.
"D-Do I detect a bit of jealousy in your tone?" She teased with a wide smile.
"Like hell!"
"Aww! Mello you're jealous! You're Jelly!" She laughed.
"What are you, five?" He complained standing up. "I'm going to take my shower now."
"Haha fine fine. I'll set your clothes on the counter." She stood as well and began to walk back into the kitchen to place her plate into the sink. She rinsed it thoroughly and turned around only to bump into Mello. He was holding his plate as well, probably to place it in the sink, but Mai wasn't paying attention. She was only looking into Mello's eyes. The sad feeling of him leaving washed over her again causing her to glomp him. She didn't pay the broken dish any mind, she just held on to him for dear life.
"Ugh!..dammit Mai..what's wrong with you today?" Mello groaned from under her.
"I'm sorry...I've been trying not to show it, but I really am going to miss you." She murmured into his shoulder blade. "I know I probably sound stupid..and that it's been only two days, but it's like I had a brother again."
Mello was silent for long time after that. He wasn't sure of what would be the right thing to say at the moment, so he only hugged her tightly and went into a sitting position.
"Look, I'm not usually one to do this so consider yourself lucky, but whenever you need me for anything..just give me a call. I'm not saying I'll always answer or be able to drop everything I'm doing to rush here..but...just know that uh..." Mai couldn't help but laugh at him.
"Haha, you suck at having touchy conversations y'know.." She teased. "You don't have to be all mushy, I get it. We'll still be able to see each other."
"Yeah.." Mello then stood and offered her his hand so she could stand as well.
"Damn...I broke another plate." She groaned while standing up.
"Hehe..Shouldn't have glomped me like a fangirl then if you didn't want to break it."
"Well excuse me for not thinking through my hug." She said putting her hands on her hips kidishly. Mello stretched out his back and began to head for the hallway again.
"I'm showering now."
"Alright, I'l have your clothes in there after I clean this up."
Mai grabbed the broom and dust pan from the pantry and made sure every piece of glass of off the floor. She had made the mistake of quick sweeping the last time she broke something. ended up getting a shard of glass in the heel of her foot.
"Won't make that mistake again" She said under her breath.
Suddenly Brooke's voice could be heard from down the hall again and it was growing closer. She dumped the glass into the trash bin and put the broom and dust pan away again.
"This is so awesome! Can't wait to see you...alright...love you too! Bye." Brooke said cheerfully coming around the corner and shutting her phone."
"Was it Aden?" Mai asked leaning on the counter. She already knew it was, she never got excited about talking to anyone on the phone unless it was with him.
"Yeah, it was. He said he's coming to from Marseille to visit!" She jumped up and down excitedly like she was hyper off sugar. Mai laughed 'Funny...I'm the younger one here and yet..'
"Oh really? That's awesome. It's been what? About Three years since we last saw him?"
" Two but it seems like three."
"Ha, like there's much of a difference."
"Ugh! Whatever the important thing is that he's coming!"
"Did he say when?
"Yeah, next weekend. He said he had to take care of a few things first." Mai nodded and began walking down the hallway to her room. She had bought Mello some new clothes the other day that were just his style. A new pair of leather pants, a vest similar to the burned one he had, and a leather jacket. The shoes he had were still in pretty good condition so she didn't buy a new pair. She grabbed the bag of clothes from her bed and took it to the bathroom. It was already steamy inside and once again she could make out his bare form from behind the fogged glass.
"You know..you are the definition of creeper" A familiar low voice from behind her. She turned to see Naito leaned against the wall with that signature grin of his. She glared at him, placed the bag of clothes on the counter as she said she would, closed the door behind her and walked back to the living room without saying a word to Naito. He followed her wordlessly.
"Naito! You're back..where ya been this time?" Brooke said when she caught sight of him.
"Same place I was last time. None. Of. Your. Business." He said harshly. Brooke rolled her eyes and plopped down on the couch. Mai sat next to her trying her best not to make eye contact with Naito. She was still pissed at him. Naito lifted both of his legs so that he was sitting on air, staring at the side of Mai's face, not moving his glance for a moment. This wasn't the first time Mai had ignored him, but he hated it all the same. One of his main priorities was her attention, but he knew the only way for it now, was to tell where he had been. He closed his eyes for a moment and sighed. 'I can't tell her...not yet. She wouldn't understand...dammit dammit dammit.'
He hated himself for always getting close to the humans who had once possessed his notebook. It was always a bother and never ended well. But that was what made Naito different from other Shinigami. He was closer to being "human" than any of the others. He could do things that only few Shinigami could do and honestly, even they don't understand why or how they can do it...
If he told Mai about what he could do..no..what he did do..he knew she would relinquish ownership of the Deathnote. It was too much to have on a young girl's mind and she probably wouldn't want to remember it.
Naito was so lost in his mind at the moment that he didn't even realize that Mai was staring at him. The expression on his face was worrying her and the fact that he didn't even see her looking at him..was even scarier. She turned away not wanting to look anymore and her sudden movement made Naito snap out of it.
After another long moment of awkward silence, the sound of the bathroom door being opened was clear down the hall. Mai stood up and waited until she saw Mello turn the corner to start walking.
"Damn..you look..hot." She smiled playfully. Mello smirked.
"Thanks, I know." He bragged. Brooke placed her elbow on the head of the couch and looked back at the two.
"Aw, you leaving us now Mello?"
"Yeah, it's alright, I know you'll miss me too." He said with a teasing wink.
"Heh..whatever".
Mello finally noticed that Naito was in the room when he started walking again.
"What the hell, when did you get here ?" Naito shrugged. He wasn't in the mood for a smart ass response.
"A while ago I guess." He said simply. Mello nodded awkwardly.
"Alright..um..well thanks for everything... I'll come and check on you two-er three again."
"Oh thanks so much for including me." Naito said jokingly. He couldn't resist. There's only so long he can hold in a witty response.
Mello then reached in the pocket of his new jacket and pulled out a piece of paper. He handed it to Mai.
"Like I said, call anytime."
Mai smiled at him and gave him one last hug.
"Oh! That reminds me..I have something else for you." She said running to her room. When she came back, she had a small blue cloth sack in her hand. She handed it to Mello with a shy grin. He began to pull one of the strings loose, but Mai placed her hand over his.
"Don't open it yet. Open it when ya miss me." She chuckled. He let out a breathy laugh and nodded.
"Alright. I'll see you around then." He opened the door walked out into the hall. "You too Brooke." He yelled over his shoulder.
"See you!" She yelled back with a smile. Mello closed the door behind him..and that was it.
Mai let out a big breath. She stood there for a few more seconds before breaking into a sprint back into her room. No more than five minutes later did she run back fully dressed and panting.
'
"What the hell?" Both Naito and Brooke exclaimed.
"What's got into you all of a sudden?" Brooke asked.
"Never mind that, get your butt dressed! We're following that cross-dresser!"
Brooke stared at her wide-eyed.
"You cannot be serious..."
Naito shook his head and face palmed himself.
"Like I said..the definition of creeper.."
XxX
"Good morning everyone" Near greeted the Task Force. Matt was in his wheelchair barely listening to the conversation. It was a bit too early for him, he didn't understand how Near could be so awake. He barely slept himself..
"Er..good morning" Someone one the other line responded.
"First of all, In regards to Misa Amane, we've already set her free. You may call her to confirm it." He said in a gentle tone. Matt's head snapped up. 'Misa Amane? Wasn't she that cute Japanese girl Mello asked me to watch?' Matt said mentally. He had no idea that they were holding her there.
There was a long pause. Matt assumed that they were calling her.
"Alright Near, I need you to connect me with Mogi. We have the notebook locked away here and in order to open the safe it's kept in, we'll need the pin number from each member of the team." Someone finally spoke.
"Understood, I'll connect you to him immediately." Near did as he said, then turned to look at Matt.
"How are you feeling today Matt?" Matt raised his eyebrows at the question, not expecting Near to speak to him in the middle of the conversation.
"Oh..I feel fine. My arms are still a bit numb." Near nodded.
"Yes, that will pass in a while. I just didn't want you to be sitting in pain when we meet with them...we're going to be there for a while."
"Heh..thanks for caring." He said with a smirk. Near then turned his attention back to the Task Force.
"Near, It's me. We've discussed it and we've decided that I'll be the one to carry the notebook." A new voice announced.
"L are you sure it's alright with you if Mr. Aizawa carries it? Be honest."
"Of course..I chose Aizawa for the job because we knew you'd prefer that. I have no problem with it."
Near made a face for half a second. He could almost hear the smile in "L";s voice.
"I appreciate it, thank you. Well then, we'll see you shortly." Near then disconnected from them and stood.
"I want to get there before they do, so we should get going right away. I believe Lidner and Gevanni are already on their way, we musn't keep them waiting.
"Yes." replied Rester. He helped Near pick up the finger plush dolls from the floor.
"Um..I'll hold them if you want.." Matt offered.
"Why thank you." Near said placing them in Matt's lap. After they were all gathered, the three headed out, hurried into the car, and began to make their way to the old abandoned building know as "The Yellow Box"
XxX
Genesis was awoken by the small ray of light peeking from under the blinds. He could hear the the loud pelting of the rain hitting the glass. He always did love hearing the rain when he either woke up or was going to sleep. It made the best lullaby.
Genesis attempted to shift his position from his side, to his stomach, but once he moved a jolt of pain flew down to his back side bringing back all the memories of what had happened the night before. He remembered being "punished" by his brother. Genesis clenched his teeth and turned from his right side to his left. To his surprise, he made eye contact with his brother's bright red ones. He was so quiet..how long had he been awake? Them being the first things he saw when turning nearly made him scream, but he was silenced with a cool index finger brought to his lips.
"Nuh uh uh...inside voices please." Beyond spoke gently. There wasn't really a way to explain his tone. It was gentle, yet could make chills run down your spine in fear. Genesis kept his mouth shut while staring wide eyed at his older sibling. Beyond grinned widely and turned on his back, staring blankly at the ceiling.
"We seem to have made a mess of ourselves last night." He whispered upwards. Genesis hadn't even noticed that the pillow cases had several blood stains that were already changing color. They weren't big splotches, but he couldn't remember what they did in order for there to be so many.
As if on cue, Genesis clutched at his mouth. As predicted, they were a bit swollen and probably bruised, but he could also feel small openings on his lower lip. When he ran his tongue over it, the familiar copper taste of blood filled his mouth. Not only that, but he was pretty sure his tongue had been bitten at some point as well.
Any other person would be furious with the damage done to there body..and Genesis was very much aware of how he should feel about the situation and to tell the truth, he almost was angry, but when he turned his head to face Beyond, that feeling vanished.
He didn't know what it was about him...maybe it was because they were siblings..no it was something else.
Genesis took in Beyond's profile. Even in the barely lit room, his cream colored skin was very much visible and flawless. The way his dark hair shadowed his eyes...
His hair was always a bit of a mess, but at the same time looked styled. Genesis ran his eyes over his perfect bone structure. He always observed his brother after they made love and each time, he couldn't understand how someone as enticing as him could scare him so severely.
Beyond his sadistic personality, and few frightening features (Ergo his eyes), Beyond Birthday was an amazing being. And he would always be his brother...that was a bond that no number of harsh words, acts, and "punishments" could ever break.
Genesis only wished that his love for him was brotherly. He didn't have to be told that their relationship was, to put it blunt, screwed up to know that it was true. For years, Genesis had been trying to convince himself that it wasn't love, but he could never be sure. He had never been in love with anyone before so he wasn't really sure what it was suppose to feel like. When it came to Beyond, the feelings of fear, love and loyalty were confused. Which one was it really..
"You thinking about it again." Beyond said in a slight annoyed tone. Genesis snapped out of it then.
"I don't know what you're talking about..." he lied.
Beyond turned his head in his direction. Genesis watched as his ruby eyes grew darker. Beyond leaned in until they were only a few centimeter apart.
"You're a terrible lier..." he whispered. Genesis could taste his sweet breath on the tip of his sore tongue. Genesis sighed.
"Brother...do you love me..Or do you just do this for fun?" He asked looking away. Beyond gave a demonic low chuckle.
"As I thought...it's that BS again." Beyond sat up slowly and then gripped Genesis' forearm. He quickly pulled him tightly to his bare chest. Genesis stifled a painful groan into his brother's throat. He dug his nails into Beyond's chest.
"Ugnn...I-I can't move yet Beyond...i-it hurts.." Beyond ignored the complaint and held him tighter forcing another groan out of the younger. Then he simply got a handful of Genesis' dark locks and tugged his head backwards making him look into his eyes.
"If this was just for my pleasure...I would do it with anyone. I wouldn't keep you around if that was the case..."
Was that a yes? Genesis thought. He would have asked, but he knew that that was as good an answer he was going to get. Genesis then pushed himself away from his brother. He swung one leg over the edge of the bed.
"Agn!" He exclaimed squeezing his eyes shut and pausing for a while before swinging the other leg. Beyond was amused by the sight. He certainly out did himself this time. Beyond got out of bed with ease. Not caring about being nude, he walked around the bed and helped Genesis stand. However he was still being quite rough.
"B-Beyond..please be gentle. I don't think I can handle much more of this.." He panted. Genesis literally felt broken. Beyond put his brother's arm over his shoulders and clutched at his waste, making sure he would not fall over. The fact that they were both completely naked bothered Genesis more than it did Beyond. He knew he had nothing that he hadn't seen before, but he was still shy about being out in the open about it and not safe under the covers. The two finally reached the bathroom. Genesis was placed on the floor and leaned against the porcelain wall. It was cool and helped soothe the headache that he had just recently realized he had.
He heard the sudden rush of water run from the shower head. He then felt himself being lifted in a bridal position. He popped his eyes open and saw that Beyond was carrying him into the shower. The two always did bathe with each other, as much as Genesis objected. There was a space in the shower wall that was supposed to be used for sitting and cleaning instruments, however for these two, it was often used for leverage during their love making.
Beyond set Genesis down there, knowing he wouldn't be able to hold himself up. He grabbed the wash cloth hanging from the shower rack, along with his favorite body wash Amai Apple. He squeezed a decent amount onto the cloth and rubbed it in. He then gently nudged Genesis' knee with the cloth to let him know what he was doing. For half a second, a small smile played on Genesis' lips. It was very rare that Beyond was like this. Brotherly. Even though he was the one that caused his younger sibling to be in this helpless state, it was almost like he was trying to make up for it by helping him with things he couldn't do himself. Genesis breathed evenly as Beyond lathered his body with the fresh smelling apple wash. He chuckled at his relaxed expression.
"Y'know...you still owe me for that jar of jam you broke." Beyond pointed out. Genesis' eyes opened slowly as he groaned.
"Mm..I told you I would go to the store to buy another...I'll do it to-day!" Genesis yelled towards the end of his statement because of Beyond's sudden stroke of the wash cloth in a sensitive area below. This made his brother break out into a full blown was that throaty laugh again. His half phony laugh. His 'shinigami' laugh as he referred to it as. It was almost a tease. Beyond gained his composure and continued cleaning his sibling.
"Are you cross-dressing today?" He asked simply. For them, this was a normal everyday question. Genesis hesitated before answering.
"That depends on how far you want me to go. If it's to the usual market, then yes. Remember, I can't be out more than hour..as myself."
Beyond rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, yeah I'm aware of your rules...I was just being sure so that I knew what clothes you needed." Genesis smiled at his rare and limited brotherly behavior.
"Th-thank you.."
"Whatever.."
After the two were clean, Genesis was placed on the bed sheets as Beyond walked to the dark closet to grab a pair a jeans. He didn't even bother to put on any underwear. He always said they were "unnecessary"
Genesis held the towel he was wrapped in close, feeling the chill bumps raise on his skin.
The hot shower water helped with the tenderness of his muscles and Beyond had already treated to his facial wounds. He stole a few kisses in the process, but none that were rough.
He then felt some kind of clothing land on his head. He jumped and then lifted the black material to inspect it. It was a pair of black upper thigh length shorts. Next, came a pair of black and red striped lower thigh length socks. Beyond tossed over a red tank top with black lace covering the front.
"I like this outfit on you.." Beyond said walking back to the bed zipping his jeans. He then tore the towel from Genesis. He groaned at the gust of wind hitting his bare body. Beyond sat him up and grabbed the shirt.
"W-Wait!" Genesis yelled. Stopping him from dressing him. "I..I can get dressed myself...I have to stretch my muscles." Beyond rolled his eyes in annoyance again. Genesis stood, placing one of his hands over his private area in front of him and the other behind as he walked to the closet.
"And another thing...I actually wear underwear, and when I cross-dress, a bra." He said searching through the hamper of clean clothes.
Beyond exhaled loudly and lied backwards onto the bed. he covered his eyes with his arm and was completely still, not saying a word. Genesis grabbed and put on a pair of underwear (That were rather snug for...certain reason's I'm sure you can understand) and snapped the bra into place. He limped over to the dresser to get his gel bra padding.
After placing in the padding, he got dressed at his own pace and then sat on the bed a safe distance from his brother. When he glanced over, he was surprised that Beyond didn't remove his arm from his eyes.
"B-Beyond..?" Genesis said gently leaning closer. No answer.
"Beyond?". No answer. Genesis reached for his brother's forearm and removed it from his face. He had fallen asleep. Genesis exhaled with a slight smile. He wasn't surprised that he would still be tired. They had been at it all night and a few hours into the morning.
Genesis stood and went to the mirror to begin putting in his shoulder length black wig. He then raided the drawer for colored contact case and applied them on gently. When finished, he worked on his make-up. He applied a fair amount of foundation trying to cover up a light bruise, gave himself a layer of eye liner and add a slightly darker tint to his lips trying to blend it well enough to cover up his lip wounds.
Like he usually did when going out, even though majority of the time he's never had to you it, he connected a wire to his underwear under his shorts and snapped the mic to the top of his bra still hidden.
After he was finally finished with his appearance, he grabbed the note pad that was next to the make-up. He searched through the first drawer for a pen and wrote..
Be back as soon as I can
~Genesis
XxX
"Shit..I forgot to ask for an umbrella." Mello swore under his breath as he walked down the sidewalk. He remained close to the buildings he walked by hoping to shield his head from the rain.
Near had told him the building wasn't too far from the train tracks. There was only one track that Mello knew of that was close enough for him to get to from where he was now. He should be there around ten minutes. Near said that in order for everything to go as he planned, the Task Force couldn't know that he would be there. He gave very clear instructions to Mello. Since there was only one opening to the building, there was a latter set up for him to enter through a window on the upper level.
Mello finally came to a barn-like building. 'This has got to be it..' he thought. He saw a black car parked in the front. He knew that must have meant the Task Force was already there. He took a breath before walking around to the back. The later was there as promised. He would have to enter very quietly to pull this off. He gripped either side of the latter and looked up. He blinked away the rain drops that hit his face repeatedly and began climbing. He shook his head rapidly and blinked a few more times attempting to clear his face temporarily.
He finally reached the open window, but had to push it open a little further to fit through. He ducked his head first and slowly eased into the dark building. His eyes adjusted right away and a gust of warmth hit him. He sighed quietly in relief.
"Hold it! Don't do anything!" Mello heard someone yell as soon as both feet were planted. He jumped and looked to the source of the yell. Right away, Near's pale head caught his view on the bottom level. He saw the backs of about five men, obviously the Task Force members, and the SPK members that were now pointing their guns at one of the other officers.
Mello recognized Linder when he scanned his eyes over everyone. Almost instantly after thinking that, he saw Lidner's head tilt upwards. Her eyes widened when she caught sight of Mello and her lips parted as if she wanted to saw something. Mello quickly put a finger to his now smiling lips. She nodded once and gave her attention back to the Task Force.
Mello knew that Near had already seen him. It was just like him to keep his expression the same.
"Everything is fine! You won't die!" Near said louder than Mello would have expected.
"How can you be so sure Near?.."
"Because I modified the notebook" He said pointing to a small plush version in his hand."
Mello leaned over the balcony bar with a smirk.
"You haven't changed at all..." Mello murmured.
XxX
"Hurry up Brooke! We lost sight of him, he's gotta be around here somewhere." Mai shouted back at her friend. They had kept themselves at a pretty safe distance in order to be undiscovered by Mello. Brooke grunted and continued walking at her own pace. Mai glared and paused. She tapped her foot and patted her thigh with her palm impatiently waiting for Brooke to catch up. When she reached her, she glared for a few more seconds before turning and continuing towards the building. They walked for about a minute more before hearing a sudden crazed voice growing louder by the second.
"Delete..Delete..Delete..Delete..Delete..Delete..Delete..DELEEETE!" Brooked jumped and clung to Mai's arm making her drop the umbrella. neither of them made a sound or a move to pick the umbrella back up causing the both of them to get soaked. They stayed put pressed against the building wall. Mai turned to Brooke and Brooke mouthed the words "What was that?" Mai then tightened her locked arm around Brooke's and barely tilted her head across the corner. The form of the man startled her temporarily. She saw the man on his knees bent over backwards. He looked to be twitching slightly. Mai didn't realize she was shaking until she felt Brooke rubbing her arm in comfort. She then saw the man sit up suddenly and peek into a door. Mai watched carefully being cautious not to make any noise.
The two could then hear faint talking that seemed to be coming from inside the building.
"You think Mello is in there..?" Brooke whispered to Mai. She shrugged. It was a possibility.
The man seemed to be concentrating on something inside. Reading lips maybe?
He then stood and rapidly pushed the door open.
Mai didn't know what to do...should they follow him? Eavesdrop?...
Her feet answered the question for her as she made her way over to the door that was now only half closed. Brooke unsurely followed behind her.
"Mai we shouldn't-"
"How many seconds has it been since you wrote down the first name?" Said an unfamiliar voice from inside. Mai placed her finger tips to her lips immediately understanding the situation. So that man was writing names...
"He was writing the names of the ones inside...but that...means.." Mai went silent for only a second. "Mell-!" Brooke clamped her hand over Mai's mouth. If it hadn't been raining so hard, she may have been heard.
Mai struggled in Brookes arms but she was held firmly to her chest.
"Mai, Mai!" she yelled quietly. "Calm down, calm down..remember what you told me?"
Mai looked up at her with a frantic and confused expression.
"You said he had already been killed by the deathnote...he can't be killed again. If he is in there..he's safe."
Mai thought for a second and then was able to calm herself. She nodded so that Brooke would release her.
"S-sorry.." She stuttered, slightly embarrassed that out the two, Brooke was the one to remember that little detail. Brooke smiled rubbed at her arm again in comfort.
The two sat for what felt like hours. The rain eventually stopped.
Brooke yawned and leaned against the building. Mai, however was still pressed against the half open door listening to everything.
'Kira is in the room...so is the SPK and the Japanese Task Force...I, I have to do something...something.' Mai thought to herself. Once again she was only a few feet from Kira. She couldn't help but think she was suppose to be part of what was going on in there.
A sudden blood curdling scream filled inside the room. It was different from the one they heard before which was out of amusement..or more accurate, insanity.
"Quick, stop the bleeding!" Someone yelled. What had just happened?. Mai nearly had a heart attack when she saw fingers grip the sides of the door and tug. Brooke gasped and pulled Mai away from the door not wanting her to be seen. The moment they fell backwards a man ran/stumbled through the door and started running in the opposite direction. He didn't seem to even notice them.
"Kira..." Mai stated. She could tell that was him from the back of his head. She saw that he was wounded and fought the urge to go after him knowing that she could easily keep pace. He wouldn't get far and with that she stayed in place.
'Some one else will take care of it' She thought and right on cue four men ran out after him. She saw badges clipped under their suits so she assumed that was the Japanese Task Force. Her and Brooke waited about five minutes before they realized that no one else was coming out. Brooke slowly stood and then helped Mai stand as well.
"What should we do?" Brooke asked. Mai shrugged. Just then, a woman with pale hair stepped out of the building. Her attention went straight to the two girls. She looked at Brooke.
"You again!" She yelled.
"Crap!..Damn..I-I know this doesn't look good but I..I mean- we..."
"Mello!" Mai stated suddenly, only wanting to see if the woman would give a sign of knowing who she was talking about. The woman's faced softened only slightly.
"You..know Mello."
"W-We took care of him for a couple of days...we only wanted to make sure he got to where he wanted safely! We didn't...we didn't mean to-"
"It's alright Lidner" a familiar voice said. Mello walked out of the building and glared at both Brooke and Mai. "These idiots did save me...they're harmless." Mai saw that Lidner wanted to make an argument but Mello gave her a look that made her just shake it off. Lidner turned to the door and motioned for whoever was inside to come out.
"Near..would you come here please?" Brooke perked up all of a sudden.
"N-Near?" 'What?...H-he's here too? Why?' she thought, now more concerned about the situation. Suddenly, a pale boy in white pajamas walked slowly from the building. Brooke's eyes went straight to him. Near's lips parted when she caught his eye, but other than that, no other sign of emotion.
"Why, hello again...it seems we're making a habit of bumping into each other" Near said gently. Mello wasn't sure, but he could have sworn that he sounded slightly amused by this.
"You two know each other?" Both Mello and Mai said in sync. Brooke shrugged blushing a bit. "We've met..."
Near glanced over to Mai.
"You however I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet." Mai looked down embarrassed. 'Dammit I'm the odd man out' Mello then walked forward and placed his hand on her head like she was a child which made her frown.
"She is Matt's younger sister." He said bluntly. Again, Near only parted his lips. 'Huh..I suppose now would be as good a time as ever to tell them...or show them." Near turned to face Linder and gestured for her to lean down a bit. She leaned so that he could whisper in her ear.
The other three stared blankly and curiously.
"What ever you have to say Near, don't you think you should say it to all of us?" Mello said annoyed. Lidner hesitated before walking back into the building.
"You sure?" Near placed his sleeve covered hand to his mouth and nodded once. He glanced at Mello.
"You will see in a few seconds Mello." Near said gently. He then walked pass Mello and Mai and straight to Brooke. "You're cheeks are red..do you have a fever?" he commented, with a barely visible smirk. She scratched the back of her head awkwardly smiling.
"N-no...its only when I get nervous.." ' Crap...again with the stomach knot. What is with me?'
Near lifted his eyebrows. "You're nervous right now? With me talking to you?" His voice sounded almost hopeful. Mai and Mello turned around and stared with their mouth open at Brooke and the back of Nears pale head. Were they flirting with each other?
Suddenly, the sound of the door opening wider caused everyone to turn. Linder walked out pushing a wheelchair out with her. Mello's eyes grew wide and his mouth went dry as he saw the person sitting in his view. He couldn't describe the feeling in his stomach.
Matt could only stare jaw dropped.
"M-Mello...Impossible." His voice broke.
"I-I-...I could same the same about you..." Mello sucked in a breath holding in his tears. No one knew what to do. The atmosphere had completely changed. Matt suddenly threw himself from the chair and into Mello's open arms. They both grunted in pain from their previous injuries, but neither of them cared. They only held each other tighter. Mello stroked Matt's hair gently and inhaled his scent, taking in all of him. Unlike Mello, Matt's tears spilled over and soaked Mello's shoulder.
"I love you Matt...I love you so much." Mello mumbled in his ear. Matt got a shiver down his spine at his tone. They didn't even seem to be concerned with the 4 pairs of eyes staring them down. Matt lifted his head slightly to look over Mello's shoulder and right away, a strangely familiar redhead caught his attention. He didn't recognize her at first, but after a few seconds of looking over her features that were now as stunned as he was, he gasped and separated himself from Mello.
"M-Mello..no way...is...is that...?" Mello looked over his shoulder and smirked.
"Yep..." Matt's breathing stopped as he walked up to his younger sibling. He removed his goggles so that she could get a good look at him. Once again his eyes welled with tears.
Mai however was frozen in place, her expression bewildered. Matt looked over her carefully
"You've..You've gotten so tall...you look like me.." He smiled as if he was the luckiest person in the world. His voice had broken at the comment and he wanted to embrace her, but he wanted her to speak..
She continued to gawk at him not saying a word. Mello gave her a look.
"Mai?"
"..."
"M-Mai..." Brooke said beginning to worry.
"Mai" Matt murmured leaning closer . Not knowing what else to do, Near simply took a step forward and poked at Mai's shoulder. Unfortunately, that was all that needed to be done to make her collapse on the ground out cold. Brooke screamed.
"Agh! She-she fainted!" She brushed past Near to sit Mai up and hold her against her chest.
"Poor girl.." She looked up at Matt. "She really has been through too much crap this week...that, and she just never stopped loving you" The words tugged at Matt's heart strings.
"Well...this really is an interesting day" Near commented looking at Lidner. Lidner exhaled and leaned against the wall.
"Certainly goes on my list of crazy shit that's happened during this past month."
XxX
Genesis folded his umbrella back into his bag. It was a bit weird how it just stopped raining so suddenly, but he shrugged it off. The sun was beginning to come out and already the streets were drying.
He stopped temporarily to straighten his bra straps. He never was to fond of bras, but his flat chest would only cause suspicion. Aside from the uncomfort from the bra, he looked pretty good as a woman. He had actually had been flirted with a few times in this state.
Not only that, but he had also had an unpleasant experience dressed like this. He didn't like to talk about it...
However, his brother made sure that it wouldn't happen again..
Genesis finally reached the train tracks. He was getting closer to his apartment. He had bought three more jars of jam while he was at the market along with Nutella for himself.
He never did understand how Beyond could stomach eating plain jam. The thought always made Genesis' stomach turn.
He shifted the subject mentally and tugged at his shorts that were way too short for a boy. He walked past an alley way where he spotted a trail of dark liquid leading up the stairs to a factory.
His stomach immediately clenched. Now in a horror movie, this would be the part where everyone yells "Don't follow the trail idiot!" but his curiosity got the best of him.
"I'm going to regret this.." He said to himself. He then slowly followed the trail into a darkened area. The only luminance was the pink glow of the sunset streaming through a stained window. Genesis looked around quietly. He looked down to see where the trail lead and saw that the source was a badly wounded man lying on the steps. Genesis felt a knot in his stomach and couldn't control himself from screaming. He covered his mouth and stared wide eyed at the man.
'Is he...dead?' He took a few steps forward and saw that his eyes were half opened. He was looking directly at Genesis, but couldn't seem to speak. The man suddenly jerked upwards slightly and and his eyes closed slowly.
Genesis stared for a few more seconds until he realized he had been holding his breath. He exhaled and fell to his knees. He was so sick of seeing death. He would never get used to the feeling. The air was always thicker when death was present and there was a certain smell to it...even when the corpse was fresh.
Suddenly, Genesis heard the rushing of footsteps growing closer. He had lost all feeling in his legs to move so he only could wait to be found. Then the thought crossed his mind that being found like this wouldn't look too good. So, he decided to put on an act. He forced tears to stream from his eyes and hugged his knees to his chest.
XxX
"The scream came from this way!" Matsuda yelled back at the other task force members. He had spotted the blood trail and was certain it would lead to Light. He made a sharp turn into the opening of the abandoned factory nearly tripping over. The view of a raven haired girl sitting on the ground stopped him in his tracks. He looked from her to the stairs to see Lights's body and back. He could understand why a young girl would be stunned by the view.
"Um..excuse me Ms." He said gently, kneeling down to her. He placed a hand on her shoulder. "You shouldn't be here."
The girl then released her knees from her grip and turned around to face Matsuda.
His lips parted at her appearance. She really was young. What would she be doing around this area anyway?
The other task force members finally reached the two. Their attention went straight to Lights body.
"...Light.." Aizawa breathed, then shut his eyes tightly. The others then realized the woman close to Matsuda.
"Matsuda,..who.?" He looked back at them.
"I'm guessing she followed Light's blood as well and was shocked by the sight of his body...Am I right?" He asked glancing back at her. She nodded and began to sob.
"I-I didn't know, I should leave .." Matsuda nodded and helped her stand.
"We'll make sure you get home safely." He assured her. The girl looked up at him with an innocent face.
"Th-thank you.."
"I'll take her back to the SPK members." Matsuda announced helping her stand. Aizawa nodded and faced Light's body once more walking closer.
Matsuda led the girl from the area and walked back the direction he came.
XxX
Lidner dabbed a wet cloth over Mai's forehead as she was layed against her lap. She had been out for about thirty minutes, the poor girl. Near remained quiet against the wall, his eyes had to fight the urge to touch him. It was harder than you would think. Her eyes scanned over his pale and flawless features repeatedly. He suddenly fluttered his eyes open and his eyes shifted in her direction. Brooke got a sudden knot in her stomach and turned away quickly, embarrassed that she had gotten caught gawking. Near simply stared in curiosity. He had never had a woman "like" him before so he wasn't completely sure what it was like. But he was smart enough to know Brooke was taking an interest in him.
Mello and Matt weren't in the building with the others. Matt wanted to be with his younger sibling when she awoke, but Mello had practically forced him away from the small crowd to
familiarize himself with Matt's body once again.
Matt wall pressed against the wall of the building as Mello bit and kissed at the crook of his neck. He was so blissfully unaware of the pain from the pressure being put on his wounds.
Mello slammed his body against Matt's completely. Matt moaned loudly and wrapped his arms around Mello's neck wanting him closer if such a thing was possible. He bit down on his lip as he felt Mello reach down between them.
"Holy Crap! S-sorry!" The two heard a familiar voice shout from behind them. Mello's eyes shot open and he quickly tore himself from Matt to face the Task force member.
Matt stumbled a bit, trying to find a grip on the wall. He hadn't realized that Mello had been supporting his weight the whole time. The two stared embarrassed at Matsuda, but their expressions shifted to confusion when they spotted the small raven haired girl who's attention was only directed at Matt. Matt looked back at the girl trying to figure out where he had seen her before. Just couldn't put his finger on it...
XxX
'WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?' Genesis screamed mentally as he continued looking from Matt to the Blonde. 'If he's...together with this guy...then why would he ask for my number?' Even though they were no where close to being in a relationship, he felt a little betrayed. That was when he realized who the blonde standing next to Matt was.
'That's right...Beyond told me...This guy must be "Mello" one of the previous top students at Whammy's...he knew my brother' He thought to himself. Even when spoken mentally, the words had a bit of acid in them.
Matsuda shook off- more like attempted to rid himself of the unpleasant image he had just seen.
"W-We found Light's body near an abandoned factory a few blocks up, but this little girl found him first..I think she was a bit in shock after seeing him. I wanted to make sure she got home safely-"
"Well, of course..but I do think it would be best to ask her a few questions." Said a monotone voice from behind. Everyone turned their heads to see Near leaned against the door way of the building. Genesis gave him an offended look.
"Ask me questions? For what?"
"If what Matsuda said about you being there first when they found the body is true, who's to say you weren't another accomplice of his that he kept around just in case things didn't go the way he planned. He could have told you to meet him where he was found"
From that sentence, it didn't take long for Genesis to put two and two together. The body...was Kira. He was already well aware of who this Near character was, about Mello..and especially Matt. Matsuda made a face at Near.
"Near! Are you serious? It's over..it's all over she's a little girl. Besides, I'm sure Light didn't plan me shooting him.."
"No, but he may of thought that running was an option that he may of had to take if things went wrong." Matsuda was about to object, but Near went on.
"I'm not accusing her of anything Mr. Matsuda..I'm only saying that I don't want to take the chance of this whole thing happening again." After a short silence, Matsuda nodded and glanced to Genesis.
"Sorry" He mouthed. Genesis gave him a smirk. It seemed like this guy wasn't too far from his age and yet he still had a kidish charm to him. Genesis shifted his eyes back to Matt who was looking at him again. Genesis then glared daggers at him, looked away and let Matsuda lead him into the poorly lit building. Matt's expression was priceless.
Near turned and went through the door before them and Mello and Matt followed slowly behind everyone.
A sudden thought had crossed Genesis' mind before he stepped foot into the building. Making sure no one was paying him any mind, he quickly acted as if he we adjusting his bra and pressed the tiny button located under the miniature mic and dropped his arm to his side.
'For once...I chose the right day to wear a wire.'
UGGGGNNNNG! Jeeze! I'm so freaking sorry it took so long to update. I've been lazy and pissed lately for certain reasons but I'm over it. I GOT HIPNOTIZED NOT TO CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ANYMORE SO I'M AAAALL GOOD.
Hopefully I'll be updating quickly throughout the year...yeeeah...lost my train of thought...
Oh yeah!
I know there's a load of crap going on in the story now. Most of crap is confusing, like "Why the hell is Genesis cross dressing?" or "How the hell does Genesis know about the Kira Case and Whammy's house and Matt and Mello and BLAH BLAH BLAH" All in good time my pretties.
Again., I'm sorry it took so long to update, I hope I didn't lose any readers during my time of slacking and PLEASE review :D
Ps. You guys are nuts if you believe that I got hipnotized :P