Chapter nine:

Mello's eyes widen as he seems to snap back to reality instead of the insane reality he had been in just before and he spins around to look surprised at Always and Beyond.

The two obviously had dismounted their horses that are a little behind them.

Mello fully turns to face them letting his wings dissipate into sparkles that are colored like a burning flame. "Always…. Beyond….." He says almost breathlessly.

Always runs forward and hugs Mello.

Mello blinks surprised.

Always starts to cry a little. "You're alive!"

"You are right?" Beyond raises an eyebrow moving closer.

Mello hugs Always back. "Yes I am. I was just using some new powers to take down the three that caused Near's death."

"I knew that they were lying." Beyond hisses through his teeth. "I knew it!"

Always pulls away and wipes his eyes. "You must come back home and explain everything." He says.

Mello nods.

The two give him a lift to back to the castle.

Once there Mello is reunited with his and Near's horses but then is brought into the throne room.

The throne room is closed off as no one can enter unless otherwise commanded.

The three settle comfortably in the room to talk.

"You've lost weight." Always says what he had noticed when he hugged Mello. His eyes are starting to become a kind of sea blue color again but are still pale blue as he still feels the effects of losing Near.

"Yeah the place I was stuck in was not a place that treats you well." Mello explains then he begins telling of the story.

Always and Beyond are surprised and angered by this.

Mello finishes his story.

Always growls.

Beyond turns to him and Mello scoots an inch back.

Always slams a hand onto the very solid floor causing it to crack and dip inwards badly as much as it could within a good distance almost having the cracks even go to almost halfway to Mello. "Those damn bastards!" He snarls. "I wish I could have killed them myself." He lets out a low dangerous growl.

"I sent them to suffer in Hell." Mello says.

"And suffer they will." Beyond says as he looks to a spot on the floor between him and Mello with narrowed eyes like he can see Matt, L and or Light right there and he wants to squash them like pests that are bugs.

Mello nods. "Yes." He agrees. "Greatly."

Always turns to Mello with a softer look. "I'm sure that thanks to you Near will now rest in peace." He says.

Mello looks down sadly as he is reminded that Near is indeed dead.

Always moves over to Mello and Beyond falls. They hug Mello.

Mello returns it as best as he can closing his eyes.

They truly do all mourn Near's death wishing they had managed to stop it. They will never ever forget Near and they will cherish their memories of the times they had with Near.

"Mello." Always says as they pull apart opening their eyes to about half way. "I know this might be a lot to ask but in memory of Near and that even though you couldn't officially marry Near before he died but being his fiancée would you please accept to be me and Beyond's successor."

Mello blinks opening his eyes wider than half way. He hadn't expected it but then he smiles with determination. "I will do it. For you my family and especially for Near." He says.

Always gives a soft smile. "Thank you." He says.

Mello nods.

Suddenly Mello can feel the warmth of an embrace he knows well.

Always and Beyond see a flash of white like a very white angel.

The three look surprised then a sad kind of happy.

"Near… My dear Nate….." Mello says under his breath. He smiles and he knows that Near is always with him even if he can't see him.

And so Mello became a successor to Always and Beyond in which the town agrees on it.

Matt, L and Light suffer in Hell for their crimes.

A statue of Near and Mello together is built in the center of the town in memory of Near as well as what Mello did for Near when he was killed.

Beyond and Always even go into retirement trusting Mello with the ruling now.

Chateau d'if was handed over control to a male named Mikami who used to be second in command and his girlfriend Takada.

Mello knows that he will one day go to Hell unless Near manages to save his soul but while he is on the Earth he does his best to do what is right.

One day Near possessed a woman that has dark brown hair pulled up into two ponytails in which Mello could not hold back as he saw Near not the woman.

The woman became pregnant after that but when she had the child Mello only let her stay to breast feed the small child then had her leave so he can raise the child as if it was his and Nears.

Though he is pretty sure that somehow it really is his and Nears.

The child is a girl with strong blue eyes like Mello with silky straight white hair as the color comes from Near along with her pale skin.

Mello loves her to death, not literally. He is so happy to have her as raising her like a good parent makes him feel closer to Near. He tells her about Near not about the woman that actually carried the baby. He tells her that her mother is Near.

The girls name is Nia Natalie River Keehl as Mello named her after Near while adding both Nears and his own last names.

Mello originally thought of possibly a name meaning miracle but after a dream of a possible future projected by his mind where the daughter writes NNRK then he thought about another name coming up with naming her after his own beloved. He taught her the ways to rule and she got the hang of it quite nicely.

When it came for time for Mello to die he went in bed with Nia right at his side holding his hand like a child losing a parent to illness would.

But Mello was just old, making Nia an adult at the time, and his system was just shutting down.

He died happily and he wanders Earth's surface as a fallen angel instead of going to Hell as because Near is doing everything he can to keep Mello from Hell thus letting Mello's spirt wander the Earths surface where the two spend most of their time together; just being together or watching over the ones they care for.

Truly happy to be together again.

The end.

AN:

To tell the truth I have not actually seen the count of Monte Cristo but I found the songs that are in the story. I hope to see the count of Monte Cristo when I have time along with Jekyll and Hyde.

BACK ON TOPIC!

Yeah so most of the lyrics were done by ear and I changed it to suit the story as best as I could.

Anyways I hope you enjoyed.

Reviews are awesome and flamers will be used to make banana bread!

Mello.