A had jumped in the way taking the bullet that was headed for me. He painfully holds his now bleeding shoulder. "Go Mello. Go save your partner. We'll hold them off."

I hear BB roar with rage and attack the men with L and Light behind them.

A goes to join the fight and works as a team like L and Light despite A's injuries that seems to make BB someone you don't want to mess with at the moment.

I rush past them and towards Rod and Near.

A gun rolls to my feet and I quickly pick it up.

I shoot a bullet purposefully hitting the chain right by Rods hand making the chain break.

Near moves to dash away as fast as he can but Rod grabs the chain again and pulls Near to him.

Rod pulls out a gun and points it at me while he holds Near against him. "Didn't think you were going to get out that easily did you?"

A gun shot is heard and Rod yells in surprise as the bullet hits him making him drop the chain letting Near get away and run straight to me.

I hold him close with one arm and keep my gun raised at Rod with the other.

BB snarls and races towards Rod dropping the gun. He pulls out a knife at Rod and starts slashing him with no mercy.

Rod starts shooting his own gun and I shield Near from being hit resulting in me getting hit instead.

My back hurts but I ignore it at the moment. "Run Near. Get out of here." I tell him.

He shakes his head. "Not without you guys especially you." He says.

I feel really weak and I collapse to my knees.

"Mello!" Near crouches down beside me and takes the gun from my hands anger in his eyes.

Rod weakly throws BB off of him and he fires another shot at us.

This time Near jumps in its way taking a bullet in the chest to try to save me.

"NO!" I scream.

A rushes over to me and Near catching Near as he falls unconscious.

BB, L and Light have managed to hold Rod back who is bleeding heavily from so many wounds.

Rod falls dead to the ground and I reach towards Near before I too fall unconscious.

No one's P.O.V.

A puts a hand to his shoulder that's in a lot of pain.

BB comes over to him and checks the wound. "We'll get you fixed up." He promises.

A nods and gently puts Near down on the ground. He goes to grab a blanket he saw earlier, he puts it on Near and wraps him gently in it. "Theres no need for the others to see him dressed like this." He says remembering what Near told him about Geovanni.

L bends down and picks up Near while Light goes over to Mello picking him up as well.

BB puts his arm around A and they take the lead to out of the building to where the team is waiting for them.

"You're back!" Matsuda calls as he sees them coming out but his excited face falls when he sees the two unconscious. "What happened?"

"Rod and three of his men were in the room. One of the men shot A here and Rod shot Mello and Near. We need to get them to the hospital right away." Beyond explains.

"This way." Halle leads the way to her car.

BB, A, Mello and Near are put in the car then Halle quickly drives off turning on her sirens so to get through traffic faster.

The others get into their own cars and drive to the hospital not needing to go as fast as the others but Geovanni still puts on his sirens and speeds down the road after Halle.

A's P.O.V.

My shoulder is burning in pain and I clench my teeth in pain. I can feel Beyonds worried gaze on me and I turn to him with a weak smile. I look to Near who is sitting on the other side of me, BB is sitting next me with the other two by the doors, and I feel my heart drop with worry when I see how soft Near's breathing is. "Don't die on us." I say softly hoping Near can hear me. "Be strong." I lean against Beyond who puts his arm around my shoulders careful to bend his arm at the right point to not hurt my shoulder.

"It'll be okay." B mummers softly in my ear.

I nod, reaching over and gently put a hand on BB's hand and one on Nears hand.

Near's P.O.V.

I feel myself floating in nothingness. I blink open my eyes and I look around myself.

Its just an endless range of a blue that's a few shade lighter than navy blue and white dots that look like stars.

"Hello?" I call bringing my hands to my chest only to feel my button up white shirt and no fake boobs. I look down to see myself as how I normally look.

"It's been awhile." A familiar voice says behind me.

I spin around. "Mother?"

There walking on air is my mother.

Her long white hair flows in the wind gently even though theres no breeze here. She's wearing a white dress and has white angel wings. Her winter blue eyes shine brightly and her pale skin glows softly. "Your father is also here." She says.

As if on cue a man appears out of nowhere next to her. He has really light blonde hair that looks like how my and Sin's hair looks like but more blonde. He has mismatching eyes, one is stormy grey and the other is chocolate brown. His skin is pale but more tan then mine and moms. He is wearing jeans and a white t-shirt. He smiles at me reminding me of how me and Sin smile.

So me and Sin take after our father and Rai takes after mother like I thought.

"Welcome my son." He says in a deep voice.

"I'm not dead am I?" I ask.

Mother shakes her head. "No. Those fake boobs you had on…."

No one's P.O.V.

"…. Helped slow the bullet. Without them he'd be dead right now. He is lucky." The doctor explains to the team and BB. "As for the other two they will be fine. It's the smaller one that worries us more. We think he'll be alright but things can suddenly change. You can see the other two but the other will be under close supervision so until he's in the safe zone you wont be able to see him."

"Thank you." Halle says.

"Where is A?" B asks.

"He's in room twelve upstairs. I can take you to the two if you want." The doctor offers.

B races past him off to go to A.

The doctor leads the others to where Mello is on request.

Mello is asleep right now but it looks like he might wake soon.

A's P.O.V.

BB bursts into the room and runs to my side. "A!" He hugs me gently.

I hug him back. "B!"

We smile at each other and mash our lips together happily.

I open my mouth to allow B to enter his tongue.

Mello's P.O.V.

I blink open my eyes to see a bright light. I squint and note that its just a light on the white ceiling so I turn to look around.

The team is here….. well all except BB, A and Near.

I seem to be in a hospital bed in my own room in the hospital.

"Your awake." Halle says.

"Where's Near?" I ask in a raspy voice making it sound as if I haven't used it in years or even just days.

"He's recovering….. The doctors are waiting for him to be in the safe zone right now." Halle explains. "He can't have any visitors right now."

I look down at my lap wishing that Near didn't have to go through that.

"I'm sure he'll be fine." Light jumps in. "Remember this is Near were talking about. He won't die on you without a fight Mello." Light smiles.

I glance up at him and nod. "Yeah. That's true."

"But those two came out as the killers. We don't have a choice but to arrest them." Ukita says.

"They gave up everything to help Near. Without them who knows what could have happened." Halle adds. "I just would feel bad to just throw them in jail. They aren't heartless. Just need to be steered in the right direction. Then maybe everything will be all good." She offers. "So I think we should just send them to rehab instead of just throwing them in jail."

"You should have seen them when we were fighting to help Near." I add. "They were really ready to give up everything to help. I know throwing them in jail would be what would be expected but I agree with Halle."

"I agree. But if rehab doesn't turn them around then they go to jail." L says. "They did risk everything for Near and to help us. In the time I've known them they wouldn't do anything to help anyone else but they've showed they can have good hearts."

"I'd hate for the ones that helped a lot to save Near to just be thrown in jail for life. It doesn't feel right. Teach them a lesson and see how things go first." Light adds.

Everyone talks about this for a bit and in the end they decide to talk to A and BB before choosing a punishment. The others leave to let Mello rest for the time being.

Near's .

"Nate…" Father walks up to me and puts a hand on my shoulder.

I look up to his face.

"You have a great partner. A partner that truly cares about you. But….." He looks away. "If something isn't done you're going to die."

"I'm not just going to leave them behind!" I say. "Mello especially needs me and I can't just leave him behind."

"Listen." Father lets go of me and turns his back to me. "There is a special link you have to the surface. Not just your friends and lover but your siblings as well. Great people all looking out for you. No matter what happens never forget that." He looks to me over his shoulder. "So I am going to give you a special type of strength. Something that has been secretly intrusted to our family. But we must wait for your siblings to come."

A soft glow beside mother appears and form it appears Rai.

"Rai!" I smile.

"Brother!" She rushes over to me and hugs me tight.

Sin appears by father and joins in on the hug.

"Now you three." Father says.

Sin and Rai look to him.

"Who is he?" Rai asks.

"He's our father." I explain.

"Yes. But we don't have much time. Listen. Our home town held a secret. A secret that was intrusted to our family. Your mother and I waited until you were ready for this and this seems like a good time." He reaches into his pocket and pulls out three necklaces.

One's a gold bird that is curved as if its flying and trying to curl itself in a ball while flying in the air.

The second is a silver rabbit that is standing on its hind legs and ear perked looking as if alert for danger.

The third is a bronze fish that is curved upwards unlike the gold bird that's curved downwards. It looks like a fish jumping out of water but without the water.

"These three necklaces hold the power of Air, Earth and Water. They are powerful and if used correctly can save someone or destroy them. So be careful. They are very powerful and must not be used unless its an emergency. Don't use them to alter fate because who knows what'll happen then. They are powered by friendship and love that you let into your heart or that others feel for you." He puts the bird around Sins neck, the rabbit around my neck and the fish around Rai's neck. "Sin as the oldest you will get the first one, then Near gets the second as because he is the middle and Rai as the youngest gets the third. Remember what I warned you about and use them carefully."

Me, Rai and Sin all link hands so we are standing in a line in front of our parents holding hands. We let our love and care for each other flow to try to reach the other.

The three necklaces start to glow and it blinds me and I feel my siblings disappearing, I feel myself laying on something alone.

I open my eyes that I must have shut when the light became really bright and I find myself laying on soft grass.

"Near is my one and only partner. No one can ever replace him." Mellos voice says.

I look around only to find that the patch of grass I'm laying on is the only thing in the darkness, nothing else but darkness.

"Near. You're our friend. And we wont let anyone hurt you and get away with it." A's voice says with a small smashing sound.

I remember these times.

A heard about how one of the other boys had thought I'd be fun to attack me and make me feel worthless. So I told BB and A what happened and A said those words to me then punched a wall so hard he cracked it.

Then the time that Matt asked Rodger to switch our partners so he would be paired with Mello and me with Linda. But Mello refused to let this change anything and when Rodger demanded he work with his partner Mello yelled the words that I heard a few moments earlier. So Rodger switched the partners back.

"Mello and Near are the perfect partners. Everyone should be able to see that." Light says.

"Agreed. No one can calm Mello down like Near can." L agrees.

That was when Matt was upset that Rodger switched the partners back. L and Light talked to him about it and I overheard it.

"If you need help with it or anything let me know and I can help." Mello's soft voice says again.

"I love you Mihael." I say and my necklace starts to glow again till it blinds me.

This time when I open my eyes I find myself in a hospital room.

I can feel the cold metal of the necklace tucked into my shirt but I don't think I can lift more than my eyes right now.

"Ah you're awake." A womans voice says.

I turn to look at her. She has short brown hair and is wearing a nurse uniform.

"Where's Mello? Is he alright? I ask weakly and hopefully.

"He's fine. It seems your recovery is going along nicely as well. Mello will heal faster than you but by the look of things both of you will be fine." The nurse informs me.

"That's good." I whisper and relax into the bed. "Let him come see me as soon as possible." I ask quietly before drift asleep.

Mello's P.O.V.

I let my dreams take me to wherever as long as I can see Near again. I am standing beside the old oak at Whammy's house. I hear soft footsteps behind me and I turn around.

There is Near. He looks up to me and smiles.

I rush over to him and throw my arms around him knocking both of us to the ground.

Near hugs me back. "Mihael! I'm so happy to see you."

"Right back at you." I pull back so I'm leaning my elbows that are on the ground on each side of Nears head. I notice I'm straddling his hips but that doesn't matter to us. I lean down and seal our lips together.

Near kisses back and we stare lovingly into each other's eyes as the kiss deepens.

When we finally break the kiss for air I kiss his cheek.

"Stay with me forever." I say against the skin of his cheek.

"Of course I will." Near responds.

I only wanted this dream to end when I can see Near back in the real world.

"What do you say about…"

L's P.O.V.

Me and Light sit in our room back at Whammys.

The ultimate decision for A and BB's punishment is rehab and keeping a close eye on them.

They told us that they'll accept any punishment as long as Near is safe and if you looked you could see the maturity in their eyes. They should be fine.

"Say L." Light starts.

"Yes?" I look up at him.

"I was thinking. Maybe we should take this a step further." He moves to in front of me on his knees between my legs but I am on the bed and he's on the floor. He grabs my hands and holds them cupped in his own. "L…. I have always wanted to ask you this since I first fell in love with you."

Mello's P.O.V.

"… Leaving Whammy's and settle down to let ourselves lead our own lives?" Near offers.

I smile and nod. "I'd like that." I kiss him quickly. "Say. I want to ask you something Near."

"What is it?" Near asks.

No one's P.O.V.

Without knowing it both Mello and Light said the same thing at the same time in different places.

"L…."

"Near…"

"Will you marry me?"

Near nods happily. "Yes. Yes I will Mello."

L jump hugs Light and allows Light to slide a white gold with a clear heart jewel on the center onto his engagement finger.

Mello reaches into his pocket and gives Near a gold ring with a pinkish red heart jewel on it. He puts it on Nears finger making their engagement official.

Both Mello and Light had went out to get the rings before being called to the case of the pageant killers.

AN:

Short chapter. Sorry but one more chapter and then it's the end.

Hope you liked this story.

Mello.