Chapter eleven:
"Where's Rai?" Near asks Andrew.
"She will be here soon." Andrew responds.
"Ok." Near nods.
Mello decides to check out how everything works here, Matt trying to find a way to play a video game while he keeps getting distracted by the women in the Shadows and Near hanging out with the Shadows.
Then suddenly alarms go off.
Matt turns to Mello and Mello turns to Near.
Andrew gets to his feet. "Everyone get to your stations! They do not win!" He orders.
The group burst into action making sure they have weapons and one or two run off to check the cameras.
Mello goes over to Near with Matt following behind like a lost dog.
Near turns to them. "Don't worry. The group has it handled." He explains.
Mello nods. "Alright." He agrees.
One of the men who went to the cameras rush back into the room. "They're moving fast. Enough are moving past our members stationed along the paths to here and the rest of the building. The ones left will be here any second." He reports.
Andrew turns to Mello, Near and Matt. "Make sure that you three are equipped." He says to Near as the three turn to him. "I don't want to take chances."
"Sir here they are!" A woman calls.
Andrew spins around to face the entrance to this place. "Fuck." He curses. "Everyone be prepared to fight." He glances over his shoulder. "Try to not get hurt." He says to the three still standing.
The three nod.
Andrew turns to the entrance way pulling out a gun.
The seconds tick down until finally the door is opened and men burst into the room.
"Take them down!" Andrew says and the ones remaining in the room charge to take down the enemies.
However a small group of maybe three or four get past and advance towards the three leaving the others fighting.
"We only will take what we came for then we will be out of your hair." An enemy man says looking at Near.
Mello pushes Near behind him. "You're not getting Near!" He growls.
Matt also gets ready to help Mello.
"Just hand him over and no one gets hurt." The man seeming to lead the group says. "Our boss won't hurt him we promise."
"Bullshit! We aren't falling for that!" Mello snarls.
"Then we'll take him by force." The man says and the group charges.
Mello and Matt get ready to fight.
"Mello! Matt!" Near says about to protest wanting to say about how it'll be alright but no one should get hurt over him.
"Don't worry about us." Mello says. "We will protect you. Just don't go with these creeps and don't join in. If you do then all that will happen is they will be trying to kidnap you. Just stay back and don't give them any chance to possibly have it easier to abduct you."
"Mello…" Near says quietly as Mello and Matt charge into battle. He wants to stop them but he knows Mello wouldn't accept that no matter what he might try.
Mello and Matt are outnumbered but they fight hard against the group. They gain wounds and Near can almost not bear to watch anymore.
Mello is taking the worst of it as he seems to fighting the better fighters and when he shoves one of the group members into another then a gun, that was about to be used, rolls to by Matt.
The one that leads the group, probably second in command, raises his sword to strike Mello down.
Matt snatches the gun then shoots hitting the sword breaking off a small bit of the top equal to the length of a razor.
The broken sword only hits Mello in the shoulder only giving him a bad cut.
Matt points the gun at the others. "Leave or I kill you all." He says.
The group hesitates then when the Shadows that is just beat the asses of the ones they were fighting start to move towards them then the group leaves saying that it's not over yet.
Matt drops the gun and rushes catching Mello who faints feeling weak from blood loss. He gently lays him on the floor.
The rest of the Shadows head to check for any other injuries, to know who needs help first, and to get any medical kit they have to try to help all wounded.
Near races over and falls to his knees beside Mello. He looks over Mello's wounds. "We need to do something or he'll die." He says worriedly.
"I'll get the first aid kit." Matt says getting to his feet.
"No time." Near says then he turns moving only to grab the broken piece of the sword.
"What?" Matt looks confused at Near.
Near moves back bringing the blade to his wrist and Matt's eyes widen.
"Near what the hell!" Matt demands loudly though the Shadows glance only to allow this to happen going back to grabbing first aid kits to help all wounded. He is about to move to stop Near but ends up staying where he is feeling scared and confused. He watches with wide eyes as the blade is dropped to the ground with a few drops of blood following. "Near…."
Near had cut his own wrist. He shifts and brings his wrist towards Mello's lips allowing some of his blood to fall into Mello's mouth making sure to get as much as he can or is needed. He strokes Mello's throat making the other swallow the blood.
Matt can only watch with wide eyes as this continues and as Mello's wounds begin healing as if they were never there with only the blood left behind as the only reminder.
Mello groans and shifts his head.
Near pulls his wrist away as Mello awakens.
Matts mouth is agape wide in shock.
Mello looks between the two blinking. He sits up. "Wha? What happened?" He looks to Matt who closes his mouth only from gaping.
"Near saved you." Matt explains.
Mello turns to Near who is trying to cover his wounds from sight. "Thank you Near." He goes over and checks Near's wrist. He frowns worried. "Matt get the medical kit." He says and Matt scurries away to get one of the medical kits.
"I'm ok." Near says trying to assure Mello.
"But you're bleeding. Let me help you." Mello responds.
Matt comes back with a first aid kit and Mello bandages Near's wrist properly.
Once done it is good so it'll be fine as it heals.
"I never knew you could do that Near!" Matt exclaims excitedly.
"Do what?" Mello looks confused at Matt.
"He healed you by having you drink some of his blood. It was cool! He saved you! You were going to die but when you drank some of Near's blood your wounds healed fully!" Matt grins then blinks confused.
The two turn to Near.
"How did you actually do that?" Matt asks.
"I have special blood that I was born with." Near explains.
"So you lied?" Mello frowns.
Near shakes his head. "I told you the truth but I left one part out because I didn't want you to get hurt since those people are after me." He says watching them. "I actually came from the royal family with healing blood. Both me and my siblings, Silver and our three year younger sister Rai, managed to get out but in the end our parents didn't make it out. The emergency responders got to the others before we could and knowing that it'd be safer for the world if we remained hidden so we left. The group that is after us as we heard them, they had to wait for the fire to be over like us as it was too dangerous, didn't want to believe that the royal family was dead so they began to look all over the world for us."
There is a few moments of silence then Mello moves and puts an arm around Near. "Hey don't worry about it. You only wanted to protect us. I can see where you are coming from since my first instinct was to protect you."
Matt grins. "Yeah and this new part of you is pretty cool." He adds.
Near smiles. "Thank you." He says grateful.
Andrew comes over to the three making them turn to him.
