Chapter twelve:
"Let's do this." Mail says.
"You really don't have to force yourself Mail." Nate says taking a few steps forward. "We are your friends and we will understand if facing your father after all he has done to you is too much for you."
Mail closes his eyes softly and shakes his head. "No." He opens his eyes looking into Nate's eyes after he says the single word. "I need to do this. It's time I become stronger than my abuser." He tells Nate. "It's time I don't let him hold power over me."
"Are you sure?" Nate asks slightly tilting his head.
Matt feels his heart skip a beat. 'That's so cute!'
Mihael slightly growls that Mail got a cute gesture but he doesn't do anything as he quickly reminds himself about the situation at hand with Mail and his father. He moves in and stands to beside the two on Nate's left as Nate is facing in the east direction. "We are just concerned for you Mail." He says. "We understand that this is going to be very difficult for you."
Nate brings his head back to it's rightful angle once Mihael came over to them.
Mail stands strong. "I need to do this."
Mihael is about to say something but Nate reaches over putting a finger of his lips to silence him.
"If you are sure." Nate says to Mail. "Just if it becomes too much you can back down from it." He removes his finger just as Mihael nods in agreement.
"I'm sure." Mail assures them.
"Then let's go." Nate turns and takes the lead as they head to go find Mail's father.
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L and Watari are heading back to the hotel as they hope to be able to contact Mail's father to make an interview to try to expose him as the killer.
L knows well that they will need a good amount of evidence to convict Mail's father for the murders.
Luckily Mail's father won't just be going free if the judge decides he is innocent thanks to being wanted for the abuse he had put onto the poor boy Mail.
L brings a hand up to rest his thumb on his bottom lip.
"We are here." Watari informs him snapping him out of his thoughts.
L looks up confirming this. "Alright." He says as Watari drives towards a parking space in the hotel's parking lot. "Let's do this." He whispers to himself.
The hunt for Mail's father has begun.
Watari parks the car.
"Watari." L speaks and Watari turns to look to L. "If we can locate where the spirits are I believe it might help to have a psychic talk to them. Maybe find out where their bodies might be."
Watari nods. "Yes." He says in agreement. "I believe that is a good idea."
L nods then they climb out of the car to head into the hotel to get back to work.
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So far Mail, Mihael and Nate's search for Mail's father has been fruitless with no signs what so ever of the man.
They continue to walk and look around themselves still looking for any clues to point them in the direction of where Mail's father might be. They pause for a moment as they try to think of where Mail's father could have gone.
"Damn it." Mihael growls in frustration and kicks a garbage can lid on the ground making it move as he unintentionally was in the right mindset to do so.
"We cannot give up." Nate says glancing back slightly to Mihael. "I certainly don't want to become well demon food."
Mihael sighs softly. "I know me too." He says.
Nate goes over to Mihael and places a gentle hand on his shoulder getting the other to turn to him. "We can do this." He says. "We can win against the darkness. We are stronger than it and we will not let it take us down."
Mihael blinks then smiles with a determined look in his eyes. He nods.
Nate smiles then hugs Mihael who returns it.
"Don't forget about me!" Mail whines then jumps into the hug making them all laugh as they all embrace each other.
After a few moments of enjoying the happiness they know they need to head on their way.
They step apart but can't help but to still smile and they begin heading on their way to continue their search.
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Watari comes over to L setting a plate with a slice of strawberry cake beside the laptop L is working on.
"Thank you." L says to his caretaker. "I believe the station should be receiving our message." He says picking up the plate to begin eating.
"Yes I also believe so." Watari says in agreement moving off to do some of his own work to let L work.
"I don't plan on letting him get away with this." L says staring at the part of the cake on the fork only to eat that part off of the fork once done speaking.
Watari gives L a sympathetic look before continuing his own work like washing some dishes.
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They walk as they look around themselves but still nothing on Mail's father.
Mail sighs in frustration. "Where could he have gone!?"
Mihael puts a hand on Mail's shoulder. "We will find him."
Nate glances back with a nod. "Just be patient. We can't expect to find him right away."
Mail perks up and nods. "Ok."
They continue on with their search.
But for the next few hours there is absolutely nothing.
They checked areas with a lot of hotels, apartments, abandoned buildings and every other building imaginable. They are in the last area to look as the night sky will soon be upon them.
"Maybe we should try again tomorrow. It's getting dark." Mihael points out.
Nate turns to him. "We aren't alive anymore Mihael." He says. "We can keep going."
"yes but." Mihael counters. "The demons might become more and I think we should try to find some shelter." He tells Nate.
Nate glances down in thought. "That is true."
Mihael slinks an arm around Nate's shoulders and quickly pulls Mail closer as well. "We should get going and find some shelter before we are swarmed by more demons."
Nate nods and slinks out of Mihael's grip to take the lead.
Mihael lets go of Mail as he follows.
Mail is about to follow as well but glances back over his shoulder only for him to blink in surprise. "Guys. I think we should go that way." He says.