*draws Mr. Bunniey and Usagi-chan*

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Claimer: Key/ Kai is mine. If you steal her then I will stalk you and make you pay w/ your life. Anyways…you can only use her if you want to do an AU of MY story! But please ask first. Not like anyone wants to but…whatever

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Chapter 21

Once I awoke, I found that I was somehow magically back in New York. Near was okay but when I asked him about Mello, he did not speak.

Mello must have died. Why wouldn't Near say it though? It's probably better to say it out loud than to keep it in. It was eating me from the inside out, slowly decaying my body.

Many days, maybe even weeks passed like this. Once I even decided to ask Near again but then it occurred to me that it wouldn't help much.

(One week after this…)

Location: Key's house

Key's POV

Nothing has been happening lately. KIRA killed less often and the second L wouldn't reveal any super important information. This was lowly winding down to absolutely nothing. In the morning, I took a shower. After I finished and was drying myself off, noises could be heard in my apartment. Slowly I stepped out from the bathroom with only a towel on and prayed it wasn't a rapist. But even if it was then, I could probably handle the little pervert. The floors slightly creaked beneath me, I started towards my bedroom which my gun was neatly places beside my bed.

"Hello my pretty, Did you miss me much?" A voice appeared behind me. I was slightly startled and gave out a slight yelp. The person's hand wrapped around my mouth and a gun trigger was about to go off. I have to confess, this was pretty scary.

The next sound that was heard was a stifled laugh. That slowly turned into a chuckle and my kidnapper released his tight grip on my shoulders. The gun exited my personal space. I turned around to see a miracle. Mello.

"Mello is that you?" Suddenly my heart was hopeful as if a huge burden had been lifted off of me.

"You can't tell anymore? The explosions didn't ruin my face that bad has it?" He took off his hood and revealed a scarred face. It was horrible but at least he was alive.

I touched Mello's scar, to see how bad it was. He cringed when I did.

"It's still fresh, poor you" I started tearing up a bit. Maybe it was because of happiness or maybe it was because I was sad. It really didn't matter.

"Hey come with me, we can go on a ride before you get to work."

"Okay, well…" I looked down at myself. "I have to change first."

"No you don't. Come on."

"Um…Mello, yes I do."

"Whatever suit yourself. Hurry up though!"

I went and got changed. Since I probably wouldn't come back I just wore my "work clothes". Which is really just anything and my gun…or whatever.

"Okay Mello I'm ready!" I jumped out of my room in 2 minutes. "Mello?"

Nobody was in sight.

"Mello?" I asked again. I searched my house and somehow landed in the kitchen. There was a note on the table. Of all places, the kitchen table. The note read…:

-Key,

I'm waiting in the car outside. Come quickly.

-Mello

As if on cue, a loud and obnoxious beep came from outside. I peeked through the binds and saw a furious Mello outside in the car. I hurried and went outside. Once I was there, I sat shotgun.

"What's the matter with you? I told you hurry up."

"Well maybe I would have if you didn't just suddenly disappear!"

"MmmmMmmmMMMM!!!!!!" A muffled sound came form the back seats. I peered over my shoulder to see Matt sitting next to a moving bundle of something. It was Halle Lidner. Then I turned back around to face the front.

"What's she doing back there?" I asked.

"Who…Matt?" He played stupid. I stifled a laugh and saw Matt roll his eyes.

"No Halle Lidner."

"Oh her? That's her name?"

"You didn't know who you kidnapped?"

"No. She just worked for Near. That's all I know."

"You're hopeless."

"MMmmmmMMMMM!!!" I couldn't make out the words.

"So…."

"What?!" Mello started to turn to the right but then realized his mistake and suddenly switched to the left.

"My god Mello you're such a horrible driver."

"Don't restate the things you already know." He steered the car in a sharp turn again. "So what's your question….actually answer mine first."

"What should we do with……that?"

"Her?" I pointed to the back. That was my original question too.

"Yeah." I thought for awhile. "Should we untie her?"

"Hm…..nah."

"MMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!" Halle was practically begging. Oh well.

After a short car ride with annoying muffles from Halle, we finally arrived. Matt decided to stay in the car and play his sacred video games. Mello dragged Halle out and I followed him.

"So really, why did you come?" I asked Mello.

"You'll find out"

"Fine."

We arrived and Near was very surprised to see Halle taken hostage.

"Near, where is it?" Mello demanded.

"So you didn't die."

"Of course not, who do you think I am." Near just smiled at that.

Then it hit me. This is why Near didn't say that Mello died. He knew, he knew that Mello had lived. I'm such an idiot!

"Well here it is." Near threw it at Mello.

"Thanks. Since I don't want to be indebted to you, here's Halle." He pushed Halle forward. Gevanni caught and untied her.

"WHY YOU LITTLE.. . . !!!!" She started but was silenced into muffles again by Gevanni.

"Oh another thing Near, this Death Note that KIRA has, there's flaws in it." Mello started.

"Flaws?"

"Yeah, two of them are fake rules."

"Which ones?"

"I'm just telling you that much. I'll be going then." Mello then looked at me and motioned for me to follow him. I looked at Near and then went after him.

"What's wrong Mello?"

"Key, I'm going to go to Japan."

"JAPAN?! Why?" This was very surprising and sudden.

"So I can find and kill KIRA."

"So what do you want me to do?"

"I want you to come with me."

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-Saeki Hisoka