Author's Note: The chapter twenty five is out! This one is all dedicated to Mello and Near (I decided to complicate the situation even more ;3). Something big is coming... Because with these two there is no such thing as peace ;D
'Well, well, who would suppose that this fucking little princess might be able to find out what our situation is like…' Mello muttered under his breath turning a key in the lock after the nurses' routine evening round and opening the closet to take the hacking equipment.
'If you had been a little more polite to him it might have not happened at all' Near reminded him coldly playing with his robot.
'Don't fucking start again, Nate. I don't want to argue now' the blonde snapped at him switching on the laptop.
'What are you going to do?' Near ignored his previous words, seeming not interested at all, despite his question.
'Routine check up' Mello muttered, 'You know how much I like having everything under control.' He typed the long and complicated password and pressed his thumb to the reader to gain the access.
'How long will it take you?' Near asked in monotone curling a lock of his hair on the index finger.
'As long as it needs to, you impatient asshole' the blonde threw in scanning closely the security cameras.
'You have no idea how impatient and frustrated I am right now, Mihael…' the albino murmured putting the toy aside and sitting behind Mello. 'It may take quite a while to satisfy me' he purred in the blonde's ear, 'Do you think you can cope…?' He chuckled lowly placing a butterfly kiss on Mello's pulsating artery.
The blonde froze for a second, 'Is it a challenge…?' He asked turning his face to the bluish-haired teen.
'It may be' Near smirked grasping Mello's chin and attacking his lips in a hungry kiss.
'I bet you'll cum as soon as you enter me' the blonde mumbled into it.
'I bet you'll ejaculate during the hot foreplay only thanks to my never missing fingers' Near said back maliciously grabbing Mello's waist and pulling him into his lap.
'Hmpf, you may fucking dream, fluffy head' the blonde snorted pushing him onto his back and straddling his hips. He was about to start the sensual strip-tease when the sudden and unexpected beeping resounded in the room. 'What the fuck…?' Mello turned to the computer again and peeked at the screen. Reading the displayed words he immobilized and turned pale on his face.
'What is it?' Near barely managed to fight back his annoyance and irritation that they had been interrupted again and slowly sat up.
How nice of you to finally log in. I have been waiting for a whole day to contact you, he read.
Mello quickly typed the answer, Who the fuck are you?
The two teens waited impatiently for the reply which came after a few seconds.
There is only one person in the world who could hack your equipment, don't you think, Mells…?
Mello gulped knowing fully well that indeed once there had been a person able to break into the safety systems prepared by him but he had been dead for three years already…
'Whoever this is, they seem to be taking liberties with you a little too much' Near drawled narrowing his eyes in a sudden wave of possessiveness. Mello ignored him and answered, This is fucking impossible!
His hands were shaking, his thoughts speeding.
Is it…? Follow the path in the woods and see by yourself, Mihael Keehl…
The blonde quickly shut the laptop down and hid it in the wardrobe again. He took a leather jacket and was about to turn the key in the lock when Near grabbed his elbow stopping him.
'Don't you even think about going there without explaining to me what is going on, Mihael' Nate growled stabbing his black filled with fury eyes to his lover.
'I'll tell you when I come back' Mello snapped and tried to break free.
'Hell no' Near pinned him to the door with lips clenched in a thin line, 'You are telling me everything now.'
'I have to go!' The blonde yanked again, 'Let go of me, you little fucker…!' He snapped glaring at the albino.
'Fine, then I am going with you' the bluish-haired teen muttered lowly grabbing his jacket from a coatstand and putting on the sneakers.
'You can't ! It may be dangerous!' Mello opposed at once, shaking his head.
Near suddenly snickered widely, 'Oh, don't make me laugh, Mihael. After all I have been through to get here, you tell me it might me dangerous…? There is no such a word in my dictionary' he threw in. His lips were grinning but his eyes remained stony cold.
'At least take a gun, you stupid fuckwitt' Mello sighed in defeat. There was no time for an argument now.
'Naturally' the albino came to the closet and took a white revolver from the hiding place.
'Have I ever mentioned how idiotic it looks in this color…?' The blonde snorted hiding his own black gun in the calf pocket of his pants.
'You used more sophisticated adjectives when you gave it to me, Mello' Near smirked.
'It did suit too well, what could I say?' The leather-clad rolled his eyes, 'I still claim that you couldn't have asked me for a more cunty one.'
'And I still don't give a flying fuck about your opinion on that matter as long as I like it' Near muttered coming to the blonde again and placing a small kiss on his neck. The blonde half-lidded his eyes feeling the unexpected pleasure of this small caress. But out of the blue Near bit down hard on the flesh.
'Ouch…!' Mello squeaked in surprise and pain pushing the albino away with hurt in his crystal eyes. 'What the fuck was that…!?' He shouted at the teen in white.
'A reminding that I am not done with you yet' Near snorted licking his lips over and feeling the metallic taste of blood. 'It's been a while since I left my mark on you for the last time…' he snickered horrifyingly presenting his crimson-colored teeth.
'Fucking cocknugget…' Mello drawled through clenched teeth and took a little transmitter from a pocket. 'After pressing the button we will have around seven minutes to reach the emergency exit on the ground floor before they turn on the power supply again' he muttered to Near, 'Don't fall during the run, fluffy head.' The albino only stuck his tongue out on him in reply. 'Alright… when I count to three we go. One…— he grabbed the knob — two…— Near clenched his fingers on the gun in his hand. — Three…!' Mello pressed the button and all the lights switched off at once. They both rushed out of the room and quickly ran down the corridor to the staircase. The fitted carpet was stifling their steps.
They heard the clamor somewhere behind them but didn't slow down even for a while before reaching the door on the ground floor and swinging them open. This one exit was no longer in use and would stay locked up all the time but Mello had taken care of making it their best fleeing way.
'To the forest before they notice you, Mr. Camouflage' the blonde commanded sending Near an urging look. They both hid behind the bushes in the very last moment before all the lights in the building switched on again. 'Let's go, fluffy head' he took the albino's hand and pulled him behind himself.
'Who is waiting for us there, Mello?' Near asked again, strengthening the handshake.
'The person who was supposed to be dead…' Mello said in a grief tone.
…
Mello remained silent no matter how hard Near tried to pull out of him some more information about the mysterious person hiding in the forest. The blonde was following the path looking forward but seeming not to see anything, being completely engrossed in his thoughts.
And these were racing.
The vortex of unanswered questions, anxiety and confusion were whirling in his mind but the more he was trying to calm down, the faster the chaos in his head was spreading out while he should stay vigilant and focused.
It might as well be a trap, he thought keeping Near's hand and leading him through the darkness. The moonlight lightened up their way helping them see where they were heading for.
It's impossible to even think he could still… No, it cannot be true!
But then again there was only one person in the world who had been able to hack his security systems, no matter how complicated they were. Mello remembered well how frustrated but impressed he'd felt after every successful hacking attack led by that one person…It was the only thing he couldn't ever beat him in.
After his death he'd felt broken and lonely. He'd lost then not only the faithful and genius hacker but also a good friend… Ever since the modest funeral he'd promised to himself to forget and move forward. It'd been no sense in despairing over his death, it wouldn't bring him back to life anyway.
Whoever dares impersonate him will suffer a long death…, Mello thought narrowing his eyes. That blow was below the belt.
'It must be someone important to you' Near said feeling the unwanted jealousy growing in his guts.
'Why do you claim so?' The blonde muttered not looking at him.
'You seem truly touched, you really care… it's not an often thing in your case' the albino stated in monotone.
'Maybe I really do…' Mello whispered not spotting the hurt in Near's posture.
The seemingly endless path finally led them to the glade. Near strained his sight noticing the suspicious big object in the middle. When the moon came out from behind the clouds, he finally understood what he was looking at. 'Is it… a helicopter…?' He asked with a frown, 'How did it appear here…?'
Suddenly they noticed a movement - the door opened and someone came out of the machine.
Mello inhaled sharply recognizing the familiar striped shirt and baggy jeans on the person in front of them. The same his friend had been wearing on the day of his death. His heart sped up when he saw the too well-known big goggles on the forehead of the red-headed man. His knees weakened when the moonlight revealed the features of his face…
'Stay here, Near. I will handle this' he muttered trying to sound ordering but his words came out formed rather in a squeak when he took the first step into the stranger's direction.
'Oh? I think not' the albino drawled through set teeth seeing Mello's pale face.
'Listen to me for once, you dumbass' the blonde hissed but Near ignored it and followed him like a shadow keeping the loaded white revolver behind his back.
'Well, well, well…' the redhead smirked adjusting the vest as he was approaching the two. 'Look at you, Mells, how you've grown up!' His bright eyes twinkled playfully.
'This can't be real…' Mello shook his head looking into this so familiar face despite its newly gained maturity. 'I have fucking buried you!' He exclaimed clenching his hands in fists.
The man only chuckled quietly, 'Ah, charming as always' he muttered under his breath, 'Yet I am standing right in front of you now, Mello' he added in a stronger voice, 'And I am very much alive' he spread his arms widely smirking maliciously.
'That's what I can see' Mello snorted crossing his arms, 'But how is it possible, Matty…? I am sure that the corpse I identified that day was yours…'
'We have always argued who was smarter…' Matt snickered pushing his hands into the vest's pockets, 'But when the decisive moment had come, I was the one who outsmarted you, Mihael Keehl.' He took a cigarette and lighted it inhaling deeply.
'But why…? Why did you do that, Mail Jeevas…?' He used Matt's real name as well this time, trying to understand the redhead's motives.
'The reason is simple' Matt snorted, 'If you only weren't so awfully blind…' he set his eyes on the albino by Mello's right side. 'It's because of you, Nate River…' he spitted out Near's name in a pure disgust.
'Don't pull Near into it' Mello snapped, 'It doesn't concern him.'
'Oh, on the contrary…' Matt laughed a little again blowing a puff of smoke. 'It's all about him from the very beginning to the very end…'
'What are you talking about…? You haven't ever even met in person!' The blonde exclaimed, not understanding a thing.
'Do you know why I was letting you rule the L.A. Mafia even though I might have been a much better leader?' The redhead suddenly asked.
Mello frowned, 'You have the guts to say something like that in my presence, Matty…' he drawled through clenched teeth.
'Because I didn't want to ruin the friendship between us' Matt ignored him, 'I didn't want you to turn your back on me. And so I always did as you told me to. But being seemingly obedient I was hoping that one day I would get my prize…' he cut off inhaling the cigarette smoke again.
'You were my right hand. It was the highest position you could ever hold. What else might have you wanted…?' Mello arched a brow in consternation.
'I wanted the thing Nate River has stolen away from me…' the man growled stabbing Near with his eyes.
'What the fuck does it mean, fluffy head!?' The blonde snapped at the albino.
'It means you' Near replied calmly to Mello's question, returning the filled with hatred look Matt was sending him.
'What…!?' The level of Mello's irritation had almost reached its top already.
'Matt hates me because you love me instead of him even though it was him who had been there for you in the most difficult moments of your life as the mafia member. I am the reason for his treason because I have something he never will…' he smirked at the redhead and clasped his and Mello's fingers together, 'I have your heart, Mihael' he said looking at the blonde finally.
'Shut the fuck up, you albino freak…!' Matt shouted in fury suddenly aiming his gun at the bluish-haired teen in white.
'Whoa, not that quickly…' Mello stood in between them shielding Near, 'Is it true…?' He asked looking into Matt's eyes.
The redhead winced and put out the cigarette under his sneaker, 'You know the answer, Mells' he replied with pain hidden deeply in his light green eyes.
'I had no idea…' the blonde started feeling truly awkward, 'You were my best friend but I have never... — he cut off for a second —…I am sorry, Mail' he finished finally.
'I might have had my chance if he hadn't appeared on the stage…' Matt's eyes went to the albino behind Mello's back again.
'That's why you betrayed him…?' Near snorted leaning out from behind the leather-clad teen.
'What…!?' Mello once again felt confused.
'After faking his death he came straight to my father' Near stated calmly, 'It's not a secret that Richard River hates you, Mello' he said to him, 'But he hates his own son even more…'
And the blonde finally understood everything. A sole tear of disappointment rolled down his cheek, his heart throbbed in the face of his best friend's betrayal. 'I have trusted you, Matty…' he whispered, 'And you fucking want to kill my boyfriend…!' He yelled in pure fury. 'You fucking son of a bitch…!' He aimed his own gun at the redhead in a sudden impulse.
Matt only smirked, 'Think it over, Mello. It's still not too late to make the right decision' he muttered unloading his gun and hiding it behind the vest.
Near suddenly embraced the blonde from behind, brushing away his fare hair and exposing the bright red mark, 'This says I'm taken, you clitface' he murmured to the hacker with a dangerous spark in his onyx eyes.
Matt narrowed his eyes, 'We shall see' he hissed and then set his sight on Mello again, 'You know, it hurts a little, seeing you aiming at me with your gun, we were once best friends, after all…' The blonde didn't move even for an inch, having shock written all over his face. Matt sighed heavily, 'Whatever your choice will be, you won't win this time, Mihael…' he backed into the helicopter again, 'I will be back but no longer alone so choose well…' saying that he shut the door and started the engine. The sudden gust forced the two teens to retreat into the wood again. They both observed the leaving machine until it disappeared in the night sky.
Mello shook off the strange paralyses and hid his revolver back to his pocket. 'Clitface…? Seriously?' He smirked at Near. The albino grabbed his waist and kissed him hungrily.
'I have the best tutor if it comes to the matter of swearing' he muttered near Mello's lips stroking lightly his lower back.
'Obviously' the blonde rolled his eyes and they turned around to the hospital again. And as much as Mello was trying to seem fine, inside he was completely shattered.
Second Note: I feel so evil for making Matt a bad guy... xD But is he really rotten to the core...?
Mello and Near are in a dangerous situation right now... Will they have to cope with this problem all alone or will someone give them a hand...? It'll appear soon ;3 Reviews are always welcome and appreciated :)