'Nate?' I try to figure where his voice came from but it sounds like it's coming from everywhere. 'Let me see you please.' I silently beg knowing no one will understand me if I try to speak through the gag.
"I have a new toy." He chuckles insanely and I feel a curved blade press against my stomach almost like a blade is almost wrapped around me. "It'll be so much fun to test it out… but…" He pulls the blade away from me. "It will kill you faster and I want to hear you scream."
'SHIT!' I swear in my head and I struggle trying to get out of my binds.
"Nate." A's voice drifts around me as I continue to struggle. "It's ready."
'What? What is ready! And what is that smell!? It smells like burning corpse!' I can't get out no matter how much I struggle.
Nate laughs insanely. "Perfect!" Hurried footsteps are also heard around me which I have come to the conclusion that we must be somewhere that's big and empty like a store house so every sound sounds like it's everywhere around me.
A door closes then what sounds like two pairs of footsteps walk getting louder which probably means they're getting closer.
I stop struggling and try to think of another way out. I feel a hand on my shoulder making me tense up but then my gag and blind fold are removed. I look to A who had let me speak and see along with B who has his hand on my shoulder.
"Mello…." A says softly looking really worried about something.
"We need your help." B sighs softly wishing that they didn't have to do this and that they could've just kept Nate as Nate but life doesn't always turn out how someone wants it to.
I blink in surprise. "What kind of help?" I ask them.
"Nate has snapped going into insanity." A explains. "It may have been fine but the way he is acting and such…. It just isn't the boy we know and love as our adopted son." He explains. "He seems to have completely forgotten everything important casting it aside to be this….. Insane monster that we don't even recognize." He looks down still really worried. "We need your help snapping him out of it so we can have the Nate we know and love back. We think you may be able to turn him around from his insanity much faster as you are the only alive person that can possibly put a stop to the pain you put him through. At least fast enough before any true damage is done."
"It would have been fun to have if it wasn't someone we cared about like Nate. And you had better not slip up. Or you're as good as road kill. No. You'll be worse than road kill. Much worse." B threatens me with a hard stare.
I blink and I begin to wonder if it's my fault Nate has gone insane. "Alright. Let me try." I agree and I glance around seeing bare grey cement flooring with the metal walls of an abandoned store house. I look back to the two as BB unties me. I stand and I glance behind me but what I see makes my eyes widen slightly.
A burning body is in the room but right by the door that lets the smoke and smell out plus it's far enough away it could be an easy to miss sound.
I look away from it with a gulp hoping that I'm not next on the list. "Bring me to Nate." I say.
A and BB look and me with warning looks then they turn away from me ready to take me to Nate the one that currently holds my love.
No one's P.O.V.
A camera is recording what is going on with Nate and Gevanni in the smaller but still empty room of the store house.
"To those watching back at that place you call headquarters I hope you enjoy the death of your comrade." Nate chuckles and approaches Gevanni with a still bloody knife. "Almost as much as I will enjoy killing him."
Gevanni struggles trying to get free and opens his no longer gagged mouth to try to call for help but Nate kicks him in the stomach knocking the chair over along with knocking the wind out of Gevanni.
Nate smiles widely in such an insane way down at Gevanni it would make Hell freeze over and with the ruler of the underworld with it. Nate knows that A and BB agree with what he is doing but he didn't really listen to that mushy stuff about love and care. He can't figure out those confusing feelings right now so why even have them in the first place!? He crouches down grabbing a fistful of Gevanni's hair and he drags the blade of the knife along Gevanni's cheek making a shallow cut along with leaving a small bit of the blood on the knife behind. He laughs and brings the knife up to his mouth licking the blood off of it.
Gevanni tries to struggle his way out only to get a punch to the face.
"Say goodbye!" Nate laughs raising the knife to strike Gevanni in the head with the blade.
'This is the end!' Gevanni screams in his head as he braces himself and has his life flashing before his eyes.
Someone tackles Nate off of Gevanni and the two wrestle until Nate is pinned underneath Mello.
A and B rush inside with A turning off the camera.
B hovers by Mello and Nate but doesn't make a move to stop them only staying close just in case.
"Get off of me blondie!" Nate snarls as he struggles underneath Mello managing to push the other off of him so he jumps to his feet. He puts a foot on Mello's chest with a smirk. "I'll make your skin a lovely color." He almost laughs but Mello grabs Nate's leg with a determined look.
"Nate this isn't you! Stop this!" Mello tries to reason with the white haired boy. "Listen to me! Snap out of it!"
"Ha! HA!" Nate laughs darkly. "Snap out of it? Oh but my dear we are just getting to a good part." He licks his lips staring down at Mello as if he is a predator about to see the blood spill from its prey.
Mello doesn't falter. "Nate please." He tries to get up but Nate doesn't let him. "Just be yourself again. That's what we want." He holds back the tears of the thought of losing Nate forever to the madness. "Forgive me Nate for what I did. I'll make it up to you I promise."
Nate growls and crouches down bringing the knife's tip to Mello's throat. "Your screams and lifeless eyes will be punishment enough." He practically spits out at the other.
Mello looks pleading and lovingly into Nate's eyes. He holds out his hand towards Nate. "Let me help you. Come back to us as the Nate we know and love."
Nate kicks Mello in the stomach but even through the pain Mello doesn't falter only cringing slightly.
"Nate." Mello pushes himself up now that he's no longer being held down and wraps his arms around Nate.
Nate tenses and tries to push Mello away even slicing at him with the knife but Mello takes it still hugging Nate. He slows to a stop as he pants slightly and the knife slips from his hand. His eyes blur slightly with tears but he shuts his eyes tightly trying to push away the confusing emotions that is raging as a storm inside of his soul.
Mello closes his eyes and feels as if he can feel Nate's aurora emitting off the slightly younger boy, the confusion, hurt, pain and insanity. He tries to mentally reach out to Nate hoping to help mend him back together.
Nate sniffles and turns his head away from Mello as he starts to shake no longer sure what to even think or do anymore.
"Come with Whammy's with me. A and BB can come as well." Mello says softly but loud enough for the three to hear. "You don't have to and you don't have to change yourselves but it's a suggestion. A place of safety and a place you can rest."
Nate lowers his head and lets the tears fall from his eyes. "Why…. Why should I trust you?" He demands.
"Because I will make it up to you and I am not lying to you. Believe me and let us help you." Mello keeps his voice gentle.
Nate opens his eyes and looks to A and BB who are watching this happen while Gevanni is blindfolded and gagged unable to see what's going on. He lets his tears fall. "I'm sorry!" He whimpers.
A and BB smile.
"It's ok." A tells Nate.
"We are just glad that we have you back." B agrees.
Mello pulls away keeping Nate in arm's length. "Yeah and you owe me for attacking me like you did."
Nate laughs wiping the tears from his eyes. "You deserved it." He may have a small thread of sanity back but it is very unstable and weak that it can break at even the slightest touch. He stands up with Mello doing the same.
"Let's go and this time we'll go together." Mello smiles to Nate who smiles back.
Nate goes over to A and BB hugging them getting a hug back from them.
Mello goes over to Gevanni who is laying on the floor and crouches by him. "Gevanni won't be needed if go to Whammy's he'll only cause problems." He looks up to the trio as they turn to look at Mello and Gevanni.
Nate goes over to his knife and picks it up. "We could kill him." He smirks widely showing he still has insanity inside of him.
Mello stands up and goes over to Nate. "I was thinking of something a little different." He puts his hand on Nate's hand that's holding the knife. "Something that will make him useful to us."
"Spill." Nate raises an eyebrow at the blonde.
Mello smiles and pecks Nate's cheek. "Not with him in the room. I don't think it'd be as fun if he knew." He tells the stormy grey eyed male making him smile.
With the team…..
L comes into the main room being greeted by the team but before any of them can ask if his day off went well Watari contacts them through a computer.
"Ryuzaki we have a new killing." Watari informs L.
"Send it to the computer please." L asks Watari moving closer to the computer with the team so everyone can see.
"Yes sir." Watari accepts what was asked of him and he sends the pictures of two males murdered with a M carved on one's back and a G carved on the others back.
"Oh great a new killer is on the loose." Matsuda groans in annoyance.
"This isn't a new killer." L shakes his head as if to say no then looks back to the pictures with his thumb resting against his lips. "It's them and they are trying to let us know they have them. It could be a sign that they may kill the two soon. I am beginning to wish I hadn't brought Mello into this."
Halle puts a hand on L's shoulder making him look to her. "Mello is a strong boy. Right now he and Gevanni are the only ones able to talk to the three and Mello should be able to get close enough to help turn the three around to the path of good." She assures the older man.
L glances to her then to the team who are nodding their heads in agreement. "I know." He lets them know. "I am just thinking that he is young and if he gets killed then his life will be cut short." He explains.
"It'll be alright. You knew we needed him on board and without you we wouldn't even be close to catching these criminals." Soichiro lets L know with an assuring smile on his face.
L smiles softly. "Thank you but it's a team effort don't forget."
Rester moves away from the group just wanting to find Gevanni not really listening to what the others are saying. He hopes Gevanni is alright.
Near's P.O.V.
I smirk and nod as Mello tells us his plan.
Gevanni was moved to the other room while we all talked about what to do with him.
"I like your idea. It will help get them off of our tails and we get to have a little fun." B nods in agreement.
"LET'S DO THIS!" A jumps up with a fist pump in the air.
No one's P.O.V.
The four leave the room and a question pops up in Nate's mind which he speaks up about.
"Say before we put this plan into action where will we go after?" He asks A and BB.
A gives a little shush look to Nate. "We will try to head out of the city maybe even the country but first we must get rid of this pest first." He moves closer and whispers in Nate's ear the real plan. "We'll hide out in Whammy's for a little bit then the first chance we get we'll head out to Edmonton but we need to have a plan and such first."
Nate nods. "Sounds good." He smirks widely almost madly.
B picks up Gevanni carrying him to the truck, past the ashes by the door that used to be Silvers body, and throws him to the floor of the truck. "Ok let's get on in everyone!" He calls back to the store house.
Nate and Mello race outside with A walking out behind them.
B smiles and thinks to himself. 'My family, me, A and Nate will never be broken apart no matter what.' He goes into the passenger side of the truck while A gets into the drivers with Mello and Nate in the back.
A begins driving one everyone's safely inside and they head off to begin Mello's plan.
The truck drives down the morning road traffic following traffic rules as to try to blend in to sneak around.
Soon Gevanni will be off of their hands.
