The soul mark, imprinted into each human being, reads the name of the person destined to be one's soul mate. Upon finding and touching the hand of that person, a connection is created, linking the two minds together as one. It is by chance that Near hears Mello's words: "You can't be my soul mate, Matt, there's no way your parents would've named you 'Nate'." MelloxNear.
Death Note - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 33 - Words: 139,931 - Reviews: 505 - Favs: 232 - Follows: 228 - Updated: 4/9/2017 - Published: 5/25/2014 - Near, Mello