Chapter five:
"Where are we going your majesty?" Mello inquires after they get away from the room in the orphanage.
"We'll try to learn as much as we can about humans. More than what we already know about them from spying and feeding on them. This could be a chance for us to gain an upper hand on them back at home. Once we are ready we will get them to open the portal that brought us here once more. However that won't mean that we are done with this world." Near smirks as his two followers listen already thinking that they know what he means. "For I have plans to take this world and gain power from them. It appears that this world is very much unaware of changelings like us. We can feed and perhaps even lull those in our world to a false sense of security." He glances to the other two. "We should be quick however. Before those that were sent to our bodies end up causing trouble in our world. Though if they use the smarts they should have since they are us we should have sometime."
"Of course your majesty." Mello dips his head as he and Matt also smirk at hearing the plan that is laid out for them to follow. "What a brilliant plan. They won't even see it coming."
"Exactly." Near chuckles to this.
In the other world Near lands making it back to the home of the group that the trio found themselves a part of suddenly. He glances around looking for the one that had been waiting for instructions. He spots the one and heads on over.
The changeling turns as Near approaches.
"Some plans have changed. I now need you to take a few others and make sure that humans that are nearby don't come any closer. Get them away from here if you can." Near instructs to which the changeling nods in understanding before hurrying away to do so. He looks around hoping that Mello and Matt have made it back. He spots Matt huddled in a corner as if having been spooked. He then spots Mello not far sitting on a rock looking thoughtful. He approaches Matt first though can feel Mello's gaze following him as he does so.
Matt glances up as Near's shadow falls on him. "They actually shot at me. I was almost hit." He tells the other seeming to be shaken from that experience. "I could have been shot down."
Near places a hand on the red head's shoulder. "What should matter is that you made it out alright and alive. We'll figure things out." He glances away hearing some excited talk from young voices. He sees that it seems like a group of youngsters are going to some training with their mentors. "Matt. I have a very important job for you." He glances to the other who blinks curiously at him. "Go with that group and observe the training. As if to see how it is going. Try to learn as much as you can. Observe and if needed ask questions as if quizzing the youngsters. Me and Mello will try to figure out what to do from here. Learning more about things is also very important."
Matt perks up at this to which he nods his head. "I can do that." He hurries away to follow the youngsters and their mentors.
Near turns as Mello lets out a slight snort. He allows their eyes to meet with one another.
"It is an important task. Did you only offer it to him so he could feel important and forget about being shot at?" Mello questions the platinum blonde haired boy. "I didn't think that you had such thoughts to comfort or even take care of others emotions like that."
"Matt needed such a task." Near points out to the blonde who gets up and heads over to him. "Plus while you and me can try to figure out other things we can learn about this place and these creatures that we have found ourselves as. It'll save us time."
"I suppose so. Oh. And just so you know. Just because I know that in such a time we need to be on the same page doesn't mean that I have to like working with you." Mello tells Near with some sternness though keeps his voice quiet so only the two of them can hear his words that he has spoken.
"I don't expect Mello to like it. I just know that Mello is able to do this. You are more than capable of handling this situation." Near twirls a strand of his hair around his finger while he talks to the blonde haired boy. "I have complete faith in Mello and that he can truly help us be able to get back to our home. Setting everything right again."
Mello slightly rolls his eyes. "Don't try to flatter me." He turns away to be facing the direction of what seems to be Near's home. He doesn't even glance back to the other boy who watches him despite that his back is to him. "I'll be waiting for you in that place that seems to be your room in this world." He heads off in that direction leaving Near standing there with a strand of hair wrapped around his finger.
Near turns to look around the area that they seem to call home. He wants to make sure that everything will be okay while he talks to Mello. He watches as some head out seeming to be hungry by one of them rubbing their stomach, for only a moment, while talking to the other before they leave together. He knows that the three of them will soon enough need to probably feed as well. So he hopes that Matt can find out what exactly they eat in this world.
Since they don't seem to store whatever it is that they eat in their home, as seen by the two that left to go get something to fill their bellies.
Near sees that things are pretty peaceful and everyone seems able to handle themselves right now. He turns away and heads towards the place that he is meeting Mello at as he feels like things will be alright without guidance. He disappears into the spot that is his room in this world.
Just a little outside of the place that they call home in this world Matt arrives to a spot with some fallen logs with the group that he followed.
They split up to begin the training.
Matt climbs onto one of the fallen logs and lays there watching as the training begins. He wonders just what he will end up learning about this world from just observing such training sessions as this.
