Chapter twelve:

Things are actually pretty peaceful so Mello and Near don't have to do too much.

Mello helps to organize patrols to make sure that things elsewhere are still safe. He does admit to himself that Near does actually look a little more relaxed with him helping out in taking care of things. He finds himself smiling a little at seeing this. He is actually really glad that he gets to help take the burden of leading this group as best as they can until they return to their bodies back home.

Matt makes it back and the whole group sit with Mello and Near by Near's room in this world.

"How are things looking?" Near inquires looking to them.

"The humans are no longer there. However they have set up cameras and we found a few traps." Matt explains to Near as he and Mello listen. "It looks like they are still hoping that they'll find us over there."

"Okay. Then we will continue to avoid that area. We can't risk them possibly tracking us further past that area. We must also be careful whenever going out." Near decides to which the group nod in understanding. "Spread the word please." He looks to Matt as the others, except for Mello, head to leave. "Matt. Can you stay for a moment?"

Matt sits back down and once the three are all alone there Near speaks again.

"I don't think we can continue to wait for too much longer. We need to begin research. Eventually we are going to have to feed. And I don't think any of us want to have to deal with that." Near glances to the other two who glance to each other admittedly in agreement to this. He continues as they turn back to him. "So we should set out and try to get what we can. We will have to try to stay out of sight. Use our ability to transform but also sneak around. Mello's last attempt proves that we can't just walk in then expect that we can try to blend in with them."

Mello bites his bottom lip knowing this all too well.

"I am so ready to get back home." Matt admits with a slight groan. "I miss my games."

Mello releases his bottom lip. "Then lets get going. Indeed the sooner we get home the better."

With this agreement they get up to leave.

Near notices A so he approaches the other. "We are heading out. I need you to make sure that things keep going smoothly while we are going." He says loudly so others hear him. He was once friends with both A and BB in their home world before everything happened with the two so Mello isn't surprised Near picked A.

A nods his head then dips his head. "Of course your highness." He agrees.

With that taken care of Near heads off with Mello and Matt following along. They head to the edge of the city and hide behind some trees and bushes that are close together. They look at the city as the humans go about their days.

"How about we enter there?" Mello nods his head to which the two look to see an entrance to an empty looking alleyway.

"Good idea Mello." Near agrees in a whisper and the three take the forms of humans actually using some people that they had seen walking around.

They all are clearly hoping that this will help hide them when they get into the city. They are all aware just how risky and dangerous this is. They just will either have to find a way back home or possibly have to kill someone to be able to feed. They can't just let themselves starve to death after all. None of them want to go out that way no matter how much they despise the idea of how these changelings feed. They enter the alleyway following it past some busier areas and come to where it basically ends after a little walking. They glance out no seeing many people. They walk out carefully trying to not draw attention to themselves. They head for another alley hoping to use it to help hide them from being seen too much. They are in the forms of those that they had seen in this city so they gotta try to not set off any alarms or suspicion.

Mello tries to calm his racing heart as they continue further making it deeper and deeper into the city. He can't help remembering what had happened last time he had tried to do this. He just hopes that this goes a lot better than it did for him. He suddenly realizes that they have no idea where to even find the nearest library. "How are we supposed to find the library?" He inquires quietly to the other two.

Matt looks uncertain to which he glances to Near also looking for answers to this inquiry.

"We have no choice but to just look around. If we find a place that maybe we can find a map or something that might take us there then we'll take it." Near admits his thoughts on it. "Cities usually have more than one scattered around so we should be able to find one."

As if the universe is smiling down on them a group of students walk past the entrance to the alley the three have arrived to.

"Thank you for coming with us to the library to study." One of the students mentions to another as they don't seem to have really taken much notice of the disguised three.

Probably having seen the ones they are disguised as roaming around before.

"No problem." Another member of the group that the three decide to follow to the library trying to seem casual. "I really need to study for this test anyways. So why not potentially get help for things I am stuck on."

The disguised three try to pretend that they are not following them as they even pause to glance into some stores as if just going for a walk together.

It seems to work as the group arrive at the library while the disguised three walk past at first to not freak out the group if they notice.

The three circle back after walking around a little then head into the library.

It is a decently sized library and the three look around realizing there is a second floor and they wonder where do they even begin looking. None of them have ever had to look up such things and not to mention that this library is unfamiliar to them.