Chapter five:
"You'll have to become my slave as a soul handed to me as what I am." Near explains and Mello's eyes narrow in anger upon hearing this.
"Fuck no!"
"I told you that you wouldn't like it." Near tells him slightly glancing away. "But it's your choice of what fate you will face."
"You're just making it up." Mello hisses glaring daggers at the platinum haired boy. "This has to be some kind of trick for you to try to fucking get to me! To try to make you do what you want!" He begins to back away. "Well guess what it won't fucking work!" He turns and dashes away with Near opening his mouth to say something slightly reaching out after him.
Near stops however and lowers his hand watching where Mello disappeared into. He turns away to head away before he comes face to face with the ones that he is trying to get away from. He knows that he will have to deal with the blonde at some point though.
Meanwhile Mello is walking through the trees grumbling to himself.
"Stupid Near. Stupid trick to try to get me to do what he wants." Mello keeps going on about how it all had to be some kind of prank or trick but his grumbling is slowly ceasing as is his walking. He finally slows to a stop though he just remains standing there for a good few moments. His mind is flashing the memory of what he had seen and felt when he was shown Hell. His mind racing to try to figure out how that was staged… But his mind is coming nowhere closer to figuring it out and he bites his bottom lip finding that there should have been no way for it to be staged which could mean…. He releases his lip and his eyes widen. "No way…. Was that…. Was that really all real…?" He pauses for a moment before glancing back slightly in the direction that he had just left. He doesn't see anyone following him from the amount of head turn he has done. He stands there trying to find anyway for it to have all been fake but his mind can't even figure out how it was all done if it was. He turns away again this time looking down to his feet for a good few long seconds in silence. He doesn't know what he should even do.
No one will believe him if he tries to tell to anyone about this and even Matt will probably think that he's gone out of his mind.
Mello closes his eyes tightly knowing that he is in a tight spot now. He has just realized that there really is demons at Whammys orphanage and no doubt they might come for him…. He isn't even sure what Near is going to do but he bets that the other cannot just let him go as he might even be forced to hunt the blonde down to make him pay the price. His mind takes him back to the scene he had seen that was shown to him of Hell. He feels lost on what he should do as he can either accept his fate and wait for his execution or he can take Near up on his offer in order to save his life. He's been backed up into a tight corner and it's a real problem as neither option really appeals to the blonde genius.
Finally he makes a decision and wanders back the way he came curious about what he might see.
Mello gets back to the spot where he had left Near but the other is no longer there. He glances around yet doesn't even see a shadow of a person nearby. He moves right up to the spot trying to determine where the other had gone.
That's when he began to hear scratching noises that started at one side then began to come around him like more than figure or thing was circling him.
Mello tenses believing that he might need to defend himself and fight for his life. He however is having trouble spotting the figures that seem to be circling him drawing closer and closer. He doesn't know where to focus or where to strike as all he can do is stay alert and wait for at least one of the things circling him to jump out at him. His heart pounding in his chest as he catches a glimpse of a shadowy figure larger than Near with demonic wings as the figure jumped behind a tree. His mind once again begins flashing reminders of the hellish land he had been shown making his heart pound so hard in his chest. He spins around hearing a bush rustle from behind him and his instinct screams at him to run but his mind is screaming back that there is nowhere to go. He swallows harshly trying to keep that action quiet as his eyes watch waiting for an opening or a way out.
Leaves rustle and twigs snap as soon the figures will have no place to hide and will need to step out into view if they wish to truly attack the blonde orphan…. Which is what Mello is sure that whoever or whatever is coming closer, wants from him.
Strange whispers that sound like voices carried by the wind confuse the blonde slightly until a feeling of dread passes through him wondering if these were demons coming for him.
Coming for him because he found out Near's secret and left when Near offered him a way to try to save himself from doom.
His body shivers as a chill shoots down his spine and the hairs on his arms rise along with goosebumps. He tries to keep his breathing in check not wanting to let whatever it was know that terror had just shot through his body.
The area around him grows suddenly quiet without even the chatter of birds being heard in the air that seems to have come to a standstill. Like the whole world has gone silent to hold its breath in anticipation of what might end up happening to blonde.
Mello's eyes scan the area around him desperately trying to catch a glimpse of any possible attackers.
That's when one chose the moment to strike jumping out of hiding behind a bush soaring towards Mello.
Mello spins around to face it and gets ready to try to defend himself against the shadowy figure with demon wings spread open wide.
However just before the figure could come into contact with him another figure swoops in tackling the other away from Mello starting a fight between them as Mello watches shocked.