Chapter twenty two:
Whammy's house orphanage.
The three from there stop and look at it.
The place looks to be in ruins but it is still a building.
"I thought I saw the path to here." Matt says.
"What is this place?" Kaori wonders out loud.
"To think that this place used to be so grand looking…. Now it is almost like it was never inhabited." Matt says with an exhale of surprise.
Kaori looks to the sign.
It's dirty and so Allen cleans it enough for them to read.
"Whammy's house orphanage." Allen reads out loud.
"It's where we used to live." Matt says glancing back as Mello and Near start walking towards the orphanage.
The gate happens to be destroyed enough for them to slip past without having to climb it.
"You guys are orphans?!" Kaori gasps.
Matt nods. "Yeah." He says then goes to catch up with the other two.
The others follow but are obviously feeling sorry for the three orphans.
The door now creaks as Mello opens it.
They head inside and take a look around themselves.
This once magnificent place…. Now reduced to ruins that still hold the look of what it once was.
The three orphans can see the building how it truly was from even where the others would most likely be hanging out.
"It almost seems like it was all yesterday…. Yet you look around here and it makes it almost feel like it's been years." Mello says almost in a gasp.
"It's been abandoned for a good while." Near says twirling his hair. "But yes it almost feels like it was all yesterday yet so long ago." He agrees.
"I wonder if everything is as old looking." Matt races towards the bedroom area. He enters his room to find that though there has been at least some damage to pretty much the whole building there is still his gaming systems. "Sweet mother of electricity." He says and he rushes in feeling like he's in heaven as he races around almost like a little kid in a candy store unsure of where to even start. He is soon sitting down just like he used to before the beasts and is once again indulging himself into his electronic gaming system. He feels like that heavy need inside of him has finally been filled.
The others had went to look around and check things out if they have a specific want to check something.
After all for the three orphans there is so many memories from when they first arrived all the way to them escaping the beasts in this place.
Matt is able to play his games for a good little bit but doesn't notice the shadow fall over him as someone walks up behind him silent.
The figure is looking down at Matt and is moving closer and closer but not bending down yet.
Matt finishes the game and cheers throwing his arms into the air with one holding the controller giving a 'wha-hoo!' only to freeze as he notices the shadow over him. He turns shakily and a little slowly only to come face to face with a dark figure. He jumps away with a scream of fright.
Mello bends over and slightly glares at Matt though now the red head can actually see that it is Mello. "What the hell are you doing?" He asks.
Matt relaxes seeing it's Mello. "You scared me!" He sighs after speaking then speaks again. "Anyways I couldn't help it. I needed to play some video games. I just had to."
Mello sighs and straightens to his normal standing position closing his eyes for a moment. "Typical." He sighs softly. "Anyways it might be dangerous to stay here too long. Don't forget the beasts are still out there." He warns.
Matt nods and does a salute. "Yes sir!"
Mello slightly rolls his eyes then begins to walk out. "Just wrap up your stuff." He says as he leaves.
"Yes sir!" Matt says once again.
Near is walking along the hallway close to the playroom when he suddenly hears a floor board creek. He pauses wondering if it was just him or not so he glances back but sees no one. He looks around but still no signs of anyone. He cautiously continues on to look around staying on high alert.
Kaori and Igneous are checking out the common room and they think they see movement in the broken window that makes them spin around but there's nothing there making them move closer to each other though if they were older they would have wondered if it was just them in the window.
Allen is hovering in the area that Igneous and Kaori are in. He thinks he sees something
Mello on the other hand is walking down a hall with now abandoned bedrooms that technically became abandoned when the people of the orphanage were killed, turned or had escaped.
Something comes up behind him and it isn't long before Mello notices.
Mello turns to see who or what has come up behind him.
Looming over him is a beast that looks ready to make Mello it's lunch.
Mello moves quickly and just as the beast reaches for him he slips past racing to the way out of the hall. "MATT GET OUT OF HERE! EVERYONE GET OUT!" He shouts out loudly hoping everyone can hear.
Matt pokes his head out just after the beast runs past. His eyes widen and he waits for the beast is out of sight then he runs to get to the front lobby.
Mello keeps running and sees the front lobby where the others are hurrying over to.
"We heard screaming is everything... Alright..." Kaori finishes quietly and her eyes widen a little as the beast comes into view.
Matt rushes past it to join the others.
"Get out of here!" Mello orders and the group turns rushing out the door as fast as they can.
The beast roars pausing for a second to do so then it too follows the group out the door.
The group keeps running and get out of the gates but then Mellos pant leg gets caught making him fall over with a cry of surprise. The others stop and turn only to see that Mello is caught.
"Mello!" Near rushes back crouching down and helps Mello get unstuck then they keep going. He glances to the side and sees more beasts coming.
Mello hasn't noticed them yet.
The beasts are getting closer and closer making Near know there isn't enough time to warn Mello and that the others who are waiting for them are far enough they aren't in as much danger.
Near turns back to Mello. "I'm sorry. Please don't blame yourself." He says.
"Huh?" Mello glances over his shoulder that is opposite to where the beasts are coming from. "What was that Near?"
Suddenly Near shoves Mello away making him stumble forward a good distance.
Mello turns to snap at the other only to have his eyes widen as Nears leg is grabbed causing him to fall. "NEAR!" He screams and tries to stop the beast dragging Near towards the group of other beasts.
"GO!" Near shouts. "SAVE YOURSELVES!"
"I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT YOU!" Mello shouts back.
The group of other beasts are ready to grab Mello as well as the rest of the survivors group who is running to help.
"We have no choice." Allen says to Matt. "There's too many."
Near looks pleadingly to Mello. "Please. Go." He says.
Mellos eyes become a little watery but he remains determined. "No. I'm not leaving you." He repeats sternly.
Near shakes his head. "Don't worry about me. Just get out of here."
The beasts start to move to surround Near.
"NO!" Mello screams but suddenly Allen grabs the blonde and works to drag him away from Near and the beasts. "LET GO OF ME!" He growls and screams at Allen who is fighting against his struggles to drag him away. "WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM!"
Matt knows it's too late as they can no longer see Near. He helps Allen pull Mello away as the blonde continues to struggle.
"NO!" Mello screams again as tears fall down his face in waterfalls. "NO!"
"Let's go." Allen commands to Kaori and Igneous.
They continue moving away as fast as they can.
Mello continues to struggle now somehow managed to move the position so he's practically over Matts shoulder. He desperately reaches to the direction where Near and the beasts are. "NEAR!" He screams the others name as tears continue to fall down his face. "NEAR!" He throws his head back with a screams as he is practically dragged away.
Meanwhile...
The beasts are getting Near in position for the turning into one of them.
Who said the beasts were actually intelligent? Since it would have been better to have at least one chase those that got away.
They are about to start but that's as far as they get when a sharp command cuts through.
"Stop. We need him alive."
The beasts stop their about to turn Near to one of them and instead one holds Near so he can't escape even as he tries to struggle.
Near glares around himself at every enemy there.
The one that had given the command comes over standing in front of Near looking at the boy with a dark chuckle and growing smirk.
AN:
Exams are done for now!
This was originally written on my phone but I tried to catch any mistakes.
Hope you guys enjoyed anyways.
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Mello.