Chapter twenty four:
I get up wandering if maybe he's outside. I head towards the entrance and once I step outside I look around.
There's Kaori, Igneous, Allen and Matt... But no Near.
Kaori and Igneous are running around playing.
Allen and Matt are siting by the outer wall of the cave like place I was in. They are talking but they pause to turn to me as they hear me exit the cave like place.
"Morning Mello." Matt greets.
I turn to fully face him. "Where's Near?" I question.
Matts eyes flicker down then he looks away from me. "I'm sorry Mello." He says softly but loud enough for me to hear.
I blink as fear rises up in me.
No this has to be a dream... Nears here... Right?
"But... He has to be here..." I look to Kaori and Igneous. "If not then who's cooking?"
Suddenly Matt scrambles to his feet. "Shit! I forgot about that!" He races back into the cave like place.
My heart sinks.
No ones P.O.V.
Mello looks down with his whole body facing the direction Kaori and Igneous are in. His eyes get a little watery and begin to fill with depression as the spark of hope dies away to nothing drowning to death in the sorrow now filling him.
Allen decides they can't wait any longer. "Mello..."
The blonde barely acknowledges Allen's presence but he's listening enough that Allen continues.
"There is something me and Matt were holding back on telling you. But I think we've waited long enough." Allen says and his words make Mello turn to him curious. He gets to his feet and turns to Mello looking into his eyes. "Me and Matt believe Near may still be alive." He says. "We have belief that the beasts haven't turned him or killed him yet."
"Why do you think that? If he was alive it would pose a threat to them." Mello says a little confused.
"Mello... Darker Near probably needs Near for something." He says.
Then it clicks in Mellos mind.
Yes. There's the chance Near is being kept alive because darker Near might need him for something.
The spark of hope returns to Mellos eyes igniting the flame of determination inside of him.
"Then we will find him." The blonde says. "No matter what it takes." He brings a hand up to chest level with his elbow bent and clenches his hand into a fist bringing it till it's almost touching his chest as a sign of determination. "We can still save him!"
Allen smiles seeing Mello look brighter than when he was all sad and depressed.
Soon the group eats, the food is a little burnt and pales in comparison to how well Near can cook, then they pack up and are heading out to town.
It's most likely that the beasts home base is somewhere close to where the first one was created.
They hang back for a moment to peer into town to cautiously look to see if there is any beasts there as far as they can see.
"Clear." Mello takes the lead heading inside town to grab some lighters and other such things as well as find out where Near is.
Meanwhile...
"Soon the time will arrive and we will no longer need to wait." Someone says. "We have been patient and watched the enemy as well as testing them." The person turns to the others who he had his back to moments before. "Now." He says. "I want no slaking off from anyone. We cannot afford to lose this battle." He gives a stern look. "Do I make myself clear."
All of the others nod in agreement.
"If it comes to it that not all of us make it back alive then so be it." The male continues. "Any who will die will be doing so in what is needed to be done."
The others cheer.
"Now prepare. I will alert you when it is time." The male commands and the group dissipates to different areas chatting with others going their way. The male watches them go then heads off to a room where none of the others went to. He pushes open the doors as he walks in with the doors closing behind him. He stops just the right distance as to not get hit by the doors. He looks up to something there in the room. "Soon. I promise soon."
Nears P.O.V.
It's almost like there is a heavy darkness looming over me….
Drip.
What is that?
Drop.
Why can't I raise my head?
Drip.
Where is that sound coming from?
Drop.
What's dripping?
Drip.
I finally am able to open my eyes but only half way.
Drop.
I can see this puddle of dark water or well liquid since the floor is black so I can't tell what it is exactly but it seems to cover the whole floor.
Drip.
I can see the liquid shiver as another dripping drop lands in it around what looks to be the centre of the part I am facing.
Drop.
Why is it here?
Drip.
Where is it coming from?
Drop.
My eyelids are so heavy. I don't think I can keep them open for much longer.
Drip.
The sound seems to be loud at the very start but then it fades to silence.
I find myself unconscious a few seconds or less after.
No one's P.O.V.
"Have we found them?" Someone says turning slightly to look to the ones that enter the room.
"Not yet." One reports back.
The person frowns then waves an arm aggressively. "GO! Find them!"
The ones that entered the room turn and race away.
The person lowers the arm then turns to look to a door. The person goes past it then comes into the next room only to stop. "I suppose you should feel lucky we accidently subdued you enough for you to have not awoken when we tossed water onto you to try to awaken you." The person turns to the doorway that is the only entrance and exit door of the room. "However things cannot continue how it is. If things were completed now well it would cause some complications." The person looks over their own shoulder. "A caged animal…. Quite a way to be." The person then faces forward leaving the room as the next words were spoken. "I doubt you'll ever be released from your cage."
Meanwhile….
The survivors have found a store and now they are stocking up on all they need.
Matt spots a note book and goes over to it picking it up.
The outer part of it is made of soft dark brown durable material Matt isn't fully sure what it is but his best guess is a fuzzy leather. The cover has a pattern of vines with leaves then kid made yet artistic like design flowers in the spaces Finally there is a thin long piece of material the outer layer of the book is made of wrapped around the book then the end spiraled along the part wrapped around the book as if to keep it closed. It's decent sized too!
Matt goes to a very impatient Mello. "Say Mello." He says getting the blondes attention. "Why don't you start the book about our adventures?" He suggests holding up the note book. "It'll not only keep your mind off of Near for a little bit but it'll give you something to do instead of impatiently wait for us to stock all the backpacks up." He explains.
Mello hesitates a moment then reaches out and takes the book from Matt. He then looks to it as he holds it about chest level looking down at it.
Matt smiles softly and grabs a pen from the cashier area that is right close by. He hands Mello the pen. "Here. Go ahead." He says.
Mello takes the pen looking to it then closes his eyes for a second with a small sigh then opens his eyes half way. "I suppose." He says.
Matt grins that his friend agreed. "Great! I'll let you know when we are done." He rushes back to helping stock up the backpacks.
Mello sits on the floor with his back against the cashier area that keeps the thing up. He opens the book then opens the pen. "Alright. Here I go." He says as he turns it to the front page.
The pages are a little dimly yellowish white color as if to make the book have a slightly older look.
Mello takes a deep breath. "Well….. Here I go." He uses his legs to as a surface to keep the book on since his knees are bent anyways. He pauses for a little bit to figure out how to start it then when he decides to have an opening instead of leaping right into the story he begins writing bringing the pen to the clean surface of the page. He mummers what he is writing to himself.
It happened so very long ago.
I can't remember exactly how long ago as I began loosing count as the days dragged on.
But I can remember the events that took place as this all began.
When the world began to shift in a dangerous and dark direction. When humanity began to plunge down into the depths of no return just as people predicted for so long that humanity would fall one day... But it didn't happen in the way that they thought it would.
Oh no. It happened in a way no one could have even thought.
Now this place that we survivors that have lived so far in, as death is always a possibility, the place we call home is nothing more than a large waste land of what used to be great beauty... Until THEY came along and humanity plunged into destruction... Into a world of insanity, despair and hardship.
It's possible that humanity will never ever recover from this but that doesn't mean us who have survived so far are going to give up.
We will continue fighting until our dying breaths.
I decided to write this to remember the tale of humanities fall into destruction with hope that if I die before I see humanity's rebirth then I hope that possible future generations will find this fully true tale of our adventures... Our survival... Our battle... However you wish to say it. For we are the ones that have survived this long so we are the survivors!
Perhaps you are a little confused on everything I am talking about.
We should probably start you at the beginning of this story...
Mello raises the pen off the page and reads what he has written so far. "It's a start." He says. He blinks noticing movement and looks up slightly looking to the side seeing the others approaching with the backpacks. He closes the pen then the book even putting the thing around it to keep it closed.
Matt hands Mello the blondes bag. "Ready?"
Mello puts the book and pen into the bag. "Do you really need to ask?" He questions.
Matt, closing his eyes, laughs in an 'guess not haha' way with a hand going to the back of his head.
Soon they are on the move and they cautiously peer outside of the building glancing around for any signs of the enemy.
AN:
I'm not sure if it will affect my writing schedule or not but I have a band now but really it more than likely won't be a huge change in it. That much I can say with a lot of certainty.
Anyways back to the story.
Wow this story is longer than I expected it would be but I'm glad people are enjoying it so far even so.
I hope you have enjoyed this chapter. I enjoy your wonderful reviews by the way thank you so much to such nice people.
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Mello.