Chapter five:
Later that day Mello is heading towards the library when suddenly Rodger comes over to him.
"Mello." Rodger says as the two stand facing each other. "Too bad for you that Near did over hear something he shouldn't have and he told you. Aren't I right? Well at least now you know what happens to people who hear something they shouldn't have." He gives a twisted evil smirk.
Mello's eyes widen a touch as he remembers the blood. "You killed him didn't you?!" He growls.
Rodger chuckles. "Killed? Oh dear Mello. He isn't dead. Well he isn't dead yet but he will be. Oh you can count on that in his coming future as we do plan on killing him." He takes a step towards Mello. "You know I was thinking about that. Maybe we should drown him. Hm? Wouldn't that be a wonderful way for him to go? Lack of air, probably struggling to try to escape and it's a prolonged death which will make it much worse." He takes another step towards Mello who takes a step back. "Oh but we should get back to what we are going to do with you."
Mello gets ready to defend himself then suddenly someone grabs him from behind and puts a rag over his mouth and nose. He struggles and tries to fight away the darkness but is failing. He goes limp as the darkness wins.
When he starts to awaken he is already on the metal table, with his back to the table, that was cleaned so there is no blood on it.
He glances around after taking a moment to wake up.
A ginger woman enters the room with a man. "Ah I see he is awake." She says to the blonde man beside her.
"Yes." The blonde man says in a deep voice. "Well you go ahead and grab the girl so she can go to one of her tests."
The ginger woman nods and leaves going through the other door in the room.
The blonde man goes over to Mello pulling a knife out of his pocket as he approaches the blonde. "It's too bad Rodger couldn't have come and do this himself." He says. "Oh well. Guess more choice for me. Especially when your tests start. Perhaps Rodger will be there by then." He says as he brings the knife towards Mello's chest.
Mello struggles against the metal cuffs holding him into place but the cuffs won't allow him freedom. His clothes are ripped from his body by the knife and put into a box. His shirt it mostly ripped off when the ginger woman carries a weak looking Jackeline out of the other room only to leave through the door the blonde man and the ginger woman first came through a little earlier.
Finally when the man is done ridding Mello of his clothes he leaves with the box going out the door that the blonde male entered from.
Mello struggles as he is now alone and naked on this cold metal table he cannot escape from.
A little later the male comes back carrying the clothes his is going to change Mello into.
He climbs on top of Mello to help keep him pinned down as he uncuffs Mello's wrists to put the navy blue t-shirt, that has two rips that show it is not new but it is not really revealing. He cuffs Mello again once that is done though the blonde orphan didn't make any of it easy by struggling. He moves onto the pants that is a pair of dark brown, almost brown, shorts that reach to half way to Mello's knees.
Mello continues to struggle making it difficult as well as to try to get free. He is suddenly slapped hard.
"Stop squirming you twit!" The man growls.
"Get your fat blubbering body off of mine." Mello growls and gets a cut from the knife onto the cheek that wasn't slapped.
"You had better behave or this place will be a lot worse." The man says with a slight laugh. "I will enjoy seeing you do your tests." He says grabbing Mello's face in one hand pulling the blonde orphan up till he is straining against the cuffs on his wrists.
Mello scrunches his eyes shut then looks to the man in disgust and anger.
"Now behave." The man says then let's go of Mello by almost slamming the blonde orphan into the metal table. "If you don't then I'll have to see how well those you care for most will do in being raped with you watching." He says in a warning tone only to lick his lips. "Do behave or you will be making more than just your life more of a Hell."
"You sick bastard." Mello growls.
The man manages to get the pants onto Mello then he uncuffs the blonde taking him into the cage room only to throw him into the cage facing the door, the same one Near is in, makes sure the door locked then leaves.
Mello may have wanted to struggle and fight but when the man threatened of doing such a disgusting thing to those he cares for he just couldn't let that happen. He still has his pride and he does have a heart so there's no way he would push such a terrible thing onto those he cares for because of what he did.
"Are you ok?" Near asks as he moves closer to Mello to examine the other who sits up.
"Yeah." Mello says and turns to the other.
"You got a cut." Near says then moves a hand towards the wound wanting to help Mello but the blonde moves away from Near's hand.
"It's nothing." He says then he gets a better look at Near spotting the blood on the mostly albino's clothing that the people dressed him in. "You are hurt as well." He says.
Near glances to his shoulder, not bothering with the one on his hip. "Yeah but it's no big deal. I'll be fine." He says.
Mello wonders so he moves Near's shirt till he sees the wound on his shoulder. He lets the shirt fall back into place. "Whatever." He turn away to get a better look at where they are. "Where exactly is this?" He asks.
"Welcome to your worst nightmare." Matt, who is in one of the cages by the door answers Mello's question.
Back at Whammy's the next day…
"The cause of death was by blood loss from cuts on her back. She must have been weak from the other torture she went through such as electrocution which made her weaker or to put it in another context. More vulnerable to death." The man who looked at Alison's body informs Rodger. "She was killed hours before you found her so she dead before she was even dumped onto the front step."
"Thank you." Rodger says.
A male teacher who has silky straight black hair that is short on one side and longer on the side, bursts into the room. "Rodger!" He says and his dark hazel eyes look to Rodger telling all that is needed.
"Who is it this time?" Rodger asks knowing that someone else has been killed.
"Jackeline." The teacher responds. His black muscle shirt shifts when he does and his black skinny jeans are a nice fit on him with his dark brown boots that go half way up his leg.
Rodger leans back in his chair. "They are still killing them. Probably was tortured to death." He says then takes a moment's pause before speaking again. "Well we will need to continue investigating. We only have a very small number of kids remaining in the orphanage. That's all we can do. Try to keep them safe and keep looking for those taken before they are killed."
"Yes Rodger." The teacher nods and leaves.
Rodger's P.O.V.
So many kids are out of my hair now and the torture is just a way to test them no matter how fun it is to do.
My headaches are going down and I am happy.
Soon I will have no more brats to deal with.
I blink as I remember something from when we were taking Near….. I should have thought about when I met his sister but still…
Flashback:
I come into the room just as Near throws one of the three guys helping me kidnap Near to the floor pretty much head first leaving the guy dazed. I spot a knife close to me so I pick it up and move over to Near since he has his back to me.
He is fighting the other two standing so I take this chance to put the rag from my pocket over his mouth and nose. He struggles and gets free but the drug is already starting to take effect as he turns to face me.
I slash him on the shoulder knocking him over and landing on the ground leaving some blood on the ground as the drug continues to take over him putting him to sleep. I look at the three on my side to see how they are.
One, named Adam, is still dazed on the floor.
Another, named Jeremy, has a bloody and broken nose.
The final one, named Jeff, is hunched over holding his crotch with a face twisted in pain.
"He surely didn't go down without a fight. I would expect that more from Mello not Near." I say.
"Yeah. He sure did. Almost like he had to wrestle or protect a small child I would think." Jeff says with a voice that is obvious that he is trying to hold back the pain from his voice. His brown eyes is like windows to his pain though. "I think I'm just going to have a date with the floor." He says then he collapses to the floor making his milk chocolate colored hair shift so a few strands fall into his face.
"Ok then." I say after watching him go down to the floor. I turn to Jeremy. "We need to hurry and get Near out of here." I order.
"Wes swir." Jeremy says, his voice sounding strange thanks to his broken nose.
End of flashback.
I wonder what really is hidden in Near's past that we don't know about because he didn't learn to fight here.
Especially to fight well enough to keep three grown men from knocking him out.
I face palm myself. "I can't believe I didn't get a way to contact or find Near's sister." I say to myself. "But then comes the question who exactly is she and could she be a threat to our whole plan? Is she the only sibling? Where is she residing?" He growls after speaking as he finds that his questions only lead to more questions.
So many unanswered questions.
No one's P.O.V.
Mello does his best to try to ignore that Near's wounds are still bleeding, even if it's not by as much as probably earlier, but he can't. He sighs softly and rips part of the mattress from the bottom part making sure he has strips of fabric that can act as bandages. He goes over to Near who is giving him a curious look. He ties the fabric so it is make shift bandages on Near's wounds. "It was just annoying me." He says a little softly then moves away from Near after.
"Thank you Mello." Near says quiet enough Mello knows it was only meant for him to hear and that Near was actually also doing it because he knew Mello didn't want his pride to be hurt.
Mello almost thought he didn't hear Near right. He shrugs it off and lays down on the mattress closing his eyes wanting to just sleep hoping this is all just some messed up dream.
It is after all it is probably night time anyways.