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Disclaimer: In the beginning of Kiss For SALOME by The Seeker, it sounds like the singer says, "Kiss for salami."

Oh, there is no dream sequence in this one because Mello never fell asleep.



Chapter 3: The Fire


"L!" immediately, I released the smaller boy from my hold, not paying any attention to him as he plopped to the ground.

"Mello." the raven-haired man idly acknowledged me, his onyx eyes trained on my rival. He brought his thumb up to his lips then spoke to Near. "I need to have a word with you," L glanced at me. "Privately." Needless to say I was quite irritated.

"But L, you haven't even talked to me ye-"

"Later, Mello. Come along Near." with that, L turned on his heel, walking down the hall with that brat following him. Sneering, I headed to the common room, not really wanting to go to the Nurse's office now.

It gave me a sense of pride as I walked into the room and all the little children darted out. Also, quite entertaining. I sat on the rather clean beige couch, staring at the wall opposite of me. Too bad all my chocolate was gone because a nice sweet treat would really help out at the moment. I suppose I'll just have to wait until next week, when we're allowed to go to the city.

Frowning, I leaned my head against the back of the piece of furniture, staring up at the ceiling. I wonder…What would it be like to be normal; to have a family and not have to spend night and day fighting my way to the top to take some person's place when they die? Sighing then lifting my head, I turned my attention back to the wall I was originally staring at. I hated times like these. They always made me feel so damn sorry for myself and, quite honestly, it was depressing.

Suddenly, I felt something cool land on my leg. Opening my eyes, I stared at the object. A…Chocolate bar?

"I had an emergency stash hidden for you," I gave a quick look to my left then smiled as the only person I would want to talk to at the moment sat near me.

"You're a life saver, Matt." I tore open the foil and began to happily munch on the candy, savoring the milky goodness as it melted on my tongue. Swallowing, I curled up on the couch so I fully face the other boy. "How did you know where to find me?" The redhead flashed me a half ass smile.

"I saw what happened in the hall. What was up with L's weird attitude?" I stopped right as I was about to snap off another square of chocolate and shrugged. "L's a pervert." it took me a second to realize what Matt had meant by that and when I did, I wasn't too happy.

"Not only is that beyond disgusting, Matt, but that is also illegal and I highly doubt L would do something like that to Near of all people,"

"I would." picking up the decorative pillow, I threw it at the gamer. He easily dodged it. "Only joking, only joking." he said quickly. We fell into silence after that and his words floated around my mind. Would L really do that? Is that how Near always stayed ahead of me? No, that's not possible. Is it?

"Hey Matt," he tilted his head in a silent way of asking 'what'. "I want you to go spy on them, alright?" giving me a strange look, the redhead slowly nodded then got up and left the room, leaving me alone once again. If anything really was going on, I would find out and put a stop to it. Now…What to do?

I stood up then headed back to the library. No sense in wasting time when I could be studying. Upon arriving, I noted that it was again oddly empty and that damned book that Near gave me last night was still sitting on the table, untouched. With a sigh, I sat at the chair I had occupied the night before and pulled the book towards me. I didn't really need to study and I didn't really have anything else to do. Boredly, I started to read.


Reincarnation, literally "to be made flesh again", is a doctrine or metaphysical belief that some essential part of a living being (in some variations only human beings) survives death to be reborn in a new body. This essential part is often referred to as the spirit or soul, the "higher" or "true" self, "divine spark", or "I". According to such beliefs…


I had lost track of the time and it wasn't until a certain person walked next to me that I had realized that the sun had long vanished. Closing the book, I focused my attention on the other boy, curious as to what he might have found out. "Nothing happened. They just talked about reading some book and something about dreams," somehow, I was disappointed. What was it that I was hoping he'd say? "Oh, and they said a few things about you." that's when confusion struck.

"What did they say?" what could they possibly have to say about me? Were they conspiring against me? Matt shrugged and gave me an apologetic smile.

"I couldn't really hear anything from the place I was hiding and I didn't want to risk getting any closer." dissatisfied with his response, I asked him a simple question.

"Is Near still with L?"

"I know what you're aiming to do." he deadpanned. I grinned innocently.

"I only want to ask him what he was saying about me,"

"By asking, do you really mean beating the crap out of him until he tells you?" Matt said with a blank expression. Standing, I made to leave but the gamer stopped me as I was about to stroll out the door and begin my hunt for a specific albino. "Don't hurt him too bad, Mels." I shrugged then walked into the hall.


I had been searching for a good twenty minutes and there still was no sign of the boy. With a growl, I slammed my fist against the wall. It never used to be this hard to find him! Just then, someone grabbed my wrist. I spun around and shoved the person. Ah, look who it is. Near stumbled, quickly regaining his balance.

"I need to talk to you," it caught me off guard that he was actually speaking properly that I almost didn't notice when his hand grasped mine again.

"Don't touch me." I sneered, attempting to tug my hand out of his.

"Mello," he calmly said as I struggled against him. The little brat was rather strong.

"Let go!" I went to shove him again but momentarily stopped, feeling a foreign boiling in my blood that rushed through my veins. Then everything seemed to slow down as I spread my fingers and watched as flames erupted from them. My eyes widened as the fire obscured my vision. I couldn't see Near but I felt him release his hold. Immediately, I dropped to my knees, a state of shock enveloping me. Did I-..What just-..? I looked up after a few seconds and there Near stood. He seemed as shocked. He appeared unharmed but his clothes were scorched and had smoke rising from some places.

"Mello, Near!" the voice registered and so did the slight pull on my shoulders but other than that it felt so surreal.

What just happened?


Well, there's that chapter. Some things are going to be explained in the next chapter and everything should start making more sense. I'm making a poster for this story :D If any of you guys would draw fan art for any of my stories, I'd appreciate it! I'd print it out and hang it on my wall and cherish forever and ever! GO VOTE ON THE NEW POLL!