Chapter three:

There's footsteps and Mello turns towards the main entrance doors turning his left hand into the gun.

I take a few steps back onto the staircase.

The doors begin to open and someone enters.

Mello grabs him and throws him to the ground with one arm behind his back along with the gun to his head.

The male turns to glare at Mello. "Hey! What the hell!"

"Who the hell are you!?" Mello growls not backing off.

My eyes widen as there's another voice calling out the first ones name. I race down and I grab Mello's arm that's the gun turning it upwards. "Wait!"

Mello looks to me confused. "Near?"

"Don't hurt them." I tell him. "Please."

Mello pauses a moment then he lets go of the male backing off. He is still tense.

I turn to the two males as the first one gets to his feet and the second one who had followed the first rushes to the firsts side.

"Near!" A, the light brown haired male whose hair goes to a few inches below his ears with sea blue eyes, rushes over and hugs me. He is wearing his usual pull over navy blue sweater, slightly baggy jeans and black runners. He was the one that raced in when Mello grabbed Beyond aka BB or B.

BB gets to his feet and clearly seeing that BB is ok A went over to me giving me the hug.

I return the hug and BB joins in.

"It's good to see you kiddo." B says as we break the hug.

A turns to Mello. "Who's blondie?"

"A kidnapper?" B growls.

Mello growls back.

I shake my head. "No. His name is Mello. He saved me." I tell them.

Their attitude changes to grateful but also worried.

"From what?" A asks.

"Someone from the future who wants to kill him." Mello explains. "Say Near." He turns to me. "Are they your two friends that you tell me about?" He asks as I turn to him.

"This is Always After." I gesture to A. "And Beyond Birthday." I gesture to B.

Mello nods. "I thought so." He says. "Call me M." Mello says. "I am Near's protector from the future."

The other two look confused.

"From the future?" A asks.

Mello nods.

"So time travel is real." B says.

Mello nods again. "That's right."

"Who sent you?" A asks taking a step closer to me.

"Near did. Thirty five years from now." Mello explains.

"Mello is trust worthy." I add to make sure my two friends who are like family won't have doubts and possibly attack. I don't want the three of them to start fighting.

"Mello?" A raises an eyebrow. "I thought you said your name was M." He crosses his arms over his chest.

"Mello is what Near likes to call me in the future. A nickname you could say that he made for me." Mello says.

"Is that so?" B says. "Well maybe we should call you by your real name." He smirks.

Mello looks confused. "You don't even know my real name."

I know I'll have to explain. "I don't know if I told you this in the future but BB was born with the shinigami eyes. It allows him to see real names of people and when they are going to die all floating above their heads."

Mello looks surprised at BB. "I've only heard of it. And before the incident that made Matt, the one trying to kill Near, try to kill Near well future Near only had time to tell me that you had special eyes before being unable to tell me anymore than that." He says. "I never thought someone could be born with them."

BB shrugs. "Well it's true. I was born with them."

"Say who is trying to kill Near?" A asks.

"A guy named Matt." Mello lets his hand turn back to a hand. "He's a terminator and so am I. But I'm going to protect Near and Matt wants to kill Near. It's a long story that isn't the time for sharing." He says. "After all we should probably get some food." He looks to me. "I'm guessing you must be hungry."

I nod. "A little." I admit.

"Well we brought our truck. Let's go." B says with a smile. "I'll drive."

"Me and Near can take my motorcycle." Mello nods to it. "I'll give him the tinted helmet like when we drove here."

B frowns uncertain. "The truck does have tinted windows." He points out.

"Either way I don't want to take chances." Mello responds. "If Matt finds us he has a car. It'll be easier for us to escape on the motorcycle. He could blast your car and you're all gone." He explains. "It'll be harder to hit us on a motorcycle. He's out to kill Near. Please understand I want what's best for him and his safety."

B opens his mouth to protest but A cuts him off.

"That sounds fair." A says. "But we see you pull anything funny and we won't hesitate to kill you."

Mello looks offended. "I would never try something funny on him!" He states a little angry.

"Please don't fight." I say taking a step towards being between them and I look between them. "Let's just go out and eat."

Mello relaxes and closes his eyes for a moment then opens them seeming more calm. "Ok." He agrees.

A nods. "Let's go."

A and BB start to head towards the truck when Mello speaks.

"Question."

The two look back to him.

"Why did you come here?" Mello asks.

"We wander." BB says. "We saw this place and A told me his instincts said to go to it. So we came to check it out."

Mello nods. "Ah ok."

The two head out to the black truck while me and Mello go to Mellos motorcycle.

Mello positions it so we can ride through the hole. He gets me in the helmet then climbs on.

I get on behind him and wrap my arms around his waist.

He makes sure I am on securely then he drives it out of the place.

BB and A take the lead heading back to Winchester.

Mello follows them and I lean my head against Mello's back. He keeps an eye out for Matt while still keeping up with BB and A.

I close my eyes for a moment then I open my eyes when suddenly there's a sharp speedy turn. I lift my head and turn to see Matt's car screech around the corner only to start chasing us as Mello speeds up trying to get away. I spot A and BB trying to hurry to turn to chase after Matt which they do but they are a little behind. I turn away and hold a little tighter to Mello.

Suddenly a gunshot lands beside us making me gasp a little fearfully.

"It's ok Near." Mello says. "I won't let him hurt you." He takes a sharp turn and drives through a mostly empty road.

There is a little screeching as the car and truck turn the corner a little after one another.

I close my eyes a little tightly and I feel my heart beating faster.

"Calculating best escape route." Mello says to himself but I can hear him. "Using satellite." He then goes silent. "Route found." He says after a moment. "I'll send the route and end location to the truck so they don't get mad at me." He then goes silent again.

I trust him to get us to safety.

No one's P.O.V.

A and BB's GPS activates and tells them a route and the end location.

"What the?" A questions to it.

Suddenly a small message appears on the bottom of the screen for a minute or two in white lettering with a dark grey almost black background.

The message is 'Trust me.' And just before it fades it is spoken in Mello's voice.

A raises an eyebrow. "It seems there's more to him then we know." He says.

"We don't have much choice. Besides Near trusts him so let's trust his judgment on this." BB says and they follow the GPS.

"When we get back to them I'm going to get answers." A says.

"My guess is he's a super robot sent from the future." BB says and he takes a turn around a corner.

They continue to follow the GPS.

Mello works to lose Matt as the red head continues to try to follow them and he even shoots at the two of them.

Near glances around the blonde to where they are headed. He sees the dock coming up and his eyes widen a little. "Mello." He says in uncertainty as he slightly moves more behind Mello again.

"Don't worry." Mello says with a smirk on his face. He waits till the last second as Near clings tighter to him. He then takes a sharp turn and rides along the edge of the dock area only to head back into town.

Matt, who turned his right hand back to an actual hand, swerves and screeches to a halt just in time. He glares at the two as they retreat back into Winchester. "Shit." He curses and he slams his hands against the steering wheel. "I will get you." He vows. "I swear I will."

Meanwhile….

Mello pulls up to the meeting place and comes to a stop.

A rushes over since he and BB arrived there first

Near gets off and is suddenly pulled into A's arms as the brunette holds Near like a protective mother would.

"What the hell was that?!" A demands.

"That was Matt. He is the one that wants to kill Near." Mello explains. "I did what I had to so Near would stay safe."

"And apparently you have hacking skills while you're driving." B crosses his arms over his chest. "I never heard of a terminator that can do anything like you. Hell I doubt you are even a terminator." He raises an eyebrow. "So you're a robot from the future?"

"Something like that but of course in the future we are known as terminators. I have basic hacking skills but it's nothing compared to what Matt can do." Mello explains. "I took the chance to send you the coordinates because Matt would be too busy chasing me and Near to even think about trying to look out for me sending coordinates to you guys. I doubt he even knows that you are even helping at all."

"So why does Matt want to kill Near?" A asks.

"It's a long story and Matt might find us if we stay here too long." Mello says. "We need to get moving."

A opens his mouth about to say he wants to know why Matt wants Near dead but Near speaks up.

"Let's not fight." He says and the three others turn to him. "I'm safe aren't I? Safe, unhurt and alive." He points out.

A hesitates a moment then releases his protective hold. "Alright." He says.

"A." B begins to say something probably about how he isn't sure they should trust Mello.

A turns to his raven lover. "B calm down." He says. "Mello reacted quickly to save Near. It's obvious that he wants to keep Near safe. Have a little faith." He then heads towards their truck.

B pauses for a moment watching his lover head to the truck then sighs softly. "Ok." He finally agrees then looks to Mello and Near. "Follow us and we'll go to get some food now." He says. "Near do you want to come with us?" He asks. "At least until we can get a change of clothes that'll actually fit you. You'll stick out in what you're in now."

Mello looks hesitant about that.

"We can put the bike safely in the back of the truck." B says looking right at Mello. "It'll just be harder to hide Near on that motorbike."

Mello nods after a moment.

They put the bike on the back of the truck and A pulls a tarp over it after it's secure so if Matt can recognize Mello's bike then it'll be less likely to be seen. They all climb into the truck putting the helmet on the seat by Mello as the blonde sits next to Near.

BB begins driving once everyone is safely in and buckled in. "So where shall we go for food?" He questions.