Chapter five:

Mello has seen some forms of this behaviour before.

It's a motherly behavior and Mello finds that he can't blame A for acting this way given the circumstances. But it also tells him that the three are a lot closer than he had originally thought.

"He is very very important to me. I owe him so much." Mello assures the other. "He is more than a creator to me. He is someone who will always hold a place in my heart. He is someone that I will do anything for."

A looks thoughtful a little then smiles softly. "I see." He says. "Well you don't hurt him or anything and we won't have a problem." He then goes to catch up with his lover.

"I would never intentionally hurt him." Mello says then moves to catch up.

They make it to the room and Mello looks inside to the room that is a little dark as the light is off but with the outside light plus the hall light he can generally see.

It is a decent room with a nicely sized comfortable looking bed. It has two oak dressers that is one that is tall while the other is only about half the size. There is also a closet with a white door and is currently closed.

"Go get some rest." A says. "Goodnight you two." He leads BB away with that.

Mello and Near enter the room not turning on the lights as it'll be turned off again and Near gets onto the bed while Mello goes to the window.

Mello glances around looking for any sign of Matt or danger but so far sees none leaving him satisfied for now. He goes back to Near to see him settling on the bed with room for Mello to get in if he so wishes. He goes over to the bed and pulls the blanket over Near's body. "Get some rest." He says and Near's eyes flutter closed. He waits until Near is asleep then he turns to the open door to the room. He moves to the back of the bed and sits on the floor with his back against the bed. He stays there for a bit in silence as he listens for any signs that might alert to him danger.

After awhile he hears footsteps making him completely alert and he hears said footsteps coming down the hall.

Mello turns to the hall changing his hand into his gun to be ready just in case.

A comes into view and glances to Mello who relaxes and puts his weapon away. He nods to the blonde gesturing to the living room direction.

Mello glances to the bed not wanting to speak just in case it awoke Near. He then turns back to A.

A smiles to assure the other so Mello gets up and with one last look to Near he follows A to the living room.

They settle down on the couch.

"Don't you need your sleep?" A questions.

"I am not like humans. I can run without sleep because of what I am and it doesn't affect me." Mello explains. "But you are human. Don't you need sleep?" He meets A's eyes.

"I will. But I it seems that with everything happening I'm just a little restless." A responds with a slight smile.

"What about Beyond?" Mello questions.

"He didn't really sleep last night and only had limited sleep three days before last night. So he fell asleep." A says. "He was driving as we were on the move." He explains. "He may look like he doesn't get a lot of sleep but it's half faked. He uses eyeliner to look more tired than he actually is by drawing bags under his eyes like that. It's just a little something he does because he likes it. We have our own styles."

Mello nods softly. "I see."

…..

"Damn it!" Matt kicks a part of the road disturbing a few loose rocks and a little bit of dust. "They fucking got away!" He paces a little in front of his car back and forth trying to think. He stops when he remembers something making him stop pacing then with a wide smirk he chuckles. "So you think that you can outwit the master huh? Well think again because too bad for you. I hope you forgot that I am the master of hacking." He closes his eyes. "Searching for signal…. If I didn't want him to die by my hands so badly I would have done what I could to make you do it…" He mumbles to himself.

Mello suddenly straightens quickly as his eyes widen a small bit as he looks straight ahead.

"What is it?" A asks in worry jumping to his feet.

"Matt is trying to pick up on my signal." Mello says. "I can only hold him off for so long." He turns to meet A's eyes. "Stay here and watch over Near." He gets up.

"Are you going to do what I think you're going to do?" A asks.

"It is the only thing I can do." Mello responds slightly glancing back to A. "Just stay here and I'll lead him away."

"Be careful. I know we act tough and everything but we only know so much of the enemy. If you get taken down we will know even less. It is good to have you around just in case." A says. "Just don't tell anyone I told you that." He places a hand on his hip with a smile.

Mello smiles. "That is safe with me." He assures him. "I will be back once I deal with Matt. My system should be able to block him from getting my signal again. It's a small detail that if I am hacked then it should only happen once."

A nods. "Okay. Good luck."

Mello nods then he heads off getting his motorcycle only to hurry away. He lets Matt track his signal when he feels that he is far enough away from the building. He keeps going until he finds a remote area with no one in sight. He screeches to a stop then gets off only to lean against his motorcycle waiting for Matt to arrive. He crosses his arms over his chest and crosses one leg over the other. "Too bad for you that little detail to help with hacking only lets you track me like this once." He says to himself managing to keep a serious face. He doesn't have to wait too long as Matt comes screeching around the corner in his car and he speeds over only to screech to a stop.

Matt shuts off his car then he gets out leaving the door open. He approaches Mello only to stop about half way between his car and Mello only to glance around. He then turns to glare at the blonde. "Where is Near?" He demands.

"And why would I tell you that?" Mello questions slightly raising an eyebrow.

"Because you can't hide him forever. You also can't just keep running from me forever." Matt says with a knowing smirk. "Surely you must know that."

"I do know that we can't run forever." Mello responds. "Which is why I at least plan to stop you."

Matt snarls then shoots his arm up getting his weapon out.

Mello quickly does the same as he swiftly changes to a more battle ready stance.

The two stand there for a few moments with their weapons trained on each other as the world around them almost seems to be holding it's breath.