A/N: XD trying to stick with the plot as closely as possible here, because we're going to drastically alter it later on. :D So for now, it's death note as per usual. XD the first break just shows where it switches to Mello's POV. REVIEW PLEASE!

"Me and Jack…." Felix chewed on his lip, did he and Jack have something going on? Did Matt mean tonight? "I dunno, we watch Lost together tonight but does it come on in Japan?"

Matt couldn't help laughing. "That's not exactly what I meant. I dunno, I haven't checked."

"It's not? Then what did you mean? Ah! Wait!" Felix shook his head and waved his hands around. "That wasn't my question!"

"Better be more careful," Matt said with a grin, starting to have more fun. "What's your question, then?"

Felix blushed lightly, he never asked Jack this question because he figured he already knew the answer. "Are you a virgin?"

"Yup." Matt couldn't see why everyone thought it was such a big deal, really. "My turn. How long have you known Jack?"

"Oh." Felix was mildly surprised that someone as cute as Matt was still a virgin. Did he just think Matt was cute? Oh God! The more Felix thought about it the redder his face got before he shook his head to focus. "U-Um, I've known Jack for almost a year. Okay, my turn again. Where did you meet Mello?"

Matt watched Felix get flustered with mild amusement, frowning a little at his question. Still, he figured it couldn't hurt to tell someone just a few things. He had never really talked to anyone about it, except for Mello, of course. "The orphanage we grew up in."

Felix immediately regretted his question when he saw the look in Matt's eyes. He began to apologize profusely, clinging to Matt. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to upset you!"

Matt blinked and patted his new friend's back a little awkwardly. "I'm not upset. It's fine."

"Well okay, I'm still sorry. You don't have to say anymore. It's your turn now." Felix cuddled up to Matt, wondering just how cozy he could get before Matt threw him off like Jack so often did.

"Well, I'm still curious about how you ended up joining the mafia."

Felix rubbed the back of his head and forced a laugh. "I ran away from home." Jeez, that sounded even lamer out loud.

"You didn't have anywhere to go?" That was the only explanation that sounded right to Matt, anyway. Someone like Felix just wasn't cut out for the mafia, so he must not have had many choices.

"Not exactly…" Felix wasn't sure how much he was willing to share, but figured Matt wouldn't judge. "I lived with my mom."

"You don't have to say anything if you don't want to." Matt hadn't known Felix for very long, but that was definitely the first time he had seen him look so serious.

"No…I've never told anyone. But I don't want to bore you or anything." Felix laughed and silently wished that Matt would ask him to continue.

"It won't bore me. Promise," Matt assured him.

"Well okay, my parents got divorced when I was about eleven because of me." He figured explaining bits and pieces would be the best way to go about telling Matt his story.

Matt frowned. "Because of you? How?"

This was it, Felix was about to tell Matt the biggest secret of his life. And afterwards he'd be back down to one friend. "I killed my little sister."

Matt's first thought was that there was absolutely no way this guy had hurt anyone, let alone killed them. But he had to ask. "What happened, Felix?"

Felix felt the shameful tears prickle and sting his eyes before furiously rubbing them away. "I let her die. And my parents hated me for it. So much that it made them split up and my mom started doing drugs."

"You were just a kid. It couldn't have been your fault." Matt rubbed Felix's back, trying to be comforting.

Felix choked back a sob that he knew was inevitable. "W-We were swimming. I went to get something to eat from the basket of food we brought, I was supposed to watch my sister while my parents went for a walk. I-I was only gone a minute, but when I c-came back…." Felix couldn't hold it in anymore and let a few tears slide down his cheeks.

Mello knew he was on thin ice and thought carefully before he spoke. "What kind of deal? And if I agree do we get use of your base with the missile silos?"

"Yup, you have my word on that." The man stood up with a smirk, walking past Mello. "I'm not in the mood for much of a struggle, so just come with me and I'll show you what I mean."

"Fine." Mello wrinkled his nose as the man walked by, the strong sent of cologne almost making him gag as he followed the man at a distance.

After a few moments of walking, Mello was led to a large bedroom. The man picked up a camera from his desk, the smirk never leaving his face. "So, you seem pretty uncomfortable."

"That would be an understatement." Mello eyes him suspiciously as he gave the room a quick once over.

"Well you should get more comfortable, then. I don't think you really need all those clothes."

"Excuse me? I'm not a whore, but I can easily get one for you if that's what you're aiming for." There was no way Mello was going to do anything with a guy like this.

"What I'm aiming for," the man snapped, losing a bit of his good mood, "is for you to stop acting so high and mighty and undress so I can take some pictures."

Mello's whole body tensed. The man may not have looked it, but he had an entire mafia behind him. He figured he should just get it over with as he slowly pulled down the zipper of his vest. It sounded incredibly loud in the quiet room.

The man took the camera out of its case and turned it on, still not quite as patient as before. "Sit down. There's a perfectly good bed right there."

Mello shot the man a quick glare before sliding his vest off his shoulders and onto the floor. He sat on the edge of the bed feeling the cold beads of his rosary rest on his chest.

"You could at least look a little happier, you know." The man tugged on the waistband of Mello's pants impatiently, looking annoyed.

"Tch, I'm trying my best here." Mello slid off his pants, having to lay back on the bed to actually get them off his slim waist.

The man just laughed, taking a few pictures. "Feisty."

"Yeah whatever, are we done?" Mello was already sick of this guy, and in the back of his mind he wished Jack hadn't left.

"Hardly. Let's see the rest of you."

"What? I'm already naked. What more is there to show you?" Mello was seriously considering calling Jack to get him, but as it was his phone was in his pants which were currently in the floor. Just his luck.

"There's plenty more," he replied, pushing Mello onto his stomach before he had a chance to protest.

"What the fuck! Don't fucking touch me you creep!" Mello practically screamed as he tried to get off the bed.

"Damn, Rod really sent a bitchy one this time." After snapping a few more pictures, the man pushed Mello off the bed with an annoyed look. "Go on, then. But tell Rod I expect someone better next time. Got it?"

Mello rushed to get his clothes on, giving the man one more dangerous glare before walking out. "Jack! Let's go!" Mello couldn't stand to be there for one more minute.

Jack finished off another beer, already having had two, before leading the way to the door and going out to the car. "I'm surprised you didn't mouth off enough to get yourself killed in there." He'd been having such a good time talking with Vinnie he hadn't realized over an hour had gone by.

Just shut up!" Mello shouted before getting back in the black car and slamming the door.

Jack just snorted and drove back to their own base, not feeling much like talking to the freaked out blond, anyway

The second the car stopped Mello had gotten out and made his way quickly into the base, seeking the comfort of his bed and his best friend.

Matt was so bad at things like this. He had no idea what to say; what could you say to something like that? And it didn't help that Mello picked that exact time to walk in, looking like he was ready to break down, too. He just kept rubbing Felix's back and gave Mello a questioning look, hoping whatever was wrong was something he could help deal with.

Jack followed the blond inside, walking over to Felix as soon as he spotted him. He really hoped he didn't look as worried as he actually was at the moment. He hadn't seen Felix upset in a long time. "Felix? You okay?"

Felix reached up to Jack the second he walked over. He could feel how wet his face was, but couldn't do anything about it. He just hoped that for once Jack would get close to him.

Mello felt a pang of jealousy in his chest when he saw Matt comforting Felix. 'Guess he's too busy for me.' Mello thought bitterly as he went to his room, slamming the door. He knew it was immature, but right now he could care less. Matt should've been there for him, not someone else.

Matt sighed and stood up, hoping Felix would be okay now that Jack was there and going after Mello. "Mello, tell me what happened. Are you alright?" He didn't try opening the door just yet, knowing his friend would let him in when he was ready to.

"You're a handful," Jack said with a sigh, picking Felix up like a child and carrying him to the room they shared.

"Nothing of your concern." Mello buried his face in his clean pillow. Why was he so upset anyway? Nothing had really happened to him, he should be happy now that another step to his plan was complete.

Felix cried into Jack's chest, gripping his shirt tightly as he let everything out. He felt like shit, but he was glad his feelings weren't trapped anymore. His tears only stopped when he felt his back come in contact with his bed. He refused to let go of Jack however, wanting someone to stay close to him for the time being.

"You're upset, Mell. It 's my concern. Can I come in?"

Deciding it wasn't a very good idea to force Felix to let go of him right then, Jack just sat next to him on the bed. "I'm not going anywhere."

"Yeah, come in." He felt bad for taking his feelings out on Matt, and decided he'd suck up his pride and apologize.

"Please don't go." The quietness of his voice surprised even himself. He took a quick look up at Jack and his heart almost melted when he saw the concerned expression on his face. Did Jack actually care about him?

Matt hurried inside and sat close to Mello, wanting to make sure he was okay. He hadn't even been told what kind of job Mello had been sent to do, so he had no clue what could've happened. All he knew was he was worried.

"I said I won't. Relax, alright?" Jack didn't know Felix was even capable of getting this serious, but he knew he didn't like it. He wasn't used to the kid acting this way.

"Stupid pervert…" Mello mumbled more to himself than anything and wearily closed his eyes. He would just go to sleep and everything would be forgotten by morning. He nearly forgot Matt was there as he plotted ways to kill the disgusting leader of the rival mafia.

Felix sat up and wiped his eyes, a grin making its way onto his face. "Wow! Angst much!" He burst into another fit of unrestrained giggles and he looked up at Jack.

Matt frowned, holding Mello's hand and trying to decide if he should just let him sleep and try to ask more later.

Jack couldn't help laughing too as he smacked the back of Felix's head. "You little twerp."

Mello smiled when he felt Matt's warm hand over his slightly colder one. "Night…" Was all he managed to mumble as he drifted off to sleep.

"Ow!" Felix whined as his hands flew up to cover the abused area. "So how was your mission thing? Do you get to go on another one soon?" Felix wrinkled his nose. "You smell like beer."

"Night," Matt said with a small smile, laying down and trying to get some rest, too.

"It went fine. Me and an old buddy of mine had a few drinks while I was there." Jack still had to wonder sometimes how Felix managed to survive without a drink every now and then. Then again, he acted drunk half the time, anyway. "And there's no telling when I'll get to go on another one."

"Can you get Rod to let me come with you next time?" Felix laid back down, his hands still behind his head as he looked up at his dark redheaded friend. Felix had decided months ago that Jack was Irish, but he never asked since he didn't think it was that important. 'Would've rocked if he had a cool accent though.' Felix thought as he mentally pouted.

"Absolutely not," Jack growled. He knew there was no way in hell taking Felix along on jobs would end well. "It's not your kind of work."

Fine, if Jack was gonna play that game he could to. So for the majority of the night Felix tried his best to be as aggravating as possible. Felix was an expert, and by dawn he had convinced Jack to take him on his next mission if it wasn't too dangerous. Oh yeah, he was good.

Mello grit his teeth, he had been watching the annoying Yagami girl for the past two hours and she'd done nothing but whimper and cry. He was about to go crazy, and was starting to think maybe Matt was right about this whole kidnapping thing. One high-pitched sob later Mello was on his feet facing the cell that held the young woman. "Shut up, damn it!" He yelled, pointing his gun at her.

Sayu shrieked and hugged her knees tightly, burying her face in them and continuing to cry. She had been trying so hard to calm down, but this guy was terrifying, and she just wanted to go home!

"If you just shut the fuck up and do what I say then you'll be home by the end of the day! But keep this up and you'll never go back!" And where the hell was Matt with his chocolate! He'd been waiting for at least forty-five minutes by now. Tch, probably got distracted by some game, or by a stupid girl. Mello narrowed his eyes at that thought.

The teenager ignored him, hiccupping pitifully as she tried to stop crying.

Matt finally walked in, holding a bag of chocolate bars out to his friend. "Your stash was kinda low so I went out and bought more." He frowned when he saw Sayu looked even worse than when he had left. "God, would you quit scaring her?"

"It's not my fault she won't shut up." Mello practically growled as he snatched the grocery bag from the redhead. He seated himself back on the couch with a huff as he took out a bar and unwrapped it. "So, did you contact the task force like I asked?"

Matt sat with him, nodding. "Yeah. Now we just have to wait." He had to avoid looking at Sayu, still feeling guilty about what they were doing. "Just don't mess with her, she's freaked out."

"Fine." Now that he had his chocolate he could feel his temper melting away along with the chocolate in his mouth. "Did you tell them when and where to meet us? We only have a small amount of time before they get here. I'm glad we went ahead and brought her to the base with the silos. Pretty convenient about the whole bullet proof hostage exchange thing."

"I told them everything. I just have a bad feeling about this, Mello."

"Relax Matt, you said yourself that you didn't see any flaws in my plan. If you're that worried go for a drive. I'll call you when the exchange is over." He really didn't need Matt putting thoughts in his head.

"No, I'm fine. Sorry," Matt said, leaning over for a kiss without really being sure if Mello would let him or not.

Felix, to his delight, had been asked by Jack to go along with him for once. Guess he'd really gotten through to him last night. Even though his only job was messenger boy, he figured it was better than nothing. He poked his head into the room where he knee Mello was watching over the girl they'd kidnapped to see Matt trying to steal a kiss. He grinned. "Matt! Mello! They're here!"

Quickly pushing Matt's face away Mello rose to his feet. "About time. Open the door for them Matt, then get back behind the glass with me." This was it, the plan was simple. The death note for the girl, and then they'd make their escape.