Here and Now by blackdragonflower
Chapter Three: Family
Characters belong to Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
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Mello stretched and reached into his pocket for his wallet. He slipped the pictures he'd gotten from the photo booth out and smiled fondly. He growled when they were snatched from his hand. He spiraled around but quickly bit the snap from his tongue when he saw Sachiko Yagami there. "Oh... Yagami-san..."
"These are so cute... I remember my crazy days like this..." The woman grinned, then chuckled.
"Do you need help with anything Yagami-san?"
"Stop it with the formalities Mello-kun. You can call me by my first name."
"If you want Sachiko-sama." Walking through the front door returning late from work Soichiro seemed to be in a permanently bad mood. Mello clucked his tongue. Living like that certainly couldn't be healthy. 'Maybe it's time for Soichiro to retire... he gets older every night...' "Hello Yagami-sama."
Soichiro huffed not bothering to answer and sat down at the dining table. Sachiko smiled weakly at Mello and went to fetch her husband's dinner that she'd thought to save for him. Sayu was upstairs taking a nap leaving Mello downstairs with the grumpy father and the kind mother. Light was finishing the last of cleaning out his room. Mello studied Soichiro trying to figure out what he might be thinking about.
"What are you staring at?"
"I'm sorry Yagami-sama. I didn't mean to offend you. I was just trying to figure out what you could be thinking about that makes you look so worried."
Soichiro's eyes narrowed. "I don't like your attitude. Let's get this straight... I don't like you and you shouldn't be anywhere near my daughter."
Mello found his icy blue eyes narrowing. He knew he wasn't liked but this could get dirty quick. The blonde tried to keep his tone even and polite. "And why is that sir?"
"You're a bad influence and you look like a damn woman." The police officer growled.
"..." Mello stood from his seat on the couch. If he could just escape the room then maybe he could avoid the argument that was sure to come.
"Hmph... And now you're running away?"
"No sir, not running. A real man knows how to choose his fights wisely."
Soichiro stood from his chair rapidly and slammed his hands onto the table. "Are you saying I'm not a real man you delinquent?"
Mello's golden eyebrows furrowed in annoyance. His fists curled. He may look like a delinquent but he certainly detested the word being thrown at him like a pointed dagger. "I said no such thing Yagami-sama, you are putting words in my mouth."
"If you know what's good for you you'll get away from my daughter! I can only believe that you are a dog interested in stealing her spirit."
With that Mello lost it. Soichiro had hissed one of the only things that would ever set Mello off so bad. "Dog?! Stealing her spirit? You are a crazy old man flinging theories like that without proof! I would never touch Sayu like that unless she wished it!"
"She would never!"
"She's not a little girl anymore! She's a beautiful young woman capable of her own decisions! She can choose what she wants Yagami-san!"
"No she can't! She doesn't know what she wants! I should have never let her begin dating you!"
"Actually..." Mello's angry frown turned to a sickeningly evil-looking smirk, "it's your fault she even met me."
"What did you just say?" Soichiro snarled as he and Mello stared off. Sachiko watched from the kitchen doorway a frown on her lips. Her fingers curled into the frame of the doorway worried.
"You heard me. I know you're not deaf Yagami-san. If you wouldn't have sent, no banned your daughter to England I wouldn't have met her... But I have you to thank. Because of you I'm the happiest I've ever been, at least until I came here."
"Why you..."
"Yagami-sama I tried being patient with you, polite, but let's get this straight, it's gotten to the point where I don't like you either."
Light walked down the stairs and stopped at the foot quite amused as his father and sister's boyfriend argued back and forth. "Oh look at this..."
"I only had my daughter's best interests in mind when I sent her away!"
"No." Mello snapped his voice loud. "You sent her away because you were ashamed of what she was. You were ashamed because she found comfort and love with a woman and not a man like you wanted! You only had your interests and feelings in mind! You didn't even hug her when you sent her away!"
If Soichiro had a gun he probably would have fired it right between those piercing azure eyes. "You know nothing! You're just a child who doesn't show respect for his elders!" Sayu trotted down the stairs rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"What's going on?" She asked her brother with a yawn.
"Your boyfriend and dad are fighting..."
Sayu's brown eyes widened and her mouth dropped. She quickly covered it with a hand listening, as the two went back and forth not noticing her presence.
"There is no respect to pay you! You're just an old man with old fashioned thoughts and ideas who won't let his daughter live for herself!"
"If I was you I'd-"
"I'd what? Are you afraid of losing to a child Yagami-sama?"
"You mock me in my own house?!"
"No, not mock. Just stating facts you don't want to hear."
"You little piece of shit." Soichiro cussed aloud his voice threatening. "You just want my daughter for sex! I see the way you eye her like she was a toy for you to play with! You sick-"
"Stop it!" Sayu cried out. Mello grudgingly bit back the comment he was going to snap at her father. "Why are you two arguing?"
"Sayu I command you to dump him right now. I want him out of my house."
"She can make her own decisions Yagami-sama! Let her be her own person! You're acting like a tyrant!"
Sayu ran to Mello and pressed her palms gently against Mello's chest. "Please stop calling my father names..."
"Sayu-chan..."
"You think tyrant is the worst he's called me Sayu? He's basically said I belong in hell." Soichiro huffed. Light smirked withholding a chuckle at his father's lie.
Sayu's eyes narrowed. She had obviously bought said lie. "You did what Mello?!" She questioned her voice rising in volume.
"I didn't do anything!"
Sachiko bit her lip. She wanted to say something but didn't know what. She'd never seen her family like this. It was scaring her. 'What has happened to my family?'
"Sayu, that man admitted to me some things I have never wanted to hear!"
"...?" The brunette looked back and forth between Soichiro and Mello confused. "...Like what?"
"That dog was telling me about how he planned to steal you away!"
Mello growled, "Stop spreading lies you evil conniving old man!"
"Mello! Quit it!" Sayu yelled. The girl turned to her brother and asked him her eyes pleading with him. "Light-kun... did Mello really say all those things?"
The blonde's eyebrow rose. Why hadn't she just asked him? He didn't lie to her. Light, quickly figuring that he could cause more chaos nodded. "Yeah he did. He was muttering under his breath about how much he hated it here and how he hated our family."
"You damn liars!" Mello screamed annoyed. He grabbed Sayu's shoulders and looked into her eyes. "Do you honestly believe me or them Sayu?" The girl looked at him her brown chocolate eyes wide. She didn't know whom to believe.
Her voice, when she did finally speak, came out in a whisper, "Mello... have you ever thought... about having... you know with me?"
Mello sighed, "Yes bu-"
Before he could even finish his whole sentence Soichiro roared. "I knew you were only out for my daughter's virginity!" Sayu's cheeks turned red and Mello soon felt a sting across his cheek.
"I thought you loved me!"
Mello's eyes narrowed and his fists curled. "You know what... you sit and think about it and you'll find the answer." Mello turned from Sayu and walked out of the house slamming the door shut behind him. Sayu bit her lip and ran upstairs to her room locking herself in. Light smirked then returned to finishing up his moving and left soon after. Sachiko nearly broke into tears. When her gaze met her husband's his look softened.
"I hope you're happy dear..." Sachiko sighed and retired up the stairs to rest. Soichiro picked at his food his appetite gone. As he sat he began to ponder what the angry blonde had yelled at him. With that thought Soichiro had to smile a little.
'Little upstart... At least he's got some guts to back up his words... If he has the stomach to return I might just start to like him...'
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Hello, here's chapter three! I apologize for the wait especially for all those who were waiting so patiently. There will be more fun "angst" next chapter. So, please stay tuned and I'll be updating soon (as I'm working on chapter four as we speak).
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:EDIT: Little concerned, was everyone in character? (or seemed in character?) I've done a little editing on this chapter and rewriting.
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