Chapter 10: Unexpected
No… There's no freaking way… "THIS WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!!" Light gritted out, slamming the paper against the desk at the hotel room.
Ryuk chuckled, "Well, Light, I'm guessing you didn't plan an alternative. It was your mistake for making her the only one left, y'know."
Light glared at Ryuk before laughing. "Ryuk."
"Hm?"
"She isn't dead; there must be a way to get her back. I only need to alert L and tell him Misa's friend is missing. That'll have the whole police force searching for her. We'll find her in no time," Light the Optimist stated.
He opened his cell phone and called L.
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Mello woke up suddenly, from a dream he was NOT going to think about.
"Matt?" He groaned. There was no response. He sat up and noticed the bed parallel to him was empty. Where's Matt? He wondered, rubbing his eyes. He stood up, changed, and sulked outside, peeking into Kurai's room. No one was there.
"What the hell's going on here?" Mello muttered. He walked into each of the classrooms, but they were all empty. He peeked into Near's room and found only The Human Pillow there, sleeping.
"So far, not good," Mello thought aloud. "Where on earth ARE they?"
He stormed into the cafeteria, then the library, finding no sign of either Matt or Kurai, yet managing to scare some passerby. Finally, he checked the restrooms and got yelled at because the History teacher (who happened to be female), caught a very flustered Mello in the girl's bathrooms, checking the stalls. Unfortunately for him, Teacher happened to be in one of them.
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"How was I to know where I walked in?! I mean, if you got to go, it's a friggin' NEED!" Mello yelled from somewhere inside the building. Matt and Kurai froze, then suddenly started laughing.
"I wonder what he's done this time," Kurai giggled.
"No clue here, but I'm open for suggestions!" Matt replied cheerfully.
"He really is loud," Kurai added pensively. "Boy, does he sound pissed…"
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Mello, finally free, was extremely frustrated. He stopped right in the middle of the hallway, and said, "Seriously, where they fuck are they?!"
"If you're talking about Matt and that new girl, I saw them rushing through this hallway earlier," spoke a female voice.
"Thanks, but since you don't know where they are, leave me alone," Mello said to whoever answered him.
"Geez, piss off!" And the girl walked away.
"I NEVER ASKED FOR YOUR HELP, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!" Mello yelled. He sighed and stormed off to the back hallway, where the art classroom was, in the back of the building. There were giant window panels allowing the orphanage's backyard to be observed from there. They were there to inspire the art students with the great outdoors.
He stopped mid-step for no reason, mostly because he needed to calm down, and found something else.
Kurai pounced on Matt, laughing, and he jerked back, throwing a leaf at her. She rolled to the side, lying in the vibrant grass. She looks so beautiful… I mean… Peaceful!! Where did THAT come from? Mello wondered, shaking his head. Matt poked her with a stick, and she sent a twig flying at him. He caught it and ran in a circle, yelling out something Mello couldn't hear from the window, but it had Kurai nearly dying of laughter. Mello smiled softly as he realized the two goofballs were just playing in what was such a beautiful day. Honestly, he'd rather watch them, but he decided to watch outside.
He stepped outside, keeping them in his sight. Kurai suddenly turned around and waved, beaming.
How does she do that? He wondered, completely forgetting the thought (and his previous anger) as they joined him.
"Hey, Mells, wanna help us make a kite?" Came the distinctly sweet tones of Kurai's voice. Despite himself, Mello smiled.
"Alright, we've got the sticks and paper over there," she happily pointed.
"Hey, Mello… What happened inside?" Matt questioned, nudging his ribs. Mello sighed and took out a chocolate bar.
"Well, I was looking for you guys, so I checked everywhere, including the girl's bathrooms. So I was wandering around, and Mrs. Picoli walks out, sees me, thinks I'm a rapist, and now I have detention Monday AND Tuesday." Mello rolled his eyes and bit the chocolate bar in his hand.
"Dude, how'd'ya get two days? She's the nicest teacher!" Matt asked, incredulous.
"… I kind of yelled back…"
Kurai burst out laughing. "No crap, Mells," she said, amused, "We heard you from out here!" She laughed so hard, she accidentally fell back. Matt was laughing his ass off too. Mello growled.
"It's NOT that funn-" Mello started, being cut off by Kurai's gasp. She stood up, grabbed Mello's shoulder, looked towards the building, and in one short sentence declared-
"L's here."