Truth

Matt gaped at her and Mello, pissed off now, roughly pushed her hand away. She looked down, sad.

"And how would you know that?" Mello growled. Kurai's eyes widened in shock. She had a feeling that Mello admired L, so why would he be mad?

Kurai's eyes watered; his words stung deeply, especially the way he said it.

"I just do…" Kurai trailed off softly. In one quick movement, she shoved him, turned around, and ran as fast as was possible for the sobbing girl without falling.

"Mello…" Matt said quietly. He slowly began to glare. Then, as soon as Mello dropped his hand, feeling guilty, and it smacked against his pants, Matt did something no one ever expected: He snapped.

"Mello, what's your problem? You've always been so mean to her. I know you probably haven't even noticed, but she really wants to get along with you, she's been trying so hard! Why can't you just accept her?" Matt yelled, throwing the stick he was holding at him. Matt ran after Kurai, leaving Mello alone.

Mello, paralyzed by what had just happened, stood still. Five and a half seconds later, he sprinted around the building, towards the front and stopped when he saw a black Lincoln Town Car.

L really was here. But how does she know that? Suddenly, being the genius he was, he remembered it all. The first time he saw her, when she was sure she was being spied on, and so walked towards them, when it could've been a squirrel. The time she said L had given his title to someone else, alarming Roger. And now, she knew L was here.

He smacked his own forehead and ran over to Kurai's room. The door was locked but he heard three different voices. Three? He quickly picked the lock and slammed it open. Upon entering he saw a scene he would never have imagined.

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Light smirked; it was all going according to plan now. L found Kurai. He knew it the moment L had gotten an e-mail and asked, "Does Misa's friend look like this?" And pointed to a picture on the screen. It was a picture of a young girl, sitting in a classroom, but she wasn't facing the camera. Light figured that it was secretly taken. Either way, he didn't care. All he knew was that he finally found her.

"Yes, that's her, Ryuuzaki!" Light said, pretending to be pleased. "Misa, come here!" The blonde walked in and also looked at the screen.

"Oh my gosh, you guys found her! I'm so happy she's safe, I was getting kind of worried. Thank you, Ryuuzaki!" Misa repeated the lines Light had told her to say.

"Alright, I'll go for her," L said, standing up, "I'll be back shortly."

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Near was there. In her room. Both Matt and Near were glaring at him, but Mello didn't care. He just glanced at them then searched for Kurai. She was on her bed, sitting but facing the wall, crying. Mello walked towards her but Matt stood in front of him, warning, "If you're going to hurt her, I swear I'm telling Roger."

Mello lightly pushed him aside and walked towards the trembling figure.

"Should I call Roger?" Near asked quietly.

"No," Matt replied. He guessed what might happen when he saw the look in Mello's eyes- guilty and concerned, but most of all, sober. He stood right behind her and in the blink of an eye, pulled her to him and held her. She stopped crying, burying her face in his shoulder.

Matt was shocked. He was expecting Mello to apologize, but this… Wasn't bad. He gently smiled and left, signaling for Near to follow. He closed the door behind him and continued.

"I knew it…" Kurai said softly.

"What?" He murmured into her ear. She pulled away and triumphantly declared-

"You are an addict," she smiled, "You smell like chocolate."

He laughed and stood up. "So I guess everything's cool now."

"Just like ice," she whispered, heading out to meet her future kidnapper.