Chapter 43
Near watched intently as the electric train ran in a circle around him. He sat in his usual position, one knee down one knee up, as he watched its progress. He was listening to the others as they discussed what would happen after their being disbanded, how would they continue to work without funding. He reassured them that L's legacy would keep them running for as long as need be, they would remain in their headquarters here in New York as long as necessary.
It had been at least two weeks since the explosion at the mafia headquarters. He had heard that Deputy Yagami had died, but nothing had been said of Mello except that he got away. He hadn't realized he'd been holding his breath when L2 mentioned no body had been found, until he let it out. Mello had cost him a lot, but he still did not want to see him dead. He knew that now without being able to count on the FBI or anyone's government the three of them would have to work together somehow to get Kira. If only he could make Mello see this. He thought about what position Mello would be in now.
"Mello has kept the rest of us alive for a reason. Put yourselves in his position, because of the death of all the mafia members he's probably alone, with no one to rely one." He smiled to himself, "Well, perhaps he has one person to rely on. But not the network he's used to having. The chances are very high that he will try to contact one of us. His goals have not changed, he still wants to get to Kira before I do, so he will want the information that we have. " Giovanni looked concerned.
"Well, judging the way he's been acting lately, wouldn't it be dangerous if we come in contact with him." Near nodded without looking up from his trains.
"Very dangerous. So when the time comes I want you to do exactly as he says." Rester looked completely confused.
"Do as he says?"
"Yes. Give him all the information we have, including the fact that we believe L is Kira and that we have his photograph. The next move is up to him."
"But even if we give him all our information," Rester added, "Won't he still try to kill us so we won't tell you we talked to him?"
"That may very well happen, but I have faith in your excellent skills." Near answered with a smile. "Now, if you're scared you don't have to participate. I'm scared, and I'm not going outside." He smiled to himself wondering what would come next after he let that out, and now his next sneak attack.
"What do you think, especially you Halle Lidner?" he noticed her startle from the side.
"Let me say this plainly, other than Rester and me Mello should have known your information as well and yet he didn't kill you. That means to me that he is planning to use you for information because if it were me, I would rather meet you face to face thinking I had a better chance of escaping you because of our physical differences."
He looked away from her and looked at the others.
"I believe the chances of Mello contacting us is about 60-40. If it does take place 70% that it will be Lidner, 25 for Gevanni and 5 for Commander Rester. "
"Do you think Mello will believe the L is Kira theory?" Lidner asked and Near nodded.
"Anyone who knows the real L is dead would believe it. It makes too much sense. Now, you will all make yourselves accessible to Mello, going back and forth from here to your residences so if he wishes to approach you, he can. Please begin wearing wires and install cameras in your rooms." They all looked at Near and nodded, and then began to comply with his instructions.
Mello hung up the phone and smirked as he bit into the chocolate bar. He has missed them terribly while he was healing and now he couldn't get enough. Matt had managed to find him another leather vest that was even more perfect than the one that was burned and melted on him. He'd been back out on the streets, back in his neck of the woods, long enough to procure himself another gun, he felt naked without it. He stood and looked in the mirror staring at the scars again. Well at least no one would use the word "girly" around him again, that was something. He turned at the sound of someone coming into the room and smiled at Christine.
"Well, I think I'm all packed,"' she said to him, "Are you sure you're okay?" he nodded and then walked over to her.
"Thanks to you I'm better than okay, Dr. Thompson. I don't think I can ever thank you enough for coming all the way out here ."
"There was no question. I've been your doctor since you were 13, no one else is allowed to touch you. I must admit you healed a bit quicker than suspected." He grinned and took another bite of his chocolate bar as Matt came through the front door.
"I've let the front desk know that you are probably going to be here for a few days more, but you know you can stay here as long as you need to." Mello nodded.
"We know. We'll probably be here a couple days more, then we'll be flying to New York."
"What's in New York?" she asked.
"Near." He said smiling wickedly.
"Really? You've finally decided to work together with Near?" she asked excitedly. Mello sat down in the desk chair and threw his feet up onto the table.
"In a fashion, I guess you could say." He said, his smile even bigger. Christine decided she didn't want to know what that smile meant. She was just thrilled that her boys would be together as L wanted. Matt walked over and picked up her bags.
"There's a car waiting for you downstairs when you're ready, Doc." He said then leaned over to her and kissed her cheek.
"You have a safe flight back, kick Roger for me, and we'll see you when we bring back Kira's head."
"Good, I have the perfect spot for it in my garden."she said and Mello nearly choked. She looked at her watch and sighed.
"I guess it's time for me to go then." Matt had her bags and Mello took her arm and led her out into the elevator and down thru the lobby to the front door. Matt gave the bags to the doorman who then called the car over and then placed them in the trunk.
"I don't know why you won't let us come with you to the airport." Matt complained.
"There's no reason for you guys to go all the way out there only to have to turn around and come back here. We can say so long here." She turned and looked at both of them. For a split second they shrank in front of her eyes and they were both 13, and just as quickly they were gone and back to their normal selves. She wasn't looking forward to going back there without any of her boys there, it would seem a bit empty, but they had their work to do, and they would be back when it was over. She reached out and hugged each one to her, doing a sneaky once over checking Mello's scar quickly. He jumped a little as she touched a couple of still sore spots.
"Don't forget to keep applying the cream to it every day, Mello." She reminded. He rolled his eyes and snapped his chocolate bar.
"Yes, mother, I'll remember." She punched his good arm.
"Smart ass, just do it." She said grinning and he laughed. She stepped to the car and took a good long look at both of them before getting in.
"Please be careful." She said as the car started to move and they both nodded, Matt taking a final drag of his cigarette and blowing smoke at her. It was her turn to roll her eyes as she pulled away from the building. They watched until the car was out of sight and then they turned to go back into the hotel.
"So did you reach her?" Matt asked once they were back in the room. Mello nodded as he fell back onto the bed.
"Yes, and we're flying out of here to New York tomorrow. We'll get a car and drive right to her place."
"What makes you think you can trust her to not just shoot you on sight?"
"Near wouldn't have her do that. I trust Near more than I'd trust her. Come here." Matt smiled and walked over to the bed and sat down next to Mello on the bed.
"Oh by the way, I got something for you while I was out." He reached into his pocket and pulled out what appeared to be beads, and then when he unraveled it Mello realized exactly what it was and he laughed.
"Rosary? You bought me a rosary? Me?" Matt laughed too and then pulled it over Mello's head.
"You need a helluva lot of looking after. It certainly can't hurt. I just saw it in the gift shop when I was walking by. With all that's happened to you I guess I thought you needed a good luck charm of some sort." Mello looked at it around his neck for a moment and then reached up to touch Matt's face.
"Thanks." He said and then leaned forward and kissed him. He allowed his hands to freely roam Matt's body, thinking this would be the first time they were totally alone.
Matt moaned into the kiss, loving the feel of Mello's hands on him; it had been far too long. He reached down and unzipped Mello's vest, and began stroking his chest, his fingers trailing against the taut abdomen, tracing circles around his nipples.
Mello pushed Matt away long enough to pull his striped shirt up and over his head and immediately attack his chest with his mouth, dragging his tongue around his nipples, nipping with his teeth. Matt threw his head back and groaned, crying out when Mello got a little rougher, taking the nipples between his teeth and biting down, just enough to cause a little discomfort, but not enough to really hurt him. He then sat up suddenly and grabbed Matt, pulling him down to the bed onto his back, then straddling him and looking down at him with an evil grin. Matt looked back up at him and gave him his own evil grin.
"So you gonna take a picture or you gonna get on with this?" Mello growled and fell on him, sinking his teeth into Matt's neck, and then sucking hard, marking him as his for all the world to see. He ground his growing erection into Matt's, making him groan even louder, Matts hands under his vest and digging into his back.
Mello kissed down Matt's chest until he got to his waist, and then he sat up on his knees, still straddling him. He reached down and palmed Matt thru his jeans, massaging his burgeoning erection with alternating pressure. Matt closed his eyes, pushing up into Mello's hands and clutching the sheets on the bed.
"Tell me how much you missed me, Matt, how much you missed this."
"Mello, stop…..being an ass.." Matt managed in between groans. Mello laughed; one of the many reasons why he loved Matt was that he stood up to him and it excited him to no end. He stopped long enough to work off his boots and pull off Matts. Matt sat up, grabbed Mello's face kissed him as hard as he could manage. Then he kissed down the scarred side of his face with soft butterfly kisses, causing Mello to close his eyes and moan quietly. He then returned to the blonde's mouth, attacking it with his tongue until Mello complied and opened his mouth to allow him to attack his tongue with his. Mello only allowed Matt dominance for a few moments and then he took control back, Forcing Matt's tongue back into his own mouth with his, and pushing him back onto the bed. When he finally released him, Matt was gasping for breath, his chest heaving and his eyes closed.
With a self satisfied smirk, Mello undid Matt's jeans and slid them and his boxers down and off. He got back onto the bed, positioning himself between Matt's legs and softly kissed up one thigh, until reaching the top where he then bit down into the tender flesh, then licked it, and sucked it, loving the red mark he was leaving behind, relishing Matt's cries above him. Matt belonged to him, and he wanted to leave a reminder. He trailed his tongue along the underside of Matt's balls, then licked up the bottom of his cock along the sensitive vein, stopping at the top to swirl his tongue around the tip, then down again. He had to hold Matt down, he was writhing and bucking under him so hard. He moved to his other thigh and gave it the same treatment.
Matt didn't think he could stand much more. It had been such a long time his stamina wasn't what it used to be, and he thought that any moment he was going to come without the actual sex this felt so good. But he would hold on for the pay off, he wanted Mello inside of him in the worst way, to be connected to Mello again completely after so long, he shuddered involuntarily just at the thought, making his erection impossibly harder. He felt Mello lick the top of his cock again, and then suck on it gently and he nearly cried with pleasure.
"Do you want me now, Matt? Are you ready for me?" Mello licked beneath his balls and down to his hole. He wet his tongue with saliva and began to lick around Matt's hole, holding on to the squirming Matt. He then licked his first three fingers and one by one inserted them into Matt's tight opening.
He thrilled to the delicious sounds Matt was making, he loved having him under his control; it was about the only way he could have the upper hand with Matt. He continued moving his finger in and out, scissoring them to stretch those tight muscles. He smirked as he reached further, curling his fingers to find the perfect spot.
Matt suddenly saw white lightening behind his closed eyelids, electricity going up his spine and exploding into his brain.
"Oh god Mello don't ever stop!" he cried out, grinding down onto Mello's probing fingers.
"You don't mean that, Matt." Mello said as he slowly removed his fingers, ignoring Matt's plaintive pleas. He untied the front of his leather pants, finally allowing his cock the freedom it was begging for confined behind that tight leather. He pulled them down and kicked them off, then grabbed Matt and flipped him over, pulling his ass up to the right angle.
"Because then I couldn't do this." He reached down and stroked himself, spreading his natural lubrication along the length, getting it ready. He leaned forward and pressed the tip to Matt's entrance, while spreading his cheeks help him access. He pressed into Matt slowly, relishing the hot tightness of his lover as it surrounded him. Matt buried his face into the pillow trying to stifle his loud groans as Mello entered him, feeling almost like the first time they'd made love, feeling as if he were being split in two at first. When Mello was completely in he stopped for a moment, getting control of himself to wait for Matt. He ran his hands loving over Matt's back, feeling the sweat. His hands trailed under him to Matt's chest, squeezing his nipples and rubbing his chest. He felt Matt move against him, flexing those inner muscles and it was his turn to moan. Matt grabbed the other pillow on the bed and threw it at Mello.
"Move!" he yelled at him and Mello laughed and retaliated by slapping Matt's ass. He then pulled out almost completely and then pushed back in, slowly a couple of times until he was sure Matt was comfortable. He then set up a slow rhythm, but only for a short while. Soon he was thrusting into Matt with such power the entire bed shook with each thrust.
He felt the pressure building as he savored the delicious heat inside his Matt, and he reached around and grabbed Matt's cock, stroking him in time with his thrust, squeezing and rubbing the head with his thumb.
Matt moved against Mello answering each thrust, he couldn't get him deep enough to suit him, he wanted as much of him as he could get. His whole body was trembling with ecstasy and when Mello grabbed his cock he lost it completely and no longer had any coherent thoughts.
Mello was on the edge and he wanted Matt there too, so he began to thrust as deeply into him as he could, aiming for his prostate each time and varying the pressure on his stroking hand. He suddenly heard Matt call his name, his entire body convulsing as he cried out. The muscles around his cock began contracting and squeezing him almost painfully tight and his thrusting became erratic and completely out of his control until the fire inside of him became an explosion and he came violently inside of Matt, holding him tight against him as he came, calling his lover's name as he did so.
Finally the were both spent and fell into a heap on the bed, all arms and legs tangled together. After catching his breath Mello looked over at Matt who still had his back to him, and threw his arm around him, pulling the red head against his chest. He kissed the back of his neck and smiled when he heard him moan again.
"Was it worth the wait?" he whispered. Matt turned his head to look at him, said nothing, just nodded and rolled his eyes.
"I love you Matt, you know that, right?" Mello said suddenly. Matt turned his whole body so he could look at Mello properly.
"I love you too, Mello but keep it under your hat, okay?" he giggled his famous infectious laugh that was only stopped when Mello held him close and kissed him.
Matt lay with his head on Mello's chest, as Mello's face lay against his hair, both content at the moment just to be with each other, both knowing they had a fight ahead of them.
