Hey! I'm sooo sorry for uploading late, I swear we got like ten school projects and I had to finish them all! I'm so so so sorry!

I guess I'll just answer the lovely reviews I got:

SilenceAmongTheScreams: I updated! I know, I'm so slow, I'm so sorry, I hope this chapter makes up for the slow chapter update. And thank you, when you're running you gotta do it in style ;)

Psyche-Socks: Don't worry bout it, and seriously, I don't consider your reviews as spam, they actually make me very happy :) I know, I thought that having Matt and Mello get together was actually a bit bad...but it actually gave me a really good idea ;) And thankyou! To be honest, I hate fillers, that's why I try to stray from writing them, because I know what everything thinks when they read one right after a cliff hanger, and again, don't worry, I appreciate all your comments :D

italyPASTA13: Luckily, I'm a fast runner ;) Aw, thanks...but I don't reckon Near could run to L, seeing as he never met L...and L never met him, except for that one conversation over a laptop...and that sounds interesting! I hope you get to it! :D

DarkAngelJudas: Your assumptions are very close, but sadly, you didn't guess right, but if you read the chapter, you'll know ;) Thanks for reviewing!

Gone, nowhere to be seen, absolutely no existence anymore…god, how hard could it be to find Near?! Mello could swear that he had been walking through the corridors for about an hour looking for Near…

And why the fuck should he be looking for Near? Oh right, there's the reason, the teacher decided that because Near was late for class Mello out of all people should look for him. The only reason Mello agreed was because he was missing class and Near wasn't going to get any better than him while he did.

"Oh my fucking god, screw this…NEAR! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!" Mello shouted into the empty hallways.

"Why is Mello looking for me?" Mello whipped around, only to be greeted by Nears head peeking around the corridor corner.

"Are you an idiot? You're late for class! In fact, class has finished." Mello said, an are-you-kidding-me? Look on his face.

"Oh…well…I couldn't really come because I've been looking for…" Near started, looking just the tiniest bit surprised that he wasn't talking in third person.

"Looking for what?" Mello questioned, taking a step closer to Near.

Near shrunk back a little, a little embarrassed by his situation, "Erm, nothing! I was actually not feeling too well…"

Mello rolled his eyes, Near was such a bad liar, "And Matty thought I was a bad actor…" He mumbled to himself, "Near, obviously that's not true, what happened?" Was it just him or had his voice grown a bit worried? No, this would not do, composure Mello, that thing means nothing to you.

"I already told you though…" Near stuttered weakly, by now he had realised that he had backed away from Mello all the way to his dorm room door, quickly he placed himself in front of it, blocking Mellos entrance.

"Near, let me through." Mello commanded.

"No." Near whimpered.

Mello let out a big sigh, "Fine." He grabbed Nears shoulder and pushed him away from the door, Near fell roughly to the ground, Mello smiled to himself, he had his flow back.

When Near fell it was almost like a little part restarted inside him again, Mello was acting normally again and that triggered Near to do so too, almost instantly his blank façade was up again and he was standing at the door looking at Mello who…

"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED HERE?!" …did not take the situation well.

"I do not know, Mello, otherwise, the problem would be solved." Near replied, a bored expression over his face.

Mello frowned a little, Near has regained himself so quickly, as he had…well, what the fuck had he been doing?! The blonde recalled the stormy night and shuddered a little at his actions, "Serves you right, have fun with this." He said with a snicker.

"So, Mello did not do this after all…" Near said out loud.

"What?" Mello turned back to Near, "You thought that I did this?" He gestured to the room, "Even I wouldn't stoop…that….low…." Mello trailed off, realisation dawning on his face.

"What is wrong Mello?" Near asked, noticing his change in is behaviour.

"Near…" Mello began.

"Yes Mello?" Near rolled his eyes slightly, he was becoming impatient.

"Where the fuck did you sleep last night?" Mello asked, still looking in the direction of Nears room.

"Of course Mello, I slept on the floor," Near stated, "And does Mello really find it necessary to swear in every sentence Mello says?" Near asked.

Mello almost laughed at the pissed look on Nears face, "Do you really hate swearing that much?"

"No…it just reminds me of him…" Near could almost see his Fathers face again, he could almost hear him, constantly swearing at him, telling him what a failure he was, telling him he would only ever be a slut…

"Hey, hey Near! Are we back on Earth?" Mello clicked his fingers in front of Nears face, he didn't like the expression Near was wearing and he didn't like what Near had just said, it made him a little worried…just a little, not nearly enough to be concerned, just a curious worry, just a little….or at least that's what he told himself.

"Oh, yes, I have to go now, goodbye Mello." Near turned around and walked off, he could feel himself shaking, but he wouldn't let something as small as that get to him, no he had priorities…

…Like finding who took all his stuff.

Near roamed the corridors, thinking about who to ask when suddenly it hit him, and he couldn't help but feel idiotic as to not realise the best person to go to, Roger.

"Does Roger know where my…" Near started before immediately closing the door again and walking away from the office.

"Wait! Near!" Roger called after him, before running out of his office, looking left and right for the small boy.

Near kept on walking, as fast as he could, trying to forget who he saw in Rogers office, trying to forget the fact that he was still alive and breathing.

"Hey Near," Matt said, walking up to the boy…who just walked right past him, "Er, Near?"

This was the second time he'd seen Near acting weird and Matt had to think whether Mello did this again, but it didn't seem like it, surely Mello would've been bragging about it already.

So Matt followed Near to…to wherever the fuck he was going, until Near stopped and literally punched the nearest thing to him, which was a wall.

"Whoa, whoa! Near! Are you alright?" Matt said, jogging up to Near and checking his hand, but the damage wasn't on his hand, if anything, the wall needed medical treatment.

"What happened Near?" Matt pressed.

Near sighed, "He is here, my Father is here…" Matt gasped, out of pure shock really, why was Near at an orphanage when he had a legal guardian? "And he is trying to bribe Roger into getting me back there." Near raised his fist again, except this time he caught his temper before it could run loose.

"And why is that a bad thing?" Matt continued.

"He disowned me when my Mother died from an illness, but apparently his top slut is needed again!" Near hit the wall again, anger radiating off his body and to top that it off, he was pissed that he couldn't control himself.

"Top slut? What the fuck does that mean Near?"

Mello walked down the hallways towards Rogers office, he had become paranoid about Nears situation and finally decided that he should at least ask, not because he was worried but because he was so damn curious! And maybe just a bit concerned but he was curious most of all!

When he came to the door he paused, he could hear to voices and the conversation was obviously supposed to be private so he went to turn away, when he heard Nears name.

"I know, you are legally Nears Father but…" That was definitely Roger, but the other voice…

"You said it right there, I am legally Nears Father, he is still in my custody." …was unrecognizable.

"Yes, but why is Near here? Shouldn't he still be with you?"

"He…ran away, because he was convinced that his Mother wasn't dead." The man replied, but Mello knew as soon as he heard it, he was lying, you could tell just by his voice and also the fact that Near isn't that stupid.

Mello decided that this was a good time to interrupt, so without knocking on the door, he walked in casually, as if he never heard anything, "Hello Roger and stranger." He said, with a curt nod towards Nears Father.

He had to say, Near looked absolutely nothing like his Father, there wasn't any resemblance whatsoever, not even a hint.

"Mello! H-how are you?" Roger asked in surprise, wondering about how much Mello had heard of the conversation.

"I'm fine, I was just wondering where all of Nears stuff had gone…" Roger looked surprised, was Mello finally being nice to Near? Mello picked up on this and threw whatever thoughts Roger had out of the window, "…Someone got to him before I did."

Roger sighed, "Nears stuff is all packed because he is going back with his Father." Mellos mouth dropped open.

"WHAT?"

"Yes, so all of his things were packed but we haven't seen him as of yet…" Roger continued, but Mello cut him off.

"Shouldn't he just be taking his possessions? Not all the furniture?!"

"The furniture was moved to storage for when a new child arrives."

"…"

"I know this must be hard on you…"

"Does this mean I'm finally number one?"

Roger nearly face-palmed, after all of that chat and he had actually thought that Mello was upset about Near leaving…

"Near?! What the hell does it mean?!" Matt said, more urgency filling his words.

"I think you already know Matt…" Near replied, not able to look Matt straight in the face.

"No, no, no, no, no…" Matt couldn't believe it, Near just couldn't be…

"Yes Matt, my Father made me against my will…"

"It can't be!" Matt said again, not wanting to hear it, it was too horrible for someone like Near, just thinking of what he must of gone through…

Near breathed, "It's true…I was forcibly made to be a prostitute."

Thanks for reading!

Mello: haha! I found you!

Ah crap...truce?

Matt: No.

Well, guess what? I have a...

Mello&Matt: What do you have?!

...knack for running fast, catch me if you can!

Mello: *points gun* You're going down!

NEVER!

Thanks for the reviews!