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Looking down on Nears sleeping face for the second time, Mello could make so many comparisons as to when he last saw Near sleeping. Last time, Near didn't have black rims under his eyes from tiredness and loss of blood, last time Near looked peaceful, last time Near didn't have pain etched into every single feature of his body.
But gah…when was last time?! Mello could only think, Near had been in a comatose for god knows how long, maybe a week? And here's the good part, why?
Why was he like this?
Mello could most definitely tell you why, when they got the police on this case Mello was very happy to give them all of the information they wanted, excluding the part where Matt ended up killing Nears father.
Funny to mention that, because it was all Nears fathers fault. In less than a day Near had been visited by eighteen people, but visited isn't the right word, he had been raped by eighteen people and not only that, he had then suffered beatings from his father and then got stabbed in numerous places when he bravely stood up for Matt and Mello.
And after all of this, the blonde could only feel like some dirty prick. He had bullied him, physically, emotionally, practically in every way possible because he was always coming second to him, but then it got more intense when he realised he was attracted to the albino boy, never wanting to admit it, the beatings he gave Near got worse and worse and…worse.
Never once had he taken into account that Near was hurting too.
Sighing, he put his face in his hands for the fortieth time that day, "Geez, man, you need to get out of here, it's unhealthy to stay sitting that long!" Matt exclaimed, entering the room.
"Later." Mello grunted.
"I promise you, if he wakes up I'll ring you on the dot, leave the room so that you're the first face he sees and then you two can have your romantic moment!" The red head chuckled, earning a slap on the arm from Mello.
"It's not gonna be like that Matt." Mello huffed, crossing his arms and looking up at his best friend who offered him a coke.
"Whaddaya mean, 'it's not gonna be like that!' He confessed his secret to save your ass, now tell him yours and we'll all live happily ever after!" Matt said, 'Well, not all of us…' He thought.
"I mean I don't wanna be the first face he sees, I don't wanna be anything like that Matt." Mello continued, wondering whether now out of all times was the best to tell him.
"Why? He'd still remember you, it's not like he has amnesia." Matt questioned, his eyebrows furrowed.
"It'd be better if he had amnesia." Mello mumbled to himself.
"Aw come on' man! Mells what is up with you?!" Matt sighed, sinking down into the chair that was next to his friends.
"I'm leaving."
"What the fuck?!"
Mello and Matts heads turned, "Near…"
"Why are you leaving?" Near winced, he had shot right up from the bed when he heard what Mello had said.
"Calm down." Mello said, averting all contact with Nears eyes.
Surprisingly, Near did calm down, "I guess it is your choice." He mumbled, before laying back down and closing his eyes.
"What just happened?" Matt asked, noticing that Near wasn't anywhere near going back to sleep, his face had an expression of pain written all over it, but from what?
Mello? Or he was just physically in pain?
"Where are you going Mello?" Matt gave Mello a sharp look, he wanted to know, no, he needed to know, he did not go through all of that heartbreak just to have his friend end up with no one in the end.
"I don't know."
"Don't give me that bullshit! Where are you going Mello?" Matt repeated, getting annoyed with Mellos behaviour now.
Mello turned to Matt, "A lot of stuff happened while Near was in a comatose…a lot of stuff to do with L."
"How would you know? You've been with Near since he first got here!" Matt said, although he was curious about what happened with L.
"No I haven't." Matt could tell at this moment that Mello was upset like him and Near too, but why? Nothing was making sense and so he left the subject at that.
"Did he choose?" Near mumbled, from his bed, the soft voice jerking Mello away from his previous thoughts.
"No, he didn't, how did you know?"
"I guessed." Matt was now thoroughly confused, what in the what-what was going on?!
"There won't be a funeral." Mello whispered, looking at the floor.
"Figured as much. You know…just because he didn't choose doesn't mean you have to go, we could work together." Near offered, lifting his head a little.
"No."
"Why?"
"Because Near, L is dead, the Kira case needs someone like you to take care of it and I will just be in the background doing my part." Matt nearly fainted, L, was dead?
"What the fuck are you two talking about?! I don't even…" Matt trailed off, his gaze studying Mello and Near.
"L died, Mello is being hysterical and believes he has to go because of L not choosing who his successor should be." Near explained, grabbing a pencil that was on his bed side table and fiddling with it, like he used to with his hair.
"Still doesn't make any sense." Matt grumbled.
"Exactly." Near stated, giving Mello a pointed look.
"Near, I hate you, that's it, there's nothing else, if I worked with you we would achieve nothing, I don't even know what that was back there." Mello snarled, referring to Nears confession.
If Near was hurt by those words, he was doing very well in hiding it, he hadn't even flinched, "Go then." He said and Matt felt so hopeless, he couldn't even understand what they were talking about and now Mello was leaving the room…
"Wait Mello! What the hell was that all about?" Matt shouted after Mello, but no reply came his way.
"Dip shit. Are you alright Near?" Matt asked, turning back to the bed.
"Never been better." Near stated, before promptly breaking the pencil he had in his hands.
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Matt: Confusing chapter is confusing.
It's called mystery Matt, like a cliff hanger but during the whole chapter.
Mello: I think you've explained it wrong.
Don't tell me how to explain things after that crappy explanation you gave Matt in this chapter!
Mello: We're bringing that up now?!
Matt: Yeah...how could you Mello?
Mello: Now you've got him started...
Serves you right :P