Author's Note: I'm back once again my lovely flowers, and hopefully with a great chapter to this awesome fanfiction.

So allow me to introduce...

Chapter 22

That morning, I sat with Sayu on the floor of the Yagami house watching a new movie starring Heideki Ryuga.

"Oh man, isn't he hot or what?!" Sayu gushed. I simply shrugged.

"Meh, he's not really my type...I'm more of a Felix Titling kind of girl," I stated.

"Who's Felix Tilting?"

Before I could explain that it was a joke, my cellphone rang. Looking at the ID, I discovered that it was L by the lack of name. Light was in the kitchen eating breakfast, so I made a dirty look and answered the phone. "What do you want?"

"By the tone of your voice I'm about 90% percent certain that Light Yagami is in the same room or nearby," L stated.

"Of course I'm alright, you've got to stop worrying all the time, you're not my mother."

"Speaking of which-" L was interrupted by none other than...my mother.

"Yugi Akiteru, where are you? Answer me Young Lady!" Apparently she snatched the phone away from L.

"I'm Fine," I replied.

"You better get your little tail back here right now or you're gonna be in big trouble, Missy!"

I sighed. "Whatever, I'll be there in an hour." I then hung up. "I gotta get back to the hotel, or I'm gonna have more than just a pair of bleeding ears to worry about."

"Okay," Sayu said. "Maybe next time you come over you can tell me who Felix Tilting is."

"Yeah, sure."

There was a knock on the door. It didn't sound friendly. Light went to answer it. "Yes?"

"Where's Yugi?" a voice demanded.

"Oh, shit," I muttered. I quickly ran toward the front door to see Mom, with a look of fire in her eyes. "What part of 'I'll be there in an hour' do you not understand?" I asked.

"Yugi, who is this?" Light asked.

I turned to him slightly. "This is Dr. Darvich, she's been taking care of Heideki and me."

"Come on, Yugi, now," Mom said sternly. I sighed.

"See you at school, Light," I muttered. Light nodded.

"See you later."

Mom and I walked toward the limo where Watari was waiting. "How'd you get here so fast anyway?" I asked.

"It doesn't matter," Mom replied gruffly.

I rolled my eyes and got into the limo. "Hello, Watari."

"Good Morning, Miss Yugi." Watari started the engine and drove to the hotel. L and the task force were going through databases trying to find another oppourtunity to confront Kira.

"Hiya Ryuzaki, did ya miss me?" I asked, jumping onto the couch next to him.

"Don't you have a report to send?" he asked back.

"I'll do it later," I said. "now answer my question."

"Go send your report."

"Come on, Ryuzaki."

"Now."

I huffed and stood. Then I stomped to my room with my laptop. Logging in, I contacted Near and Mello.

"Hi, guys," I said when they logged on.

"Hey," Near said. "Any luck on finding Kira?"

I shook my head. "No. I think we hit a dead end."

"Well that sucks," Mello commented. He was in a mood again. "We got nothing on this end either."

"Bummer."

"On the bright side of things," Near noted, "Mello got a higher score on this last test."

"Really? That's great." Mello rolled his eyes. I tilted my head. "What now?"

"It wasn't good enough to beat Sheepie over there," he muttered, nodding toward Near.

"Aww, you gave him a cute nickname?" I feigned a gush. "I knew there was something going on between you two."

Matt decieded to walk in at that moment and heard me. He had a a WTF look on his face.

"Okay, what the hell have you been smoking over there?" Mello demanded angrily.

"Whatever it is," Matt said, "Can you send me some?" I tilted my head when he lifted his goggles. There was something different about him...but I couldn't place what.

I shook my head. "Don't worry, I'm kidding," I said.

"You better be," Mello muttered.

"Are you on your period, Mells?"

"Don't Fucking Call Me That!"

Matt fell to the floor laughing hard. Well, he didn't deny it.

"Why are you here anyway, Matt?" Mello asked. "Did you find out something we didn't or something?"

Matt stopped laughing and stood up in rememberance. "Oh, yeah. As a matter of fact, I did." He ran over and pushed himself in between Near and Mello, knocking Mello out of the camera's view with an oof. "From extensive research and what you described to me, I found out that the reason your eyes constantly turn red is because you have what they call Shinigami Eyes."

"Shini-what-ee?" I tilted my head.

"You have the eyes of a Death God," Mello stated bluntly.

"Oh."

"And that means you can see the names and lifespans of everyone around you," said Matt.

A strange scent hit my nostrils and I suddenly grew dizzy. "L-lifespan..."

Mello sighed. "You know; the amount of time a person has left to live?"

"T-time..." I began to breathe heavily. "...left...to live..." I looked above the boys' heads. Then my world went dark.

Mello's POV (3rd person)

"Yugi?" Near called out softly. Mello watched as she passed out and worry suddenly filled his senses.

"Yugi!" Mello moved closer to the screen in hopes of seeing where she fell (even thought it doesn't work that way). "Yugi, answer me." When she didn't do so, he growled and left the room, heading for Roger's office.

Matt ran after him. "Hey, where are you going?"

"Japan," Mello replied.

"Don't you think that's a little reckless?"

Mello didn't answer. Matt jumped in front of him. "Mello!" He stopped. "Answer me, dude, you're not making any sense right now." Mello still didn't answer. "What's gotten into you, man?"

Mello said something Matt couldn't hear. "What was that?"

"I LIKE HER, OKAY?!" Mello decided that there was no point in hiding it from his best friend any longer.

Matt gave a small look of shock before it went away. "Well, that explains a lot."

"I'm serious," Mello stated. "I...I can't stop thinking about her, Matt. Everything I do, everywhere I go, she's always on my mind with that stubborn, yet playful attitude, her hair swaying in the breeze as the sun touches her tan skin...the way she dances as if in a musical at the most random times...hearing her sing when she thinks nobody is listening is like I had died and woke up to the song of an angel..." His mind wandered to the day he first heard her sing.

~*Flashback*~

Mello was stomping away from Roger's office again. "That no good prick is a pain in my ass; and that green haired bitch is gonna pay." he muttered as he went upstairs. Down one of the halls leading toward his room, he heard something. Someone was singing.

He followed the sound to a door that was cracked open just enough for someone to peer through. He did so and saw none other than that new girl he hated so much.

She was sitting at her desk with a mirror sitting on the top. Her mouth moved along with the lyrics to the song, not knowing she now had an audience.

Mello recognized the song she was singing. It was a russian lullaby that his mother use to sing to him.

"...Spi, moy angel, tikho, sladko,

Bayushki-bayu..."

The girl continued to sing as she pulled out a pair of scisors and began to cut her hair. Mello stepped away from the door and continued toward his room. The voice of an angel rang through his ears for the rest of the night.

~*EndFlashback*~

"Yoo-hoo, Earth to Mello!"

Mello blinked and looked at Matt. "What?"

Matt rolled his eyes. "I said, 'I'm sure she'll be alright.' Now let's get to the dining hall before they run out of food." He turned toward where the dining hall was, but Mello just returned to walking toward Roger's office.

"Pass, Matt. I'm going after Yugi and you can't stop me."

Matt stopped and sighed. "Fine." He then followed Mello. "Then I'm coming with you."

"What?"

"Something my father always said was 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'...then again, he also said that suicide was wrong before he shot himself..."

Mello gave Matt a weird look. "Right..."

"So, you're going against L's orders just so you can see Yugi?" Near randomly appeared out of nowhere.

Mello rolled his eyes. "Let me guess, you want to come too?"

"I'd be lying if i didn't say I was considering it," was all he said. Mello sighed.

"So, I guess we're all going then?" Matt asked.

"Yes."

*Rogers office*

"No."

Mello glared at the headmaster. "What do you mean, 'No'?!"

Roger sighed. "I mean, I simply cannot allow three children to go wandering off halfway across the world during the biggest crisis to date."

"But Yugi could be in trouble; L might need our help!"

"If he requires your assistance he will contact me, but until then I won't let you leave," Roger stated firmly. "Now return to your rooms immediatly."

Mello growled in frustration and stomped out of the office angrily. Matt and Near followed behind him.

"Now what do we do?" Matt asked.

Mello thought for a moment then he figured it out. "I've got it-"

"Why don't we just do what Yugi did when L left for the case?" Near suggested.

Mello growled. "I had that idea first," he muttered.

None the less, the three agreed, and set off to the airport after packing a few necesities. "So how are we getting to the airport?" Near asked.

"Are you serious right now?" Mello asked.

"Yes."

"Don't worry guys," Matt declared, "I have a plan."

~*TimeSkip*~

"Matt, I don't think I like this Idea," Mello said, gripping the seat as Matt started the ignition of the black Dodge Charger. "Where'd you even get this?!"

"It's a rental."

"Might I ask how you were able to rent a car when you don't even have a license?" Near asked.

"You ever hear of Fake ID's?" Matt asked. "Apparently people who work minimum wage can't tell them apart from genuine ones." He turned the gear shift and smirked. "Buckle up." He slammed on the gas.

Mello was so terrified that he signed the Catholic cross over his chest and prayed that he wouldn't die. Near was in the back calmly playing with a 90-squared Rubik's Cube.

"Which way to the airport again?" Matt asked.

"What the Hell?!" Mello demanded.

"Take a left," Near replied not looking away from the toy in his hands. Matt did so, causing the tires to screech. "Now take a right."

Mello went pale as Matt followed Nears instructions. "I think I'm gonna be sick..."

"Dude, don't puke, or I'll lose the compensation on this thing," Matt said.

"Screw your compensation and keep your damn eyes on the fucking road!"

"Take another right."

Matt swerved right. "There's the entrance, we're gonna make it!"

"Oh, praise the Lord!"

Next thing the three of them knew, red and blue light's flashed behind them, and Near looked back. "We've got cops."

"Shit!" Mello cursed.

"Alright, calm down, I got this," Matt announced. He pulled over and reached into the glove compartment. "Here, Mells, put these on, and whatever you do, keep your mouth shut." He handed Mello a feathered hat and fancy pink sunglasses.

"What?! No way!" Mello refused.

"Just do it or you won't get to see Yugi."

The police officer stepped out of his car and slowly approached the driver's side window of the rental.

Mello sighed. "Fine, give me the damn hat."

When the officer stepped next to the window, Mello was wearing the hat and sunglasses while Matt was wearing a fake mustache and monochole.

The officer tapped on the window and Matt opened it. He looked at the officer. "Is-a there a problem-a officer?" he asked in a fake italian accent.

The officer peered at Matt and Mello suspiciously, then turned to Near, who was still working on the Rubik's cube. He then turned to Matt and began to speak. "Sir, did you know how fast you were going?"

Matt scratched the back of his head. "Oh, My apologies...a-we were in a bit of a hurry..."

"Sir that doesn't excuse the fact that you were going 27 kilometers above the set speed limit," the officer stated. "I'm going to have to see your license."

"Oh, of-a course..." Matt began to pull out his wallet and handed him a card. The officer looked at it and began to write down something on a notepad.

"So where you off to Mr. Denozo?" The officer asked.

"We're a-traveling across-a the world," Matt replied. "And-a it is-a Denozoro...you forgot-a the 'r' sir."

"Oh, right," the officer looked at the card again. "Don't know how I missed that, I apologize." He looked up to see Mello just sitting there bored out of his mind. "Who's this lovely miss?"

"Well, officer," Matt said, "This is-a my wife, Michelle Denozoro, and-a the little one in the back is-a our boy Nicholas Denozoro."

The officer looked at Near again. "Huh; I don't see any resemblance..."

"I'm adopted," Near stated bluntly without an accent.

"I see..." the officer looked back at Matt and returned the card. "Well, Mr. Denozoro, I'll let you off with a warning, but if you speed again, you'll be behind bars, is that understood?"

"Loud and-a clear, officer," Matt replied. The officer tipped his hat and left.

As soon as he drove off, Mello ripped off the hat. "Really, Matt? Your wife?!"

"What? I was under a lot of pressure, okay?"

"No, that is not okay!" Mello yelled as he ripped the mustache off of Matt's mouth. "Where did you even get this crap?"

Matt shrugged. "A guy has to be prepared for everything."

"That another motivational quote from your dad?"

"Hey, my dad was awesome!"

"Until he shot himself."

"Can you blame him?" Matt asked. "He lost his mind and had a gun in his hand!"

"Will the two of you shut up and get moving?" Near asked, "We're on a bit of a tight schedule."

"I hate to admit it, but the sheep is right, get moving!" Mello commanded.

"Alright, alright. But Mello?"

"What?"

"I'm going to need my Moustache back. And you're going to need to keep the hat." Mello groaned.

((Author's Note)) Dun dun dunnnnn! There you have it. Our Wammy boys are going to Japan. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and if you did, please tell me what you liked and what you think might happen. I'd love to hear your crazy ideas.

Also I've been thinking...Does Yugi seem a bit like a mary sue? I've been re-reading my drafts multiple times and I'm not sure if she is a bit "too perfect". I won't hate anyone if they believe she is, but if you do, could you tell me what you don't like about her? It might help me solve my little dilema (I know for certain that isn't spelled right) and help me become a better writer.

Until next time...

-Garden