Chapter ten: It never pays to be the villain. No one's P.O.V.
Matt looks to Near who has put his head onto Matt's hand right by his forehead. He smiles as he looks to Near's face though the rabbit hybrid has his eyes closed, the red head can tell that Near is not the beast from before anymore. He moves his hand upwards to ruffle Near's hair.
Near opens his eyes and looks to Matt with the eyes of the boy Matt fell in love with.
The two move quickly and hug each other.
"Thank you Matt." Near says. "I was so scared I was going to hurt you." He adds as he shakes slightly.
Matt pets Near's hair with a soft hush. "It's alright." He soothes the other. "You're safe now."
Once Near is more relaxed Matt asks what was bugging him.
"How'd you get out?" He asks.
Near keeps his face from looking at Matt as he has the side of his head laying against Matt's chest. "When I saw you were in trouble and that it was like Beyond in a way all over again…. I had to do something….I let the beast inside me out and I busted the lock. I guess I'm a lot stronger than I think but maybe I picked it up somehow from big brother Always."
"Always?" Matt asks as tries to not look to Mello's body knowing that he may not be able to bounce back if he does.
"Big brother Beyond's lover." Near explains.
"Oh you mean A." Matt understands.
Near nods and snuggles closer to Matt who brings him closer. "I love you too." He adds.
Matt smiles and kisses the top of Near's head. "I'm glad. Because I don't think I'll ever let go of you." He says.
Near giggles cutely. "I don't think I'll mind that." He responds.
"GET YOU'RE FILTHY HANDS OFF OF ME!" The man snaps as he is hand cuffed.
The hybrids that may attack them have been caged until they can bring them back to reality.
Some humans and some hybrids have died in the fight but it is now all over.
Watari puts L down as the other turns to human again.
"Well this will be new." L says once in human form.
"Don't worry we'll find a way around it." Watari says to L.
L turns to the fox who raises his head when L turns human. "What is your name?"
The fox turns to human form. "My name is Light Yagami." He responds. "I was here as a chaperon on a field trip for my little sister when I was abducted."
"Ah you're Yagami's son." L nods recognizing the name. "Well don't worry we will be getting you home." He assures the other.
"Thank you." Light says with a small smile. "I guess I can only hope my family will still want me now that…. I am different."
L puts a hand on the fox's shoulder. "It'll be alright. You're family loves you very much so it should be alright. Besides if any family doesn't want their child back we will make sure that no one is left without any good place to go to." He assures the other.
Light nods. "Thank you." He says.
L smiles in response. "Just remember that it never pays to be the villain." He tells Light as they look to the man who is being taken away.
Light nods. "I'll keep that in mind." He says.
The warehouse is cleared of life with those that may attack still in their cages that are now outside until they become non dangerous.
Those that won't attack are free from the cages being checked over by medical staff.
The ones that died are being put into body bags and the man who did these sick experiments is being taken to be put into jail probably for life but there is the chance they may execute him so it hopefully won't happen again.
The building is now off limits and it will be secured so no one can enter without police permission.
The families have been called about their children and they are now coming to get their children with plane rides, if needed, being free so they can come get their child or children.
Light is sitting on a chair being checked over by some medical staff and he turns when he spots L coming towards him. "Hey." He greets the raven who stops next to him. "Look. I'm sorry what I have forced onto you. I wasn't really in control at that point." He apologises.
"It's okay. I understand you were under some kind of hypnosis from the man but you broke free." L assures him nibbling on his almost non existing thumb nail.
Light glances to those still in cages as they try to escape. "What will happen to them?" He asks.
L looks to those still in the cages. "We will try to bring them back to reality and hopefully get them back to their families." He says. "Thanks to a highly intelligent electronics expert we have managed to identify every single one of those who were taken and also the abductor who did this to you guys. So we will try snapping them to reality before the families arrive then if we can't it will be up to the families to hopefully help them." He tells Light.
Light nods. "I see." He says looking away from those in the cages.
"You and all the others had a very terrible experience. We do not expect recovery right away even for those that are free because they won't attack." L adds. "So don't feel bad if you do not recover as quickly as you may want to."
Light nods. "Yeah. I know." He says as his medical examination finishes.
"Ah your family is here." L says spotting the Yagami family running towards the group only to desperately look for their son.
Light feels highly nervous and it shows as his fox ears fold back. "What if they don't accept me now." He says watching as his family look with wide eyes at the other hybrids they pass including the ones still in cages.
"Don't worry. It should be alright." L assures Light.
Sachiko spots her son and races over with the other two members of the family following in behind.
Light takes a deep breath,
"Trust your family." L says.
The Yagami family slow as they come up to L and Light getting a good look at the two but their focus is on Light who is feeling anxious about this.
AN:
Edited version of this chapter. Maybe I should have added this in the first place but usually the stories just write themselves for me so I let things happen as they go along.
Mello.