Chapter thirteen:
Mello found a nice apartment and he knows he will need to look for work. He plops down on the bed with a towel placed on top of his wet hair. He is soaked but his phone is ok as well as everything he brought. He looks up and decides to put pictures of him and Nate around the place.
Tears once again form at his eyes.
"I love you my dear Nate." He sniffles.
….
Matt, hearing that Mello has left, is now packing his own bag. He as Mello's friend feels obliged to be there for Mello even now. He has to do all he can for the other. He leaves Whammys.
Off to find Mello.
Two weeks later…..
Mello's apartment has many pictures of him and Nate that he has all around the place in picture frames that make the apartment look more like a home. He recently found some work at a super market.
Though even though he has found work he is still deep in depression over losing Nate but he knows that Nate wouldn't want Mello to end up in the streets so he'll do what he needs to in order to survive.
Today he is working at the cash register.
He raises his head as someone comes up only to blink in surprise.
It's Matt.
"Hey." Matt greets.
"Hey." Mello greets back.
Matt slips him a piece of paper. "My address." He says. "If you ever need me there's also the phone number."
Mello puts it in his pocket. "Thanks you are a good friend."
Matt smiles and nods.
The two hug then Matt brings up the pack of smokes so as to not get Mello in trouble with the supervisor if said person came around to check.
Mello does his job then says a see you later to Matt as the other leaves. He feels lucky that still even in the continuous dark time he has a wonderful best friend that is doing all he can to be there for him. He glances up to the roof imagining he is staring at the sky.
With the ashes around his neck he always feels close to Nate as if the other is always at his side.
He gets back to work.
Years later…..
Mello is now in his thirties. He still has his depression but he has managed to work to get pretty high in the ranking for the store he still works with. He tries to be as happy as he can be for Nate and himself though mostly Nate. He was working in the back one day when suddenly…..
The fire alarm goes off.
His head whips around and he rushes into the store only to see flames quickly spreading and the sprinkler system is being fixed. He rushes to get people out as well as head towards an exit. He is running on his own when he skids to a stop hearing crying he looks over spotting a small child that reminds him of Nate with brown hair and a grey t-shirt with black pants and runners. He rushes over the child and sees theres no time to run so he shields the childs body with his own as the flames race towards them. He shuts his eyes tightly.
Then….. Suddenly…
There is another pair of arms wrapping around him.
His eyes shoot open knowing the feel of the hold.
Nate…
He can see a softly glowing white person figure and he closes his teary eyes, the tears are quickly evaporated by the flames as they engulf him.
…
"My child!" A woman screams in panic.
The firefighters who were in the area hold her back as they rush to put out the fire.
"MY BABY!" The woman screams.
The father of the child, a brunette with light brown hair that makes him look quite handsome, wraps his arms around his black haired fiancée who prefers to wear sweats who is the mother of the child. He holds her close.
Once the fire is put out the woman rushes in to look for her baby.
The others rush after her.
She spots the burnt Mello and hears crying. She goes over as her baby, alive and a little burnt, moves out of Mellos arms as he flops onto his side dead.
The management look sorrowfully at Mello.
"You saved my child. You died protecting my baby." The mother looks teary eyed but thankful to Mello. "Thank you."
For a few moments they see two spirits.
One is Nate and the other is Mello.
Mello's face brightens with happiness and love as he races to wrap his arms around Nate who gives him a kiss before they fade from sight.
The employees and management get teary eyed.
"That's the happiest we have ever seen him." The manager admits.
"I'm glad." The mother says.
A funeral was held for Mello obviously as he was a hero to a small child and the parents.
He lives happily in the after life with his fiancée Nate.
Matt worked to keep Mello's apartment as it is mostly for Mello's spirit thinking that in case the two are stuck on Earth as spirits at least they will have a place to stay.
The end.