Chapter two: The secret is out.

I am walking down the hallway when I spot Mello up ahead. I was hoping to get to my room to pretend to be studying when I really am just avoiding people but with Mello waiting at my closed door makes my plan to avoid confrontation right now goes on a suicide mission out the window. I calmly walk over to him and reach for my door knob but his hand grabs my wrist stopping me just before I can grip the metal door knob.

"Near." Mello hisses at me and I look up into his fiery blue eyes.

"Is there something Mello needs? I was hoping to get some studying done." I say emotionless.

Mello opens my door and drags me inside closing it once we are inside. He throws me to the floor and I look up at him not reacting but wondering what's going on.

"Mello what are you planning?" I question him.

"Tell me Near." He smirks softly. "Who is Brend?"

I start to panic inside. 'How does he know about Brend!?' I reach a hand to twirl a strand of my hair to keep myself looking calm. "What is Mello talking about?" I ask as I sit there on the floor just sitting normally not feeling like going to my normal sitting position.

He narrows his eyes and takes a step forward. "You know damn well what I am talking about Near!" He growls. "You know who Brend is and you had better start talking." He glares down at me.

I stop twirling my hair and I look down so the shadows cover my eyes. I can feel his smirk as he watches me.

"You were talking to him earlier and it sounded like you two are the same person or perhaps a ghost that haunts you." Mello says most likely about to crouch down in front of me obviously loving my reactions.

I feel a familiar smirk start to tug at my lips and I let go of my hair. 'No. Not now!' I beg as I try to push him down but he is stronger as he comes to the surface with his thoughts echoing in my head as if my own with a chuckle. 'If he wants to know let him see. Let him see how truly alive you are!'

Before I can stop it Brend comes out and I can feel a small tingle in my eyes for a second as they change to blood red.

My lips curve upwards in a wicked smirk. "Hahaha!" I start laughing almost evilly for no reason at all.

Mello stares at me trying to decipher what exactly is going on.

I look up at Mello keeping my eyes in the shadows cast from my bangs enough so the red orbs seem to be glowing softly as they meet Mello's.

He must have been hoping for some sort of ghost to appear because he looks a little surprised.

I get up standing staring him straight in the eyes, no shadows cast from my bangs, with my smirk of wickedness and probably some form of insanity or bloodlust in my eyes from my memories of looking into Brend's eyes, when I looked in a mirror while being Brend, which is who I am at the moment. "You want to know so badly?" My lips move as Brend's voice comes from them. "Then allow me to teach you shall we?" My tongue darts put wetting my lips almost as if thinking of a delicious meal.

"So I take it you are Brend." Mello observes.

"Why yes I am." I as Brend nod. "You know it's sometimes annoying to be sharing a body with Near." I cross my arms over my chest with a small huff. "Near can be so weak sometimes like when he forced me to stop from going into a class with a knife. It was a perfect place to have a lot of fun in killing them." I look right into Mello's eyes as the blonde is trying to piece Brend's personality together. "Hm. You on the other hand." I move a little closer to Mello. "You are stronger. I should have been able to share a body with you but I got locked into this one. I'm sure you and me would have had lots of fun together." I smirk playfully my arms dropping to my sides. "We still can have fun. Join me. We can do all sorts of things and killing with the perfect partner in crime must be fun. What do you say?" I move around to behind Mello and I put my hands on one of his shoulders standing on my tippy toes to look to Mello's face as he turns to look at me. "Doesn't it sound just perfect?" I let my eyes fall to half open and I lick one part of my top lip before speaking again. "OR perhaps you are looking for something more?" I lower one of my hands to undo the top two buttons on my shirt. "Am I right? I have been observing those around me since I live in Near's body and I have seen the way you look at us."

Mello's eyes widen a moment and he swallows harshly.

I let go of Mello and move back to stand flat on my feet so I can move around to the front to face him.

Mello's eyes travel up and down my body.

I tilt my head softly with a soft slightly pleading face but not over the top. "Join me?"

Mello's eyes meet mine again and his eyes have the look of him thinking over things.

"I know you want to." I straighten my head to its proper angle and I take a step towards him.

Mello's eyes blink. "Your offer is tempting but you must remember that this is a place for genius orphans who are trying to be the successor of the world's greatest detective. Detective's stop evil. You think I am just going to accept to help you kill? Oh please."

I don't give up though moving closer to Mello and brushing suggestively against him. "But think about it. You'll be gaining what you really wish for." I say a little softly.

Mello doesn't move away and looks right into my eyes. "Listen here. You are not Near and I don't want you. Do you understand me?" He rejects me as Brend.

"But I am Near. Just another part of him." I try to reason with him.

Mello shakes his head. "No you are not. You are nowhere close to being the same as Near. What I wish for and what I have are two different things."

I clench my teeth and let out a small growl. "You could have had what you wanted." I take a step back and turn away from him. "But you had to go and push away the one chance you had at getting it." I walk towards my bed. "That's too bad for you." I reach under my pillow bringing out the knife I kept from my first murder though I had cleaned the blood off but I make sure Mello doesn't see it.

"Maybe but I want to know something." Mello says.

I look back at him over my shoulder. "Oh? And what would that be?" I ask him adding a small evil purr to my voice.

"I want to know how you and Near got stuck in the same body and how I can get rid of you." Mello boldly says.

I frown. "You really want to know?" I deadpan though currently I am still Brend.

Mello watches everything about me observing me like a good detective should. "Yes I do." He says without a hint of hesitation.

I turn to him putting my hand as well as the bottom part of the knifes handle against my hip not caring if he sees the knife anymore. "Then shall I enlighten you on how this has happened? Though I'm sure you can figure it out on your own." I hum.

His slightly narrowed eyes observe me making sure to be ready for anything.