Chapter three:
Fighting outside woke Mello.
He raises his head sleepily and looks outside.
Miskumi is fighting the royal army.
Mello sits up making Near's head fall where it was by Mello's hip to Mello's lap.
Near wakes and he looks up to Mello.
Mello looks down to him. "We need to get out of here." He says quietly.
Near sits up and looks outside with Mello following his gaze to the battle.
Matt rolls over only to bonk his face into a stone he was sleeping by. He sits up with a low growl of pain. He blinks when he hears fighting outside and looks.
Mello and Near move towards the ledge with Mello letting Near get up first before following.
Matt turns and sees this so he moves to follow but stands with his arms on the ledge watching the two.
Near and Mello are standing on the ledge.
Near reaches for a rock wiggling it until it came free. He places it on the ledge trying to not make a sound then he climbs through the hole.
Mello follows him and Matt quickly climbs out after them.
The three are now on top of the cave that is like a hill. They look down to the battle and Mello picks up a rock planning to at least distract the guards so Miskumi can get away.
But before he can do anything one of the guards grab Miskumi only for Light to step forward as if he had been hiding until now.
"This is for Father!" He growls and stabs Miskumi. "May his spirit be allowed to rest in peace now." He then lowers his lips to Miskumi's ear so no one but her hears his next words. "Thank you for running away so I had someone to blame his death on." He then pulls away and takes the knife out of Miskumi.
"You are a bastard who doesn't deserve to rule." Miskumi says as she falls to her knees after being released by the guard. She holds her stomach where she was stabbed.
"I'm a bastard? You wanted the throne so you killed father to get to it but when you realize that if anyone found out it was you then they would kill you for it. You knew that you'd be a pretty big suspect in the investigation of his death. So out of fear and to save yourself you took off with your two children. Taking your children with you was only to protect them from being killed for what you did!" Light says. "It is you who doesn't deserve to rule ever."
Miskumi glares at Light one last time before her body falls forward and she is dying.
"NO!" Mello cries out dropping the rock only to reach in the direction of Miskumi's body even though no one seems to be paying attention so they aren't seen yet.
Light ignites his hand then touches Miskumi's body so it lit up in flames.
Tears are streaming down Mello's face as Matt and Near drag him away.
"NO! We have to go back!" Mello cries.
"Find the children. We want to make sure that the bad blood doesn't continue on. If Miskumi was able to commit murder than it's likely the children will too." Light orders.
"Yes sir." The guards say then they split up, some going into the cave and others going to look in the wilderness.
Mello sobs and lets the other two take him away till they are a safe distance for now. "Why!" He sobs. "WHY!? She didn't do anything wrong!" He falls to his hands and knees.
Near who had been silently crying kneels next to the blonde and wraps his arms around him.
Mello shifts so he can embrace Near back as if looking for comfort but at the same time trying to give comfort to Near.
The two stay like that crying for a bit with Matt unsure of what to do.
Matt ends up just watching for any sign of the royal guards as the two mourn together.
After a bit the two have no more tears to cry.
Mello looks down to Near with a sniffle.
Near is leaning against his chest, gripping his shirt with one hand and his eyes closed as the side of his head rests against the blonde's chest.
Mello pets Near's hair. "We'll get revenge." He vows in a scratchy sounding voice.
Matt clenches his fists. "Why does that bastard have to ruin so many lives?" He growls as lines of electricity go over his fisted hands.
Mello glances to Matt and sees this. "So you're an electricity wizard?" He confirms.
Matt stops and turns to Mello. "Yeah I am. Sorry I didn't say anything. I am just used to others knowing I don't think about it."
"I see." Mello says then turns back to Near and makes a humming noise in his chest to try to sooth Near even through his own misery of losing his mother.
Matt watches for a moment. "You two care for each other very much." He says.
"Of course." Mello replies. "He's the love of my life."
"But aren't you siblings? I mean I've heard that the Yagami family is twisted in some way but I was too lazy to really look into it." Matt says.
"Well in the Yagami family the siblings fall in love and become lovers. Near is actually adopted but even so I still have fallen for him. We are connected much more deeply than you can think or even imagine."
Matt rubs the back of his head. "Wow. That's an interesting family."
Mello shrugs it off and goes back to comforting Near.
Matt turns when he hears voices, still a little distant but there. "We need to move."
Mello nods. "Near?"
Near opens his eyes and looks to Mello. "Let's go Mello. Let's go somewhere safer until we can get revenge for mother."
Mello nods and the two stand. "Let's go."
The three are on the move again and they stay in the wilderness making sure to avoid being caught using any means needed. They become very familiar with the wilderness from wandering around as well as playing in the wildreness so they can use that to their advantage. They do find another cave and using Mello's fire power so his hand is in flames they light the way as they wander down deeper into the cave.
The cave exits out into a nice place underground that looks like it's a dream with it having glowing crystal above them almost as if being the sun just not blinding then not to mention the grass and the kind of small river.
"It's beautiful." Near gasps.
"It is." Mello nods. "This is where we can set up camp. They won't find us here."
"We can start an entire rebellion group." Matt says.
Near nods. "We can work towards taking down Light and Sayu."
"Then let's get started." Mello agrees holding Near's hand in his own as their fingers intertwine.
That is how the rebellion group began.
The homes are made from what they could find to use to make sturdy homes though it helps that they don't really get more than a light breeze down there.
The three became the rebellion group leaders and since then the rebellion group grew over time.
Mello and Near finally officially became lovers when Mello became sixteen and Near fourteen. Also they refuse to be called a part of the Yagami family if it means that it just proves that they are a part of the same family as Light who killed their mother and grandfather. If anyone asks the two have decided on last names to hide that they are a part of the Yagami family even if Near's adopted, Mello will say that his last name is Keehl while Near went with saying his last name is River. They also choose different last names to make their relationship seem less strange than them being siblings who are lovers since they are refusing to be called a part of the Yagami family. The two also became known as night assassins but still being the leaders of the group along with Matt.
Matt is more of a player than wanting to settle into a relationship. He mostly leads during the day since Mello and Near are usually resting till night or evening.
The crystals change to make the light seem like it is outside as they are magic crystals.
Mello and Near joined an evening patrol to go check the outskirts of the town that holds the palace in it.
That when they spot some commotion.
The royal guards are chasing a raven haired male into the wilderness.
"Stop right there!" One guard demands but the raven male only keeps running.
The raven male slows getting tired then stops and turns around to face the royal guards. He clenches his hands into fists and raises his arms up to an X which makes a rock wall from the ground come up in front of him causing the guards in the lead to smash into it. The raven moves to fight the others but then sees that a group is helping by fighting the patrol off with either magic or weapons.
When the guards are taken care of Near and Mello go to the raven.
"Why were they going after you?" Near asks.
"Because they found out I was planning on stopping the king." The raven responds.
"Have you ever met him?" Mello asks.
"Not in person but what he's doing is wrong." The raven replies honestly.
"What's your name?" Near asks.
"L Lawliet." The raven gives his name. "You guys are a part of the rebellion right?"
"That's right. Me and my love here are two of the three leaders of the rebellion." Mello answers putting an arm around Nears shoulders.
"Join us in the fight to stop the evil king." Near says.
L nods.
The group, now joined by L, head back to the rebellion's base.
L joined the night assassin's part of the rebellion group and with him as the newest addition the rebellion group has enough that they believe they need to perform an attack on the evil king.
They decided to attack tomorrow evening so the rebellion camp became busy as they got ready.
Light is going down!