You Helped Me To See (Death Note Fanfic)

Four: Misguided Forever

"Hisui, what happened?" Mello asks, having waited by the door to the 'broom closet'. I sigh, facing the blonde.

"I'll tell you later." I murmur.

"Did you see him?" Mello stands on his toes. "L?" he ask. I look down at the slightly shorter boy and smile.

"Later Okay Mello?" I ask.

"Why? Why later?" he complains.

"Mello." Grandfather chides.

"Later." I repeat. Mello huffs.

"Fine." he mutters.

I shove Mello lightly aside. He pouts. I smirk and head into my bedroom. I grin, the apple pattern consumes me as does the fragrant apple air freshener.

Ring. Ring. Ring. ring.

I glance at the called ID.

"Dani." I greet.

"Hello Hisui, have you spoken to Ash?" she asks.

"I have." I nod, hearing shuffling outside my door. I huff, standing up frim my bed and swinging pushing the door open. I hear a bump. "Mello." I mutter. "Downstairs."

The custard blonde boy mutters to himself, stomping furiously down to the main floor.

"Can you talk now?" Dani' asks.

"I can." I nod, going back to my bed, laying on the green apple quilt.

"So... how did it go?" Dani asks.

"Well..." I trail off. "He's taking me to Japan." I grin.

"Japan!" she squeals. "Aren't you from Japan?"

"My mum was Japanese." I confirm.

"How long are you staying! Maybe you'll see the streets of cherry blossoms like in movies!" Dani exclaims.

"I doubt it but if I do, I promise I'll take pictures." I vow. What am I saying? This isn't a holiday!

"Great!" Dani chirps. "So, what's Ash like?"

"He hasn't changed at all." I smile to myself. "He looks as if he hasn't aged a day."

"Maybe he's a vampire." Dani suggests.

"Dani!" I chide. "It's not Twilight!"

"Fine." she huffs. "When are you leaving?"

"Tuesday." I reply.

"...Oh." she says.

"Dani, I'll be back before you know it." I assure.

"Good. I have to go, dinner." Dani hangs up. That won't be for dinner. She's annoyed, that I'm leaving.

"Mello." I call, sneaking toward the door and opening it so he falls onto my snowy white carpet, flat on his face.

"Dammit." the blond curses.

"Since you obviously don't care what rules you're breaking, you might as well sit down in here and ask me what you're desperate to know." I roll my eyes at my closest friend at Wammy's.

Surprising isn't it? That my closest friend is the violent blond chocaholic I don't know; I just understand how Mello's mind; how it works and why. Mello and I both know the pain of the flames. Maybe that's why. Or maybe it's because Mello will let himself get the shit kicked out of him by me and I will take his threats.

"Did you see him again? L?" Mello asks.

"I did. He's offered to take me to Japan to investigate the Kira case." I smile.

"The Kira case!" Mello's azure eyes light up. "Do you know what this means?"

"I know that Kira has been killing criminals, right now I see no problem with that but the Japanese government is freaking out." I shrug. "Beats getting a degree."

"Are you serious? That's all that you know?" Mello shouts. I nod. "Idiot." he laughs.

"You don't have to point it out Mello." I huff.

"What is he like...L?" Mello asks.

"L?" I ask. "He's just like he was before." I shrug.

"You met him before!" Mello gasps. "So Matt was lying; he told me that you got L's attention and since Watari is your grandfather and you're perusing a degree in criminology. You drew him in, seduced him." my cheeks flush pink. "And now he wants you with him." I toss a pillow at my friend.

"You thought I seduced L?" I shriek, smothering him under another pillow.

"Matt did." Mello protests.

"Idiot! Nobody believes a word that Matt says!" I reprimand.

"So what did you do? How did you meet him?" Mello cocks a custard coloured brow.

"You really want to know?" I ask. Mello nods eagerly.

"I was his first proper case as a high profile detective." I state, the boy's eyes widen.

"You did something bad?" he asks.

"I was the victim, stupid!" I laugh.

"Oh." Mello nods.

"I met him because of the fire." I explain. "Due to it I was blinded temporarily while the police were investigating I was given an interview by L himself. We both knew we would meet again but had no clue over the circumstances." I explain.

"Ohhh." Mello nods. I shrug.

"I need to talk to Dani again Mello. Go bug Matt." I command.

"Fine." Mello grumbles. I gently shove the younger boy who still has dried blood on his face.

I pull out my phone and call Dani again.

"I'm going away for a while but I'll be back, don't try to follow me. I'll return as soon as possible." I tell the answering machine. "See I'm trying to find my place, but it won't be here where I feel safe." I hang my head. "But for the first time in forever, I finally understand..." I trail off. "pain is just a simple compromise to get what I want out of this." I hang up.

I hope I won't lose my friends by going to Japan....

     ~(^v^)~ Time Skip ~(^v^)~

"Hurry back Hisui." Mello gives me a hug.

"Stay out of trouble Mello." I ruffle his hair teasingly. He punches me. I rub my arm. That kid has bony fists.

"Why?" Mello teases.

"You're second in line right now to be the successor of L. You are not useless Mello." I inform him.

"Thank you." he smiles.

I break off a square of his chocolate and pop it into my mouth before departing with a wave.