Broken Pieces

[remnantmessiah]

Who: Kadaj and Mello
When: Shortly after Near's murder.
Where: An empty suite and a bathroom.
Summary: Mello called for Kadaj to come find him...
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Blood,nudity,angst,fluff...will update as necessary

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[immerzweitbeste]

That touch was too gentle. Mello had been praying after talking to Kadaj, praying before his mind blacked out, praying even now, as he woke up. The touch was far too kind and careful, too loving, and Mello turned away from Kadaj tiredly, his body collapsing in the puddle of Beyond's blood. There was a lot; he distantly assumed that Beyond had been scrabbling at the door, fingernails scraping at the solid structure in his desperate attempt to get out and get medical attention before Mello's shot caused him to bleed to death.

He'd failed.

Mello vaguely registered the sticky mess around him, soaking into his hair and smearing what little clean skin he had left. Sickened for too many reasons, he closed his eyes and opened his mouth weakly, trying not to inhale that bitter, metallic scent he hated so much. Kadaj's presence, at this point, was hardly even known.

[remnantmessiah]

Kadaj could barely bring himself to react when Mello collapsed to his side, flopping over like something that was nearly lifeless. It made him cringe, the thickness of the blood as it stained his lover's hair making him want to wretch. He shivered and swallowed the urge, quickly leaning down to wrap his arms around Mello's middle, one hand cradling his head.

"Mello... please..." The Remnant had resigned himself to probably having to carry him out of here. He needed to get this blood off of him. It was soaking into his clothes too. Kadaj whined miserably, pressing a soft kiss to Mello's forehead and cradling him against his chest. He could feel rivulets of the thick blood running down his neck, into his jacket. It made him shiver unpleasantly.

"I'm here." He satisfied himself with that phrase and waited to see if Mello was any more coherent.

[immerzweitbeste]

"They didn't deserve it," Mello whispered, his voice raw and weak. "Neither of them. I'm not any better, but Near was the last one standing...he was killed because he won, because we won and it was him who was able to walk through the fire...Beyond killed him for being..."

Number one...

Mello shifted suddenly, twisting his body and burying his face in Kadaj's shoulder. He felt no better than Beyond, no better than Light, and he didn't feel as though he'd avenged Near. He felt like he'd betrayed every single one of the Wammy's Children, ten times over. A traitor. A liar. A hypocrite.

And Near was fucking dead.

"I'm tired," he said softly.

[remnantmessiah]

"I know... I know..." He whimpered miserably and halted his advance for a moment, just tightening his embrace and burying his face in Mello's blood-stained hair