[Uke]

Near leaned his head against Mello's chest and listened to the blonde's heartbeat, closing his eyes and letting the sound soothe him.

--Scene Change--

"He'll be alright," K assured the group in the hallway. "Mello is in with him. He... recovered quickly. Much quicker then I..." She frowned and shook her head. "Well... I am surprised that anything shocks me anymore..."

"Amen," Linda muttered, before heading back toward Zero's room with tense shoulders.

Next looked over at Naveen, before he glanced at Matt. After a moment he said, "...Why don't we get something to eat?"

"That sounds good," Naveen whispered. "I feel like I haven't eaten in a year..."

"...I wonder why," Next muttered, sarcastically.