Nothing

by Maddie Lawliet

But then he would care. Mello and Matt friendship thing, spoilers for both of them.

"Mello?"

"Yeah, Matt?"

I'm sorry, he meant to say. That I couldn't distract you from L, from Near, from being something, because if I had been enough then maybe, maybe you wouldn't be here and both of us wouldn't be about to die...

But if he said that, it would mean that he cares. So he shakes his head, leans back in the seat, and picks up his controller again.

"Nothing."