A.N: I got home from church about an hour ago and it looks very rainy outside. So, I feel down… Yep rainy weather makes me feel down. I love the rain but the grayness and lack of color… Anyways, I have no idea where this will go.

Third person, switches to Mello's P.O.V [haha. I learned what that mean too!]

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Takes place at Wammy's

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"Matt", a very bored Mello called out to the redhead gamer. "Matty, I'm bored." Mello pouted.

"Do something then", Matt didn't bother looking up from his computer to respond.

"Maaaaatt. I'm booored", Mello persisted. "Will you play outside with me?"

"You know I don't like the outdoors. Besides, it's raining," Matt nodded his head towards their bedroom window. Mello walked towards the window. It was, in fact, raining- very hard. It looked as if a really big storm would be coming. Ugh, I hate storms, Mello thought. What if it starts to thunder? Oh crud. I'd never get the end of it from Matt if he found out I was scared of thunder.

Then to Mello's demise along with Matt's, there came a flash of lighting, a clap of thunder, a squeal and a 'No my computer!' and a blackout. Great, panicked Mello, just great- A thunder storm and a blackout on top of it all. Calm down Mello. Calm down. Though Mello tried, he couldn't help the feeling of fright creeping up his spine. Did it have to be 8 o'clock?

"Mello? Mello where are you? I can't see a thing", Matt called from somewhere in the pitch black room.

"I-I'm over here." I heard something moving and – crash!- Followed by a, "D— it, my foot!" "You okay Matt?" I heard him suppress a groan of pain.

"I'm ok. I was looking for the flashlight. Do you remember where it was?"

"Y-Yeah. It's in the cabinet", I stuttered out as more thunder crashed. Suddenly, a bright light found me. I squinted my eyes.

"I found the flashlights" Matt tossed me one and I missed it.

"S-sorry." Calm down, Mello! It's just a storm. At least it's not dark anymore.

"Mello, are you okay?" Matt asked. I tried to sound as calm as possible.

"I'm fine. Let's see if the others are alright." I headed towards the door and Matt followed. Matt had turned his flashlight off just in case. When we got into the hallway, my flashlight flickered for a moment and then it turned off. "Hang on," I stopped and I Matt bumped into me.

"Sorry," Matt said. I heard a door creak and we froze. I banged my flashlight again with my hand and when it lit up, it landed on a very pale figure.

We both screamed.

Until we realized it was only Near.

"God, Near. You freaked us out- Hey you ok?" It might have been me, but Near looked paler, er… if that was possible, than usual. Matt shared my worried look so I guess I wasn't crazy.

"I am fine. But… I… I… I am scared" he said it so quietly I could barely hear him. The thunder crashed again and I saw Near flinch. Unfortunately, I jumped too. I saw Matt smile.

"Shut up, Matt!" I felt myself heat up as one of my fears were let out in the open.

"It's ok you guys. I wasn't gonna say anything." He seemed to understand me and Near's fear. Then we heard Roger come up the stairs with a bullhorn telling everyone to gather in the dining hall. Near jumped at the sudden noise and I, embarrassingly, found Near clutching to my left sleeve.

"Uhh… Near?" he pulled away immediately. "It's ok. I'm scared too." I admitted sheepishly. But knowing that Matt was beside me and that Near, the number one student here, was scared of storms as much as I was, gave me a little confidence. And when the thunder crashed again, Near dove for my waist and buried himself in my shirt. Aww. That's actually kind of… cute. I shook my head.

"Come on you two. Let's get downstairs already" Matt called. He was almost by the stairs. I followed Matt down the stairs with Near clinging onto my shirt. Now my only worry was 'Don't trip.' We found the dining hall lit with candles and the chandelier holding real candles. On the tables was -our dinner. It looked surprisingly pleasant as if someone decided to turn all the lights off and have a candle-lit dinner. I heard gasps of amazement and possibly disgust from the guys and sighs from some of the girls. Near detached himself and sat down. He then beckoned Matt and I to sit down. After dinner, everyone was invited into the covered field for dessert- bonfired marshmallows.

"Ooh. I think I'll make a smore out of mine" I said to Matt.

"Ooh. I want one" he reached for the graham crackers and proceeded to make his. "You want one Near?" Near sat looking at his marshmallow on the stick. "Near?"

"What do I do with it" Near asked. I was shocked! I reached for his hand holding the stick.

"You put the thing above the fire to make it warm" I guided his hand to place the marshmallow over the fire. "See? Then you take it out and eat."

"Or," Matt said, "You put it on the graham cracker and make smores!" Near's reaction to the treat was priceless when he ate his first-ever smore. I laughed with Matt and it I'm pretty sure I saw it, maybe, but I thought I saw Near smile. This was the best rainy day I'd ever had.

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I was thinking of stopping it when they saw Near and starting a new chapter of a later experience with rainy days but… I kept writing. Anyways, lemme know what you think- New chapter or no? And for the time being, I'll have this posted as complete.

-Luma Shine