"Near. "Mello said firmly. "Open your mouth. I know you can do it."
The albino siting on the bed in front of him glared and clenched his jaw even tighter. He knew Mello was on the verge of losing his patients but he didn't care. There was no way he was letting Mello stick that thing down his throat.
"Near..." He growled his pupils slowly contracting to the size of pixels.
"You /will/ open your your goddam mouth or I /will/ make you open it! This is for your own good!"
The smaller teen only gritted his teeth and frowned deeply, taking a strand of white hair in his hand and beginning to twirl it, non-verbally vetoing.
Mello's grip tightened around what he was holding, unintentionally shaking it a bit, causing several drops of the liquid to spill onto the carpet below, noticeably staining it.
"Stop being so obstinate and open your frigging mouth! I promise it's not as bad as you think it is!"
Near responded by rolling his slate grey eyes and continued fiddling with his colorless locks, making sure to keep his mouth firmly shut.
"NEAR!" Mello suddenly exploded, grabbing his bare shoulder."OPEN IT!"
"NO!" The albino yelled, fed up with it all.
Taking the opportunity with Near momentarily unhinging his jaw to speak, he thrust it into his mouth, holding his chin up so Near would be forced to swallow.
"Ugh...nghh..!" Near's eyes widened as he gagged and coughed and spluttered on the vile liquid that made him want to regurgitate.
"Now swallow..."
No sooner had Near choked down the first load, did Mello thrust in it in again, and again, and again, leaving the thick fluid running down the corners of the albino's mouth.
He'd swallowed a good amount of it, but spit the rest onto the carpet and Mello's feet.
"Ack...Ugh...PLEH!" He spat and retched from his bent over position.
"See Near?" Mello smiled. "Not so bad!"
The blonde petted his scowling boyfriends's head before walking into the kitchen and putting the teaspoon into the sink, and then putting the bottle of children's medicine back in the bathroom cabinet.
"You know I hate grape medicine." Near said bitterly as Mello reappeared into the bedroom.
"You wouldn't have to take so much if you just took a pill or two."
"I hate swallowing pills."
Mello only sighed and started arranging the shirtless boy's blankets around him, tucking him into bed for the night. Then He got a thermometer and stuck it in Near's ear to take his temperature, finding that he still had a fever. Mello figured he would be sleeping on the couch for for a few more nights instead of with Near, to avoid getting himself sick.
"You still have a fever." He announced after putting the thermometer away. "I hope that medicine helps."
Near just frowned. "It's making me feel worse."
"Well maybe some rest will help you get better. " Mello said, quickly kissing Near's slightly warm forehead and flicking out the light.
"Because" the blonde added "I am getting tiered of sleeping on the couch."
Near is such a bratty sick kid, isn't he?