Yeah, so here it is. Much thanks to the ever amazing SkywardShadow for beta-ing this and being super awesome in general.
Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note or any of its characters.
'Hey, Mels?' I ask, breaking the silence that hangs in the air between us. There is a lot between us right now, and more than just the slightly uncomfortable silence. We're talking about miles between us. My voice sounds crackly from static that I hadn't noticed was even there before.
'Yeah?' his reply comes, almost a whisper.
'I thought of something the other day….' I say quietly, matching his soft tone-something that's so rare in a conversation with Mello that I savor it.
'What was it?' he asks. Honestly, I'm a little surprised he isn't making fun of me. Guess it isn't that kind of night.
I start talking again, my idiotic thoughts spilling out of my mouth before I can stop them. 'Well, you know, we're far apart, a long ways away from each other…..but….We're looking at the same sky, with the same moon. That counts as being together…..doesn't it?' Well, if he didn't think I was drunk before like he said earlier, he sure as hell thinks I am now.
His reply surprises me.
'Yeah, I think it does.'
Maybe things aren't as complicated when you just go ahead and say what you're thinking.
Maybe.