Hey everyone! This is a short MxN Christmas special! I'm not going to really specify and age for them but I would say that Mello is around 13 or 14 and Near around 11 or 12. :3

I love Mello and Near so I hope you enjoy it! :D

"Mellooooo!" Matt screeched as he jumped up and down on the bed of the sleeping boy.

"Go away…" the blonde grumbled as he pulled the sheets back over his head.

"No! You have to come downstairs with me!" Matt shook him.

"Go away Matt!"

"Fine… if you're going to be like that…"

Matt crawled over Mello and leant his back against the cold wall. He positioned his feat at Mello's side and started to push his legs out. Mello gripped the mattress, determined to win this game.

"Mellooo! Just get up!"

One more large kick and Mello tumbled off the bed, bringing his duvet and pillows with him. He lay on the floor, not bothering to pull himself up.

"You're a bitch." he grunted.

"Get off the floor!" Matt moaned while shaking his friend.

"What the hell is wrong with you? Why the fuck are you waking me up so early?"

"For God's sake! It's Christmas, Mello!" the red head beamed.

"Oh yeah. Well happy Christmas and all that shit."

Mello pulled himself up off the floor, but was knocked down by Matt again who decided to embrace the blond. Mello attempted to push the gamer off him but was unsuccessful and Matt remained gripping onto Mello.

"Oh God. Why are you harassing me?" Mello whined.

"Cause it's Christmas! People hug each other on Christmas!" Matt yelled, happily.

"Get the hell off me!"

"Not until you promise you'll go straight downstairs with me, to open presents!"

"Urgh. With the other kids?" Mello spat.

"Yeah… but the point is we get presents!"

"Whatever. As soon as that finishes, I'm coming straight back here to-"

"To play games with me! We can play some video games together!"

"Pft. I guess it's better than hanging around with all of those buggers downstairs."

"Yay! Get dressed Mello, and hurry up!"

Matt climbed off his best friend, leaving him to get ready.

~X~

The two friends strolled down the corridors of Wammy's. Mello yawned as he admired the Christmas decorations the children hung outside their rooms.

It's not that Mello didn't like Christmas. He liked the idea of it; giving presents to people you care about, and things like that. But he didn't like the whole commercial thing surrounding Christmas. He saw it more than just a time for getting presents for materialistic purposes and waiting for Santa to visit. Mello was a dedicated Catholic, and everyone knew it. He still liked to remember the religious side to Christmas. He always found time to himself to pray on Christmas Day, even though no one else really did, and even if it was just a little while when he got a little bit of quiet.

They passed a room with no decorations outside, which happened to have a certain albino shuffling out of it. Mello grunted at the sight of Near.

"Hi Near!" Matt waved.

Unlike Mello, Matt had always been nice to Near, even if Mello absolutely hated Near and told Matt that he shouldn't talk to him. But Matt was about the only one who ever talked to Near. He was the only one who was ever kind to Near and both Near and Matt liked being able to spend time together when Mello was not around.

"Good morning Matt. Good morning Mello. Happy Christmas." Near said in a monotone.

"Happy Christmas! Are you going down for presents now?" Matt asked.

"Yes. Roger said I must come down because last year I stayed in my room all day."

"Talk about anti-social." The blonde muttered.

"I would just rather have peace and quiet on Christmas day, rather then watching children running around and screaming about their new presents. Is there really anything so wrong with that?" Near tilted his head.

"I guess not…" the defeated boy grumbled.

"Come on then, Near!"

~X~

The living room was filled with excited children waiting to see their presents. The residents of Wammy's weren't allowed in here that much. It was somewhere the carers always came when on breaks and when children were in classes. The only thing was, it was the only place where there was a TV. But fortunately for Near, Mello and Matt, being the top three had it's advantages, and they were often allowed in here to use the TV and to get away from the pressures and hassles of Wammy's.

The room was decorated with many decorations. Mello thought it looked like a stereotypical Christmassy living room that you saw in the movies. Warm and humble. There were little Santa and reindeer ornaments sitting above the fire, which was at full blaze. There was a little nativity in the corner which pleased Mello. The sofas were occupied by some of the older residents chatting amongst themselves. The younger children sat on the floor, trying to peer under the Christmas tree to see who had the largest present. In the other corner was a huge, wholesome tree which was decorated with many ball balls and a shining star at the top. Lots of presents surrounded the bottom of the tree. Matt was wondering which was his… he wanted to pounce on them, search for his and rip the wrapping paper to shreds.

"Happy Christmas, Mello, Matt, Near. Do you want to sit down?" Roger gestured towards a spot on the floor.

"Yeah. Just get on with the presents bit." Mello said, rudely.

"Mello. Even on Christmas day you're rude." Roger sighed.

"Because I wanted to be in my room all day, on my own. But I had to come down here because Matt wants presents."

Matt scratched his head in embarrassment, "I didn't just want presents…"

"It's wrong to lie." Near muttered.

"Exactly, Matt." the blonde grinned.

~X~

After a long few hours, watching other children open their presents and give presents to each other, there was only a few presents left under the tree.

Matt got a few new videogames, including Mario Karts from Mello. He was ecstatic about playing his new games with Mello later. Mello had received a few books from the carers of Wammy's. He was pleased with them, because that meant he could study from them to help him beat Near. Matt got him a giant chocolate bar which he was quite happy with, for obvious reasons.

There were only a few presents left now, and the remaining ones were being opened by some other children. Mello was about to ask Matt if they could leave when he felt a shake on his shoulder. He turned around to see a little brunette girl standing there, biting her lip.

"Mello… there's another present for you, under the tree." she half-smiled.

"Oh. Right… thanks…" he shrugged standing up and walking towards the tree.

Mello bent down, peeking under the tree but he couldn't see the gift. He glanced round to see if anyone was watching him. Matt was too occupied with looking at his games and all the other children were playing with their presents. All except for Near. Near was staring at Mello, blankly. Mello made a face at him, before he started to crawl under the tree, like he had seen the other children doing before. He started to palm his way through the ball balls and stars that hung, undisturbed, on the tree…

Ooooh what present will he get? Read the next chapter to find out! :D

And please review! :3