I've had this idea floating in my head for a while, and I wrote the first couple chapters like, maybe last week-ish? I don't know how regularly I'll be able to update, I've been pretty busy/tired lately. I hope you guys like what I've written of it so far!

(Feedback and support will definitely motivate me to get off my lazy ass and update. I do this for my lovely readers!)

"Come on Matt, come up here with me!"

The redhead sighed, not looking up from his Gameboy. "You know I'm a terrible climber Mells," he said. "I damn near sprained my ankle last time. I'm good just sitting here on the ground where it's safe, thanks."

"You're such a pansy, Matt," Mello said, climbing to a higher tree branch and hanging by his legs upside-down from it. "You can't have fun without getting a little banged up!"

Matt looked up at his friend and rolled his eyes. "I beg to differ."

"Look out!"

A soccer ball came flying through the air and before either boy could avoid it, it hit Mello and knocked him out of the tree and he landed with a dull thud on the ground.

"Shit, Mello, are you okay?" Matt asked, rushing to his side.

The blond was unconscious. And there was a nasty gash on the back of his head.

Twenty minutes later, they were at the hospital. As well-equipped as the Wammy's House infirmary was, they weren't exactly trained to deal with head injuries as extensive as Mello's.

"So what happened?" the nurse asked Matt as he sat by the blond's bedside.

"He was climbing a tree," he explained, "and a rogue soccer ball came flying and knocked him down. He looked like he hit his head pretty bad..."

"I see," she said, making some notes on her clipboard. Matt gave his friend a terrified look. Please let him wake up, he prayed silently to the God whose existence he himself wasn't entirely sure of, but he knew Mello believed in.

"Is he...going to be okay?"

"It's hard to say right now, but if he doesn't wake up within the hour we may have to keep him overnight to keep an eye on him," the nurse said. "I know you're worried about your friend, sweetie, but that's really all I can tell you. He's lucky you were there when the accident happened. You can stay in here with him for a bit longer, but we'll have to take him back for some more tests here shortly."

"Okay..." Matt said, looking down at the floor. When the nurse left to go get the doctor, he turned to face Mello and took his hand.

"Mello, I...I don't know if you can hear me, but...please be okay," he said. "I know you're tough, you can pull through this. Please, Mello..."

Suddenly the hand he was holding twitched, and Mello groaned. A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Ugh, my head is killing me...what happened?"

Matt gasped. "M-Mello? You're awake!" He squeezed Mello's hand happily.

The blond looked around, confused. "Where am I?"

"You fell and hit your head, Mells," he explained. "You're in the hospital. You were out cold for almost half an hour."

"Well that explains why my head hurts I guess..." Mello said. "But...I'm sorry, do I know you?"

Matt's face blanched. No. It couldn't be.

"Oh, I get it, it's a joke," he said, his voice shaking. "Good one Mello."

Mello gave him a blank stare in response.

Oh God...

"Mells, it's me, Matt, remember?" he pressed. "You remember your best friend, don't you?"

"I'm really sorry, but...you don't look familiar at all," the blond said. "I don't really remember...anything..."

Sorry for the short, mostly dialogue chapter! Chapter two is longer, I promise!

Let me know what you think!

XOXO, Cassie