[I do not own Death note or any of it's characters...or something like that.]
Playing house
"Nate?" The high pitched soft voice came soft from the door as the slender figure strolled forward splitting the curtains apart. She smiled softly, blond hair shifting from side to side as she sat beside the young boy shaking him awake. "Near, dear, you know you have school today." A soft smile spread over the cherry red lips. "Please wake up." She leaned forward giving the sleeping boy a peck on the cheek. She couldn't help but smile gently at the site of the toys locked in th young boys hand as she reached forward pulling them out dropping them on the floor. "Nate."
The boy shifted, curly white hair following his movements as he whined gently. He was struggling to stir as the dark eyes opened slowly slamming shut at the sight of the fresh morning sun. "Mother?" He asked a loud the words echoing though the quiet room as the woman smiled as if waiting for more. "Is it really time for me to go to school?" His eyes fluttered slightly finally moving to get up. His eyes flashed around the room falling from the bed reaching for the toys that the woman had dropped previously. He whined softly pressing them to his face before looking back at the upset woman.
"CUT! CUT! CUT! You're doing it wrong!" Light yelled from out in the audience standing up. He stomped on stage, arms folded and eyes narrowed. "Mello, you're playing a lovely mother if you could pull that scowl off your face and Near you are to leave the toys on the floor. Why would you pick them up?" He snarled into the megaphone. "Don't. Pick. Them. Up." He spun on heel jumping from the stage. "Continue! Continue where you left off."
Mello frowned watching Near grudgingly toss the toys to the side. "Yes Mr. Director." Mello did a cute curtsy for Light before turning back to Mello. He breathed in deeply turning back to near, that albino little cockroach plastering the smile back on his face. "Of course sweetheart." He reached forward with a shaking hand to pet the boy. It was taking all he had not to shove him and smother him with the feather stuffed pillow his head was just laying on but he withheld it. "Now, let's get you up and dressed. I'll meet you downstairs with your father." He turned his face instantly dropped out of it's happy pose walking forward and shutting the door behind him.
Backstage Matt took his time going through the play before tossing it aside. He heard Mello's stomping and guessed his screen time would be coming soon. He sighed, the last remnants of smoke drawn out his noise before the put his cigarette out. Mello glared, blue eyes blazing into Matt's emerald hues. He grinned gently wrapping his arms around the man, his head falling on the others shoulder. "It's nice to change rolls. A bit kinky." He offered as Mello shoved him away.
"There is nothing kinky about this and if you ever-" He pressed Matt against the wall, fingers tightening against the others neck, "Ever tell anyone that I was wearing a dress Matt-" His eyes were wide for once, almost pleading. The other just shrugged slightly feeling Mello's grip loosen before dropping away. "Matt this is fucked up."
Matt shrugged smiling. "Time for us to go out." He said gently. "Let's send Nate to school."
He nodded running forward into the kitchen setting, Matt taking his seat at the table opening the newspaper. "Nate! Are you ready for school yet?" Mello called busying himself on the fake stove feeling Light's eyes burning holes into the back of his neck. He could tell the man was suspecting him to screw up this time but he wouldn't give the poster boy that kind of satisfaction. He was going to make it through this first act even if it killed him.
Near appeared taking a seat at the table. "Good morning father." He said in his usual dead pan voice, Matt looked up from the Newspaper, expression pained. He shook his head slowly hands rising to cover his ears in time.
"Cut! Cut! Cut!" Light cried again for the second time climbing onto the stage again. "Dammit Nate, that's wrong. Listen here, you come downstairs happy for a new day in the world. Smile at your mother and thank her for waking you up and THEN you say hello to daddy sitting in his chair reading his paper. Do it right." He snatched the white haired boy up by his arm, the supposedly abandoned toys falling out of his shirt. Light's eyes narrowed picking up the toys tossing them into the empty audience, "And get rid of the motherfucking toys!"
Near whined reaching forward for his toys but turning around. He waited for Light to get off stage before coming back the second time and sitting down. "Mother thank you for waking me up this morning. I still think it was a bit early." He smiled slowly as Mello nodded turning and placing a bit of food on the plate in front of the albino boy. "Thank you mother, good morning father."
Matt lifted his eyes a blank look decorating his face. "Yeah." He rolled his eyes back own at his newspaper. "Woman, did you make my lunch?" Matt asked pushing himself back from the table as Mello turned slightly.
He looked confused eyes slowly drifting to Near before back to Matt. "Mail, my love, I'll get right on it." She smiled turning towards the fridge.
He rolled his eyes, "I have to leave for work in five minutes and you've forgot my fucking lunch?" He questioned coldly. "What the hell were you doing when you were supposed to be making my lunch? Fantasizing about the neighbors? Is that it? Is that who you want, you want the neighbors?" He nearly screamed looking over at Near's frightened face. "Nate go get your bookbag ready for school I have to talk to your mother alone."
The boy nodded scurrying offstage most likely to pout about his toys going missing.
Mello turned, "Oh Mail, I'm sorry. I was so caught up on getting Nate ready that I-"
"Completely neglected your role as the wife? What do I keep you around for if you're not cleaning the house, making my food and keeping the child in check?" He whispered in order for Nate not the near the two of them. "You think I don't know about you? Your little crush?" Matt's tone was in it but his eyes apologized every step of the way seeing Mello this close to what looked like tears was heartbreaking for him. It was either Mello was really good at playing a heartbroken cheating wife or he was really close to tears.
He turned away from Matt wiping what seemed like a tear away, "Mail, I'm sorry. It's just you don't please me anymore and-"
"Yes! More drama! Bring it all out!" Light called from the audience standing up. "And what? Tell him how he's wrong!" Light was really getting into his role as director, though that wasn't a surprise for anyone. He was controlling the people on stage like pawns on a chess board. That was one weird guy.
"You don't please me anymore!" Mello cried spinning around his eyes ablaze nearly starling Matt but he stayed his character. "I'm tired of living this charade! It's not working, we're not working Mail. Nothing we do is romantic anymore, I didn't even think Nate was going to be able to save us and he can't. T-This is over Mail. I want a divorce."
Matt's eyes widened. He had always guessed this is how it would feel if Mello left him. No, if Mello left him there would be a lot more yelling, a lot more insults and a lot more throwing of things. "D-Divorce? Now you want to leave me? I've given you everything! A roof over your head! A child! Love, respect...and now you want a fucking divorce." He grabbed his briefcase, "You know what? Give me the damn papers and I'll sign them. Then you get the fuck out of my house and you can go live with that damn lover you care so much about." He stormed off the stage Near peeking in from the side.
Mello was turned away from him his face in his hands sobbing quietly. The boy slowly walked over, backpack slung over his shoulder as he slowly reached out tugging his mothers skirt. "Mother?" He asked the crying woman. "Mother, please." He stepped back shaking a bit now. Mello was crying in front of him as if Matt had left him. It gave him the creeps. Mello wiped the tears away so Near wasn't sure if the drops coming down were real or not. "Are you and father...getting a divorce?"
Mello forced a sad smile shrugging. "Sometimes there's a time in a mommy and daddy's life that they find out that they don't love each other as much as they used to. When that time comes sometimes its best that the mommy and daddy break up. You'll still see us both it's just that we won't be together anymore. But mommy loves so much and so does daddy." He pulled the boy into his arms. "Let's get you out the door okay?" He asked pulling back and standing up. "Come on. Here's your lunch! Off you go."
Near nodded still able to look upset, "Okay mother." He said gently heading for the door.
"And Nate?" Mello offered as the door was opened. He paused looking back, "Try not to think too much about it. It's our problem not yours." He nodded heading out and shutting the door behind himself. "Our problem not yours." He repeated again sitting down at the kitchen table covering his face again.
"Beautiful! Simply magnificent!" Light called. "Near! Matt! Come back!" He cried watching as Near returned from out the door and Matt reappeared from backstage. "It's perfect. This part. We'll move on tomorrow and bring in some more people. Learn your parts, that was excellent, a few bumps here and there but it's nothing you couldn't work out. That's all for today."
Near darted offstage to search for his jolted toys, Matt lifting his hand to light a cigarette from the AC. Mello frowned finally pulling the dress off his slim form tossing it down where he was showing off his toned body before stomping off Matt followed obediently a slight smirk on his face. That would be the end of todays days work.
[It was just a random thought I had. I thought it was cute to bring them together and have Matt and Mello switch roles. LE GASP WHO IS MELL CHEATING WITH?! Well review and you can find out. I don't know about continuing but I might if there's a review or a million. . Please! Please! Please! Review! I'll love you forever like I have all my other reviews.]