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Façade
This veneer that Mello had painted on his soul, his mask that he wore, covering his true feelings for the boy, was slipping away.
Underneath his jealous shell he wore, Mello had completely different feelings for Near. Feelings of passion, feelings of longing, and honestly, feelings of love were the emotions he bottled up and saved for the boy, because one day, he knew…
Mello sighs, staring up at the ceiling of his bedroom. As he lies on his bed, he thinks of Near. He squeezes his pillow to his body, wishing he could smother Near in his embrace.
"Near," he says quietly. He sits up, tossing the pillow off of his bed. "Where are you, Near?" He must find Near. He must tell him.
Slipping on his façade, he gets out of bed and smirks, looking down at himself. He opens the door and struts down the hallway to Near's room.
He opens the door, and finds Near sitting on the floor, a toy robot in hand. Mello's inside is raging with passion for the young boy, but on the outside he shows just plain rage.
"NEAR," He says loudly, his face twisted into a scowl, "Why do you have to be so perfect?" His voice drips with hot, slimy, olive envy as he says this.
Near only shrugs, and continues to play with his toy.
This time… Mello thinks, I will show him…
The last couple of times Mello had tried to tell Near of his love for him, he had failed miserably, resulting in violence.
"You're just too perfect, Near." Mello says, stalking toward him. He grabs Near's hair and pulls him upward, so he's standing.
Mello sees a flicker of fear in the younger boy's eyes. Barely noticeable, and if you hadn't known him, you wouldn't have seen it.
Mello suddenly pulls Near into a hug.
"I'm sorry," The blonde whispers in the boy's ear.
He pulls back and looks into Near's gray eyes. The dark depths, usually emotionless, are filled with shock. And as Mello watches, they slowly morph into their normal blank stare.
"It's okay, Mello," Near says quietly.
"Good," Mello whispers, smiling, and draws him into a deep kiss.
