He had made a promise.

A promise I knew he couldn't keep, and yet I believed he would.

A promise that kept a false hope growing in my heart, only to eat me alive from the inside out when he broke it.

And I didn't hate him for braking his promise. I wasn't even upset with him. Not only did I know why he had broken it, but I understood. He had always had an inferiority complex; he never let all the times he came in second to his rival go. It all just boiled inside his chest until he let it out on me. I didn't mind. He needed to let it go, and whatever made him feel better only put me more at ease. He had handled the stress well enough...until that day.

The day L died.

He couldn't take it anymore. The bubbling volcano inside him exploded. Roger only added flame to the fire by seriously suggesting that he work with Near. He's lucky he didn't get his face clawed off.

So, that night, he left Wammy's.

I wish I hadn't decided to study for once; he had been pestering me to put down my Gameboy for once and pick up a book instead. Why I had to choose that night is something I will never understand. I returned from the library minutes, maybe even seconds, after he had packed and left. The window was wide open, black curtains flapping as the icy air blew in. I quickly shut it, thinking nothing odd of it, until a small piece of paper caught my eye.

Lying on my pillow was a note. Written in his very distinctive handwriting were the words, "Matt, I'm sorry. -Mello".

I couldn't take it. It was too much. I clung to the note, the last thing I had to remember him by, and sobbed. My breathes were soft and shaky, and whenever I attempted to calm myself, I only broke into a wail and buried my face in my hands. It was then that I realized how much I really needed him.

That I wasn't myself without him.

I was nothing without him.

(I hope you guys figured out that this is Matt and "he" was referring to Mello.)

Hi, you guys! I really hope you enjoyed this! I got this idea for a prologue to a new MxM FF just a bit ago and I had to type it up before my inspiration faded. I still don't know exactly what the plot of the whole story will be, but I can promise you this: More chapters, longer chapters, (hopefully)faster updates, and more action! Take the last as you will.

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