Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note and I could never in a million years imagine owning it.
A/N: This is a Mello x Near story so if you don't like this kind of stuff or the pairing please watch out. You've been warned. For the rest of you….Enjoy.
Rival, Friend and Lover
Chapter 1
Near sighed as the last domino fell over at e exactly the same time as the school bell rang to indicate that it was the end of break time and the start of a long dull afternoon of lessons. Near picked up his ugly green maths book off the shelf in the library and wiped the thin layer of dust forming on the book away. "Great" He thought as he slipped his bare feet into a pair of muddy trainers that were falling apart, He'd just remembered the new seating arangement in maths class and it turned out that Mello would be sitting on his left this year and Matt on his right. After walking along seemingly endless amounts of corridors Near arrived in the Maths room where he sat in the deead center of the class with two rows in front and behind and two people seated on either side of him.
It came to Near's attention after five minutes in maths class that for one, algebra was easy but number two, that Mello was staring at him with dark brown eyes that appeared to be eyeing a profile vie of Near's white haired head. After a short while Near became increasingly uncomfortable under the narrowed gaze of Mello so he turned to Mello but instead of the carried on glare that he expected the only response from Mello was a pink blush that spread across the cheeks of the blond and then he turned away seemingly embarrassed. Near couldn't think of what could possibly affect Mello in that way but after looking to his right and considering feelings he himself truly didn't understand, Near could only conclude one thing.
Mello must like Matt in that kind of way.
After coming to this conclusion Near allowed himself to breath out in a sigh because he knew that he was now stuck in the middle of this and he truly doubted the amount of knowledge he would gain in maths classes from then on! But on the other hand their was a feeling that he couldn't understand or describe, a feeling in his gut that he ignored at that point in time. Was it Jealousy? He shrugged that thought away as he liked to base his knowledge of facts rather than gut instinct but he couldn't shake the feeling of jealously because of the weird dream he'd had a few nights ago. It made him blush at the very thought of it and he felt like he was on fire. Near began to relive the dream in his head like an old black and white movie and he could almost feel Mello's touch on his cheek as he dragged him in for a deep kiss with some tongue on the side!
He was finally snapped out of his daydreaming session by the rather angry teacher who had just missed his head with a board eraser and the shouts of laughter from his less intelligent peers who for some reason that Near couldn't quite understand found his reaction of shock quite amusing. However much to his benefit he did manage to steal a few glances at Mello's face whilst he had his head down working which seemed to deepen the pit inside Near's lonely heart as he longed for the touch of Mello's soft hands and lips. When the bell rang to finally announce the end of the lesson Near was truly glad but at the same time quite disappointed to leave the blond haired boy sitting next to him however after deciding to actually show up on time for English on that day he left the classroom very slowly with a few backward glances.
Mello watched Near leave through the corner of his eyes and the blush that had been faintly spread out on his cheeks all lesson finally died down as his heart rate also slowed back to normal. He allowed himself to breath out because of the relief although there seemed to be something in his head saying to him that Near had indeed seen the wide blush across his face and that maybe Near had been hinted towards the truth of his affections. Mello remembered Near's face and then inwardly cursed his emotions, he just didn't want Near to find out about his hidden love for him because he was too embarrassed about them to speak to somebody. As soon as he planned out what he would say to Near it all fell apart when Mello imagined what Matt or any of the other kids would do if they found out he was gay. To make it worse it was Near of all people He cursed himself again knowing that Near would never love him back.
A/N: Finally found the time to write the start of this multi chapter story I've been planning for a while now. Oh yeah I just wanted to say that this story is set just before L's death so Near and Mello are aged about 14 in this story. I hope you liked it and thanks for reading please remember to review to give me the motivation to write more!