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When Mello woke up, he was in a cold sweat….the kind you get when you are terrified, and your neck-hairs stand on end. He was falling in a deep, black hole - one with no bottom. An abyss. Things reached out to him: monsters, dead bodies, demons, pleading for his help, tugging on his jacket, screaming in pain. But that was not what scared him. What scared him was…….

….his Mother, a crying corpse, had latched onto his arm, her rotting hand clawing him, screaming and pleading for help. And all he could do was scream. Scream and cry. And feel sorry that he could no longer help his mother from the abyss that was death….

…."and that's what happened" Mello said to the half - awake Matt. Matt laughed. Mello looked at him astonished, thinking, " how is this a laughing matter…." when, suddenly, another thought came to him:

"I'm going to kill him."

In a blink of a eye, they were on the floor, or more accurately, Matt was on the floor, pinned under Mello, (still laughing…….which explains why he was the 3rd smartest…… -_-') "Why are you laughing?" Mello screamed as loud as he could without waking Roger. Matt said, gasping for breath, "It's just that you are so cute when you are scared!!!!" Then he continued to laugh. Matt knew Mello was harsh and emotional, but he wouldn't hurt Matt…..or so he thought.

Matt sat up, rubbing his cheek. "You didn't have to slap me…." Matt grumbled. "Well you didn't have to laugh at how……cute I was?" Mello didn't care about Roger, or about any of the other orphans, for that matter. He screamed. Which, of course, woke Roger and made him go upstairs to see what the matter was.

Roger came in to see Mello and Matt, sitting on the floor, up against their beds. Mello was giving Matt a icy- cold stare that would freeze the devil, and Matt was sitting there nervously, looking everywhere but at Mello, avoiding his game system because it might get him slapped again,……or worse.

Roger rolled his eyes. "Work this out by 12, and as soon as your finished, LIGHTS OUT.", he said, staring at Matt, well known for his habit of gaming. With that, he shut the door, but secretly listened in while they conversed.

After a few (awkward) minutes of silence, Matt finally spoke, choosing his words carefully.

"I'm sorry Mells-" then was cut off. "Damn right you should be sorry." Mello said, angrily.

Matt started again. " I'm sorry Mells for what I did. I shouldn't had laughed. I knew you where scared-"

"I was not scared-" Mello said bitterly. "-I was sad and terrified and angry…..I wasn't there when she needed my help." To Matt's surprise, a tear fell down Mello's right cheek. He had never seen Mello cry before. Matt slowly leaned over to Mello and gave him a hug. And to Matt's surprise, Mello hugged back.

"Thank you." Mello said. " I really needed that hug."

And Roger (still eavesdropping) was now confident in the fact that they where both gay…….for each other.

With that, Mello and Matt climbed into bed, for a better night's rest. "Night Mells." Matt said.

"Night Matt." Mello said returning the gesture. Roger got up and left, and M&M had a good nights rest, to be ready for whatever the next day thru at them.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Death note or any of it's characters, including M&M. (But I wish I did! *Grin*)

I will make a new chapter soon and reviews are greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!! Give me ideas of what the next chapter should include, please! ~LBR