Poll is tied right now for Matt/Mello -twitches- and L/Near o.O Anyway thanks for reading…Maybes more people could review please?
Disclaimer: O.O Matt/Ryuk is a real pairing?!
PS: Again, the bold means nothing.
The sky was a clear blue and the air was warm but the soothing heat didn't come anywhere near calming the flames that burned their way through my veins. Alas, it was something that I had grown use to through all the years of tangoing with the fine art of fire taming. It gave me a sense of pride to know that I was one of the few that had conquered a natural element. Such a rarity in these days where artificial magic is created through darkness. I closed my eyes and rested on the white, marble bench that contrasted beautifully to the red roses and purple lilies in the garden.
There was going to be a gathering later tonight and I knew I would have to be well rested in order to show off my skills in front of the other families of royalty. The lords and ladies, princes and princesses had already begun to pour into the castle but I chose to spend my time in solitude until I was absolutely needed. A nice nap sounded amazing but I knew that I would most likely be found out here then bothered for an early performance. At least if I were to stay awake, I could dart at the sign of another person.
Cracking my eyes open, I brought my hand out in front of me, reaching towards the sky. With a few memorized sways, a spark ignited in my palm, an open flame soon following. The burning waves were hypnotizing but I knew that if my concentration faltered, I could easily burn myself. The sudden rustling of clothe against clothe startled me causing my fingers to enclose around the fire, burning into my already scarred flesh. Wincing, I pulled my hand to my chest, gently cradling it.
A soft gasp forced me to look towards to nearby entrance. Echoing the sound, I stared, upside down, at the intruder that had cause me to lose my focus.
"Are you alright?" the silken voice of the boy questioned and all I could do was slightly nod.
And that was the first time I fell in love.
Chapter Two: A Safe Place Where You've Found Me
Ten times, ten fucking times some jackass had poked me in my shoulder but I still refused to move. Quite honestly, I didn't give a damn who it was; I was comfortable and planning on catching a few more z's.
Eleven………
Twelve….
Thirteen.
Fourteenfifteensixteenseve-
"What the hell do you want?!" I shouted, lifting my head to glare at the unfortunate soul that kept me from my slumber. To my surprise, a very unhappy striped shirt wearing, redhead stood in front of me, a frown plastered onto his face.
"Fuck Mels, I was only checking on you. No need to bite my head off," he ran his fingers through his hair as I carefully watched him, confused.
"I can take care of myself." stupid boy, I didn't need anyone to baby-sit me.
"Oh yeah? Why weren't you in any of our classes today?" he leaned in close, staring at me with green eyes.
"What do you mean? It's only-" I looked towards the closed windows, shocked to see the sun nearly under the horizon. "What time is it?!"
"It's like seven, man. Are you sure you're alright?" Matt asked, concerned. I stood up, pushing him out of the way.
"I'm-" a sudden searing pain shot through my head then everything was dark.
"-fine." I repeated to the blue robe clad boy. He looked off in another direction, a small hand coming up to twirl his hair. "I'm sorry," whispered the other. "For what?" I asked, curious as to why he would have anything to apologize about considering that we had just met mere seconds ago. "It was my fault that you burned yourself." he seemed to sadly state, tugging roughly on his partially wavy hair. I smiled then moved my hand into his view. "It's better now, see?" the scorned flesh had already faded, leaving a jagged, discolored scar in its wake. "My name is M-"
"-ello?" everything came back in a rush causing me to stumble before quickly regaining my balance with a small amount of help from Matt.
"Maybe you should go to the nurse." he released my shoulders then turned me towards the door.
"Yeah," breathlessly I said, nodding at the same time and taking a few steps towards the hall.
"Are you going to fine on the way there?" the redhead questioned, trailing closely behind me.
"I'll be fine." I assured him, leaving him alone in the abandoned room. Hopefully, I would be fine. But what was that? I just blanked out and saw…That…That…What was it? Bringing a hand to my head, I gently rubbed my eyes. Things were starting to take an odd twist and I was not prepared. Turning the corner, not paying attention mind you, I collided with another body. Fortunately, I didn't go tumbling over. I growled, getting ready to tell the person off.
"Watch where the hell you're….Near," the last person I wanted to see.
"Hello again, Mello." he monotonously regarded me, fingers already tangled in his hair. Another wave of pain struck causing me to groan.
"I don't have time for you," I began to continue on my way, Near following. "Why are you stalking me you little creep?" I finally asked after a short distance.
"I'm not following Mello. I'm walking in the same direction." he replied. "Since Mello and I are walking towards what I assume is the same place, I wanted to ask a question,"
"Go away, Near." I halfheartedly said, only wanting to get away from all the noise that felt like it was bashing a hammer against my head.
"Is Mello prepared for tomorrow's test?" stopping, I turned back to face the other boy.
"Why the hell are you asking me that?" I glared at him.
"Mello's scores have been dropping and I wonder if he has studied lately." quickly angered, I roughly shoved the small boy to the wall, a fierce grip on the collar of his shirt.
"Are you mocking me, Near?" I hissed out at him only receiving a shake of his head in response. Pulling him back, I repeated my earlier action. "You're a fucking bastard." the third time he was slammed against the wall he made a small noise and I somehow felt a little better. I smiled. Perhaps a bit of tormenting the little sheep is all I needed. Just when I was about to break the boy's emotionless face, someone caught my wrist. Instantly, I released Near, watching as he fell onto the floor.
"I thought we've discussed this, Mello," that voice, it couldn't be. Looking up, my suspicions were proved correct.
"L!"
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