A/N: So, atm, internet is available on Sat and Tues nights only. However, the new semester starts on Jan 23. This is both good and bad. On one hand, I'll have unlimited internet access. On the other, I also have school work.
Dooseob: Thanks. Hope you continue to enjoy it!
Brightnight003: Hmm. I never know if I should click that drop down crack/humor, cause Idk if it ever counts.. haha. But yeah, there should be.
MoMoPocky: -feigns hurt- I'm wounded you would ever think of me as predictable. Lol. Prepare to be proven wrong. 3 That is in fact, not how this will go. Stay tuned. 3
CatatonicVanity: Lol, I have lots of things planned for Matt to make Mello and you all go, "WTF?" and "YES!" haha. I love using BB. He's a big part of all my chapter stories.
insert-mello-related-name-here: That would be an epic workplace to be in, ne?
ShyClown: In a way he did.. He told L that he was the only one. Lol. It'll get more serious at some point. But we have to have fun with it first.
ViKsAtA: If you kill me, you'll never know how this was going to go. =D
Meow: Thanks.. Lol.
Chapter 2: Celebration of Saving Your Ass
"Holy Fuck!" Mello cried out as bullets were sprayed around him. Him and Beyond had been separated. Who would have guessed a simple crime of passion was actually related to a human trafficking ring. They sure hadn't expected that. "Matt, you better have a way out." He spoke into his com. He heard a chuckle.
"You people sure don't like the new guy to get settled before giving them a hard one, do you?" He could hear the clicking of keys, but before he could speak, Matt's voice was in his ear again, this time dead serious. "There's some hidden stairs behind the boxes in front of you."
Mello darted forward and wiggled between some boxes. Yep, there were stairs. How had Matt known that, exactly?
"Did you hack the security cameras?" He asked, amusement ringing in his voice.
"Hack is suck a strong word..." Matt trailed off. Mello took the stairs up, as he was guided through corridors and eventually outside. Beyond burst out another door near him, and he raised a brow at the sight of the blonde.
"You never beat me." He laughed. Mello shrugged.
"Seems Matt is good." He kept moving, Beyond close behind.
"You hear that L? You're letting the new kid best you!" He laughed. Back up was pulling up, and started to prepare to head in. They sighed in relief. Had anyone else been guiding them, they may have died.
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The Squad room burst to life when Mello and Beyond arrived once again. They were covered in dirt and sweat as they yelled loudly to one another, still high on adrenaline.
"Ok, come one you two! We'll get drinks to celebrate!" Beyond yelled, as they entered the tech room. L looked up at him blankly.
"After yo finish your reports." He said simply.
"Already did." Beyond smirked.
"Correctly?"
"Stop acting like you weren't worried about me." Beyond sat on the desk near L, who immediately rolled away from him.
"I never worry about you." Beyond looked taken back for a moment. "You and Mello are good field agents. I have faith in you." That put the smirk back.
"And we finished out reports on the field, dropped them on your desk on our way here, and now.." He pulled L's chair back to him. "Lets go celebrate."
"Celebrate what, exactly?" L sounded exasperated.
"Life. Love. Sex. Whatever we want!" Mello and Matt laughed behind them. L glared in their direction before giving a loud sigh.
"Fine. One drink." He agreed.
"How about you, Matt? One drink?" Mello spoke from his perch near the red head, sending him a seductive smile. Matt adjusted in his seat slightly.
"I shouldn't. I have things to attend to." He said nervously. Mello's smirk just grew.
"Oh come on. You saved my ass. I have no doubt if anyone else had been in your chair, I wouldn't be alive. So, come celebrate with us." Matt looked at the clock on the wall and sighed.
"Fine. Let me make a call first." He stood and started to walk out for privacy.
"You can use my office if you need to, Matt." L called. Matt waved his thanks as he put the phone to his ear, and shut the door across the hall. The blinds were open, so Mello could see as Matt explained to whoever that he was going out. But who? A significant other? Family? Spouse? No, he wore no ring. Didn't mean he was single though. Matt stood there, waiting it seemed, before his face broke out into a grin. Whoever it was, Mello would crush them.
"Mello. Matt isn't someone you can play with or hurt. I'm warning you now. You don't want to get involved." L said from his computer.
"Oh? I'm pretty damn sure I want to get involved for a night or two." He laughed. L stared him down, and he stopped suddenly.
"I'm telling you, Mello. Leave it."
"Ok, good to go!" Matt announced his return. The blonde looked at him and back at L. Who was he kidding? There wasn't anything he couldn't handle.
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Mello and Beyond were doubled over laughing. A fist banged on the table, and a smiling Matt looked over at a very unamused L.
"That wasn't funny. I nearly had to fire you both." L stated simply, looking away.
"It so was funny, and you know it." Beyond forced out, mischief showing in his eyes as he turned to Matt. "You see, L has to pretend it wasn't, because he's the big boss. But secretly, he's laughing. Now that he can look back on it, at least."
"You could have been killed." L cut in. Beyond turned back to him. He was half smiling, that twinkle still in his eyes, but his tone was serious.
"Any day it could be over, L. You can walk outside and get hit by a car. A random bad guy could decide to add you to their list in serial killings. You could get caught in a cross fire. Hell, you could just have a heart attack and no one can help you." Her reached across the table and grabbed L's hand. "But doing what I do, if I go down, I did so in an honorable way. And as a man, all I can ask for is my death be honorable." L was looking back at him, and a faint smile grew as he nodded his agreement.
"Well, it sounds like you all really enjoy what you do." Matt cut in.
"What's not to love? I get to blow shit up." He smiled sideways and a glaring L. "No, seriously. Yeah. We get to catch the bad guys, and bring peace to grieving families. Make the world better one small step at a time. It's not for everyone. But for guys like B and me, it's perfect." That same twinkle was in Mello's eyes as he spoke.
"Reckless and insane. Acting without thinking." L mumbled into his beer.
"I prefer driven and motivated. Yeah, we may act before thinking sometimes, but you have to think on your toes in our job, or you could get killed." Mello leaned back in his chair, taking a swig from his bottle.
"I think I'll stick to my computers and saving your ass." Matt joked.
"Can't handle the field?" Mello challenged. Matt smirked.
"I could handle it. But I have people in my life to consider. Who depend on my living and bringing home a pay check." Mello cocked a brow, but Matt didn't seem to be elaborating further. He looked at his phone again and sighed. "I really should get home before I get in trouble." He chuckled, standing with a long stretch.
"Oh? Wife or girlfriend or something like that?" Mello was fishing. Matt just smiled.
"Something like that." He tossed a few bills on the table. "See you all tomorrow." Then he turned on his heel and left.
"Mello. I'm serious. Leave him be." L said, standing himself. Beyond started to follow when L held his hand out to stop his progress. "I'll see you tomorrow at work." The detective slumped back in his chair dejectedly.
"Ouch." Mello laughed. Crimson eyes turned on him.
"Like you got a warmer response?" He snapped.
"Hey, I'm still testing the waters. Trying to figure out the game plan." Mello defended. Beyond rolled his eyes.
"Right. Mello, that guy can read you like a fucking book. Plus, he has L backing him."
"He can not. So what? L can't stop me." Beyond was laughing.
"Matt is always looking at you knowingly. His eyes may be covered, but you can tell by the tweak of his lips and how he stifles his laughter when you do certain things. He knows your game, and he isn't going to go for it. Besides, L probably warmed him." Beyond stood now, and place money to cover himself and L. "Pick up a nice guy at the bar that looks like him or something. Cause that's the closest you'll get." He flashed a toothy grin and followed the direction everyone else had gone.
Mello glared at his retreating form before taking the rest of his beer in one gulp. Even if he wanted to take his partners advice, which he didn't, he'd never find someone who looked like Matt. He could tell that Matt himself was a passionate person. He had a darker side to him that was begging to come out in the bedroom. Something he'd never find in some random person. No, Matt was calling out to him subconsciously, and he intended to answer.