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Ryuzaki waited with Light until he fell asleep. Before leaving he pulled the blanket up over him, turned on his favorite music, and turned the light off. Light had a long day so Ryuzaki knew that he's probably sleep through the night.
When he got halfway down the stairs he heard arguing again, "Mello let go!"
Near was trying desperately to get his dice out of Mello's hand, "Stop it! Give it back right now you bas…"
"Near, don't dare to finish that sentence!" Ryuzaki chastised.
Near turned around even more wide-eyed than usual, "I'm sorry Ryuzaki."
Near was staring at the ground looking truly sorry as Matt walked in, "You! What part did you play in this fight?"
Matt threw his hands in the air at Ryuzaki's question, "Nothing honestly, I don't know what even happened, I just went outside for a cigarette!"
"Not even a witness, alright then I suggest you stay out of this and go play a video game or something." He instructed.
"You got it boss." Matt answered before heading upstairs.
"Near, explain." Ryuzaki ordered.
"I was…" Near began but Mello interrupted him, "Why does he get to?"
"Because I asked him to so shut up," Ryuzaki ordered.
Mello crossed his arms angrily.
"I was just trying to get my dice back, and that's it," Near said.
Mello opened his mouth to speak but Ryuzaki held up a finger with his right hand and pinched the bridge of his nose with his left clearly irritated, he took a deep breath before continuing, "Why did you take his dice?"
"I didn't." Mello said quickly dropping the dice.
"Knock it off with the attitude and do you really think that I didn't just see you do that?" Ryuzaki asked.
Mello uncrossed his arms and shrugged, "It was worth a shot."
"So why did you take the dice?" Ryuzaki asked.
"He just did!" Near yelled.
"Near now I'm going to ask you to please shut up." Ryuzaki said.
Near nodded and rubbed his arm as he looked back at the floor.
"I don't have a reason, I was just bored." Mello mumbled.
"So you started a fight with Near, after I warned you not to fight, just because you were bored?" Ryuzaki asked.
"I…" Mello began.
"No, I want either a yes Sir or a no Sir, those are your only two options." Ryuzaki said.
Mello was fidgeting with his hands nervously now, knowing that he was in trouble, "Yes Sir."
Ryuzaki nodded, "Near you undeniably could have handled that situation better and you know I don't allow the three of you to ever swear, especially at each other."
"I'm very sorry Sir." He answered.
Ryuzaki picked him up with one arm, and smacked his bottom hard ten times with his free hand, before putting him back down, "Don't let it happen again."
Near wiped a tear away from his eye and nodded, "Yes Sir."
"Good now go play somewhere else for now." He instructed.
Near quickly grabbed a few toys and obeyed. Ryuzaki turned to Mello who swallowed hard as he waited nervously for Ryuzaki to speak, still fidgeting with his hands restlessly.
"I warned you about fighting and you deliberately did the exact opposite." Ryuzaki said.
"I'm sorry Sir." Mello answered.
"Well I'm sorry too then, but sorry just isn't going to cut it." Ryuzaki said.
Mello waited.
"Go to the kitchen and retrieve the wooden spoon, and bring it to me." Ryuzaki ordered.
"But…" Mello tried.
"Go Mello, this isn't up for debate, and the only butt that's going to be affected by this conversation is yours!" Ryuzaki reprimanded.
Being able to tell that he had seriously gotten on Ryuzaki's bad side today, Mello quickly did as he was told and retrieved the dreaded implement from the kitchen.
When he returned Ryuzaki was waiting for him on the couch, "Ryu please, you really don't have to do this, I'm sorry and I promise I want start any more fights."
"I know you won't, as soon as I remind you of what happens when you do." Ryuzaki answered.
Mello pleaded one last time with his eyes even knowing that Ryuzaki was strong and stubborn enough to never give in, after he decided someone was to be punished, they had no chance of getting out of it. A lesson he knew all too well in being the most troublesome of the three boys.
He thought momentarily about whether or not he should put up a fight, it never worked before but he had trained a lot since then so maybe…
"Don't even think about it." L said coldly.
Mello stiffened but after a few more seconds of contemplation his stubbornness got the better of him, "Or what?" He mocked.
"Don't test me Mello, be a good boy and come here now." Ryuzaki said.
"No! I'm sick of always obeying your orders! You're not the boss of me!" He yelled throwing the spoon towards Ryuzaki's head.
In one swift motion Ryuzaki dodged the spoon, caught it, and grabbed a hold of Mello by his arm. Mello's eyes widened but he kicked and squirmed relentlessly trying to release himself from Ryuzaki's grasp, which only got tighter and tighter, "Ouch! Okay! Okay! I'll cooperate, ouch just please let go, please, it hurts Ryu!"
Ryuzaki knew by the use of his shortened name that Mello was indeed telling the truth about being cooperative and knew he was ready to submit to his punishment. He released Mello's arm and he stumbled backwards a few steps before he regained his balance. Mello was rubbing his arm and looking at the floor to avoid Ryuzaki's gaze.
He sat down once again on the couch, "Come here."
Mello looked at him hesitantly but seeing Ryuzaki's fierce glare he quickly obeyed, "Ye… Yes Sir."
Mello rubbed his eyes as Ryuzaki unbuttoned his pants, which confirmed Ryuzaki's assumption that he was tired, Mello's defiance always increased when he lacks enough sleep. Ryuzaki tugged Mello's jeans down and helped him step out of them before pulling him over his lap, and sliding his boxers down.
Ryuzaki did not plan on going easy on the boy because he was tired, if he used that as an excuse Mello would get off easy almost every time. He started off the spanking with just his bare hand but Mello was surprised by the intensity of the smacks.
He knew why he was being so hard on him, he had started fights, ignored warnings, and tried to fight his inevitable punishment, but he never had any idea that Ryuzaki could hit so hard. He yelped and squirmed with every slap, "Ouch Ryu, please not so hard, ouch it really hurts, ow too hard!"
"What is the proper name that you should call me when you are in trouble or I give you an order?" Ryuzaki asked.
"Sir, ouch I'm sorry sir, ow please sir!" Mello tried.
"That's better but this is a punishment, it's supposed to hurt, therefore I'm not going to give you any less then what you deserve." Ryuzaki said.
"But it r-really h-hurts s-sir, p-please stop," Mello whined. He could feel his skin growing hotter and it was now a bright red color in contrast to the rest of his light skin tone.
Ryuzaki gave him a few more slaps before stopping, and Mello was sobbing, "Th… thank y… you sir." Mello answered trying to get up but Ryuzaki held him down in place, "We're not even halfway done."
Mello's eyes widened, "W-what, y-you can't be serious?" He asked looking over his shoulder at Ryuzaki's expression which he found to be completely serious.
Ryuzaki picked up the spoon, "N-no please! Please sir! I'm sorry sir please!"
Ryuzaki stayed firm and brought the spoon down forcefully. Mello cried out and stopped squirming instantly as he buried his face into the couch. After about ten smacks he was sobbing and had given up on his pleas.
There was no chance in him making Ryuzaki stop early either, he would receive his full punishment no matter how many times he tried, but he knew he deserved every smack. The only thing he could do was comply with Ryuzaki's commands and try his best not to piss him off any further which would lead to even more trouble for him. To do so Mello decided that keeping his big mouth shut unless Ryuzaki asked him something was his best option.
"Why do you always have to start a fight with Near?" L asked.
Mello remained silent earning him an extra hard smack with the spoon, "That wasn't rhetorical."
"Ouchhhh I'm sorry, I don't know the answer!" Mello cried.
"That's not good enough." Ryuzaki said.
"Ow, okay, I… urm… ow... I guess it's b-because I ow get bored." He said.
Ryuzaki lectured as he continued, "So let me get this straight you have so little to do around here, with all that I provide for you when it comes to entertainment, and video games, movies, television, that you can't think of anything more fun to do then cause trouble?"
"I'm s-sorry, I won't f-fight with Near." Mello answered.
"Maybe I should just give you more to do then to occupy your time, like studying I know how much you love and enjoy that, and how about chores?" Ryuzaki asked.
"N-no please sir I'm sorry, it w-won't happen again." He cried.
"But I think I need to give you something to do to ensure that it won't, don't you think?" He asked.
"Ow o…okay, I'll d-do whatever you want sir just p-please st…stop!" He cried.
"That's exactly the answer I wanted," Ryuzaki appraised giving him five more quick spanks before setting the spoon down.
He lifted Mello up and stood him in front of him, "Go put this back and grab the mop and bucket, I want you to clean all of the floors downstairs, then we'll see what else I can find for you to do."
"Y-yes sir," He answered and continued crying as softly as he could manage as he began obeying my instructions.
Ryuzaki wasn't going to let him off easy, but he wasn't going to be cruel either. He knew the boy was tired and when he saw that Mello was going to do exactly what he asked as he grabbed the mop without complaining, he walked into the kitchen.
"Mello come here." He called strictly.
"W-what did I do?" He asked setting the mop back and walking over to him.
"It's not what you did wrong," Ryuzaki paused taking in Mello's confused expression, "It's what you did right, you were going to follow through with what I told you to do even though you're exhausted, and you didn't even complain. I want you to go find Near and apologize to him, and then go to sleep, you can do this tomorrow, and as long as it gets done after you wake up I won't give you anything else to do."
Mello smiled, "Thank you Ryu… sir."
"Ryu is fine now." Ryuzaki answered hugging him, "I forgive you."
Mello smiled and hugged him back never wanting to let go these moments with Ryuzaki were his favorite, "I love you Ryu, and I'm sorry about the things I said, I love being here, and helping you with cases, and I wouldn't trade that for anything, thank you so much for taking care of me, and Matt and Near too."
Ryuzaki loved these moments as well and wished that every moment with Mello could be so sweet, "I know, go on, I'll see you tomorrow."
Ryuzaki gave Mello one more tight squeeze and sent him on his way. Mello made his way up the stairs, "Near! Near!"
Mello called for his younger brother but he didn't answer, he pushed his door open gently and saw that Near was already asleep on the bed. He quietly slid off his pants that were making rubbing him painfully and slid into the bed behind him, "Hey Mello," Near whispered groggily.
"Hey little brother, I'm sorry I was mean to you today, and that you almost got in a lot of trouble because of me." He said.
"It's okay, I forgive you… I love you."
Mello wrapped his arms around him and hugged him, "I love you too."