Love Is Just Another Game
Mello -x- Near
Chapter Three
The bright golden rays shone brightly into the westernmost room of the Wammy's house orphanage, awakening both of L's potential successors. The two stirred and sat up, looking at each other. "Good morning, Ne." Mello leaned over and kissed Near's cheek before getting out of bed. "Good morning Mels." he replied in his normally soft voice. He got up out of the bed and started off to his room to take a shower and get dressed.
Matt sprinted down the hall toward Mello's room, his cries of joy radiating throughout the main house. "MELLO! LOOKY AT MY AWESOMESAUCE NEW PSP!" He stopped right before the door, and hesitantly opened it. "You guys aren't making out again, are you?" he said with a smirk, seeing Mello pulling into a pair of black jeans.
"Shut up Matt. " Mello laughed. "So I see Rodger got you a new PSP already huh? You lucky dog!" He played around with the device for a little while before handing it back to his friend.
"I know!" Matt's eyes glowed with excitement. "Hey, uh Mels?"
"What's up?" Mello laid back on the bed absentmindedly, wondering what he should do with his Saturday.
"So do you and Near really like each other or did I sneak in a little too much liquor last night?"
"You didn't have any at all, dumbass. You naturally act drunk." Mello teased. "But yeah, we do. I think I've had feelings for him for a long time now and I'm just now figuring them all out." Mello took a bite of his chocolate bar from the night before. "You know yesterday was…"
"I know." Matt's eyes softened behind his goggles.
"And I guess I had a breakdown, I dunno what happened…." Mello trailed off. "But he came in and held me until I stopped crying. No one's….ever done that before….. I knew how I felt about him, then." he watched for Matt's reaction.
Matt shrugged. "That's nice, man. Really nice. I'm glad you guys have finally figured it all out."
"What do you mean finally?"
Matt turned his PSP off suddenly. "Mihael, get real. You and Near have been into each other since day one."
Mello scoffed. He didn't like to be easily figured out. "And how would you know that?"
Matt put his finger to his chin in thought for a moment, then faced the blond. "Our first time playing together when we were eight. Near was seven. Remember when you fell off the swing and you were crying and…"
"And Near dried my tears…hmm…" Mello realized that last night wasn't the first time Near had comforted him when he was down. How could he be so stupid, so greedy as to ignore what the two of them had had together for so many years? He'd wasted so much precious time trying to convince himself that he hated the one person who had ever been special enough to him to completely have his heart. He shook his head. "Maybe, you're right Matty. "
"Oh, I know I'm right." Matt smirked and lit a cigarette. A muffled knock on the door sounded. "You dressed yet Mels?"
"Are you dressed yet? Woah, what did I miss when I left last night? YES LEVEL 62!" Matt said abruptly.
Near blushed beet red and walked over to Mello. "I just didn't want to walk in with you undressed and so yeah…"
"Or did you?" Matt chuckled. "OH HELL YA! LEVEL 63!"
"SHUT UP MATT!" Both Mello and Near yelled playfully.
"Fine, fine." Matt stood up and began to walk out of the room, his eyes glued to his PSP. "Come get me if you wanna do something later."
"Alright." Near replied, then turned to face Mello. "So what do you want to do today?"
"Hmmm…..how about the beach! You could use a tan anyway, haha."
"Sounds good." Anything involving Mello sounded good to Near at the moment. "Let's get ready!" Near ran to his room to get ready for the beach.
Meanwhile. It's Matsuda time!
Matsuda chased the squirrels for awhile, and what a chase it was! But soon enough, the man just couldn't keep up with the small agile creatures and he collapsed on the ground. The triumphant leader squirrel jumped on Matsuda's face and started punching him with it's little paws. Matsuda, like the idiot he is, rolled around on the ground screaming in agony even though it didn't really hurt at all. Once the superhero was reduced to a whimpering, tear stricken fool, his attacker finally let up and scurried away with his family.
"THAT'LL TEACH YOU NOT TO MESS WITH KIRA'S SQUIRREL MINIONS!"
Matsuda groaned as he shakily stood in the middle of the road. "Well, at least I didn't get hit by a car or something-" his words were cut off as he got ran over by a very large truck. The driver did not stop driving.
Meanwhile. It's Kira task force time!
L sat at his desk, wondering when Matsuda was going to get back. After all, he had been gone for six days and he didn't have much vacation time left, especially for a case as important as the Kira case. L got up and paced to the window, looking down at the city street below the building.
"I wonder what that-" he stopped as he noticed a figure with long black hair and a superhero costume lying on the road. He/she/it had tire tracks all over his/her/it's back. L threw his head back in annoyance and exclaimed "MATSUDA, YOU IDIOT!" before alerting the rest of the task force and rushing to downstairs to save Matsuda, yet again.