"What a matter Near? Don't you love me?"

"Yes.. I do.. But sempai I-"

"Than trust us."

"Shh.. Just stay still.. It won't hurt if you don't move.."

"Ah..!"
"Quiet Near.. They'll hear you if you make any more noise.."

Near sat up quickly, the dream beginning to get repeatitive. He didn't know what it was about, he didn't know who it was, all he knew was it hurt. He curled into himself, looking over to the window which shone a small bit of light through it. Near was so thirsty, but he didn't trust any of the water Matt brought him. The last time he drank something, the warmth came along with it came Matt. And god help him if Matt came back down to touch him again.

Mello silently walked down the stairs, his right arm all cut up and a nice bruise over his left eye. He walked slowly over to Near, no emotion on his face.

"Mello! What happened!" Of course Near was concerned, who wouldn't be?

Mello shook his head, "Nothing... Tell me, do you remember an older man?"

Near's eyes teared up, flashes of his dream coming into view. "...No.."

"Near don't lie to me." Mello placed his hand on Near's cheek, getting the first feel for the boy's soft skin. He was so beautiful, even when Near cried. Mello was almost lost just looking at the small boy. He kept down a blush but his chest felt the butterflies they once held.

"...Yes.." Near came out with it. There just was no lieing to Mello, not only would Mello see through it but Near just felt like he wasn't able to lie.

Mello removed his hand after finding he was stroking Near's cheek. He looked off to the side, "Than it's certain.."

A sharp pain came to Near's head. He gripped his forehead tightly, tensing his whole body as he fell to his side. Mello's eyes widened, "Near!" Mello placed his hand on Near's shoulder, watching as he squirmed in memory. Mello glared off to the side, his free hand built into a tight fist. Mello took the blanket from a shelf and placed it gently over Near's shaking form before leaving the cellar. Near was safe, the cellar had been cleared of anything Near could hurt himself with. The only exit or enterance was the door above the stairs. Mello walked to his room, seeing Matt going through his notes with wide eyes. Finaly something to take all this out on. He grabbed Matt by the collar of his shirt and struck him violantly across the face. Mello's fist met with Matt's stomach, Matt coughing up a bit of blood that formed when Mello hit his face. To end this Mello whipped Matt across the room, Matt landing against the bookshelf. Mello kept the glare as he tried to calm his breathing. He looked to his notes and neatly stacked them back in order. Matt wiped his mouth and looked to Mello, not even angery for getting his ass kicked.

"Near.. Was raped." Matt nodded, getting himself back together.

Mello glared, swinging his head to face Matt. "What do you mean?!"

"The words he said.. He spoke like people did something to him along the lines of rape." He got to his feet and sat on the bed, rubbing his cheek. Matt rose an eyebrow when he looked to Mello, "Where'd you get the shiner?"

Mello looked away, hiding his bruised face. "What makes you think it was more than one person?"

"Because he said 'they'.. I wouldn't say 'they' unless I was refering to more than one person." Matt smirked.

Mello nodded, taking a deep inhale. "What's for dinner?"

Matt shruged. "Iunno... Tacos?"

Mello scoffed, "I'm not eating mexican food! It's bad for my silky skin."

Matt laughed, thinking about something for dinner. "Mmm... Pizza?"

Mello shrugged, a soft nod. "I guess.." He folded his arms, becoming bored with Matt. Matt was just... boring. There was nothing he could do that as shocking or exciting anymore. All he did was play video games and beg for sex. Not that exciting. And even when they did have sex it was nothing special. It was just Matt riding Mello, nothing big. Mello looked back to the notes, Near was interesting even before now.. At the moment, Near couldn't be more interesting.

The pizza came, the two boys choosing to eat in the living room. The tv was on, of course, and a few slices were put aside for Near. The movie they watched wasn't interesting. Well, at least to Mello. Matt seemed to be interested in it, it was titled 'Along Came A Spider'. Mello had read the book, which was alot better than the movie. Completely different storyline too. But movies have a tendency to do that. Mello sighed as he finished the last slice he was going to eat. He wasn't one for pizza, but Matt liked it. Mello took the two slices of pizza and started off for the cellar.

Matt rose an eyebrow as he swallowed the pizza in his mouth, "mmm..! Don't you wanna finish the movie?"

Mello shruged, "Tell me how it ends."

When Mello reached teh bottom of the stairs Near was just waking up. The medicine was making him tired, but that was alright. Near needed sleep. Besides, there wasn't much to do but sleep and eat. Mello placed the plate on a crate beside the matteress as he took off a blanket from what looked like a box. Instead it turned out to be an old tv set. Mello clicked it on and sat on the matteress next to Near, who only looked at the pizza skeptically.

Mello rolled his eyes."You've never had pizza before?"

"I have.." Near just didn't trust the food anymore. "But.. Well.."

"What?"

"...All I do is sleep and eat.. Pretty soon I'll be fat."

Mello chuckled, Near was right though. "Trust me Near, a little bit of chunk on you will do some good."
Near nibbled on the pizza, still wanting to get some form of activity into play. "Can you escourt me on a walk?"

Mello shook his head, "No. You need to stay here..."
"Why?" Near took a bite.

"Because it's the safest place for you right now." Mello watched the tv, something he prefered to watch. The evening news. The movies Matt picked out were good but not what Mello liked to watch. The two seemed quiet interested in the news. Both of them loved the level of intellegence on it and both of them spoke comments on every story.

Mello looked to Near, "Do you know who it was?"

Near rose an eyebrow, "Who was?"

"...Who did the bad thing to you."

Near grew silent, looking away. He stopped eating the second slice of pizza for this. "I..I don't.. But." Near closed his eyes, looking back to the dream. "But there was two.."

"Two?" Mello looked down at the matteress in thought.

"Yea.. One stood, in an odd position... And the other, had these eyes... These glowing, menecing eyes." Tears formed at the edges of Near's eyes.

Mello wiped them away, "You remember anything else than just his eyes?"

Near nodded. "He.. he kept saying something about worrying about his girlfriend... or at least thats what I think he was talking about..." Near's stomach growled, not having anything besides the chocolate from that morning. In resolve he picked up the second slice and begun to nibble on it.
"Girlfriend.." Mello questioned. "Did he wear a tie? Light brown hair?"
Near nodded, "And the other barely spoke at all... H-he was only doing it because the other...the other was in ch-charge.."

Mello sighed, he had a good idea of who the two were. But if this was true, than he could do nothing.
"Mello..." Near finished his pizza after a small time of silence.
Mello looked to Near, "Hm?"

Near twirled a bit of his hair between two fingers, not sure why he was. "Mello.. You love Matt, right?"
Mello looked back to the tv. "Sure." He didn't, and Matt knew it. But Mello was friendly to him because Matt loved him.
"...Then why do you send him down to do things to me..?"
Mello paused, this question was difficult but easy at the same time. "..Because I can't." Mello stood up, and left the cellar. Near felt lonely, for the very first time.

Mello walked upstairs, a glare staring at the ground. Was Near asking for Mello to stop sending Matt down? Either way Mello was going to stop that. He didn't like knowing Matt was touching Near.. Afterall, Near had been touched before according to Matt, so why would Mello do something to him he didn't want? He stormed into his room as the gamer jumped, losing a life in the video game he wrapped himself up in.

"I know who did it!"