Chapter three:

"Hey Mels." He looks up from his D.S.

I quickly step out of the room and close the door. "Hey Matt. I'm starving so I'm going to get some food." I tell him ready to drag away from the room if I have to.

"Ah that's cool." He nods and looks back to his D.S. "I'll wait in your room then."

"No." I snap slightly without thinking.

He gives a puzzled look. "Why not?"

I quickly think of a lie. "Because I'm doing work and I don't want you fucking it up." I tell him. "So stay out of my room."

Matt pouts. "But Mello! I promise I won't mess anything up." He whines.

"I said no Matt. Leave my room alone." I tell him and grab his ear dragging him down the hall.

"Ow. Ow. Ow." He slightly yelps as he stumbles down the hall. "OK BOSS! Just let go of my ear!"

I do and he rubs his sore ear as we walk to the cafeteria. "I'm going to be too busy to hang out alight?"

"Fine." He says chest fallen.

I roll my eyes and I go to where the food is put out. I grab two plates and put food on them trying to figure out what Near might like.

"Why are you grabbing two plates?" Matt raises an eyebrow.

I sigh softly. "So I can eat supper then have something to snack on later as I work." I lie as I finish getting everything. "Now go and eat or play your video games or something. I'm going to be busy." I tell him and head back to my room hearing a 'yes boss.' From Matt as I leave the cafeteria. I make it to my room without any disturbances. I shift the plates to try to open the door but Near opens it for me and I get inside letting him close the door behind me. "Supper." I say offering him a plate. "I wasn't really sure what you liked or are allergic to. I hope I did good. I can get something else if there's any problems with what I got you."

He shakes his head with a small smile. "No. It's alright. You did alright."

I feel like I just melted again upon seeing him smile adorably like that. "W-Want to sit on the bed or floor?" I ask and silently curse my stutter.

"Either is fine." He says and settles on the floor.

I also settle on the floor and we eat in silence for a few moments. I decide that I don't like the silence so I decide to speak up. "Do you mind if I ask you some questions? You don't have to answer any of them if you don't want to." I bring another scoop of the stew from my plate to my mouth using my fork after I speak to be polite.

"I don't see why not. Ask away." He tells me as he too continues to eat but is being polite like me.

I swallow. "Do angels not have halos?" I ask my first question.

"We do but on Earth we have it in a pocket that is like a portal to heaven so it's like we are grabbing it from heaven every time we pull it out. We can put it on if we want but we usually wear it in Heaven. It can also be used to allow humans to see us if done right and they look through it." He explains putting his food down for a moment to reach into his shirt pulling out the halo that looks like a towel ring since it's not glowing. He brings it to above his head causing it to glow making it actually look as a halo. He lets go of it and it stays above his head.

I can tell that the halo is the right size for him and he truly looks divine with it, more so than without it. "That is amazing." I manage to gasp out.

He puts the halo making it stop glowing by taking it off of his head then puts it away in his shirt seemingly to make it disappear.

I keep eating letting him pick up his plate again to continue eating. I ask another question after letting him take about two more bites of his food. "Now this one I'm not sure you'll want to answer and remember that you don't have to if you don't want to." I remind him that he doesn't need to answer if he doesn't want to. "I was wondering how did you die or were you born an angel?"

He stops with his fork half way to his mouth only to put it back onto his plate. "I wasn't born an angel. I was human once." He informs me. "I actually have two siblings that I took care of for about three years since our mother became sick and our father never showed himself to us. I was three at the time and me as well as my brother worked together to take care of our three year younger sister. Our home town was destroyed but we escaped only to be separated for safety since those who destroyed our home town was still out there. We still managed to still keep in touch though." He stops and stares down a little sadly at his food.

"You can tell me all you want to tell me. I'm not forcing it out of you." I gently remind him.

He nods. "I'm sorry."

I move closer to him and I am not entirely sure how to comfort a divine being like him. So I put my arm around him hoping he'll be ok with it. "It's alright. I understand it may be painful to think of." I tell him.

He nods softly and lets me have my arm around him. "Thank you for your understanding." He tells me.

"It's all good." I tell him and I let go of him to let him finish eating. I forgot my other questions upon seeing him like that and as I am able to put my arm around him with him bring fine with it. "I'll stop asking questions and we can just talk if you'd like while we eat or if you'd prefer silence."

"It's ok. If you want to talk we can or if you'd prefer to have silence that also works." He looks to me. He can be confusing but I guess he's not used to humans seeing him so I guess I can kind of understand it sine he also probably hasn't had actual human contact in who knows how long as he's probably been only able to talk to angels.

"Is it annoying to not have humans see you?" I wonder out loud without really noticing.

"Not really." He answers as we both start to finish our food. "If they did see me then you can just imagine what would happen. It's much calmer. They walk right through us unless we allow ourselves to be seen."

I finish my food and I place my now empty plate on the nightstand.

He finishes and follows my example doing so neatly so neither plate will fall off.

"What about your wings? You can't hide them?" I ask looking to them.

He glances back to them and slightly stretches them out finding that the injured one doesn't hurt as much since the stick is out. "I can't. I wish we could but if there is then I don't know what it is though I have seen some higher level angels do it. The ones that have been angels for a long time or so but I never thought to ask."

I smile in an assuring way. "That's ok." I wonder if I am becoming a softie or have unconsciously changed myself to look good in front of this divine being. "How are you feeling?" I ask him.

"Better. Thank you very much." He thanks me and a little tensely he folds his wings wincing only a tiny bit but manages to fold his wings perfectly. "It still hurts a little but like you said it is much better now that the stick is out."

"That's good. I'm sure you'll heal in no time." I feel my smile widen a little.

He gives me a smile and I melt under it. He then stands and so do I. "I don't know how I can repay you."

Before I can even speak a single word there is a knock on my door and it opens making both me and him look to who opened the door.