Matt:
Beyond Birthday's eyes were practically glowing with anger. He stomped over to us, taking a hold of my arm.
Mello acted immediately. "No, he's mine!" he shouted, yanking me back towards him. This made the nearby fangirls go wild.
BB scowled. "Not unless I can do anything about it," he said lowly. Another group of fangirls whooped and cheered.
I would have slapped my forehead if my both of my arms weren't currently being ripped out of their sockets. I would have covered my ears too, because suddenly the other kids in the room, mainly girls, started take sides, shouting and screaming each other.
"You heard Mello!" A particular Linda screeched. "Matt is his!"
"Mello doesn't own him!" another girl screeched right back. "Matt can pick whoever he wants, and he will pick BB!"
"No he won't!" Linda rebelled, grabbing Mello's shoulder and helping him pull.
"Yes he will!" the other girl yelled, grabbing BB's shoulders and helping him pull.
The others seemed to catch on. They scrambled to help either Mello or B pull me to their side, while I stayed in the middle, trying hard to to explode to bits and pieces. I loudly cursed out whoever invented tug-of-war, then sighed and just stood there, realizing nothing would really stop these rabid orphans.
"Roger needs to see Matt-kun," said a soft voice.
All screaming ceased and all eyes turned to a white-haired boy who had just entered the room. Near merely blinked at the strange sight in front of him, half of the room behind Mello, the other half behind BB, and me in the center, looking morose.
As soon as Near's words registered in everyone's brains(slooowly), my arms were let go and the pressure disappeared. I glared at everyone over my shoulder as I walked after Near, exiting the cafeteria. "THANK YOU!" I almost shouted once we were outside, throwing my arms around Near and giving him a bear hug. The albino let me, smiling a little as I set him back down on his feet. "So," I said, a little out of breath, "what does Roger want?"
Now Near really smiled. "Nothing."
"Then why-" I began, and slowly realized Near's true intentions. He'd lied...to help me.
Near nodded. "Near knows you are not sharing your room with either Mello or Beyond Birthday, but they will surely attempt to sneak in at some point," he explained. "You may stay in Near's room for the night if you wish."
I stared at him. "You don't like me too, right?" I croaked.
Near shook his head. "Near likes Matt as a friend."
"Okay," I said. "But talk normally, okay? It's creepy if you speak in third person and crap."
"Near will try," Near said, sounding like he didn't really care. "Can we leave now? The many staring faces of girls pressed against the door window's are getting quite uncomfortable." Near gestured, and he was right. The windows were crammed with girls staring, trying to see what we were talking about.
I sighed forlornly. When I said I wanted some excitement in my life, I didn't mean this much. "Let's walk past Roger's office just to be safe," I said, but Near was already walking.
-a few minutes later-
I watched as Near made his toy robot shuffle around, listening as he made soft sound effects. He reminded me so much of a little kid.
Without warning, the head of his robot tumbled off and rolled under his bed. Near blinked at me. "Would you mind getting that for Near?" he asked softly.
I nodded, crawling under the bed after the robot part. Damn, robot parts could roll far, I thought as my whole body wiggled underneath. I was reaching out to get it when I heard the door to Near's room open.
"Hello, Beyond," Near said monotonously.
"Have you seen Matt?" Beyond asked.
"Yes. He has red hair and dark blue eyes, unless he's wearing his goggles-"
"Near."
"No, I have not."
There was a moment of silence as BB tried to decide whether Near was telling the truth. "All right." BB closed the door quietly.
I let out a sigh of relief, about to crawl back out, when the door opened again. This time, Near didn't have to greet the person for me to know who it was. "Near!" It was Mello's voice, no doubt, impatient. "Where's Matt?"
"Not here," Near murmured.
"Bullshit!" I wasn't surprised if Mello had grabbed Near by the collar. "You took him to Roger's office!"
"And...?" Near asked, almost tauntingly. "How would that help your haunch that I may have him stowed away somewhere in my room?"
"Y-you," Mello stammered. He growled before storming out of the room, slamming the door shut.
I waited under the bed for another minute before coming out. "Thanks," I said for the second time.
"No problem," Near said, still playing with his robot.
I wondered if he'd known BB and Mello would come in and check if I was here. There was a chance he did. He was a genius after all.
"You can occupy that bed," Near said, pointing a finger to an empty bed on the other side of the room.
"Awesome, man." I considered punching his shoulder, though I figured I might tip him over like an iceberg or something. I stayed put.
Later that night, Near had to bring dinner for me. And had to bring the dishes back down. When he came back, I finally asked him why he was being so nice. He stared at me. "I want to be your adviser."
