The rain had subsided some, but continued thrashing the windows of the flat bed truck. Matt fixed his gaze on the house, from what he could tell, a candle had been lit in the kitchen. With a huff, he opened the door and rushed onto the porch.
"Open up, it's just me!" The boy pounded on the door, water dripping down his face and pooling under his boots. The storm caused huge waves to crash into the soil less then 7 meters from the entrance to the house.
The door swung open and a shivering blonde stood, clutching the borrowed blanket around him. From his position on the floor, Matt could he was struggling to light another candle. A pile of broken matches lay a few feet to the left.
"Wa-what do you wa-want?" Mello tried to give Matt a glare, failing miserably due to the visual shaking of his limbs.
"I was going to see if you might rather stay at my place until tomorrow, so you wouldn't freeze. But if you don't want me here…." Matt turned back towards the door in a mock leave.
"Wait!" Mello cried, grabbing Matt's arm and forcefully turning the boy towards him.
"Yes?"
"I would rather be warm and comfortable then stay in this shithole." Mello sniffed, obviously trying to hold onto his last thread of dignity.
Matt bit back a smile and nodded. "Alright, my cars outside."
Mello followed him into the rain, pulling the blanket over his face to shield the harsh wind. When both of them were in the car, he turned to the red head. "Are you even legal?"
Matt scoffed," I'm sixteen, legal enough for me." The red head turned onto the muddy road, swerving slightly to dodge a particularly dangerous looking pothole.
"Are you going to tell me how old you are?"
"No."
Matt grumbled a little and made his way to the main road. Mello was slouched in his seat, ducking further into himself every time the car went under a streetlight. Matt caught glimpses of him every few moments while the car sat a stop sign. His apartment didn't have a garage, or parkway, so he simply pulled up the curb and plucked the key from the ignition, letting the car cool before opening his door. The teen braved the wind as he waited for Mello under the cover of the tin roof, wiping profusely at his damp checks. The metal clanged and rustled due to the heavy wind with the trees.
Mello managed to make it over to Matt, still keeping his grip tight around the cuff of the blanket hitched around his shoulders, his other hand moved to grasp Matt's upper arm. The cracking door swung open and a puff of warmth enveloped the two in the door way. Mello shivered and dropped his grip on the red heads arm. Said red head moved inside slightly hiding a scoff and began fixing another bowl of soup for the boy. Mello took a shaky seat on the couch and waited. For some reason the boy was nervous. Considering who he was and what he had done in the past, it shouldn't seem like the boy had a nervous bone in his body. But being alone with this stranger in the middle of the storm set off a strange and uncomfortable feeling.
All feelings were pushed aside when matt brought the delicious smelling bowl from the kitchen. Steam curled off into the air, the heat causing Matt to have to carry the bowl with a pot holder. He set the bowl down on the coffee table in front of the blonde and left to go get a spoon. Mello stared at the cooling soup for a moment before looking over his shoulder to Matt, who struggled with the drawer next the fridge.
"Stupid piece a- AH!" he cried as he fell back, the drawer coming loose and sending the red head flying into the table. "Ouchie…." The boy rubbed the back of his head tenderly before picking himself up and turning to face the giggling blonde. Matt narrowed his eyes and tossed the spoon over, which to Matt's amazement, the blonde caught mid laugh.
"I'm going to bed. Fishing starts early and I can't be bothered to wake up late or I'll lose a days catch." Matt grumbled as he trudged up the stairs.
"Where'm I upposed to go?" Mello asked, shoveling the soup into his mouth.
"You can have the couch, its warmer down here, but I'm taking you back to me grandfathers in the morning."
"Away from you my love? How shall I ever live?" Mello joked clasping his hands under his chin and giving the red head his best doe eyes.
Matt rolled his and sighed before continuing his march up the steps.
"Hold on!" Mello cried.
"What?"
"I need a shower. You can't possibly suggest that I sleep after being drenched in sea water."
"Fine, wait mermaids know what showers are?"
Mello blushed and got wide eyed again. "Of course, don't fool yourself into thinking you the first human I've ever met with on land."
"Oh, and for once I actually thought I was special. Thanks for popping my bubble." Matt stuck his tongue out at Mello, but motioned for him to follow him upstairs to the showers.
Once Mello was settled and the shower was running, Matt went back to his bed and for the second time that night he got ready for bed. Knowing he wouldn't be able to sleep with the shower running, he hunted around in his bedside table for his DS. He hadn't been able to play in a while, but when the opportunity came around he was more then happy to comply.
After a few levels of Animal Crossing, the shower was adjusted and finally turned off with a curse. Matt discreetly paused his game and waited. After a few moments of silence, the door was thrown open and a dripping wet blonde tumbled out, landing on his bum in the middle of his room.
"Is everything broken in this place?" He muttered picking himself up, accidently letting the towel slip from his slender hips. Matt immediately averted his eyes concentrated on his paused game.
"Opps." Mello righted himself and the towel. "You know I'm going to need some new clothes, and I know you game is paused." Matt blushed profusely and closed his paused game.
"I was making sure you were ok," he defended and got up to his dresser to find an appropriate outfit for the blonde to sleep in. He tossed the boy a red a black stripped shirt and some black boxers before going back to his bed. The retreating footsteps of the naked blonde boy brought dirty thoughts to his mind that he hopped would be tamed by a good nights sleep.
E/N: Its like 400 words shorter then most chapters, but a kinda big things gonna happen in the next chapter, so bear with me :)
Mello really isn't a girl, and he wont ever turn out to be, so thats not were this stories going. Reviews make me write more, i really appreciate them.