Hello guys, and welcome back! I'm glad I updated back when I did, because if I hadn't, you would've been waiting even longer for this chapter. My laptop decided to crash on me as I was surfing deviantART, and it wasn't fixed until very recently…
Of course, during that time I completely fell in love with a CERTAIN character of DN… my new avatar should easily give it away. Heh. -.-;; And I also finally got to see Coraline, which wasn't as creepy as everyone made it out to be… Even when I watched it with surround sound and all of the lights turned off with 3-D glasses. Disappointing, actually…
Other than that, I had fun with this chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter Four
At 8:30pm, there came a knock at Mello's door.
Near got up, and answered it, and was not surprised to find Matt standing there, looking very excited.
"Let's go Mello! I want to take that night out tonight! The band 'Within Temptation' is on stage at the bar, and I want to go see them!" Matt said, bouncing in a very animated manner.
Near gave a nod and smiled, still trying to get used to the feeling.
Matt grabbed Near's hand, and dragged him to his room, and presented him with an open closet.
"Help me pick out a cool outfit! I want to look good for the lead singer... She's a hottie that one," he said, dancing on the spot, watching as Near stared at the box of video games that had its lid off.
"Hey... Isn't that my Brain Age game?" Near cried, pointing to the case in the box, eyes wide and mouth hanging open in shock.
"Uh... Heh... No... That's Near's..." Matt said, quickly jumping up and putting the lid on the box, and hiding it behind his back.
"GIVE IT BACK! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT FOR AGES NOW!" Near bellowed, nearly flinging himself onto Matt, in hopes of grabbing the box.
"It's Near's!" Matt cried, jumping back to avoid Near's snatching hands.
Near stopped, and looked at Matt. He was having a lot of trouble not throttling the twelve year old, as he had now found the video game that he had been told he lost when he was last outside for the day.
"Sorry..." Near said, turning back to the closet to help him pick out an outfit.
Matt looked puzzled, but came back over, not taking the box from behind his back, and sat on his bed.
"So... Help me with my clothes!" Matt asked, watching as Near scanned the wardrobe.
After ten minutes, Near grabbed Matt's favorite non-striped shirt (a black shirt with the words 'When you don't know what's going on, just smile' on it and below that was a crudely drawn smiley face), and tossed it to him. He pulled out a pair of black denims and a chain, and added that to the pile too.
"Hey, that's not a bad idea! I like the way you think!" Matt said, as he began to strip off his vest, tossing it aside, while Near made a desperate attempt to turn away so that he didn't see him.
"I think I'll wear an undershirt, though," he said, taking off the striped shirt that he was wearing, and then began to rummage through his clothes to find a black undershirt. Then he noticed Near, and gave him a puzzled look.
"What's up Mels? Why're you looking away? You've seen me topless before... You always help me with my clothes when we go out," Matt said, walking to stand in front of Near, completely shameless of the fact that he had no top on.
Near looked up, and felt his face turn red as he saw Matt in his semi-naked state.
Matt raised a ruby brow, and then turned back to looking for a black undershirt.
Near continued to try to look away, not wanting to add to Matt's suspicions.
He found one, and pulled it on, while Near thanked the stars that it was over, but then he saw him taking off his pants, and he shook his head, and looked away again.
Matt hadn't noticed Near's behavior, for he was admiring his boxers, then he turned to Near and said, "I forgot I had these on! Aren't they awesome, Mels?" trying to show Near the Navi-printed underwear, but Near was studiously looking in the other direction.
"Seriously Mello, am I too ugly to look at or something? You could tell me that..." Matt said as tears began to form in his be-goggled eyes.
"No..." Near said, and he turned to look at the underwear.
His eyes fell on Matt's hips, and he couldn't pull them away... It was the first time he'd seen the redhead this undressed in his life, and he was shocked.
"You like them don't you?" Matt said, giving his hips a little shake, and then nodded, and slid into the denims and clipped on the chain.
Near shook his head, and said, "Yeah... Awesome."
"Good, now let's go look at your stuff... I want to help you now!" Matt said, grabbing Near's hand again, and dragging him back to Mello's room.
They where back in Mello's room in no time, and Matt was tossing out a bunch of black leather tops, looking for the right one.
"You've got this really cool black top that I love, where is it?" Matt asked, looking at him for some guidance.
"Uh... I don't remember where I put it," Near said, thinking desperately about where it might be.
"But... It's your favorite shirt? How could you not know where it is?"
"I think it's in the wash," Near replied, saying the first place that came to his mind when he didn't know where an article of his clothing was.
"God! Don't tell me that! I want us to be twins!" Matt cried, as he threw more of Mello's clothes everywhere.
After what felt like hours, Matt, having thrown half the wardrobe's worth of clothes on the ground, came up with a smile.
"Found it!" he said, walking over to him, and showing him the shirt.
It was a black cotton top as well, with the words "Genius by birth, slacker by choice" on it in Stencil-like font. It was to Near's shock, a very small shirt, and he could feel a blush rushing up to his cheeks.
"And you can wear a pair of black jeans too, so we'll be pretty much like twins."
Near nodded, and stared at the top with a sort of morbid fascination.
"Uh... Mels? You going to get dressed?" Matt asked, waving a hand in front of Near's eyes, causing him to snap to attention.
"Yeah... Okay," he said absently, as he started to strip off his shirt, putting on the black one, and then looking at himself in the mirror.
What Near saw was something many girls would kill to see, and Near sat there, looking slightly frightened at the sight, unsure if he was about to cry or have to use the bathroom.
He snapped out of his stupor, and looked around to see Matt smiling.
"The girls'll be all over you! There's nothing black can't do for a guy, you know? Wish I could pull it off like you," he said, wishing there were a way to demonstrate his desires.
"You don't want girls all over you... Trust me..." Near said, with a little too much loathing escaping than he had intended.
Matt laughed, and motioned for him to put on the pants.
Near complied, but felt a little embarrassed at the attention he was getting from Matt.
"That's another thing you've got to tell me! How the hell do you get abs like that?" he said, showing him his flat stomach, and grimacing.
"Working out," Near said, as he buckled the black leather belt around the pants.
"Hmm... I should try that sometime... Instead of eating playing video games and sitting around... They say hyper active metabolisms don't always stay hyper," he said sadly, patting his belly, and then pulling down his shirt.
"We should get going though," the redhead continued, and grabbed Near's hand again.
He dragged him down the stairs and out to a black convertible.
"We've got a half hour before show starts!" Matt cried, jumping into the front next to Near, and watched him fumble with the keys.
Finally Near got the car started, and pushed down the gas petal a little to hard, and the car gave a loud growl, and shot forward like a cork, nearly throwing them into the dashboard.
"God Mello! What the hell was that?" shouted Matt, as he rubbed his head where it had hit the window.
"Sorry," Near said, and pushed down on the gas with less force.I'm only eleven! I've never driven a stupid car before in my life!!They started off again, but this time at the slow and stately pace of 20mph.
"If we go this slow Mels, we'll be late!" Matt complained, pointing at the dashboard light.
"Fine! You want to drive?!" Near replied, pulling up the emergency break by mistake, which made the car go into a donut in the middle of the road.
"Are you trying to kill us?" Matt yelled, as he was flung into Near's lap.
"No!" Near said, as the car stopped, smoke rising from the tires, giving off the pungent smell of burnt rubber.
"Well you made a good fucking attempt!"
"Sorry, I'm a little... Nervous..." Near said, feeling relieved that the street that they where on was empty and dark.
Matt laughed.
"Worried about what? The girls?" he said, laughing madly.
"Uh..."
"Mello! You know as well as me, that once you've had a few drinks, you're the life of the bar!" Matt continued.
"But..."
"Don't worry!" he said again, patting Near on the shoulder.
Near gave up, and looked at the dashboard.
"So... Can I drive?" Matt asked hopefully.
Near turned to him, about to say 'go ahead, be my guest' when he remembered who he was speaking to.
"On second thought, how about I just keep going?" he said, silently praying to God that they got there alive.
They continued after a few more moments, and arrived at the bar with a few minor problems, but they where alive, that's what counted.
"So? You ready for the greatest night of your life?" Matt said, pulling Near toward the door to the bar.
Near merely whimpered in response, but Matt took it as a 'yeah, let's go party till we drop.'
Poor Matt and Near. And this time I'm serious. Just what wonders await our lovely little albino and our favorite gamer? We'll have to wait and see next time!
