Well now here is another chapter from me and Misa (Chocolate-SugerCube) we will warn you that there is MAJOUR FLUFFYNESS in this chapter.

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Stuck In The Middle With You

Chapter 4

After all the drama of the weekend, it was Monday yet again and Matt walked though the long school corridors as the centre of attention for once. Mihael Keehl, aka Mello the hottest girl in school, clung to him lovingly. He felt his ego rise at all the girls watching him for once. Yet, he was here with Mello, not just like usual when she had a bad break up, but so all could see that she was his, and happy with that. Mello had assured him all weekend that she was his alone now and she'd be loyal to him. She'd been nothing but sweet all morning to him and even let him drive them both to school.
"Matt, do we have class together this morning?" She asked in a sugared voice, looking up at him. He smiled at her new sweetness, and thought for a moment about today's timetable. "Yeah, we do. I'm sure we have Geography." He said, and she looked frowned.
"Ugh, great. I hate geography!" She looked up at him again, widening her kohl-lined eyes, "you'll sit with me, right?"
"You know I will," he said and kissed her forehead. Mello clung onto him happily and he enjoyed being the entire focus of her attention. The most definite improvement was her clothes; since she'd dressed more conservatively than he'd ever seen before, with black tights under her short skirt, and her shirt fully buttoned up.

"Hey, Matt?"
She'd gotten his attention off her body, and back to her gorgeous face that was gazing affectionately up at him. "Yes, Mel?" He asked, looking down at her as she cuddled up to him. His chest swelled with pride, knowing she really was his. She leant up and kissed him quickly. She looked almost afraid to ask him something, which made him wonder, since Mello was never afraid of anything. Well, in Matt's lifetime, never… Unless it concerned the mafia she'd left so long ago.
"Can I stay with you again tonight? It's just, well, my electricity got turned off, and I can't afford to get it back till next week." She said and bit her lip, frowning. She looked extremely upset and Matt smiled, trying to calm her.
"You know you can stay with me as long as you want, Mel. You know I love having you round."
Her smile returned, and she blushed slightly like she was getting courage to ask something. "Thank you... Also there's a movie I really want to watch tonight, maybe we could watch it together? Then you can play games, or something, and I'll tidy your tip of a house, like I've been saying I would do since forever?" She said hurriedly, and watched him carefully for his reaction.
He grinned, wrapping his arms tighter around her, "that sounds perfect, I'll order take out since you know I can't cook for shit." He chuckled, it was entirely true that he couldn't cook. That's why he took cooking class here at school, with Mello. She shook her head, and looked into his eyes with determination "I'll cook if you want, baby. You know Sara made me help her all the time." She and Matt entered the classroom and sat down in two chairs at the back.

Matt grinned, childishly nodding in excitement. "Will you make that lasagne of yours? I love that." He gazed at her with his puppy eyes, which he knew she couldn't resist. He watched her as she giggled softly, and he smiled. Mello really was different when she was really his girl, not just pretending to be, she was much more affectionate, he thought as he got out his notepad and stationary for the lesson. She pulled out her own stationary from her bag, laying it out on the table. She opened her black, glittered notebook, and drew a line in it to make sure the pen was working. That pen always amused him, the way the feather on the top of it swished as she wrote. "Alright, I'll make lasagne." She said, looking up him again. "We can even eat it while you're gaming, if you want, and later, if you're not doing that too late into the night, we can have some fun together?" She asked, batting her eyelashes as she slipped her bottom lip between her teeth. He couldn't help but laugh lightly at her eagerness. "Honestly, Mel, aren't you tired since we did it all yesterday?" He asked, giving her a kiss on the forehead. It was true though, since their fight on Saturday night, they'd been physically quite inseparable, and had barely left his room all weekend. To say he was exhausted would be an understatement, making Mello happy had been worth it. She smiled softly, and leaned her head on his shoulder, moving her chair closer so she could lean against him.
"Well, to tell you the truth, I am tired. You'd be up for it, though, right?" she asked sweetly.

He smirked at her and she smiled back, "Naturally, I'm always up for it." he wrapped his arm around her, and looked around the room. He spotted the white-haired girl walking into the room, 'Near...' He bit his lip and looked away. It was obvious Near had seen this, as she'd been looking at them, and she then sat by herself next to the door. He felt bad but he had to keep away from her, he wrapped his arms around Mello a little tighter and Mello cooed happily. 'I'm with Mello, stop thinking about Near.' He scolded himself and closed his eyes, resting his head on top of Mello's.

The lesson started, and everyone but Mello, who'd fallen asleep against Matt, was taking notes. He took his own notes and Mello's, to avoid Mello getting in trouble, because he knew she'd need rest for later. However, he was also thinking of Near, glancing up at the pale girl whenever he could. 'What the hell do I do? I'm with Mel, but Near in my mind… Still, it's like Mello said on Saturday, right? Near can't be fixed.'

Near caught him staring once, and held his gaze for a few moments. She looked as though she was searching for an answer, but she soon turned away to go back to her notes. Those eyes that held so much loneliness, in Matt's mind anyway. He wanted to help her, but he knew Mello was right. 'She's dead inside.' He broke out of his daze when he felt Mello twitching and shaking in her sleep. He turned his head just as she shot up, awake, her eyes wide and muttering something under her breath.

He tilted his head in confusion, "hey, you alright?" He asked, his eyes filled up with concern for her as he noticed she looked quite pale. She shook her head, and covered her mouth with her black nail-polished fingers. "I-I think I'm gonna puke." She whispered, her voice shaking. Matt's hand shot into the air, "yo, teach, I gotta get Mel out!" He shouts, but the teacher only looked annoyed at the fact he had interrupted the lesson as she turned and raised an eyebrow. "Why is that, Mr Jeevas?"

"She's gonna throw up everywhere." He said, and before the teacher could answer, he took Mello's hand and guided her out of class. He walked briskly down the halls with Mello following behind, still covering her mouth. He found the large disabled unisex toilet easily, and threw the door open, letting her in. He watched her run to the toilet and fall onto her knees, as he shut the door and followed her. He knelt beside her, and held back her hair for her as she threw up. She gripped his jeans, shaking, and he rubbed her back to comfort her as a few tears fell down her face. Matt grew worried about what could have upset her so much that she became physically ill. "Fuck," she swore, and spat into the toilet, trying to get the taste out of her mouth. He led her to the sink and she began to rinse her mouth. Matt flushed the toilet, and then returned to Mello's side.

"You ok, Mel?"
"Just a really bad nightmare," He nodded, wiping the tears off of her shaking face.
"Is it rod again?" He asked, already knowing that it was, and she just nodded. He sat down and pulled her quivering form into his lap. "He's gone, Mel. It's alright." He whispered softly into her ear, and stroked her hair lovingly. "Y-yeah but that don't change anythin' though. He made sure I wasn't gonna get out unharmed, though..." She muttered. He noticed her accent was slipping, and frowned, before forcing her to look him in the eyes. "Mihael, you listen to me. You're safe, and I'll protect you. Just like I always promised, you understand?" He said sternly. As much as he hated using her real name, he did when he needed to be entirely serious. She looked at him with tears in her eyes before clinging to him, whispering about people still after her. If Matt didn't know what she'd been through so well, he' d think her paranoid. "I won't let them hurt you, Mihael trust me." Matt said, and he held her as she began to shake again.

"I can't go back there, Matt. I can't, I don't want too." She cried and he stroked her hair again as she lay on him. He kept whispering words of comfort to the blonde, rocking her back and forth. He switched to humming softly to her, hoping it would calm her like it used to. He heard the school bell ring, signalling the end of the first lesson, and jumped slightly when the bathroom door opened a few moments later. He blushed, as he realised he'd forgotten to lock it. 'Damn it, I'm stupid.' He thought then he looked up, coming face to face with Near, holding their bags in her hand.

"Geography ended, and since Matt and Mello hadn't taken their bags, I thought it would be best to bring them to you. A student said you went in here." She said quietly, placing the bags on the floor next to them. Matt felt butterflies in his chest seeing the pale girl again, "thank you, Near." He muttered, blushing more, and turned back to Mello. She was eyeing Near with apparent loathing, though Near was immune to her stare. "Is Mello alright? Perhaps I should fetch the school nurse?" She asked, though in her emotionless tone, the question seemed almost mocking.

Matt shook his head, "no thank you, Near." He turned back to Mello, "reckon you can handle class, or should we ditch and I'll take you home?" he asked, affectionately stroking her pale face. Even with dried mascara and eyeliner tears down her face, he had to admit she still looked as beautiful as always. She clung to his jacket almost desperately, "Home, please?" She mumbled piteously, and he nodded as he lifted her up into his arms. "See you later, Near?" He asked, and Near nodded then bade them goodbye and wandered off up the halls. Matt shouldered his and Mello's bags then carried Mello to his car. "It's good you let me drive today." He whispered, and she gave him a weak smile.

He carried her into the house and laid her on the bed, as she'd fallen asleep in the car. "Here you go Mels," he whispered, tucking her in. 'Poor Mihael.' He stroked her hair affectionately, thinking how rare it was for Mello to let her past get her down, but it did happen and when it did the best way to cure her was cuddles and chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. He checked the fridge, and when he found none, he swore and ran his hand through his hair. Matt swore mentally, and looked to the bedroom. Mello would sleep easily for a few more hours, he thought, so he grabbed his car keys and drove to the corner shop. He bought an entire basket of chocolate, and some chocolate ice cream as an afterthought. He returned home, and went to his room to check on Mello after putting all his shopping away. She hadn't woke up, but she'd managed to cocoon herself in his bed sheets anyway, which he smiled at.

He sat on the sofa so he wasn't too far from her, flicking idly through a gaming magazine, when his mind returned to the albino back at school. 'Stop it,' he scolded himself. He jumped a little when he heard Mello's voice calling him sleepily. She was looking around for him, dazed, and she smiled when she saw him. "Can we watch that film now?" She asked quietly. He nodded and set the movie she wanted up, and got into the bed with her since the bed faced the TV. He propped up some pillows to lean on and allowed her to snuggle into his side. "Comfy?" He asked, and she moaned in contentment as she focused on the film.

"Thank you," she said softly, and matt smiled, muttering that it was no trouble. She cuddled up to him, burying her face into his chest but in a way that she could still see the film. He sat watching the film and twirling her hair around his fingers, and Mello clung to him through-out the whole movie. Halfway through it, she had wriggled up to be able to kiss him a few times, at a specifically blank part of the film. He'd returned her kisses and kept her in his arms, but he was angry with himself for still having Near in his mind. When she'd looked at him in the school earlier, when he'd turned away from her deliberately, her eyes had almost looked hurt. 'Leave me alone!' He internally screamed at the image of her in his mind.

When the movie finished, Mello straddled Matt's lap, kissing him deeply, "mmh, good movie, hm?" She asked as she smiled cutely. He looked up, returning her smile with his own. "Well, don't we recover fast?" He teased her, but she shook her head. "I'm just warming you up for later, besides you still want me to cook, right?" He nodded and Mello giggled happily as she got up and headed to the kitchen.

He followed her, deciding it was best to watch her and try to learn, rather than play games. "So, is it hard to make?" He asked as she began cooking. She easily found her way around his kitchen, since she'd cooked in it more than he had, really. She shook her head, and gave him another small smile. "It's easy when you know what you're doing." She said thoughtfully, and he nodded as he watched her every move and made mental notes.

She made the mix easily and put it in the oven, setting the timer correctly. "Why don't you go play a game, or something, and I'll tidy up like I said I would?" She asked. He smiled and walked to the fridge. He presented her with a bar of chocolate and she squeaked happily. She immediately opened it and began nibbling on the soft milk chocolate happily as it melted on her lips. "Thank you!" She squealed, and he kissed her softly.

"I'll help you tidy, and that's for making dinner." He said, holding her against him, though in all honesty he just wanted to spend time with her.

She giggled and shook her head, "silly Matt, I said I'd make it for you anyway. But if you want to help, you can do the dishes." She'd already started to clean up the kitchen counters. He happily started on the pots and pans she had used then got a childish idea. "Hey, Mello, come here a sec…"

Mello comes over to him, looking at him curiously, "what is it?" She asked, and he blew some soap bubbles onto her nose. "There." He exclaimed, and she giggled then sneezed cutely. He couldn't help but think how adorable she was, and he leant forward giving her a soft kiss. "Bless you." He said, and she smiled at him before dipping her fingers in the sink and placed bubbles on his head.

"There." she said vibrantly, mimicking him, and she squealed when he grabbed her and began tickling her. She managed to wriggle away, and took off into the living room with him in chase. He caught her easily and they both crashed onto the couch, with Mello on top of him, though he was in control. He ticked her ruthlessly as her giggles and squeals filled the house and his mind. He was glad as all of that removed Near from his head, even if it was only temporary.