Hello again minna-san! I'm back yet again with another chapter! :3 It's a little bit late this time, so sorry about that! This chapter is pretty long (compared to the other chapters anyway), and I had fun writing it. I hope you enjoy reading this one OvO
Mello: Tsk. She's listening to classical music while she's writing .
Me: Sooo? What wrong with that? .
Mello: That's so lame. .
Me: Why you-
Matt: Ahahaha! Let's just see what's in this chapter okay? Okay… ^o^"
Mello's POV
It was a great day at Wammy's. The weather was nice, and everyone was outside appreciating it. Well, not everyone. Matt and I just stayed in our room. He was playing his video games while I was reading a book. And let's not forget my dear chocolate. We were on my bed, I was lying flat on my stomach, Matt was beside me leaning his back against the wall.
"Hey, umm..Mels?" Matt said.
"What?" I asked not looking up from my book.
"There's something you need to know."
Intrigued by this, I looked at Matt. "What is it?" I asked.
"I-" He was cut off when someone knocked on the door.
"What the hell do you want?" I asked, annoyed. Pretty much everyone knew that I didn't like it when someone I'm not close with suddenly comes knocking. The only person I'm close with was Matt. It's only been the two of us ever since we met. I took a bite of my chocolate to calm my nerves a little.
"…" The person behind the door didn't say anything.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
"Matt! Go get the door." I said.
The gamer sighed then stood up. He opened the door, not taking his eyes off the screen.
"Can I help you?" I heard him ask nonchalantly. After he asked, I didn't hear an answer from the person behind the door. It didn't take me long enough to find out that there was no one there. "Umm…Mels? Are there ghosts here in Wammy's?" He asked.
"No, why?" I answered. Well, I've been here since I was seven and I've never heard of any ghosts. Nor have I seen one.
"'Cause there's no one here…" Matt turned to look at me and laughed nervously. Seriously, Matt was just pathetic sometimes.
"And you think it's because of a ghost?" I asked, biting the inside of my cheek to hold back a laugh.
"Well-"
"Don't be an idiot Matt. It's probably just a prank."
"If you say so…" Matt just shrugged and closed the door. He climbed back to the bed and returned to his previous position.
"So…What were you going to say again?" I asked. It seemed like something important.
"Huh? What?"
"You were saying something. What was it?"
"O-Oh! That… Well… I think I'll tell you some other time." Matt laughed sheepishly then began to rapidly push at the buttons of his DS.
I eyed him suspiciously. What could my best friend be hiding from me? A few minutes later, I decided to get chocolate from the kitchen. Normally, I would've told Matt to get it for me. But I thought that I would be the one to get it this time. Just this once. I stood up and walked to the kitchen. I didn't bother telling Matt that I was leaving. He probably wouldn't hear me 'cause he's too focused on his game. When I reached the kitchen, I opened the cabinet and grabbed a few chocolate bars. After that, I went back straight to our room. It wasn't a good idea to stay there too long. Roger didn't like the fact that I was always getting chocolate. He would probably get an earful from him if he got caught. Once I reached our room, I opened the door only to see a sleeping Matt on my bed. Figures. He stayed up all night again last night. He takes his video games so seriously, it's not funny anymore.
I walked over to my bed and shook the gamer. "Matt, wake up!" I said.
"W-Whaat?" Matt opened his eyes.
"Get up, Matt! What are you- Gaah! You spilled saliva all over my pillow!" I pulled him off my bed and let him fall to the floor. "I go and get chocolate in the kitchen for a few minutes and you go drooling on my pillow! God Matt!"
"Jeez… Sorry Mr. Grumpy." Matt sat up and pulled his goggles down to his neck.
I raised an eyebrow. Matt was suddenly red for no reason. "You sick or something? You're red." I asked.
"N-No! I feel fine." He rubbed his eyes and looked at me with his emerald orbs. The light got to his eyes and with his sensitive eyesight, it caused him to squint. He quickly pulled his goggles back on. Of course, I didn't miss the few seconds that his eyes sparkled. It always does. Though they're always covered with those orange goggles. It's really a shame. He looks better without the goggles.
Later on, we went to the common room. Matt said he was hungry and wanted me to come with him. Even thought I just came from the kitchen, I didn't might accompanying him. I went and got his food for him, which was of course, chocolate. He should be happy though. I rarely give anyone chocolate. The common room was usually crowded. But since a lot of people didn't want to get in my way, it was always easy to walk around. A few meters away from us, I saw the person I hated the most. A human being also called "Near".
"You sure you wanna be here, Mels?" Matt asked as if he was worried.
"Yeah, why?" I asked.
"Oh nothing."
I went and walked towards his direction. Matt was probably worried that something bad will happen. Near and I were in the same room afterall. And I couldn't really blame him. Near's very existence irritates me so much. I don't even know why. Upon arriving at the albino's location, I knocked his card tower down. "Hello, Near."
"Mello." Near greeted back.
"I see you're still playing with your toys." I said.
"As always, Mello."
"Let's cut the crap, freak. You were the one who was knocking on our room earlier, right?"
"I underestimated Mello."
I gritted my teeth. Like I said, his very existence irritated me. "What did you want?" I asked.
"I'd prefer that it stays between us two." Near answered.
I looked at Matt. I didn't want him to go or anything. But it seems like whatever it was, Near wanted it to be top secret.
"Fine. I know when I'm not needed." The redhead said. "I'll be in our room." Matt walked away and went to our room. As for me, I was left with the albino brat, I didn't really want to be with him right now. Heck, I don't even know why I want to hear what he has to say. But there's something in my gut that tells me it's something I need to know.
"What do you want, Near?" I asked.
He took a short pause before he answered. He looked at me with those weird big eyes. "I'm in love with Mello."
As I heard those words, I couldn't help but just freeze in my spot. "M-Maybe we should go and talk somewhere private." I said.
"How about my room then?" Near proposed. "Since Matt is most probably in your room, the only option left, is my room." He said.
Now I'm getting really uncomfortable. But I had no other choice. "I guess…" We walked and I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but we walked together to his room. I mean, for a normal person, walking with someone wasn't a big deal or anything but this was Near and I we're talking about. Last time I checked, we can't even stay 10 feet from the other without fighting. Well, it was mostly my fault but- wait what? Did I just blame myself? Oh god, no wonder I stay away from Near. His weirdness is rubbing off on me. Ugh… Such a pain. Why did he have to fall for me? I mean, yeah, I know I'm hot and all. But I never expected him to actually like someone. He's Near for Pete's sake. And the Near I know doesn't feel any emotion at all.
"Is Mello alright? We're here now." The albino said while twisting some of his hair around his finger. I didn't even notice that we already went inside his room.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said averting my gaze from him. "So…You're not playing games right?" I asked. For all I know, he and Roger might just be playing games on me. That would just be so tragic. I mean, not for me, but for them. With 'them' I mean Near.
"Yes. I am 95% sure." He answered.
95% what? There's still some 5% left? "What's the remaining 5?"
"Lust."
"Oh…" Well that was shocking. I never thought his mind could work like that. To think that the freaky albino kid was feeling love and lust.
"…"
A staring competition began between the two of us that lasted only for a few seconds. And no, I did not lose, I just thought that it was pathetic to waste my time with Near. I shouldn't even be going with him in the first place. "Well anyway, I'm already in love with someone else. And I only see you as my rival. Nothing more." I said.
"I see…Who is she?" Near asked.
"Like I'm gonna tell you!" I said. Seriously, he doesn't need to know. He can just go and find out himself if he can that is. "Tch. Whatever. I'm going." I turned around and exited his room. A sigh escaped my lips. This was just too much. I need a chocolate bar. Something is very odd in this place though. I placed my hands on my hips. "Don't even try Matt." I said. Even if he's only walking through a corridor, I can still tell it's him.
The redhead walked away from the giant pot plant that was his hiding place. His hand rubbed the back of his head. " You knew I was here huh?" He laughed sheepishly and walked toward me.
My fist turned into a ball and it soon found itself on Matt's face. I didn't punch him that hard thought. I just had this sudden urge to punch him.
Matt winced and held his now swollen cheek. "Ow! Mels, what was that for?"
"Don't you Mels me. You deserved that! You were eavesdropping!" I said.
"Well it's not my fault you were taking so long."
"You still deserved it."
"Well, I kind of deserve it a little. But how come I don't know about that crush of yours, huh? You're keeping secrets from me now, is that it?" He asked, sounding like he was actually hurt.
"You never asked me, so why should I tell you? Besides, I can't just tell you that I have a crush on you randomly. That's just weird. And so not me." It slipped. I never thought it would happen, but it did. I can't believe it just slipped out of my mouth.
Both of our eyes were wide open at what I just said. Matt's mouth hung open. He pointed at me then at himself. After that, he collapsed.
"Matt!" I quickly caught him before his head hit the hard wood floor.
Mello woke up from his dream. If this goes on for another week, he swears to God, he's going to lose it. Not that he wanted to forget about Matt or anything. He just…Well, it really hurts when he remembers all those happy memories. Yes, it was all his fault because he left but… "Ahh! I can't take this anymore!" He sat up and threw his pillow towards that door. Which was coincidentally opened by one of his 'henchmen'. "What the fuck do you want?" He asked with the "you better have a good reason for going into my room at a time like this" look on his face.
Billy, or so Mello liked to call him, tensed up. It seemed like he came in at a bad time. "Uh… S-Sorry to disturb you, Mello. I have some good news for you." He said.
"I'm listening." Mello said as he grabbed a chocolate bar. He ripped the wrapper off and started eating the sweet.
"We found the guy you were looking for. Someone saw him with a woman and a kid about three to four years old. Given you description and picture of him, we were able to confirm it."
As soon as Mello heard the first sentence, his body automatically froze. He dropped the chocolate bar and started smiling insanely inside his head. But he was snapped back to reality when he heard the words 'woman' and 'kid'. "He's married? And they have a child?" He whispered to himself.
"Do you have any orders, Mello?" Billy asked.
"Where are they right now?" The blonde asked. Even if Matt already has a wife and child, doesn't mean he can't go and say hi to him right? They were childhood friends after all.
"They were last seen in some restaurant in Tokyo." Billy answered. He wrote the name of the restaurant and where it was on a piece of paper, which he happens to have with him at that moment. He handed Mello the piece of paper. "I'll be going now."
Mello took the paper and read what was written on it. Without any delay, he grabbed his leather jacket and keys along with a bar of chocolate then headed out to where his motorcycle was. He slid into his jacket and helmet then started his ride after mounting it. A few seconds later, he was out of their hideout and off to go where Matt was.
. . .
The three Jeevas sat inside an Italian restaurant. Pasta was something they didn't eat that often. They were living in Japan after all. Matt was wearing his usual striped shirt paired with his skinny jeans and boots. And let's not forget his orange-tinted goggles. Sakiko was wearing a blue dress and her pearl necklace that Matt gave her on their second anniversary. She was also wearing her white three-inch high heels. Roice on the other hand, was still in his uniform since they went straight to the restaurant after his parents picked him up from school.
"So how was school, honey?" Sakiko asked Roice after the waiter gave them their order.
"Good…My teacher said 'Very good, Roice' to me many times!" The child answered. He grabbed his fork with both of his hands and started scooping up his spaghetti with it.
Both Sakiko and Matt smiled. "That's really good, Roice. Daddy's very proud of you." Matt said and ruffled his son's hair.
"That's right. We're both very proud." Sakiko said with a nod. She wiped away the spaghetti sauce that was all over Roice's mouth with a tissue.
The child grinned at his mom and dad. They were being extremely nice. Not that they weren't always nice. It was just different from usual. Even though he's only three, he could feel it. He is smart after all.
. . .
After a few minutes of traveling, the blonde finally arrived at the restaurant Matt and his family was at. He parked his motorcycle and went inside. His eyes immediately roamed around to look for the redhead. He assumed that Matt's appearance didn't change that much since someone was able to recognize him with the picture of him from when he was seventeen. Mello walked around a little, the place was quite huge and there was a fair amount of people. Soon enough, he found what he was looking for. It really was him. Matt was in the same room as he is. After so many years, he finally saw him. And it looked like the thing about him having a wife and a kid was true. He didn't know if he was going to be happy for Matt, or sad that the redhead was able to move on and he wasn't. He looked for a seat wherein he had a view of Matt's table. After finding one, he sat and looked at the menu. He wasn't really hungry, but since he was here, he might as well have something.
Flipping through the pages, he didn't exactly find anything he liked. "Oh, they have hot chocolate." He said. "I guess I'll just have that." He called for a waiter and placed his order. His fingers tapped on the table as he waited for his hot chocolate to arrive. He looked over at Matt's table. He seems happy. Though he only looks that way. With all the years they spent together, he could tell that Matt wasn't really happy. Even though his eyes were covered by his goggles, he could tell. "You're the same as always, Matty." He said with a smile. He pulled out the chocolate bar he took with him and started eating it. His eyes went to Matt's son. Will you look at that, he looks just like his daddy. He thought. He then wondered if that was how Matt looked like when he was little. He smiled and took another bite of his chocolate. The child turned to look at him. More specifically, his chocolate. I see… He likes chocolate. He waved his hand hi at the boy. Who in turn, waved back at him.
Matt noticed Roice waving at someone. "Who is it, son? A friend of yours?" He asked.
Roice turned to look at his father. "No…" He answered. "Daddy can you come with me to the bathroom?" He asked.
The redhead smiled and nodded. "Sure. Wait for us, Sakiko."
"Yeah, it's not like I'll be going anywhere. You boys behave yourselves." Sakiko said. He and Matt were done eating. They were just waiting for Roice to finish.
"Yes, ma'am!" Matt said with a salute. "Let's go so-" When he turned to look at Roice, he didn't find him there. Such a sneaky kid. He was suddenly panicking. Roice never got lost before. What if he got lost now? What if he got kidnapped? What if they weren't able to play catch anymore? What if-
"Relax, dear. Don't panic. He probably couldn't hold it and went ahead." Sakiko said. It was obvious that her husband was panicking. It was almost hilarious.
"R-Right! I'll go after him." Matt said then wasted no time and searched for his son.
Little Roice was intrigued by the man with the chocolate bar. How he knew that it was a man, God knows why. He looked really kind in the three-year-old's eyes. His smile had the same feeling that his dad's smile has. So he decided to go and talk to him. He used going to the bathroom as an excuse to sneak. His little feet went towards the man. "Hey, mister. My name's Roice! What's your name?" He asked.
Mello did not see this coming. All he wanted to do was go inside the restaurant, spy on Matt alittle, and when he has the chance, accidentally bump onto him, make it look like a coincidence, talk to him, find out where he lives, etc. That was all he wanted. But he sure wasn't expecting this. Matt's son was actually talking to him. Sure he was the one who waved first, but who knew the kid would actually ago and talk to him? He's gotta give it to the kid thought, 'cause it seems like he made his way without his parents noticing. "Oh… Uh.. Nice to meet you, Roice. I'm-"
"Mello…" A very familiar voice said.
The blonde froze. Right, he forgot that Matt would probably go looking for his son. He should probably be happy because now he can go and talk to Matt. But it was easier said than done. As soon as he heard the redhead's voice, all sorts of things started to enter his mind. Things like: 'What will he say to me?', 'What should I say to him?', 'I wonder if he's still mad at me', 'Has he forgiven me yet?' and… 'Does he still love me?' To make it short, he was nervous. Up to the point wherein he was so nervous that he could hear his heart thumping. But this was bound to happen soon enough. So he shouldn't be nervous. It's not like Matt was going to kill him… Maybe.
He turned around and there he was. Matt was right before his eyes. "Matt…"
The redhead swore, if Roice and everyone else in the restaurant wasn't there, he would've cried his heart out. But that wasn't the case, so he had to hold it in. "Umm… Roice, you should go back to the table and finish your food. Tell mommy I'll be right there." He said, forcing a smile.
Roice nodded. "Okay!" He said then ran off.
"Are you okay? You look like you're about to cry." Mello asked, worry evident in his voice.
"Shut up…" Matt said averting his gaze from the blonde. He hates how Mello could always tell how he's feeling. It made him feel like he was so easy to read.
The blonde bit his lip. He wanted to go and just hug Matt so badly. But he knew he couldn't do that because first of all, Matt was married, and second, they were in public. Not that he cared, he just knew that Matt did. He decided that Matt should be the first to talk, so he just kept his mouth shut.
"We can't talk here…" Matt said as if he could read Mello's mind. "I'm with my family. Meet me at the coffee shop a few stores away from this restaurant. After midnight." Matt said. He just felt like they need to talk. Well, they really do need to talk. Ever since back then, they never really had a formal break up. Besides, it wouldn't hurt to talk to Mello. They were best friends after all.
"Sure." Mello said.
"I'll see you later then…" Matt started to walk back to their table, but Mello took a hold of his hand before he could go away.
"I'm really happy to see you again, Matt."
The redhead looked at Mello and smiled at him, his first real smile this evening. "I'm happy to see you too, Mels."
A/N: I'll have to stop here! :3 Soo.. how did you guys like it? Please tell me! Again, I'm sorry that it took me so long to update. I guess I had a little writer's block yet again. I'm really happy with this chapter though. It turned out much better than I expected. I'll try my best to update soon! 'Til next time~ Ja ne! :D
Mello: Finally! You made something that has most of my POV in it. I think we'll get along better now.
Matt: Good work!
Me: Thank you, Matt!
Matt: Welcome~
Mello: Hey! You need to say thanks to me too!
Me: Uhh.. I think it should be the other way around… .
Matt: A-Anyway re-
Mello: *covers Matt's mouth* I think I should do it this time. Please review!