Chapter Eight: False, False Alarm

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I jumped back, I knew who was in the doorway. Mello. I didn't have to look, but I couldn't resist a glance. It was him, I was right. He was leaning against the frame in all his leather-wearing, hand-on-hip, golden-hair-shining glory. And he was outright glowering at me. Whatever Matt said to him yesterday obviously didn't get absorbed.

"It's time for breakfast Matt, lets go." Mello stepped back from the door and allowed us to exit. I was nervous, Mello seemed calm.

"See ya Matt." I bade but before I could completely turn away a hand on my wrist pulled me back. Quick and feather-light on my cheek, a kiss.

"See ya Rayne." Matt spoke, releasing my wrist. I learned from my previous non-resistance not to look up. Mello was glowering before, I'm sure now he's kill me with a single glance.

I scurried off to my room and changed for breakfast. I rushed down the stairs and made it to breakfast just as people started to leave. Mel waved to me as I got in line and I flashed her a smile in response. Kat and Sam looked to be sleeping across from her. I stacked my tray with toast, an apple, and multiple packets of butter and jelly.

I sat down beside Mel and saw that Kat and Sam were indeed asleep. I chuckled and began to butter my toast. Their classes must be intense to teach them how to sleep while sitting up.

"They are going to have atrocious cricks in their necks." Mel said, tilting her own neck to their position.

I swallowed and let out a laugh, "Yeah, should we wake them up?"

Mel crinkled her nose, "Nope lets give them a few more minutes. I know they haven't been sleeping much."

"Oh, what are you guys doing today?" I asked while spreading strawberry goo across a piece of bread. I felt for them, losing sleep to studies is never a pleasurable thing. At least what I'm losing sleep on is cute, funny, and loveable.

"Who knows, probably 'how to cramp your hand from writing too much in thirty seconds' or 'how to accomplish three, four thousand word essays in two days'." Mel shrugged her shoulders and placed her glass to her lips, "So anything happen between you and a certain orange-goggle wearing genius?"

I giggled, feeling my face heat up I ducked my head down. My hair fell and curtained my face. "Yeah, he – uh – told me that he liked me and I told him that I liked him too and – uhm – we – uhm – kissed."

"OH MY GOD!" Mel shrieked, in my ear…I didn't notice when she leaned down to hear what I was saying. And now my ears are ringing and people are staring. Again.

"Whaa-?!" Kat slurred

"Oww!" Sam groaned as she sat up straight.

"Oh my God!" Mel exclaimed again, Sam who was rubbing her neck quirked an eyebrow at her.

"What did we miss?" Sam asked looking from my flushed face to Mel's shocked stupid expression.

Mel, apparently, didn't even hear her and spoke, "It's a good thing you didn't tell him that you found his ma-" I shot my hand up to her mouth. A moment passed and Mel seemed to realize her surroundings. I lowered my hand and wiped it on my jeans.

"Sorry." Mel said.

"For what!? What did we miss?" Kat asked.

"What did you find?" Sam asked, both looked like we just announced the world was ending and they missed it. Mel looked at me, clearly asking if I wanted them to know.

I nodded and grinned, "Thanks for asking, but this time keep it down."

"Yeah, so-" Mel leaned closer to the girls and was about to begin filling them in when *bing* *bing* the bell rang.

"Aww!" Kat whined, getting up rom the table.

"Tell us later!"Sam called as she left with Kat. I waited for Mel to put her tray away before getting up and heading towards the door.

"See ya later Mel."

"Yeah, see you at lunch!" I watched as she ran down the hall to catch up to the girls. I sighed and made my way back upstairs.

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"AAAARRRGGGUH!" I yelled, it's over. Done. Fin. It's never going to happen. I'm a failure. It's never going to work. BAM! I turned around in my chair and stared, alarmed, at Matt as he ran towards me.

"What!?" We both exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" I asked him.

He looked incredulous, "I could ask you the same question."

I quirked an eyebrow at him, "O-kay, but why did you burst into my room?"

"Because you screamed! I could hear you all the way down the stairs! What happened? Are you okay?"

"Oh." I said, embarrassed, I looked towards the ground.

"Come on Rayne, you can tell me," Matt lifted my chin with his hand, "What happened?"

I looked him straight in the eyes and prepared myself for ridicule.

"Geometry."

Matt just stared at me, "What?"

I sighed, "Geometry happened."

Matt shook his head confused, he removed his fingers from my chin, "I still don't get it."

"I. Don't. Understand. Geometry."

"Wha?"

"I. Don't. Get. Geometry. It was made by smart people for smart people, I'll never understand it. I've been sitting here for an hour trying to figure out #17 but I. Just. CAN'T." I knew it was coming, and I braced myself as the corners of Matt's lips turned upwards in a smile.

"Rayne, calm down. Geometry was made by idiots that wanted to make normal smart people suicidal. Luckily for you I'm going to intervene before you kill yourself."

I was excited, "You are!?"

Matt chuckled, "Yes I'll teach you the insane ways of Geometry, but first, lunch."

I then realized, "Oh, Matt you came up here to take me to lunch."

"Yep."

Then I realized something else, "Where's Mello?" Matt moved his arm back to rub his neck. I watched as his hand paused a moment over the strap of his goggles.

"He's pouting."

I raised and eyebrow at him, "Mello doesn't really seem like the type that pouts."

Matt's head tilted to the side and back, "Well, his version of pouting is a little different than ours…for example his involves a staggering display of ignominy and sporadic outbursts of violence."

A nervous chuckle escaped my lips, "That sounds more like him…Uhm, where is he?"

Matt shook his head and held out his hand, "I don't know, but that doesn't matter. Nothing's going to happen. I just want to have lunch with you and your friends." I smiled, still a little nervous I took his hand and headed downstairs.

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This is awkward to say the least. Kat and Sam still hadn't been filled in when Matt and I sat down beside Mel. The looks on their faces were 'shock' and 'awe'. They eventually faded and turned into mild embarrassment. Mel was right, other girls had noticed Matt. The situation was made increasingly embarrassing with every poke from Mel's' elbow. She too had a red face, and a never faltering smile.

I barely touched my food. I was too nervous. Everyone but me was finished. I could tell the girls wanted to ask me about it, but for whatever reason they stayed silent.

Using his shoulder Matt nudged my, "What's wrong?"

I knew Sam and Kat were going to get very confused but I had to say what was on my mind, "He's in my room."

Matt shook his head, "No he's not." But he didn't look like he believed it. As if on cue, I looked over and saw Kat and Sam shrugging their shoulders at one another. I laughed and took pity on them.

"I think Mello's in my room," I turned and looked at Matt, "I know he's pissed at you for ditching him, and he's pissed at me because, well, I guess for breathing…"

Matt chuckled, "I think it's a little more complicated than that…"

I raised an eyebrow at him, "Do explain Matt, we're all dying to understand the twisted, inner-workings of Mello's mind."

Matt exhaled loudly, "He's not twisted, he's just…"

"Misunderstood?" Kat and Sam offered in sync.

Matt smiled, "Yeah, he's had a rough life. Rougher than most here, he acts defensively. It's all he can do to protect himself from his own memories."

The table was quiet with reflection. It hadn't ever occurred to anyone that Mello doesn't just act the way he does to be a jerk. That the reason he's so cold is to keep himself from thinking about the scars and wounds he's retained on his heart.

I gave Matt a nudge and a smile, "So he isn't twisted, he's just intimidating and scary to protect himself."

Matt nodded, "Yep."

"So, he's not twisted but he's scary, intimidating, misunderstood, and he's in Rayne's room? That's creepy." Points for Sam, she found the most blunt and obvious way to say it, and then did.

"I would be too nervous to eat too." Kat added, reaching across the table to grab my completely untouched apple.

"Jeeze, help yourself why don't you." Mel mumbled making me laugh.

I turned to Matt, "By the way, you are checking my room for booby-traps before you go to class."

"Sure, but before we go you have to eat something." I mock-glared at him as I picked up a roll from my plate and hogged it down.

"Well that's attractive." Mel murmured, causing me to chock on the spongy bread in laughter.

When I could breath again I replied, "Thanks Mel, I thought it was pretty dang sexy too."

The table was still laughing as Matt and I left. When we reached my door I squeezed on Matt's hand.

"What if he's still in there?" I whispered, eyeing the door.

"Who says he was even in there in the first place?" Matt responded as he reached out and turned the knob. I stood outside as Matt checked inside.

"Ahh!" Thud! I ran in the room at the sound of Matt's yell. I found him sitting on my bed with a stack of my books on the floor by his feet. "It's safe."

I glared at him, "Be careful with those, you break them you replace them."

"I didn't drop them that hard."

I ignored him; I was too concerned with checking my room to argue. I didn't find anything amiss and there wasn't anything out of place. Mello might have not even been in my room.

"I guess you were right, he really wasn't in my room."

Matt wasn't so sure, "Didn't you have a black journal on that shelf?"

I looked to the bookshelf and nodded, "Yeah I did…how long were you in my room the other day?"

"You were right…and that doesn't really matter…Stay here, I'll go get it for you." Matt got up to leave, and I followed him out the door.

"I told you to stay and wait."

I raised my chin in defiance, "You can't tell me what to do."

Matt shook his head, "He's not going to like having you in his room."

I chuckled, "So?"

"Good point." Matt smiled and held the door open for me.

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ONE MORE CHAPTER!! WOOH!

Here's all of the A/N's I wrote in my notebook as I was writing this:

I've never had to write out 'booby trap' before….try it, it's funny :]

I think that Matt is a little crack-ish in this chapter…idk, when they're talking about Geometry he seems out of his character to me… bleh.

Mello's character is driving me crazy… I don't like him this mean… DX