Near sat in the steamy hot, bubbly water watching his rubber ducks as they bobbed and floated in the water. The five yellow and orange toys slowly drifted towards him. He heard yelling downstairs. It had started as soon as he had gotten into the bubble bath water. His eyes were half open as he heard more yelling downstairs.

Near could barely recognize Mello's enraged voice. He knew that it was partially his fault, yet he didn't feel guilty or bad about helping Light. He didn't feel good about it though, he felt hollow. He felt empty on the inside and had no clue as to why.

A door slammed down the hall.

Matt's room.

Near winced slightly.

One of his rubber ducks hit into the side of his head. He pushed it away gently making the water ripple. The duck hit into another duck and sent it into Near's head again. He gave the duck a vacant stare. Why are they so insistent on hitting me? Near wondered. He pushed that duck under the water, but it came back up the surface.

Suddenly Near realized that all was silent.

It made him feel uncomfortable. Sudden silences were never a good sign. The doorknob turned. He ducked his head down into the water. His hair helped hide him amongst the bubbles. Mello stepped in quietly and locked the door behind him. He glared at the tub of white bubbles and noticed Near's ducks floating around seemingly alone.

You're trying to hide in the bubbles aren't you, you little bastard? Mello thought angrily.

He moved over to the tub and looked hard at the pure white bubbles. He was able to find Near's hair amongst the bubbles after a few seconds of looking really hard. Mello grabbed the pure white hair and yanked. Near's face broke the water's surface and he gave a small yelp of pain. He looked at Mello and blushed. "Wh-why is Me-Mello here?" Near asked looking at the elder boy with wide eyes.

"You're a stupid sheep!" Mello spat scornfully.

"Mel-"

"Shut up!" Mello interjected spitefully. "I hate you! You're such a stupid moron! I hate you so much!"

"Don't say that Merro!" Near said wincing as Mello's grip tightened. "I-I-"

"You stabbed Matt and me in the back!" Mello hissed not letting Near finish. "And guess what?"

"W-what?"

"We're pissed about it that's what!" the blonde replied tugging Near's hair slightly. "And since you're to blame for this whole damn thing I'm here to teach you a lesson!" Mello pulled on Near's hair harder making Near whimper. He pulled Near's head forward making him hit his head into the tub's side. Near's only protest came out as, "Merro!" or "Please!" Angry and merciless Mello continued to hit the younger boy's head into the side of the tub.

It came as a shock when Near dug his nails into Mello's arm hard enough to draw blood. Mello released him, but landed a hard punch to Near's face. Near grabbed his wrist and bit him. It was a mistake. Near knew it was a huge mistake to bite the blonde, but he was getting hurt and for once didn't want to take the abuse Mello offered without a fight.

Mello tried to turn and run, but by now some bath water had sloshed out of the tub and the blonde slipped. Falling backwards Mello landed in the tub with Near. The younger boy squealed as Mello started to hit and kick him. Near hit and kicked Mello back, but the elder did much more damage than Near did to him. Water sloshed out of the tub, but surprisingly the ducks stayed in the tub as if to give Near support.

The ducks, however, weren't really supporting the pale boy when Mello grabbed them and tossed them at Near; the toys gave a faint squeak with each hit they made. Clenching his teeth Mello grabbed Near's throat and started to squeeze holding him under what little water was left in the tub. Near struggled until Mello let him go and then he kicked the elder boy in his stomach. Mello fell backwards in the tub as Near scrambled out. He landed on the cold white tiled floor of the bathroom with a wet, soft plop.

Mello leapt from the tub, soaked and landed on top of the small child.

The young boy let out a shrill squeal of surprise.

He didn't think Mello would be so heavy but he was and he easily pinned Near down. The young chocoholic yelled in both rage and surprise as Near began to struggle trying to get out from beneath him. A deep, bright red blush ran across Near's usually pale white face. He didn't want Mello to see him naked but then again he didn't want the older boy beating him.

He grabbed Mello's soaked black shirt trying to shove him off, but he was too weak. Instead he ended up ripping it off. It was tossed to the floor with a wet plop sounding just like when Near's body had hit the floor. Mello barely noticed his shirt was missing. He continued hitting on Near who only gave whimpers of pain when he did so.

He could tell that the boy was on the verge of passing out but didn't care or notice when Near's nose started gushing blood or when his bottom lip busted open. He didn't notice when Near's finger nail broke and blood oozed out. The went for Near who had slapped Mello, but didn't notice he had busted the elder boy's top lip. Blood oozed from Mello's top lip and his cheek bruised slightly. Blood still came freely from where Near had bitten him. Mello felt firm hands grab his waist and pull him off the younger boy who had gone unconscious during the beating but he looked like he was about to die from all the abuse.

Mello went limp several seconds after being pulled off Near. He knew it was by either Light of L. He didn't care which he just regretted what he'd done. He didn't want to hurt Near so badly, but in some small way he didn't care about what happened.

He just wanted to go to bed and forget about what he did. He was lectured and locked in his room where he laid on his bed and stared at the door bitterly.

Sorry I don't got more written, but this will have to do until the Next Chappie!