Chapter 10 – You'll have to kiss Near.
"You'll have to kiss Near."
"WHAT?" Mello gives an immediate response. Near looked a little shocked too, and he looked at his chocolate bar. Perhaps he was rethinking accepting the chocolate, but it was too late. So instead, he looked at me.
"For what purpose, L?" he asked, his voice giving the faintest of quivers.
"A challenge." I said, looking back and forth between the confused teens. "Getting what you want is never easy, you sometimes have to work for it. If you want some chocolate, Mello, you will have to take it from Near's mouth without hesitation." I focused on Mello as he looked ready to refuse the 'offer'. "If on the other hand, you are too afraid to do it, there's the door." I pointed with a fragile, skinny finger to the door, and he looked at it, growled, and turned back to me.
"… There's no need to be scared of a kiss." He grumbled before grabbing Near's arm. Near's eyes widened and he looked at Mello just as Mello leaned forward and pressed their lips together. I heard Near give a slight gasp, tensing up as Mello shut his own eyes tightly, a blush tainting his cheeks.
I was only observing, and I began to open my mouth to point out something wrong with Mello and Near's kiss. "…Um…" I looked again. "That's not very passionate…"
Mello pulled away from Near roughly, still blushing as he glared angrily at me. Near continued to look at the blond, his eyes half-lidded and his breathing returning. "What… more do you expect, L?" Mello appeared to be catching his breath a little as well.
"If you just press your lips against his," I lifted my thumb to my lip, "You won't taste much of the chocolate." Mello sputtered, blush darkening slightly.
"I'm not…" he took a break to look at Near, then stared at me with wide eyes. "… going to use my tongue with him!" I observed the way Near reacted, which was difficult considering he was still looking at Mello with half-lidded eyes. It'd be very easy for Near to get out of this. Unlike Mello, I know he's keeping his mind focused and detached. I take his silence as an indication that he wants to continue…
"So you want to give up?" I asked. He choked on air again.
"It's not giving up, it's just-"
"I am willing to continue." Near interrupted, his eyes returning to look at me. Mello looked at him incredulously, not continuing his cut-off sentence.
"Excellent. How about you, Mello?" Time to get Mello to continue with Near. Hopefully he will continue without hesitation.
"… I'll do it…" he mumbled. He wasn't very convinced, or at least he didn't sound it. I need to get him to forget about his issues and concentrate… Perhaps I need to teach him a bit myself.
(Now, touch each other. – Ch 12)
(Kiss Near. – Ch 13)
(Kiss Mello. – Ch 14)