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Part 11

~Win~

Mello, for probably the first time in his entire life, was tired of thinking.

Coupled with being bored and he was feeling a bit rebellious.

He and Matt still hadn't really had a normal conversation in days, Mello forcing Matt to sleep on the bed not counting, and if Matt wasn't going to talk to him he would at least do something with him.

Though Mello had debated about how to get that accomplished. He knew Matt was at least listening to him now even if Matt was still punishing him for something that wasn't his fault, so Mello figured he could threaten him and not feel bad about it.

Mello was thinking the games. The main problem with that was Matt could just move to another part of the room and Mello's leverage would be shot.

Speaking of shooting.. it gave Mello another idea... it might not work very well but Mello was at the end of his tether and needed some sort of mental stimulation before he turned into a brainless zombie.

He waited until Matt had settled beside him on the bed and had practically buried his face into the PSP's screen. Mello's initial reaction had been to snatch the game from Matt's hands but after seeing the practically white knuckled grip gave up on that idea; besides he had no where to hide it. Matt would have simply taken back the PSP and carried on in silence as though nothing had happened.

"Matt, do something with me. I'm dying of boredom here." Mello attempted not to sound like he was whining but wasn't certain how well he had succeeded if at all. He had hardly expected a reaction and wasn't disappointed when he received none.

"We can even play your games... just something." Mello tried again. He wondered if he had started to sound like a broken record to Matt, though one would think the redhead might have caved if only to get him to shut up.

Mello had noticed that Matt's fingers had paused ever so slightly at the mention of playing games together but nothing more came of it. If that hadn't worked... then he was left with little choice. It was either going to work splendidly or completely backfire.

With the way his life had been going lately it would probably end up being the latter.

Carefully sliding back the covers Mello swung his legs over the side of the bed, though his feet hadn't gotten a chance to touch the ground before Matt had leaned over and grasped his arms.

"Mello you know you aren't supposed to leave-"

"Well if you want to sit there like a hermit and ignore me that's fine but I need to do something. And if that means getting out of bed and wandering the damnable complex than I will."

Mello wrenched free of Matt's grasp and propelled himself into a standing position. He made it three steps before his unused and unsteady legs gave out. Well that went spectacularly well, Mello thought.

"I doubt you will be going anywhere." Matt commented and Mello pursed his lips into a thin line as Matt hadn't even looked up, as though knowing this would happen. Mello was, if nothing else, stubborn.

Mello moved to his hands and knees and found the position agreeable. It was completely undignified but if it got his point across then it was necessary. He would fucking crawl across the complex on his hands and knees if he had to.

"Oh for fu- ok fine. Fine Mello, you win. Just get back in bed please?" Matt huffed exasperatedly and Mello could imagine him throwing his hands in the air irritably.

Mello grinned. He might be stuck on the floor for a bit but he had gotten what he wanted. If only his legs didn't feel like they were made of jell-o...

He watched absently as Matt slunk from the room, probably to retrieve something they could do together. Over the last few days Mello had thought on the possible reasons Matt might be acting that way and it had come down to a few potentials.

One, Matt had made a spur of the moment decision to kiss him and honestly regretted doing it, which would really suck for Mello now.

Or two, Matt had taken Mello's surprised reaction as rejection; which really wasn't fair to Mello as he hadn't had any time to sort things out before getting the shitty side of Matt's personality thrown at him.

Mello heaved himself back onto the bed as Matt returned with two controllers and what Mello believed was called an X-box. Mello settled himself back under the covers and watched as Matt expertly connected everything to his television. Matt hadn't even used directions. Though Mello supposed the gamer really wouldn't need them.

"I chose a first person shooter." Matt commented as he sat cross-legged next to Mello, handing over a controller to the blond.

Mello knew he couldn't complain about the type of game, not that he would as he got to shoot things, and he was just lucky Matt hadn't chosen racing as he really sucked at it. Badly.

"Thanks Matt." Mello mumbled, watching as the beginning credits rolled across the screen. Mello knew he was in for a few hours of trying his best and dying constantly as Matt yawned behind a hand in boredom but he didn't care.

To Mello it was a start. There really was nothing to repair in their friendship and this would hopefully be a step in getting Matt to realize it. And maybe... maybe something else.

.

He had done it.

Maybe Matt had made some miniscule mistake he wouldn't usually do or perhaps a glitch in the game but Mello didn't care.

He had beaten him.

Mello turned to Matt, whose mouth was parted in shock and he knew for certain that Matt hadn't let him win like he did sometimes. Mello grinned widely.

Matt had actually lost.

Mello threw his arms around the stunned gamer and the force behind it sent Matt toppling backwards onto the bed with Mello falling atop him.

Caught up in the moment Mello didn't even think as he pressed his lips to Matt's. Didn't think of the consequences. Didn't care.

Mello just liked the feeling of Matt's body beneath him and the way Matt's nervous fingers had found their way to his hips.

Mello just liked... Matt.

-End Part 11-

AN: so there we have it, I'm horribly late in updating XD. Oh well. We are almost caught up with what I have written so chapters will be slower in coming but I wont abandon this no matter how it seems. Anyone who has read Gold and Guns can tell you it might be a long wait for chapters but I do get them done.

Special thanks to reviewers: MostlyxShortxStories, Possessed4evr, kikyotwosoul, JeevasMan13, DarkAngelJudas, Kari Twilight Mist, MsMattJeevas, Miharu is Haruka's Love Child

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