A/N: Dude, I've been watching the polls. XD You guys are MEAN to my Near! XP Oh well, I voted for him.

Mercy Rule

Eleventh Challenge!

Mello stood up, lowering his shirt as he did so. He glowered over at Matt and Near - Matt who was easing off of Near and allowing him breath and Near curling up in a defensive ball on the floor.

"Jesus, Near!" Mello groaned. "What a pussy you are."

"Simply because I do not take pain as sexual pleasure does not mean I'm a coward," he said, still balled up on the floor.

Mello waved away his comment. "Never fear. Being the genius I am-"

Near coughed.

"-I have brought backup," Mello continued, unfazed. He motioned towards Matt. "We set?"

"Yeah, sure thing," the redhead chirped, going back to Near's bed and fishing underneath it. Near was about to ask what in the world those two had put under his bed, for God's sake but Matt them emerged with a boom box, the cord dangling from the back of it.

Near stared as Matt went over to plug it into an electrical socket in the corner of the room. "What… what is that for?" he asked Mello.

"Our next challenge! Dancing!"

"…"

"That's right, Near," Matt said, pulling out a CD and placing it into the slot. "Time to shake what your momma gave ya."

"I do not want to shake what my mother gave me. Mello, this is completely inappropriate, I won't do it," Near said, huffing.

"You don't have a choice," Mello said, grinning, his arms folded over his chest as he looked down on Near. He walked over to the boom box and clicked the play button and Smooth by Santana began to pound out of the speakers and filled the room.

Near frowned.

"Okay," Matt declared, plopping down on the bed. "Mel, you're up first!"

Near, sensing this was some force of nature he couldn't stop, sat down beside Matt on his bed and watched Mello as he began to move to the music, his hips like waves on water, rolling in time with the sultry beats. As he shook his pelvis around the room, he languorously removed his black shirt, shaking his hips from side to side harder and whirling the shirt around, landing it on Near's head.

Near peeked from under the clothing and watched as Matt tried to hide the blood shooting from his nose. Near sighed, rolling his eyes lightly as Mello came back over, sweaty and shirtless, snatching his clothing back from Near.

"All right, you, your turn."

"I do not wish-"

"Ah. Thought I heard someone caring. Hm, nope, must've been my imagination. Get out there."

Near got up and went out to the middle of the floor as Mello took his spot on the bed, glancing at Matt who had tissues up to his nose.

The music still continued and Near sighed, looking up in though. He had no clue what he was supposed to do so he mimicked his version of Matt's Victory Over Boss Dance which ended up looking a lot like the cabbage patch.

Mello stared for a second after Near finished and Matt shook his head. "Dude," he said, "that was utter failage."

Near groaned.

Scoreboard:

Mello: 5 Near: 5

A/N: I love that song. Review, yeah?