DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DEATH NOTE.
*Chapter 11*
Onyx POV
Shion and I walked through the massive doors of the orphanage and I led her to the living room. Matt and Mello were there and were talking with Near. Well, they were talking, he was doing a jigsaw puzzle.
I shushed Shion, a plan forming in my head. She grinned, probably seeing through my plan, and nodded, not making a sound. The boys' backs were to us, convenient. I stalked over to them and then...
"BAM!" I shouted and the trio jumped three feet into the air. I fell in a fit of laugher along with Shion, while Mello was glaring at me, Matt was just standing there dumbfounded and Near continued with his puzzle like nothing ever happened.
Shion approached us as we calmed down and smiled at the boys.
"This is Matt, this is Mello and... Near, I believe we never got to meet properly." I said, frowning and extending my hand. He shook it and nodded. I nodded back and turned to Shion."And this is Near."
"I'm Shion, Shi for short."she presented herslef and the boys greeted her.
"Matt, I believe we have unfinished business." I said and looked at him, a devilish smile creeping on my face. He grinned just as mischievously as me and nodded.
"See ya later guys!" He exclaimed and we took off to his room.
He slammed his door behind him and ran to turn the computer on. I took one of the conyrollers lying around and plugged it in, Matt doing the same thing.
"Mortal combat, huh? You're going down." I announced and his eyebrows shot up in amusement.
"Oh yeah? Let me see you, girlie." He challenged and the rest of the day we spent fighting, virtually of course. Eventually, he beat me, but that was expected. He was the game genius here.
"Wow, it got late." I said, glancing at the clock. Then I remembered my best friend was here. I shot out of Matt's room and in the living room. Everybody was still there. Shion was laughing about something, Mello was smirking and eating a chocolate and Near was ... well, being Near. I appriached them and sat next to Shi.
"What did I miss?" I asked and Shi turned to me.
"Mello told me what he did the other day. With the toilet paper and the trees." She fell into another fit of giggles as I smiled.
"What were the two of you doing for so long in Matt's room anyways?" Melli smirked as I blushed, realizing what he was implying. I glared at him.
"Playing Mortal Combat. He beat me, no surprise there, though I was so close." I said thoughtfully, playing with my chain. "I'm hungry." I announced.
"And I have to go home." Shion announced and I smiled sadly. Home. I didn't really have one anymore. Probably the orphanage was going to become one to me, but wuth the time I spent here, I could hardly call it a home.
"Yes, I suppose. I will see you tomorrow?" I asked her and hugged her. She tightwned her grip on me and then pulled away, nodding.
"Of course." She smiled happily and left.
And then we heard the bell that signaled for dinner. 'Why does it have to be so loud?' I wondered, covering my ears with my palms.
I sighed, lying down in my bed and pulling the covers over me. It sure was a long day. First the flight, then Shion and then the gaming marathon with Matt. And, of course, the questions. So many questions.
"What does Japan look like?" "Is L nice?" "Is the case hard?" "Have you caught Kira yet?"
And hundreds of other questions. I turned to my side and stared at the darkness, yawning. I was sleepy, but not enough. My mind was awake, my thought buzzing through my head.
Even though I was exhausted, my brain was working full speed.
So now I would have to leave her again. Shi didn't seem to have a problem with that, but I still felt like I would hurt her. It was deep inside me and the feeling was weak, but it was there.
I huffed in frustration.
Suddenly, my mind in it's tired state, decided to take another turn. A quite unexpected one. And most certainly not pleasant.
I had so much fun today with Matt. He's really nice and he is quite adorable. His smile, his green eyes, always hidden under those goggles, his red hair... stop. This is not normal for me. I felt strange thinking about him. True, we were quite close, but...
We were just friends. Or was it possible that I was... falling for him? I have never felt any emotion such as that. It made me all warm inside, I just wanted to smile and hug everything and everyone, forget about all my problems.
It was a nice feeling, I decided.
All the smiles he gave me, the spark in his eyes and his laugher. All the small things made me feel happy and smile and laugh.
And, for the first time in my life, I felt truly happy. It was amazing, what this emotion could do to me.
I smiled sleepily and rubbed my eye, pulling the covers up to my chin and snuggling in a ball. I was wearing a big cotton shirt for a pajama. It's sleeves were long and it was oversized, so they sovered my hands and I snuggled in the soft material.
I will beat you next time, Matty. I thought as I let sleep fall over me.
Matt's POV (just cause I felt like it c;)
I yawned and stretched letting the controller fall into my lap. I lyed down on the floor and stared at the ceiling, listening to the music from the game. I was playing some game I didn't even try to remember it's name, but it was quite entertaining.
I took a few gulps from the bottle of coffee next to me. If I was gonna finish that game, I was gonna need to stay awake. Even though I didn't really like coffee, I've grown used to it, due to the countless gaming marathons I have done overnight.
I chuckled to myself, lifting the goggles off of my face.
Was it really that hard to believe it, Matt? You just had to do a marathon, only to distract yourself from these feelings? What's the point of it? I thought and stuck my tongue in the air.
"Why did I have to have this feeling again? I will probably end up hurt, just like before." I said out loud. Good thing there was nobody to hear me here.
A part of me was still holding on to the idea she had the same feelings towards me. But I knew better. I could not let myself hope like that or even express these feelings. I had to bury them deep inside.
Or else I would get hurt. Again.
Just like they had hurt me.
\(^o^)/ !flashback! \(^o^)/
"Okay, Mail, it's time to go now. Are you packed?" My mom asked me and I nodded, a confused expression on my face. I was five years old.
My dad came into the room and took my suitcase as I picked up my games and stuffed them in my pockets. Then I took hold of my mom's hand.
"Where are we going, mommy?" I asked her, but she didn't reply. I frowned, but remained silent.
"Get in the car, Mail." My dad told me, holding the door open for me. I climbed in the backseat, still confused. Were we going to the amusement park? No, why would I need clothes and my toothbrush for an amusement park? Then, was I going to sleep at grandma's? Yes, that explained it!
I grinned to myself and started playing on my DS. But soon the car stopped and I looked up through the window, confused. Usually the car ride to grandma's took a lot more time.
The car was stopped in front of two big steel gates and on the other side of the gates was a big yard and a big house. This was probably the house of someone very rich.
But what would we be doing here? I wondered.
"Mommy, what's going on?" I asked my mom as she opened the car door and I climbed out. My dad gave me my suitcase, then rang on the doorbell.
A few seconds later, the gates started opening and my mom pushed me forward. I turned around to look at my parents confused, but all I saw was the car driving off in the distance. I stared at it for a good minute, or maybe more, until it disappeared in the horizon. I continued to look at the air though.
Where were mommy and daddy going? Why did they just leave me?
They left me. I thought. They stopped the car in front of a house and left me.
Were they going to come back? What if they didn't? I felt my bottom lip tremble and I burst in tears, falling to my knees on the hard pavement.
/(-_-)\... flashback over.../(-_-)\
I sat up, sighing in frustration. I didn't even remember my parents. All I know now is that I pity them. I feel no love for them anymore. I feel no love for them for a long time now, in fact.
That's why I couldn't let myself fall for her. What if she ends up hurting me? Just like them. I thought bitterly.
She is not such a person. She would never do such thing. A voice said in my head.
I mean, just look at her. She's smart and beautiful... she plays video games with me and... her hair. Every time I see the dark locks, I want to run my hair through them. I bet it's really soft. And her eyes. Those brown eyes, when they look at me, I feel like she can see right into my soul. As if I wws an open book for her. Those brown eyes that got a little golden in them every time they caught the sun rays, those brown eyes that had that spark in them.
That's what I thought about them too. I thought of them as the image of perfection. I laughed to myself bitterly.
Great, now I'm talking to myself.
My gaze bore in the TV screen, where in big letters was written 'PAUSED' and figures were dancing in the background.
"Can I let myself feel like that? Can I trust you?" I asked. Noone answered, of course. I would be creeped out if somebody did.
I chuckled. "I... think I'll give you one chance. I think I will let those feeling float, for once." I mumbled to myself. "Please don't hurt me, Onyx."
And then I got lost in the world of video games again.
Huh, I think it's good to leave it here. Chapter 11. I know it's a little bit short, but... well, I think it'd be nice to just end it here. So whaddaya think about a little romance between Matty and Onyx? *wink, wink*
Ahem, anyways, you know what to do, I love you all and... well, just enjoy the story.
- Deedee ;*