AN: It has come to my attention that to a few people I showed this fic to, Matty seems a little "whiney" and is "always feeling sorry for himself." Please note that this is how I intended, guys. Matty is supposed to start out like this and as time goes by, he will grow and get better. I'm sorry if this bothered you guys at all, but it was on purpose. Matty is supposed to have actually learned something by the end of this. Alright, enough of my talking. Please enjoy!
"Matt, what do you mean you do not remember?" L asked.
"I… I just can't remember," I replied. "I sort of... blacked out."
After demanding an explanation, Roger had all of us sent to the infirmary. Near was lying down on a bed to my left. He was dozing off but they were trying to keep him awake. I guess before I even got to them Jason managed to give him a concussion. He had a couple of bruises on his face and his torso was bear with the exception of some bandages wrapped around his chest. Just how hard had Jason kicked him?
On my right was another bed where Jason sat. He had his beanie on, probably still trying to cover the bald spots Mello had given him. He had a bandage covering his nose and he had a busted lip. He also had a black eye and some bruises on his face. There was some dried blood on his shirt and his bandage. He looked hurt, confused, angry, and even just a little sad- all at the same time.
I didn't really get a good look at myself. Apparently it was my nose that was bleeding but it wasn't broken or anything. When I looked down at my hands, they were a little bruised. Mello was hit only once by Jason so he didn't need a bed or any attention from the nurse. But… I thought that when Jason hit him, it was near his cheek. So why was his eye starting to swell? Mello was sitting on my bed, next to me, holding my hand in his.
"Must be nice to have a selective memory," Jason muttered.
"Shut the hell up!" Mello yelled at him. "This isall your fault!" Jason said nothing.
"Do not start an argument," L interjected. "Now, Matt. Can you please tell me what you do remember?"
"Well," I started. "We were walking down the halls and Jason… he was yelling about.." What was it again? "Something about me… and Mello.. Then when Near wouldn't answer his questions, he started kicking him over and over again… So.. I told him to stop. Then he….." What the hell happened next? "He…" My eyes widened as I suddenly remembered that kiss he forced on me. I clenched my fists. ".."
"Come now, Matt," L said calmly. "I need to hear your side of this story."
"He… kissed me.." I muttered the last part, barely above a whisper. "So Mello pushed him off and then they started arguing. Then Jason hit Mello and.. and…. That's all I could remember. I'm sorry."
I looked up at L who was chewing on his thumbnail. "I see..." he said. "Near? Do you habe anything to- Near!" he almost shouted. I looked over and saw Near snap awake.
"Please try your best to not fall asleep," he said. Near nodded in response. "So, from your perspective, what happened?"
"Well," Near said, lazily twirling a lock of his hair. "He approached me when I was headed towards the library."
"Who did?"
"Jason..."
"I see. Please continue."
"He hit me a few times, as usual for no real reason, and slammed my head against a wall, giving me my concussion." He said it so matter-of-factly as if his damn bully WASN'T in the same room as him. "Then he began to interrogate me on what... well, as he worded it, 'what is going on between Matty and that blonde.' I wasn't too sure about what he meant, to be honest, as that question can mean a number of things. Then he changed the question to 'are they dating?'" I felt my face turn a little red. "I told him that I did not know. That is when he proceeded to kick me. At some point, I heard him and Matt talking but by then, I was starting to grow drowsy. The last thing I really heard was someone calling for assistance."
"Alright. Jason, that's two stories against youn Do you wish to go next and possibly defend your case?" Jason just shrugged and crossed his arms.
"I don't really give two shits," he said. "I just wanna go to my room already."
"Right..." L said. "Then, Mello, would you like to tell me what you witnessed?"
"It's like they said," Mello started. "That asshole over there was bullying Near. I couldn't do much to begin with and I wasn't about to get in the middle of that and get in trouble. Sorry, but I didn't even want to be involved. I left, assuming that Matty would follow. When he didn't, I came back to see Jason pinning him to the damn wall and kissing him like he fucking owned him." His hand squeezed mine unintentionally. "I pushed him off, basically telling him to stay away from Matty."
"Then," he continued after sqeezing my hand even tighter. "Fucking bastard decides to hit me! Before I could do anything, Matt just punched the hell out of him right in his eye. Jason falls over, Matt gets on top of him and just starts kicking his sorry little ass like there's no tomorrow. I tried pulling him off, and even tried telling him to stop. He had no control though and he accidentally hit me. That's why my eye's all swollen. Then Roger and Wammy showed up so I started calling for help. Then Matty finally stopped and I pulled him off."
"W-wait, what?!" I said. I kicked Jason's ass?! I hit Mello? What?! "I... huh?"
"Yeah," Jason said. "Just ask Roger..." he shrugged. I guess he wasn't gonna lie about it when all three stories go in the same direction. But... I really did that? Me? What the hell..
"Alright," L said. "Now, what I wish to know is why you would do something like this to Matt? Surely you knew there would be consequences. Even if this fight hadn't happened, he now has the right to report you for sexual harrassment. Assuming he does so, you could end up in serious trouble."
Jason was absolutely silent. I knew he wasn't going to answer. I wanted to know why, too. L sighed and left, saying he'd discuss things with Wammy and Roger before speaking with us again.
"So why did you do it?" Mello asked once L was gone. Jason said nothing. "Answer me!"
Jason still didn't respond.
"Look you little shit," Mello said, standing up and glaring at Jason. "I'm only gonna tell you this once. Got it? Matty here- he's mine. Not. Yours."
"He's... not your property..." Jason muttered. I was... shocked. Jason trying to stand up for me? Was this the fucking twilight zone?
"I never said he was!" Mello snapped. "But he is my boyfriend. So get that through your thick skull and just let go of the past already." The past? "Now answer my question."
"Why does it matter? You already know why... You know what happened so don't play dumb!" Huh?
"Yeah, I do know. But clearly Matty here doesn't! Like you said, dumb ass, he has a selective memory. Matty still has the right to know the truth."
"But what if it's something he never wanted to remember, huh?!" Jason snapped back. "It clearly isn't important enough for him to remember, let alone something he wants to remember! He doesn't even fucking care, anyways so it doesn't..." his voice trailed off and he looked down at his hands as he fists. "It... doesn't even matter anymore..." he said quietly.
Jason did have a point. If I forgot, it's probably because I didn't want to remember. I might even regret it if I found out what was going on. But... I can't be in the dark about it either. I have to stop turning my back on the problem already! No more running away.
"Jason..." I said quietly. He looked up at me, making eye contact. "Please... just tell me."
He sat there for a moment, staying completely silent. I almost thought he wouldn't tell me. Then he said, "Because... You... Matt, you belonged to me first..."
"W-wait, what?"
AN: Well, that was dramatic! XD Well, things aren't really getting much better here, but at least I'm still able to write! I think a lot of you guys saw this coming. Originally, Jason was no one important. Just an OC I made to fit the part of a bully. Then he turned into a chatacter based on someone that frankly, scares me a little. O.O Am I messed up for doing that? Oh well... To be prefectly honest, I didn't expect this story to make ten chapters. Hell, I didn't expect it to make it past 3 chapters. But you guys are so amazing! X3 Thank you all for sticking with the story for this long and for being so patient! Look forward to the next update, even if it takes a while to upload. Thanks for reading. Please leave a review so I know you're all still with me, okay? It really helps! Okay, enough babbling! Until next time.
Ja ne!