A/N: Here it is! The moment you've all been waiting for! The last chapter of Gummy Bears!
Please enjoy it, because you won't get the sequel for two weeks -evil laugh-
Near was pleased when the bell rang, signaling that school was over. He went back to his room to work on homework. Mello would be coming soon to give him the baby for a while, and he wanted to be able to focus on his work without having the baby crying and disturbing him.
Matt pouted as he walked back to his room, hands stuffed in his pockets and his eyes narrowed in annoyance. Why did Mello have to get paired up with Near? He would've much rather have chosen to be paired with Near instead of Linda. He shuddered. Linda was a rather scary creature when you got up close and personal. Luckily, she'd agreed to take care of their baby most of the time.
"Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap!"
Matt blinked, surprised, at the sound of Mello's panicked voice. What was going on? His spirits rose a bit. Maybe he killed the baby. Maybe Mello would get expelled so he wouldn't be in the way of Near and him! A smile graced his face.
"Near!" The blond's voice came from Near's room.
Matt sighed. Of course that didn't happen. Mello wouldn't complain to Near about that.
"Yes, daddy?" Near asked, not bothering to look at Mello as he spoke. Yes, he had referred to Mello as 'daddy' on purpose because Near saw Mello as the father figure for their baby.
Mello sighed, pushing the baby closer to Near. There wasn't much time to play games, this could turn into a real mess if she didn't get changed soon! "You heard me, bitch! She's been making these weird sounds and crying and laughing and I'm the father so you have to change her diaper! Go go go go go!"
Near glared at the baby, then at Mello, though he wasn't angry, just irritated with the crying of the baby. "That's extremely prejudiced and discriminatory. Anyways, there's three minutes before it's my turn to take charge of the little… thing. The diaper is your job."
"Gah!" Mello face-palmed. "You have got to be kidding me." He groaned. Mello was about to yell at Near when the baby's wailings grew louder, and his attention was averted to that matter instead.
"You owe me, bitch."
Apparently, that was Near's new nickname.
"I better bet a year's worth of Ghirardelli for this…" With that, he proceeded to rush into the bathroom.
Seconds later, Matt walked into the room. "Hey Marshmallows. Is Mello in here?"
"Hello, Puppy." Near couldn't help the little smile that appeared on his face when he saw Matt. "Yes, he's currently changing our daughter's diaper in the bathroom." Near got up from his position on the floor and walked over to the redhead. He wrapped his arms around the taller boy, though he felt a bit shy and totally awkward about it.
Matt smiled sadly as Near hugged Matt, and wrapped his own arms around Near.
"OH MY GOD!"
Matt flinched as he heard Mello's scream.
"It's- it's- it's actually a girl! Holy motherfucking shit that smells like hell!"
Matt's smile broadened, and he chuckled. "Right."
Near placed a small kiss on Matt's cheek and sighed. "If only you had been chosen as the father of my child." He shook his head slowly in displeasure, and completely ignored Mello's complaints.
Matt grinned. "Hah, I'm sure you'd like that." He joked lightly, though he didn't find the joke very funny at all. He would much rather have been paired up with Near, thank you very much. "Mello doesn't sound very happy. I do hope he doesn't take it out on you." He sighed.
"Don't fret, Puppy. He's been much more willing to cooperate lately. I'm not sure of the reason., however, I'll just thank my lucky stars," Near assured Matt. Then without thinking, Near accidentally spoke his thoughts, "I missed you, Puppy." Embarrassed, Near dug his face into Matt's chest when he realized what he had said.
Matt blinked, surprised, and smiled lightly. It hurt to do it; why did everything Near say about Mello have to make him so unhappy? "I missed you too, Marshmallows," he replied quietly, running his fingers through Near's hair.
Near shuddered when Matt ran his fingers through his hair. It both startled him and felt extremely soothing. At this point, Near only wanted to kiss Matt, but he didn't because he was too shy. Instead, he snuggled further into Matt, letting the warmth of the gamer's body soothe Near into slight drowsiness.
Mello came out of the bathroom, and scowled as he saw Matt and Near. "Oh? Is there something going on my bitch isn't telling me about?" He asked sarcastically.
Matt released Near immediately. "W-what?" he stammered.
"Neither I nor Matt is your bitch. We already told you of our relationship, so there shouldn't be any reason to be surprised." Near glowered at Mello for ruining his and Matt's moment. Near kept his arms around his Puppy.
Mello rolled his eyes. "It was just a joke, Jesus," he sighed. "And those three minutes are up. Time for you to take care of April." He frowned.
"You got a girl then?" Matt asked quietly.
"… Yes." Came Mello's reply, followed by a light blush on the blond's cheeks.
"Fine." Near sighed. "Do you mind if I borrow Matt for the night?" Near grinned at Mello, hoping to piss him off. "I want to do things to him…" The grin widened.
Mello scowled. "Fuck no." He grit his teeth together. "Touch him and I will shove April up your ass, I swear to God."
"So you're jealous and I'm not allowed to do this?" Near kissed Matt full on the mouth, and while it felt good and he wanted to do it some more, he noisily broke the kiss with a 'mwah!' to stare at Mello. He was too focused on annoying Mello right now to consider going for a second kiss.
Mello bit his lip to try and keep himself from killing Near then and there. He didn't respond verbally to Near's actions.
"W-what's going on? You call one of us your bitch, and t-then Near kisses me?" Matt stammered, looking around confusedly as his face heated up.
Near's eyes brightened when Mello didn't respond and he lowered his hands from around Matt's back to Matt's waist. "If it doesn't bother you, I suppose I can do it some more." Near was referring to the kiss he gave Matt. He gave the redhead another noisy, but short kiss.
Mello fisted his hands, walking over to the two of them. "… Do that again. I dare you." He challenged, shoving his fist in Near's face, though not making contact.
"But what if Matt wants me to kiss him?" Near asked, putting on the most innocent face he could, eyes wide, mouth expressionless.
"Matt can do whatever the hell he wants," Mello snapped, "I don't give a damn about what he does. But what I do care about is that you keep your hands- and your mouth- to yourself.
"M-Mello, cool it! It was a joke, that's all!" Matt protested.
"But Mello, I love him. Why does it matter whether he kisses me or whether I kiss him? Either way, we're still kissing." Near kissed Matt's cheek innocently and snuggled into the redhead the way he had been doing before Mello came out of the bathroom. Only, this time, it was for protection from Matt.
Mello made a noise similar to a growl. "…Fuck off." He muttered, pushing Near further into Matt, turning around and sitting on Near's bed with a furious sigh.
"Mello, if you aren't too angry to listen to me, could you please leave my room?" Near requested, looking over at the angry blond.
Mello whipped his head around to look at Near with furious cobalt eyes. "…Fine," he muttered. "Do whatever the fuck you want, I don't care anymore." Without another word, Mello left the room, slamming the door in his wake. Mello also slammed the door to his and Matt's room much louder than necessary, his steps brisk and curse words streaming out of his mouth like a river. He glared down at the sheets of his bed for a moment before punching it as hard as he could.
"Tch!" He clenched his teeth as his hand throbbed with pain. "Damn it…"
"M-mello, wait!" Matt called out, but he got no response.
Upon hearing Matt's voice calling out to Mello, guilt trickled through Near in tiny droplets.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Matt… I realize I've done something bad. I simply wanted to make Mello angry because he hadn't been mean to me much today. It was odd, so I made him angry to try to get back to the norm…" Near gave Matt an apologetic kiss on the cheek and then released the redhead. "You can go after him if you want. I wouldn't mind." Near twirled a lock of his own hair, though he desperately wished it was a lock of Matt's hair. A guilty countenance appeared on Near's face, trying to show his sincerity.
Matt nodded, looking down. "Thanks, but… I think he needs some time to think things through on his own." Matt denied quietly, looking off to the side.
"I believe I have already said this, but I'll say it again: You're quite cute when you're confused." Near offered a small smile, and took Matt's hand into both of his, trying to make the redhead feel better than he looked and sounded.
Matt smiled shyly, taking Near's hands and gripping them tightly. "Thanks?" He replied, cocking his head to one side.
"Just like that." Near nodded at Matt's expression and smiled.
-Scene Break-
Mello sighed as he walked over to the cafeteria by himself. As of now, Near was taking care of April, so Mello didn't spare a second thought towards the robotic child. He really had other things to worry about; like the fact that his best friend was dating his arch nemesis and that Mello now had to work with said worst enemy.
Mello's frown turned into a scowl as he clenched his teeth. Lately, the mere thought of Near made Mello's blood boil with anger. Matt was starting to grow apart from Mello, and Mello had no say in what was happening. If he tried to interfere, then Matt would cut the ties quickly, and if he didn't fight it, then it would happen without any delays. For Mello, it was a lose-lose situation.
Eyes narrowed, Mello entered the cafeteria. As of now, it was time for dinner; the sky was darkening, casting a long shadow on the room. The other children were unfazed by his casual entrance, and Mello was appreciative of that little blessing. He didn't know if he'd be able to handle having some random kid adding to his already growing headache.
"Matt, I believe it's about dinner time. Shall we go?" Near asked.
Matt nodded, smiling. "Sure!" He complied easily, standing up from his previous position sitting on the bed. "Let's go, Marshmallows!"
Mello sat down, chin in hand, waiting to think of something good to get. Matt and Near were probably going to be eating together, so he assumed that he'd be eating alone. He hoped that it wouldn't become a habit, but he had a sinking feeling it would.
Near grabbed onto Matt's hand and loosely held it as he walked towards the door. He felt the need to be in physical contact with the redhead all the time now for some reason.
Matt smiled. Near's touch was rather warm. "It's okay, Marshmallows. This puppy isn't going to run away."
Near slightly shook his head.
"I know you won't run away, but I like to feel your warmth and comfort." Near gave his Puppy a shy smile.
Matt nodded. "Of course, of course," he agreed. "It's alright."
Near, April in his free hand, and the redhead walked to the cafeteria.
Near stopped in his tracks when he spotted Mello sitting alone. Hoping to repent for his bad deed of making Mello angry, Near pointed to the blond. "Do you want to go sit with him? I don't mind sitting alone…"
Surprised at the question, Matt looked at Near. "Uhm… I dunno…" He replied; he wanted to sit with Near, but Mello was also probably going to get lonely. He didn't want Mello to be alone and angry, but he didn't want Near to be by himself, either. That's when the idea hit him.
"Why can't we just sit together?"
"I suppose I don't have a problem with that…" Near said slowly after a moment of thought. Near practically hid behind Matt, though, because he didn't want Mello to be upset and make Matt feel uncomfortable to be in the middle of their bickering.
Matt grinned. "Awesome! I'll go get him." He rushed before running over to Mello.
"Hey, Mello!" he greeted once he was over to the blond, "want to sit with me and Near?"
Mello looked at him as though he was insane. "… What?" he asked, as though he hadn't heard what Matt said. The redhead rolled his eyes, sighing.
"You heard me. I'm inviting you to sit with me and Near," Matt repeated.
Mello looked at Matt for a few moments before speaking again. "Ugh, fine," he muttered, standing up. "But I swear, if Near makes one move to piss me off, I'm dragging you back over here."
Matt sighed; why couldn't they just get along? Was it really that hard?
The two made it over to the table Near had chosen.
Near couldn't help the smirk that appeared on his face when the two friends sat down. The result of sitting together like this would surely be interesting. This was like Hades and Hercules sitting down together for lunch with the intent of getting along. Matt was like Megara in the middle of it all.
"Hello Mello," Near greeted, his mouth still twisted in that smirk of his.
Mello grinned as he caught sight of Near. "Why hello, Near," he replied, his voice oozing with malicious sweetness. If it were an object, it would probably be a chocolate coated grenade; in Mello's mind, at least.
Matt noted the tension between the two, and decided to sit down next to Near. Who knew what would go on during this dinner?
A/N:
The sequel, "So This is War," will be released Monday, August 17th. Once we start publishing So This is War, it will be updated once a week on Monday because we'll be more focused on writing our LxLight fic and will need more time to write, and yeah.
Review and fave, cuz there's no point in alerting the story XD Anyways, hope you all enjoyed it, I shall see you (well not see you, but serve you) in two weeks! Hasta la vista, baby!