Authors note: Oh lookie, I actually updated. Finals are coming, I'll see what I can do. Read, Review and enjoy!

Where the light shines

Mello rolled the cross around between his fingers as he stared at the instant messenger. Matt had sent him a message nearly ten minutes ago and for the life of him he couldn't think of an adequate answer. He could always log out and pretend that he didn't see it and promptly ignore all of Matt's texts and calls but the more he thought about it the more he knew that wouldn't happen. He just had to think of an answer to, 'hey sexi.' So far no dice.

Faintly behind him he could hear the sounds of soldiers whispering. They were probably taking about him. Everyone was always talking about him. As long as they kept their distance he would probably not say anything. He had bigger things to think about right now.

Come on Mello. It's just Matt. Even though you're technically dating him that doesn't mean that your relationship with him should change. That being said he's never said hey sexy to me in my life. How did he think that I was going to react to that? Just because you're dating him doesn't mean that you're actually dating him. Wait, that didn't make sense. I mean, it was just to keep him right?

His fingers curled as he ran them through his hair. Now it had been twenty minutes and he hadn't answered. Why did he feel like he had a time limit?

MarioMatt: Hey sexi

MarioMatt: Hello? I know you're there Mell.

He sighed. His fingers posed over the keys. He could always just not answer but that would be backing down. He had to show the other that he was serious even if he's not. Right?

Mellox3: Yeah, I'm here. What do you want?

MarioMatt: So saying hello to my boyfriend is a crime now. I thought you were serious.

Mello flinched inwardly. Sometimes he forgot who Matt was. Mail Jeevas, third at Wammy house without even trying. He never studied, he never tried and he just didn't care. He was a genius. He was just like Mello and so he couldn't just treat him like he was an idiot no matter how easy it would be to do so.

Mellox3: I am. The point is that I'm at work and I don't have time to be answering your messages.

MarioMatt: O rly? You were the one that logged in princess. All I did was say hi.

Mello sighed clenching his fist out of sheer annoyance. Matt, he was one intelligent son-of-a-bitch, but at the same time he could pretend to be some idiotic gamer.

Mellox3: I have a job for you.

MarioMatt: Cool. How much we taking?

Mellox3: I thought we were friends?

MarioMatt: We are but money is money. You'll have to pay me one way or another. What do you need me to do?

Mellox3: I need you to come by the apartment tomorrow at around eight. Can you do that? Messenger is the last place I should be talking on.

MarioMatt: Okay. I think I can do that. Somehow I don't think you have a job for me though. If you just want me to come over I can do that. You don't have to lie. I can see straight through you without even being there.

Mellox3: I'll see you tomorrow Matt.

MarioMatt: kk. Night beautiful.

Mellox3: Yeah, night.

Matt would have knocked. He would have totally knocked if he wasn't the person paying the rent for this apartment. Even without him living there Mello shouldn't feel as if he had privacy. Besides, all his computers are still here. He tried his key and the door unlocked itself. At least Mello didn't get snide and change that locks. With a push the door was open and as usual of when Mello was home all the doors were shut.

He closed the door behind himself taking care to lock it back and slide the dead lock into place. The apartment didn't seem any different as he walked through probably because Mello hadn't been home enough to be able to redecorate the way that he wanted to.

"Mell?" He called softly heading towards the living room. He smiled. Mello was laid across the couch with one of his arms tossed over his head. From the looks of it he was actually sleeping and had been for some time. Mello never slept in front of people, this was actually the first time Matt had seen him actually sleep since their days back at Wammy house.

He walked around the couch bending down beside the other. Gently he moved his arm until he could see the other clearly. Mello was beautiful awake but angelic asleep. He wasn't worried about posturing and being dominate. He was just sleeping. He leaned further until his hair brushed the blonds face.

Slowly Mello's eyes opened. The unfocused blue gaze locked on the green one above him. Gently he leaned his arms up wrapping them around Matt's head and pulled down. Matt went willingly nearly jumping when he felt his lips connect to the blonds. Mello was kissing him in his sleep. Mello's fingers caressed his hair lightly as his lips worked giving light kisses to Matt's lips before fully kissing him.

Matt braced himself on the back of the couch unsure if he should pull back from the blond before he fully realized what was going on. Suddenly the blue eyes focused in mid-kiss and the innocent sleeping look turned vehement. He glared jerking back and dotting Matt clear in the face not once but twice.

"What the fucking fuck Matt?" He hissed rolling to sit up. He looked like he was contemplating going after the red head again. "What the hell were you doing?"

Matt shook his head, "you mean what you were doing." He replied holding his face where Mello had managed to hit him. "You kissed me, you grabbed and kissed me. I was just trying to wake you up." That wasn't a complete lie. "You didn't have to hit me you know."

Mello looked as if he had settled some. "I didn't know who you were." He replied seriously before he stood heading towards the kitchen. Matt decided it wasn't best to follow.

"Bullshit. You knew it was me." The tingling of his face sucked but he had actually got to kiss Mello. Given, it was a half conscious Mello but that was fine with him.

The blond had his back turned to him. "Maybe. Maybe I just like hitting you."

The red head sighed, "That's real fucked up man."

The blond shrugged unforgiving. "I'm not apologizing for laying your ass out when you kiss me when I'm sleep."

Matt moved to his feet. Mello was avoiding him. He wasn't even doing anything in the kitchen, he just didn't want to sit in front of the red head and lie. He strolled the distance before sitting at the kitchen table. "You kissed me."

"Like hell."

He shrugged, "Don't get mad at me because you're a sleeping pervert."

If looks could kill Matt would have been dead ages ago. "Say it again." The deadly calm had dripped into his voice forcing Matt's head up. He couldn't make out the others face but he could tell he was on a power trip to reassert dominance.

He backed down immediately. Mello could get a bit crazy. "Okay, you win. I kissed you while you were sleeping. Sorry, I just couldn't help it."

Mello shifted until he was standing in the light in the doorway. "That's not what I told you to do. Say it again."

Matt frowned, "I don't know what you're talking about." Before he could start another sentence Mello had crossed the space and grabbed him by the shirt. "Mell, chill out. I took responsibility."

Mello leaned into his face before screaming, "Say it again."

Matt winced, "that you're a sleeping pervert.?"

Mello cupped the others face before leaning forward and pecking him on the lips. "So now I'm always a pervert, right? It's just not when I'm sleep." He watched the blush run over the others face before he looked down. "So come watch a movie with this pervert, okay?"

"Okay."