"Alright, we're here," Matt said, getting out of the car, while Mello practically jumped out the window and Near reluctantly stepped outside of the vehicle.
Matt walked up the sidewalk and towards the large building it led up to. Near followed without question; happily obliging to going inside again.
"That one looks like a bird…" Mello said as he stared into the sky, finding shapes in the clouds. "And that one looks like a marshmallow…I wonder if clouds taste like marshmallows…"
Matt and Near worked together to drag the babbling chocoholic into the building.
"And that one looks like a jellyfish," Mello commented as he gazed out the glass doors while Matt spent around three minutes figuring out how to hack the place's security system. "Ooh, ooh! That one looks like a cloud!" Mello announced as Matt and Near once again had to drag the blonde to their next destination, which happened to be up several flights of stairs.
~Twenty minutes later~
After a struggle of trying to get Mello up the stairs, with him running back down every few minutes to chase a butterfly that had followed them in, the three had finally made it up the stairs.
"Finall—Oh, come on!" Matt yelled as he took the last step up the stairs and saw an elevator.
"BUTTERFLIES!" Mello screamed, yet again running down the stairs, chasing a butterfly.
It was about then that the other people in the room noticed that three people had entered the building.
"…Near, Matt, Mello…Is there a reason you are here?" L asked calmly while the other task force members watched Mello scream something about dolphins.
"These two are driving me insane," Matt replied. "And I'm pretty sure Mello's drove himself crazy, too."
"May I ask why?"
"They're trying to do some type of contest thing. Mello has to go a week without any type of chocolate, and Near isn't allowed to play with toys."
"How long has this been going on?"
"About five days."
L looked over to Mello, who was sulking in a corner muttering something along the lines of "the butterfly didn't wanna be my friend…" then he looked to Near, who was curled up in a ball, rocking back and forth whimpering and whining about Optimus Prime.
"…"
Light began to wonder what L would be like if he went a week without candy…and instantly regretted the thought. That mental picture refused to let itself be un-seen.
"Hey, you, with the face," Mello called.
"Hmm?" Matsuda responded, not really sure if the question was actually for him or not.
"Do you know the muffin man?"
"Yes! He's in my top 5!" Matsuda said, pulling out his cell phone and showing off that 'The Muffin Man' was #3 on his top 5 contacts.
"…You only have 4 people's phone numbers?" Mello asked, instantly ruining Matsuda's happy moment.
"…Maybe."
"Do you know how many contacts I have?"
"No, how many?
"OVER 9000~!" Mello yelled, throwing a squeaky dog toy at L, then dove behind a couch, as if expecting it to explode like a grenade.
L sighed while Near glared at the toy for existing and mocking him.
~Later~
Mello stared at the clock on the wall. 2:47am. Fuck. This. Shit. Mello thought, utterly giving up. I need chocolate. He ran, or more like sprinted, down the stairs until he got to the floor with the kitchen. Mello ran over to the cabinet, and took a moment to gaze at the pile of chocolate. He grabbed as many chocolate bars as he could, and hurriedly ran over to a light switch. He flipped the switch and was about to rip open a chocolate bar when he saw Near sitting on the floor.
Holding the chew toy.
Mello beamed. "I WIN!" Mello yelled, breaking out into his happy dance. "I WIN, I WIN, I WIN!" Mello ripped open his chocolate bar and took a big bite into the bar. Success and chocolate go well together. He ran over to Near while continuing to eat his candy. "A dog toy, Near? A dog toy?"
"It's not my fault it was the only toy around here!" Near yelled in his defense, pouting.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever, sheep. Either way, you have to wear a dress now, because you lost." Mello laughed happily, proud that he'd finally succeeded in beating Near at something. He pranced around the building, yelling "I WON!" for about 10 minutes.
"Congrats, Mels," Matt said, walking into the room. "Now go back to sleep. It's three in the morning. Happy rant all you want in six hours, but not now." And with that message the gamer went back into the room he had claimed as his own.
Mello shrugged, and continued to nom chocolate.
~Later~
"Hurry up already, sheep!" Mello yelled.
"No."
"You've been hiding in there long enough, come out already," Mello said, taking another bite of chocolate. "Or I can come in there and drag you out."
Near sighed and reluctantly opened the door, a slight blush on his usually emotionless face.
He wore a pink dress, complete with frills, lace, and spaghetti straps. The dress went down to his knees, ending with frills and more light pink laces.
Near was about as fond of wearing dresses as L was fond of eating healthy foods.
Mello seemed to like Near being in a dress, though. The look on his face was proof of that, and made Near re-close the door and go back to hiding in the room, with no plans of coming out anytime soon.
That didn't really matter to Mello, though. At least not as long as there were security cameras set up. Mello smirked and sat in front of one of the screens that had cameras monitoring that room. Oh yes, the five days without chocolate had been worth it.
A/N: lalala…I couldn't think of a better ending…This chapter's around 1,000 words though :D Yay~
