Readers:

Welcome to the side Story of Return to the Wammy House! Here you will read the happenings of the events that occurred after R's birthday party (after the part where L tells her she has to stay up the day after…) but before her second departure from the Wammy House… I sincerely hope that if you have the song: "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse that you listen to it while reading (put it on loop!) this side fic.

K Thnx Bai,

RKK

RXMello Side story:

February 15th 2009; 9:30 PM; Wammy House, Mail and Mihael's Room

Mello made an obvious frightened squeak as in the middle of the song on Guitar Hero II R fell over and began to snore, using him for a pillow.

"Uhhh… Mello… FWIW you better take R to bed…" Matt said taking advantage of the younger Lawliet sibling's unconscious state. Mello gave him an evil and pure look of distain as he shook his head and picked R up bridal style. Upon making his exit from the room Mello noted quite awkwardly that R wasn't as heavy as she looked, and she's no Misa. Mello sighed and pushed his thoughts from his mind as he carefully stepped toward R and L's room before remembering, quite stupidly and suddenly, that Watari and L had left R in charge of the Wammy House that night because they went out. (Where, Mello had no clue, and why… He had no guess either…) Once he reached the Lawliet sibling's room he, with out much thinking mind you, put R over his shoulder in a fireman's carry and slowly advanced the ladder. Once at the top he gently laid R in her bed and covered her gently. As he was about to make his decent one of R's hands grabbed his wrist. He looked at her in surprise as she mumbled softly.

"Don't… Leave… Mihael…" R's mumblings said. Mello blinked for a few minutes before he sighed, climbed carefully over her, and settled beside her but giving her space. Mello attempted to take his wrist out of her grip but every time he tried she gave a grunt of disappointment and tightened her grip. Mello finally gave up after his umpteenth attempt in a row and just looked at her.

R was pretty. End of fact. She wasn't drop dead gorgeous, but neither was she plain. In fact this caused Mello to out-right STARE! Strands of her hair that normally hung framing her face were now in her face making her serene sleeping features seem illusive and captivating. Mello gave one more renewed attempt to get his arm back only to accidentally pull R on top of him, her hand actually let go this time and she snuggled his chest. Mello actually stared holding his breath ad her grey eyes opened and stared into his seafoam blue eyes.

"Whacha doin' in my bed Mihael…" R's heavy with sleep voice asked from Mello's chest. Mello's cheeks felt heated to him and he turned slightly red.

"Uhhh…. Honestly?" He asked and R closed those shockingly beautiful grey, almost silver orbs, nodding her answer. Mello hesitated thinking she would fall asleep again. "Well… Ah… You fell asleep playing Guitar Hero with Matt… And well… You fell asleep on me…" Mello paused looking at her.

"Imma wake…" R slurred sleepily. Mello gave a sigh before he decided to continue.

"Well… Matt suggested I put you to bed, which I did… Only when I was about to leave you grabbed my wrist and told me to stay… And you wouldn't let go… So I've been laying here trying to get my wrist back…" Mello said pinkening a little more.

"Sounds like what I usedta do ta L before he came to Wammy…" R mumbled.

"Hey… R… Can I ask you something?" Mello asked looking down at her.

"Ya jus' did… Ya can ask me anything…" R returned, her arm that was flung over him resting comfortably around his waist.

"What do you really think of us, Me, Matt, and Near?" He asked, R nodded, her eyes still closed.

"I likes you… All three…" R responded her head seeming a little heavier.

"Well… in general…?" Mello asked.

"Nate ish like little brother…" R mumbled.

"And Matt?"

"Hmnnn… Bigger little brother…"

Her responses made Mello smile.

"And Me?"

"I Likes you… I really likes… But you like L's son…"

"Elaborate… Come on… Please?" Mello asked and R opened her eyes and gave a tired groan, but she looked directly into Mello's eyes.

"You grew up with L, right…"

"Right…"

"Respectively L is about ten years older than Mihael…"

"So?"

"It's like you're his obnoxious oldest son the way he talks about you…"

"And?"

"Therefore thought I really likes, I can't touchy…"

"I thought you were a lesbian…"

"Can I tell Mihael a secret I haven't told anyone besides my own brother?"

Suddenly Mello sensed a sudden change in the conversation. For one, R wasn't saying abbreviations and was speaking a little more formal. For two, she was about to tell him something… Something interesting.

"Of course… If you need to confide in me R, I'm always here…" Mello said softly, his arms embracing her gently. R visibly flinched and Mello gave her a soft look that told her, "I'm not going to hurt you…"

"The truth is… I'm a closet Bi… When I was twelve… Adopted parents… Didn't want me any more… Was sent back to the orphanage… Labeled a failure…" R spoke slowly, in sections, like her thoughts were in a jumble, "Two teens… About thirteen and fifteen… Decided… I was their new toy…" R said but before she could say More Mello pressed his lips to hers softly to silence her. When he pulled away he held her close to him.

"No wonder you were so defensive last time you were here and Matt hugged you from behind and you totally freaked out on him…" Mello said softly giving R a look of pure, raw, understanding. "If you want… I can prove to you that the Wammy Boys aren't like that… And… I could set you up with Matt…" Mello continued his previous blush back. R smiled and shook her head.

"Mihael wasn't listening… Mail is like a little brother… Like Nate is like a little little brother… Mihael… Mihael is FTW…" R said with a noticeable pink to her cheeks.

"You mean… You like me? As in… Like me like me?" Mello asked curiously, R nodded gently.

"I trust you, more than I trust Mail and Nate… Even L…"

That one sentence shattered of all of the doubts Mello had once had about R. It seemed that all his assumptions about R had all been wrong. She wasn't the outgoing perverted lesbian gamer she portrayed to the world, no, she was much more than that. She was a shy, withdrawn creature of intense emotion... R was much more than a pretty little thing to put on display, she was something that was to be kept safe, and shown to those who were deemed worthy. Mello was one of her choice few that was to be deemed worthy. For a moment seafoam gazed into almost silver gray, neither Mello nor R said a word. Mello almost got lost in the lines and shades of gray in her iris before he realized a split second before it happened that she was leaning in to attempt to kiss him and he tipped his head down to gently meet her as well as let her know as long as she wanted him to be, he would be there to support her. When R broke the gentle touch of lips a few seconds later Mello literally felt her completely relax in his arms.

"FWIW, Mihael… Thnx…" R said before nuzzling Mello's leather clad chest and falling asleep almost as quickly as he had woke her.

"No problem R… Sleep well…"

-Two Weeks Later-

"You distract him… Kiss him or somethin'… I'll take his goggles and hide them in Nate's yellow Lego pieces bucket…" R said hushed to Mello. They were in a makeshift fort behind the couch R was literally laying on Mello like she was his pet.

"You know those are his glasses, right?" Mello inquired. R blinked then grinned.

"FWIW IDK they were… Thnx for the evil thought though…" R said evilly.

"God, I love how your mind works…" Mello said with a chuckle.

"Srsly? I thought you only likeyd me cuz I can do THIS!" R emphasized what "THIS!" was by reaching casually into Mello's pants and pulling out his silver custom automatic. Mello chuckled taking the gun away and putting it back where he had it. "Admit I'm FTW…" She ribbed and Mello smiled shaking his head.

"R you are indeed for the win… And you are also a piece of work…" Mello said before Near crawled into the makeshift fort.

"Matt wants to know why Mello and R are talking in whispers in this fort…" Near said. R giggled before rolling her eyes.

"We're contemplating on how Mihael can get into Mail Jeevas' pants!" R hollered at the cloth ceiling of the fort and snickered when Matt asked how big Mello's penis was. "IDK, he won't let me take his pants off!" R responded only to have Matt fall to the floor, a stunned silence followed. "Nate, grab Mail's goggles, quick like a bunbun!" R said hurridly and hushed to Near who nodded and crawled out of the fort.

-Two And A Half Months Later-

R groaned into her cellphone as she laid across Mello's middle.

"Whhhyyyy?" She whined before a pause then she added, "Fine, I'll fly back tomorrow morning… BECAUSE I SAY SO!" R said starting to lose her temper Mello merely ran a hand through her hair soothingly. She closed her eyes and rubbed her head against Mello's hand. "Knew ya would see it my way! Kthnxbai!" R said before she hung up she then looked at Mello and frowned.

"You have to go back to Tokyo… For another case?" Mello inquired. R nodded making Mello sigh.

"Nuthin' we can do, FWIW I hope this is my last one…" R said softly. Mello gave her a look of partial confusion.

"Hmn?" Mello asked informally and R smiled.

"Does Mihael have a short memory?"

"Not really…"

"What did we do a month ago?"

"Oh… Oh!"

R smiled and nodded cuddling closer to Mello's chest.

"Oh! Is the proper response… I wasn't planning on telling Mihael for another two months because chances are very slim that I actually am…" R said quietly. The silence that followed spoke for the two of them. Mello and R had given themselves to the other a month prior to this particular moment in a bizarre whirlwind of confessions of love. R had noticed, however, when she missed the monthly cycle that Matt and Mello normally were so keen to observe and make fun of her for.

"You'll be back before then…" Mello said softly breaking the silence. R looked at him with a look between love and sadness.

"Mail will tease us for sure…" R said with the subliminal message that she was more worried about being away from Mello when the day came. Mello smiled softly.

"Don't worry R, We will manage…"

-The Next Day-

R reluctantly was folding the last of her laundry Matt dangling upside down off L's bed playing R's PSP, Mello standing beside her with his hands behind his back cradling a chocolate bar gently, and Near cradling R's GI Joe looking up at R from her feet.

"I can't believe I'm bein' called on an 'effing case…" R said breaking the silence. Matt looked up.

"IDK, at least it's easy money for you, right?" Matt asked. R nodded.

"FWIW Mail, I am tired of cases… I want to be normal…" R confessed and Near tugged at her pant leg in a childish way.

"Wasn't that why R had to leave the last time? Because R was just taking a break from a big case she was working on?" Near asked, R nodded.

"Ya, WTFH I put up with it, IDK… But you can bet I'll come back ASAP… KK Nate?" R asked looking at Near fondly. Near nodded before hugging her leg.

"R… Take care of yourself…" Mello said turning a bright pink before presenting her with the chocolate bar. R giggled then did something that surprised all three boys in the room. She unwrapped the chocolate, took a bite then grabbed Mello by the neck and pressed her lips to his giving him a literal "Chocolate kiss".

"Thanks for the Chocolate Mihael, and FWIW… You taste better…" She said breaking the kiss with a sly smile before she re-wrapped the chocolate bar and closed her suitcase, tucking the chocolate down her green bra that showed through her see-thru men's undershirt that she had stole from Mello her third week there. Mello blushed speechless and Matt snickered.

"FTW Mell, Give her a REAL one!" Matt said sitting upright. Mello turned red before he grabbed R suddenly by the shoulders and pulled her toward him before he pressed his lips to hers giving her a return gift kiss. Mello completely forgot Near was at her feet and Matt about three feet away and ran his tongue over her lips begging for entry which she gladly gave him. After giving her the most mind-blowing kiss a guy could give they broke apart for air and Mello gave her an unusual soft and caring smile.

"Stay safe… And come HOME soon…" Mello said softly before kissing her forehead softly and stepping away.

"I will, FWIW… Take care… All three of you… Mail, Nate… Mihael…" R said casting sisterly looks to Matt and Near before giving Mello a gentle but loving smile.