The reference picture for Near's new outfit in the last chapter is, sadly, appearantly removed from DA. It was lovely, though, and had some Mello traits I removed.
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The next morning, Matt wasn't there to cheerfully greet Near and B in the morning. He was also not anywhere in the cafeteria. Near was getting concerned, so he went to Linda about Matt's disappearance. Her answer surprised him.
"He's been in his room all day. He says he won't talk to anyone but you." She shrugged and continued to draw a bird out the window. "Hey, Near? Do you think I could draw you sometime?"
He smiled. "Sure, but right now I'm going to go see what Matt wants." He walked out of the common room and went over to Matt's room, knocking on the door. "Matt? Matt, it's Near."
Matt came over to the door and unlocked it, opening it before he pulled him into a hug, surprising Near as he pulled him in and locked the door, shutting it before anyone could see. "You came." He breathed, joy in his eyes as he looked at him. "You were concerned enough about me to come." He stroked his cheek, smiling. "I'm so glad…"
"Matt?" Near blinked, looking up at him.
"Shh. You don't have to say anything." Matt caught Near's chin in his hand and moved closer, pushing his lips against Near's in a sloppy kiss, which he fixed a bit so that it was better, their lips shaping around each other.
Near's eyes were wide, but Matt's were closed. Near clenched his fists and one hand went to Matt's back, beating against it as he tried to breathe, his eyes closing as he let out soft whimpers. Finally, after what seemed like forever to the younger boy, he broke the kiss and looked at him with an adoring expression.
Near's hand moved back and he slapped the red-head, fury in his eyes. "Why did you that?! Why did you betray my trust for you like that?!" He turned and started to unlock the door, but Matt recovered from the slap quickly and wrapped his arms around him, stopping his escape. "Matt, let me go! B! B, help me--!"
Matt's hand blocked Near's words quickly, his grip on him tightening. "You…can't…call…him." He said, his voice shaking with anger. "I won't let him have you!" He pulled Near away from the door and dropped him onto his bed, his body straddling the younger boy's with ease. "I won't let him have you, Near." His hand reached out to stroke his cheek, and Near looked away in disgust. "…Don't you see that I'm trying to help you?"
"No. I see you being jealous and coming between a perfectly good relationship." Near said coldly, closing his eyes. "Get off of me, Matt. I want to go."
Matt growled and then grabbed Near's hands, pinning them above his head with one hand as his other hand came down and stroked Near's cheek. "Stay with me, Near. Forget about B." He smiled and turned his head to face him, once again meeting his lips with his.
Near's eyes widened and then they narrowed as he bit down, hard, on Matt's lip. Matt yelped in pain and got off of Near to go inspect the damage in a mirror. Near took the chance and ran for the door, but barely had his hand on the knob when he felt himself lifted and then he was thrown onto the bed. When he looked up, Matt was livid. "Matt…"
Matt stepped closer to him. "Forget about B!" He swung a hand out and slapped Near, knocking him off the bed and to the floor. "He's only going to hurt you! Anything he gets to like him he will hurt in the end!" He knelt down and grabbed Near's collar roughly. "I treat you well, don't I?! I only care about what's best for you, and B is not even GOOD for you!"
Near whimpered in pain and curled up tightly. "khoonM glaaoL chaiF, dtaaeL khoonM jangM bpraL thootH raayH phohmR diaaoR neeH!"
"Huh?" Matt blinked, confused. "Dude, I don't know Thai, can you translate?"
"You say that…" He started to translate for him, word-for-word. "But, you are hurting me right now!" He glared at him coldly.
Matt's eyes widened and then he growled. "You…" He pulled him up onto his feet. "Sometimes you have to go through pain to understand anything!" He slapped him again, but held him steady. "He's bad for you! B is for BAD!"
"Oh? I thought that 'bad' was spelled M-A-T-T." B's voice said in a pleasant tone, and Matt looked over to see B standing in the doorway, Roger right behind him. B was twirling the key to Matt's room around his finger. "Mind letting go of my roommate? And I think this counts as assault."
Matt growled. "Yeah, right! As if I'll do anything YOU tell me t—"
"Matthew, put him DOWN!" Roger snapped, stepping into the room.
"I'm not 'Matthew'! I'm just 'Matt'!" He let go of Near and then walked over to sit on his bed in a huff.
B knelt down and opened his arms to Near, to happily ran over and hugged him tightly. "Oh, you poor thing…" He murmured, nuzzling him gently. "You must have been so scared…"
He nodded and clung tightly. "Don't let me go, B. Don't let me go."
B nodded. "Alright, I won't. khuuF khuaangM, you don't need to worry."
Near blushed and smiled at him, kissing his cheek. "Thanks for coming. But, how'd you know?"
"Linda told me that you went to go talk to Matt, and I got the feeling that he wouldn't keep his hands off of you." He looked at him, blinking. "Is this blood on your lip?" He wiped it off and looked at it, then gave it a sniff. "Yep, that's blood. Why do you have blood on your lip, Near?"
"Matt kissed me, twice, and the second time I bit his lip to get him off of me." He shivered at the memory. "I'm scared, B."
"It's alright, Near." B stroked his hair gently, then slowly narrowed his eyes at Matt in anger. "He won't touch you again."
Matt smirked at B, then looked away as Roger started his rant and speech about "assaulting the other children" and "decency" and "Can't you see Near is hurt?" and other random babble he didn't wanna hear, clearly. Once Roger was done, he left and Matt looked over to see B and Near still in the doorway. "What?"
B put Near down gently and then ran over and slammed a fist into Matt's stomach, knocking him to the floor. "Mess with him again and you're DEAD!" He roared, kicking him again and again.
"B, stop! You're killing him!" Near cried as he ran over, blocking the next kick.
B froze mid-kick and lowered his foot to the ground again. "He's not dying, I'd know if he was." He mumlbed, and then he scooped up Near, carrying him out of the room and leaving Matt alone. "C'mon, Near. Let's go back to our room."
Near nodded and clung to him, looking at Matt as they left his room. He was lying on the floor, bruised and in pain. Did he really deserve such pain? After all, it was only…
Only a kiss…
His eyes closed tightly as he clung tighter, trying to fight the memory pushing through.
"There you are, Nate." A cold voice chuckled as Mokkhavesa came around the corner. Nate curled up into a tighter ball against the white wall of the building, shivering. "You thought you would be safe here? Hm?" His hand shot out and dragged the small boy from his hiding place, slamming him into the grass as he leaned over him. "Think again, Nate Rivers. You're not escaping this time."
"P-Please, let me go!" He cried, tears slipping down his cheeks.
"You're awfully quiet, Near."
"Your pleas only turn me on, little Snowflake." Mokkhavesa laughed and then he caught his chin in his hand, leaning in…
"Near?" B looked at Near's glazed expression with confusion.
Nate squirmed and tried to push him away, but his cries were cut short by rough lips crushing his, a larger body pinning his down, keeping him from escaping.
"Hey! Get off that boy!" A voice yelled, and Mokkhavesa broke the kiss and glared at the speaker, a teacher.
"NEAR!"
"H-Huh?" Near jolted out of his memories and blinked, confused. Where was he? Oh, right. Whammy's House. And he was in B's arms, after being pinned by Matt. He wasn't in Thailand anymore. His body relaxed and he let out a soft sigh as he nuzzling B's chest.
B sighed and kissed his head, his face lost in the smaller boy's hair. "Really…worrying me like that…"
Near smiled. "I'm sorry."
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Ohh, stuff about Near's past! But, the year is passing, and sooner or later those progress reports will come in. Can B, the one on top with A, handle being topped by someone else? We shall see…
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