12th chapter! Are you Excited!! –No- Alright. --
Okay, I do NOT own Death Note.
Matt couldn't sleep. It didn't feel right sleeping in a room without Mello. It didn't even feel right being in a room without Mello. The whole aura of the room was…calm. The scent of chocolate and sweat was gone and in it's place, plastic and mint.
Matt looked over at Near, who was sleeping soundly. It was almost amazing that he actually slept, him acting like a robot boy and all. You would think that the successor of L would be an insomniac. Mello would be truly shocked.
For the umpteenth time, the gamer turned over, hoping that the other side of his pillow would be more different than it was a minute ago so he could fall to sleep. Alas, it never worked. It was strange because one second, Matt would be freezing and then he would be burning up. Was he sick? Matt pulled the covers off of him when he turned hot again and put his cold hand against his burning head. He felt warmer than he was a few hours ago. Yup, he was getting feverish.
I could go back…Matt thought, pulling the covers on him again. Mello would understand…but…Matt pulled the covers off him while rubbing his head. I wouldn't be able to talk to him, and sleeping in the same bed is out of the question. It would just be too awkward…the sweaty boy sat up, rubbing his head with his sleeve. The redhead looked down at his shirt, covered in sweat. It would be best to take it off.
As Matt tried to take off his damped shirt as quietly as he could so he wouldn't wake up Near. When it was off he got up and walked over to his bag. Trying to dodge the puzzle pieces that weren't picked up he ran into the toy chest and squeaked, causing Near to automatically shoot his eyes open. It was actually a little creepy.
Near lazily rubbed his eye and looked up at Matt, who was red, sweating, and holding his breath. "Matt? What are you…." He yawned and stretched. Matt quickly threw his shirt on the ground. "Oh, I just feel a little sick that's all." Near looked up and down at the boy noticing that he was sweating a lot. The albino tried to hold back the blush when he realized Matt didn't have a shirt on.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. How long have you been awake?"
"Uh, it's one in the morning, right?" Matt mentally counted. "'Bout two hours then."
Mello stretched as he stood up and went to the bathroom. It was now four in the morning and it was probably too late to ask Matt to come back to his room. It was unusual to sleep in an empty room. He was so used to Matt waking Mello up, or him making noises in his sleep that he now couldn't go back to complete silence.
Mello, totally oblivious to the fact the bathroom light was on, yanked the creaky door open. Suddenly, a yelp woke his senses. Matt was taking a bath. The blond looked around the room as if it would make him disappear from Matt's sight. Multiple times Mello would put his hand up to his eyes only to look over to the bathing boy, who finally said, "Um…sorry." Mello stopped his little frenzy and asked, "Why are you sorry? I'm the one that walked in." Matt looked down at the lukewarm water and blushed. Mello then realized that it was four and the boy was already bathing.
"Uh…may I ask why you're taking a bath at four in the morning?"
Matt rubbed his head and gave a little smile. "I'm sick. But don't worry, I'm…okay."
Mello didn't know wether to leave Matt without another word spoken, or to stay and attempt to apologize and get a little treat for it. The sight of the redhead in the tub was pretty amazing.
"Well, besides that, how are you." Mello asked as he watched Matt rub his skinny arms with a washcloth. It was so tempting….
""Oh yeah…" Matt answered, understanding what the blond was talking about. He put his hand to his cheek. "It still hurts a little, but only if you touch it." He winced as he gave a little jab to it, showing Mello what he meant. "And about earlier…" Matt heard the words in his aching head again and started to feel miserable again.
"Don't cry!" Mello said. "I-I was wrong! I'm just…" Mello held his tongue. He couldn't bring himself to say that he was actually jealous of Near. He said 'sorry' to him once, but that was completely different. "Never mind. I was just under stress, that's all." Mello ran his hand through his hair and grumbled something inaudible to Matt. Curious, Matt leaned and asked, "What'd you say?" Mello gave a frown and quickly said, "SodoIgetmyapologykissnow?"
Matt tried to understand. He heard 'apology' and 'kiss'. He jumped a little as he felt Mello's cold hand trace a circle on his shoulder blade. He tried to not shiver, looked up and said, "You want an 'apology kiss?' Is that it?" Mello gave a little nod and leaned forward, but before he could feel the redheads' smooth lips against his, Matt pulled his head under the water and stayed there for a few seconds.
Mello just stared at the red spot in the water in confusion. Did Matt want to be a tease, or was he still upset at Mello? Not being able to hold his breath any longer, Matt came up to the surface with a gasp, and started to cough a little.
"What the fuck was that about?!" Mello asked, a little pissed off. Mat didn't call the shots, he did.
"You can't just say all those things to me and then try to smooch me in the tub, on the same day!" Matt was still not over the things Mello said to him. Saying that Mello didn't love him and then trying to kiss him made no sense. It was like a roller coaster with the chocolate addict.
"What do you mean I can't?!" Mello put his hand on Matt's chin and pulled him close to his face. "I'm kind enough to apologize to you about your petty little issues." Matt tried to pull away but then he felt his wrist being snatched and pulled away, making him yelp. Mello got up frightfully close and said in a husky voice that he knew Matt liked, "I should get my thanks…"
Mello softly licked at the younger boys bruised cheek, making the gamer gasp as he felt it sting. Mello took the opportunity to slide his tongue into Matt's mouth and tried to pull the boy closer to his body. Matt was easily pulled closer and he started to get angry when Mello began to rub his thigh. Matt struggled and then Mello finally broke the kiss. "What is it now?!" Mello scowled.
Matt tried to catch his breath. "I-I don't understand!!" Mello let go of the boys' wrist. "What do you not understand? I'm sorry, your naked, and I want to kiss you." The blond bluntly said.
"Okay, well first of all, that wasn't just a kiss. You were licking and rubbing me. Second, I'm sick, all right? I don't want to be yanked around. Third, didn't you hear the words that you said to me?" Matt rubbed his wet cheek. "How can you just say you don't love me, leaving me to cry and then try to get it on with me when you feel like it? Like Near said, I'm not a dog!"
Mello was taken back. Again, Near had come up in the fight. The angelic features on the blonds face disappeared when he growled, "Stop talking about fucking Near." Matt's head was pulled back as Mello grabbed a fistful of his red locks and tugged. Mello didn't know what he was doing, but he couldn't stop. "You're mine." He said with a snarl and then out of anger gave a little smack to the bruised cheek.
"Ah! M-Mello! Matt started to cry. Was it just him, or was he getting more and more possessive in the last few days. The pissed blond gave a bite to Matt's finger, attempting to make the redhead bleed. "O-ow!! Stop it!" Mello tugged on Matt's hair again and the younger boy squeaked. "H-help me!" That got Mello's attention.
It took the blond all the gumption to pull away from Matt, and when he did he could feel his eyes get teary. He turned around, opened the door and practically yelled, "Sorry!"
Matt looked down at the water and started to cry again, both from the pain and Mello's attitude. Between sobs he said, "W-when will I-it end?"
"Hey! Hey! L's here!!"
The sound of footsteps filled the orphanage as he eager children rushed to see their idol. Kids gathered around outside and Roger was trying to pry the children out of his way. Mello sat on the bench that he sat on the same day he met Matt and watched as the hyped up kids started to say hi when he emerged from the car. While the raven-haired man walked he stopped to wave to kids and give a few hugs to the smaller ones. Mello snapped at his chocolate bar when he noticed that Near was inside putting together a puzzle as Matt conversed with him. What is so great about Near? Near isn't attractive, he isn't strong, and isn't a ray of sunshine…Mello snapped out of his thoughts when he turned around and saw L hovering over him, eyes almost looking through him. It was actually kind of creepy.
"Uh…hello L." Mello hesitantly said. It was nerve wracking to talk to him sometimes.
"Good morning Mello." The insomniac looked around the area. "Why is Matt inside? It's strange, he's usually with you 24-7." Damn, the man was quick.
Mello looked back angrily at the window where he saw Matt talking to the albino. "Uhg. Matt is just being difficult." L looked over Mello and knew that something else was going on. "I don't believe Matt to be the difficult type. This situation has captured my interest, so let's go inside and we'll talk." Mello didn't know if L was kidding or was just to jacked up on sugar. L didn't seem like the type to talk to a kid about his problems. L stated to walk away, turned back and asked, "Are you coming?" He's serious…Mello got up quickly and walked right beside L, feeling proud that it was him about to talk to the man and not Near. That powerful feeling came again.
When they got to Mello's room. L sat down on the bed in his unusually usual position and Mello plopped down next to him, waiting for L to talk first. And he did.
"So," L started to bite his already raw thumb. "What's going on with you two? I haven't seen you in a whole year so I can't keep track."
Mello felt a little childish and shy. Talking to L was absolutely mind-boggling. It was what all the kids here wished to do, and he was the one talking to him. He fidgeted a little and said, " Well…Matt and Near are…friends now. And you know I hate Near. A lot." L nodded as he pulled out a Butterfinger bar from his pocket and nibbled it. "Please continue."
"And now I'm pissed!" L stopped his chewing and looked at the blond. "And that's it?"
"Yes."
"That can't be it. I know Matt. He would be by your side when you're angry or depressed. What on earth did you do to him?" Mello could probably say that he had made Matt cry, but telling him that he punched, smacked, and pulled Matt's hair among other things would surely get him into trouble. But then again, it would be impossible to lie. The man was a genius. He took a deep breath and decided to tell the truth.
"I'm jealous. I hit Matt, told him I didn't like him, and then last night while he was taking bath I…" he wanted to stop there. He didn't know if L was homophobic or not. If he was, Mello would be knocked down from his second place along with Matt, or possibly kicked out of the orphanage. He swallowed. "I did stuff…"
L licked the chocolate off his fingers and said, "You love him, don't you?" Mello turned red.
"Well…I wouldn't say 'love' but.." L cut him off. "Save your breath, I'm certainly not homophobic. Why that would make no sense." L gave a little smile. Oh. My. God. Mello thought. L's gay!! Now I can tell him!
"Yes!!" Mello said. " Isn't it obvious?! I love him and last night in the tub I touched him against his will!" L got a little more than he had bargained for. He gave a little cough and tried not to blush. He didn't want to admit it, but the thought of two boys in a tub naked and touching each other was…arousing. L mentally scolded himself for thinking that.
"What did Matt do?"
"He squirmed and told me to stop…" Mello wanted to cry, but held it in. "And I couldn't pull away from him…." Mello put his head in his hands. It was terrible to think of the awful events from last night. L thought over a few things. "So now he goes over to Near for comfort in fear of you hurting him and bringing back memories." Mello shot uo and looked at L. "You know?!" L nodded.
"I was in the car with him on the first day he came here. I just didn't go outside with him." L looked down and smiled from the memory. "And I remember Watari telling me why he was an orphan while he rubbed his head on my shirt, trying not to cry. Then he looked out the window and saw you sitting on the bench…" L looked over to Mello. "And his eyes grew wide and he asked me in amazement 'Mr. Is that an angel?' I smiled and just told him that your name was Mello and he suddenly grew a little red." Mello listened in awe and could feel tears against his eyes. Mat said that about him and he had hit him, cursed to him, and molested him. He felt terrible.
"Mello, I know it's difficult sometimes to talk about what you feel…." He paused. "But Matt will most likely come back to you if you do. Actually I'm sure of it." L got up and gave another smile. "Just think it over and then say whatever you think is right."
And with that he left.
Mello laid down on his bed and looked over at his friends empty bed. Silence was choking him at this point and he suddenly yelled, "ALRIGHT!"
Okay. I finally updated on this. XDWell this is probably the longest one so far, so yay!!
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