A/N: MattxNear cuteness! I think! HAHA! -Shifty eyes!-

Hold Me Tight

Near looked at his new friend. The red head was in a very sour mood as he grabbed things from his room. He would shove things in Near's outstretched arms. He wanted to help the best he could. He didn't hear what had gotten Matt so upset, but he knew it had to be pretty horrible as Matt was never the pouty type. He wouldn't dare to ask him what had gone on between him and Mello. He knew well enough that if Matt wanted to talk about whatever it was that he would when he felt like it.

"I can't believe he would say something that deep, Near!" Matt exploded as he grabbed his game cube, putting it more gently then the other objects in Nears arms. He glared at the mess he was leaving the place in, knowing Mello would be furious with the state of the room. He grabbed his pillow off his bed and began to push Near from the room. Near backed up and almost tripped from a long cord wrapping around his tiny legs.

Matt put an arm out to catch the boy. He shook his head, fighting a battle with himself, trying to keep his emotions in check and to make sure he didn't make Near run off. Nears eyes were wide and sympathetic towards Matt. He was still slightly traumatized from his encounter with Matt's crotch, but Matt's anger had pretty much driven that from his mind. He couldn't be upset with the person who needed him. Or at least he wanted to think Matt needed him.

The trip back to Near's dorm was long, even though Matt had taken some of the pile from the tiny boy that had agreed to help him. It had grown dark after spending the whole day in the stairs and the hour that it took to gather all the things he needed. Near couldn't help but think of different things that could have happened to the pair. They were inseparable most of the time, but now after a short spat, it was over?

Matt placed his pillow down on Near's couch and followed it after tossing the rest of the things on the floor, avoiding the puzzle in the middle of the room with difficulty. Near put his things down more ceremoniously, making sure the Game cube didn't crush the sensitive Wii. He then looked at Matt's goggled eyes. Even behind the goggles, Matt couldn't hide the tears and shaking that came fourth from his pent up sadness and rage. Near couldn't help himself and went to sit beside his friend. He put an arm around the red head and held him awkwardly as he was so much smaller.

"H-he hurt me N-Near. He called me a f-faggot. Sure it doesn't s-sound that bad, b-but he really m-meant it. I-it wasn't what he said, it was h-how he said it." Matt sobbed into Nears shoulder. Near wanted to cry. He hated to see someone like Matt so hurt. He was always so care free.

He didn't really care about the time but Near looked at the digital clock over by his bed. 11 at night. Near held Matt closer for a minute.

"You should sleep in my bed for tonight. I'll sleep on the couch. You need some sleep." Near said, getting up. He went to his bed and took his pillow from it. He moved to the small bedroom and grabbed a blanket from the closet in there. Matt looked up at him. His eyes almost looked pleading for Near to stay by him.

"Y-yeah. It's late and w-we have class tomorrow." Matt sighed, tears still filling into his goggles. Near looked at him with sad eyes, but Matt still took his pillow from the end of the couch. He crawled into Nears bed and turned out the bedside lamp.

"Goodnight, Matt."

"Goodnight Near."

Near turned out the main light and crawled into his makeshift bed. Half an hour past and he still wasn't asleep, even though he was cuddling his favourite rabbit. He could hear Matt's breath coming from his bed and knew he wasn't asleep either.

"... Near...?"

"Hmmm?"

"C-could you ... could you come sleep with me?"

Near smiled to himself in the darkness and slowly rose from the couch. Matt slid up against the wall to make room for Near in the small bed. Near shuffled up next to Matt's warm body. Matt put his arm around Near and within minutes of the albinos touch was asleep dreaming of how to beat a boss in his current videogame. Near smiled and buried his head into Matt's chest.

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"I-I think you should get back to your dorm." Mello sniffed as he moved back to the head of the stairs, staring unseeingly at Raito. Raito didn't understand Mello's harsh tone, but had kept it in his mind to never let Mello show him anger. He knew very well that the blond was beyond pissed and almost distraught. Raito nodded and stood. He left Mello to his own devices. Mello spun around on his heel, striding back out the door he came.

A girl in the grade bellow him was walking in the hallway. The top of the girls head would have barely been up to Mellos shoulder, but that didn't matter to the blond. He wasn't watching where he was going so he reckoned it had been the girl who had walked into him, not the other way around. He bumped into the girl.

"Watch where you're going, dumb fuck!" Mello hissed through clenched teeth. He grabbed the girl and shoved her back into the wall. Her eyes grew wide in shock. She grabbed his arm, trying to get him off her. He overpowered her and tossed her to the ground. She looked up at him with fear drenching her blue eyes as she watched him walk away from the scene.

He strode out onto the grounds. Night was all around him. He hadn't realized the time. He shuffled slowly back to their dorm. The clock in the hallway showed 10:57. He moved into the dorm and was scared to find the door unlocked. He opened it slowly. Chaos. The one word he could use to describe their living space. Complete chaos. He didn't understand what had happened until he noticed Matt's pillow was missing. All of the things missing were Matt's, not his.

"M-Matt? Matt, you in here?" Mello couldn't stand it anymore. When his best friend didn't answer him he lost control completely. He jumped at the couch, flipping it. He lunged at the wall, brining his fist upon it, ploughing a hole into it. He ran into the kitchen. He opened the fridge to look for a chocolate bar. He slammed his head against the top part as he noticed that all the chocolate was out of its wrapper, chunks bitten out of random spots.

"DAMN IT MATT! GRRAAH!" He brought his fist down on the counter. He wasn't watching where he was firing his fist and yelled in frustration when a fork flipped up and hit him in the forehead. "MATT! Matt! Matt! M-Matt! Matt. Matt?" Mello screeched at the top of his lungs. His voice was riddled with disbelief. He never would have thought Matt would desert him the way he did. He dragged his feet over to his bed. He plopped down and let his tears carry him into sleep an hour later.

A/N: Sooooo? How was that? Tell moi dans un review! XD Don't mind the horrible French grammar!