So, I've been told this should continue, so here's the next chapter~ I'm actually going to try to give it a plot o.O; partly inspired while I was listening to Glitter in the Air by Pink :D
Mat ran a hand through his hair, looking at Mello, who was busy blow-drying his hair. The shower had been wonderful, to say the least. He hadn't realized that it would be so wonderful to be so close to someone; watching the water roll down Mello's body had been almost too much. The whole time they had been stammering and blushing, and Mat smiled as he thought back to it, shivering. He had just slid on his jeans again, then cleared off his goggles. He wasn't ready to show even Mello what he looked like without them. He blinked in surprise when Mello came over, eating chocolate. Of course he was eating M&Ms, which nearly made Mat giggle. Mello smirked at him, and offered some to him. Mat tried to reach up to take some, but Mello glared at him and said, "No, silly. You're my dog, and dogs don't have fingers, so eat with your mouth." Mat smiled almost shyly at him, and he blushed as Mat teasingly licked his fingertips before taking a few M&Ms in his mouth, not biting into them, but letting them melt in his mouth. It seemed to have just dawned on Mello what they were eating and his blush deepened. Mat nearly laughed, biting into the melted chocolate.
Mello shook his head slightly when Mat stood up, a small smile on his face. Mat closed his eyes, and Mello put an M&M on his mouth, so Mat opened his mouth and lightly bit Mello's finger as well as eating the M&M. Mello shivered faintly, and Mat opened his eyes, biting into the chocolate, then kissed Mello sweetly. Mello whined under his breath, opening his mouth just slightly, and Mat slipped his tongue in. Mello's arms wrapped around Mat's waist, and the M&Ms slipped from his hand, flying up into the air because of his wrist flicking to curl around Mat. Mat saw the look on Mello's face; it was the look of uncertainty that had showed when they showered together, but Mat was determined to erase it. He ran his tongue along the top of Mello's mouth, feeling him shiver, and explored his mouth. After a while of standing there quivering, Mello decided he didn't care, and returned the favor. Mat moaned under his breath, moving closer, and twined his hands into Mello's hair. Mat pressed him up against the wall, and their mouths parted, so that they could pant for breath. Both of them were incredibly pink, and Mat smiled. Mello let out a breathless laugh. Mat noticed for the first time that there was light coming in through the shutters, and he smiled ruefully before regretfully pulling himself away. Mello whined slightly, disapproving, and tried to pull him close again.
Mat whispered quietly, "It's daylight, and we wouldn't want someone coming in and finding us, now would we?" Mello sighed and shook his head, his breath slowly evening out, and Mat just hugged him. They stood like that for a while until all they heard was the steady beating of their hearts, then reluctantly parted. Mello refused to let go of Mat's hand, so Mat shrugged. It was Mello's choice if they were going to be seen in public, because personally Mat wanted to, but he had figured that Mello would have wanted to keep it secret because he was catholic. They walked down to breakfast together, and people in the hallways stopped and stared at the new couple. Mat smiled at them, and they sat down at their usual table. Soon enough, because of how Mat acted so casual about the whole thing as they ate pancakes, everyone relaxed and were soon making jokes and teasing them. There was only a small group of people in the room who didn't fall under the sway of Mat's charisma, and they muttered to themselves, glaring at them. The group comprised of homophobes, people who hated Mello, and people who were jealous of Mello for having gotten Mat. They smirked to each other and decided that they would get their revenge.
Leaving breakfast, Mat took Mello's hand again, and they were surrounded by the group of Mat's gamer friends. Mat chatted about the newest World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm, and they all complained about how many people had spammed the new races. Mat watched Mello smile and shake his head in bemusement, and Mat grinned at him. They went to the gaming room, and Mello was lost as they all started going to do this quest. He heard much debating if they should be Alliance or Horde or a mixture, and finally Mat made them be Horde because he wanted to play on his troll. They reluctantly agreed, then set out to do a quest. Mat glanced at Mello, then invited him to sit behind him. Mello wrapped his legs around Mat's waist, causing the gamer to shiver and smile at him. Mat told Mello that they were going to do this thing called For the Horde, which would probably take hours, so there was no real reason for him to stay if he didn't want to. Mello shook his head, laying his head on Mat's shoulder, and ended up falling asleep. He only woke up when Mat shifted under him and yawned, standing in a place called Goldshire with his friends. He smiled at Mello and said quietly, "We just finished, so go ahead and go heat dinner, we'll join you after we pwn a few battlegrounds."
Mello rolled his eyes, smiling, and gently kissed Mat to much hooting and whistling from the other gamers, then went to dinner. He felt strangely alone and stared at the whole time he was eating, then when Mat still hadn't showed up when he was done, he decided to go back to the gaming room. He was almost halfway there when suddenly he realized he was being followed. He looked behind him, then turned and faced the group of people that were approaching. They had hatred in their eyes, and he met that head on with determination and cockiness. They were angered that he hadn't tried to run and hadn't buckled under their pressure, and they circled him. Mello glared and them coolly, and blinked with a surprise, breath coming out with a soft "Oof," when a fist connected with his stomach. Mello quickly recovered his composure, then opened his mouth to talk, only to find a fist there, and a knee in his groin. He dropped to his hands and knees, shaking in pain, and coughed up blood, but refused to give in and curl up when that's what these people wanted. He didn't even recognize any of them, and he was being pummeled with kicks and punches as they jeered at him. Suddenly it stopped, and he opened his eyes groggily, staring at the thickly muscled male towering over him. He closed his eyes just in time to not get spit in them. They laughed and he shakily wiped it away on his sleeve.
The next thing he knew, he was pinned up against the wall, and the guy was forcing his pants down, saying, "If the stupid fag wants dick in his ass then that's what the fag will get. After all, I'm quite generous, am I not?" His group nodded, and Mello shuddered with disgust. He looked the guy straight in the face and spit a mixture of blood and saliva into his jeering face. The guy recoiled immediately, and Mello pulled his pants back up quickly, then tried to break through the crowd as he heard a loud bellow. He was horrified by the thought that he would get raped, and did the first thing that came to mind. He shouted Mat's name, and suddenly Mat was there, an avenging devil snarling and punching through the crowd. He got to Mello just as the brute was forcing Mello back against the wall. Matt was on the guy's back in an instant, hands around his neck, eyes wild with fury. The crowd dispersed quickly, some of them screaming. Watari got to the scene of the disturbance just as the guy choked out his last breath, and Mat leaned back, panting heavily. Watari leaned over; feeling for a pulse, then shook his head with a grim expression. Mello reached for Mat, and Mat looked up, standing, and touched Mello's hand for just a moment before Watari had whisked him up and taken him to his office.
Mat sat dejectedly in the chair in front of Watari's large desk. It was designed to intimidate wrongdoers into admitting what they had done, but Mat was just too out of it to care. He had choked the life out of a guy to save Mello for getting raped, but the best he could hope for was a reduced sentence. It was murder, pure and simple, and it was nearly time for him to leave the orphanage anyways. He was just turned 15, and Mello was almost 16, so he didn't know what to do. Watari was studying him, then he asked, "Why?" Mat sighed deeply, looking up at him for the first time. "I couldn't let him rape Mello and there was nothing else to do. There wasn't enough time to get you, and if I had let him up for even a moment he would have gotten back up and tried to pummel me and rape Mells. So I had to kill him. I know it was wrong even if he was scum and I didn't even know his name, but please don't send me to jail, please, I beg of you…" As he trailed off, he heard Mello on the other side of the door, and smiled sadly to himself. His boyfriend, oh how good it felt to even think that, was worried about him even though he had just nearly gotten raped.
Watari sighed and shook his head. "I cannot overlook this, Mat. I will give you one last night here, but as soon as dawn comes, I must hand you over to the police." Mat choked on a sob, nodded once, and mumbled a garbled, "Thank you," before going out the door and running right past Mello and to his room. He curled up in the blankets, shivering, and buried his face in his pillows. He heard the door click open, then closed, and felt as well as heard as Mello sat on the bed. When Mello stroked his hair, Mat started sobbing, and shook with his sobs. He cried himself sick, and curled close to Mello, hiccupping. Mello whispered, "What's wrong, Matty? What is he going to do to you?" against his ear, and Mat let out a deep sigh. "He's going to turn me in to the police in the morning. Mello, I love you. Please don't forget about me, but I'll understand if you're…with someone else when I get out." Mello shook his head firmly, face set with determination. "Mat, you're not going to be arrested. I've been needing to leave and go back to the Mafia for some time now, so I'll just take you with me. I won't let you go to prison; that place changes you."
Mat looked at him, blinking, and said, "How are you going to convince them to let me join?" Mello smirked at him, wiping away the last of his tears, and said, "You're a hacker, of course. I know you're excellent at that." Mat brightened slowly, then looked at the clock. It had just turned to three in the morning, and he grinned at Mello. "Let's go, then. No time like the present." Mello returned the grin, then gently kissed him, a flash of sadness in his eyes. "Matty, we can't let anyone there know we're together. If they knew we were gay, it would be the end for us." Mat sighed and kissed him in return. "At least we'll get to see each other. I'll just wait for you to come to me for us to do anything." Mello smiled and messed up his hair. "You really are smart. If you applied yourself, you might have gotten higher than three; maybe even beaten that albino sheep thing." Mat grinned at him, then slowly uncurled and looked around his messily neat room. He sighed, looking at all his gaming systems, and Mello laughed, shaking his head, unable to help it. "You act like they're your children. Which, I suppose, they are in a way. Pack them up and bring them with." Mat grinned at him, then carefully put all the gaming systems in a suitcase, lovingly touching them each, then all the games in a duffle bag. He picked up his stash of money, because he had never trusted to put his money in the care of Watari. Now he was grateful for his distrust.
Mello disappeared for a moment, then came back in tight leather, carrying a bag that had his money and chocolate. Mat laughed, teasing, "At least I don't eat the thing I love most." Mello's face turned a light pink, and Mat's eyes widened. "Get your mind out of the gutter, Mells! I said thing, and last time I checked, you're not a thing, you're a person!" Mello laughed as Mat's face turned beet red, gently kissed him, then headed out of the orphanage. Mat glanced back once as they walked out of the gate at the front, then followed Mello down the long drive and into the streets.