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Mitsukai-chan here!!

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The next morning an annoyed nurse shoed Mello away from Near so she could check his vitals and give him a sponge bath which Near thanked them cutely for in advance.

"Bye Mello!" Near cried happily after him waving the best his condition would let him, "You'll come visit later right?" He asked cheerfully.

Mello turned away blushing faintly, "We'll see." Mello answered trying to sound like he didn't care.

Near smiled at Mello's retreating form, just because he had his emotions back didn't mean he didn't remember how Mello was. He still remembered his rough yet caring ways, how every time he hurt Near he would be secretly lurking outside the infirmary, awaiting any news on the damage he'd caused and once he was sure the damage could be easily mended he'd leave, without a trace and without a word.

Near turned to face his nurse, "He'll be back." He said grinning at the woman as she checked the monitors. She nodded and smiled back at him solely because Near was so cute that anyone with a heart couldn't help but smile back at the fluffy white ball of cuteness. (cuteness overload much, lol)

With Mello

"Wake up Matt!!!" Mello yelled smacking the gamer in the face with a soft feathery pillow turned deadly weapon.

"Ahh!! I'm sorry Mom!!" Matt yelled flailing in his tangle of blankets and falling gracelessly out of his bed.

"What the hell Matt?" Mello demanded jumping back to avoid being kicked by the still flailing gamer who was made oblivious to his surroundings by a Mario print sheet draped over his head. Annoyed with his friends stupidity… or was it something else? …nah. Mello bent down and swiped the sheet off Matt's head and tossed it back on the bed.

"Oh, hey there Peach," Matt said grinning cheesely (it's not technically a word) with his goggles askew on his face, "What's a beautiful princess like yourself doing in a place like this?"

Mello growled and lightly kicked Matt in his side, not enough to actually hurt him but enough to get his point across.

"Ouch, rejected." Matt feigned hurt as he sat up and adjusted his goggles, he'd fallen asleep right after he got back to his room last night so he was still wearing his clothes from the day before, "so what's up Peach?"

"I need to talk to you about something Matt." Mello said sitting down backwards in one of the stray fold out chairs in Matt's room, he'd nicked them from a ladies front porch a few years back and kept them so there was somewhere for Mello and him to sit when they played one of Matt's games (yes, he shares).

"Well you see, Peach," Matt started tossing his blankets back on his bed and looking at Mello, "there's a special time of the month-"

Matt was cut off when one of his own shoes was chucked at him, narrowly missing his head, "Yikes Peach, didn't know it was that bad."

"Shut up Matt!" Mello roared at the grinning gamer, "I'm serious!"

"Alright Mel. I'm listening." Matt said buckling down seriously and sitting in his bed facing Mello.

"I—um…" Mello didn't know how to put it now that he actually had Matt's attention, "Well you see… I think…"

"Yeah?"

"You know that time when I broke your nose?" Mello asked glaring at the wall behind Matt.

"What about it?" Matt asked in return, running a hand through his burgundy locks in an attempt to rid himself of his bed-head.

"I think you might've been right." Mello sighed, also running a hand through his long blonde hair but in frustration rather than a failed attempt to fix it.

Matt thought on it for a minute.

Flash Back

"You sure do love talking about Near don't you?" Matt Teased the hot headed blonde, "You sure you don't looooove him?"

The next thing Matt saw was Mello's fist heading straight for his face.

Flash Back End

Matt was at a loss for words. Mello not hating Near? Mello like-likingNear? Was that even possible?

"Say something Matt!" Mello yelled tossing a Mario Mushroom plushie at the red head boy. The toy just bounced off his head and rolled off the messy bed. A few minutes later the gamer had processed the whole thing and shook his head to clear his thoughts.

"Speaking of the little lamb, how is he?" Matt asked straying a little off topic.

"I'm going to go visit him later, you can come with me," Mello stood up and walked over to his friend, taking a seat next to him, "don't get off topic!"

"I'm cool with it Mels," Matt said pulling his goggles down around his neck and looking Mello dead in the eyes, "as long as you're happy Mello, I'm cool with it."

"Thanks Matt." Mello sighed leaning his head on Matt's shoulder, he felt like a huge load had been lifted off his shoulders, "That means a lot to me."

"Any time Mel." Matt smiled hugging Mello around the shoulders. It was a perfect brotherly moment between the two friends.

"Hey Matt," Mello said sitting up straight after a few minutes and grinning, "I think I owe you a game"

"No way!" Matt said jumping up and grabbing Mello's shoulders. He lightly shook the blonde making him laugh, only Matt got to see Mello like this, so relaxed and not on the brink of destroying someone's face. He had a feeling that soon, he would lose that solitary right. It made Matt a little sad on the inside but he was still glad his friend was willing to let someone else be that close to him, but still…

"He can smile!?" Matt yelled jumping up and down on the bed excitedly.

"I know!!" Mello laughed falling back onto the bed laughing out loud.

"Hey Mel, sorry to take the conversation back a couple of minutes but are you like flat out gay or bi or what?" Matt asked looking down at Mello with a curious grin.

"I'm gonna have to say flat out gay." Mello said blowing his bangs out of his eyes, "I mean, I've never been interested in any girls, at all. I used to have sort of a crush on this one guy a while ago but I guess I was in denial."

"What d'you mean?" Matt asked plopping down Indian-style (I don't mean to offend anyone.)

"I didn't know what exactly I was feeling for the poor sap, I just kind of brushed it off." Matt raised an eyebrow at him, "Ok, so what if I just made up excuses, it's none of your business Matt."

Mello sat up and crossed his arms fake pouting at Matt.

"So when we goin' to see Near?" Matt asked being an expert at diverting Mello-tantrums.

"Well he should be finished with his bath soon…" Mello said thoughtfully, "let's head to his room and kidnap some of his shit for him."

"Y'know Mello, you have a way with words." Matt sighed stepping off the bed, "You make everything sound so nice."

"Save it for someone who cares." Mello grinned following suit after Matt.

Matt opened his door and stepped into the hall. Mello followed him out and glanced around surveying the people that were around.

Gossipy group of girls, ages 11-13, two blondes, three brunettes, and a red head. Loner guy walking through the halls, book in hand, "Of Mice and Men." Loner chick leaning against a wall, 10.35 feet to the left, baseball cap, overalls with the pant legs rolled to mid shin, bob cut, fiddling with a pair of scissors.

"Hey Matt, how many people know about what happened last night?" Mello asked quietly.

"Ummm, me, you, Feldspar, Gypsum, the nurses, and a couple of random kids but they just saw us in the halls." Matt said closing and locking his door with the silver key he'd produced from his pocket.

"Ok." Mello aid before looking at Matt's door that had just mad a nearly inaudible beep.

"I take it that you updated your security?" Mello asked walking towards the loner girl and Near's room.

"Yup." Matt said unwilling to give any details yet. Mello smiled and shook his head.

"God, you're so paranoid." Mello scoffed lightly punching Matt in the shoulder.

"Ah! Oh god Mello you broke my arm!" Matt feigned sinking to his knees, clutching his upper arm in mock pain.

"Ugh, get up loser, you're making a scene." Mello growled glaring at the group of girls who were staring at Matt. He was a pretty convincing actor.

"Mello, you ass hole." Matt hissed through clenched teeth. Mello could see crocodile tears welling up at the corners of redheads eyes.

"I'm leaving you behind." Mello declared stepping around his fallen comrade.

"ack! Wait up Peach!" Matt called giving up his act and wiping his eyes dry.

"Hurry your ass up." Mello grit out. Matt knew he wasn't actually angry so it was alright. Matt did as Mello said and hurried to catch up to him.

"So what are we kidnapping from Near's room?" Matt asked smiling like nothing had happened.

"Uh, I guess a couple of his toys and some of his puzzles." Mello said thoughtfully. Matt pulled his goggles back up just then. He'd forgotten that he'd taken them off.

"Matt, I think you should leave those things off for a while, you'll fuck up your skin." Mello said glancing at Matt's favorite eye gear.

"That didn't sound feminine, not at all Peach." Matt teased knowing that he was treading in dangerous waters but going ahead and pushing his luck anyway.

"No, Matt, I mean like those red marks." Mello said flicking one of the lenses on Matt's goggles, he knew the skin was ultra sensitive and probably bruised underneath the plastic frames. In other words, it hurt like hell.

"Ow! Mello that fucking hurts you know?!" Matt yelped gingerly touching the lens. He winced, obviously in pain.

"You see what I'm talking about Matt?" Mello said smacking Matt in the back of the head.

"Alright, alright," Matt surrendered pulling the goggles down around his neck, "I'll leave them off for today Mom."

"Thank you." Mello sighed trying his best to ignore Matt's last comment.

When they arrived at Near's room, which he had to himself, much like all the other kids in the Whammies House, except it was insanely clean and undecorated.

"It screams Near." Matt said clapping his hands together once.

"No it doesn't." Mello said harshly, "He's nothing like this."

"Sorry." Matt apologized compulsively. He had a tendency to do that, but it'd been getting better lately.

"It's ok, you couldn't have known." Mello said waving a dismissive hand in Matt's direction. Mello surveyed the room.

White dresser. White clock. White carpet, no stains. White lamp on white bedside table, exact center. Bed with white sheets, made up neatly. Nothing but a set of Dominoes on dresser, neatly placed, most likely neatly arranged. Near can't play with dominoes in the hospital. Closet. Bingo.

Mello walked over to the closet, which unsurprisingly had a white door and shined silver nob. He turned the perfectly clean door knob and grinned. Jackpot.

Shelves of Neatly arranged toys lined the walls of the walk in closet. A shelve with various transformers and robots caught his eye first.

"Hey Matt, get over here." Mello said beckoning the gamer who had previously been going through Near's dresser over to the closet. Matt curiously peeked over Mello's shoulder.

"Oh my god, it's like toys 'r' us in here!" Matt said only half joking. Mello shook his head and started rummaging through the neat closet.

"Hold this." Mello ordered shoving Optimus Prime into Matt's hands.

Mello continued rummaging through Near's closet adding a couple of little toy cars, a deck of cards, and a cute little fluffed rabbit to Matt's awaiting arms before deciding it was good enough for now.

"Let's go Matt." Mello said shutting the closet door to hide the small mess he'd made in Near's perfectly organized room. He felt kind of guilty for destroying the perfect order in Near's room but didn't necessarily want to clean up the mess he made. Nope, definitely not.

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All right, I know that this wasn't as good as it could be. But hey, I tried. And I kinda got side tracked. ^_^' Two knew June Yaoi novels, heck yes!! And I will be writing a fic for Matt's Birth Day on February 1 he's turning 18 I think. So does any body strongly oppose or really like MelloxMatt or MattxNear. If there's no objections I'll probably do MattxNear. Signing off I'm

-H. Mitsukai