I'm so lazy… Well here it is! Chapter nine! Mirror(By Barlowgirl)! Thank you to…Uh…Checks reviews and e-mail again(It's been so long…) Okay. Thank you HaliDarkFire, ginniirox, Deshi-Sama, NocturnalHedgehog, Tobi-Konai, and The Shock of Dawn for reviewing! And Chejrnk and Tobi-Konai(Again) for the favorite and Rosina88 and Tobi-Konai(Again) for the story alert.

This chapter is dedicated to my best friend who I send this to through e-mail. She's always saying nice and cute little comments about it! This chapter is an extra birthday present for her. It's about…Oh shit. About 2 weeks late! Sorry! And it's short…Just like her! I'm so mean…

Disclaimer: I don't own Matt, Beyond Birthday, Mello or Death Note.

Ryuzaki slowly made his way over to the bed. He kneeled in front of Matt, his hand pulling the boy's chin up to look into his eyes. "Why are you crying, Matty?" He questioned. "It's…It's nothing." Matt whispered. "No. It surely is something. I come out from taking a shower and you're crying. Tell me why."

Matt put his knees down and leaned his forehead onto the man's shoulder. "I…I was thinking of one of the people I used to really care about…He…crushed me deeply." Matt whispered. "I told him I liked him and he rejected me completely. It was pure luck when he talked to me again…He…He was my best friend…I've known him my whole life and he just destroys me like that…With…With that g-god damn smirk on his face!" Matt slid off the bed and onto Ryuzaki, which he expected to happen and caught him. He sat with his legs crossed on the floor and pulled the boy onto his lap like before.

Matt wrapped his arms around Ryuzaki's shoulders and leaned his head against his chest. His tears stained through Ryuzaki's white shirt. The man kissed the top of the red haired boy's head. He didn't know what to do. Before when the boy cried, he just simply hugged him, but Ryuzaki felt like that Matt was going to need much more than a hug right now. He needed someone to comfort him. To tell him everything is okay…

"He…He was so cruel…" Matt mumbled against Ryuzaki's chest. Ryuzaki gently petted his hair, hoping it would help comfort him. "He can't hurt you anymore. I won't let him." Ryuzaki said sternly to the boy.

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All the way across the world, a man laid dying on the hard ash covered ground. He could hardly see. There was smoke everywhere. He tried to sit up, only to make his lungs cringe and make him cough. He spat up ash and blood. His body felt it was on fire.

He couldn't feel the left side of his face.

'Matt…Where are…You? You...Were…Always there for…Me…' He thought, looking over at the mafia base that was on fire. He stared at the red flames. 'The…Flames…They remind me…So…Much of…You…The color…Is the same as…Your hair…Matt…I…I need…You.'

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Wow. That was short. I'm suffering from writer's block right now. I promise I'll try to make the next chapter longer. Also by the next chapter I think I'll be sure how many chapters this will have left. Though if I decide to make the next chapter really long then that will be the final chapter. But that probably won't happen.

I'm also already thinking of a sequel!

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