As soon as the two friends rounded the corner Mello was pinned to the wall, unable to move. He struggled and thrashed to no avail. Matt was very much stronger than he looked. In his flailing, Mello hit his head on the wall.
"Ow!" Mello yelped in pain. Matt paid no heed to Mello's discomfort, and as drops of salty water fled from Mello's eyes in fear, Matt's own eyes opened to the new world around him. It was no longer a safe place; not here, not anywhere. No one was innocent, no one was pure.
Surprised by Matt's sudden silence, Mello's eyes halted their flood of tears.
"I know what he thinks, Mello," Matt said. The crazed glare he wore from behind his goggles scared Mello, but what got to him more were the words that flew from his friend's mouth like a song sung after many a bravo and encore. "But what is the truth?"
"I-I don't know what you're talking about!" There was a panicked look to Mello's face, as if he might die here with no chance for survival.
"I never thought you and that...that damned Near..." Matt's eyes welled up, armed and at the ready for the slightest disturbance. "I thought you were on my side... I thought you were my friend!"
"I am! I always have been, and I always will be!"
"Prove it!" Matt yelled. They had been conversing quietly until now, and although Matt's outburst would normally have called unwanted attention to the two, no one was within range of his voice. However, both Matt and Mello were silent at this point. Neither one of them spoke for what seemed like ages, and then Matt's hands released Mello. He turned around so that Mello wouldn't see his sullen expression.
"I'm leaving this god-forsaken place. Don't bother trying to find me." Matt grumbled. Mello's gentle hand now held his shoulder.
"Let me go with you!" he said. "We both know that you wouldn't last a second out there. You'd probably forget to take your silly games." Matt turned around to face Mello again, and smiled.
"Well what about you? The only thing you would ever think to take is chocolate!" Matt retorted. And they laughed together for a while like the friends that they were.
"L should be coming soon. We should go get ready." Mello suggested. Matt nodded, rounded the corner, and went back into his room. Mello lingered at the corner, and then walked down the other hall to his room.