A/N: ..LOL I just realized December 13 had 6,969 words in it before I uploaded this chapter! Anyway, this chapter is in this format because I wanted to try out writing in perspective/first-person and see how hard I failed. Enjoy~
Chapter 4, Remembering
Matt's POV
Two days. It had been two days since I told Mello.. No, more like since Mello found out I liked Near. I was honestly surprised he hadn't decided to throw a bitch-fit. I mean, I thought he hated Near.. Well anyway, I haven't seen him since; counting out yesterday when he came back for curfew, but that was it. He didn't even bother to talk to me when he went to our room. Come to think of it, I haven't seen Near around a whole lot lately either. Huh. Oh well..
I was in the common room, sitting by the window and playing my Gameboy Advance. Pausing the game, I looked up and held my breath, half-expecting Near to come through the door to play with his puzzle again so we could talk about.. Nothing, really. When we spoke, we never really spoke about anything of importance, but I liked talking to him anyway. He would actually listen to me and answer me like he cared.
I really liked him. I wanted to touch him and kiss him and make him feel like.. Like I was somebody. Somebody he couldn't live without. I would kill to be Near's lifeline. (Ironic, huh?) The day I had met Near was also the day I had gotten my first kiss. Back then, I never thought much of it, since I was still too ignorant to know the significance of an actual kiss. I don't think Near did either, though..
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Flashbacktiemlol.
It was afternoon and the sun was setting. I was outside, sitting on the porch of the orphanage. That day Mello and I had had a fight, over something stupid I think. I don't really remember. What set me off though was the black car pulling up to the driveway of the orphanage. I was startled, so I jumped into the area of the porch which was covered by a couple bushes.
I watched two people get out of the car. The first one I easily recognized as Roger, the other.. A girl. A bit younger than I was. She had curly white hair, dainty features and wore baggy white clothes. Her eyes were large, and a deep gray color. She was.. Different. Kind of cute, though. I assumed she was another kid who was brought to Wammy's. This girl was the.. The third this week brought?
Roger and the new girl walked to the porch in silence, the girl having taken Roger's hand childishly. I hopped out of the bushes and appeared in front of them with a smile, nearly giving Roger a heart attack. I loved doing that.
"Hey Roger! Who's the new girl?"
"Matt..! How many times do I have to tell you not to do that?! Honestly, you and Mello are going to be the end of me," Roger sighed, rubbing his temples.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you still haven't answered my question.."
"This is Near--" the girl had cut him off, staring at me with wide eyes.
"I am not a girl." Her.. Erm, his voice was soft, but cold. His eyes were slanted and he had reached a hand to curl around a lock of hair.
"Near.." My voice was.. Well, I think at that point I had pretty much developed a crush on the boy. Hell, I didn't even care he was a boy. He was too cute for me to care either way. "Roger, I think you can have the rest of the night off! I'll show Near around!" I said, taking Near by the wrist and running off, practically dragging the boy along with me.
"Matt, you come back here, this.." was all I heard before the man's voice trailed off into the distance. I laughed and ducked behind a corner, bringing Near down with me. He stumbled to his knees and glared at me, panting slightly.
"Why did you.."
"You're really cute." The smallest hint of pink dusted onto the boy's cheeks and I smiled.
"You shouldn't say things like that.."
"Why not? I think you're really cute. There's nothing wrong with it." I replied, smiling a bit wider. Holding my hand out, I continued talking. "I'm Matt. Nice to meet you."
"I'm Na--" the boy stopped himself then continued after a few seconds. "Near. I am Near." Near took my hand helped him up after standing up myself.
"Come on..I'll show you around!" I didn't let go of Near's hand because.. Well, because I didn't want to. Back then, I don't think I realized it, but I had fallen HARD for the little albino boy at that point.
I showed him around the orphanage like I had said I would. I showed him the Library, the Common Room (which he seemed to like a lot), the bedrooms, the kitchens, the washrooms, and finally the outside of the orphanage, near the place where a few of the children played football. There he had turned to me and smiled.. An actual smile. The first one I had seen on Near and it looked really good on him.
"Thank you, Matt. I do think I can handle myself from here."
"No problem Near, any t--" He had cut me off my pulling me down to his height, which was a few inches shorter than me, and pressed his lips against mine. Like velvet.. We stayed like that for who knows how long, I just knew it could have lasted longer. I (stupid as I was) pulled away too soon and had stared at him, blushing. "W-what was that?"
"A thank-you." Near said simply, seeming unruffled and turning away, walking back to the orphanage to go look for Roger, I assumed. Watching him walk away, I pouted, wishing he would have stayed long enough for me to show him my 'your welcome'.
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Shooing the bad thoughts away, I focused back on the prospect of being able to kiss Near again and actually being able to start something with the little white-haired sheep, something I have called him before and he had objected to. I chuckled to myself, absent-mindledly unpausing my game and letting Mario get screwed over by a Goomba. The small, disappointing tune that always played when Mario lost a life snapped me out of my thoughts as I looked back down at the game.
"..Aw, fuck."
A/N: REALLY, REALLY SHORT CHAPTER. Why? Kink is up next, but I wanted Matt to get his input as to why he likes Near. Oh-ho, a plot twist~ Neary kissed Matty. What's Mello gonna do about it when he finds out? YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE WHEN I GET AROUND TO WRITING IT/THINKING IT UP.
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