okay... Mello is outside... Will Matt notice? Him and his games... jeez!
"Damn bastard never listens. It's always his games." Mello marched through the snow and sat on the same bench Matt had left his DS on before. He had resolved to sit there until Matt came to find him. All night if he had to. It would be Matt's fault if he died out there… because he's a bastard like that. "He's probably going to sit inside and play his game until he goes to eat or take a shower and by then it'll be late and after that, he'll most likely realise I'm gone and look for me." Mello was positive Matt would look for his sooner or later that day.
Mello looked around at the other orphans playing the snow. The flakes gently landed on hair and stuck like a light warm blanket. Mello had nothing other than what he'd walked out of their room with, no jacket or hat or gloves.
He refused to shiver but his body had other plans and goosebumps formed and he rubbed his hands together. He glared at the flakes on his pants. They sparkled somewhat and Mello brushed them off.
"I won't tell Matt again. If he didn't hear me the first time, he won't hear me say it again. It was his fault. Maybe I should hide his goggles…" Matt loved his goggles that L had given his for Christmas years ago. "but then I would be able to see his eyes. Damn." Matt could get anything (almost… not Mello's chocolate although he had tried…) from Mello just by looking at him with those beautiful green orbs.
Mello was not moving from his spot. No matter how cold he got. Even as the other children started going inside as it started to get even darker, Mello still hadn't moved.
"Alright! Everyone inside!" Roger finally yelled as the lamps outdoors turned on. "That include you too Claude!"
"Aw man." A small boy with messy blond hair stood up and stomped after the rest. His hiding spot hadn't been the best either. He had been hiding by laying in the snow… With an orange jacket on. Very sneaky…
Mello wasn't seen, luckily. The bench was beside a bush and Mello ducked slightly so Roger couldn't see him.
"Stupid Roger. Doesn't even think about if we're hiding." Mello smirked. Roger always locks all doors at night. So if you're locked outside you're practically screwed. Then again there was a shed filled with numerous toys for everyone where you could go to get out of the wind and snow. You might be cold but you wouldn't freeze… most likely. Most children weren't stupid enough to stay outside anyways.
The night had set in and it was dark except for the light coming from the few lampposts scattered around. Mello wondered if Matt could even look for him. He might just think nothing of his absence.
Matt lay on his back on his bed playing his DS. He defeated the last boss and shut the game off and glanced at the time. 11 o'clock.
"It's already this late? Wow." He put his game away and stretched. Something was missing. His eyebrows furrowed and he though, hard. He started to pace and he stepped on something that crunched. He looked down. Mello's chocolate.
"Mello never leaves his chocolate. Where is he anyways? Something must have happened… Hmm. What happened before? I was playing my game, Mello said something, he disappeared… I don't see anything abnormal." Matt scratched the back of his head and was about to turn his laptop on but his gut was telling him to look for Mello.
He sighed and glared at the laptop. He really wanted to start it up…
20 minutes later…
"Where the hell is he?" Matt walked silently down the hallway. "Unless he's in someone else's room, which I doubt, then he's hiding on purpose. If he's outside, I'm going to kill him… although he'd probably be a popsicle by now then." The thought of Mello freezing outside made Matt go faster towards the front entrance. If Mello was hurt what would he do? Usually it was Matt getting himself hurt (and usually Mello inflicting the injury!).
Once outside he shivered. It was absolutely freezing. Why would Mello even want to be out there? He's not that much of an idiot!
"Brrr!" Matt hugged himself and tried to shake the bad feeling in his gut away.
"If Mello really is out here, he's an idiot. He left his jacket inside…" Matt could just imagine Mello frozen in the snow not unlike Near had been. It literally scared the hell out of Matt.
"Mello!" Matt yelled but obviously got no answer back except the whistle from the wind through the trees.
He continued to walk around the snow covered yard. He noticed something over by a bush that wasn't just the bench. He headed over in a hurry.
"Shit! Is that Mello or some sled someone left out?" Matt got closer and it was indeed human. If it was Mello, he had no idea. There was snow covering them lightly and their eyes were closed.
They seemed to have heard him approaching.
"What!" Mello snapped glaring at Matt but he also had a smirk on his face.
"He was planning this all along! He wanted me to search for him! Mello, I swear to god…"
"Nothing much. I just came back because I couldn't find my game for the DS. I thought maybe I had left it here." Matt crouched down and started brushing the snow off of the bench, searching for a nonexistent game.
Mello felt his heart wrench. "He's only here for a game… Why did I ever think he'd want to find me…" He sneezed and Matt looked up quickly.
"Cold?" Matt asked concerned.
"What do you care!" Mello got up and ignoring the pain that seared through his body from the cold and sitting there for so long (most likely frost bite), he ran back inside, slammed the door and locked it. The sudden heat made his skin itch and burn and he suddenly started feeling sick. "oh no."
Matt banged on the door.
"Let me in Mello!" Matt peered in the little window on the door and saw Mello on the floor holding his knees to his chest and face painted with a slight grimace. "The cold must have really gotten to him…"
Mello stood up on shaky legs and unlocked the door. "I really feel like shit. At least if I let Matt in, I won't have to live with him dying outside because of my stupidity…"
"Mello. Listen to me. I'm going to take you upstairs okay?" Matt shed his own winter cloths and picked up the now soaking wet Mello bridal style. "Jeez Mello, you're frozen!" Matt shivered at the coldness of Mello's skin.
"Shut up." Mello closed his eyes.
"No sleeping!" Matt jerked and Mello opened his eyes.
Matt opened the door to their room with much difficulty and put Mello on the floor. Mello grumbled the whole time.
Matt retrieved some towels and went back to a dozing Mello.
"I said no sleeping!" Matt dropped the towels and knelt beside Mello.
"Mfg." Mello turned his head away from Matt and looked at the wall.
"I know you're mad at me but bear with it." Matt blushed slightly. He would need to undress Mello.
"I have to be calm. Under normal circumstances I'd gladly… no. no thoughts like that!" Matt managed to get him shirt off without any problems but next came the pants and he also needed to get Mello warm… With Near it had been body heat. "I'm sure Mello would be pretty pissed if I got hard during this… laying next to a nude Mello."
He shook his head and scolded himself. Mello would surely kill him if he knew.
He pulled the pants down Mello's almost feminine hips and threw them with the shirt. Mello was only in his boxers now.
"I'm going to give you a shower okay Mello?"
"Whatever." Mello hoped Matt didn't notice the blush that had formed. Matt had been stripping him after all and Matt had just said he was going to give him a shower.
"You're lucky you don't have frost bite." Matt said and picked him up again.
"I guess." Mello wouldn't look Matt in the eyes.
Matt put Mello down against the wall and turned on the shower. The water was much colder than any shower Mello would willingly take but Matt didn't want to send his body into shock.
Matt sat Mello on the floor of the shower and watched the water go through his hair and down his shoulders. He couldn't tear his eyes away. Mello was mesmerizing. His head was leaned back and eyes closed. Matt had to use all of his self control not to get in the shower with him.
"Matt." Mello opened his eyes and looked at him. Matt stared and at first he thought it was just the water from the shower but he realised it wasn't just water, it was tears. Mello was crying. Matt really had no idea what to do. Mello had never cried in front of anyone since Matt knew him.
"Wha… what's wrong, eh, Mello?" Matt asked nervously.
"You bastard!" Mello chucked the soap bar at him and stood up on shaky legs. He grabbed hold of Matt's shirt for support. "You never listen!" Mello yelled in his face.
"I'm listening now!" Matt defended.
"You weren't earlier when it counted!" Mello rested his forehead against Matt's shoulder, getting it wet.
"Tell me what you said then! I'm listening." Matt said the last part in a whisper.
"I can't." Mello sobbed.
"Why not? We're best friends. You can tell me anything except…" Mello looked at him dreading what Matt would never want to hear. "that you're a woman. Then again, if you tell me you're a woman I won't be surprised."
"Bastard!" Mello punched him so weakly in the arm in didn't hurt in the least.
"I'm saying it as a compliment Mello. You're really pretty… oops." Matt looked away and blushed and Mello just stared at him… and blushed.
Mello mumbled something incomprehensible and Matt looked at him funny.
"What?" Matt lifted Mello's face. "I can't hear you and it's not because I'm not listening."
"I said I'm gay." Mello said in a small voice.
"Is that it? Wow Mello, if you thought I'd get upset over that, then you don't know me." Matt smiled.
"Well, that's not all." Mello looked down again and the water from the shower seemed to be the only sound during that few second pause. "but it's too embarrassing to say." Mello looked utterly defeated.
"Why is it too embarrassing? I know practically everything about you! You're my best friend and partner in crime! Anything you tell me isn't going to affect that! You told me you're gay and I don't care that I share a room with you and that we've slept in the same bed before. I really couldn't care less!" Matt suddenly wrapped his arms around Mello and hugged him tightly. Mello was glad that Matt was so accepting but he was also shocked that Matt was hugging him… where as Matt was shocked that Mello had been crying and was allowing himself to be hugged! "Do you have a secret twin that's overly nice and is a cross dresser?" Matt asked with a laugh. "Because that would most definitely scare me!"
"No. I don't have some creepy twin." Mello hugged Matt back. "I'm glad you're my… friend." It stung Matt that he was just a friend to Mello. He wanted to be so much more but if he told Mello that he was in love with him, it would just ruin the friendship and the moment. Mello trusted him and he didn't want to break that. "Would you get mad if I was in love with a guy that you know well?" Mello asked slowly.
"No. Who is it?" Matt felt his anger rise. He was so going to kill this guy!
"I can't tell." Mello sighed and pulled away from Matt. "Thank you for helping me. I'm feeling warmer now… umm. Sorry for getting you all wet."
"That's okay." Matt shrugged and pulled his shirt off and started to pull down his pant, not even noticing Mello who rushed out with a nosebleed…
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