Mello
tapped his fingers on the wooden edge of his bed as he watched Near
dress. The boy that closed his drawers turned his face to the other
two. "I'm done" he confirmed. Matt grinned. "Good, let's
go!"
Mello frowned. "You're going in your pyjama's?"
Near looked down and tugged his big shirt. "They're comfortable,
I don't like tight clothing.." The blonde clacked his tongue,
stood up and walked to his closet. "No way I'm letting you in
town like that.." He mumbled as he pulled a black sweater and a
pair of jeans out of a drawer. "Wear this." He said as he threw
the clothes towards the boy, which landed on top of his head. Near
sighed softly and slid off his pants. 'Maybe
they just want to see my butt again… I should ask Roger to switch
rooms..' He took off his shirt and
dressed in the warm, soft sweater that smelled like new, clean
laundry. Near shivered at the warmth, the sweater was indeed way
better than his pyjama top. The boy pulled on the jeans, but tripped
over the pipes and fell. His face hit something soft, he looked up
and saw Matt grinning. "Good thing I have fast reflexes!"
Near
stared back down at the pillow Matt pushed underneath his head.
"Th-thank you…" He muttered. The redhead grinned again. "No
problem… How about a kiss as a reward?"
"What?! Matt, no
way!!" The blonde protested from the other side of the room.
"Aw,
come on! Just one.. Please, Near?" He clapped his hands together
and put on his puppy eyes. Near sighed. "Okay…" He whispered as
he planted his soft lips on top of Matt's.
"GAH!! NO WAY!!"
Mello stumbled over to the pair and watched it happen.
Near broke
the kiss and stared at Mello. "Eh?...What way?..."
"I… I
mean…. I…. I WANT ONE TOO!!" He yelled as he pulled the small
boy roughly by his shirt in for a kiss. Matt sighed softly and tapped
his lips. "Wow… So soft…"
Near again broke the kiss and
stared at the two boys sighing in bliss. "…. Are we still going?"
He asked more to himself than to the others.
"HELLOOOOOO
FREE WORLD!!" Mello shouted as he stretched his arms. "Ahhh..
Feels good to be outside.."
Matt grinned as he held Near's
hand, guiding him through the crowded town. Near kept looking around
all the while, his eyes shifting from left to right as he watched all
the people walking around him, he saw a girl playing with a dog , he
saw a couple quarrel, he saw a fat woman doing her groceries, he saw
a business man talking on his phone looking angry, he saw a family,
sitting at a terrace, having breakfast together. What the boy saw
made him feel unsafe and troubled. He didn't express it, but the
redhead walking in front of him looked back and winked. He felt
another hand wrap it's self around Near's. He looked up at Mello,
who grinned at him and leaned his head against his own. That's
right… Mello and Matt were with him. He wasn't alone in this
crowded place. He sighed softly.
"Wanna do what the family is
doing?" The blonde smiled.
"Eh?... What family?" Near looked
questioning at Mello.
"The one you were looking at, at the
terrace…"
Near stared at Mello for a while. 'How
does he know?..' "O-Okay…" The
boy stammered. The blonde grinned and softly squeezed Near's hand.
Near couldn't help but to notice that Mello's palms were getting
a little clammy.
Matt
yawned. "Nothing's better than having nice breakfast at this
place. It's the best!"
"They don't have chocolate cereal
though…" Mello complained and rest his chin on his palm.
Near
looked at the two and gazed back at the menu card in front of him.
"Oi, what's wrong?" The chocoholic patted the albino's
head.
"…. I've… Never done this before…" The boy hid
his troubled face behind the menu.
The Golden Duo laughed. "That's
okay. Just tell me what you like, I always order anyway." Matt
grinned as he folded his hands behind his head. Near smiled and
nodded.
"I'm going to take the cereal and two cups of hot
chocolate milk." Mello claimed, licking his lips at the thought of
the hot warm sweet liquid good.
"Addict.
I'm going to have.. A double cheese toast with coffee. What about
you Near?"
Near wrapped his arms around his stomach and pulled
his feet up on the chair. "... Can I have a brie sandwich?" He
asked. Mello snorted. "Why couldn't you? Idiot."
Matt
snickered. "What do you want to drink?" Near touched his nose and
seemed to be thinking. "…. Warm milk?"
The redhead nodded
and put his hand in the air. "Waiter!"
"Ohhh Yesss…"
Mello whispered as he put one of the cups of hot choco in his cereal.
"I'm such a genius" He stated and stuffed his mouth full of the
cereal, which now tasted like chocolate. He moaned at the sensation.
"Ohhh yeaaaahhh..."
Near stared in awe as he saw Mello drown
in ecstasy. Matt laughed. "Don't mind him. Chocolate is like sex
to him." Near slowly nodded and nibbled on his sandwich.
'How
can chocolate be alike to sexual intercourse?'
In his mind he kept asking this question to himself over and over,
yet he could not find the answer. 'These
people are strange.. I cannot figure them out..'
Matt
sighed as he finished his toast. "Hey, Mello. It sort of surprised
me you wanted to come along.. I mean.. We have a test on Monday"
Mello smirked. "Che. I already studied on that, ever since last
week." The redhead laughed at the reply. "Geek" He grinned.
Near sipped his milk as he overheard the conversation. He didn't
know what to say. He wasn't there when they got the test and
neither did he know about their studying habits. He felt once again
out of place. He tugged the collar of Mello's sweater in front of
his mouth and felt the warmth slide over to his lips. He didn't
want to draw too much attention anyway.
"Hey Near, do you have
to do the test too?" Matt turned towards Near. "Huh?... Excuse
me?" He whispered, looking like he just woke up. Matt snickered. "I
asked you if you have to do the test on Monday too"
Near
blinked. "What test?..."
"Guess not.. Lucky bastard" Matt
stuck out his tongue. Mello chuckled. "Are you going to follow
classes too?"
Near nodded. "Roger told me about that… I
don't know which class though… And I haven't got any books yet,
either.."
"Aw, I bet you'll be in our class, 'cause you're
so smart. That would be awesome. Then you can sit next to me and
Mello will have to sit next to Linda."
" NO WAY I'M SITTING
NEXT TO MS. I-LIKE-TO-KISS-ROGER'S-ASS!!" Mello yelled, chomping
aggressively on his cereal.
"Eh?.. Why does Mello hate
Linda?"
"Because she is a bitch."
"Translated: Because
she always got me into trouble by telling Roger what I did." Matt
grinned.
Mello gulped his cup of hot choco down his throat and
slammed the cup on the table. "Okay! We had food! Let's stop
about Linda and go walk!"
Matt frowned and crossed his arms "He
doesn't like talking about her either."
Near finished his milk
and nibbled the last pieces of his brie sandwich before wiping the
crumbles off of his sweater before standing up, Matt following his
example.
"On mr. Roger's treat again, Matt?" A waiter asked.
Matt nodded. "Yeah, thank you for the good meal again.
Goodbye."
The three boys walked around town, hands linked.
Matt on the left, Near in the middle and Mello on the right. Three of
them looking around. "Hey, wait a sec!" Mello paused in his
tracks. "I wanna see my baby again.." He muttered and walked
towards a showcase.
Matt rolled his eyes. "Oh God, here we go
again.." Near looked questioning at Matt, who just sighed in
response. "One day I'm going to wear you!" Mello put his hands
on the glass and stared at a pair of leather jeans, laces at the
front.
"Mello, those jeans… Are really really gay…" Matt
looked a little annoyed.
"Shut up, Matt! I ám gay! So that's
no problem at all!" Mello replied.
"..Mello is gay?..."
The little albino boy touched his nose as he watched the two.
An
awkward silence fell in the middle of the three. Mello could hear a
girl squeal in the distance while he was searching for words to say.
"Well…"
Matt scratched the back of his head. "You see..
Near…" He sighed. "Near, there are a few men, that don't like
being with women… They are called homo's. Or gay. The point is..
Mello is one of them and as you can see, Mello is normal…
sometimes. So there is no need to worry about that is there?" The
redhead tried to explain, putting on a smile. "Just.. Keep it
between us, okay?"
Near blinked. "I know what gay is, Matt. I
was just surprised that Mello liked men instead of women. I at least
would have thought of him as bisexual, but not gay…"
Matt
coughed. "Oh… Well. He isn't bisexual, I am. Mello is
gay."
Near blinked. "Okay…."
Mello turned red as he
looked off. "Look, whatever, okay? Just don't tell!!"
Near
nodded. "Alright…"
Mello and
Matt sighed in unison as they walked on. This time, it was the little
boy that stood still. The boys looked back. Near was staring at a
colourful store, a toystore.
"Eh? Near, you wanna go in there?"
Matt asked, looking in the store through a window.
"Can I?... I
just want to look…"
"Sure, peepsqeauk. Why not?" Mello
ruffled Near's hair and walked in the store.
Mello looked at
Near, and he looked very different. His eyes got a certain sparkle in
stead of his always deep, empty eyes. His eyes were wide, exploring
the whole place, little toys, big toys, plushies, puzzles,
everything. Mello leaned against a wall and looked at the small being
looking more free and comforted.
"Enjoying the view?" Matt
asked. Mello smirked and folded his arms. "Yeah…"
Matt
smiled and followed Mello's actions, leaning against the wall and
folding his arms. "Mello… Are you in love with Near?..."