Wow! Sorry for taking, like, years to get this up! I've had to move twice in the past four or five months so I haven't had time to write anything, let alone post! Well I've made you wait long enough for this chapy so here you go. Enjoy!
After Roger dismissed Matt he went to find Mello. By the time he found the blond the lunch bell rang.
"So why'd Roger want to talk to you?" Mello asked as they walked down stairs from the library.
"Oh, nothing," Matt said, trying to evade the question.
"Come on, tell me!" demanded the blond.
They kept arguing until they reached the dining room where they ran into some trouble. A big, dark skinned boy, a couple years older then Matt and Mello, stepped in front of them. The boy, known as Even, had dark brown hair that stuck up from his head in all directions and a nasty grin on his face.
"Hey, Pretty Boy. Have a bad dream last nigh, or was the game freak here having his way with you?" asked Even, his eyes twinkling mockingly.
"Screw you, asshole!" Mello retorted.
"Come on, Mells. Lets just go eat lunch, ok?" said Matt, grabbing the blonde's arm and steering him to the counter to get their food. Then they made there way over to the table with the least amount of people.
When they sat down they were greeted by a pair of pale gray eyes staring at them blankly from across the table.
"Good afternoon, Mello, Matt," said the albino flatly; turning back to his hardly touched sandwich.
"Hi, Near. You're actually eating for once," commented Matt while keeping his eye on the seething Mello with his peripherals.
"To maintain physical and mental health one must consume a certain amount of food daily," Near said in the same toneless voice he always used.
"Shut up, Sheep!" Mello growled and started to eat his own sandwich.
"Mells don't be mean to him. Just because Even is an ass doesn't mean you can take it out on your friends," preached Matt while crunching potato chip.
"He is not my friend!"
The rest of the meal passed in a similar way with Mello insulting both Near and Even, Matt trying to make peace and occasionally agreeing with Mello when it came to Even, and Near quietly munching his sandwich and only speaking twice.
When the meal was over Near left while Mello and Matt headed outside. They walked around for about an hour talking about various things before they encountered anyone else.
They glanced up at the taller boy then did a double take. The boy was tall but hunched over a bit with baggy jeans and a black long-sleeved shirt. This and his shaggy black hair left the boys in no doubt as to the boy's identity.
"Um, hello, B. Nice day isn't it?" said Matt taking a step back.
Mello also stepped back a bit. You couldn't be too careful around B, he could snap at any moment and the next thing you knew you'd be waking up in the infirmary.
B looked at them, his red eyes wide and unfocused, "Kon'nichiwa, Matt-kun." B started to giggle and a maniac grin spread across his face.
The boys took another step back but stopped as B crouched down, his laughing fit over, and addressed the stuffed panda he was holding.
"The numbers, I see them. So short, it's too soon. Why does it have to be this way, Kami-sama? Why must I be cursed with these damned eyes?"
Mello and Matt jumped as the raven yelled the last sentence.
"Come on, Matt," whispered Mello and the two crept away silently.
The boys got inside just as a voice came on the loud speaker, "Will Near, Mello, Matt, B, and A please report to Roger's office immediately. Thank you."
"We'd better go," said Matt and the two ran off to see why Roger wanted to see them.
Ok, first off: sorry for having short chapters. I just can't seem to make them very long, I try but I'm never happy with the result. And second: I'm changing my pen name to DarkAngelRaising but I'll wait till I post the next chapter to do it, just so you know.
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