At sixteen
Mello glared at the chessboard in front of him, studying it carefully, increasing annoyance on his face. His opponent just help an unlit cigarette between his lips, attention on his hand held video game, it wasn't a game boy, but at this point who knew what version or model it was? Nitendo maybe?
Suddenly a wide cocky smile spread over Mellos' face, and he bit off the corner of a chocolate bar with a harsh snap. Matt looked up from his game (after pausing it of course) to watch the blond slide his bishop two spaces. "Check!"
Matt flicked his castle one step to the side, knocking out the offending bishop. "Check Mate," he mumbled around the cigarette.
"WHAT?" Mello screeched, throwing the entire board game off the table- sending it flying. Matt was unaffected, playing his video game once again.
"Sorry Mello, you're just not good enough to win at chess."
The redhead quickly found himself flat on his back, Mello sitting on top of him, pinning him to the ground.
"You cheated, didn't you!" the angry boy hissed, getting right up in Matt's face, locking eyes. And the redhead squirmed unhappily.
"Get off me Mello!" he complained, truly upset. He didn't like meeting anyone's eyes directly, that was why he liked his goggles. Once someone had told him his eyes were easier to read than a book, and it was true.
"You did cheat you fucker!" Mello hissed angrily, seeing the truth in his friends' eyes.
"It's not that I cheated that's making you angry! It's that you didn't catch me cheating!" Matt was still wiggling, trying to get free.
"You know what…" Mello hissed through clenched teeth
"What?" Matt finally stilled, glaring into Mello's eyes directly, completely unafraid of the blondes wrath, something that sent other residents screaming.
Mello's lips smashed harshly onto Matt's, startling the redhead. It lasted a brief second before Mello was gone, picking up chess pieces and the board and placing them back on the table. "Best two out of three," the blond grumbled.