A/N: Lookie thar, two in one day. That's because I was bored today. Lol anyway this is actually the first chapter I wrote, with major revisions. Enjoy!
Excuse me
for this
I just want a kiss
I just want to know what it feels
like to touch
Something so pure
-Kelly Clarkson, Can I Have a Kiss
"Matt, hold still!"
"I am!"
"No, you're moving too much. Stop squirming!"
Matt sighed, exasperated, as Mello tightened his grip on his arms in an effort to force Matt into stillness. The whole idea had been Mello's in the first place (as usual) and Matt, being the loyal best friend he was, reluctantly agreed to go along with it.
"Ok, but just kissing," Matt had replied when Mello proposed his idea. "None of that weird stuff. And just once!"
"Geez, Matt," Mello had sighed. "It's not like I'm gay or anything. It's just an experiment."
Which led them to Mello's room (once children hit puberty at Whammy's, they were given their own rooms), the two eleven-year-old boys awkwardly sitting on the blonde's bed as Mello attempted to hold the uncomfortable red head still.
"Ok, here we go!" Mello took a breath and leaned forward.
As Matt expected, Mello tasted just like chocolate. How could he not? His lips were soft and sweet and, surprisingly, a little timid. What was even more surprising was the almost electric shock that immediately rippled through Matt's entire body. Suddenly, Mello's lips weren't just sweet, they were delectable. When Matt had seen the older Whammy students sneaking kisses in the halls, it didn't look nearly as amazing as it felt now to him. His mind clouded over as he tried to move closer to Mello.
The instant he did, Mello jumped up, wiping his lips on his sleeve.
"That's IT?" That's what Linda and all the girls were giggling and obsessing about? What's so great about THAT? Come on, let's get back to that kickball game."
Mello bounded out of the room, certain without looking that Matt would be following behind him. Matt was left standing there alone, too dazed to process what just happened. He moved his fingers to his lips, blinked as his mind caught up, and realized that the other boy didn't feel what he felt. For the first time in their 6 years of friendship, they were out of sync. Matt was stunned. The kiss had only lasted about 3 seconds, but it completely changed everything.
He walked out of the room after Mello, still a little breathless. He saw the blond up ahead, and looked, really looked at him. The way his hair swung a bit as he walked, blond as an angel. The finely carved bones of his face, the slight up-turning of his nose. Matt thought, not for the first time, that Mello was beautiful. Only now, thinking it made his breath catch again and his face flush pink.
"Geez, you're slow! Come on Matt, move it!" Mello turned around, hands on his hips, eyes narrowed to show he meant business.
Matt opened his mouth to say something, anything, but found himself nodding silently and following, with the taste of chocolate still faintly on his lips.