It wasn't until a couple days after the boys' inner monologues had occurred that fate had decided to give the two a chance.
It was a warm Saturday afternoon at Wammy's school and two figures could be seen lounging under the shade of a tall, old oak tree.
One seemed to be gazing up at the canopy while eating something.
The other was slightly hunched over, attacking a device in his hands.
Getting a closer look, both were boys in their teens.
The boy with the inclined head had shoulder length blonde hair which made him look quite feminine and striking blue eyes that dropped downward to look at the bar of chocolate currently hanging from his mouth, then to the boy next to him.
The blonde's eyes roamed from the mop of red hair down to hidden green eyes.
The redhead was unaware of the blonde's stare and continued to focus on the game in front of him. This goes on until the boy next to him mutters 'game over' and green meets blue.
Their eyes stay locked for a few long minutes, each boy silently daring the other to look away. Suddenly, both spoke up simultaneously, blurting out, "I have something to tell you."
Shock and slight amusement crossed their faces.
The redhead let out a small chuckle and offered, "You can go first Mello."
Mello nodded, somewhat hesitant.
Taking a pause before speaking, he said, "Matt, uh, I love you."
Green eyes found their way to the grass beneath them, and Matt replied despondently, "I love you too Mels. You're my best friend."
Matt was about to start his game again, but Mello interrupted him.
"Mail," Mello began, using his real name, "I don't think you get it. I'm in love with you."
Realization hit Matt like a ton of bricks.
A pink tint spread across his face before the redhead adorned a wide grin. "That's good, cause I'm in love with you too, Mihael."
A similar grin plastered itself on the blonde.
Matt and Mello sat like that, silly expressions on their faces until Mello leaned in quickly and pecked a now flustered Matt on the lips.
Matt simply returned the gesture and went back to his game.
From that day, both boys were glad they had said those three mighty powerful words.