Matt wasn't kidding, by the end of the day, he managed to pack all his stuff, minus the furniture, and somehow found and rented a house in a town far enough from here. I discovered a room in his apartment while he was packing, it was full of computers, screens, and technology shit. He said he was a hacker, that's how he got all the money, I didn't question him, just nodded and waited for him to finish, he had piles of video games and things of that sort..

Later that day, as the sun began to set, I found myself in the front passenger seat of his red Camero, once again, while he drove us to the new house, it was taking quite some time to get there. I figured our new residence is somewhat isolated from town. We had a few almost accidents because he refused to leave his games, gaming systems and TV screens, along with the computers and some other electric devices, I won't even bother searching for their names. He fit them all in the trunk and the back seat, surprisingly not forgetting to pack a suitcase of his clothes.

With all that shit in the backseat he couldn't see anything using the review mirror which presented a bit of a problem along the way, especially with stupid people driving their cars like drunkards. The drive wasn't really boring, at one point Matt started humming a song, tapping his fingers on the steering wheel, occasionally mouthing the words and slightly bobbing his head at the beat, which I found quite entertaining as I ate my chocolate, secretly-or so I hoped- watching his little show. Our eyes locked once or twice during the ride, he flashed me a breathtaking smile each time and all I did was look away and bite into my chocolate, hoping my heart would slow its beating or else I just might have a heart attack.

My mind keeps going back to what he said last night, I was surprised to say the least, but I was happy, I admit it. I caught myself thinking about how safe I felt when I was with him, he protected me, he is still protecting me from..well, myself. I did this to myself didn't I? I was the one who kept going back to the clubs, practically begging to be abused and raped.
Matt's presence did wonders to my self-confidence, it gave a it new definition, new level if you might. It wasn't that high, nose-up-at-space kind of confidence, the one I felt before the scar.
It wasn't that self destructive confidence in myself that was so low, it lead me to hurt myself more. That was still present, can't tell ya I don't hate myself, oh I do. I did nothing to deserve this, deserve him. But any other time I wouldn't take it, I'd just leave.

But he's holding me back isn't he? With that beautiful smile, that pure heart of his. That innocence that makes his eyes sparkle under the goggles. That ...that love that radiates from every cell of his body. I feel it, I don't know the last time I did.. But it offers and promises a lot, it offers trust and safety. A nice boost to my self-confidence, enough to let me stay by him, go to this new house he chose. Stay with him for who knows how long..

"Hey Mells.." I blinked and looked at him again, he glanced at me from the corner of his eyes then back at the road. "Erm..can I call you Mells?" He flashed me a toothy grin, one of his hands was on the steering wheel, while his other arm rested on the window by his side, his other hand at the back of his neck, rubbing it, he must be tired of driving for so long.

"No." I answered looking away, eating the last piece of my chocolate and balling the foil wrapper in my hand.

He glanced at me again, the grin ever so present. "Yeah, well, Imma call you Mells either way. " I frowned feigning annoyance, just to hide the smile of amusement that curled my lips upwards. "So I was saying… I got everything online, the house is furnitured, there's no way to know more than what I found on the Internet about it, however, I thought it was pretty cool. There's a little library with it, the books come with it, hope you'll enjoy them., I'm not much of a book person myself" He explained and I nodded.

"Concerning that Jim person.. " He started to say, a bit unsure. "We're moving to another city, and you're not exactly leaving any trace of yourself so I think we're safe at the time being. " He nodded to himself, then pulled his goggles up, still driving, it was already dark by now and the highway was empty except for us and a car following not far behind. I sighed in relief as he said that and rested back against the car seat, looking at the moon outside the window.

I didn't realize that I fell asleep until a soft voice called my name, followed by strong hands shaking my shoulders lightly. " Wake up Mells, we're here. " I heard Matt's voice say and I opened my eyes, he smiled at me and straightened his back, spreading his arm toward what I guessed was the new house. "Welcome home. " He grinned and stepped back then away toward the trunk, opening it and starting to take his things out.

I watched him for a few more seconds then stepped out of the still open door, that Matt left open. I looked at the house and I found myself speechless.
I had expected the redhead to buy a shitty house, I didn't even know he could afford something like this.
It was obviously newly painted, I could see it perfectly under the light of the full moon, the windows were all closed, there was a "Welcome" carpet in front of the house, we'd have to get rid of that later, or change it to a "Go away" one. I grinned, turning to look at Matt, I found him just about ready to fall on his ass as he struggled with the TV screen in his hands. I chuckled and went to help him. We decided to get everything inside that night even though we were both tired.

Finally we were done, all Matt's geeky stuff were placed in a room, unorganized, he'll fix that tomorrow. I flopped on a couch that was in the living room, and watched him as he threw his suitcase into his room then walked towards me, collapsing next to me on the couch.
His feet dangled on the side of the couch, the back of his knees resting on its arm. He had his head close to my lap and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath . "I'm tired. " He mumbled yawning. I nodded even though he couldn't see me and I reached a hand forward, running it through his messy red hair. "me too. " I answered continuing to stoke his hair. He opened his eyes slightly, a satisfied smile finding its way to his face. " Let's go to bed" He said sitting up and walking to his room, without saying more.

I looked at the door of the room that was next to his, then back at the room he walked into right now.
Without thinking more about it, I walked to his room, found him already on his bed under the covers, his clothes scattered around the room. Yeah, it was probably not good to sleep in Jeans, or leather in my case.
I unzipped my vest, took my shoes off. I let my vest slide off my arms and I slipped out of my leather pants. I walked over to his suitcase and pulled out a pair of pajama pants. I threw them on then crawled under the covers next to him.
"Mello? " He mumbled sleepily, blindly searching for me with his hands.
I was suddenly afraid that he'd tell me to go to my own room, I had no reason to sleep in with him now. But he didn't do any of that, his hand dropped lazily on my bare chest and he mumbled a "G'night " before falling asleep. I curled up to his side, relishing the warmth his body offered and I drifted off to sleep. I could really get used to this..

This warmth.

This safety.

This…new home.

LONG ASS AUTHOR NOTE :
There, chapter four :D
Mello may seem different here, bu~t there's a reason for it.
I just realized how many awful mistakes I made while writing the other chapters, why didn't anyone tell me? ;-;
I'll fix them when I can. Erm.. I'm gonna update more from now on.
There's a story called "Angel" written by me, that can be found on my profile here on this site , I need someone to do Mello's POV, I already know the main idea, just need someone to write it with me. e_e
Review, it makes me update faster. –nodnod-
And check out my other recent stories? I need to know what people think about my writings. –sigh-
See ya and thanks for reading!