A/N: Ok You guys wanted it soo here it is!
I am using a variation on Miharu is Haruka's Love Child's idea, since I was originally gunna put him in a dress anyway...This is my version of Raggedy Anne, Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Do not own if I did, Death Note would not b allowed in America 'cause there'd b way to much yaoi! Ohh And I don't own this costume, I went to google and typed in Raggedy Anne, And I found this ;).
No seriously they even disable The being able to Marry the same gender in Harvest Moon, I know, I tried it. (Its a game 4 those of u who don't know...)
The first thing Matt noticed when he opened the bag was the hair curler, sitting innocently atop something blue, spotted with red.
Matt turned his eyes back to Mello, an eyebrow raised, "A hair curler? Mello where did, no wait how is a better way to put it, get your hands a hair curler?"
Mello just smirked and motioned for Matt to go through the rest of the bag.
Setting the hair curler on the floor Matt pulled out the spotted fabric. It was a very small blue dress. The fact that it was a dress was enough to make Matt's eyes widen in shock. But what added to that shock was the design of the dress. It was made to look like a French maid dress, except the only thing French maid about it was the white ruffles around the collar and half apron around the waist. The top part of the uniform was a deep shade of blue, and the section Matt had seen spotted with red. On closer inspection Matt noticed the red spots were actually tiny flowers. He supposed they were tulips. A big Blue bow the same shade as the rest of the dress hung just below the white ruffles. The weird apron thing was attached to the dress with big red buttons. This lead down to the bottom portion of the dress which was only blue, the red from the top portion was carried on in the ruffles at the base of the dress.
"The fuck is this Mello?" Matt exclaimed standing up with the costume balled in his fist, bag falling to the floor and spilling the rest of the contents which Matt ignored in favor of yelling at the blonde.
Mello's smirk widened before he replied evenly and with a hint of innocence, which Mello did not have, "It's a modern version of Raggedy Anne. With your freckles and red hair I thought it would be a good costume for you." Mello's face fell into a fake frown "What you don't like it? And I went to all that trouble to get you a costume too. You've been so distracted lately I thought you'd appreciate the thought..."
Matt sighed and eyed the dress in his hands. Mello had put in the thought to get him a costume, even if it was a Raggedy Anne, French maid, stripper outfit. It couldn't get any worse right?
"Can I at least keep the goggles?" Matt finally said giving Mello puppy eyes.
"No. Now c'mere Near and help me with Mattykin's hair and make-up."
Correction. It could get much worse.
...
Matt pulled at the hem of the dress subconsciously for the tenth time in under a minute. They where walking down the hallway towards the cafeteria where the party was being held, Mello to his right, and Near to his left.
"Ohh come on Matty at least I let you keep your stripes." Mello said eyeing Matt from the corner of his eye, devious smirk fixed firmly in place.
Let Matt keep his stripes he had. Albeit in a round about way. The knee high socks, held Matt's stripes, except for the black and white was replaced with red and white. To make the torture worse Matt was forced into black high heel shoes. But the worst part of his ordeal. Because that was what Matt had to describe the torture he just went through.
Mello had dragged Matt into the bathroom and preceded to put a bunch of goop on his face, while Near tamed his hair, very efficiently using the curler. Matt had a very hard time of not jumping either of them, especially when Mello leaned particularly close to him while doing putting on the blush. Which was just red lipstick swirled onto his cheek bones, giving him a more "Raggedy Anne-ish" look. Or when the feeling of Near's fingers shifting through his hair almost became unbearable.
But no. The worst part of his ordeal, was when Mello took out the bonnet. Yes bonnet. It was white, with a red bow. Matt hated it from the moment he saw it. But he couldn't stop Mello from placing it on his head. Because Matt's brain short circuited when Mello stepped up to him and leaned in close tying the offending peace of material to his head. Mello's breath had ghosted over his chin, warming his skin and sending a wave of pure want coursing through his system like a bolt of lightning. Matt had stood there for a full minuet trying to calm his raging hormones.
At the memory of that event, just a few minuets ago. Matt's body reacted again.
'Dead puppies, dead puppies, dead puppies...' Matt began to chant in hopes of halting his growing problem. A dress Matt discovered hid nothing. Especially one this short.
'Dead puppies, dea-'
"I tried to talk Mello out of the dress." Near's monotone voice broke into Matt's dead puppies rant. "Although I did get Mello to compromise and at least get the one with the striped stockings."
"Oh thanks Nea-Wait! You were in on this too! You actually went to the store with Mello and helped him pick this...this thing out!"
"Actually it was my idea. I saw how spaced out Matt was lately and enlisted Mello's help. I though Matt could use some fun, to get him out of the strange mood he has been in for the past few months."
Matt looked at Near shocked. " It was your idea? Wow Near that was really thoughtful of you..." Matt got a funny fluttery feeling in his heart at the knowledge that Near had done something like that for him. His problem completely forgotten.
"Yes well Mello..." Near looked pointedly at the blonde before continuing, " Took control of the shopping ounce we got to the store."
"Shut up you albino sheep, I still think we should have got him the dog costume instead." Mello retorted crossing his arms.
"Actually Mello tonight I am an albino mouse." Near stated pointing at his ears before letting his finger fall back to curl a piece of his hair. "And if Mello wants to be anatomically correct I am not an albino, a pure albino has red eyes which I do not."
Mello opened his mouth to make some smart ass retort but Matt cut across him.
"A dog costume? You where going to buy me a dog costume?" He said accusingly.
Mello smirked " Oh yes, it had a dog collar and everything an... oh look where here."
'Well that's one argument avoided for now...' Matt thought as he looked up at the big oak doors, which lead into the cafeteria.
Mello promptly kicked the doors open forgetting the fact that he wasn't wearing his usual combat boots, and let out a loud cuss and grabbed his foot. Matt reached out to steady him as he almost toppled over. Mello leaned on Matt heavily grimacing from pain. The doors slammed back with an almost laughing thud.
Matt chuckled. "You alright Mells." Matt rapped an arm around the blonde to steady him further, giving him a concerned smile.
"Yeah I think. My foot hurts like fuck though."
"Mello should be more careful." Near said walking over to the blonde and began inspecting his foot. "Nothing seems to be broken. Mello should refrain from kicking doors for the rest of the night though."
"Gee, you think." Mello said mockingly as he tested his foot.
"Its better now. Lets go in I want chocolate."
Matt looked at Near and rolled his eyes, before fallowing the volatile blonde into the cafeteria.( Using his hands to open the doors this time.)
Matt looked around as he walked in. The lights were off, and a string of black lights littered the ceiling giving the air a purplish tint. Round tables were pushed to the far right side. Where Matt assumed the food table also was. The four columns were covered in cobwebs. The dance floor was already filled with kids from whammy's. Dressed up in everything imaginable. Thriller was playing in the background causing Matt to groan, and roll his eyes.
"Hey Matt! Mello! Near!" Matt turned to the sound of the voice as a two figures detached themselves from the crowd of people.
One was dressed in almost all black and the other was in a puffy black and white suite. Matt instantly recognized L's posture but...No way...
"Is that a panda suit L?" Matt asked as the pair came to a stop in front of them.
"Yes Matt it is. Light decided that it would look good on me... I can see Mello had a say in your outfit. Am I not correct?"
Matt shifted uncomfortably as L and his friend took in his attire.
"Errr... Ahh...Yeah..."
"It looks good with your red hair." The person with L said. Which Matt realized was Light. He had a black wig on, tight black pants with chains, and a black t-shirt. To finish the outfit was a pair of black wings.
"What're you supposed to be light?" Mello asked an eyebrow raised.
"A shinigami."
"Ohh cool."
At this point Matt had seen something he had not earlier. He let out a very high pitched squeal, " Omg D.D.R. I Have Ttly gotta Play it!"
Light laughed at Matt's squeal. "I'll play you if you want."
"Cool! C'mon let's go!" Matt grabbed Lights arm and began to tug him towards the game.
"I'll Be over in a minuet." Matt just barely heard Mello yell after them. " I'm gunna get my chocolate!"
"K!"
Matt had to take the shoes off before he could play. When they were off he jumped up onto the platform and gave Light a glare. "I'm gunna kick your ass!" He exclaimed proudly.
"Mouth Matt." L said but was left unheard by Lights retort of "We will see."
Light let Matt choose the song, Disco Stick by Lady Gaga. The music started and the dance off began.
Matt was doing really well and if anyone asked he was not doing it to show off to Mello and Near. What he did not count on was the fact that the bonnet was pure evil and decided at the moment when the dance reached its most difficult point to slip in front of his face, causing Matt to trip over his own feet and flip over the railing at the back of the platform landing on his back with a thud, and banging his head on the floor.
"Matt are you alright?" He heard Mello's voice say as the bonnet was tugged off his face. Mello's face came into focus a second later. He then noticed Near standing off to his right looking down at him with an uncharacteristic worried look on his face. L and light stood off to his left.
"Hey say something!"
"I hate you and your f-ing bonnet." Matt mumbled as he sat up. Holding his head with his left hand.
Mello chuckled.
"I think Matt should go sit down for a few." Near said as he and Mello helped Matt to his feet.
"I agree with Near on this one Matty c'mon."
"Don't worry L, Near and I will take care of Matt, you and Light enjoy the rest of the dance." Mello said as he led Matt over to one of the round tables covered in a black cloth.
...
Light looked over at L and smiled soflty, "Interesting." L just nodded and fallowed Light back to the dance floor where Light ounce again tried to coax him into dancing.
...
Matt collapsed into one of the chairs. " I'm going to burn this freaking bonnet the next chance I get." Matt said as he through the evil thing onto the table. " I almost had him beat too!"
Matt sat in the chair across from Matt's "See Near if we would have got the dog costume this wouldn't have happened!"
"Maybe so." Near said back voice blank. As he toke the seat next to Mello drawing one of his legs to his chest. "But as I said that costume was highly inappropriate and..."
Matt tuned out the rest of the argument as he realized something. Mello and Nears argument's had become less heated. Before they had been all-out duel to the death with words. Now it seemed like an almost easy exchange of banter, the type friends would have. Again Light ws the cause of this. With his arrival L saw the ranking system as something that they did not need to have. It seemed almost cruel to Light To pit one student against the other. So rankings were done away with. Yes there was a rivalry still there put it seemed almost friendly. An old habit, brought on from years of constant competition. The two where actually friends now. Matt realized. Although both boys would have to be put under torture to actually admit it.
Then something occurred to Matt. It caused his heart to stutter to an almost complete stop as the thought ran rampant through his brain. No matter how hard Matt tried he could not dismiss the thought.
What if Mello and Nears friendship became something more? What if they discovered feelings for each other, but neither had none for Matt? If they just wanted to be his friend. And Matt had to sit and watch as Near and Mello lived a happy life together without him. With him as just a friend. Matt's heart clenched painfully at the thought. He gulped and looked away from the bickering duo in front of him. Studying the black table cloth without seeing it. Fighting tears that threatened to spill over.
That was the worst scenario he had come up with to date.
'Could I live with that?' Matt thought miserably. 'The answer is yes...As long as they where happy then I can suffer in silence..."
A/N: Wow went alot more emo Matt than I had initially intended. Oh well I like the result.
Next chapter Matt gets help from Light. But the question is will it be any good? Hmmm We will have to see.
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