University Life
Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note. Trust me, if I did, you'd know right away.
Warnings: Language, shonen-ai, dirty thoughts
Chapter 6: Assignments
"Yo, Matt, it's time to wake up!" Mello called, pounding on the door of the redhead's room.
"Five more goddamn minutes!" Matt yelled from the other side of the door. The blond sighed, and kicked the door open, picking up the younger by the back of his shirt. "Or now." said boy shrugged, standing up.
"Good move." Mello smirked, turning around to walk out. "And hurry, I'll be waiting for you with the sheep-bitch."
"Alrighty, I'll try." Matt yawned, gathering up his clothes. He chose a pair of baggy jeans with a t-shirt (striped, duh) and Converse. Quickly grabbing his toothbrush, body wash, deodorant and towel from his shelf, the redhead jogged to the shower room.
The shower room was the room where the showers and sinks were. Two showers were at one side, and three sinks lined the mirrored stretch of wall.
"Anyone in here?" The goggled boy asked, throwing his stuff beside the shower before jumping in.
About 10 minutes later, a pissed off blond marched into the room, and kicked at the side of a shower. "MATT, HURRY YOUR ASS UP, OR WE'LL BE LATE GODDAMMIT!"
"Almost done anyways." the other's boys voice said from the shower. "Just wait for me outside."
"Fine. If you're not downstairs in 5 minutes, I'm gonna kick your ass in, fucker." Mello threatened, leaving.
A few minutes later, dressed and carrying his bag, Matt ran downstairs, nearly running into Near.
"Whoa, sorry Near. C'mon, let's get to Math already. Where's Mello?" he apologized, and looked around quickly.
"He is getting coffee." Near said, as the two walked in the direction of the math building.
"Hey, wankers, wait up!" Mello called, running after them.
"Who knew you can run in leather." Matt said, smirking.
"It's easy, actually, dipshit." the blond said, whacking the redhead in the back of the head with a book.
"Ouucchhh, that huurrrttt!" he glared, rubbing the back of his head with his hand.
"We should hurry, class starts in 5 minutes." Near said, and the three jogged to class, making it on time.
"Gawd, I hate Math!" Matt complained to Mello and Near, placing his tray of pizza on an unoccupied table in the cafeteria.
"Maybe if you weren't busy texting, you wouldn't hate it as much." Near said, and Matt glared at him.
"I was texting Linda to not hit on you, Near." he said, taking a bite out of the food.
"Oh, sorry." Near apologized, taking a sip of milk.
"I still can't get over the fact that someone actually likes you." Mello spoke up, chuckling.
"Yes, I am quite surprised myself." Near said, looking in the blond's direction. "It is very rare."
"No shit, sheep-lock." said blond sneered, taking a sip of chocolate milk.
"Sheep-lock. Sorry, Near, babe, but that was hilarious! Hi-five, Mel!" Matt laughed, reaching over to hi-five Mello.
"You dork." Mello rolled his eyes, hi-fiving him.
"That was very funny." Near said, adding a chuckle.
"Whoo, Near has a sense of humour!" the redhead laughed, high-fiving Near.
"We should hurry, I wanna get a seat in the back for Higuchi's class." Mello said, starting to walk away with Matt behind him.
"I'll see you in class, Matt, Mello." Near called after them, and looked back at his lunch.
"Bye Near!" Matt called, waving.
"Whatever, let's grab a coffee." Mello said, dragging his friend to the Starbucks.
By the time chemistry class started a half hour later, Matt and Mello sat in the back, with Near somewhere in the middle.
"Class, we are going to have a kick off assignment that you have to work in in pairs. I will assign the pairs, so listen up. And no switching partners!" Higuchi said, and took a look at his notes.
"Alright, so we have Riley with Taylor, Ben with Nicole, Henry with Talia, Kelly with Pam..." Higuchi rattled on, listing the names. Matt and Mello paid attention for their names, while playing game of Hangman
"And finally, Matt Jeevas with..."
"Hey Misa!" Light called to the girl, smiling sweetly.
"LIIGHT! I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, MISA WAS A BAD GIRL! MATT WAS CUTE, BUT NOT AS CUTE AS LIGHT, AND I WAS DRUNK, AND I DANCED WITH HIM, AND ENDED UP MAKING OUT, AND I'M SOO VERY VERY SORRYYY!!" Misa screeched, hugging Light tightly as L looked at them in annoyance, and Takada just rolled her eyes.
"Misa, no need to apologize, but, I have something I need to tell you." Light said, sitting down on a nearby bench, signaling Misa to sit beside him.
"Yes, Raito?" the fake blonde asked, leaning forward, smiling wide.
"I'm gay." The slightly younger boy stated. "But, you are a nice girl, and I like you alot. So, I want to set you up with someone I am friends with."
"W-what?" Misa stuttered, blinking to process the information.
(1)"Dangsin-eun neomu ppalli yaegihaja babo peuloseseuga geugeos." L said, leaning forward to whisper something in Light's ear in Korean.
(2)"Eojjaessdeun, jigeum dangjang haengdong-i bil-eomeog-eul gyehoeg-eul boja." Light whispered back, winking at L. Misa just sat there, eyes wide in shock.
"Misa, Matt really likes you, and I was thinking, maybe you two should date." the black haired boy said, faking a cheery smile at Misa.
"But, Misa loves Light, and only Light!" she declared, jumping up.
"But Light likes penis." L said bluntly, looking at Misa dead in the eye. "You do not have one, so Light doesn't like you in that way."
"At least consider it!" The brunette added quickly, shooting L a glare.
"YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE, YOU BRAINWASHED MY LIGHT TO LIKE MEN, L, YOU GODDAMN FAGGOT! I FUCKING HATE YOU FOR STEALING MY LIIIGHHHTT!" Misa screamed, slapping L's cheek as she stomped away, Takada following with an annoyed expression.
"That was unnecessary, L." Light sighed, rubbing at his temples. "But she should consider it, if she heard me."
"Yes." the panda-like man smirked, pressing his lips against Light's. "We have an hour of lunch, wanna squeeze in a quickie?"
"You horny fuck." Light muttered, rolling his eyes as he followed L towards the nearest washroom.
"...Near." Higuchi finished. "And that leaves Mello with Linda. Here's what you have to do..." he trailed on again about the assignment.
"Great, I'm with Near's fangirl." Mello sighed, rolling his eyes.
"And I'm with Near. Hello good grade!" the redhead laughed, copying down what Higuchi was saying.
"You would've got a better grade with me!" the blond said, pushing the other.
"I know, Mel." Matt smiled, and looked over at Near.
Said white haired boy was looking at him with a slight smile. When they made eye contact, Matt mouthed 'Partners, Near?'
'Yes.' Near mouthed back with a small smile.
'Awesome.' the dorky boy smiled back, and continued with the notes.
"And this project will be due in 3 days. Work hard, and class dismissed." Higuchi announced, and everyone piled out, trying to catch their partner.
"Damn, a whole report on biochemistry due in 3 days? Fuck that." Matt sighed, throwing his arm around Near. "So, you up for it, Near?"
"Yes, let's work hard." Near said, skimming over his textbook. "We have to research using the internet, books and the textbook. This isn't going to be very easy."
"Great." Matt said sarcastically, looking over at Mello, who was glaring at Linda.
"Let's start working tonight." The white haired boy said, walking back towards their dorm.
"Sure." the other nodded, inwardly sighing.
"MATT! There you are!" Light jumped up, a huge smile on his face.
"Ok, what happened?" Matt asked, looking at Light suspiciously.
"We have something to ask you, and no, it isn't about threesomes." L said, stopping Matt's response.
"Damn. What's up?" the redhead asked, leaning against the wall.
"Matt, do you like Misa?" Light asked, looking at him mildly hopefully.
"She's a slut, but she is good looking." Matt admitted, tilting his head to the side. "Why?"
"She is very pretty, and seems to be interested. You and Misa would be a great couple." the black haired man answered, smiling at the younger. "Please, at least consider it!"
"Fine, she is very hot, so I'll think about it." Matt said, leaning against the wall.
"Thank you! I just want what's best for my two friends!" Light said, putting on his charming smile. Matt nodded, and turned to go to his room.
"You should be a politician, Light, you're so persuasive." L murmured, wrapping his arms around his boyfriend's slim waist.
"Thanks, L." he said, kissing the other's cheek.
"We should start by going to the library, since it'll close earlier." Near said, as he and Matt made their way to the big library in the middle of campus.
"And we have our textbooks and laptops, so we can use those." Matt nodded, adjusting his backpack.
"Yeah." the younger said, walking into the 5 story building. They found a quiet area in a few minutes, and gathered up the books they needed.
"When does the library close, anyways?" Matt asked when they sat down, looking at the pile of books.
"At 9. It is 7 now, so we should hurry a bit. I'll take notes on these two, and you on those two. Remember the bibliography." the white haired boy answered, starting to skim a thick book.
"Fine. We only have today and tomorrow, so we might have to pull an all-nighter tomorrow." the older sighed, also starting to skim.
"Takada, tell me, is Light really gay?" Misa asked, wiping at her red eyes with a tissue.
"Considering how he talks, how he dresses, how he pays more attention to his hair then most girls, plus he has a few pink shirts. He is metrosexual, at the least, Misa." Takada said boredly, looking at her best friend.
"But not homo, right?" Misa asked, fighting another bout of tears.
"I don't know, he and L are awfully close." The taller girl said, dodging a tissue.
"Do. Not. Mention. That. Bastard. In. Front Of. Me. Again." Misa ground out, looking at her reflection. "I look like sssshhhhiiiiittttt!!"
"You look fine. Just let me cover up the redness. Think about it, Light did call you nice. And he said that he likes you alot." Takada said, applying concealer on the girl's eyelids.
"Not that I think about it, that Matt isn't that ugly. And he's a good kisser." Misa giggled, batting her eyelids.
"And you can use him to make Light jealous!" Takada smiled, and the two hugged.
"But not so soon. I gotta play a little hard to get." The blonde winked, and the two continued discussing plans.
A/N:
(1) "You spoke too fast, let the idiot process it." Sorry if it isn't 100% correct, the only Korean I know is from K-pop, haha.
(2)"Whatever, let's get this goddamn plan in action."
The Matt/Misa, however annoying, is very necessary, everyone. Don't worry, they don't like each other in that way. You'll see more next chapter.
Also, to whoever goes to college/uni, are the deadlines that strict, or was I exaggerating a bit? And whoever takes Chemistry, or knows someone who takes chemistry, would a report on the basics of biochemistry be a good topic?
I am on a writer's streak for this story, everyone! Great news, hm? And this story is going to be about 30 chapters in length, since I kinda had a mass of ideas last night for this story. The main climax will be around chapter 14-15, and I can't wait to write it!!
The shower room/bathroom layout is from She's The Man. I just got this random image in my head, and modified it to fir this fic. Again, foreshadowing.
And no, She's the Man isn't my favourite movie, even though I use it sometimes. It's just a movie I remember in great detail, since I had to watch it for a comparative essay.
Special thanks to roli poli, Haruka' Love Child and milleniumtheif for the information about pair assignments. It's super important, as you can see. Sorry if it isn't in the way you expected, though! But it is very important! (Three guesses why.)
Lemon either next chapter or chapter after!
Another question: What is your take on Gevanni/Mikami? Should they break up, should I include them more, or should they just be the same.
Most importantly, thank you for all the reviews! This story is really getting popular, I'm so happy :D Thank you again!
-Pika-chan