University Life

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note, Starbucks, or anything else mentioned.

Warnings: Language, shonen-ai

Timeline: October 30th, 7 am

Chapter 12: Play

"Wakey, wakey, Matty!" Mello called, knocking on the door. He opened it, and crossed his arms, leaning against the door frame.

"Go awaayyy." Matt groaned, sitting up to glare at Mello. "I don't have class until noon."

"We need to pick out your costume, loser."

"Fuck you." the redhead pouted, lying back down.

"No homo." Mello smirked.

"That's MY line!" Matt accused, pointing a finger at Mello.

"I'm borrowing it."

"Asshole!"

"Whatever you say, but get the fuck up, Matt. We have to go costume hunting." the blond said, taking Matt's pillow, and hitting him in the head with it.

"I fucking hate you, Mel." he sighed, grabbing his pillow and standing up, taking a towel and body wash as he exited the room.

"Love you too!" the blond yelled back sarcastically, making his way to the kitchen. "Hey L, Light."

"Good morning, Mello." L said, looking up from his biscuits.

"Hey." Light greeted, taking a sip of black coffee.

"What are you planning on doing today?" the older asked.

"Costume shopping for Matt. I already got Near's all ready." smirked Mello, walking over to the cabinets. "What about you?"

"Classes. You won't skip, right?" Light asked, looking at Mello suspiciously.

"I might. C'mon, last day before Halloween, most people are skipping."

"I never thought I'd hear the day when Mel would willingly skip class." Matt said as he walked into the kitchen, towel around slim hips.

"Haha, well, we don't have anything interesting today, Matty. It won't hurt." Mello said, forcing his eyes to meet the other's. Because damn, Matt was a looker.

"What about Near? You already have his costume picked out?" the redhead asked, innocently rubbing a towel through his hair. Mello looked at him, forcing his blush to go away.

"Y-yeah." he mentally cursed himself for stuttering. "I got that twat's costume all ready."

"Nice. Mind if I sneak a peek?" Matt asked, smiling. Mello blinked at the double entendre, looking at Matt with wider eyes.

"Sure. Get dressed first, you're walking around like a slut." the blonde said, grabbing the other's wrist and dragging him back to his room.

"Is it just me, or are we beginning to witness something interesting?" L asked, looking at the two boys.

"Agreed." Light nodded, sighing. "But, when will Matt and Near find out Mello's gay?"

"Soon, I guess." the older said. "Wait, how did you know Mello's gay?"

"Gaydar." Light said with a shrug. "Don't give me that look, L! Come on, the guy walks around in tight stripper clothes. In a house full of men with some level of homosexuality in them. How can he be straight?"

"True." L nodded, taking a bite of croissant. "Want some?"

"No thanks."

"Alright then."

"Good morning Matt, Mello." Near greeted as he walked out of his room. "Are you getting ready for class?"

"We're skipping, fucktard." Mello said.

"Where will you two be going?" the white haired boy asked, eyes subtly looking over Matt's body.

"Costume hunting. You two dipshits lost the bet, so I'm choosing your costumes. Don't worry, I already got yours, Near." Mello noticed where Near was looking, and quickly put an arm over Matt's shoulders.

"Why do I have a feeling that it will be humiliating?" Near asked, glaring at Mello.

"Fuck you, know-it-all." the oldest said, smirking as he walked away, pulling Matt along.

"See ya later, Near!" the redhead called, waving.

"Bye." Near waved, and turned towards the kitchen area.

"Can L and Light please not make-out in the kitchen?" Near asked, slightly annoyed.

"Sorry." L apologized, moving away from a blushing Light.

"Sorry." Light grumbled, standing up, and pulling L along to his room. Near looked up, trying to keep his face emotionless. He did not need to see the bulge in L's and Light's pants.

"You gonna borrow a car again?" Matt asked, as soon as he got dressed in a simple black and red striped shirt and baggy jeans.

"Hell yeah." Mello nodded, putting the brush down.

"You're such a chick, Mel." the rehdead laughed, ducking to avoid having said hairbrush collide with his head.

"Don't piss me off, Matty. I'm the one choosing your costume, and we're going places in those costumes." Smirked the blond.

"What?" Green eyes enlarged to the size of saucers.

"You'll see. I'm telling all you later." Mello winked, picking up his phone to dial Rod.

"Prick."

"Mine's bigger then yours." the older stuck his tongue out playfully, placing the phone to his left ear as he lay on his bed

"Oh, hell no! You're the one that's most girly!" Matt glared, pouting as he sat on Mello's bed, beside the blond's feet.

"Hmm, should I go with Fairy Princess Matty or Ladybug Matty?" Mello pondered as he waited for Rod to pick up.

"Shutting up now."

"Smart. Oh, hey Ross... Yeah, can you get us a car?... Hmm, nothing too flashy...Alright, thanks...Mother fucker...Haha, yeah, I got it...Later." The blond hung up, and turned his eyes at the redhead. "Let's get going. We have a nice car waiting for us."

"Sweet! Let's go!" Matt jumped up, and the two walked out of the dorms, ignoring the obscene sounds coming from Light's room.

"R-red Camaro?" Matt yelled, eyes wide.

"Yeah." Mello nodded, smirking. "Rod had his men fix this baby up nice. You likey?"

"I fucking LOVE this car! Can I drive it? Please, please, please, please, PPPLLLEEAASSEEE?" the redhead said, getting on his knees with a puppy dog expression.

"Sure."

"Thanks, man! I owe you!" The gamer smiled big, throwing an arm around the blond's shoulders.

"I'll remember that." Mello said, getting into the passenger seat. Matt climbed in a minute later, staring at the car with widened eyes.

"Where to?" Matt asked, gulping. Owing Mello a favour, he was mildly afraid.

"Downtown. I'll tell you where to park."

"Damn, that baby drives well!" Matt said as he exited the car, Mello behind him.

"Welcome to Winchester Costume Store!" smiled an excited shop assistant, a huge smile on his face. "How are you two today? Getting your Halloween costumes?"

"Yeah, we are." Mello said, looking boredly at the clerk. "We'll look around on our own."

"Okay." he said, looking a bit scared of Mello. "I will be here if you need me."

"Thank you...uhh, John, is it?" Matt smiled, being polite to John.

"Yup." he nodded as the two university boys walked towards the dresses.

"I think you would look good in this." Mello said, holding up a black skirt and a pink tube top against Matt's body.

"Sexy bunny? You serious, Mels?" the redhead said, cheeks pink. "Can you please show SOME mercy on me, especially if we are going out in PUBLIC!"

"I'll show some mercy, Matty." the older said, smirking. "But only because I don't want to be embarrassed by you."

"Okay." Matt pouted a bit, looking at the superhero costumes. "By the way, what's your costume, Mel?"

"Vampire." answered Mello, a dangerous glint in his eye.

"Fitting." nodded Matt. "What do you have in mind for me? That's not totally fucked up."

"A schoolgirl, maybe? Your hair suits the costume." Mello said, grabbing a section of Matt's hair and making a tiny ponytail with his fingers.

"Why can't it be normal? Like, I dunno, a fireman, or something." the redhead asked, adjusting his goggles.

"You lost the bet, baby. I choose your costume, like it or not." smirked the other, grabbing a plaid skirt and a white blouse. "Try these on."

"I hate you so much right now." Matt said, but got in the changing room anyways, putting the costume on grudgingly.

"A bet's a bet, Matt." the blond reminded him, chuckling to himself.

"There, you fucking happy?" the gamer asked, walking out of the changing room. The skirt was long enough to cover everything, and the blouse was a bit small. Mello's eyes grew bigger as he looked at the redhead awkwardly standing there in his costume.

"You know, maybe we should go with something different." Mello said, quickly grabbing a pair of denim shorts and a white wife beater. "Here."

"Thanks." Matt said sarcastically, returning to the change room with a pout. "What is this look, anyways?"

"Something girly." Mello called, sitting on the bench.

"Where are we going, anyways?"

"Clubbing, Matty." Mello smirked as he let Matt process the information.

"YOU EXPECT ME TO GO CLUBBING DRESSED AS A FUCKING CHICK, MAN?" Matt screamed, poking his head out of the change room, emerald green eyes glaring venomously at ice blue.

"Haha, well, you did loose the bet." nodded the older.

"Near's sheep costume is better then this! I have a fucking girlfriend!"

"How the fuck did you know Near's a sheep?" Mello asked, tilting his head to the side a bit.

"It's fucking obvious, man." the gamer said, going back to finish changing.

"True."

"This costume ain't that bad. I mean, it's long enough." Matt said as he walked out again, looking at his reflection in the mirror.

"Not bad. Add some pigtails, eyeliner and lace up boots, and you're ready to go." Mello said, smirking.

"I'll look homo, man." the gamer pouted, as he exited, costume in hand.

"Hey, be happy I didn't put you in a bunny suit, or anything slutty."

"Gee, thanks. You're a real fucking saint." Matt said sarcastically.

"I know, I am. And I'm paying." Mello said.

"One good thing."

"Haha. Yo, John was it? We're ready to pay." the blond called, walking over to the register.

"Okay! What did you decide on?" John asked, looking at the costume pieces.

"This." Matt said grudgingly.

"I see. Lemme guess, you lost a bet to him?" asked the clerk, ringing up the purchases.

"That fucking obvious?" Mello asked

"Yup. We have that a lot here."

"I see."

"That will be $45.77." John said.

"Yo, pay for half." Mello said, and Matt glared at him.

"You said you were paying!" he said loudly.

"I'll treat you to lunch." the blond said, smiling a sweetly as he could.

"Fine."

"We're back!" Mello yelled as he walked into the dorm, two bags in hand. "Any of you bitches here?"

"Hey." L said, looking at the blond and the annoyed looking redhead. "Did you get the costumes?"

"Yup. Matty's gonna be a rock chick." the blond laughed as the redhead glared at a corner.

"Fuck you. It was either that or the slutty schoolgirl. That store's smart. They didn't have anything larger then a small. They know how to cater to the sluts."

"And you are dating one of those sluts." L said.

"Yeah, I know. Speaking of which, have you seen her?"

"She said that she'll be here at 7." Light said, wrapping his arms around L's waist.

"I see. Mel, maybe you can make your announcement then." Matt said, checking his phone.

"Sure."

"What announcement?" L asked curiously.

"Tell you in 15 minutes." Mello said, grabbing Matt's wrist, and dragging him to the blond's room.

"Hey Near!" Misa called, running to the white haired boy.

"Hello, Misa." he said,

"Have you seen Matty?" she asked, smiling big.

"He's with Mello shopping for costumes. They should be back now. Did you try texting or calling?" Near said, looking at her annoyed.

"My phone died!" pouted Misa.

"Let's go." Near sighed, leading the blonde back to the dorms.

"I'm back, and I brought along Misa." he said a few minutes later as Near and Misa walked into the dorm.

"Welcome back." Matt greeted, giving Misa a quick hug before sitting down on the couch. The blonde smiled, sitting beside him.

"Sorry I didn't call all day, Matty. My phone died. Hey Light, L, Mello." she smiled, leaning her head on his shoulder as she waved at the other boys.

"Hey." L greeted, lazily waving.

"Hi." Light smiled politely.

"Yeah, whatever. On to what I was gonna say." Mello said, refocusing his attention from Matt and Misa, to the others.

"Club Neon is hosting a huge ass party tomorrow night, and we are all invited. VIP, baby." Mello smirked. "They don't ID, so we can do whatever the fuck we want! And the drinks are free for us."

"I'm in." L said, and Light nodded.

"Free booze? Way in." Light said, smiling evily.

"Why not?" Near said with a shrug.

"Yup! I'm so going!" Misa said, practically jumping.

"I already said I'm going." Matt said. "Misa, be here at 9 so we can go, m'kay?"

"Sure! I better get going, I need my sleep! Goodnight Matty!" the blonde stood up, placing a kiss on the redhead's lips. "Bye everyone."

"See you tomorrow, sweetie." Matt called, waving.

A/N:

I'm kinda not liking the summary all that much. What do you guys think? Should I change it, or is it good enough?

Matt's costume came from this AMV called Kida Masomi; Dirty Picture (www. you tube .com/watch?v=p MCD12EtUZ8) The girly rockstar look. You gotta admit, it's cute (: I like schoolgirl Matt, but that idea just attacked my head and won't leave me alone =.=

Next chapter will be the start of the climax (:

Also, I'm leaving for vacation the last day of June, and won't be back until August. I sadly will have very limited internet access. Think like 10 minutes once a week. So, I'm going to try to squeeze in up to chapter 14-15 in the week. Just a heads up. But I got chapters 16-20 in rough outline, so you won't be in suspense for very long.

-Pika-chan