Sorry this is kind of late ^^;
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btw theres no flashback in this chapter...i souldnt think of one Dx

~Matt: Tell Her

I could feel a warm body next to me, cracking my eyes open I saw Aiko asleep next to me. She must have had nightmare or something. I lifted my head to look around the empty room; Mello must be up already. I laid my head back down on the pillow and began to stroke Aiko's hair. Yawn. What time is it? I turned to the bedroom door and saw a certain blond leaning on the doorframe.

"Good morning." He said raising a small piece of chocolate to his pale lips. The poor chocolate bar fell pray to Mello's warm mouth within seconds. "Breakfast is ready so wake her up."

I looked to Aiko as Mello walked away from the bedroom. I don't want to wake her up I guess I have no choice; she had to be at school by seven. —Wait a minute! I jumped out of the bed and grabbed my phone off of the floor.

"Shit!" I yelled and ran to my closet to grab my suit. Damn I'm going to be late!

"Dad?" came a quiet voice from behind me.

I turned my head and saw Aiko sitting up on the bed rubbing her eyes, "Dad, what's wrong?"

"What happened?" Mello yelled as he reappeared in the doorway.

Two sets of eyes stared at me as I was just about to grab my work clothes that I hated so much, "Why the hell didn't you wake me up Mello? I'm going to be late for work!"

Mello rolled his eyes and ran a hand through his hair, "I already called your job. I told them you have the flu and wouldn't be able to make it in today."

"But wont dad get in trouble?" Aiko asked.

"No, he'll be fine. I just thought we should all go out today." Mello shifted his weigh onto his other foot, "After breakfast we can go where ever we want. Maybe the park or down town…"

"What about school?" Aiko still looked half asleep.

"I called your school and told them you caught the flu from Matt so you're excused for the day." Aiko jumped to her feet and ran to Mello with a big smile on her face, "Really? So we can just have fun today?"

"Look this is the only time I'm doing this and when you go back to school tomorrow you are getting all your missed assignments and finishing them, okay?"

Aiko hugged Mello tightly and repeatedly thanked him.

A day just for us… This could be fun. I looked back at my suit in the closet then grabbed my favorite striped shirt. Today could be fun.

After a very loud breakfast conversation we all decided to go to Disneyland. We took my car and Aiko got to sit up front and was our 'DJ' since she was controlling the music. Techno and Japanese music blasted from my badass car speakers the whole way there.

"Wow there not a single line for anything! Come on daddy, let's ride that mountain one!" Aiko ran ahead of us to the three-person line. I was about to run after her but Mello grabbed my arm. I looked back at him confused, "What?"

"We're telling her tonight." MY heart skipped a beat. Mello walked ahead of me to join Aiko in the line.

Tonight? It's only been a week sine that night she over heard us… No, the sooner we tell her the better… Right? I looked over to the Aiko as she hopped around.

"Matty!" I was pulled away from my train of thought as Aiko called me from the front of the ride, "What are you waiting for? Don't tell me your scared!"

I took a deep breath then glanced at Mello, he looked at me with a stern look. Pull it together Matt; it's not like your going to tell her right now. Lets just have fun today. "Me? Scared? Yeah right."

Aiko chuckled, "Then come on, we're next!"

I walked over to them with my hands stuffed inside my hoodies pockets. This was one of those sitting-on-someone-else's-lap rides. Aiko wanted to go by herself in the front so Mello was stuck sitting on my lap in the back cart. As soon as Mello finished fastening out seatbelt I wrapped my arms around his waist and leaned my forehead on his shoulder. He got the message and covered one of my hands with his.

Why was I getting so worked up over this? Why shouldn't I? I looked up to see Aiko staring at me. I smiled up at her, "Its cold." It wasn't a complete lie; it was a bit chilly at the moment. She seemed to believe it and smiled at me before turning back around.

I squeezed Mello's hand tightly. The blond turned to me and kissed the top of my head, "It's going to be okay. Relax and enjoy yourself." The words faded just as the ride shot us into top speed and we flew through tunnels and sharp turns.

"(o.o)"

"Man today was fun!" Aiko stated as she fell back onto a cold metal bench in Disney Square. Mello sat down next to her and smiled, "I'm glad you had fun."

Mello looked up at me for while before looking back at Aiko, "Aiko, we have to tell you something."

"Sure, what is it?" Aiko asked innocently. She doesn't deserve this.

"Do you remember that night when you over heard Matt and I talking in our room?"

She had such a good day today.

"Yeah…"

She doesn't have to hear this now.

"Well what did you hear?"

Not today.

"I have a deadly disease, right?"

My eyes widened. The words slipped from her mouth so smoothly and without hesitation. Wasn't she scared? Does she think she's dreaming?

Aiko looked at Mello then me and gave a sad smile, "Its called Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Did I say it right?"

Mello looked at Aiko with a confused expression, "How did you know?"

"I called the doctor that you two kept going to see. I found his card in your wallet and it had a number on it."

"When?" I asked, interrupting her.

"Two days after that night. I decided that I'd rather find out for myself them ask you two. Don't take that the wring way of course, I just thought…" Aiko trailed off into thought.

"You didn't want to hear it from us?" Mello suggested.

Aiko looked at Mello then nodded.

"Are you okay?" He asked calmer then he was before.

Aiko leaned back in the bench and thought about the question for a while. Disney music and the hum of people walking and talking around us filled the silence in the conversation. We both kept our eyes fixed on Aiko.

"I guess I'm okay with it." Okay with it?! "I think my purpose here might be done."

"Your purpose?" I asked.

"Yeah. Everyone on earth has a purpose to do before they die and I think mine is done. But… I wouldn't mind staying here for another ten or thirty years, it's fun being at school with my friends and coming home to you two."

Is this my daughter, a 15-year-old girl that's ready to hand her life over to death without a fight?

"What do you think your purpose was, Aiko?" Mello asked.

Aiko shrugged and stood up from the bench, "I'm not to sure. If I think of it I'll tell you." Aiko yawned and stretch.

"Lets go home. Its late." Mello said quietly getting up from the metal bench.

Aiko was so tired that I had to carry her to the car so she could rest her legs. She fell sleep in my arms and didn't even stir in her slumber when we put her in the back seat of my car. Mello closed the door after he covered her with his coat.

"We should have just told her sooner." I mumbled angrily as I leaned my back onto the car.

"Drop it." Mello growled as he threw me a glare.

"Don't start acting all pissy at me Mello this isn't my fault." I shot back at him.

"Oh and you think this is my fucking fault? How the hell was I suppose to know she was going to go through my crap? She probably learned that from you!" Mello yelled.

"Fuck you Mello! I was just as surprised as you were!"

Silence.

"Just take us the fuck home." Mello mumbled not looking at me.

I pulled the keys out of my pocket and tossed them to the floor in front of Mello's feet before turning and walking away. I went down five flights of stairs before stopping to pull out my pack of cigarettes from the back pocket. I placed it between my lips and lit it, taking a long drag.

I stood there until I finished my nicotine. He probably left me here already. I walked up the flight of stairs anyway and was surprised to see my car sitting in the exact same place I left it in. A blond in all black was sitting on the hood of the red vehicle with his head in his hands. I sighed before walking over to Mello quietly so he wouldn't hear me coming. He didn't notice me until I was directly in front of him. He looked up at me with puffy red eyes and fresh tears on his cheeks.

I inched forward and pulled him to me as I wrapped my arms around him tightly. He pushed against my chest in an attempt to separate us but I wasn't going to let him win. He never liked being comgetforted when he cried, which was rare.

"Let me fucking go Matt!" He yelled. He was crying again.

He tried to kick me and push me harder so he could get away.

"I love you Mello…"

"Fuck you Matt!" He shouted as he cried louder.

"I love you so much Mello, I'm sorry."

"Get the fuck away from me!" Mello's pushes and kicks got weaker.

"We can get though this Mello." His shoves and kicks slowly faded with every word that reached his ears, "It's going to be okay Mello."

The blond relaxed a little as he began to cry harder. I loosened up and let him wrap his arms around me tightly as he sobbed into my shoulder.

I couldnt stop laughing when I wrote the part about Matt and Mello on the ride. I mean can you actually imagine Matt and Mello in a ride at Disneyland?! xD I almost couldnt get serious enough to write the last part, I had to put on depressing Matt/Mello music to get me in the mood lol-- ... anyway. review and you get a cookie :O