~Matt: First Step and Last

Priii Priii Priii

"Hello?" I held the phone up to my ear as best as I could. I was dead tired. Who would call at this time in the morning?

"Matt!" It was Mello. Sounds like he's out of breath… "Matt get the hell up. Aiko fell!"

"What are you talking about Mello?" I yawned, turning onto my back.

"Matt, Aiko fell down a flight of stairs!" I sat up shocked.

"What?! What do mean? What happened?" I got out of bed and stared pulling on my clothes.

"I dropped her off at school and was on my way home but then I got a call from the principle. Damn it Matt she's in the hospital." Mello's voice came to a whisper, "Matt she cracked her skull…"

She cracked her skull. How high does a flight of stairs need to be to cause that much damage? Why does a high school need that many steps? Why couldn't she want to go to a school that wasn't two stories tall?

"What hospital?" I shouted, accidentally of course.

"St. Francis Hospital." Mello breathed before he hung up the phone. He always got soft when shit happens to Aiko. Guess that's love…

I grabbed Mello's motorcycle keys off of the living room table and headed out the door. Mello takes my car to drop Aiko off everyday. Aiko would ask Mello every morning if they could take the bike. He always says 'no'. He complains that its not safe for her, yet he drives it around like crazy.

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I ran to the front desk at the hospital with Mello's helmet in hand. The lady at the front desk had glasses and a high ponytail.

"Aiko Keehl Jeevas." I breathed out as Ms. Four-Eyes gave me a weird look. She turned to the computer and started typing.

"What did you do run here?" she joked. Not very funny.

"What room?!" I snapped.

"Geez, relax. I was only kidding. Room 410." She glared.

I couldn't care less. I ran to elevator and one arrived and hour later. Well it felt like an hour and the ride to the fourth floor seemed like forever. The room was at the end of the hall to my right. I pushed open the door and found a familiar blond sitting on a chair. He hid his face in his hands.

"Mello," I sighed and walked towards him, "Where is she?"

The blond hid his face with his hair as he whipped his eyes dry, "She's getting surgery. The doctor said is wasn't anything serious and that she'd be fine…"

"Then why are you crying?" I half laughed, relieved that Aiko would be okay.

"I'm not fucking crying!" Mello shot at me.

I rolled my eyed and pulled a chair up next to Mello's. "Okay, fine. You're not crying." I sat down next to him and leaned back. Mello hung his head and leaned on forearms. There was silence. Then I heard Mello sniff and I knew he was crying again.

"I've become so fucking weak ever since you brought Aiko home." He spat. "I'm the fucking mob boss, shit like this isn't suppose to screw me over. Nothing is!"

"Tch."

"What?" Mello raised his head and glared at me though glazed eyes.

"I didn't say anything."

"Yeah but you want to. Go ahead Matt, say it."

"God, you're not fucking weak Mello. Crying does not make you weak. If anything it makes you more human." I mumbled that last part but judging by the look on his face he heard it.

"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" Mello stood up. "I'm not human? What makes me not human Matt? Huh? Tell me! I really want to know!" His sarcastic voice really pisses me off.

"Hm, I don't know Mello why don't we look back on our past, shall we? You fucking dumped me at Wammy's well you went off and played 'grow up'. Then two years later you show up and act like nothing happened, like you didn't just fuck over the best friend—The only friend that you ever had! Even during the times we were together you still treated me like shit! Then when I bring a fucking baby home you don't want any part in it! You treat it like its some deadly disease and want to get rid of it on the spot!" I smirk as I pull out my trap card, but deep down I know I shouldn't, "Maybe that's why Near always wins."

Mello grabbed my hair and threw me to the floor. He kneeled on top of me and started to swing. The first hit stung and the second one was bitter. I grabbed both oh his hand, one in mid hit and switched our positions. I pinned his arms down.

"Crying because she got hurt isn't a fucking bad thing. Its normal, so shut the hell up about it!" I yelled at him before getting up. I went to the mirror and looked at the damage Mello did; one bruise on my cheek and a cut lip. I turn to see Mello getting up. I pushed him hard so that he'd fall back down.

"What the fuck was that for?—" Mello stopped as he saw how bad my face looked. He quietly stood back up.

Knock knock

The door creaked open and some nurses and a doctor reeled in a bed. The doctor turned to Mello and me with a smile.

"Everything went well, she should be—What happened to you?" The doctor noticed the bruise and was now staring at me.

"Nothing. You were saying…?" I tried to act like it didn't hurt. Damn Mello had a good swing.

"Uh, yes. Aiko should be waking up anytime within the next hour. You can take her home when she does wake up. Though I do think that she is starting to loose her ability to walk correctly."

Mello moved up next to me, a worried look covering his face. We knew this would come sooner or later but we both hopped for later, much later. I grabbed Mello's hand and he grabbed onto my hand tightly.

"From not on I would like to have her take therapy. For now, once every week but as the illness spreads the sessions will become more frequent. Soon she will need a cane, walker, then a wheelchair to get around. You two live in an apartment building correct?"

I nod.

"Then I'd like for the two of you to keep a close eye on her and I encourage you to have her take the elevator instead of the stairs."

"Can she still go to school?" Mello perked up.

"Yes she can. Does she have friends that you can talk to? She just needs there to be some one near her incase something like tripping or missing a step doesn't lead to something this big again."

"We'll talk to her friends about it." I assured.

"Okay, great. Well that's it for now. Oh, she might get a few headaches later but you can just give her some painkillers and she'll be fine." The doctor checked his pager, "Well I've got to go. If you two have any questions please call me." He handed Mello a card.

After the doctor left Mello and I stood next to Aiko's bed, Mello still squeezing my hand.

"Ngh, Matt…" Mello moaned as I grinned our hips together. I kissed my way down his chest and undid his belt quickly.

"Matt," Mello breathed, "We cant, Aiko's—"

"Asleep in her room on the floor. She knocked out I finished playing with her remember?" I was now pulling off Mello's pants.

Mello ran his hands up my chest, under the shirt. I quickly took off the stripped material and kissed Mello just above his bellybutton. Mello flinched and bit his lip. I smirked and kissed his forehead, "If you didn't want this then you shouldn't have teased me every second you got when you were 'cleaning house.'"

Mello smirked, "So you noticed?"

"Mello, you were wearing the tightest leather pants you own with no shirt on, practically grinding the table as you whipped it down and dropped the broom nine times. Yeah, I noticed."

Mello's smirk grew. I kissed him lustfully as images from earlier came back to mind. Just then I pulled out the only thing that classifies Mello as a man and started stroking it.

"Ah! M-Matt…Ugh." The blond moaned beneath me. Mello started shivering when a little something caught my eyed. Aiko was walking toward us with her hand out in front of her and an expression of determination.

"Why the fuck did you stop—" Mello saw Aiko walking toward us. We both stared in amazement as Aiko took her first steps toward us.

"Is Aiko…"

"…walking."

Just then Aiko reached our bed and reached forward towards Mello's…thing. Then it hit us both that we were half naked and both had hard-ons.

"Well then Aiko, don't you think its time for juice?" I asked pulling away from Mello quickly.

"Y-Yeah, she looks like she wants some juice!" Mello nervously stated as he covered himself with a blanket.

I began to laugh quietly as I cried at the memory. My baby girl is taking her last steps when it feels like only yesterday she took her first.

After Aiko woke up, Mello drove her home on his mortorcycle.

Late chapters, yes I know. I'm not good at writing if I make myself do it, so sorry :(
Hope this chapter help though :D