"Shut the fuck up!" An angry, boiling voice roared from inside the common room. Mello froze in mid step, dropping his chocolate bar at the sound of the familiar voice. That had to be that boy, B. Mello peered around the doorway to gain a better view of what was going on. Two older teens stood in the middle of the floor, one with a cocked fist. Another was lying on the ground in a crumpled heap, resembling discarded laundry. One of the boys who was standing had messy dark black hair, the other was a blonde. "I fucking mean it! If you ever fuck with A again, I will not hesitate to kick your obnoxious, daft ass all the way to fucking Japan itself. I will be the last face you will ever see, do you understand? Or have I used too many big words?" B seethed, jerking the boy by the collar of his shirt.
"Mello?" Mello turned to see Near behind him, tugging on his shirt. "What's going on?"
"Two boys are fighting." He muttered, pulling Near beside him. "Do you see that teen on the ground?" Mello pointed to who he assumed was A. Near nodded. "He is secretly with that guy!" He now directed his gaze to B who was hovering over the blonde. "His name is B."
"They're gay?" Near asked skeptically, raising a brow? "Really? How do you know?"
"I sort of overheard one of their conversations one night." Mello grinned, snapping a piece of chocolate off. "That A kid gets the crap beat out of him because he's so smart or whatever. And B is always trying to defend him, so I'm assuming that's what's going on this time." Near only nodded, staring intently into the room.
"Humans are so interesting. We are incredibly barbaric to prey on other's insecurities when they in fact are our own." Near mused as the scene unfolded in front of them. B lunged forward punching the guy in front of him. The blonde stumbled back from the impact, attempting to gain his balance. He failed miserably. B then swung his leg up, kicking him onto the floor. The blonde yelped as the foot made contact with his rib cage. Mello cringed. He would be sore tomorrow.
"What's going on in here!" Roger shouted, running past Mello and Near. All eyes averted to Roger before most scrambled away in an attempt to avoid trouble. "Beyond! Stop that right now! Let him go!" Roger wrenched B off of the blonde and tossed him to the floor beside A, who was sitting up now, eyes wide. "You, go to the nurses office and report to my office immediately. Beyond, Ada, let's go." Mello grabbed Near by the collar of his shirt and pulled him away from the door as Roger stormed past.
"Damn, he's going to punish them, Near!" Mello hissed. "That's not right! B was just defending that nerd!"
"Nerd is a rather offensive term Mello," Near interjected with a frown.
"You're only saying that because you are one." Mello shook his head and began to tug the albino down the long hallway. "Let's go back to my room. Matt's wanting want to teach you how to play a video game."
Hours passed as Matt attempted to teach Near how to play Red Steel. He thought that would be a simple, new gamer, type of game to help ease Near into the gaming world. He was wrong. So, so wrong. And the broken nose he had received when Near had jerked his Wii remote back, proved this. "It's fine, Near." Matt whimpered through blurry eyes as he rushed out their bedroom door.
"I feel so guilty." Near dropped his remote and turned to Mello with big black eyes. "I never meant to injure Matt. He should not have given me such a violent game with such a violent weapon. I don't like this toy, Mello."
Mello glanced up from his Physics book with a laugh. Near was too damned cute sometimes. "It's fine, Near. I promise. Matt had it coming anyway," He slid off the bed and sat on the floor, pulling Near into his lap. He smiled as Near tucked a stray hair behind Mello's ear. Mello placed his own hand over Near's as Near tenderly brushed his cheek with his slender fingers. "I've broken his nose many times."
"I'm sure you have," Near muttered as he rested his head on Mello's chest. "You've broken lots of noses." Mello only wrapped his arms around Near and kissed his head. "Do you think those boys will get in a lot of trouble?"
"At the moment I don't really care." Mello slowly began to lay back, bringing Near with him as he did so. Near chuckled and sprawled out on Mello, his face hovering above the blonde. Near pressed his lips against Mello's as he squeezed the albino closer to him. "I can only think about you, right now, Near." A blush crept across Near's face as Mello grinned.
"I like the way Mello feels against me." Now Mello flushed. He wasn't expecting his cute Near to say something so…so sexual. He began to remember when he and Near were interrupted by Roger. He could remember how Near felt, how he sounded. "Obviously Mello likes it too?" Near cocked his head to the side as Mello began to gain a problem. Mello scowled.
"Shut up!"
"Boys," Mello's heart stopped: he couldn't breathe as he averted his eyes to the doorway. Roger was standing, eyes narrowed, mouth open in obvious repulsion. "My office. Now."
XxX
"Damn it, Light! Stop teasing me!" L groaned, mouth opened. Light sniggered as he dangled two cherries away from his lover. L reached out with his tongue, only to lick the stem. Light pulled the fruit away and placed one in his mouth. L shoved Light into his chair, leaping out of his own. He landed in Light's lap, mouth on his. The other male was taken by surprise as L gently bit the cherry away. L pulled back and resumed his previous position in his chair as the door swung open to reveal a very flustered Matsuda.
"Sir! Ryuzaki, sir!" L swallowed the cherries quickly, causing Light to wonder if he had even chewed them. "Aizawa has sent me to ask you something."
"Yes?" L coughed, resisting the urge to punch his esophagus. Those damn cherries were going down the wrong tube.
"Do you have any leads on the second Kira? Aizawa believes he may have something and he seeks permission-"
"Yes, yes, Matsuda. Aizawa may do as he pleases with this lead. I do request one thing. You will be Aizawa's partner if you go on a stake. Do not allow him to take Mogi or Mr. Sorichio." L paused, biting his thumb.
"Actually, would you mind dismissing Mr. Sorichio and Mogi? Tell them that Light and I have our own lead on Kira and we will be the only ones pursuing, it might risk the case if there are more than two detectives on it, we mustn't draw attention to ourselves." Matsuda nodded feverishly. "Thank you," Matsuda turned and walked back out the door. L turned to face Light.
"Why did you do that?" Light asked.
"Well, I believe our Matsuda has a crush on Aizawa, and I wanted to spend time with you. My world's been feeling a little dark, lately."
"Quit with the name jokes!"
"But you light up my life!"
"Must I punch you again?"
"Must I roundhouse kick you again?"
"No," Light scowled, "I would rather avoid that." He pulled on his restraint, successfully rolling his lover towards him. L laughed and held his hand, gently rubbing it with his thumb. Light sighed at the tender touch of L. His hands felt so smooth, so cold. He closed his eyes and smiled. "I'm going to do it."
"Do what?"
"I'm going to come out to my family. I want to be with you openly, L. I," Light took a deep breath. "I love you, L. I want everyone to know who I love. I'm not ashamed to be your boyfriend, I'm proud of it."
"Nah." L casually stated, still rubbing Light's palm. Light's eyes flew open as he pulled his hand away.
"Nah?" Light asked incredulously. "Did the three greatest detectives in the world just seriously say nah?"
"Correct. You shouldn't do something you aren't 100% comfortable with, Light. This is a decision you will never be able to take back." Light frowned and shook his head.
"I wouldn't want to take it back. Tomorrow night I'm telling my family who I am and who I have chosen to be with." L shrugged and took his hand once more, pulling him out of his chair.
"Perhaps we should celebrate." L murmured seductively, pulling Light up the stairs. He swept his Kira into his arms and slammed the bedroom door shut.
Meanwhile downstairs, L's cellphone laid abandoned on his computer desk vibrating loudly. A single name flashed across the screen.
Mello
I know it took FOREVER for this crappy chapter but I've been so lazy. I'm out of school and it feels nice to just lay around and play Sims all day and night. Haha. I didn't really like this chapter, like I said. But it's getting there. I've already written the next chapter and I love it! This story is really finally getting to what it was supposed to be about! Review please.