Looseleaf
CXVI. Trip
Matt looked up at the ceiling with no particular interest. It had been a boring day overall - Mello was too busy studying, and Matt's GameBoy needed charging, only the redhead couldn't find the charger.
"Hey Mel," he said distractedly.
Mello made a 'Hm' noise, flipping to the next page of his textbook.
"...What do you do to fall asleep?" Matt asked, feeling ridiculous for asking. But then again, he did have problems going to sleep at night, so Mello might be able to help...
Mello shrugged. "I close my eyes and sleep."
"No, I mean, if you're having trouble falling asleep, what do you do?"
"Sheep."
"I'm not allowed, remember?"
"For the sake of my studying time, you can count them for tonight."
"Oh." Matt smiled. "Okay."
There was a small pause as Mello continued to study.
"Hey Mel," Matt spoke up.
Mello exhaled, forcing a smile at Matt. "Yeah?" he said stiffly.
"Do you really count sheep?" Matt queried curiously.
Mello snorted. "Obviously not. I trip them, of course."
I feel guilty... I'm supposed to be working on IWFJ, but I have yet another essay to do, and after typing this one up real quick, I couldn't write my part of the chapter at all... Holli, if you're reading this, don't kill me! ;_; I'll have it by tomorrow, I SWEAR!