Looseleaf
CXXXX. Sugar Cube
"This," Matt declared, holding up his hand, revealing the sweet in the middle of his palm, "is a sugar cube."
"Yes," Mello said boredly.
"Are you paying attention?" Matt asked, itching to perform his magic trick.
Mello nodded, then yawned. "Yes Matt."
Matt frowned. "You're not!" he said accusingly. "Jesus, Mel, all I ask is you pay attention this once. After that, we can go back to me being your bitc- erm, I meant, loyal follower."
Mello sighed, blowing the bangs out of his eyes. "No really, I'm all ears," he said in a tone that said otherwise.
Taking a few seconds to look at Mello in distrust, Matt turned back to his sugar cube. He smiled. "Because if you're not paying attention, I'm gonna shove this sugar cube up your ass."
Mello nearly doubled over at the threat-not because of its absurdity, but because it was Matt who'd dared threaten him in the first place. He blinked, composing himself. "And how do you plan on doing that? You're never going to be able to pin me down in the first place."
Matt seemed to be lost in thought. "But you know, I wouldn't really hurt you," he mumbled. "I'd do it nicely. Like, give the sugar cube for you to eat and just silently hope that it tastes bitter." The redhead nodded.
Mello rolled his eyes; he'd been fully expecting Matt to take back the threat. Yet, the blond had been hoping that he might fight back... "Good plan. You can feed me that sugar cube now, Matty." He opened his mouth expectantly.
"Uh huh." Matt slid the cube into his mouth.
Mello let the cube melt and then swallowed it, relishing the sweetness. "Do you wanna go get me some chocolate now?" he asked the gamer.
Matt nodded dutifully. "Yep." And with that, he trotted off.
Once gone from sight, Mello let a thoughtful face show. "He's too passive," he muttered to himself. "I don't want him to become a robot..." He lolled his head back slowly and stared at the ceiling. "I've got to get a rise from him," he said decisively. "Maybe do something so big of a deal that he'll throw a punch." He grinned. "So, what makes Matty tick...?"
TBC, because it's only a little while 'til Glee. X3