Disclaimer: Dynasty Warrior character names and places will be appearing in future chapters including this one; these belong to KOEI and not me.

Also I noticed half my reviewers were under the impression when I said ending in my last note they thought I meant the end of the story. It was just the ending of that chapter. Sorry for the confusion.

Enjoy.

Matt's world had turned white.
One might think it would turn black.
But no.
When in black you have that little hope that maybe... you aren't alone, you just can't see the people around you.
But when in white. You know when you're completely and utterly alone.

Seconds passed…
Seconds turned into minutes…
Minutes turned into hours…
Hours turned into days…
Days turned into weeks…
Weeks turned into months…
Months turned into years...

Click...
Click...
Click...

Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click.

Matt didn't even smile as he was able to pause in his controller button mashing as *Dong Zhou's fat form fell on the T.V screen and the words: "Allied Forces Victorious!" came up on a purple bar, bright in the dark room.

He clicked through the level up options robotically, not even blinking at the sound of the door opening and closing.
The room was suddenly flushed with color as the blinds were drawn and sunlight sucked up the shadows and these caused Matt to blink, dazed.
"You didn't eat all it." Lily, the person who had entered, scolded him as she leaned down beside him and picked up the half eaten plate of food sitting next to the red head's foot.
"Wasn't hungry." Matt replied as his half blistered and half scabbed thumb beat at the 'x' button to move on to *Xiapi.
Lily didn't respond as she scrapped the rest of the meal into a trashcan that she then tied closed and put by the door to take out. She returned to Matt, dropping down next to him and reaching over to pat down his messy hair "You should take a bath today." She muttered.
"Kay." Matt mumbled.
"Want me to run the water?" Lily asked before flinching as on the screen an arrow sliced into *Xiahou Dun's eye. She looked away as he pulled out the arrow along with his eye and swallowed the ball whole.
"Eww." She muttered and Matt's lips twitched but went lifeless again in a second.
"Yes please." Matt told her in response to the water and Lily left the room and the sound of water running started a moment later.
Matt killed *Diao Chan, lowering his eyes as *Lu Bu shouted with fury at her death and became enraged.
Xiahou Dun's sword sliced through the large warrior and the ending speeches were delivered before the level ended with the classic music and: "Wei Victorious!" came up on a dark blue bar.
But then the screen went black and Matt looked around to see a smiling Lily holding the remote. She pointed at the bathroom and he put down his controller with a mumble of thanks.
He lay in the water, mouth under but nose above as he made a few small bubbles. He didn't actually clean himself till his skin was already all pruney and when he came out his skin was a little red but he dried roughly and pulled on clothes Lily had put in the bathroom for him.
Without a word he continued his game while Lily sat cross-legged on his bed, looking through case files and writing down notes on her computer.
Matt was done Xiahou Dun's legend within the hour and looked through the remaining ones. All were completed except for *Sun Shang Xiang's, *Yue Ying, and Diao Chan, all three in which were love stories and Matt wasn't quite ready for, even after three years.
At that thought Matt felt his chest tighten slightly and he quickly had to start *Zhou Yu's legend to ease the feeling.
As he chopped away at enemies Lily began giving him his monthly update of what was going on outside his room.
Sure he went to classes.
But honestly he no longer listened.
"And Percy moved out a few days ago." She was telling him as she switched files "Although now that he's out and no longer has a chance of taking over for Near he's decided to return to being Percival. He and June are getting married soon."
"Are they?" Matt asked without looking up.
"Yes, she's also returned to her real name: Jupiter." Lily smiled "Pretty name huh?"
"It's very interesting." Was Matt's only reply before he rapidly clicked the square button as he got in a dead lock.
"Has Pavel returned from Africa yet?" Matt asked after striking down an enemy base.
"No. He's fallen in love with a university there. I don't think he'll be returning." Lily answered as she scratched down some notes.
"But he's still inline to succeed Near." Matt frowned, a bit distressed at hearing so many people were leaving Wammy's.
"Your ahead of him." Lily pointed out.
Matt might not listen.
But he hadn't lost his touch.
"I don't plan on taking over for Near." Matt muttered as he finished his level and looked at Lily "And what about you? When are you leaving?"
Lily hesitated before she put on an overly bright smile "There's no rush, I've still got a few weeks of law school left."
She had finished three months ago.
"Will you go back to your name then?" Matt asked, not having any desire at all to ever return to his former name.
"Maybe." Lily smiled as she shuffled the cases together, some in which she had gone through five times.
"Linda will be fifteen soon too... do you think she'll leave?" Matt asked.
Linda had turned fifteen four days ago.
"Matt she's already fifteen." Lily said gently, putting her hand on his head.
"Oh," Matt blinked before looking down at his controller "I forgot."
"I don't think she'll be leaving for a bit." Lily reassured him "She's in the middle of a big project."
Matt nodded as he moved on, skipping the video that showed and starting the battle without checking horse or weapons.
Lily smiled.
He was getting better.
She could tell.
He didn't cry anymore... not in front of her anyway and he had stopped clinging to Mello's pillow now that the chocoholic's scent had faded from it.
He was healing.
Slowly but surely.

Out of all of Matt's new quirks the one that Lily absolutely couldn't stand was his habit of smoking.
He had taken it up at first because of the lingering pain in his shoulder but upon finding it dulled the edge of pain Mello's departure had caused he had turned it into a habit.
He at least agreed to do it by the window but it still made Lily both sad and disgusted to see him go through half a pack before he went back to his games, reflexes slowed.
Roger didn't know.
Lily had thought about telling him countless times.
But she was worried Roger wouldn't just make him stop, he would ask Matt to leave.
Matt was fifteen now and although his hacking skills were amazing he wasn't exactly doing any good with them. He just mopped around like a ghost that had forgotten it had died.

"Hey!" Lily smacked his head with her rolled up news paper, something she was now having delivered daily "Not around your games! Window! Window!"
Matt sighed, standing groggily and walking over to the window, pushing it open and leaning on it as he lite the cigarette now balanced between his lips.
Lily sighed, unrolling the newspaper and scanning it.
The front cover was, as always, covered with Kira's victims and updates on reporters thoughts. Everyday there seemed to be less and less criticism and more and more support for the mass murder.
Disgusting was the only word Lily thought described it fully.
Although she never mentioned it to Matt the real reason Lily wanted the newspaper was so she could keep an eye out for Mello's and Near's names.
Still nothing though.
She sighed again, crumpling up the newspaper and throwing it into the trash.
Matt was back in his gaming position and Lily smiled warmly at the back of his head before she stood and ruffled his ruby hair "I'll be back Matt."
He nodded but didn't look up, even at the sound of the door closing.
He kept his eyes forward, his goggles hiding his slightly dead eyes.

"No... Roger... that could really hurt him." Lily whispered, one hand holding the opposite arm as she stared at Roger who she was about the same height of now.
"I have no choice Lily. It's been three years and I have no other place to put this boy." Roger said, throwing down the file in his hand onto the desk "Matt will have to deal."
"Can't you give him a little more time?" Lilly pleaded.
"No."
Was Roger's cold and inarguable answer.
"I see." Lily said, ducking her head as she retreated from the room.
"Nay Lily?" A happy voice called and Lily turned to see one of the newest orphans trotting toward her. The girl had dark purple hair that cut off at just below her jaw line and matching purple eyes that were slightly unfocused, betraying her blindness.
"It's me. Don't you have class now Ren?" Lily asked instead of answering, hands now on hips "Your going to be in trouble again."
"I'll pass, I always do." Ren smiled happily, flipping her purple hair behind her shoulder "Soooo, is it true?"
"You'll have to be more specific." The blonde replied as she fell into step beside the short girl.
"Is it true a new kid's coming?" Ren elaborated and Lily looked at the floor "Yeah..."
"I wish he could be my roommate, mine's such a spazz." Ren sighed and Lilly had to giggle at that "They can't have coo-ed roommates!"
Ren snorted "Why? Afraid of sexual affairs? What if I was homosexual!"
Lily full out laughed now "God Ren! How and why do you come up with this stuff?"
Ren sniffed "Well it's possible."
"I know but still, I wasn't expecting you to yell it." Lily giggled and Ren joined in, both of them stopping as Ren smacked into the wall and fell down with a small gasp.
"Sorry!" Lily gasped, "I should have warned you!"
"It's fine." Ren said, standing up wobbly "What color is the wall?"
"Yellow."
"No wonder. It's an ugly wall." Ren scowled like that explained why she had smacked into it.
Lily giggled before taking Ren's hand and pulling her out of the way of the wall. Ren rolled her eyes but didn't fight.
"So I wonder what this new kid is going to be like." Ren grinned, "I wonder if I can get him as easily as I can Linda."
"And you say your roommate is a spazz." Lily chuckled "And I'm sure he'll be fine but..."
She sighed and hooked an arm around Ren's neck.
"He's going to be Matt's new roommate."

Author's Note: Hurray for OC characters! I just thought of Ren on the spot where as I have had Matt's soon to be roommate planned out for a while. Thank you all reviewers! I hit 200!

All the names and places with a star next to them were places or characters in the game dynasty warriors and I figured there are to many I stared and I'm to lazy to explain them so… if you want to know about them the power of Google will be your savior.
Okay.
I have finally faced my fears and made the decision that will cut away about half my pride.
I need a beta reader.
Cause really.
My editing sucks worse than having to hear about the Ipad.
So if anyone wants to offer their Beta reading skills. I would greatly appreciate it.
I know about the whole Beta Reader searching bar thing but I'd prefer to recruit someone that likes my story enough to have read this much.
If you'd like to apply just leave a review so I can search for you in the ranks of Beta Readers.
AND NIARHAANIN YOUR NOT ALLOW TO APPLY CAUSE YOU DUMPED ME FOR MY SPORK'S MOTHER AND ARE HAVING THAT FLAGPOLE'S BABY! AND I LIKE TEASING YOU WITH LITTLE PARTS AND THEN STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE TO SEE HOW MAD I CAN GET YOU! AND SPELL CHECK DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WORD SPORK'S? WELL TO BAD!
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I should probably go to bed now or go harass Tooth with Godric and the fact I could kill her character Raven easily or maybe just the fact I have a Sebastian doll. x.x
Please R&R!