I'm back people! I'm sorry if it took so long to update. My computer hates me and just had to break down again -.-
Anyway, I made sure this chapter is nice and long. :DD I hope you enjoy~
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A year after Sakiko had passed, Matt and Roice moved to an apartment. With his work and all, he just couldn't manage taking care of a big house and Roice at the same time. Speaking of the child, he handled his mother's death much better than Matt expected. He was sad at first about his mother's absence, but he was able to get over it after some time.
As for the blonde, well…
Ding dong.
The doorbell echoed through the small apartment. Matt rushed to the door while taking off his "manly" apron. He twisted the doorknob and put on a smile on his lips. "Hell-o…" His lips were stuck on an O shape. "H-hey…"
"Hey." The blonde greeted. "How've you been?"
"Good, thanks. Even though we saw each other just last week. Umm.. Come in."
"Thanks, where's Roice?" He asked.
"Oh, he's in the living room watching Dog Whisperer." You should go and join him, he's been dying to see you."
"Sure, where are you going?"
"I'm gonna cook dinner." Matt put on his apron again and went to the kitchen.
Mello tiptoed to the living room where Roice was. He snuck up behind him and placed his hand on his eyes.
"Guess who?"
Roice's face lit up at the voice. He spun around and jumped at the older male. "Mello!"
The blonde caught the child and laughed. "Hey, how's life with daddy, huh?
"Well, it would be more fun if you're here everyday, Mello. Why don't you just live with us?" Roice asked with a pout.
"We both know that's not possible. You see, I just can't leave my gigantic castle in a blink of an eye."
"Hmm… Well that's unfortunate. Do you have a pet dog with lazerbeams too? Or a human-eating venus flytrap?" Roice asked with excited eyes.
Mello laughed. "Yep, you're Matt's son alright." He ruffled his mess red hair. "How about we go and scare your daddy? What do you think?"
Roice grinned at the idea. "Let's go!" He climbed onto Mello's shoulder and they went to the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Matt could hear their conversation. Since it wasn't that big of an apartment, he heard the pretty clear. Their closeness to each other just amazes hi. It wasn't such a surprise though. Roice had a personality like him so the two of them were bound to get along.
"Raaawr!" Roice growled with his fingers curled like claws.
Matt turned around and well, he had to pretend that he got scared. Roice was just so adorable that he almost pinched his cheek. If he could reach that high. "Alright, playtime's over. Get down from there before you bump your head on the ceiling."
"Aww, you're no fun, dad." The child said with a pout.
Mello set him down and ruffled his hair. "Don't worry, we'll play later."
"Nope, I don't think so. Tomorrow's Friday and you have school. So you'll be going to sleep early." The redhead eyed Mello, warning him not to encourage the child into staying up late.
Roice sighed and held onto the sleeve of Mello's jacket. He really didn't want to go to bed early, despite how sleepy he was.
The three of the ate dinner then Matt sent Roice to bed, finally leaving him and Mello alone. He and the blonde weren't together, Matt made that clear. As for now, they were back to being best friends. But of course, Mello wanted to be more than that, he's just waiting for the right time.
They sat on the couch with drinks in hand. "You know you're too tough on your kid." Mello said.
"Really? Well I don't think I am." The redhead said with a shrug.
"Yeah, you are. Give him a break, he's four."
"Well I'm sorry if I don't know how to properly raise a child. This is not my forte you know."
"I know. That's why I'm here."
Matt smiled at the blonde. "Yeah, thanks for that. I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here."
There was about a minute of silence before Mello spoke. "You know what Roice said to me a while ago?"
"What?"
"He wanted me to move in with you guys."
"O-Oh… Mello, we already talked about this and-"
"I know that, Matt. But it's been more than a year ever since that day and I've done nothing but try to win you back. I love you, Matt. I love you and Roice. What else do you want me to do?" Mello paused. "If it's about the mafia, I already talked to my men. I promise, no one will harm the two of you. Even if my life depended on it."
Matt went silent. He just didn't know how to explain. Quite frankly, he didn't know what was holding him back. Maybe he was overwhelmed. Mello didn't show this kind of affection back when they were at Wammy's. A lot has changed, most definitely. The redhead sighed and swallowed the lump that was forming in his throat.
"Mello, to be honest I…I never stopped loving you… Even after so many years, I never stopped."
"Then what the problem?"
"I'm… I'm afraid and I'm scared. Whenever I visualize you and me together, I see you leaving me again. I don't want to go through all that pain." Matt looked away.
So that was it. It's all my fault, as I thought. Mello said in his mind. "Matt… Don't you remember? Before I left, I said that I wasn't leaving you. I just left Wammy's but not you. 'Til the day I die, I'll be by your side." He grabbed Matt's chin and gently turned his head so he could see the other's face. Matt was on the verge of crying. "I love you, Mail."
Matt looked at Mello in the eye. He could tell the he really meant what he said. He leaned forward and buried his face on Mello's neck. His arms were wrapped around the other tightly. "I love you too, Mihael." He silently sobbed, tears rolling down his cheek continuously.
Mello almost felt like jumping for joy. He wrapped his arms around Matt just as tightly. Tears also escaped his eyes.
The redhead pulled back after he heard the other sniff. "What? You're crying too?" Matt almost laughed, but he didn't. He just found it cute.
"Why? Am I not allowed to cry now?" Mello wiped away the tears.
"N-No, it's not that. I mean, I get you being so affectionate and all but for you to cry too? Are you sure you're Mello? I mean like, whoa."
Mello rolled his eyes. "Whatever, Matt." He stroked the redhead's hair and moved closer, an inch away from his face. "You don't know long I've been wanting to hear you say those words. I feel like the fucking happiest man on Earth."
Matt laughed softly. "That sound like it came from a freakin' soap opera, Mels."
"I don't care. It's how I feel and it's a free country." He leaned in more and closed the gap between him and Matt.
They kissed passionately, like there was no tomorrow. Their tongues collided and explored each other's mouth. They broke apart for a breath and then their lips clashed again, but this time, it was sweet and they just took their time.
Matt pulled away and leaned his forehead against the blonde's. "You do know that I'm going to tease you for what you've been saying in the future right?"
"I can deal with that. You're not really good at it anyway."
"Hah. And that's what you think. Just wait, you'll be annoyed and embarrassed as fuck that you'll want to pull your hair off."
Mello rolled his eyes. "I'd like to see you try, Matty."
When they decided that they were both getting sleepy, Matt laid out a futon for Mello. As boring as it sounds, Matt didn't want them to sleep on the same bed.
"Why aren't we sleeping on the same bed again." Mello asked.
"Because, my bed is too small and I'm pretty sure you won't be able to control your hormones if we're next to each other. As you know, the walls in this apartment aren't really that thick. So yeah."
"…O-Oh." Was all Mello could say. He didn't say anything more because Matt was right. About his hormones and all.
Matt turned off the light and got under his blanket. A few moments later though, a certain blonde came crawling onto his bed. He groaned inwardly and turned to face the other.
"Mello, no. We are not doing this right now." Matt said but it seemed like his effort was futile since Mello just kept going.
Mello towered over the redhead, his golden locks falling on the sides of his face. His ocean blue eyes stared into his lover's frowning face. He smiled and leaned down to place a kiss on his lips.
"But Matty, it's been so long. I can't hold it anymore." He softly whined into the redhead's ear.
Matt sighed. He stroked Mello's hair and closed his eyes for a moment. He opened them once again and started to speak, "Mels, as much as I want to do it with you right now, I can't. I'm exhausted and as I said, the walls are too thin and Roice is just across the hall. Let's just do it some other time, 'kay?" He said, hoping Mello would understand.
The blonde looked at the other. Yes, he was disappointed. Yes, he had a hard-on right now. And yes, he wanted to do it with Matt right now. But, he knew better and he got Matt's point. Besides, there will be a next time anyway.
He sighed and kiss Matt's cheek. "At least let me sleep beside you." He said.
Matt chuckled and moved to the side so Mello could lie down next to him. His bed was obviously not made for two people to share. But he could deal with it. He turned to his side and faced the blonde.
"Sorry…" He said and moved closer.
Mello smiled ad pulled the redhead even closer to him, his arm resting on the other's waist. "It's fine." He replied.
Matt snuggled close, leaving no space between their bodies. He closed his eyes and smiled in content. His breathing steadied and he soon fell asleep.
The alarm clock buzzed loudly the next morning, causing Matt to wake up. He looked at the noisy object, it read exactly six o'clock.
His morning routine was to wake up, get ready for work , prepare breakfast, wake Roice up, then drive him to school before driving to work. But since Mello was present, there was going to be slight adjustments.
He untangled himself from the sleeping blonde's arms, causing him to stir, but not wake up. He sat up and finally turned the alarm clock off before rubbing his eyes. After stretching a little, he stood up and headed for the bathroom, but before he could take a step away, he was pulled back into the bed by strong hands. He fell onto his back and landed ontop of the blonde.
Mello caught him and wrapped his arms around the readhead as he landed. "Good morning." He sand and kiss the top of Matt's head, enjoying the familiar scent of his shampoo.
Matt laughed at Mello's actions. "A good morning it is." He saidas he turned around and faced his lover with a big smile on his face. He gave him a peck on the lips and maybe a few more.
"Well someone sure is energetic so early in the morning." Mello said, returning every kiss the redhead gave him.
"Don't be silly, I'm always energetic." He got off the blonde and sat on the side of the bed. "So what are you doing the rest of the day?" Because I have to go to work soon."
Mello got up himself. "Well, I'll be doing some stuff. It'll just be for two hours and then I'm free for the rest of the day." He said. "When do you get off work.?"
"Two o'clock. Then Roice gets off school at three." The redhead replied. He thinks about it for a moment then looked at Mello. Yep, they had the exact same thing running through their minds. He nodded and he got a smirk as a reply.
They bot stood up and got prepared for the day. After taking a shower, Matt went to the kitchen to cook breakfast while Mello went to Roice's room to wake the child up.
Mello opened the door, revealing a peacefully sleeping Roice. His figure curled up under the blankets. For a moment, he hesitated on waking the little angel up cause well, he looked angelic.
He sat on the bed, placing a hand on the child's shoulder. He shook him gently and called out his name. "Good morning, Roice. It's time to wake up." He said with a smile.
Roice turned around. That was not his father's voice. But it was a familiar voice. He sounded like... "Mello?" He opened his eyes and yup, he was right. He grinned and sat up, almost too quickly. "It's Mello!" He chuckled as he gave the said blonde a hug.
Mello hugged him back then pulled away before Matt shouted at them. "Come on, before daddy goes all crazy on us."
Roice laughed and got on his feet. He ran to the kitchen with Mello trailing behind him. "Morning, Dad." He greets his father, running up to him.
"Good morning." Matt said. He let go of the spatula and gave his son a kiss on the forehead. "Go and take a bath, I'm not yet done cooking."
Roice nodded and made his way to the bathroom.
After Roice had gone, Mello crept behind Matt, wrapping his arms around the other's waist. He rested his head on Matt's shoulder and looked at what Matt was cooking. "Pancakes... Yum." He said, smelling the cakes as they were being cooked.
"Yeah, it took me a while to perfect these though. It wasn't easy." Matt said, recalling the first time he tried cooking pancakes. Boy was it ugly. The smell of burnt food spread in the entire house. He shivered at the thought."So, I'm planning to go to the grocery store after I pick Roice up from school. Wanna come with?" The redhead asked.
"Of course." Mello said. He sat at the table, seeing that Matt was almost done. Which reminds him... "Hey, Matt. Do you have-"
"Chocolate syrup? Yeah." Matt said before Mello could even finish his sentence. He knew the blonde was gonna ask for it sometime soon. He pulled the syrup out of the fridge and placed it on the table with the pancakes. He got three plates and forks then laid the on the table.
"Hold on, I'm gonna check on Roice." The redhead saw how Mello kept eyeing the chocolate syrup. Like a lizard waiting for the perfect time to eat the ant on the wall. He snapped his fingers in front of the blonde's face which caused him to jump a little.
Mello glared at Matt and rolled his eyes. The redhead was now laughing at him. Great. Stupid chocolate syrup that looks so tempting. Chocolate syrup. Matt. Chocolate syrup on Matt... Okay. Stop. Unwanted thoughts. He rubbed his eyes and gave out a long breath.
"Mels, you okay?" Matt asked.
"Y-Yeah." He replied. Then it hit him. He'll be seeing that chocolate syrup soon.
Matt stared and raised an eyebrow at Mello's suspicious expression. Then he decided to shake it off. It was probably nothing. "Okay, I'm checking on Roice. Don't touch anything."
The four-year-old was putting on his shirt when he realized something. He was stuck. His arms were raised up and the shirt's hole was stuck on his head just above his ears. He needed help. "Daaad!" he called out, hoping his father would hear. Because he didn't want to walk around their apartment with a shirt stuck on his head. And because he didn't want to bump his head on the wall.
He heard footsteps coming his way. "Dad, help!"
"What's the ma- Oh." Matt looked at his son's small figure. He smiled, remembering when the same thing happened to him. He and Mallo were in the middle of doing it and when he was going to take off his shirt, it got stuck on his head. Well that certainly killed the moment.
"Daad~ Help meeee." The child whined, snapping Matt out of his thoughts.
Matt walked up to his son and helped him out. He tugged the shirt down a few times and then success. "You alright?" He asked.
"Yup! Thanks, dad!" He grinned as Matt ruffled his hair. Why do they keep doing that?
"Good. Go and join Mello at the table. I cooked pancakes."
Roice's face lit up. "Pancakes!" He exclaimed. He immediately ran to the kitchen, leaving his father behind.
Matt chuckled and fixed his son's messy bed. After doing so, he grabbed the boy's bag then went to join them Roice was already munching down on the pancakes while Mello was waiting for him. He placed the bag on a chair and sat beside Mello. "You can eat now, Mels." He said, grabbing some for himself.
The blonde didn't reply and just went and drowned his pancakes in chocolate syrup.
"Dad, how come Mello's here?" Roice asked. This was the first time that the blonde was there so early in the morning. Usually, he would visit at night so it got the boy curious.
"Why, don't you like me being here?" Mello asked back.
"I do, but... You never come here early. Did you sleep here?"
"Well," The blonde looked at Matt then at Roice. "Yeah, I did."
"Where did you sleep?"
"In my room." Matt answered joining in the conversation.
The child fell silent and looked at the two adults. It was obvious in his eyes that he was analyzing something. Then he got out of his chair, walked towards Matt, and got on his toes to whisper something. After that, he backed down and waited for his father's reply. His eyelashes batted like he didn't ask a question that shocked the shit out of Matt.
'Dad, are you and Mello boyfriend and girlfriend?'
Matt almost choked on his food. What? How? Why? Holy shit how am I going to explain this to him. "W-Well... Umm... You see..." He quickly leaned to Mello's side. "He wants to know if we're... 'boyfriend and girlfriend'" He whispered rather loudly to the blonde.
Mello stiffened. "O-Oh... Uh... Well..." He would laugh right now 'cause Matt looked so funny getting all nervous about the situation. But he clearly can't 'cause he's pretty much in the same position.
"Is that a yes?" Roice asked with excitement in his eyes.
"S-Sorta." Matt stuttered, a tint of pink slowly creeping to his face. This is what he gets for having a straight-forward and amazingly smart son; straight-forward questions.
"I knew it." Roice grinned happily to himself. Feeling proud as if he just solved the greatest mystery know to mankind. He climbed back to his chair and finished up the rest of his pancakes.
The three of them finished breakfast and headed to Matt's car and Mello's motorcycle. The two adults pretending the whole thing never happened. Well there goes Mello's plan on telling Roice he and Matt were going out.
"You do know that you're the girl in this relationship, right?" Mello teased, whispering to Matt as they walked to the car.
Matt rolled his eyes. "At least I don't look like it, unlike someone." He murmured.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing." He whistled and walked faster with his hands in his pockets. It was a good thing Mello didn't understand him, or else he'd say hello to a sore ass. He's been there and done that, might not want to go down that road again.
But anywho, what's important now was that he's with the love of his life and everything's finally falling into place.
What could possibly go wrong?
Dun Dun Dun Duuuunnn. What could possibly go wrong? :))
Hmm.. I'm planning to write some lemon in the next chapter. I just need some reviews and if I get enough, I'll be sure to write some :DD So hit the review button right there and I'll try to update as fast as I can.
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