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Darcy18: Well I mean he got half his face and torso scorched... yeah it fking hurts... xD And I will definitively do that!

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Kairi4ever16: Poor Mels... *cries* And yes indeed! They are TOGEEETHEEEER HEHEHHEEE And I like it too! Even though I got off my high earlier... :(

tehg2000: I mean I just miss my... vocaloid... CHOCOLATE! *eats chocolate like a savage*

candyisyummy83: Yes I am sad too. And I did NOT kill Amaya although I was SERIOUSLY considering it... And It's Mello's Birthday too? COOL! And I'm sorry, I planned the next chapter to be a little fluffy chapter about my new shipping... Lawzuki! And... MORE FKING CHOCOLATE *OMNOMNOMNOM*
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Mizu: Oh yeah... EVERYONE! PRETEND LIKE IT'S STILL DECEMBER 13th!

*Lights go off*

Mello: Ah shit... I hoped I'd never see this fucking place aga-

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*Sebastian wheels a giant chocolate cake out*

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Ameko: Well that was fun! Also It seems as of lately we're having more and more things to get addicted to...

Mizu: Yeah I mean I'm trying to finish Fairy Tail but I'm only on episode 143, I just got into Zankyou no Terror (Terror In Resonance), And Now I'm getting into Corpse Party... wow...

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As Matt pushed open the double doors to the cheap motel I took in my surroundings. The floor was a white tile speckled with cracks but relatively kept, the walls were an oak wood paneling with spiderwebs in the corners, and a small waiting area lined the right side of the wall.

The cashier, a large man with graying brown hair and fearful blue eyes, snapped his head to us like a missile locating it's target the moment we walked in.

An unconscious Mello was leaned on the shoulders of Matt and I, his bandaged figure exposed for any and all to see.

"W-Who is- Is that one of... That's one of the Mafia Bosses! I told you I'll give you money next week you hear me!?" The cashier raged in fear behind a registration desk.

"Listen. This guy right here just blew up the Mafia hideout. Thanks to these two guys right here, you'll never have to deal with the Mafia ever again" Matt spoke seriously to the man.

His eyes widened in an untrustworthy relief. "H-How do I know you're telling the truth?"

"You said it yourself! This is an Ex-Mafia boss. You think that he blew himself up just to rent of a cheap motel!?" Matt growled.

"W-What do you want then... K-Kind sir- a-and lady?" He added, looking at me.

Matt used his unoccupied hand to shuffle around in his pocket. He pulled out some green bills and slapped them on the table. "Don't tell anyone we checked in here and we're good. Ok?" The man nodded hastily, grabbing a key from a rack under the table. Handing it to Matt he nodded and spoke the room number 332C to Matt.

We made our way down the next Hallway, up some rusty metal stairs, and on to the second floor walkway. When we approached the door I swung it open after I unlocked it with the silver keys.

The room was a badge hue with dirty carpets and and brown walls. Inside were two beds, a bathroom, a tiny closet, and a couch in the middle of the room.

Without hesitation we let Mello's bandaged form slump down on the scarred brown leather couch. About a minute of silence later Matt turned to me and asked a question I had not thought about yet in all of the time sense we escaped the rubble.

"So how's the arm looking?" My widened gaze fell down to my left arm. The same arm that had previously been scarred by a bear's claws was now harboring a blood stained gash going from just above my elbow to the middle of my forearm. After staring at it my eyes widened in fear of what happened to me. Only now that I was paying attention to the wound it just now started to flare up in a stinging pain.

"Fuck Tekina... How do you not notice these things?" Matt muttered as he retreated into the bathroom to look for something I did not know of. I sat down of the spare bed and slowly, gingerly, removed my beloved torn hoodie that was now missing half of the lower left sleeve. I looked on in sadness at the loss of my cherished piece of clothing before remembering that Mizuki had a few extra sets of the same article back at the apartment.

Matt approached me, sitting on my side, while holding out a bare hand to me. I extended my fleshy arm to him and he closed his eyes in regret.

"Now this is going to seriously hurt, ok?" I nodded, trying to smile reassuringly but the moment I made the gesture I didn't know who I was reassuring.

Matt pulled up a plastic cup of clear water and held it over the edge of the mattress. He tipped the water down my charred skin, sending bee stings up my nervous system. I grit my teeth as I attempted to bear the pain.

After the last few drops of water slid off the skin Matt pulled out an extra bandage he must have found in the bathroom and began wrapping my arm.

Gritting my teeth was no longer sufficient as I was feeling the same pain that Mello felt. It was not like the cleansing water that merely stung greatly... It was like going through the explosion again and again, this time with skin still damaged.

I had let out a few small screams by the time he has finished binding my arm. When it was all manageable in clean white cotton I was able to look Matt in the eye again.

He put on a goofy smile for me as he scratched his head nervously.

"W-What is it..." I muttered, surprised at the gamer's return to his normal behavior.

"I was just coming to the realization that I have no shitting clue what we should do next..." I rolled my eyes at the embarrassed confession. Matt stood up from the bed, chuckling softly as he went to go clean up the large splash of water on the carpet.

Turning my head, the old, used, bed and pillows looked suddenly desirable to me as I gazed at it longingly.

"Hey Matt?" I called after the redhead.

"Yeah?" He responded after coming back into view.

My eyes drooped. "I think I'm gonna try to sleep... 'Kay? Just... wake me up if Mello regains consciousness" I muttered.

Unknown to me, Matt had childishly twined his middle and index fingers together behind his back. "I promise"

And with those words my face hit the pillow. Almost instantly dragging me into a deep, dreamless sleep.


As I cracked open my teal orbs to the world I was aware of a horrible pain shooting daggers into the right side of my body. Summoning up as much strength as I could, I turned my head to the side. Memories came flooding back into my mind as I glared at the white cotton bandages.

How long had I been out? A day? two? I had no idea. But all I knew was that I royally fucked up.

As more and more visions of last night's torture came flooding back to me I hazily remembered that it was Amaya who had been bandaging me, desperately saying sweet reassuring nothings to me while trying to save my life.

So she isn't dead? Well that's one thing I managed to get right I guess...

Every five minutes I tried to muster energy to get my stiff limbs to move. I was lying down on a brown leather couch in a place I assumed was a hotel room.

About fifteen minutes later I was officially leaning on the side of the couch with my head high in the air. Just as I was about to find some way to move my legs off the couch I heard a distinctively male voice riddled with concern above me.

"Good morning sleeping beauty" The sarcastic comment came from a certain redhead with orange goggles who was perched above the couch with crossed arms.

"Matt..." I muttered.

He smirked at my weary figure. "Come on Mels you're not going anywhere for a good long while... Just lay back down alright?"

Growling words at m best friend I reluctantly lowered my body back onto the couch, wasting those minutes of work. He came around to face me and fiddled with something just outside my view.

I became only half aware of a clean cloth wiping the underside of my forearm. By the time I knew what was happening I felt a small prick of pain in my arm. Flinching at the sting, I lolled my head to my side despite my heck's screaming protests to see an IV with two hanging packets of a red substance, one in use, the other just swaying lightly.

As I felt the blood pump into my veins I locked eyes with the green-eyed gamer in confusion. "W-Where did you get this?"

"Not important. Listen while you were passed out I cleaned your flesh so we don't need to go through that hell again. You really owe us this time Mels" At the mention of an 'us' my gaze widened.

"Where's Tekina?" I questioned as strongly as I could but just doing that left me light-headed.

Matt flicked his head to the side. "She's fine. Just taking a bit of a rest after wrapping you up last night. She got off alot better then you..."

I closed my eyes. "Good..."

After a few moments of silence I decided to ask a question that had been nagging me ever sense I had gathered what was going on.

"Do you think she hates me for it?" Right now I was confiding my deepest worries in my best friend and all I could do was pray he didn't spill my secrets.

He let out a small laugh that made me narrow my eyes. "What's so funny?"

"Mels you may have a crush on her but you know nothing about chicks..." He chuckled.

I groaned, rolling my eyes at Matt. "Yeah, like you do?"

"Hmm... Fair point. But Mello you gotta know that I don't think she's gonna get that upset over this. In fact she didn't even realize she got burned on her arm until she had finished taking care of you. So you can stop doubting her ok?" He reassured me.

I smiled lightly as I wished for sleep even though I had just woken up. "Yeah... I guess..."

And I fell into the black void of dreams.

-End of Chapter 42-

Mizu: Eyyy guysss!

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