"Hey Mello, I have something to tell you. It's important."
The blonde looked over at him with a questioning face, raising a brow. "…yeah?"
IIIII
Matt took in a slow, deep breath. "Well…" He made a slight facial expression and then let out a fairly large burp, just smiling at Mello afterwards with an amused expression.
Mello stared at his friend with a less than amused expression, staying silent for a few seconds. Without saying anything he comically slapped Matt's fork from his hand, causing bits of pancake to scatter over his lap as the fork dropped onto the ground. "Pick that up." He said, smiling and then laughing afterwards.
Matt made a surprised noise as the fork was knocked out of his hands, ungracefully trying to catch it as it fell to the floor. When he failed, he laughed as well and bent over to pick it up, only to have it accidentally hit the edge of the table as he brought it up, the hit causing the fork to fall from his fingers yet again and clang onto the tile floor. "Oh my God." He laughed and leaned down to pick it up.
As Mello watched his friend struggle with the fork, he laughed a bit loudly. "Matt, you are so bad. Just really, really bad." He laughed again, propping his chin in his palm while his elbow rest atop the surface of the table. "Are you gonna be okay now? You have a firm grip on the fork, right?"
Matt laughed and nodded, brushing some dust off of the end. "Yeah I think I'm good." He smiled to himself and attempted to take a bite, glancing over at Mello suspiciously as he did.
Mello just watched his friend, shaking his head slightly, his chin still propped in his hand. "I'm not going to knock it out of your hand."
"Mhm… sure you're not…" he grinned, taking the bite and then quickly moving himself away as Mello tried to swat the fork from his hand a second time. "I told you!" he laughed happily, to which Mello just shrugged.
"I was… testing your reflexes."
Once breakfast was finished and the boys had dismissed themselves from "breakfast", they could be found relaxing in the living room. Well… Matt could be, at least. Mello, however, remained in the kitchen as he washed up the dishes that the two of them had used. As he did so, he thought. Thought about many things, really… his leg, the movie from the previous night, Matt, breakfast… but mostly, his leg and Matt. Matt was always on his back about working the muscle… right? Getting its strength back? Perhaps… he could find a way to do it in a way that would be more fun than just walking.
He smirked as an idea came to him. Matt wouldn't even know until it happened.
Silently, the blonde crept into the living room, his eyes locked on the back of Matt's head that was visible over the back of the couch. Now… how to execute his plan… He could just dive over the back of the couch, but… he didn't want to hurt the red head. That would ruin the whole idea. Maybe…
"Hey Matt. Stand up for a second."
After pausing for a moment, the one in question turned his head to look at Mello, a sigh sounding through the room. "Why?" He asked as he stood, messing his hair as he scratched the top of his head.
Mello pushed his blonde bangs out of his eyes and pointed in front of himself. "No like come over here."
With a raised brow, Matt did as he was asked, looking at the other in question. What was he going to do… probably—
"Augh—!"
His thoughts were cut off when he felt Mello's body slam into his own, the action causing him to lose his balance and tumble back heavily onto the ground with the blonde on top of him. Did Mello just fucking tackle him?
"What—" He couldn't even begin to understand why he was tackled and why his friend was laughing like an idiot. "What the fuck are you doing?" He asked with a bit of laughter in his voice. Once he got over the initial pain of hitting the floor, that is.
With a grin, Mello shifted atop his friend so that he straddled his waist with his hands firmly pinning down the other's shoulders. "You said I should work my leg, right?" He asked with a smirk, looking down at Matt deviously. "Wrestling is more fun than walking. Besides, you need to work out too. You're fat."
What. Matt made a grunt of surprise at the fat comment before laughing softly. His laugh then soon turned into a smirk as he suddenly shoved the base of his palm into the blonde's side, pushing as he rolled over so that he could throw the slightly smaller boy off of him. He didn't have the time to move over onto him, though. Mello was fast.
As soon as Mello felt his body hit the floor he was up again, moving away and onto his knees to prevent the red head from pinning him down. He quickly scanned the other's body and position as he looked for a weak spot to attack, deciding that because Matt was in basically the same position as himself, he'd just try and push him backwards again.
"C'mon Mello, what are you waiting for?" Matt taunted with a playful grin, his hands held up slightly as he prepared to defend himself.
Mello grinned back and dove foreword, shoving his hands and shoulder into Matt's chest as he attempted to push him backwards. This time, though, he failed in pushing the red head over. Matt braced himself and the two of them had a bit of a stand off, pushing against each other as they laughed and made an array of different noises while trying to hold the other back. Before long, with the help of Matt's slight height advantage, the red head moved Mello to the side just enough to knock him off balance and allow him room to pin him down. Which he did, quickly, by holding his shoulders down and laying across the blonde's broad chest.
"Aughhh get off of me you fat ass." Mello laughed, using all of his strength to try and push his friend off.
Matt grinned broadly, shifting so that he could look Mello in the face. "Nope. Because then you'll win." He stated, his toothy grin not once leaving his thin lips.
The blonde smirked back, one of his brows cocked playfully. "No I won't… Let me up."
"With that kind of expression? You think I should believe you?" He questioned with a laugh, leaning more weight onto the blonde before quickly pulling off, trying to move away before his friend could get the upper hand on him. Unfortunately, he was too slow.
Mello darted up before he could get safe, wrapping his unbelievably strong arms around the red head's neck and moving himself around to cling to his back tightly. From there, he prevented Matt from shaking him off by planting his heels firmly into the carpet and leaning his full weight down into the other's back.
"You bitch." Matt laughed as he stayed motionless for a moment to gather his strength, his position remaining on his hands and knees with the blonde on his back. He then drew in a deep breath as he prepared himself… One, two, three— he pushed backwards as roughly as he could, a loud grunt and then laugh sounding out through the room as his attempts failed and Mello remained firmly in place. "Why are you so fucking strong?" He laughed again.
Mello smirked and wiggled playfully against the red head's back, secretly enjoying the physical contact of the moment. "I work out almost every day, Matt. Unlike you." He laughed as well, momentarily tightening his grip around Matt's neck before loosening it again. "I don't want to get fat."
The red head smiled and continued to stay in place. "I'm not even fat!" He laughed again, happily. "I just don't have rock-hard abs like someone." He said with a grin, glancing at Mello's firm arm around his neck. Maybe he could…
"Don't be jealous Matt." Mello said playfully before yelling out in surprise and pain as he felt the red head's teeth clamp down on the skin of his forearm. "What the fuck?" He yelled out and then laughed, almost pulling his arm away. No, that's what he wants. He told himself mentally, grinning as he kept his arm firmly in place. "Ahhh stop!" He laughed, wincing a bit as he felt Matt bite harder. "Biting isn't even fair you faggot!"
The red head grinned around the skin between his teeth before deciding to give the blonde mercy by letting go, looking down at the teeth marks and reddening of the skin afterwards. It actually looked like it hurt a bit… but… honestly, he didn't care. Mello's done plenty of less than pleasant things to him in the past. Besides, the blonde was currently winning their little wrestling match. A few teeth marks is the least he can do in his defense.
Actually…
He didn't really know what to do in this situation. He couldn't win… Mello had his feet anchored into the ground and there was no way he could overpower him enough to roll over. Mello was twice as strong as him. He'd feel like a pussy for tapping out… but…
"Mello… ahh I give in." He said with a laugh, collapsing down onto his elbows and then down further so that he was simply lying on his stomach beneath the blonde. He rested his head on the arms around his neck and wiggled a little, smiling. "Are you not gonna let me go?"
Mello grinned and relaxed down on top of Matt, still holding his arms around his neck firmly as his body weight helped to keep him pressed to the ground. He was comfortable, but he wasn't going to let the off chance of Matt escaping become realized. "Nah… you make a pretty good pillow." He said with a content sigh, shifting his head over Matt's shoulder a bit more so that his own head rest against the red head's. "Besides, you gave in so early it was pathetic. This is your punishment."
Matt shrugged, as best he could in his situation, and lidded his eyes. "Fine by me." He liked the weight on him. It made him feel relaxed and warm and… made him want to cuddle, but he definitely wasn't going to suggest that. Their current position was basically cuddling anyways, so he'd stay with it and just sleep or… something.
"Matt, you better not fall asleep."
Or he could do something else besides sleeping. "Well what am I supposed to do with you on me?" He asked with a smile, rolling to the side a bit and being relieved as Mello relaxed and let him roll over. Though, he didn't let him free. Mello now lay above him. Which… he wasn't complaining about either.
"Hell if I know. Looks like you're stuck." The blonde retorted, smiling down at his counterpart as he rest his elbows above the other's shoulders casually. He let his eyes wander over the soft skin of Matt's face, pausing slightly as he noticed the bit of stubble along the red head's jaw and chin. He needed to shave… Though, it didn't look terrible on him, he decided. It actually… made Matt look a bit… sexy? Was that the word? He smiled to himself slightly and made a quiet grunt of approval before dipping his head down to kiss the soft lips before him.
Matt smiled against Mello's lips, kissing him back warmly and softly. He'd been wondering how long it'd take the blonde to kiss him, considering he'd been staring at him with this… look on his face for the past minute or two. Before he knew it, their lips had parted and he could feel the gentle taste of Mello's tongue against his own as they deepened their kiss. He let his eyes close fully and continued on, moving his mouth in time with the other's as he detached his thoughts from the world around him and focused them on the blonde. As he did so, his hand wandered and found itself trailing its fingers along the soft skin of Mello's lower back, just beneath the hem of his shirt and above the waistband of his pants.
Mello didn't know why he'd kissed him. The opportunity just seemed… too perfect to let him pass it up so… he figured, why not? That, and the red head's lips looked so soft and inviting… so kissable. Though, he didn't want to do anything other than kissing and after a few minutes, he withdrew his lips with a soft suck and smiled down at the other.
"Homo."
Matt smiled as the blonde stood up from the floor and walked off. He liked kisses, regardless of whether they led to anything or not. As he thought about the feel of the kiss, he sat up, turning just in time to see Mello close the bathroom door behind him. Probably taking a shower. He thought, smiling once he heard the running water a few moments later.
"Well…" now I can get on the Xbox. He thought as he pushed himself up and walked over to the couch, grabbing his controller off of the coffee table and relaxing back with it. Today, he would get the most kills on his team, even if it took him all day.
Totally almost had Matt say "Sorry, Imma buttah-fingas." Whenever he kept dropping the fork, lolol. Also, in all seriousness, the delay of this chapter was 100% my bad. I'm sorry about it, everyone D: Also, about how you can't review chapter 16, lol. That was my bad too. But! You can comment about both of them on this chapter, if you like. I hope I haven't lost all of my readers because of the delay in updating! I'll try and be faster about it from now on.