He shifted and then rolled over, soon awakening to the lonely feel of the emptiness around him. Actually, he was a bit unused to it considering it was the first time in God knows when that he'd woken up and wasn't entangled in the red head's embrace. Though, this morning, the feeling was heavy and awkward. In all honesty, he wasn't even sure if his friend was still in bed or not and he didn't dare make any sounds or voice his curiosity. He wasn't sure of Matt's mood. So, instead, he gently and quietly rolled over, just enough to glance over at the red head's side of their bed.

Empty.

Matt was currently sitting in the living room, curled up on the couch with a sleepless expression on his face as he read through countless web-pages about pregnancy on his laptop. Hell, he didn't know anything about the subject. He'd thought he knew at least a few things but… he was even wrong about those things. Wait, why was he looking this up anyways? He was going to abort it before it even started really… growing, right? They had the money to, so what was the problem? Mello is the problem. He thought to himself. Sure, he'd suggested an abortion the night before… but… he still needed to talk with him and he had a sinking feeling that the blonde wouldn't want to get rid of the child.

So… that was the reason he was looking up information on pregnancy, he decided. Just… fuck there were so many terms and so many things he needed to know… could he still have sex while pregnant? Would his tattoo stretch? Was he allowed to drink soda and eat fast-food? He was pretty sure he could… but… hell if he knew. Last he checked, guys couldn't even get pregnant. Besides, it wasn't like he'd had any sort of baby class at the orphanage and he never had schooling after he'd left so… thanks to Mello, he was now one of those fucking "pregnant and scared" people who were alone in the dark about what to do.

"Ugh…" He sighed, pushing his laptop away and resting his head back against the couch. He closed his eyes and relaxed for a moment, trying to think of how to confront Mello on the subject. Sure, he was still extremely angry at the other, but they really needed to go over a few things; the most important being whether to keep this hell-sent burden or not.

In the bedroom, Mello was going over virtually the same thoughts. In all honesty he… he didn't want Matt to abort the child. Sure, he wished it had never happened and that he could go back in time to stop himself… but now that it'd already been implanted in his friend and had life… he didn't think it was their place to take it away. He'd only suggested it the night before in attempts to calm his friend a bit. Admittedly, though, he had absolutely no idea how to care for a baby or how to deal with pregnancy and in all honesty… he was kind of afraid. Though, he'd stand tall for Matt's sake.

Speaking of Matt…

Mello sighed slowly and sat up in bed, casting his lazy gaze over at the bedroom door. Just how… should he start this. Improvising would probably provide the best results, he decided, so with a grunt he slipped out of bed and stretched, running a hand through his blonde hair before cautiously exiting the bedroom. Once his friend was in sight, he drew in a deep breath and walked over to him, sitting down on the couch a safe distance away and staying silent for a few moments.

"So… how are you feeling?"

Matt closed his eyes a bit tighter at the sound of the other's voice, trying to think properly before answering in an apathetic tone. "I'm alright."

Mello looked down in his hands and for once felt… awkward around the red head. "Have you thought—"

"What do you want—"

Both of them stopped their sentences as they unintentionally interrupted each other, pausing for a moment before Mello started again. "You go first."

Matt sighed and opened his eyes, looking down at the laptop under his hands and waiting for a moment before speaking. "What do you want to do?"

The blonde looked over at him, studying his features. "Honestly? I kind of… would prefer for you to keep it." He said, trying not to sound too demanding. It was Matt's body after all and he knew that he wasn't in the best of moods.

With a quiet groan, Matt rubbed at his eyes. Of course, there it was. He knew that'd be Mello's option but it still annoyed him. "Is this one of your fuckin' Jesus things?"

Mello rolled his eyes. "Yes Matt and my own personal belief that it's not our place to take away another's life."

"Oh really. Says the one who has killed tons of people with his own guns."

"That's different and you fucking know it is. Those people I've killed had a choice and could have avoided it. An unborn baby doesn't."

Matt waved his hand at the other in attempts to shut him up. He knew that'd be Mello's response but… it just sucked. He was leaning much more towards abortion and now it'd be extremely difficult to make that a reality. Looks like they'd have to do a bit more talking… which he didn't mind; he had another question to ask.

"If this baby happened because of us having sex, how come I'm the one pregnant and not you?" He asked, looking over at the blonde with a frown. "I fucked you remember? I was on top. I came inside of you, Mello. Why am I the one who is pregnant?"

"I… it's just the spell, I guess." Mello said cautiously, raising a brow as he thought about it for a moment. It was true that it didn't make much sense for Matt to be carrying a child when he wasn't the one being penetrated on the night of the spell taking place but… he couldn't know for sure. After all, the red head was a pregnant male… nothing made too much of sense in the first place so… he could only assume that what he'd said was the answer.

Matt only frowned further and said in annoyance, "That's so fucking stupid." He set his laptop down on the coffee table and sighed heavily, leaning his weight against the arm of the couch to look at the blonde more comfortably. After a moment of tense silence, he spoke again. "Mello… I don't know how to take care of a baby. Neither do you. How are we supposed to keep it?" His voice stayed disapproving and monotone as he kept his apathetic gaze on the blonde. He really didn't want to go through the pregnancy but if Mello felt strongly about it then he'd feel like a jackass for getting rid of it. Sure, he was the one who'd have to ruin his body and go through boatloads of shit because of this demon spawn, but it was half Mello's child as well. Besides, he sure as hell didn't want to go to the doctor's by himself to get rid of it.

Mello trailed his gaze from the red head's face to his stomach, pausing for a moment before sighing slowly. "I don't know. But… I mean, not everyone knows how to do it, right?" He asked, looking back up to Matt's face. "I'm sure the doctor will tell us a lot and we can look up tons of shit on the internet." He suggested with a shrug. He honestly didn't want the child either and had absolutely no idea how to deal with pregnant… anything, but he wasn't sure if he'd ever be able to forgive himself if he allowed Matt to abort it. He just… felt like it was wrong; his religion had taught him otherwise.

At the mention of the doctor, Matt groaned in protest. He hated, hated the doctor's office and just the thought of having to explain his situation made him uneasy.

"Matt, I know you hate the doctor but you're gonna have to fuckin' suck it up because it's better to go now rather than when you're due."

Matt grimaced at the words, letting his head fall back on the couch. It felt like… he had no choice at all. Mello was set on keeping the baby and he definitely wouldn't give up on it easily. Maybe… maybe if he just went along with the whole thing, the pregnancy, getting the baby out and all of that… they could put it up for adoption? Ugh, he had no idea what to do… the whole thing was actually scaring him and he felt so stressed about it. He didn't really want to have children at all, so being forced into having one while he was so young was even less appealing. He now had to give away his nonexistent life to some unwanted child just because he didn't hang out with Mello one night.

It wasn't like Mello had planned on having the child either, though. He didn't want kids at all and had hoped that he'd live a life full of booze, sex, and guns. That dream now though… that dream would never come true. Sure, he could sex up the town and pass out from alcohol intake but… by the time that was allowed, he'd be old. Though, even though all of that was true, he still felt as if the right thing to do would be to keep the baby. Even though they didn't know how to properly care for a child, he figured that the amount of money he had stashed away would at least help them get the proper things to keep it healthy and safe. He sure as hell wouldn't enroll them in school, though. That gave his mafia enemies the perfect opportunity to get back at him and he would never risk the life of his child by leaving that small chance open.

"Fine. Fine, fine, finefinefine." Matt said with an irritated tone, throwing his arms up slightly and sighing. "I'll keep this fucking child but I swear to God if I don't get to name it…" he trailed off, cracking a tiny smile at the blonde in attempts to lighten the suffocating, heavy atmosphere of the room.

Mello paused and raised his brows at the red head, honestly surprised that he'd heard that conclusion from him. He quickly recovered from his shock and smiled back, breathing a laugh and running a hand through his hair. "Okay, okay… fine. Just promise me it won't be something after a video game… like Thrall."

Matt laughed a bit and grinned, rubbing his face afterwards. "What about Andrew Ryan?"

The blonde threw one of the throw pillows at him, laughing a bit. "No! That's from Bioshock."

Matt only smiled in response, pushing the pillow aside and then sighing out. "Okay, whatever." He paused for a little bit, just looking down at his hands in his lap. After about a minute he took in a slow, deep breath. "So… I guess we're going to have a baby. And by the way, I'm still mad at you but… I'll be your friend." He said with a small smile, looking over at the blonde and shrugging.

Mello smiled back and scooted over closer to him. "That's fine. I expect you to be mad at me." He sighed a bit and then leaned over, kissing Matt's cheek softly. "Thanks for keeping it… I know you really didn't want to."

"I didn't." He said, grunting a bit in response as well before turning his head and pecking the blonde's lips. "But I mean… it's not like I really had a life anyway and you felt really strongly, so…" he sighed again and shrugged. "It's fine." Though, he was still almost as opposed to the idea as he was the night before. For now he'd say it was fine to keep it but… he'd still contemplate his options over the next few days. This was a life changing decision, after all.

"I don't want to think about it right now… let's go get breakfast or something."

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I'm pro-choice, lol. So don't take Mello's thoughts as my own. XD Also, my God, another pathetically short chapter. I'm sorry they've been so short lol. Lately I've just liked to keep significant events separate in their own chapters. Buuuuuuu.

Also, the second ending to Death Note came up on one of my playlists and… I'd forgotten it was there and as I listened to it, I almost decided to watch the entire anime again for the third time lol :L

But! Anywho, I'll try and get the next chapter up soon! D: