"What a pussy." Mello spoke into the headset, currently leaning in a comfortable position against Matt who was busy playing one of his beloved video games. He'd been watching the red head play for around two hours and for once, he was thoroughly enjoying himself as he shit-talked to the other players through Matt's mic. Though, he was still a bit baffled by the fact that Matt was so… happy. He seemed to have gotten over the whole pregnancy thing rather quickly and it confused Mello beyond anything. Had he of been in that situation, he probably wouldn't be speaking to Matt right now, let alone let him curl up next to him and play video games with him.

"Shut up bro, you don't even know." He shifted his position, leaning against Matt's side with his back and shoulder against him while his legs stretched out over the remaining space on the couch and over the arm. He continued to watch Matt play, listening to the chatter over the headset while he thought. Matt was probably ignoring his anger about the pregnancy in order to keep their relationship strong. Honestly, if that was in fact the reason, he respected Matt for doing so and was sure that he wouldn't have been able to do the same if their roles were reversed. The red head was definitely odd, with little to no social skills and was one of the most awkward people he'd ever met… but he had so much emotional strength and control that no one knew about and it was one of the reasons Mello admired and envied him as much as he did.

Though, Mello wouldn't be too surprised if said red head had momentarily forgotten all about the pregnancy. From the looks of it, he was currently nearing the end of a very close game. Not only that, but Matt was almost first in amount of kills done that match and Mello knew he was trying his hardest to burn past number one. Hence why he was shit talking more than usual. And then…

"Oh? Oh? What's that? Looks like we just passed you." He said with a cocky tone, smirking slightly as he heard the annoyed tone of the other players. He loved causing unneeded arguments. Besides, Matt had enough skill with the game that Mello could virtually say whatever he wanted because that skill would back him up.

"Stop crying, y—aufh" He grunted, cut off from his argument as Matt suddenly covered his lips with his own. It took him a brief second to realize what was happening but as he did, he kissed him back, soft sucking sounds making their way through the mic. When they pulled apart, Mello could see that the reason for the kiss was the fact that the red head's team had won the match and he was at the top of the list. Though, his attention was taken away yet again by a voice over the headset.

"Hey, at least I have someone to make out with. You must have been pretty interested to have mentioned it." He said casually, listening to the other person over the headset.

The game sound was set up so that it would come through the headset and the speakers on the TV, so Matt listened in as well. The mention of the kiss had him interested.

"So what, you're talking so much shit and you're not even the one who's playing?"

"Nah."

"So your girlfriend is the one who's playing?"

Mello laughed, "If 'Matt' is a girl's name, then yeah. My 'girlfriend' has been the one kicking your ass."

There was a slight pause on the other end of the mic. "So you guys are fags?" The player asked, laughing a bit afterwards. "Fuckin' gross dude."

The blonde looked at his hand in an uncaring way, breathing a laugh once the guy had finished. "Yeah man; how's it feel to suck compared to a couple of fags? Bet it's a pretty big blow to your masculinity, huh."

"Nope. I've got a girlfriend and that already makes me more masculine than you guys."

Still looking at his hands, Mello responded with a smirk in his voice, "Yeah, but I'll bet you my boyfriend's a better fuck than your girlfriend will ever be."

"Sex isn't important to my girlfriend and I because we have a real relationship, bro."

"Aw, sounds like someone's just not getting any." Mello responded, glancing towards the screen with a light smirk.

"Whatever, I'm out."

With that, the person left and Mello was left with a victorious expression on his face. He hoped he hadn't embarrassed the red head but as he glanced up at him, he was sure that said red head couldn't give two fucks about what was said.

"I won."

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Later on that night, Mello found himself on the couch with the red head yet again. Not that it surprised him, though. They didn't have much to do and today just happened to be a lazy day.

"Hey Mello, can I ask you something?" Matt started, setting down his slice of pizza that they'd ordered and then turning to face the blonde a bit more. This had been on his mind for the majority of the day and he figured it'd be best if he just voiced it and got out of the way.

Mello looked over at his friend and raised his brows in question, holding his food in his hands while he waited for Matt to continue. "Yeah?"

Matt paused for a moment as he gathered his thoughts. "So…" he paused again awkwardly, trying to think of the best way to present what he wanted to say. "Are we dating?" He waited, just looking at his friend as he tried to think of something else to say. "Like… officially?"

Are we dating? Mello repeated in his head, almost as if asking the question to himself as well. …Were they? Neither of them had ever asked the other or suggested it… it was just a mutual understanding, he figured. Though, now that it had been brought up…

"Do you want to be?" He asked simply, blinking at the red head and then breathing a laugh and giving him a reassuring smile.

Matt returned his smile and laughed softly, feeling oddly relieved to hear Mello's answer. "Well I mean… you said we were earlier on Xbox so…" he shrugged and looked over at the pizza box for a moment, thinking. "I wouldn't mind… I was just wondering." He shrugged again and looked back at the blonde.

Mello laughed at the way his friend was acting, it almost sounding cute and playful. Mello wouldn't say it was, though. "Matt. Do you want to want to be my boyfriend?" He asked, grinning at the situation and how silly they were.

The red head laughed and ran a hand through his hair. Why was he acting so stupid right now? They practically had been dating for a while now. It wasn't like they were in high school and Mello was the one he had a crush on. Hell, they slept together on a regular basis, lived together, had sex often enough and were going to have a child. Why wouldn't they be a couple? "Yeah Mello. Let's just make it official." He said with another laugh, picking up his pizza again and relaxing against the couch.

The blonde rolled his eyes playfully and leaned over to Matt, pecking his lips and then leaning back against the arm of the couch. "Okay then. Done." He breathed a laugh and finished up his piece of pizza, wiping the corner of his mouth with his thumb afterwards.

I guess we really did stay "all the way"…

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Matt sat at the desk in their bedroom, watching Master Chief swim around in his tank. Mello was currently lying in bed, attempting to sleep, and the red head planned on joining him soon… but… he wasn't tired. He had too many things on his mind at the moment to try and lay down… besides, Master Chief was messing with the new bubbler he'd gotten and Matt found it amusing to watch.

He'd been thinking of the pregnancy for a bit… about how there was a rice-sized baby growing in his stomach and that he hoped to God that it would end up being male. He didn't know if he'd be able to handle a girl. But, he sighed, I've got a while before that happens. He thought as he sprinkled a few fish flakes into Master Chief's bowl, watching as he swam up to gobble them down. At least something good happened today to cancel out the bad. He was in an official, legitimate relationship for the first time and he'd admit that he was pretty happy about that. Actually, he was slightly ashamed by the fact that Mello really is his first relationship. All other partners he'd been with were simply one-night stands or flings. Regardless, though, being with Mello was a good thing and Matt was going to leave it at that. He shut off the light in the fish's tank and then stood, stretching with a pleased groan and then turning towards the bed. It was the first time in a few days that he'd get to cuddle against the blonde and he was glad… maybe he'd sleep more comfortably.

As Mello heard the click of the light shut off and saw the room get a bit darker, he mentally sighed in relief. Finally the red head was coming to bed. He wasn't sure if said red head knew that he was still awake or not… but… he hoped that tonight they'd curl up together. He missed Matt's warmth and as he finally felt that warmth press against his back, he couldn't hold off a smile. With a slow sigh he turned over to face the red head, laying one of his arms across his torso while he pressed his face into the crook of the other's neck. Their bodies lined up and pressed together, closing any open spaced between then as they relaxed down to sleep. Mello breathed in the other's smoky scent and slid one of his hands up the red head's shirt, letting his hand rest against the warm, smooth skin of his back as he closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep. He was glad Matt's scent was still the same, even though he hadn't smoked one cigarette since the pregnancy was made known. He hoped it wouldn't fade too quickly…

Matt smiled gently as he pressed his face into Mello's soft hair, casually wedging one of his thighs between the blonde's so that they could lay a bit closer and more comfortably. He fluttered his eyes shut and sighed slowly, just holding Mello against himself like he had before the pregnancy and before their 'real relationship' had started. It didn't really matter to him… they were the same as they'd always been but now they had a title.

"Mhh… night Mello." He mumbled into his hair, relaxing completely as he began to doze off. Mello softly pressed his nose against Matt's neck in response, as if nuzzling him.

"Night."

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Fauuuuuuuuu I'm really so sorry that this chapter is so ridiculously short. Not even just short, but it's full of… nothing lol and is kinda jumpy. I just didn't want to hold it off any longer for you guys, lol. Especially since this week might be slightly busy.

So I promise to make the next chapter more eventful and long D: