Chapter six:
There are soft footsteps and the soft close of the door then Mello opens his eyes when someone settles into bed next to him.
Mello rolls over to face the person only to find Near.
Near looks up to meet his eyes in which Mello smiles only to bring one arm overtop of Near pulling him close.
Mello closes his eyes much more content as he finds the bed so much more comfy than without Near there.
Near snuggles against Mello with his hands gently on Mello's chest seeming much more content as well.
The two are asleep in seconds.
…..
"This isn't going as well as planned." Always sighs.
"That damn blonde. He keeps putting himself between us and the prince." Beyond sighs as well. "We can't just take him without a fight from blondie which would not be good in any way. We aren't supposed to let on of what's really going on."
"I know." Always plops down next to Beyond. "It's as if he's protecting the prince from us."
"Is it possible that blondie is the kidnapper?" Beyond throws out the idea into the air.
Always slightly crosses his arms over his chest. "It's possible."
…
The next morning it's Near who is awake before Mello.
Near has to glance up to see Mello's sleeping face as he is closer to Mellos chest. He feels warm and safe as if Mello's presence alone is protecting him from the world. He blinks as he gets an idea.
Mello groans softly as he begins to awaken. He opens his eyes only to look to Near.
The two share a smile and get up knowing that they need to get up.
Near heads off to his room to change while Mello changes in his own room.
Once done Mello heads for Near's room.
Near exits his room just as Mello gets there.
"Ready?" Mello asks.
Near nods and the two head down for breakfast.
Mello feels that they are being watched so he glances back as they keep walking.
Always and Beyond are the ones that are watching them.
Mello narrows his eyes, moves closer to Near then turns away just in time as they arrive at the stairs.
The two go into the cafeteria and Matt rushes over to join them.
"Yo." Matt says with a grin on his face. "Mind if I join you two?"
"Hey Matt." Mello greets.
Near raises a hand to twirl his hair. "Greetings Matt."
"So what's up for today?" Matt asks looking to Mello to Near then back.
"Well we have some tests coming up." Near says. "So we shouldn't skip class."
"But class is boring." Matt whines.
"We have to work harder than before. There are two people ahead of the three of us." Mello points out.
The three are almost at the start area for getting food.
"Ok ok." Matt says not wanting to argue with his best friend and now newest addition to his and Mellos world.
The three get food and sit down together happily sharing a conversation over food.
"And the teachers all put their cells in the ceiling of the teacher who hated cell phones. They then called their cells in the middle of class." Matt describes a prank story he found online.
Mello laughs and even Near gives a small laugh to that.
Mello and Matt turn to Near a little surprised at that but find themselves smiling at it.
After breakfast it's off to class.
Mello settles on one side of Near while Matt settles on Near's other side.
The teacher and other orphans, but Always and Beyond slightly glares at Mello and Matt, are casting glances of surprise to see the three sitting together but no one bugs them about it as class begins besides the quiet whispers about the strange scene of the three sitting together.
"Seems he may have had help." One voice hisses quietly.
…
Rodger is pacing in his office as he barely got any sleep as he tries to figure out what happened that ended with Mello standing up for Near. He wants to try to have an idea of what was going on before he confronts them about it. He stops pacing only to bring his hands up to rub down his face in frustrating. "What is going on around here?"
….
Classes were as boring as ever as nothing but Mello and Matt sitting with Near in any classes they share with him as well as with each other.
It became the talk of the orphanage.
But there appeared to be an almost peace in the orphanage.
No wars, no rants, no major fights and just this strange feeling of a calm air in what used to be an air full of hatred.
However this new peace becomes short lived…
It all came crashing down on the last class of the day.
A class that is set up before a test where all the orphans are in the same class to make sure they have reviewed topics that might be on the test as to not give them all the answers since it is a test after all.
Mello, Matt and Near are sitting together once again.
This time Near is stacking a few tiles he brought, since it is not unusual for Near to have something to do in class if he wants, as Mello also joins in a few times.
Mello tries to stack one tile on top of another but accidently knocks the small tower down. He glares at the tiles but Near smiles.
The two begin from the start as they once again try to stack the tiles to make a tower.
Everything is just going on without incident….. Or it was…. Until….
Beyond and Always suddenly stand up so suddenly right in the middle of the class.
"Ugh! I can't stand this anymore!" Beyond groans. "I am sick of these games."
The class goes quiet as they turn to look to Beyond and Always wondering what is going on.
Rodger, who came to watch Mello, Near, Beyond and Always stands up from his seat at the teachers desk.
Mello moves closer to Near and Matt is staring at Beyond and Always confused like everyone else since like them he knows nothing about what is going on.
AN:
The prank described is an actual story of what happened as a kind of April fools prank when my older sister was in high school.
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Mello.