Togetherness

Author's Note: Guess how many people around the world have experienced home quarantine this year. I can't help but imagine what life would be like for Halle and Mello if they had to observe home quarantine as well. I think I'm so addicted to this pairing.

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note or its characters. I won't make a profit out of this fiction.

Halle, dressed in creamed-colored Pajamas, sat on the right side of the couch, idly leafing through the women's fashion magazine she had always wanted to read but had no time for. Mello rested his head on her lap, lying on his side on the couch, with his legs curled up and his eyes glued to the television.

"Home quarantine is expected to lead a significant increase in divorce rates. Divorce lawyers claimed they have received a flood of phone calls seeking advice on how to divorce during the quarantine. Too much togetherness is going to drive a wedge or exacerbate whatever tension is already there for couples who are struggling or don't communicate well." Mello pressed button the remote control to change the channel. There was a host having video conversation with a man in a doctor's coat on TV. "Dr. White, how long until coronavirus vaccine will be ready?" "Based on the current progress of the study, I think..." Mello raised his left hand and pressed the button again. "Economists predict that the global economy will inevitably decline this year..." Mello switched over to another channel. "Why did you abandon me?" "I didn't want to leave you..."

Halle stroked Mello's hair gently, and a subtle touch came to her central nervous system as her palm wiped the scar on his neck. She moved her left leg slightly to relieve the numbness of the oppression.

"Mello, is there any planned for today?" Halle said as she was still poring over the new skincare products on the magazine.

Mello was still flicking through the channels as if he hadn't heard Halle.

"Don't tell me you'll spend another day in front of TV." Halle put the magazine aside and looked slightly down at Mello who was staring at the television.

Mello silently put down the remote control, turning around and looking up to Halle who was also looking at him.

"Even if we have to stay at home, it's not a reason for lounging around doing nothing. Can't you find a better way to kill time?" Halle asked.

"A better way to kill time?" Mello thought for two seconds and quickly support himself in a sitting position. He narrowed his eyes to Halle, with the corner of his mouth slightly turned upward, and reached out to the top button of Halle's pajama. Halle, quick with her hands and sharp-sighted, grabbed Mello's right hand in the moment as Mello was about to touch the button.

"Hey, I can't today." Halle motioned with her eyes for Mello to look at the calendar on the wall.

Mello frowned and pulled away from Halle's grasp, looking back at the calendar where today's date was circled in red pen. He tilted his head, thinking about the red circle that obviously wasn't there yesterday. "Pity!" He muttered as he recalled what that red circle stood for.

"Besides, we've just only had breakfast." Halle sighed. " Can't you make some plans for yourself? It is a rare chance for both us to have much time at home, isn' it? I just think you shouldn't have let time slip by and could do something that matter.

"That's mother's talking." Mello leaned back against the couch, hugging his knees to step on the couch with his bare feet. "I was to value time. But you can't today, can you? Not for the next few days, apparently." He said, grinning at Halle.

"I'm not talking about that." Halle rolled her eyes. "Are you really the Mello I know? "

"The Halle I know wouldn't be no fun like that." Mello snorted.