Happy Ending (MattxMello)

14. Snow

Mello
"It's so cold." I say, my teeth chattering while the rest of me shivers violently. "Here." Matt says as he hands me his jacket. "Now you'll be cold dumbass." I say putting it on anyway then wrapping my arms around him to prevent this. "You need it more, your lips are turning blue." He says as he accepts my slightly warmer embrace. We're taking a walk down to the store, I need more chocolate and Matt needs his cigarettes. It's snowing and while the view is fantastic, the cold sucks. "Is that so? Would you mind warming them up for me then?" My tone and expression are completely innocent, but my intentions most certainly aren't. We stop walking and Matt tries to hide his surprised blush. His eyes are hidden by his orange tinted goggles and his freckled face is pink from the cold and his sudden blush. I laugh a bit and pull him down until his cold lips touch mine. I let him go and we both smile. "Much better, thank you." I say, a confident smirk on my face. He blushes again, but this time his face goes so red I can't even see his freckles anymore. Matt isn't usually the blushing type, but when it comes to public displays of affection he's pretty much a nervous schoolgirl. "Keep walking, Jeevas. I'm done making you blush."

Matt
"I am not blushing!" I say defensively. I know my face is probably as red as my hair but I'm not about to let him have the last word. I start walking again before he can say anything. Damn, it is cold. A second later I feel a warm hand slip into my frozen one and I gratefully accept the slightly smaller hand into mine. The snow is starting to fall again. I look back and Mello has his head facing the sky, his blue eyes sparkling. As much as he hates the cold, he's willing to deal with it for the snow. The look on his face reminds me of the snow we played in as kids. He's always loved snow and I found this out a few months after we met when it began to snow and his face lit up. That day, we built a snowman together and even though we were just kids, I knew. I knew that this blond-haired, temperamental genius was going to change my life. Even now, after everything, I don't regret a single day Mihael and I have spent together.

Mello
I know that I need to tell Matt, it's always in the back of my mind these days... He's not going to be happy about it but I know that it has to be done. I'll tell him tomorrow, for now all I can do is be happy with him for as long as I can. I could stay here forever, just looking at the snow but I can feel Matt's hand going cold so I speed-walk hand in hand with him to the store. We get what we need and head home to warm up. Once we're home, I drop the packet down on the counter and start walking towards the bedroom. "You coming with?" I ask. Matt just looks at me for a second then puts his packet down and walks with me. I get into bed fully clothed with Matt and cover us both with the blankets. I put my head on is chest and allow myself to start drifting to sleep. He wraps his arms around me and whispers into my hair, "I love you, Mihael." I smile and look up, he's half asleep so I kiss him on the cheek and whisper, "I love you too, Mail. Forever and always." I will. No matter what. With that, we both fall asleep.