Punishment (Matt x Mello)

Chapter 4

The two walked down the dark, narrow, dusty corridor. Mello had the happiness of finally being able to show who that little freak was dealing with. They came to the play room to find Near at his usual place, playing with his robots. "Hey yo sheep-face!" said Mello, trying to look though. "Yeah you! Who do ya think you're messin' with? We're a million times better than you are!" said Matt, trying to act like he really mean it, to win his friend's heart in order to get his precious DS. And he was pretty sure it would work, though guys in games acted this way. Near just sat there as he would always do and stared at the boys with dull, careless eyes. This made Mello get even more frustrated and heat rushed through his face. He inched forward to Near as his anger grew bigger. The blonde caught the albino guy from the hem of his shirt, pulling him closer. Matt had to hit Near too, he was the one who told Mello to do this after all, but he didn't want to. Matt had never been the kind of guy who hits and argues with people, he onlu did those in video games. But he had to do it. Taking a deep breath, the redhead moved closer to the other guys. He cussed and apologized under his breath as he hit the poor guy right in the stomach. He knew they'd both get in a hell of big trouble, but this was life-and-death since his DS that he cared more than anything else was involved. Mello looked at his friend with surprise and pride, then he continued hitting the kid himself. After Mello got what he wanted and calmed down, they left Near there and ran. They would probably have some time before the albino kid told on them. "Wanna go up to the roof?" Matt suggested. The rooftop was the place they liked most in Wammy's. It was the only place they could be alone and share their secrets. It was against the rules to go up there but they didn't care, what could Roger exactly do to them? The redhead helped his friend go out the window, then he jumped out too. They made their way to the fire escape, careful not to be seen by anyone. They reached the rooftop and sat closely, side-by-side. Even though the building wasn't tall at all, the view was great from there, it faced wide, grassy fields. Both of them had always dreamt of being free and running in those fields till they ran out of energy. After a while of silence, Mello said, "Remember what you told me back at the room?" with the same smirk he had before, making his way through. "Arghh yes I do, Mells. But what exactly can I do?" exclaimed the redhead. "I'll let you decide." answered the blonde guy. Green eyes met blue, and kept locked for a while. On the inside both thought they could stare at each other's eyes forever. At that moment, Matt got an idea that he was also ashamed of himself. Why the hell did he instantly think of that? Was this what Mello wanted? But what if Mello hated him for doing it? It was such a hard time to decide. Then he made up his mind. He was going to do it, for his baby, for his DS.