Matt x Mello

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*Hi! I hope you guys enjoy this story. This chapter takes place when they are only around 12 to 13.*

MATT POV

I sat down on my bed and took out my Nintendo 3DS. I popped a Pokemon game cartridge into the small console. Before I could heal up my Pokemon from a tough battle I'd had yesterday, I heard the door open and slam closed. Mello had gotten back from his walk to the nearby store. 

"They're out of my usual chocolate!" He yelled. I knew this would not end well if I payed him no mind, so I put my game down and pretended to care. 

"Damn, man. I'm sorry." 

"Yeah right! You wouldn't care!" He glared at me, and, honestly he was cute. I had thought so since the day I met him, but I didn't know I was crushing on him until last year. I smiled at him.

"Of course I care, Marsh-Mello!" He came up to me and stopped. Before I could look away, he slapped me in the face.

"I told you to stop calling me that!" I looked at him, taken aback, and quite frankly sad. We usually got into verbal fights, with the occasional punch in the shoulder, but never had he attacked my face. My eyes started to water. "Why are you crying, pussy?!" He shouted. His anger issues had never gone this far. Before he could say anything else, I ran out of the room.

I ran up to the roof and let myself cry. Did he really think so little of me? I put my hands over my face and sat down. I knew Mello would think I was overreacting, but he didn't know what he meant to me. Over the years, my "crush" on Mello had slowly grown into more of a love. He was my everything, and to be treated like this by him? It felt horrible. 

I looked down to the ground. It was a long drop. I took my hands off of my face and slipped my goggles over my eyes. How would I come back to our room tonight? I was so embarrassed. I really am a pussy, aren't I? I sat there for about 10 minutes, thinking about what happened.

I heard footsteps from behind and looked over my shoulder. My goggles started to fog up as Mello stood there, staring at me. He walked over to me and sat down. For a minute, he didn't say anything, but then he spoke up.

"I'm sorry," He said, looking at me. "I overreacted."

"Y-you're really sorry?" I asked. He nodded and put his hand on my knee. 

"I don't know how to say this..." Mello looked me in the eye. "But, I feel... I feel like you've always been more than a friend to me." My eyes widened. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"You do?" I stared at him. 

"I know you probably hate me now," Mello looked away. "Don't even try to make me feel better, you're a horrible liar." He stood up and walked towards the fire escape. 

"Wait!" I stood up and chased after him. "I love you too!" I grabbed his arm, but he shrugged me off.

"Yeah right," Mello turned to me, but when he saw my face he seemed to understand. "Y-you really do, don't you?" 

"Of course!" I hugged him. His body was warm and nice. I felt his arms wrap around me. We stayed in the embrace for what felt like forever. 

MELLO POV 

BEFORE CONFESSION

I immediately felt horrible after hitting Matt. And after he ran away crying, I knew I had gone too far. I sat down on my bed and cried. I felt like I couldn't make it up to him. Ever. There was only one thing I could think of. I could tell him how I really felt about him, but he would probably hate me. I heard a knock on my door and wiped my tears away. I opened the door to see Near standing there. I rolled my eyes. "What do you want?" I swallowed the ball in my throat. 

"You've been crying haven't you?" Near said, inviting himself into the room. 

"What?! No!" I said. "Get out of my room!"

"Where is Matt?" He looked around the room. "I need to talk to him." God I hate this little bitch!

"Get the hell out!" I shoved him through the doorway, and slammed and locked the door. 

I sank down against the door and shed silent tears. I knew if anyone saw me crying, my bad reputation would be down the drain. Poor Matt. I should tell him, but I couldn't imagine how he would react. He would hate me, or return the slap in the face, but I needed a good way to apologize. I couldn't live with the guilt. I knew he would be on the roof. He always goes there when he wants to be alone. I made my way to the fire escape and walked up the stairs slowly, still thinking through my apology. Matt had always been there for me. He had always stood up for me, even took the blame for me when I bullied Near. And I repay him by a slap in the face and insulting him. I can't let this just slide under me. I need to make things clear and tell him how I felt.