A/N: It's been a while, I know. But here Is the next chapter, and I hope it's been worth the wait.
Chapter 8
With Misa's piercing scream it was like a bucket of ice water was splashed over the other blond. Mello's eyes shot open wide and a panic gripped at him. His heart beat furiously in his chest and he looked at the red head before him who just smiled playfully, a deep flush dusting his cheeks as he continued to hold onto Mello. But the blond shook his head. All this time Matt had force him into hiding things and it was engrained in him. It couldn't just come out like this so easily, could it. Just be ok like this. Without warning? Would he take it back? Would he blame Mello for it later if he didn't try to hide it?
"S-sorry. I uh.. I." He stopped short as Matt chuckled. He looked at the red head again and saw a small smile pull at the other's lips in amusement. Anger now bubbled inside him. So this was all a game to him then? It was all amusement to see him out of sorts as he was taken off guard like this? For months play with him and make him keep it a secret and then out of nowhere on his own terms out them with no warning to the blond and laugh when he is taken off guard? He frowned and pushed away from him roughly. That made him stop smiling.
"Mello?" Matt asked curiously. The blond straightened his appearance and hair before pushing past Matt silently with a steely glare, only speaking as he glanced back.
"Glad I could be your amusement for the morning, then." He told him before continuing to walk off. Matt stood there staring after him. It was his turn to be taken off guard now and he was dumbfounded. He had genuinely thought that the blond would have been happy to out themselves to their friends and family like that.
"What the hell did I miss?" He asked aloud to himself, reaching up and running his fingers through his hair, tugging on the strands slightly.
"That's what I'd like to know." Misa said suddenly, startling him out of his reverie. He looked at the other blond and smiled sheepishly.
"Oh? What'd you wanna know?" He asked innocently. Misa glared at him and crossed her arms.
"I love you. But my baby brother just walked out of this room mad at you and obviously hurting. If you expect any sympathy, you should start talking. Now." She warned. Matt sighed, shoulders sagging.
"I don't even understand what happened. He's wanted to tell you guys for months and I couldn't hide it anymore. I don't know why it was a bad thing." He groaned.
"Months? Months? Mail Jeevas, how long have you been sneaking around?!" She demanded.
"Um, well officially? Cause there was a lot of confusing stuff you know about when I was still with Nate. But then he cheated on me and we broke up in England during the wedding and Mello and me got really wasted and ended up in bed together and in kinda took off from there officially." He admitted. Misa's eyes widened at that point.
"You mean to tell me that you two have been together since L and Light got married months ago? And you've never told us? That's my brother. This is probably the longest relationship he's ever had!" He punched his arm, "I'm so pissed at you right now. Don't think I'm not." He glared, plopping into her chair with a pout.
"Misa.." Matt sighed, moving into the chair next to her, sliding it closer as she looked away, "Come on, Misa. It's not that we didn't want to tell you. We didn't want to hurt you if it didn't work. I was so fucked up after what Near did to me and I was hurting Mello left and right with how confused and hurt I was. I finally realized today how much he means to me. Please, Misa. I need your guys help. I need to make it up to him. I want us to have a real relationship where we aren't hiding it and we can try it for real." He told her. He looked at him carefully before sighing.
She turned to face him and cupped his face, "Ok.. You know that café with the music and dancing downtown? Mello promised to go with me, Sayu, and L to take Naomi out. That's all I can do for you." She told him. Matt smiles though and kissed her cheek.
"Thanks, I can use that." He assured, getting up and setting off to work out the rest of his plans, Beyond following after him.
"I really don't want to talk about this guys.." Mello repeated as he downed a shot of vodka and set the glass back on the table. After hours the café served drinks as well. The band was in full swing and the dance floor was open.
"Oh come on Mello, I've been dying to know about this stuff." Naomi giggled. Mello couldn't help the small twitch at the corner of his lips as he shook his head.
"Come on Mello, you two didn't break up over something so small. You've been through too much and gotten too far. Will you really dump him now that he wants to tell your friends?" Misa asked rhetorically, making the other blond sigh.
"No, I guess not. But I'm still allowed to be angry with him." He said defensively.
"Oh no, absolutely. Be pissed. Make him make it up to you with serving you in and out of bed for a week for all I care. But don't let it ruin your fun. You know it will be ok. Besides you're going to enjoy it. He's been trying to text you and get ahold of you, so you know he's trying to make it up to you. Ball is in your court and you have the power. So, have some fun." Misa smiled at him. This made him think a bit more and he weighed his option, smiling in return.
"You're right, let's have some fun." He agreed.
"Great, now is he good in bed, or what?" Sayu asked seriously, making Mello chuckle.
"Oh.. Never had better, Naomi." He winked.
Matt stood back stage with Beyond, Matsuda, Light, and Teru talking to the owner of the establishment. Matt was going to make a quick impromptu appearance with Beyond with Light and Matsuda being security and Teru being backup. Café security assisting. They were allowed to use the establishments instruments as long as they didn't damage them, but Focus didn't have that style or reputation anyways. It would be a surprise for the crowd. Though the owner didn't really know Matt was doing this to try to win the forgiveness of his boyfriend.
When the band came back to take a break, they were a little surprised to see Matt and Beyond there and got to meet them, even more surprised to hear they were going on for a song as they took a break. Matt took a few calming breaths and walked out. He wasn't noticed at first until he got closer, a few whispers and screams came before he reached the mic. Most people unsure of his intent. When he reached the mic he leaned in and spoke into it.
Mayday! Mayday!
The ship is slowly sinking
They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling
They're all around me,
Circling like vultures
They wanna break me and wash away my colors
Wash away my colors
The sound of Matt's voice caught Mello's attention and he looked up to the state in confusion, "The hell is he doing?" He asked the others.
Misa giggled, "Don't know, maybe you should go ask him."
He swung his guitar in front of himself and him and Beyond started at the same time.
Take me high and I'll sing
Oh you make everything okay (okay, okay)
We are one in the same
Oh you take all of the pain away (away, away)
Save me if I become
My demons
"I can't just go ask him." He scoffed.
"Sure you can. He's even looking for you. He's doing this for you. He's here for you. Watch him." Naomi told him.
I cannot stop this sickness taking over
It takes control and drags me into nowhere
I need your help, I can't fight this forever
I know you're watching,
I can feel you out there
Matt sang as he looked around, trying desperately to find Mello in the crowd but failing. The blond groaned as he noticed this, ignoring Naomi's 'I told you so' comment as he got up and started to move closer to the stage.
Take me high and I'll sing
Oh you make everything okay (okay, okay)
We are one in the same
Oh you take all of the pain away (away, away)
Save me if I become
My demons
Take me over the walls below
Fly forever
Don't let me go
I need a savior to heal my pain
When I become my worst enemy
The enemy
Mello was approaching the stage now as the music started to slow down. Matt sagged a little as he couldn't find his lover. He took a deep breath and looked back up before he'd have to start again and was surprised to see the blond approaching off to the side. He gave a small smile then, happy when it was returned, He set back into the repeated chorus, this time slower again.
Take me high and I'll sing
Oh you make everything okay (okay, okay)
We are one in the same
Oh you take all of the pain away (away, away)
Save me if I become
My demons
He had never looked away from Mello the whole time he approached, larger smiled, spreading over both their faces as he joined him on the stage now, Light getting him through instantly. The small audience more than happy to accept this. In the short lull between the chorus, Matt leaned in kissed Mello sweetly before they launched back into the fast paced one to finish it off, ignoring the gasps from the crowd.
Take me high and I'll sing
Oh you make everything okay (okay, okay)
We are one in the same
Oh you take all of the pain away (away, away)
Save me if I become
My demons
Mello had sung the last one with him and he felt like he was flying as he hugged his lover to him gently, setting the guitar back where it went and leaving the stage with Beyond. Behind the curtains, it was Mello's turn to speak up.
"I'm still upset with you, but I'll tell you more about why back at home." He told him, leaning in and kissing his lips again. Matt nodded and kissed back. They were soon met by the rest of the band.
"Wow, I'm already used to this, actually. It seems normal, I think." Misa commented. Matt and Mello both flushed slightly.
"You realize people are going to ask about the kiss on stage, right? Sayu asked.
Matt shrugged, "I'm not too worried about it. It's none of their business, really. They don't need the details of our lives. The important people know, but I'm not hiding it either." This caused Mello to smile.
"Alright. Alright. Let's let them go. We all know how back they are dying to escape. Go get some of the best you ever had, Mello." Sayu teased.
"The what?" Matt asked.
Mello flushed, "Nothing." Matt smirked.
"No, really. The what? The best you ever had?" He pushed, even as he dragged the blond off, 'Let's talk about this on the way to my place, I miss you." He chuckled. Mello smirked in return.
"You realize we had sex this morning before this all happened, right?" He teased.
"Not even the point." Matt insisted. "Can't ever get enough of you." He assured.
Mello chuckled and pressed closed to the red head, "That's ok, I can't get enough of you, either." He assured, making the red head smirk.
Matt looked around before pulling the blond into his car and speeding off in record times as Mello teased him the whole way. He then led him inside the door and to his room before he started to pull at his clothes. This time.. It felt a little different. It was the rushed strip and fuck from the car or door to the bed. He wanted to get him to the room and bed. He wanted it to be as good as it usually is. But he wanted there to be this rightness about it. Once in the room he shut the door before he worked the blond's shirt off his body, kissing up and down his neck and chest gently, fingers moving over his chest and teasing his nipples. They then dipped down to run into the waistline of his pants and pull at his belt, undoing it slowly and working open his pants before pushing him back onto the bed.
"I love that you hate underwear." He told his lover, pushing him to lay back as he kissed his lips before making his way down his chest and stomach to the exposed hip bone, ignoring where his hard cock was starting to poke out of his open pants since there was nothing else confining it.
Mello gasped and withered, "Oh Matt." He sighed, fingers gliding through his hair as the red head moved his hand down his thighs and calves to unlace and remove his boots slowly. His teeth nipped his hip, making him moan, before his pants were then pulled down of his legs and tossed aside. Mello lay on the bed completely naked, cock hard and ready as Matt stood over him completely dressed still. He looked at him with hooded eyes as he wrapped his bare legs around his waist, "Fuck, I need you." He groaned, reaching up and pulling at Matt's belt and pants to open them. He reached in and gripped his erection, pulling it out of his clothes and stroking it teasingly as he spread his legs for him.
Matt moaned and grabbed the lube, spreading it over himself before pressing against Mello's entrance and pressing into him roughly, making the blond cry out in pleasure. He leaned forward onto the bed to brace himself and hold his balance before pulling his hips back and rocking them forward again to test his angle, satisfied what Mello arched up off the bed and moaned loudly. This round was going to be rough and needy and their bodies clashed together as he kissed him hungrily and enveloped his body in his arms and set a hard and fast pace.
Mello moaned with each thrust, rocking his hips with each one to meet him, his own hands moving to scratch at his back under his shirt or to tangle in his hair and pull.
"Oh Matt. Oh, Matt don't stop. So good. So close." He panted out in warning. He loved the feeling of Matt clothed over him like this. It was different. He hummed as his head fell back to expose his neck and the red head ran his tongue over it before biting over his pulse, hard. Mello cried out, bucking hard and cumming with a loud cry, "Matt!"
Matt growled as he tightened around him and he pushed deeper, rolling his hips, "Mello!" He moaned in return, kissing his lips affectionately as he came inside him. Mello whimpered at the feeling, tightening his legs around him with need.
"Oh, yes. So good." He sighed, relaxing back into the bed. Matt chuckled and kissed his bite mark on his pulse, no longer afraid to mark him like he used to be.
"Things are going to be different now. Better." He promised, pulling out of his lover and stripping his clothes off before rejoining him back in the bed. "I know it's been hard. I know I have asked a lot from you and you have been amazing. But it will be different now. Let me make it up to you. I don't want to run to the tabloids with everything, sure. But I won't lie. And I don't want to hide wither. To them, I rather stick to no comment or it's none of your business. Or even, we are exploring a possibility, we will let you know when we know. But I want to be able to hold your hand in the park or give you a kiss at dinner. Or on stage if I damn well please. And I want you to feel free to do the same. I won't push you away either." He told him.
Mello smiled, lying on his chest and looking up at him, "I want that as well. I hope it can be that simple. And I was mad because I felt like I was a joke. Because you gave me no warning to telling them and then you were and I wasn't prepared and I was a stuttering idiot and I was afraid you'd blame me later. I was afraid. I was going to come see you tomorrow. I would've tonight but I had Naomi's thing already." He shrugged.
Matt chuckled, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I just. I was looking at you in the kitchen and I wanted to kiss you and I didn't care who was there. I hadn't planned to tell them. I just had this moment of realization. I was afraid if I didn't act, I'd think more about it and I'd chicken out."
"No, I'm glad you did it. You probably would've chickened out later if you hadn't." He teased, "It's better this way now." He assured.
"Nothing can stop us now." Matt agreed. "Even if it ended up being us vs the world." He sighed as his eyes closed. Mello hummed in agreement again, already drifting along with him. Both slowly losing their battle with sleep, completely at peace.
Tbc
A/N: Mm.. Nothing can stop them now?
Song used: "My Demons" by Starset