Matt x Mello Remixed

Matt x Mello Remixed

This is the 4th in a 4-shot involving this pair. Each can be read as a stand-alone. These are slightly Alternate Reality.

Part Four

Canon events a week before L’s death have occurred as normal.

Girl Matt x Girl Mello

“Mattie you slow bitch, hurry up, we’re going to be late again because of you!” Mello called out to her best friend that never ceased to annoy the hell out of her on days like this.
“Yeah, yeah, don’t get your panties in a knot Melly,” was the half bored, half amused reply from the red head. Matt knew she was annoying Mello more than she usually did, but that was entirely Mello’s fault. She spent over an hour grooming herself and it did not leave any time for Matt to do the same. As a result, her hair was only slightly frayed and gave her bangs room to block her vision.

Though both of them were tomboys, Mello was the more image conscious of the two; Matt failed to see why because the blond always ended up messing up her look at some point, particularly where Near was concerned. Matt knew Mello hated the albino more than she hated her smoking habit. She’d long since given up trying to stop Matt from smoking and just tolerated it a little more than she was used to. Despite it all, Matt could not shake the feeling that perhaps she’d begun to like Mello a little more than just friends. She knew it was wrong, or at least that is what Mr. Roger told them. She doubted some of the older students did not listen, as was the evidence of some barely muffled moans that came from some of the dorm rooms. Sure it was arousing, nights spent solo in their shared dorm were proof of that.

Matt knew she was lonely in these recent months, Mello had thrown all her effort into studying late until she was found slumped forward in the library chair, sometimes the work she did was smeared from drool. Even playing her games had begun to get boring, which was saying something about the red head who was notorious for her love of video games.

“It’s about time, we’ll only just make it into the assembly, inside quickly!” Matt half stumbled into the large gymnasium where several students were seated patiently. Mello pulled Matt by her arm and led the two towards the middle of the assembly hall, forcibly moving two of the occupants from their seated positions. She chose to ignore Mr. Roger’s look of concern before he cleared his throat loudly.
“Now that we are all present, I have an important announcement to make. I’ve received a call from Mr. Wammy stating that the Kira Investigation is going smoothly, there are some complications regarding the suspect, but he has high hopes that the case should be closed in less than 3 months. He promises that he will try to get L to come down to give a speech regarding the investigation and allow a question period.” One student in the crowd raised their hand.
“Yes, what is it?”
“Will L be meeting us in person?” This kid sounded hopeful, but Mello and Matt knew better. L never showed his face in person, much less to a crowd, it would likely be from his laptop like from before the Kira investigation.
“I’m afraid not. This case is taking its toll on him and it would be some time after its closed before he considers himself presentable. The next topic on my list is for making preparations for the Harvest themed decorating. I’ve already gotten a few volunteers, but we are still in need of more. If you are interested, there is a sign-up sheet in the lobby. You will be excused from classes for that day, but you must put a real effort into helping with the decorating…”

Matt had already blocked out most of the speech, shooting looks to her blonde friend who was paying too much attention to the announcements. Matt could not help the small smile that played on her features at how Mello’s hair was always perfect and how well it contrasted with her dark clothes she always wore. Mello’s left hand slapped the red head on the arm, her peripheral vision was so damn acute that Matt often forgot about it. She turns her attention back to Mr. Roger who was concluding his next announcement, something about exams. Exams were nothing to Matt, but actually studying for them, that was an entirely different matter altogether.

The assembly finally ended, Mr. Roger having given out a few awards to some of the student council members who did extra promotional work, but Matt and Mello could care less. Mello had studying and Matt did her own thing. They walked to the dorm, Mello leading the way and Matt trailing faithfully behind her. Mello liked to call the red head her bitch, that having several meanings behind it, none were all too friendly, but in all honesty, Matt did not mind. Mello was a friend you wanted to make, not an enemy. Another alumni Linda had tried to be Mello’s friend, but the blonde harbored the same feelings towards the brown haired girl as she did Near. Linda was also a weird sort of girl that had an obsession with drawing people in one position too long. Matt suspected that her most common subject, Near, was the reason for Mello’s sudden hostility.

They walked in and shut the door, Mello ridding herself of the long sleeved shirt and opting for a black tank-top. She removed the black pants and put on a pair of cargo pants that were dark grey, but close enough to black that you could not tell. Matt glanced at her for a moment before she stripped herself of her short sleeved shirt and replacing it with a longer sleeved striped shirt, the horizontal lines giving her weight, but she did not care. She removed her cotton pants and opted for jeans and then tossed on a pair of combat-looking boots. She began to lace up the sides of said boots and glanced again at her friend who was now barefoot.
“What?”
“You’ve been shooting glances at me all fucking day. Have you suddenly decided that you want to crush on me?” Tricky question is tricky, it left Matt speechless for a little while.
“What if hypothetically…I’ve been crushing on you for the last year or so?” Mello’s eyes grew bigger at hearing this.
“You’ve had a crush on me for over a year now?”
“Maybe.”
“Why am I surprised? I mean…the signs were there weren’t they? I guess I admit that I don’t know what to say…”
“That is not like you to say that Melly.”
“I know…but you caught me off guard.” She slaps Matt’s arm and grins.
“That was not nice.”
“Mattie…when was the last time I was ‘nice’?”
“Point for you.”
“Yet…you’ve still crushed on me, even after everything I’ve done?”
“Well…yeah.”
“I don’t know whether to hug you, slap you or simply ignore you.”
“You can’t ignore me, I’m your shadow.”

Mello looked at her closest, best friend and grabbed her arms, getting a startled ‘eep’ sound before pulling her into a tight embrace, kissing her cheek and giving a still undeveloped breast a teasing squeeze. Matt blushed hard and grinned at Mello.
“So does that mean you want to complete me?”
“You’ve got it all backwards Mattie. You are my girl friend now and as such, you should know that the rules of this partnership are strict, but no worries, I’m not going to let you go. You’re my best mate and I’m never going to leave you behind…never.” The deal was sealed with a kiss on the lips before Mello slapped Matt’s arm and then took off outside, leaving a blushing, very happy red head behind.

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A/N: And thus the circle is complete. I’ve wanted to try different points in canon where Matt and Mello were not just guys, but I wanted to start it off that way. So I wanted to see how canon would have ended if Matt and Mello survived with Matt as the female. Then I wanted to see how things may have played out after the reunion if Mello was the female ex-mafiosa. Finally, I wanted to replay that time before L died and how it may have played out if Matt and Mello were both females.

If at any point these last 3 oneshots inspire you to start an AR fic, let me know :) I’d like to see how you’ve written it out. Send me a link in the comments if that plan ever comes into fruition. I am more than willing to read it for sure :).

One more thing, I wrote this 4 shot on a whim, not really giving any plan as to how it would turn out. Go me for impromptu improvised chapter writing? I do that a lot though, when creating these, I try to flesh out a mood for each one-shot or chapter and then put in words, speech and actions. I am also getting over a flu and this was the perfect way to distract myself ;~D