Last words

“So Matt, do you need me to go over the plan one more time?”

Matt just stares at Mello with his eyebrows lifted as the blond asks him the same question over again. He sighs.

Mello is looking at the floor, not facing Matt, fidgeting. Matt Just looks around him and say “No, I’m fine. I just need a smoke.”

He puts a cigarette between his lips while searching his pockets for a lighter.

Mello approaches him and holds his hands gently saying “You... shouldn’t smoke.”

Matt looks at him in bewilderment, “What is it right now?, he thinks, “I might die today, WE might die today, so what’s wrong about a cigarette at this point?” “Who are you? My mother?”, “What person who is nothing like me are you saying that to?”, or a simple “Shut up” are the answers he could give at the time.

But he doesn’t say anything. He doesn’t want to pick a fight at this moment. They’ve just been through too much, Mello’s been through too much, he’s nervous and anxious, all his life guided him to this moment. Now. It’s a point of no return.

He just gets inside the car instead. The red car. Parked right next to Mello’s bike.

Mello comes close to the car window, holding the car door with his thin hands. He lowers his body until he’s at the driver’s height and looks at Matt. He looks at Matt, but his eyes are distant.

“Hey, Mels.” Matt says while putting his goggles up. “It’s going to be fine. So just relax, ok?”

Mello wakes from his daze with those words, and smiles at the red-haired, “n” he says, with a smile. Somehow this words were all he wanted to hear, all he needed in order to regain his strength and power and will to continue.

“Hey, Matt.”

“hmm?”

“Don’t forget to wear your seat belt.” Mellos says, smirking.

“Sure”, he chuckles.

And then they kissed.

As Mello’s distancing from the car, he says “See you later.” And holds his hand up.

“Yeah.”

It’s not over, until we say goodbye.

-end-

That is my attempt for a fanfic piece, I know it's not much but I wanted to explain what I thought while drawing this.
I'm not good with words, if I were I'd be a journalist. So, don't be too hard on me please.
This was partially based on a Gracefl worms design, and ispired by a panel from Haru wo daiteita, by Youka Nitta, were Iwaki was taking Katou to the airport and they kissed while one was inside the car and the other was standing outside.
Until we say goodbye: song by Joe Satriani.
DN: Ohba and Obata.

Comments are welcome.