Bang!

Matt flinched again, cursing himself silently for being startled once again. It was infuriating, especially now that Mello was smirking at him.

"You," Matt grumbled, leaning against the now horribly damaged white wall and pointing to the blonde accusingly, "Are horrible."

Mello rolled his eyes, cocking the gun in his hand again in a rather casual fashion. "You need to learn not to startle and panic at gunfire, Matty," Mello instructed rather bluntly, lifting the pistol upwards and aiming right at Matt's head.

Automatically, Matt tensed, eyeing the gun. "Are you crazy? No one actually stays completely calm when they're being shot at…"Mello smirked confidently. "I do."

"Let me rephrase that," Matt huffed. "Nobody sane actual-"

Bang! Mello fired the gun again and Matt yelped in surprise as the wall beside his face exploded, inches from his head. Matt wore a pale, wide eyed expression as he looked up at Mello, stunned. "Mello… don't you-"

Bang! Mello fired again, on the other side of his head, then bang, again, beside his knee. This sent Matt into an adrenaline-fueled panic, pressing himself against the charred wall behind him and breathing at a much too fast rate. Mello smirked. "You're so cute when you're scared."

"And you're an asshole," Matt spat back, still trembling slightly. "I'm only barely sixteen - I'm too young to die!"

Mello rolled his eyes. "Matt, you're so dumb. Nobody is too young to die, and anyway, it's not like I'm actually going to hit you."

"H-How can I be sure!" Matt squeaked feeling his heart pound loudly in his ears as he watches Mello blow lazily on the smoking gun, a brazen smile on his face that sent Matt into a furious spew of, "You come pretty damn close! How am I suppose to know you won't slip?"

The reply he got was a bright, "Easy. You trust me," and a charming, almost loving smile from the blond. "This is for your own good, Matty."

Then, just as cheerfully, Mello fired again. Right into his heart.

…Nah, just kidding. But for a moment, with the way Matt screamed, you might have thought so.

A/N: I'm so mean to poor Matt lately… XD