[Uke]

"I'll be alright," Naveen assured with a sad smile, but it seemed sincere. "I could always tell how Mello felt about Near, so I wasn't surprised when he told me that he and Near had been together for some time and were going to get married..."

"...Wait a second," Next whispered, frowning. "Mello was... with both of you... at the same time?"

[Mint]

"Quite a while?" Matt frowned. "It was New York."

[Uke]

Naveen looked between the two of them, obviously surprised. "Mello and... my brother... they were together long before New York. It was purely sexual before that, but... from what I understand, Near fell hard for him and asked him for his hand. Mello realized his own feelings and accepted..."

"I think things are getting lost in translation," Next whispered with a sigh. The white wings suddenly burst into dust, returning to their tattooed form on his back.

[Mint]

"But...but...they...they were having SEX!?" Matt blinked.

He looked down at Next.

"...I am pretty sure Near did propose though." Matt shrugged. "Mello probably doesn't want anyone to know that one."

[Uke]

"That's... what he told me," Naveen whispered, frowning for a moment before he shook his head. "Well... regardless of what went on between us... Mello is married to my brother now and I will not even think about coming between them."

[Mint]

"But what about you Naveen?" Matt asked. "...You're alive...there's so much to catch up on, right?"

[Uke]

Naveen gave a nod before smiling. "Like you guys! I see one of you finally worked up enough nerve to tell the other how you feel!"

[Mint]

"It took some pretty drastic measures." Matt laughed nervously- putting an arm around Next.

[Uke]

"So why haven't you gotten married, then?" Naveen asked, taking a seat.

Next's face turned pink and he looked at Matt.

[Mint]

Matt's cheeks were going a little dark now too as he laughed- nervously again.

"Well, with all that's been going on lately...a mean...the New York thing was huge." Matt said.

[Uke]

"But it was a year ago, wasn't it?" Naveen asked and Next looked at him in surprise. "Well... its winter again. Its snowing... I don't know exactly what day, but I'd say its around Mello's birthday. And the calendar on the wall said 'December 2010', so..."

[Mint]

"We get it." Matt sighed. "But Naveen, it's not like we're avoiding it or something."

[Uke]

Naveen only gave a soft hum, before asking; "So... how are the others?"

--Scene Change--

Zero gently pet Trick's hair as the little boy sat quietly in his lap, watching some cartoon on the small TV.

[Mint]

Treat was sitting in the chair beside the bed- trying not to nod off every few minutes. His head kept falling with his eyelids, but before he drifted off completely he would snap back up- only to repeat it all again. Why was it so warm in this room? If it was this warm, he had not chance of staying awake.

[Uke]

Zero was yawning as well, idly running his fingers through Trick's curls as the boy fell asleep against his chest.

[Mint]

Treat nestled down in his seat and looked up at his brother and Zero with his sleepy eyes. He pushed the blanket off and slipped out of the chair- climbing up into the bed.