"We're in here!" Next sighed, eying Near as the boy didn't bolt for the closet once more.

"Then open the door!" Mello called through- sounding a bit irritated, but not as much as he would have been if anyone but Next had answered him.

Matt sighed and looked at Next questioningly.

"It's unlocked," Next told him, smirking a little bit.

There was a pause before the handle turned and the door opened a crack. A head of blonde hair poked in to check if the coast was clear to enter.

"We're not naked," Next sighed. "It would be a little awkward if we were, considering Near is next to us..."

"Near?" Mello pushed the door open and came in. "Why'd you run off like that?"

He came over to the bed and looked his spouse over.

"I wanted Mello and Naveen to have a moment," Near informed. "So that they could stop being so awkward around one another."

"What are you talking about?" Mello frowned. "We're not being 'awkward'."

Matt whistled and rolled his eyes.

"Shut up!" Mello snapped at the redhead. "Seriously, everything's okay Near."

"Mello and Naveen are being more awkward then One was the first time he kissed me," Near scoffed.

"...The first time he what?" Mello asked immediately.

"So now that you guys know everything's fine-" Matt urged- nudging Near with his foot.

"Near, let's go." Mello sighed- shaking his head and turning back to the door. "Naveen's probably worried about you too."

"My thanks to Matt and N-" Near stared to say, but was dragged from the room.

As the door slammed behind him, Next turned toward Matt. "It looks like Mello is being more himself..."

"You mean getting irritated and being a jerk?" Matt frowned. "Why is that a good thing?"

"Because Near is autistic and Mello acting unlike Mello is going to bother him," Next informed.

"Oh right, change is bad for him." Matt sighed. "Poor guy."

--Scene Break--

"He's still breathing." Treat told his brother after leaning close to Far's face. "I think he's just asleep now."

"He'll be mostly asleep for a little while," F informed as Zero pet Treat's hair, looking at them. "I'm going to pick you up some food... what would you like?"

"Uhh...nothing sweet." Treat made a face. "Something salty. Like chips or something...please?"

"I meant a meal," F chuckled. "You obviously haven't eaten in a while."

"Mmm..." Treat seemed reluctant. "Can we eat it here?"

"Of course," F informed. "I promised Far that you wouldn't leave him and I intend to keep that promise."

"...You're a good daddy." Treat nodded. "...I want...umm...Chinese?"

"...Daddy?" F repeated in surprise.

"You fail as a Cantonese person, you know," Trick told his brother, frowning. "Wanting Chinese food... And asking a Taiwanese guy to get it for you!"

"I like Chinese food." Treat pouted- crossing his arms. "Salty and greasy are my two favorite food groups."

F chuckled a bit. "I'll get Chinese food for you. Zero, Trick, does that sound okay?"

"That's fine," Trick sighed and Zero gave a nod. F slipped from the room after that and the little boy crossed his arms. "You know... Far is the only guy around here who ISN'T Asian!"

"Wammy's is full of Asians," Zero whispered, smiling a little. "Its because we're smart."

"Yeah...and Far's...well...he's pretty smart, right?" Treat blinked down at his adopted parent's unconscious form. "I mean, he wouldn't be there if he wasn't."

"I'm teasing," Zero chuckled, gently patting Treat on the head, though not long enough to really make the boy cringe. "Far is very smart and very strong."

"He kept carrying us all around...even you and you're WAY bigger than he is!" Treat seemed impressed.

Then he stopped and blinked up at Zero.

"...Do you really remember anything or are you just playing along for us?" He asked.

"I am... slowly remembering," Zero admitted. "I... remember that I told you once that I managed to fool Roger into thinking I was L..."

"Yeah, that was amazing!" Treat burst. "I got Roger to admit to it! But...I don't know, I wish you remembered more. Do you remember how you taught us to follow rules?"

Zero looked away, seeming to concentrate for a moment. "...All I can remember is toilet paper being all over the halls..."

Trick giggled a little, trying to hide it.

"That was us!" Treat cheered. "And the firecrackers in the bathroom stalls...and the sugar in the salt shakers...and the mustaches on all the pictures in the halls!"

"Now you're trying to trick me," Zero laughed. "There are no pictures on the halls in Wammy's!"

"He's back!" Treat cheered happily- throwing up his arms.

Zero laughed a little bit and ruffled both of their hair once more.

Treat laughed.

"...Far will be better soon and then we can all go home." Treat said. "How's your voice? Does it hurt? What about where...where that bad guy hurt you?"

"Next isn't a bad guy," Zero sighed, gently. "It was a mistake. He wouldn't hurt a soul... and I'm alright, I promise."

"I was talking about the other one...the one that made you...not you." Treat shivered.

Zero's smile faltered and he looked down. "K said that he can't hurt us anymore..."

"How does K know?" Treat asked- scooting closer to Zero. "He made you crazy...and that made Far crazy and everyone got hurt."

"Trust me... K knows," Zero said, frowning and looking away.

He wasn't about to explain to the kids that the only reason Beyond was in a coma was because K was chemically inducing it.

"...What is it?" Treat asked- tilting his head. "You always do that when you're sad."