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"That's what I'm trying to figure out." Mello admitted. "What is it about you and Near...you're like mirror images and so different and it was YOU two that ended up switching."

Nate paused in mid-step and turned to look at him for a moment, before he frowned. "I... I'm not sure. We... we're obviously very different..."

"Not too different." Matt offered.

"I don't see how we're alike at all," Nate commented. "Other then our looks."

"And the fact that we all like you?" Matt asked.

"Well in that case, I must have a lot in common with L," Nate scoffed, pushing his way into an open doorway.

"That's Near's room." Mello said firmly- stopping at the door as Matt and Nate went inside.

"Ohhh, that's ironic," Nate informed as he flicked on the light and paused, looking around.

He had expected a white room full of stuffed toys or something - but instead he found himself in a room that was a mirror image of Matts, save for the lack of computer equipment. Instead, Near had a singular toy box and it had a lock on it.

"Nancy cleaned it up." Matt laughed. "Normally, he makes a mess. He can't clean it up on his own...like a little kid."

Mello stood in the doorway.

"Sounds familiar," Nate admitted, eying the room as if it were forbidden territory. "...Let's find another room."

"Too familiar?" Mello asked stiffly.

"What's your problem!?" Nate snapped, glaring at the blonde.

"Who said there was one." Mello frowned. "Get a different room."

"Who about mine?" Matt offered.

"Fine!" Nate snapped - though if it was a response to Mello or Matt was unclear.

"It was just a suggestion...we could go to Mels' instead." Matt replied apologetically.

"C'mon." Mello took Nate's wrist and started pulling him down the hallway.

Surprisingly, Nate didn't protest.

In truth, seeing Near's room made the boy feel more... real. Like he was more then just a name they were tossing back and forth. It was almost like seeing a photo of someone for the first time.