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As the door swung shut behind Mello, Near sunk to his knees and began to sob loudly, burring his face into his hands.

"Near, what happened!?" Matt knelt down and wrapped around the smaller boy. "Are you okay!? Talk to me!"

"Th... they..." Near attempted, burring his face into Matt's shirt and sobbing loudly. "Naveen... Mello... they were... they were...!"

"...What?" Matt blinked. "What happened?"

"Its all my fault..." Near cried, not making much sense as he mumbled and sobbed. "If I hadn't proposed, Naveen would still be alive!"

"What are you talking about!?" Matt pleaded. "Near, Naveen wasn't anyone's fault!"

"If I hadn't... hadn't taken Mello from him..." Near sobbed. "Mello would have... have been there... w-when M...!"

"What are you talking about?" Matt frowned. "Took Mello from Naveen?"

Pulling back a little, Near wiped his eyes. He attempted to regain some composure for a moment.

"Naveen... he and Mello were... were..."

The white-haired boy sucked in a deep breath, his voice extremely pained.

"...They were together, Matt. They were... they were a... a couple..."

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"I wanna see Zero!" Treat stomped his foot angrily- glaring up at Next. "Those doctors were all over me!"

He shuddered and ran his hands over his arms- like he was wiping something off.

"They kept me from seeing him!" He stomped again.

Slowly, Next knelt in front of him and pulled the boy into a soft, gentle hug.

"I know, sweetheart," He whispered, petting the boy's hair softly. "But the doctors are trying to make sure he is okay before they let anyone see him..."

"We can make him better again!" Treat protested- though he didn't attempt to fight Next off.

"I know that and you know that," Next sighed. "But the doctors don't... and they'll just keep throwing us out... which will upset him more. So its best if we just wait..."

"But I need to see him now!" Treat whined before looking at his brother. "WE need to!"

Trick whimpered and Next pulled him into a hug as well, careful not to touch the two boys to each other.

"You'll get to," He promised. "Soon."

Suddenly, Next's cell began to vibrate on the bed, catching the ivory-haired boy's attention as as he held the twins.