Disclamer: I do not own Death Note or any of it's characters. This story is, however, mine. So is Naru.


Chapter 1:

Naru pressed her ear harder against the door. The voices inside were muffled but she could still make out most of what was being said.

"L…dead…can you…work together?"

She threw a hand to her mouth to stifle her gasp. So Kira had killed L as everyone had always feared. Near and Mello, who were in the room at the time with Roger, the headmaster, were L's immediate successors. The thought of them cooperating and working together, however, was completely ridiculous. She cleared her mind and continued to listen.

"I won't work with him, Roger!" Mello's sharp voice rang out clear from behind the door, "Near and I have always been rivals."

Another voice, this one a soft whisper, vibrated to Naru's ear but she could not make out the words. She recognized the all too familiar clatter of puzzle pieces as they hit the floor.

Suddenly, loud footsteps banged their way towards where she was eavesdropping. She scrambled behind a nearby plant just in time to see the door being thrown open.

"I'll make my own way!" Mello slammed the door behind him and angrily stomped down the hallway back to his room. Naru's breath caught in her throat as Mello walked by where she was hiding but he didn't notice her. A few moments later, Roger and Near also exited the room. Roger seemed frazzled and upset. Near appeared to be unaffected by the event as he twirled a stray piece of hair around his finger in thought.

"I would like to wait a while before going after Kira, Roger. It seems pointless to take over so soon. Kira is going to change the world whether we like it or not, so that change should take place before I step in." Near's cool voice hummed out.

"O-of course…" Roger stammered. He seemed to be at a loss for words.

Three years later, the SPK was formed. Near was the leader. The world had changed, some argued for the better, others for the worse, but it definitely had changed.

And now that the anticipated change had occurred, Near could begin his work.