Hello! This is my first Death Note fanfic i believe (lol i cant remember) so yes, I hope you like it! Please review, i love reviews!

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Death Note. They belong to their creators. And yes, sadly I do not own L.

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"Hey Mello!" Matt shouted over the noise of excited children. "What'd you get?!"

Mello held up a package of socks and frowned.

"What'd you get?!" Mello yelled back.

Matt rolled his eyes, "Underwear."

Mello shrugged, now walking over to his friend. "What else would you expect from Roger?"

They laughed.

It was Christmas at Whammy's House and, naturally, all the kids were crowded around the tree searching for their presents. Some kids were bouncing around in all the excitement, some were sitting quietly and opening their present, and some could care less about their gifts because they were waiting for the huge Christmas meal going on later. In one corner of the room there was a pile of socks and underwear; a creation of the children who, like Mello and Matt, received the worst present ever. For as long as Matt and Mello could remember, Roger had always gotten them something lame. But Mello had gotten something extra every year, a very special present.

Mello dropped to his knees and began to dig through the mess of boxes under the tree. "It's gotta be here somewhere…"

"Hey! Look what Near got!" A girl shouted thrilled. Everyone gathered around the small, white haired boy who was sitting on the floor. Mello lifted his head from under the tree, getting pine needles stuck in his hair. He stood and pushed his way through the kids to Near. Matt closely followed picking the needles out of Mello's hair. Mello's mouth dropped open when he saw what Near was holding.

Two shiny brand new robots.

Near was beaming at his new toys.

"Wh-where did you get those?!" Mello asked horrified. There was no point in asking since he already knew the answer.

'L'.

"I'm not sure…" Near replied quietly, "There was a tag on it that said: To, Near. From, 'L'."

Mello's hands balled into fists.

"I don't know who this 'L' is though." Near added. Of course Near didn't know who 'L' was, it was his first Christmas at Whammy's after all.

Some kids gasped, some gaped at Near, and some stared at Mello, waiting for him to explode.

"You don't…" Mello trailed off in disbelief. "'L' is only the world's greatest detective!" He began yelling, "And one day I'm gonna be his successor!"

Near shrank back a bit.

"That was supposed to be my present!" Mello continued.

"I'm sorry you didn't receive a present from 'L'." Near said, "But maybe if you're nicer next year-."

"Nicer?" Mello said through gritted teeth, "You think this is about being nice?!"

Mello was about to strangle Near and Matt could tell. It was bad enough that Mello despised Near for being his rival, but Near getting a gift from 'L'? That made things so much worse. Matt grabbed Mello's arms to restrain him from doing anything stupid.

"The smartest person here, A.K.A. the most likely to become 'L's successor is the one who gets the present from him!" Mello explained angrily. "That used to be me!" I was the one on top before you got here you little…you little freak!"

Near bit his lip and began twirling a piece of hair around his finger. He was beginning to get uncomfortable. He wasn't a fan of being shouted at. He didn't like it at all.

"I'm sorry." Near mumbled softly.

"Sorry." Mello repeated. "You'll be sorry! You'll be sorry tomorrow morning when you find your precious little robot's missing their heads!"

Mello tried to jump at Near but Matt held him back. Near hugged his robots so tight you could hear the plastic creaking. Mello's eyes were beginning to water.

"This really hurt his feelings," Matt thought. "All the years before Near got here, Mello's been the one who was going to be 'L's successor. And ever since Near has showed up, they've been competing for the top spot. I fell really bad for Mello. He's my best friend. But I also kinda feel bad for Near right now; being shouted at by Mello and all." Matt was now trying to drag a still shouting Mello away from the crowd. "C'mon, let's just go upstairs." Matt whispered in Mello's ear.

"Hmpf!" Mello said in defeat and began marching up the stairs.

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Poor Mello! He didn't get his present from L! Hm...you know nothing is really coming to mind for a A/N right now. So...find out what happens next in chapter 2!