(Note: This will be taking place in America for that is the culture I know best and I would rather my story be more factually correct then a bunch of stuff I think I know about Japan. I will try to keep everything else as close to the story line of Death Note as I can. Wish me luck. )

Lawliet, code name L sat in his unusual but typical crouch, his knees drawn up to his chest and his thumb pressed against his bottom lip. His eyes scanned the monitor. He knew taking on a 'case' not even the FBI could crack was not the wisest or easiest decision but L loved a challenged and where would he be today if he always took the easy route, if he never took a risk. He'd probably be a top graduate of some prestigious college and have some job he secretly hate and have to wear a suffocating neck tie. L had only worn a tie once which was at his parent's funeral he never planned to do so again. You see L was not of normal intelligence he had one of the greatest minds of his generation. And although you may be saying to yourself shouldn't he put it to good use and become a doctor or a scientist but l figured what he did was of greater importance than all those things, he meant no offence to doctors or scientists of course. He had been up all night gathering information the deep dark circles under his eyes that easily resembled eye liner were proof of that. L rarely slept, his body often survived only on sweets and coffee. He waited for his more normal comrades to wake from their slumber. L did not wish to wake them simply because he was excited. He heard the padding sounds of sock enclosed feet on concrete.

"Good morning," the person said in that soft silky voice of his.

"Good morning Kira did you have a pleasant sleep?" L said swiveling his chair around to observe the younger man. Light Yagami, code name Kira. His smooth auburn hair was mussed and it seemed out of place as Light was always well groom never a crinkle in the cloth of his clothes.

"Yes, and I believe there is no one around I believe you can call me Light." Light said a small smile tugging at his perfectly plush lips.

"One can never be to carful Kira." L said looking up at him with his inhumanly wide eyes.

"Whatever you say L." Light said turning to the coffee pot placed up on a make shift table. "Coffee?"

"Yes please." L said. "Sugar-."

"Five scoops." Light said knowingly with a light laugh. L nodded before turning back to the monitor.

Light started the machine before sleeping against the table and waiting. Once it was done he poured to cups and added exactly five scoops to L's and kept his black. He walked over and tapped L on the shoulder. L simply lifted his hand in a cup position. Light placed it in his hand and their skin brushed lightly and L's eyes widened but they didn't leave the monitor. Light coughed before removing his hand.

A blonde stood at the hallway leading into the meeting room. He smirked to himself.

The sexual tension between those two is so thick you'd need a machete to slice it.

He brought his early morning chocolate to his mouth snapping off a piece loudly signaling to the two they were no longer alone. They both tensed. Light lifted his head and looked toward the blonde.

"Mello." He nodded in acknowledgment.

"Morning." Mello said before stomping his way toward the circular black table, his combat boots louder then Light deemed necessary.

"Good morning Mello did you sleep well?" L asked swiveling his chair around.

"Fuck no, my side was killing me all night. Fucking cheap-shot cock sucker." He muttered under his breath angrily.

"I'm sorry to hear that." L said taking another sip of his overly sweet coffee.

"Yeah whatever." Mello snapped off another piece of his chocolate. Light took his seat across from Mello. The two never really got along having extremely different personalities.

"MORNING!" All of them tensed and Mello covered his ears.

"Good Morning Misa." L said.

"Morning Light darling." Misa cried throwing her arms around Light's shoulders.

"Morning." Light said gruffly. When Misa had joined she had automatically become infatuated with Light as many did. Light was after all and signed and certified sociopath that and his good looks made him irresistible to many. That was after all how L and Watari had discovered Light. L's brother Beyond was checked into the same asylum as Light being treated for his insanity. L had been sitting in the waiting room until his brother got out of his check up. He hadn't known that he'd come at a bad time. A young man walked into the room and took a seat with a large book. Unlike many of the other patients he wasn't screaming or acting out, he was controlled almost too controlled. L was interested by him. L struck up a conversation in his usual manner, with no grace what so ever. He found Light to be extremely intelligent and well mannered. Toward the middle of the conversation L out right asked why he was here. Light looked him straight in the eyes and said, "They say I'm a sociopath with a god complex." Then smirked. L knew then that Light Yagami could be very useful to him.

As L pulled himself from his thoughts he realized that there was another person sitting at there table next to him. Near, the youngest of their little group. He was new and L liked to think of him as his 'successor.' He was only thirteen, fourteen in a month. He was of very high intelligence and unlike Mello only used his head never his emotions. Mello was already verbally abusing Near from across the table.

Mello hated Near with a passion. He hated that he could never get a rise out of the boy. Mello was seventeen and ever year he aged he grew more explosive. The only person who kept him from blowing the head was…

"Hey," said a groggy voice from the side hallway.

Mello who was about to spit another insult at Near shut his mouth and turned his head toward the goggle wearing redhead in the striped shirt. His gaze softened and he simply said good morning kicked the chair beside him with his boot so the redhead could sit down beside him.

"Well now that everyone is awake and here, let's get started." L said going back to his computer to collect the pages of information that he had collected before wheeling himself back to the table.

"Not our fault we need sleep to function L." Matt said still half asleep. He gets up pours himself a cup of coffee before pulling his pack from his pocket putting a cigarette between his lips and taking his seat. Near simply pushed the ashtray from the middle of the table in Matt's direction. "Thanks," Matt mutters around his fag.

"Now, we know about the severe drug ring going on in this area."

"Yeah that's why we moved into this crap hole, to moniter the situation right?" Misa said stirring her coffee her hand on Lights. L's eye twitched but he nodded none the less.

"The FBI thought they had it handled but they have no idea what they're doing. Matt hacked their system a month ago and to this day they have the same amount of information they did then. It's time we stepped in. There have been many murders around this area in retrospect to when the drugs began to be moved more seriously. I believe that they are connected, and thy need to stop. This is becoming very increasingly dangerous. Innocent people are being killed simply because they were there to witness something they weren't meant to."

"About fucking time." Mello snorted.

"I hate to say it but I agree with Mello. We should have intervened long ago before the innocents were killed." Light said thumbing through L's research.

"So what's the plan L?" Misa asked excitedly.

"I deem to have found a suspect." L said hiding a small smile.

"Wow… that was fast." Matt said stubbing out his cigarette.

"Let's take the fucker down." Mello said pulling his gun into his lap and polishing it.

"Easy there Mello Yellow." Matt said placing his hand on Mello's gun. Anyone else who had said or done this would have been pistol whipped faster then they could blink but this was Matt.

"Don't fucking call me that." Mello hissed pushing Matt's hand off.

"L you never answered me! What's the plan?" Misa asked again.

"I was getting to that. From the phone conversation that I tapped I heard that there will be a meeting in a coffee shop on Westwood on the 22nd." L said thoughtfully.

"So we go grab the mother fucker and blow his brains out." Mello said pointing his gun at the wall over Near's shoulder.

"Yes Mello and let someone take over after his death and just keep finding and fighting a new boss." Near said in monotone drone.

"Why you little-."

"He's right Mello. We need to find him. Trail him. Find the drug base. Then we can wipe out the whole corporation." L said and Mello sneered turning away. "And Near you just finalized my decision. This will be your case to prove yourself. You will be the one to go to Westwood on the 22nd."

AN/ Sooooo If you like the start of this story please let me know because I will either be writing this OR DN High.