Chimerical Apocryphal

Hello everyone. This is Kudatsuo-chan again. I am now posting a 26-chapter alphabet drabble. This is set after Light's death and Light will not play a huge part in the story except in maybe flashback scenes. I am sorry if any character seems out of character (especially Near). I tried very hard to keep them in canon. This will most likely not be an AU situation. This will probably read a bit like a psychological profile at times. I am sorry that my writing tends to be a bit dry, and unemotional. I would like to thank Bialy-chan as her story Inferiority Complex made me feel more comfortable in writing Matsuda and the other so-called minor characters in Death Note. Please drop a line and let me know what you think of this fic.

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note. Do you really think I do?

Edited by: Bialy

Warnings: Light shonen-ai. Mello's language.

A is for...Apocryphal - of doubtful authority or authenticity

Near perched himself unsteadily on the seat of the chair, balancing carefully as he stretched forward placing the last card on his tarot card tower. Just as he began pulling back from the tower, a loud crash signaled the door being opened. He turned to face Gevanni as the young man's face melded with the face of another, who had kicked his door open multiple times.

He gave a tiny smirk as his memory supplied the voice of Mello, as Gevanni began to speak.

"I'm going to beat you, you sheepy little shit head! I'm going to succeed L!" Mello's voice rose in volume, as Near looked at the blond boy apathetically. Gevanni's irritated voice broke through his memories.

"Are you listening to me Near?" Gevanni sounded slightly irritated.

"Not really." Near turned away from Gevanni, ignoring him completely. Gevanni let out a small snort of disgust, rolling his eyes before continuing.

"I've found a lead on the drug ring." Stephen Gevanni held out a file folder. "Rester contacted them and we can set up a bust anytime that is convenient for you." Gevanni placed the folder on the chair where Near was perched, his action figures and finger puppets littering the floor around him.

"We'll be located in Meeting Room A, if you need to get ahold of us." Gevanni turned and left the room, shutting the door a little bit too hard, in his irritation. The tarot card tower swayed and started to tumble before fluttering down, spreading around the floor. Near clambered off of the chair, moving to gather up the cards. He stifled a bark of laughter as the significance of where the cards had fallen struck him. He reached over gathering up the card that had fallen in front of Mello.

'The Tower. There are so many interpretations for that card. A card known as the indicator of sudden changes, chaos and disruption to a peaceful life, disillusionment and explosive transformations.' He turned away from the Mello doll gathering up more of the cards. His hand paused over the L doll's card.

'The Magician. Hmm...Action. Being objective. Focusing. Determination and initiative.' He shook his head, knocking over the L doll, letting itroll on its side, as he turned and gathered up the rest of his cards. Hestood straight up, moving over to the final cards. He looked down at the twocards lying next to the Near doll.

'The Emperor. Stability. Authority. Power. Control. Discipline and command. The Two of swords represents the Choice. It indicates doubt over decisions. It lends a sense of powerlessness and apathy eventually giving way to fear.' Near shuffled the cards making them sit neatly in a stack, his thoughts beginning to be spotted and erratic.

'I'm sitting here playing with tarot cards. And I called Yagami a fake? I'm... L. No! I'm doing exactly the same thing as hi—' Near shook his head, trying to clear his head of those thoughts. He stood upand left the room letting the cards he was holding spill out of his hands andback onto the floor. He wandered down the hallways, his mind racing. He turned down a hall andstood in front of the doorway to Meeting Room A. Near began barking out orders as he entered the room.

"We will be conducting the drug bust next week. Contact Aizawa of the Japanese Task Force, I want to use their people in conjunction with us on this."

"Where are we going to conduct the raid?" Rester asked looking at his tiny boss.

"The Yellow Box Warehouse. We haven't used it in a while."

"Fine." Rester turned away from Near logging into the system again.

"Are you sure about all of these details L?" Gevanni asked, coming up to the boy, presenting a clipboard of the new plans.

"...L." Near murmured the name under his breath. "That's right. I...am the new L." He focused his gaze on the notes in front of him. He cleared his throat.

"Yes these details seem alright." His voice was disconnected and cold as he turned away. As he exited the room Near turned and said. "By the way Gevanni. You owe me a new tarot card tower. (1)"

Reference to the Death Note oneshot. When Near says to Linder and Rester if they knock down his tarot card tower he'll be really pissed.

Please review sans flamers. I would like to thank Bialy-chan again.