Disclaimers: I do not own Death Note. Heck, I don't even own the pic that inspired this! Check out said pic on my tumblog (mentaldespotDOTtumblrDOTcom).
Warnings: AU towne. Lack of coffee. Jetlag-ed Mello, Raito & L.
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"This is ridiculous," Raito mutters as they walk down the quaint fairy-tale inspired streets of the university's Literature Towne. His only comfort, aside from the presence of another person who would agree with him on that statement was the fact that he still had his suit on. God forbid if the university didn't allow him that-- he was a grown man already, he wasn't supposed to come back to this place! Ever!
The raven haired man walking beside tugs his neck tie loose, stuffs a hand in his pocket and replies sullenly, "We know, Raito-kun. You've been saying so for the past five hours, and frankly, we've been convinced of this fact even before you decided to point it out."
The brunette smirks at L's obvious discomfort, and he takes of his sun glasses just to give the other man a complete smirk. As proof of his sour disposition, L does not return the smirk, and instead tries to take his tie off entirely.
A few feet ahead of them, a blonde boy who was a few years younger than them looked up to a low veranda, where another boy sat, his messy white hair telling of a late morning and less coffee than sufficient.
"I thought you went ahead to avoid the jetlag?" Mello asked mockingly, watching as the shoe-less boy hopped down from the veranda, a miniscule frown on his face.
"Matt decided it would be amusing to educate me in the ways of campus urban legends. We were out until only a few hours ago," after a short pause wherein L and Raito joined Mello in giving the young albino a confused look, Near continued, "I have not yet had my morning coffee."
Raito grimaced at this announcement, and Mello winced internally. Even he wasn't so cruel that he'd rejoice over the absence of coffee in a fellow secret agent's life.
L ruffled Near's hair affectionately, draping an arm around the boy's shoulder and steering him in the direction of a coffee shop just across the street. Raito considered them for a moment before deciding that coffee was not ridiculous, and that the consumption of coffee during this ridiculous mission would most likely lessen its ridiculousness. He followed the pair quickly, leaving Mello to fume for a few moments, before he too followed them with a cry of,
"If Watari gets pissed at us for being late for our first day, I'm blaming you, Near!"
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Author's Notes: The title is quite misleading. I don't even know if there's anything before/after this. Post-college brain bleaching, anyone? XD Also, the title half-explains why I DO not feel up to staying awake until midnight to watch a re-run of Emily Rose, even if it IS Emily Rose.
R&R, good folks! Or else Near shall steal YOUR coffee! o___O