A/N: Well, this is my first attempt at a multi-chapter fic, so I hope you enjoy reading this!

Let's Begin!

With one final stroke of his pencil, Mello completed his math test…the last exam of the year! Finally!

The bell rang and all of the orphans left their classrooms to run outside, free at last! Time for some summer fun.

Mello raced out of the room with the other children, swiftly pulling out a chocolate bar from his pocket on the way. The blond boy ran outside, jumped in the air, and took in the first of many sunny, bright summer days.

"Mello, wait up!" a boy with goggles shouted. Matt caught up to Mello in a matter of seconds, completely winded. Matt didn't like physical activity, much less the outdoors. "C'mon man, let's go play some video games to celebrate! I finally got that new game I wanted, the one where a cheat code can allow the gladiator to have invulnerability against the sky dragon, and I really wanted to use the lightening ax-"

But Mello wasn't listening. He was staring wide-eyed at a limo parked outside the Wammy House gates. Could it be? No, of course not.

Could it?

L's limo? Was L here?!

Before Mello knew it, the door opened and out popped the greatly admired, candy-loving, barefoot, world famous detective. As if this day couldn't get any better!

Mello, now carrying what appeared to be a permanent smile on his face, ran to his hero, who accepted him with wide, open arms. The hug was short; there were many other orphans who wanted hugs as well, and L had to give everyone an equal amount of attention.

Questions were flying everywhere as L continued to embrace each and every child. L, how are you?! or I was looking over that latest case in Italy! How'd you solve it? or L, what're you doin' here? Is something special going on?

L answered that last question. "As a matter of fact," he started while hugging three different children in his arms, "there is something of importance. I'm sure Roger will tell you once I get settled in."

The crowd of kids followed L into the large building. Matt, who had thought he was talking to Mello as of five seconds ago, confronted his chocolate-loving friend. "Mello, I was talking to a bush this whole time! You could've told me L was here!"

"The past is the past. Now come on! L said he's here for something important! I bet you anything it's to announce that I finally beat Near!" Mello said this last statement with his head held high and his fist to his chest.

Matt looked over at the door the crowd was disappearing into. "Speaking of Near…"

Mello looked over to see a small, white-haired boy carrying a toy robot follow the crowd, although lacking the enthusiasm of the other children. The chocoholic proceeded to roll his eyes. Well, the little albino, although thoroughly annoying, would be unable to ruin his day. The exams were over, L was here, and he was currently eating his favorite chocolate while hanging out with his best friend. If Near thought he was going to spoil this perfect day, he had another thing coming!

Mello, grabbing Matt's arm, proceeding to shove past Near, "ignoring" the small boy the entire time. There were more important matters to attend to.

"Now, now, children, everyone just settle- no, no, no! Get off the table! Everyone, just please- BE QUIET!" Roger shouted at the orphans as they all sat down in the common room. Glaring, the old man cleared his throat and looked towards L. The famous detective was currently seated in his favorite armchair while eating a slice of strawberry shortcake.

"As I was saying…" Roger began, "L has come to visit us for the next couple of weeks. He's done with his cases for now and won't be taking anymore until his visit ends. Since the exams are over, both Watari and L thought it would be nice to have a small…contest. Everyone will separate into teams of three. No, not yet!" he shouted as people began to run towards their friends.

"Now then…this will be a movie making contest. We will provide the script and you can all get started immediately. Watari, L, and I will be the judges. If you need our assistance at any point, feel free to ask. The deadline is in two weeks. Now, I've placed the scripts on this table, so if you would all please form an orderly line, we can- NO! I said an orderly line! Don't just grab them!" Roger ran into the throng of children surrounding the table.

Mello and Matt (the ones who caused the ruckus of running towards the table in the first place) emerged from the crowd with scripts in their hands.

"Let's see what it says here…" Mello began as he looked down at the script. "It's called The Valiant Rescue…huh. Never heard of it." The blond boy began to sift through the script. Matt, on the other hand, was looking around the chaotic room in confusion.

"Uh…Mello?" he started.

"Not now, Matt, I'm trying to find the hero!"

"But Mello…"

"What?!" the chocoholic practically screamed into Matt's face.

"We don't have a third partner."

Mello, taken aback by that statement, finally realized the severity of this situation. What if they got some loser that couldn't memorize any lines?! Or…or what if they got stuck with Near?!

The latter turned out to be true.

As they both stood there, Near had been patiently waiting for the crowd surrounding the table to disperse so that he could take hold of a script. After doing so, he finally realized that he didn't have any partners. Near confronted L and Roger, and within seconds, he was paired with Mello and Matt.

Mello took one look at the albino twirling his hair, turned to Matt, and said, "This is going to be a long two weeks."

A/N: Thanks for reading! Reviews are welcomed. I hope to update fairly soon. :)