Hi! My name is Anni and this is my first story :) I know im using my nickname but feel free to put yours in my place! No yaoi (although I have nothing against yaoi fans D: ) and obviously AU. There will be more chapters along the way! OCxMello Enjoy!

"So you're really leaving.."

He looked at me with those sad eyes that are permanently embroidered on his face as his gold hair swung right above them, but I knew these eyes were different.

"Yeah, I guess. But you know I can't live like this anymore. I'm just a runner up in this shitty life."I had no regrets saying it too. I've been saying it my whole life.

I was 14 years of age when I decided to leave wammy's house, a year before the boy with the gold hair, Mello got the same idea. I had passed the entrance exam 'with flying colors' as Roger said. I didn't miss but one question on that pathetic exam. I've always wanted to be first place in that damn school, but only tied second to another orphan with 99.9 and was put at 3rd place 'since I was a female'. Supposedly it was 'un practical' for a female to succeed L. Then one day a 5 year old red head in goggles came to wammy's house. He got a 99.8 on the exam but I was asked to move down again another rank just so I could keep up with the practicality of wammy's. Then 9 years later after that last rank drop I decided I was done.

I became best friends with that little red head and I was already more close with another boy. He had gold hair that he had always preferred to keep in a bob-like cut. He was more than a friend, he was like the warmth and happiness I never had. All 3 of our parents had died. I was moved orphanages for showing 'too much talent and knowledge the teachers could nourish' (as the old orphanage said). All of us were close. There were only 2 things that kept us apart, and one was our real names. Wammy's told us to never EVER give our names away to anyone, not even the teachers. Only Rodger was allowed to know them. So usually we all just called each other our nick names. The red head was Matt, Mello was the blonde kid, and me the brunette and the girl: Anni. Another problem was our ranks. They always made us a little distant in any school competitions or tests. Although we were all about the same it still was our peeve. Near, a white haired and odd boy, was number 1. He passed the exam in 10 min, 100%. Mello and I couldn't stand him. He was always on top, pushing us down. Matt could care less, and I never understood how he did.

Now there I was 9 years passed and I couldn't stand being forced to be at the bottom.

"Well I want out of here too, but if I do that now I'll never succeed L. I WILL be at the top and most likely succeed L. He won't die any time soon right? So stay, and try to be at the top with me. Please?

I remember to this day how I paused pondering to stay. But no, I didn't stay. I made a good decision though being that he unfortunately passed a year later. Damn kira.

"Mello.. I can't"

Just then Matt jumped up and hugged me.

"Good luck out there"

He was squeezing so tight as if trying to hold on so I didn't fly away.

"Mello, goodbye. I WILL see you again before I die. I promise you that, both of you. Now get out of here while you can. This is my time but I want you to find yours before you go insane here."

I then did something, the first thing I ever did to show Mello how I felt. I kissed him on the cheek to say goodbye. I hugged Matt goodbye but kept my eyes on Mello.

"Hey by the way, before I leave I feel we need to tell each other something, to prove our trust."

"What's that?" Matt asked while adjusting his goggles.

"Our NAMES, not our nicknames our real raw god given names"

I looked at the both of them then I released what had been never spoken.

"AnnMarie Ogdagen, that's my real name"

"Mihael Keehl, that's mine." Mello replied

"Mail Jeevas" Matt responded to me as well.

And with that I hopped out the window with a little bag with my clothes. I scaled down the giant orphanage that day and never looked back.

Authors note

YAY! I finished my first chapter! I hope you liked it. It was a little short :l..

A little note by the way my real first name is AnnMarie, Ogdagen isn't my real last name lol. I felt I didn't need to say that :P but like I said replace your name with mine :D im not possessive or any thing I just didn't feel like making a name lol. Well, I love you whoever's reading this! This was kinda the prologue to my story ;D. PLEASE REVIEW SO I CAN MAKE MY STORIES AND FUTURE CHAPTERS BETTER.

Love~ AnniChan