Hi every one… BTW this is supposed to happen before the Kira investigation in the orphanage, so this won't really have any spoilers about Death Note. Oh, and before I forget I do not endorse or condone child abuse. Please do not follow this behavior, and this is only for entertainment. And Near is sorta OOC, but this is a fan fiction! XD
ENJOY!
It has been about three years since L had his last case, and he was still in the orphanage, with Mello, Near, and Matt. Roger, the guy that runs the place told L that he would have to take care of all three of them. Of course it was such a hassle…Near would shut every one out and play with his dolls, Mello would always be beating up on Near, Matt would always play video games, and L would have to take care of them all day long.
"Mello! Stop hitting me on the arm…" said Near monotonously.
"I'm not doing anything!" shouted Mello back to Near with his mouth stuffed with chocolate.
"Matt… Help me." Near eyed Matt. He was on top of the couch playing his video games. "Matt!" Matt didn't even glance at Near, he only turned up his music louder.
"You're useless!" sneered Near.
"What did you say to me?" asked Matt.
"Really? You acted like you didn't even hear me!" cried Near.
"Let me put this in a way you'll understand, I acted like I didn't hear you."
"Near!" yelled Mello. "You are so thick, I can't even look at you."
"Thick, really Mello?" asked Matt. "What's with you and your new words and stuff? It is getting annoying!" Mello looked at Matt and started clenching his teeth and tightening his hands. He was so mad at Matt, which he usually tends to do. So he threw back his fists, turned and... punched Near right in the face so hard that he fell to the ground.
"What the hell was that for? Why did you hit Near in the face like that, I know your mad at me but you don't have to hit Near!" yelled Matt.
Just then L walked into the room.
"Guys… what are you doing to each other, and why is Near on the floor groaning in pain?"
"Uh... well you see…um," stumbled Mello.
Matt sighed then said, "L, Mello punched Near in the face, and I think that he broke his nose."
"What, why did you do that Mello?! Matt go get Watari, and tell him that we need to get Near to the hospital," said L.
"Uh, yes L," said Matt as he took off to find Watari. While he was searching, L picked up Near in his arms and carried him out the room with Mello following him.
When Watari got to Mello and L he took Near into his own arms.
"L, stay here with Mello and Matt, I'll be back in about… let's say -"
"No!" shouted Mello and Matt in unison. "I want to go too!"
L looked at Watari then at Mello and Matt, and said, "Well, you better let them go, or they will just give me trouble." Watari agreed and let them go with him. He also had L come with to take care of Mello and Matt.
As soon as they got to the hospital they rushed Near to the emergency room. Watari told Mello and Matt to stay back.
"L, I need you to stay with them - "
" - And look after them, I know" finished L. Watari took Near to the emergency room.
"Let's go," said L getting out of his chair in the waiting room.
"Where?" asked Matt and Mello.
"The bakery down the street, I have twenty dollars," Mello and Matt looked at each other. L went up to the lady at the front desk.
"Miss?"
"Yes?"
"If a man named Watari, comes looking for us tell him that we went to the bakery down the street."
"Um… Okay, now" she took out a pen and paper. "What's you names?"
"This is Mello," L pointed to Mello. "This is Matt," L Pointed to Matt, "And I am Ryuzaki."
"Ryuzaki? Well, okay," she said and proceeded to write down the names of the three boys. Once that was finished, they walked out of the emergency room and onto the sidewalk.
While they were walking, Mello pulled a bar of chocolate out of his pocket.
"Can I have some?" asked Matt.
"No, we are going to the bakery, buy some of your own chocolate!" grumbled Mello.
"But I don't have any money."
"I'll buy you something," said L.
When they got to the bakery they went inside and looked through the glass. When they decided what they wanted they went up to the man that worked there.
"Excuse me," said L. The man was sitting in a chair eating a bagel with coffee.
"Yes?"
"We would like to order," said L. The man sighed, slammed down the book that he was reading and looked at L straight in the eye.
"Look kid, I don't have time for you and your pranks, so go get your mommy and come back and order then."
"Sir, I would like to tell you that I am 22 years old," said L
"And how old are these little babies?"
"They are both 12 years old."
""Whatever just order, so I can get back to reading."
"Well I would like a short cake, one chocolate muffin, and one cherry strudel," ordered L.
"Coming right up," said a lady coming out of the back room. She wore a white T-shirt with a bright pink apron over it, a black skirt that went down to her mid-thigh, and some black shoes. The apron said Mina on the right shoulder. Her blond hair went down to her shoulders with a pink streak in it. She went over to the glass window and pulled out a chocolate muffin, and a cherry strudel. She gave the muffin to L but put the strudel in the heater.
"Thank you," said L as he gave the muffin to Mello. When the strudel was done, Mina grabbed it out of the heater and placed it on a plate, and put it on the counter along with the short cake that L had asked for. She wrapped them up then gave it to L.
"That would be, $10.00," said Mina. L gave her the money then took the food. He pulled out a five dollar bill as a tip and placed it on the counter, then left with Matt and Mello.
"I think someone has a crush on someone," said Matt. L just kept on walking. They stopped in front of the hospital and sat on a bench, and ate their food.
When they were done eating they went to see Near and Watari. They found the room that Near was staying in and Watari was standing outside of the door looking very worried.
"Watari, why are so worried," asked L. He looked in the room to see that Near was gone. "Where is Near?"
"L, Mello, Matt…. where were you?! I have been looking everywhere for you!" exclaimed Watari.
"We went to the bakery down the street," explained L. "We told the nurse at the front desk to tell you that's where we went."
"The nurse didn't tell me anything. But Near… he said that he was going to the bathroom but he said that about ten minutes ago. He hasn't come back!" extolled Watari.
"Well did you check to see if he was still in the bathroom? Maybe he was just taking a long time," snickered Mello. He turned to Matt and both boys chuckled to themselves.
"We did and he wasn't in there!" cried Watari in a panic. L and Mello looked at each other for a brief second before running to find Near.
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Well how did you like that, it is not as much as a cliff hanger, but, it is what it is. I'll be working on the next chapter :)