A/N: A follower of mine - Artisticbelle - has asked of me to write down the adventures and mayhem that Matt and Mello got into when they were kids. And, considering I've never shared the details of their little mishaps, I immediately took it to page.

This fic will be a bunch of stories in one go about how Matt and Mello got into trouble or mischief when they were young, telling their kids that they were much more fun when they were younger.

With that, please enjoy, review if you can, and I'll see you all later!

(Mello P.O.V)

Getting six children to bed was a job that involved strength, courage, and heart. However, Matt and I had barely any of this.

Lucas got into bed no problem, but his sister Melina wasn't even listening to us, his brothers Mason and Andrei were fighting about video games instead of crawling into bed, and his youngest sister Roxanne wouldn't leave her console for the life of her. Goddamn Matt for buying her that wretched thing! At least Ink was soundlessly sleeping in his bed already.

I rubbed my temples, feeling the beginnings of a headache approaching me. "Matt!"

"Kinda busy, Mels!" He called back at me, separating the two boys.

Lucas had gotten out of his bed, along with Ink who had probably woken up due to the noise, to come see the commotion. They didn't say anything, knowing it would just make me angrier, but they quietly sat down on the stairs and waited for an instruction from either one of us.

I heard the front door open and close and I could feel a relief hang over me. Mommy Light here to save the day.

"Dear lord, Mello!" He practically chuckled out. "Did you give them all coffee or something?"

"Just help us out!" I exclaimed.

The man snickered before standing a bit straighter. "Quiet down, right now!"

The noise completely stopped and everyone looked at the brunette before them. The man still had the power to take control over any situation.

…so when did I learn?

I heard L hum a bit of laughter before entering the manor. "Light, you never cease to amaze me."

I fell back on the couch, revelling in the silence. "Thank you, Light."

Matt joined me on the couch after setting the two bickering brothers on the floor. "We thought you two would never come."

"Well we know what it's like being tortured by a bunch of brats, so…"

L promptly got a smack to the head for his comment by Light. The brunette then turned to our little ones. "Now, you'd all best tell me right now why you aren't listening to your fathers. Do realize that they are your elders and demand respect."

"Excuse me!" I growled out. "I'd like to remind you that I'm barely past thirty!"

Before Light could apologize, Melina spoke up. "But we aren't tired! And nine is too early for a bedtime!"

"But you're only ten, darling." Matt reminded her. "You need the sleep for tomorrow."

Lucas joined in with his sister, a quiet Ink behind him. "We know, Da. But we're still hyper! I only went to bed because Dad scares me."

"At least one kid is afraid of me." I mumbled.

Light sighed audibly. "Then why don't you quiet down for the evening? Six children running about and screeching isn't good for anyone."

"But it's no fun when it's quiet!" Mason started up.

"It's boring!" Andrei agreed.

"Quiet activities aren't always boring." Light reminded them. "You could always read or do a puzzle. Or what about stories! I'm sure your dads could tell you a story or two."

"Yeah right!" Roxanne scoffed, not taking her eyes off of her game. "They'd probably be about their youth and how boring it was."

I took away her controller immediately and handed it to Matt, telling him to hide it away after he saved her game. He did so without question.

The small red-headed girl crossed her arms and sulked. "See?! He's so not fun!"

L chuckled at this. "Really? Because I remember a few times when your dads were absolutely the life of Wammy's orphanage. Do you remember, Light?"

"Oh I remember plenty of times when they were having fun." The brunette agreed.

The moment Matt sat back down on the couch I cringed into the man. "We weren't that bad."

"Oh?" L spoke up. "What about the penguin incident?"

Lucas seemed interested in this. "Hey, yeah! Dad, didn't you say you and Da stole a penguin from the zoo!"

"That was a long time ago." Matt fought. "And we…"

"Oh come on now, Matt!" L persisted as he sat in an armchair. "I'm sure your children would love to hear this story!"

"Yeah Da!" Lucas said excitedly. "I wanna hear about this!"

"So do I!" Light piped in. "L's only told me the gist of the story, but you two actually lived it! I wanna know why you chose to steal a penguin from the zoo."

Ink climbed into my lap and settled into a cuddle. "Please, Da!"

That was it for Matt. The red head could not say no to Ink for the life of him. The boy was just too damned cute.

I hugged the little boy closer to me. "Please, Da!" I mimicked. "This one story couldn't hurt them, plus I'd like to hear your side of it. Pray tell why you wanted a penguin as a pet enough to bribe me into helping you get one?"

The man sighed heavily. "Fine. I'll tell you about Jimmy the penguin, but only if you all agree to go to bed."

"Jimmy?" Lucas questioned.

"It's a long story." He replied. "Deal or no?"

The kids agreed and gathered around the red head to hear his story. Even I was intrigued to hear more about this tale. Yes, I'd been part of it, but why did Matt want the penguin in the first place?

"Well…" he began, thinking about when it all started. "L had brought us to the zoo one day along with a few other Wammy kids for a field trip. L was supposed to be looking out for us and making sure we didn't get into any trouble…

…until we got out of his sights."

The rest was history.