Monkey: Hello~ Happy late New Year ^^

Yes, I am back with another DN fic and no I haven't forgotten my other DN fic :)

Enjoy :D

"Daddy!" a loud yell sounded through the whole house.

In the kitchen, the coffee pot slipped out of his hands but he was able to catch it at the last moment.

Three boys chased each other down the stairs. Their steps mimicked thunder, their yells loud enough to be heard outside their house.

A brunette walked over to the dining room with two cups of coffee in his hands. He briefly looked back in the general direction of the stairs and wondered if those three would break something.

Nothing happened so he shrugged and continued on, passing one of the cups to a raven sitting in an unusual position on a chair, with a laptop in front of him. He accepted the heavily sweetened coffee.

"They will not break something today, Light. The odds are against them." L spoke, taking a sip of the dark liquid.

His response was a sigh before he sat down besides L, waiting for their three kids to come bursting into the dining room.

Mello was the oldest at eight years old. He was blonde and had quite a temper, not to mention a frightening addiction to chocolate. Matt came in second at seven years old. He was a redhead and loved anything to do with computers, especially video games. His collection of video games barely fit in his huge closest. The youngest was Near, a six year old who was a little small for his age, with a shock of white hair. He had an obsession with any kind of toys and his collection outmatched Matt's games. Not to mention, the three of them were geniuses.

Basically, Light and L picked the three most adorable, smartest boys at the Wammy House to adopt. But every family has to have some kind of dysfunction.

Theirs?

Well among many other things, their sons loved to fight with each other.

"I'll skin you two alive!" Mello yelled, following Matt and Near who burst into the dining room just like their daddy expected and headed straight for Light.

L merely made sure to have a hold on both cups of coffee a moment before Light was tackled by their two youngest sons. He set the cups on the table once it steadied and continued looking through the files on the monitor in front of him.

For them, this was sadly a common occurrence.

Matt scrambled to hold on to Light's shirt while Near made sure to hide behind him.

Mello skidded to a halt a few feet away and looked furious. "Cowards!"

Light, who stood up with little difficulty, put the youngest boys behind him while he walked over to the blonde. He leaned down to his level.

"Good morning Mello," he gave him a gentle smile that not even Mello could resist.

"Morning Daddy," he glanced at L. "Dad."

L hummed in response.

Light raised his hand to touch Mello's hair. He wanted to give him a haircut because Mello was starting to look a bit like a girl, but the blonde would have none of that.

One day, Light thought. His fingers played with the ends of his hair before he spoke. "What's got you so riled up this early in the morning?"

Mello suddenly remembered his anger and pointed at the two who stood a little closer to L now. The raven lifted his gaze slightly from the monitor, curious to what was the problem today.

"These rugrats flushed my favorite chocolate down the toilet! And I was saving that one for a week now!" He lunged at them but Light drew him into his arms for a hug. Mello struggled for a moment before giving up—no one could win against their daddy.

"Don't worry, I'll get you a new one." He promised. He stood to his full height and turned to face his other kids. "And you two, apologize."

"An apology? That's it? That's not fair! I want their heads!" Mello exclaimed, but went ignored.

Matt and Near looked at each other before looking down in surrender. "We're sorry…"

"Like you mean it."

They tensed at their daddy's voice before relaxing. Of course he knows, he always knows. They locked eyes with Mello. "We're sorry Mello."

The blonde crossed his arms over his chest, frowning. "I don't forgive you."

"Mello."

"… Fine. I forgive you."

Light smiled before clapping his hands once. "There, now that that's settled, go and get ready for school, alright?"

The three kids stared at him before nodding, realizing that it was in fact a school day. Mello walked out first and when Matt was sure the blonde was far enough away, he left too. He figured Mello would be well on his way to his room, but he was wrong. As soon as he walked out, Mello smacked his head. Matt cried out and began running again, both making a mad dash to the stairs.

Light and L chose to ignore the "playful" fight.

Near walked over to Light and pulled on the bottom of his shirt.

"Hello Near." Light greeted.

Near raised his arms up and Light complied. Because Near was still a little small, Light could easily carry him.

"We flushed his chocolate because he flushed my robot and Matt's newest game," Near spoke, resting his head on Light's shoulder.

Light shifted his weight a bit to reach out for his coffee. "I know. That's why I only had you two apologize. He'll apologize later too."

"Okay."

L resumed looking at his files. "Light, you are a force to be reckoned with." He typed quickly on his keyboard, his mind connecting the fragmented pieces of the case in front of him. Ah! He knew who the murderer was! Beat his record timing too, by seventeen seconds. Easiest case he's had all month.

"Hm?" Light looked at him. "How so?" He smirked slightly, before hiding it. He totally knew what L was talking about, he just wanted to hear him say it.

L paused long enough to take a sip of his sweet coffee. "You have complete control of this house." He pondered for a fraction of a second. "Even me."

Light chuckled. "Of course." He looked at Near then set him down. "Go get ready."

And Near shuffled off with his oversized pajamas, bringing an adorable sight.

Near made it up the stairs when he saw Mello and Matt arguing. This got his attention. They rarely argued—they usually fought because it was more fun that way. He raised a brow in interest.

"Obviously I'm his favorite, I'm the oldest and my charm works on him best. Look at today for example," Mello proclaimed. He stared the redhead down, mentally cursing their lack of height difference.

"Just because he puts you in charge doesn't mean you're his favorite," Matt replied, his hands already itching to start playing with his PSP. He'd gone without it for too long.

"This is a repeat of the argument we had in Vegas." Near stated. He walked in between them to head to his room. He looked back at them. "Besides, I'm the favorite."

Two jaws dropped before Mello quickly recovered with a smirk. "Alright then, let's call a bet." The other two waited. "One week to prove which one of us is his favorite."

Matt and Near exchanged glances. "Alright."

"Winner gets the satisfaction of knowing he's the favorite," Near began.

"And, winner gets total control of the other two for a week." Mello finished.

Matt scratched the back of his neck. "I have a feeling things are going to get ugly."

Mello scoffed. "Too late."

The three went on their separate ways to get ready for school, each already having thought of a hundred things they could do to make it obvious they were the favorite. Their lists were long, their plans surely effective, but it all came down to their performances.

They had to be perfect little angels for the next week. Not to mention, even more adorable than they already were.

A few minutes later, they walked out of their rooms and stared each other down, though Near left first, quietly shuffling past the older two who were so busy staring at each other, they didn't notice the albino, who was about a head shorter than them, make his way down the stairs.

"Daddy," he called out when he reached the bottom, effectively snapping Matt and Mello out of their staring contest.

"That runt got a head start!" Mello exclaimed. "After him!"

And they ran down the stairs and into the dining room, nearly colliding with L who held his coffee cup high above their heads.

He caught the mischievous look in their eyes. They are up to something. He watched them give Light a great big hug and calling out to L as they left.

L looked at the brunette who finished up his coffee. Light felt a pair of dark eyes on him and he spun around, cocking a brow. "What?"

"Nothing. Although, we do have the house to ourselves for the time being."

Light laughed as he walked passed him to put his empty cup in the sink, fully aware of what L was implying. "I don't think so."

L brought his thumb to his lips. "Please?"

"No."

"Pretty please?"

"Nope."

"With sugar on top?"

"Still no."

L sighed. "At least we're not married," he mumbled, turning his attention back to his work.

"I heard that."

L glanced in the direction of the kitchen. How did Light…? "Ah, right, the mommy senses."

"Heard that too."

L stopped talking. For now.

Monkey: Well, here's the start. The rest of the chapters will be like little drabbles, because I really just want to focus on their attempts to win Light's attention. They'll be all cute and fluffy. Lol.

Sooooo hopefully I'll update soon... Can't guarantee anything though.

Also, if anyone has seen Kim Jaejoong's Maze performance at the Tokyo Dome from a couple years ago (which I was watching when taking breaks from writing this chappie), does anyone else think Jaejoong looked like Light? Cuz that's totally who I pictured as I wrote this chappie out LOL.

Well, I'll hopefully see you guys later~ :)

Thank you for your time!