It was Maru's dream to be a preschool teacher and it had finally come true. She drove her large van to work with a smile on her face. She rolled down the window and let her short pigtails whip behind her. She felt so free, so happy, so...damn happy.
Too bad no one else on the road thought the same about her driving skills. Maru was driving like an escaped convict; running through red lights, nearly hitting a bus and three parked cars. After somehow getting to Genius Preschool, Maru took two boxes from the trunk and walked up to the doors.
"Genius Preschool? Hmm, interesting!" she thought. It was a small school, but it had everything she'd need to run it well. She was shocked however when she entered the large room that she instantly dubbed the playroom. There were children already there! Maru nearly fainted in shock. Had she been late? Did the parents of these kids just left them without signing them in? As she thought these things, she looked at the five tiny children and giggled a little. "So cute!" Maru said aloud.
One was sitting in a chair quite strangely with his knees huddled to his chest and his black hair was quite sloppy as were his clothes that looked a size to big for him.
A red headed boy with yellow goggles was lying on the floor playing away at a small hand-held game while a blonde haired girl lay with him while nibbling on a plain chocolate bar.
Across the room, a white haired child was building a wall around himself with a bin of Legos. Lastly, the only normal looking child was sitting near the abnormally sitting one coloring in notebook.
Maru was freaking out about how quiet they all were. When the terribly sitting kid stood up and walked to her, she hesitated. He merely handed her a note and when to sit back down. The creeped out teacher read the note.
To whom it may concern,
Your preschool has been selected to look after our special children. They are all gifted and are fast learners. Please take care of them. They're names are L, Matt, Mello, Near and our transfer Light.
"Umm, oookay!" Maru said, shoving the note into her pants pocket.
"When'd you get here?!" the red haired kid cried, being so into his game that he didn't even notice Maru come in.
"I'm Ms. Taiyaki! Now who are all of you?" she asked with a smile.
"Please stop smiling like that...and my name is L" replied the one who gave her the note.
"Light" said the normal one.
"I'm Mello" said blondie.
"Near" the white haired one said while still building. Matt was playing his game again and wasn't listening.
"Why are you named after a fish shaped bread product?" L inquired.
"My mother was quite drugged on morphine when I was named" Maru stated.
"That's not a good answer to tell children" Near remarked from within his Lego house.
"This is her first day of work" Mello said, biting off a large piece of his chocolate.
"H-how did you know, little girl?" Maru asked shakily.
"Little girl?! Do I look like a little girl?!" Mello yelled, stomping over to Maru and glaring at her.
"Uh, yes. You do look like a girl. But now I know you're a boy. And why are you eating candy so early in the morning?!" she asked, taking the chocolate away from him. Mello was in shock for a second or two, but his eyes started to get all teary and he sniffled.
"G-give it back!" he cried, trying to jump up and take it away from Maru. Too bad she was much taller than him.
"My chocolate! Gimme!! Damn you! Gimme my (BEEP)ing chocolate!!" Mello shouted as he made several jumps for the chocolate bar Maru held. Maru stared at Mello with her mouth open and her eyes wide. How was it possible for a small child to know such bad language? What kind of parents did they have?!
"Ooooh! He said (BEEP)!" Near snickered.
"Now you said it!" Maru shouted at him.
"Aw (BEEP)...I did!" he sniffled, "I'm a bad person!! I'm sorry L!" Near cried.
"I'm sorrier than he is!!" Mello wailed.
"No, I am!" Near yelled, glaring at Mello.
"I am!" Mello growled, knocking Near's blocks down in a rage.
"Pick them up!!" Near screamed, pouncing on Mello and hitting him over his head over and over again. The two broke out into a rolling fight of hair pulling and hitting. L sat and watched them, sighing and shaking his head. Matt was back playing his game in silence. Light just watched, shouting "Fight fight fight!"
"Miss teacher lady, aren't you gonna stop them?" L asked, glancing over at Maru. Strangely, Maru wasn't standing where she once was. "Did she vanish?" he thought.
Maru was in a closet where brooms and mops were located, clicking away numbers on a cellular phone. "Hello?" answered someone on the other line.
"HELP ME!!" Maru yelled, anime tears streaming down her face.
To be continued...