Hello Readers! This is my second fic in my Death Note OC series. The first one in this series is a MelloxOC fic called Thicker Then Water. It isn't necessary to read Thicker Then Water to understand this story as they are both able to be read as stand alone. However I would love for you to check Thicker Then Water out anyway;)

This fic is a NearxOC (as you know) and I actually found this one harder to write than Thicker Then Water because Near is so closed off emotionally from those around him. It's really important to me to make the Death Note characters as in character as possible so hopefully this story fits his personality well.

Disclaimer:

I don't own Death Note.

Building a Friendship

Sunny-7

Near-6

Sunny sat in a community room in the Wammy house sketching and watching the students she was now living with. They acted and looked like normal students. There were only four students that caught her attention. The first three were a trio the she always saw together. She had figured out their names after the exam scores had been posted last week.

The aggressive blond haired boy was called Mello, he was good looking but had a cold and slightly cruel manor about her which unnerved Sunny. Mello was number 2 in the rankings.

The other boy had reddish hair with a hint of brown and turquoise eyes and he was called Matt, he was clearly the calm balance of the group. Matt was number 3 in the rankings.

The most interesting one in the trio was a girl called Silver. She had dark chocolate brown hair that fell in loose waves and brilliant emerald eyes. She was absolutely breathtaking, even compared to 99% of other girls. But there was a cold edge to her, one that told Sunny that this girl would do anything to protect those she cared about, and wouldn't care about the carnage that she left in her wake and that frightened Sunny more than the others. Silver was number 5 in the rankings.

But the most interesting of the students was a boy called Near. He was clearly a albino, with silvery grey hair and blue/ grey eyes. He wasn't ghostly pale skin colour wise but had a healthy pink tint which made him look equal parts adorable and attractive. He was sitting on the floor in front of a building made out of Lego. Without even having to ask Sunny already knew that Near was autistic. Near was number 1 on the rankings.

Sunny herself sat in the number 4 rank, not that she really cared.

Weeks had passed and the kids left her alone mostly. Sunny knew that they saw her as weird and strange since she sat drawing people a lot. Her favourite subjects were Matt, Mello, Silver and Near because they had such emotional depth to them. She also liked drawing a man she had seen come in once.

He was a very tall man, he walked with a horrid hunch though. His raven black hair wasn't styled but somehow it still looked ok, the look certainly suited him. His most curious feature was his eyes, they were so dark that the pupil had disappeared into the iris. Yet for all he looked strange there was a air of kindness around him that reminded her a lot of Near.

Weeks turned into a month and a half. By then Sunny was starting to get really lonely. Finally one day when everyone gathered in the food hall Sunny decided to take matters into her own hands. She made her way around all of the used tables, past most of the empty ones to the far corner of the food hall. Alone at one of the corner tables sat Near, who was eating his food and building a apartment complex out of cards.

At the end of the table farthest from the cards Sunny hesitantly set her tray down. Near glanced up, startled by the movement and noise.

"Um, can I join you?"

Sunny asked awkwardly.

Near looked at her for a moment before nodding. Sunny sat and ate her food in silence, glad to finally not be alone for a meal. She was careful not to bump the table and mess up his card house.

They continued like the for weeks. Everyday she would join him for meals, they never talked, just ate in silence while Near built and she would watch him, once she was finished eating she would pull out her pocket sketchbook and draw the buildings he made.

Then one day Sunny cam in for lunch in a horrid mood. She had accidentally dropped a drawing of a duck that she had been working on and one of the girls that was jealous of her position in the rankings grabbed it and ripped it up before dropping it in the mud and grinding it in. Sunny wasn't super upset about the loss of her picture, more angry than anything.

But her temper still showed as she walked over to her and Near's table with heavy steps and dropped her tray onto her side of the table instead of placing it down carefully. At the movement the card house that Near had just started constructing toppled to the table. Sunny clapped both hands to her mouth in horror.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to do that!"

Sunny cried and she bent to pick up the cards that had fallen to the floor. She sniffed slightly. Not only had she ruined the card house he had started but she had also messed up having a place to sit. Now she would be alone for meals again.

When she rose and put the cards in front of Near he didn't react. He simply stared at the pile in front of him without a expression on his face. Sunny apologize softly again and then turned to grab her tray and move, he must be really mad. Just as she reached her tray he spoke.

"Hmm, the house stood up remarkably well to the vibrations of your footsteps. That's good to know. The tray was the only thing that caused it to shift. Thank you for your help, now I know how to improve the stability of the cards when I am building."

He said calmly before restarting the building process.

Sunny stared at him. He wasn't mad at her?"

"You showed a unusual amount of emotion when setting your tray down. May I ask what's bothering you?"

Near asked, looking up at her.

Sunny looked at him for a moment before sitting down and in one breath spilling what had happened.

Near built as she talked but she knew he was listening and taking in what she had said.

"Because you didn't cry I doubt she will do it again. But for future reference you may want to carry a bag to put your sketchbook and other drawings in instead or carrying them loose."

He commented when she was done.

Sunny started eating as she thought about his statement.

"I would, but I would need to be able to physically look and touch the bags before I buy them. So I won't be able to until I'm old enough the leave here for a couple of hours by myself."

She said.

Near looked up in surprise at her statement.

"Don't you know? Now that winter is done we will be doing our monthly visit to the city. All the students that want to go can as long as they go in at least groups of two. Because we aren't 12 yet we have to be part of a large group monitored by a adult. But the adults have a group of five stores and he stand outside while the kids choose their store from that set of five and go shop as long as their in groups of two or more. There is a art store in that area that you could go into and look for a bag in. The trip is in three days and you haven't spent your allowance at all."

Sunny blinked. Shopping trip? That was the first she had heard of it.

"The only problem then is finding a partner. Maybe I can convince Silver, Matt and Mello to let me tag along with them."

Sunny thought about her options.

"I will be going. Usually I end up with the teacher but it would be a more enjoyable experience to shop and have time to browse instead of having to choose in five minutes. So we can shop together."

He suggested.

Sunny smiled.

"I would like that."

The shopping trip was a blast. He didn't complain when they went into the art store, instead he quietly browsed asking the occasional question about a object and it's uses. Sunny came out of the store with two really nice carrying bags and some other art supplies.

They then hit a toy store for Near and Sunny was content to to watch as his face went through a variety or content and happy expressions as he plowed through the toys. He came away with a bag filled with robots, Lego, dice and card boxes.

Once they got back to the Wammy House they went their separate ways, but a friendship had been formed and Sunny knew deep down that it would last them a very long time.

So what did you think? Reviews are welcome! Flames shall be laughed at, posted for others to laugh at, and then ignored as I continue the story.