Near's story
I've never been one to show much emotion,it's easy to think I don't care, I suppose for the most part that would be a fair statement. Contrary to what Mello says and thinks about me, I do have feelings, I have a heart but it's not easily reached,nor is easy to break.
Having said this, the truth is that today, my heart shattered,I didn't show it but that doesn't mean I didn't feel that pain.
Roger called both Mello and I into his office this evening to tell us that L and Watari been killed-Even now I can't describe to you the way it felt, Mello lashed out but that's to be expected. I can shut off my emotions, but Mello has never been good at it. His pain is clearly visible to everyone. It wasn't until I was sure I was alone that I allowed myself to experience the loss. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that Mello and I will mourn them both,at least it's not a surprise to those who knew about the secret we four shared.
L was secretive,for most of his life,he had to be,even the ones who met him,they could never hope to understand who he really was. The secret was meant to die with us,for our own protection. As the top two most brilliant minds here at the house,few know how we came to be here and the truth may surprise you.
I came here at the age of two,before residing in Wammy's house I was in another orphanage just as Mello had,like a majority of the children here,it was Watari that brought us here, but that's not the whole story. Mello and I were hand picked by L,the greatest detective the world has ever seen. It wasn't until later that we would rise to the top.
In the beginning, there was very little talk of L's successors,Mello and I were brought here for very different reasons from the rest. In these pages, I hope to tell the story that remained hidden, I'm sure Mello will be contributing to this, there are events that are best told in his words. The fact remains however that long before we were L's successors, we were simply..
L's boys