L has been in Japan for a while and the Wammy boys miss their older brother. Mello, Matt, and Near devise a scheme to travel to Japan and see him.
L is nineteen, Near is thirteen, Matt and Mello are fourteen. Light is temporarily unaware that he is Kira and is chained to L.
Me: and now for the disclaimer! Matt, go ahead.
Matt: she no own death note
"You are positive about this plan, right?" Near asked. He sat on his bed at the Wammy house messing with an action figure.
"I've already explained this! It's spotless! It's brilliant! Of course I'm positive about it," Mello boasted, taking a hearty bite out of a chocolate bar.
"Still, I'm not so sure..." Near hesitated.
"What? You think you could come up with something better!" Mello demanded. Near looked up from his action figures and studied Mello.
"I know I could come up with something even slightly better. I am top of the class, after all," Near shrugged, like it was nothing. But he was purposefully trying to annoy Mello. It worked.
"Why you little...!" Mello grabbed Near by the front of his shirt and lifted him slightly off the bed. Matt rushed over and pulled Mello of of him, clamping a hand over the blonde's mouth. Near landed back on the bed with a small bounce.
"You don't want Roger bursting in, do you? Keep it down, geesh!" Mello gave an irritated glance to his red headed friend. The video game obsessed boy was often the loudest and most obnoxious of all of them.
"Whatever," Mello scowled. "If Near would just keep his mouth shut."
"So are we all set then? What time is it?" Matt was anxious to get going. He knew they were going to get in major trouble, but he figured seeing L and going on this big adventure was worth it.
"We just have to wait until two. Then we're out of here,"
"Hey guys," Matt asked into the darkness as they all lay in bed, pretending to sleep. "Will he be happy to see us? Or do you think he'll be mad?"
"He'll be happy," Near said. He was sure of it.
"But you guys know we're going to get in trouble. One way or another it's going to happen," Mello said.
"But seeing L makes it worth it," Near said.
!
Near was the only one who stayed awake until two in the morning. They had to pretend to be asleep as to not cause suspicion. Apparently being quiet and in bed with the lights out was too much for Matt and Mello, who fell asleep shortly after midnight.
Near was excited about going to see L. He was really close to L and had missed him a lot. A lot of people thought that Near was emotionless, but that wasn't the case. When you had a childhood like Near's, along with his intelligence, you learn to push back your emotions. Near was practically a master at it.
But that didn't mean he didn't feel.
Near kept a close eye on the clock. He watched the red digits change from 1:58 to 1:59 before waking the other boys.
"It's time," he whispered. "Let's go."
It was a ten minute walk to a bus stop, and then a twenty minute ride to the airport. They arrived just in time to board their flight and be on the way. This was something Near had helped Mello plan. He wanted them to be out of the airport as quickly as possible. If they arrived too early, there was a 35% chance Rodger would be onto them and track them down before they even got on the plane. And that, of course, would not be pleasant for anybody.
"How did you get us first class seats?" Matt asked. He was obviously excited for he was bouncing up and down in his seat like a high bunny rabbit.
"I'm just that good," Mello leaned back in his seat and smiled cockily. Mello had hacked some website and got three tickets to Japan. Using his powers for evil.
"Don't you mean bad?" Matt smirked at the blonde and winked jokingly. Then he, of course, burst into laughter.
"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to turn that off. We're about to take flight," a nice looking stewardess with long blonde hair tucked under a cap and large breasts that were complimented by her uniform said to Matt.
He sighed sadly, "But then Link will die..."
"I'm sorry son, only for a few minutes," the lady smiled sweetly. Matt looked up at her and his eyes instantly grew. He stared at her breasts in amazement.
"Guh... er, ah wahg..." Matt stuttered, drooling a little. Near sighed at snatched the game system out of the ginger's hands.
"Geeze, Matt," he mumbled, killing the game. The stewardess looked a bit embarrassed as she left. When she came back again with sodas she was wearing a jacket over her shirt.
"You're pathetic," Mello grumbled, cranky from being up so early and not in bed getting his beauty rest.
"Just because you're gay, Mello..." Matt started. He got interrupted.
"I am not!" Mello shouted.
"Bi, sorry. My bad," Matt held his hands up protectively, but was smiling widely at the humor of it all.
Mello glared at Matt then turned to pout. Matt sighed, chuckling, and wondered how he had ended up with such a moodie best friend.
He realized with alarm that Near was staring across at him. You see, the first class section of the plane was organized so that there were four seats on one side, facing eachother, with a table in between. Matt and Mello sat on one side, Near on the other.
Near pulled out a deck of cards. "Want to play?"
"Play what?" Matt asked. He liked video games, not card games.
"How about poker?"
Matt raised an eyebrow. "Where did you learn to play poker?"
Near gave a creepy little grin as he responded, "Places."
!
It was three p.m. (Japan is eight hours ahead of england) when the plane landed in Japan. Near and Matt had played ten poker games, and if they had been playing for money, Matt would be broke. He couldn't believe Near was so good at poker! It didn't seem like his kind of thing.
Mello was grumpy from being woken up again, and he had a headache from falling asleep on the plane, so he just followed Near and Matt around sleepily. It took them half an hour to get through security. From there they took a bus. It was only a twenty minute ride to the city they knew L was in, and Mello had already tracked him down. L was able to hide from thousands of people (including the FBI) and solve hundreds of cases without showing his face, but he wasn't able to hide from a few teenagers. That's only because, unlike everyone else, the boys knew L.
Turns out Japan is full of interesting places. They had to stop once for Mello when they saw a fudge shop. They stopped again at a giant toy store for Near. Their last stop was a gamer/anime center that had Matt squealing like a little girl.
They made it to the building L was in by five thirty.
"How do we get in?" Mello asked, eying a security camera.
"Leave it to me," Matt said. He sneakily rewired the security system. He made it so that it would short out for a few seconds in exactly thirty seconds. That would give the boys time to run through. He also unlocked all the doors. Just to make it easier.
"Alright, we're in!" Matt smiled proudly, and he and Mello high fived. "On my signal. Ready…. Go!" the boys hurried through the front door and disappeared up the stairs.
"Did you see that!" Matsuda demanded, pointing at a security screen.
"See what?" Light asked.
"The security cut for a second, but I saw a flash of something…" Matsuda said.
"It looks fine to me," Light said.
"No, it definitely cut!"
"A security cut…" L muttered to himself. There was a very small number of people capable of breaking through the security. L had set up the codes himself. One of them was Watari, but Watari didn't make mistakes. The other was Light, but Light had been sitting by L the entire time. There were three others were in England. According to the clock it was free time at Wammy's, right before dinner. Near was playing with some toys, Mello had chocolate and was hanging out with Matt, who was playing video games.
But then, L thought, who cut the security? He didn't have to wait long for an answer. As he stood to take a closer look at the security codes someone dashed into the room. L felt someone smaller than himself wrap their arms around his waiste. He looked down and found Near, hugging the life out of him.
"Near!" he was surprised, but not entirely. He was slightly surprised also not to see Matt and Mello. Oh, spoke to soon. "AHHHH!" L called out as the two boys tackled him to the ground. Since Light was chained to L, he was also dragged down to the ground as well. He didn't look happy about it.
"L we've missed you so much!" Mello said.
"Your calls to the class were great, but seeing you is-" Matt was talking really fast.
"You don't look entirely surprised," Near noted.
The four boys looked up to see several cops' guns pointed at them. Mello's eyes grew the size of saucers, but he also got his fighting face on. Matt started laughing hysterically, and laid his head against L's chest. Near simply stared at them, twirling a piece of hair between his fingers.
"Don't move!" Mr. Yagami commanded. Three random kids had just charged into head quarters and tackled Ryuzaki to the ground. They had breached the security and knew that Ryuzaki was L. This could be serious.
"Lower your guns," L commanded. The cops hesitated.
"R-ryuzaki…" Matsuda said, unsure.
"It's alright. These boys aren't much of a threat. Lower your guns," the cops did so, and the boys on the floor untangled themselves and got to their feet.
"How did you get here?" L asked, looking down at the boys in front of him. He had his hands on his hips and tried to look stern. It was pitifully unconvincing though, since he was so happy to see them.
"Airplane," Mello said with a shrug.
"Does Roger know you've come here?" L asked, but he already knew the answer to that. Obviously not. Roger would never allow this. Besides, they looked way to guilty.
"What time is it in England?" Near asked.
"Nine thirty," L answered.
"Then no," Near shrugged. "He'll figure it out in about an hour. I left him a clue trail that should be easy enough to read."
L mustered in all the strength he could find. He loved these kids, so much. They were his little brothers. And the fact that they had come this far just to see him broke his heart. But still, the way they did it was wrong. L gave his best stern look, which was a little more stern than his last one.
"He's finding out sooner than that," L said. The three boys looked surprised. "Who's grand plan was this?" Matt and Near pointed at Mello instantly.
"Hey!" Mello protested. L took Mello by the wrist and led him over to the phone. He handed it to Mello.
"Call him," L said.
"What? No way!" Mello pushed the phone back at L. He saw that Light had followed them over. He glared at him. "What are you doing over here? You like stalking L or something?" Mello snapped.
Light held up the chain. "No choice," he said. Mello raised his eyebrows.
"You're chained together? What the hell-"
"Mello, call Roger," L said again, redirecting the child's attention.
"I'm not calling him, L! He's gonna be so mad!" Mello said.
"You're right. But right now he's probably frantic that you guys are missing. You're going to be in a lot of trouble when you get home. So let's not get in trouble with me too by being stubborn. Call him and let him know where you are. Oh, and tell him I say hi," L instructed. Mello glared at L while he dialed the number to Wammy's. The phone rang for a moment before someone picked up.
"Hello?" a small voice said.
"Hey, this is Mello. Get Roger on," Mello said, bossily. The phone was passed around for a moment before Roger got it.
"Mello!" Roger yelled into the phone. Mello gulped.
"H-hey Roger," Mello said.
"Is Matt with you?"
"Yes,"
"And Near?"
"Yes,"
"Thank God! Mello, I swear I am going to…" Roger took a deep breath to control his anger. "Where are you, exactly?"
"W-well… funny you should ask. Cause L said to say hi," Mello said.
"WHAT! YOU'RE IN JAPAN!" Roger yelled into the phone. Mello held it away from his ear.
"Kinda?" Mello asked.
Roger exploded. The boys got threats to never sit for the rest of their lives and to be stuck scrubbing toilets for three weeks and to be grounded til death.
"STOP YELLING OR I'M HANGING UP!" Mello shouted into the phone. Roger didn't even hear him. Mello looked down at the phone, then around the room. Every person there was staring at him. The closest person to him was Light, so he pressed the phone into his hands.
"Here ya go, he wants to talk to ya," Mello said, and ran back over by Near and Matt.
"Err, here," Light handed the phone to L. L sighed before holding it carefully up to his ear.
"Roger," he said. "Yes, it's me. The boys are safe, don't worry. No, Watari hasn't seen them yet. No, I'm not sure how they got here exactly… how did Matt learn how to hack security systems? Oh, really? Oh, alright. Well, yes, I'll tell them. Alright, thank you Roger. Ya, bye."
"What was all that about?" Matsuda asked. He looked slightly frightened by all the yelling.
"Better yet, who the hell are those kids?" Aizawa asked.
L walked over to the boys, who were standing awkwardly by a couch. "Oh, I apologize. Forgot to introduce you. This is Near, Mello, and Matt. They're my younger brothers."
"I didn't think you had siblings Ryuzaki," Light commented. The idea of mini L's was kind of frightening.
"Well, I do in a sense. These boys are currently living in a special orphanage for gifted children over in England. I've known them since they were very young," L explained.
"Gifted… you mean like special ed?" Matsuda asked.
"Hey!" Mello shouted. "I am not a retard!"
"Gifted as in intelligence," Near said. Everyone looked taken aback by Near's voice- which was small, but deadly serious and eerily calm.
"We're geniuses," Matt added.
"And how do you know these guys again Ryuzaki…?" Aizawa asked.
"Duh!" Mello interrupted. "He grew up in Wammy's too! And would you stop calling him Ryuzaki? It's weird. His name is L!"
"Ryuzaki is used for security reasons," L told the younger boy.
"Wammy's?" Matsuda asked, confused.
"Like I said before, it's an orphanage in England for gifted children. That's how I met Watari. He founded it," L explained. Then he looked at his little brothers. "Speaking of Watari, you realize he's going to be very angry about this?"
"He's going to kill us!" Mello whined dramatically and collapsed onto a couch.
"Who am I killing?" Watari appeared at the top of the stairs. He instantly spotted Matt, Mello, and Near. Matt whimpered very quietly. "Oh, now I see."
Uh oh, that's where I end. Will the boys face the wrath of Watari? And how much trouble can they get into in their stay in Japan? Will Near contribute to the Kira investigation? And how much longer do they have until Roger gets his hands on them? And how will he deal with these naughty boys? These questions will be answered, don't worry. But for now, I say goodnight.
Light: Goodnight