Hey yall!
So I was getting all prepped to write the awesomeliscious Death Note story (currently seven thousand words and climbing!) when I thought for a moment and wondered:
Have I ever written a cute story?
I mean, I've written dramatic and emotional stories for a very long time, getting better and better at it too! Woot! But seriously, have you guys read stories like Firefly Nights, stories like that that are only fifteen chapters, light, comical, and fun? I love those cute little stories so much!
So yeah, I figured it's about high time I did a story like that! And who better to use than our beloved sheep? With my Backasswards ways of thinking, I'll be so pro it'll blow you away!
I think real sheep are adorable, in fact I think the next animal born on my farm will be named Near! Or Nate, oh maybe River too haha. Lol maybe not, my Aunt would give me a funny look then.
Okay, so you're probably wondering what's gunna happen with the story right? So since this is a light story that's pretty much only gunna be between 10/15 chapters, I figured you guys should know the rundown.
This chapter SUCKS. I swear, writing it was fun, reading it over was boring. Bear with me, I know. This is the ONLY chapter you will hear this amount of description, just to get it right the F out of my way! Normally I don't write this much detail on a room, but I got a little carried away and didn't want to press the backspace for like twenty seconds.
So the genre is Friendship/Romance, but it's also gunna be funny and have a lot to do with Near learning what normal people do. The rating will stay T, just because my characters usually have a bad mouth (as do I) and not to mention I might put something like a lemon or whatever at the VERY END in like an epilogue or something, but really there will be very little (if at all) kissing scenes as well...IDK, still studying Near and seeing how much of a martian he is. Depends on whether the Mothership is debating to beam him up there with L...
Ahem, anyway.
Ignoring my weirdness...
So if you are wondering, this is set about six months (to a year...thinking up dates as I write) after Light Yagami dies. I would normally let you figure it out... but since Near hasn't gone through puberty yet I think you should know since my character perceives him as a kid.
Hmmm, there won't be a lot of talk on anything deep, buuuut I am thinking about having one arc that's kinda deep, though it may be a little too much for my OC, thinking strongly about her character here since she's...very outside the box...yeah...
Anyway, I hope you like it!
~"~If I Catch You~"~
Opening Theme ~ "Keep Holding On" - Avril Lavigne
Chapter 1: And So It Begins!
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."
- Henry Ford
"I must say I am liking your background check, Miss. Belle."
The blush on my cheeks deepens a little bit when the older man says that.
"Well, I got it all from experience." I say bashfully, trying not to over or underplay this role.
The man looks down, reading parts of my file that I had scrapped up a few days ago.
"It appears that one hundred percent of all the children you babysit are completely satisfied and enjoy your company, not to mention parents say you are a doll."
Well you don't babysit for Angelina Jolie and get nothing out of it. She had been a draw of luck really, her regular sitter happened to be a friend of a friend of a friend of mine that was sick and it was an emergency. Apparently the kids adored her so much they didn't like anybody else, so when she heard I was pretty good, she gave me an offer I couldn't refuse.
They didn't mind me though... eh heh.
"Well, thanks! I personally don't think there's any kid in the world who I can't get a handle of sir!" I said cheerfully. The man looked at me with a raised brow, as if taunting me.
"Any child?"
"Yup!" I answer confidently.
He stands up suddenly, and for a second I lean away in slight intimidation. Then he motions with his arm for me to follow as he heads to his door. I scurry after him shortly after.
"You do realize this job will be confidential, you will not be permitted to leave except on Saturdays and Sundays, and no one can know about anything that occurs inside this building unless we give you clearance." He states it more than asks, so I stand up straight and puff my cheeks out, giving him a salute I reply.
"Yes sir! I realized that before from the E-mail I received. Do worry not, it will not be a hindrance nor shall I be to others!"
He smirks at my cheeky grin, but all I can think of is why he doesn't look like he believes me. We reach the elevator and begin our ascent.
"Hmm, well you see this is a special case. You will be taking care of a boy, he will need to be fed and his room cleaned, along with anything else he may ask of you. Also, it is required that you make three square meals for myself and the other two constantly active members from Monday to Saturday's lunchtime. Not to mention we may give you spare tasks as a few members live in the building as well."
Hm, well it's a good thing I know how to cook! Actually it's pretty fun learning new recipes, I just hope I can get what everybody likes down pat quickly...And as for this boy, I doubt it'll be trouble.
I mean, it's one kid, right?
The elevator opens, and we walk down a very short hall to a door with a sign above it that reads 'Monitoring Room'. The man stops in front of the door, blocking my entrance. He points upwards and I follow the gesture.
"As you could see from the outside, this is a rather large building. There are many rooms you will not be allowed to enter at all, these rooms will have a red rectangle hanging above them." Seeing the object, I looked back down towards the man. Crap what's his name? I can't remember.
R-something. Reminded me a sleep...
Rrrr...rrreeeehhhhh...Restion...?...Rrrrreeessssstttter?
"Uh, okay Rester."
"Commander Rester. Anyway, there are a lot of rooms that you can enter as well, they will have a green block above the door. There are also some rooms that will vary on whether you should enter or not. They will have a green and red block. The opposing block will be covered depending on whether you can enter or not."
I nod quickly, suddenly anxious because I have an odd feeling the boy is somewhere nearby. Why else bring me to this room?
To my surprise the red block above the door is covered, a green one taking it's place. Rester gives me a smile, and I bashfully smile back.
"Ready?"
"I was born ready sir!"
Then the door opens. I'm greeted with a bright shine from multiple screens and hanging lights that are actually dim compared to the monitors. There are three sections of monitors, the middle having a large table in the middle with only a single chair. Then there were also stairs leading up to a balcony behind me, but I can't see what's there so I let it slip my mind for now.
A woman is sitting at a computer, busily typing away. She has the same hair color as Commander Rester, bleach blonde, but otherwise I can't make anything out of her. There's a man sitting on the way across from her, also busying himself, I can see his deep blue eyes though. Along with jet black hair.
However, the most interesting person in the entire room isn't wearing a business suit, nor does he look very important. Perhaps it is because he's dressed as a lazy boy is what makes him stand out more.
There's a boy -I think it's a boy judging by his figure- sitting on that lone chair I said that was sitting at that table earlier. He's not looking at us, but I got a side profile of him as he stacked dice on the table.
Everything about him screams CLEAN, especially his white hair and pale skin, along with a white button down shirt and light blue jeans.
An albino?
Huh, wha'dya know?
I look up to Rester, who nods at my unasked question, before I venture over to this boy. He doesn't look older than thirteen to me, even with one leg folded to his chest and the other not, his feet do not touch the ground. He can't be over five feet tall, more than half a foot shorter than myself really, but he looked kind of skinny even for a growing boy.
I'll fix that soon enough.
He doesn't look at me as I stop next to the table, actually he doesn't even acknowledge my existence as he continues to stack his dice into a tower.
"What is it." His voice is so flat, it sounds androgynous to me too. I smile a little, but do not wave in fear of hitting the dice and sending them flying.
"Hey, I'm Jaeliana Belle, oh but you can just call me whatever nickname you want. I'll be caregiver for now on, how's that sound?"
I try to talk with a smile and not sound like one of those retarded wannabe home wreckers, but the kid's so cute that I can't help but let it seep through at some point. Gosh I hope he doesn't realize that.
His hand hesitates in mid-reach to his dice building, and instead puts it down. Then the same hand found his index twirling a lock of his snowy white hair. He doesn't look at me, instead looks over my shoulder at Rester and says in a very flat tone.
"Caregiver?" Wow somebody's Mister Grumpy, I wonder how hard his shell's gunna be to crack.
"Yes, the last one quit a few weeks ago. It's taken so long to find a new caregiver for you that we decided Ms. Belle would be the perfect candidate."
Gee, he makes it sound like I was second picks.
Ah well, beggars can't be choosers.
"I see." Then, he doesn't even look at me, just let's go of that lock of hair and continues on with his dice. "Well Ms. Belle, I hope you find your stay here comfortable. Please, if you have any requests, just ask Commander Rester, he will hopefully be able to assist you."
Huh? Since when is the shrimp the one calling the shots?
"Anna," I say, since he wasn't going to give me a nickname. "It's Anna to you...uh..."
"Call me Near."
Near? Like, distance? Aw shucks I had so many jokes I couldn't say anymore just because of his name. He was kind of annoying, not once would he directly look at me, but that wasn't something new either though. I took care of this one boy for four months while his parents were on a business trip, it took him three days before he'd look me in the eye. He eventually came around and now I'm on his parent's list of candidates to come back.
Heh heh, ranked number one of course.
"Jaeliana, please come with me." I turn, looking at Rester, but before I can say anything he begins to depart the room. I follow, but after sneaking one last glimpse at Near.
He's still stacking his dice, but his eyes have slid over in my direction, watching me walk briskly to the door as I look over my shoulder at him. Once he notices my gaze catching his, he looks away. Before I turn around again, I catch his hands halt what they are doing, now his left hand going into his hair and twirling a lock.
The door shuts behind me, and I look at Rester with curiosity. He doesn't say anything as we get back into the elevator. Only after he punches a number in and the doors close does he speak at all.
"Still think you can handle this?" Rester remarks.
"Of course Commander, a few days around here and I'll have him singing like my Mama's canary!" I said, cutting into a southern accent with that one, grinning from ear to ear.
Rester gives me a look.
"Nah, just kiddin', my Ma doesn't have a canary." Then I look to the numbers as we continue to climb. "But honestly, I can handle it, I can't make him like me though, nor would I want that, so let's just see where the pieces fall first before calling a play."
The doors open, and Rester walks out. Down a small hallway with, once again, only one door. I blink in surprise, not sure why all these floors have on one room. He stops in front of the door and hands me a key card.
"Don't lose that, you only get one." Rester says. "As the Caregiver, you will have this whole room to yourself, but that means that it must stay clean." I nod, getting excited when I found out this whole floor was my own.
"On your bed will be everything you need including a timetable, map of the building, and your luggage."
I open the door.
Oh dear God.
"Please enjoy your stay. If you need anything, my number is written next to your phone."
I don't really hear him, but nod anyway as I enter my room.
Maybe you don't want to hear about it, but too damn bad, this is way too luxurious to pass up.
I shut the door and look around. Right next to me is a small table, I set my card down on it and kick off my shoes as well. The whole area is an open concept, most of the outer walls being glass, with a few random walls to separate the rooms off from each other. To my right is a sitting area with a white leather couch and a soft looking rug below it. A deep chocolate colored coffee table in front of it.
Ahead of that is a wall with a massive flat screen and shelves surrounding that. To my left is a large kitchenette with every single tool imaginable, along with a three door silver refrigerator, and a silver freezer, both sat against the same wall as the door I had just came from. In front of that is a rectangular table with four chairs, and then a wall with a fireplace hanging from it. I venture in further, and find that the bed is so wide that if you push two king sized beds together it still wouldn't do the thing 's a bathroom between the wall with the fireplace and the bedroom, but there is only two doors in the whole place. The bathroom door, and the entry door to the suite.
In the back right corner I find a bar, along with a small study with plenty of books on shelves. There's a small wall separating it from the bar, and the bar is separated from the bar by a wall from the bedroom. All the walls are white, the ceiling, leather couch, and bed is too. The rest of the furniture is that dark chocolate color, the kitchen a black marble design, the floor is oak, but not dark. A few light greens hang around the place, and combined with the green and reds of the tiger lilies it makes the room look rather balanced in my eyes.
Then I turn to the end of the wall, seeing multiple gadgets there. One is a thermostat, another is an emergency help button with a small amount of glass film covering it, and then two more. One simply has On and Off on it, while the other has little waves.
I turn the On button.
The floor rumbles and I squeak in surprise while I turn around.
It separates and reveals a Jacuzzi.
Mama...
I think I died and went to Heaven.
Around the Jacuzzi are four square wooden pots with plants in them, probably to let me know where the thing is.
This. Place. Rocks!
I flip onto the bed, trying my hardest to roll from one side to the next, giggling when I get too busy to remember which way is what. Finally, I stop when I hit something underneath me. Pulling it out, I find it is a timetable sheet, much like Rester said.
Sweet jiblets, I'm going to be making that jacuzzi work!
After reading over the timetable sheet, after looking at the OFF LIMITS zones, after stripping down in the bathroom, I'm exhausted. I crawl into the bed, ready to collapse into dreamland for a little while.
Dude...
This bed is so comfy.
Ending Theme - "All Your Life" - The Band Perry
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Kiwi~chan