Okay I redid this one so it will make more sense and kinda fit in better with the rest of the story. And because I didnt like the first 5 or 6 chapters... they sucked, so I'm re making them so they won't suck anymore. So please feel free to read this chapter and review. I'm uploading chapter 2 aswell. But you are going to have to wait for chapters 3 - 6. If you already reviewed I don't think it'll let you do it again.

It all started in a room, a very important room. But the room was attached to an even more important place in a not so important country. Well it is important but it isn't integral to the plot. The important place is none other than Whammy's House, an orphanage that specializes in housing extremely smart kids with many, many disorders. Well this room was on the right side of the orphanage. Before we begin the exciting story of a group of pre-teens I feel I should mention the orphanage some more. As I said the right side holds the creative but still smart side of Whammy's. The kids living on this side were under the jurisdiction of Watari. The right side kids loved Watari and hated Roger. The same thing could be said for the left side of Whammy's. That side held the geniuses; they were under the jurisdiction of Roger, they loved Roger and disliked Watari. The two sides often clashed, they made arrangements so they could be allies but enemies at the same time. The cafeteria and Auditorium were safe. They were the only two places that were neutral territory, outside was fair game. They could fight to their hearts content out there. The left side rarely entered the right side and vice versa. However things were changing within the walls of Whammy's and the mutual agreement was about to break.

Inside the walls of one important room housed the one who called herself Bei Jing. Every week or whenever she wished, she would change her room to fit her desires using of course Roger's credit card. Roger, whose office was on the left side of the orphanage, was currently unaware of the charges made on his credit card but he often wondered where the card went. Bei would sneak over to the other side just barely inside the lines of the left side so it was still technically neutral territory. Bei had only two friends the rest were just kids that tried to ignore her presence. Her two friends were Mello and Matt. They were both older than her and they were both boys. Anyways they were currently situated in Bei's room because it was the weekend and they were bored. They finished most of their homework and by most I mean none. When they got bored they started arguing which usually led to something remotely interesting.

"…" Mello sighed as he flipped yet another card over to see if it matched.

Matt was playing two games at once, one with cards and one with video games so therefore he missed his turn which set the other two kids in the room off.

"Damn. Matt! Take your damn turn!" Mello shouted at Matt.

Matt just grunted in reply.

Bei sniggered in anticipation. She loved when they argued. It made their stay at Whammy's worthwhile.

Matt wasn't paying attention so he did not see the clock Mello threw at him. The clock was the closest thing to Mello; they were using it to keep an eye on the time. Because at Midnight when they were sure the coast was clear they were going to sneak into the kitchen and grab late night, snacks which was pointless seeing as the kitchen was always open…always.

Bei grimaced as the clock made contact with Matt's ear. Matt fell to the floor.

Bei blinked then stared accusingly at the clock like it wasn't Mello's fault Matt was unconscious.

Mello upon recognizing the symptoms of a person being unconscious just sat there like a statue.

Matt had managed to invoke perfect silence which he would've liked had he not been unconscious for the remainder of the silent period.

Which lasted for about 5 seconds more. "Holy Crap! Matt!" Mello shouted.

Bei stared at him then looked at the cards then sighed. "I'm guessing we're not playing cards anymore?"

Mello glared at her. "My best friend is unconscious! Of course the game is over!"

Bei raised an eyebrow and a slight smirk tugged at the corners of her mouth. "More like boyfriend. You seem to care more for him than me."

Mello blushed a little. "What? Hell no! He is unconscious! Of course I care more about him than you!"

Bei's smirk widened as Mello sealed his fate. "Really? You do sleep with him quite a lot."

"Those are sleepovers!" Mello shouted while his blush got darker.

Bei turned her head to the side and looked around the room as though trying to spot something to use. "There's only one bed and you don't like sleeping on the floor."

Mello turned a shade darker. "Matt sleeps on the flo- How did you know I don't like sleeping on the floor?"

Bei shrugged the question off. "Matt doesn't like sharing but he makes an exception for you just like you do with him."

"He is my best friend!" Mello shouted defensively.

Bei's grin got wider. "Then why is there chocolate in that box over there?"

Mello turned to stare at the box wishing it would burst into flames or disappear or whatever. "I left it there…"

Bei shrugged. "Really? Alright than, how about the video games you keep in your room in case Matt sleeps there."

Mello opened his mouth to say something but Bei beat him to it.

"And you only have one bed too."

Mello closed his mouth. Then mumbled a quick "Fuck…"

Bei's grin quickly turned into a frown. "Did you just say the f word?"

Mello mentally said fuck. "No. I said schmuck."

"Are you calling me a schmuck?"

"No." Mello said quickly.

"Then what did you say? If it was the f word, you are in trouble." She sung the last few words. "You know I don't like that word."

Mello hung his head in shame.

Thankfully Matt woke up just in time. "Jesus Christ. What the hells Mels Bells?"

Mello looked at him with eyes that said Oh thank the lord you're awake!

Bei was too busy sneaking over to where the box was.

"Bei what're you doing?" Matt asked.

"Nothing Matty. Just checking the dust." She quickly put the tic-tacs in her pockets. Unfortunately Mello heard her.

It donned on him that this wasn't Matt's room, it was Bei's. "Ah Dammit Bei! You tricked me!" Mello yelled.

Bei smiled. "You make it too easy, Mels Bells" Bei said using Matt's nickname for Mello.

Mello glared at her. "Only Matt can call me that."

Bei shrugged. "You just proved my point."

"Shit." Mello said.

Matt was blatantly ignoring them, he didn't want to know what they were fighting over this time.

Little did he know they were fighting over who Mello loved more, and it seems that Matt was winning.

About five minutes later it became clear that Mello would never convince Bei that he wasn't in love with Matt, they gave up the argument.

"Matt…" Mello whined.

"Matty…" Bei whined.

Matt sighed and without looking up he said. "What?"

"We're bored." Mello and Bei said at the same time.

"So? Have another argument, it seems to keep you busy." Matt said as he went back to his game.

Bei and Mello shrugged than looked at each other.

"What do you want to argue about Mello?" Bei asked.

Mello thought about it for a second. "I dunno."

They then looked at Matt.

"Matty…"

"Matt…"

Matt's eyes rolled. "What?" He said just slightly irritated.

"We don't know what to argue about." They said at the same time.

"Then just have a conversation. Now leave me alone, I've got to beat this boss."

Mello pouted. Bei crossed his arms for him. She smiled and then started giggling.

"Bei, who do you consider your rival?" Mello asked.

Bei looked up at the ceiling as she thought about that more thoroughly. "Hmmm… Erin." She said a little too roughly.

Mello looked unfazed. "You already know mine."

"Near right? Isn't it funny how your rival is Near while my rival is Erin who has a major crush on Near." She said smiling.

Mello blushed. Thankfully Bei didn't see that since she was already searching through her tic-tacs box for more tic-tacs. "Yeah… it's funny…" More like ironic… He thought.

"Matty? Whose your rival?" Bei asked Matt.

Matt sighed. "I don't have a rival, I find it trivial to have one."

Bei and Mello looked at each other. "You are too serious Matty, you need to loosen up." Bei said as she started laughing, Mello soon joined in.

Matt was spared a full on attack by his friends by the PA system going on.

"Will all students above the age 13 please go to the auditorium. If you're eating tic-tacs or chocolate, painting, playing video games, or playing with toys you are required to drop what you are doing and go straight to the auditorium, you know as well as I do that no toys, art supplies, or food are allowed inside. That is all." Watari's voice sounded across the room.

"Darn. I was just getting into this conversation." Bei stated as she got up off the floor and dusted herself off.

Matt and Mello were grumbling something that sounded suspiciously like Fuck-Watari-I-was-comfortable- right-here. They got up off the floor and followed Bei. Bei was waiting outside for them with her key in her hands. She smiled as they looked at her. She rarely ever locked her room even at night.

The assembly was stating that new arrivals were to be arriving sometime this month after they were tested on which side they were going to be on. The right side looked over at the left side while the left side just ignored the right side. Both had an equal number of members on their sides. Adding new members would upset the balance and greater the chance of one side to finally win. Nobody wanted that. The new arrivals there were only 6 this year so both sides were hoping for three each to keep the numbers fair.

Roger left the stage at that point. Watari walked onto the stage. He said a quick thank you to Roger for explaining this month's objective. He then started to speak about a group assignment that was going to be handed out at the end of this sentence. Watari looked at the happy looking kids staring at him. Ah hooray for senile old men. He couldn't figure out that none of the kids were happy nor were they looking at him. He continued by saying that he would be splitting the kids up in 5 kids per group groups and that each group were to be different so there could be no cheating. He started by calling up his favorite, most challenging group of kids. He started in alphabetical order. "Ms. Jing, Linda dear, Matt, Mello and Near-kun can you please come up here for a couple of minutes?" He asked in a way that stated it was an order and was not to be ignored.

The said group looked at Watari in a way that stated they didn't give a crap what he wanted but they went up anyways because just like the famous quote "curiosity killed the cat."

Watari was still smiling at the group of kids. "Well, I'm surprised to see you actually listened to me."

Mello, Bei, and Near all realized that the smile Watari wore was not a smile but a grin. A grin that said he was going to torture them in a totally legal way.

"I'd like to introduce to you, your first assignment of the new school year. You're to act like your rival for a week to get a feel for the other side."

Bei's eyes widened.

Mello was wishing a very painful death upon Near.

Near didn't have a rival but he kept his mouth shut.

Matt and Linda were both staring at Watari.

"Ah yes, Linda and Matt, you two are very laid back so you don't have rivals now do you?"

They both slowly nodded.

"Very well, you two will make sure the other three stay as their rivals for the week."

Bei raised her hand.

"Yes Bei?"

"Uh… do we go to our rival's classes too or are we just acting like them?" Bei asked.

"That is an excellent question, you are to just act like them for the week. You going to Erin's classes and bedroom for a week is just asking for trouble."

"How did you know my rival is Erin?"

"It is as easy to tell as it is for me to assume Mello's rival is Near and Near's rival is Mello…sometimes." Watari stared at them. "Any other questions?"

Everybody raised their hands.

"Good! You are dismissed." Watari stated, he then turned to address the increasingly bored cluster of students and called out the next 5-man group.

Bei and Mello decided to make their exit as dramatic as they could.

So Bei being Bei started off with a "No No No No No No No, Why Why Why Why Why Why Why, You You You You You You You!" And off she went.

Mello being Mello imitated Bei's exit but he added an "Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow!" as he tripped off the stage.

Matt, Near and Linda just blended in with the shadows as they followed the rather embarrassing Bei and Mello.

An hour later Bei was observing Erin with such intensity that was never before seen or heard.

Mello and Near were just silently glaring at each other.

Linda and Matt sighed.

"Which one do you want?" Linda asked Matt.

"Mello." Matt said.

Linda smiled at the hidden question within a question and shrugged. "Fine, I'll take Bei, I don't want her."

Matt stared at her then he realized what she meant by the question and his eyes widened. "I didn't mean it like that!" He said.

Linda shrugged and walked away.

Matt still mumbling he didn't mean it like that walked up to Mello and Near. "You do know you're supposed to be acting like each other not glaring at each other and wishing the other a swift but painful death right?"

"Correction, a slow and painful but enjoyable to watch death." Mello said.

Matt sighed then took the chocolate bar away from Mello knowing the consequences of that action.

Mello's eyes narrowed as soon the bar left his grasp. "Give me my chocolate."

Matt told himself to remain calm. "No." He proceeded to pick Near up and make him sit correctly.

Near didn't know how to handle this.

Linda took a different approach at getting Bei to complete an assignment. "Bei if you act like Erin no one can get you in trouble for making fun of her since its legit."

Bei smirked at that. "Oh I'm doing this assignment."

About 5 minutes later

Near was struggling to keep his sanity as he was forced to act like Mello.

Mello felt he was growing saner by the second.

Bei was laughing hysterically as she had to watch Near and write down what he did for the entire week.

Linda and Matt looked at each other and they came to the same conclusion.

Everybody was going to fail this assignment only because they couldn't deal with this much longer.

So Matt grabbed Mello by the collar of his shirt, and Near by the sleeve of his shirt and dragged them through the door.

Linda didn't need to grab Bei seeing as she flew out the open door after Near.

Watari blinked several times. "You lasted about an hour and 15 minutes. Linda and Near… I mean Matt! Your name is Matt. I'm disappointed in you."

Linda looked devastated. "I'm sorry!"

"What about Bei, Mello, and Near?" Matt asked.

Watari shrugged. "I expected them to fail after 5 minutes."

Bei looked up at him. "Wow. Great confidence booster there Watari."

Watari shrugged again. "This wasn't a grade I just wanted to test to see if you could handle the assignment. You couldn't."

After what seemed like forever.

"You are dismissed." Watari said clearly tired of having to dismiss them even though it should have been obvious.

The group left the room not knowing what was in store for them.

Love,

Confusion,

A secret room,

Betrayal,

Allies,

Loners,

Perfectionists,

And the left and right cross paths.

Is it a safe one?