"L, have you decided on a successor yet?" Watari asked while bringing in a tray of strawberry cake. It was meant for L without a doubt.
"Are we having this conversation again Watari-san?" L answered in his usual monotone. Finally looking up from the computer screen displaying the letter 'L', he decided to give a thought to the matter. Up until now, he never really chose a successor. It's partially due to his childish belief that L will never die, forgetting that the man behind the letter L, might die. L Lawliet, the mortal side of L. can die. That is why; a successor is needed to be next L.
The Task Force has arrived at the hotel according to the designated time. Upon entering the room, which apparently was located at the highest floor of the hotel, they were greeted by the sight of a young man with disheveled hair and an oversized white shirt. This is certainly not according to their expectation. They were expecting to see a dignified middle-aged man. I mean, who would have thought that the man called L is a young person with no fashion sense? Chief Yagami was the first to regain his composure. He cleared his throat and finally made an introduction, with the rest of the Task Force following his example.
"Bang!"
The Task Force was clearly taken aback by L's sudden exclamation. Even so, It was quickly followed by embarrassment when L pointed out that they shouldn't have given their name out that easily.
"What is your thought about the Task Force Ryuzaki?" Watari asked after the Task Force had left.
"I certainly am expecting a lot more officers to willingly contribute in catching Kira," replied L.
That's when Watari suggest something that was previously unthinkable. He suggested that L should ask one of the Wammy kids to join the investigation.
"That is actually a brilliant idea," L mused with his thumb delicately placed on his lips. He realized that this would be a great opportunity to get to know his successor candidates. While in the same time, he would be able to get more people to work with him on this case.
"Watari, contact Roger this instance," L said. For a second, Watari thought that he saw L's eyes glinted with excitement. He quickly brushed the thought off as L never showed his emotions easily in the 20 years they've been together.
It's afternoon in the Wammy's house and nothing out of the ordinary was happening. Roger sighed at the stack of paperwork he got on his table. That's when his telephone rang. Roger instantly checked the caller id and was surprised to find out that it was from Watari. Watari seldom calls unless it's urgent matters or something serious. Roger naturally hoped that nothing bad has happened to L. He couldn't think of any other reason that may cause Watari to call him. Roger finally picked up the telephone.
"I understand, I will call out the boys right away," Roger said to Watari over the phone.
Roger breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad that Watari had not brought bad news.
"Hey Mello!" Linda shouted while waving her hand frantically.
"What?!" Mello said irritably. Today was not a good day for Mello. He once again lost to Near on his science test.
"Roger wants you and Matt at his office ASAP," Linda said.
"Me too?" Matt asked obviously not expecting this. He even looked up from his PSP for once.
"What does he want from us? I don't recall breaking any rules recently," Mello grumbled and took a bite from his chocolate bar.
" There's no way that he's looking for me! I did nothing wrong as well. Well, I did hack into the school database," Matt said, to which Linda raised her eyebrows questioningly.
"But there's no way I'd get caught!" Matt added in his defense.
"Anyways, just go to his office. You know that his not very patient," Linda said. She clearly was losing her patience as well.
To her surprise, both boys listened to her and made their way to the office. This was certainly new to her. Usually, Mello and Matt would pay no heed to her advice.
Knock knock
"Come i-" The door flung open before Roger even finished his sentence.
"Mello! How many times have I told you to enter politely?!" Roger raised his voice.
"You only told me to knock the door before I enter. I did that just now," retorted Mello.
Roger seemed to be at lost of words for a second. He finally sighed.
"Whatever, we got no time to waste so just come in, both of you," Roger said in defeat.
Matt and Mello did as he said. They finally noticed that Near was there as well. He was playing his blank puzzle as if it's child's play.
"Near? What is he doing here? There's no way that teacher's pet got into trouble. That means, the reason Matt and I were called here is not because we've done something wrong? " Contemplated Mello.
"The reason I called the three of you here is because L will choose someone out of you three to join his investigation on the Kira case," Roger said with a serious expression on his face. To tell the truth, he didn't expect L to make such move.
"Does that mean only one of us will be chosen?" Mello eagerly asked. This was the chance that he has been waiting for so long. By joining the investigation, he may be able to prove his worth to none other than L.
"It's not decided yet. He may ask all of you to join. It may also be only one or two of you that will be chosen," Roger answered.
"Ryuzaki, have you decided who you will invite to join the investigation?" Watari asked. Curiosity could be easily detected from his facial expression.
"As a matter of fact I have Watari," L said as he closed his laptop. Watari managed to catch glimpse of the screen before L closed the laptop. It displayed all the information pertaining to Near, Mello and Matt.
"I will invite…
A/N: Cliffhanger…Sorry about that. I will update once I receive 10 reviews so do leave one. Constructive comments are greatly appreciated. Also, do tell me which Wammy boys you guys want to help the investigation.