Summary: Well...This story will take place over the entire series...from when Kira was around to the marvelous death of L. *sobs*

Disclaimer:I own NOTHING. Count your blessings I don't. xD I'd share with Renn Skye...then you'd all be doomed.

Pairing:This is a NearxLinda fic, though it is shown through fluffy goodness! xD

A/N:For those of you who don't know, Linda IS a real character in Death Note. She has one line in the manga and, though her artwork shows up in the anime, she does not. You don't remember her? Well..here's her line:

You should come outside and play with us, Near.

Yup. She's the little girl who asked Near to play with her in Near's debut appearance. When did her artworks how up?

She also just so happens to be the person who drew Near and Mello's pictures for the Kira Investigation, since they had not pictures. XD SHE IS USEFUL.

ANYWAYS! On to the Fic!

THE NAME OF THE FANFICTION: Alright, so on Gaiaonline, you meet some AMAZING people. One of the AMAZING people posted a title for someone to take and use. I took that title and made THIS fanfiction. So, thank you SOO much Andromeda Zreng! You are EPIC AMOUNTS OF AMAZING!

Outshine the Sun

"Linda-chan?"

Linda looked up from her breakfast plate and found herself staring into the deep pools of onix ink that were L's eyes. Jumping back in surprise, she stammered out.

"Y-Yes?"

"There is a new boy coming here today...." he stated, itching one of his ankles with the other and hitching his thumb under his teeth.

"You're going to give yourself an overbite," Linda scolded instantly, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

A few of the kids began snickering and mocking her motherly tone, before L hushed them with an odd look.

"I find Linda-chan's motherly attitude rather comforting," he said, tilting his head. The kids quieted down, looking rather embarrassed. Linda smiled in gratitude at L, who nodded in response. "Linda-chan is very kind...."

Linda raised an eyebrow, suddenly suspicious.

"Chan?" she looked up in thought before meeting his gaze once more. "Isn't that a Japanese suffix?"

"Yes...I have been studying Japan as of late...." L said, allowing his gaze to wander around the room.

"Oh?" Linda felt her eyebrow raise up another notch. "Is that what you do when you're supposed to be sleeping then?"

L shrugged and looked at her again.

"I seem to recall you suddenly deciding to call me Mademoiselle once...then you took off to France...that wouldn't have anything to do with..?"

"Not at all," L waved his hand, looking aroud the room some more.

Linda didn't see what he was looking at. The walls were plain white, the chairs were white, the tables were white and the trays were stained glass...If she didn't know better (and she wasn't all that sure she didn't) she would have thought she had been sent to a mental institute instead of a orphanage.

"I have a favor to ask of you," he said, speaking once more. "Involving that new boy...? Something I believe only Linda-chan can do...."

Linda nodded, finding herself feeling rather honored. He thought there was something only she could do? She smiled, practically beaming with pride.

"Please," L continued. "When you see him...give him your biggest, sweetest smile...and say very kind things to him...."

Linda looked at L as if he was joking.

"You're serious?" she said, eyebrows raising again. "Really? Just smile and say a few nice things? That's the favor? Someone else could do that!"

L smiled mysteriously.

"But no one can do it like Linda-chan," he said softly, walking away. "Because Linda-chan outshines the sun...."

Linda felt her cheeks grow pink. He thought she outshone the sun? Blushing lightly, pleased with the compliments and detirmined to do her best to be nice to the boy, she looked back at her tray to finish her meal.....

....To discover that L had stolen her chocolate chip cookie.

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As Linda walked out of the mess hall (not having forgiven L for stealing her cookie yet), she found some of her sort-of-friends outside the rec room, whispering and giggling.

Linda had long ago learned that any giggling that came from that group of girls, no matter how innocent it sounded, was full of malice. And they never giggled...unless laughing at someone else. Knowing she should mind her own business, but just too curious to do so at the moment, Linda walked over to them, leaning against the hallway wall to listen to what they were saying.

"He's just so weird!" One of them (Ki-mi, if Linda remembered correctly) said, rolling her eyes.

"He's hair is SO unnatural! He's an albino, right?" Another one, whose name Linda could not recall. "SO CREEPY!"

"Have you even seen his eyes-"

"He doesn't talk either-"

Linda knew who they were talking about. The new boy.

"Hey!" She heard herself say, as she stepped forward.

All four girls turned to face her.

"Oh it's just you," one of them said, about to turn back around. "Look, Lin-dork, we don't have time to listen to-"

"No, you're gonna listen to me, girlie," Linda said, placing her hands firmly on her hips. The girl went to open her mouth before Linda cut her off with, "I don't care if this new boy has eight legs and a double head...you are NOT going to talk about him like that...Got it?'

Before any of the girls could respond, Linda turned around and strode into the Rec Room. To her dismay, Ki-mi's boyfriend followed her.

"Hey, Lindie," he began. "You really should be nicer to Ki-mi. She's under a lot of pressure and she-"

"Da," she said, sighing. When he looked at her in confusion, she rolled her eyes. "Lin...DA...Not Lindie...LinDA..."

"Right...well...Linda..." he started over, but something caught Linda's attention.

Sitting in the middle of the room, in front of the television that didn't even work, was the new boy.

Linda wasn't even listening to Ki-mi's boyyfriend anymore.

She was merely stared at the white haired boy in the center of the room. He resembled a sheep, in a funny sort of way, and sat crouched in front of the television set, surrounded by toys.

He stared at her with gray eyes...the widest she'd ever seen.

"Linda?" One of the boys asked her. "Did you hear me?"

"No," Linda replied, moving towards the boy on the floor.

When you see him...

She crouched down next to him...

...give him your biggest, sweetest smile...

...and smiled as bright as she could.

...and say very kind things to him....

"Hello," she said happily. "My name is Linda. I'd like to be your friend."

She extended her hand, which the boy took after several moments of deliberation. The handshake was quick, before he let go.

"I am Near," he said softly.

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