A/N: Okay, I'm gonna switch it up a bit here. This story is an origin story, but it will not be the only one I'm working on. In fact, I'm throwing out two more stories tomorrow as a small project for school. This one centers around the origins of Matt, Mello, Near, and L. The other two will be slightly different from this one. Both will take places in two alternate universes. One will be a crossover of Death Note & Black Butler (Don't ask, I have a plan for this!) and the other will continue in this timeline.

I know... I'm weird.

Anyways, thank you to...

"FireIceandPoison"

"Darcy18"

and

"WeasalandCherry"

For the origin ideas! You three are amazing, and I know you wanted L's past to be first - if not the only one - but I like making people wait. (Love cliffhangers, and you all know it!)

As always, thank you to my loyal followers for giving me some excellent ideas for stories (Loved them all, but I can only choose a few for now) and I hope you all enjoy this new story! If you all have any suggestions for L's backstory, (which will be the final chapter) let me know and I'll put them up for consideration!

Anyways... ENJOY!


(L P.O.V)

"I'm the oldest, so I get the good seat!" The blonde yelled.

"Well I'm taller!" The gamer countered.

Near scoffed a bit under his tiny breath. "I'm smarter."

"What was that, freak!?" Mello demanded as he tried to lunge after Near, only to be stopped by Light. I swear the man could be faster than a bullet some days.

I sighed heavily. "It does not matter who gets what seat, just that we watch the movie."

Mello scoffed. "It means everything! The oldest of the three of us should have more privilege than the others!"

"Mello," I said calmly, "you're only a year older than Matt. Plus, you're eleven. I could step on you." I managed to chuckle out.

Light rolled his eyes at me and picked up Mello in his arms. Despite the blonde being eleven, and I would never say this out loud to him, he was tiny. Matt was indeed taller, and Mello was only a half-inch taller than Near. Not to mention the blonde barely weighed past eighty pounds, which makes me wonder where all that chocolate went that he ate today.

Light nuzzled him lovingly. "If he steps on you, you have my permission to bite his ankles."

The chocoholic hugged the man. "This is why I love you, Light. You get me!"

This time it was my turn to roll my eyes. One year these two had been a family and already Mello favoured Light over anyone else. Well… maybe not Matt… but it sure hurt to see my successor love my partner more than me.

Then again, Light did sneak him some chocolate every now and then while I deliberately ate chocolate cake in front of him to make the kid jealous.

I suppose I deserve the harsh treatment.

It didn't help either that Light was favouring Mello over the other two lately. Why? Who knew. But I could tell Matt and Near weren't pleased with the extra love and attention the blonde was getting. Even now Near was glaring at Mello. Just a few months ago Light wouldn't stop holding the albino in his arms. Now Mello was getting special treatment?

Light set down the blonde boy, but the kid ended up hugging the brunette's leg in affection. Although it was somewhat adorable, I knew he was just sucking up so he could get what he wants.

But, with mommy Light, there was no telling what he'd do next.

The brunette grinned a bit. "Near can take the bean-bag chair this time, Mello."

The little blonde looked heartbroken by Light's betrayal. "But…!"

"Mello, you had it last time. And the time before that. Near gets a turn now… then Matt… then you."

"Two more movies to wait through!?" Mello exclaimed.

Near giggled as he excitedly before jumping onto the enormous chair filled with foam beads. "Love you, Light!"

Mello growled. "Pest."

Light patted the blonde's hair down. "It's just two more movies, sweetheart."

"Ew, quit calling me that!" The child demanded. "That's something you'd say to a girl!"

Light snickered to himself, seeing the same opportunity I was. "Do you want me to call you pumpkin then?"

"What… no!" The small boy flung up his arms in defiance.

"How 'bout darling?"

"Stop!"

"Peanut!"

"ARGH!"

Mello stomped away then to sit on the couch covering his ears angrily. I saw the smirk on Light's face and couldn't help but grin back.

"You are truly evil, Light-kun." I chuckled at him.

He shrugged. "He makes it easy."

We were about to sit on the couch then and pop in the movie when a strange buzzing sound resonated throughout the orphanage. The sound had suddenly come and gone within seconds. And it wasn't what you'd call quiet.

"Did you hear that?" I asked Light.

Before he could answer, an electricity surge sounded before the whole room went black. Nothing could be seen in front of us, not even our hands. Of course it was night at this point so everything, even most of outside, was pitch black. It was rather spooky, to say the least. But we could be thankful that it was summer time and we didn't need the air conditioning. The only problem we faced tonight was this blackout.

A few clicks were heard before a small light was seen. We all looked to see Mello holding a lighter.

"What just happened!?" The blonde asked nervously.

"More importantly, where'd you get that lighter!?" Light demanded.

The blonde blinked. "I… found it?"

I intervened. "We'll talk about that later. First we have to figure out why this happened."

"Fuse?" Near suggested.

"That took out all of Wammys?" The blonde holding the lighter asked sarcastically.

Indeed, it did seem like all of Wammys was out of power. We even opened the door to the rest of the building and saw nothing but darkness.

Before we could question further, Wammy strolled in with a few candles. One already had been lit.

"Well boys," he said rather cheerfully. "Thanks to rolling mist on our power source, we won't have electricity for a while. I suppose you'll have to miss movie night."

The three boys below us groaned unhappily.

"And my Gameboy is only at half charge!" Matt said unhappily.

"This sucks." Mello added. "I'll have to wait FOREVER to get my turn on the chair!"

"Oh grow up, blondie." Near murmured.

While the three bickered amongst themselves, Light and I busied with getting some candles lit up for our room. By the time we were done, Wammy had already left to help out some other rooms. We could already hear the other children of the orphanage start to panic a bit. With this, I knew I had to help out.

I turned to Light. "I'm going to follow Wammy and help him with the rest of the orphanage. Are you all alright to wait here?"


(Light P.O.V)

"Of course. We'll be fine." I answered.

With that, L rushed out the door, candle in hand, and hurried to find Wammy. Leaving Mello, Matt, Near, and I to ourselves.

I sighed heavily as I sat down on the couch. "Well then, looks like we'll be without power for a while. Which means there's only so much we can do."

"Especially since its night." Near added. "Otherwise we could read or something."

"How about scary stories!" Matt suggested happily. "There's one that Mello told that made Near wet his pants one time!"

The small child threw one of his stuffys at the red head. "No scary stories!"

Mello sat beside me and lay his head on my lap. "How about just stories in general?"

"Hmm…" was my reply. "I suppose there's not much else. Other than going to bed of course."

"It's only eight-thirty." Mello reminded. "Besides, this might be fun!"

"Says the A plus student in Literary class." Matt mumbled. "I can't tell a story! I'm just not capable of doing so."

I thought about this for a second before grabbing an idea. "How about you tell the story of how you met L, Matt?"

The gamer was intrigued. "How I met L?"

"Sure, why not?" I said happily. "Besides, I've been here a full year now and I still don't know your origins. You three must have some good tales."

"Light," Near spoke up, "I appreciate the enthusiasm, but our pasts are… well… less than pleasant."

"You don't have to go into full detail. I'm only asking that you explain how you met L."

Mello seemed to be the most interested in this idea. "I'm all for it!"

I patted his head. "Then why don't you go first? L did find you before Matt and Near, correct?"

"Yes sir, I'm the first!" The blonde said proudly. He then became more somber. "But, like Near said, our pasts aren't that… happy."


(Mello P.O.V)

Light smiled at me warmly and I instantly cuddled to his stomach. His smile was always warm and always made me feel at home.

"You only have to tell me how you met L. Nothing more." He explained.

Well… I guess I could comply. But, to know how I met L…

One had to first know my past.

But I guess I'd have to cut out a few parts. Besides, Light already knew about my past... somewhat. I didn't tell him the whole truth though.

"I met L here in England. I'd ran away from my family and had been on the streets for a few days…"

This was where I chose to begin…

But it wasn't right...

"...but I was born to a rich family." I somewhat lied. "And I ran away from them because... er..."

Matt piped in. "You ran away from a rich family!? How dumb are you?!"

I sighed heavily to myself. "Matt, I was rich... but I wasn't happy."

Light pet my hair down. "Because of your... incident."

I nodded. "After I was... raped..." I stuttered on the word a bit, then sucked in my pride, "my parents weren't exactly... accepting of me anymore."

I decided to be brave for Light. Maybe even for Matt and Near. Why? Because this was something that needed to be over and done with now. The only thing I didn't tell them about... was my status.

Mihael Keehl. Son of Elliot and Amelia Keehl. Second heir to the Keehl fortune. If they knew all this, I could kiss my comfortable life goodbye.


A/N: Why did I choose Mello to go first? The answer is simple.

...

He's my favourite.

Don't like him? Wait until chapter three then. :)