This is my first fanfic~ Please read and review! ^^

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note or it's characters, etc.

Chapter 1

I don't know what the hell I was doing in here.

What was I doing here, sitting outside Sister Veronica's office? I wasn't in trouble.. was I? I closed my eyes and tried to figure out what was going on.

Okay, so all I remembered was that I was dozing off in science class. I was hunched over my desk, my arms sprawled over the surface. Then, I remember the roaring of the loud speaker desperately calling out my name: "Karin! Karriinn! Karin to the office, please!"

That was me of course, the only Karin in the entire orphanage. I grunted in reply, and rolled over my desk for a more comfortable position.

Then, I remembered Sister Bernadette slapping the yardstick across the chalkboard and yelling for me to wake up. I didn't get up of course, I was in the middle of a beautiful dream.

A dream to one day, see the world beyond this orphanage I was unwillingly caged in.

And then, Sister Bernadette ordered for two of my classmates to carry me down to Sister Veronica's office.

So here I was, impatiently waiting for Sister Veronica-

"Karin!" I slowly got up, and shuffled my feet into the office. Sister Veronica was sitting proudly in her desk and looking up at me with a big smile on her face.

At first I thought, Heck, she's smiling, I must not be in trouble today~

And then, Scratch that, damn it, I'm always in trouble and Sister Veronica is always smiling and it freakin' scares me sometimes.

I plopped down in the seat in front of her desk and smiled uneasily back at her.

Sister Veronica folded her hands on top of the desk and cleared her throat. "So, Karin, I've been hearing alot from you lately from various sisters in the orphanage. They've been complaining of your lack of effort in your studies lately. Now, honey, why is that?"

I shrugged and slouched in my seat, tugging on my skirt. "I don't know how to put this... but life in the orphanage is getting a bit boring for me."

"Aha," Sister Veronica scratched at her chin. "However, you should always remember that education is a very important part of your life."

I sighed. "Yes, Sister Veronica, I know. But can't the orphanage make learning a bit more exciting then?"

Sister Veronica thought for a moment, then started fumbling through her desk. "Seems to me, honey, that you need a little stimulation.."

What the hell is this crazy old lady talking about?

"Being cooped up in an orphanage like this is keeping you distracted from learning, am I right?"

I sat up straight and nodded furiously. "Y-yes! It's like you read my mind!"

Sister Veronica grinned and pulled out something from her desk. "Then, I have the perfect solution for you-"

Wow! What is it, a cruise? A vacation?!

She held out a brochure in front of me. I leaned forward, my mind brimming with excitement, and took the brochure from her hand.

Then, I looked at the cover of the brochure and felt like throwing up.

"Camp?!"

The stubborn blonde buried his face in his hands. "You have got to be kidding me!"

The gray-haired boy paid no attention to the blonde's tantrum and looked out of the window, delicately twisting a strand of hair in his finger.

The red head grinned. "I don't know, Mello, I think the idea sounds fun!"

Mello retorted. "Are you crazy?! Does rolling around in the mud all day while being surrounded by bloodthirsty bears sound like fun to you?!" He slammed his fists on Watari's desk.

Watari looked hurt. "I thought camp would be a fun idea... Since you children are the top four in the Wammy House, you always feel the pressure of maintaining your positions. Camp would make a nice retreat, you know, to escape all that stress."

Mello exploded. "We are not children, we all happen to be fourteen, thank you very much-"

"-And we haven't heard Near or Olive's opinion on the idea yet!" Watari pointed out, rudely interrupting Mello, who was now fuming.

"I don't mind," Near replied, his voice low.

Olive shook her head. "I agree with Matt and Near, I think this experience will be most certainly calming."

Watari smiled and nodded.

Mello grunted. "You people are crazy..."

Matt waved his arm in the air.

"Y-yes Matt?" Watari glanced at the red-haired boy.

"Are we allowed to bring video games to camp?"

"Like I said, camp is supposed to be a retreat, so bringing video games along may ruin your experience-"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

Mello rolled his eyes as Watari tried his best to comfort the Nintendo addict.

The Wammy boys (and girl) were heading off to camp, and that was that.