Chapter 1
Natsuki's POV
'He hasn't stopped looking at me all day,' Natsuki thought to herself as she ate her breakfast. She had been at the Orphanage called Wammy's House for about a week now, and she was starting to get used to the place until she saw the pale boy with black hair. She was a five year old girl who witnessed her parents being killed right in front of her. Now she is here where she is now being looked at by that...that boy. She looked up from her breakfast a bit and noticed that he had stopped watching her. She looked at her plate again and she can hear the voices of the other children talking at the table and then she went blank muting everyone out.
"Natsuki?...Hey Natsuki!?." Natsuki jumped and turned to look at where the voice was coming from. It was her friend Nanami who was now looking at Natsuki in worry. "Are you okay?," she asked as she tapped on the large breakfast table. "Yeah, im okay," Natsuki smiled warmly trying to get her mind off of the boy for once. Nanami nodded and they continued talking until they finished eating. Then at about 5:00 p.m. Natsuki was in her room looking out her window and spotted the black haired boy sitting alone in a slouching position. She watched him for what seemed like hours. He didn't move at all from where he was sitting. He then turned to look at where the other children were playing with a blank expression. Natsuki finally got tired of watching him and went to go lay on her bed and she looked up at the ceiling. 'I wonder what goes through his head,' she thought and she finally drifted off to sleep.
L's POV
'She probably thinks i'm a creep for staring at her...,' L looked down at his hands and shook his head, 'Oh well, I shouldn't be surprised...I honestly do look rather weird by my appearance...and by how I look at people...hm.' L stood up from where he sat and headed back into the orphanage and went straight to his room.
L then heard a door creek open a bit and he saw the girl he had been staring at at breakfast. Her brown eyes showed a curious expression towards him. L and her stared at eachother for a few seconds and he finally looked away and walked into his room closing the door behind him.
12:00 am
Natsuki's POV
A loud sound of thunder and lightning was heard from outside and Natsuki was tossing and turning in her bed. She started to shake violently as she had a nightmare of her parents and her. Her mother was holding Natsuki to her as she ran through an ally. Blood stained Natsuki and her mother's shirt. It was Natsuke's father's blood. It was dark and cold and raining out. She all of a sudden heard screams and it just got louder and louder.
She woke up screaming and crying as she hugged her pillow tightly. She was simply horrified by the nightmare. A knock was then heard at her door and she froze. " Are you okay?," it was a young boy's voice. "I'm okay...Who are you?...what are you doing outside my door?..." There was a long silence and then the boy spoke again, "I'm L and I heard your scream, so I thought something was happening to you...That's why i'm outside your door...May I come in?," Natsuki thought for a moment then looked down, "You can come in..." The door then slowly started to open and the familiar boy came in. His white long sleeved shirt and baggy jeans showing in the darkness as the dim lights from the hallway revealed his slouching figure. He walked to the lamp that was on her bedside table and turned it on and he went back to shut Natsuki's door. Natsuki watched as he shut the door and turned to face her. She looked down again and said nothing...Silence... "Is something wrong?," he asked as he then put the tip of his thumb to his lips and nibbled a bit. "No," she said and looked back up at him, "It's just that. I think it's weird that you would always stare at me whenever i'm makes me uncomfortable to be honest." L stopped nibbling on his thumb and walked to her bed side and put his hand on her bed sheets , "Do you mind if I sit here for a while?." She shook her head and he then got onto her bed and sat in a odd slouched position across from her. His legs were against his chest as he nibbled his thumb more. "What is your name?," L asked not taking his thumb away from his lips. "Natsuki," she answered and L quietly repeated the name. " So tell me Natsuki...How was your life before you came to the orphanage?," he asked looking at her examining her appearance. Natsuki then started to toy with her long black hair shyly and told him that her life was great before she came to the orphanage and before she lost her parents. L nodded slowly completely expressionless. They stayed up talking for awhile until Natsuki drifted off to sleep and L left her room in silence.
5:30 pm
L's POV
L watched Natsuki as she played hop scotch with her friend Nanami. He then walked towards her, but a dark shadow appeared from behind him and from the corner of his eye a tall boy grabbed him and started to yank at his hair and call him names. He then laughed and kneed L in the stomach.
Natsuki's POV
Natsuki and Nanami noticed and yelled at the boy to stop, but he just told them to be quiet and mind their own business. Natsuki examined L with wide eyes. 'Why isn't he fighting back!?'