Before the crack of dawn L was already up and moving putting on his velvet purple jacket and top hat along with khaki slacks. He took one quick look at the shoes and decided against them. Shoes are so overrated and so is sleep, really who needs it? He thought as he grabbed his cane and trodded down the steps to the worker's quarters.
Being only two workers in a factory that is mainly run by computers L didn't have far to go. First he came to Matsuda's door. Tapping lightly on the door with his cane he called, "Hey Matsuda, get up. We're having a meeting today. Board room in 10 minutes, please."
L waited for a few minutes until he heard a groggy groan come from inside the room. "I'm...coming...need to brush face and wash teeth...put on pants then underwear with...socksssss on ears."
Satisfied that Matsuda was at least moving L continued on to the next door which he didn't treat as lightly. With his cane he gave the door a few good solid smacks and yelled, "Light get up and get ready for work. You know I rise at the crack of dawn. And no slipping back into the blankets either, we have a board meeting today."
Inside the room came the reply, "Screw you. Get the hell away from my door..." Then more snoring.
"Light, get up."
"In 60 minutes...in fact make it 120."
"Light, if you don't get up I'm docking your pay."
"You don't really pay me anyways, fuck off."
"Don't make me come in there."
"Bring it, you Barney purple reject."
L opened the door with his master key, cane at ready.
Just a ways down the block Mello was also starting his morning. Dawning his dark burgundy jacket and top hat and black pants and boots he smiled at himself in the mirror. Time to rise and destroy. Just another day plotting turmoil and making money. He thought suavely as he headed for the worker's quarters, black cane in hand.
A highly computerized candy factory doesn't need that many workers and as cheap as Mello was that was just the way he liked it. Coming to the first door he wasted no time beating the hell out of it with his cane and shouting, "Yo Game Dork, rise and shine! Get off your ass from in front of the Xbox and get out here, board meeting in ten!"
From inside the room came the crackling of multiple junk food wrappers and empty clanking of soda cans as Matt slurrily replied, "Yeah, yeah, coming right now. I think I slept on my bean bag chair wrong, my neck doesn't feel right...Screw the shower this morning..."
Next Mello continued down the hall until he was standing in front of one of his most annoying workers. Ignoring the cane completely he choose to kick the door down. Once inside he shouted, "Silver-haired bastard, get your ass down to the board room! I know you don't sleep, you vampire so don't shit with me."
At the far end of the room Near was slowly putting on the company uniform. "I'll come out when I'm good and ready. It's very uncourteous of you to burst into my room while I am changing. If you were hoping to sneak a peak you're a bit too late. I already put my pants on." He said cheekily with his small half smile walking past a seething Mello. "Meet ya in the board room in ten."
Boiling, Mello quickly contemplated burying the cane in Near's head then decided against it. I don't want to pay workman's comp today... He thought striding to the board room.
Back in L's factory everyone was situated in the board room (Light with a tad more bruises than normal). L was at the head of the table with a platter of doughnuts, chocolates, strawberry danishes, and candies and was eating with gusto for someone so thin.
Matsuda was at the left-middle side of the table eating a bowl of oatmeal, or at least trying to if he could keep his eyes open. Slowly his eyes slipped close and the spoon fell out of his hands with a sharp clink that jolted him back awake. "I swear I didn't put dewberries in the danishes! I didn't know they were poisonous- Oh, um, good morning?"
Completely ignoring Matsuda's strange outburst, Light grumpily sulked and cursed under his breath at the other end of the table. "You know I'm filing for workman's comp, right? This will not go unnoticed. Why the hell did you call us here anyways!?" He asked angrily rubbing his sore ribs.
L stopped eating for just a moment to give a little smile. "Oh, we're here to discuss ways of, well, negotiating with Mello on the candy business. If you know what I mean..."
In the dark board room of Mello's factory everyone was gathered around a medium circle conference table. Mello was busy devouring his sixth chocolate bar of the morning with vigor before Near cleared his throat beside him.
"If you're finished eating the profits, will you mind telling us why we're meeting?" Near asked as politely as can be.
"Yeah, and why the hell we have to be up if computers run the damn factory?" Matt grumbled with disdain picking at his Doritos.
Wiping his mouth Mello smirked. "Oh, well, we have to go over our plans for negotiation with L's company down the block."
Groaning Light and Matsuda put their heads in their hands. "It's too soon to start another one..."
Sighing audibly Matt and Near glared at Mello. "It's that time of year already..."
"That's right, but we have no choice." L said.
"Yup, and don't try to back out of it." Mello said.
"The War of the Chocolate Factories has come again! Battle starts tomorrow!"
And both shouts were heard across the neighborhood.
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The war has begun...and it will be hilarious.
