Just a possible explanation to why Near is so distant. Near is about 4 or 5 in this. I don't own Death Note, it belongs to Tsugumi Ohba

Alone. He was alone again. Nate held one of his new robots close; pressing each of the buttons while the discovery channel played in the background. Dad bought it for him, like all his other toys. Dad bought him toys whenever he left him alone with mom. He even bought him the TV that was in his room.

He had realized that mom didn't really like him. He didn't know when it started or why but without a doubt it was true. When Dad left for business, which he did often, mom would take care of him. This time he was in trouble for correcting her. She got angry with him and hit him in that face. After, she dragged him his room and locked the door. He should known she would be angry. Being hit was nothing new but it always hurt.

After about two hours he started to get hungry. The door was locked so he couldn't go to the kitchen. If he hit the door and Dad answered he would give him food and toys but if Mom answered she would be angry with him. He wasn't hungry enough to risk Dad not answering.

Outside he could see the street below from his window. He could hear the other children on his block getting home from school He didn't know any of them. Mom didn't let him go outside. Ignoring them, he went back to playing with his toys.

A couple of hours later, the sun was beginning to set. He was really hungry now and just as thirsty. Worse then that, he really needed to go potty.

The risk was OK now, he needed out. He went to the door and hit it a coupe of times. "Dad. Dad, I have to go potty. Please I gotta go, Dad." No one answered. He sank to the floor and cried. Dad wasn't there. He had to go potty but couldn't get out.

He looked around his room for something that he could use. He spotted a jar of marbles on his little table. He took the jar and dumped it on the floor. He relieved himself into the jar, closed it and put it into the closet. It wasn't the first time he had to do tried playing with his toys to forget his hunger and thirst but it didn't really help that much. It was dark outside and he was getting tired. He laid down in bed with his robot.

He hurt and he just wanted the pain to go away. Eventually, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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Near woke up, safe at Wammy's. He was thirsty and decided to go to the kitchen for some water. His hand wavered in front of the doorknob for a moment before the logical part of his brain reminded him that the door locked from the inside.