Pasts
Near
Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note since it's not called 'The Yaoi show'
A/N: This is going to be a chapter story with about 5 chapters. This is Nears. There will also be one with Matt, Mello, Light and L. I hope you'll like it. But if no one wants there to be more chapters, I'm not going to write any. So review if you want more! Here's the story:
It was a bright atumn day. Almost every kid in the orphanage was outside. Alot of yelling was heard. They were playing soccer. Only Near was inside. Because he was an albino, his eyes didn't like the sun. He was in his room, playing with the gifts, he got for his birthday a couple of weeks was collecting al the pieces of his newest puzzle. Some kids had been in here while he was down for breakfast and had turned all his puzzles upside down. That did not just happen to him, those kids did that to every room they could get near. You just had to be gone for five seconds. Roger had already started what he'd liked to call an investigation. It was basically just asking all of the kids if they had seen anything not normal. 'This is an orphanage for children with high intelligence, where they raise us to surpass the worlds greatest detective. What is 'normal' here?' Near had thought when Roger announced it.
There were a knock on the door. It was Roger.
"Hello, Roger" Near greeted him, and turned his face towards the elder man.
"Hello Near, I have a letter for you" That was odd. Near never got letters. Maybe Mello had send him a letter bomb. Oh, well. He accepted the letter.
"Thank you, Roger"
"You're welcome, goodbye"
"Bye"
The door closed. Near looked at the couldn't see who send it. It only said 'Nate River, Whammys Orphanage, Winchester, England'. Only L, Watari, Roger and himself knew his real name. So this time it wasn't Mello. He opened the envelope.
*
L heard a knock on his door. He was staying in Wammys for a few weeks, taking a break before his new case.
"You may come in" It was Roger. He looked worried.
"Hello L. I am worried about Near". 'That was odd', L thought, 'Near usually was the one you should worry least about'
"What is it? Has Mello played a prank on him again?"
"No. I gave Near a letter this morning, and he hadn't come out since then. He missed both dinner and lunch. I tried knocking at his door, but no one answers and he has locked it. He never did that before."
"I see. Let's go, Roger"
L stood up from his chair and walked out the door. Roger followed. They got to Near's door. Roger knocked.
"Come on, Near. Come out. What's wrong?"
No answer.
"Let me try, Roger"
*
Near heard L's voice outside the door. He pulled the blanket even farther up over his head.
"Near, let me in. Please"
Near walked to the door, quickly unlocked it, and hurried back to his bed. He pulled the blanket up over his head again. He heard L's voice again.
"Don't woory, Roger. I'll take from here." Near heard some mumbling and a person walking away.
*
L opened the door. There were dark inside the room, and all Near's toys we're spread around in the room. He looked at the bed. Near was hiding himself. He went over and sat himself, his usual way, at the edge of the bed.
"What's wrong, Near?" he asked.
A little pale arm was reached from beneath the covers and lay two papers beside him. He took it up:
'Dear Nate River
We're sorry to inform you that your mother has diseased because of an overdose. The state will pay for a funeral. Her personal belongings was only this letter to you and a bracelet we also have send you.
Louis Smith'
He picked up the other paper:
'Dear Nate,
Remember I love you. I send you this letter to remind you of that. When they took you away, they told me you were sent to an orphanage for gifted children. I'm proud of you. Do your best. And remember mommy loves you.
Your mommy'
L remembered the day he first met Near:
Flashback: November 14, 1999
They walked trough alleys filled with dirt and garbage cans that haven't been emptied in weeks. At last they reached the huge building where he obviuosly lived. They walked up the stairs, the elevater was broken. From almost every door they walked by, was heard yelling. In front of the doors lay all sorts of thing; Old shoes, garbage and in front of one door, a dog. It raised its head, as they walked by. The apartment lay on the top floor.
They knocked at the door, that looked like it could fall apart every second. The door opened.
'Heeello there' A young, once beautiful woman stood before them.
'Mommy, just go back to sleep, I'll handle this', they heard a little voice say. They looked down and saw a boy about eight years old standing in front of them. He gently pushed his mother in direction of the couch. She stumbled and fell on top of it.
'Who are you?' asked the boy. He was pale with white hair and big dark eyes. His face was filled with dirt, and he had shadows under his eyes. He was wearing a rather clean t-shirt and jeans with holes on both knees.
'Hello, this is Watari and I am Ryuzaki. We'd come here to ask you if you want to come with us to a place called Whammys house'. The boy was eying them. When he found nothing suspiscious, he nodded
'I'm Nate. Come in'.
He held the door for them. When they had entered, he quickly closed the door and locked it. There were four locks on the door.
'Sit down'. It sounded more as a command, than as a question.
'What were you talking about?' They sat down at some dining room chairs that were sat across the couch.
'Whammy's House. It's an orphanage for gifted children', Watari said. Nate was looking at them with an blank expression.
'Gifted children? I've been at a orphanage and I'm not going back'. Nate threw a blanket over his mother there were sleeping on the couch. He sat down at the floor, one knee to his chest.
'Yes, high intelligent children. And it is not like a ordinary orphanage'. Nate hadn't taken his eyes off L, from the minute he sat down.
'Have you lived there?'.
'Yes. I was raised there'.
'Do you still live there?'.
'No, and I travel alot. But I visit very often'.
'How are you sure I am gifted?'
'We have seen your school tests results. We keep an eye on course, we will test you. The few results there were showed a very high intelligence level'.
'I have to take care of my mom'.Nate's had a hurt expression over his face, but the next moment, it was gone.L saw that. Nate's om started moving on the couch. Nate stood up. She woke up.
'Heeello, are you still here? Nate, give our guests something to eat. And can you get me some water too, love?'
'Yes mom'
She lay down again, and closed her eyes. Nate went to the kitchen and took the chair there were in the corner. He stood up at it and took a can from the highest shelf. As he reached for it, his shirt revealed his ribs. You could see them clearly beneath his white skin. He reached the can to them.
L looked inside. There were some old bread in the bottom.
'No thank you. We have eaten'.
Nate looked at them, before taking the can, and pulled a slice of bread out. He sat the can at the floor and got his mom some water.
'So, will you come with us?'
'How can I trust you?' He sat the cup of water on the floor and sat back down.
'I am L' Nate raised an eyebrow.
L told him how he solved his last case.
'I also thought you were' Nare smiled at them.
'So how does it work at Whammy's House?'
'You get a new name and is raised to surpass me. One of you is chosen. You go to school, and get your own room. We'll buy you everything you need. It is in England.'
'My mom?'
'We make sure that someone takes care of her'
'Then tell them that the money for the drugs are under my bed, in a green box'
'We will. Now we have to test you.'
'Yes'
The next half hour they we're testing you. And even L, was impressed about his abilities.
'So you will come with us?'
'Yes. Can I be called Near?'
'Yes. Let's go'
Near kissed his moms forehead and whispered some words in her he took L's hand.
End of Flashback
Near was now sitting beside him.
"Are you okay, Near?"
"Yes. It just brings back memories. You know, I'm glad you picked me, L"
Near leaned into him.
"Of course, Near. Do you miss your mom?"
"Sometimes. I don't miss that I had to take care of her, or when she was high, but otherwise, yes. She loved me. And I loved her" A tear rolled down his cheek. "I knew it would end like this someday"
L lay a hand on his shoulder.
"I love you too, Near. You know that, right?"
Near looked at him, surprised.
"No, I didn't. I thought you just liked me, like with the other children"
"You, Mello and Matt are very special to me."
"Because we're the best?"
L put his thumb in his mouth.
"No. Because I like you as persons"
Near nodded and leaned closer.
"I got her bracelet"
Near lifted his wrist and L could see a thin bracelet, made of red, white and black pearls. From the end of it, there were hanging a little silver heart that said 'Love is near'.
"That's why I wnated to be called Near."
L nodded and studied the bracelet.
"She always beleved that the ones you loves are always there. They're watching over you, and potects you. 'They're closer than you think', she told me. My dad was killed when I was three, so I think it was mostly him she meant."
"I see. You better go to sleep now"
"Will you stay"
"Yes. I don't sleep anyway"
Near pulled a little green box out from under his bed, and putted his moms letter down there.
"Will you take the other one?"
"Yes"
"L, that is always why I play with toys. I want to keep my childhood last as long as I can. I don't like responsibility"
L looked at the little pale hugged him.
"Thank you"
L smiled. Near lay down in his bed, and L sat on the floor beside his head.
"Goodnight"
"'Night, L"
Near touched the bracelet and closed his eyes.
'Cause as long as you have someone to share the pain with, it doesn't feel that bad.
A/N: Please review. I'd like to know if there's anything I can do better or if there's some grammar mistakes. I'm not that good at writing english. I'd also like if you'd tell what's good about it (if there's anything ) Thank you! And please read my other stories.