Yeah, this is reallyyyyy short. I was just venting, pretty much. But, I love L. And Watari. and B. So there. L and Watari belong to Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. I guess B belongs to Ishin Nishio? Yeah. Please tell me what you think of my senseless L cuteness xD
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Watari stood in his doorway, the cold winter air blowing snow into the secret headquarters behind him as he stared blankly at the child on his doorstep. So this was the child… the newest entry to Wammy's House; L.
The boy was eyeing him intently with large, dark eyes hidden under a mass of unruly hair. Though he was wearing a thick coat he appeared to be shivering. The footprints behind him were small and steady and began at the road. Someone must have driven him here…
"Are you Watari?" he asked softly, wrapping his arms around himself. His gaze was firm and he didn't break eye contact. Watari noticed how L never blinked.
"I am," the older man replied kindly. "Would you like to come in?" L nodded eagerly and slipped past Watari into the warm interior. He admired the white washed walls for a moment before relieving himself of his coat, which Watari took from him. The old man noticed with a start that the child was staring at him again with those big eyes.
"Do you have any cookies?"
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Although Watari's kitchen was fairly large, it took just a few seconds for L to sniff out the secret stash of sweets. In a flash, he had pushed a chair over to the high mounted cabinet in order to reach it. He scrambled onto the cushion and was digging hungrily through boxes of cookies, candy, and other sugary things when another boy appeared in the room. His hair was equally dark though straighter and his eyes had sort of a piercing look quite the opposite of L's innocent gaze. He was holding an empty jar in his pale hand as he watched L rummage through the cabinet. Watari sensed his presence at once.
"L," he said, laying a hand on the big eyed boy's shoulder. "This is B,"
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I watch as L looks through the kitchen in search of sweets just as he did all those years ago on the day I first met him. The way he holds himself with a flagrant disregard of those around him; I envy him. Already, he's shown signs of his abundant brilliance, and Watari favors him. As for me, well, I am B, the second letter of the alphabet. Everyone knows that L is after B; except for everyone at Wammy's, I suppose. You could say that I am L's friend, if not his enemy. Or maybe we're rivals? L doesn't seem to have any friends, or rivals for that matter. I have been told that every child at Wammy's is my enemy. It seems true enough considering that everyone is headed for the same goal, one that is reserved for the top student. At the moment, that would be L. But before he ever showed up, it was me. I was at the top. But not to worry, I'll resume my position just as soon as L is gone… a task that shouldn't be too hard.
He turns to look at me, having just noticed I was there, and waves. I smile back.
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