Bribes and Competition Part 2 bitches ;D
"What!" The two enemies shouted simultaneously. Watari chuckled as L casually walked in and accompanied Mello on the little sofa.
"Hmm...interesting. However, I'm still not convinced enough. You two always come so ridiculously close, so I've taken the liberty of preparing another task for you." L explained, slightly amused. Mello rolled his eyes in reluctance but craved more chocolate. He could taste it melting on his tongue already. Sheep wasn't going to beat him. No not this time. Near couldn't resist the smirk that spread across his pale face. he was always first. Pssh the day this Mr. Willy Wonka wanna-be won. L held up two pieces of paper in between his index finger and thumb, and handed one to each of them. "This is a list I've prepared. You are to go on a scavenger hunt. Whoever can do the most things on there and earn the most points, wins. Oh, and I've enhanced the prizes. Near, I will take you on a limitless shopping spree at Toys R' Us," Near's thoughts raced. The whole store! His chance to get the new Optimus Prime! "As for Mello, I will buy out Willy Wonka. You can have unlimited chocolate forever." Mello could have died right there. His whole life would be complete. "Now, you may begin whenever you are ready. Transportation will not be provided by Watari or myself. Oh, and meet back at this building at midnight."
Mello nearly ran to the ground floor of the building. He wondered on his way down how much of a fool he and Near must look like on the security cameras. Oh well that didn't matter. What mattered was every bit of chocolate that would last him until death. Finally reaching his motorcycle, Mello leaned up against the wall and looked over the list semi ready with his helmet tucked under his other arm. There were several point categories ranging from ten to fifty points. And as the points got higher, the things to do got more illegal. Mello's mouth dropped in the first ten seconds.
"I'm probably going to regret this," he said slipping the piece of paper into his jacket pocket, "but god damn it's worth every crime." Mello sped off gladly taking a head start.
-MEANWHILE-
Near waited on the front steps only minutes after Mello's departure. He didn't bother rushing, and decided to call for transportation while he slowly walked to the first floor. Lester didn't sound too excited on the phone. Near heard the reluctance in his voice as he reached for the car keys. Why should he have to drive some kid around the city to do stupid (but really fun) things that might get him arrested (or worse)? But Lester automatically lightened up when Near promised no tea parties for a month. While waiting Near decided to read over and get an idea of which places he could go to.
"Are you serious? L what were you on when you wrote this?" Near thought quietly. Who knows they were probably Kira's ideas too. He would be the one to set up this little game to get them both arrested so that he could finally end them and conquer the world once and for all. All he had to do was switch the real list with this one.
No. Light had been at Abercrombie and Fitch all weekend modeling. Near recoiled at the thought of that. Oh well, Light was on everyone's shit list for being so damn shady about everything. Near's thoughts were interrupted when Lester pulled up. He shoved the list into his pocket and climbed in.
"Where are we going?" Lester asked with an expression that clearly said "This is a really dumb idea."
"To Walmart please." Near said. Lester looked in his rearview mirror for a split second to study the mischievous smile on his face. Near? In Walmart? Of all places. He might not have gotten a head start but they had the whole afternoon and he had a feeling it was going to be a lot of fun.
