(August 1999)
It has been 9 years since I've met L. The day Mr. Wammy brought us to his special orphanage. In truth, he had a few orphanages he began but his main one was the one he brought us to. The orphanage he opened for geniuses.
We spent all of our free time together, and we often paired up when We had to work on class projects like our biweekly cases for Criminology.
We make a good team, and I eventually fell in love with him. It sounds so cliche, but what I don't really know is how to tell him. I don't even know how he feels about me, since he isn't the type to talk about feelings, but then again, neither am I. I fear the loss of our friendship if he doesn't return my feelings.
I don't really know what love is like, I haven't had anyone tell me that they love me since my mother. I have seen other kids here become intimate with each other. I've watched movies, and read books, and have observed young couples when we visit various places outside Wammys.
I know a bit about how couples behave, but I have no clue how to tell him. I'm not sure I even want to, because how awkward things will be between us if he only wants to be friends.
I decided to just write in my journal. At least that way, I wouldn't just be bottling everything up. Maybe eventually I will be able to tell the sugar loving genius how I feel. I smiled softly as I let my feelings flow across the pages until I was out of things to add.
I looked up with a sigh, and glanced at the clock, before deciding to go to the library before dinner.
(L's POV)
I am currently wandering the halls, looking for something to do. It is one of those rare days when there are no cases to work on.
I had spent most of the day staring at my computer screen, my mind far away from whatever was on the screen.
Instead, I was thinking about the day I first came here, with Radiance.
My parents had abandoned me two days before Mr. Wammy and Radiance found me. It was so cold and I honestly thought I was going to die.
Then came the gentle older man and the pretty girl with big brown eyes, and a smile that could cure anything. She was so nice to me, and when the sun appeared behind the snowy clouds her long brown hair seemed to glow like a radiant angel.
It made me think of a show on the TV, where a boy was talking to his girlfriend and told her that how her radiance outshines the sun. I felt even back then, that the word suited her.
It suits her even more now. She has gone from being the kind and pretty girl that could make me smile and forget my problems, and became the beautiful girl that was the greatest thing to ever happen to me. The girl that never judged me because of my appearance or strange quirks (which are a bit strange even here in an orphanage of quirky geniuses). The girl who had saved me from the cold and lonely death I thought I was going to have those long years ago.
My train of thought stopped when I realized that I was outside her room. I opened the door, looking around for the brunette. She wasn't in the room, but I walked in, thinking perhaps she'd be back a moment. I noticed the book on her desk and I walked over to it, only to realize that it was her journal, where she had been writing about how she felt about me.
I left her room, a light blush on my pale cheeks as I thought about how the girl that means everything to me, feels the same way I do. I decided then and there that I was going to show her what she means to me. I spent a couple of hours in my room planning, before going out and finding everyone, and getting their assistance in what I had planned.
(Radiance's POV)
(Next day)
I was returning to my room after breakfast, and was surprised to find a note on my bed in L's handwriting.
Radiance,
Since we don't have a case right now, how about we play a little game. I've prepared a little treasure hunt for you. Here's the first clue.
Remember how we met? Go to his office.
L.
I tilted my head in surprise. Apparently L is feeling playful today. I wonder why?
I shook my head in amusement, deciding to play his game since he spent the time to set it up. I thought the clue over for a moment, thinking about the day we met. Smiling, I left my room.
A few minutes later, I was knocking on Mr. Wammy's door and got permission to enter. He looked up at me, then at the note in my hand before smiling and handing me the next clue. I thanked him and left his office. I read the note in the hall.
"The child with the Legos can be found in the library." I read quietly to myself. I knew that it had to have been the new boy. A 4-year-old white haired child L named Near. He had only arrived a few weeks ago, but we had taken a liking to the child. I liked the young boy because he reminded me of my best friend. I can easily imagine him to be L's younger brother personality wise.
I made my way to library, and quickly found a large fortress of Legos, easily big enough to hide the child from view. I walked over to him and looked into the fortress the young boy was still building. He looked up and greeted me as R, before handing me the note. I thanked him, before leaving him to his playing.
"The one who is insane is eating jam." I chuckled and left for the kitchen, finding B eating strawberry jam from the jar. He merely nodded to the note beside him.
"The one with the chocolate can be found outside." I huffed at that. Knowing Mello he'd make it difficult for me just because he can. I wandered around the expansive grounds for 15 minutes before finding the blonde child sitting beneath a free watching for me and holding the note up for me to read.
"Hero of Hyrule can be found in the living room." I nodded to the 6-year-old boy who was eating a chocolate bar, as he put the paper down and turned away, dismissing me. I made my way back inside to the living room where I took the next clue from beside Matt who was too focused on his game to notice my arrival.
"The one who studies can be found in the Criminology classroom." I sighed, knowing that I will have to go back to the school building that holds the library and classrooms.
I found A working on a report, the note tucked into the book he had in front of him. He glanced up for a moment at me before taking the note and handing it to me.
"Go back to where you began." Was all it said. Is this the last clue? I shook my head, and took a moment to rest from all the running around my best friend was having me do. I stood up, waving to the boy whose head was bent over the paper he was working on and made my way back to my room curious to see what this was all about.
I entered my room and saw L sitting on my bed, holding a white box with a note on top of it. Picking up the simple note, I glanced up at my best friend, curious at the nervous expression on his face.
Radiance,
I want you to know that you mean the world to me, and that I love you. So I want to know, will you be my girlfriend? Give me the cupcake with your answer.
L.
I hid the smile as I looked back up to the boy in front of me, whose eyes were closed tightly, as if he was afraid to see my answer. I opened the box and found 2 chocolate cupcakes with vanilla icing. Each cupcake had strawberry glaze writing, one with a yes and the other with a no.
I took the box from him and put it on my dresser before picking up both cupcakes, and placed one in his hand. He sighed quietly before opening his eyes and stared at the cupcake in his hand, before grinning up at me. I smiled back at him as I sat down beside him, and we ate our cupcakes together, his cupcake having a strawberry flavored yes on it.