All around Wammy's orphanage love was in the air. The smaller children spent their day's making pink and red paper hearts and taping them to the walls. Roger went ahead and booked Mello's dentist appointment, and the girls traveled through the orphanage in large packs, whispering about their crushes. Everyone was in the spirit for love, all except a little white-haired boy crouched over a colorless puzzle. Valentines was nothing more than needless interruption upon everyday life. Absolutely ridiculous and anything to get more gifts were words that he used to describe this day. He looked disdainfully at the walls of the playroom , now smothered in tacky paper hearts and pink streamers. Even though he and Linda were the only ones that used this room, she had insisted in decorating it.
"Hi Near!"
Speak of the devil...
She flounced up to him wearing a pink lacy stockings, and a matching ribbon in her golden hair. In one hand was her sketchbook, in the other a plate of cookies.
"Happy Valentines Day!" she grinned while holding the plate out.
He tentatively took one, only to be polite of course, and motioned for her to sit down. She plopped down and rustled through her sketchbook, giving Near the time to turn around and continue with his puzzle .For awhile it stayed calm like this, the only movement coming from Linda when she cautiously edged closer and let her back rest against his.
"Near"
"yes"
"never mind"
"......"
Minutes later he heard the sketch book slip from her fingers, and felt the warmth of her head as it rested against his shoulder. He gently turned around and gathered the pile of pink and blonde into his arms. Rising carefully he walked to the window seat and laid her down gently. Watching as her chest rose and fell with each breath. He leaned over and gently pressed his lips to her forehead.
"Happy valentine's day Linda"
