Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note. Or any characters. By the way, Near is 29 in this chapter mostly.
Near looked at all the kids. They were all so cute. Most of them, anyways. One kid came up to Near, and pulled on his shirt. Near looked down, surprised by her appearance. She dressed like Matt, but with normal jeans, and no chains. She also had no vest, and was missing the cigarette. But she held a PSP, and had a striped shirt on. She had blonde hair, in a bob, and wore no shoes. She had a soft voice though.
"Mister Near?" she asked.
"Yes?" he said flatly, crouching down to her height.
"What projects are you busy with? My brother and I would like to know. We are interested in the cases that you have to solve." She smiled, and introduced a little boy who seemed around her age, which was ten or eleven. The boy shocked Near as well. He was dressed like L, but with red boots that weren't tied. Just like Mello. He had hair that was short, and red. He had a scar on the right side of his face. It looked like he got cut up on his cheek a bit. He gawked for a moment, then answered her question.
"I am working on trying to find out who killed Mrs. Sinoda's husband and children, and why the murderer left he alone." He smiled. So did the girl.
"Thank you! Good luck on that!" She ran off, dragging her not-so-happy brother. All night, kids were glomping Near, and trying to hug and kiss him. One boy actually pecked him on the lips. Later on, Near walked up to Roger, and smiled. He missed him so much. Even though Roger hated children, he takes more and more in the house every year. One of those children was Near himself. Near wanted to cry, remembering everything that had happened since the Kira Case started. Near did feel a tear slide its way down his chin, which made Near in an emotional fit. How he missed fighting Mello, and being able to know that it was all just a game the two were having fun with. He missed hearing L, and Matt's video-games, and all of it. The same girl from earlier noticed Near wiping the tears away, and hugged his leg. Near stopped crying almost instantly, and picked her up. He wanted to attack her with a hug, but didn't. "So, what's your name?" Near casually asked, voice cracking a bit.
"Lettou." She said. What a peculiar name. Of course, so was Near, or L, or Mello. The name seemed like a spin off of Matt, L, and Mello's names. But he didn't mind that, either. He put her down. Near smiled at her, giving her his full attention. Then, Roger put a hand on nears shoulder, who turned away from the girl and joined Roger in a group huddle with Gevanni. Around 5 minutes later, the huddle separated, and Near cleared his throat loudly. Only a few people noticed, so Gevanni whistled loudly. Everyone looked. Near smiled at them briefly, then started his speech.
"As you all know, I have been a detective for years now, as L's successor. He was the world's greatest detective, if you didn't know. But, I fear that my life will be coming to an end soon, and I am here today to choose my successor, The new L, or N, or greatest detective, whatever title you choose." Kids started whispering, and jumping in excitement. "So then, I will be talking to you all one on one, but feel free to do anything you want while not being interviewed by me. Thanks you. Though first off, I have a meeting with….Lettou, and…Mallou. Please step forward, you two." The spin offs of the deceased Wammy's stepped forward, and shook Near's hand. Near copied almost all of L's movements. They went in a room, he wrote down the stuff they said.
"May I ask both of your names?" He said in a flat tone. The boy opened his mouth, but the girl waved her hand in the air in a motion that told the boy to stop, so he closed his mouth and kept quiet.
"As you once said yourself, people will use it in a wrong way. Besides, who knows when Kira's coming aback…if he does?" She smirked; the boys just sat there, and stole her PSP. She didn't mind, but flinched when his arm sped towards her hand. Near felt a chill snake it's way down his back. He was impressed. She was smart. He went on questioning. It turns out the girl was smarter than the guy, but he was just about as smart. He escorted them, and the day went on with oblivious kids who just blurted out their names, and stupid answers. Near shook his head after it was all done.
"Children…are not as smart today as they were when I grew up, are they?" he mumbled to himself, and got out of the room. Gevanni was smiling at him. So goddamn perfect in everyway… Near walked up to Roger, and confirmed his successors with him. Roger agreed, and called the children to diner/announcements. OF course, they were only expecting diner. Near was smiling gingerly at all of them, waiting to announce the new N's. When everyone settled down, Gevanni stood up, and said, "Near is now going to tell you all who the next two successors of him will be. So please, don't eat yet." Gevanni sat down. Near kept an eye on his successors, hoping none would jump and scream, or pass out. Near stayed seated, but said. I would like to say, that you are all intelligent, but this is my choice, so please don't feel that any of you are stupid, because you wouldn't even be in this house if you were. My two successors will be Lettou, and Mallou. Thank you." He smiled warmly at all the kids who booed, cheered, jumped with glee, and celebrated that they were among N's successors, or that they weren't N's successor. Some didn't care, other hissy-fitted. Lettou and Mallou were happy, and enjoying the attention. Roger served the food, and everyone except near began eating Near claimed he wasn't hungry. After diner, Near had to leave. Everyone was unhappy, and pouting. Near hugged every single one of them, bided his farewells, and left, only to be shot and killed on the way home by a drunkard.
The next morning, Lettou and Mallou took Near's place, not sure what to do with it. They quickly solved the case of Mrs. Sinoda's family death and why she wasn't killed quickly. They had a new case on their hands now though.
The Downtown Murder Case: Pointing a gun to two heads on opposite sides of the room. The death of Near Wammy, L's successor.