August 15th
8:15
2nd period
"Good morning, class." "... *cough*" "Well, *clears throat* today we have a new student." "whoo." A random kid said sarcasticlly. Mr. Bond then continued like nothing happened. "His name is," he looked at the paper and said, "Near. He comes from an orphanage in England." I felt my cheeks turn red when Mr. Bond said the new kid was from England. I also came from an orphanage in England. My mother had adopted me when she could not have a child of her own. I was brought to America when my mother moved back to her old home. When I answered a question in school, people would make fun of my very strong accent. The boy walked in. I was expecting a goof or something but, he looked very nice. He was almost shorter than me. Give or take a few inches. He had grey eyes like me. But, the thing that caught my eye and I thought was cute was that he appeared to be albino. I blushed really hard when he took the only seat left, next to mine. He sat down with one leg pulled up on the chair. He held it to his chest and took out some paper. "Miss, Tobi. Please left Near copy your notes so he may catch up. I snapped back to reality and gave him my detailed notes.
Mind you, I was the only girl in the room. All the other girls did not like technology. Instead, they wanted to become beatitions or gymnists. I wanted to make the worlds best super computer. I new how to put together a regular computer, but I always got stuck on something else. I thought the tech class would help me perfect my skills.
Near looked through the notes and wrote quickly. He gave them back 10 minutes later. When I reached for the paper, our hands brushed against each others. I blushed and quickly took the paper back. But, when I turned back I noticed that the boy seemed familair. I did not know where but I felt like I had seen him somewhere before.
After class, I waited for everyone else to leave the room. So did Near. I got up and eventually asked him the question that had been bugging me all through class. "Near?" I said in my soft silent voice. "I hope you don't mind me asking you something." 'Not at all." "What was the name of the orphanage you came from. I also came from an England orphanage." I stopped then kept going. "I came from an orphanage named Wammy." "I came from Whinchester, England. The orphanage was named Wammy. I feel like I know you but, I am not sure." I looked surprised. We both came from the same place. "Do you know a boy named Mail?" "Jevvas, yes. Name someone you know." "Mihael Keehl. I think he was Russian." "Matt and Mello." I then looked releaved. "N-Near? You are Nate River, correct?" "Yes. You are Tokoyo Watters." "Yes." I blushed as we walked into our next class. We sat next to eachother and agreed to meet after school. I was so happy. I had not seen or heard from Near since we were 7. I always had a crush on him ever since. Waiting to meet with Near made the day seem to drag on forever. When it finally came time to meet Near in the student parking lot, I became the latest victum of the Seniors. (haha movie senerio) They formed a circle around me and kept shoving me into eachother. I got dizzy quickly and with my low stamina I fainted. I did not know what happened next but I woke up in the nurses office. She told me she was walking to her car when she saw me on the floor passed out. My mom was sitting at the foot of the bed and in the corner was Near. My mom had never met Near and I was too embarressed to introduce them here. I got up and we left. In the parking lot I introduced them. "Mom, this is Near. We were friends in the orphanage. He came to America about a week ago." "Hello, Near?" "Yes ma'am. Nice to meet you." "So Near, why did you come? Are Matt and or Mello here, also?" My mom looked very confused because I had never told her about them. I would tell her later, though. "No, I came with three adults to help in an investigation." "You are a detective now?" We had moved the conversation the the car and my mom was driving home. "Yes. L never pick-" "Did something happen to him? Is he okay?" My mom looked at us using the rear view mirror. "Tobi, L is dead." "WHAT??? But, how? When? WHY???" "L was killed by Kira. So was Watari." "Wa-Wat-Watari?" I was about to cry. Watari had found me at the doorstep in the dead of winter at the Wammy House. "But, but who is Kira? Where was L? How did he die?" "L and Watari were in Japan working on the Kira case. Kira has the power to manipulate people and kill them with just a name and face. I do not know, though, how he got ahold of there names. Right now, our main suspect is Light Yagami and Misa Amane is our 2nd suspect." I was crying by now over the loss of the greatest men I had ever known. My mom had pulled into the drive way and I ran into the house. Near and my mom followed and we sat at the table. "I am so confused. Who are L and Watari?" My mom was so confused it was not funny. "And who are Matt and Mello?" I looked up and answered. "The orphanage I came from raised geniuses. Matt and Mello and also Near are three of my friends from it. Everyone at Wammys were always competing to become the next L. L is the greatest detective in the world. Watari was like a father figure to all of us." "So if L is dead... who is the newest L?" My mom was taking the words right out of my mouth. "I am." "Near? Congradulations! But.... what happened to Mello and Matt?" "Roger suggested us to work together and Mello stormed out and left. He has joined the New York Mafia and Matt.... I think Matt is also in the Mafia or he is working at a Game Stop." "I put my money on the Game Stop. Mello is a criminal? I would have expected him to go back to Russia. He knows I would have come." My mother was still very clueless as to what we were talking about. Just then Nears shirt pocket flashed and a monotone ring came from it. "Sorry." He answered the cell phone. "Gevanni? I am at 18731 Scotts Lane. Yes." He hung up. "Who is Gevanni?" I asked before Near could say anything. "He is one of my assistances." "Cool. So, where are you accomidated right now?" "In a hotel a few miles away." Are you going straight there when Gevanni comes?" "Yes." I turned to Mom and asked, "Could I come? I want to help as much as I can and avenge L and Watari's deaths. School let out today so I don't have to worry about school. Please?" My mom new she would not hear the end of it if she did not let me go so she said, "Only if Near is okay with it and you check in with me." I turned to Near and he nodded. "Shweet!!! I am going to pack a few things now." I ran upstairs and left Near and my mom alone to talk together. "So who are these adults you are with?" Gevanni, Rester and Lidner. They help with the investigation and other things. Do not worry. Tobi will be perfectly safe. As long as you don't tell anyone where she is going." " Right. I want her back as the way she left." I came back down and sat back at the table. "I have some clothes and a few books. Thank you soooo much mom." "Just be home for Christmas okay dear?" "Can do!" Just as I finished the sentence a knocking came from the front door. "I'll get it!" I walked to the door and opened it. "I am Gevanni -" "Near is inside. Please, come in." I led him to the kitchen. "Sir." "Gevanni." Gevanni bowed to Near then to my mom and me. "Thank you for introducing me to your mother Tobi. We must be leaving now, though." I nodded and hugged my mom. She kissed my forehead and gave me one last hug at the doorstep. We got into the car and Gevanni drove to the destination. Near sat in his usual position as I sat crosslegged looking out at the sky and the clouds. I broke the silence with a random, dumb question. "Don't you ever get the feeling that the clouds want to take over Earth? I think they spend the day planning and at night they slowly fullfill there plans." I looked at Near then to Gevanni, who looked like he was surpressing a laugh. "You can laugh. There is nothing wrong." He then burst out laughing. The rest of the trip was silent. When we got to the hotel, Gevanni opened our doors. We walked the stairs to the 37th floor. The whole floor was built with rooms with tons of computers and a few rooms as living spaces. Two other people were in the room and Gevanni introduced us. "This is Rester. Lidner is over by the desk." "Hi, I am Tobi." Rester gave an uncaring wave and Lidner shook my hand. Near sat on the floor and told me to look over some files so I could get caught up. I was very anxious to help so I read quickly. When I picked up one of the files a picture fell out. "N-Near? Is this Mello?" I showed him the picture and he nodded. "I just don't remember him smiling or even looking happy. I always was a little afraid of him. He never looked so happy." I put the picture next to me and glanced at it every once in a while. I read the files and learned that Kira was using a Death Note. "Do you have any theories on how Kira got the notebook?" "One. A Shingami gave it to him." "Shinigami don't exist. Even Matt knows that." "We all thought that but the do exist. None of us has seen one but from the infromation we have they do." "Oh, okay. So, I am done with the files. What do I need to do?" "Wait for instructions." I sat on the floor opposite Near and looked at all his toys. "Do you have a remote control car?" Rester looked at me with burning fury. "What did I do?" "No, I do not. I will need to aquire one soon." "Why does Rester look so mad?" Rester then looked back at the monitors and shouted.