AN: Hello and welcome again! I've decided to post this now instead of waiting till later today, its like 3 in the morning anyway I have nothing else to do. I have suceeded in typing the prologue and first chapter all in the same night! *pats self on the back* I'm going to need some serious sleep after this.

Italics: 'thoughts'

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note or the characters

Chapter 1: Brothers

Warmth. That was the first thing that registered in his exhausted mind. He was warm. The teen knew that he was no longer on the bathroom floor because instead of tile he felt something soft. But he couldn t place what kind of thing would feel so soft. He ran through his mind and tried to figure out what it could be. A blanket or pillow maybe. He took a chance and opened his eyes, his vision still a bit blurred. He cringed away from the direction of the light coming in from the curtains. The sudden action caused pain to shoot through his injured arms. He whimpered and hugged the injuries close to his chest, wishing the burning sensation would go away. But he relaxed when he felt a calming touch on his head.

"You really are stupid, you know that Matt," the teen released the tense grip he had on himself and looked to the direction of where the voice was coming from.

"I'm sorry you had to find me like that again L," he apologized, his eyes focusing on the figure next to him. The first thing he made out was L's raven hair that was a mess of spikes. Next came his deep coal black eyes that seemed to peer into your very soul if you looked into them long enough. His skin was paler than paper and it made the dark bags under his eyes, from the many nights of no sleep, stand out on his face. Matt guessed that he was wearing his usual attire that consisted of a white long sleeve t-shirt and a pair of baggy blue jeans that were faded from years of being worn and washed.

"That's not what I meant. I thought I told you not to do that anymore," the seventeen year old chided, his tone wavering to anger. Normally L would be calm about situations, but he knew this was something he should be getting angry about. Matt shrugged and another jolt of pain went through his body. He winced and gritted his teeth at the feeling. When he was relaxed again he looked to his surroundings and found that what he thought earlier was true. He was in his bed again, the covers were pulled up to his chin and that soft thing he felt was his brother who was currently laying beside him under the covers. Matt leaned into L's chest and inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of sugar that always clung to L's body. He cuddled closer to L and closed his eyes, the warmth radiating off the elder s body making him sleepy.

"Is B up yet?" Matt asked, deliberately avoiding L's earlier question. L let out a frustrated sigh, his breath sweeping over the younger boy's bangs. L directed his gaze from Matt to the window before answering him.

"Yes. He's waiting for us downstairs, it's almost time for school to start," he said, lifting his hand to Matt's hair before petting it mindlessly, weaving his fingers through the red strands.

Matt frowned. He really didn't want to go to school. It would be his first day in high school today. If that wasn t bad enough the school they were attending was big and would undoubtedly be packed full of other people. Being around to many kids racked at his nerves. L sensed Matt's distress and pulled him closer, wrapping his arms around the smaller boy.

"You'll be fine. It wont be all that bad, once you get used to it school is going to be easy. B and I will make sure to check up on you as much as we can alright? So come on you need to get ready."

"But I don t want to. Can t we just stay here and sleep?" Matt pleaded, burying himself further into his brother's comforting embrace.

"No. You have to get out more Matt. Besides what will B do at school without us?" L asked, looking down at Matt as he continued to play with his hair. Matt huffed, he knew L was right, as usual.

"Fine," he muttered, turning his green eyes away from his insomniac brother.

L smiled and gave Matt a kiss on the forehead before releasing the younger boy and getting out of the bed. He stepped onto the floor and hunched his back over into his usual posture. He shuffled to Matt's closet and began his search for his things. Matt sat up and scooted over to the side of the bed. He looked down at himself and noticed that he was wearing his favorite black and red stripped shirt, but he couldn t recall when it was he might have put it on. L must have put this on me then. Matt thought as he glanced over at the older boy. He pulled back the long sleeves and saw that his forearms were already bandaged up.

"I took care of those already so you wouldn t have to. I also cleaned up the mess in the bathroom afterwards. Although, I'm still upset that you did it in the first place," L explained from across the room. Retrieving Matt's things was proving to be a more difficult task than he expected since he couldn t seem to find them in the closet.

Matt stared at his arms for a moment then shifted his gaze to L. It was a horrible feeling to know that L was disappointed with him. He dropped his gaze from L s back to the floor, a sad expression coming to his face.

"I'm sorry."

"It's fine. I'll yell at you about it later, just get out of bed," L demanded, bringing Matt a pair of dark blue jeans and his messenger bag. Matt stood up from the bed and took a step forward. He held out his hands for the jeans. L handed them over and watched as the teen stepped into the denim and pulled them up to his waist. He buttoned and zipped them up. L took note of how they clung to his hips and body just right. Matt looked to L and held out his hands for his bag. L handed it to him and stuffed his hands in his pockets as Matt slung the strap of the bag over his head and rested it on his right shoulder.

"Is that all you need?" The older teen asked, doing a quick scan of the room in case he missed something. Matt nodded his head, knowing he had everything he needed. He walked past L and started towards the door. L silently turned and followed after him, shuffling out of the bedroom and closing the door behind him with a soft click. The hardwood floors creaked as the two boys made their way down the hall, passing by the many old photos that hung on the walls. Matt of course didn t have any idea who the pictures were of since he wasn t related to them. When they came to the stairs they both walked downward, Matt in front and L right behind him. Matt reached the bottom first and turned left, walking down the hall that lead to the front door. He saw that B was standing by the entrance and heard the elder s foot tapping against the floor impatiently. The noise stopped when B saw Matt and L approaching him.

"Ah, finally! What was taking you guys so long?" The older of the twins questioned, looking from his younger twin to his even younger brother.

"He overslept a bit," L said looking from Matt to B. "I would have gotten him up sooner but there was a mess in his bathroom that I had to take care of."

B gave L a strange look. "What kind of mess?"

"The bloody kind," L answered nonchalantly as he came to stand by his older brother. "I had to clean up the floor and I took care of his arms."

B shifted his dark eyes to Matt. "You did it again?" he asked, seeing Matt shrink back a bit as he timidly touched his left forearm.

Matt nodded his head, his gaze falling to the floor as he shifted uncomfortably from his left foot to his right. B scowled, his eyes changing from there usual dark color to a shade of red.

"Didn't we tell you not to do that anymore Matt? What if you pass out and L doesn t find you in time huh? You ever consider that you might actually die?" the oldest twin asked, resting his hand on top of Matt's head. L said nothing to agree with his brother, he only watched Matt for a reaction. Matt didn't look up from the floor, he felt ashamed of himself. He didn t like getting scolded by his brothers, it made him wonder why they bothered worrying about him since he really never listened to what they said.

"I'm sorry," was the response he gave.

It was the only thing he could ever say to them. Because he knew that he would cut again, regardless of what his brothers said. He didn't want to make promises that he wouldn t be able to keep. He felt terrible for not being able to do what they wanted him to. Both twins looked at each other than to Matt. He waited for what they were going to say this time.

"Well just don t do it again," Matt heard B say as he ruffled his red hair. Matt looked up at B's face and saw that a smirk had replaced the earlier scowl. He let a small smile appear on his face as he let go of his left arm.

"Get your shoes on little bro or else we re going to be late!" B exclaimed with a burst of enthusiasm.

Matt jumped at the sudden loudness of B's voice. He walked in between the twins and gathered his shoes that were by the coat rack near the door. He sat down and began untying the knots. L watched as Matt struggled with the laces before glancing over at B. He saw the look on his brother's face and knew immediately what he was thinking. They both knew that Matt would disobey them again, it was pointless to tell him time and time again not to threaten his own life. L lightly touched the palm of B's hand with his own, trying to get his brother's attention. B glanced at his twin, a questioning look on his face.

L stared at his brother with sad eyes, silently trying to convey the hopelessness he was feeling at that moment. B grabbed L's hand with his, giving L a reassuring look as he tightened his grip. B understood what L was feeling, he knew that this whole situation was more important to L than it was to him. He was unsure of how to convince his twin that it would okay. Because they've both been taking care of Matt for the last five years, he was certain that nothing bad would happen to the teen with them around. L nodded his head, silently thanking his older brother. Matt finished putting oh his shoes and stood up, B dropped L's hand just as the teen turned around to face them. L's expression fell a bit at the loss of contact, but he quickly brightened his features as he looked at Matt.

"Are you ready to go then?" L asked, walking over to the younger boy.

"Yes."

L smiled down at Matt before looking over his shoulder to B.

"We should get our shoes on as well then B."

The older twin didn't respond, he walked past his brothers and gathered his shoes. L followed and picked up his own shoes, sitting beside B as they both began to slip them on. Matt watched the pair silently, shifting his weight from one foot to the other again. He briefly thought back to the look he saw on L's face not but a moment ago. He wondered what the cause could have been. It was rare to see a look like that on his face, normally B would be the one with a sour expression. But it wasn t like B was always sour, he just never seemed to be as up beat as L. He let the thought go as the twins both stood up and walked over to retrieve their back packs from by the coat rack in unison. Really the way they could do that was a bit weird. Matt shuffled over to the coat rack and grabbed his black hoodie, setting down his messenger bag before slipping it on. Once he readjusted his bag on his shoulder he waited for B and L to strap on the own bags.

"If we are all ready then we should get going before we really are late." L teased before opening the door. B and Matt followed him outside, standing on the porch and waiting for L as he locked the door. All three boys left their home together every day, B walked on Matt s right while L walked on his left. It was a routine that they had picked up over the last five years of being together. As they made their way off the porch and to the sidewalk, Matt contemplated just how he was going to survive his first day as a freshman in high school. He knew today was definitely going to be rough. He looked from L to B, listening to them as they mindlessly chatted between him. He would have to try his best to make it out of this alive, if not for himself than for the sake of his loving brothers.

AN: Ta-DAAAA!! I have introduced B and L into the story!! They will be a very important part so I hope you enjoy the unfolding plot. Be ready for more DN characters to show up.

Man am I tired! I'm only running on Cola now. I may have to make some ramen later though because my tummy is screaming for fooooooooooooooood!!

But anyway, please review it would be greatly apperciated and I would love some feed back from you guys! LATER!! XD