Author's note: Okay! First, if you're reading this, thank you for reading my story! Second, this is the first fanfiction that I've posted so I'm sorry if it sucks! Also, sorry this chapter isn't very long, but I just wanted to show a bit of Celeste's life in Wammy's before she starts working with L. Also, if there are any mistakes, please let me know! I've probably spent an hour just trying to make sure all of their ages match up. Also, I've legit added this chapter twice already. Lets hope third times a charm! -LanceCorporalAwesome

Chapter 1

A small girl ran through the halls of Wammy's house. She giggled as she ran, clutching a rather large bar of chocolate. A boy chased after her, seething.

"CELESTE! GET BACK HERE WITH MY CHOCOLATE!" the boy yelled. The girl laughed.

"You shouldn't talk to your elders that way, Mello!" The girl, Celeste, yelled back.

"You shouldn't bully kids that are younger than you, Celeste!" Mello puffed out. The girl giggled and stopped running. Mello yelped and almost tripped, but was caught by Celeste. He glared at her for a minute, but his gaze softened as he saw her giggling.

"Its not funny, CC…" Mello said as he pouted. This made Celeste laugh more. She helped him back up and handed him his chocolate.

"Sorry, Mello. But that was just too funny," Celeste said with a smile. Mello pouted, then started following her as she walked away.

"Hey! Where're you going, CC?!" Celeste looked at Mello as he took her hand. Despite the fact that Mello was younger than her by 8 years, he was only slightly shorter than her. Now around the age of 16, Celeste stood at a tiny 4'11". Mello was almost 8, and stood at 4'10".

"I'm going to check on Near," Celeste answered, causing Mello to groan. Mello never got along with Near. Celeste had noticed that Near didn't mind Mello, but Mello despised Near.

"Why do you need to check on him? He isn't a baby, CC," Mello grumbled. He didn't want his CC to be around to be around the weird albino kid. He wanted her to pay attention to him and Matt, and only them. Not Near. Why would Celeste like Near, anyway? All he did was sit around and play with toys like a baby all day. He doesn't even come to meals if CC doesn't make him.

"No, he isn't. But I like to make sure he's okay," Celeste answered as they arrived at Near's door. She gently knocked, then entered upon approval. Mello followed her in.

"Hey, Near. How are you?" Celeste asked as she sat next to him on the floor. The 6 year old looked at her.

"I'm fine. I lost one of my dice, though," Near said. Celeste nodded.

"Well, how about we go get lunch, and then we'll look for it, okay?" Near nodded and stood along with Celeste. Mello glared at Near and took Celeste's hand, dragging her out. Near followed and grabbed the older girl's other hand. Celeste giggled, walking with the two younger boys to the dining hall.

Once they had gotten their food and sat, Mello started talking to Celeste so she wouldn't pay attention to Near. This plan, however, didn't work. Celeste watched Mello and listened to him as she made Near sit properly, placing a napkin in his lap. She stroked Near's hair softly then gave Mello her full attention. Mello talked as he ate, earning him a soft scolding from Celeste about talking with his mouth full.

Hidden deep in the shadows of the room, someone watched the three. Well, not really. More like, a camera watched them, and someone watched the video from a laptop. It seemed like whenever he saw Celeste, it was through his laptop. She hadn't changed much since he last saw her almost two years ago, except her hair was longer and she was slightly taller.

L observed them, noticing how Celeste acted with the two younger boys. She took care of them, and tried to please them at the same time. From what he could tell, this seemed to be a difficult task, but if anyone could do it, it was Celeste. From what he had heard from Roger, the blond boy couldn't stand the albino boy, hating that he always came second to him. But when they were with Celeste at the same time, he seemed to tolerate him, even if it was just barely. The albino boy didn't seem to have a problem with the blond.

L sighed and turned off the video feed. He had always been intrigued by Celeste. She was the smartest at Wammy's, not that anyone other than Watari, Roger, and himself knew that. Not even Celeste knew that. She thought she was the fourth smartest, behind Near, Mello, and Matt. She also seemed to have a way with people. She was just the kind of person that most would feel safe around, like they could trust her with their darkest secrets.

L wasn't the only one that noticed this. Celeste had as well. She noticed that as soon as she was introduced to Matt, Mello, and Near. They had warmed up to her immediately, though Mello and Near tried to act like they hadn't. Matt had even pointed it out at one point. Unlike the other two, Matt didn't try to hide his affection for the older girl.

"-and then, I kicked the ball so hard it hit one of the other kids!" Mello exclaimed as he finished his story. Celeste gave him a look.

"Did you apologize for hitting them?" She asked. Mello nodded. "Good."

Mello looked towards the door as he heard his name being called. Matt ran into the room and glared at Mello. "Did you steal my game?!"

"What?! No! Why would I steal your game?!" Mello glared, angry that he was accused of stealing something. Matt huffed.

"Because you want to annoy me for taking a piece of chocolate!" Matt exclaimed. The two kept going back and forth. Finally, Celeste sighed and covered the two boys' mouths.

"Boys, that's enough," Celeste said softly, though it made the two stop immediately. Celeste uncovered their mouths and looked at Mello. "Mello, did you take Matt's game?"

Mello was about to protest, but one look at Celeste and he gave in. The blond sighed and reached into his pocket, taking out a gameboy and placing it in the older girl's hand. Celeste smiled then gave Matt his game. "Mello, apologize to Matt."

Mello sighed. "I'm sorry, Matt," He said, then got up and hugged his friend. Matt hugged back then took Mello's hand, pulling him out of the room. Mello waved to Celeste as he was dragged off. Celeste giggled then looked at Near.

"Now, why don't we go find your missing die?"