Alright as I said. I'd have the next chapter up pretty soon. Since the first chapter was very very short. This one is much longer. Since I got a tad carried away. Some chapters will be short, some will be long. It all depends on me really. Whether I feel like writing long ones or not. B, Mello, Linda, Matt, and Near will all have long chapters most likely.

Chapter: A

Warning Chapter Contains: Suicide, very very slight BxA

A. Alexander After lived a quiet life with his family. However at the age of three his parents both died in a car accident.

He really did not have a place to go. He was pretty much doomed to go to an orphanage. None of his relatives would take him in nor would any of his grandparents. Thus he was taken to the Wammy House.

Now little Alex didn't much understand at first why he was here and not with his "Parents" since the doctors had clearly told him his parents just went out for abit and would be back later. Most likely to keep the little boy from becoming upset.

But little Alex was a smart little boy. He figured it out once he was informed that he'd be living here in Wammy's from now on. Known as A and only A for pretty much the rest of his life unless he were to replace L that is...

Life was dull in Wammy's. Really it was at first for poor little A. A would do the very same things daily. Until he turned the age of 8 however this all changed.

Every child in Wammy's was to take multiple tests and such at the age of 8. A took these tests and soon discovered that he was the smartest kid in Wammy's. Which at first...He thought was a good thing.

"B look" A said one day running up to the black haired boy showing him his papers. "Look I got top marks all perfect!" He said excitedly to the boy with a wide grin.

"I see..." B had replied smiling somewhat and nodding.

"Maybe someday I'll be the next L then!" A said in a rather happy tone.

"You won't..." Was all B said causing A to frown and soon go off to play with other children.

As the years went by however. A began to contemplate if B was right. The work was not fun. He was constantly being told due dates for every little thing he did and everyone had high expectations on him. Everyone expected him to be the perfect replacement.

Poor little A began to get frustrated over this. He wasn't able to do much with the other children any longer. The only person he ever got to talk to was B because they shared a room. Basically all other times. Well he was working.

He soon realized he had soo much work he could not rest for if he did he'd fall behind. Poor little A would have to stay up all night. Yes every night. He had to drink coffee just to stay away. At just the mere age of thirteen. He was beginning to feel like he'd lost his childhood too soon.

Not only did he feel tired. A was getting pressured more and more each day. It was like people were trying to torment him. All because he was L's first replacement...

Because of his constant work, people's high expectations and never wanting to fall behind. A could never keep his wonderful black, almost brown, hair kept. He just simply gave up on it. No time to work on keeping it nice anyways...Due to lack of sleep his eye's gained dark bags...Never going out made his skin almost white like a vampires.

Infact A even realized it himself after meeting the true L...That he was beginning to resemble the detective. Poor little A disliked his L like appearance aswell. He disliked, hated that detective. Hated that he was a replacement. He didn't want to be anymore. He just wanted to be Alex...

When A turned the age 15. He felt nothing when he turned that age. Usually there would be some party of sorts. However A could not have parties for they were not necessary and would get in the way of all his piled up work.

Infact it was on his birthday B came to talk to him while he was eating a slice of his birthday cake, the only thing he did have for his birthday.

"Hello A...or rather Alexander After" B said grinning and causing A to turn immediately to B.

"How did you...How do you know my name?" A asked almost choking on his cake.

"I've always known...I can see it" B replied still keeping that odd grin to his face.

Now B was A's closest friend. Infact he and B could relate perfectly well. They both disliked L in the same way. They both had pretty much the same work to do...and most importantly...They were both L's backup...just backup.

And of course A always trusted B. Just as B always trusted A. Both loyal to one another. B never lied to A. So why would he lie now?

"You have?" A asked looking at B with tired droned out eye's.

"Yes...and I want to tell you that your going to die today" B said calmly though B's facial expression was emotionless there was a tinge of sadness in his eye's.

"Die...?" A asked looking at B then down to his feet. "Why do you say that...? Is someone going to kill me?"

"I don't know Alex...All B knows is that you are going to die today in afew hours..." B replied back going silent and that was truly the last of the conversation...Their last conversation ever.

An hour after this chat A was told to come to the office. There he met with the one and only L.

"Hello A"

"Hello L..." A replied back to the detective glaring at him. He knew most likely he was going to be asigned yet another project. With a short due date.

"I have a special project for you...You see I want you to solve a murder case this project will tell me exactly if you are the successor I am needing" L replied in his usual emotionless tone handing the boy a folder full of papers. "You have until tomorrow to solve this case" L replied.

And of course A knew that obviously L had solved this case already. Most likely in a days time aswell. Thus was why the date was soo short. So A knew that this was pretty much a test. High expectations and poor little A just hated it.

Hated the pressure. He was getting mad re-reading the same line over and over on one piece of paper. He couldn't concentrate. He couldn't take it any longer. A turned to the clock. "Its almost 7" A said to himself which meant he'd been working straight no break.

If he failed this test. He'd be reduced to something that L wasn't wanting. L expected him to solve this murder case.

Poor little A...Poor, poor little A...

He felt his hand clench as he was stumped. Truly stumped by this case. How could L expect him to finish this in less then a day?! A's hand reached over picking up the folder and throwing it. His blue eye's looking around the room. A sad expression on his face as he turned to look at B who was silent at his own work.

Standing up from his seat A walked over to his closet. Doing so caused B's eye's to shift. Turning and watching A.

A knelt down reaching out and grasping ahold of a rope. 'It really is the only way...The only way to escape the pressure...To escape this hell...' A felt his hands work at the rope. Soon enough he had it tied to the ceiling. He didn't pay any mind to B in the slightest. It was as though A were in a trance.

A stood weakly on the chair. Placing the rope around his neck. Taking afew deep breaths and looking down at B.

"It can't be helped...Nothing can change the numbers Alex...Nothing" B said looking up at A.

A did not reply. Though a small tear shed from his face and ran down his soft pale cheek.

Just like that A's foot moved slightly back and kicked the chair enough for it to fall over. Causing him to hang. Hang there...The last thing he saw was B...The last thing he tried to say but was unable to was 'I love you...'

Author Note: So A's chapter is finished. Next is B's. L will have his own chapter aswell. B's may end up being two chapters. Because he may end up having a long bit in this fanfiction...