Manga Madness

(Near)

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note or any of the characters! (Except for possibly a few random thrown-in people)

Final Words: You asked for it! Here's another chapter, this time featuring everyone's favorite albino genius... Near! I finally thought of a situation where he can get his hands on a book. ^^

I'm really mad at myself because I didn't think of the fangirls until I got to the L and Light chapter... But I guess it'll get a little repetitive if I keep adding them in.

This one's mostly from Halle's perspective. I don't know why... It just ended up like that ^^'. For some reason, she seems like she's Near's mom or something...

This one is more serious, because I get that kind of vibe from Near- Like he'd kill me if his story was all weird like Light and L's.- So sorry if you wanted something more like their's.

It was an average day, if you were an average person. But when you are characters in a fictional series, even simple trips to the store can end up changing your life.

-----5:30- SPK HQ-----

Near sat on the floor of the SPK's headquarters, constructing a giant skyscraper of legos. From the outside, it looked like a rainbow building, but if you looked from one side, you could see rooms with furniture and little people inside.

Halle walked into the room, returning from another day of guarding Takada. "Wow..." she marvelled at his building. She was used to arriving back to headquarters with Near's toys all over, but this was a masterpiece. She shook her head. I have to be professional, she thought. "Um, where's Rester?"

Near placed another brick inside one of the rooms. "I sent him on an errand," he replied, "He's been out all day,"

Rester's gone? Leaving Near all alone? "Do you want me to make you something to eat?" she asked, suddenly realizing what how long 'all day' meant. Stupid Rester! Why the hell would you leave him like this? He doesn't know how to cook!

"Nah, I'm fine," he sighed, "I made some lunch earlier."

Halle's eyes widened. He actually made food? She ran down the hallway, into the kitchen, expecting to see it engulfed in flames. When she saw the not-burning room, she sighed with relief. But she soon noticed that the kitchen wasn't exactly as she had left it. Ingredients for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich covered the floor, were smeared on the walls, and oozed all over the counters. She avoided the discarded bread, peanut butter, and jelly to check the ovens, blenders, and toasters. Everything was off, but she had a big mess to clean up. Well, I can't really punish him... he's my boss.

-----7:30- SPK HQ-----

"Phew!" Halle sighed as she scrubbed the last bit of jelly off of the wall. She checked her watch. 7:30 already? And Rester's still not back... I usually leave around now to watch Takada's room while she meets her friend, but maybe I should stay...?

She walked towards the main room of the headquarters. I guess I'll have to- OH! She gasped. Near's skyscraper now had a miniature city below it, complete with gardens, cars, and even a little dog. It looked like it had been abandoned for quite sometime, however. Near was now sitting in front of one of the security monitors. Was Commander Rester back?

She walked up, not sure if she should ask. She peered over Near's shoulder. Sure enough, the image showed Rester passing through the various security checkpoints in the building. Looks like he's returned. "Near, since Rester is back, should I take my leave now?"

"Yes, Halle. That would be okay." he sighed, "And don't forget to come back with a full report of what happened."

"Of course,"

Just then, Rester walked into the room. He carried a huge box with him. "I've brought the merchandise you asked for," he stated, exhausted. Near got up from his chair and opened the box. Inside were various toys and games.

"Thank you, Rester. And did you bring the other items I've specified?"

"Yes, but I had to have them shipped to us." He finally turned to Halle, leaving Near to organize his new toys. "Hello Halle. You usually aren't here so late."

"I was just about to leave," she replied. Other items? Probably some limited edition transformer or something... "It's just about time for Takada's meeting," She checked her watch. "Crap! I'm going to be late!" She ran out of the room, grabbing her coat and her keys.

-----9:00- SPK HQ-----

A brown truck pulled up to the headquarters. The package had arrived. Rester met the delivery woman at the front door, as to avoid her becoming suspicious of all of their security equipment. Near watched it all from the giant monitor in the main room. So here they are... These could help solve this case once and for all.

When Rester returned, carrying an even larger box this time, Near immediately opened the box. Inside were Death Note books, plushies, novels, movies, and more. "And all of these are under the name Death Note?" he asked, eyeing a Misa plushie suspiciously.

"Yes Near. I searched the internet for anything containing the words 'Death' and 'Notebook' and these appeared on every search engine."

Near pushed all of the plushies out of the way, clearly looking for something specific. "And these all started from a series of books?"

"Affirmative,"

Finally Near found the first book in the series. He read the first few pages. Light Yagami... So this is Kira. And he has the same last name as one of the Japanese Task Force members, the one who said he would kill Kira and then himself. So these books really do know what is going on...

"Thank you, Rester. I truely believe that these will solve the case for us," He said as he tried to drag the box out into the hallway. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a lot of reading to do."

Near, Near, Near... You just had to cheat, didn't you? When I thought of Near finding the books, I knew he'd use them to solve the case. ^^

So this is it? I guess this is the last chapter... Unless anyone wants another one. I know I've run out of scenarios ^^'.