A Single Spark

By DreamWeaver

Chapter Four

We now join our heroine as she continues to drift back to slumber land. Her even breathing was faintly heard and her hair tussled everywhere. Continuing on to dream of the things that were completely preposterous such as ruling over the world and making everyone eat ice cream every day, she was REALLY sound asleep when…..

" I LOVE YOU! YOU LOVE ME! LET'S GO DOWN AND KILL BARNEY! WITH A BIG SHOT GUN, BANG! BARNEY'S ON THE FLOOR! NO MORE PURPLE DINOSAUR!"

"OMPH!"

She groaned a bit rubbing her throbbing butt that ,luckily, survived the fall from her bed ."Someday, I will kill that alarm clock." She thought, glaring a bit. Not that the clock could feel it. Well, it did its uses.

The she quickly got out of bed to prepare for the day's activities.

As she was eating her cereal,

"BEEP! BEEP!" her cellphone "beeped".

She grabbed her phone and was surprised to see the screen.

Return the phone now OR ELSE!

READ NOW OR LATER?

She read it anyway…

To the girl who's reading this, (Yes you, You idiot!)

"Please" return the phone you have in your hands. The owner (not me stupid!) will see you at FairyTale bakeshop on October 22, 2008 at 2pm SHARP!

Tardiness will not be tolerated!

He will be awaiting your arrival….

Do not be late!

end of message

"What the hell?" she thought. That was a really rude text message.

She grumbled a bit. I mean, who wouldn't be upset when you read a message that calls you an idiot?

Dismissing the unhappy thought away to the back of her mind, she finished eating and preparing then ventured on to her journey.

"NEW APARTMENT! HERE I COME!"

then as she was step-

THUMP!

CRASH!

BOINK!

Ouch! Kami-sama! I'm so clumsy!

In the boy's apartment/hotel room 2:15 Am

A man with unruly black hair and insomniac eyes donning a clean white shirt with long sleeves and dark blue pants looking about the age of 25 emerged from the door rubbing his ears.

"Near, Who was that young lady with the loud voice?" He asked.

"Unfortunately, that would be the girl carrying my phone." Near answered.

"Stupid idiot put the call on speaker phone, "complained Mello still eating his chocolate. It was a Hershey's dark chocolate bar.

"Souka.. (I see)"

"L.. why are you still awake at this time of night?" Near asked ,though he knew the reason. L had always been the one to forget sleep when he was engrossed in another one of his games.

"I should ask the same to you, young man." L said with his knowing smile as he took a seat, performing his usual stance. He had such an unusual habit when sitting down. He would sit with his feet in the chair, bending his knees over and leaning extremely that his chin touched his knees. Anybody –no-slash that- Anybody normal would complain of acquiring a horrible back ache after sitting like that for hours.

"It's 2:15 in the morning and you both are disturbing people's sleep. Take the girl as a prime example."L said.

" I am not a child L" Near said, his eyes flickered revealing a hint of annoyance. It was a rare occasion of course for Near to show a bit hint of emotion. This, however, brought another faint smile to L.

"True, True, but you are younger than I and I suggest you sleep to grow up big and strong!" L jested.

Near smiled. In his own cold way.

No, he wouldn't lose his temper . If L still chose to treat him as a child, then he would do nothing about it.

The greatest detective will not intimidate him.

As his successor, he must be calm and live up to L's expectations as usual.

"As you wish L" he then motioned Mello to follow suit.

After that..

"Watari, now that everything goes in accordance to our plans, can you fetch me some strawberry cake and hot chocolate with mocha sprinkles?" L asked like a child.

Watari bowed low to affirm his protégée's wish.

It was 2:19 in the morning.