NearXMello 4
The way to forget and the reason to remember
Matt's POV

From: My chocolate addicted bitch
Message: Get your ass to Nears room! I think someone broke in!
P.s. Bring Chocolate

I stared in confusion at the message on my phone. "Hm...oh well. Come on Near. Upsy daisy. Time to go to your room."
He looked up at me in that dazed way of his. "My room?" I nodded.
"Your room. Quick detour to the kitchen first though." I took Nears hand and led him out my door, closing it behind me.

Near's POV
The warmth of Matt's hand was welcome compared to the emptiness after Mello was dragged away. I didn't pay much attention to where we were going; I was too lost in memories of when I first met Matt and Mello.

"What's your name little one?" I shook violently while tears ran down my cheeks continuously; too frightened to answer, I stayed silent. The man in front of me sighed and took my hand. "Come on, we best get you a room." I looked up at the man. He looked much older then me (obviously, considering I was only 5 at the time) his gray hair was mostly hidden under a hat so I mostly only saw those big kind eyes of his. He led me slowly to a big office in a giant building that he had driven me to. "Roger! This young man needs a room." The younger man behind a giant desk in the office looked at me like he didn't believe I would ever amount to anything. Sighing he asked the kind man what my name was. "We believe him to be Mr. River's son but we cannot be exactly sure yet.
The younger man looked at me in disbelief "So this is supposedly Nate River? THE Nate River?" I could tell by a twitch in the older mans hand that he was losing his patience.
"Yes Roger, this one is very important to L. Someday this little one may work very near L. Near...would you like to be called Near little one?" he leaned down and smiled warmly.
Near...near to L...I liked it. I nodded my head ever so slightly and the old man smiled happily. "Very good. Is N's room open? The other man looked at a computer screen for a moment and nodded. "Wonderful! Then I shall take him to his new home. Room 14."

"Mello!" I cried out happily and ran into his arms. He smiled and blushed, holding me close.
"Jesus Near, I was only gone for ten minutes. Besides, I always get in trouble." He looked down at me and chuckled, brushing my hair out of my face. "I'm okay, really." Mello looked around quickly to make sure Matt was still far behind and kissed me gently, causing me to blush.
"What did Roger say?" I demanded. Mello's gaze darkened.
"He said I had to apologize to Jackson or they would kick me out..." Matt ran up and had to lean down to catch his breath. "Wh...what di...did the...PHEW! Jesus! I had no clue this kid could run so damn fast!" I blushed and shrugged. "Any who; what did the idiot say?"
Mello sighed and repeated himself.
"But...I thought last time was the last straw..." Matt looked confused. Mello simply shrugged.
"Guess they love me here too much to let me leave." Matt smirked and laughed sarcastically.
"Yeah Mells, I'm sure THAT'S it." Matt helped me and Mello up. "So what's this about Near's room being broken into?"
I spun around in confusion and yelped.
"My toys!"

"My toys!" I cried out as the mean looking blonde proceeded to step on my brand new robot. I felt tears spring to my eyes, though I held them back, and pulled the peaces into my lap. The small blonde girl laughed and pushed me over.
"Welcome to Whammys house freak!"
A short red head with goggles on his head and a game boy came up behind the blonde girl. "Aw give 'im a break Mell. 'Es new 'ere." (A/N I love thinking of lil Matt with a British accent :D SO ENTERTAINING!)
"Fine. But if you ever bug me I will beat you until jello (A/N I find it entertaining that my computer doesn't recognize the word Jello :3 ) comes out your ears." The blonde kicked me again just to make sure I believed her. She stalked away to go torment some other helpless newbie.
The red head leaned down to whisper, "E's really not that bad once you get used to 'im. Really." He? I looked once more the blonde. It was hard to believe that she was actually a he...oh well.
"You just have to squint," He paused and waited for me to squint. I sighed and squinted at the blonde. "Now tilt your head," he waited again and I tilted my head. "And close your eyes. See! Doesn't he look friendly!" I shook my head.
The red head sighed. "Imagination kid. Find some."

I ran around my room frantically while Mello chuckled at my door. "Near! Relax. No one broke in. I was just too lazy to run all the way across the house." Matt glared and smacked Mello. Mello glared back and tackled Matt. The two started to wrestle and laugh. I sat back and watched quietly smiling as the two played around happily. Life was good.

A quiet house in a small forest...everything was perfect. A beautiful loving mother. A handsome caring father. And a brilliant sweet child. They never thought in a million years that anything would happen to change that. Until it happened...
The small boy screamed that night until his voice was long gone, he cried even longer than that. He cried, it seemed, until he was devoid of all emotions.
They found him, staring at the pile of rubble, tears still streaming down his face, the next morning. They took him away. They took care of him. Never though, did they figure out who killed the family. They did, however, figure out the exact type of bomb, the time of the explosion, and that both the husband and wife died instantly. The boy had been outside at the time, so he had survived. Luckily he had been small enough to not remember much...he still had nightmares though...
They didn't realize that this child was amazingly smart, he left the orphanage soon after they sent him there. He wandered the streets for a while, taking interest in a small professional puzzle shop. The workers there were impressed in the small child's knowledge and ability to solve their hardest puzzles in only a few minutes. A stranger, going by the nickname of Y came by and took the small child, promising to find him a good home that would let his extensive knowledge grow.

"Near?" Mello leaned down in front of me. "Hey...you okay?" I looked at him in confusion.
"Why wouldn't I be?" He gently brushed my cheek.
"Your crying..." I blinked...I was crying...I hadn't even noticed...
"Sorry..." Mello watched me with concern.
I looked at him sadly. "What were you thinking about love?"
The tears started coming faster. I never knew that two simple words could hold such powerful emotion...so much pain...
"My family..."

A/N

Poor Near! In my mind Near's parents were killed in an explosion (well obviously kuz I just wrote it like that :3 ) but I also think they were ALBINO! c:

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