A/N: (looks up at the review stats) nope, not yet 20….oh, well, I knew this would happen…
BTW...I edited this chapter coz there is some mistake...I'm glad no one has noticed it yet, but I edited it already so, there would be no probs..hehe...
oh, and HarryPotterCharmedLoverForever...thanks for the chocolates...lol...I love your username, I'm a big fan of Harry Potter...as in HUGE...haha and I do enjoy Charmed...just saying..haha..alright, on with the story..
Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note. I wish I do.
--Chapter 10--
--Where Babies Come Forth--
"Woman!" Matt yelled at the top of his lungs jabbing a finger towards Lira's direction, eyes widening like a maniac. The now 16-year old Lira turned her head annoyingly towards the redhead's direction. Lira and L had been sitting side by side with their legs drawn to their chests for the past half-hour, trying to make Near walk more than two paces, each failing miserably. They have tried every tactic they know such as the usual teasing and going as far as bribing the kid with toys that Near had taken a fetish for. The kid would then stand up and put a foot forward bravely and try to walk but his legs would wobble horribly and will then give way and he will again collapse to the floor. This has gone on for at least thirty minutes already and the two were showing no signs of strain. Both were very determined not to admit that they are failures on that matter.
"Since when did I become a 'woman' to you, little boy?" Lira asked stressing the last two words, her eyebrows twitching. She was very determined to accomplish the task of making Near walk.
"You're not going to fool us now!" Matt smirked, crossing his arms over his chest.
"What is this all about?" Lira asked, her eyebrows going higher still.
"We know how boys and girls have babies now!" Mello replied walking to Matt's side and crossing his arms in the same manner.
"Two years and you're still at it then?" L asked picking up Near who was still sprawled on the floor, giving up the job for the day.
"Yes, and we've finally deduced how babies are made!" Matt said with a supreme look on his face.
"Oh, well, let's get this over with," Lira sighed, sitting beside L in the couch, taking Near to her lap. For the last two years, the two boys under their care have been looking for the reason why Lira never told them how babies are made and urging them to find out for themselves. Since then, the two had been grabbing a chance to find out about the process that neither Lira nor L had told them. Matt stepped forward in a brave sort of manner.
"Mello, back me up with this, will you?" Matt asked his so-called 'partner in crime' and the blonde nodded in assent. "Alright, we watched one of your movies and found out exactly how," Matt said still in his very superior manner.
"Enough with the preliminaries. Let's get this over with," Lira waved a hand to as if to dismiss the matter.
"Alright then. We saw the movie – ," Matt began.
"- after the boy and the girl kissed –," Mello joined in.
"- they went into the bedroom."
"And they slept side by side."
"And after that, they had a baby. So, we have concluded that babies are made when boys and girls sleep side by side," Matt concluded with a smug on his face. Lira sighed and assumed an Indian sit position, shifting Near all the while.
"Sorry, you're wrong again. Try harder next time," Lira said, taking the chocolate from L's hand and biting on it. L gaped at her with a weird expression on his face. He always lets her steal his sweets but she should learn how to share sometimes.
"But we are sure of that! You said so yourself! You and L have never slept together and they slept together in the movie," Mello berated waving his arms in a threatening manner.
"That's what they show in the movies but there is a process that takes place before they fall asleep. Until you've found out exactly what they do before they fall asleep that makes them have a baby I am sorry to say that I would always declare you wrong," Lira shrugged.
"I told you to study didn't I, boys?" L said, turning the boys' attention towards him. "Watari always told us when we were younger that everything we need to find out is in the library," the 16-year old boy said and stared at the boys and both stared back at L. They stood there staring at each other for a long time; you could have wondered whether they had decided to hold a staring contest all of a sudden.
"Oh! Mello, let's go there!" Matt said, inspired, and without any further ado, he dragged his friend towards the door and left the room.
"And did I ever tell you to give them hints?" Lira stared at L, murder in her eyes.
"Don't worry. There are hundreds of books in that library it would take them forever to search. And, if ever they stumble across that book, they're doomed for life," L said with a hint of smile on his face.
"What do you mean?" Lira asked as Near fell asleep on her lap without her knowing.
"Before Watari let me solve cases as a detective, he set me upon a task, and I must say, it was one of the hardest to date," L said, raising his thumb to his mouth to suck on.
"What task was that?" Lira asked still with no comprehension dawning on her.
"Watari told me that before I become a detective, I must find out where babies come forth," L said and stared at Lira. "I would like a bite of that chocolate please," L said and Lira extended the hand holding the chocolate to L, but instead, L grabbed that hand and slammed his lips to Lira's. "Hmmm. That's tastes far better that the chocolate itself," L said touching his lips with his fingers. Lira turned a light shade of pink.
"If the kids were right from the very beginning we would have a family right now," Lira said turning redder by the second.
"That would be more interesting. Shall we try?" L asked.
"No way," Lira said and turned her head away, busying herself with Near.
Mello and Matt walked the long hall leading to the library. They usually do not want to go to that place but then, they would not admit their loss that easily. They were really not the type to read books, but their pride depended on it. Matt slowly opened the library door that creaked loudly as if in a horror movie. Cleary, the kids in the orphanage does not like reading books either. They stepped inside and took in the view before them. Shelves were towering high above them filled with volumes upon heavy volumes of books from long ago until now. The mere vision scared them into oblivion but, of course, they would not admit defeat that easily.
"Let's split up so we can cover more of these books," Mello suggested and Matt nodded in agreement and both boys walked to the opposite directions of the library and began to stroll through the isles.
"I hate doing this," Matt snorted for the nth time already. He really hated books and being forced to read off one is like, a mortal sin. He strolled through another isle looking for a book that might help him and Mello solve the problem unconsciously put upon them by Lira. He was on his third isle when his eyes fell upon a large hard-bound book in black covering and gold letters are embossed on the spine saying "Where Babies Come Forth: The Answer to The Children's question". Matt stood on tiptoe and reached a hand out and extracted the book from the shelf. He then strolled off to find his best friend. He has found it, the book that would let them win. They would finally find out how babies are made.
Matt found Mello strolling through the far left side of the library looking up at the titles of the book with distaste etched upon his face.
"Oy, Mello!" Matt shouted to his friend who turned to see him standing there with a huge smile on his face.
"Found something?" Mello asked walking up to his best friend who was still wearing that huge smile on his face.
"You bet," Matt answered holding up the book to show Mello the golden letters upon the black covering of the book.
"Oh!" Mello exclaimed and stared intently at the book. The two boys then strolled out of the library closing the door as quietly as they could.
Lira sensed that the two were up to something when they entered the room and huddled close together with their backs turned to the others and poring over something that only Matt and Mello could see. Lira, being so curious left the still sleeping Near in her bed and walked quietly to where the two are, closely followed by L who felt the same curiosity. They crept behind the boys as close as they could, enough to hear what they are talking about.
"Are they serious? It's awful!" Matt exclaimed.
"And who says that it was fun? They don't look like they're having fun at all," Mello added.
"That look. Without even a smile."
"Ow, that might hurt."
"I bet. It's too big to fit in."
"Arrgh! It can't be like that!" Matt finally shouted, standing up.
"What are you two up to?" Lira asked from directly behind them. The two boys jumped at the sound and upon finding out that someone is eavesdropping on them
"We – we just found o – out where babies come from," Matt stammered.
"Well then, let me hear it," Lira said
"Before the boy and the girl falls asleep – ," Mello started but he was too lost for words.
"They kiss."
"And then –,"
"A they will sleep together."
"The next morning, a stork will come and regurgitate the baby from his mouth," the boys finished. Lira's mouth hanged open and then, a loud whooping laughter was heard. It rang across the room, infecting everyone who heard it. L was laughing so hard that he clutched his stomach and was banging his fist on the wall. Lira joined in too. L's laugh tickled her from the inside making her join in no matter how she objects. Meanwhile, the two kids gaped at L and Lira, their mouths hanging open, the book lying forgotten on the floor. When the two had stopped laughing, they both turned to the two boys before them with teary eyes mainly because they were laughing so hard.
"Let me see that book," L held up his hand as he instructed that the book be brought to him. Mello obliged and picked up the book and brought it to L who turned the book to see its front cover. Lira moved closer to take a look. L chuckled. "I think you two are the 500th to be tricked by this book," L said holding the book up for emphasis.
"What do you mean?" Lira, Mello and Matt asked in chorus.
"That old man made this book especially as bait to children," L explained. When he saw the puzzled look on the other's faces, he continued. "When I was about your age, Watari asked me to accomplish a task for him before could allow me to become a detective. He asked me to find out where babies come forth. And, acting on a sensible way, I went to the library and found that book. I naturally told Watari what's inside and got the same response as what you have received. The book answering your question is this," L said and from behind him, he extracted a book tucked in his jeans. It was a sick color of yellow and pink and is paper-bound and the title of the book was "Flight of The Stork". Lira took it from L and began to read.
"But this is a romance novel! A very mature romance novel," she commented.
"Yes, it is. And it describes the process of how babies are made very clearly. However, Watari did it to teach a lesson," L said.
"What is that?" Matt and Mello asked trying to get the book from Lira's hand but Lira was too quick for them that she had dodged them and both fell onto the floor.
"That we cannot always rely on what we see. Trust is a very important thing but since we here at The Wammy House are supposed to be detectives or spies someday, we cannot be very sure of who to trust. It's not very easy to come by for that type of underground agent. Someone is always tricking someone. That is what those books are supposed to represent," L explained pointing at the book Lira was holding and holding the black one up.
"He's really a crazy old genius," Lira answered raising the book out of the boy's reach. They kept tugging at her skirt to lower her down from her standing position but she would not give in. Lira tried to dodge them and was successful but the breeze below was more than the usual. She turned her head down and saw to her displeasure that the boys had managed to pull her skirt and it was left where the two boys are standing, staring at it, their cheeks flushed. L, stood up and picked up the skirt and walked towards Lira who was blushing so badly she was so red in the face. L approached Lira holding the skirt up so that she can see but when he was near her, he hid it behind his back. He leaned close her and kissed her on the cheek.
"But, if you really want to know how babies are made, I can give you a live demonstration right now," L said loud enough for the boys to hear.
"I never though I would say this but, L, you are a pervert. Now give me my skirt back," Lira said holding out her hand.
"Well, maybe next time. The children will see," L said and returned the skirt which Lira put on quickly then, he turned away and began to turn on his computer. Lira turned to where the two kids are standing with their backs turned, still flushed in the cheeks.
"It's alright. It's not your fault my skirt fell. Now, let's get something to eat," Lira said, steering them both by the shoulder and walking out of the room. Sure, she can learn a lot of stuff from L, stuff that can't usually be clearly explained by books.
A/N: Well, here is the first, shall I say, 'extender' chapter. More to come if comments does not reach 20, lol…I'm feeling totally evil at the moment but, I will still not give that chapter up easily until the ransom is fully served…lol…