A FEW DAYS LATER
Near was terribly excited. He was on a roll. This was the closest he had ever gotten to hitting the target three times in a row. He leaned forward on his desk ready to throw the dart.
Until Roger came in.
"I've set up a room for you to work in. I have also made Zac quit solving cases because he isn't L, you are."
"Of course. I know that." He still held the dart in his hand.
"Put the toys away and start working."
In his second working room with all of the equipment he needed. Solving cases on his own was different than having Zac doing most of work. He got used to playing most of the time.
Maintaining two jobs made him forget Zac was ignoring him. However he couldn't help but feel hurt when Jacob refused to see him and ran away from him the hallways.
He didn't want to see Zac now. What Near would call a "temporary dislike" most would call jealousy. He had seen Zac and his girlfriend together and it made him angry. He even thought about stealing her away from him, something he knew he couldn't do even if he really tried. Near would say he wanted "some sort of companionship" but he truly wanted someone to get happy when he appeared and tell him how great he was. If Zac had those things, if normal people had those things, why didn't he?
Maybe he did...
Near didn't think so.
Number three. Not really in the race at all. Trying though, trying to the point of crying at night. She tried to blame it on sexism, she only scored lower because the results were rigged. She knew that wasn't true, but it felt better than being ranked third fairly. She thought many things could be blamed on men. They started many wars and one was Kira. That was enough to convince thirteen year old Julie.
Studying harder than anyone else wasn't working and the blame couldn't spread too far.
There should be a book, a novel, a guide. I would have sent someone to buy it for me. The greatest gift. Everything could be explianed clearly in great details.
L cannot grow old.
AN: I HATE HOW SHORT THIS IS!! COMMENTS?? QUESTIONS?? ANYTHING HELPS.