No school for me today! Or Monday! Yay! That means I'll have a lot of free time on my hands to think about this story. -_- *does serious thinking*… O_O Okay, I'm done thinking for awhile. XD Enjoy!
Throwing her hands up in frustration, Rai shouted, "Yep. We're lost!"
It was after midnight and we stomping around in the woods. Winchester, England was a beautiful place. Many tall trees, cool climate. I'd rather go hiking somewhere in the middle of the day, not get lost in the dead of night.
In retrospect, wearing black boots with heels was a terrible idea. My mind was only consumed of finding Wammy's House immediately, and how good these boots looked with my jeans and maroon blouse.
Huffing with exhaustion, I leaned my back against a rugged tree. "I really wish I would've brought my phone charger." Since I'd forgot that, I couldn't plug in my phone at the hotel in California, so it died before we could make it to England. There goes Google Maps.
Across from me, Rai cried with surprise. Then came the "thump" from the ground.
"Rai? Are you okay?" A moment of silence passed. I began to get worried when I heard a long moan. Crawling on all fours, I made my way to Rai. She was laying on the ground.
Gripping my wrist, she pulled herself up. "My boot heel broke."
I laughed at the thought. "Yours too? Both of mine broke already."
We continued our exposition to find Wammy's House. Walking for two miles at least, my legs started to grow weary.
Resting for a moment, I barely noticed a deep impression within a spot of mud. A boot heel impression. Ugh, we were just going in a circle!
For a moment, I was lost in thought. Then I realized that Rai wasn't beside me. Squinting my eyes, I didn't even see her around me.
"Rai?" I called out. It's not good to lose your friend in the middle of the woods after dark. Not good at all.
Suddenly, a blood curling scream ripped through the forest. My heartbeat raced at the thought of it being Rai. I mean, we were the only two out here, right?
"Rai!" I called a little louder. Then another scream echoed from my right. Bolting from my rest stop, I dodged through trees and branches. A couple snagged my shirt, but I didn't stop.
A low growl came from in front of me. Coming to a halt, I started shaking. Then I noticed a body. Rai's body. She lay cold and lifeless on the ground. No I thought as I reached down and touched her. Clinging to life. Feeling around her body, I felt her ripped shirt. I also felt the bloody gash on her stomach.
Quickly I took off the jacket she was wearing and tied it around her wound, holding in the pressure. I was about to pick her up when the noise growled again. This time, right behind me.
Slowly I turned around to see the silhouetted figure. It had four legs, so it was clearly and animal. My first guess was a bear, but as it stepped closer, the moon lit up the shape of something much smaller.
Leaning back, I slowly made a move to get up and run for help. Sensing my fear, the thing lunged toward me, scratching me over my right eye. Luckily I'd closed them out of fear.
Flying to the ground, I reached for my gun. It wasn't there. It was in my luggage along with Rai's luggage. We'd decided to hide our things in a bush, and come back for them later. We didn't have enough money to go to another hotel.
This is it Kisha. You're gonna die. I knew there was no fighting this thing. It was useless. I was weaponless. Wanting my last thoughts to be good ones, I pictured L. His eyes, his hair, his clothes, and his smile. I remembered when he'd kissed me before I'd left. "Stay safe" he whispered. I'd told him I would. But look at me now.
As the figure lunged toward me again, I screamed at the top of my lungs before blacking out in pain.
"Do you think they're okay?"
"Who cares."
"I do. So does Roger."
"Well, I don't give a crap about Roger. Or these two sissies."
"They're not sissies. They've been attacked by something, maybe a bear or something, and lived. What do ya call that?"
"Luck."
The voices were in the room with me as I awoke. My head ached, my face burned, and my body felt like a punching bag. Blurry memories from last night were glued into my brain. No wonder I felt like crap. I'd been lost in the woods with Rai when-
Rai. Where was she? Opening my eyes for the first time since I blacked out, I bolted upright. A memory of feeling the gash in her stomach made me uneasy.
Becoming aware of my surroundings, I noticed two teen boys sitting in chairs across the room. One was super cute. His brown hair overlapped the goggles covering his eyes. He was wearing a long sleeved red striped shirt. In his hand was a video game.
Intimidation swept over me as I eyed the teen next to him. This guy was wearing a black long sleeved shirt. His hair cut was similar to one of a girl's, and it didn't help that he had blonde hair. But usually that stuff wouldn't make me nervous. His face was formed into a deep scowl. Grunting, he snapped a chocolate with his mouth. Outfit and haircut aside, this was one intimidating guy.
Instead of greeting the two strangers, I marched out the door and into the hallway.
"Rai?" I called frantically. I ran throughout… wherever I was at, calling her name. In the process I discovered a dining hall and many living rooms. But still no Rai.
My feet lead me throughout the whole place, but I couldn't find Rai. What if she wasn't here? What if she's…
Suddenly I came to a halt. Through the door on my right, I could hear a weak voice. My best friend's voice.
Preparing for the worst, I burst through the door. It was a huge room, toys scattered everywhere. In one corner a cot, and sitting in it was Rai.
Such relief swept over me at that moment. She was safe. And alive. Running over to her, I pounced. Landing on the cot, I squeezed her tight.
Tensing at first, she squirmed. "Ugh, I hate hugging." Then her body relaxed. Letting go of her, I gave a worried expression.
"What the HECK happened last night? I can barely remember anything! I remember feeling your wound, and then I know why we were out there, but after that..." My voice trailed off.
Biting her lip, Rai pulled her knees up to her just and hugged them. "I don't know. It's all such a blur."
"Indeed. It seems the scars on both of your bodies show that you two were attacked by a wolf." The new voice startled me. In the middle of the room was a boy. Surrounding him was a set of train tracks.
Something about this boy made me smile. Maybe it was the emotionless expression on his face. Maybe it was his shaggy white hair. He was sitting on one leg, while the other leg was held up to his chest. All of this was cute, but I think there was one big reason why I liked him. He reminded me of L.
"He can talk?"
"Rai," I shook my head, thinking she'd upset hiim.
"It's just, I've awake with him all morning. I've been trying to get him to talk but he hasn't said a word to me. " She was beginning to sound like a child.
The doors opened and three bodies walked in. Two were the boys I'd met earlier. The other was a spiteful looking elderly man. And he did not look happy to see me.
"What is the meaning of this? Who said you, " pointing his finger at me, "had permission to come in here?"
Before I could protest to anything he'd just said, the boy on the floor spoke up.
"Roger. I requested her presence. Was that alright?"
The elderly man-Roger- seemed at a loss for words. Apparently he didn't expect the boy to speak up.
"Hold up. Someone needs to explain everything right now!" Rai exploded. We were utterly confused at this whole situation.
Finally someone, a mix of the teens and the old man, told us what happened. Last night we were attacked by a wolf. The blonde-Mello, we learned- and the cute one-Matt, we learned as well- found us and took us here.
It was now late morning, so we'd spent the night here, recovering. Both our wounds were treated. There wasn't much room to put us, so I was laid out in a cot in one living room. Since Rai had more major injuries, she was placed in the white haired boy's room. Near was his name. And now, Rai and I were officially at Wammy's House.
Now it was time for us to explain. Previously, Rai and I had planned this out. We were going to tell them that we looking for our lost sister. She was placed in an orphanage when we were young, making her separated from us.
But before we could, a phone rang. Roger pulled out a cell phone from his pocket. "Hello?" After a few "mhm's" and "oh's", Roger narrowed his eyes at us. Gulping with nervousness, I looked down at the floor.
"Okay, here she is." Handing the phone to me, he scowled.
Placing the phone up to my ear, I took a deep breath. "Uh, hello?"
"You never cease to amaze me, Kisha-san." Inside, I smiled at the sound of L's voice. Wait, he wasn't mad at me? Or was he?
"I-I do?" Spying Roger out of the corner of my eye, he smirked. He must have contacted L and told him about us. Knowing L, he must have pieced it together quickly.
At that moment, I realized that I didn't like Roger. Not one bit.
"Yes, you see, at first when Roger told Watari about the two girls that were discovered last night, I assumed they were orphans. But upon further investigation, I realized the truth."
"Oh, uh, about that… I'm sorry L. I just…" Lifting my head, I narrowed my eyes at the four people opposite from me. "Hold on one second." Laying my hand over the phone, I cleared my throat.
"Is there any chance you could leave? I need to talk to him in private." I glanced at Rai. She gave me a look as to say Me too? I nodded.
Roger huffed. "I think that after what you pulled, you do not deserve alone time." Now I really didn't like him.
Mello growled. "Don't be a wuss."
Matt just shrugged and returned to his video game.
On the floor, still fiddling with his toys, Near kept quiet.
Beside me, Rai grunted.
"Fine, whatever. But don't say a word about it!"
Without any acknowledgement, I returned to my conversation with L. "Hey, I'm back."
"Can I ask you a question?" L's voice was soft.
"Ask away."
"Why? Why did you lie to me? Why did you go to England?" My eyes welled up with tears at the sound of his heart-broken voice. I screwed up big time. Now he'll never trust me.
Taking in a shaky breath, my voice lowered. "Ever since I met you, I've really liked you. You're mysterious and secretive on the outside, but on the inside, you're different. I just wanted to know more about you. I wanted to know what makes L… L."
"Then why didn't you just ask me?" Both our voices were soft and weary at this point.
"I knew you trusted me, but I didn't think you trusted me enough to tell me. I just… I wanted to know who I was falling for." I didn't plan to say that last part. Worried that he didn't believe me, I blurted it out. But it was true.
Silence came across the phone. Looking around the room, I realized that everyone had gone. Occupied in my conversation with L, I hadn't noticed when they left.
Finally L spoke. "I do trust you. At least, now I do."
My spirits rose a tiny bit. "But why now?"
"You trusted me enough to tell me the truth. Also, I would like to say that… I feel the same way. You have grown very much on me Kisha." I smiled brightly.
Something good did come out of this. And to think, just days ago I was on an airplane heading to- Holy crap. Oh my- I didn't tell him.
"Uh, L? Don't me mad at me but Rai and I sort of…" I trailed off.
"What is it?"
"Oh, um, we just… went to see Beyond Birthday."
I could hear the phone drop to the ground. A couple seconds later, it was being picked up.
"Y-you two did what?" Woah, he stuttered. Maybe I'll just talk about this with him when we get back.
"Let's forget about. I mean, the past is the past! Oooh look at the time. I'm getting pretty hungry. You have fun with your investigation. See you soon!" With that, I clicked off the phone and skipped out of the room.
Wandering the halls of Wammy's, I wondered what it was like for L growing up. Did he like it here? I doubt he had any friends. Probably kept to himself, eating sweets all day long.
When I reached the lunchroom, I saw everyone else. It was lunch time so the whole room was packed. Matt, Mello, and Rai were sitting at a table in the corner, away from the other kids. Near was on the floor next to them, playing with some dominoes.
Stomach grumbling, I decided that it would hurt to grab a bite to eat before we departed for Tokyo. After getting some food on my tray, I made my way towards the table.
I noticed Matt was still playing his video game, but once and awhile he'd glance up and smile at Rai. Oooh lala.
Sitting down, I smiled. "Hey guys. Nice to see you again."
Matt looked up at me with a smile and nodded. Then returned to his game. From the floor, gave a small nod, but didn't say anything.
Mello jabbed a fork in his food. He chewed vigorously.
Cutting a piece of my cake, I snorted. "What's your problem?"
Grunting, Mello scowled at me. "I don't have a problem!"
"Calm down. I just asked." I muttered under my breath, "Someone's got anger issues."
Slamming his fork down on the plate, he turned to me. "You've got a big mouth, you know?"
"You're one to talk, " I retorted. "I least I have a hairstyle that matched my real gender." From the floor, I saw Near smirk. Mello finally ticked.
"Shut up! You don't know who you're talking to! I'm one of L's successors; second below big-headed freak Near and above Matt! And no one cares about my hair!" The kids in the lunch hall were too distracted to hear Mello. But everyone at this table did.
"Hmm, so that's who you three are. You're L's successors."
Near closed his eyes. "Mello, you impetuous fool." Opening them, he returned to his toys.
Matt snorted. "Way to go, Mello," he said, not looking up from his device. Rai pretending to be eating, but she stole small glances towards Matt.
I smirked. "Not so smart anymore, are you Mells?"
Slamming his hands on the table, Mello stood up. "Don't call me that," he growled. Staring at me, he narrowed his eyes. "At least L can trust me enough to tell me about his past."
That teared it. Mello has a smart mouth on him, and I couldn't take it anymore. He had no room to talk like that. Picking my plate of strawberry cake up from the table, I shoved it into Mello's face before storming out of the lunch hall.
Since I obviously didn't live here, I didn't know where to go after I stormed off. So, retracing my steps, I made my way back to Near's room.
I could think of nothing to do. My luggage was still, hopefully, somewhere outside in a bush. Instead of pouting on the cot, I sank to the floor and began setting up dominoes. Piece after piece, I set them up. Near had a lot of dominoes, so I knew I wouldn't run out for awhile.
After about ten minutes, I heard the door opening. I didn't look behind me. I thought is was either Mello coming to apologize, or Rai coming to check on me.
To my surprise, the boy in the white pajamas sat next to me. Not turning away from my work, I kept on going. After studying my pattern, Near began setting up dominoes too.
So this was L's top successor. It was hard to tell his age because he was short, but being the top successor, you'd think he would be a bit older.
"Near, how old are you?" I began to try and start a conversation.
"Almost 17." Woah, I was right. He's much older than he looks. With the sudden urge to get to know him, I decided to ask him another question.
"Why doesn't Mello like you?" It was obvious that Mello didn't like Near after he called him a big-headed freak.
Near smirked. "Isn't it obvious? It's because I'm more intelligent than him."
Yay! I got to write in my favorite boys from Wammy's House! HOUSE PARTY! *shoots fireworks*
They will also be in the next chapter. YESH! XD
