Theme 27: Birthday
Character(s): Mello, L
Genres: General, Slice-of-Life
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Mello purses his lips as he reads the plain, emotionless, typed message written on otherwise blank white paper:
To Mello,
Have a Happy Birthday.
Sincerely,
L
Beside him is the two pound bar of imported chocolate that had arrived with the note. He'd gotten the exact same thing from L last year along with the exact same note. Next year, he'd get it again, as he would the next year, and the next year, and the next year.
To be honest, Mello was fairly certain the gift was sent every year by Watari and wondered if the actual L even knew when his birthday was. Not that it mattered, L was something for Mello to aspire to and little else. What did he care if the mysterious detective remembered his birthday?
Mello crumpled the note up the second he reads the last word and casually tosses it over his shoulder not caring where it will land. The janitors will pick it up later anyway.
Then he unwraps the chocolate and takes a bite; and leaves the room to find Matt and see what the redhead got him.