Chapter two:
For the rest of the day Near seemed to just act normal which started to piss Mello off.
Mello knows that Near is either hiding what's bugging him now and is just acting normal so he won't be getting anything more for information on what's bugging him or he's resolved it. He retreats to his room with a growl.
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A woman paces in her office. "I didn't want to believe it….. But it is true." She mutters to herself. "But why here? Why now?" She mumbles to herself for a bit longer then pauses. "There has to be a reason. Is it a target? A game?" She wonders to herself out loud. She shakes her head. "Calm down Kainda." She says a little quietly to herself. Her name means hunters daughter. "I can easily get to the bottom of this." She tells herself.
"Kainda?" A voice speaks.
Kainda jolts her head back slightly in surprise making her slightly curly blonde hair flutter slightly only to settle so the ends are resting on her shoulders and back again. She turns to look to the person who is approaching her now watching them with her aqua green eyes. "How can I help you?"
….
Rodger is in his office working on some paper work when he looks up as a knock comes to the door. "What is it?" He calls.
"We have new arrivals." An adult says making Rodger a bit confused.
"I don't remember hearing about new arrivals." Rodger mutters to himself then sighs before speaking up again. "Ok! Let them in!"
The door opens and two males walk in.
They're a bit older than Rodger expected but he can't just turn them away because of that. They stop in front of his desk letting him get a good look at them.
One has messy black hair, red eyes, a black long sleeved shirt, dark baggy jeans and bare feet.
The other has light brown hair that goes down to just an inch below his ears, sea blue eyes, a blue pull over hoodie, slightly baggy jeans and black runners.
"Greetings." Rodger says folding his hands on the desk. "We are an orphanage for geniuses." He says. "So I hope that you'll be ready to face the challenges ahead."
"Oh don't worry. We'll be fine." The black haired one says.
"Alright. Then let's get started." Rodger nods. "We give all new orphans a test to see how smart they are but first we'll need to get some basic things like your information out of the way before any of that can happen."
"Sounds okay." The brunette responds watching Rodger.
A part of Rodger feels a little unnerved about the way that the two are looking at him but he tries to ignore it.
Later…
"Here are the results Rodger." A female adult says and Rodger takes a look only for his mouth to fall open.
"Is this really their score?!" Rodger questions and the woman nods. He swallows harshly at this. "I can't believe it." He puts the papers on the desk. "Guess things are going to be a little more interesting than I thought."
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It's the last class of the day.
Mello, Matt and Near all share the same class… But the teacher has yet to arrive.
"What's going on?" Mello wonders as this teacher is never late.
"Who cares! We don't get to do any work." Matt says as he is sitting beside Mello playing a game on his DS.
Mello rolls his eyes at the other. "Sometimes I wonder how you have the number three spot." He tells the other then the door opens and the teacher walks in.
The teacher stops in front of the class that fall silent. She has brown hair pulled into a ponytail, dark brown glasses and a navy blue suit with a skirt. "Today class we have two new students joining us." She glances to the doorway. "Come on in."
Two people walk in and stop in front of the class beside the teacher.
"Class this is Backup." The teacher gestures to the raven. "And Alpha." She gestures to the brunette.
"Hmph." Backup says and his eyes sweep the room until they land on Near.
Mello glances between the two as a staring contest seems to ensue and he notices that Near seems a little tense all of a sudden.
"Please take a seat." The teacher tells the two and they head to the two empty seats which are two rows across from Near.
Near seems to not want to look at them and Mello watches. He looks to the teacher as she begins the lesson but Mello can tell that the two new kids being here has affected Near.
Mello isn't sure why or how yet but he turns away to seem like he's paying attention but his eyes drift to Near again. He can only assume that perhaps the three know each other from outside of Whammy's house though he can't say for certain just yet. He hardly is able to pay attention as he tries to figure out where they could have known each other from. He is only snapped out of his thoughts when it is announced that the class was over. He glances to the two newcomers who seem to be watching Near rather carefully while Near is a little bit in a rush to leave it seems. He figures he might have to go into stealth mode to figure out this mystery or at least get some clues as to what in the world is going on. He gets up after the two new comers do and he follows after them as they leave the room. He stays a safe distance away trying to not seem like he's purposely following them by glancing to a book every now and again or glancing around himself as if bored.
The two turn a corner so Mello slows coming to a stop and presses himself against the corner.
Mello listens knowing that he can escape through the door beside him if they come to peek around the corner.
"Do you think it's begun?" One of them asks the other.
"It's highly likely. And without proper care and training for it not only could it be exposed but it could get out of hand if something goes wrong." The other adds sounding rather serious.
"Too young to be outside of that place." The first slightly sighs. "Well let's get a move on."
Mello darts into the room past the door beside him as he hears the two approaching the corner. He waits and can hear them pause.
"I guess he wasn't following us after all." One mentions.
"Either way we don't have much time to waste." The other responds and they begin walking back the way that they had come from.
Mello is left more confused than before on what in the world is going on.