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-st don't stay asleep forever. I would miss you."

"I could never sleep forever. Dreams won't satisfy me now."

"Oh? Why not?"

"Because everything I've ever dreamed about is-"

"-going to die a horrible death!" I warily opened my eyes, seeing the cause of being woken up sitting on the other side of the room with a controller in hand.

"Matt..?" I sat up and rubbed my eyes but my vision remained slightly blurry.

"You're awake?" the redhead paused his game and turned himself away from the television.

"No, I'm carrying on a coherent sentence in my sleep." I deadpanned. What's with all the stupidity around here lately?

"No need to be snarky." he huffed, turning his attention back to his game. I stood up, stumbling a bit, and opened my mouth to argue when a certain small albino suddenly appeared in front of me. I fell back onto the bed, startled.

"Would you stop doing that?" I hissed. I hadn't even seen him in the room much less coming towards me. Near offered a small, apologetic smile. "Where's L?"

"He left to go pick up some books from that old library." Matt replied, eyes glued to the screen. "He said they would help."

"With what exactly?" I asked, not taking my eye's off Near though I was addressing Matt. I bet if I looked away, that little creep would end up directly next to me.

"Our history." Near responded as he clasped his hands behind his back and began to rock onto his heels.

"What the hell are you doing?" I couldn't help but be perturbed by the other boy's actions. He seemed so much more lively lately. Huh, freaky.

"Standing."

"No shit?"

"Would you like to take a walk with me?" Near held his hand out to me. I stared out him. Just stared, hoping to scare him off without having to waste words on him. "Please?" he questioned softly, sounding dejected.

"You should go with him, he can explain more stuff to you," Matt was taking his side? What? I huffed and stood up, knocking Near's hand away. He glanced away and bit his lip.

"Fine, I'll go but I better get some good fucking answers."

"Let's walk down to the lake. It's a fair distance away and will give us time to talk," Near said.

"Just be back before L gets here, he wouldn't want to sit around waiting for you two." Matt still didn't turn away from his games even as we left the room. It struck me as odd when we left Wammy's without even being noticed. Usually, I would have been stopped and tossed back in my room for trying to sneak out especially at this time of night. When Near and I stepped outside, I started to wonder how he would find his way to the lake. More so, if we got lost, how would anyone find us?

I visibly cringed. Being lost with Near would be hell. I prayed that he knew the way and could see well in the moonlit darkness.

"This way," the twerp started off in a random direction. Yep, already not looking promising.

"That's not the right way. This way." I pointed to the right.

"This way is faster." he didn't stop. I took a deep breath. Answers is all I needed and if I beat Near, I most likely would get them. However, I didn't want to wander around a fucking forest with the idiot because he didn't know which way he was going.

"Near, let's stick with a way we both know in case anything happens." he finally stopped and turned to look at me.

"Just trust me, please?"

"But what if we get lost and someone finds us together?" I asked, worried about what would happen to the younger male. He chuckled in response.

"If you're worried about me, don't be. I can fight if need be. Now, come on." he grabbed my hand and pulled me along, heading into a dense forest.

"Iku, why won't you tell me where we're going?" I tried to focus on weaving through the trees. How was he doing it so eloquently?

"I told you, it's a surprise!"

"Überraschunge sind dumm." I deadpanned. I heard him huff, getting irritated.

"Sie sind nicht." he argued, moving a little faster. I was slightly taken aback by his response then began to jog to keep up with him.

"When did you-?"

"I studied your language while you slept." he stopped suddenly. "I wanted to tell you that I loved you in it…" How cute but I didn't want to say anything until we were to our destination.

"Are we there yet?" I asked impatiently. Iku pouted.

"Mood killer." I offered an apologetic smile. "Yes, Alois, were-"

"-here." I shook my head. What just happened? "I told you it was faster to go this way." Near said as he moved a few plants aside and stepped past them. I followed, gasping when I set my eyes on the lake. It had been quite a long time since I had visited it, years perhaps. I don't recall it being this stunningly beautiful though. Then again, it was day the previous time I was here.

"Pretty," I walked forward and continued to survey the area. It was bigger than I remembered, with a far off waterfall in the distance, surrounded by trees. The moon hit the water and revealed that it was crystal clear and not at all deep. It gave me a strange urge to swim in it.

"The water's usually warm enough to swim in." Near said from somewhere behind me as if he knew what I was thinking. Creepy. I stepped closer to the lake and something shiny in the water caught my eye.

"Is there something down there?" I crouched down and tried to look deeper into the shallow depths without falling in. Near wandered over beside me and got down on his knees, squinting.

"I think there is. What could it be?"

"It looks like something metal." I rolled up my sleeve and tried to reach for it. Unfortunately, I couldn't quiet get to it. If I really wanted the item, I would have to actually get into the water. True to his word though, Near was right about it being warm.

"Could it be jewelry?" Near wondered out loud.

"Dunno, gonna find out." I stood up and began stripping, not wanting to get my clothes wet.


"Überraschunge sind dumm." - Surprises are stupid.

"Sie sind nicht." - They are not.

What, oh, what could be in the water? ;D