Well it's Friday and you know what that means! That's right an all new chapter of Mr. Monk and Skull Mountain! Thank you once again for sending in reviews and keep them coming! They make me feel special XD. Last week's "Circle of Life" moment is now in my profile and it will make an appearance in this fan fiction you can be sure of that. Just not in this chapter but anyway enjoy this one until next week.


Chapter Five: A Night in San Francisco

At the Teeger House

"Mom why can't I have a sleepover?" Julie asked her mother while they both worked on the dishes.

"I already told you Julie we have people staying with us tonight," Natalie explained.

"Can't you just make them stay at Mr. Monk's house?" Julie pleaded.

"No, I can't just make them stay at Mr. Monk's house. You know how he gets. He's probably already having a hard time with L and Watari staying at his house."

"Please..." Julie began to beg, letting her puppy eyes do all the work. Before Natalie could say anymore, Shawn and Gus burst through the door. Well, Shawn did.

"Hey guys, what's going on? I am ready for a one super de dooper slumber party. We should really just get Mr. Monk and L over here. I mean no slumber party is complete without everyone. Maybe a little karaoke, some pineapple upside down cake..." Shawn began to ramble.

"See Mom, Shawn thinks it's a good idea to have a sleep over," Julie said.

"Well yes, obviously that's why we're here," Shawn said.

"You guys don't mind if I invite some friends over tonight, right?" Julie asked.

"No of course not! The more the merrier!" Shawn exclaimed.

"Excuse me? This is stillmy house and there will be no more guests tonight," Natalie said firmly.

"What? Why not? We're going to have oodles of fun," Shawn said.

"Shawn, you do realize we'll be spending an entire evening with a bunch of fifteen year olds," Gus said.

"Point taken...that really isn't any fun now that I think about it," Shawn said, "Sorry kiddo you're on your own." Julie, feeling betrayed, stomped off to her room, slamming the door. "Harsh."

"She'll get over it. Now, you two are staying in the guest room which is down the hall and to the left," Natalie said.

"Right. So do you have one of those old Easy Bake Ovens because we left ours down in Santa Barbara and I am just in the mood for pineapple upside down cake. Actually, I'm going to need the mix for it too," Shawn said as he began to walk into the kitchen. "Wow what a nice place this is."

"Shawn, Shawn! What are you doing?" Gus asked.

"Gus, how can we make a pineapple upside down cake without the ingredients," Shawn said as he began to look through the cupboards. "Here, Gus you look for the ingredients and I'll go get the Easy Bake Oven."

"Why don't you just use the regular oven?" Natalie asked.

"Because I might set the house on fire," Shawn replied.

"Well we don't have an Easy Bake Oven," Natalie said, "So you're going to just not have your cake. I have to go to Mr. Monk's house and see how he's doing." Shawn let out a fake gasp.

"No Easy Bake Oven! Gus, do you believe this? How will we survive without the classic Hasbro cooking oven?"

"I don't know Shawn," Gus said in an irritated tone.

"Shouldn't your daughter have one of these?" Shawn asked.

"I don't remember if I still have it Shawn! I probably threw it out!" Natalie replied.

"Well we'll just have to find out won't we? Gus, to the basement!" Shawn said as he began to look for the entranceway to the basement in order to find his Easy Bake Oven.

"Shawn, no! NO!" Natalie screamed as she tried to stop him. This was going to be impossible tonight. How was she going to check up on Mr. Monk when she had to deal with these two at the same time? She couldn't do this alone. Unless...

Natalie rushed to her daughter's room and knocked on the door.

"What?" Julie's voice came from the other side, sounding quite angry.

"Julie listen, I'll make it up to you. As soon as Shawn and Gus leave which should only be in about three days tops, I'll let you have your slumber party and you can invite as many people as you want," Natalie bribed.

"What's the catch?" Julie asked. Curse her daughter for being so smart!

"I need you to watch Mr. Monk and L for a little while. I'll pay you," Natalie threw into the deal. She knew her daughter wouldn't refuse considering Natalie had refused to pay for Julie's new, expensive sneakers that she just had to have.

"Deal," Julie said.

At the Monk Residence

"Why is there plastic wrapping on everything?" L asked as he sat on a couch, his feet resting just on the edge like they always did. Mr. Monk had made Watari and L stand in the hallway for about an hour and L guessed it was so Mr. Monk could put plastic wrapping on literally everything in the house.

"Well...how do I explain? It's mine," was Mr. Monk's best explanation.

"I see," L replied.

"You're not planning on sleeping tonight are you?" Mr. Monk asked, readying the roll of plastic wrap.

"No," L answered.

"Good I was afraid I was going to run out," Mr. Monk sighed with relief.

"You won't need to worry about us Mr. Monk," L said as he got up and walked to the kitchen, no doubt looking for some sort of sweet. He opened the refrigerator to find that everything was in plastic containers and/or plastic baggies along with labels.

"Is there a reason why everything is so...organized?" L asked.

"It keeps the food from touching," Mr. Monk replied.

"Ah." L began to search the refrigerator's contents for something sweet while Monk cringed at every moment. "Do you have cake?"

"Uhh...here's the thing. I don't have anything...sweet in the fridge," Mr. Monk replied. Now this was indeed a problem. There was a ninety five percent chance that L could not survive without sweets. Mr. Monk didn't want to even think about what could happen if L was away from sweets for very long. He imagined it being a lot like an alcoholic suffering from withdrawal. L looked back towards Watari.

"Watari," L said.

"I'll be back shortly," Watari said as he walked toward the door. Just as Watari was leaving, Julie was entering. She said her hellos to him before entering the kitchen.

"Hello Mr. Monk, L," Julie said.

"Hello Julie," Mr. Monk said. L simply nodded. The idea of a fifteen year old girl who probably gossips about every thing that happens in her life made L slightly uneasy especially since she knew who he was. "Where's Natalie?" Monk asked.

"Oh Mom can't come. She sent me instead."

"Why?"

"Shawn is tearing our house apart looking for a toy that I had when I was seven."

"Why am I not surprised?"

"Yup, so I'm here to baby-sit the two of you."

"Baby-sit?" L asked.

"Julie, Julie, Julie," Mr. Monk said and he chuckled a little, "I don't think that's necessary. We are both capable adults. We don't need a baby-sitter."

"Watari is here too," L pointed out.

"Oh yeah? Let me guess, Watari went to go buy you anything sweet because Mr. Monk doesn't have any. Mom says Watari is a bad influence and your sweet tooth is going to lead to serious health problems when you get older," Julie said.

"Ms. Teeger..." L began.

"And, I'm sure Mr. Monk hasn't told you yet that you aren't allowed to use the bathroom. Which means you're going to have to go ask Kevin Dorfman if you can use his bathroom and I'm sure Mr. Monk didn't tell you that he neverstops talking," Julie continued.

"I am completely aware of the situation, thank you," L lied. He knew about Mr. Monk's bathroom problem but he had no knowledge of this Kevin Dorfman.

"Alright look Julie, what is your mom paying you?" Mr. Monk asked.

"Eight dollars an hour."

"We'll pay you double," L quickly said.

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

"So where am I supposed to go while I'm supposed to be watching you two?"

"Can't you just...drive?" Monk asked.

"I'm fifteen! And with what car?" Julie said, "Besides, you're too cheap to pay me that much."

"On the contrary, Mr. Monk has ample money that was rewarded to him for assisting in capturing Kira," L said.

"Eh...no I don't," Monk said.

"What do you mean?" L asked.

"Well you know everything I took to Japan...I burned it. I used the money to replace everything."

"You burned everything that you took to Japan?" L asked.

"Yeah." Before L could further question this action, Watari re-entered with a box containing cake. L immediately sat down the way he always did, waiting patiently for his cake. Watari did not seem to mind and cut a piece for both L and Julie.

"Wow, I'm getting paid double andcake. You should come over more often," Julie said.

"You're no longer getting paid double. You can't leave therefore the deal is off," L replied, taking a bite of the cake goodness. Julie frowned for a moment before taking a bite of her own cake.

"By the way, Mr. Monk, I noticed that everything in your house is in complete order except for the table located in the other room. Why is that?" L asked.

"That's the way Trudy liked it," Monk answered. L simply nodded not saying another word.

At about eleven o'clock, Julie left at the sound of Natalie's car horn in front of the Monk residence. Mr. Monk guessed Natalie was having a lot of trouble with Shawn and Gus considering she did not stop in. The two households went their separate ways, one chaotic while the other peaceful, for the rest of the night.