"Rather short interview with Matt, wasn't it?" L commented at 6am the next day, as him and his son sat in front of the monitors doing their usual tasks.
"Yes. But it was more than enough" Near smiled slightly, building his tower of dice higher. The smiled quickly dropped again to it usually straight unreadable line.
"Information?"
"Not to be discussed"
"Your reasons?"
"Pointless" Near placed another nice gently on top.
"Really…" L said sounding surprised, adding a sugar cub to his own tower "Was the amount he gave really futile without what he did not say?"
"To the present; yes. But be sure, father, I have not failed and nor am I finished-"
"I never once came to the conclusion you were."
"Tomorrow" Near said in a raised voice "Tomorrow…" he said quietly "I shall speak to the one in question again. I doubt if Mello will have anything to say"
"Yes… Donkeys don't like to be moved" L smiled slightly, his eyes moving to his sons.
Near smiled back and whispered "True"
"But you had a chance-" L went on "To pull away more information. Why didn't you?"
"Matt is too willing to tell lies." Near eyed the final dice. "I just played a game instead"
"A game instead of lies?"
"Father, is you were Matt, and I am as myself, wouldn't you believe I'd bribe you for information?"
"Yes"
"And you'd certainly be prepared to lie?"
"Yes"
"What would you reaction be if all I wanted was conversation?"
"Confused… intrigued."
"Now, with that in mind, for me to go in there again, what would be Matt's reaction and intentions?"
L did not answer, and just moved his eyes away from his screen and to his son. Near looked back, his head still facing his tower of dice.
"Impressive" was L's answer.
Near placed the final dice on top of his tower. He watched it for a second
before rising in his chair and kicking it down without wobbling once.

Just a few hours later, Matt sat in his cell. Well where else would he be? He clicked his fingers, bending them in strange directions, crossing them and uncrossing them.
Sitting… Was tiring.
Matt was ripped from his thoughts when something in the corner of his eye caught his attention. The camera on the wall in front of him had the recording light blinking. Blink, blink, blink… Blink. The only reason a camera blinked was if it was being shut down… Blink. Nothing.
He raised an eyebrow. It wasn't like L or Near or any of the task force to allow a camera to break or stop working. He quickly turned round to see the back-up camera behind him. The light was also dead and the lens shut. Matt picked up his small ears as he heard the sound of bolts unlocking on the other side of the door. He couldn't help but smile as a white haired boy stepped in.
"Near… What a pleasant surprise" Matt sneered.
Near closed the door behind him walked over to Matt and stood right in front of him.
"Well you tell the truth?" Near asked flatly.
"Of course" Matt blinked innocently
"Why would you?" Near challenged
"Because I like you" the red head looked the small detective in the eye.
"That isn't relevant"
"For you maybe, but for me it's all my reasons."
Now it was Near's time to blink "Why?"
Matt shrugged "I thought your IQ was higher than mine"
Near flinched slightly "Then tell me-" Near bent down in front of Matt "What do you know"
"I know-" Matt leaned closer to Near as best he could "That Beyond Birthday has escaped to join Kira"
"You are repeating a rumour-"
"Ah, ah, ah!" Matt shook his said slowly "It's rude to interrupt. Now-" Matt flicked the hair out his eyes "BB has many reasons, but not all known. But what I do know is that he is going to use Kira-"
"Use him?"
"Yes. Apparently BB has something that is either a threat or of use to Kira and that is how he shall do his work"
"So he's joining Kira to eliminate him"
"Yes. BB has a strange mind don't you think?"
Near didn't answer. Matt sighed and leaned back in his seat.
"It's another experiment-"
"How do you know this?"
"The Mafia. Beyond Birthday made contact with the mafia"
"Why?"
"I don't know" Matt said lightly with a shrug. "He spoke to Mello. Mello agreed on some parts of his plan, but the rest of the mafia do not."
"Why?"
"What do you mean why? It's Beyond Birthday! He mocked everyone notable- Including the early Mafia." Matt rolled his eyes as if this was obvious.
Near nodded and asked "What did he do?"
"Eh…" Matt shrugged again "Before the whole BB QQ BB, he had a few different plans. One included all mafias in a 30,40,50 mile radius. I don't know how precisely, but he sent riddles and things of similar design in trickery of either keeping them busy and fooling them."
"Fooling them?" Near repeated with one raised eyebrow
"Yeah… I think one was a cross word puzzle. It was supposed to give them directions to treasury or something he'd taken… But instead it led them right in middle of a shoot'N'rob. Most of them got away but a few were arrested and a main man was shoot in the back of the head"
Near stood up.
"That's enough for now. Thank you" The white haired boy turned to leave but was stopped by Matt's call. He turned his to the side so one eye was looking at the red head.
"Can't I have some company?"
"You're in solitary confinement" Near replied flatly.
"If that was true" Matt argued with a sneaky grin "Then you wouldn't return to speak to me in under 24 hours. If I'm solitary confinement you'd have to leave for a minimum of 48."
Near didn't replied for this was true and he knew it.
"Why near?" Matt sneered "Can't keep away from me, can you? Am I that interesting"
Near remained silent once again. With his mouth still firmly shut and nothing to say, he turned away and left the room.

That was the first time Near didn't have an answer to a question.

Finally! Chapter 3! What do you guys think? Did I keep them in character? God I hope so… :S