Chapter 5

The morning sun shone brightly through the curtains, making Matt squint to keep the light out of his eyes. All he wanted was just a little more sleep, a little more time to hold Near in his arms.

Wait... Where is Near?

Suddenly he realized that he was alone in the bed, and as his senses returned to him he heard the shuffling of papers and the erratic ticking sound of a hard disk drive in the background. He opened his eyes against the blinding morning sun and sat up in bed.

Matt could see the top of Near's head as he sat on the floor at the foot of the bed. Matt crawled slowly towards the edge where he found Near deeply concentrating on one of many sheets of paper haphazardly strewn about. A notebook computer was amongst the debris, displaying a green lit photograph of someone.

Matt reached down and snaked his arms around Near's frame, startling him slightly. He gave his snow haired lover a kiss on the neck before whispering the first words of the day into Near's ear.

"Good morning sunshine."

Near leaned backwards into Matt's embrace as his eyes closed and his head lolled back.

"Mmm.... Good morning." Near replied.

"So what are you doing? Working on a case?"

"Yes, and hopefully it should be concluding soon."

"What's it about?"

"Well, you see this man here" Near said, pointing to the screen, "That's Gaston Montvac, an employee of Helix Labs, the biological research company that hired me. It seems that top secret research information frequently goes missing and is being sold to other competing company's across the world. They suspect this man because he has frequent exposure to such information being the head of the IT department, but nobody can actually pin it on him. A 3rd party IT firm was hired to see if Gaston left any traces of his activity behind but nothing showed up. Roger and I have been tracking his movements for months and I took these pictures the other night. I think they might be the silver bullet we need to put this case to rest."

"Wait... you took these pictures yourself? Like you were hiding in the bushes?"

Near looked down sheepishly.

"Yeah. Something like that."

"Wow I never thought my boyfriend was also a spy." Matt said while laughing. He suddenly stood up on the bed and started dancing and singing. "Secret...Agent Man... Secret... Agent Man..."

Near started to crack a smile, but completely cracked up when he saw Matt's soft penis flopping up and down as he danced.

"My secret.... Agent man...."

"Matt are those the only words that you know to that song?" Near asked with a post laughter grin on his face.

"Umm.... Yeah." Matt replied, with his antics coming to a rest, "C'mon, I'll make us some breakfast. Secret.... Agent man..." Matt sang as he leaped from the bed and scurried into the kitchen.

Near's heart swelled as he thought of how happy he was to have Matt back. It almost seemed unreal. He was afraid that it was all just a very realistic dream and that he'd wake up alone again, cursing his mind for teasing him so cruelly. But sure enough, Near never did wake up from this dream come true.

Several weeks went by and the two of them got used to living together and sharing a bed every night, just like they had dreamed about so many years ago. There was a change in Near's demeanor as well, something even Roger had noticed. Gone was the cynical, angry, and sometimes outright abrasive boy. Near remembered how to laugh, to smile, and even crack a joke every once in a while.

He loved living life now. He succeeded in having Gaston Montvac arrested, and Matt even succeeded in getting Near out of the apartment every once in a while, with the both of them enjoying dinner at nice restaurants when Matt didn't feel much like cooking. Near's cooking was a bit less than spectacular, something he freely admitted, but he very much enjoyed the time him and Matt spent out.

"Fancy dessert?" Matt asked as the rounded the corner to their building.

"Are you trying to make me fat?" Near replied with a coy smile on his face.

"I don't think you could get fat even if you tried, Near. So what'll it be? Cherry Garcia? Green Tea?

"Red bean." Near replied.

"Ok, I'll run to the grocery store and get it. Go upstairs into the apartment and take your clothes off. I want to eat this ice cream off of your body."

Near felt his face flush and his breath hitched as he visualized Matt's suggestion. The look on his face told Matt he was completely on board with the idea, and wordlessly he disappeared into the lobby of the apartment building. He unlocked the door to the apartment and kicked his shoes off before stepping inside, thinking about how he's going to pleasure Matt tonight when he suddenly kicked something on the floor.

What did Matt leave out?

Near wondered as he bent down in the darkened room and picked the object up. It was a book. That much he could tell just from feel alone, but he was unable to make out what it was. Near figured it was probably one of Matt's programming books since he seemed to resume interest in his previous passion again, however what Near saw when he flicked the lights on was so shocking he early dropped it.

"Death Note"

"It cant be." Near thought as his heart started to race, he immediately looked around the room for the shinigami that would usually accompany a Death Note. But saw nothing. Nervously he opened the book to the first page and sank to the ground as his legs gave out upon reading the first and only entry.

"Nate River- Oct 20, 2008 12AM"

That was only three hours from then.

A/N:
DUN DUN DUN!!!!!! Not sure if that was predictable or not. If it was, oh well. Sorry this was such a short chapter, but there's lots more to come. The story has officially begun. Hope you enjoy the ride. Please review. I love you all. Thanks.