The new addition ch4
Luka's POV
Chapter 4
2 Months Later
Mello, Matt, Noa, and I all sat at a table near the middle of the dining hall watching Near be mauled by snotty girls. It was hilarious but I felt kind of bad…almost. That's when Roger came in.
"Near, Mello, Matt, Noa, Luka. I would like you all to come with me." We all shared a look before standing to follow Roger to his office. When we entered, I saw the last thing I expected. L was sitting in a spinning computer chair. I reacted first, launching forward and hugging L around the waist.
"Hello there everyone." L said patting my head as I pulled away. "I was informed of your big accomplishment, Luka. I am quite proud." My visible eye widened at the unexpected praise and I blushed. L looked around at the other whammy kids, a small smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "I will be returning in one week. I will expect you all packed and ready to go." We all just stared at him with identical looks of confusion plastered across our faces. Roger spoke then.
"L, are you sure you want all five? Why not just take Near and Mello?"
"Because Near and Mello do not get along, but I am quite certain that Mello will be much more tolerable if his friends are present. Besides, they will not be a burden. They each have their own unique skills to develop and contribute."
"Um…L, what are you talking about?" Noa asked, thoroughly confused.
"Children, you are all moving to Japan to live with L and Watari."
"Huh?" Matt and I responded at the same time. Quite intelligently, I might add. Mello rolled his eyes at us but Noa stayed uncharacteristically silent, as did Near though it wasn't so out of character for him.
"L is adopting us," Mello stated.
"What! Seriously?" Matt and I were as excitable as puppies at times.
"Or the better question. Why?" Noa asked, finally speaking.
"I thought it was about time for you all to start your detective training. You will also be attending a quite prestigious private school to further your current educations," L stated, not at all phased by the shocked expressions crossing our faces. Even Near looked mildly surprised. L stood and walked to the door. "Come Watari. Roger, please make sure they are all prepared when I return." Roger nodded and we watched as they left. Then Roger herded us toward our rooms.
We took our time packing throughout the week, while Noa and Mel were packed and ready on the first night, the fun suckers. Matt and I on the other hand decided to spend our night celebrating. We stayed up all night playing video games and eating junk food. We'd been dismissed from lessons for the whole week to 'prepare' ourselves.
The night before we were to leave, I had trouble sleeping. Every time I managed to fall asleep I had constant nightmares and woke up again. It was about two A.M. when I gave up on sleep all together. I crawled carefully out of bed and stumbled across my dark room to the door. Slowly, I cracked it open and peeked out to the hall. It was dark. Obviously. I had planned to go to Noa's room but now I wasn't so sure I could find my way there in the dark. Matt's room however, was much closer and I knew my way there by heart, thanks to all the years of secret sleepovers and midnight game sessions.
Matt was my best friend and he'd always been the one to comfort me. Nobody understood how close we really were, besides Mello and Noa of course. If the staff and teachers ever found out, we would probably be separated… Not that it mattered now.
I crept out into the hall and quietly made my way to Matt's room. He always kept his door locked, but gave me an extra key that never left my neck. I quickly unlocked his door and slipped inside, trying not to make too much noise. It didn't matter anyway, because Matt was already awake. He sat up and looked in my direction.
"Luka? What's wrong? Are all you alright?" He sounded really worried and it made me feel kind of bad.
"Couldn't sleep." I stared at Matt through my bangs. He was wearing a black tank top and gray boxers. His lack of sufficient clothing didn't faze me a bit. He sighed and folded the covers back for me. I gingerly plopped down on his bed, pulling my legs up. He silently pulled the covers back over the both of us. I felt him stiffen slightly when I wrapped my arms around his waist and curled up against him. I ignored it until I felt a hand in my hair, lightly running his fingers through the black strands. He does things like that a lot. I love it. It made me feel safe and warm. I felt him pull me a little closer as he wrapped his free arm around my shoulders.
"Good night, Luka," he whispered softly into my hair as he hugged me.
"Night," I said sleepily through a yawn before I let the familiar motion of his hand lull me to sleep.
A/N: Hey question for whatever wonderful people take the precious time out of their days to read this crap fic….yeah, anyway's. What do you think? Do you want to know what our Matty-dear thought of this little nighttime visit? Or should I just continue on with Luka. Or both, but continuing in Matt's POV? Please R&R, and help me out!