Here's Chapter 2 that has been on high demand :D I worked so very hard on it 3! I hope you like it! E cookies for all who review! :)

I DO NOT OWN DEATH NOTE OR ITS CHARACTERS. ONLY MINE

"Can you tell me what was going on in there?" Roger asked Linda. She flinched slightly and drew invisible circles on the ground with her foot.

"We were playing a game."

"Really? What I saw in there, Linda, did not look like a game."
Linda glared at Roger behind her bangs. Why is he getting so mad about this? Why is he getting on my ass about it! Is it because of my rank?

"It was a game called Truth or Dare," Matt said not looking up from his gaming console. Mello gave a hearty laugh and is sitting back in his chair putting his arms behind his head.

"Yeah, the dare was for Lindy here," Linda glared slightly at Mello, "to go in the closet with Near for 8 minutes. Linda must have had her back toward the door and Near fell down with her when Matt swung open the door." Mello finished, he was grinning like an idiot. Matt blinked.

"Mello, the last time I checked, you were the one that swung open the door."

"I am not going to deny or agree with your statement."

"Mello, shut up. I'm sure Roger sent us in here because there is a guest here, not because of what happened between Linda and I." Near said, stopping the arguing. He brought his knee closer to his chest. Linda blushed a rosy pink color at the blunt statement.

"Shut up you albino bas-,"

"Mello, watch your tongue!" Linda scolded.

"Don't tell me what to do! You're just defending him becau-,"

"Mello!"

She blushed a bit more profusely. Mello stopped his ranting and crossed his arms. Matt was laughing at the whole situation.

"What's so funny?"

"You got scolded by Linda. That's hilarious!"

"Shut up!"

Mello shook his fist at Matt, only fueling the fire. Linda was laughing at the duo and Near had a smirk on his face, but he hid it with his knee. What they didn't know was the guests already came inside the room watching them intensely.

Roger cleared his throat at the 4, and they stopped as soon as they saw there were guests in the room. Linda was standing off to the side, Matt was sitting in between Mello and Near, who was on the ground.

"Kids, this is L and Watari. They need your assistance."

Matt looked up instantly from his gaming console, Mello stood up with wide shocked eyes, Linda's mouth opened slightly, even Near looked up and stopped twirling the strand of hair from his fingers.

"Thank you, Roger." L said. He had shaggy black bed hair, wide and alert grey-blue eyes and under those eyes were dark shadows that showed his lack of sleep. The 4 watched his hunched figure walk over to a chair, pull it in front of them and sit down with his knees hugged against his chest.
The man named Watari left and came back with a tray of sweets. Mello watched in awe at all the chocolate he left for him. Whoa, and I thought Mello was bad! Matt thought to himself.
"Now I am here to ask you 4 a favor." He said, carefully watching all the expressions in the room.
"I asked Roger to bring the top ranked students to me, because there is this case that I need help on. You see, I have to go to Japan to work on a case there and this one here," he held up the case file, "Is a rather important one and needs to be done quickly and if possible, very discretely." He gave the folder to Matt. Linda had a grim plastered on her face.
"Sir, I understand you needed the top ranked students such as Matt, Mello, and Near, but sir…What about me? I am 6thranked." L's eyes softened ever so slightly.

"Well Linda, I left that part out, I apologize. I asked for you because of your talent in art, which I find might be very useful in this investigation and also you social skills are going to be extremely helpful as well. So, this is why I picked you, Linda." Linda gave a radiant smile. Near watched her out of the corner of his eye, and he whether he knew it or not, the twirling of his strand of hair picked up in speed. L stood up and nodded to the 4.

"I will take my leave now; the details of the case are inside the manila folder Matt is holding. I trust you will do well, and I will be checking in every month to see how you are doing."

"Yes, sir." They said all at once.
"And another favor, call me L." He said and left the room.

***3 days later***

Attention passengers we will now be nearing Denver, Colorado.

Near looked out the window and saw that Denver, Colorado was indeed just up ahead. Mello and Matt were in front of them, he heard them playing and chatting about the 'awesome new level' he just reached on his DS. Linda and himself were behind them looking over the folder, but somewhere in the early of the night Linda fell asleep. It was one of those moments where she actually didn't have her hair up and Near couldn't help but be fascinated. Especially the look of shock and embarrassment that was obviously evident on her face when he accidentally fell on top of her. A very small smile appeared on his face. She is very pretty when she blushes. Also sometime early in night, Linda took his right shoulder captive and now was using it as a pillow, he didn't shove her off of wake her up; he simply let her be. She needs her strength.Unlike her, however, he was unable to sleep last night so he continued to look over the folder until he had it memorized. He watched her peacefully sleep for just a few more minutes then slightly shook her shoulders.

"Linda…"
She groaned as she subconsciously buried her face in the crook of his neck. Near tensed slightly at the contact; unsure on how to react to the situation.
"Linda, wake up."
She reluctantly opened her tired eyes, and still not moving from her position on Near. He sighed, deciding that since she was half awake she would eventually wake up on her own. He looked out the window and watched the rising sun. Mello turned around, in hoping to scare him awake, but saw the position Near and Linda were in and smirked. He quietly ushered Matt to get the camera. He tore open the bag next to him and grabbed the camera handing it to Mello. He quickly took a picture, but forgot to turn off the flash startling Near and Linda, who was now fully awake.

"Mello, what's your problem?" She was flushed, sore, and now furious.
"I simply couldn't pass up the opportunity to blackmail you now, Near."
Near glared slightly and Linda looked slightly confused.
"What are you talking about, Mello?"
Matt turned around on his chair and showed the picture to her. He swore the longer she looked at it the redder she got.
There the picture showed a picture of her and Near, her face was buried in the crook of his neck and Near was looking out the window.
She looked at Near out of the corner of her eye. He didn't show any signs of disgust or anger. Instead, he looked almost amused. The nerve of him! She huffed and crossed her arms.
"I was trying to wake you up."
She blushed, "Really?"
He nodded, "You refused to wake up, so I let you be."
She flushed and changed the topic,
"Did you get any sleep?"
He shook is head as he twirled a strand of his white, show-like hair. The next words she said came tumbling out like a waterfall,
"Is that my fault?"
He looked at me; confusion was swirled in his grey-blue eyes.
"My fault… That you didn't get to sleep."
"I know what you meant, and no it wasn't. I was just looking over the case file." The thirteen year old girl nodded slightly. Near you need your rest too.

Attention passengers, we will now be descending into Denver, Colorado. Please fasten your seatbelts.

All of a sudden Linda's heart started to pound hard against in her chest. Her hands shook slightly as she managed to put on her seatbelt. Reality just smacked her hard in the face. It was her very first case, sure they solved simple fake ones in school, but this was the real deal. She grasped the hem of her grey skirt tightly and her light green eyes narrowed. She could do this, she has to stay strong. L depended on them to find this killer. Besides she is the only girl (young lady) around so, she has to be tough. Near, Mello, and Matt solved small cases before assigned by L, so if they could do it she could do it. I think.She took a deep breath and relaxed her hands and mussels. She snapped out of her thoughts when the plane came to a complete stop and everyone starts to unbuckle.

Attention passengers, we have now reached Denver, Colorado. Please enjoy your stay and hope you fly with us again soon.

Linda got up and stretched.
"Finally!" She said excitedly walking into the isle letting Near out. Mello agreed with her and made Matt carry the bags.
"Yeah, I don't like airplanes." Matt said trying to keep up one bag. Mello rolled his eyes and took a couple of bags from him. Linda smiled grasping onto her purse and walked out of the plane.
"Near, look."
She nodded towards the black van parked about 10 feet away from them. Mello stood beside her also looking at the black van.
"That must be our ride."
The 4 stood next to each other in a half circle looking at the van suspiciously, waiting for someone to come greet them.
Near grasped onto the folder a little bit tighter; tapping it impatiently against his body.
"Should I go see if anyone's there?"
Linda asked approaching it slowly, but Near grabbed onto her arm before she could go any further.
"They're waiting for everyone else to leave before they come and get us. So i guess try to 'act natural'."
Linda laughed at this and looked at all of their clothing and the bags in their hands. They stopped looking at the van and waited for everyone to clear the plane. A flight attendant approached them, "Excuse me, kids. What are you still doing on the runway? I will have to contact your parents if you do not leave. What are your names?" she asked picking up her walkie-talkie. Linda instantly froze. After a few seconds no one said anything. Near gave her the 'don't-say-anything' look. The woman stared down Linda, probably because she looked the most confused on how to handle the situation.
"We are waiting for the plane to clear, because we are waiting for someone," Near answered her in a stoic voice.
"Boy, I wasn't asking you."
Mello and Matt snort at that and Linda's eye twitches. Boy?
"Miss, pardon my rudeness, but he is not a boy! He's 14."
Mello howls in laughter at this.
"M-Matt, my god this is so funny."
Near glared at the lady.
"I have given you one warning and now I ask you for your names and parent contact information, now."
"I'm afraid their names classified information." A voice from behind them appeared. They turn around to see a man slicked back brown hair and a black suit stand in front of them.
"Are you Near, Mello, Matt, and Linda?" He asked. They nodded and walk toward him.
"I heard you are taking over the case now; it's an honor to meet you. My name is Jake," He shook their hands, "and if you would just wait in the van, I will sort this out."
The nodded walking toward the van Matt opened the door and they got inside one by one, and guess where Linda was sitting. Right smack-dab in the middle of Mello and Near. She sighed and looked at Near, who was playing with two dice in one hand. Mello's bright blue eyes darted over to the folder the white haired boy had in his lap.
"Hey, Near..."
Near's grey-blue eyes looked over at him with a bored expression.
"Can I see the file?"
Near handed the file to Mello.
"Matt and I haven't had the chance to look over it." Mello said opening the file.
Jake came around to the drivers' side and turned around to look at the 4. "Ready?" They nod and he drives them off to their base.
When they arrived there were already 2 people there waiting for them. Jake got out and opened the door. They all got out and looked at the two strangers. Jake cleared his throat,
"This is Mary and John, they will be working with us too," they all shook heads except for John with Linda, who took her hand and kissed the back of it causing her to flush. Near looked away, grasping the dice in his hand in a death grip.
"So shall I show you inside? Follow me." Jake turned on his heal and walked toward the door with the 4 in tow.
"Mary and John will be getting your stuff, so in the meantime I'll be showing you to your rooms." The whole place was huge, but bland (Linda scowled at). Computers were all aligned across the desks, which Matt beamed at, and a couch with a table on the left side of the room. They went to the right side of the room and up the slick, white stairs. Once the reached the top to the left was a white door. Jake opened it and they walking inside, a white bed was to the right against the wall and a computer table (with a computer) and a dresser were on the left side. "

Near," Jake moved aside to let Mary in, who had Nears' stuff, "This is your room. Please make yourself comfortable, and come down stairs when your ready," And with that, they left leaving him to unpack in the silence.
30 minutes later, there was a tiny knock on Near's door. He sighed, wondering if it was Mello or Jake. So he gave a soft, "Come in," as a reply. The door opened a tiny bit and Linda popped her head in giving a small smile. Near was on the floor, one knee hugged to his chest, playing with a puzzle.
He didn't look up at her, but was a tiny bit surprised that she came to his room. She's an adventurer, always exploring a new place they went to.

"Hello, Linda."
"Hi… Do you like your room?"
He twirled a strand of hair and snapped a piece into the puzzle.
"It's a room."
She laughed at that and sat down in front of him, watching him snap the tiny pieces into the puzzle.
"Uhm...Are you going to come down stairs? Matt is already down there." She asked getting up and brushing her skirt off. He sighed and got up and walked toward the door, leaving the room with Linda trailing behind him.

She stopped, "I'll go get Mello, I'll be right back," she said and ran to Mello's room, which was right next to hers. She knocked on the door and waited silently until she got a response. The door swung open and there was the blonde standing right in front of her.
"What the hell do-, oh hey Linda," He said and let her in. His room was clean and organized, his suitcase was off toward the side and clothes (black) were folded on his bed.
"Watcha want, Linda?" He asked. He might have some huge grudge against Near, but he wasn't awful or a bully to her. He always played outside with her and ate lunch with her and Matt.
"I want to know if you're coming down stairs now. Everyone else is already down there."
"Yeah, I am. Let's go Lindy." she sighed and left the room with Mello. She and Mello reached the first floor and saw Matt on one of the computers, Near on the floor looking at the case file, and the others on the couch waiting. Mello left her side and sat next to Matt. Linda smiled and suddenly felt a bolt of confidence.

They were going to find this serial killer: The Tarot Card Killer.

DUN DUN DUNNNNN! I am now working on chapter 3, until then. Have a good day.. :-) REMEMBER...COOKIES! (And world peace!) :)