Snapshot

Summary: L is about to get the shock of his life when a child appears at the doorsteps of Wammy's Orphanage in Winchester, London. A young girl of seven years old, with raven black hair...and blood red eyes...occasionally. Mello, Watari and L are all three surprised by the familiar appearance of the girl, and all they can do...is take her in as an Orphan...especially after L had her father thrown in jail...

Anime: Death Note/InuYasha

Pairing: Final Pairing is Kagome/Near (Slight Mello/Kagome/Matt)

Rated: M for Mature Content in Later Chapters

Genre: Romance/Drama

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As requested by..."Jayne", the next chapter to Snapshot!

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X - "Suicide" is a valid cause of death. Basically, all humans are thought to possess the possibility to commit suicide. It is, therefore, not something "unbelievable to think of."

1997 – Whammy's House

Beyond looked to his friends' head...above it to be more precise. A had been quiet as of late, and B knew why. "A, are you feeling okay?" Even as he asked, his eyes watched the numbers drop in rhythm to a silent clock which ticked away at A's life.

'0302121955, 54, 53...he only has three more months left...two more days, twelve hours, nineteen minutes and forty-five seconds...Still counting...I wonder how he's going to die.' He watched as A gave a small nod in his direction before taking a small stack of books out of the library.

"BB!"

Beyond turned to see a little boy of seven years old running up to him, his blonde hair swaying as he ran, "Mello, you are in a hurry."

"We have another kid coming!"

"Exciting, another intelligent orphan to join this gathering of parentless adolescences...we must celebrate."

Mello punched him in the arm, not bother to hold back his hit.

"Mello sure is violent," Beyond looked to see a small group of girls which had earlier been in the library with him, turn and leave. This left him and the blonde alone. "Mihael, why so excited about this particular kid?"

"He's a year younger than I am!"

"So he's six?"

"No, he's two." Mello said blandly, his sarcasm blatant to the nineteen year old that rolled his eyes before glancing above his head. "Yes, he's obviously six, and stop that! You do that all the time."

"I don't know what you mean,"

"Looking above my head! With those creepy eyes of yours, what do you see!?"

"...don't you know?" Beyond gave a dark chuckle as he placed his hand on Mello's blonde locks and ruffled them, "I see your life...dwindling in numerals...Mihael Keehl..."

Mello scoffed, "I don't know how you know my name, unless you snuck into Watari's office or something...but I seriously doubt you see 'my life dwindling in numerals' as you so quaintly put it."

"Want to make a wager?"

Mello quirked a brow, "You aren't going to tell me when I'm going to die, and then kill me, are you?"

"No, of course not. No point in disrupting the flow of death, it comes when it chooses to, my only curiosity...is how it chooses to take you."

"Alright, fine...then what?"

"A..."

"A?!" Blue steal like eyes widened in their normal piercing gaze as the boy stared in surprise at BB.

"Soon, very soon...his life will come to an abrupt halt...in two months, though I cannot tell you how his life will end. I can't see that, I can only watch as the life slowly ticks away from those around me...while I can't see my own lifespan, I see numbers all around me. Oh, you can't tell anyone, Mihael..."

Mello frowned, "Not like anyone would believe me..."

"Believe what?"

The two turned to see L walking in with a curious expression on his face.

"Nothing; is he here?!" Mello was quick to change the subject.

"His name is Matt, go to Watari's office if you wish to see him or meet him. I doubt he'll pay you much mind though..."

Mello frowned, "What the heck does that mean!?"

"It means, he's been attached to his Gameboy since he arrived, and hasn't taken his eyes off the screen. I held a full conversation with the boy who merely gave me 'yeah' or 'whatever' replies. I sincerely wish you luck in breaking his focus away from that game of his."

Beyond watched as Mello's eyes lit up with the unspoken challenge; the blonde had heard a challenge that hadn't been vocalized by L, one which even L hadn't intended on making. All the same, Mello ran out of the library to go and catch the gamer's attention.

"I'm curious...you?"

"A little, but I'm sure we'll hear all about it later."

"Of course, Lawlie-pop."

L frowned and gave B a sideways glance that was a mix between a glare and a look of boredom. "Beyond, you shouldn't call me by my name...so carelessly, and by mixing it with stupid nicknames no doubt."

"But I like Lawlie-pop's, and so do you, I thought."

L blushed and pocketed his hands, a year younger than BB and he still continued to get flustered by the stupid nickname. He felt a hand on his shoulder, fingers ran up the length of his neck before tracing his lips. "Beyond,"

"Isn't it best to call each other by our appropriate names, once in a while? It reminds us that we are still human...not just a part of the alphabet."

"I never thought of it like-"

Two sets of lips meshed gently against one another.

To L, this was a confused emotion which would never go further than idle curiosity...

To B, this was just a means to an end, an obsession with no visible end in sight...

But neither cared to stop with simple kisses, whether curiosity pushed them to continue further, or obsession forced them to press onwards, both were intent on persisting to see what lengths the other would go...

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