HOLA! I'm back. :P
So, as I said, Near gets a bigger appearance. I hope you enjoyed last chapter, because I had a fun time writing it! XD
The song I was mainly listening to when I wrote this was:

Utada Hikaru, Passion (Sanctuary). A truly beautiful song! (I luff the Japaneses version most) ;)

As discussed before, I DO NOT own Death Note, nor the characters. I only own the one's such as Lilith. She was born in mah brainn... Hahaha! Again, not much gore or cussing... yet. But the amount has increased... :P Hahaha! But please be aware that the gore is only mild. So don't get too scared!

Loves u allll! :D xxxxxxxx

Near's Room 13:30pm

Near lay on his belly, playing with his two colorful robot toys, a red one he liked to call, "Firebuster" and a blue one he called "Aquamonster". Whilst his 'relaxation', he was thinking of the newest addition to Wammy's House, Lilith. Like Mello, he reckoned she was significantly different from all the other children. He thought of the 'L' remark he had made towards her, wondering if he was correct. Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Even though the mysterious girl was transfered, nobody had any idea why. Was it Watari's idea? Was it Roger's? And did they really need another heir? If so... then why? All these questions and yet, no exact answer. At least, not at this moment in time. Near knew for a fact he couldn't ask L or Roger or even Watari himself. The snow haired boy would have to investigate.

Near also knew that would anger Mello greatly. But he didn't care. All he wanted to do was find the answer and find it quick and in the most sophisticated way. Near didn't like to play dirty. Putting Aquamonster and Firebuster down, he sat up. If anything was to happen to L during the Kira investigation or any other investigation, Mello, Matt or myself would have to continue his work. Now, why add in a fourth member?

Think, Near, think. There has to be some logic behind it. It would be awfully unlike Watari, L or Roger to act without a method. Come on, you're L's future successor. You can do it. All you have to do is...-

SMASH!

What the hell? Near ended his thoughts, running out of his room, following the noise. "Argh, Matt! You bloody idiot!" A familiar voice snapped. "Look what you did!" It was Mello. Near stopped, finding the blond in Roger's office, angrily scowling at Matt, who had just
brushed past a vase, causing it to fall and break into millions of tiny pieces.

Roger's Office 13:40pm

Near had an idea of which vase it was... "Isn't...well- wasn't that Roger's priceless Ming Vase?" Near asked. Mello's head shot up, staring at Near, his blue orbs as small as possible. He switched his sight from the vase to Matt, to Near in a millisecond.

"No.." He clenched both sides of his head with his fists tight. "N-no... oh...my...CRAP!" Mello shouted. He swore loudly to himself repeatedly and it took quite a while for the others to respond due to the shock. "Roger is going to KILL ME!"

Lilith sprinted inside to see what all the commotion was. "What's going on? All I heard was a smash and a lot of... cussing." She took one glance at Matt leaning over the broken pieces and one gaze at Mello, who was at the point of a panic attack. Matt stood up, a lot calmer than Mello, simply explaining to both Lilith and Near.

"Mello really wanted to get some more chocolate for you. He thought it would be a good welcoming gift. Mels really wanted to get you your favorite. The only way to get that was through Roger. We were just going into the office drawer when..." Matt pointed to the vase. Mello was gnawing on his knuckle.

"He has no idea that I take it. Once he finds out, on TOP of his, I'M DEAD!" Mello was pacing back and forth.

"Mello, you didn't have to do this. I understand it was through kindness, but-" Lilith tried to explain but was cut off by Near.

"You could always buy him a new one." He suggested.

"OH! Where the HELL am I gonna get THAT from, Near? I can't just pull money out off my ass, you know!" Mello shouted. Matt couldn't help but laugh at that statement. Near gave a smirk, like as if he got an idea. All of the teenagers turned and looked at him. "Wait..." The blond added. "I know that look..."

Juno's Room 17:00pm

"So you sure this'll work?" Matt curiously asked. He was asking Juno, the most artistic young man in th orphanage. His skin was always covered in paints and his clothes were stained in it, too. His hair was a mousy brown, fairly light, spiked and messy. His posture was terrible, always slouching. Juno's body was lanky and had a fair color to it. His eyes were a deep blue.

Juno took the green lollipop from his mouth, no longer crouching over an artwork that was close to finished. "I'm friggin' certain, kid!I I'm past sure!" Lilith sat on her wooden bottom bunk, watching intently as Juno swerved the brush elegantly on the decoy vase. Juno looked down at a photograph of the vase every few seconds to capture the exact look.

Near's plan was perfect. Juno was a sixteen year old sculpting prodigy. All that he had to do was bribe Juno into creating and painting a replica of the Ming Vase. Roger was out all day, buying groceries and supplies.

It took a lot of patience for Mello, hoping, just hoping to bloody GOD that it worked. If it didn't Mello would be kicked out for sure. Then, he'd be screwed. "And done!" Juno said. Everyone gave a relieved sigh. "Now, about that new paint set."

Near nodded. "I shall give it to you soon. Thank you, Juno." Matt, Lilith, Mello and Near all left the room, leaving Near to carry the fake vase into Roger's office. No one said a word the way down, just praying that nothing like this would happen ever again. Mello and Lilith had the job of sweeping up the remains of the invaluable vase.

Roger's Office 17:10pm

The decoy Ming vase was placed in the same spot as the authentic one, perfectly in the same position and angle as the other. Juno had done an extremely fantastic job, using the exact same shade of color, white and a rich, dark red. The shape had no fault. It might as well been a priceless ornament.

Mello swore he wouldn't dare go into Roger's office desk again, in case anything like this ever happened again. By the time Matt and Near went to their rooms, Mello and Lilith were left alone in the room, brushing up with dustpans the ancient decoration and possible heirloom.

The only noise was the clanking of the glass joining together and the brushing sound against the carpet. Lilith began to smile, thinking of Mello's sweet gesture this morning.

"That was really nice of you." Lilith mumbled.

"Hmm?" Mello replied. "Oh! Yeah. that... I just thought it would be nice, y'know?"

Lilith felt herself blush slightly. After she had wiped up all of the tiny bits and pieces, she watched Mello. His skin was quite fair, and his golden locks came over his face. His pale, ocean orbs were magnificent. And his smile was... just indescribable. Mello seemed perfect. He was perfect. For her.

Mello gave a tired sigh after picking up his share of pieces and noticed and Lilith was observing him. He turned his head to face her and found her blushing, looking away.

If things couldn't get anymore awkward...

The two obviously really liked each other and they both knew it. But the odd thing that everyone questioned was:

Why was Lilith sent to Wammy's House?

Ooooh! More tension, more questions! Sorry that the chapter was a little shorter this time.
I have to admit, writing from Near's point of view was interesting. I loved it to bits. XD
Reviews, good or bad, make me stronger!
Tune in to next time! The next chapter is EXTREMELY important.
Ahhh! I can't wait to get started on it!

Caoi for now! :3

Darkness

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