Yayy! Chapter 4. :P So, the gang just found out they're gonna have to compete against Lilith. WHAT A SHOCK!
Not for you guys, though... since you're a bunch of smarty-pants! T^T LOL! I loves ya in reality! ;D
I thought hard about it and yes, Ryuk WILL appear. I'm not telling you when, though. All the teens get to talk to L, too!
Looking forward to that... ;P I'ma not telling you guys ANYTHING else! Just read it and see what happens! :P

Once more, I do not own DN or the characters. All that I own is this story, Lilith, Juno, Gold and the names of Near's toys! Thanks, guys!

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Lilith's Mind 2:30am

All that Lilith could think of that one night was Mello. His dumb beautiful face was getting annoying at the moment. She needed to focus. She needed to plan her future! It was no use. All she could picture in her mind was his smile. Lilith only knew him for two days and was already falling for him, faster than lightning!

The jet-black beauty dreamed only of her golden haired angle. She dreamed that they were both standing, hand in hand in the darkness. Nothing was around them, nothing was far away from them. The whole atmosphere was black. Although it was dark, Lilith could see Mello, beaming at her as clear as day.

They just walked and walked and walked for hours upon end. The hours felt like minutes. She rested her pale head on Mello's shoulder. It was so romantic. Lilith tried to picture a sunset before them, closing her eyes, letting Mello lead the way.

But instantly- CRASH!

The black scenery smashed and cracked into tiny shards, just like glass. Lilith immediately moved into Mello, as he pulled her in more for protection

They were safe. But in a new area. All around was a sepia wasteland. The objects making the scene were lumps of rock, bones and sand. The air was dusty, brown and polluted.

Lilith's instinct told her that things were definitely not right. And then... all of a sudden, ugly and hideous shapes cackling and snickering maliciously stepped forward. Mello tensed in fear. "Those are the Shinigami." She whispered into her ear. Lilith gasped, her breathing shortening every millisecond. She tried to squirm away, but failed. There was no hope. Lilith was frozen on the spot.

A Shinigami, supernaturally tall, covered in black leather and with a white, stretched face, came extremely close to Lilith's porcelain face. It's black lips were permanently grinning, entertained by the emotional trauma. It's eyes... were exactly as Mello described. Yellow and red perfect circles.

"D-don't do anything to her!" Mello called out, desperately.

"Oh, hyuk, hyuk..." The tall Shinigami grabbed a black notebook from his pocket. "We're not going to hurt her... or at least..." He dragged out a quill pen, opening the tattered notebook. "At least, not physically."

Lilith had no idea what the hell was going on. She had stopped wriggling, knowing that she was stuck. The Shinigami wrote something in the notebook. Lilith had just caught the label. Death Note. What does that mean?

"Come on, Ryuk!" One of the other Shinigami egged him on. "Write faster!" Another outburst.

The monsters just cackled loudly, once 'Ryuk' was done writing an anonymous piece inside. Thump. Mello clenched his chest. Thump... Mello fell to the dirty ground. Thump thump... His heart had stopped beating.

Lilith let out a bloodcurdling scream. "NO! MELLO! YOU BASTARD!" She fell on top of him, sobbing and weeping.

All Lilith could feel was a sharp pain in her heart, then nothing. She lost total feeling. Her eyes heavily closed, to the sound of a Shinigami's cackle.

Lilith and Gold's Room 8:00am

Lilith's green-white eyes shot open, glad to find herself alive. "It's just a nightmare..." She whispered to herself. The only conclusions that Lilith could come to were two things:

A. Lilith's dream setting was the Shinigami Realm.

B. She was completely in love with Mello.

Silently stepping out of bed, she started getting dressed. Hakari, (Gold) had already gone for breakfast. She normally leaves when they first serve, being an early bird. She had a fairly rosy complexion, her eyes were a deep and dark blue. Gold's hair was... as you can probably tell, a golden blond, but an individual shade. Not at all like Mello's. Gold was a very upbeat and friendly person. Generally a people pleaser. Her talent was an athletics.

Dinner Hall 8:30am

Lilith walked in, seeing Gold pass by her, smiling. She smiled back. Lilith wasn't feeling too keen on food this morning, so she simply got an apple. She sat at the back, where Mello, Matt and Near sat all in a row, waiting for Lilith. "Morning." She weakly smiled, nibbling at her crisp, red apple.

"Morning." Matt replied, tucking into his regular back bacon sandwich. Mello ate his food the way he normally did that day. Loud, fast and with no manners what so ever. Near didn't eat much, just a piece of fruit, whilst twirling his hair. Everyone seemed to forget about the day before, Roger's announcement. "Remember, phone call from L at nine." Matt reminded everyone. Mello nodded, observing Lilith, seeing she wasn't so cheerful. She was staring out the window, resting her head on a wall, watching the orange and brown autumn leaves blow away and then being picked up by the wind.

When Lilith offered to take the dishes, (which the three boys had piled on her,) Mello followed. "What's wrong?" He whispered, concerned. Lilith glared at him from the corner of her mint eye.

"Nothing." She replied, shoving the dishes into a soapy sink. Mello rested his warm hand on her shoulder, giving her goosebumps.

"Yes there is." He demanded to know what was up.

Lilith stared into his icy eyes. God, what a mistake. She blushed slightly, sending a rosy color to her cheeks. "I had a Shinigami dream." She admitted.

Mello paused for a second. "I understand."

Lilith looked away, saying "I don't really want to talk about it."

Mello gave her a sympathetic smile. "That's fine."

Oooh, no.. Lilith thought to herself as she felt herself grow a deeper red. How was falling in love this fast even POSSIBLE?

Matt ran into the sink area. "We gotta go, it's L! He's calling through now!" Near was behind him, calmer than ever.

In excitement, the four teenagers ran to Roger's office.

Roger's Office 9:00am

Roger was facing the window to the right of his desk behind him. He had a telephone in his hand, simply answering with the words, "Yes, Ryuzaki." Matt, Near, Mello and Lilith stood by the doorway, listening intensively. "Yes, I see." He replied again. He faced the four potential successors, the phone in his hand, stating, "Matt, L would like to speak to you first."

Matt's face lit up, with excitement. Now was his huge chance to show how much he wanted this. Wondering over to reach the phone and into the office, he looked back at it friends. Mello and Lilith were waving manically at him, encouraging and wishing him good luck. Near simply nodded, wishing him good luck in his own way.

Matt's black gloved hand trembled with nerves, holding the phone to his ear. "H-hello?"

"Ah, Matt Jeevas." L replied, a happy tone in his voice.

And we'll leave it there for now. ;) Itching for more? Then go get some itching cream, because next chapters gonna be a big one!
Hm... What's your opinion so far? Do you think that Mello will like Lilith as much as Lilith likes him? I hope so... it'd be so cute! x3 Oh, wait... I'm the author. 0_0 LOL!
So next chapter, L talks to the Wammy kids about the future! Oooooooh! ;)
Keep on readin' and I'll see you next time!

(Sorry about the chapter being quite short!)

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Love you all! :3

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