Wheee! A third chapter! And this one comes in three parts!

I don`t own DeathNote or Razon Maiden. But you know what I do own? 12 pairs of knee-high socks ^^

Roger honestly believed that letting the children out of the house once in a while would do them some good. How could he have known they would release all their pent-up energy in a single day? He was innocent.

Or at least, that's what he told himself as he watched over two dozen kids running around the mall, screaming and pushing each other, all while the aids tried in vain to calm them down. Deciding to try and take things into his own hands, he reached out and grabbed the first children he could touch, which just so happened to be a certain blonde and redhead.

"Aw, Roger, why'd you hafta ruin our fun?" whined Mello.

"Yeah, I was just about to beat Mells in a race to the food court!" added Matt, looking very disappointed.

"I'm sorry, boys, but you must calm down. We are in a public. Never mind how you act back at the house, here you will be civilized."

"Make us!" spat Mello, looking much angrier.

"All right..." Roger scanned the hallway and spotted exactly what, or rather, who he was looking for. "You must accompany Near from now on."

"What? Bull! I'm not going anywhere with that albino freak!"

"Then you're not going anywhere at all" Roger threatened. Mello, sensing defeat, backed down, but not without a few nasty words under his breath.

"Good. Now, run along and play nice"

"This sucks" muttered Mello as he and Matt slumped towards Near. "If we do anything fun, Near'll tell on us."

"We should try and make the most of it." said Matt, tiredly. "I mean, he doesn't say anything, how bad can it be?"

"It's not what he says, Matt. It's what he doesn't say" Mello declared darkly. Leaving a very confused Matt, the blonde boldly walked up to Near and proceeded to give him a couple punches on the shoulder, hard. However, Near didn't react; he simply stared at Mello, unblinkingly, and Matt realized what his friend had meant. Those bottomless eyes...they look like so empty. The redhead shuddered, pushed away his disturbing thoughts, and made his way over to Mello. "So, where do you wanna go, Near?" Matt asked politely. Wordlessly, the albino pointed towards a bright and colorful store. "Of course. Toys" muttered Mello. "Ok, whatever, let's go" He grabbed Matt by the hand, who in turn took hold of Near, and dragged them along.

For the first time in Mello's young life, he was as speechless as Near. Looking up, he had to crane his neck just to see the top of the shelf, upon which dozens, no, hundreds, of toys were placed. Suddenly, he wished his birthday wasn't so close; 15 was much too old to be playing with toys. Sighing with irritation, he latched onto Matt's arm and started tugging him away. "Come on! I wanna go have fun!"

"Mello!" shushed Matt, indicating worriedly at Near. "We can't just leave him, he'll tell Roger!"

Mello glanced at the younger orphan and smirked. "Trust me, he's not gonna notice. He's in freak show heaven"

Matt gave in and allowed himself to be pulled away.

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