Disclaimer: Death Note = Not mine

Competition

Matt POV:

I was sent to the nurse instead of going to dinner the first night. There I met a girl named Eva and a boy named Marcus. I learned from them Mello was actually a boy. I felt so stupid, but he was the prettiest thing I had ever seen, and being eight years old there was no way to really tell the difference between boy and girls.

"Yea, Mello is really scary, everyone is afraid of him." Eva was finishing telling me about my roommate. So from what I knew, he was a scary, competitive, jerk, who loved chocolate and beating everyone. Especially Near, I didn't know who that was but I knew Mello hated his guts. "So good luck, I've got to take Marcus back to his room."

"You can come to my room anytime if you need anything." Marcus was a year older, and so was Eva. They looked like the only friends I would have since Mello probably hates me too. This was not going to be a fun place.

I was taking my time walking back to the room. I'm not usually a coward, but when you get punched in the face by a stranger, it's hard to be confident.

I slowly opened the door and peeked in. Mello was sitting on his bed reading some old looking book.

"Hey Mello..." I winced expecting some kind of verbal abuse. But none came.

He did not even show acknowledgement of my existence.

"Uh sorry Mello, it's just that..." There was no way to finish that sentence without being offensive. So I just stood there hoping he'd say something.

"It doesn't matter just take your shit and put it away, I don't like clutter, and you get the bottom bunk. I'll be studying quietly most of the day, so if you have activities that aren't quiet, you aren't doing them here, also I don't like light on when I'm sleeping, so if your afraid of the dark its time to face your fears, punk. I don't care if you decide to make friends, just don't talk to Near, or I WILL kill you while you sleep. We aren't friends, and won't ever be. We are just roommates until you get enough common sense to ask for a room change."

"So that's your act, the 'too cool to care' act. You don't have friends because no one likes you, but you just pretend not to care, huh?" I took his words as a challenge. He was challenging me to see how long I can take whatever torture he is going to dish out.

"I don't care, and stop talking to me."

So the rest of Matt's first day was spent in silence. Matt knew he just had to win this little game Mello started. One thing about Matt is he never lost games.

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Regular POV

The next day Matt woke up and Mello was gone. Matt stumbled out his room and started walking with the few other kids on their way to where he assumed was the cafeteria. There he say Eva and Marcus sitting down with a few other kids.

"Over here Matt, and nice PJs." She snickered. Well Matt felt even more stupid than usual, but smiled anyway.

"So how does it work around here anyway?"

Eva spent the next half hour explaining eating times, that breakfast was between eight and ten, lunch between eleven and one, and dinner between five and seven. There was also a snack room always open. Wammy's was a school for gifted children, and their schedules were all unique so the times of classes were all different. There was only about sixty kids here, and most were orphans. The ages ranged from five to eighteen, but once someone was eight they had to take regular classes. There was a town close by, but you needed to go with an adult until the age of fourteen, so about once a week there is a group that goes out. That was all the basics.

"I'll explain holidays later, but right now I have to study for a math test, gotta love algebra." And with that Eva left. Matt stayed around a little longer and Marcus introduced him to the rest of the people at the table.

"Where's Mello?" Matt wondered aloud.

"He doesn't eat in here, don't ask me where he eats because I have no clue."

"I guess I'll get my schedule from Rodger now, bye."

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The rest of the day was spent wandering around aimlessly. Matt found out the school had a gigantic library, a decent sized gym, and lots of classrooms. He also realized there were two separate wings for the boys and girls, making him feel even more stupid for thinking Mello was a girl.

As he entered the room Mello was reading some book again.

"Hey Mello." It was no surprise he was ignored.

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Matt POV

As the next three weeks went on, Mello would ignore my every greeting, every good night, and just my presence in general. But then the suffering really started when some of my belongings started to go missing, and were found in the toilet the next day. I was smart and hid my most valued belongings in a box (my gaming devices, my mothers scarf and a watch from my dad) and gave it to Eva to hide in her room.

Soon my life became even more hellish when the sheets on my bed were found soaked in the shower, and my mattress with a giant cut down the middle. I was scared to think of Mello having something sharp enough to do that.

Mello was lying on his bed again, and the only difference from any other day was his face was a little smugger.

"If you wanted to sleep together you could of just asked." I said in my most flirtatious voice, which came out as a a high pitched whale dying kind of tone (I'm not into romance or flirting!) but the effect was still hilarious either way. I watched as Mello's eyes got wide and he choked on air.

But as fate would have it, a knock came at the door.

It was Rodger for room inspection.

A/N: So that's the longest chapter I have ever written. Yay! So yea... Oh and if anyone has ideas or wants to tell me how much this sucks, drop a review. K, bye