OKAY GUYS! I'm back. Sorry I couldn't update as soon as I would've liked to, but I had a hockey tournament last weekend... so yeah. I would really like it if you guys could give me some pointers, tips, reviews and ideas. I'm opening my arms to you guys, I would LAV it if you guys could review for me... and maybe rate... If you want I can make this a yaoi (BoyxBoy/ LxLight) or like an LxOC. I NEED SOME POINTERS FROM Y'ALL. Anyways, I had to get that outta the way. ON WITH THE STORY. (also, I might change POV's every once in a while.)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Death Note... as much as I would love to.. T^T I only own Maki.

I looked up from Hamlet When the car jerked to a halt.

"Alright, Miss Maki. You've arrived to your stop. Have a nice time here." My chauffeur turned to look at me with a kind twinkle in his eyes. This guy seemed too happy for my taste... I guess there's no helping that, though. I closed my book, carefully, mind you.

"Thank you. I hope you have a safe drive, Mr." I had to restrain myself from rolling my eyes at the politeness in my voice. Ugh, I hate being polite to strangers. Even if he did drive me...

I grabbed my bag after putting my book in and jumped out of the door. Ah, fresh air... that cab was way too stuffy. Not to mention the overriding smell of beef and cheese. Yucky.

With a slight hop in my step, I went up to the gates of this "Whammy's House for genii children". I hope it lived up to it's name by actually giving me a challenge for once.

Standing behind the large bars of the gates was an old man. Feh, he seems cool enough. He had Dark, wise eyes that had a warm glint. His hair was grey with age, and had wrinkles from smiling. He had a nice tan jacket and trousers with dark slacks. Old guy's got some style.

"Ah, you must be the young Miss Maki I've heard about. Please, my name is Mr. Roger. Welcome to the Whammy's House. Follow me, Maki." Roger extended a hand to me at the end of his little introduction. I just looked at it curiously, not knowing exactly what to do with it. My eyes dashed up to his face for a moment, confusion masked his features. Oh, I think I'm supposed to shake his hand. Pfft, again with old people and manners. I slowly lifted my hand until it clasped with his.

"Nice to meet you, Roger. Oh, and you don't need to be so formal. Just Maki is fine, actually, that's what I prefer." I looked at him for him to take me inside, it was kind of cold after all.

"Oh, um... sure. Maki, let's go inside then. It seems to have gotten quite cold. Please if you will, follow me inside and I will show you to your room." He put a hand behind my back and we descended inside of large oak doors. Honestly, they sure like to put up for show, don't they?

Stepping inside of a large hallway with marble tiles, I could tell that this orphanage was definitely different from any other orphanage I stayed at before. The large corridors had cream colored walls with large windows. The floor an elegant marble and oak doors that led to classrooms.

When we finally reached the end of the hallway, I was greeted with large oak doors. Again. They really seem to like oak here...

"This is my quarters. You may attend here if you need anything, or have any problems to confront me with. Hopefully you won't need to come here often, unless it's on a good hand. I'll grab a few things from here, please wait out here in the meantime." With that, he stepped inside, leaving me in a silent hallway.

Man, why did they make this place so big? It's not like there's many genii in the world anymore, anyways...

DONG

DONG

DONG

Hm... that bell must mean it's time for food or the other kids must be done with their school, or whatever. Down the hall, all of those doors that we passed opened up and kids from many different age groups streamed out. Some lingered in the hall while others went outside. All except for three strange individuals. Wait, me being a neko... I shouldn't say anything about being an oddball. Hmph.

Either way, they still looked quirky compared to the other children and teenagers. One had crimson colored hair, orange goggles covering his eyes, a black and white striped shirt. To complete his look, jeans and what looked to be a came console was swallowing all of his attention from his surroundings. Hmm... I get the feeling he likes to play games. Just a hunch.

The other looked very feminine. Although this one wore a leather outfit that hug his figure tighter than comfortable, I could tell this one was a male. He had shoulder length blonde hair with bangs, leather tank-top, leather pants... oh, and let's not forget the leather clad boots. Jeez, is this guy cosplaying as a hooker or something? Probably shouldn't tell him that with how angry his face looks. Yikes.

The last one was much shorter than the rest. wearing what seemed to be pajamas, he was dressed in all white. he wore white socks, pants, baggy button-up shirt. even his hair was white and he had a very pale complection. What he was doing was solving a Rubix Cube at amazing speed. Takes me hours to do one.

These strange young boys were walking in my direction... crap. Either they're going to give me a warm welcome, or will give me a rough time. Whichever, I'd better prepare myself.

Blondie looked up with a scowl marred on his face and bore his eyes into mine. Keeping a stoic mask on my face, I looked strait back at him. I can't look intimidated or else I WILL have a hard time.

"Hey girly, what're you doing outside of Roger's? I need to get my chocolate from him. You better not be taking any of my supply from him or there'll be hell to pay." Oh... he must be on the rag or something... he's got cravings.

"Sorry, but I don't want chocolate. I'm just waiting for Mr. Roger to come back out so I can get my new room. Also, please refrain from calling me 'girly'. My name is Maki if you must address me. I'm new here so... yeah. Who're you guys?" I looked up at them expectantly for them to reveal their names. Although they were odd, they also seemed pretty cool. I like 'em and Blondie's attitude. I hope we can do pranks and stuff with each other.

"Oh, well... I'm Mello, Gamer over there is Matt. The annoying sheep here is Near. By the way... Maki... how old ARE you? You seem to have an advanced speech for a bratty kid your age." Yeah, I like him.

"I'm ten. Yeah, I know I have a strange speech pattern. It makes me a freak, doesn't it?"I looked down at the floor saying that last part. I hope they don't think of me as a freak just because of my intelligence. I want to actually make a friend for once.

This time, Near actually spoke up. "It doesn't make you a freak at all. Most kids at Whammy's here is very intelligent. So we're mostly used yo people with speech patterns like yours. Though sometimes I must question Mello about that since he talks like he has an IQ number the same of his shoe size." That last part made me snicker. I like these boys a lot, I must say. They're pretty funny.

"HEY! Why you little albino brat! I'm gonna get yo-"

Just then is when Roger finally decided to step out. "Oh, boys! There you are. I suppose you've met Maki. She's a new one here, and I would like for you to give her a tour after I show her to her room."

"Sure, whatever Roger. Just gimme my chocolate first and we'll do it." That must've been the reason they came here. Mello really must like chocolate. I'll put that to good use for blackmail later.

Roger sighed. "Alright Mello. It's on the desk, go ahead and grab the bag." Roger sidestepped just in time to miss from getting hit as Mello rushed into the office. Damn, that boy has issues with chocolate.

Roger looked at me. "Well, Maki, I hope Mello wasn't harsh on you or anything? That boy can have quite the temper when you set him off just right." He had a worried look on his face. That Mello kid must be my type of guy, then.

"No, he just threatened me if I was going to take his chocolates. Other than that, he seems pretty decent. Why, does he have a history of being destructive or some sort?"

Matt butted in for the first time. "Yeah, he does pranks all the time and gets into a lot of fights. He's usually a cool guy though. Except he really hates being put after Near since he wants to hold the title of L someday." Huh, I wondered if he was listening or not to our conversation since he seemed so engulfed in that game of his. He's got multitasking skills. Neat.

My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "L? What's that?"

"WHAT? You don't know who L is? You seriously need to come with me, Maki!" Mello busted through the doors as if to make a big scene. Which he kind of did.

"Mello! Please wait until after I show her the room that she'll be staying in. In the meantime, get ready for wherever it is you would like to show her here." Roger had a stern tone of voice that left no room for arguments. Must be he doesn't use that tone much because Mello visibly shrunk away.

"Yes sir..." Grumbling, Mello stomped away with Matt and Near in tow down the hallway.

Roger turned to smile warmly at me. "Well, then. Let's get a move on then, shall we?"

I just simply nodded. He walked down the hall until we reached a staircase. Well, up we went the large stairs to only be greeted with more kids running around and more doors.

I really didn't pay much attention to the other children. All I could think about was what L was. Was L a brand of chocolate or something? Was L a special person? Was L an event? What was L... I had no idea.

I hope to find out soon, because this seems to just be eating me away. Oh well, Mello will tell me soon enough, I guess.

I think I like Whammy's.

Well, there you have it. The second chapter to this story. I should have a new chapter this Saturday or Sunday. Whichever... ANYWAYS

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