Mello was overjoyed. He was finally meet his idol, L, in person! He snagged four chocolate bars from his stash, grabbed his jacket, and stuffed his confectionery fix into its pocket. When he arrived at the earlier specified building, he noticed an elderly man standing in the doorway. "welcome mello." the man said gesturing to the door, that had been earlier opened. "thanks man." mello said pulling a chocolate bar out of his pocket. proceeding to unwrap it, he passed all of the security and stepped in an official looking room with about seven monitors. in front of these monitors was a young man only about seven years older than himself. This was the man mello presumed to be L.

L turned around in his swivel chair and faced mello, seeing his second successor for the second time. "welcome mello..I am L." Mello tried not to look too exited or surprised. he failed horridly. "Eh-L?" mello stuttered almost dropping his chocolate. Noticing this he took a CRACK bite of it, at the same moment L had popped a caramel into his mouth. "I see ...you too..have..a sweet..tooth,mello" L said his mouth full of caramel. "uh..yeah sorta..especially chocolate!" mello said exited he and L had something in common..it also kinda irked him that L seemed to remind him of Near...

"here..please help yourself mello." L said gesturing towards the table of sweets.

"uh...thanks" mello said grabbing a bon bon."Peanut butter and chocolate?! Gross! What a horrible combination..chocolate should be with something like.." Like caramel..' mello thought watching L pop another caramel candy into his mouth. "mello you do know why I summoned you here..do you not?" l said plopping more sugar cubes into his tea.

"aah..no roger said it was of no importance.." mello said taking a sip of tea to get the peanut taste outta his mouth. "Well I guess roger would think a meeting regarding the next L would be of no importance..now wouldn't he?" L droned rolling his eyes up to the ceiling

"Th-the next..L?!" mello said almost choking on his tea. "Yes. This meeting is of importance to the next L..is it not?" L said cocking his head to the side.

"So..l you have chosen.."Mello said standing and turning around.

"yes, mello. I have chosen."L said looking up at mello for his reaction. Mello was silent.... when he finally spoke he was furious at L.

"Then why the hell am I here?! Why did you ask me to come here when the one you really needed to see was Near!?"Mello yelled on the verge of tears but held it in, knowing now wasn't the time to cry..not yet.

"hmm..i suppose telling Near first may have been a wise decision...but, mello..I'm a little confused about the amount of anger your pointing towards me..i would have thought someone who was chosen as the next L would have been..exited..at the very least..happy?" L said

"Th-the next L..?"Mello said again, this time really shocked.

"yes mello, we've already established your the next L.." l droned.

"I'm the next L..?" mello said after five minutes of utter shock.

"Now, you'll find your room down the hall to the right..go back to the whammy house and gather your things..say goodbye..and return here in..two hours..?..yes two hours. Congratulations

mihael kheel."L said standing and placing a hand on mello's shoulder.

"Th-thanks L.."