Juuzou x Reader (Tokyo Ghoul/Death Note Crossover)

Chapter IV: M, M, & N

         I wake up the next morning to the sound of foot steps outside of my door and the sound of other children voices. I open my eyes and groggily make my way to the window, opening the curtain. 

         'Wait, I'm at Whammy's. I have to get dressed. I wonder if they'll feed me.' My mental train of thought was broken as the sweet smell of bacon washed over me through the crack under the door. 

          "Ah! Question answered!" I state before hoping over to my closet and getting dressed for the day. 

          I love L and all (there, I said it) and even though I may have developed his sweets fetish, a similar sitting position (I sit with my legs over one arm of the chair as I lean against the other, usually a piece of cake or some other sweet in my hand), and ability to stay awake for a long periods of time without getting tired, I still loved to eat regular food, especially meat.

        I throw on a pair of black leggings, knee high brown boots, a furry sweater with buttons on the front, and a long sleeve grey shirt before putting my (h/t) (h/c) into a short/long braid over my shoulder. I take one last look in the mirror before opening the door and heading down the hall.

         I couldn't see anyone but the sound of foot steps and excited voices lead me down the hall to a large wooden door. It was left cracked open, and the smell wafting through it helped confirm my assumption of there being food on the other side. I push it open to reveal a dining hall full of other children, some my age, others a little younger, only a few looked to be older than me. 

          The room was full of children but there didn't seem to be an overwhelming amount of them. I make my way over to a counter, where trays of food were being given out. I honestly expected someone to say something to me about being new, but everyone else was to busy with their own thing. I (somehow) manage to grab a tray of food and begin to look for an open spot. I find a table in the far corner that looks empty aside from a single hunched figure with white hair and a white shirt. 

         'Eh, why not?' I think. 

         I start to walk over to the table, lucky without getting run over. 

         "Well that was easier that I thought." I mumble under my breath. Spoke to soon. I was about to take a seat at the table before someone bumped into me from behind making me trip and sent my food flying. Luckily it didn't go far, but I think my muffin hit the kid with white hair in the head. I also think I twisted my wrist when I fell. 

         'Oops...' I think, looking at my wrist, rubbing it softly. 'Not like it hurt though.'

          "Great job, idiot! Look what you've done." I hear a voice say. 

         "It's not my fault, it's because you stole my DS." another said. 

          "Yeah but you still bumped into her." the first voice said. 

          I looked up to see two boys, about my age. One had chin length blonde hair, the other had brownish hair and wore a red and black stripped t-shirt.

           "Well don't just stand there, one of you should help her up." A new voice spoke up from behind me. By the sound of it, it was the boy with the white hair. The brunette came over to me and sheepishly scratched the back of his head. 

           "S-sorry about that, miss." he extended a hand to help me up.

          "Oh, don't worry about it. I'm fine." I say, taking his hand as he pulls me off the ground.

         "Are you sure?" the blonde asks. I smile before laughing lightly. 'At least they have manners.'

         "I promise, I'm fine. I've been through worst." I put my hands behind my back and rock back and forth on the feet as I say this, giving my most convincing smile.

        "Um... okay." The blonde looks away from me as a light pink dusts over his face. The brunette does the same, although his face is even darker. I feel a hand tap my shoulder before turing around to come face-to-face with the owner. Large grey eyes meet mine before he lifts the muffin in between our faces. 

        "I believe this is yours." he says.

        "Oh, thanks." 'Did he catch that?' I wonder as I take the muffin from his hand. He smirks lightly before turning back around. 'He kinda reminds me of L. Just the way he sits, acts, and even speaks.'

          He sits in a positions like L's as he continues to play with an assortment of toys on the table in front of him. 

           "Sorry about your food." the brunette and blonde from earlier appear behind me with a new tray of food before they put it on the table that I was headed for in the first place. 

          "Thank you." I smile once again before sitting down next to the boy in white, the other two sitting just across from us.

           "You're new here, aren't you?" the blonde states more than questions. I nod my head, my mouth too full of eggs and bacon to talk. 

           "Well, I'm Mello. This is Matt." he gestures to the brunette next to him who is currently playing a game on his red DS. He looks up and nods at me before turning back to his game. "And that's Near." Mello finishes, pointing to the boy in front of him. 

            Near continues to play with the robot and toy car in his hand as Mello finishes his introduction. 

            'Mello and Near... they both sound like aliases, but Matt doesn't. What should I tell them my name is? What would L want me to do?'

           The word Karma rings through my head before I swallow my food, ready to answer.

          "I'm Karma." I state. "Nice to meet you." Mello nods slowly and Matt hums what sounds like a 'Hi'.

        "It's nice to meet you, Karma." Near says, now playing with a blue toy car. 

       "I hope that we can become good friends while you're here." I nod at his statement as his eyes meet mine. Grey on (e/c). I smirk.

        "Me too."

'Well, guess I made new friends.'