Death Note - Seven Minutes in Heaven

White

        You looked at the white paper thoughtfully before looking directly at Near, who was sitting on the floor playing with robots. You knew Near well, as you grew up with him.

          "Near," you mumbled nervously. He glanced up at you and noticed you holding the paper he put in the hat. He slowly rose to his feet, leaving his toys, and followed you to the closet whose door was being held open by a grinning Misa. She knew how anxious you were because she also knew you had a crush on him.

          After entering, you both sat down against opposite walls in the dark. The area was small and there was only a one foot gap between his and your knees. Two minutes passed in complete silence before anything was said. You glanced up into Near's staring eyes. You felt a blush creep onto your cheeks and looked back down at your hands.

          "So, do you know how to play?" you heard yourself quietly ask. When you raised your head, Near was still staring at you. This time, you forced your eyes to remain locked with his.

          "No" was his only reply as he diverted his eyes away. An obvious lie. Staying oblivious to his lie, you explained the game to him.

          "I guess... it's that... we're suppose to... kiss... or something..." you trailed off. Near said nothing, and didn't move. Although you were quiet and got embarrassed easily you most definitely weren't SHY. On top of that, you could very easily be subtly irked. And this was often caused by Near. And this was one of those moments. This was also one of those moments when you chose to take action and now you were going to play the game by its rules.

          You crawled-or rather scooted-over to beside Near. He looked over at you, wondering what you were doing, to find your face mere inches from his. Near's eyes widened slightly. You felt your face burning. You stared straight into his eyes before closing your and gently pressing your lips against his. After a few seconds, you quickly pulled away and retreated to where you were before. Near sat, shocked, staring at the side of your turned, red face. Then he smirked. He came over, taking your face in his hands, and crashed his lips onto yours. Your face was still warm and you were shaking a little, but after a few seconds, you too closed your eyes and began kissing him back. As you moved one hand to his shoulder and the other to his silky, white hair, you cautiously ran your tongue across his bottom lip. He allowed you access and you began to explore him mouth. Soon, you were both fighting for dominance. Naturally, Near won. After pulling away minutes later, Near embraced you.

          "We have one minute left," he whispered.

          Was he counting? You thought, but you nodded anyway, deciding to rest your head against his shoulder.

          "Hey (Name)?"

          "Hmm..?"

          "I like you, and I know you like me back... so... would you be my girlfriend?" You looked up to find Near's head turned away. Lifting your hand to his cheek, you made him face you. You could feel the heat radiating from it. You smiled, knowing he was hesitant about confessing his feelings despite what he did mere seconds before.

          "Okay," you smiled, and kissed him lightly.

          Just then, the door opened and light filled the room. Mello stood in the doorway with a chocolate bar in hand. He stared at you two as you both pulled apart, blushing. Near gave you a small smile and pulled you up with him. You left the closet to join Near on the floor with his toys. You stayed close to him for the rest of the night.