Giving a small noise of what might have been annoyance - but could have just as easily not been - Near moved over to the closet and pulled the door open. "I still don't see wh-"

He froze instantly for a few moments and just stared into the darkness, before he suddenly dropped to the ground.

Linda shot forward instantly and checked him over, before letting out a sigh of relief. "He just fainted."

"It could have been worse," Naveen admitted as he poked his head out of the closet.

"...Oh, Jesus Christ!" Mello snapped angrily.

--Scene Break--

"We're going right to K." Far assured Zero and the twins in the backseat of the car.

His driving was fast and a bit reckless as they made for the hospital.

"Who is K?" Trick asked him. "Is that the pretty lady?"

"That's a matter of opinion." Far murmured before relenting, "Yeah, that's her."

Treat was still holding Zero's hand tightly as they bounced around in the back.

"One of the doctor people said she knew L," Trick told his brother in a quiet voice.

"Does she know Far and Zero?" Treat asked worriedly.

Trick looked up at Zero, who only frowned at him. He then looked toward Far. "Do you know K, Papa?"

"Of course I know K." Far nodded. "She's our resident doctor...even trained up Oliver a little. She's seen almost all of us at some point."

"How come we've never heard of her?" Trick asked, leaning against Zero gently.

"You must've met her at the hospital." Far offered before he blinked. "...Trick...what did you call me?"

"Well we met her, yeah, but we hadn't heard of her before today," Trick pointed out, looking at Zero.

"Well, she's the one that's been treating Mello, Near and Zero." Far said reassuringly.

"Yeah, but we didn't meet her before!" Trick whined. "Where was she a few months ago before we knew you and daddy?"

Zero looked at Trick in surprise, before glancing at Treat.

"There it is again, I know I heard it this time." Far smiled a little. "I'm a dad now? Wow...that's...that's..."

Far looked back at Zero.

"So what if we didn't 'meet' her...you don't even like doctors, Trick!" Treat told his brother.

"But she knew L~!" Trick whined. "We never got to meet him, either!"

"He... was dead... when you entered wammies..." Zero barely managed, his voice cracking painfully.

"You only just missed him Trick." Far told the little boy. "I'm sorry...you were one of the handpicked ones."

"By L?" Treat blinked.