AN: Okay, this is a story for all of you who have read my story, Discovery. I finally figured out how to work a new story into the world I created for Discovery. This takes place during the project the kids at Wammy's House are assigned to find all of Kira's slip-ups. It's still being told from Mello's POV, and…well…that's about it. Enjoy the story.

Hey, did you catch the latest episode of that Mello-centric anime? What? It doesn't exist? Then I guess I don't own Death Note…

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Oh. My. GOD.

Shoot me now.

"You're kidding, right? Misa Amane doesn't have the brains to tie her own shoe, let alone become another Kira," I laughed at my best friend, whose face didn't change from the expressionless mask it had been before. "Oh, wow, Matt. You're serious?"

"Mello, I don't think it's likely, either, but all the evidence points to her. We don't even have any physical proof and I'm ninety three percent sure that she is the second Kira. It might be improbable, but it's not impossible, I guess."

"What about that other seven percent of certainty?"

"That's just because we don't have physical proof. If we did, I'd be a hundred percent sure of her guilt."

"So, what do we do? The fact that we have no physical evidence means we can't go to Roger or the police about this." I paused for a second. "I guess that means we have to apprehend her ourselves." I felt better at the idea of being alone on this. I'm pretty anti-social, and work best when it's just Matt and me.

Matt smiled and looked at me. "Mello, did you know that Misa Amane keeps a diary?"

"No, I didn't. But that doesn't matter."

"Yes it does. Do you know where she keeps her diary?"

"Are you listening to me? I didn't even know the girl had a diary!!"

Matt's grin got bigger. "She keeps it in a document on her computer."

I rolled my eyes. Matt was an expert hacker, but he couldn't clone her hard drive without breaking into her house and taking her computer! Without at least ninety five percent certainty that she was the second Kira, we'd be arrested. Plus, what with her fame, she'd probably have someone with her. I pointed this out to Matt, who just kept smiling.

"Do you know how often Misa Amane gets a new laptop?" He asked.

"Will you cut it out with the Twenty Questions?? I don't know any of this, okay?"

"She gets a new computer every month. So, I think she'd have a hard time keeping documents organized."

"So?" Matt was my best friend and all, but he was driving me insane.

"I thought you'd get it by now."

"Obviously I don't, so can you just tell me already?"

"She backs up all her documents online!! She has an account and keeps it all there, so it can be downloaded onto every new computer she gets." He was beaming now.

Oh. He could hack into an online database as easily as a dog could beg for meat. Instinctively. It would be very easy to hack her username and password, and download all her documents from there. But I still had a problem with that.

"So what if we could read her diary? It's not like she'll write, 'Today, I killed twenty people and bought a new pair of shoes!' I don't think even she would admit to being the second Kira in her diary."

"Do you not remember the message on Sakura TV? She wants to meet Kira."

"So?"

"So, if suddenly, in her diary, she starts talking about a new friend, or even boyfriend, and we notice even the slightest change in the second Kira's behavior, we know that person in her diary is Kira. Then, we can turn them in."

"Well, that could work in theory, but…"

"But what? It's foolproof!"

"The first Kira is very smart. About our level, if not higher. He'll make sure Misa doesn't mess up like that. In fact, I'd be surprised if he doesn't destroy her diary as soon as they meet."

Matt's face fell. He looked to the ground. "Yeah, I guess you're right…" His voice got smaller with every word. It reminded me of when we'd met, back a few years ago when he'd broken into Wammy's House. He was just as timid then.

I hesitated. I didn't like seeing Matt like that. I punched him on the shoulder and said, "It's the best shot we've got right now. Why not? Besides, what if he doesn't erase her diary? That is not only a slip-up for our project; it could lead to Kira's arrest! And we'd be the ones to discover his identity, not Near. Oh, yes, I can see it all now…"

Matt's face brightened. He wasn't usually the one coming up with the plans.

We headed for our room, our destination being Matt's untraceable laptop. With each step, my optimism grew. This plan would work, I was sure of it.

As I entered, I saw Matt's face was a ghostly white.

"What is it?" I asked urgently. He didn't speak, he just handed me a small piece of notepaper. It read:

"So sorry I had to borrow your computer. I must capture the second Kira." It was printed in perfect handwriting, and signed with our roommate's signature, "NR."

I crumpled up the piece of paper and growled. So, now we had to race Near, too, huh? Well, so be it. I liked a competition better, anyway.

Finally, Matt found his voice. "He…took my computer," He whispered.

I was used to his overreactions when it came to electronics. "Don't worry, Matt. We'll get your computer back, and we'll catch that little brat that's using it, too. We'll beat him. Just you see. We'll win this race."

I hoped.

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AN: Chapter 2 should be up shortly. Don't forget to vote on my poll. "New Shinigami" won't be updated until I get 10 votes on it. Okay! That's about it. I'm trying to write as many stories as possible in one day so I have something to work on tomorrow.

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