Hey, it's Mitsuki, bringing you more delicious fanfiction! Thanks to everyone who read Potato Chips. A special thanks to those who commented: Miikacan, XMattxXxNearX, and Sailor Samus... and also to those who added it to their favorites: DarkAngelJudas, heylookit'seliu, mindpearl, and once again Sailor Samus! It's thanks to these guys I decided to get this story up so fast!

Summary: L's time is up. Rem is about to kill him, but a mysterious woman from L's past stops all that. Just who is she? And what will L do when faced with an entirely new Kira, bent on taking revenge upon the world? Will he place his sense of justice aside long enough to work with Kira to put an end to the fourth Kira's work? Or will old memories and guilt prevent him from doing anything?

Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note. I don't even have a copy of the manga for my bookshelf TT_TT at least I have my movies...

Edit: Yeah, let's try this again =_="

Prologue: Promises

England, February 28, 1993

Bong.

The clock was sounding the hour.

Bong.

Just like the day L lost everything...

Bong.

Snow fell softly as seven year-old L looked through the gate and at the large orphanage. He squeezed Quillish's hand, feeling more lonely. It was cold, colder than L had ever felt any other winter.

There would be no more Christmases by the fire, no more snow men that the family would decorate, no more piggy back rides or his mother's delicious strawberry cake. He was alone… his parents were dead, but he was alive

"A shinigami will try to kill you too… you'll know when you hear the bells."

Liar, there were no such things as shinigami. L buried used his right hand, the one not holding Quillish's, to adjust his scarf before the gates swung open. Everything she said was a lie.

"But I will save you. I promise."

Japan, 2010

Raito Yagami paused as he exited the school building. Perhaps it was still there- the notebook he had seen fall to the ground. He walked over to the spot. Sure enough, there it was, a thin black notebook. He picked it up and read the bone white letters on the cover, "Death Note?"

A hand touched his back. He felt like something in him had changed and he turned to see a woman with a white bird perched on her shoulder.

Her long black hair waved with the breeze and her grey eyes smiled at him. She said nothing, but seemed to be studying Raito carefully.

"Is this yours?" Raito held out the notebook, but the woman took a step back from him quickly.

"No," She smiled, her voice was light and airy, "Raito Yagami. I am here to pass on a gift. The gift of compassion will come to you on the day I ask you to throw away your pride."

Raito raised an eyebrow, was this person nuts? What was she talking about? He looked around for a moment if there was someone nearby in case she did something harmful. No one was there. He returned his gaze towards her, but she had disappeared.

Wait- Raito paused, feeling like he had forgotten something. What was he doing before? His gaze traveled down to the notebook in his hands and flipped it open, not at all remembering the woman, or her promise.

Yeah, I don't like the prologue... but it is necessary. Kudos to anyone who caught that February 28th is Light's birthday. I switched the times around so it could be "current" later on.

Hope you like it so far!