"Hey y'all! This is the actual author speaking this time! If you like Guardian, my second story that I started writing after Kakashi no Kaze Koneko (you can find it on but it will be coming to soon along with the sequel!). I just wanted to say a little about this story I'm working on. First off, yes, I was inspired by Chobits. It's my favorite manga, and I couldn't help but bite some style off of it. I apologize if the resemblance is too much, but I'll try to tone it down as best as I can. I don't wanna have CLAMP come and beat me up. Second, this is taking place after Light gave up the Death Note. I know Light sounds real gay in this, but i couldn't help but make him sound really ditzy. I mean, come on, would Light be more fun if he was all serious? Third, if I get any reviews, I want to thank all of y'all. I don't necessarily write these things to get reviews, I just do it for fun, and one day my sister said "Hey, I'm gonna put these on the net" and I said "Fo sheazy H'Peazy." Nah, I didn't really say that, but none the less, all you're words of encouragement will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and enjoy Guardian! Peace out, fools."

Bold: is something in another language.

Written by spookthemook (author of the acclaimed Parody Potter series) and posted by thegriffin88 (author of the acclaimed So I Married a Murderer and The Living Blade Alchemist series)

Prologue

Thunder snarled. Lightening could be seen below the blue clouds, flickering. It was somewhat cold. There was no wind where they stood, but the girl's silver hair drifted around her pale face eerily. Her eyes were half closed, as if she was running percentages in her mind. Her companion looked sideways at her as she stared down at the clouds. He could see the rain below them.

"Hey, kid," her companion said nervously, "If you don't want to go, you don't have to. Go on another day; one that's not so rainy, huh?" He tried to smile at her, but her dreamy, transparent expression that he had seen on so many others only made him frown in concern. He knew as well as the others that she was ready to kill. She was a soldier now.

"No," she said in her quiet, airy voice. She closed her eyes slowly, listening to the thunder grumble around her and the wind below them growing louder and louder.

"It must be done."

Her companion watched as she surrendered herself to the darks depths below them, and could only shake his head softly and sigh.

"For the love of God, please be safe."

Angel

"Ryuzaki…Ryuzaki…Ryuzaki!"

The sleep deprived detective sighed to himself softly before wearily turning to the teen next to him.

"What is it, Light?" he asked tiredly.

"I'm bored," Light complained, leaning back in his chair.

L narrowed his eyes at his partner. He had been fully immersed in his work, clacking away persistently on his laptop, until this so-called 'genius' interrupted him to tell him that he was…bored.

"Light will just have to occupy himself with the work I gave him," L said as he returned to his laptop screen, Light giving a huff of annoyance. It glowed brightly, causing his eyes to wince slightly. It was somewhat dark in the room. The sky outside had darkened, signaling a thunderstorm. L could already hear the rain start to patter on the roof. He checked the clock on the wall that ticked in the silence and sighed once more; not nearly late enough to call it a night.

"We've been working since five o'clock this morning," Light's voice broke the silence as he spun in his chair slowly. L gritted his teeth and empathetically tapped the keyboard.

A growl of thunder off in the distance silenced the two. They both looked up to see that the room had gotten seemingly darker.

"It's getting pretty stormy out there," Light observed, "Maybe we should quit now; we don't want the power to go out." Light restrained a smile; he would make anything up to get out of working with L.

"No," L said blankly, his shadowy eyes still focused on the bright screen. This time, Light sighed.

"You know, Ryuzaki," Light began, "I think you need to get out more. I mean, do you even have any friends out there in the real world?"

"I do not need friends," L said, trying to ignore the teen.

"I mean, really," Light continued, "A guy like me has no problem getting friends. I have tons of friends. You, on the other hand…" L suddenly turned his dark eyes to Light.

"Is Light trying to say that his appearance rivals mine?" he asked softly. Light shifted uncomfortably.

"Well…yeah, pretty much."

To Lights surprise, L said nothing and returned to his laptop. It was quiet in the room for a while. Light had his arms crossed as he watched L silently, listening to the thunder and rain outside. Annoyed by the silence, he spoke again.

"You aren't—upset that I said that, are you?" Light asked, "I mean, 'cause seriously, if you just took care of yourself like I did, then maybe you'd have more friends."

"I do not wish to continue this conversation," L said quickly, maybe a little too defensively, because this only egged Light on.

"I'm serious, Ryuzaki," Light said, "I could help you. I mean, it'd probably take all my power to get you looking decent, but I could do it."

"Light, get back to work!" L suddenly snapped. In his frustration, he shoved his thumb into his mouth and chewed on it angrily. Light was silent for a few seconds, staring at the detective in shock before standing up and yelling loudly, "Fine! Last time I try to help you, then!"

"I do not want Light's help!" L shot back, "I just want to finish this Kira case with out any distractions!"

"I'm just trying to make you feel better about yourself!"

"Who said I needed Light's help to make myself feel better? Who ever said I needed to make myself feel better!?"

"Look, if you wanna spend the rest of you life in a friendless, loveless world, be my guest, 'cause I'm not gonna be part of it!"

"I'd rather live in that world than live in this one with you!"

The two both reached for the collars of their opponent and drew their fists back, ready to begin the third fight of the day, when a large crackle of thunder screamed through the air, causing the room to plunge into total darkness. A moment of silence ensued.

"Oh, well this is just great," Light griped, flicking his hand off of the collar of L's shirt. L did the same and chewed on his fingertip angrily. A chocolate covered strawberry would be nice right about now.

"Where's the damn circuit box thing?!" Light yelled as he tripped his way through the dark office, promptly tripping over a computer wire and hitting his head against the wall.

"Ow! What the hell!? Ryuzaki, help me find a flashlight!"

L groaned softly and slid a hand down his pale face. Could it get any worse?
As if to comply, a door at the opposite end of the room flew open with a loud bang, causing L to jump slightly and Light to scream.

"Ryuzaki, Light! Y-You have to help me!"

L slowly turned around to see none other than Matsuda standing in front of the door. On closer inspection, the two could see that Matsuda was dripping wet with rain water and was panting hard. Light raised an eyebrow.

"What happened to you, Matsuda?" he inquired, "You're as white as a ghost." Matsuda gulped for air before saying shakily, "I-I was upstairs, working, and I heard this thump on the rood, s-so I went up to check, y'know, to see what was on the roof, and…and…"

"And, Matsuda?" L drawled, rolling his eyes impatiently.

"And I saw something on the roof!" Matsuda blurted out shakily, "It-It was all white and curled up, just lying there on the roof! I swear, I'm not lying!"

L sighed loudly. He could already feel a headache coming on.

"Matsuda, did you see exactly what it was?" Light asked, not seeming convinced at all.

"No!" Matsuda said, as if what Light had asked was pure insanity, "I ran back here to tell you, do you think I'd get that close to some kind of—creature on our roof!?"

"It was probably nothing," Light waved a hand dismissively, "Don't get so worked up about it."

"But guys, I'm serious!" Matsuda said desperately, "It could be some kind of monster!"

"Well, what do you want us to do about it?" Light snapped. Matsuda was quiet for a second. L was about to dismiss Matsuda to go back upstairs, when Matsuda suddenly said, "We have to go up there and see what it is!"

L winced as his head ache grew.

"What!?" Light exclaimed, "Ain't now way in hell I'm going up there."

"I thought you said you didn't think it was anything," Matsuda pointed out, "So you'd be okay with going up there and seeing what it is, right?"

"No!" Light snapped, "I don't wanna get attacked by some freak animal!"

"But what if it needs help?"

"Too bad! I'm not going out in that storm to see what it is!"

"Well, one of us has to!"

"No way! If you wanna see what it is so bad, go yourself!"

"But I'm scared…"

"You're always so scared, you little-"

"Fine!"

Light and Matsuda looked over to see L stomping past them towards the stairs through the darkness. They watched as he threw open the door with a bang, before turning around with his narrowed, coal black eyes and saying, "I'll go see what it is." With that, he slammed the door, loud footsteps up the stairs preceding the door slam. Light and Matsuda looked at each other.

"I've never seen Ryuzaki stomp out of a room before," Matsuda mused.

"I know, right?" Light agreed excitedly.

It had only been a minute, and Light and Matsuda were sitting in the darkness, already bored.

"How long is he gonna take?" Light complained, flopping down in his desk chair.

"Well, he does have to run up all those flights of stairs," Matsuda shrugged, "Since the elevators broken and all."

"Nah, Ryuzaki's a fast runner," Light said.

"Have you ever seen him run?"

"Yeah, it looks really weird; probably because he's always crouching on that chair of his."

"Come to think of it, I've never seen Soichiro run before. I've never seen Aizawa run, either."

"Wow, we must be really bored to be talking about this."

"Yeah…"

Suddenly, the silence was interrupted when the door on the other side of the room opened loudly in the silence. Light and Matsuda turned towards the door in the darkness, hoping to see L or someone standing there, but what they saw made them gasp.

L stood there, soaking wet, with a small girl in his arms.

"Ryuzaki!" Matsuda exclaimed, springing up from his chair, "What's going…Is that what I…?"

"Matsuda," L said, slightly breathless as if he had raced down the stairs with the child in his arms, "Go light a candle."

In no time at all, the girl had been laid out on one of the remaining desks in the office, as space was short at the time. The candle Matsuda had lit was flickering warmly in the dark, creating a warm, orange light. Soichiro, Light, Aizawa, Matsuda and L all peered down at the young stranger; frightened.

"H-how did you find her, Ryuzaki?" Soichiro asked shakily.

"I went outside onto the roof to see what Matsuda was talking about," L explained, shaking the rain water from his dark hair, "I too saw something white, huddled in the rain. On closer inspection, I saw it appeared to be," he stopped for a second, as if he was realizing it for the first time, "A young girl."

The five Kira investigators all stared down at her. Her wet, silver hair glistened brightly in the warm flicker of the candle. Her skin was almost ivory, like porcelain. She was clad in a thin white dress that looked tattered and torn. In truth, she didn't look like a common Japanese native.

"She looks like she's only twelve years old, I'd guess," Aizawa peered down at the child, "Except for the fact that her hair's grey."

"Still," Light added nervously, "I can't imagine what a kid was doing on our roof in the middle of a storm…" As if to remind the group that a storm was still raging outside, another growl of thunder boomed around the walls. The rain pelted harder against the roof, filling in the gap of intense silence.

"Actually, that's not all," L said suddenly. Everyone turned to look at him expectantly. This time, L looked slightly more blanched than usual. L slowly reached over and brushed a few stray hairs away from the child's ear. Everyone gasped loudly.

"Look at her ears!" Matsuda exclaimed, his eyes wide, "They're—they're like, animal ears, aren't they!?"

It was true. Everyone peered down to see that the silver-haired girl's ears were not human. They were small and gray, covered with a very fine hair. They resembled the ears one would find on a dog.

"I was surprised when I saw them," L nodded almost solemnly, "I have no idea if their real or not, but it is quite a shock."

"I can't believe I didn't notice those!" Light was definitely scared now, "It was so dark, I guess…but…," he paused, visibly shaking, "what is she?"

The five looked at each other nervously. L was slightly nervous as well; with all his encounters with the worst criminals in the world, now he seemed to be truly clueless about something.

"Well, we have to do something with her," Matsuda said nervously, "We can't just put her back out there."

"Of course we won't, Matsuda," Soichiro said seriously, although there was a hint of worry behind his voice, "We—we just have to get her to a hospital, or something."

"But the roads are blocked," Aizawa said nervously, "We could call them to come. But what will they saw when they see a little girl with ears like hers?! We have to do something now, she could be dying!"

"He's right," Light agreed, his hands shaking, "We need to help her."

In the silence, the four looked over to see L calmly reaching downward to take the girl's pale hand into his. They watched as the detective looked down at her small hand in his larger hand, his thing fingers grasping hers. His coal black eyes looked somewhat sad.

"She's cold," he said softly.

It was when he took hold of her hand that the child gave a stir. Everyone, including L, jumped back slightly. They watched with wide eyes, their hearts pounding, as she slowly began to sit up, shaking slightly. She spoke in a small, soft voice.

"Ow. Ow ow ow ow ow," she murmured, holding a hand to her head as she shut her eyes tightly. The five watched her; awestruck.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes, revealing a vibrant shade of blue that no one on the investigation team had ever seen before. She stared around the room with her doe-like eyes, taking in her surroundings silently. She spoke again, muttering softly; confused.

"…Qui…quo…," her small voice almost echoed in the silent room.

Everyone looked at each other in slight confusion. Nobody knew what to do.

L was the first to speak.

"…Excuse me," he said in his normal, quiet voice. The girl jumped sharply and whipped around, her blue eyes growing twice their size at the sight of the dark haired, shadowy eyed man staring at her.

"Ah! Quis tu!? Onde estou eu?" she yelped in fright, holding her hands up to her mouth.

L blinked. How was he supposed to handle this situation.

"It's—okay," he said calmly, holding up a hand, "You're safe." The girl looked around to see the four other men crowded around her staring at her. When she turned to look at them, they flinched slightly. It wasn't just her ears that dripped water, or the fact that she looked so scared, but the piercing color of her eyes was enough to make anyone blink in surprise. She studied the four nervously before saying quietly, in perfect Japanese, "Oh…I'm sorry…" The Kira investigators looked at her in confusion. She was now closing her eyes, as if recovering from a bad dream. She seemed to be slipping into slumber again. Everyone looked at L. He stared back at them, before turning to the child who was now closing her blue eyes.

"Where are you from?" L asked softly, looking at her nervously. The young girl opened her large eyes and turned them to the detective, looking up at him. L flinched slightly. She blinked, her eyelids closing again.

"Um…where am I from?" she said softly, her voice becoming a murmur as she slipped into darkness, "Um…heaven..."

She slumped over onto the desk, falling into a deep sleep. L, Light, Matsuda, Soichiro and Aizawa stared wide-eyed at each other. The room became silent again, the flicker from the warm candle almost making sound in the silence of eth dark room.

"Uh, I'll be upstairs," Light announced, quickly making a dash for the stairs.

For some reason, the outside seemed to stop, leaving the sky a deep, ink blue.