Chapter 1:

Midnight Walks

"Um, L? I mean, Ryuzaki?"

I felt a small tug on my chain. I turned to see Light Yagami standing behind me, looking exhausted.

"Yeah?" I replied.

"I'm finished for the night. You might not have sleep, but I do," He said, crossing his arms across his chest.

"Mmm, okay, I'm coming," I said, getting up from my couch.

We walked towards our bedroom, and as soon as we reached the bed, Light slumped down and groaned.

I smiled inside my head: my plan was working.

I had planned to make him work so hard during the day, that at night, he would sleep soundly, and I could do whatever I wanted to.

Light took of his shoes, and without changing, pulled the bed covers over him. In a minute, he was asleep.

I turned off the bed side lamp, and waited for a half an hour more so that I could carry out my plan safely.

What was my plan?

Well, I wanted to go out, and get some fresh air. I've been locked in this hotel, and chained with Light for too long.

I sighed, and mentally cursed myself for being as desperate as to put the whole team in danger, just for some fresh air.

But I had to: I am a human being, and I do have needs.

I checked the clock which was beside the lamp.

It read: 12: 05 AM.

I grinned, and from my left pocket, I took out a small key and opened my end of the chain.

Then, just to be sure, I now locked the chain with the bed, so that Light couldn't escape while I was gone.

I went to my laptop and quickly disabled all the surveillance and security.

Then, I sneaked out of my hotel room; tip toed down the lobby, and finally walked out into the fresh, night air.

The cold road felt amazing on my bare feet.

I had no idea where I was going, and I had no idea if the real Kira was right behind me.

But I walked on. The night air seemed to liven up my thinking skills, so now I could think more clearly.

I ran over the facts we had to solve the Kira case, and soon I was lost in thought.

"If I suppose that Light-kun truly isn't Kira, then who could it be? Hmm, no, there is a thirteen percent chance that Light-kun is Kira..." I muttered, and then suddenly stopped on my tracks.

There was, a few centimeters in front of me, a girl with long, pitch black hair staring blankly at the street light above her.

Her eyes were dark and large, and she had dark circles under them. She was wearing a large, oversized, white t-shirt, along with navy blue jeans.

The weirdest part was, she had no shoes on either.

She was thinking, I could tell, and seemed to take no notice of me.

She suddenly looked up, right into my eyes.

I realized I was staring at her all the while, and she now stared right back.

I shifted on one foot, but did not remove my eyes from her; and neither did she.

I lost track of time, and finally came to my senses when she straightened up, and turned her back to me. She had continued her job to stare at the street light, as if it was a more interesting specimen than me.

I felt the urge to talk to her, but a small device I kept in my pocket to tell the time, started beeping.

I took it out and saw that more than an hour had passed.

I sighed, and reluctantly turned my back on her and started walking back to my hotel.

I didn't know why, but I wanted to see her again, and maybe talk to her.

This job seemed important. It felt as important as solving the Kira case, if not more.

I sneaked back into my hotel room, and slumped down next to Light, still wide awake.

Was the girl still there, staring at the street lamp?

Author's Note: I really need your opinions on this one. Was it a nice beginning? Is it going good? Commenting is a must, but vote as well if you like3