A/N: This takes place after Misa and Light lost their memories of the death note~

Chapter 2: Will you help?

"Light-Kun!" Misa shouted as she dashed for Light's arm. Light sighed as Ryuuzaki simply stared. "Where have you been? Your so late today," she asked. "Oh, I bumped into an old friend," he told her. "An old friend, is it a girl?" That was the only thought that came to mind. "Yes, so what if it was a girl?" he asked. "As long as your not cheating on Misa, then she doesn't mind," she said.

Ryuuzaki dragged Light to the couch where he took a seat, his legs tucked under him, while only balancing on his toes. "She was different than other girls I see you with Yagami-Kun, much different," he said. Light looked at him sort of awkward. "What's that suppose to mean?" he asked. "Nothing, I'm just saying she's not like the type of girls I see you hanging out with. Though, I do think you are really popular, Yagami-Kun," Ryuuzaki complimented.

"Who is she any way?" Misa asked, still attached to Light's arm. "Don't worry Misa, she's too young for me. She's fifteen. She is pretty average for a girl of her age, but she's really nice and loyal. She's also smart when she wants to be," Light said. "So she's smart?" L asked, taking a bite of some cake that was sitting on the coffee table. "Well I guess, she's smarter than Misa," Light whispered. "You really think Misa is that dumb Light-kun, your so mean!" she shouted. "Ssh Misa," he told her.

Misa pouted and folded her legs as she snickered something. "What's the big deal if she's smart? Do you think she could help or something?" Light asked. Ryuuzaki was silent as he chewed down on another piece of cake. "Ryuuzaki, are you listening?" Light asked. Finishing the last of his cake he looked up. "Maybe, maybe not. If I could give her a one on one interview and see how smart she is maybe she could help. It depends on her," Ryuuzaki said.

Suddenly, Misa giggled. "I bet this is something completely different than helping out on the case," Misa said. Ryuuzaki glared at her. "Do you like her Ryuuzaki?" Misa asked. "No, I just met her," he said. "You do like her, don't you Ryuuzaki!" Ignoring her, he continued plotting on what he was going to do. If she is smart, I think she could help us on the case. The more help, the easier it will be to catch Kira. What ever Kira we catch first will lead us to the other. Then the case will be solved. This is the first time I'll simply put my identy out, for a female I think who can help us greatly.

"Yagami-Kun," Ryuuzaki called. "I need you to do me a favor tomorrow," he said.

~the next day~

Another day of school packed onto Kagome. It was hard work catching up with what was going on. She wondered if she should stay here for more than a week just to get use to things again. No, she thought, because then Inuyasha will get worried.

Time went by as she moaned and groaned. The day was long and tiring, she barely got what was going on in her class today, and she heard more about this mysterious killer named Kira. Strange, she thought, some killer suddenly appears with some sort of weird power.

Kagome sighed and walked down the sidewalk when her phone rang. "Hello?" she asked. "Hey, Kagome," she heard Light on the other line. "Light-Kun, what a surprise," she said through the line. "Do you want to hang out?" he asked. "Oh, sure, where do you want to go?" Kagome didn't realise how much of an idiot she sounded through the phone.

"Meet me near the park," he said. Light told her the directions and Kagome skipped down the sidewalk. She then reached Kanto Park. It was really crowded, lots of kids and elderly. Kagome looked around for Light, but she wondered how she was going to find him in this mess. Kagome wandered about the park, seeing unfamiliar faces. When she was talking on the phone with Light she noticed his voice was a bit worried. "I hope he's not in trouble," she said under her breath.

She spent the next ten minutes searching until she found him sitting at a nearby bench, checking his watch. "Light-Kun!" Kagome shouted as she ran over to him. "There you are, I see your by yourself. Did that one guy, I think his name was Ryuuzaki, let you go?" she asked. Light stood up, his face expression worried. "Um, yeah..." he said. "What's wrong?" Kagome asked. "N-nothing. Can you come with me, I need to tell you something privately," he said.

Kagome nodded and followed him as they walked out of the park. She wondered where they were going. She had this strange feeling in her gut, was it right to trust him? Something felt wrong, she had no telling where he was going, where he was taking her.

They reached an ally and Light walked down it. Kagome stared nervously down it, nausea filling her. Light turned around. "Are you coming?" he asked. Kagome nodded and took slow steps inside. "Why are we here?" she stuttered. "I need you to do something for me," he said. "What?" They stood there silently as he looked at her blankly. She felt like running away, but she stood anyway. She couldn't bring up any more words other than stare.

Suddenly, a blind fold went over her eyes and her mouth was covered. She tried moving but her arms were restrained behind her back. "Be careful, we don't want to hurt her," she heard someone say. Kagome felt like she was about to have a heart attack as she was being led somewhere.

It felt like she'd been walking forever, she then realized she was in an elevator, they had taken her somewhere. Kagome heard a door open and she was brought into a room. "Please take a seat, the chair is right in front of you," a voice ordered.

Kagome slipped into the seat and they let go of her hands, but they kept the blind fold over her eyes. "Where am I, who's there?" she asked, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Calm down, Higurashi-san," she heard a voice say. "How do you know my name?" she asked. "I heard it from someone, we just want to ask you a few questions."

~the other night~

"You want me to what?" Light shouted. "It won't be that hard to do, she already knows you," Ryuuzaki said. "But I haven't talked to her since last year, what if she doesn't trust me?" Light asked. "I think she might trust you, after all when she first saw you it looked like she were already trustworthy. Besides, you said she's a loyal person, so I'm sure it will work."

"But this is kidnapping!" Light grabbed the collar of Ryuuzaki's white shirt. "It may be, but if she is the type of person you say she is, and if she acts the way she looks, she could be really useful on the case. You said she is smart, she looks smart. I'm positive she could help out on the Kira case. If what you described about her is true, we'll be one step closer to catching Kira, isn't that what you want Yagami-Kun?"

Light released his shirt and looked at him seriously. "I want to catch Kira just as much as you do but why her? Why not anyone else?" Ryuuzaki was silent. "I just have this feeling that she can help. Looking at her made me think she was capable of doing something useful in the group."

It was silent for a moment. "So, you just suddenly want her on the team?" Light asked. "Whatever helps out," he said. "Fine, I can find a way to lure her secretly here," Light agreed.

...

Looking at her one on one, Ryuuzaki thought there was something special she could do to help out. When he first saw her, he knew she was different. He quickly took a liking to her, but all of that could change if she doesn't meet up to his expectations.

He needed to know what type of girl she really was, if he was right, she could help greatly. So, he went along with kidnapping her. "Higurashi-san, is true that you know Yagami Light?" Ryuuzaki asked, his voice altered from the microphone. "Yes, I've know him since I was twelve, we were really close friends. But something tells me that's not the only reason why you want me here, is it stranger?" she asked. Ryuuzaki was silent. "You want something don't you? Why did you have to kidnap me and ask? I wouldn't have run away!

"I'm so scared," she began crying through the blind fold. "Higurashi-san, there is nothing for you to be afraid of. You are completely safe here. All I need you to do is answer a few question," Ryuuzaki told her. "So what, if I don't answer them correctly I get killed? How am I suppose to know your not going to kill me? Who are you?"

There was a long pause. "Higurashi-san, I give you my word that we will not hurt you," he said. Kagome thought for a moment. "OK, I believe you, but I'm not tied up, if you try anything, I'll hurt you," she said. Ryuuzaki nodded, even though he knew she couldn't see. "What is your IQ?" he asked her. "128," she stammered. "How good are you in your classes?"

"Well, they started off OK, but I've been getting sick so much it's been hard trying to catch up," she told him, being completely honest. "Have you ever solved a case before. Or should I say help out with a mystery or something like that?" Kagome smirked. "Not exactly like cases but I've solved many mysteries. Not like serious ones though, more like minor mysteries no one should really care about," she told him.

"How loyal are you?" he asked, even though Light said she was very loyal. "I guess it depends on the person. Whether I just met them or I've known them, it depends on first impressions," she said. Ryuuzaki shook his head. "OK, that is all I wanted to ask you. Wait, one more thing," Kagome sighed. "Now what is it?" she asked.

"Do you believe in shinigami?" he asked. Kagome's mouth opened a little and Ryuuzaki sighed. "I know it is a pretty insane-"

"I do believe in shinigami," she said. Ryuuzaki paused. "I might have even met one before. I don't remember, but that doesn't stop me from believing them. I believe in what their capable of," she told him. "I see, arigatou gozaimasu. Just wait here and we'll remove the blindfold," Ryuuzaki said. "Thank God, I thought I was a goner," Kagome said, relief in her words. Ryuuzaki walked out of the room and to Light who was waiting outside the door.

"So, is she as worthy as you think she is?" Light asked. Ryuuzaki nodded and started chewing down on his thumb. "Yes, she is quite worthy. A little more than I had expected from her. I now see why you and her are such good friends. You guys have a lot in common," Ryuuzaki said, peering back into the room.

Ryuuzaki walked back in and Kagome lifted her head. "Who is it now?" she asked. "Just relax, I'm removing your blindfold," Ryuuzaki said, slowly untying the even bow on her head. The blindfold was slipped away from her eyes as Kagome rubbed them. She looked to see she was sitting near a long white table with another chair and a microphone, which she knew altered the person's voice. The room was brown except for a white tinted window and a white light dangling on a wire over their heads.

What an ugly place I've been taken, Kagome thought. She then saw the culprit who had kidnapped her, Ryuuzaki! Her eyes widened, he was the person who was handcuffed to Light-Kun!

"I see your shocked that it was I who kidnapped you, Higurashi-san," he said. "Yeah, why did you kidnap me anyway?" that was the only thing she wanted to get an answer to at this very moment. "Let me explain before I answer. I am called Ryuuzaki around the Task Force. The Task Force are people investigating on the Kira case. Outside of the Task Force, mainly To-Oh, I'm known as Hideki Ryuuga. To people who are unaware of me, I am known as L. You may have heard of me, I'm a famous detective."

Kagome continued to rub her eyes that had been mashed to her face by an old rag. "Either way, I'm sure you've heard about the Kira case," Ryuuzaki mentioned. "Yeah, I've heard about it. I heard my friends talking about it."

"Well, Light and his girlfriend were suspected of being Kira, and that's why we were handcuffed, so I could keep an eye on him. When I first saw you with Light, I thought there was something different about you. When Light described you, I believed you would be perfect for the investigation. Your IQ is pretty high as well. We need an extra hand, I'd like you to help out on the Kira case, Higurashi Kagome," he said.

Kagome blushed for no reason as she thought. "What a first impression, kidnapping me and then asking me to be in your investigation," she said. Ryuuzaki frowned a bit. "But, I admire your good taste in women, so I'll agree to help you out, Ryuuzaki," she said, shaking his hand.

Ryuuzaki cringed a bit from her sudden act of grabbing his hand. Her hand was soft and warm, so he shook back out of comfort as she smiled back at him. "It's great to have you in the investigation, I should let you meet the other members of the Task Force."

I hope that made sense to you, if not, Kagome was proposed to work into the Task Force and she agreed. Please read to see what happens.