AN: Well, these chapters are getting shorter and shorter huh. lol. Well uhm..nothing much to say here i guess, except for i need to try and match character personalities better. but hey, imma tryin ma best... i hope lol. weelll, go ahead an read! :D

It was Sunday morning an Matsuda would do anything to stay home. If he saw light and that thing again, then he would freak out in front of everyone. No one would know what he was talking about, not even light. What would he do?

"Maybe I should just ignore Light…if I ignore him, I ignore the thing." Matsuda got dressed and went downstairs for some breakfast. He felt sick after everything that happened over the past 2 days. He felt like he was lying to Riyuzaki. It felt bad. He thought somehow, Riyuzaki would find out the truth and start asking light questions. Then light would ask Matsuda questions and he would be cornered by both L and Light. Oh well, work is work. I have to go…Matsuda though while grabbing a bagel and his cell phone. His car was still under L's care so he still needed a ride. He flipped open his cell phone, skipping Yagami of course, and made it to Aizawa. He clicked his name and waited for the ring.

"Hi!" It sounded like Aizawa.

"Hey, can you give me a r-"

"-you've reached Shuichi Aizawa. Sorry I'm not here right now, but if you'll leave name and number, I'll get right back to you as soon as possible! Thanks bye."

"Ah…" he ended the call, and then called Mogi.

"This is Kanzo Mogi. Leave a message."

"Hmmm, who else could I call; I don't have Ide's number…" Matsuda scanned over Freddy.

"Hello."

"Yes, this is Matsuda again."

"Ah, Matsuda, I must say, I don't think Riyuzaki has every received this many calls since…" Watari paused a moment to think.

"Eh...I've only called once…"

"Yes well I'm sure Riyuzaki enjoys to get a few calls every once and a while. I'll put him on." Watari was such a nice man, always looking out for everyone. How does handle it all? How does he handle L? I guess old people are just nice like that. You can always trust old people. Matsuda smiled.

"Hello, Matsuda, calling again I see. How may I help you?" L sounded a bit amused.

"How's my car doing? Remember the one that you were fixing?"

"Oh, that! It's fine. In fact I have it here in the hotel parking lot. So on your way home; don't forget to ask me for the keys so you can take it with you." L sipped at a coffee filled with way to many sugar cubes.

"O.k., but without my car, I have no means of transportation. Wait, what hotel?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, our meeting will be held at Sunny Shore Inn. Today in…30 min. you might want to start leaving. Otherwise, you'll be late." He gurgled.

"Yes, but I don't have my car, I was hoping maybe you could…send me one of your fancy limos...or something…" Matsuda laughed lightly. There was silence on the other end. L put his cup down.

"Matsuda, I believe we already had this conversation as a group, but I'll go ahead and remind you. Let's just say, at this point I can't even afford to send you a bike…" he took a spoon and poured in more sugar cubes. Matsuda realized what he meant and suddenly felt embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, L, I mean Riyuzaki. I didn't mean to." Matsuda stopped when he heard the clang of the spoon on the cup.

"I'm sure you'll find a way to get here. Get a ride, or walk."

"But, Riyuzaki, Sunny Shore Inn, isn't exactly close to my house…Riyuzaki?"

"Mmmm, sorry…what were you saying, you'll walk?" He slurped loudly on the cup. Matsuda sighed deeply. He might as well just walk.

"Yeah I'll walk. But Riyuzaki, about the Deathnote thing…"

"Right, don't forget to bring it." L interrupted.

"No, I'm trying to say-" there was again, loud obnoxious slurping on the other end.

"L, the delivery has arrived at the door." Watari called.

"Ah yes. Matsuda I must go now, but please don't hesitate to call. I do enjoy the extra company." L drank up the last bit of his coffee.

"Riyuzaki, I can't bring it…ugh." Matsuda groaned over the dreaded dial tone. He closed up his cell and placed it in his suitcase along with some other things and made his way to the door. He stepped outside and felt the morning heat hit his skin. Why was it so hot…in the middle of December? He aired out his suit a bit before continuing his steps to the sidewalk.

"Maybe I should just ask Light for a ride. Maybe he forgot everything about yesterday." Matsuda looked at the rode and how it looked like he was walking in an oven.

"No, too weird. Especially with that thing lurking around…" he took off his coat and draped it on his back. He then rolled up his sleeves. It was dangerous to be outside in this heat.

"It usually isn't this hot around December…well it is the afternoon, and with the way the weather is always changing here in America…you never know…"

Ever since the Kira investigation started, the Task force constantly found themselves flying from Japan to the US. So really, people like L, Matsuda, Mogi, and Ide had 2 homes instead of one.

"It must be tough for the chief, and Aizawa. I mean, after all, they have a family to take care of. But having to leave every few months, then come back then leave unexpectedly. It would just be too hectic for me. I don't know how they handle it. But Aizawa is dedicated to his work, nothing would stop him, I can tell. Same thing with the Chief. Besides he has Light by his side so it's like his family is right there with him.

"Well 1/3 of it anyway….I wonder if he every sees that thing floating around Light? Wait, never mind! Why can't I just forget about that already?"

The sign was huge and right there in front of him.

"SUNNY SHORE INN: Come stay, its free the first day!" and below that it said, with purchase of membership card. Matsuda smirked. There's always a catch.

He passed through the parking lot when he noticed a familiar vehicle. Could it be! He waltzes up to the Navy blue Nissan. The dent at the back was entirely gone, along with the other damages! It looked brand new! He glanced on the inside. He even cleaned in there too?

"Aww! L's the best!" Matsuda hugged the car and pressed his face to the window. This would be o.k. n any other day. But it was boiling hot and the heat from the car had started to burn his face. Of course he jumped back in pain after the heat started to really kick in. He thought it was nothing until he looked into the rear view mirrors. There was a strawberry red mark running from his left cheek to his neck area. And not only was his olive skin making the mark appear darker than it should, it made it look worse. He tried touching it but pulled back his finger instantly.

"My god, it's like sunburn…well that was stupid of me…." He pulled up his collar to try a hide it, but that obviously didn't really do anything much.

He walked up to the revolving doors. He saw his reflection, which was sweaty, tired, and burnt. His reflection reminded him of what football players looked like after practice…except he should be 10 buffer, and good looking, and of course minus the burnt mark. He chuckled a little. Ignoring how scruffy he was looking, he pushed through the doors.

He walked into the building and was blown with a gust of fresh AC and the smell of complimentary brunch. He rolled his sleeves back down and walked up to the front desk.

"Uhm, could you please tell me which room the police are meeting?" Matsuda asked. He didn't like pretending to be with the police again, but it was the only way for this hotel jumping thing to work so…

The man started smacking on some gum, and then blew a bubble. It popped in his face.

"I'm gonna have to be seeing some ID…Mr..?" Matsuda did what he always used to do. Reach into his pock and flash his ID, only it used to be real…now its fake.

"Touta Matsuda, officer in the Kira investigation Task Force!" He recited. The man at the front desk quickly looked at it up and down, and then looked at Matsuda.

"You might want to get that burn on your face checked out buddy…"

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind…" The man gave him a key and placed his elbow on the desk.

"Room 247…I swear, I think I've said that like 5 times today. Except it used to be back to back. But that was like-" he glanced at the clock on the wall.

"Like 30 min. ago…Hey kid; are there any more of you officers I'm running out of keys for that room?" The man stroked his moustache lightly. Matsuda was staring at the man. He didn't like his attitude. 30 min! He looked at the large clock on the wall, then his own watch.

"No!" Matsuda looked at the man's watch just to make sure.

"I'm so late!!!!" He grabbed the key and rand down the hallway.

"Kid, the rooms 200-250 are down that way." He pointed lazily. Matsuda quickly zipped past him once again.

"Hey! You forgot your ID!" Matsuda was about to run back but the man threw it at his face. He jumped up and caught it with his mouth! A few people in the lobby started clapping lightly. Matsuda laughed quickly through his clenched teeth around the card. He jolted down the hallway and fumbled with the key and slid it down the slot. The door opened and everyone turned toward him. He hated it when all eyes were on him.

"Matsuda pleases close the door behind you." L signaled him to shut it and sit down.

"I thought I told you not to be late what happened?" L and everyone else continued watching him. Matsuda took a seat in one of the chairs between Mogi and Ide and across from L.

"I…had to walk, then I-" No one understood him with the card in his mouth. He started to put some of his things down so he could take it out of his mouth.

"What is that?" Ide asked. Matsuda reached for the card, but L grabbed it and pulled it out. He looked at it, and then threw it in the trash.

"Hey-Riyuzaki that was my ID!"

"Yes I am aware. It has to be thrown away. If you were to show that in front of anyone who actually mattered, they would give it a serious look over. Ever since we were taken out of the Police, they made sure our ID's were erased. So there giving a close look out for any fakes out there. Therefore your ID is useless…"

"Oh, what about everyone else?"

"They had already thrown theirs away when they got here…30 min ago…" there were a few seconds of coughs and the scratching of heads as L stared at Matsuda for a while.

"That burn on you face looks bad, you should get that checked out…" Aizawa mumbled.

"Yes, I know. Please don't remind me. You won't believe how hot is out there." Matsuda said.

"I will right now." L called for Watari to bring the 1st aid kit. He unbuttoned his shirt so he could see how far the burn went. It was only from his face to his collar bone.

"This might hurt!" Watari pressed a wet pad like item on his cheek. Matsuda winced a little at the pain.

"Well now that Matsuda is here, we can continue the conversation."

"Yeah in fact, before you came in, we were just talking about you!" Light smiled. Then there was the laughing again. It could only mean one thing. Matsuda looked around but he didn't see anything. No sign of the monster.

"Heheh, I'm behind you…"Ryuk laughed. Matsuda slowly turned around to face the dreaded creature from before. He gasped for air, but couldn't find it. It's a bit embarrassing to say, but he actually felt like crying, ALMOST.

Is this thing fallowing me…if Light doesn't notice it, and no one else can see it…it must be stalking me…!

"Matsuda, please don't move, the skin has become sensitive, it could break easily. I'm trying to apply the bandages so if you could just look forward." He pushed his face away from the monster and towards another Monster. Light Yagami. He looked different suddenly. He had the most evil face on and it was directed toward him.

"Wh-what were you guys talking about?" The AC might have been on; Matsuda found himself sweating through his clothes already.

"L said you talked to him about finding a book outside your house yesterday." Light crossed his legs and looked over to Ryuk who kept laughing.

"Yes Matsuda, I hope you brought the Deathnote with you." L held out his hand waiting. Matsuda looked at Light, his eyes full of hate, and then at L, who was still waiting. Ryuk's laughter was still loud behind him, right in his ear.

Matsuda brought up his suitcase and clicked it open. He then looked inside. Ryuk laughter stopped. Matsuda couldn't believe it. He reached inside and pulled out a slim notebook. Lights eyes were locked in on Matsuda's. Matsuda focused on the object inside.

"Matsuda please look this way, the more you move, the more it will hurt." Watari moved his face toward Light. Light could only glare. Matsuda looked straight into his eye, and that hurt more than any other burn he has ever had. Ignoring Light, he continued to bring it out until it was visible to everyone. Matsuda handed the notebook to L. He grabbed it and look to Matsuda whose wounds were still being treated.

But L couldn't help but notice the large dark floating figure behind Matsuda and Watari. His mouth hung open for a quick moment. He stared on at Ryuk as Light shifted in his seat. Ryuk then laughed wildly.

"Well, it's about time I got noticed around here! So, what's up?"

Redstar: like i said, short chapter, but still great right!?

Matsuda: Oh my god...L can see it now...

Redstar: Yup Yup :D nice huh!

Matsuda: no...

Redstar: hahah well i could care less what you think, i care what the veiwers thing! Review plz!

Matsuda: I dislike you...

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Matsuda: .. :(