Summary: When Max leaves the Flock to investigate the Kira case on her own, what will she do when a mysterious stranger introduces himself as the greatest detective in the world? Why is his successor giving her the chills? and how can this help bring down Itex?

Never have i ever been a wonderful manga artist/writer. Nor do i write those wonderful books about those six flying children and their dogs. Therefor, i own neither Death Note or Maximum Ride.

Max

Ouch.

Before i even opened my eyes, i knew i was knee deep in trouble. My leg ached, a needle drip was in my hand, a beeping sound was in the background, and the hairs on the back of my neck were on red alert, so people were watching me sleep. All this flooded into my system in less than a second, when i heard someone say, "She's awake,"

My eyes snapped open, but my vision was blurry. I could see three people standing over me, one of them sitting in a hunched-over position and biting his thumbnail, the other two apparently a lot taller. As my vision cleared, I noticed the oldest of the three looked a little too much like Jeb, though the other guy looked like he might be his son. Again, all this in less than a second. Then i realized i was in a hospital.

I snapped into a sitting position, adrenaline already starting to trickle into my system. The guy in the chair looked at me, and i decided he needed more sleep. And he reminded me of Fang, somehow. He said "Lie down. Youre not in a hospital."

Jesus Christ, who was this guy?was he another mind reader? I crossed my arms akwardly and asked, "Who the hell are you?" He blinked, as if he were expecting the steely tone i put in.

Then he said the words i never thought i would hear, much less from this guy.

"I am L."

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L/Ryuzaki

"I am L."

The girl looked suprised for a second, then covered it with a cool mask. "No you arent. Theres no way." She said, her voice razor sharp. She obviously had practice with interrogation. Ryuzaki would have to be careful with how he treated her.

"As a matter of fact, I am, but you can call me Ryuzaki." He said, and began chewing on his thumbnail again. "What is your name? You must be hungry. I am sure flying requires more calories than a normal human." He pressed the COM button, ignoring the girls shocked expression "Watari, our guest is awake. Could you have some food delivered to the room?"

Watari answered back immideatly "Certianly. It will be there in four minutes."

Ryuzaki looked back and noticed the girl's open mouth. "Is there a problem?" he asked, though he was nintey seven percent sure there was none.

"No, its just..." She took a deep breath, "My name is Maximum Ride. Im fourteen, and for the past four years i have been on the run from a company called Itex. Youve probably heard of it; they own, like, half the world. But thats not the point." Again, she took a breath. She obviously was uncomfortable telling others about her past.

"I want to join the Kira investigation."

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