Matsuda and Light watched Ryusaki sit in his chair deep in thought. It wasn't about anything on the large screen in front of him that was focused on Misa. His mind was somewhere else.

-- When was she born? It was on a Monday, he was 100% sure of that. It was either August 31st or September 1st. He seemed to want to lean more towards September. Yes, it was September 1st, he remembered it now. That was the day he took on a case in America. Watari wasn't with him; he was back in England with Ann.--

"What do you think he is thinking about?" Matsuda whispered to Light. Light shrugged his shoulders. He really had no clue, he couldn't read his face. Well, what ever Ryuzaki was thinking about it most likely had to do with Yatsuba so they might as well just let him be.

-- From the beginning I had plan to, after the Kira case, go to Russia to spend a small while with Ann and Marie. After all, it would be wrong of me to physically abandon them.....but now..... This case has taken longer than I had intended. Truthfully I don't see myself coming out of this alive. Kira has proven to be a very good adversary. Maybe it was a good thing Ann came to Japan. There may be a way for me to come into contact with at least Ann. Marie will take a little more time......If I could get Ann involved on the Kira case I could be around her with out any suspicion. I hope she is not too angry. I guess I some what deserve it though....some what. Marie will be a little harder to introduce. Of course it would have to be as Ann's daughter. They could both live in the building. Seems plausible; you couldn't separate a mother from her daughter. Problem is Marie is only three. She has no comprehension of what is going on; she could slip up. Then both she and Ann would end up being the perfect target for Kira, and with Light as my main suspect living in the building that could become a problem. Then again if Light is Kira and he knows Ann and Marie are with me and they end up being killed then the suspicion would be placed on some one in the building who knows them because neither of them are criminals, so Kira would have no reason to kill them. Kira wouldn't take a risk like that, so I could assume it would actually be safe for them here; but then again........--

"Watari," Ryuzaki spoke out. A black W appeared on the white computer screen. "Can you call Aiber, Wedy, and Lexie for me?" Ryuzaki knew Watari would be caught off guard by this request but as always he held his composure.

"I'll get right on it."

Ann walked over to the front door of her apartment when the doorbell chimed though the house. She stood on her toes in order to look through the peep hole. A husky woman was standing on the other side holding a large black hand bag; her black hair was pulled up into a bun. Ann did not know what the meaning of this was but it would be rude to ignore the woman.

"Well good morning!" the woman greeted cheerfully with a warm smile when Ann opened the front door. "Now don't you worry, Molly will be in good hands. I have tons of experience with kids. I suppose in a way you could call me a "super nanny." The woman laughed at her own joke before she pushed past Ann and entered the apartment. "Oh, what a lovely home."

Ann stood there in bewilderment. A nanny? What was going -- Ann reached into her pocket as soon as the sound of her ringing cell phone filled the air. Once again it was a restricted number. Ha, she should have suspected.

"Bonjour?"

"Suki is the nanny we have hired to watch Molly while you are off working." The voice belonged to Watari.

"Working? I'm not working." Ann corrected while she kept a keen eye on the nanny, Suki, who was making herself at home. The woman was bustling about the house inspecting every corner.

"Oh yes, L has requested that you come assist on the Kira case. You still remember all your training don't you?"

Ann shook her head, everything was moving too fast. She walked over and took a seat on the soft white couch which was facing the large T.V.

"He wants me to what? And why are you both so positive I will agree?"

"Do you really take me for a fool, Lexie?"

"I could," Ann responded,

"L has a building he is currently using as his headquarters. He has set aside a large room for you and Molly."

"Watari….." Ann began to complain. The whole thing seemed to be too good to be true.

"At first you can be the only one that enters the building; Molly can not go with for safety reasons. Eventually you both will be living there though."

"Watari -- " Ann started back up, but once again she was interrupted.

"Suki is highly qualified and will work 24/7 if necessary." Watari confirmed.

Ann glanced off to the side. "I hate to admit but I am some what disappointed with how easily everything is working out."

Watari took that as a yes. "A ride will be there to pick you up in 5 minutes; be ready." With that he hung up.

Ann pulled the phone away from her ear. This was definitely going to turn out to be quite interesting.

"Mummy," Marie called out calmly. Ann turned around from her seat on the couch to see Marie looking up at Suki who was busy fiddling in the kitchen. "There is a strange lady in the house."

Ann rested her chin on the back of her couch, "I know love, mummy got a job so she is going to be looking after you while I am at work." She forced her self to get up off of the couch and walk over to Marie. "Don't worry, it will be fun." She patted her daughter atop the head.

Marie pouted for a moment, "I'm not worried." She lied right before Suki began asking what Marie wanted for breakfast. It made Ann actually want to stay for breakfast as well.

She walked into her room and stepped into the walk in closet. Ann parted away the shroud of hanging cloths that was hiding a black metal chest; the intensity of what was going on was finally hitting her. She was going to be able to see him again! After five years! Ann brought a hand to her head right after she unlocked the case. Uhh, she felt nauseous. This case was her little secret. Only her father and L knew about the job she had until she found out she was pregnant. She stopped working during that time and just never started back up again. She didn't have a need to. L was financially taking care of everything for her so she didn't need to work at all and could just spend time with Marie. Getting back into the saddle may actually be worth the while.

Ann reached the entrance to the room she was directed to at the same time as two others; an attractive woman with blond hair that was a few years older than her, and a man.

"You get called here by L too?" The man asked.

"Yes," The woman responded. Before she opened one of the double doors and walked in soon followed by the man and Ann. The room was gigantic. there was two flights of stairs located on either side of the room and situated in between them was a large console of computers and multiple T.V screens. Ann felt as though she could barely walk. Her legs were stiff and once again she wanted to throw up. Five years is quite a bit of time. She examined the room. There was three men in the room besides L. She could only make out his back side in a chair before he turned around to examine all of them. Ann froze. She had to calm down, she had to relax and stay professional.

Ryuzaki looked back when he heard the door to the room open. He looked over the three, his eyes soon landing on Ann. She seemed stiff and nervous. Maybe he wasn't in as much trouble as he thought? Though he never did expect her to lash out at him, that wasn't her personality; she did need to calm down. In an instance her whole persona seemed to go through a change. She was loose, relaxed and composed-- 'at a girl.

"The names Aiber, professional con artist, nice to me you."

"Wedy, I'm a thief."

"Lexie, arson and weapon specialist."

Matsuda, Yagami, and Light all studied them for a brief moment.

"A conman, thief, and an arsonist?" Yagami blurted out.

"Yes," Ryuzaki spoke "They are seasoned criminals, with the exception of Lexie, of course. I worked with her on a case before. They will all be very beneficial to the Kira case." With that Ryuzaki brought his thumb up to his mouth. He noticed Ann's sudden attention to Light. She was picking him apart. -- What are you thinking? --

Ann studied the young man, surprisingly as she noticed, hand cuffed to Ryuzaki. Something with him did not click with her, he looked too innocent. Could that even be possible?

"Yes, let's all do our best on this case!" The boy who introduced himself as Light spoke.

What - A - Cheese-ball -- He had to be joking right? Ann looked to her right as the one named Matsuda slid up to her.

"Hi, I'm Matsuda." He greeted in a friendly tone and a bright smile.

Ann placed her hands in the forest green pockets of the cargo pants she was wearing. The pants tide just below her knees. Her top as a simple black tank top, shoes were normal hiking boots, and she had black gloves on her hands that had the fingers cut out. Goggles were hanging out of her back pocket. Her long dark brown hair was pulled up into a ponytail; her side swept bangs framing her face. Obviously he called her here to do the job she knew how, so she had to be dressed for the part.

"I know," Ann replied, "you 'ave already announced that." She wasn't trying to have that come out as rude, which she suspected it did. That was just her personality; she was blunt.

Matsuda released a weak laugh just as Ryuzaki walked up next to him and looked over in his direction; his hands were lazily placed in his pockets.

"Yeah, well I was just making sure you heard, because you know…." his voice trailed off. The man had no idea where he was heading with this.

"Just walk away, Matsuda." Ryuzaki spoke. That's exactly what Matsuda did, slowly and clumsily but he did eventually make it away.

Ryuzaki looked over in Ann's direction, "How are you?" he greeted. Personal boundaries were obviously not a concern to him because he got right into her face. Of course this action would not make any one suspicious of him. It was him after all. "I will be needing to talk to you alone, hmm?"

Ann studied his face for a moment, "Yes of course."

Ryuzaki nodded before he walked off to the back of the room heading for the door she had entered in. "Okay, follow me." He gave no warning when he began walking forward which caught Light off guard and tugged him forward, almost resulting in him falling flat on his face.

"Gyah, Ryuzaki!" Light complained trying to get his footing, "Where are you going?"

"I need to talk to Lexie alone," He plainly replied continuing to walk forward. "I need to ask her some questions and I don't want her answers to be influenced."

Ann quietly followed after the two. How exactly was he going to talk to her in private if he was hand cuffed to Light?

"So Lexie," Ryuzaki began once the three of them left the main room and began to walk down the hall beige brown hall. "Watari informed me that you have been off of your job for a while.....is that true?"

Ann watched his facial expressions for a moment. Like always she couldn't read a thing.

"Yes, that's true." She responded truthfully, glancing over at Light momentarily. Light was walking along side Ryuzaki quietly. He was watching how she answered these questions and trying to figure out why Ryuzaki even had the need for them to be answered in the first place?

"Why is that?" Ryuzaki prodded.

"I had a daughter."

"Oh really?" Ryuzaki brought a thumb to his mouth, just like Marie would do when she was deep in thought. "We can't have you live here all the time then, that would not be right.....this is going to make working with you slightly more complicated. I really needed you here 24/7......" As he finished saying this Ryuzaki glanced quickly over in the direction of Light.—I know you are going to say it—

"Her daughter could always move in here, I mean weren't we going to allow that with Aizawa?" Light finally spoke up

"Yes, I suppose...." Ryuzaki began, continuing to watch Light intently. Ann got it now. These questions were not meant to test her but Light.

"How old is your daughter, Lexie?" Light questioned kindly

"She will be four in a week." Lexie responded

"This could work out good then. Because she isn't old enough to go to school the complications of that are eliminated."

"I guess you are right Light-kun; very nice of you to figure out that small dilemma for us. Though, it may not be safe..... children's mouths aren't the securest of places. She could easily blurt out any secrets or things she witnesses. A child with this information could be exactly what Kira is waiting for...." He stopped walking and took a moment to stare directly at Light. "Tell me, if a child posed a threat to Kira do you think he would try to eliminate that threat even if it is only a young child?"

Ann understood everything now. Ryuzaki suspected Light was Kira.

"Ryuzaki! I would never kill a child!" Light defended

"Ah yes of course not, but I never asked if you would."

"You know what I mean," Light threatened

Ryuzaki shrugged his shoulders before he continued on his way, "I suppose, though it would be a good question to look into." Light followed behind him next to Lexie. He looked over at the young woman who seemed to be the age of 23. She had a soft air of innocence to her. It was a kind motherly air that would make you want to reveal your darkest secrets to her, and yet it also pushed you away from her with the force of a moving locomotive.

"So you're an Arsonist?" Light asked her

Ann glanced over at him, well to be more accurate, up at him because he was good head taller than her. She wasn't as small as Misa by far, but was still petit—about 5'6—both Light and Ryuzaki are 5'8.

"More or less," Ann responded, "I am an expert in weapons and can get a building to its knees on seconds with no interference with any of the structures around it."

"How did you get into a profession like that?" Light questioned, after all it was not the kind of job you would hear from a lot of people.

"I, I have an obsession with burning things—I'm a controlled Pyro." Ann explained

"A controlled Pyro?"

"A controlled Pyro, is a Pyromaniac who is aware of their condition and is in control of their urges; pulling through with them in a ethical way." Ryuzaki explained backing Ann up in a way she knew she would never admit. She hated the term Pyromaniac but that was what she was. "Back on topic," Ryuzaki continued, "if it would be easier for you, you may move in with your daughter. I will have a nanny come in and help assist while you work on the case." He glanced back at her when he finished. Ann had an unsure look on her face. Marie was her world, if anything happened to her….

"Light-kun, to humor me, if you were Kira would you kill Lexie's daughter because she was working on the investigation?" Ryuzaki stepped back getting up into Light's face.

Light glared, he was getting tired of all these hypothetical questions, "Only to humor you……If I was Kira…. no I would not kill a child just because her parent was involved in the Kira case."

Ryuzaki looked over at Ann, "Well?" he asked her. Inside he was not too sure about whether it was a good idea, but he was secretly hoping that she would agree.

Ann was silent for a moment, thinking over her options. If Marie lived here she would be able to be around her more and visit when she would take breaks, maybe even work up there at times. And there was the slight chance she could arrange for Ryuzaki to meet her; Marie would love that.

Ryuzaki noticed a smile creep to the corner of her lips as Ann thought

"Alright," She agreed.

He jumped inside, "Alright I will arrange for the move."