A/N- I'm sorry that this chapter is quite late. I've been experiencing the oh-so-annoying writer's block. Thank you everyone for adding this story to favorites and alerts and for reviewing. It really motivates me to finish chapters.

THIS CHAPTER IS LIGHT'S DEBUT! I apologize if he was out of character. Hopefully, he won't be.

Well, enjoy~ :D


~ L's P.O.V. ~

Why had she left? I didn't do anything wrong. Additionally, she came onto me and it was completely natural to defend yourself. I'm sure she'll be back soon. At least, I hope so. Hope so? Why would I be so eager to have her back? She is not of any importance to me. I will die at her hands after this case anyways, so I shouldn't be caring for her at all. It is illogical to do so.

Though, I suppose that she is quite entertaining…

Quite entertaining indeed.

~ I V O R Y'S P.O.V. ~

Baka, baka, baka, baka. Why did I run out like that? As a contracted demon, I have to stay at my master's side at all times.

"You can leave now, boy," I cooed and kissed the top of my hellhound's head. He barked affectionately and faded away into the shadows. What… am I doing here? Somehow, my hellhound had stopped in front of nowhere before I sent it away. Where was I? I kept hovering around until a rotten smell struck me. It was the smell of a corrupted soul and the stench of death. I'm sure it wasn't my hellhound since I had sent it back. What was it?

I hovered towards the smell, even if it sickened me to the core. Somehow, I ended up facing a house that had this lingering evil laced around one specific room. Demons? Death gods? Possessed human? What was this, exactly?

The name plate of the house clearly states Yagami. Yagami? As in Soichiro Yagami? No. It couldn't be. My curiosity has reached its peak, and so I just had to investigate. I transformed into an innocent high school girl whose clothes indicated that she had been attacked. My disguise is flawless.

Cautiously, I knocked on the door, wearing a scared expression on my face. Immediately, I heard some scuffling and the door swung open. I saw a handsome young man with chestnut brown hair… who reeked of a corrupted soul. Why was he up at this hour? Humans are supposed to be asleep at three in the morning, aren't they?

"P-please help me! I w-was at-t-tacked by these men! May I hide here?" I pleaded with utmost fear in my eyes. The young man's facial expression became sympathetic and seemed more… relieved?

"Of course, please come in," he said in a gentle voice and led me upstairs to his room. I can smell it as soon as I stepped into the neat room. I can smell death here. Death God.

"You can stay here for a while, I'll prepare some tea for you," he said politely, using the keigo dialect of the Japanese. "By the way, what is your name?"

"My n-name is Aiko," I answered in a small voice and sat on the chair near a desk. "Aiko Tsukimori."

"My name is Light Yagami," he said and smiled innocently, "nice to meet you, Tsukimori-san."

And with that, he left the room and pulled the door to a close. Except, it didn't close completely. I presume that he is suspicious of me. For what, I have no idea. Though it is quite odd that you would let a suspicious person in your house. He is definitely up to something.

If he thinks that he can find out anything through me, he was wrong. I definitely suspect him of being Kira. I have never smelled such a foul soul before. As of now, I have no evidence of him being anything. Unless… unless… the Death God decides to show himself. But the chance of that happening wouldn't be so high. The Death God might have taken a liking to the human, and will not reveal himself. With the stench of death swarming around the room, it is certain that a Death God is here in this very room. I must not falter. My disguise is quite strong, and I have taken necessary precautions to mask my smell as a demon. I appear and smell like a normal human.

Footsteps indicated that Light was coming back with "tea," whatever that is. My facial expression had not changed. I still had to stay in character, acting scared and nervous. He set the tea on his work desk what was beside me.

"Y-yagami-san," I began nervously, "I am sorry to have intruded. You must have been sleeping."

"Well, I was staying up late to cram for school," he lied while I took the warm cup of tea in my hands. "It was no bother at all and I'm happy to help."

"Thank you so m-much," I said gratefully and took a small sip. Ugh, this tea tasted weird. Why couldn't it taste like donuts? I set the tea down on the desk. "I don't know what would have happened to me had you not helped me."

"Well, you can leave any time you want," he said nonchalantly and sat on his bed. I took advantage of that and walked towards him.

"Surely, you do expect me to repay you in some sort of way?" I suggested shyly. Humans are greedy creatures. They wouldn't help a person in need unless it benefited them in some way. Surely, he would be easy to manipulate that way.

"No, you don't really need to do that sort of thing," he replied quite seriously.

"What sort of things are you thinking about? I was thinking that I treat you to a meal," I said and giggled, "I do have my dignity, you know. Unless… you want that."

He turned bright red. "N-no, I'll settle for the meal." He is kind of adorable, I must say. I leaned forward suddenly as if to walk towards him more. Light twitched cautiously at this motion, preparing to defend himself if necessary. But, I can see that this all an act. Even so, it is quite… cute. It makes me feel like the predator and him, the prey.

"You are so adorable," I said without thinking and took a step forward. I stepped on something wet and slippery (I assumed he had spilled some tea) and toppled over Light onto his bed. If his parents were to walk through that door right now, he would be in big, big, big, big, big trouble. He didn't dare to move while in this position.

"Well, that was awkward…" I said and got up slowly and teasingly. "I-I should get going. I'm pretty sure the men are gone."

"R-right," He replied slowly, as if dazed.

"I'll come back here soon, okay? I'll take you out for a meal," I said and smiled. "If you'd like."

"Yes, that'd be wonderful, Tsukimori-san," he replied with forced enthusiasm. "Is your house near here? If it is, I can walk you home."

"Well it's not near…" I said hesitantly. "Maybe I can stay the night? I don't think the train station is open. If it's too much of a bother, I can walk home by myself…"

Crap. Why did I ask for him to let me stay over night? I have no intentions of doing such things. Ivory-sama does not and will not sleep at a stranger's home. A human stranger at that.

"I think you should walk home," he said. I felt relieved instantly. "Here, I'll give you my phone number. If anything happens, call me. Okay?"

"Okay! Thank you, Light-kun." I said and did a girlish giggle. "Don't forget, I'll be back soon."

Light walked me to his front door and we said our goodbyes. I even kissed him on the cheek as thanks. Little does he know, that kiss is a mark of a demon. When a demon has marked you, thoughts and feelings could be shared. Though, it's a one-way connection. Only I can hear his thoughts and feel what he feels. A kiss on the cheek isn't a very strong demon mark, so the thoughts and the feelings will be quite… blurry. But this will do for now.


A/N- Keigo dialect is an extremely polite way of speaking in Japanese. Usually used around important people.

And for fun, this is the fake name that I made up for Ivory, in Kanji: 月森 (Tsukimori) 愛子 (Aiko). See what I did thurr? I used the "Tsuki" (moon) kanji in Light's name and … yeah :D

… You guys don't get it. Lol. Kay.

ALSO, I APOLOGIZE IF THERE ARE GRAMMAR MISTAKES. I write most of these at night when I am extremely tired. I try to fix whatever I spot, but you know. You can't always be perfect.

Anyways, please review for the sake of motivation. (TT^TT) ONEGAI-SHIMASU~