~~Monday~~

Ava sighed. She was now beyond pissed. It's as simple as this: Payton was definantly right or at least correct with the suspicion of the new students. She began to wonder why Payton never said anything about Koneko though. She was new as well and she was immediatly friends with them but that was because Payton introduced her and, really, she just fit into the group like normal. Almost as if she had always been there.

But she shrugged that off now as she waited in her first period class, History, for the teacher to come into the room to start the test everyone had been dreading. She was chatting with Kelcey. She was trying her best to ignore 'Lisa' who was seated next to her. For her schedule it basically consisted of

1st: 'Lisa'

2nd: 'Jason'

3rd: 'Anthony'

4th: (no one)

5th: 'Michael'

6th: 'Larry'

7th:'Lisa'

8th: 'Tim'

She mostly ignored everybody. Even though she refused to fully admit to them being from an anime, she still knew better than to go against the facts. She couldn't explain it but she took a liking to 'Jason'. She frowned but then jumped when 'Lisa' poked her. Ava was going to turn to snap but saw the reason why. The test was being handed out. 'Oh great...as if failing won't add to the craziness...' she thought.

Stacey messed around since she was done with the day's assignment. 'Tim' was sitting to her left and was obviously done as well. She slightly refused to believe that he was Matt because it just seemed too soon for any anime to come back here. It's only been three months since Akatsuki left. So why in the world would Death Note be after them?

She too thought of her schedule.

1:'Tim'

2:(no one)

3:'Anthony'

4:'Jason'

5:'Lisa'

6:'Michael'

7:'Larry'

8:'Michael'

Matt glances at Stacey who seemed totally absorbed in what she was doing on her computer. She seemed deep in thought but he didn't say anything.

Payton took another deep breath. This was the week that she was taking Gloria and Ava to the fair and the same week that their youth group was hosting a Disciple Now. She had to shrug off the fact that 'Larry' and 'Jason' and 'Lisa' were all going to the same church as them and to the said event as well. And to top it all off, she was beginning to get her allergies. But they had never hit her like they were at the moment.

She looked down at the piece of paper that she had been scribbling on since Morton didn't have anything for her to do. She was surprised to see that she had just written down who from the suspects were in each of her classes.

1:(no one)

2:'Jason'

3:'Lisa'

4:'Jason'

5:'Larry'

6:'Michael'

7:'Anthony'

8:'Tim'

She made a move to throw it away but something stopped her. She instead folded the paper and slipped it into her purse.

~~Tuesday~~

L and Near jumped when the computers started to beep indicating that Payton was calling someone. L slid in his chair over to the said machinery and pressed the 'Audio' button. Payton's weak voice filled their ears as Ava picked up the phone.

"Hey babe. What's up?"

"Ava, I'm not going to be in school today...will you get my work for me?"

"Yeah sure hun, you just rest up and get better!"

"....You're just saying that....because of the fair."

"Haha, no i want you to get better. Bye!"

"Bye..."

L turned off the audio and shared a stare with Near. "I'm sure she'll be fine." Near said. "Yes. Her voice sounded really weak but there's a 88% chance that she'll be in school tomorrow. There's nothing to worry about."

Weeks passed and Payton's condition got worse. The Death Note spies were starting to worry about her. And one night they finally had a reason to worry. Everyone but 'Michael' and 'Tim' had chosen to go to Payton and Ava's church after Payton had told them that they will be there no matter what. They were sitting up front in their usual seat with Kelcey and Gloria. 'Larry' was sitting right by Payton and 'Jason' was right behind Ava. 'Lisa' had chosen to sit by Kelcey. All of them noticed how religious Payton got during the worship portion of the church. Something else they noticed, especially L, was that she was swaying more than usual and she seemed a bit zoned out.

The time came to sit down and Payton kicked off her flip flops and sat in the chair while pulling her legs to her chest and laying her head on them. She was shaking really bad but she was being quiet about her pain since she wanted to listen to the sermon and not disturb anybody. She felt a poke in her side and she looked up to find 'Larry' giving her a questioning look. Payton only shook her head and laid it back down on her knees.

L frowned and glanced back at Near who was frowning at the frail looking girl himself. This was week three of her being sick. They have found that Payton has rarely missed school because she was the oddball who loved being there. Payton had already missed two weeks of school. Tonight just didn't look like it was her night at all to be out. Josh dismissed everyone for cake and Payton stood up fast. She stops to give everyone a hug on her's, Ava's, and Gloria's way out.

Everyone stared in amazment at Payton's Facebook status. 'Well ER...Here i come....' is what it said. "Well it looks like my suspicions were right." L states from his seat. They were currently all at the house stationed outside of Payton's home. "So what do we do now?" Misa asked looking a bit worried for the brunett. "We will have to wait and see...that's all we can do." Mello states. The rest just nod in agreement.

Days passed and Payton was still stuck in the hospital. Stacey sighed and rested her head boredily on her hand. She wanted to go see Payton in the hospital as Ava and the others did but she just didn't have a ride. Normally Stacey wouldn't even bother to do that....but this was Payton, the girl who befriended her when she first got to this school and had no friends. Granted Payton had scared and freaked out Stacey, they still had an awesome friendship.

'Jason' turns and gives Stacey a pity look. Stacey frowned at him and said, "What's with that look? I'm sure she's fine.." 'Jason' chuckles and dismisses the idea with a wave of his hand. Stacey sighed. "I know Ava is probably keeping you updated." "Yeah i still find it odd that they don't know what's wrong with her." he says, looking thoughtful.

Stacey shrugs and states with a smirk, "Just goes to show that i was right about her demanding a blood test....which she should have gotten earlier when i told her to..." Stacey chuckles but grew quiet as she started to worry about her friend again. Since it was Monday, that meant Payton had been sick for a full month...and she was still not well. Stacey was just waiting for some kind of terrible cancer news...but was content with Payton sitting in the hospital near there than the one two hours away.

"Anything new?"

Ava sighed. L look-alike was begining to get on her nerves. Everyday he asks about Payton, even though she was sure that he and a few of his gang went to see her almost everyday. It made her a bit ancy knowing that he was taking a liking to Payton since the same thing happened with the Akatsuki. Plus she was still worried that the tall burnette has continued to not tell her or Stacey what had happened between her and Hidan. Something in Ava's gut told her it wasn't good, and she was guessing that he was holding something over her head that kept her quiet even after he left....that or he did something to her that Payton was too ashamed to talk about. Ava desperatly hoped that it was the first theory.

"You know you ask me that when you could just ask Payton." Ava tells 'Larry' who was sitting with her in Webmastering. Both of them were lessons ahead of the rest of the class so they chose to talk to each other...especially since they had the same friend in the hospital. "Well i figure she might not tell me everything that she would tell someone who is her best friend." 'Larry' states smirking back at her.

Ava nods at his logic. It's true that Payton wouldn't just tell someone she suspected as an anime character here for whatever reasons anything. They hadn't gotten a chance to talk about it but that's for the obivous reason.

Payton smiled and looked up tiredly as 'Larry' and 'Anthony' walk in yet again that Monday evening. They greeted Payton's mother and had to agree with her that Payton looked a lot better than the last time they had seen her. When she had the breathing attack. They had kept a closer eye on her after that but almost everyone had dimmed down the worrying since she was getting her pep back. The only thing wrong was her low white blood account which fought her immunity.

"Well i'm going to step out for a minute...can you two watch her?" Shelley gave the two boys a worried look which the worry was directed towards her daughter. "She won't sneeze without a tissue." 'Anthony' states with a smirk. Shelley laughs with the rest of them and steps out.

Both L and Near saw Payton tense up even though she still had a bright smile on her face. "Is something the matter?" L asks her a bit more suspicious. Payton drops her smile and gives a serious look. "You can drop the acts...i know who you are....L and Near...i'm sure you don't want me to use real names i guess?" Both men look at each other with confusion but discreetly gave the signals to play dumb.

"Hun i think those drugs are going to your head." 'Larry' says with a chuckle. Payton frowns. "Really, you can stop it." she says with a bit more of a snap. Both guys look taken back by her accusations. Then Near thought of something and L saw this and decided to play along as Near looks down dejected.

"That's nice to know that worried friends can't see their friend in the hospital without the said friend being accused of something." he says as he starts to walk out the door. Payton got this crushed look on her face as 'Larry' stands up to do the same. He gets to the door and turns to give her a sad look when he stops. Payton was looking down and noticable tears where streaking down her face. He sighs and closes the door and walks back to her bed.

Payton doesn't look up at him. "I'm sorry...but...can you keep a secret...even if you are L and are spying on me and my girls with the others...you can't tell anybody." She looks at him hopefully and he gives her a calculated look. Then he nods giving her a trusting smile. She motions for him to lean in more so she can whisper it. When he complies, all that he had suspected...she told him.

"Last year....these people from this show came here after us. I...I don't want anything to hurt them again...and....I don't want to have to go through the constant feelings of being watched and unsafe. Now if it do so happens that you are who i think you are, L, or Larry, i don't want this to get out." She gives him a worried look as she finished. He nods and that's when Shelley walks back in, lucky for them. 'Larry' says goodbye and leans down to give Payton a hug. She whispers in his ear "PLease...i'm trusting you..."

As L walked back to the car with Near, he couldn't help but note that Payton said that she didn't want them to get hurt again. L knew that she was talking about Ava and Stacey. There was only one thing that he wanted to ask her before her mother walk back in.

'Yes, but were you hurt?'