(A/N: I am SO SORRY for taking so long!! Thanks to all my faithful readers and reviewers I had no clue how to express this, but basically there has been a time lapse in Jade's world (about 3 years, she's a senior in high school) but no time lapse for the Shinigami Realm. I had no clue how I could make this work without fillers so I just made that little change :D R&R )

Ryuk kicked a small stone laying on the ground. It flew a few feet, and landed with a thud.

"Aggh!" he yelled to no one. No one was around, just empty space and grey atmosphere. Ryuk sat down on a large, smooth rock, his chin in his hands as he pouted.

"Why me…" he muttered. Ryuk hated a lot of things, but this had to be number one on his list. Boredom. He didn't understand how the other Shinigami could bear it; he hated having nothing to do.

"Curse Rem…curse the Shinigami King…curse my big mouth!" he roared, and chucked another helpless rock into the sky.

His attention was caught by the glimmering picture in the crystal nearby. It showed Rem talking to a girl with short black hair.

"Guess I gotta watch this…" he grumbled, moving his gaze to the crystal.

When the Shinigami King had been informed of Rem leaving the Shinigami realm, he had demanded to see Ryuk right away. Since Ryuk had witnessed the event and told almost everyone within earshot, he was the one assigned to watch Rem and make sure she didn't get in any trouble.

Ryuk knew that the king wouldn't have done anything that drastic if it weren't for the fact Rem was his daughter. (A/N: Hehe that's a little plot twist there Hope you don't mind it, it will be important later) What could happen? They were just humans after all.

"I just don't get you, Ryuuzaki! You eat so much sugar and live inside, and you're a freaking stick! It's not fair."

Ryuuzaki stuck his tongue out playfully at Jade and took another bite of his strawberry cake.

"Want some?" he said.

"Nah, I really need to stay away from the sweets. Thanks though."

"Suit yourself, then," he muttered, taking another bite.

"I just can't believe it," Jade mused, leaning back against the large oak tree they were sitting under. "I never would have guessed that you were L. I mean, I know you're smart and all, but still…"

Ryuuzaki tried to hide his blush. He had a crush on Jade since 5th grade, but had never said anything. They were best friends, though. Ryuuzaki had never told anyone his identity, other than Watari. But he trusted Jade; they were extremely close.

"Thanks for telling me, though. It really means a lot."

Ryuuzaki blushed again and shoved more cake into his mouth.

"It's fine. I want us to trust each other. No secrets, right?"

"You bet." Jade smiled reassuringly. Inside she felt a stab of guilt; she still hadn't told him about her Death Note.

"Hey guys!" shouted a high-pitched voice from across the schoolyard.

"Misa! Raito! Where have you been? Lunch is almost over!" Jade said as they sat down on the grass.

"Raito had some homework to finish up so I stayed with him. I'm not hungry though."

"You're going to shrivel up if you don't eat something," Jade scolded.

"Misa had a big breakfast," she lied. She edged closer to Raito as they talked. She had a huge crush on him, but for some reason, he never asked her out. She made it pretty obvious, too.

"What's wrong, Misa?"

She just realized she was pouting and quickly shook it off.

"Oh, nothing, just thinking."

Raito nearly choked on his soda.

"Hey! Misa isn't stupid!"

"No, no, I accidentally swallowed some into my windpipe." He tried to put on a convincing smile. Of course, Misa bought it.

"Raito-kun, you are so cute!"

She put her head on his shoulder. As if on cue, the bell sounded.

Raito breathed a sigh of relief as they got up to go to class.

(A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, but I just wanted to update for you guys Sorry if that last bit about Misa seemed mean, I'm just trying to characterize the group. They aren't all in character exactly. Well, except Misa. R&R!

Also on a side note, I'm writing a story thats not fanfiction, but fiction. I have fallen in love with it and draw the characters all the time in class, but I have no readers :( If anyone wants to read chapter 1, PLEASE PLEASE send me a message and I will gladly send it to you! It's about an angel who falls in love with a human (guess who :) Jade is the human :P) There's a ton more plot than that but thats the basic part. Also, if anyone knows of a site that I can post it on that has a review feature like this one, PLEASE give me the site! Thanks