"Strategy is everything." William said as he, John and Holid sat in his office the next morning. John had had the idea to come and get advise from someone who has used a Death Note longer then he has. Datum objected saying cheating but John simply held up the letter and asked where that was listed. "You have to locate good people, grandmothers, doctors, politicians. The next fire has to be big. It has to rain terror down where terror never should be. I think it's time you set fire to the school."

"The school?" John asked. He had already gotten rid of the protesters with the fires yesterday and now the school was in question. "Why the school."

"At noon every day, when every student is here, they lock to doors and do a round with the security guards. I can pull you out of class and we can leave the building, I can pretend to be yelling at you outside when the fire starts. It'll burn every person inside." William said cruelly. He was good at heart but knew the game. There was a small knock at the door and it opened up. Alyssa was there with a giant smile on her face. "Oh, Alyssa. Sorry John we'll talk later."

"Alright, thanks for the advise." John said, he passed Alyssa with a smile and she walked in and sat down quietly. The door closed and John walked out into the hall. His shoes made a pattering sound against the solid wood floors and he stopped in front of the library and decided to check out some books.

After all, they wouldn't be there later today. He walked in and smiled up at the librarian and headed back to the engineering section and picked up a couple of books. He had a thought of his own.

John wrote carefully in the Death Note, Alyssa next to him, ignored what he was doing and jotted down the notes William was giving. John though it was funny; he had to start something afterwards to get him, Alyssa and William outside. Suddenly Alyssa stood up, "Hey, I forgot something in my car can I go get it?"

"Sure sure. Not when discussing the differences in crimes…" William continued and John began to write. 'Karthern Arburn. Spontaneous combustion.' She was the librarian he had smiled at earlier, she would be the targets. 'At noon today while restocking books, she will combust, the library will then catch fire followed by the school.' "So, everybody understand that?"

"I think that theory sucks. Obviously you've left gaping holes everywhere in it for it to be exploited such as capital punishment and that drowning someone for the good of man kind is still murder. You've got to be stupid to believe that." John challenged openly. The class 'oohed', it was against school regulations to abuse a teacher like that.

"John, hall, now." William said and the Reaper behind him gave John a big thumbs up. The three went outside on the main step and William actually did get upset. "What do you mean holes, I stated very clearly while you were killing that this had obvious expectations."

"You actually did believe that? You know you're evil just by helping me." John said pointing to himself. "Don't blame me for an incomplete thesis. " Heels were approaching. A security personal stopped by them. "I swear, no more swearing, the theory just was so riddled with holes."

"It wasn't riddled with holes, you only found two." The security moved past them and entered the building locking the door behind her. John began looking around, "is Alyssa still out here?"

"Yeah, she should be… I knew it, you had a thing for her." William said, he was about to continue but john stopped him by commenting on another hole. "You really are evil. So, do you see her yet, Noon's almost here?" William said looking down at his watch.

"There," John said as Alyssa walked over, her bright green dress easily spotted. It erupted then in the library, the windows burst out in flames behind them. "Holy shit!" John interjected and grabbed William and dragged him from the building to the fields. Alyssa rushed over to them. "Stay back. The windows are going!"

William touched a small bleeding cut on his face from a shard of glass. "I hope Miss Arburn's alright." He looked over at John who shook his head slightly. William rolled his eyes and Alyssa was stunned at the sight. The entire building was engulfed and then the screams could be heard. The fire crew arrived just a few minutes too late, everyone in the building was burned to death. John felt the Death Note in his bag and worried about the police, it was then he walked over to a tree with a nook in it and set it inside.

Alyssa was clam and remained quite through the interrogation, crying through most of it. John however decided to look stunned as the officers began questioning him. "So, John Gooding, what were you doing outside at that particular moment?"

"I… I was being yelled at. I started saying some inappropriate stuff and he pulled me outside to yell at me, and then boom, and the… the windows were gone." The cop looked over at him then looked down and away.

"Have you been in the library today? Sources point to that being the source of the blast." John nodded and pulled out the two engineering books. "Engineering?"

"For cars… I'm hoping to fix mine up. What about survivors?" He asked quickly staring over as body after body was brought out under a full sheet. "Didn't anyone survive?"

"I'm afraid not. If we have any more questions, we'll contact you." The officer said heading off to check with William's interrogator. They both nodded and headed back to their police car; a minute later they were both free to go. Datum landed down next to him and quickly said, "You're up to 400 points." The reaper then quickly left after kicking Holid and waving at him.

"Datum… I've read your letter very carefully. I feel I can ask this question without cheating." John said holding it up, he turned it to face him and smiled. "Datum, who is good?"

"that's right, it's not cheating, but I'm not going to answer you. That'd take out trying. The first thing good did."

"She did what? The same thing? Yes, I know it's a girl. Who else would pick a kitten as a mascot?" John said and Datum smiled. He laughed for a while then stopped and stared at him. "What else aren't you telling me?"

"You should already know who good is. Why don't you ask any questions about your eyes, anything you see weird? It's a hint because she already knows who you are. She's known for days and done nothing about it. Too good to kill…"

"Alyssa, I couldn't see her time. Are you telling me she's the good?" Datum smiled and unfurled his large wings and looked down on him nodding quickly. John stopped in his tracks then thought 'she won't do anything as long as I don't know. She thinks I have no clue. "Datum, I request that you don't tell her that I know. Just tell her I think it's a girl because of the cat thing. Lead her on to suspect that I think it's some lonely middle aged woman down my street."

"That… I will do John. Keep the experiment going on longer."