Well, I kinda kept my promise. I had this chapter ready last night but I didn't feel like posting it just quite yet. But here it is! Yay for getting it done, although it took me two times to go through before I was actually happy with it. So I hope you all enjoy it!

Also! It may be two weeks until I'll be able to post the next chapter. I've got exams coming up in the next two weeks, so I'm going to be fairly distracted.

And! If you want to follow the scene of the mad libs, it's Chapter 26, page 12, but you don't have to. It just happens to be where I based the reactions off of.

BEWARE- This contains Spoilers and Cussing!

Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note, but I own Zoe and Miranda.

Chapter 7:

Zoe opened the door to her room and slowly made her way done the hallway. A couple minutes earlier, she heard some commotion going on in the living room and felt the urge to investigate.

'Everyone's probably here,' Zoe thought to herself, stifling a yawn with her hand. She stopped at the end of the hallway, seeing the backs of the detectives. She leaned up against the corner of the entryway, noticing there was one more person sitting in front of the TV. As soon as she saw the hair, Zoe instantly knew it was Light.

'What part am I at?' Zoe wondered to herself. They seemed pretty intent on the task at hand, listening to a distorted voice flowing over the speakers. Still not being able to understand Japanese, Zoe decided to mad-lib the scene playing out before her.

L moved closer to him. 'Have you figured out anything from watching this?' L asked him, putting his finger up to his lips.

Light looked up at him from his seat. '…Yes Ryuzaki, I did. I've learned that I'm gay,' his answer caught L's attention.

'You're gay?' His father shouted with shock, looking somewhat proud.

A chorus of murmurs came from Matsuda, Aizawa, and Ukita, 'I can't believe Light's gay', 'Who knew', 'I did…'.

'The deep, seducing voice did me in,' Light continued, 'It became hypnotizing as it continuously whispered sweet nothings into my ear. It sent this sensual thrill down my back and gave me goose bumps. It really makes me want to take my pants off.' Zoe tried to contain herself but failed miserably as a small chuckle squeezed past her tightened lips.

L twisted around and spotted her form in the entry way. His face shown slight curiosity from the snicker that escaped from her, "Ah, Miss Zoe, did we wake you up?" This drew the attention of the others in the room to her.

"It was about time I got up anyway," she answered with a shrug. Movement behind L caused Zoe's eyes to stray and connect with Light. She could tell he was thinking something, but what it was she didn't know.

"How is your head feeling?" Light asked seemingly concerned. Hearing the charming undertone of his voice bewildered her. This was the first time he had said anything to her since she arrived in Tokyo.

"… It's fine?" she was confused by his intentions.

"That's good." There was just something about his smile that made Zoe shift slightly to hide her discomfort. They continued to have a stare off before L decided to break the growing tension between them. He spoke to mainly to Light but surprised everyone in the room. Light hid his eyes behind his bangs, but Zoe knew his mind was working over time. L continued to speak, most likely giving out orders since everyone said either 'Ok' or 'Understood' when he was finished.

'How in the hell did I get roped into this?' Zoe grumbled to herself. After airing the pretend tapes from Kira himself, the second Kira responded back, giving more information and a schedule of the month to come. Zoe got dragged into participating when Light suggested she would fit in nicely alongside his college friends. Of course L didn't mind since Zoe was another pair of eyes for him. And it's not like she could say no to him when he was allowing her to stay with him.

She glared at Light from the back seat of the car, secretly wishing his head would explode. Sadly, it didn't. But thankfully, L was kind enough to give Zoe's phone back for the day. And she thought up a clever way to keep her phone too.

She jolted forward as the car came to a halt in a parking space, near the outdoor strip mall. Zoe, Matsuda, and Light got out of the car and headed toward the meet up place with Light's so called 'friends'. They were more like acquaintances in Zoe's mind.

"May I call you Zoe?" Light spoke in English, catching her off guard.

Zoe turned her head up toward him and shrugged, "That's fine." His question didn't stop there.

"What are you doing here in Japan?" he pressed, "Where are you originally from?"

"I'm just visiting from America," she said shortly.

"Do you go to college?"

"Yes."

"What year are you?"

"Senior."

"How old are you?" Light looked surprised at the last detail.

"21," Zoe answered hoping the game of 21 questions would end soon. She wasn't comfortable with the fact that Light was 'trying' to get to know her. As he gains more information on someone and dissects their personality, he tends to become more sinister. At least that's her opinion from what she gathered from the manga.

"Ah, there they are," Light said to Zoe as they neared a group of people, before switching back to Japanese and probably telling Mastuda the same thing. Light introduced his friends to Matsuda and Zoe and vice versa. Zoe didn't bother trying to befriend them since she couldn't understand them. As soon as the group started to move, she fell behind slightly, giving herself some space so she would be able to talk on the phone without being over heard. When she put enough space between them without having anyone notice, Zoe took out her phone. 'Time to give my old friend a call,' Zoe thought, pressing the call button on Miranda's name.

"Zoe!" Miranda exclaimed happily into her phone. She hadn't been in contact with her friend since fiasco at Sakura TV. "How're you holding up?"

"Okay I guess," Zoe's voice echoed over the phone. "I've been able to entertain myself a little, but now I'm stuck on a shopping trip with Light and his groupies."

"I've noticed," Miranda commented, flipping through the fourth volume of Death Note. "Although I'm not sure mad-libbing is the best entertainment, it was quite hilarious to read. It fit everyone's reaction down to a T." She heard her friend's laughter over the phone.

"I thought so too. Hey, can you help me find out where the nearest cell phone store is?"

"So you can try and trick L by giving him a duplicate phone so you can keep yours?"

"… How did you know?"

"I can read your thoughts," Miranda said bluntly. She flipped two pages ahead of the scene Zoe was talking to her. "You'll find a store on your left. There'll be a dancing phone outside the storefront."

"Seriously? That's a little obvious. But it works." There was a pause. "What's the chance of Light noticing that I left the group?"

Miranda flipped back a page and started skimming through the text. "Well, Ryuk will notice –" A muttered 'Shit' crackled over the phone. "—But he won't tell Light. He believes you'll…" Miranda hesitated. "Basically he thinks you'll make things more interesting."

Zoe sighed on the other end, "As much as I'm disturbed by that, I somehow don't doubt that."

"…I already know something interesting," Miranda said coyly. She saw Zoe's eyes narrow in the scene with their conversation bubbled around her head.

"And what might that be?"

"Well," she drawled out, "As I recall from the end of volume three, someone got a little fluster by –"

"Goodbye Miranda," Zoe hastily cut her off. "I need to buy my new phone."

Miranda couldn't help but crack up. "You liar! You just bought it two scenes ago!" She heard Zoe grumble about something on the other line. "Haha, alright, I'll leave you alone. Don't wait so long to call me next time."

"Yeah yeah."

Zoe placed her phone in her pocket and then took out the duplicate she bought into the other one before throwing away the bag. Sighing, she embarked on the journey to find the group she left behind. As she was nearing the cafe Note Blue, Zoe felt an uncontrollable shiver run down her back. And it wasn't the good kind. It was the one that brought dread into one's mind. Her eyes started darting through her surroundings, trying to find the source that caused her discomfort. She found it. Her eyes connected with ones hidden behind false black glasses which were framed by a short bob hairstyle. Time seemed to slow down as Zoe passed by the school girl, her breath catching in her throat. She quickly tore her gaze from the girl, hurrying off in the direction she believed the group would be.

Matsuda dropped Zoe off back at the hotel. As she made her way back to the room, Zoe was on autopilot, letting her legs haul her back.

'As much as I find Misa annoying, she can be intimidating when she has those 'eyes',' she thought. 'An idiot like her having that kind of power is unnerving itself. I should just be happy that I'm alive even after encountering her in person. But being alive after the second encounter means that my name isn't appearing above my head, right? Damn, I should've asked Miranda about that earlier. I'll have to wait until the next chance I get…'

Zoe didn't notice she was already in front of the door. She hesitated before knocking on the door. Watari greeted her with a warm smile and stepped aside to let her in. Muttering 'thanks' Zoe kicked off her shoes and placed the duplicate phone on the table by the entrance. She was really hoping L wouldn't say anything to her or acknowledge her presence; she didn't feel like recalling today's events just yet.

She quietly crept to the living room, noticing he was sitting in front of the computer. She walked along the far wall trying to keep distance between the two of them. It unfortunately didn't work.

"Ah, Miss Zoe," L said, greeting her from his awkward chair position but not facing her.

"Ryuzaki," she acknowledged him, hoping for a short chat.

"Is something the matter?" he inquired, his back still facing her. When she hesitated to answer, he turned towards her. His eyes watched her thoroughly as she bowed her head and contemplated on how to avoid the question. "Miss Zoe?" he called out to her. When he noticed she was too far gone in thought, he stood up and made his way towards her. Soon enough, he stood in front of her. He brought his face down towards hers, "Miss Zoe."

Zoe abruptly came out of her thoughts. L's voice was much closer than it was at the beginning. She snapped her head up when the strong smell of sugar infiltrated her senses. That's when she realized he was roughly a foot away from her. Her throat tightened, hitching her breath. "What's wrong?" he asked her, observing her as he waited for an answer.

She quickly averted her eyes away from his before replying, "Nothing really, I'm just extremely worn out." It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't exactly the truth either. L stood there staring at Zoe as if waiting for something. It was starting to make her feel as if she were on trial. When she continued to not make eye contact with him, he gave in.

"Get some rest, Miss Zoe. We'll discuss this matter later," he stated moving back to his chair.

She was relieved to be free for the night. Her nerves were starting to fray and the best cure for that was sleep.