I can never find time to write with exams coming up so soon. It sucks, I don't even know how this chapter turned out. I just kinda submitted it. Oh well, I don't own Death Note.

This chapter is less humor, more drama.

Who?

L was sitting in the Task Force building, looking out the window. Alone.

When had she grown up? He couldn't help but think about a mini Kaya, wanting to sit on his lap, get to watch him solve cases. (Oh! Flashback time!)

(I wont put the whole thing in Italics)

Start flashback…

"L! Where are youuuuuu?" L smiled to himself, Kaya was a very moody child. She could be sad and complain of headaches one minute, then be so happy and cheerful the next. He was glad she was in this mood now. "I'm in my room" L called out in his unusual monotone, yet at the moment it held a bit of amusement. Watari held the door open as he entered, followed by little feet running down the hall. The elderly man chuckled as he saw her. L was curious now, what had she done?

His question was answered as said five year old finally made it into the room and into the arms of the detective, then she jumped off and sat on the chair next to him. She decided to sit with her knees to her chest, thumb in her mouth and a lollipop in the other hand. "Look L! Now I'm just like you!" She started to stare at the screen the way he would. It was true, she had obviously raided L's closet and had messed up her hair so she looked like his tiny clone.

"Ky-chan is very creative, I think you make an even better me than I do" She giggled and buried her head into his shoulder. "That will never happen; L is the best in the whole world! One day I wanna be just like you"

"You could be so much better Kaya." She pouted

"No I can't 'cause there's no one better than you"

"Is too"

"Is not"

"Is too"

"Is not"

"Is too"

"…Is not times ten!" L laughed at the child, "See? You've already beaten me!" The child realized the mistake; there was no way she could win this so she just stuck out her tongue. This made L only laugh more.

Next flashback

Kaya was standing in front of a building, head down. "Now Ky-chan… don't be so sad" she finally looked up, tears forming in her eyes, but she tried to hide them.

"But you're leaving! Why can't I come with you" L sighed, "I wish you could, but it's dangerous…" he thought of how to explain "there are monsters where I'm going, scary ones, you'll be safer if you stay here" She nodded, she knew full well where he was going and what case he was working on… but he didn't need to know that she'd gone through the file.

"Promise you'll come back okay? Oh! And that you'll teach me how to ride a bike when you get back!" He smiled "Of course…" then his face was serious "Kaya, you're one of the older children here now, since we've been away for the last month there has been a new child admitted here… be careful… I want you to take care of the younger children, they are like your family and you have to protect them. Do you understand?" she nodded "Good, I have to leave now. Don't cause too much trouble…" his smile turned into worry, hopefully she wouldn't burn the place down before he got back.

What L didn't know was what happened after that

Flash one day later

Kaya was going over a math problem with a younger child, when she heard something in the coat room. Is someone here? She thought she rounded the corner and saw it… a little boy, around her age, being bullied by a group of other boys. Their leader looked to be a year or so older than her. She wouldn't have much chance in a fist fight. But she decided she couldn't let this happen "Leave him alone!" the rest of the crowd gasped, no one had ever talked to their leader like that before. The older boy walked right up to her "What are you going to do about it?" Kaya decided that this would be a good time for a plan. "I'm not going to let you hurt him" the victim of the scene was still cowering in the corner behind Kaya.

"Get out of the way before you get hurt kid" the leader tried to sidestep her, but she kept getting in his way. The older boy was getting annoyed, he actually tried to push her away, but she rounded on him and he tripped to the ground.

The other boys laughed at their newly defeated leader. He grumbled, and walked away. Kaya then turned to the younger boy; he looked like he was scared half to death "Are you okay?" The boy's eyes widened and he ran from the room.

A few days later…

Kaya had quickly become the 'mother' of Wammy's house, reading the children stories, helping them with their studying (even some of the older kids), she had even taught them all her fascinating tricks… they were essential skills for children you know… such as, lock-picking, surveillance, how to drive Roger insane… these kinds of things. She was walking around, it was actually peaceful outside, the younger kids were taking naps, and the older kids had no one to pick on so they decided to either sit and play quietly or read a book.

She spotted the boy from the coat room, he never really talked to anyone, he was so quiet the other kids didn't even notice the boy. "Hi" Might as well; I've got nothing to lose trying to make friends.

"Just leave me alone, okay!" whoa, apparently my eardrums.

He got up and left. The boy was obviously avoided for a reason… he was crushed when his parents died. He wouldn't talk to anyone else. She heard footsteps behind her. Did he come back? Maybe he did want to be friends. She turned and her eyes narrowed, oh, it was him. The leader of that group, she hadn't bothered to learn his name. "What do you want?" He tilted his head, almost to examine her.

"You yelled at me, no one does that." He stated it out of curiosity. Who was this boy? She thought.

"Well, you deserved it" She had fire in her eyes. If he had come here to start a fight, then she wasn't gonna hold back. Who is this girl? He thought.

"Why are you even talking to me anyway?" He looked thoughtful for a minute.

"You are interesting. You aren't afraid to stand up to me, you offer everyone your friendship, you're close to L, and you're different from everyone else. But even though you're different you still have friends" When he was done all Kaya could do was blink. But only one thing that really stuck out to her was… "What do you mean I'm different?"

"You don't act the same as everyone else, more like a grown up. Too much stress."

"Gee, anything else?" she said, it was supposed to be sarcastic, but what he answered with would only bring about more questions "I can't see the numbers above your head"

"N-n-numbers?"

"You see them too. I can tell, the day that boy was going to kill himself, you looked at him sadly all day. The numbers above his head matched the day he died."

Her eyes widened. "So you have the eyes too?"

"I don't know what they are or why we're one of the few people that have them… but you know something, I want to know too" she was speechless, why did he have shinigami eyes?

"Alright, I'll tell you what I know….but for any other questions you have….you'll have to ask the shinigami king" This, apparently he hadn't known and surprised him. But he immediately regained his composure.

She explained where the eyes had come from, and what they meant. But that was the extent of her knowledge. When she was given her duty, she was in too much shock to really form a coherent sentence. But now she was better at hiding the feelings away, but to do this, she had to lock away her own too.

"There is a shinigami, he was the one who found out I had the eyes and brought me to their world. We should ask him. The shinigami king thinks that I have to be protected so that… so that I don't get into any trouble" The boy looked questioning, but didn't press the matter.

"Will he be here soon?" She nodded.

"By the way what's you're name?"

"I'm Kaya, what's yours?"

"I'm Beyond"

"Beyond? That's a weird name"

"My full name is Beyond Birthday, I like my name… So shut up" she giggled at his lack of composure.

"I didn't say I didn't like it." He blushed. Maybe Beyond wasn't so bad after all.

"Remember, once you set foot in the shinigami realm, you will be able to see all shinigami who enter ours"

As she said this a shinigami flew down into the field. "Hyuk Hyuk, so, you've made a new friend, how sweet"

"He has the eyes… he wants to see the shinigami king" Beyond couldn't see what was going on, but he understood.

"How odd, two in one century… this is interesting indeed….. Fine then, let's go" Kaya nodded to the boy and they were off.

"Let's go then, Ryuk"

REVIEW...please?...Anyone? (Tear) no one has been reviewing recently. It makes me sad... Anyway... give me any ideas you have for this story, I'd be sure to incorporate them! I hope you like this chapter, It was kind of rushed to make time to study.