Alright, here's chapter seven! Sorry for the slight delay in uploading this chapter but I had to work a lot in the last few days so I didn't get much of a chance to write. But, here it is, so I hope you enjoy it :D

Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note or its characters.


Evie sat alone on Matt's bed, hugging her knees to her chest and staring into the darkness. Her mind replayed everything that had happened that day, concluding with the argument between her and Mello. She knew why he had withheld information from her, she knew exactly why, but that did not make it right.

Mello was worried about me… she thought to herself, resting her chin on her knees. He was just trying to protect me, right? That's why he didn't tell me about Light and his other suspicions, because he didn't want me to get carried away and end up getting caught or something. Although…his reasoning doesn't exactly make sense, his intentions were good. And I treated him horribly, accusing him of practically sending me to my death… Evie sighed inwardly, half of her wanted to forgive him, while the other half was still seething with anger.

She sat there a while longer, contemplating everything and trying to figure it all out. After some time, she had made up her mind and climbed off the bed, walking slowly over to the closed door and turning the handle. She made her way into the sitting room, her eyes well adjusted to the darkness, as she spotted Mello sitting on the couch, his elbows resting on his knees as his head hung forward, his hair obscuring his face. The sight of him looking so downcast, so defeated, pulled at Evie's emotions as she stood there for a moment, collecting herself.

She stepped forward, a floorboard creaking underfoot and catching Mello's attention. He turned to look in her direction, meeting her eyes and looking slowly away again, not saying a word. Evie hesitated, but continued to walk over to him, standing in front of him for a moment before kneeling on the floor next to him. She rested her head against his leg, holding one of his hands in hers and weaving their fingers together.

"Mello…" She said softly, closing her eyes, "Thank you."

She did not see the look of surprise evident on Mello's face as he lifted his head to look at her, his eyes wide as he contemplated the girl that sat before him.

Evie…

A small fragment of sunlight that shone through the tattered window shades danced and flickered across Mello's face as he grudgingly opened his eyes. He turned his gaze toward Evie, who still lay asleep, her arm draped over Mello's stomach and her head resting on his chest, rising and falling in rhythm with his breathing. He smiled down at her as she stirred slightly, opening her eyes slowly and turning to look up at him.

"…Mello, why are you smiling?" She asked tiredly.

"Just thinking about something." He replied, leaning over and grabbing a chocolate bar from the table.

"You know what," Evie said, sitting up and eyeing his chocolate thoughtfully, "I don't have to work today, so I'm going to make you a real meal. Matt too, of course. So what do you like? Gimme some suggestions."

"I don't know…surprise me." He said, breaking off another section of chocolate.

"Hmm…alright! I've got just the thing!" She exclaimed happily, standing up and heading toward the bathroom to get dressed, leaving Mello to enjoy his chocolate in peace.


Light Yagami sat alone at the desk in the Task Force HQ, the electric glow from the surrounding monitors casting eerie shadows across his face. He had not slept at all the previous night as his encounter with Evie had greatly disturbed him.

There's just something about that girl. He thought to himself, frustrated. There's more to her than meets the eye, I'm sure of it. Her sudden friendship with Misa, her prying questions, and the way she looked at me…there was something about the way she looked at me that reminded me exactly of…L. I'm almost certain that she already knew I was the second L, judging by the way she was questioning me and how she responded when Near tried to contact me. Near…perhaps she's working for Near, spying on me! No…she was too straightforward, plus Near already has Aizawa watching me…

"Damnit!" Light exclaimed loudly, slamming his fist onto the desk in anger.

Well, I don't know who she's working for, but she can't remain alive. Killing her will be of no consequence to me, as no one from the Task Force will find out about her death. The only one who would know would be Misa…but it wouldn't be hard to shut her up. It's the only way…

One, two, three, four pushes on the small dial on the side of Light's watch and the hidden compartment sprang open, revealing the scrap of Death Note folded neatly inside. Light looked around, and seeing that he was very much alone, he picked up a pen from the desk and in his neat and precise script, he wrote Evie's name on the paper: Chloe Young.


"Well, I'm off to the store then!" Evie said, immerging from the bathroom, dressed and ready for the day.

"Do you want a ride?" Mello questioned, not bothering to look at her but concentrating wholly on his chocolate.

"No, I should be fine, but thanks anyway." She said, walking over to the door and slipping her shoes on. She straightened up and made to reach for the doorknob, "I won't be gone too long, so just tell Matt I said—"

The door swung open quickly, hitting Evie hard in the back of her head as she stumbled forward, grasping her head in her hands.

"Evie!? Oh shit, I'm so sorry! Are you alright?" Matt asked, concern evident on his face as he walked over the threshold and approached Evie.

"…dumbass…" Mello said under his breath as he watched the scene.

"Yeah, I'm fine…" Evie responded, rubbing the back of her head gingerly.

"You sure?" Matt questioned, looking at her skeptically.

"Uh huh, it's okay…no problem! See," She said, smiling happily at him, "I'm just fine!"

"If you say so. Sorry again…what were you doin' standing in front of the door anyway?"

"I was just on my way to the store, actually. I'm going to make dinner for you and Mello tonight! Did you want anything in particular?"

"Nah, I'm fine with whatever." Matt responded, lighting up a cigarette and shrugging.

"Okay. Well, I'll be back later! Bye!" Evie replied as she walked out of the apartment and headed for the grocery store.

Evie walked along the street, humming a sad song and watching the clouds roll by. It was a breezy day, one of those strange, unsettled types of days that could change from sunny to rainy in the blink of an eye. For now, it was sunny, and Evie enjoyed the walk, as it often helped her think.

Surely Light is suspicious of me, but if he really is Kira…will he go as far as to try to kill me? And if he does…how long will he wait to do it? Mello said that he believes the Death Note isn't in Light's hands anymore, so does that mean he doesn't have to power to kill any longer? Does that mean that I'm safe for the moment, or does he perhaps have another way to kill?

Evie heaved a sigh as she continued to ask herself questions that she knew she didn't have the answer to, until she finally reached the grocery store, at which point she turned her thoughts to the delicious meal she was going to prepare. She weaved her way through each aisle, collecting the ingredients she would need as well as some other necessary kitchen utilities that she was sure Mello and Matt didn't own. When she had finally finished her shopping, she paid for her groceries and walked outside. The weather, it seemed, had taken a slight turn for the worse as dark clouds had begun rolling in, blotting out the sun as they filled the sky. Evie looked up at the overcast sky and decided it would be best to not delay her walk back.


Misa's cell phone rang loudly, blaring out a popular song, as she ran over to it to see who was calling.

"Light!" She shouted gleefully, grabbing her phone and flipping it open. "Light! Did you call Misa because you miss her?" Misa asked him excitedly.

"Misa, I need you to do me a favor." Light said, ignoring her question.

"Okay! I'll do anything for you, just say the word!" She exclaimed, blinded by her love.

"I need you to call your friend Chloe, but don't tell her that I told you to call, do you understand?"

"What do you want me to talk to her about?" Misa asked, puzzled.

"It doesn't matter, just don't tell her you called on my request. When you're done talking to her or if she doesn't answer, either way I want you to call me back, okay?" He asked, trying to put it simply.

"Sure, Light! I'll call you back then, bye bye!"

Light disconnected the call and set the phone down, thinking.


Evie ran into the apartment building just as large, heavy drops of rain began to pelt the ground. She walked up the stairs, her arms laden down with grocery bags, as she knocked feebly on the door and waited for someone to come.

"Hey guys!" She greeted them, as Matt opened the door, "I just made it, it started to rain right when I got here. Lucky, huh?" She said, walking inside and into the tiny, extremely unused kitchen, where she set her bags down on the small counter and began to unpack them.

"So what are you making?" Mello asked Evie from the other room.

"It's going to be a surprise! You'll just have to wait and see…" She replied as she rolled up her sleeves and began to cook.

She was right in the middle of chopping the last few ingredients and adding them to the steaming pot on the stove when her cell phone began to ring. She walked over to the table and picked it up carefully, trying to touch it as little as possible as her hands were covered in bits of vegetable.

"Hello?"

"Chloe, its Misa!"

"Oh hi Misa!" Evie exclaimed, switching into her 'I'm a happy Misa Misa fan' mode.

"I just wanted to call and talk for awhile! So what have you—"

"Misa, I'm actually kind of busy right now. Can I maybe call you back later?" Evie said, trying to sound regretful.

"Um, sure! That's fine, I'll just talk to you later than! Bye bye!"

"Bye, sorry." Evie apologized again, setting her phone delicately back onto the counter as she returned to her work.

While the food cooked, Evie played video games with Matt, even Mello joined in with them this time, teaming up with Evie, saying that it was no fun watching a one-sided battle. And as the smells of Evie's delicious dinner began to fill the apartment, she stood up and went to check on it.

"Alright guys, it's done!" She called, pulling three bowls and plates from the almost empty cupboard and dusting them off.

She returned to the other room, carrying a tray heavy with food, and set it down upon the little table in the center of the room. She gave each of them a bowl and a plate of buttered bread as she sat down to enjoy the meal.

"Beef stew?" Matt questioned as he picked up his spoon and examined the contents of the bowl.

"Yup!" Evie replied, watching him closely.

"I love beef stew!" He said, digging in and picking up a piece of bread. Evie laughed quietly.

"I remembered that you and Mello always used to love it when we had stew for dinner at Wammy's, so I figured I'd make some." She explained, as she also took a bite of bread.

She looked over at Mello, who had nearly eaten all of his stew already, as she announced brightly, looking pointedly in Mello's direction, "Save room for dessert…I made chocolate cake!"


Light sat at the desk again, his hand held to his face in a gesture of deep contemplation. The phone rang shrilly, shaking him out of his thoughts as he saw that it was Misa and answered it.

"Liiiiiight, its Misa!"

"Did you call her?"

"Uh huh, and I didn't mention you at all, just like you told me!" She said, looking for praise, but received none as Light continued.

"So she answered the phone?"

"Yes."

"And you're certain it was her, you're certain it was Chloe?" Light pressed, feeling a small sense of anxiety in the pit of his stomach.

"Yup, I'm positive! Why? Is something wrong, Light?" Misa asked, curious.

"No, it's nothing, Misa. Don't tell anyone about this, alright? I've got to go now."

"Okay, bye bye Light!"

Light stood up, unnerved, staring down at the desk as his mind raced.

She should be dead by now. I wrote down her name, making sure to include all possible spellings, and the cause of death was not impossible, just a simple traffic accident. She should have died at 1:13 this afternoon, it's now almost three o'clock. Everything that I wrote was feasible, so why…? Her name! Chloe Young must not be her real name! That's the only possible explanation. But if she introduced herself to everyone here, including Misa, using a false name, then that must mean that she was suspicious of the Task Force, Misa, and myself before ever meeting us. If she was already suspicious of me and Misa, then she has to have gotten her information from somewhere. The only people who know of me and Misa's confinement, as well as the suspicions against us and our involvement in the Kira case, are the Task Force members, and I'm sure that Near knows as well, perhaps even Mello. But if there is another group who is tracking down Kira, then it's possible that they could have obtained this information as well. Damnit! Who is this girl?!

Light picked up the phone, dialing a number and holding the receiver to his ear.

"Ide speaking." The voice on the other end of the line answered.

"Ide, this is Light. I have a new assignment for you…"


Alright guys, so there's chapter seven! Phew, I hope you enjoyed it! Again, sorry for the little delay in getting this chapter up, but like I said I was working a lot…eleven hour shifts are NOT fun! x.x Anyway, next chapter will be up soon. Pretty please give me some reviews because I'd really like to know what you think about the story so far, okay?