LL: Ok first thank you to everyone who has reviewed and followed or favorite my story. Honestly every time I read your comments I feel so happy to read them, and then when you say that you love I just start thinking, "Oh my god you love me! I love you to cause you love and that makes me love you since you love me and I love you back, I just love it!" ^-^ Ok and for anyone who asked questions they will be answered at the end of the chapter. Now enjoy!

Chapter Song: You Are My Sunshine- Johnny Cash

No P.O.V

Everyone on Task Force except Naomi watched in shock as Kitsune seemed to turn into a shadow blob blending into the shadows. The silence was broken by Aizawa who yelled out, "What was that!?"

Naomi watched them try to pull themselves together. Even L seemed to be in a state of shock. She sighed and decided to explain to the Task Force since they all had questions about what happened with Kitsune.

"Kitsune has the power to control shadows," she told them as they all turned to her at the sound of her voice. "Wai-wait, what do you mean she can control shadows?" Stuttered Matsuda. "It's just what I said, she can control shadows," she said bluntly.

It was silent for a second before someone asked, "What-how? How is she able to control shadows?" Naomi turned to all of the Task Force, "She didn't tell me how, all she said is that she made a deal with someone," she said leaving out that it was a shinigami that Kitsune made a deal with.

"Wait, wait, wait, don't you know what this means? It means she could be Kira! Actually I have no doubt that she could be Kira! Who else could it be?!" Yelled AIzawa angrily. Naomi sharply turned to Aizawa and gave him a cold glare that made him stop his yelling. "That's impossible. It can't be Kitsune. For one thing, Kitsune's ability isn't unlimited. Even she has her limits when it comes to controlling shadows. Another thing, it's physically impossible to kill someone with her shadows."

"How would you know that?" Growled out Aizawa. "That's because she told me. She trusts me with a couple of her secrets, and I trust her as well." Naomi said in a calm tone.

"What could she possibly do to make you trust her?!" Shouted Aizawa backat her. "She gave me a chance to kill her!" She said as her patience finally snapped. Aizawa was shocked, so were the rest of the Task Force. It was Naomi who broke the silence to explain. "When I was first investigating for the Kira case, it led me to Kitsune. At first she acted like she was a normal civilian, but then she told me who she was and that she wanted to catch Kira. At first I didn't trust her. She knew that too so, she gave me her gun and she said with her hands in the air that she trusted me to not only know her face, but she trusts me with her life. If I didn't believe her or even trust her, I was free to kill her right then and there. She let me have her at gunpoint because she said she trusted me to do the right choice whether it be killing her because I didn't trust her or I believed her word and help her catch Kira."

Everyone stood in silence as they didn't know what to say to that. It was until L finally broke the silence by asking, "You said she trusted you with a couple of secrets. That means not only do you know what she looks like, you potentially know her name and about her past, isn't that right?"

L looked at Naomi with an accusing tone as Naomi stood there wide eyed at the fact that he managed to figure that out.

'I guess they don't call him world's greatest detective for nothing. I should have know he would have figured it all out,' thought Naomi as she gathered her bearings.

"She told me her name is Mizuki", interrupted Watari. They all turned to Watari at the sound of his voice and then they all looked surprised at each other. Naomi was the most shocked by the fact that Mizuki told someone her name, 'Why would she tell someone her name? From what I've gathered from her is that she would only tell someone her name if she trusted them...but she's never acted like she trusted them. Everyone doesn't notice every time she's around people, she's tense and looks like a predator ready to jump. So the only reason she would tell anyone would be if she's confident that no one will find anything on her identity...or she doesn't care...no she wouldn't be that careless. I'm positive it's because she's confident that no one will find anything on her.'

"Wow I never really saw her as a Mizuki," contemplated Matsuda. "Matsuda! This is a serious matter!" Yelled . "Sorry sir."

"Naomi is this true? Is her name really Mizuki?" Asked . Naomi had her doubts about if Mizuki wanted them to know her name, but decided to trust Mizuki on this one.

"Yes, that's what she told me her name is. I'm positive that it's her real name. She wouldn't lie about something like that," Naomi told the Task Force.

" is there a chance that you could tell us more about...Mizuki, like about her past?" Inquired L. Naomi froze for a second and she felt uncertain about it but she reluctantly said, "Honestly I don't know much about Mizuki's past. She doesn't like to talk about it, but she did tell me that she was eventually going to tell us. The only thing that she told me about was...her little sister."

"Her sister?" A bewildered Aizawa asked.

"Yeah her sister, why?" Asked Naomi.

"Well no offense but Kit-I mean Mizuki never really seemed like the sisterly type," said a nervous Matsuda. Naomi gave a snort and started laughing then when she got a hold of herself, she turned to their bewildered faces and said, "I'm guessing you guys never notice how protective she is of you guys."

At their questioning and disbelieved faces she gave a sigh and said, "Mizuki is very protective of the people around her. I guess I know mostly since I've seen her without a mask because without her mask, her face is an open book when she's not trying. Even though she doesn't trust you guys very much, it doesn't mean she doesn't care for your safety."

"Uh, but Naomi what does her little sister have to do with us?" Asked Matsuda awkwardly.

"Mizuki's little sister died when she was 4," stated Naomi. It was quiet for a second before she continued, "You guys have to understand that even though her sister died around 10 years ago, she still blames herself for not being about to protect her sister. That's why she's protective of the whole Task Force. In a way, she's trying to fill the hole her sister left. Anyways that's the only thing that she told me about her sister. She never talked about her parents so I can only guess that they weren't in the picture."

Everyone took a second to take in all that information before L asked, "Naomi how do you even know that she still blames herself for her sister's death?"

"When I was first staying with Mizuki, she was having nightmares. I know she tries to hide the fact that it affects her, but I could see the way that she has her moments where she thinks on things. When she has her moments of quietness or when she starts brooding like she was when she left for her mission and she left right now. Something's bothering her, but I guess she'll say what when she's ready for now let's get back to work."

Mizuki's P.O.V

I left the room the Task Force was in and started wandering around town while hiding in the shadows. I didn't really have a specific destination. I just wanted to think.

'Today's January 12, it's almost the day of Hinata's death the 14th...I guess I'll do the same thing I did last year. Get drunk off my ass and hope I forget everything...or get alcohol poisoning,' I thought bitterly.

'Hopefully I don't do anything stupid this year.'

No P.O.V

January 14, 2004

L was the only one in the hotel room. Watari was out for groceries and he had given the rest of the Task Force the day off. He was going over all the recent information on criminal's deaths to see if there was a pattern or anything that stood out, when he heard the hotel door open and close. "Hey."

He turned and saw it was Mizuki who walked through the door and she seemed to have a bottle with no indication as to what it could be as it had no label and the bottle was unidentifiable. She was drinking it through a straw, but that wasn't what caught L's attention. What caught his attention was the fact that Mizuki walked and quietly walked inside.

Usually Mizuki would announce her entrance loudly and she always jumps out of no where, which he guessed it looked like no where when she was just using her powers,now that he thought about it. But no, she walked calmly and quietly through the door and sat on the couch furthest from him.

L narrowed his eyes at her in suspicion. If it were anyone else other than Mizuki, he would have passed it off, but this is Mizuki, someone who is loud and talkative when entering.

"Mizuki," L called her. "Hm?" She responded. Now he knew something was wrong. He called her by her first name and she gave no reaction to it. L moved up from his spot on his chair and he started walking towards her when he finally caught the scent of her drink, alcohol. L eyes widened and he continued to approached Mizuki but more cautiously.

'It's better to approach her with caution, there is no telling what she's like when intoxicated,' thought L.

While L walked up to Mizuki, she was still continuously drinking from her bottle while sitting on the couch. "Mizuki," he called again, but this time she turned to him at her name.

"You're intoxicated," L stated to her.

"Did you need a diploma to figure that out Einstein?" Mizuki quipped back sarcastically. L frowned at her sarcasm and slurred words.

Meanwhile Mizuki was feeling a storm of emotions ranging from sadness to anger then to guilt. 'At least talking to L can distract me from my thoughts,' thought Mizuki.

"Why?" Asked L.

"Tch, its none of your business," Mizuki said as she felt more anger.

He turned to leave when a flash of guilt and sadness hit her and she felt the need to just be around someone and to keep distracting herself. Mizuki quickly grabbed L's hand. He turned to Mizuki in question and he looked accusingly at the hand that was holding his, then he looked back at her and Mizuki stuttered out frustrated, "I-I'm sorry! I-just-I mean-I just don't want to be alone right now!"

He looked at her with a questioning gaze and asked, "Why?"

Mizuki then let go of her hold on his hand and pulled her legs up to her chest and hugged them and rested her head on her knees. "Today's January 14… today's the day she died."

"Who died?" Asked L cautiously and slowly.

"Hinata. She was-she was my sister. I was her big sister...I was suppose to protect her. I'm the big sister that's suppose to protect her little sister right? Then why couldn't I protect her?...Ryuzaki?" Mizuki said as her voice cracked. "Yes?" He replied back patiently.

"Why? Why did they kill her? Why did they take my sister away from me? Why did they have to take the one good thing in my life!" Mizuki yelled as she was filled with sorrow and anger and as tears started to fall from behind her mask.

L was quietly standing in front of Mizuki as he had no real answer to her question. Then he awkwardly took a step forward and then he hugged her stiffly as she cried and got out all her feelings in front of someone for the first time since Hinata's death.

After Mizuki got all her tears out L sat next to her in silence. Mizuki put her head on L's shoulder. He was slightly uncomfortable but then he got used to it. It was quiet until Mizuki spoke up again, "You know I always found it funny that Hinata means sunny place and mine means beautiful moon."

She gave off a small sad laugh and continued, "I would always joke about it with her you know? I would always say how the moon can't shine brightly without her sun. I would always call her my sunshine. She always knew what to do to make me happy and knew how to calm me down when I got angry."

Mizuki paused for a second and then she continued with a sad tone, "I miss her." L nodded his head and said, "I know."

"Thank you, L," she said suddenly. He turned his head and set his gaze on her and asked, "For what if I may ask?"

"For just being here. You could have walked away or even ignored me, but you stayed. Thanks."

Mizuki kept her head rested on L's shoulder and eventually she started getting sleepy. She closed her eyes and for the time she didn't get any nightmares.

L turned his head towards Mizuki as he heard soft snoring and he didn't know what to make of her. She was a killer but she acted just like everyone else. She tries to justify her reasons, but in a way, she is still a child.

'I'm guessing when her sister died, she was forced to mature faster back then and now she's trying to make up for the childhood that she lost,' thought L.

L starting getting sleepy too. 'I haven't slept for a long time, even for me. It wouldn't hurt to take a *yawn* small nap.'

And just like that, L was out like a light. Mizuki and L were curled up on the couch next to each other. Another half hour passed before Watari walked through the door carrying a bag of groceries and then he caught sight of them both on the couch. He gave a small smile and shook his head at them and thought, 'I can only hope it all works out for them both. Even though Mizuki is a criminal, I would like to see L happy and have a family, since all he does is spend time on cases. He is like a son to me, and damn it I want grandchildren.'

Watari turned with a gleam in his eye and he walked towards the kitchen to put everything away. 'It wouldn't hurt to...push them in the right direction.'

Mizuki's P.O.V

The first thing I felt when I woke up was the horrible pounding in my head. It took me another second to realize that the pillow I was using was breathing. I stiffened where I was sitting and ignored the pain of my hangover and I immediately pinned down the person who let out a small grunt. I held both their hands above their head and placed a knife at their neck. I froze when I looked at the person's face and saw grey eyes staring back up at me. I quickly took the knife away from L's throat and that is when I realized the position we are in, if anyone were to walk in on us, we would be caught in a compromising position.

I felt my mind go blank. It wasn't comprehending the fact that I was pinning L down and because of that, I was now straddling his waist.

'I'm on top of L," I finally thought as it processed in my brain. I looked back into L's eyes to see him staring back at me and then he said, "Mizuki, would you mind getting off of me?"

I was about to comply to his request when I got an idea, I'm going to have fun with this. I already knew behind my mask I was smiling a cheshire grin.

"No I think I'll stay here. It's pretty comfortable," I said.

He gave me a small glare and said, "I am not your furniture that you can use and I'm sure the chair would be more comfortable."

I leaned in so that my mouth would be at his ear and said, "Aww, but I quite like this position that we're in."

I heard his breath hitch and then I leaned back a little to see he was blushing and then looked him in the eyes as I purred out, "You know L, you're lucky I'm wearing my mask. I'm half tempted to take it off right now hm?"

I couldn't take it anymore, I burst out laughing. 'L was just too cute when you catch him off guard like that,' I thought. I ended up laughing so hard that I fell off the couch that we were on and I could see him standing up and brushing himself off and I gained back my bearings. Eventually I stopped laughing so hard and just gave out small giggles every now and then. L was starting to walk away and I called out, "L?"

He slightly turned to me and he said, "What?" in a annoyed tone.

I smirked and said ,"You know, you're cute when you blush." He quickly turned back around and walked back to work on the Kira case as I gave off another round of laughter.

January 17, 2004

I was already on my way to the To-Oh exams and I was wearing a brown wig and I was wearing a more subtle style, which was black jeans, converse, and a long sleeve red shirt and of course my gloves. I had to change my mask from the original fox mask and I now had to put on a more friendly mask that people would not be able to connect with my job. I was wearing a normal blank white mask that had a small soft smile with the eye holes and mouth painted black.

I entered To-Oh and even though people gave me strange looks, I continued and went and got my seat number. I made my way to my seat and waited for the test to start. I looked from the corner of my eye for when L and Light made their entrance.

The first one to enter was L who immediately spotted me but didn't approach me. He just got his number and made his way to his seat which was a couple of rows in front of me. A couple of minutes later, Light came in. It took all my self control not to run over there and stab him in the throat. He also got his seat number and sat down and then the instructor announced for us to begin. I first looked through the test and saw all the questions, which for me were easy.

'I self taught myself all of this. This'll be too easy to pass. Maybe then that'll answer L's question about how smart I am.'

I smirked and then I heard the instructor walking towards the back and he said, "You there! Student #162 sit properly in your chair." Then I watched as Light turned around and him and L had their little stare off and then I heard the instructor call out, "You! Student #196, take off the mask."

Well that person wearing the mask was me. I had the instructor come to me so I could give him my "doctor's note" that I got from a "doctor".

But of course the note was made by me from one of my multiple alias.

The instructor took the note from my hand and he read it as it explained my phobia and when he finished reading it I spoke up, "If you would like, I could move away from everyone else and you could make sure that I not cheat."

He agreed to it and he had me move to the front so I was facing all the other student and he had another instructor watch over me. I could feel a couple of people glancing at me as I sat down in my new seat and started breezing through the test and around 30 minutes later, I was done and I had nothing to do but relax till its over so I put my head down and took a small nap.

I woke up right when the timer went off. I stood up and stretched as they collected the test. When they collected mine, I got up and as I walked out, I waved to L. I went back home and then I started to grin since tomorrow L will confront Light.

'Hehehe, things are starting to speed up now.'

Then I frowned. I ended up sleeping next to L after I got drunk and I didn't mention what happened and neither did he and for that I'm grateful. I had my moment of weakness when I broke down in front of him. The thing is when I didn't want to be alone, I ended up going to him. I half expected myself to just go home and wallow in my pity. Hell I even expected myself to maybe go to Naomi but...I went to L for comfort. Don't get me wrong. I'm his fangirl I guess I have a crush on him, but that's just it. I don't personally know him but just I felt safe with him, even if there was a chance he could one day turn on me for being a criminal and I trusted him when I was at my weakest. I'm so confused.

LL: Ok everyone time for questions and the first questions is for... Mizuki.

Mizuki: Yup

LL: The question is from Luscil L. L and she said, "So Mizuki if you were to kill Aizawa how would you do it?"

Mizuki: If I were to kill Aizawa huh? Well the first thing I would do is embarrass Aizawa so bad that he would be begging me to put him out of his misery. MUAHAHAHAHA!

LL: When did I make you so evil? Ok next question is also from Luscil L. L and this next one is for...me? Um well ok it says, "In what I read in the chapter to me Watari acted with the scene with Mizuki was like a father-daughter scene and I liked it! It was cool! And question is when will you add BB into the mix if you will?" Ok I have thought of including BB for a long time since it would have its benefits and its downsides, if I do add BB it will be in the next chapter since BB dies on January 21st and this chapter left off on January 17th so it is still undecided. This question is from the same person its addressed to Naomi and Watari it says, "Naomi, how do you feel about Mizuki? Same with Watari." Naomi? Watari?

Naomi: I guess in a way I see Mizuki as someone I have to look after, maybe as a sister, I don't know. Its just I see Mizuki as a childish person and when she shows a lot of regret for something in a way its reminds me that she not just a killer, she's still human, she just had to grow up too fast. She's a good kid she just doesn't like to show it.

Watari: I see Mizuki as a child. I can see the way she interacts with the members of the Task Force and that she tries to make an effort to fit in or at least form bonds with them and if anything she sometimes separates herself. When someone shows concern for her, I could tell she isn't used to people showing concern for her well being and from Naomi's comment about her parents not being included in her life, well I could only guess she only grew up with her sister around and when he sister died she was alone. She is a girl who just someone who needs guidance and needs someone there to show her that she's not alone. She has kindness and compassion more than I could say for most criminals.

Mizuki:...Is that really what you think?

Naomi and Watari: Yes.

Mizuki:... Thanks. I just-I- Um *looks away* I don't know what to say so just, thanks.

LL: OK next question is from Kitty-Cat134 and the question is, "Mizuki was an orphan who survived on the streets, but how did her parents die? Did they abandon her or what?"

Mizuki:...My parents. My mom died during childbirth when she had Hinata, and dad didn't take it well. Our dad turned to drugs and so he got in trouble when he stole from his dealer, so they killed dad.

LL: Wow that was really depressing. Well that's the end of the questions I hope you enjoyed the answer to it and REVIEW!