A/N: This chapter is dedicated to Axia Elements, whose review prompted me to stop being so dang lazy and write. Unfortunately, I had half the chapter written out on another computer, emailed it to my other one at college, and found out I didn't have the program to read it. :(

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note. If I did, that old dude who ran Whammy's house would've been a pedophile and would have emotionally scarred Mello and Near too bad for them to perform as detectives.

I'm so evil!

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Feng was taken aback. Sayu is here? Why? She doesn't seem to be the kind of person who would be interested in Kira worship. He resolved to find out her reasons for joining sometime after the sermon, which mostly consisted of rhetoric, examples of criminal behavior, and finished with a directive to convert more people and keep the location of the Church secret.

He approached Sayu, who was standing alone in a corner, staring at Mark.

"Hello! My name is Feng, as you know, and I've been going around meeting the other members. You are Sayu, correct?"

"Yes, I am. Nice to meet you, Feng." Replied Sayu.

He desperately hoped that she did not recognize him from the police station. If she did, his cover was blown, and he would be torn apart by cultists. That fate did not appeal to him.

"There's a good variety of people here, and I was wondering what your reasons were for joining."

"Oh. Well," Began Sayu. "I'm not sure if I feel comfortable talking to strangers about it."

Damn. Thought Feng. He hadn't taken many courses in interrogation during his police career, but he tried his best to dredge up communication skills. How do I get this girl to talk? What would the chief do?

Aha! She's alone! A real shame, and I feel like a jerk, but I really need to know why she's here.

"Sayu, I know it has to be hard for you, after, well, you know. But I just want you to know that were all a family here, and we'll always be ready to back you up if you ever need it." He put on his most convincing smile, which regarded him with a giggle from Sayu.

"That's awfully nice, Feng. Thank you. I guess… it just seems so unfair to me. My father was shot and killed by a criminal during the first Kira investigation, and then by brother turns up dead, riddled with bullet holes. I can't help but think that he was also killed by a criminal."

Sayu sniffled a bit, tears beginning to well up in her eyes. "Light was my brother! But he was more than that! He was my best friend, my tutor, everything! When I was little I could just barge in on him in the middle of the night and he would help me with my homework. He gave me tips on how to date guys… I just couldn't believe that he had been taken away from me like that!"

Feng was taken aback by the display. He had not expected her to still hold such strong emotions over her brother's death. He found it particularly ironic that Light had died not from a criminal, but from a police officer, after being found out as Kira. But he didn't have the heart to break that to her.

"And just recently, with my mom passing away too, I know it wasn't related to crime, but the loss of my father and Light took such a toll on her, it had to have weakened her heart! I felt that by helping Kira catch criminals, I could somehow put myself at ease over their deaths."

Sayu's eyes were red and puffed up, though no more tears came out. She laughed nervously.

"I'm sorry for blowing up on you like that. It's nice to just be able to talk to someone about it all, though. I guess that's what these big groups are all about." She looked up at Feng with a smile on her face, and Feng smiled back.

Ah, who am I kidding? This girl has been through way too much to be suspected of any Kira activities. I would be better off investigating Mark some more.

"So, Feng. What are your reasons for joining?"

He replied with the careful story he had prepared before leaving HQ, about his house being broken into, ransacked, and how the burglars had shot and killed his pet dog. It seemed reasonable, since most of the other members had histories tainted with criminal assault.

They exchanged some more pleasantries, and then eventually found reasons to leave the discussion. Feng went around talking to more members, while Sayu went back to her spot in the corner. She leaned back against the wall and watched the assembly.

Well, looks like Feng bought the sob story. Shouldn't have gotten myself so worked up though, now my eyes are itchy.

Look at them all. This is fantastic. My brother would be so proud of me, uniting those who are truly thankful for Kira, not just opportunists like Demegawa was.

She thought little of people who tried to exploit people's fear of Kira. During Light's reign, there had been people selling all kinds of amulets and charms purported to protect them from Kira's power. All fake, of course. She was certain that Mark would use the Church of Kira to weed out those who did not truly want Kira's perfect world.

Ah, Mark. He really has done a great job here.

The more Sayu thought about him, the more she wanted to go meet the man. After all, she was the one who gave him the Death Note.

I'd have to be really careful. He doesn't know anything about me, and I can't tip him off about the Note, otherwise he might decide to kill me. And I can't let him see Ryuk either. Then I'd have to explain everything to him and I don't want to do that.

She pondered it over for awhile, but was disrupted by a person standing in front of her.

It was Mark.

"Oh! Umm... Hi!"

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"Near, we have a situation here. Sayu Yagami is a member in the Church of Kira. I wasn't expecting this…" he was cut off by Near.

"Did you approach her?"

"Yes. I asked her why she joined, and she basically told me that she was angry over her family's death. Most of the other members have similarly criminal-related reasons for joining. It seems like this Church is a way for revenge or acceptance for them all."

"Did she recognize you?"

"No, she didn't. I told her my fake story, and she bought it. Should we change the plan at all for this?"

Near thought about any complications that the younger Yagami might introduce to their operation.

"No, just keep an eye on what she does as well as Mark. He is your primary target. Don't do anything to make him suspicious, just try to befriend him. Infiltration takes time to work properly."

"Yes, Near. Feng out."

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"No way."

"Yes, I'm afraid it's true."

"Wow! You must've felt so lucky! I would be so scared at first too! But to be saved directly by Kira, that's something special!"

Sayu and Mark had quickly gotten into a conversation about Kira. Mark had just told her of the incident directing him to join the SSK, where an escaped fugitive was mugging him. The mugger had drawn a gun and was about to shoot, when he had let out a cry and fell over, dead.

They were walking along the road back to town, chatting about anything and everything Kira related. Halfway into town, they had just gotten to talking about the L investigation.

"It was really interesting to listen to that first broadcast. People had already taken up sides and were either rooting for L or Kira." Sayu said.

"Interesting that people were so quick to form opinions. One might think that they would be more cautious, in case there was a government reprisal." Replied Mark.

"Since it had been discovered that Kira was in Japan, a lot of the people felt that if they were Kira supporters, that he would protect them from persecution. And he sorta did, because the government was too afraid to go after them, thinking that Kira would turn against them."

"Yes, I can see how that would be a problem."

The friendly banter continued until they reached a crossing where their paths split.

"Well, it was really nice talking to you, Mark. I suppose I'll see you at the next meeting?" Sayu asked, with a hopeful tone in her voice.

"Certainly, Sayu. I can't wait to see you there!" They waved and walked off in their separate directions.

Well, he sure is nice. Sayu thought to herself. I was kind of worried he was going to be a complete psychopath about the whole Kira thing, but he's actually got good ideas about a whole lot of things.

It's late though, and Ryuk is probably bored since no-one has been around to give him…

"Oh no." Sayu ran as fast as she could, trying to get to her apartment to make sure that Ryuk hadn't torn the place up in a mad search for apples.

She's rather nice. Thought Mark. She definitely is a strong Kira supporter, but she's also got good ideas about a lot of other things to. I hope she'd like to talk after the next meeting too.

It's late though, and the guilty need to be…

"Oh no." Mark ran as fast as he could to his home, trying to get there so that he could write down enough names so that no-one would realize that the death toll slowed down during meetings of the Church. If they figured that out, they would be able to determine that Kira himself was a member.

Despite the dramatic worries of both persons, they fell asleep that night, happier than usual.