Jessie's POV

I watched halfheartedly as L sent out Watari. His back was facing the webcam so I couldn't see what he was saying. I sighed. It would be dawn soon, and the only part of the observation I had been looking forward to had been the 'I'll take a chip and EAT it' incident. Now long gone.

I pulled my box of technology out from under the bed. It was filled with used CD players, I-pods, radios, computers, and pretty much anything else I could want. I had been attempting to make an I-touch version of my 'i-hack' device. The programming was already completed, I just had to adapt the hardware.

It would give me at least something to do while I waited for the To-Oh entrance exams in, I looked at the clock, fifteen minutes. I did a double take. Fifteen minutes. I dashed out of the room, snatching my shoes on the way out the door and slipping them on without socks as I booked it down the road.

I staggered, out of breath into the room just as the door was locked behind me. I noticed the room was focused almost entirely on me. I smiled and sat down in the back right corner of the room. I nodded to 'Ryuuzaki' as I passed him.

Another three hours later I was entertaining myself with my pencil when Ryuk leaned over me and began to mutter to himself.

"Not the right color. Never seen anything like it."

He sat back and I sat there with a smile on my face. I was just waiting for the exam proctor to release us from the room. There wasn't a ten foot shinigami to my right. Absolutely not.

The bell on the desk at the front finally rang and I raced up to the front of the classroom followed closely by Light and L. I smiled at the proctor, who shuddered as Ryuk flew through him on the way out. As soon as we were out of the classroom I heard Ryuk call out.

"Hey Light. There's something funny about that chick. Her name and lifespan are a different color than everyone else's. I can't figure it out."

I walked out of the main doors and stretched in the sun. It was a wonderful day today. Now count to three. One. Two. Three.

"Excuse me Ma'am,"

"Ma'am was my third grade teacher. I call myself Kaida."

Light blinked rapidly at my announcement.

"Well, I was wondering what you thought of the test. My name is Light Yagami by the way." He gave me a fake smile.

"The test was something I could have passed when most people would be in middle school. And don't smile like that at me. I know it's fake. See you at the entrance ceremony Yagami-san."

I slid away as he stood there dumbfounded. I smiled and winked at the ever observant 'Ryuuzaki' as he got into his limo and I waved at Watari who nodded back.

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"Kaida-san! Your test results are here!" shouted Maki-san from the living room. I stood and snatched my new I-touch from the floor beside me before I clambered down the stairs. She had already opened it by the time I got there. Her face was more pale than usual.

"Kaida-san. You didn't cheat did you?"

"No why?"

She wordlessly held out the paper and I snagged it. 100 of 100 on each test. I swore and rubbed my forehead,

"Whats wrong Kaida-san?"

"I didn't intend to do that well."

She burst out laughing. I grimaced at her and stuck out my tongue. She just laughed harder. I hadn't exactly planned on joining L and Light on the stage. I hated giving speeches. But I would have to if I wanted to hear L talking to Light. Not that they would know I was listening.

I dug into the fridge and pulled out a bag of cherries for Maro, who was chuckling like an idiot, then pulled out the apple pie that I had made earlier. I pulled out a fork and stabbed into the crust. Two weeks to write a speech that wouldn't be generic like L or Lights. In other words I was going to worry about the speech, then end up not doing it I sighed.

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I stood up in front of a couple thousand students and I could literally feel a vein pulsing on my forehead. Light was on my left and L was on my right. And they were both staring at me.

"Kaida-san? Why are you standing on the stage with us?" asked Light.

"Because Light, I have a speech to make. I am the third person to get 100% of the questions right. I would love to be sitting down in the crowd laughing ass girls fawn over you and Ryuuga-san. But I'm stuck up here and I have to make a speech in less than five minutes. Now, don't bug me."

I watched as the gears in Lights head began to turn, then he had a lightbulb moment. I turned and looked at 'Ryuuga'. He was chewing on his thumb as he processed the information. I fought off the urge to give them both an evil smile. I loved it when I shattered peoples stereotypes.

Light's POV

It took me a moment to process what she said. Then it clicked. She had gotten a score equal to mine and this Ryuuga kids. Even if she was a girl. My brain ground to a halt then rebooted just as rapidly. Could she be L? I wouldn't expect L to be female. It would be the disguise that would hold up under almost any circumstances. Everyone expected L to be male. It was the perfect cover. But L wouldn't reveal him, or herself to a Kira suspect would he? No. It wasn't something L would do.

Then there was this Ryuuga character. He may be able to help me. He certainly seemed intelligent enough. It would depend on his opinion of Kira. I would have to ask him after the end of the ceremony. Perhaps I could kill two birds with one stone and confront them both at the same time. All I had to do was ask what they thought of me, or rather Kira.

L's POV

Kaida-san was rapidly gaining my respect, and her chances of being Kira were rising exponentially. She had started out with a less than 1% chance. Then neither Watari nor I had been able to find anything about her before she came to Japan. Even then the only thing we found was a bank account and a car rental certificate, both labeled with different last names. We knew nothing about her. It was an annoyance.

I watched as she gave her speech right after mine. She had fused both Yagami-sans and my own speech together and added a few facts of her own making it sound like a well thought out welcome speech.

I gnawed erratically on my thumb for a moment before I decided. I would confront them both at the same time. It would allow me to see their reactions to each other as well as myself, and they might let something slip. I followed them both down the stairs.

"Yagami-san, you're the son of Detective Superintendent Soichiro Yagami of the NPA, your deep sense of justice is matched only by your father. You aim to reach a leadership position in the NPA yourself, and have in the past provided insights that have led to the solution of several cases. And right now, you're showing a great deal of interest in the Kira case. Kaida-san, you have shown and intelligence that rivals both Yagami-sans and my own, and you have made me curious. So if you will swear to me that you will not tell anybody. I shall place my faith in your sense of justice Yagami-san, and your abilities Kaida-san. And tell you something important regarding the Kira case."

"I won't tell anybody. What is it?" said Yagami-san.

"I agree Ryuuga-kun." I didn't miss the emphasis. I had introduced myself before using the alias Ryuuzaki. And she clearly remembered. I turned to face them both before I whispered.

"I am L."

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