I immediately tried to pull away and run in the other direction, but he grabbed my wrist and pulled me into the elevator, closing the doors. I continued to struggle in his grip, forgetting any martial arts I knew that could possibly help in my hurry when the elevator abruptly halted. I was released as L stood in front of the buttons so I couldn't restart the elevator. I was going into full on panic attack mode as my breathing increased in speed and my eyes darted all over the cramped space. I could feel the walls closing in on me and didn't even notice when I curled up in a ball in a corner, shaking violently.

"Kitsu, you need to relax. You're having another panic attack. Focus on my voice. Focus on regulating your breathing. Please."

His ice cold hands gently held my face, forcing me to look at him as I struggled with the remnants of my nightmare. I vaguely felt his thumb caressing my cheek as tears streamed from the corners of my eyes. I had finally calmed down after a few minutes and he let me go, sitting down in his crouch next to me. He didn't say anything. Not an "Are you okay?" or anything and I really appreciated that. He wasn't pressuring me into speaking; he was hoping I would speak to him when I felt like it.

"Thank you, L. I'm sorry for bothering you."

"You are not bothering me, Kitsu…I just wish I could somehow assist you with overcoming your frequent nightmares."

I chuckled bitterly. He didn't know that this nightmare was entirely about him, nor did he know how I felt about him. He probably didn't feel the same anyway. I shivered when I thought about him dying over and over again, but stiffened when I felt him get closer; his legs and shoulders brushing mine. He saw me stiffen and went to scoot away.

"I apologize. You were shivering and I thought you were cold."

I grabbed the sleeve of his sweater and stopped him from moving further. He looked at me with the tiniest hint of confusion in his eyes, but didn't move even when I leaned against him.

"L, you know what happened to my mom, right?"

"…Yes."

"Is…Is it my fault?"

"I don't see how you could have possibly caused such a thing to happen to her. You were simply there at the wrong time."

"Yeah. I guess…Can you promise me something L? Can you promise me that-that you won't leave me alone?"

"Kitsu…"

I felt him move slightly and felt his hand cover the one I had on his sleeve.

"I can't promise…but I can try."

"That's all I need, L…That's all I need."

I woke up the next morning on a couch, my head in L's lap. Wait…What? I sat up immediately with shock written all over my face for a split second before it all but disappeared. I looked at L and he stared right back with a steady gaze until I blinked.

"I win."

"What? Noooooooo!"

I gripped my head in fake agony as L smiled before he handed me a plate with actual food. It was the biggest juiciest looking cheese burger I'd ever seen. Needless to say, it was gone in seconds, leaving the task force (including Mello, Matt, Near, and Light) in shock.

"How could she…"

"It's gone…"

I smiled innocently like the incident never happened when I though of something.

"Hey, Ryuzaki? Couple questions. How'd I get in here and why is everyone here?"

"Everyone is here because I have to introduce you all to some new additions to the task force and I carried you in here after you fell asleep in the elevator, Kitsu."

I shrugged my shoulders, but on the inside I just about died from embarrassment and his nonchalant attitude. It was then that the door opened and two people walked in and introduced themselves.

"Name's Aiber, I'm a con artist. Nice to meet ya."

"I'm Wedy. I'm a professional burglar."

Everyone was in shock at this new information and I couldn't utter a word until my body began rebooting. When I could finally move I smiled and tackled 'Aiber' to the ground.

"Woah! It's nice to see you again too, my little fox."

I felt a glare on my back and rolled to the side to see Wedy with narrowed eyes. I got off Aiber and slowly began backing up with every step Wedy toke towards me.

"N-Now now, Wedy…No need to be so hasty!"

I was now running for my life around the room as Wedy chased me. Everyone seemed a bit lost and I turned around, dodging the fist she had aimed at my face. She continued to launch attacks at me and I continued to dodge while Aiber tried to calm her down verbally.

"Look! I'm sorry *block* about the whole stealing thing! *dodge* You should've told me you were getting it!"

"That's no excuse!"

She hit me hard in the stomach and I fell to my knees coughing slightly.

"Damn that's a hard hit."

"You've been neglecting your training, brat, and what is this I hear about the Yamaguchi? I told you not to mess with them!"

"U-Um…"

"She's right you know. You could've been killed, foxy."

Great, she got Aiber on her side.

"It's not my fault! He shot me in the hand!"

I showed them my hand, which Aiber grabbed scrutinizing it. He dropped it and turned back to Wedy with a wicked looking grin.

"Looks like I'll be having a talk with them soon, eh Wedy?"

She just frowned and helped me up off the floor as Mr. Yagami spoke up.

"What just happened?"

I walked over with a hand on my stomach, sitting down in a rolling chair next to L. I sighed and leaned back my head waving my hand in a circle.

"Wedy, Aiber, and I go way back. Aiber taught me all about blending in and disguises and stuff when I tried to pick pocket him one day. He gave me a few tips but taught me more when I wouldn't leave him alone. Wedy…I went to steal something and we both ended up meeting part way through. It has kinda happened again, but I got to it before she did this time. Sorry about that."

She grumbled something incoherent that sounded like something about cameras and I had an epiphany about the case. I sat up straight only to bend over in pain. Wedy had definitely left a bruise.

"Kitsu?"

"Ugh, my bad…I just thought of something that could help. I'll be in my room. Nice to see you two again, Wedy, Aiber! Near, Matt, Mello come on! I think I have a lead!"

If I can get the video feed from the streets surrounding the bus stations on that day, then I might be able to see who went on that bus. Then, I heard something about Naomi being at the police headquarters a few days later. I could get the camera feed there and follow her with any other cameras in the area if she left. This is perfect! I…I might be able to save L. No. I will save L.

Sorry about the cliffhanger in the last chapter. I would've updated sooner, but my email's being stupid and not sending me reviews so I had to check for them manually T_T but here's the next chapter! Review and tell me what you think about L and Kitsu's little elevator moment ;) and I'll see what I can do about not killing L since my readers are so adamant about him not dying ^^