I KNOW! I'M BACK! And it's only been a few days since I last updated! This is the longest chapter I've ever written. I'm actually quite proud of it, too! There aren't a lot of pranks here as I would've hoped, but I find this chapter epic nonetheless! A lot of you may think that this whole preschool bit is random and irrelevant, but you'll see… ;)

Thank you to…

the one who loves pickles: for the paintball guns idea

sevviephantom: her own traps (Shai)

Virtual cookies to you guys! X)

Disclaimer: Own nothing except my OCs… eh…

"Then I guess it's time to start planning," I stated with determination.

Shai and I stepped over the wire carefully and started through the hallway again.

"Because of this trap, there are bound to be some children around here to see whether we sprung it or not."

I nodded at Shai's statement, but kept my eyes ahead of me. "Kaida is obviously in control. When we entered the classroom, you know, the first room we entered, she had those blueprints."

"Yeah, where did she get those?"

"I'm not sure, but I think Mello had something to do with it. If not, then the preschoolers know their way around here pretty well."

"Anyway, about the blueprints?"

"Oh, yes," I continued clearing my throat as we continued my whispered explanation. "The blueprints had markings on them. They planned something out-"

"Obviously."

"-and judging by the small circles on those prints, the kids have split up in stations all throughout the facility."

"Wonderful."

"I'm thinking we should get a hold of those blueprints."

"Eh?" Shai stopped and turned to me, surprise grazed her features. "Isn't that kind of dangerous?"

"Well, of course. Don't worry, Shai. We're in this together!"

Shai looked at me funny, and my face fell as an epiphany struck.

"The problem is," I continued, walking ahead of her. "We don't know where those blueprints are now."

"With Kaida, for sure," I heard Shai's footsteps behind me, so I didn't have to turn around and ask her to pick up the pace.

"And that means we can't really get a hold of them, now can we?"

"I guess not."

"Just another random thought…"

"Yeah?"

I tilted my head and let my shoulders sag, stopping in my tracks, and biting my lip.

"Masako, keep moving!"

"Why did Ryuzaki let Mello and Matt come with us in the first place?"

"Huh?" Shai gave me a full on confused expression.

"I mean, they just got here. Why would he send them off so easily? Wouldn't the wisest decision be to keep them at headquarters so they can get used to things and not let them run off with us?"

"I don't know. But now's not the time to think about that. Keep moving!" She repeated as she shoved me forward.

I huffed, walking forward slowly. "Just a thought!" I repeated. Shai seemed to have enough of my slow paced movements after a few moments and walked briskly around me, keeping a good amount of distance between me and her. "Shai, where are you going?"

"Be quiet!" She whispered and peeked around the corner. "It's clear, come on-pick up the pace, already!" I was still a ways behind, suddenly snapping out of it and stumbling to her side.

"Ok, where do you think Kaida could have gone?"

"I'm not sure yet. That's what we have to figure out."

We turned the corner.

Not the best idea.

Why?

A small batch of preschoolers stood there with…guns?

Shai and I froze on the spot, no one in the hallway daring to move. They had guns. WHAT THE HELL?

I voice suddenly began speaking. It was hard to tell where it was coming from, but it sounded like they were using a speaker.

"Masako. Shai. How about we make a deal?"

My eyes widened as I recognized the voice. Kaida…

"What do you mean? What deal?" I asked as I searched for her voice.

The voice chuckled darkly, which sent a shiver down my spine. "We have only two hours left until we have to leave this place. Surely you don't want to leave without having fun…"

Fun? What did she mean by fun? "U-Um, Kaida! How about we…um…play checkers or Twister? That's fun!" I suggested, trying to veer her away from whatever topic she was getting at.

"Even if I would consider that 'fun,' this is more entertaining. I have a task for you to complete."

"What kind of task?" Shai asked with warily.

"You're task is to find me."

"Huh?" I asked.

"You have two hours to find out where I'm hiding. Since I'm feeling generous today, I will give you a heads-up. You will face a few obstacles and my preschool army. Let me tell you the rules."

My ears perked at this as Kaida continued speaking again.

"As much as I would enjoy it, no killing. You are not permitted to leave school grounds. If you try to escape, we will come after you! You are not permitted to burn the school down. You will not be allowed to use the phones. Don't even bother trying to call for help; I've disconnected all of the phone lines and internet as well. If my preschoolers apprehend you before your two hours is up or if you fail in your quest to find me, the game is over and you lose. Any questions?"

When Shai and I didn't say anything, Kaida began spoke again. I could just see her smiling on the other side of that speaker. "Good...Then let the games begin!"

I blinked rapidly and turned my attention to the five or six children in front of us.

"ATTACK!" shouted one of the kids. The group did as they were instructed and notched their guns, aiming at us.

"Shai, run!" I turned my head to find her, well, not by my side. She was already running in the direction that we came.

"I'm one step ahead of ya!"

"Wait for me!" I ran clumsily after her, dodging bullets here and there. That's when I noticed a large, red, splattered dot on the floor. Is someone bleeding…?

When I finally caught up with Shai, she was running out of energy fast. "Come on, Shai! Keep running! They have guns!"

Shai then turned to me disbelievingly. "They're not real guns, you idiot!"

"They're not?"

"No, they're paintball guns,"

"Then why are we running?"

"Because they hurt like a bitch! And don't forget; Kaida said no killing!"

"Oh…right."

"Now shut up and RUN!"

We managed to run out of their sights, making a few turns until we stopped to catch our breath.

"Oh, yeah! We're cool like that!"

"Don't get all hyped up yet, Masako."

"But we escaped! That's something we accomplished!" I felt the adrenaline go to my head and I inhaled sharply.

"Don't you dare break out into so-" But it was too late. I had already started singing and dancing a little happy dance.

Go on now go walk out the door!

Just turn around now

'Cause you're not welcome anymore!

"Masako, you idiot! Now's not the time to be singing!"

Weren't you the one who tried to hurt with goodbye?

You think I'd crumble?

You think I'd lay down and die?

Oh no not I!

I will survive!

Something suddenly hit my side, almost sending me to the floor.

"OW! FUCK!" I swore loudly, clutching my side painfully. I had the sudden image of that alien animation I saw on youtube when the disco ball fell on the singing alien after saying 'I will survive!' That sent shivers down my spine and I looked instinctively up at the ceiling, searching for a disco ball.

"Ah, I knew you'd jinx us! Run!" Shai grabbed my arm and we continued running once again. Instead of making it out of this hallway unscathed, multiple paintballs hit our backs and heads. These kids seemed to be equipped with both paintball guns and water guns. What else do these children have? I didn't want to think about it.

"We need to find Kaida!" I shouted desperately, trying hard not to fall on my face.

"I know that! The intercom is in the main office, but we passed that already!"

"Is it possible that she wasn't contacting us through the speaker in the main office?"

"No, I'm sure of it. The door was open just a bit. She obviously left as soon as she made the announcement," Shai replied between breaths.

When we turned a corner, I slammed into Matt. Why he was walking in the hallways when there was practically a war going on was beyond me.

I had knocked him over and landed on top of him. "Sorry, Matt!" I quickly scrambled off of him and put my hands together bowing a few times. "That's all my fault! I should've watched where I was going!"

"Masako, let's go!" At Shai's exclamation, I raced after her.

Turning my head, I shouted, "I'd help you up, but I'm in a hurry! Say hi to Mello for me!"

It took a while to get out of everyone's sights. Once we were finally alone, we took advantage of the time to catch our breath.

I inhaled sharply and Shai gave me a glare. "You will NOT start singing again!"

"I wasn't going to sing again…"

"What the hell was that back there? You jinxed us! You saw what happened to that alien in that youtube video."

I shuddered at the thought of that and glared at her. "Well, my bad! Don't make me leave you behind at the end of the day to clean up all this paint in the halls!" I snapped at her.

"But you said-"

"When I said 'we're in this together,' I meant I'd run away and you'd take the blame!"

"Well, that's not nice."

"No, really?"

"Really."

Hn. Smart ass. "This is insane."

"I know, right? What're we going to do?"

"What I want to know is how that first batch of preschoolers managed to find us in the first place. I mean they weren't even around the corner when we looked only a few seconds before…"

"You think maybe…?" Shai glanced at the ceiling behind her shoulder. At first, I was a little confused. Then I followed her gaze to the black half sphere attached to the ceiling. It was a camera; just like the ones we had at our school in America.

"We have no idea where they're viewing the cameras from, though."

"Good point…" Shai looked to the ground with defeat and her head snapped up in that instant, racing to the door beside us. I quickly put the pieces together and ran after her, shutting the door behind us. They were coming.

"Ok, now I'm absolutely sure that they're viewing those cameras."

"Or maybe they're just getting lucky," Shai suggested with a shrug. "But I guess you're right; always expect the worst."

I nodded in agreement and peered out the window. "Hey Shai, I got an idea. We might not know where they're viewing the camera feeds, but we know where the announcer is."

"Announcer?"

"Yeah, you know, the intercom!"

Shai gave a small 'oh' and nodded for me to continue.

"But in order for this to work, we need to get my Ipod."

"You have a plan? Wait, your Ipod? You're kidding, Masako…"

"No, I'm not." I looked at her with the most amount of seriousness I could get into my eyes. "It's time to kick it up a notch. I left it in the backseat of Matt's car. Let's go."

As we walked out into the hall, we broke out into a run toward the entrance.

"You know, his car doors are probably locked."

"I'll find a way to get in there!" I shouted with a smile.

Shai's POV

I kept having to check behind me to make sure Masako was keeping up. She's just too damn slow!

"Masako, this better be worth all the running," I warned her.

I glanced behind me to find Masako trailing with determination. "Don't worry, it is!"

I got to Matt's car first. I grabbed the handle and pulled, but it wouldn't budge. Just as I had predicted. "I told you the doors were locked!"

My head turned to Masako who, I could just about kill right now, was smiling. That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Smiling.

"What the hell-" I stopped shouting when Masako pulled out some keys from her sleeve. "How did you-oooooohhh…."

"Sorry, Matt! That's all my fault! I should've watched where I was going!"

"Well aren't we the smart one? You picked his pockets!" Not bad, Nagawa….

Masako's smile grew wider when I stated this and threw me the keys. "Being a kleptomaniac has its advantages. Now open the door; we need to get that Ipod. Open the trunk, too."

I did as I was instructed and unlocked the back door, grabbing her Ipod and throwing it to her. She caught it eagerly and hugged it to her cheek gladly as if it was her long lost child.

I wonder what would happen if I took that… I shook my head, pushing the thought to the back of my mind for later and locked the door. I went around the back and unlocked the trunk, eyeing the stuff that was in there. Masako skipped to where I was standing and shifted through her computer stuff (with Near in the Task Force she couldn't leave her laptop unattended), pulling out a cord which was supposed to connect an Ipod to a computer. She also pulled out a CD case and a very small backpack, throwing everything inside. I locked the trunk when she was finished and stuffed the keys into my pocket to give to Matt later.

"Ok, now where are we going?" I asked.

"To the main office!"

As we ran back to the school, keeping our eyes peeled for any ambushes, I looked over at Masako. "You know, I'm surprised at how much this preschool resembles a real school. I mean, usually preschools aren't exactly schools much…know what I mean?"

"Yeah, I guess," she replied between breaths. "I mean, this looks more like a high school without the lockers. And you know American preschools; they don't teach you anything…it's usually just a playroom with abc's on the walls here and there. But this building is like a regular school…"

"That might be why the Japanese are so smart. They actually teach their kids."

I nodded. "Yeah…"

Once we made it into the building, the main office wasn't that far from the entrance. Actually, it was right beside the entrance, so we didn't have to go far. I expected Kaida to send kids to ambush us; it would've been the perfect opportunity to get us when we would first walk in. I knew she was viewing the cameras. I just knew it. So why didn't she strike?

Is it possible that she wants to see what Masako's plan was? Or is she stalling? Is she planning something worse with the kids? I bet my money on the latter.

Masako skipped into the office without a care in the world. No one was here.

Damn, where the hell is everybody? I'm sure Masako was thinking the same thing. But in a way I guess it was a good thing now. Otherwise, they would've kicked us out of the room as soon as we entered.

Masako made her way to the intercom.

"What are you doing?"

"Shai, set up a trap by the door while I get things ready. Try not to be seen 'cause I don't know where everyone is."

I looked at the door disbelievingly. "What am I supposed to do?"

"Anything. Just be quick-we don't have a lot of time."

I nodded and took in my surroundings, trying to figure out what I could use. There were pens, pencils, rulers, papers, a few cushioned chairs, a small table, a computer on the desk (which Masako was using), a coffee machine, plastic cups…

What am I supposed to use?

Masako seemed happy-go-lucky and was typing away at the computer. What she was doing, I didn't know, and I really didn't care at this point. My thoughts were going through my mind rapidly, each coming and going at an alarming rate.

I darted to the cupboard and threw it open, looking for any objects that could be of use.

What would Light do…? I smirked. Light would have enough resources to come up with this genius plan, but I don't have anything. All I have is a bunch of preschooler stuff…

Wait.

I glanced over at Masako. It then hit me.

That's what she's doing...

I grabbed the duct tape and as many pens and pencils as I could carry, making my way to the door. I knew exactly what trap to set up.

Masako's POV

It was perfect. Everything was almost finished at this point. Judging by the trap that Shai set up, she figured out what the goal was. She had also moved the coffee machine in front of the door. Her concentration was on all the wires inside the machine that she had just opened, reaching her hand in and pulling some wires here and taking scissors and clipping things there. What she was doing, I wasn't sure. All I could do was focus on my part. And to think this all only took us 6 and a half minutes.

It was a good thing that there weren't any cameras in the room. The only thing that threatened to expose us was the large window looking out over the hallway. If someone were to come by, though, we would automatically duck and hope they won't notice what was going on.

Since I wanted to keep my Ipod, I had to transfer some loud music onto the computer since our internet connection had been cut. I had to plug in my Ipod with the cord I grabbed from Matt's car into the computer and pop in the CD to download my music editing software.

There were tons of other software like it, but this one was the most convenient. I was basically the master of this program, and it didn't take long for me to grab a small section of a song, turn it extremely high pitched, and put it on repeat. I grabbed the intercom and put it on its side, right next to the speakers of the computer. I had also turned up the volume to the maximum on the computer and the announcer.

Now all I had to do was push play, and chaos would ensue. I glanced up from the computer screen to see that Shai had just finished hotwiring the coffee machine, to my surprise, and was staring straight at me, waiting for the signal.

"Where'd you learn to do that?" I asked as I eyed the coffee machine.

"My uncle taught me."

"How convenient…" I blinked and looked up at the trap she had set up. It wasn't a trap, really. It was more of a primary fortress. She had duct tape stuck from the top of the frame of the door to the floor. She had pens and pencils sticking out of the tape pointing outward toward the entrance and put more tape behind that for reinforcement. The door was closed, which meant that the tape was loose so the pens and pencils could fit. At least the door was wooden, and there was only one window. Otherwise, someone would see what she was doing and would've been busted already.

"What's the coffee machine supposed to do?" I asked curiously, getting a closer look at it.

"I hotwired it so that it'll keep pouring out coffee even when its one or two minutes are up. I took out the tube and put a ruler right up against the opening-" she pointed at the opening where the coffee was supposed to come out. "acting as a tee-"

"Then the coffee will spill out in all different directions," I finished with a smile. "Impressive."

"Thanks, I know."

I rolled my eyes and grabbed some chairs, laying them on their sides.

"What're you doing?"

"Creating more obstacles," I announced with a smile. "We need this place to be as hard to get through as possible."

Shai nodded in agreement. "Alright, so when do we start all of this?"

"Soon," I smiled slyly and made my way over to the computer. "Make as much noise as possible."

"Got it."

Shai's POV

I raced to the open cupboard and grabbed two walkie-talkies from the bottom shelf (no doubt they belonged to the janitors), throwing one in Masako's direction.

I turned it on, as well as Masako. Once we tested them out and made sure they worked, Masako put her belongings in her backpack and threw it over her shoulder, nodding towards me.

Looking through the cupboard again, I grabbed a janitor's belt and took off some of the items I didn't need, keeping a few things on that might come in handy. I put on the belt and clipped on the walkie-talkie, walking over to the coffee machine and setting the timer for two minutes.

"You ready?" I asked Masako. She had just finished arming herself with a metal tape measurer. And…nope that's it.

"Is that all you're going to take?"

"This is pretty much all I'm going to need. I mean, you're the one that's probably gonna run into the most preschoolers anyway, so I don't need much."

I nodded in agreement and reached out to push the button.

"Cover your ears," she instructed. "Ready…set…GO!" At Masako's signal, I pushed the start button on the coffee machine and raced to the window, throwing it open. Masako had quickly taped the button down on the intercom and pushed play on the computer, wincing as the noise flooded the speakers from the ceiling. I got to the window first since all I had to do was push one button, so naturally I was the one to jump out first.

"Make as much noise as possible." I remembered her saying. I rushed to the other side of the building, throwing the door open and the noise flooded my ears once again. My eyes spotted a fire alarm. Just what I was looking for. I raced over to it and pulled the handle, more noise beating into my poor eardrums.

All I could do now was run and help Masako find Kaida. We didn't have a lot of time left.

Masako's POV

Despite the fact that most of my two hours were spent running from preschoolers, I still had a great deal of energy. It was probably from the adrenaline.

Ok so I've officially checked every room in the building. There wasn't a basement.

Is it possible that maybe they're not on school property?

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as I kept running. I group of preschoolers started chasing me about a minute ago, another group joining them. The fire alarm suddenly stopped. I then sighed. That means they found the alarm and turned it off…

Then the alarm went off again as I smirked. Good job, Tamaki.

I grabbed the tape measurer and started pulling the plastic-metal like ruler out of its container, my thoughts actively running around in my brain.

That was my goal all along. The preschoolers were the ones that were in the way. All I had to do was create noise from unknown directions, causing massive confusion throughout the facility. Once the kids were distracted, I could find Kaida and continue on my way instead of running in the opposite direction. When they finally stop the noise, another noise would start up again. Thanks to Shai, the fire alarm would keep going off as long as she wasn't caught. There was nothing Kaida could do at this point except instruct the preschoolers to stand their ground, which wouldn't be the wisest decision. I mean, this stuff was loud and completely unbearable. The fire alarm wasn't completely unbearable, but at least it kept everyone busy. It was the intercom that hurt the most. I didn't want to put in my headphones because 1) Shai would never let me forget how she suffered and I had relief throughout the entire thing and 2) I wouldn't be able to hear Shai's voice through the walkie-talkie if she found Kaida.

Once I pulled a good distance from the measurer, trying desperately not to trip on it, I locked it in place and slowed down a bit, turning around and letting my arm stretch the ruler to the floor. When a boy stepped on it, I pulled the ruler out from under him and he crashed into the other children behind him. There were still a few others that I needed to get rid of, but I got rid of about 5 of the 10 so that was good.

Are you constantly moving or are you just not here? Damn it, Kaida! WHERE ARE YOU?

Kaida's POV

I sat back and watched the scene unfold before my eyes on the camera feeds and kept glancing at the blueprints spread out around me, nibbling on my chocolate bar nervously. This wasn't looking too good for me. Masako had already checked all the rooms, and it wouldn't be long before she found out where I really was. I sighed and shook my head. Mello was leaning against a wall not far from me, watching the scene with interest and having his chocolate at hand as well. Matt stood loyally beside him, DS away for once, and watching the screens. His face didn't display emotion, and even though his orange goggles were shielding his eyes, I could tell that they were glowing with interest. Mello made no attempt to hide his eager expression.

I heard footsteps to my right which snapped me out of my thoughts. I turned my head to face a small brown-haired, brown-eyed girl, maybe about 8 years old.

The girl straightened up and saluted me. "Amaya-sama! Reporting from the west wing, Team 4."

I nodded for her to continue.

"Tamaki has somehow led to the separation of Team 4 and Teams 1 and 3 have been injured and are currently being taken out by Nagawa." Ok. Nothing I haven't seen from the camera feeds, but it was nice to have someone coming from the action to clear things up for me.

I thought really hard on this with my eyes still on the girl. "Team 5 is still trying to get through their traps in the main office, and judging by the sound that I'm hearing, they didn't get in yet. That leaves Team 2…" I muttered to myself.

"What are your instructions, ma'am?" I furrowed my eyebrows in thought. 30 kids were a lot of kids, but perhaps it wasn't enough. I had to give those two credit on this one.

"I want you to find your team and bring them together. While you're doing that, locate Team 2 and make sure they keep Shai busy with the fire alarms. You're team will then hunt down Nagawa and lead her away from here."

I saw the look of surprise on her face. "Just do it," I commanded her forcefully.

"Yes, ma'am!" The girl nodded vigorously and raced toward the way she had come.

I mentally nodded at my own statement. Hopefully these kids will keep them busy long enough…

I smirked and snapped my chocolate. Time's almost up…

Masako's POV

After a few minutes, I had finally taken out the kids. Well, not taken out, but they were injured with scrapes and bruises. It was enough to get them to stop chasing after me, anyway.

A sudden thought struck me. Wait…they're not in the school…they're outside of it! I scolded myself for being so stupid and grabbed my walkie-talkie.

Shai's POV

I had never been so tired in my life. Running around a school was not my expertise. I wasn't physically fit, so this was really hard for me. I'm running off of just adrenaline, now. Basically, for fear of being captured.

I looked at the clock in the hallway while I was passing. A haunting voice entered my mind. Five minutes…

My walkie-talkie started producing static and I instinctively grabbed it. "Shai, do you read me?"

"Yeah, I'm here. What'd you find?" It was hard to hear over all of the noise, but I could slightly make out what she was saying. Fortunately, Masako was smart enough to use as little words as possible.

"The roof!"

"On my way!" I shouted back into the speaker. I clipped my walkie-talkie to my belt and raced to the door with the ladder on my side of the building. I didn't run into any children on the way, so I was in the clear.

The high pitched noise of the intercom suddenly came to a stop. I felt a wave of instant relief when I felt a weight being lifted off of my eardrums, but wariness rushed through me again. More kids were coming. In order to dodge the new groups of preschoolers that were headed my way, I had to set up a few fake trails with the items on my belt; throwing them in random directions and making noises sound from multiple different hallways. This was time consuming, but they fell for it.

I had finally reached the door and pushed it open, heading toward the ladder.

Masako's POV

Another group of kids ambushed me on the way to the ladder on my side of the school. I knew for sure that Kaida was on the roof, now. They were trying to lead me away from the door. I wasn't falling for it. I used the tape measurer once again, finally making it to the door. Almost there!

Kaida's POV

I smirked with satisfaction as I glanced at the time on a computer, preparing to count down.

"Five..."

"Four…" Mello joined in.

"Three…" Matt eagerly looked at the computer screen.

"Two…" I looked at the camera feeds again.

"FOUND YOU!" My eyes widened as I recognized the two voices. I turned my head first to the left, then to the right. On my left was Shai, and on my right was Masako.

Both were covered in paint and sweat, their clothes soaked in water. Masako's hair was knotted in a few places and Shai's was ruffled. Masako had a tape measurer and the ruler was locked at a foot; her walkie-talkie clipped onto the strap of her small backpack. Shai had on a janitor's belt, which was kind of lopsided after running all the while, and had multiple objects strapped to it, including her walkie-talkie. Masako had a creepy, awkward smile on her face and was slouching with exhaustion and Shai had an evil-like, triumphant smile, standing tall and her chin held high.

Their expressions and stances were similar to that of Light and L's. And for a split second, I was shocked. These two fight constantly, but when they work together, they make one hell of a team. Just like Light and L.

I stood from my spot on the roof. There were two computers and many wires spread everywhere, courtesy of Matt who went to grab them during the battle. I laughed with amusement when he came back complaining about a headache.

"Congratulations. You've succeeded," I said unbelievingly. "With about two seconds to spare, of course," I added with a knowing smile.

"Ah, but we did it!" Shai said, slowly trying to catch her breath.

"We win!" Masako leaped with glee, but I stopped her.

"No, I win."

"But we-"

"You may have succeeded in completing the task, but I still win."

"And in what way do you win?" Masako asked with frustration.

"You guys put forth effort. And I got to watch. Therefore, I win. In some twisted way, I always win!" I declared with pride. Masako scowled. Shai put her hand in her pocket and took out Matt's keys, throwing them to him. He caught them with ease and turned to glare at Masako.

"Eep! I'm so sorry, Matt! I didn't mean to! It was a spur of the moment thing, ok? I'll make it up to you!" Shai and I laughed while Mello smirked with amusement. Poor Masako. Matt definitely wasn't going to let her live this down.

Task Force HQ

L rubbed his toes together as he scanned the monitors one last time before turning to Near, who was sitting right next to him.

"What do you make of that, Near?" he asked, curiosity lacing his words as he eyed the albino.

Near gave an awkward smile, never taking his eyes off of the monitors. "Interesting…and impressive. I am glad they are working with us," he replied, using as little words in his explanation as possible.

L nodded and turned to the computer screen. "Told you so," he mumbled in his monotone; his odd humor kicking in.

Near nodded, the smile never leaving his face. "I know."

Yes! Haha it's true: Shai really can hotwire a coffee machine… XD Stayed up until 1:30 in the morning working on this! I'm still feeling happy about it. Sorry if it was too long for you guys; I know some fanfiction readers worship those who give long chapters, while others are annoyed. I just couldn't split this chapter up; it was just too good! :D

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