"MariMari, I'm going to pick up some groceries, I haven't been buying enough for two people. I'll be back soon~!" Misa twirled out of the room, eyes alight.

Mariko sighed and relaxed in the chair, dozing off for several minutes.

Misa never really locked the door, because there was a doorman downstairs, despite Mariko's coaxing. Mariko had eventually given up.

"Peeek a boooo~!" Ryuk chuckled, and before Mariko could ask what the hell was going on, the door slowly creaked open.

Mariko felt every muscle tighten, her eyes widen, and every instinct in her body tell her to scream and run away.

Because standing there, in the middle of the room, locking the door, and with an evil grin plastered onto his face, stood Beyond Birthday.

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch…

The house was absolute chaos back in London, with the other girls displaying such brummagem worry that it was sickening.

Near was genuinely worried.

She hadn't even called or anything.

This was all his fault. If he had just told her that she couldn't stay, instead of wanting her there for his own stupid, selfish reasons…

He was sitting in the middle of class, rumors exploding around him.

"I hear she had a secret boyfriend."

"I hear that she worked for an evil organization."

"I hear her father was L."

The whole room went silent and everyone turned around to stare at the one who had said that, even Near.

It was Mello, glaring around the room irritably. "You guys have to be kidding me, no one else suspected Milia was related to L somehow?"

Near felt his entire body stiffen. How did he know?

"Er… Yeah… I guess." Matt muttered, shaking his head of auburn hair as he adjusted his goggles. "I mean, she looked a lot like the guy. Raven hair. Always looked tired. Her bangs were kinda messy."

Murmurs of agreement began to slowly erupt within the group.

"Should we confront L?"

"No, you idiot! He's L!"

"Maybe that's how she got in here… The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!"

"That means she cheated!"

"Yeah! The rest of us had to work hard!"

Chaos soon resumed, and Near slumped down in his chair.

"Well, why don't we ask Near? He knew Milia better than anyone."

Near looked up and just stared at Mello.

"Yeah, Near! Was she related to L or not?"

"Er…" Near shifted, feeling crowded in. Then he muttered without even a thought. "Y… Yes…"

And the whole room went crazy.

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"Why are you here?" Mariko whispered, eyes darkened in fear as she tacos sat frozen in place.

"I've been watching you." Beyond chuckled, eyes alight. "And it's been a while."

Mariko could only shake furiously. "Get out."

Beyond smirked. "Oh, but why? When you're stupid little friend is out, I can see if you still have the scar." He smiled maniacally, and Mariko's eyes widened when she realized what he was talking about. The B scar on her shoulder. He took a step forward, and she was cornered.

Beyond continued with his evil smile and a dark shadow seemed to come over Mariko.

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He left with only the merest of smirks, and a quick mutter of, "Remember. Our secret." Before smiling and leaving, eyes alight.

Mariko just sat there for a moment, still shaking, and Misa still gone, before slowly picking up her cell phone and dialing the only number she knew she could, and when it was picked up, she murmured, "Near? I'm sorry I left. I… Can I come back?"

And this was the way life resumed.

She left again, and Near was the only one to pick her up at the airport.

She cried softly on his shoulder the short way back, and over a course of time, they decided to try a romance out.

And so ends Part Two of Signed mL: A Thoroughbred Whammy Kid

"We live happily ever trapped

If you just saved my life

Run and tell the angels

That everything is all right

Fly along with me

I cant quite make it alone

Try to make this life my own" -- "Learn to Fly" by The Foo Fighters

Part two is going to draw to a close. D: I know, I know… Sad.

Next time we see MariMari… It'll be 2009 and she'll be sixteen!

Wow. Remember when it was 2003 and she was ten?

Those days seem long gone. That was seven months ago. /Blinkblink/

But either way, the story shall resume.

PREDICTIONS, PEOPLE. I WANT PREDICTIONS.

Oh, and the scene with Mariko and Beyond was what we did a parody of. It was pretty funny.

"Why are you here?"

"Because the author has a serious misery fetish."

"Oh really now?"

The funny part of it was I was playing Mariko. Haha… xD Anyway, I'll see you guys next chapter! In two years! Nah, only in story time!

-- Rem

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PSS - This chapter was /extremely/ short because I couldn't smash a whole lot in there, sorry!

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