Olivia's POV

I was standing in a white, brightly-lit room. As I walked forward, I felt the ground give slightly as I put my weight on the floor. I looked down, to see that the entire floor was made of white puzzle pieces.

Wow, it must have taken someone a long time to put all of these pieces together, I thought. I took a few more steps, feeling the ridges between the puzzle pieces with my bare feet.

Up ahead, I spotted someone sitting on a large dice in the middle of the floor. They were facing away from me, but I instantly recognized the profile. I sped up, a smile crossing my face.

"Near!" I called out. The person turned around, sliding off the dice as he did so. My heart lurched as I saw his face; I had missed him.

"Olivia," he stated emotionlessly. Despite his tone, I could tell that he was as pleased to see me as I was to see him. As I got closer, I noticed that something about Near had changed. On his chest, right above his heart, was an oddly-shaped black hole.

"Near, what's that on your chest?" I asked as I stopped in front of him.

"I'm missing a puzzle piece," he declared, twirling a piece of his white hair.

"Missing a-"I broke off. To my surprise, the hole reallydidlook like a puzzle piece. Slipping a hand into the pocket of my skirt, I pulled out the piece that Near had given to me when I left Whammy's. Studying it, I noticed that it had a shape similar to the hole in Near's chest. Holding it up to his torso, I pushed the piece into the hole. It fit perfectly. There was a flash of light, and the puzzle piece melded into Near's form, sealing the hole.

Confused, I looked up into Near's eyes.Wait a minute…up? I realized that Near now stood a few inches taller than me.

"Did you have a growth spurt, or something?"

Near's mouth twitched. I grinned back.

"Noooooooo!"

A loud shout woke me from my sleep. I sat up, heart pounding.

"Jay?" Panicking, I flicked on the light in our room. Jay was tossing and turning in her bed, face set in a grimace, tears streaming from her eyes. With a gasp, she sat up, breathing heavily.

"Jay, are you all right?" I sat down on the side of her bed as she pulled her legs up to her chest, resting her head on her knees.

"Nightmare," she muttered, her voice hoarse.

"Do you want to tell me about it?"

After a few seconds of silence, I heard Jay's voice in my head.

It was Episode 25…I tried to stop Rem from writing their names, but my hand just went through her, like she wasn't even there…And then, he died. Right in front of me.I could hear the sadness in her voice. My heart ached in sympathy.

Oh, Jay… I put a hand on her shoulder, squeezing it softly.

I felt so powerless…I couldn't do anything…It was just like when I saw it for the first time, only worse. A thousand times worse.

It's not going to happen, Jay. We're here; we know what's going to happen, and we can prevent it!

But what if my hand just passes through her again?

It won't.

But how do you know?

It just won't. Remember, in the anime, Rem and Misa were able to make contact. Why shouldn't it be the same now?

…You're right.

I yawned softly, rubbing my eyes with the back of my hand.

"We should probably go back to sleep," Jay muttered.

"Are you sure?" She nodded, her eyes hidden by her hair. I sighed, standing up resignedly and turning off the lights. As I got back into bed, my thoughts were swirling.

The next morning, Jay and I sat in our usual spots on the sofas in the task force headquarters, rubbing our eyes and yawning tiredly. L was talking with Wedy, munching happily on a pastry.

"All right then, forget the house. Instead, I want you to place wire taps, trackers, and cameras into each of Higuchi's cars."

"What? After coming this far? Do you know how difficult it is to break into someone's house? Besides, do you know how many cars this guy has?"

As Wedy spoke, Watari entered the room, wheeling a cart filled with ice cream, éclairs, cookies, and other sweets. Jay and I glanced at each other, breaking into silent giggles.

"I believe he has six cars…mmmm…" L grabbed another sweet from the cart. "Thank you, Watari…"

"Fine. I'll get started on that right away."

"Very well." L disconnected the link, chewing on an éclair musingly.

Jay's voice broke through the silence. "I can tell that you're planning something, Ryuzaki. Mind sharing your thoughts with the class?"

L wheeled around in his swivel chair, the last of the éclair disappearing into his mouth.

"I think…" L licked the chocolate off of his fingers. "I'm going to trick Higuchi using Sakura T.V."

"Oh, like a hidden camera show!" Matsuda grinned.

"Huh?" Misa looked confused.

"Sakura T.V. airs a 'Kira Special' every week. We'll book a time-slot in the show, and announce that Kira's identity will be revealed at the end of the special."

"But…would anyone actually believe that? Sakura T.V. isn't known for being truthful, after all," Mr. Yagami stated.

"And besides…there's no guarantee that he'll be watching T.V. when the show's on," Matsuda put in.

"Why don't we get Namikawa to call Higuchi when the program airs? He could say, 'This is bad. Turn on the T.V.,' or something like that," Jay announced, taking a sip of root beer.

"And Higuchi will buy it, once he realizes that the 'special guest' on T.V. is someone who knows his secret," Light added.

"Oh, I see," Matsuda exclaimed. "We'll be using Aiber, then!"

"No, I'm afraid we won't be using Aiber…aaahm." L dropped a cookie into his mouth. "Whoever appears on the show must be someone that Huguchi thinks he will be able to kill, whose name he can look up easily."

"But we're never going to find someone like that!"

Everybody looked musingly at Matsuda. A nervous expression crossed his face.

"What?"

"It's you, Matsuda," I told him, rolling my eyes slightly.

"You're the only person who can do this," Light pointed out. "Higuchi probably thinks that you were listening in on Yotsuba's confidential meetings, so it makes sense that you would be the one to reveal his secret."

"Exactly. We'll have Sakura T.V. use a voice filter and frosted glass to hide your identity. Higuchi will probably realize who you are from the silhouette. But, just to make sure, we can arrange to have the T.V. studio mess up, and reveal your face from behind the glass," L stated.

"To put Higuchi under pressure, we can have the T.V. announcer say that Kira's identity will be revealed at the end of the show. He'll feel cornered, and, that way, we can anticipate his actions," Light put in.

"And after we see how he kills, we can arrest him," Jay concluded, taking a long sip of root beer. Matsuda was rooted to the spot, sweating profusely.

"Of course, we have to wait for two or three days before we can put the plan into motion," L pointed out. "We need to make sure that criminals stop dying, and that Higuchi wasn't lying to Misa about being Kira. Until then, Matsuda, you can decide whether you want to do this or not."

Matsuda gulped. A determined look settled into his eyes, and he took a step forward. "I don't need two or three days. I want to do this."

Jay raised an eyebrow, exchanging glances with me. I have to admit…he's being really brave about this…

Yeah…he sure decided quickly…I tilted my head to one side, smiling. Well, that's Matsuda for you…

Author's Note: Higuchi's chase is up next! :DD Wow, this is going really fast…But, don't worry! It's not over yet!

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