A/N: Alrighty so here's the next chapter!! This one is longer cause I didn't know how to split up the chapter, but I don't think you guys mind right?~_^ Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note.

I grinned standing next to Light as we stared up at the building in front of us. We both had made it into university with high marks. But of course, Light was number one again. "We finally did it!!" I said excitedly. "I can't believe we're finally in university!!"

Light smiled down at me. "Yep, but I'm still better than you, aren't I?" he said putting his hand on my head.

I glared and pushed it off, sticking my tongue out at him. "Shut up!" I pouted, causing him to laugh.

After the test was over, my brother had gotten up and left immediately, so I hadn't had time to talk to him about why he was there. I was still highly confused by that. Why had he showed up at the entrance exam? What was he thinking coming out here in public like that?! I wanted to call him, but I didn't know if that would be a good idea or not, so I just decided to wait. I had a feeling I would be seeing him again very soon anyway.

"Come on." Light said bringing me out of my thoughts as he grabbed my hand and led me inside.

"Now for the freshman address." A man on stage said.

We had gone through a whole bunch of people talking, and honestly I was kind of bored. I just wanted to leave, and go hang out with Light or something. We had decided that after the ceremony we'd go out for lunch. Light had joked around, saying it was a date. Or so I thought. When he said it, for some reason it didn't feel like he was joking.

"Freshman representative: Light Yagami." The man continued.

"Good luck." I said as Light stood up from his seat next to me and walked toward the stage.

"Ang freshman representative Hideki Ryuga." The man said, and my eyes widened slightly.

"Oh, uh, here." a familiar voice said, and my eyes widened even more.

No….way. He didn't! He couldn't have! Unfortunately, he did. I stared, frozen in my seat as 'Hideki Ryuga'-AKA my stupid brother-walked on the stage in his same outfit he always wore. I mean really? He could have at least dressed up somewhat.

"Ooooh. He looks familiar." Ryuk grinned from behind me and I glared out of the corner of my eye. I kept up my side of our bargain by giving him apples, so he better keep up his side, which was to keep my brother a secret.

I stared at the stage as Light gave his speech. Seeing him standing next to my brother was not making me feel any better. I mean come on! Kira and L were standing right next to each other! And not one person in here knew….except for me.

"I heard the student who scores highest on the exam makes the speech." I heard someone say.

"I guess both of them got high scores." Another said.

"I heard they both scored perfect on all subjects." Yet someone else said.

I crossed my arms. Great. So not only was I beaten by Light, but I was also beaten by my own brother. Everyone clapped as Light finished his speech, and L picked up his paper, holding it in his weird way, and began reading in a bored tone.

I sighed with my arms crossed, glaring at my brother. If you're going to ruin my life, could you at least show some enthusiasm while you do it?

Everyone clapped as he finished his speech too, and the two guys walked off stage. Light came back and sat down next to me. "Good job." I smiled before looking up at my brother as he passed. The two of us locked eyes for a few seconds, before he sat on the other side of Light, in his normal way. I took in a sharp breath, trying to keep calm.

"You're planning to join the police agency when you graduate, and you've already got experience seeing as you've already got experience helping police solve a number of cases in the past." My brother said, apparently continuing a conversation I missed. "Now you're showing an interest to the Kira case."

My eyes widened, but I kept my calm. However, I was still trying to figure out where he was going with this. Light seemed to sense that I was getting tense, and he took my hand, interlocking our fingers. I glanced at him and he gave me a small smile, which surprisingly helped keep me calm.

"I'm impressed by your abilities and your sense of justice." L continued. "If you promise not to tell anyone about this, I have important information concerning the Kira investigation that I'd like to share with you."

I kept my eyes straight ahead, as my brain was working in over time trying to decipher my brothers meaning for saying this stuff. He was really starting to confuse me. Why would he just start talking about this stuff? It didn't make any sense.

Light closed his eyes. "I won't tell anyone. What is it?"

What my brother whispered next, I was not expecting. "I want to tell you, I'm L."

My whole body froze, and I squeezed Light's hand out of reflex. Did he really just say what I thought he said?! No way! He just told Light he was L!! What was going through my genius brothers head?! Maybe he's lost it. That had to be it. Why else would he just flat out tell someone who he was?

I glanced at Light, as he squeezed my hand back. I thought it might be because he was trying to calm me down again, but one look at him told me otherwise. He was just as freaked out as I was, only I'm guessing for a different reason. I watched as he calmed himself down, and his body slowly relaxed.

"If you are who you say you are, then why would you say this when someone else can hear?" Light said, glancing at me.

My brother looked at me. "Because I don't mind if she hears. I know she has helped out with police cases as well, and her sense of justice is just as strong as yours."

I looked away, not wanting to give away that I knew L. I felt Lights eyes on me, but after a few seconds he looked back at my brother.

"Well in any case, you have nothing but my respect and admiration."

"Thank you." L said. "The reason I chose to reveal my identity to you and your friend…" he glanced down at our hands, which were still locked together. I blushed and let go of Light, setting my hands in my lap. Light gave me a strange look as my brother continued. "…is because I think you could be of some help to us and the Kira investigation."

What?! My eyes widened as I looked at my brother shocked. He wanted Light to help with the investigation?! Of course I was already helping, but Light didn't need to know that right now.

Ryuk laughed. "If this guy is really L like he says, then consider me impressed."

Of course my brother is impressive. That's why he's L. The master investigator. I glanced at Light, trying to figure out what he was thinking, but I couldn't. His face was unreadable at the moment, and that kind of scared me.

I walked out with Light after the ceremony, still freaked out by what happened. I was glad to be out of there though. I needed to get away from my brother, so I could calm down after what he just did.

"I never thought the ceremony would be so…interesting." Ryuk smirked as we walked down the steps.

I glanced up at Light, and saw him still with the same unreadable expression. He had been unusually quiet ever since my brother revealed himself. And when Light's quiet, that's never a good thing.

"Hey Light."

Light and I stopped and looked over, my eyes widening as I saw my brother standing there.

"It was nice meeting you." He said looking over at me. "And you too, Akina."

I gulped and tried to smile. "The pleasure was mine." Light said, as my brother walked away.

My eyes widened as a limo pulled up and Watari got out, opening the door for L. "Oh." My brother said turning to us. "I'm sure I'll see you on campus."

"Yeah. Take care." Light said as my brother got in the car.

I watched as Watari shut the door and walked back around to the other side. I stared after the limo as the car drove away, before looking up at Light.

I sat next to Light on the subway, as we headed back to his place. I was starting to get worried. He had been extremely quiet the whole time, except for when he said he didn't want to go out for lunch, he just wanted to go back home. I had agreed, since he didn't look like he wanted to argue at the moment. And he wouldn't look up or anything. He just sat staring at his lap.

When we got back to Light's house, we took off our shoes, and Light began walking upstairs.

"Hey welcome home Mr. Tou-Oh! Hey Akina!" Sayu called from the living room.

I stared at Light's back, smiled and waved at Sayu, before running upstairs following Light.

I followed him in his room as he shut and locked his door. He quietly walked over to his desk and sat down. I stared at him, as he sat there for a few seconds doing nothing.

"Light?" I said taking a step forward, and that's when he exploded.

"Dammit!" he said angrily. "He got me!"

My eyes widened. Light didn't normally get angry like this. "Light what are you talking about?"

"Damn L!" he yelled slamming his hands on his desk. "I've never been so humiliated in my life!"

"Hey why don't you just do the shinigami eye deal then you should have no problem killing him right?!" Ryuk said.

I glared at the shinigami before taking an apple out of my bag and throwing it across the room. And like a dog after a ball, he followed it grinning. There that'll shut you up about that stupid deal.

"What good will shinigami eyes do me if this is just a trap?!" Light said angrily to a shocked Ryuk, who had finished his apple. "If I kill him and he's not really L, that would be like announcing to the real L that I am Kira!"

Ryuk and I both stared at Light wide eyed. "Uh…sorry." The shinigami said slightly freaked out.

"Don't think that shinigami killing people, and humans killing people are the same thing because they're not!" Light said turning back around to his desk. "I want nothing more than to kill him, but if I do its asking to get caught. Unfortunately the Death Note can only kill the person whose name is written in it. So its not like I can arrange for someone else to kill him." He turned around and glared at Ryuk. "Its inconvenient! That's the flaw with the Death Note!"

I stared at Light, standing in the middle of his room, not sure what to do. I had never seen him like this before. He's always so calm, but now it was like he…snapped.

"At first I thought once I found out his name I'd have him die in an accident or kill himself." Light said and I flinched slightly.

I didn't like him talking about how he wanted my brother to die. But then again he didn't know L was my brother. And somehow I don't think that would stop him even if he did know.

"However none of that will do me any good unless I know with 100% certainty that this guy is L." Light continued. "No. Its already too late to do anything about it. Since he's approached me and introduced himself as L, it doesn't matter how sure I am. Regardless of the cause of death, if L dies now the police are going to suspect me." Light opened his eyes that were narrowed. "I underestimated him. I never even considered the possibility that he would reveal his identity to me on purpose. He could be telling all the suspects the same thing. In fact it doesn't even have to be him. He could have sent a double instead."

I stared at Light, thankful that he was thinking that it could be someone else and not really my brother. If he knew for a fact that that was L, like I did, this could end really bad.

"For L, this strategy this acts as a solid defense." Light continued with his arms crossed. "This allows him to confront Kira directly. He can defend and attack. He got me. It was a good move."

I continued to watch Light, hoping maybe he had calmed down a little. It seemed like it. Well, that is until he started laughing like a maniac. My eyes widened.

"This is perfect." He said smirking. "There's no reason for me to be worried. After all, this is proof that they don't have anything on me yet. So this whole thing is nothing more than a contest between L and me. A match of wits."

He looked up at Ryuk and I, and I didn't like where his mind was going.

"On the surface we'll be two friendly classmates. But in reality, we'll actually be investigating one another." Light continued smirking. "This is interesting Ryuga. If its my friendship you want, I'll gladly accept. In time I'll earn your trust. And once you've told me what I want to know, they'll be no point keeping you alive. Then I'll kill you. With my hands if I have to."

I gasped quietly as my body froze, and Ryuk glanced over at me. I glanced up at him before looking back at Light and the smirk on his face. Things just kept getting more and more complicated didn't they? What was I supposed to do now? I knew now that in the end, one of them was going to die. But which one was I more willing to give up? My brother…..or my best friend?

A/N: Ok so review please and let me know what you think!!!^_^