Moth: Hi there fellow readers! All right so I am going to be giving warnings here. This is at a point where Death Note starts to stray away from what really happens, and goes into what I want to happen. If you saw a previous poll on my page about killing L, the answer is no. I shall not kill him. I am sorry if people find Arika's plan stupid, but I had to come up with something! Reviews would be wonderful, as long as they are nice. Even though haters will hate. There will be OOC in up coming chapters too! Happy reading!

Matsuda: Oh! Hello! *nervous face* Uh...Moth doesn't own Death Note, but she does own Arika and the idea of it all!

Moth: Thanks Matsuda! ^_^

I woke up the next morning totally confused. I only remember half of what happened last night. I opened my eyes to see L, Light, Matsuda, Mogi, and Light's dad. Surprisingly I saw Aizawa again; I wasn't sure if I was too thrilled about that. It was like they had all ignored me, but then I again I was asleep. I could see why they chose to let me be. I sat up and looked around. Matsuda was the first to notice me.

"Oh you're awake." Everyone turned and looked at me, but L. Matsuda walked over and sat next to me. "I heard what happened to you yesterday, are you all right?" I nodded and yawned.

"What is going on exactly?" I asked.

"Higuchi is dead. We now have the book. Aizawa has it in his hands right now. If you can ask Aizawa if you can touch it." I gave me a deer in headlights look.

"What?" I asked.

"There is a shinigami in this room and you have to see it. Everyone else can see it. It wouldn't make you feel so out of the loop."

"How to use it. It says the human whose name is written in this notebook shall die. This note will not take affect unless the writer has a persons face in their mind when writing his or her name. Therefore people sharing the same name won't be affected." I looked over and saw Light on the computer. He told me everything…but I can't remember any of it right now. "If the cause of death is written in forty seconds after writing the persons name, it will happen. If the cause of death is NOT specified the person will simply die of a heart attack." I stood up along with Matsuda. I didn't want to disturb L right now, I could sense he was in major thinking mode. He was stacking things on his desk. "After writing the cause of death, details of the death must follow in the next 6 minutes and forty seconds. As well, the back cover has some more instructions on how to use it. There are two more rules; one of them is if you make this note unusable like tearing it up or burning it, all the humans who have touched it will die."

"What?" Matsuda exclaimed. Light's plan worked. I can't believe it worked. Wait…does this mean that…he's back to being Kira? "Is that really true Aizawa?"

"Yeah it is."

"Then maybe I won't touch the notebook." I said. They looked at me.

"Oh, you're still here?" Aizawa snobbishly put.

"Yes Aizawa I am still here. Got a problem?"

"No."

"Aizawa why didn't you tell me in the first place?" Matsuda complained. I walked closer to Aizawa and low and behold I touched it. Rem! I realized that my reaction might've looked suspicious. Usually when someone sees a Shinigami they freak the hell out. At least that's what I did the first time I saw Ryuk.

"Arika! Was that necessary?" Matsuda asked.

"I don't care. I want to help you all as much as I can."

"Well, how come you didn't freak out?" Light asked.

"W-What do you mean?"

"I would've thought someone like you would be scared to see a Shinigami."

"Look, I'm so out of it a huge spider could be right in front of me and I'd be fine." Ew! Spiders! I thought. "I guess no it didn't scare me that much. I'll admit I was about to scream, but I didn't want to disrupt many of your thoughts." He was back to being Kira! Damnit! That means I have a greater chance of being killed than I did before. He knows I spend a lot of time with L, Misa, and sort of with Matsuda. I would never think of telling Misa or Matsuda, but L on the other hand…I just might.

"Oh man! Maybe I shouldn't have let me curiosity of me seeing a Shinigami get the better of me."

"Maybe, but then you would be the only one in the investigation who didn't know what we were dealing with. Is that what you want?"

"No…I wanna be on the same page as everyone else on the task force chief."

"And then there is this last rule. According to these instructions in the back of the notebook; if the person uses the note fails to constantly kill people within thirteen days of each other than the user will die." Bite your tongue, bite your tongue. Don't say a word. I tried so hard not to say anything. I couldn't help but stare at Rem.

"Wait! If that's true that means Light and Misa Misa are completely cleared, doesn't it?" HELL NO! Light put fake rules in the book.

"Hmm…." everyone thought for a moment as I casually sat on the green couch again. This was far too much for me. It was now getting way out of hand, and no one would believe me, nor would I be alive after today if I said anything.

"Now that you mention it, that's right. Light and Misa were detained for more than 50 days and are still under surveillance. If either one were Kira there is no way they'd be alive right now.

"Wow! That's great news isn't it chief?"

"Yeah…" Light's dad wasn't as happy as I think Matsuda thought he would.

"Rem was it? That's your name isn't it, that white thing over there?"

"Ryuzaki, isn't it a bit rude to go around calling someone a white thing?" I couldn't help but chuckle at Matsuda's stupidity.

"What do you want?" Rem asked.

"There is more than one notebook in the human world, isn't there?" L asked.

"Who knows. There maybe, and there may not be."

"If there are other notebooks either here or in your world, would they all have the same rules as this one?"

"Yes they are all the same." I couldn't be here I was getting upset. Light should be arrested for killing people, and so should Misa. Maybe Light more than Misa, but I just can't take this. L is 110% correct about Light. He has been since he met him and suspected him. I got up and began to walk away.

"Arika, where are you going?" Matsuda asked.

"Upstairs. I'll be back later I guess…" I wanted to punch the living snot out of Light and Rem. I couldn't do anything; it'd look weird if I suddenly attacked Light. LIGHT YAGAMI IS THE BIGGEST JERK I KNOW! I growled as I headed up stairs. I stopped at the top and continued to listen.

"I suppose you're right." L softly said. "I understand. Please accept my apologies for all the trouble." I ran away. I was beyond upset. Ryuzaki shouldn't do that. I could care less what he does with Misa Misa, but Light. Light is Kira. Light has been Kira, and Light will still be Kira. I couldn't tell anyone. I couldn't do anything. I had to suffer. I got to my room and opened the door.

"This isn't fair…" I growled yet again.

Knock. Knock.

I closed my journal, hopped off my bed, and walked over to the door. I opened it and saw Light.

"Light what are–?" He put his hand over my mouth.

"Okay Arika, I need you to listen to me. You understand that I remember everything, right?" I tried to talk, but he pushed his hand harder on my mouth. "Just nod for yes, and shake your head for no." I nodded. "Good." He turned me around and looked at me. "I have been waiting for this moment for so long." He gripped my body tightly.

"Light! What are you–" He silenced my words with a kiss of death. His kiss was rough. I tried to get him off of me, but he bit me and then pulled me into a hug.

"Don't worry what happens right now," I was scared, "all that matters to me is that you still don't say a word. I know it seem stupid to say all of this, but I just had to remind you…and I miss you…"

"Light we've been over this many times before, I do NOT like you anymore. I only see you as a…no I don't see you as a friend either." I felt Light's grip get tighter around my arms. "Let me go Light!" I said.

"No! I've done too much to make this world perfect for you and I. You are going to be my goddess." He pulled me into yet another tight hug.

"Light…" I softly cried. All of a sudden something hit me. If I pretend to be all about Light, I could perhaps talk Rem out of doing something he says. I know how much he wants her to kill L…perhaps I could use persuasion. I don't want L to think I'm being unfaithful to him. I love him more than anything, but this is to safe his life. I felt my arms levitate from my sides to around Light's body. I squeezed him back.

"Arika…." he whispered in my ear. I have to find some way to let L know I still loved him, but how? "I love you." NO! Don't say that to Light! Don't say that to him! Don't! If you say that I'm leaving and you'll be on you own kid. But it's the only way I can keep it in with Light, and it won't be that long.

"I love you too Light…" How am I going to do this? I need to say something to L. I need to. Light let go of me and looked down at me. I saw his disgusting smirk come across his face as he bent down and kiss me. There was no passion in this kiss, only pain and lies. I could taste all of it. I kissed him back to keep him engaged and so he could trust me. "You kiss better than L…" Why me? Why does this have to be me? I could be doing something else, but no! I saw his smirk turn into a smile and he kissed me again. Unlike Light and Misa, I actual loved Ryuzaki, and he loved me back. This was a total act I was putting on; I just hope L could see that.

I sat next to Ryuzaki on the couch. He was happily eating an ice-cream cone. I needed to say something to him.

"L…" I said in an almost inaudible voice.

"Hmm?" he turned to look at me. I was staring down at my feet, fighting whether to say something or not. I really wanted to, but I couldn't bring myself to.

"I think you look adorable today!" I felt myself get all nervous. I snuggled up to him and he put his hand on mine. I stared directly at Light. I wasn't even sure why I was looking at him. I let my eyes wander over towards Rem. I need to talk to her and convince her not to kill L.

"…hurry up and see her. Don't you know you should never keep a woman waiting." Light's dad said to him. I watched Light walk away. I held onto Ryuzaki's arm and sighed. How was I going to get Rem alone? I watched Misa and Light. I want to help L more than anything, but I just have to show myself liking Light for a little that's all. Ugh! That's a stupid idea! This whole thing is a stupid idea! But I want to save L. I know that Rem is gonna kill him when Light tells her to. So, how can I talk to her alone?

Ryuzaki had gone to talk to Watari. That left the Shinigami and I alone. I had to be careful while talking to her.

"Rem?" I whispered.

"Mmm…Arika, is it?" she said in her low voice.

"Yeah…" I bit my lip wondering if this was the right thing to do. I could just leave with L right now, but she still knows his true name. "Can I ask something?"

"What is it?" I looked around to make sure NO ONE was in the room or anywhere near it.

"Light still wants you to kill L, is that correct?" I asked feeling those words sting myself.

"I assume he would." Jeez, she doesn't have much interest in talking to humans.

"Yeah. Well…uhm…I was perhaps wondering if you'd…spare his life…."

"What? No!" she snapped.

"But–" L walked back in the room and I stopped talking. "Hi Ryuzaki…" I said smiling.

"Hello Arika, Rem." He got on the couch and lifted the Death Note, looking at it. He examined it for a minute. He looked at one of the pages where the corner was torn. "Hmm the corner of the page has been torn off. Can you kill someone by writing their name on a piece?"

"Can't say. I've never tried using it like that and I've never heard of anyone who has."

"Then let me ask you, do gods of death love apples?" L asked.

"Not necessarily. You see, our internal organs have already degraded. We've already evolved to a point where we don't need sustenance." I felt someone tap my shoulder and I turned to see Light.

"Arika…" he said softly.

"Yes?" I said looking away and at Ryuzaki.

"You can go do something else if you want, I think we'll be all right here." I wasn't gonna listen to him this time.

"No, I think I'll stay put and relax with you guys."

"Say Light? You're finally free to leave headquarters on your own, but it seems like you never go out. Even when Misa comes to vista you only chat with her for a few minutes outside. You do realize you're free to have a relationship with her now." I let my eyes wander back over towards Light.

"That can wait till we manage to solve this case. I'm not in the mood for love or anything else right now." I snorted lightly and cleared my throat. "Anyway, are you suggesting that I'll be a nuisance for staying here?"

"No…" L stated. I could feel the tension between these two right now. It was so thick you could slice it up and serve it as cake.

"Criminals are being killed again?" I asked in astonishment.

"Yes. There were sixteen–"

"What's going on? I heard criminals are being killed again!" Light's father entered the room.

"Yes. As I as saying there were sixteen deaths yesterday. All of them were broadcast after Higuchi's death." Aizawa said.

"Immediately after, huh?"

"Do you think this could mean that Higuchi wasn't necessarily Kira after all?" Mr. yagami asked.

"No." Light said. "It's safe to say Higuchi was the one killing criminals until we apprehended him."

"Then this means we are dealing with yet another Kira…" I turned my attention away from all of them and looked at Rem.

"Awe man! Not again!" Matsuda whined.

"Damn. Damn you Kira." No, Damn YOU LIGHT YAGAMI!

"These killings began as soon as Misa was free, didn't they?" L asked.

"Ryuzaki, are you still going on about that? She has nothing to do with this. Think about it, this started as soon as Higuchi died."

"I suppose your right." No L! No! Light is deceiving you; he's deceiving everyone! He is Kira and Misa is the second one! I bit my lip so I wouldn't say a word. I watched L pour out some of his tiny cookie things. "Oh well…if there is another notebook floating around out there, and someone is now using it to kill criminals. We'll just have to bring that person to justice."

"Ryuzaki," I said, "if we catch who has been killing all these criminals, will it be possible to convict them with all of these killings?"

"Of course we can convict them Arika. This guy is intentionally writing names in a notebook, knowing that these people are going to die. Even if we don't plan on publicly acknowledging the notebook, at least we can execute the killer."Matsuda seemed pretty determined. That's it! Misa has the second book, she's the one that's killing the criminals now. If I tell Rem that I'll do anything in my power to make sure Misa doesn't die before she's supposed to, maybe I can convince her to NOT kill L? That's pretty risky Arika…I knew how risky it could be if she lied to me and killed L instead. If that happened I'd have to tell everyone Light was Kira and in order to save Misa he had Rem kill him. I still wasn't sure how I was going to ask Rem about this. I grabbed a piece of paper and began to write.

Rem,

I know that it's Misa who is killing criminals. I know how much she means to you, and that you don't want her to die. If I somehow am able to make sure Misa stays alive before her original death date, would you spare Ryuzaki's life?

I didn't have a lot of time to show it to her, and I'd have to have her write something down instead of talking, or at least give me a nod. I turned towards her and gave her the note. She looked at me and I put my finger to my lips; indicating not to speak. She glanced down at the note I wrote her and I handed her the pen. I left enough room for her to write a response. She handed it back to me.

No.

Damn, this going to be harder than I thought. I didn't want L to die. I didn't want to watch him die. I hadn't gotten to spend alone time with him since before Higuchi died. In the off event that he does die, I'd like to be with him one last time. Don't say that!

"…or life in prison at least. That's the best they could hope for." Rem tapped my shoulder and I turned back to her. She snatched the piece of paper from my hands and wrote something down.

Light is planning to kill Misa. He wants this all to work in his advantage. He knows that I'll do anything to safe Misa's life. Can I trust you?

I looked up at her and nodded.

You must keep in contact with Misa every day all day. Go to her and tell her what you know. Misa dies, you die. I will spare Ryuzaki's life. Light Yagami is a disgusting human.

I chuckled ever so lightly and agreed with her. Light was a horrible human being. I wrote something back to her.

I will do my best to keep Misa alive. In your favor as well as mine, I will be the one to kill Light Yagami.