Ok, I know I said that I was going to get back with an update soon after the last update. I had totally meant that. But my old computer decided to conspire against me and crashed. That computer is now down with no hopes of turning back on. Luckily, I saved all of my unfinished work on an external hard drive before the computer's battery had died, so I didn't have to start all over. But, when I got a new computer, the new computer didn't have Microsoft Office, and with how hectic last week was for my family, I had to wait before getting the new software.

But, I have the software now, so I can now focus on my work. I apologize for the unexpected delay, but hey, computers hate me.

Now to see what June has in store for us.

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note (otherwise, I wouldn't need to worry about student loans). I do own June.

Chapter 37

Deep blue eyes flicked to the pocket that contained a ringing phone.

"Excuse me." The woman stepped a bit away from the check-in desk as she pulled out the phone.

"Hello?"

The clerk watched as the woman with waist-length blonde hair put the cell phone to her ear. She was wearing a red jacket and jeans and only carried a black backpack on her back.

"Hey Nick, I was going to tell you that I'm already here."

A pause.

"What? What do you mean you won't make it tonight? I've already checked-in! No…no, it's fine. I'll just stay an extra night just to wait for you, slowpoke!"

The clerk listened on as the woman's plans had changed on her.

"I told you! I have a schedule I have to keep. I can't afford to dawdle. Just call me when you get here tomorrow."

She hung up and walked back to the desk.

"Sorry about that. There was a last minute change in plans. I'll have to stay an extra night."

The clerk smiled at her.

"No problem. I understand, Ms…" she looked at the name the woman signed, "Urahara."

Ms. Urahara smiled.

"Thank you."

The clerk then handed her a card key.

"I hope you enjoy your stay here." Ms. Urahara nodded her thanks and walked off towards the elevators.

Once she got to her room, she locked the door and checked the clock. It was 8:30.

"Now I just have to wait."

…..

Mello stared at his phone in bewilderment. What the hell was that all about?

He put his phone away and grabbed his keys. He had to find her NOW. His best guess was that he would find her at the Teito Hotel.

She was planning something. Something she probably came up on the spot and didn't consult with him or Matt because she knew they wouldn't agree with it.

Matt came out of the bathroom at that moment.

"What's going on?" He noticed Mello getting ready to leave in a hurry.

"June's at it again. I think she's planning something that involves Takada's meeting with Kira tonight."

Mello finished off the chocolate bar he was eating and, as he turned around to leave the room, a pair of keys was staring at him in the face. He looked over to see Matt.

"I'll drive."

…

If the guys knew what she was up to, they would probably kill her after declaring this as her second stupidest plan ever. The first one was still, and would probably always be, gambling with a shinigami.

June was currently crawling through the air vents at the Teito Hotel. After she had finished her preparations and consulted her soon-to-be partner in crime, she had waited until she had reasoned that Takada was probably already there, having her meeting with Kira.

She listened carefully for any familiar voices. After all, she didn't have Matt's hacking skills to figure out which room they would meet in.

After she had reached the half hour mark in her search, she finally heard Kira's spokesperson talking just five feet to her right.

She crawled over to where there was a grate on the floor of the vent that led to the room below. June peeked through to see Takada and Light talking directly underneath her.

She held her breath and hoped that the ceiling was sturdy. Otherwise, this was going to be an interesting night.

….

Mello and Matt looked at the building surrounded at all sides by Takada's security from Matt's car. There was no way in hell that they were going to be able to sneak by to get in and find her.

Mello fingered the rosary he wore around his neck.

"She better have a good plan here."

"I'm sure she thought something out." Despite his reassurance, Matt wasn't even playing a video game. That in itself was a warning sign of how much he was worried about this whole scheme. And he didn't even know what the scheme was.

"I swear she has a death wish or something. She won't be satisfied until she's killed herself."

Matt looked over at his friend, frown on his face.

"I'm pretty sure she has no interest in dying. She's just able to take bigger risks than we're willing to come up with." June was impulsive, but she wasn't necessarily suicidal. Mello should know that as well.

"Hmph. Yeah right. She made a bet with a shinigami. A shinigami. She has to not care about life or her friends if she's willing to go that far."

Matt frowned at him.

"I know that she cares about us just like we care about her."

Mello crossed his arms and continued to look out the window.

"I didn't say that I cared about her."

Matt eyed the rosary that Mello was fingering, this time with a skeptical look on his face.

"If you really didn't care about her, would you have held on to the same rosary that she gave you all those years ago?"

Mello turned his head to glare at his friend. Oh how he wished he wasn't right at that moment. Instead of responding, he just looked back out the window at the hotel. Silence rolled over them in a suffocating way. This situation was just too dangerous. Anyone could see that.

He hoped that she actually had a plan this time. There was no way she could afford to wing it this time.

…..

Okay, she was starting to feel cramped in the vent. There wasn't much room for her to move. Honestly, this was a lot easier to do when she was eight.

But, she would just have to bear it because she didn't want to draw attention to herself by moving too much.

The conversation going on below her was meaningless. What was really catching her attention were the notes that Kira and Takada were writing to each other. She was too far up to see what they were writing, but she had a feeling that those were the instructions that Takada received from Kira every day.

Then, Kira reached into his pocket and pulled out two pieces of folded up paper. June peered over the grate as much as she dared to get a better view of what Kira was doing.

He unfolded the paper to reveal two drawings and quietly pointed them out to Takada.

June froze. Those drawings were of Mello and Near. How did he get those? Who drew them and why? June forced herself to calm down. They were just drawings. They couldn't kill unless it was a photograph and they still needed their names. However, that raised another question for her. Did they have their names?

She didn't know. Matt seemed to be in the clear since his drawing wasn't there, but what about Near and Mello? She was going to have to question them about that when she got back.

She mentally cursed herself for not buying a digital camera when she went shopping with Misa. She could have used the zoom to see what they were writing. Well, she could always try this again as long as nothing bad happened this time around.

After deciding that this was all she was going to glean without seeing what they were writing, she decided to head back to her room. As she started backing up to get away from the room, she heard the one sound she did not want to hear. Especially not now.

The ceiling underneath her groaned under the shift in weight. And this was, apparently, not her lucky day because the two killers in the room below her had heard it and knew immediately that they were being spied on.

"Who's there?"

Aw shit. Well, she had two choices. She could either crawl back as fast as she could and feign innocence when questioned later, since they didn't see her yet. Or she could drop down and reveal herself to Kira. It wasn't like he could kill her without openly murdering her, anyway. But then, there were Takada's guards, who would do that job for them.

"Come out right now."

What the hell? She couldn't stay hidden forever.

Light stared up at the ceiling vent where he heard the noise. He knew there was someone there, but who was able to get past Takada's security? And for what purpose were they here?

He was going to find out.

The grate opened with a bang. Whoever was up there used a significant amount of force to open the vent. Then he saw a pair of tennis shoes and jeans. Then the person jumped down and onto the coffee table, revealing a red jacket and long, blonde hair.

Once the person stood up straight, he saw that the person was a girl, or a small young woman and she had deep blue eyes. She didn't get down from the table.

Takada was standing slightly behind him with a look of apprehension on her face.

Light decided to get straight to the point.

"Who are you?"

The woman looked over at him, her expression blank.

"I'm no one, really."

Light frowned at her. He had to be careful since the Task Force was listening in, but Takada could still move as Kira dictated since it was already known that she was a Kira supporter.

Light glanced over at Takada and gave her a tiny nod to let her know to send Mikami a picture. Takada nodded back and started to pull out her cell phone.

"Why were you in the vents? Were you spying on us?"

The woman sighed.

"Okay, I admit. I was in the vent because I was bored."

"What?" Of all the answers he could have gotten, he wasn't expecting that one.

"I was sitting in my room, bored out of my head. I am much more interested in watching other people. So I crawled into a vent to see what other people were doing. When I came across you guys, your conversation started to bore me, so I was just leaving when the ceiling groaned and you caught me."

Light looked at her incredulously. Just what made her think that he would believe that? Oh well. In a few moments, it wouldn't matter that she was spying on them.

The woman saw Takada's cell phone flash as it took the picture.

"Oh, you were taking a picture? You should have said something so I could have struck a pose."

Neither Light nor Takada responded to her comment. It didn't matter if the Task Force heard her. Takada was a Kira supporter and Light was there "acting" as one as well. This could easily be explained away. Takada sent the picture to Mikami.

"You do know that what you were doing was an invasion of privacy?"

She shrugged.

"It wasn't like I had a camera and was going to post something on YouTube. I'm not that kind of person."

Light said nothing. In a few seconds, they would get her name and Takada could act accordingly.

Takada felt her phone vibrate after a moment of silence and flipped it open to see the text message that T sent her. She gasped.

Light turned around to see her eyes widened in shock at her phone. He held out his hand for the phone and she handed it over. Light looked at the text Mikami had sent back.

No name. Only lifespan is visible. What is she?

What? What was the meaning of this? How could there be no name?

"So I'm guessing you now know why I had no problem showing my face in front of you and Takada, Kira."

Light snapped his eyes up to see the woman smirking at him.

"As you have no doubt been told, I technically have no name, which is why I said that I was no one. After all, if I was someone, then I would have a name, wouldn't I?"

She wasn't expecting an answer. She only stared at Light for a moment, glad that she got to see the look on his face when he saw that someone could evade the power of the Death Note. The only secret now was the price.

"The Death Note only works if you have a name to go with a face, so, in essence, I have immunity from the thing." For now, at least. But there was no need to tell them that.

"But, if you must call me by something, then you can go ahead and call me June."

Gasp! June had done it! She had revealed herself to Kira and Takada and had all but slapped them in the face with the knowledge that the Death Note can't kill her….for now.

Now for the next question: just how is she going to get out of there alive? Especially with Takada's personal army (because the amount of security is ridiculous) surrounding the building?

All shall be revealed next time! Hopefully the new computer won't crap out on me before I finish the next update.

Now for the usual stuff: please review so I know how I did this time around. I know it's another short chapter, but that was how it worked out. I will try to make up for that by adding more action in the next chapter.

Later!