Day 1

Rem hated this L person. After she had returned home from Naomi Misora's apartment she found her fellow Shinigami with his head in the wall searching for cameras and wiretaps which were now covering their home. She might not be a genius, but Rem wasn't stupid and she easily could figure out who had put cameras around the house – L. Rem had used Light's computer to look into this L person when he first announced his involvement in this Kira Case, she learnt that he was considered the world's greatest detective but his means on capturing criminals were considered questionable at best so unless the Yagami family had a collective stalker, L was the only other person who could be behind this. After Light had finished his practice paper, he suggested to Sayu about going for a walk which led them to now. Light and Sayu were sat on the swings in the nearest park.

"Light, this can't be happening," Sayu said. Rem could see the girl shaking as Ryuk wrapped his arm around her.

"I know, Rem what did you find out from Misora?" Light asked, looking over at his Shinigami.

"She believes that her partner met Kira at an event. Apparently, he was one of the FBI agents who came to Japan. He lost his ID and then a week later he died," Rem explained. Sayu and Light shared a look.

"Did Misora say who her partner was?" Sayu asked.

"Raye Penber, the person following you," Rem said.

"Must be why these cameras have suddenly appeared Light-o, you think L suspects you or Sayu," Ryuk spoke up and Light shrugged his shoulders.

"Who knows, but until these cameras are gone, we'll have to be careful, which means no interacting with you two, mentioning anything to do with our second Kira plan or the death notes. I would try to hide that script if you can Sayu," Light said, again Rem's hatred for L reignited for forcing her newfound family away from her and Ryuk.

"It already is, I've stored it with the death notes so Mum never stumbled across it," Sayu replied before adding, "We can do this right? Act on camera and not draw any further attention to us… wait, does that mean Ryuk can't have any apples!".

"WHAT!".

Day 2

Rem wanted to kill her fellow Shinigami. After the revelation that Ryuk could not gorge himself on Apples all day long, the Shinigami had done nothing but complain for the whole day. Both Sayu and Light looked like they were about to throttle him, which really wouldn't help with the whole keeping careful by acting normal and not drawing any more attention to them then already is. Rem never understood the desire to consume human food, so she didn't understand the withdrawal in her fellow Shinigami is experiencing because he's become addicted to the stuff.

However, what she could do was intervene whenever Ryuk went for an apple or just because that irritating that she dragged him outside and forced him to stay there. If only Rem could have her way and Ryuk would permanently live outside until the cameras are removed, if that happened any time soon that is. She can only hope that L realises that he's in the wrong and leave Light and Sayu alone because they aren't Kira.

"The symptoms are starting!" Ryuk screamed as his body twists into an uncomfortable position with his arms wrapped around his crooked head and his feet were strung up in the air. She saw the grimace from Sayu and Light when they saw what position their Shinigami ended up in. Rem let out a sigh and promptly shoved Ryuk through the wall.

Day 3

He's suffering, the symptoms of his apple withdrawal had finally kicked in and Rem had now forced him into a corner to keep him out of sight from Sayu and Light who for the third day in the row sat at their desks doing some work, their mother occasional dropping in to check on them to make sure that Light was studying. It made him angry seeing how his humans' parents treat them; it was like they only care about their children's grades and not the people behind them. Throughout Ryuk's time with the Yagami's, he's never actually seen them ask about their social lives, instead of waiting at the door, hands out for their report cards, praising Light for being number one and scolding Sayu saying that she could do better.

Not once have they asked their children how they're feeling, it's like the moment they discovered Light's a genius that's all they cared about from that day on and when they had Sayu they expected that she'd be a genius too and Sayu is. Just in her own way, but her parents don't understand that. Hell, sometimes Ryuk and later Rem were more parental role models for Light and Sayu than their actual parents because they've cared and looked out for them more in the last three years Ryuk had been there then their actual parents have done in the seventeen years Light's been alive.

Had it been possible, Ryuk would've abducted Light and Sayu and taken them back to the Shinigami realm so they could live there without the pressures their parents forced onto them. Actually, should this whole Kira and L thing goes to shit, Ryuk might keep that idea in the back of his mind for now.

Day 4

Light's tired. He's been studying constantly whenever he got home from school up to leaving for Cram School and then continuing late into the night. But that wasn't the only reason he hadn't been sleeping well, he's worried that should he fall asleep his nightmares will plague his dreams and L would find out, but that wasn't just it. L wasn't just it. Their father's working with L and if his father knew that L was monitoring them then should he have a nightmare his father would find out about his dreams and that's the last thing Light wanted to happen. He didn't need people to find out that someone tried to kill him just under two months ago, Light didn't need the assault of questions he'd get from his father if he discovered that Light was attacked and didn't report it.

"Light, you okay?" Sayu asked her brother. Light nodded, looking up from the test paper he's meant to complete to his sister.

"I'm fine, just a little tired" Light replied. He didn't want his sister to worry any more than she already had.

"You need to take breaks, Light; you'll burn yourself out constantly studying and the exam isn't for a while," Sayu said closing the book she's reading and pushed herself up off Light's bed grabbing her brother's arm and pulled him from his chair.

"Where are we going?" Light asked as he let himself be pulled from his room.

"For a walk. I need a break; you need a break so we're having a break,".

Day 5

By the fifth day, Sayu wanted to commit murder, her victim – the world's greatest detective. She hadn't properly had a shower for five days from fear of L watching her undress, only washing her hair whenever she needs to. She was so tempted to ask Ryuk or Rem to find and destroy all the cameras in the bathroom just so she could have a long-needed shower, but if the cameras mysteriously got destroyed, then it would draw more unwanted attention to them.

Sayu could only hope that this would end soon or else Kira wouldn't be the only thing L would have to worry about.

Day 6

Sayu was so glad they had reached the weekend, the only peace from the whole camera situation was that for the weekday they spent most of the day at school but with the weekend, their mother became a little less strict with them which means if their homework is done for the following Monday, Light and Sayu are free to do whatever they wanted to do. So, they didn't spend long in the house, quickly getting dressed and heading into town away from prying eyes. Light let himself get dragged around different shops as Sayu tried new clothes on with Rem's supervision whilst when they got bored Ryuk and Light disappeared into the video game area, Ryuk had seen the new Mario cart game that had been recently released and really wanted to play it.

"Please Light-o, for your favourite Shinigami. I promise once the cameras are gone, I'll do whatever you ask, I promise Light-o," Ryuk continually begged and Light sighed picking the game up, this better be worth it.

"Fine" Light whispered as he didn't want to be overheard by someone for talking to himself, "I'll get it, but you owe me five favours".

Ryuk pouted but agreed. Days like this sometimes makes Light question how comfortable he'd gotten having two Gods of Death in his life, but he knew he would change it for the world.

Day 7

Light should probably feel grateful that he hadn't had a nightmare for the last week, it was hard trying to keep his scars from the attack hidden from the cameras as it was, but the last thing Light wanted was for either L or his father (who Light had considered might work directly with L since they haven't seen him for the last few weeks since he came home and told them about the FBI deaths). However, his nightmares didn't stay away forever.

Again, it started it off just like before. Light was running through that same dark alleyway which twisted and turns whenever he reached the end. His stalker's footsteps echoed behind him as he casually strolled after him, knowing that no matter how far Light runs, the stalker will always catch up with him. And they would always die, Raye, Rem and now Ryuk. They would always try to save him, protect him, but each time they tried the stalker wouldn't go down, he would live when everyone Light cared for died.

Light shot up in bed, drenched in sweat with his heart pounding in his chest. Could he really keep going on like this, having these nightmares nearly daily? Maybe it would've been better if his stalker had killed him then Gelus wouldn't have died and Light wouldn't have suffered but now he's stuck on the slow path leading up to his eventual death, he had no idea how long Gelus had left, he's on a ticking clock. Any moment could be his last, or he could live for years to come waiting for the inevitable end.

"Go Light!" a voice said, Light looked up to see Rem in front of him waving her long arms, "Don't let that nightmare get the better of you!".

Light blinked, then Ryuk joined in, "Go Light-o! You can do it! Go Light-o!".

Light couldn't help but laugh at his Shinigami as they threw themselves around cheering for him and maybe they're right with Rem, Ryuk and Sayu by his side he can do anything. He can overcome these nightmares, he can defeat Kira, he can do it!

It had been a week since Naomi had joined the task force, only to discover that the person who got her in contact with L was now under suspicion of being Kira. It made little sense why would Light Yagami help her reach the task force with information on Kira and not try to get her actual name to kill her. She doubts having his sister there would have changed anything because Light could have written the wrong number down in front of his sister and pretended that he gave their father's number away. Naomi even checked the number before she rang it, just in case it had been a trap, but when she eventually got through, it was Soichiro Yagami who answered. It didn't make any sense. Kira wouldn't willingly help her get in touch with the people working to arrest him. And the more Naomi got to know about Light, the more she didn't suspect him of being Kira. Light spent most of his days studying with only his sister for company, the moments he wasn't hitting the books he was spending his free time with his sister.

"L it's been a week and there's been no evidence that someone from Kitamura and Yagami households is Kira we have to remove the cameras and wiretaps. It's against these family's human rights, they didn't agree to be spied on" Naomi said, she got that L would do anything to ensure that he solved the case but there had been no sign that someone for those two households was in fact, Kira. They couldn't continue with this any longer. If someone discovered the cameras and reported it to the NPA. There would be a national outcry if the public discovered that the NPA were using illegal cameras and wiretaps to spy on people.

"I have listened to all our audio recordings and reviewed the video footage we captured; I've gone over them many times. And I've concluded. Our surveillance of the Kitamura and Yagami households has revealed… nothing. I will have the cameras and wiretaps removed" L concluded, Naomi let out a sigh of relief and slumped in her seat. Now they could focus on finding the actual Kira but then again, if L is anything like he was in the murder case in LA then he won't drop this lead this easily. She hated it, but she didn't think Light Yagami was completely cleared from suspicion.