The next morning, Noyoki awoke to a silent house. She looked at the clock. 7:30. She sighed, her children obviously weren't up yet. She stood up and walked out into the hallway to wake them up for school. As she entered the oldest's room, she found the bed empty. This seemed suspicious, so she checked the other's room. Also was beginning to panic now. She went downstairs and flipped on the living room light...and screamed. Her two children were laying in the middle of the floor in a pool of blood. As she looked closer, she saw the glint of a knife. She pulled it out, and saw the name 'Kira' inscribed in the handle. Noyoki was in a panic now. She ran outside, and started running, trying to get as far away as possible. She lost all sense of direction, and just ran.
After a while, she reached a park. She slowed to a jog, tears streaming down her face. As she stopped to rest, she realized that somehow, Kira had found something he didn't approve of in her house. She started running again, trying to escape the figure that haunted the shadows, the face she didn't know. She couldn't see. Her tears were clouding her vision. She heard someone call her name.
"Yoki?"
She kept running. She had to escape it all.
"Yoki!"
She couldn't turn back. She had to get away.
"Yoki, wait!"
She ran into someone. She couldn't make out who it was, and instinctively shrank back. The person, whoever it was, reached around her and pulled her close. She recognized that smell.
"Ryuuzaki?"
Of course it was. The smell of sugar and sweets could belong to no one else as it did Ryuuzaki. He breathed heavily. Noyoki suspected he had been trying to catch up to her, and running hard. She calmed, feeling safe in his arms.
"Yoki, I heard. But something else has happened as well."
She looked up at him, looked into his eyes. She read it there. The story of what had happened. Of who had died.
"N-no....not him too..."
"I'm sorry."
That did it. She completely broke down, sobbing. Ryuuzaki pulled her close, letting her cry. They stayed in the park for an hour. Eventually, she calmed down. Then did she realize that in an effort to comfort her, Ryuuzaki had been slowly stroking her hair as she cried. A hint of a smile crossed her face, but he didn't notice. He stood, and helped her up.
"Yoki, come with me. You need somewhere to stay, and after what's happened, I can guess that you want to get revenge by catching Kira. Come join our investigation and help us find Kira and get rid of him once and for all."
Noyoki looked at him. He was sincere. She nodded, and he led her away. She felt like maybe, she had a purpose, even though she'd just lost her family. She made a silent promise to them.
"No matter how long I have to search, I promise, I WILL find Kira, and I WILL avenge you."