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I didn't know where I was...there was a blindfold over my eyes and there was a cloth tied around my mouth so I couldn't speak. I felt the long, torn up dress sway ever so slightly around my beat up knees as a faint breeze blew across my face, cooling my sweaty forehead. My wrists were crushed together by the chains hanging from the celing and my arms were above me...holding my aching body up on my weak feet...the only things keeping me from collapsing onto the harsh, freezing, cement floor. I could feel the dried blood from my wrists...the chains cutting them...the now dull pain eating at my numb hands.

He had dragged and held me hostage here. I didn't know why, but he had just blindfolded, gagged and then chained me in some unknown place. I never saw where I was...all I knew was the dress he had forced onto my body was torn and black. That's all I could remember. I didn't even have time to scream or call for help...nor did I even get to plead for an answer of why he was doing this to me...I honestly had no idea. I thought L had loved me...was he angry at me for falling in love with Light again? I thought he said he didn't care...as long as I was happy...that's all he cared about...

I bowed my head and tears soaked through the blindfold as the chains tore my skin when I barely moved my hands. My arms felt as if they were going to come out of their sockets as my body sagged even more from weakness and the tears flowed faster down my face. Another breeze touched my cheek as I raised my head weakly and looked straight ahead blindly. Someone untied the gag off of my mouth and then brushed the tears off of my face gently and lovingly before running their fingers through my hair. I tilted my head more to feel the warmth of their hand and tried to keep the contact as long as I could.

Whoever they were, they moved their hand to the back of my head and untied the blindfold as well. White light flashed at my eyes, almost making me blind as I looked up at my consouler. I could only see the silohuette against the bright light and when I straightened up to look into their face all I saw were the blood red eyes staring at me...

Katsuko started screaming and Matt's blankets flew off of him as he toppled onto Mello, practically scared out of his skin. (Matt had called a sleepover so that all three could be sure Katsu would be okay during the night. Obviously, this didn't go as planned...) Matsuda placed his cool hand onto Katsu's sweating forehead, his eyes wide as she continued to shriek in her sleep.

"Katsu, Katsu! Wake up! It's just a nightmare!" Matsuda said and her golden brown eyes snapped open.

"HE'S GONNA KILL ME! HE'S GONNA KILL ME!" Katsu shrieked and Matt scrambled to his feet.

"Who is?! Katsu, calm down, it's okay, you're alright, no one's trying to kill you," Matt said and Katsu's chest heaved up and down as she shot her eyes over to him.

"I beg to differ on that Matt," Mello grumbled and Katsu stopped moving, frozen in fear.

"Shut up Mello," Matt snapped and Katsu looked back at her best friend, "ignore that. He's kidding."

Katsuko placed her hand over her eyes and then rubbed her temples as Matsuda pulled back from her to stand up straight.

"I'm sorry guys, I didn't mean to scare you," she said and sat up, "I'll be right back."

Katsu stood up and then went into her half bathroom and filled the sink with cold water. She cupped her hands and splashed the cold water on her face to cool herself down.

You can't keep doing this Katsu, she thought to herself, back in the alley was just a hallucination. It's okay, L's not going to hurt you...but what was that supposed to be? If it was just a hallucination then how on earth can he have a pocket knife? Unless it was just me imagining it...I was pretty spooked so I could have just dreamed that up...

Katsu inspected both of her arms, water beads trickling down her face, and saw there was no cut or even a light scratch.

But I don't get it. My hallucinations of L were always pleasent, so why is my mind bending it around like this? Maybe L is trying to warn me or something...maybe someone is trying to hunt me down and hurt me...I wouldn't be surprised at this point in time, not to be negitive on myself or anything, but if someone, somehow, had found out about Near defeating Kira...then maybe that person is trying to get me out of the way to get to Near...that makes sense. But Near and I haven't talked since Kira was defeated so it's not like we're as close as Matt, Matsuda or Mello and me...unless...whoever is out to kill me...if that is true...is actually after someone else...

Katsuko stood upwright and looked at the pale reflection in the mirror. Thanks to today, she had regained some of her color back and didn't look so ghost-like. The water dripped off her face as she continued thinking.

I wonder if Akasuki is still mad about this...maybe she's behind this...no, that's insane, Akasuki never did really hate despite what she did. I know Akasuki wouldn't be wiling to kill anyone regardless of the circumstances...would she? The L I saw earlier had glowing red eyes and so did Akasuki when she was reading life spans, but, shinigami's can't posess a human body or take the shape of another any other form. Akasuki was only half shinigami therefore, her power being limited...she couldn't possibly take the shape of L...that's totally crazy...

Slipping the baby blue, hand towel off the ring, Katsu patted her face dry and then hung it neatly back on the ring.

I should keep my possiblites open though. That's something L was always saying when he was alive. If Akasuki really can take the form of another person and if it really was her back in the alley, then what in the world is she trying to do? And, if she does succeed in her plan of killing me off, then what does she plan to do after that? She sure as heck won't gain anything...nothing good at least...

Sighing tiredly, Katsu switched the light off and walked back out to her three friends.

"We can't keep it from her forever you know," Mello whispered to Matt and Matsuda as Katsu stopped and pressed up against the wall of the dining room so they couldn't see her.

"Just for now, hasn't she been through enough already?" Matt sighed and Mello growled.

"This Katsu we're all talking about. She's gonna figure it out anyway."

"But still, after going through the love and loss of the Kira investigation, shouldn't we let her co-op with the depression she's in?" Matsuda asked.

"What you two are suggesting is letting her get out of the depression, making her all happy and bubbly again and then be like 'Oh by the way, someone is out to kill you but we have no idea who'?! Imagine someone tellingyou that!" Mello snapped and Matt made a motion to lower his voice.

"You do have a point Mello, but Near does have this under control. He told us three just to keep Katsu safe and don't let anything happen to her," Matt reminded him and Mello rubbed his forehead.

"She's not a damsel in distress, Katsu can handle herself. She's tough and you guys know it. Knowing her, she'll figure it out on her own and go out looking for the guy herself," Mello grumbled and Katsu sweat dropped.

I do have a tendency to do that, don't I? Well, there's no point in pretending I don't know now. Might as well go in there and question them till they give me the answers I need...

"Mello's right about that," Katsu said and there was a long pause between the three men as they pondered weather or not to be surprised she overheard them.

"Figures she over hears," Mello mumbled and Katsu rolled her eyes.

"Look you three, I'm not helpless. If there's something you need to tell me then tell me, don't hide it," she said in her normal, soft voice and Matt rested his elbow on the couch.

"Well, Kat, don't overreact at this, but, there's some serial killer lose that's out to murder you. It was about a month ago Near got these threatening messages from some unknown guy threatening you and Near's been working on the case for a month now. We have no idea who it is, nor do we have any suspects, but, Near's orders were for us to just make sure you're safe," Matt explained and Katsuko's eyes went sharp as she remembered the hallucination.

So L was trying to warn me...!! Then this means that not only am I in danger, so is everyone I know...oh God...since it's a serial killer, he probably wants something from me, and if my instincts are guiding me to the right assumption then who it is, they'll possibly hurt, kidnap or even kill one of my friends just to get what they want. They're going to strike when I am most vunerable...aim at my weaknesses...they'll break me down until I have no choice but to surrender. I won't be able to let my gaurd down, and in order to protect everyone close to me, I'm going to have to get Akasuki to help...but what if she's the one...? No, that's impossible because she isn't a serial killer...Akasuki may have been on Kira's side in the investigation, but that does not make her a serial killer...

However...if she were in anyway associated with this killer in this case then if we find her, we find the killer. Still, she moved to Italy only two days after Light's death, if she had moved back, surely I would have known...maybe if I could find her once more and get her to help then put her under servaliance...even so, this person isn't using a Death Note, are they? I don't even know who it is and we don't have any suspects...damn it...wait...if Kira could get the names of his victims from the internet then obviously this guy is new and he has to be all over the news...with the right amount of research and process of elimination, then we'll be able to narrow down the suspects...but then what--?

Maybe if the killer sent me a message then we'd be able to match up the handwriting--wait I can't expect someone like a serial killer to do something so reckless...they'd know I'd be able to match the handwriting with a sample from either the internet or past records in time. But, I'd have to be much faster than them because who knows when they would strike. There's even the possiblity of the hallucination actually being the killer himself and he already knows where I am...but how and why would he masscarade as L? Just to get to me and think I won't suspect it?

"Katsuko?" Matt cut into her thoughts and she snapped back to her senses.

"Sorry, train of thought."

"Any ideas?" Matsuda asked and Katsuko nodded.

"First, we use the internet as our source to find all the most well known serial killers in the span of these past ten years. By using the process of elimination, we can certainly the ones that have been caught or eliminated by Kira, so that will also narrow down the list. The ten year span gives the time of when I first started out in he detective work, so, there is a high possibility that I have some people that want to put an end to me, mist likely more so now had any of these serial killers been on Kira's side the past six years. I would have most likely selected Kira as the main suspect, but since he is no longer here, I am left with nothing. However, I plan on contacting Akasuki again and use her Shinigami Eyes to tell me the lifespan of each of the suspects--"

"And that will benifit us how?" Mello asked tiredly.

"If my instics are correct most of our suspects will be elderly and their Times will almost be up. If they have a year or less left to live, then we can cross them off the list."

"What makes you so sure of that?" Matsuda asked and Katsuko smirked.

"Well, this is when I like to play some dress up. There is a serial out to get me, you don't think I'll be going out like this do you? I'll also be changing my residence, possibly to a near hotel so no one can track me back to this house. Now, because I'm doing this, it'll take a bit more than only a few months to track me down and find me. I will also be changing my cell phone number, and I suggest all of you do the same as well as be on your gaurd in public. The last thing I want is for any of you to be hurt and another idea is if this guy is a porfessional, he'll try to strike at my weaknesses. I'll also be looking out for you," Katsuko said and crossed her legs.

There was a long pause between the four friends as they reran Katsu's plan through their minds and then nodded.

"Alright Kat," Matt said after a minute, "tomorrow we get Akasuki and then, let the fun begin."

"Tracking down yet another serial killer," Mello stretched and yawned before laying back down.

And I pray none of them get hurt in this case. I'll do everything in my power to keep them alive, Katsuko vowed to herself before laying back down and falling asleep.

The Next Day...

"Well, Emi sure is a well trained dog, I wish mine would bring me my mail," Matsuda said and the Alaskan Huskey trotted into the living room and plopped down next to Katsu, three letters clenched in her shining white teeth.

"Good girl Emi," Katsu said and gave her dog a bone.

"And how long did it take you to teach you that?" Matt asked.

"It didn't take me any time, she started doing it on her own. I guess our mailman gives her a treat every time he sees her sitting at the mailbox so she brings the mail in. It's kind of strange but amusing at the same time. Emi's a smart dog," Katsuko said and then her smile changed to a look of curiousity.

"What is it Katsu?" Mello asked as the red head studied the envolop.

"No return address..." she thought aloud the tore the envolop open.

Katsuko pulled out a small notecard that had something that looked like strawberry jam stained on it and the message: I know what you look like, I know who you are, I know how to find you and I'm coming to get you typed out on it.

"HE'S--NYAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Katsuko shrieked and dropped the letter, Mello instantly picking it up, "I have to get you guys out of here because if he finds me--"

Katsuko's terrified eyes stared widely at all three of her friends.

"He's close...he's going to find me...and you...!!"

I am so sorry for the slow update...Vampire Knight is soooo distracting! I already have like, seven chapters done of that fan fiction!! I have been neglecting Death Note...T.T Sorry guys. DARN YOU ZERO!!! WHY ARE YOU SO FRIGGIN DISTRACTING?! haha, well, yeah, Review please!! I'll update again soon. ^^' Sorry...and thank you for being patient with me. ^^ Love ya guys!!! :D