Hey guys! Sorry for the two day delay! Some family problems got in the way, and I tried to update yesterday too, the computer broke. Now, IMPORTANT I'm putting up a poll with my favourite ideas for the new title, you people pick what you like best, because I can't decide.

The rest of the school week went well. Near and I chose desks next to each other, and we were able to pass notes, discussing things like meeting places, excuses, and on one occasion, what we had for lunch. During these written discussions, we had agreed to meet at the abandoned school building during the lunch breaks, and we were now in the middle of figuring out where we should meet outside of school.

Why not your place? – Me.

I'd rather not. – Near.

Then where? -Me.

How about the park? Or the library? – Near.

Only if you want to be seen in a romantic relationship with me. No public places that often. – Me. I almost blushed when I wrote that.

What's so bad about that? – Near.

I stared at the note.

What? - Me. It's the only thing I could write down.

If we were seen as a couple then working on the case could only get easier. – Near.

I felt so confused. Yes, my worries were cleared up, but what was that? Why was I so angry? He didn't do anything wrong, this is all for the good of the case. I shook the strange feeling off and quickly wrote my reply.

Alright, then, for the good of the case, we should do that. But not yet; you only just got here, if we "got together" on the first day, it'd seem a little odd. – Me.

Thank you. – Near.

Now, about that meeting place, how about we meet at my house starting the day after tomorrow? If my parents already knew you before you became my "boyfriend" then everything would be so much easier; there'd be less arguments this way. – Me.

Agreed. – Near.

The next day, I saw a guy, it looked like he was following me. Who is he? Is he related to the Kira case? Or is he just some random weirdo?

I sent a message to Near, if the stalker is related to the Kira case, then it'd be bad, no matter what side he was on.

Near, someone's following me, I think there's a chance he's related to the Kira case. – Me.

In what way? – Near.

I'm not sure. But no matter what, good side or bad, this is very bad for both of us. – Me.

Just act natural, like every other time you're in public. Where are you now? – Near.

Coming close to the shopping centre, I'm going to the movies with a few of my friends. – Me.

You should be fine, then. You're not doing anything unusual for a teenager. – Near.

I guess so. – Me.

Knowing that the conversation was over, I put my phone away and went back to talking to my friends Rana, Lana, Yuri and Kuro. Rana and Lana were twins, and Yuri was their older sister while Kuro is my cousin.

"Sorry, I forgot to tell my mom how long I'd be out" I laughed as an excuse, "what are you guys talking about now?"

"The new guy" Kuro replied, "what's his name?"

"Shiro Yuki" Rana told her.

"You're friends with him, aren't you, Sayu?" Lana questioned me.

"Not really" I shrugged.

"Oh? So something more?" Yuri smirked.

"Ha! I knew it!" Kuro grinned, "I knew you'd get into a relationship sometime soon!"

"No! It's not like that!" I felt my face going genuinely red.

"But you like him?" Lana grinned.

"Wha- no…w-well…sort of- wait no!" I was so confused.

"She likes him" Rana confirmed.

"Little Sayu is finally growing up" Yuri smiled teasingly.

"What? Hello, miss fourth year! I haven't seen you get a boyfriend yet!" I defended myself.

"That's because all the guys my age are jerks" Yuri grinned, "I'd go after your brother if he wasn't so strict about his learning".

"See? She's got a love interest! And so do I" Kuro giggled.

"Really?!" Rana gasped.

"Who?!" Lana wondered.

"My sister's friend's older brother" Kuro told us, "You wouldn't know him. His name's Ryan Boysder."

"Ryan Boysder? That's a weird name" Yuri commented, "How old is he?"

"Seventeen, though he dropped out of school last year…he got suspended too many times" Kuro blushed as she explained, "the school transfer was hard on him".

"Are you sure you want that type?" Yuri worried.

"Yeah" Kuro nodded eagerly.

"I don't like it cuz" Sayu doubted, "he doesn't sound like good boyfriend material".

"I'll be fine!" Kuro smiled, "trust me, he's cool, once you get to know him".

"Fine" Sayu sighed, "but I want to meet him as soon as possible, whether he agrees to be your boyfriend or not!"

"Alright, alright! I'll plan a day" Kuro laughed, "geez, you guys".

"Hey, what movie are we going to watch?" Rana blinked.

"Forgetful as always" Kuro sighed with a small laugh, "it's one of those mind-bending sci-fi ones, you know? You watch it, you get wrapped up in it, you have strange dreams".

"I guess I won't be sleeping tonight" I laughed.

I really didn't sleep that night. At all. I was thinking about the stalker, but to my amusement, my mind had gotten all muddled up from the movie and I had somehow come to the conclusion that the stalker was my son from the future who'd traveled between the dimensions to learn more about me.

I laughed at the thought and quietly snuck into the kitchen to grab a snack, as I always did when midnight came. There were no apples. Again. Light's been hogging them for weeks now, it's like he's addicted.

I then sighed and grabbed a can of whiskey from the fridge, which was my unfortunate addiction. I knew I was too young, which was why I was trying to break the habit, but from all that's been happening recently I just couldn't be bothered.

As I was going back up the stairs to my room, I heard a laugh. It was the same laugh that I sometimes heard from Light's room. Who is that?! Spooked from the dark laugh, I hurried up quicker, which resulted in causing the stranger to laugh even more. Suddenly, there was a small flash and something black flew at me. I muffled my frightened squeal and ran into my room as fast as possible.

Grabbing my phone, I plugged my favourite headphones in and slipped them on before putting on some heavy metal, which, like always, calmed me.

Once I had gotten over my sight panic attack, I took a deep breath and opened my can of whiskey, happily taking a sip.

The next day, I knew my mother was staring at me, very worried, I knew why. I had dark bags under my eyes, and I really couldn't be bothered to put makeup over it.

"Sayu, are you alright?" Mom asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine" I smiled, "me and my friends watched a really weird movie yesterday, and I couldn't sleep".

"Oh…do you want some coffee?" Mom offered, she rarely gave me coffee, that sort of thing was only for times when I had a bad night, like now.

"Yeah" I sighed gratefully, "don't forget the extra sugar".

"Extra everything, I know" mom chuckled as she made my coffee.

"Thanks" I let out a breath I didn't notice I was holding and blinked in surprise, realizing that I nearly fell asleep on the kitchen bench.

Seeing this, mom quickly finished making my coffee and gave it to me, thank god I don't drink coffee nearly as fast as I drink tea, this way I can actually wake up a little as I drink it.