I smiled as I skipped away from the train station with Near following slowly behind. Near was supposed to get off at an earlier station, but he chose to walk me home, which, I agreed, was a good way to introduce him to my parents…or at least my mom…who knows when dad will come home again next time.

"Are you sure we can trust your aunt and uncle?" Near suddenly asked.

"Yes, very actually. The Kira case is a serious thing, I'd rather not tell anyone else about my involvement, but aunt Miyo has been helping me all my life, she was even my babysitter when I was too young to go to day-care" I smiled, "and then when she learned that I was smarter than the average six year old, she kept it a secret, even though I was very little when I asked her to".

"So…she's completely trust worthy?" Near asked.

"Yes" I confirmed.

"And what about your uncle?" Near continued.

"One time, uncle Nate found a sack full of money that a bank robber tried to hide, he handed it straight over to the police" I smiled, "that's actually how my aunt and uncle met. Aunt Miyo worked as a cleaner at the police station in America".

"I just had to be sure" Near nodded.

The silence started to bore me, so I turned around and started walking backwards.

"Are you sure you should be doing that?" Near wondered.

"Doing what?" I asked back.

"Walking backwards" Near replied, "you could trip".

"Me? Trip? Pfft, no" I laughed, "I've been doing this for a while and I've gotten pretty good at it".

Suddenly, a rock decided to make its appearance, and it took too long for me to notice. The end result confused me a little. Near had jumped forward in time to catch me when I fell.

"I-I would have been fine" I blushed, I had never really let a guy (besides family) touch me before.

"Maybe, maybe not" Near shrugged, helping me stand up properly, "the chances of you not being fine were pretty high, since you also didn't see that bench you were about to fall on".

I turned and saw a completely metal bench, which would definitely hurt, "…thanks".

"No problem" we went back to walking, and this time Near wouldn't let me go backwards.

The silence took over again, and I guess even Near got bored, because he started to talk, "any warnings about your family?"

"Well…mom likes to jump to conclusions really fast, so watch your step, and Light can pick up on anything, if you want be discreet, then make sure Light doesn't see you, because you'll be found out instantly" I told him.

"And what about your dad?" Near wondered.

"He's rarely home these days, but if he's there, he's really protective of me. So when we eventually start 'going out', be sure to be on his good side" I explained with a grin.

"You seem exited" Near commented.

"It's been a while since something like this happen, I find it amusing" I laughed.

"…I'm not looking forward to amusing you" Near groaned.

I laughed even more as we arrived.

"Alright, here we are" I grinned and skipped up to the front step before opening the front door.

"Hi mom!" I called out to let my mom know I was home.

"How was Miyo?" mom asked me.

"Great!" I smiled, "and guess what! Rio's gonna have kittens again!"

"Again?" Near blinked.

"Yeah" I replied, "she has kittens about once a year, aunt Miyo and uncle Nate keep one and then sell the others when they're old enough".

"Who's this?" mom asked, looking at Near.

"He's a friend at school" I told her, "he came with me when I went to see aunt Miyo, and then decided to walk me home".

"Is he your boyfriend?" mom questioned excitedly.

"No" I shook my head, blushing a little.

"Are you sure?" Mom pressed.

"Yes, I'm sure" I confirmed.

The next half an hour was very embarrassing.

"Bye, Shiro" I waved as Near left.

"Do you like him?" mom wondered, grinning.

"Wha? Pfft, no" I shook my head, going back to my acting.

After dinner I managed to get out of helping mom with the dishes, and slipped up to my room to write the latest developments into my notebook.

"Well today was fun" I sighed, dropping my head on my pillow properly and grinning.

"You can say that again" a voice chuckled, I yelped.

"Wh-who are you?" I flinched at my cheesy stutter, but waited for a response.

"You probably don't want to know" the voice cackled, "I tend to give out nightmares".

"I can live with a few nightmares" I replied, "I'm stronger then I look".

"Hmm…well that's true, ha, ha" the voice said to itself, "alright, will a name do? The man in charge probably won't approve of anything else".

"Who's 'the man in charge'?" I questioned.

"Heh, heh, let's just say, he's quite famous in this world" The voice laughed, "now, how about my name?"

"Alright. What is it?" I asked as I waited.

"Call me Ryuk" the voice, now known as Ryuk, grinned. I couldn't see him at all, but I knew he was grinning, just from the way his voice echoed the room.

"Okay…Ryuk" I nodded, "…why are you talking to me?"

"Ku, ku, ku, I was bored" this seemed like a private joke to Ryuk, since he started laughing even more.

Personally, I found his laughing rather scary, but I'd rather not bring that subject up to the invisible being.

"Do-…do you know my brother?" I asked.

"Hmm, why do you ask?" Ryuk wondered.

"I-I think I hear you up in my brother's room" I replied.

"Keh, heh, you're pretty observant, aren't you?" Ryuk complimented, "alright, yes. I do visit your brother, Light, from time to time, he keeps things…interesting".

"Can Light hear you too?" I questioned.

"Yes, and he can also see me, but don't tell him you can hear me too" Ryuk requested.

"And why shouldn't I?" I demanded, realising that I had been trusting this creature too much.

"Hmm…well…good point" Ryuk agreed, "okay, since you don't seem too willing to go along with me, how about this, you keep this a secret, and I won't tell anyone about your little hunt for Kira. Sound fair?"

"Urgh…I hate blackmail" I grumbled, "…ALRIGHT! Deal!"

"Pleasure doing business with you" Ryuk chuckled, I felt his presence disappear.

Yup, Ryuk was right, he was going to give me nightmares, because the next morning I found myself having great difficulty turning off the alarm as multiple gory ideas of Ryuk's appearance came to mind, which was great. One of the few times I remember my dreams and it just so happens to be a mentally scarring one.

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