Harpygirl91- I am officially taking a break from my studying to write chapters for my fanfictions. No surprisingly, most of my time has been taken up by research for Concurrent English essays and studying for AP chemistry and Pre-Calculus (my two worst subjects).

Meghan- Aren't you going to announce the results of my pairing poll?

Harpygirl91- At the end of the chapter. Why are you eager to see who you shall be paired with?

Meghan- (blushes) NO!

Harpygirl91- Liar. Also I do not own Bleach, Death Note, or Sailor Moon. I only own Meghan. You may contact me for permission to use her in your fanfictions.

Chapter 7: Secret

Recap

"Hyuk hyuk hyuk." Ryuk laughed," I'd be more worried about her being able to see the shinigami if I were you."

End Recap

(January 9, 2004)

Meghan frowned as she sat up and looked at the digital clock by Hotaru's bed. It's only five a.m? What woke me up? Meghan looked around the room until she noticed Hotaru moving around on her bed while mumbling in her sleep.

"Hotaru-sempai?" Meghan whispered as she stood up and walked over and shook the older girl slightly," Hotaru-sempai, what's wrong?"

"Kaa-san." Hotaru cried out as tears began to stream down her cheeks," Run! Leave Kaa-san alone!"

"Hotaru-sempai!" Meghan shouted as she shook Hotaru roughly, finally waking up the older girl.

"Meghan-chan?" Hotaru blinked.

"What's wrong, sempai?" Meghan asked.

"I had a nightmare about when my Kaa-san was killed." Hotaru whispered.

"How long ago was it?" Meghan probed gently.

"Nine years ago." Hotaru whispered slightly," Did you have any parents, Meghan-chan?"

"I used to." Meghan responded," Back when I was human, before I died. I don't remember much about my human life. It just fades over time. All I really remember is my name. I was about ten when I died."

"What is seireitei like?" Hotaru asked gently.

"It depends on what district you go to." Meghan replied," I was sent to the 30th district. It's a really good district. I didn't have to worry about getting attacked or killed, like I would have to worry about if I lived in the 60-80 districts."

"How is the district a soul is sent to decided?" Hotaru questioned.

"At random. My parents died just a few minutes after me, so I was placed in a different district than them."

"Have you see…" Hotaru started before she noticed the tears in Meghan's eyes.

Meghan shook her head violently as she fought the tears in her eyes," For all I know the two of them could have also been separated, or, if they weren't, I might have some younger siblings that I don't even know."

(Task force HQ)

"That doesn't sound like heaven to me." L commented as he chewed on a chocolate pocky stick.

"Maybe the girl is delusional?' Soichiro suggested.

"…" L tilted his head as he contemplated the possibility of Meghan being insane," Doesn't fit."

"Why?" Soichiro demanded," She's sitting there filling Hotaru's head will all sorts of falsehood!"

"Wouldn't Hotaru-san try to contradict what Meghan-san was saying if she didn't believe it a little herself?" L pointed out," Also, if these 'hollows' did exist it would explain the strange property damages in Karakura Town."

"Property damages?" Soichiro repeated.

"Karakura Town has a history of buildings, graveyards, and streets being destroyed or damaged under unusual circumstances." L responded," I was looking into it before Kira appeared. And it appears that several of the local teenagers have reported strange events happening through out the town recently, focusing on a transfer student Kuchiki Rukia and Kurosaki Ichigo."

"Do you think Ichigo-kun is involved with those accidents?" Soichiro demanded," He used to tell us that he could see spirits but there is no way."

"I don't know." L replied," I am interested in questioning Hotaru-san and Meghan-san."

(Yagami Household, later that morning)

Meghan ate solemnly as she stared at Raito and the reaper shinigami hanging behind him. So he has a death note. That doesn't mean he's Kira, maybe he hasn't used it at all. At most there are possibly nine other death notes on Earth.

"Are you still thinking about the girl, Meghan-chan?" Raito asked gently.

"None of your business." Meghan glared," And who gave you permission to call me Meghan-chan?"

"I just assumed that you would like to be called that." Raito responded.

"Assuming things is what caused several of the tensions in the Old Testament didn't it?" Meghan replied with a smirk," Be careful not to assume things, Raito-sempai."

"So what do you want to be called?" Raito asked.

"You can call me your kohai." Meghan replied as she reached forward and stole a piece of Raito's toast," I'm going to watch you and learn how to deceive people with a simple smile."

"You really don't want people to know what you saw do you?" Sachiko asked gently.

"Correct!" Meghan lied. I actually want to learn how to tell when his smile is real and when it is fake. I want to learn how to tell when he is lying.

"Do you just want to stay up in Hotaru's room all day?" Sachiko asked.

"If you don't mind." Meghan nodded.

"We'll head off to school now." Hotaru stated before hugging Sachiko and Meghan," Sayu-chan are you going to go with us?'

"Sure!" Sayu responded and grabbed her backpack and followed after Hotaru and Raito.

"I'll do that." Meghan offered as she took the dirty dishes from Sachiko and began to wash them.

"Shouldn't you call your parents?" Sachiko asked, causing Meghan to freeze.

"I'm an orphan." Meghan replied," I live in an old dorm. I'll call the landlord once I finish washing these. Oh! I saw on the calendar that you have plans to meet some of your friends for brunch. You can go if you want. I'll be fine by myself for a little while."

"If you insist." Sachiko replied as Meghan finished the dishes," I'll go and help Kyoko-san set up. I'll write down my cell phone number for you."

"Okay." Meghan nodded before heading upstairs to Hotaru's room. After closing the door she turned and stared directly at where one of the cameras was hidden. "I hate the feeling of being watched."

(Task Force HQ)

"Do you think she suspects the cameras?" Soichiro asked L.

"It's possible. Let's see what she does." L responded.

(Hotaru's bedroom)

"Best call Byakuya-taicho." Meghan stated as she pulled out her cell phone and called her taicho.

"Moshi Moshi." Meghan greeted as Byakuya answered.

"What is it?" Byakuya demanded.

"I have located a possible suspect for Kira." Meghan responded," His name is Yagami Raito. I also need all available information on reaper type shinigami that way I can identify the reaper following him."

"There will be a slight delay in getting that information." A creepy voice stated as he replaced Byakuya.

"What are you doing Mayuri-taicho?" Meghan asked.

"Telling you that because of recent issues with the arrancar you won't be able to receive that information until the issue is cleared up." Mayuri replied.

"That is troublesome, Mayuri-taicho." Meghan groaned," What am I supposed to do until then? It's not like I can go up to the guy and say 'I think you are Kira because there is a reaper hanging over your shoulder'. That would just spell trouble."

"Ignore Mayuri-taicho." Byakuya responded after stealing his phone back," Be on high alert for arrancar in the Tokyo region."

"Kuchiki-taicho," Meghan spoke up," I need to tell you something."

"What is it?" Byakuya demanded.

"Tomoe Hotaru developed supernatural abilities before being able to see spirits and hollows." Meghan explained," Is it possible that she is Herutsu Kotone's descendent?"

"It is possible." Byakuya replied," You would have to ask her yourself."

"Okay." Meghan nodded," Also, where is Renji-fukutaicho?"

"He went to earth to investigate Orihime Inoue's kidnapping." Byakuya replied.

"Wha?" Meghan blinked dumbfounded before Byakuya hung up. Her eyes quickly turned to a picture on top of Hotaru's desk. The picture was of Hotaru with the former ryoka (Ichigo, Chad, Uryu, and Orihime), Raito, and Rukia Kuchiki.

"Why didn't I notice it before!" Meghan scolded herself before jumping out of her gigai and moving it so it looked like her gigai was sleeping.

(Task Force HQ)

"What was that?" Soichiro shouted as he and L watched Meghan suddenly collapsed onto the bedroom floor then as an invisible force onto Hotaru's bed and under the covers dragged her body.

"I do not know." L responded as he stared wide-eyed at the screen.

(Teikou Private High School: Lunch Time)

"Where are you going, Hotaru-chan?" one of Hotaru's female friends shouted as Hotaru rushed out of the classroom as the lunch bell rang.

"I'll be right back." Hotaru reassured her friend. What is Meghan-chan doing?

Hotaru ran until she reached the roof of the school, the place Meghan had indicated as she floated outside of Hotaru's classroom window. Hotaru gasped for breath as she made sure nobody else was on the roof before locking the access door.

"Did something happen?" Hotaru asked gently as she stared at Meghan in her shinigami form.

"Yes." Meghan responded," One of your friends, Orihime, was kidnapped by the arrancar."

"What?" Hotaru repeated before she collapsed," Why?"

"I'm not sure." Meghan replied," Do you want to know what happened?"

"Yes." Hotaru replied as she stood up and pulled out her cell phone.

"What are you doing?" Meghan asked, curious about what Hotaru was going to do.

"Finding us a place to stay while we're in Karakura Town." Hotaru responded as she called Isshin Kurosaki. Meghan smirked as Hotaru asked Isshin if it was okay if she came for an impromptu visit that very day.

"I knew I liked you for a reason." Meghan grinned as Hotaru hung up.

"Huh?" Hotaru blinked.

"You look weak, but you're actually really strong." Meghan explained," That's really cool. It'll give you an advantage in battle."

(End Chapter 7)

Harpygirl91- Sorry if Meghan seems a little OOC compared to my other stories with her and previous chapters. I needed to write her so she would be able to deceive the Yagami family.

Meghan- Whatever. Just announce the result of the paring vote already.

Harpygirl91- Fine! Officially there was a four-way tie. So I decided, instead of having the reviewers vote for another chapter, I would consult my friends and see what they thought. And we came to the decision that the pairing would be with…

MEGHAN/TOSHIRO!!!!

Meghan & Toshiro- (blush)

Harpygirl91- (evil laugh) This couple will be so much fun to write!