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And here we are again. :) What's everyone been up to? Hope all goes well for you. I can't tell you how many near heart attacks I've had writing this: from the crashing computer, or the freezing computer, or the exiting out of my stuff before saving computer. Blech. And, here is the story!

Light's Mind

The scar was still on my mind when I slid inside the door. The first thing I saw was Mom and Sayu cooking, while Father and his friend were sitting at the table drinking beer. Three or four empty bottles of Budweiser (I don't know of any Japanese beers, so sorry) littered the floor at their feet.

"Mikami!" He exclaimed, looking in my direction. "Looks like you'll get your chance tonight. After we talk business, of course."

The man, Mikami, nodded. Then, grinning, he added "Let's talk now so we can start sooner, my God."

The corner of Father's mouth twitched. Mikami's eyes widened, then shrank back down to normal size.

I raised my eyebrows at them, as if they were dim witted, before turning away and letting the fear consume my face. Pausing outside the door to my room, I took a moment to compose my face. After I'd calmed, I opened the door to find that Ry...well, Ry either had the power's of invisibility, or he wasn't there.

"Ry" Five Minutes Ago

Okay, being nosy was my job, but I felt a little rude invading Light's personal space. I glance through his diary, searching for key words like "Kira", "Death", "Kill", that sort of thing. Even though at this point I was positive, as were the others, that he wasn't Kira. But, one of the entries from a few nights ago was really...weird.

"Matsuda."

"Yes, sir?"

"I'm going to read out loud. Please record all that I say, starting now." I paused before plowing on, "I think Father's gone insane. Last night, through the wall, with no apparent trigger cause, he started mumbling to himself. For future reference, here's what was said. 'A shinigami. A God of Death, huh? Well, I'm not surprised, in fact, Ryuk, I've been waiting for you. Real...didn't take me long...of it's power...what I'm gonna do...prepared myself...Ryuk...shinigami has come...take my soul, right?...all I want and I won't be punished?...God...New world.' I don't know whether to be thrilled about Father's insanity or not. He's dangerous enough as it is, but he'd be even worse than that if he was crazy. Then again, he might kill himself. That's something to consider."

"New suspect: Chief Yagami."

With that I closed the book, and left the room. And off I dashed to chief's.

Light Present

What? Where the hell was he? Why the hell would I believe that he would stay put for even such a short period of time?

I left my room in favor of the hall. If Father or Mikami found out, I'd be near dead, just like last time I'd had someone over.

I walked as swiftly as I dared. I glanced into every room I passed, but found nothing. The only room left was Father's...but...he wouldn't...

Would he?

Oh yeah. He definitely would.

There he sat on floor by the edge of Father and Mom's bed.

"Get your ass back to my room now!"

His head jerked up, startled. He held something against his chest, but I had no time to worry about that now. I heard two sets of feet coming up the stairs. Ry's eyes widened as he, too, heard it.

We reached my room, and I shoved him into the closet. I joined him after I'd heard Father's door shut. Glaring, I questioned, "What'd you take from his room?"

He frowned. "Light, do you think you can keep a secret?"

I blinked, then looked down at my feet. Yes I could definitely keep a secret. Perfectly hidden, all these years, and still no one knew about-

My thoughts jarred to a halt.

Ry was half turned away from me. While I'd been thinking, my gaze had wandered across his feet, to his heel. On that heel was a jagged scar.

My head jerked up to his. I once more stared into the familiar eyes that had changed my life.