Well, here is the second chapter! I forgot to mention to those who are wondering who the murder is (which is all of you guys, well at least I hope so...), there are also chances that the murderer could also be a girl...So keep that in mind as you guys read.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal or Death Note.

3 weeks after Ryouga's death...

Rio boredly sat in her AP Physics class. 'Why do we learn this stuff anyway? It's not like we are going to utulize this information in the near future.' She lazily looked around the classroom. Almost everyone, save for two students, had the same bored expressions on their faces. 'I could be using this wasted time to look for my beloved brother's murderer!'

So far for the past weeks, Rio had come up with nothing. This obviously frustrated her to no extent. She was determined to find the murderer no matter how long it took her... She would make sure of that...

Finally, the bell rang, signaling the end of the class. Rio gathered up her stuff and shoved it in her backpack. She left along with everyone in her class.

"Hey! Kamishiro!" a voice called out to her.

Rio turned around to see a guy with dark, spiky magneta hair jogging up to her. What was his name again? Toby? Thorny? Tom? Instead, she replied rather harshly, "What do you want?"

The boy blinked at her. Didn't she remember who he was? "It's me! Thomas! Listen, I heard what happened to your brother, and I just wanted to say that I'm-" He didn't get to finish when Rio grabbed his collar and shoved him against the lockers. He glared at her hard, but his eyes softened when he saw the exasparated look on her face.

"So it was you..."

Thomas blinked. "What?"

Rio squezzed him harder. "You're the one who murdered my brother!" she yelled.

Gasps of shock and looks of complete bewilderment were etched in every student's face who was able to hear her yell.

Thomas quickly shook his head and glared at her again. "N-NO! Why would you think that?! Sure your brother was my rival, but I wouldn't go as far as to kill him! That idea is just preposterous!"

Rio still kept her hands on his collar. When Thomas realized that she wasn't going to let go anytime soon, he grabbed her wrists and pushed her hands off. It seemed that Rio didn't even know what she was still doing because she didn't stop his action.

"Oi! Kamishiro! Kamishiro's imouto!" he yelled her famous in-school nickname.

Thomas smirked when he saw that it got her out of her trance. She glared at him. "Don't call me that Arclight's outoto!"

Thomas rolled his eyes. "That doesn't work on some people you know. I'm included."

Rio huffed angrily. "So?"

Thomas blinked at her in confusion. "So what? Oh! That's right! What I came here for!" Thomas put his hand in his pocket and brought out his wallet.

Rio sighed in annoyance. "I'm not going to accept your money Arclight! I can-"

"No, no!" Thomas interrupted her. He opened his wallet and brought out a card. "Here." He gave the card to Rio.

Rio blinked at the card. "...What is this?"

Thomas calmly replied, "A card. Not a credit card, so don't worry about that!"

Rio rolled her eyes at his answer. "I know that! I meant, why are you giving this to me? In other words, what is it for?"

Thomas nodded in realization. "There have been rumors going around that you are still looking for your brother's killer right?" Rio didn't nod, but she didn't shake her head either. "Well, the guy whose name is on the card will be able to help you."

Thomas watched as Rio inspected the card he handed her. He continued. "He was once able to track down a serial killer with practically no evidence at all!" The bell rang, meaning that everyone should hurry to their classrooms. Thomas decided to end his explanation quickly. "So if you need any help on looking for the killer, this guy's the guy! Later Kamishiro! See you later!"

Rio stared at the card in her hand and stared at Thomas jogging to his next class. 'Weird...Why is he helping me? Could it be that he's just trying to hide the fact that he really killed my brother?...' Rio didn't bother going to her next class. Instead, she just made her way to the roof.

Rio found a spot with shade and sat under it. She took out her cellphone and began dialing the number on the card. She put the cellphone by her ear and waited for a response.

"Who is it?"

Rio's eyes slightly widened at the cold tone, but she quickly recomposed herself. "I won't answer that question until you answer mine. Are you the 'detective' that is famous for catching killers without hardly any evidence?" Rio made sure to emphasize the word detective because she really isn't sure.

Even though she couldn't see him, Rio knew that the 'detective' was smirking. "Detective? Hm. I don't have the title of a detective, so don't confuse me for one. What do you want?"

Rio sighed. For now, she'll just answer this guy's questions to see where that takes her. "I want you to help me catch the person who killed my bro-"

"Ahh..." the person interrupted in realization. "So you are Kamishiro Rio, huh? The girl whose brother got killed in plain sight, but apparently, there was no one to witness it...Am I right?"

Rio widened her eyes in surprise, but quickly narrowed them. "Yes. That's correct."

"...You are not going to ask me how I knew that...You know I won't give you an answer...Well, concerning your case, I'll help you, but we are going to have to meet in secret. I can't risk people knowing how I look like."

Rio became fully suspicious as soon as she heard his last statement. "If you can't risk people knowing how you look like, why are you wanting to risk in order to meet with me?"

Rio could hear the other person lightly sigh at the other end of the phone. "...I'll tell you when the right time comes."

Rio furrowed her eyebrows. Right time? Well, nevermind. "How much will the investigation cost?"

Appparently, her statement caused him to chuckle. "Hm...Good question...About 100,000 yen*. Does that seem alright?"

Rio blinked in surprise. That was more than alright. That was fantastic! But why was this guy being so helpful towards her? "Uh...That's great...But why-"

"Your questions will be answered in due time. Meanwhile, we will meet on Saturday at 2 pm at a cafe nearby your school. If you look from where you are, you will be able to see it."

Rio didn't even bother try to hide her surprise. "How did you-"

"Not yet..."

Rio took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "How will I know who you are?"

It seemed that the guy was waiting for her to ask that question because he answered immediately. "I will have a black notebook on my right side, a red notebook on my left side, and I will be writing in a turquoise notebook with a blue pen."

Rio sweatdropped. So much detail...Black notebook? Sounded so much like Death Note... "Okay..."

The guy smirked. "Another thing. Do not call me by my real name when we are at the-"

This time, it was Rio who interrupted him. "Yeah. Thanks for stating the obvious. If your name is on the card, then it is obviously not your real name. You go under fake names."

"Yeah. Smart girl aren't you? Well, would you like to know my real name?"

Rio narrowed her eyes. What was he up to? "No. You're fake name is alright. I'll figure out your real name later on."

Rio knew the guy just shrugged. "Suit yourself. Don't forget this appointment." Immediately after he said that, he hang up.

Rio closed her phone and laid on her back. 'Hmm...Uchiya Kiro...I wonder what's your real name though...Kinda wish I let you tell me...'

Rio sighed and stood up. She heard the bell ringing loud and clear since she was on the roof. She went by the rail and saw students pouring out of the building. A few minutes later, she spotted Thomas and his brothers. 'And Thomas...How do you know him, and how does he know you...? Do your brothers also know Uchiya Kiro?...'

Rio walked to the door that lead down to the building and stepped inside. When he was sure she was gone, a guy stepped out. He took out his cell phone and dialed.

"Oi. She just left."

"I see...Well, you know your mission right?"

The guy on the roof nodded. "I do K-"

"Remember! Don't use my real name!"

The guy widened his eyes. "Oh right! Don't worry Kiro! I'll make sure..."

The guy on the other end of the line smirked. "Good, Tasuku." With that, he hang up.

The guy on the roof sighed. "What is his plan? He dealt with one case and now he's planning to deal with the other one?...But...how?" Tasuku sighed again and walked over to the rail, where Rio was previously in. He looked down at the people pouring out of the school. After a while of searching, he found his target.

"Hmm...What's her name again...Mizuki something...The best friend of Kamishiro's imouto..." He saw that Rio had caught up with her friend. The girl was all smiles now.

Tasuku got on the rail and jumped away from tree to tree out into the distance...

Oooohh...Ahhhh...Suspenseful or not? *receives glares again* Okay, okay! I bet you guys can figure out who they really are! I'm sorry that they are too obvious! But...How are they going to help Rio track down the murderer? And why didn't Uchiya Kiro answer her questions? Read and find out on the next chapter! Oh yeah! 100,000 yen is a little less than $1000. I don't know if that's cheap or not to find out a murderer, but it will have to do. If you guys have questions because you guys are confused, ask! If it's something that will spoil the story, I WON'T answer it! Well, that should be it! ~Ja ne!