Chapter 12: L

Kurai walked swiftly out the door, leaving a smiling Mello back in her room. Pleased with himself, Mello lied down and took out his chocolate bar; consuming it while gazing out the window.

Kurai went to get her sweater and placed it in her backpack; which was currently in Near's room. It was all packed now with the little amount of things she had: most were supplied by Whammy's when she got there. She zipped it up and with a "Good luck" from Near; she left, heading towards her room. She checked her watch; there was five minutes left.

She entered and saw Mello, still there. Kurai dropped her backpack near the window, earning her a puzzled look from Mello. She decided not to tell him of what was about to happen. Her train of thought was interrupted as soon as the intercom turned on in the hallways.

"Will Kurai please come to my office now?" Roger's voice boomed.

Mello stared in surprise as Kurai cheerfully made her way there. She knocked on the door and from the inside, a new voice said, "Please come in. We've been waiting."

She came inside, and, giddy with anticipation, idly declared, "Howdy!" The man who had told her to come in; black, messy hair, black eyes, white t-shirt… She assessed him and then stepped back. This was L. She knew it, but she was still distraught. She gulped and cleared her mind. He's really intimidating, knowing he's THAT smart… She thought. She shuddered then stared.

"Please get packed. Your friend Misa wants to see you again." He stated bluntly.

"Really? Okay," Kurai spoke, "Let me just get my sweater…"

"Alright, we'll be waiting," Roger said, waving her off.

Kurai knew this was her last chance, if she went with L, she' d be in danger. There was only one person she completely trusted… Kurai ran into her room and found Mello in there.

"Mello, I'm leaving. Kira's after me," Kurai said. Mello nodded. He now understood and instead asked if he could come along.

"I want you to come. Why not stay at the hideout?" Kurai said as she tossed her backpack down the window and started climbing down. "We're leaving this way."

Mello shrugged and followed her, curious yet unaffected. He felt he needed to leave anyways. "What about Matt?" Mello asked.

"Oh, he's coming…" Kurai quickly responded, "Now, come on!"

Mello started climbing down as well and once they were both on still ground, they dashed off towards the city.

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"What? What do you mean? No. NO! She couldn't have. And after all that hard work…" Light glowered on the phone as Ryuk happily "Hyuked" over and over again. Light, pissed off severely, glared at the shinigami before throwing a briefcase at him. Ryuk ducked, surprised.

"What did I do to you, Light? Shouldn't you be mad at Kurai?" Ryuk asked.

"Just shut up. Huh? No, not you! I was talking to some cat outside my window. It's getting pretty annoying…"

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"Yeah, we'll wait," Mello said as he hung up the phone, "they're coming in about half an hour."

"Just make sure they don't touch me," Kurai said, flipping her hair. They were going back to the hideout, and fortunately, Kurai told Matt to call Rod Ross- the Mafia boss- to pick them up in a day. Ross, trusting Mello, came. He was coming in half an hour to drive both Mello and Kurai to an airport so they could get to Japan, where Kira was. Kurai was going to stop Kira, but she'd much rather do it with Mello and Matt.

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Light sighed and flipped off the television, and turned to Ryuk.

"I guess I have no choice," Light said apologetically, "if I'm going to continue, I've got to kill her."