L's P.O.V

Every morning, I follow the same routine. I drowsily rise from my make-shift bed in the taskforce whilst Watari watches over the slumbering Light (after all, even I need sleep) after having approximately 2 hours sleep. I'll retire to the bathroom, quickly brush my teeth, and if possible, have a quick shower before Light Yagami wakes up. Then I'll sit (or rather crouch) into my seat in front of the ever so bright monitors and check the building's security cameras. Light will then awake to see me in the same spot he had watched me work in the night before- as if I had never moved.

The whole agenda seemed to be quite trivial. Following the same pattern day in and day out just so Light would be fooled into thinking that I never slept. However, if Light was to learn my sleeping patterns instead of thinking that I never sleep (which would be quite foolish to think so) he could adapt his sleeping patterns in a way where he could roam freely without me knowing. Which could be dangerous considering I suspected him of being Kira. Watari would just watch over him as a precaution to him waking up suddenly. It was easy to do.

I feel the metal chain my wrist tugging me back gently- alerting me that Light was awake. 7:00am sharp. "Morning Ryuzaki." Light yawned, his voice hoarse. "Anything new today?" I would shake my head get on with the day. Which didn't consist of much except observing and thinking.

However, on this occasion, I couldn't concentrate on my usual agenda.

"Ryuzaki." Watari's signature 'W' appeared on the bright screen in front of me.

"What is it, Watari?" No answer. Light stretched out his arms before retreating to my side listening intently. "Watari?" I repeated.

"Misa Amane seems to have brought visitors into the building." My curious ears perked up. Misa knew having visitors, without my permission, was forbidden on all circumstances. What made this time different?

"I presume Matsuda let them in?" I stressed knowing fully well he had been with the blonde all day. Stupid Matsuda. "Please bring Misa Amane up to the top floor. I have much desire to speak with her."

"Yes, Ryuzaki." he confirmed before coming offline. I rested on the palms of my hands staring down and the remnants of my dessert. My ice cream had melted into a pool of cold and sticky slop in the middle of the bowl. Perfect. I pushed it to the aside slightly put off (And I mean slightly).

"Remind me why we're keeping Misa around? She is of no relevance to the Kira investigation anymore." Light snapped. I felt his eyes fixated on the side of my head. "Besides, all she has done so far is cause havoc. And I believe it could be harmful to the case"

"No, Light. You just do not like her." I sighed placing my hands on my knees and looking at the boy. "You know very well that she has quite a lot to do with the Kira investigation. Plus, knowing Misa Amane's tendency to run her mouth, it is dangerous to let her leave. She may leak information about the investigation." He muttered a few words under his breath before slinging himself onto the sofa.

"If you say so, Ryuzaki. But I doubt she'll be of any use." he snorted watching the door waiting for his 'lover' to walk in any minute.

Although Light Yagami had made it painfully clear that the love shared between Misa and himself was completely one-sided, it still left me obligated to look further into their relationship. Because if he had no romantic feeling for her in the first place, why did he bother with her? Or is Misa Amane your typical stalker type? No- I believe there was more to it than that.

Watari pushed the door ajar letting the bouncy blonde into the HQ. Misa smiled contently at Light before practically leaping into his arms. "Hey Light-kun! Did you miss me?" she cooed. Light edged away slowly as she approached him in a brisk movement grabbing tight of his arm.

"Misa, please get off. I'm already attached to Ryuzaki 24/7- I don't need you hanging off me too." he smiled sadly. I stood up slouching over the desks in front of me. I turned to Misa with my thumb gently stroking my bottom lip. Misa trembled under my glare.

"Listen- I know you're probably really angry with me but you've gotta understand-"

"Misa, I would prefer if you were to ask me before bringing company to the Task Force. You know how dangero-"

"Yeah but if you just listen to me for second-""The more you betray my trust, the more I suspect you and Light of-"

"SHE SAYS SHE KNOWS YOUR IDENTITYYYYYY!" she squealed into my ear deafening me. I blinked several times. Silence replaced her high-pitched scream. Misa took a few deep breaths before continuing. "I-I found her outside. She seemed so lost… I asked if she was ok and she asked if Ryuzaki worked here and told me and Matsu how she knew you were L!"

"Huh? Ryuzaki! But- how?" Light said, raising his voice over hers.

"Watari." He looked at me baffled; nobody knew how this woman had come across my identity. For years, my identity had never been made public in any way. Unless someone I had formerly worked with was to betray my trust. However, no one I had previously worked with- with the exception of Watari- knew of my current location. Which left me to ponder one thing: who was this woman?

"I'll go get her, Ryuzaki." Watari bowed before leaving through the grey wooden doors leading down to the stairs. We all sat patiently- waiting for the mystery girl Misa had introduced to the Task Force.

"In the future, Misa, please don't escort people to the HQ at the mere mention of L. However- this can be the exception…" I mumbled to myself. The Task Force paced around the room aimlessly as I sat observing. I watched the door intensely.

"Ryuzaki." Watari's voice entered the door along with himself. A petite lady, no taller than 5'4", followed after him. Her face was hidden under the hood of her purple jacket. "She will not speak of how she came to know your identity. She won't speak to anyone but you."

"Huh? That's weird- she spoke to me and Matsu!" Misa furrowed her brows.

"That's because she needed to get into the building. How else was she going to get in?" Light said.

"Not necessarily…" I smirked. "If this woman happened to be surveying the building before Misa and Matsuda came along, she might have been planning to break in. Perhaps to come and speak to me privately?" I tried peeking under the hood of the small woman. She backed away slowly- a small smile gracing her full lips.

"Good observation." she spoke. Chief Yagami looked over at me questioningly as I stared darts into her. "Yes… I was surveying the building. I've been aware of your whereabouts for some time now. But when the young couple her walked passed, I thought it would make more sense to just follow them. Sorry for the inconvenience…" she spoke in honesty.

"Who are you?" Chief Yagami asked in a demanding voice. Her lips curled even more. She twirled an odd strand of long hair in front of her face and crossed her legs.

"Nobody worth mentioning, Mr Yagami. Just a distant memory…"

"How do you know my name!"

"It is nothing out of the ordinary. I happen to know all of your names." She took a few steps forward uncrossing her legs. "You all happen to be on the force with the exception of Light. If I was local to the area, and familiar with the police, I'm going to know all of your names. Personally, I would have brought a team of specialists over. Then nobody would know them. Sloppy work, Ryuzaki." Her lavender eyes came into view as she smiled genuinely at me.

"Who are you, Miss?" I asked trying to recall a face. Her smile faded into a stern look.

"Like I said, I am just a distant memory."

"What brings you here today, Miss…?" Light offered his hand to her flirtatiously.

"I would like to assist you with the Kira Investigation…" her voice gradually gained volume. I arched my eyebrow. Assist?

"Very well." I agreed to her stay quickly than anticipated. "Watari, please get her luggage. She can stay in the room across from Misa's." I leaned in towards Light and the girl. "But I think it's fair that you tell us your name. After all, you know ours."

"That's understandable." she leaned back feeling awkward under my stare. "But I'm not giving you my real name. I'm better known as Grey though."

"Grey? Like the colour?" Misa pressed her index finger to her chin. I mentally sighed.

"Yes, Misa." I said. "I would like to speak with you privately at some point today. But first, please take all the time you need to settle in."

"Of course."

"Can't you just tell us your real name?" Light smiled 'cutely' at Grey. She returned a blank stare before pulling her hood down. A full head of neon red and black hair fell onto her shoulders.

"Can't you just tell me your Kira?" she imitated him. "Why else would Ryuzaki have you chained to him?"

"Your observation skills are top-notch." he smiled sheepishly down at her. "But I assure you I'm not Kira!"

"You say it with such sincerity…" she mumbled to herself. "Perhaps you're not Kira at the moment. So I will trust you for now."

"Erm are you forgetting he's my boyfriend!" Misa freaked. Light grumbled whispering into Grey's ear.

"It's completely one-sided. As I have mentioned on numerous occasions."

"I see." she smirked looking over to Misa. "Do you mind showing me around?"

"Okay! C'mon I'll show you to your room! We're gonna be the best of friends!" she grabbed Grey firmly and dragged her outside and down the stairs. I had never seen someone change their opinion on someone so quickly. Light and I stood there confused. Until I eventually returned to the melted ice cream I had abandoned from before.

"Mmmm…"I licked my lips slurping on the warm ice cream. Light stared over repulsed.

"So how do you know her?" he asked. I shrugged.

"I suppose she must have some connection the cases I have previously worked on. However…" I picked up the bowl and drank the liquid strawberry until it was empty. "I don't recognise her from any of the cases."

"Do you recognise her at all?"

"I do…" I mumbled playing with my bottom lip. "I just don't know where from…"

"Ex girlfriend?" Light joked leaning against the machinery with a large smirk spread across his face. "We all know you're such a ladies man, Ryuzaki."

"If you say so, Light." I sighed pulling the nearest stack of files in front of me and looking through them. I needed to keep my mind busy, other wise my mind will wander back to the thoughts of Grey. She was so familiar- her long black hair and strands of dyed hair that would cover her gorgeous lavender eyes… But at the same time, she looked all so unfamiliar. Could it be possible that she is bluffing to get in on the Kira investigation? But how would she know that I was L?

The only possible way to retrieve such information was to call her on her bluff on whether she really knew me or not.

Grey's P.O.V

I pulled my jacket tight around my bust trying to enclose any heat I still had left in my body. The wind gently bit and my fingers and my head was throbbing. Overall, I felt horrible. Why was I even standing outside the building? I wasn't sure myself. Why did I even agree to come here in the first place! I surveyed the building carefully looking for anyway in without triggering any alarms. The last thing I wanted to do was attract his attention.

Of course, by him, I mean the infamous detective: L. The same detective that solved case after case with ease. Never having to reveal his face. Until now. The Kira investigation. He had purposefully put his life on the line, regardless to what I told him so many years ago. And I wasn't prepared to let him die.

I was on the verge of giving up and going back to my make-shift apartment. There was the possibility L had relocated by now and that I was about to commit a pointless felony by breaking into this building. I turned on my feet and gradually began walking back around to the front entrance of the car park. I slumped down to the floor crossing my legs to my chest. It was getting colder by the minute and I didn't intend on freezing to death. It's no use…I pulled my hood over my head miserably and rested my head on my knees. There was no point going back home when there was nothing to return to, so I stayed there. My eyes no longer keep themselves open.

"Hey, Matsu! When's the next photo shoot again?" a squeaky teenage girl skipping passed said.

"Wednesday, Misa-Misa." the other voice replied. I was caught off-guard- Misa Amane in this part of town? The same Misa Amane that mysteriously went missing a few months prior? Could just be a coincidence… I dismayed it allowing my eyes to shut. I was too tired to deal with anything- I wasn't like L. I couldn't control my sleeping patterns with such expertise and be able to function properly the next morning. I need my sleep. Which I hadn't been getting.

A gentle hand patted on my shoulder and I jumped. I came face to face with a man no older than myself and the ditsy model I heard squawking moments before. He gasped moving back from me like I was some wild animal. "Are you ok, miss?" the he asked me concerned.

"What are you doing, Matsu! Leave the hobo alone!" Misa gawked at me.

"I have a place to stay." I uttered bringing Matsu's attention to me once again. "It's just not home."

"What's your name?" he hunched down to my level. His smile was gentle one, one that could instantly warm you up just like I needed. I opened my mouth to speak, but was rudely interrupted by Misa.

"Ryuzaki isn't going to be happy if we keep him waiting, Matsu!" she tapped her foot. My eyes became two large dishes.

"R-Ryuzaki?" I repeated his name jerking up to my feet knocking Matsu down in the process "I knew it!"

"Huh?" Matsu said also jumping to his feet. "Don't be silly, Misa! Nobody of the name of Ryuzaki works-"

"Don't play dumb with me." I butted in. He stood with his arms interlocked behind his head smiling 'innocently'. I approached him calmly so that I was close enough to whisper in his ear. "Listen- I know who Ryuzaki is. I know that he is L. But I am no threat to the Kira Investigation. All I ask is to meet with him, again." He nodded slowly.

"OH MY GOD YOU KNOW!"

"Misa-Misa be quiet!" Matsu spat. He looked back at me confused. "Ok… I'll take you inside. But do what we ask you!"

"Alright." I agreed with no hesitation.

Mission accomplished. I had located L and his whereabouts. As we went inside, I felt my face flush under the hood of my purple jacket. My light-headed old self was returning once more. I was about to meet L for the first time in years. And hopefully, he hadn't changed as much as I had. And hopefully, he will remember me.

I stood in front of him awe struck (although I didn't appear it). His inky hair still fell the same way it did, his eyes were equally as dark, his was still the lanky man I knew (maybe even taller)- he hadn't changed at all. But circumstances were different. He was surrounded by his Task Force: Aizawa, Mogi, Matsuda (the man I formally knew as Matsu) Chief Soichiro Yagami, and Light Yagami- his son. For once, L wasn't alone.

"That's weird!" Misa stood dumbstruck as usual. "She spoke to me and Matsu!"

"That's because she needed to get into the building. How else was she going to get in?" The teen heart-throb replied from behind me. He seemed decent looking- a good head of light brown hair, tall, tanned- he seemed to be what most teenage girls searched for in their package deal. I don't like him… He's too fake. I thought to myself following the long chain that joined him and L together. L's large eyes burned into me when a small smile spread on his lips.

"Not necessarily…If this woman happened to be surveying the building before Misa and Matsuda came along, she might have been planning to break in. Perhaps to come and speak to me privately?" I couldn't help but smile. His deductive skills were still polished to perfection.

"Good observation." I smiled cunningly at him.

"Who are you?" Soichiro asked.

"No one worth mentioning, Mr. Yagami. Just a distant memory…" I twiddled my hair nervously.

"How do you know my name!" I was unwilling to tell them about how I had stumbled across a few stray files back at the precinct. The last thing I wanted at the moment was L lecturing his workers about sloppy work. Also, I had deleted the files soon after reading them.

"It's nothing out of the ordinary. I happen to know all of your names. You all happen to be on the force with the exception of Light. If I was local to the area, and familiar with the police, I'm going to know all of your names. Personally, I would have brought a team of specialists over. Then nobody would know them. Sloppy work, Ryuzaki." I teased him. His thin lips curled even more. He looked at me fascinated before taking a few steps towards me. Our faces inches apart from meeting once again. Such everlasting tension that I had missed ever since we parted years before.

"Who are you, Miss?"

I felt my heart lurch deep into my chest as the tension drained away. The words hitting me like a ton of bricks. His eyes were serious- he wasn't kidding. He had truly forgotten me. Or maybe I was no longer the person I once was? My smile faded into a look of seriousness. Although, inside hurt was tearing me apart. But I had always been hard to read- even in L's eyes. "Like I said, I'm just a distant memory…"

One thing led to another and I ended up telling them my alias- Grey. It wasn't my original alias, but if L couldn't remember who I was, then it was probably not the best time to let him know I was alive and well by revealing it. It would probably shock him beyond belief. Misa, who took a liking to me soon after I spoke to Light, showed me around the building. Even though I already knew it inside and out.

Watari ended up taking me to my room. I smiled- another man I hadn't seen for a long time. He taught me my keypad number (which wasn't that hard to memorise) and left me to do as I please after bidding me farewell.

I entered the numbers into the keypad provided. 1319960214... Easy. The pad beeped and the door flung open revealing the sickly green walls inside. Feeling physically sick, I snuck inside and looked around the room. Green walls, green pillows, green sheets… Disgusting. There was a suitcase on the bed side that seemed to be overflowing with clothes. Inside it, there was a large collection of Misa-Misa brand clothes. Filled with blacks and reds and purples. As much as I hated to admit it, I liked the gothic Lolita style Misa Amane had gone for. It was different and rebellious, but at the same time, feminine and not too over the top. A little pink not was tied to the handle with a bit of string:

Dear Grey,

If you're going to be a model, you're better off looking the part! (wink wink nudge, nudge!)

Love your new best friend!

Misa-Misa x

"A model?" I said aloud ridiculing the idea. I began unpacking Misa's gifts into the wardrobe sorting them out into colour-coded categories and then placing them inside. After about half an hour, I was finished. "Done and dusted!" I declared clapping my hands together.

"I can see that." I squeaked backing into the wardrobe and staring at my new visitor. It was L. I guess he wants that talk with me now… "Are you busy?"

"Obviously not, as you just pointed out, Ryuzaki." I smirked putting all my weight on to one side of my body.

"Ah yes." he crawled up onto my bed screwing up the nauseating colours on my bed. He stared at my me with his thumb outlining his bottom lip. "Are you settling in alright?"

"Just fine." I said. "Although… Can we change the colour of this room? I hate green." He chuckled lightly.

"Yes, of course." He leapt out in front of me becoming inches away from my pale face. "Now, Grey… Who are you?"

"I'm Grey."

"I know that. I mean who are you?" He looked up at me with his back hunched. His big rounded eyes almost pleaded me to tell him. No… It isn't the appropriate time. I looked away from him blankly staring at the walls behind him.

"Nobody, now. I am nobody." I whispered to him.

"Obviously you are. Now, are you going to tell me or am I going to have to kick you?" he smiled inwardly. I also let a smirk spread across my face understanding the joke perfectly well. I stayed silent nevertheless. I hid nothing but frown and retreat to the bed. "…Perhaps if I ome back later and you are more willing to tell me?"

"How do you know you can trust?" I questioned meeting his gaze half way.

"You seem to have no inferior motive. And if you and I are to have met before, then I see no point in questioning our trust any further." he got off the bed once again and left it in a state. "However, it doesn't seem you trust me very much at all."

"N-no it's not that." I frowned at him. "It's just hard to explain." He gave a brief nod before heading towards the door. "Law- I mean- Ryuzaki." He stopped in his tracks, turning around slowly. He had spotted by mistake, but yet, remained moderately calm. That was when I realised that he had had the room bugged before hand. Anything he said or did could give away his identity quite easily. He looked at me slightly baffled. Oops…

"What is it, Grey?" he asked dropping his hand from his mouth.

"Just…" I paused. "Keep your promise, L. Don't do anything stupid like I did."

And with that, he left. I had done everything I could to make him aware of who I was (which I was pretty confident he knew now). But as to why I am here,

I guess he would have to fill in the grey.