Well, since the last chapter was a bit short and that this one goes with the last one, I decided to publish in pairs, hope that makes you readers happy. I'm still not too satisfied with this one and if I think of any other way I can butcher it to make it better, I will... anyway, enjoy this chapter (I hope) and thanks for reading and reviewing (to all of those amazing readers who actually do leave me some feedback, especially in times when I really need it in order to know if the chapters are atleast a bit presentable).

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"Deal," she told him.

"Are you sure you want this, Hikari? It's not too late to change your mind," he informed her.

"I'm sure, after all, what do I have to lose?" she replied softly.

"Alright," he said, reaching his hand out to make the exchange. She closed her eyes taking a deep breath. After a few seconds had passed, the process was complete. "It's done," Kaito told her. Hikari opened her eyes, seeing the object held in the shinigami's hand. She reached out and he placed it in her grasp. She pulled her hand toward her, looking at the eraser. It had the appearance of a normal eraser, making it easy for her to take it with her without being under suspicion.

She doubted Light's knowledge of the eraser's existence, so if he saw it, he would have no idea, unless his shinigami informed him. However, Kaito told her that her secret was safe and that the shinigami which was with Light was now dead (Rem) and the other one he was aware of wouldn't say anything (Ryuk). The following morning after the incident, members of the task force delivered the bodies of L and Watari to the funeral home.

Unaware to the others, Hikari observed the area, taking note of where surveillance cameras were as well as the access code for the room where L was taken. After learning all of the information that she needed, she left, heading home. Earlier that day she had talked Light into allotting her some time off. Although that was one of her intentions, her true intention was to see where Light kept the notebook which held L's name. She succeeded and concocted a plan to get the page containing L's name.

That evening, she waited for Light to head to bed before carrying out her plan. After being sure that all of the task force was sleeping or had gone home for the night, she made her way down the halls, avoiding every camera as she did. She quietly walked inside of Light's room and searched for the notebook. Her heart began to race as the time went by with no avail. Thankfully, Light seemed to be a pretty heavy sleeper.

After a ten minute frantic search, she finally found it. Double checking, she flipped through the pages knowing that the other notebook had a torn edge on one of the pages, this one however did not. She stopped on a page when she read a name. It read 'L Lawliet'. Given if she wasn't in such a serious situation that could possibly result in her death, she would have laughed at the irony of his true name actually being L. Clever, no one would have figured that giving L's cautious behavior with everything. As she saw his name, she began to feel better about the situation. She grabbed the corner of the page and carefully ripped it from the notebook as silent as possible. Leaving his room, she took off down the hall, exiting the building. 'One step down, one more to go,' she told herself.

She arrived at the funeral home at around midnight. She made her way inside the building, arriving inside the room, coming face to face with an employee. She was a young woman, no older than herself. Knowing she couldn't have anyone know about this, she pulled a hand gun from her jacket, (which she had taken from the headquarters, hoping no one would notice that it was missing). She aimed it at the girl, "Listen, I don't want to have to kill you, but only if you keep your mouth shut about this. I'll even pay you, understand?" she asked her. Hikari knew she wouldn't kill her, she even had the safety on just to prevent anything like that from happening, but she needed the girl to believe that she would. The girl nodded, frightened. "Good," she said, still aiming the gun as she walked over to the newly finished casket.

Opening it, she saw L. He looked rather peaceful, his analyzing, onyx eyes hidden behind closed lids. His thick, shaggy black hair just as messy as it had been since she met him and like always, he was barefoot. As she saw his cold, lifeless body, she thought back to his death. She quickly forced those thoughts from her head, instead telling herself that he would soon be back and that everything would go right as it should have long ago. She looked form his peaceful form to the girl, "I'm gonna need you to help me get him out of here," Hikari told her.

"And where do you expect me to take him?" she asked in disbelief, wondering (like any normal person would) what she wanted with a deceased person.

"Just come with me," she demanded. The girl didn't question her motives and believed it would be better to just do as she requested. The woman removed the body from the casket, placing it onto a stretcher and covered it with a white sheet as she was asked by Hikari. Placing the gun against the girl's back, they walked toward the backside of the building, where Hikari had a vehicle ready, an ambulance to be honest. She knew with that no one would question her.

The girl helped her get L inside and Hikari handed her a huge wad of cash, "Look, I'm sorry about holding you at gunpoint like that, but I had no choice. Considering I kept my promise and kept you alive, I'd hope that you'd hold the decency of not revealing to anyone that I was here. Also, I want you to replace the body I just removed with this mannequin and keep the casket locked, that shouldn't be too hard for you and it should keep you from being questioned," she explained. The girl took the replica and gave Hikari her word that she wouldn't reveal her.

Once the mission was accomplished, Hikari set off toward her final destination, her apartment. She was easily able to back the ambulance into the back driveway without being seen. She quickly removed the body, placing it inside and then drove the ambulance down the road to an empty parking lot. Another girl was there waiting.

She was Hikari's age, a brunette with green eyes. She was a little bit taller than Hikari and had a darker complexion. She was dressed in a long coat covering a turtle-neck and blue jeans, standing by a car. Hikari parked the ambulance and walked over to her. "Thanks Yuka, I really owe you one," she told her, tossing the keys to her friend.

"No problem, as long as I have it back before dawn I shouldn't get into any trouble," Yuka replied. Yuka's father was a prop designer for movie companies around the Kanto area and had built that exact ambulance for a film that had been shot the previous year. The mannequin was created by him as well. Hikari quickly got into the car and after saying bye to Yuka, left for her home. Her evening was finally complete.

"Alright, everything is ready. Now, Kaito, how sure are you that this will work?" she asked, looking at L.

"Hmm, I'd say about seventy-five percent, maybe a little more," he replied, shrugging as if that little tid-bit wasn't too important.

"Alright, guess it's now or never," she told herself then placed the page of the Death Note on the coffee table before her. L's body was carefully placed on the couch by the table. She took a deep breath then began erasing the name.

She finished erasing and set the eraser down as her eyes shifted to L. She noticed his fingers beginning to move and her heart stopped. He slowly opened his eyes as he began breathing once again. 'It worked!' she thought as she watched him. He slowly sat up, observing his unfamiliar surroundings as his eyes adjusted from the blurry vision he woke up with. His eyes shifted across the room, a little bit scared, but more confused by what was going on. He believed he was dead, in fact, he knew he was dead, yet now, he felt very much alive? His eyes stopped when they reached Hikari's staring right back at him. He continued to stare at her for a moment, trying to reason with himself in his mind.

"Hikari?" he spoke then held a long pause, "what's going on?"

A/N: Yay! L! He's back, now I don't have to be killed by the rabid L fangirls! :D As disappointed as I am by these last two chapter, I do have to say that I enjoyed the last part. L confused is just adorable to me. Anyway, let me know what you thought and also let me know of any mistakes. Thank you for your reviews and for taking time out of your most likely busy schedules to read it. I appreciate it :D

-Reaper