It was November 20th when I entered the Yagami household. Everyone was accepting of me to some degree, so I wasn't miffed, but while Sachiko and Sayu were friendly, Soichiro tolerated me it seemed. He wasn't excluding at dinner, he just seemed... awkward about it. As if he didn't know how to bridge the age gap. But Light had a whole new reaction. Like he was being overly friendly and trying to hide it. Like he had a little school boy crush. But the Light from the series was more into his studies before he was corrupted, so I just figured he was just interested in my line of work.

I gathered from some reading that whoever Midori was, she was planning on being a detective. To be honest, I was scared. I wasn't sure how I came to be in her body, but I knew I was going to be in danger with what was lurking ahead. If it was all a coincidence, I could rest easy. Right? If not, I could either keep my head down, or help catch him. With my hyper-awareness, I knew I wouldn't be able to pretend nothing was happening. I just hoped I could prevent a certain death.

Dinner was a small affair, and then I was bid goodnight by everyone with differing levels of enthusiasm. In my room, I quickly set everything up; Laptop on the desk, clothes in their respective drawers, one big stuffed bear on the bed.

I wasn't all that surprised on the clothing, seeing what I was wearing. Four hoodies: one black, one purple, one a faded blue, and the grey one I had on. Seven long sleeved shirts: one white, one a light grey, one dark grey, one purple, one blue, one green, and the black one I wore. Four identical pairs of faded out jeans including the pair I wore. Undergarments of varying shades, ten of each. Then there were the undershirts. They were all black, and there were seven. I also had three pajama pants. One I reserved for cold night due to its fluffiness. The other two were cotton. All were grey. Only one pair of shoes. No dresses. No skirts. No heels.

It was pretty simplistic. I wasn't going to complain. I supposed the undershirts doubled as pajama tops. Tonight though, I decided to hop in a cotton pair of pajama pants and just wear my bra. Oh well. Tomorrow is another day.

November 28, 2003

I had gotten used to the dynamics of the whole family situation. Everyday, get up. Help Sachiko make breakfast and lunch for everyone, go hunting for a store space to be my headquarters, go back to the Yagami house to rest, help Sachiko around the house, go upstairs and read until it is time to help with dinner, help with dinner, eat with the family, read a book, go to sleep.

But that day, things were different. That day, I noticed Light was quieter than usual. I watched him from my peripherals. He ate quietly, the went up to "study". I wasn't stupid. I remembered what day it was. It was the day it all began. I could already see the changes in his behavior. It was frightening. He wasn't acting particularly sinister, but he had a twitch that I assumed was from the fear of being caught out. I quickly made my excuses to the table, and headed up to my room. I noticed as I slid into my room, Light's door cracked open for him to watch me. I pretended i didn't see it. I still locked my door behind me.

December 3, 2003

The changes in Light's behavior were becoming even more noticeable. He didn't look worried anymore, but smug. I made sure to only study him when I was not being looked at myself. He started shooting glances my way again. I tried to continue to play the unaware party, because something had changed in his eyes, when he looked at me. The fact that I had to sit next to him didn't help any. I was about to eat a bite of my food when I felt something brush against my thigh and consequently dropped the gob of rice back into my bowl. I was quick to notice that that something just so happened to be his hand. I ignored it studiously, in favor of my food. His hand must have slipped. His glances only increased.

December 11, 2003

I had been staying out late for the past three days, to work on cases, and unfortunately, they were solved all too quickly.

I knew my chances of being suspected as Kira were growing by the day. Light had to have hacked the NPA database by now. I watched the news as many criminals were being killed. I grit my teeth. Damn him! He had become increasingly watchful of me as the days went by. I fought to hold my panic at bay. To distract myself, I had bought paints earlier that day, along with other art supplies. I began painting to relieve stress. This caused me to stay up late. Before I had realized, It was three in the morning, and someone was knocking quietly at my door. I opened the door to reveal the son of the house. "Light! What are you doing out of bed? Don't you have school tomorrow?" I whispered sternly.

"Sorry. I just wanted to see if you were okay. Your light was on." He appeared bashful, looking down at his feet. Damn if he wasn't tall.

"It's fine. I'm just relieving stress. I finished ten cases today. Your father has been kind enough to recommend me to the NPA, and I am getting a lot of cases lately." I remained in the doorway, not allowing him access to my room.

"Wow! Ten in one day?" His voice hitched in shock.

"No, more like three. I have been going around town a lot lately, but it still takes time to travel." I watched him blush as he was corrected.

"Ah."

"Is there something you need, Light-san?" I was quick to get to the point.

"Ah- no... Nothing. See you tomorrow." He turned back to his room.

"Goodnight then." I shut the door and locked it before turning out my light and heading to bed.

December 28, 2003

Christmas came and went uneventfully. I still had yet to find an office space, but the NPA kept me on my toes. I had not had many breaks, as they kept my quota full with burglaries, break ins, and an odd murder or missing persons file.

I avoided keeping track of the days to ignore what Light was doing. That day, though? I couldn't ignore it. I watched the television in horror as the news broadcast filled the public in on the deaths of twelve FBI agents. I tried to keep occupied, as my mind whirred to life. I had been aware of Raye Penbur tailing me as I solved case after case, but knew he had to watch the others. I remembered paying for his coffee once, and writing on his receipt that he needed to learn how to properly stalk someone. And I would never get to tail my would be shadow again.

"How are your cases coming along?" Sachiko inquired in a friendly manner over dinner. Her children and husband turned to me to hear my answer.

"I have all of the cases given to me before Christmas wrapped up. I just have one more case, but it shouldn't be too difficult." I used my chopstick to move my food around the plate absently as I spoke.

"You finished most of the fifteen cases already?" Soichiro couldn't help but gape.

"I'm getting used to the layout of the land, and learning my surroundings. It helps that I head out at night to snoop around." I commented absently.

"That explains the dark circles." Soichiro murmured.

"You need to take care of yourself! What if you get sick from this?" Light exclaimed, for all intents and purposes looking concerned.

"I'll be fine. I don't sleep very well most nights anyway. I'd rather be out there being productive rather than stare at the ceiling." I answered.

"You don't want to get sleeping medication?" Sachiko looked worried.

"No. Besides, they don't usually work on me anyway. Something about the way my body metabolizes it causes me to just have no energy. I still can't sleep though." I explained.

"I suppose that makes sense..." Soichiro murmured.

I quickly finished my meal and headed for the front door. "Where are you going?" Light jumped up.

"I just have to check a few things over, to see if my intuition is correct." I stared blankly at him.

"Let me get my jacket, and I'll come with you-" He started.

"No. You need to study for your exams coming up. I'll probably be out most of the night anyway." I dismissed.

Soichiro Yagami tossed something at me that caught the light in a flash. I caught it to discover a key. "You'll need that since you come and go at such odd hours of the day." He rumbled.

I smiled. "Thank you sir. I'll be quiet upon my return." I quickly retreated outside and began my wandering about.

January 5, 2004

L's Hotel Room

"Ryuzaki, there is a chance that Midori will notice the cameras." Soichiro informed the odd detective in front of him. "She probably won't say anything, but believe me, she is what most people call hyper-aware."

"I understand. In any case, Her room will still have to be monitored." Ryuzaki intoned in a monotonous voice. "Let's see how quickly she figures it out, I might even ask for her help on the case."

Soichiro Yagami could not help but feel sorry for the young woman.

Yagami Household

I noted the scrap of paper, handle, and the tiny piece of lead that Light had set his door up with. I noted the size and type of lead, and made a note to grab some on the way home.

I had made it home early, with nobody home. I knew I had to act fast if I wanted to catch Watari's mistakes. That was if it even happened like I thought it was supposed to. "I'm ho-" I looked around, I pulled my earbuds from my ears and began to listen intently. Nobody was even in the house. I looked around and saw the cameras. I looked one right in the lense for a considerable amount of time before heading straight up the stairs. I paused by Light's door, to notice the handle wasn't at the fixed angle, and the lead broken. I quickly cleaned up the lead that was there, and reset his door to look like his room hadn't been bugged. I then looked up to the corner where a camera was pretty well hidden, and winked at it. As I did so, I heard the front door open and close. I retreated silently to my room.

"Anyone home?" I heard Light call out.

"Yo!" I called back. I poked my head out of the door as he appeared from the stairwell. "You're home early, Light. Everything okay?" I tried my best to sound innocent.

"Yeah... Midori, could I talk to you for a bit after dinner?" I noticed his strange look. I could feel my skin crawling.

"Sure, I can't see how that could hurt. I'll have to cut it short though. I'm due to tail someone tonight." I replied. I couldn't help that my eyes strayed to one of the cameras momentarily. He stiffened, and glanced in that direction. I could practically hear his thoughts. He knew. "I'll see you then, Light-san." I shut the door quickly. I locked my door, then turned to my room, and got to work on finding every camera in my room. I checked in the vents, lighting fixtures, and the air conditioner. I found four cameras that were easy to find. But I didn't stop there. I grabbed my smock and set up a new easel. I pulled out my paints and brushes, and grabbed a pencil to sketch out the new painting I had planned. As I did, I continued to survey my surroundings, finding three more very well hidden. I knew there had to be at least one more... There. I quickly wrote my message into the easel, then bent down to grab my paints, as well as to give my audience a good view of my message. "Light knows".

I began to paint over my message, working on the discolored city-scape, ominously looming over the planned techni-colored oasis with so much flora and fauna.

"Midori! Light! Dinner is ready!" I heard Sachiko call up the stair well. Without thinking, I scratched my nose, not really noticing the pink smear across my nose I had created. I was seriously distracted by my mind whirring like a hurricane. I felt a shiver go down my spine. I could only assume that Ryuk was looking for all the cameras. I quickly pulled my smock off, and pulled my hair into a messy bun, held up by an unused paintbrush. I quickly descended the stairs, and sat at the table. I noticed Light smirking at me, and Sayu repressing laughter. Sachiko giggled herself.

"Is... something the matter?" I asked those at the table.

Light grabbed a towel from the kitchen and wet it. When he moved close to me he murmured, "Hold still." He carefully wiped away the smear on my nose. I back away, but quickly schooled my features to not show any form of disgust. I settled for a surprised expression. "You had a little paint on your face." He tried to unnerve me. I wasn't sure what his game was, but he was kind of freaking me out. My mental capacity felt like it had reached it's limit. My mind completely shorted out.

He sat down again with a haughty smirk. I blinked. "You could have just told me. I'm not fond of people invading my personal space." I spoke in monotone.

"Sorry. I just figured you might like some help." His smirk didn't waver.

I quickly finished my food, then headed back up the stairs, searching for my hoody. I heard him follow quietly behind me as he made his excuses.

"You wanted to talk?" I murmured.

"Yes. I wanted to say..." He frowned "I want you."

What the fuuuuck? "Want me to what?" I tried to remain oblivious.

"Come on, you're a detective. You know what I'm talking about. I want you." He started to advance on me.

I sighed. "I'm sorry, Light. You're a bit too young for me. Besides. You should be focusing on studying. Or something." I kept my voice monotonous.

"How am I too young?" I could see the anger and crushed pride affecting him.

"I've made it a rule of mine that a man has to be at least a year older than me before I could even remotely consider him. And you are approximately five years my junior. Not only that, my line of work can cause dangerous situations. The only reason I don't take bigger cases is because I can easily be tracked back to your home and put you and your family in the crossfire."

"But what about a casual-" I quickly cut him off.

"I don't participate in such activities without being wholly engaged. Otherwise it wouldn't even be pleasurable to me at all. I'm not saying this to hurt you, but you have nothing aside from friendship I would be interested in." I kept my voice even as I spoke, my back to him. I pulled my black hoody over my head.

"I see." I could hear the disappointment in his voice.

L's Hotel

"I cannot believe he would proposition her." Soichiro Yagami exclaimed.

"He is a young man, in the close proximity of a beautiful young lady. I do believe it would be only natural." Ryuzaki glanced up at the police chief. "More importantly, it seemed that she caught on to the cameras within moments, and even managed to find all the cameras in her room. I would definitely like to interview her. I will set it up so that she will be staying here with me, should I clear her of being Kira." He reasoned, seemingly to himself. "Have Matsui bring his phone to me."

With Midori

My phone began ringing it's default ringtone, alerting me to a new number. I was quick to answer it and hide. "Wrong number." I quickly ended the call. I put it on vibrate.

After a moment, I was able to get all the evidence I needed for my case, I turned away, and suddenly felt the vibrating in my pocket. I moved far enough away from my mark before answering. I checked the caller ID and noticed it was the same number. "Stripper-gram central!" I answered in a peppy sing song voice. "When it comes to orders, nothing is too big or too small!"

"I would prefer to place my order in person. Can you deliver?" A synthesized voice intoned.

"Yeah, sure! Just give me an address, and we will fill your order, pronto." I kept up my cheery persona.

"There will be no need. I will send someone to pick you up at the Yagami house in one hour." The voice informed.

"Oh, by the convenience store? A block away? I'll be there with your package!" I continued to speak in code.

"I see you do not wish to let the Yagami household to know your whereabouts, so I will humor you."

"It's business doing pleasure with you." I hung up.

L's Hotel

Ryuzaki listened to the dial tone. She hung up. "She is quite interesting." Soichiro hid his face in his hands after hearing the conversation. "Watari, how many convenience stores are within a block radius from the Yagami home?"

"Only one, sir." Watari responded.

"Good. You'll need to pick a young woman up from there within the hour." Ryuzaki slid his eyes over the screen. The fact that Soichiro had not been there to see the woman's effort to help get Light get caught at something was in his favor.

"Very well, sir." Watari left, ready to meet this interesting young woman.