****FOUR YEARS LATER****

Ah, the new world was coming along so perfectly. Light Yagami could't have planned this any better. All he had to do now was get rid of that brat Near, and the world would be his.

He grinned wickedly as he watched the news in his apartment. (Thankfully, Misa was busy and was out for the night, so he got to have some alone time)

"Do you hear that, Ryuk? Those words… They sound like victory," Light said to the Shinigami that was standing behind him and staring at the screen. His joy was interrupted by a loud banging on his door.

"YAGAMI! YAGAMI, DAMMIT, YOU FORGOT TO PAY YOUR RENT AGAIN!" a female voice boomed from the other side of the door.

Light rolled his eyes, knowing it was his only his naggy neighbor who went by the name Yumi Namito. (He still didn't know how she had a Japanese name. She was completely white, after all) But her shouting actually meant something, so he stood and answered the door. When he opened it, Yumi was holding the paperwork in his face.

"I swear to God, Yagami, this is probably the third month in a row I've had to pay your rent! Your girlfriend, fiance, mistress, whatever th hell she is's job is a freaking actress, right? Do you not get money from that? Not to mention that crazy wild goose chase you call a job has got to pay you something!" Light took the paperwork and looked Yumi in the eye.

"First of all, I'm a detective with the NPA. Secondly, she it my fiance." He cringed a little at the word, though he knew he had to at least make it seem like he cared. "And third, don't talk to me like that."

"Pssh. You and the rest of the police can't even find Kira. I'm not afraid of any threat you throw at me," she scoffed. Light made a mental note to kill her first when he became God of his new world. However, she did help him out, so he owed her at least a thanks.

"Well, thank you for bailing me out again. I'll be sure to pay you back when I get the chance. Now goodbye." He slammed the door in her face.

"Yagami…" Yumi muttered before walking back into her apartment next door.

"There you are, Light!" Aizawa said when Light arrived at the NPA building that next day.

"'There you are'?" Light repeated in confusion.

"Near sent one of his agents here to work with us!" Matsuda said excitedly. Aizawa, Ide, and Mogi failed to share the same enthusiasm, though they were all just as curious. Light raised an eyebrow.

"Really now? Well, let's just stay cautions and watch our backs, and don't tell him anything we don't want Near to know." The four nodded in understanding. Right after they finished speaking, the door opened. Standing there, to Light's surprise, was Yumi.

"Oh, hello, Yagami," she greeted with a smug smile.

"N-Namito?" Light asked in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"You two know each other?" Matsuda asked.

"Yeah, she's my neighbor…" Light murmured. "Now Namito, what the hell are you doing here?"

"Now is that the proper way to treat the woman who's boss sent her here to work with you?" Yumi smiled smugly and crossed her arms. Light blinked, then his eyes widened.

"Wait, you're the one Near sent here?" Yumi grinned.

"Yep! You can call me K!"

Light's eyes narrowed. K… A feeble play on Kira's 'K', challenging him. So all this time, his nagging neighbor was Near's spy? She probably didn't know all that much about him, though. At least, not enough to be a big threat to him.

"Heh… Near never told us the spy would be a girl…" Matsuda snickered a little. Yumi, or K, rather, raised an eyebrow and looked at him with a frown.

"And what does my being a woman have to do with anything? What's your name?"

Matsuda gulped and laughed nervously. "Ehehehe… Tota Matsuda.." K's eyes perked up a little at the name. The guy who's posing as L? No, this guy was not L. Near had already figured out that Light was the fake L. This guy was just a pawn.. And it was easy to see why.

"Well, Tota, I can already tell by your being here that you have the determination the police is looking for, so I look forward to working with you." She held out her hand, and he nervously shook it. She offered him a small smile, then looked around at the others. "So, can I get any more introductions?" There was silence and hesitation before someone finally spoke up.

"I'm Shuichi Aizawa," Aizawa told her.

"I'm Hideki Ide," Ide said firmly.

"I'm Kanzo Mogi," said Mogi from the back of the room.

"I can tell that you three have been around the block a few times, so I'll refer to you a little more proffessionally," K told them, bowing gently in respect.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Matsuda whined.

"Stop complaining, Tota." K grinned at him still. "Don't take my message wrong. I like you. You remind me of someone I know." She didn't dare say Mello's name, knowing all too well of the distress he caused them. Mentioning him would destroy all trust she was trying to gain before she even gained it.

"Well, K, it'll be a pleasure working with you," Light said halfheartedly.