After mulling over everything that's happened, I finally decided on when I will die. November fifth. I got up early in the morning and grabbed the Death Note to tear out a page.

"Hm? What're you doing?" Ryuk asked curiously, looming over my shoulder as I took a pen and took a deep breath.

I ignored the shinigami, instead, getting an image of my own face in my head and getting ready to write the details of my own death. My eyes snapped open as I steeled my resolve. The pen's tip hit the paper and I began writing carefully, but quick enough that I didn't screw up.

"Light Yagami.

Dies peacefully in sleep.

November 5, 2007 11:59 PM"

I hesitated, wondering if I should add any other details, but decided against it and set the pen down.

"You actually did it!" Ryuk said, sounding shocked for a second before bursting into a howling cackle that made my head pound.

I did my best to ignore him as I opened the hidden compartment of my watch, folded the page up so my name was hidden on the inside, then stashed it away with the pin there.

"I can't believe you did it!" Ryuk was still laughing.

"Shut up, would you? It's six in the morning." I whined.

"I've never heard of anyone crazy enough to write their own name in the Death Note."

"I have." I responded bluntly, resting my head on my desk.

"Well, I guess this means I can't write your name in my Death Note now." He had finally calmed down.

"I just hope it works." I muttered, already falling back asleep.

. . .

At school, I was just walking by myself like usual and spotted an odd man crouched on a bench and reading. So, of course I had to go approach him.

"Yo." I greeted, walking up to him.

"Hey, Light." He responded a bit too happily before his face dropped into that blank expression along with his monotone. "How's it going?"

"Is it okay to be here? Didn't you say you're afraid to appear in public?" I asked him curiously.

"Yeah, I did. But then I realized that as long as you're not Kira, I should be safe. The fact is, you're the only one on the outside that knows me as L. In the unlikely event that I die in the next few days, I've instructed your father and everyone at headquarters to assume that you are Kira. Besides, you told me yourself you missed having me around at school, so I figured why not come back for a little change of pace. As long as it doesn't kill me, college is a lot of fun."

"Well then, let's hope you don't die so you can enjoy it some more." I replied lightly.

He suddenly got up, putting on his shoes. "Hey, do you want to have some cake with me in the cafeteria?"

"Sure. I have a break now anyway." I replied, starting to walk with him.

"Mm. That's perfect. I'm kind of craving shortcake right now."

"It's chocolate for me. It's always chocolate." I responded.

"Light, there you are!" A girly giggle made us both stop and turn around to see the blonde. "I had a photo shoot nearby, so I thought I'd come by to see you!"

"Please tell me there's no one with cameras with you." I responded in a sort of whine.

"Oh, this must be your boyfriend. He looks so different. Unique." She said, ignoring me and looking at L.

"I don't have a boyfriend, Misa." I sighed out.

"Hi there, I'm Light's best friend, Misa Amane. Nice to meet you." She said.

"I'm Hideki Ryuga." He responded.

"Huh? Hideki Ryuga?" Misa asked looking above his head.

I moved in front of her in an attempt to block her view of his name. "Yeah, he has the exact same first and last name as the idol. Pretty bizarre, huh?"

When I turned back to L, he had that creepy look on his face as he stared at Misa. He was laughing too.

"Oh great, he's a fan." I grumbled, crossing my arms.

"Light," He spoke up. "You're a lucky girl."

I blinked in surprise.

"I have been a huge fan of yours ever since the August issue of Eighteen." He told Misa.

"Wow! Really?" She looked delighted. "That's so sweet of you!"

"Hey, oh my god! Isn't that girl Misa-Misa?"

"You're right! It's her!"

"No. They've noticed." I muttered, watching as a crowd began to form.

As Misa was talking to the crowd, I tried my best to stay at least a little bit away from it and didn't pay much attention.

"No way! Somebody just touched my butt!" Misa yelled, getting my attention back.

I crossed my arms and couldn't help the smirk that formed upon seeing L looking at his hand pretty guiltily before he reacted.

"This is an outrage! Taking advantage of the situation is unforgivable! I will find whoever is responsible for this." He said, running around the front of Misa, where I was standing near her.

"Chasing your own tail?" I muttered under my breath, resisting the urge to laugh as Misa giggled at him.

"Oh, Ryuga, you're so funny."

The crowd started laughing too as L put a hand to the back of his head.

"Misa," A business woman cut through the crowd and grabbed Misa's arm. "It's time. Or were you planning to be late again?"

"N-No, uh, I'm sorry, Yoshi."

"Let's go!"

"Oh, okay." Misa was being dragged away, but turned to wave back at me. "Bye Light! I'll see you after I'm done work!"

The crowd dispersed and L turned back to me.

"Now then, perhaps we should get going." He said.

"I've got to go to the restroom first. You go on ahead." I said.

"Oh, okay then. I'll see you there." He started walking away.

I started walking the other way and pulled out the cell phone Misa gave me. As it rang, I heard the ringtone from behind me. I turned around to see L holding the cell phone up by the strap, pinched between his thumb and finger.

"Yes?" He finally answered it. "Hello?"

"What do you mean "hello"?" I asked in an annoyed tone.

"Oh, is that you, Light? I guess someone must have dropped this phone in all of the commotion earlier on."

You mean you stole it when you touched Misa's butt. Dammit, this is kind of embarrassing that I was calling her just because this was the way it was before. I didn't have any real purpose in calling her.

"Uh, hello?" L asked.

"Yeah, that's Misa's cell phone you have. I can give it back to her." I said, walking up behind him.

"Oh, I see. Sure, that makes sense." He said, then hung it up and turned around to hand it to me.

As he started to walk away again, I tried Misa's other phone. Of course, a phone started ringing on his person again before I even hit the call button.

"Oh, this time it's actually my cell phone." he said, clearing his throat as he took it out and answered it. "Yes? Yes, I see. So, it's done then? I understand." He hung up the phone and turned back around. "I'm not exactly sure how you'll take this, but regarding Misa Amane, there's something you should know. We've taken her into custody under suspicion of being the Second Kira."

The damn shinigami started laughing.

"We gathered physical evidence from the envelopes that were sent by the second Kira. In particular, we recovered hairs and fibres from the masking tape used to seal them. They matched what we found in Misa's room. There will be a public uproar if word gets out that she's been apprehended as the second Kira, so officially, we've charged her manager with drug possession and she's a voluntary witness. But I doubt any of this will get out."