"So... He really wants to meet me?" I asked Ryuk, still pacing.

"For the tenth time, yes," he answered, clearly annoyed. It had been at least a week since Ryuk told me that Light wanted to meet me. I asked him everyday the same thing, and now I'm pretty sure he wanted to bite off my head, and I don't blame him. For a few days I was high strung after I told that cop off, thinking that he was going to track me. My paranoia got the best of me, and thanks to that, I'm being called a 'Tanooki' at school. The bags under my eyes have gotten pretty bad, so they call me a Tanooki, saying I represent one. It's damned annoying, but there isn't much I can do about it.

"OI! Nyla, pay attention to me!" Ryuk yelled, chucking dirt at me.

"What the hell?! What do you want!?" I yelled back.

"I want a lot of things, but listen to what I'm saying!" I sighed, plunking down on the grass. He explained to me the details of the meeting, for the millionth time. Basically, Light wanted to meet with me, but not in public. He didn't specify when, or where he wanted to meet, he said to leave that up to me. I messaged my temples, trying to find a solution to this. At first I wasn't so sure about meeting him, and then I wanted to, but now...

"Alright... I'll send him a message." I got up from the ground, walking into the woods.

"Hey, where you going?" Ryuk called, running after me.

"I just said I was going to send him a message."

"Don't expect me to be your delivery person."

"I don't. I'm going to use the DeathNote."

"Ohohoho! How are you going to do that?"

"Simple."

Later that night, I had stuck myself in my bedroom, hoping to get a reply. What I had done, was really reckless, and could possibly get me killed. I even missed Ryuk's company! He went to see what Light's reaction was going to be, thanks to my idiotic way of telling him a message. I only hope he understood.

When you look at your computer screen, at the clock, it tells you not only the time, but the date as well. That's usually how it's done on a lot of things, not just computers. Even on wristwatches. So what I did was. I killed a handful of criminals in one spot outside of where KIRA started killing to indicate we should meet there. Next I killed a criminal, making him write a note before he died.

Now the clock strikes
Over and over again
Only in my dreams do I hope
Never again shall I doubt.

If he looks down the side of the note, it says NOON. and I had him sign it 6. It would make sense if he signed it like that. According to the cops, they've only caught six of these gang members, so I thought it fitting that he signed it with a six. Not only that, but it indicates the date I want to meet. The sixth was in two days, so that gave him plenty of time to figure it out. If he's as bright as Ryuk say's, then it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

The suspense was killing me, and my paranoia was getting to me again. The slightest noise made me jump. "NYLA! PHONE!" I jumped off my bed, shaking uncontrollably. Calm down girl. Get it together. It's not like the cops are gonna come beating down your door! They don't know it was you! They think it was KIRA! I took a shaky breath, trying to steady myself. "NYLA! I SAID PHONE!" Next thing I knew, Janice was in my doorway, phone in hand. "Honestly! Do you not hear me?"

"I hear you loud 'n clear!" I snapped.

"It's your dad on the phone." I was on my feet instantly, taking the phone from her hand.

"Dad, hey!" It was so good to finally be able to talk to my dad. It had been two months since I could actually talk to him.

"Hey Ny! How have you been!?" He asked excitedly. Oh you know. I feel like barfing. I killed about over a dozen of people in a week. I got interrogated by the police. I'm extremely paranoid that someone is gonna come in and shoot me. Oh! I have a Shinigami as a roommate! So everything it normal! How about you?!

"I'm alright, been trying to keep up in my studies, the usual. How are you?"

"Ah, school is very important. I can't wait to see you graduate!"

"Yeah- wait. Graduate? See me graduate?" I choked. Did this mean he was getting out this year? Was he really? He laughed in the phone. A strong, warm, heartfelt one. "Are you coming home dad?" My voice was a whisper. I didn't trust it to hold.

"Something like that Ny! My lawyer found evidence that I didn't commit the crime, so we're hoping that it'll be enough to get me out!" I almost dropped the phone. I was so close to tears. This is what I wanted. I wanted my dad back. I needed him back. "Ny?" My shoulders shook as silent tears poured down my face. I never cried. Never. It took a lot to get me to cry. Since my dad went to jail, I never did cry. I told myself I had to be tough, couldn't let anything, or anyone hurt me. "Ny..."

"I-I'm okay! I'm just so happy!" I choked on the last part. Through the phone, I could hear my dad's voice shake.

"I know Ny. We can finally be a family again..."

"We always have been, and always will be!" I sniffed. "When do you go to court?"

"In the morning."

"I want to be there!" He laughed again.

"I knew you'd want to be, and Kygo say's it's alright if you come along."

"Alright! When should I be there?"

"Eight. I gotta go now honey. But I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" I nodded.

"Yeah! Course!"

"I love you sweetie." Then the line went dead. I dropped the phone, curling into a ball. Letting it out. Finally letting everything out. He was coming home. I knew he would.

"Nyla.." Janice was by my side, rubbing my back soothingly. I didn't want her near me, but right now it didn't matter. My dad was coming home, and soon we'd be together again.

My tears finally stopped, and I could feel my eyes, puffy and swollen. My nose was dripping like a facet, but I didn't care. "I'll go get some tea." Before I could protest, Janice was up, and gone.

"He's coming home..." I tested the words on my lips. I repeated it a few more times, convincing myself that it was true.

"I leave for a few hours, and you become a pussy on me?" Ryuk appeared on my window sill, watching me. I shook my head.

"He's finally coming home, Ryuk." He tilted his head at me. "My dad is coming home."

"Oh, from a war or something?"

"Jail."

"Oh... Wait a minute... You do realize that Light could've killed him anytime? Still can." My heart stopped. I always knew KIRA could kill criminals, all he needed was their name and face.

"He's getting out tomorrow. Just wait and see. Light won't even get to him. He's always killed criminals in his area, or in other regions, never here, and he won't start." Janice came back with the tea, handing a mug to me. I nodded to her, as I got off of the floor. We headed to the living room to watch a movie. It was the first time in a long time, that we actually sat together in the same room. It was... nice. But I simply wouldn't forget about her being a gold digger. I narrowed my eyes at her. When I got off the phone, she seemed kind, almost motherly. Even before I was on the phone, she seemed like she cared. I shook my head. She could never actually care for me, or my dad. It was nice to pretend, so I allowed it for the night.

Ryuk's words kept echoing in my ears. He could kill my dad at any time if he wanted to, but there are plenty of other criminals he could kill. So that would never happen... Right?