It's good to be back in my own room and back online. I missed you guys! Updates will no doubt be slower because I'm really busy with school and work BUT I have been working my ass off to get chapters up. FORGIVE ME!

It was mid morning when I next woke. I was alone and almost convinced last night was just a bad dream until I noticed the bathroom door was slightly ajar and the shower was running. I silently slipped from the bed and padded over to the door peering through the crack. A mirror was directly across from the crack and offered me a perfect view of the glass encased shower and a males' naked rear. My cheeks flushed when I realized it was Mello in the shower and I forced myself away from the door. I'm not a pervert. An insane anime lover, granted. But definitely not a pervert. Even if Mello does have a nice ass.

While I was busy laying on the bed with my head buried into the soft pillows, trying with Herculean effort to control myself, the water stopped running and a few minutes later Mello walked out with a plush blue towel around his waist.

"Forgot your clothes?" I gave him a once over and grinned.

Mello shrugged and grinned back. "I just though by the way you were peeping at me you wouldn't mind."

A blush bloomed across my cheeks and I bowed my head to make a curtain of hair fall over my beet red face. "Shut up. It was a little peek to see who was in my shower."

"Pervert."

"Whatever. Did you leave any hot water for me?"

Mello nodded and I wandered into the bathroom for a nice hot shower but stopped dead in my tracks. On the foggy mirror the words 'THEY CAN'T PROTECT YOU FOREVER' were scrawled. My blood froze in my veins and I quickly backed out of the room, only to run into Mello's chest with a squeak. I could almost feel Mello vibrate with rage at how close Beyond had gotten to me. He was just playing with us like a cat with a mouse, taunting us with how easily he could get to us while he was just out of our reach. It pissed me off to no end and I quickly grabbed a hair brush off the counter and hurled it at the mirror with a small shout. It shattered with a satisfying smash and with it Beyond's message was destroyed. I turned on my heel and marched downstairs to get some breakfast.

I refused to let Beyond bother me. He could leave little notes and torment me at night but he would never lay a finger on me until my number was up. That small comfort was the only thing between me and another breakdown. I glared at my Fruit Loops like they were the source of every problem in the world for about 10 minutes until Light broke into my reprieve.

"Do you not like Fruit Loops or is something on your mind?"

I jumped slightly at his voice. "Beyond is getting cocky." Like you used to be. I added in my head.

"What did he do?" Light said in a low voice. I could hear concern in his voice and it endeared me to him, if only slightly.

"Tapping on my window in the middle of the night. Creepy messages on my bathroom mirror."

"That's what that crash was. Scared me half to death!"

I nodded then smiled. "Light. You already died, remember? Or do I need to go pull out the video?"

"No thanks." Light chuckled. "It's bad enough knowing there's video of my death, much less seeing it. Or seeing myself as an anime character."

"Gaaaah! I totally killed him! That's bullshit!" Matt's voice came from a room adjacent to the kitchen followed by the clatter of a controller hitting the floor. Light and I shared a look and burst into twin fits of laughter.

I see a trend starting with these short chapters but I am trying. It seems like if I get within a foot of my laptop then it's naptime so I'm really sorry. I'm working hard to get these chapters out and I'm sorry for all the gaps between chapters.

R&R PLEASE!