"Gee Light, those criminals really deserved to die." I said, trying to drop a hint.

"I suppose." He replied.

The death god chuckled again. I think he forgot he can hear me.

"Light, we need to talk." I said, taking a deep breath to calm my nerves.

He could kill me. I have to remember that and play it cool.

"What's up?" He asked and swiveled in his chair.

"Do you know what this is?" I asked, taking out the blank piece of paper.

"It's just paper." He replied, a little tension in his voice.

I took a shaky breath. Why would I want to cry now?

"It's..it's a piece.."

That damn death god began to laugh hysterically now.

"It's a piece of a Death Note."

Shock washed over Light's face, but he ran a hand over it and calmed himself.

"Where did you find it?"

Ah, he really was guilty. He would have asked "What's a death note?" If he wasn't Kira.

"I found it..on that jacker..on the bus.." I replied.

I was visibly shaking now as Light walked over.

"Let me have it." He said. It was almost like a demand.

"No." I whispered. "I know you're secret."

There was no stopping the hot tears from spilling down my face.

"I know you're Kira." I whispered.

Before I knew I was tackled on my back with Light pinning my arms above my head.

"Get off!" I screamed.

He didn't move. Instead I thrashed around screaming and crying. Ironic that no one heard.

"How do you know?!" He demanded, gripping my wrists even harder.

"They will know you lied!" I screamed, thrashing even harder.

He tried to calm me, but it didn't work. I was hysterical now.

"You liar!" I screamed as I finally wriggled out of his grasp and clung to wall.

"THEY WILL KNOW YOU LIED!!" I screamed again.

He spun me around and slammed me against the wall when there was a knock on the door. Light immediately covered my mouth.

"Light? Honey? Is everything okay?"

"Yeah mom." Light faked a laugh. "We're only wrestling."

I screamed against Light's hand, but he pressed me harder against the wall.

I heard her footsteps die away and I tried to scream for her to come back and save me. Light took his hand off my mouth and when I was about to scream, he covered my mouth with his.

I had waited for this since I first met him, but it didn't feel the way it should. I pushed him away and started to cry again.

"No no no.." I moaned.

Light stepped closer and drew me into a tight embrace. I shook and cried and couldn't help but feel comforted. Damnit, he always did have that way with women.

"I love you Tsukiko, please don't cry." His words were laced with poison.

"No, you're a liar." I croaked.

Strangely, I didn't squirm or wriggle or resist. I just sat there in his arms for what felt like an eternity.

"I'm not a liar...for once." He whispered. "I really love you."

The fact that he admitted to lying previously gave me some form of comfort. Maybe he really did love me.

He stroked my hair and kissed me head occasionally as I eventually settled down and stopped crying. I even returned the hug and the occasional kisses, feeling loved for the very first time.

"Don't leave me." I whispered.

"I won't." He whispered back when his mother knocked on the door again.

"Tsukiko, honey it's your father on the phone."

I wiped what tears remained on my face and took the phone shakily into my hands.

"Hello?" I said. "Okay..yes..oh do I have to? Okay. Love you too daddy. Bye."

I handed the phone back to Mrs. Yagami and turned to Light.

"I have to go home. Daddy says it's important."

"Okay." Light replied. "Should I walk you home?"

"No it's okay." I replied and leaned closer.

"Don't send him to walk me home either." I whispered, pointing to the death god.

"Oh Ryuk? Okay, I won't, but stay safe!" He replied as I got up and walked out the door.

---

"Heh heh heh, so what are you going to do now Light?" Ryuk chuckled as he watched Tsukiko go out the door.

"She knows my secret now, so there's only one thing to do." Light replied as he sat at his computer.

"Oooh, going to kill her?" Ryuk asked, laying on the bed just as Tsukiko did.

"Well, if it comes to that, yes. But for now, I think I'll just settle for toying with her. I'll break her heart, then cause her death as a suicide. It's flawless." He replied in a dark tone.