"Tsukiko!"

Ryuzaki's voice sounded so hollow and so far away.

"Take..hospital." Was all I heard.

"No!" I screamed and bolted awake.

I was covered in a cold sweat and I was terrified for my own safety. The man who raped me wasn't in jail because I hadn't said anything. He could be out there, violating other women and it would be because of me.

"I have to tell you something Ryuzaki, but you have to swear never to tell ANYONE, not even Light."

His brows furrowed together in confusion, but he agreed. I took a deep shaky breath, and with my aviators still on so Ryuzaki couldn't see my face, I leaned close to his ear and barely whispered,

"I was raped a long time ago."

He stayed quiet for an undetermined amount of time. Suddenly he drew me tightly into his arms, and I broke down.

"It was never your fault." He whispered.

"I know, but...I could have said something sooner."

He let go and held my shoulders as we looked eye to eye. He took off my glasses and saw my smudged eyeliner and mascara. He didn't seem to care.

"You can't change the past Tsukiko. It wouldn't make a difference if you said it twenty years from now."

His words were comforting, but he didn't understand where I was coming from.

"Thank you." I whispered and hugged him tightly.

"There you are!"

Oh no, not now. Not him.

I turned around and Light was standing over the car, watching me hug Ryuzaki. He opened the door and grabbed my arm, dragging me out. I wriggled myself free and stood in front of him. He was a few inches taller than me.

"I know people say this all the time, but it really isn't what it looks like."

"Then enlighten me." He growled.

I was pissed that he didn't even see my smudges makeup, indicating that I was crying. For a super genius, he can be really dumb sometimes.

"Ryuzaki was comforting me, that's all." I whispered.

I had to tell him. I didn't want to, but in order to save Ryuzaki's life, I had to tell him.

"I'll kill him." Light growled and moved past me in slow motion.

I was surprised by this sudden slowing of time, but I took advantage of it and shoved Light back.

"Give me a second to explain."

He stood and waited patiently.

"I...I..."

My body involuntarily shivered. I was cold in the middle of May.

"I was raped, years ago."

Light's infuriated, jealous expression melted away and he drew me into his arms. He smelled amazing, and my arms found their way around his neck. I saw that Ryuuk was behind him, waving stupidly at me. I ignored him and felt used from Light. Now he was going to dig out the details of this guy and kill him. No way in hell was I going to let him do that, so I grabbed my sunglasses out of Ryuzaki's car. Malak quickly floated next to me as my fury burned, and I knew he knew it.

"Where are you going?" Ryuzaki called.

"Do you want a ride?" Light asked.

"FUCK BOTH OF YOU!" I screamed and continued down the road.