"Tsukiko, you're not well. You have to stay," Ryuzaki whispered, but when he saw me crying, he sighed, "Alright. Get in the car, we'll take you somewhere else."

Dr. Dwyer erupted from his exam room, hair a total mess, breathing hard. We had a harsh stare down that spelled out the same thing for both of us.

This is no where near finished.

Light gave me a piggy-back ride into the parking lot, and put my shaking frame down in the front of the car. After his father got into the car, he turned to me.

"What the hell is wrong?"

"That's him Light. That's him."

"Who's what?" He was starting to get impatient that I made him look like a fool.

"Light please, let me handle this." Ryuzaki sighed and approached me.

For once, he didn't look determined or upset or puzzled. He looked sincere and gentle. He gave me a small smile, which was something he rarely did.

"What's the matter Tsukiko?"

"Dr. Dwyer was the man who…"

I trailed off, but they got the point. Ryuzaki looked away towards the hospital, wondering a man like him could become a doctor, and Light raised his fists to his forehead, sighing explosively. I knew what he was thinking; the good doctor was so close, but he didn't kill him.

"Ryuzaki, get in the car please. There's something I'd like to tell Light."

Ryuzaki obeyed without a word, and I grabbed Light by the collar menacingly.

"If you kill him without my permission Light, your world will be a living hell. Got it?"

He brushed my grip from him, and stuck his finger in my face.

"And what makes you think you can order me around?"

"Because dear, I'm not the only one here with a Death Note."

Before Light could ask another question, I jumped into the car. Mr. Yagami put his hand on Ryuzaki's seat and turned around.

"Now what in the world was that about?"

"Nothing Mr. Yagami. Light and I just got into a fight, that's all. We do this all the time."

He shook his head and started the car, with Light getting in on the opposite side. The middle seat was empty, in which Malak sat, being the referee should Light and I start monkey slap boxing. Malak turned towards me and whispered,

"Don't answer me now, but why on earth would tell him you have a Death Note? That will only cause problems, mistress."

I really wish he would stop with the 'mistress' nonsense.

"Should we take you home Tsukiko?" Ryuzaki asked without turning around.

I spared a glance at Light. He was staring menacingly out the window.

"If it wouldn't be a problem."

"Not at all." Mr. Yagami sighed.

--

"Thank you again." I said cheerfully as I stepped out of the car. I stared at the house, which was now considered okay for me to enter. Ryuzaki got out of the car and waved to Mr. Yagami, who drove away.

"There's no sense in letting you doing this alone."

I smiled at his kind gesture and we walked in carefully. It was free of any blood, but I could still see it. I watched myself run past me, covered in blood, and collapsed on my knees.

"Maybe this was a bad idea." Ryuzaki said, sinking to the floor with me.

"No, I'm glad we came. Now the healing process can begin." I replied, getting up.

I didn't cry when I stared at the place where I found my mother's body. Instead, Ryuzaki put his arm around me. We headed upstairs to my room and I sighed, entering my room and plopping myself on the bed. Ryuzaki joined me and laid next to me, staring at the ceiling, which was covered in glow-in-the-dark spots.

"You're ceiling is…interesting." Ryuzaki commented, trying to strike up a conversation that had nothing to do with mother's death.

"It's even cooler at night, 'cause it glows in the dark. I can show you if you want to sleep over again tonight."

Ryuzaki smiled, remembering our first encounter.

"I'd enjoy that."

I stared at him for a while, engrossed in his eyes. They were a grey-ish black, a color I had never seen before. He was hard, determined and childish on the outside, but on the inside he was determined, childish and sweet. Ryuzaki leaned forward to kiss me, and I let him. Soon enough we were hardcore making out and Ryuzaki ran his hand up my thigh. I broke the kiss.

"What are you doing?" I exasperated.

"Sorry." He replied and went back to the other side of the bed.

"I'm sorry Ryuzaki, it's just that I don't think I'm ready yet, y'know?"

He smiled at me and I kissed him again, this time softer and less aggressive. His lips were very soft and kissable, which was something I liked. Light's lips were no where near as soft as Ryuzaki's.

"I think I like you." He whispered in my ear.

I smiled, but frowned when I remember how sweet Light could be when he wasn't in I'm-an-asshole-because-I'm-Kira phase. I pushed the thought aside and looked at Ryuzaki.

"I think I like you too."

I didn't even realize my asthma attack had stopped before, but it started again, this time more subtle. I barely noticed until Ryuzaki looked at me with a panic look in his eyes.

"What?" I was struggling to breathe.

"You're face is an ashy grey."

Oh God no. Please don't let it be..

I looked down at my fingernails, and sure enough, they were blue. We had no car, the hospital I wanted to go to was miles away. Ryuzaki rushed to the phone and hurriedly dialed 911.

"Please, we need an ambulance." He was panicking.

He gave them my address, and I tried harder to breathe normally. Since I was just diagnosed with asthma, I had inhaler to help me. I heard Ryuzaki tell them not to send an ambulance from the Kyoto district. Ryuzaki hung up the phone, then looked at me, and picked it up again.

"Hello Light…no I'm not, I'm calling to ask you to meet us at Tsukiko's house. I've called an ambulance and they should…no, don't. Okay. Bye."

"You called…" I couldn't finish my sentence.

Soon the whirring siren was back in front of my house. Light was running down the street as the ambulance personnel brought me out in a stretcher. I had to admit, that was a tad bit extreme, but they had to get me out, considering I might fall down the stairs if I walk. Light leaned over the stretcher and stared at me and the breathing mask and my grey face.

"I'm so sorry Tsukiko, we should have--"

The ambulance personnel ended the conversation as they loaded me in and Ryuzaki, Light and Malak hopped in.