((Author's Note)) Hoi everybody...It's me with a new chapter! yay! Man...It's been more than a year since I started this and I'm not even half done. I feel very ashamed because I had hoped to be on to my next fanfiction by now...oh well, maybe next year!

Anyway, here it is... the next chapter!

Chapter 21

I ran into the hospital nearly out of breath. It didn't help that it was pretty far from our current headquarters. Man, I don't think I've ever ran that much in my life! I tried to calm myself down from my mini marathon when I recognized Mrs. Yagami from the surveilance tapes.

I ran up to her. "Mrs. Yagami," I said.

"Huh?" she looked at me. "Oh, hello."

"I'm Hatsune Miku...I go to To-Oh with your son, Light."

Her eyes lightened up in recognition. "Oh, yes, I remember Light telling us about you...But I didn't think you'd be so young."

"I'm older than I look ma'am," I told her respectfully. "Also, I'm here because I heard what happened to Mr. Yagami...Is he okay?"

Mrs. Yagami's eyes dimmed a bit. "Yes, he's alright. Light is with him now, along with another classmate of his."

"Heideki Ryuga," I clarified. "He's my cousin actually."

"Oh, that's nice. They're in there if you want to see them." Mrs. Yagami pointed to the door behind her. I thanked her and walked inside.

I was silent as I entered. None of the three others in the room noticed me when Mr. Yagami spoke.

"That's correct. This man is L."

I then remembered the conversation I had with L this morning before we went to school...

~*Flashback*~

"Yugi there is something of great importance that I must ask of you," L said.

"What is it?" I asked.

"I want you to get close to Light Yagami. As much as you can in any way possible."

"What? But L-"

"I feel that it would be highly beneficial to the case."

"L I can't-"

"You can make him believe you are friends, I am certain of it."

"The way you said it makes me think you want me to go further than friends..."

"I'm not saying that...but if it must be done then do it."

~*EndFlashback*~

Keeping that conversation in mind, I quietly left and sat in the waiting room.

Light's Pov (3rd person)

When Light and L got booted out by the nurse, Light noticed Yugi sitting in the waiting room with a styrofoam cup in her hand.

"Yugi?"

She looked up at the two with an angry look on her face and let out a low growl. Light was too shocked to see such a dark look to see the cup move from her hand into L's face, drenching him with...coffee?

"You son of a bitch!" she yelled, her irises completely red. "You promised you'd tell me everything and you go and keep that from me?! I trusted you!" Her eyes welled up with tears as she ranted.

"Hatsune, please-"

"Don't 'Hatsune please' me Heideki!" She pointed a finger at L. "I heard what Mr. Yagami revealed to Light!" A look of Betrayal crossed her face as the tears began to fall. "When I agreed to go to England with you, you said, and I quote, 'as long as you tell me everything I'll do the same; No secrets'! And here you are and you tell your biggest one, not to me, but someone you barely even know!"

"Hatsune, just let me explain..." L pleaded, although his voice was monotone and his face blank the whole time. "I kept that secret to protect you..."

"How the hell would that protect me?! What good would it do to me if you dropped dead one day and I wouldn't know why?!" Yugi's eyes were like a fountain as she began to lose steam from her anger. "I can't lose you like I did Rue! I wouldn't be able to live with myself!" She then turned and ran off crying out the door.

"I knew this would happen..." L muttered to himself, coffee dripping from his hair and onto his shoulders, staining his white shirt into a dull brown.

"Why didn't you ever tell her?" Light asked. He felt sorry for Yugi, and a little scared.

"What would be the point?" L asked back. "Whether I told her myself, or not, she would have been mad at me either way."

He then proceeded to walk outside where Watari was waiting for him with his limousine.

"Ryuga," Light said as L climbed into the vehicle. "I know I agreed to help with the investigation, but I don't think I'll be able to do much until my father is healthy again.

"I understand," was his reply. He then closed the door. "And Light, if you run into Yugi, tell her I'm sorry for me." He then rolled up the window and the limo drove away.

Heideki Ryuga, Light thought, Ryuzaki...He is the L I've been fighting this whole time...What is his real name... His phone suddenly vibrated and he saw an unknown number. He answered.

"Hello?"

"Light? It's Yugi."

"oh, Hey," Light greeted. "How did you get my number?"

"I hacked into your phone when you and Heideki were playing tennis. I gave it to him too, just to let you know."

"Are you still mad at him?"

"Well, Duh," Yugi stated bluntly. "Look, I'm sorry for exploding like I did back there, but... ya know...I was mad."

"Don't apologize. I would have done the same."

"Liar."

Light began to walk when he asked, "Where are you anyway?"

"At the park near the hospital. I didn't feel like running all the way to the hotel."

"Alright, stay there. It's getting late, and this part of town can be dangerous at the best of times."

"Oh, I'm so scared," Yugi said sarcastically. "You do know I can kick your ass for that right?"

"I do now. After the coffee thing I'm sure you could scold my ear off," Light chuckled. By now he had made it to the park and he saw Yugi on the swing set. She saw him and hung up her phone.

Light walked up and sat in the swing next to her. "Hey," he said to her.

"Hi," she said back.

"Ryuga said he was sorry," Light told her. "I guess he didn't know how to explain it to you without making you worry."

"I'll always worry for him," Yugi replied, trying to hold back tears. "He's been the only family I have since my parents disappeard, and even more so since Rue died."

Light went silent for a moment until he asked, "Who is Rue?"

Yugi looked down. "He's the reason I hate Kira." Light tensed at that statement. "Sure he had killed people...maybe even enjoyed it...but he wasn't a criminal. He was just sick and confused."

"What do you mean?" Light asked.

Yugi was silent for a moment before she said, "The day before he attempted to commit suicide, I found his medical file from when he was my age back then. We were only five years apart, so in a way it wasn't very long..." she took a deep breath. "He never knew I found it...and I've never told anyone, apart from Ryuga when he took me in...but he was diagnosed with Schizophrenia." She then chuckled.

Light was confused when she looked at him. "Do you think Kira would have killed him if he were in an asylum?" she asked. "Maybe then...we would have been together sooner...and maybe Kira wouldn't have killed him."

"You loved him...didn't you?" Light asked.

"Of course I did," Yugi stated. "He was my only friend." She then looked at the clock on her phone. "I gotta get back."

"Need a place to stay?" he asked.

"You sure your mom won't mind?"

Light chuckled. "It's not my mom I'm worried about..."

"Have a girlfriend?" Yugi guessed.

"No," Light shook his head. "I do have a sister though, she'd go nuts."

Yugi chuckled slightly. "I guess you're right... How old is she?"

"Fourteen," Light replied.

Yugi finally let out a small smile. "I think I can handle that."

Light then stood up and held out his hand. "Shall we?" He asked.

Yugi took his hand and stood from her swing, "We shall."

Yugi's POV (1st person)

Light led me down the street all the way to his house. Before calling him at the park I had notified L of where I was and told him I'd be back at the hotel as soon as possible.

His house was nice, of course I've already seen the interior. He led me inside and I promptly took off my shoes.

"Mom, Sayu, I'm home," He called out, "And I've brought company."

Mrs. Yagami turned toward the door from her place near the stove. "Oh, hello again Miku,' she said.

"Please Mrs. Yagami, call me Yugi," I told her.

"Oh, alright then..."

Light looked at me quizzically. I looked back at him.

"We met earlier at the hospital," I explained. Suddenly I heard fast paced footsteps coming from upstairs. I looked up at the ceiling. "Incoming..."

Zooming down the stairs was a girl about an inch shorter than me with straight brown hair and matching brown eyes. "Hi, I'm Sayu," the girl said stopping right in front of me. "Are you Light's girlfriend?"

My ears flattened in nervousness. I didn't expect her to be that outgoing. "Uh..."

Sayu then noticed my ears. "Woah! Are those real? Can I touch them?"

"Sayu," Mrs. Yagami scolded.

Sayu blushed before looking away. "Sorry..."

"It's okay," I told her. "My name's Yugi, and no, I'm not Light's girlfriend. We just go to the same school."

"Oh," Sayu said. "Well, just to let you know, he's totally available."

I smiled. "I'll keep that in mind."

"Come on, Yugi, we can hang out in my room," Light said, trying to push his sister away.

"Why?" I asked. "You're not thinking dirty thoughts are ya?" Light's face turned a deep red and I laughed. "Just kidding Raito-kun." I punched him in the shoulder lightly. "Lead the way."

His face still red, Light led me upstairs and to his room. I peeked inside when he opened the door. The room was just like I remember from the surveillance tapes; clean and tidy with everything perfectly organized.

"Wow," I said, appearing amazed. "It's very nice and cozy in here..."

"Uh, thanks."

I sat down on his bed and glanced over at his bookshelf. It was full of detective stories and law books and other stuff like that. "You have a lot of books, You're studying to be a police officer, right?" I asked.

Light nodded. "Yeah, speaking of which..." he sat next to me and I looked at him, "What are you in To-Oh for? It's obviously not for the samething as Ryuga."

I smiled. "You're right. I'm actually taking classes in performing arts...I decided to come to To-Oh because my dad went there, actually; although Heideki wanted me to go to Cambridge back in England."

Light raised an eyebrow. "Your dad?" I nodded.

"He studied Genetic Science, and had his own lab...but it burned down and he disappeared."

"Oh," Light said, "I'm sorry to hear that."

I shrugged. "It's alright, I guess." I then looked toward the bottom of the shelf where I knew he hid his hentai magazines. "So..." I said, about to casually ask if he had any, but before I could a strange smell hit my nose. I sniffed the are a bit. "What's that smell?"

"Huh?" Light sniffed the air. "Probably Mom cooking dinner..."

"But it doesn't smell like food," I said as I took another whiff of the air. "Smells like lighter fluid." I noticed Light tense a bit as I continued to smell the air moving closer to him.

I began to sniff Light, thinking it was coming off of him. I started at his chest and moved my way up to the nape of his neck. "Definitely not you," I stated by his ear. "Although you do smell nice."

"Well, a guy like me has to keep up his image," Light jokingly stated, feigning arrogance.

I continued to sniff, although I didn't move anymore, and eyed his desk suspiciously. "Hmm..."

~*TimeSkip*~

That night, I was offered a guest room and a set of pajamas.

I tossed and turned in my sleep. My breath became short and heavy as the dream played vividly behind my closed eyes.

Fire...

Screaming...

Scratching at that metal door...

My eyes snapped open and I sat up panting. Once I caught my breath, I put my hands up to my furry face, having partially morphed from the stress. That dream...It was the same one that brought me here...why?

Why did it come back? The moment I decide to stop...it comes back...why?

There was a knock on the door. "Yugi?" Light's voice came softly from the other side. "Yugi, are you alright?"

I took a moment to calm down and Humanize myself before going to the door and answering it. "Light," I muttered, "What is it?"

"I could hear you from my room," Light nodded to his door across from mine. "It sounded like you were having a bad dream."

"I'm sorry, did I wake you?"

"No," Light said quickly. "I, uh," He scratched the back of his head. "I wasn't asleep."

"Oh."

"Well, if you okay, then...goodnight." Light turned to go back to his room.

If it must be done, then do it.

"Light?" I quietly called out. He turned back to look at me.

"What is it?" he asked.

I bit my lip and lowered my ears slightly to appear emarassed. "Can you stay with me?"

Light hesitated. Then he nodded. "Yeah, sure." I held out my hand and he took it, closing the door behind him as I led him to the bed. He got in with me and held me close and I laid my head on his chest. Eventually I fell back asleep.

Author's Note: Sorry, I know it isn't really much. Especially after my major leave of absence, but in my defence, work, school and personal problems have been on me like the plague (not quite sure if I spelled that right). Unlike most people my age, I don't have time to sit around and waste all day, as much as I want to. So Apologies for lateness and lack of material. This was more of a filler chapter anyway, so just hope I can make the next one better.

Until next time...

-Garden of Time