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I was standing unemotionally in the group of the task force. The smell of medicine and bleach waft into my lungs. The hospital room was filled with only the sound of the heart monitor and Light's desperate words as he clutched his dying father's hand.

Guilt ripped through my chest as I knew that Soichiro was in his death bed because of me.

"L-Light..." Soichiro weakly muttered.

"Yeah dad? It's ok I'm right here!" Light's act was making me sick. Here his father is dying and all Light is thinking about is asking how to kill Mello without the others finding out.

Soichiro's red eyes moved sluggishly above his head. "Light... I still have... the shinigami eyes... the shinigami told me that I can't see the name... of people who own a notebook... But I can still see the numbers above your head"

I knew that Light had taken precautions and was hiding a notebook in his shirt to keep his memories but still sacrificed his ownership.

"Soichiro, Of course Light isn't Kira! Don't waste your breath ok?" I sat lower to Soichiro's gaze as he looked at me.

"Chouko..." I smiled as he refused to say my name. "Promise me something..."

I nodded. "Anything"

"Promise me... To protect my son..." Guilt was now not only ripping at my chest, but devouring me alive.

"I promise..." Just then Light took out the death note quickly and shoved a pen into his father's hand.

With fake hysteria he let crocodile tears flow down his cheeks. "Dad! You know Mello's name right!? Write it down! With the last of your strength! Don't let him beat you!" But it was too late.

The glowing red hue had already begun to fade from his eyes, leaving a dull grey hue.

Yes Soichiro. I promised to protect his son. But this isn't the first time I've lied and it won't be the last.

At least he died happy.


It was exactly 1:00am in the morning when I decided to take action.

Light's bedroom was locked as it should be but with my tools of the trade (A toothpick and a paperclip I found on the desk) I could unlock the door.

I closed the door behind me, trying to keep this as quiet as possible. But once the door was shut I started clapping my hands to wake up the sleeping brunette in the bed.

Light awoke with a start, his eyes wide at the rude awakening. "C-Chouko? What are y-you doing here?"

"Well I think I'd first like to congratulate you on your brilliant acting. You were able to keep up that look the whole time you were trying to get Soichiro to write Mello's name. Truly admirable" I smirked.

He sighed. "It was necessary..." The bed sheets fell off of his top layer revealing a well toned chest. While my face remained as it was earlier I couldn't stop the pink tinge from dotting my cheeks. It was the first time I had seen something like this after all.

Light noticed how the action was effecting me and I could practically see the plan forming in his mind. "Get a shirt on..." I growled.

"Oh but from your reaction you certainly like what you see..." He purred seductively.

I scoffed, making my way to his closet. I grabbed the first shirt I saw and threw it on his coiffed brown hair. "Nice try. Lemme guess... I'm going to fall head over heels for you then turn into another one of your chess pieces? That's your plan isn't it?" Light's eyes remained as innocent as he could although I could see agitation in his gaze.

"I would do no such thing..." I let out a small chuckle just as light slipped the loose T shirt over his head.

"Light, you should learn something. Not every woman in this world has a thing for brunettes" I sarcastically remarked.

The murderer's eyes widened at how I was unaffected at his plans. I wonder what he's actually thinking right now...


As I awoke from my sleep with a start, it took my eyes a minute to adjust to the setting the room was set into. Chouko stood in the center of the room, clapping her hands to get my attention. She was dressed in a short-strap grey T-shirt and short shorts made of a soft black material. I couldn't take anything else in as I tried to assess the situation.

"C-Chouko? What are y-you doing here?" I stuttered from the fact I was still half-asleep.

Her voice was not menacing or deadly as she talked, just unemotionally sarcastic with a hint of threatening like she always talked. "Well I think I'd first like to congratulate you on your brilliant acting. You were able to keep up that look the whole time you were trying to get Soichiro to write Mello's name. Truly admirable" She smirked, leaning on one hip.

"It was necessary" I was shocked internally at how she was genuinely congratulating me... What was she planning?

As the effects of sleep were chased off I came to the realization that I was only half dressed, still wearing the pants from the earlier day.

'Maybe I could try and get her to work with me. Up till now she's been neutral... I need to know if she's on Kira's side or not... This will be easy...' I thought as I 'accidentally' let the top covers slip from my grasp, revealing something for her to see. My action had a perfect effect on her stoic face as pink dotted her cheeks even though her face and eyes were normal.

"Get a shirt on..." She growled. Denial eh?

"Oh but from your reaction you certainly like what you see" I suggested. To my ultimate surprise she just scoffed and yanked a loose red T-shirt from the hangers and tossed it to my head.

She smirked. "Nice try. Lemme guess... I'm going to fall head over heels for you then turn into another one of your chess pieces? That's your plan isn't it?"

'Why is this not working! How did she know that?' I viciously though internally as I kept up my act.

"I would do no such thing..." I slipped the clothing over my exposed chest as she laughed lowly.

"Light, you should learn something. Not every woman in this world has a thing for brunettes" Her coy remark made my mind whirl with thoughts.

'She knows all about the death note and that I'm Kira... She's a skilled thief and assassin who killed only criminals and she's even brilliant! Having her as an ally may even seal my victory over N...'

"So. What did you really come to talk about?" I muttered.

Chouko pulled up a chair from the corner of the room. "We both know I know your Kira. We settled that I while ago. And I think It's time for me to step out of the neutral zone..."

"And what do you mean by that?" I asked.

"Well you should know that my best friend Akishi is currently with Mello. I don't know if she's alive or not but I do know Mello is alive and well" I clenched my teeth at the thought of the criminal.

Swallowing my anger for the mafia leader I turned to look at the violet eyed ravenette in the room. "Your point?"

"My point is that if you cut off your hunt for Mello then I'll give you a couple more tips on N" What!? How does she know about N? "Before you ask. I can't tell you how I know. Just accept that I'll help you if you help me"

A thought bubbled into my mind. "Why do you want to let Mello go?"

"I have a debt I want to repay. He saved my best friends life five years ago, now that I save his then we're even. Got it?" I shifted nervously under her death glare.

"Fine. So if I never try to find Mello ever again then you'll tell me what you know about N?" I clarified.

She grinned like a fox at my words. "You have my word"

I nodded to the dark haired assassin, reaching out my hand for her to shake. "We have a deal" Chouko returned the shake and I got to feel her smooth pale skin against mine.

"So now that I won't hurt Mello... What do you know?" She fixated her violet orbs onto my own brown ones.

"N really is Near, a spitting image of the picture. Near and Mello come from Wammys House. The two of them were indeed the best in the orphanage but eventually Near was chosen instead of Mello. Near was recruited by the FBI to form the SPK and it was eventually created. However, once Mello got his hands on the notebook he killed off almost everyone in Near's team"

My eyes widened at the small bits of new information such as most of Near's team being gone. Sure I knew that he had hit the SPK but I had no idea they had taken such a huge loss... This could be useful...

"Oh yeah I forgot to mention a very important thing..." She trailed off teasingly.

I twitched, obviously agitated."And that is?"

"Near knows that you are a liar..." Shock rippled through my veins.

I swallowed the disbelief forming in my mind and narrowed my eyes into slits of red. "Well then... I'm going to have to kill Near... As fast as possible..."

Chouko grinned. "Good luck glitter!" She called, bringing up that childish name from years ago. And just before exiting the room the assassin looked back toward me.

Suddenly her demeanor changed from childish and smart, to deadly and vicious... Like some kind of wolf. "And remember..." She growled.

"I am nobody's chess piece" And with that she closed the door to my room, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

-End of Chapter 40-

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