Matsuda jumped suddenly from his chair and everyone turned to face him; half-panicked, half-expecting this sort of behavior from him.

"Kitsune—er—Hotaru Matsumoto is dead! He just dropped dead out of nowhere and the only place that aired his real name was the news program La Sexta Noticias in Spain!"

"Yes, I specifically asked that no other news channels air it because I know Kai doesn't have access to it," L stated, turning back to face the monitors.

"Of course that doesn't disprove anything since we know Kira can specify the date and cause of death, but it doesn't increase the probability that Kai is Kira by any stretch of the imagination."

He paused to take a bite out of the donut sitting next to him.

"So what you're saying is that making sure only one news program aired his name was completely pointless?"

L glanced at Aizawa, "hm? No, not at all. Had he not been killed it would've increased Kai's chances by at least three percent."

Kai walked into the Yellowbox Warehouse just a minute before eight o' clock to find Satoshi already standing there.

Well, this is definitely unexpected…then again, it's not like I've trusted him for a while…still I didn't think he'd sell me out, I just thought he'd kill me.

Satoshi looked over when the door shut and immediately looked panicked.

Kai's here? Oh man…Zakuro's not gonna like this. It was supposed to be someone on the task force, how did he find out about it?

"So, Satoshi, you're the one who sold me out. I suppose if I'd thought about it I would have figured it out sooner. E-mailing was a stupid move on your part; you should know I can hack most everyone's accounts."

Satoshi's eyes flickered briefly from Kai to the place he knew Zakuro was hiding, unsure of what to do. Kai turned rather arrogantly towards where Satoshi's eyes had glanced—still being careful not to show his entire face to her as a precaution,

"whatever your name is, you can come out now. I know you're there and if you're waiting to write my name down in your Death Note it'll be easier to know my name if you can see my face clearly."

Zakuro stepped out of the shadows and joined Satoshi, pen poised over a page of the notebook.

"You must be Sato's girlfriend right? Alright, you got me, what now?"

Kai put his hands behind his back, making sure his hand was on the dial of his watch.

"Isn't it obvious? What do you think is going to happen now? Now, I'm going to kill you, Yagami."

"What a shame, you could've been so helpful."

Zakuro barked out a laugh, "you think I'd help you? You're so stupid."

"Well obviously not," Kai pulled the dial thrice, releasing the compartment his father had configured.

"For one thing, I had no idea that you had the Shinigami eyes but you gave that away rather quickly because I tricked you into thinking I did know."

Zakuro scowled, completely oblivious to Kai's actions behind his back.

"For another, I was able to find out where you were meeting—granted that was a little easier considering the method of contact but still, not everyone can do that."

At that Zakuro hit Satoshi upside the head. Mono began laughing, stealing Zakuro's Death Note and throwing it at Kai's feet. Kai, having finished his deed, bent down to pick it up.

"And lastly, I was just able to stall you long enough to write both of your names down on a hidden piece of the Death Note and gain custody of your Death Note."

Zakuro stood there gaping at them.

'I decided to go to the winning side, it's far more interesting,' Mono stated as Ryuk joined in his laughter.

Kai smirked, "I'd ask for last words but there isn't a lot you can say with five seconds left."

Kai turned to walk away, "such a shame, I do truly believe you both could've been helpful. Ah well, what can you do? Goodbye."

Zakuro Kanagawa

Suicide; goes with a third party to a secluded

area and hangs herself

Satoshi Mikami

Suicide; goes with a third party to a secluded

area and hangs himself