Hehe, most of you probably guessed it. Anyways, thanks for the reviews and I'm glad you guys like the story so far! :D

P.S, just wanna say that this chapter I'd really like to highlight Yuki's past a little more. No, not about her mother… yet (SPOILERS NO!). This chapter will be more about Yuki's old rebellious life and some… stuff… that happened in high school. Hope you don't mind, I just wanna kinda make the story interesting. Don't worry, innocent Light is in it, too. ;)

P.P.S Sorry for the mistakes! I didn't have time to go over this but I will soon!

Previously…

I knocked on L's door and twiddled my thumbs, waiting for him to open. When he did, he silently invited me in. He sat on a chair while I sat on the edge of his bed.

We stared motionlessly at each other in silence, letting the vibration of L's computer fill the quiet room. "So, will Dad be alright?" I asked meekly, swinging my legs.

"Yes, your father is in responsible care. Though I doubt he will be released soon." I nodded, understanding his transgressions.

"So…" I rubbed the back of my neck. "How about that detective life?"

His eyes narrowed slightly. "Yuki, I know your intentions of coming to me were not to discuss the mundane parts of life. What is it that you really want?"

I sighed, lowering my head. "I need to tell you something…" He waited. His attentive eyes were studying me. "I have a secret."

Back to the story…

"I have a secret." This better be the right decision… No turning back now. "I don't know if you know this about Beyond, but he- we both have red eyes. With these red eyes we can… we can see a person's real name-" I stopped myself. Should I tell him about a person's lifespan?

No, I decided against it. I glanced swiftly above his head and blinked. His numbers were going down. Looking at the floor, I tried to ignore it. Everyone's numbers go down sooner or later.

His steel eyes were staring at me intensely as he sat motionless in his chair. His grip tightened around the teacup that suspended in mid-air. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I wanted badly for the deafening silence to end. Say something already.

When he didn't I knew he was calculating things in his head, putting together puzzles and adding more questions to that big brain of his. "Your name," I said, adding on. "I know that. It's-" I looked around to make sure we were completely alone. "It's L Lawliet."

The biggest emotion in L I've seen so far is when his eyes widened at the sound of his name being said aloud. Then they were fixed back to the emotionless steel fortress. "I think we have established that you know my name."

Shrugging slightly, I hugged myself and curled up on his bed, waiting for a while. He sat in front of me, but his eyes were drifting away someone I couldn't reach. He was deep in his mind, questioning a million things. I knew it was rude to interrupt him so I let him think.

"I am still attempting to grasp this concept," he murmured, rubbing his bottom lip. The teacup was set on the coffee table as he averted his eyes back to me. "You and Beyond are able to see any person's real name…?"

I nodded, sitting back up and crossing my legs on the edge of his bed. "Yeah, that's how we know your name. We know a person's name before meeting them."

If it were possible, a lightbulb would've lit up above the detective's head. Some sort of idea had popped into his mind as he dropped his thumb from his lip and slipped out of his chair.

Shuffling quietly across the floor, he went to the window and peeked out past the curtains. It was night, around midnight or so, and the city was still buzzing with nightowls.

"If you are telling the truth-"

"I am."

"-then I believe our deal has changed." Snapping my head in his slouching direction, I frowned.

"What are you talking about?" I inquired, annoyance rising up in me. "I told you I was here on my own terms. Besides, I know your real name-"

"I don't think you would want my name leaking into the public," he shot back in an icy tone. "I have high authority, especially in law enforcement." He had strided over to me, already hovering above my figure on the bed. "To put it into terms you might understand," he whispered furiously, leaning down to my face, "I can do whatever I want to you. For the crimes you have committed with your friends, including the ones that have gone unnoticed, the police would love to make an example of you. They always are looking for teenagers to strangle with the hands of the law."

I froze, unsure of what to make of him. His tall, slender body was leaned on top of my crouching, cowering form. His voice was firm and clear, but low and mysterious. This L meant business. No one should mess with him.

My crimes that have gone unnoticed? How does he know about that? That stuff- it was personal. I thought only Akari knew… L, who are you? I wanted to go home, but I knew he was kinda right. I had committed a couple meager crimes in my teen years that could've gotten me in trouble. But I'm eighteen- no, just because I'm technically an adult doesn't mean I can escape the law. What exactly does he mean our deal has changed? "What about our deal?" I asked meekly.

Eventually he moved back and away from my face. Instead he just stood up, slouched still, and looked down at me. I sat up straighter as he answered. "The new deal is simple to comprehend. I will not inform anyone of your crimes and make sure you do not get into trouble. In exchange…" He narrowed his eyes and a slight smirk of victory and control flashed across his face. "You will work for me. Be my eyes. I intend to use your power whenever I need it. People these days are not likely to reveal their true names as they use to."

My fists curled as my red eyes flashed. He just wants to use me for his own benefit? I guess I have no choice. It's my fault for being so stupid back then. My mind flashed back to high school, but I quickly shook it away. No time for flashbacks Yuki.

Bouncing up, I leveled up to L. We were the same height, but only because he was slouching. Narrowing my fiery eyes, I swallowed the rebellious lump in my throat.

"Fine," I spat angrily, pushing away from him and marching out of the room. Ugh, he makes my life so difficult.

Akari didn't take the news that L was technically blackmailing me well. At first she wanted to strangle him. Then she calmed down and said it was my fault. Then she said she wanted to throw him out a window and run over him with a semi truck.

Beyond just shrugged and said "That's what you get for telling him you idiot." The killer was also technically being held here by L. At least he didn't go back to prison.

Light suddenly exploded through the room as I heard curtains being whipped open. My head was stuffed under my pillow and my body covered in a soft comforter.

"Wake up sunshine!" shouted Akari, leaping onto my bed and bouncing up and down. "Time to get to work!"

Well, "work" was actually going to the school to spy on Light because he was taking his entrance exams. He and L, as a matter of fact. Akari and I were there for moral support. Beyond… well, I wasn't actually sure why he was there.

As I stood outside the big building, clouds looming over the city, I shivered. My hair was down in a braid and I wore my usual black overcoat. Next to me was my fidgeting friend wearing a red overcoat similar to mine.

"Let's go," she muttered distastefully, scowling at the cold wind. Hopefully, according to the sexy meteorologist, this should be one of the last cold days of the month.

Inside we strolled down the hallways of the high school where the students would be taking the exams. Ah, yes, my old high school. Like a walk down memory lane. Scary, rebellious, lively, memory lane…

As we turned the corner, we bumped into someone. Beyond. Akari bursted out laughing when she saw his outfit. Beyond, in fact, was dressed as a custodian.

"You look like a pervert," she said, giggling at his grey jumpsuit. He even had a little hat and a nametag over his chest area.

He scowled, leaning against the end of a mop. "It's not my fault! This is the job L gave me! I have to pretend to be a janitor and spy on Light."

I smirked and shook my head. "Well, may I just say, the jumpsuit is fitting for you. Makes you look like a creeper." Akari continued to chortle until Beyond elbowed her.

Swinging the mop around like a ninja, the killer in disguise smirked. "Hey, that kid won't see what's coming to him. I'm gonna be the best dang custodian To-Oh University has ever seen!"

Waving the wooden tool around, he attempted to twirl it with his hands. The first time was perfect, but the second time he used to much force and it whammed into the front of my forehead.

"OW! Eh-!" The hard blow flung me back and down to the polished concrete floor. Then, everything went black… Man, I black way too much.

It's October, the perfect month of the year. Excitement buzzed in the school. Even Akari was more peppy than usual, which is saying something. I think she just likes this month because it's the month of Halloween. Yes, Japan loves Halloween as much as cheesy Americans do.

My uncle was visiting for the week and, since I was late, I decided to borrow new sports car. A red, sleek car was parked in the driveway when I walked outside. I hurriedly swiped his keys from the counter and took off. Luckily they were both sleeping so they didn't notice.

I climbed in the car and zoomed off towards school. The purr of the engine heating up made me shiver with excitement. Being in eleventh grade, I was at a rebel stage and felt joyriding in a car to be fun.

As I came upon a corner, I turned the wheel, but since I was going too fast, it wouldn't turn as fast as I wanted to. "STOP!" I shouted as I skidded across traffic into the oncoming lane.

Crap.

The bumper slammed into the front of another car, the spun past a blue van. I prayed I wouldn't crash because I'd be in SO much trouble if I was caught. Thankfully, I didn't hurt anyone as I emerged from the traffic jam.

School was just up ahead when I hit a bump and crashed into a tree. The blow was so hard the airbag went off and hit me in the face. Recoiling, I covered my face with my hands and whimpered.

Smoke was coming from the damaged hood as I unbuckled my seatbelt. Pushing myself out of the driver's seat, I dragged my aching body onto the grass. Since the spinning slowed me down before I hit the tree, I didn't get too hurt.

Staring up at the mess I'd made, I grimaced.

Crap. Crap. Crap. I'm dead.

Instantly, instead of owning up, I bolted into the trees. Using them as my cover, I crouched under the bushes and snuck closer to school. Emerging from the shadows, I wiped the dry blood off my face and continued on the sidewalk into school.

In the bathroom, before anyone saw me, I washed my bruised face with soap and water. Drying off, I sighed and stared at my eleventh grade self in the mirror. I'm such an idiot.

In class that day I told Akari what happened and she rolled her eyes, muttering about how stupid I was. But, she didn't tell a single soul. When I got home, my uncle explained how his car was stolen and crashed. No one saw who took it, thank you God.

The week slowed down with action as I slid under the radar, letting the guilt slip from my conscious.

In my science class, we were told to pick partners for a lab project. Instantly my eyes went to Akari, but as we moved up to pick partners, her crush came up and asked if they wanted to partner. Immediately she shot me a GET AWAY glare.

I sighed and let her be. When it comes to her crushes, she won't hesitate to say yes to anything. That logic leads to some crazy things.

Someone tapped me on the shoulder from behind. I turned around to see Light Yagami smiling at me, a slight blush on his face. "Hey, Yuki, I noticed that you don't have a partner."

Light Yagami was in a grade lower than me, but since he was so smart he got switched to an upper science class. My class.

I nodded and grinned. "Sure!" He was actually pretty cute. And smart. And charming. Gosh, so many amazing characteristics…

We sat in the corner of the room and planned our project. It was pretty simple. We decided to do a chemistry demonstration for our project. I knew I'd enjoy this.

After a couple weeks of working, we were finally finished. Presenting it clearly to the class, we got an A+ (of course we would, with Light). I assumed that after that day he'd forget about me and move on, but he didn't.

It was a day later and the halls were empty. I'd come out from the bathroom, throwing away the damp paper towel in the trash. Light passed me just as I came around the corner.

He stopped and smiled when he realized it was me. "Hey Yuki!" he said with a warm grin, his hall pass under his left arm. "The teacher said he loved our science project."

I smiled and looked down, trying to hold in my blush. "Yeah, we did do a pretty good job. I mean, chemistry is pretty hard to master but you did it perfectly. I'm surprised."

Taking a step forward, our left arms touched. His warm, charming voice was so close to my ear I would feel his smooth, mint-scented breath. "We both make great chemistry together, don't you agree?"

A chill ran up my spine as our hands brushed. He squeezed it once, I squeezed it twice. "Y-Yeah, I feel the same way." My voice was sort of firm, but a furious blush set upon my cheeks.

Speaking of my cheek, he leaned over and kissed it. His smooth lips brushed up against my skin as he laid the sweet kiss on my cheek. "See you later." Letting go of my hand, he strided down the hall and disappeared.

When I told Akari, she almost fainted with excitement. "NO WAY!" she cooed, winking playfully. "School's cutest couple for sure."

We hung out for awhile after that. Light was actually the one person who led me away from joyriding in anymore cars. Before that sports car incident, I use to shut myself out from people. I only talked to Akari. Yeah, I got the best grades and stuff, but I never socialized. I just didn't care. I didn't care what I did. At home everything was focused on Dad and all the things I had to do to keep things running smoothly.

But after Light and I became friends, I actually opened up. I made more friends and even joined speech class. My eleventh grade turned around when I met Light.

But we stopped talking when I went to University. Since we didn't see each other at school, we just didn't talk. Even though I didn't see him, I was still social. It was who I truly was. Light just brought it out in me.

I think he forgot about me though. Yeah, he knew about my mural paintings. Everyone did. But our friendship died. I look more mature anyway. Definitely not the same as I was in high school.

Now look at us. I'm babysitting his little sister. I'm in college and he's going to be in the same one as me for sure. I know it. Fate is bringing him back to me for some reason. Maybe it's due to the fact that I can't see his lifespan. What does that mean?

Blinking, I rubbed my head and looked up. Akari and Beyond were hovered over me, laughing and trying to look concerned.

I frowned, glaring up at them. "I could've died," I muttered, crossing my arms.

They rolled their eyes. "You just blacked out for five minutes," Akari said. "It wasn't a life or death situation."

"Hey, I flashed back to high school. It was pretty much death for me." They shared a look and bursted out laughed. Rolling my eyes, I sat up and watched them tumble to the floor in laughter. Before long as I rolling on the ground too, laughing at their idiocy. Everyday idiocy.