* * * July 16 * * *

After retrieving all her old records, Amelia and Miles spent the rest of the time in her hometown relaxing and sightseeing. With the weeks now over, they were both at the local airport waiting in the security line for their flight to Winchester. As Amy stood there in line behind her fellow computer geek, her thoughts turned to the past week.

It's going to be so weird calling him Matt and to be called Bambi again, she mused with a sigh. I wish it could have lasted longer.

Meanwhile in Japan the Task Force had already moved into their new headquarters. Everyone was sitting around the large screens depicting the confinements of Misa, Soichiro, and Light. The trio closest to the front was the three remaining Wammy geniuses. L noticed Watari returning to the room, likely having just finished sending Bambi and Matt instructions on how to get through the building's security when they arrive.

The world's number one detective returned his attention to the screens as Misa continued on and on trying to bribe her apparent stalker into releasing her. Light and Soichiro were pacing around their rooms again in silence. To his side, L heard Mello huff a sigh.

"I hate to say it, but it's pretty clear that Light isn't Kira and neither is Misa," the blond grumbled.

On L's other side, Near argued, "We should wait to see how long this lasts."

"That's pointless!" the older successor snapped. "If either of them were Kira, we would have seen them killing these past few weeks and that hasn't happened."

L tuned out the remainder of the argument between his potential successors as he took a few moments to think. Matt would agree with Mello, but what would Bambi think?

He pursed his lips and took a few moments to think. She would probably call me a stubborn idiot and agree with Mello. A pout tugged at the corners of the great detective's lips. Well, that's too bad.

"We'll wait longer," he announced.

* * * July 18 * * *

After a day of rest, Bambi and Matt finally made it to the Wammy House. The sky was overcast as Amelia followed her red-haired companion through the main gates. The brunette found herself admiring the old buildings as she walked down the path. While her orphanage had a more modern look to it, Wammy's had a distinctly traditional architecture.

The young woman felt the gazes of curious children as she began to watch where she was walking. A quick glance around showed that while some were more eager to see why the older teens were there, inching forward with smiles on their faces, others quietly snuck away. As the pair of hackers neared the front door of what Amy assumed to be the main building, a large group of children blocked their path.

They smiled brightly as one child asked, "Are you picking someone out?"

An older boy raised his hand as he jumped up and down. "Oh! Pick me! Pick me!"

"Pick Brenda! She's annoying," a younger boy suggested with a sly smile.

The girl beside him pouted. "I am not!"

An older girl smiled shyly at Bambi. "Can I be your daughter?"

The oldest boy furrowed his eyebrows as he scrutinized Matt. "You look kinda familiar."

The youngest boy grinned brightly at the young woman as he held out his hand. "You're pretty! Can I have some of your hair?"

Amelia winced slightly before faking a cough and smiling awkwardly at the children. "Sorry, we're not here for that."

Matt rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly as he confirmed her statement. Unfortunately, these children were determined to change the teens' minds and wouldn't budge.

A feminine voice addressed them from the side. "You heard the man, leave them alone. Shouldn't you all be in class now anyway?"

They immediately dispersed, leaving Amy and her companion to turn to the newcomer. She was a tall woman who didn't appear to be much older than Bambi. Her blonde hair was tied neatly behind her neck.

She stopped before the computer geniuses and smiled at Matt. "It's nice to see you again. What are you doing here?"

He flashed the blonde an awkward smile. "Yeah, uh... you too." He paused to gesture to the young woman standing beside him. "We're here on business." There was another pause before he asked, "So... what are you doing here?"

"I volunteer here often. The children often give me inspiration for my art," she explained before turning to the brunette. "Since you're here on business, would that make you the infamous Bambi?"

The hacker rubbed the back of her neck as she flashed a sheepish smile. "Do I really have such a bad reputation?"

The blonde laughed. "I'm Linda, an old classmate of Mello's," she clarified. "Though, if you're wondering why Matt's acting stranger than usual, it's because we used to date before he left."

A slight frown tugged at the corners of Bambi's lips despite her attempts to resist it. She turned to Miles with a raised eyebrow. The redhead sighed and glanced away as he awkwardly confirmed his ex-girlfriend's statement.

"Anyway, you're pretty well-known around here," Linda told her. "No one expected an outsider to get a position on one of the teams. You made a lot of people jealous."

It took a few moments for Amy to process what she said, mentally cursing herself for being so distracted today. "Oh, sorry about that."

The blonde smiled again before looking back to Matt. "Well, I won't hold you. It was nice seeing you again." She glanced over to Bambi. "Good luck."

With that said, they parted ways. Miles avoided eye contact as led his companion though the building and to the front office, the door labeled 'Headmaster: Roger Ruvie.'

The redhead knocked and waited for a few minutes before a voice from inside invited them in. As the pair of hackers entered the room, Bambi saw an elderly man with what appeared to be a permanently downcast expression on his face as he looked up at them from his desk.

He furrowed his eyebrows as he scrutinized the two of them. "Matt? And I presume you are Bambi. What are you doing here?"

"We need all the paperwork and pictures of the Wammy Teams," the redhead explained.

Roger laced his fingers together above his desk as he frowned. "No, that's all safe here."

Although Amelia had no problem arguing with people in situations like this, she felt it would be more appropriate to let Miles handle this. He actually knew Roger, so she reasoned that he would have a better chance at finding a way to convince him.

"The Wammy Teams are investigating Kira with L," Matt told him. "It's really important that we get those records before he finds a way to do it."

Roger furrowed his eyebrows. "I'm sorry, but these records are safest here."

The redhead pinched the bridge of his nose for a moment. "Look, we're getting those files whether you hand them over willingly or not. Let's just make this easier for all of us, alright?"

The old man's shoulders slumped before he sighed. "Fine."

He stood from his desk and left for a few minutes before returning with four folders. Bambi and Matt thanked him for his cooperation before leaving. As the pair walked through the gates of the orphanage and started heading back to the hotel, there was a tense silence between the two of them.

Amelia was the first to hesitantly speak up. "So... that girl – Linda, right?"

The redhead tightened his lips into a thin line as he nodded.

"She was your... girlfriend?" the final word rolled off her tongue with a distinct distaste.

He sighed and looked down. "Yeah, we dated for about a year when I was fourteen."

The brunette furrowed her eyebrows as she warily asked, "Why did you break up?"

Miles shrugged. "I don't know. I guess we just kinda drifted apart. Linda and I didn't really have a lot in common to begin with, and we stopped talking and spending time together. She got mad at me for not wanting to be L even though I placed into the Wammy Teams. I'm pretty sure she had a crush on Near too, but I guess it didn't really matter because my feelings for her were kinda going away anyway."

Bambi pursed her lips as she looked down. "Sorry for bringing it up. I shouldn't have asked."

He laughed and nudged her. "Don't worry about it. I'm over it, but it's still kinda awkward to talk about, you know?"

She grinned up at him as she confessed, "Well, not by experience, but I think I can understand."

Green eyes went wide as he scrunched his nose. "Seriously? You've never had a boyfriend?"

A bout of laughter escaped her lips. "Miles, I-" She gasped and covered her mouth. "Sorry."

"You can still call me that when we're alone," he assured her. "We just have to be careful around the task force. Anyway, you were saying?"

The brunette nodded and continued. "I had a few crushes growing up, but by the time I was old enough to start dating, I was already focused on the whole Robin Hood thing."

"So, you've never been on a date?"

"Nope."

Matt pursed his lips. "Well, you had to have been asked out at least a few times, right?"

She scrunched her nose. "Nope."

He furrowed his eyebrows. "Seriously? Not even once?"

She shook her head. "Not even once. I wasn't exactly popular."

"Oh..."

A few moments passed before Matt opened his mouth as if to add something, but he pursed his lips and looked away. Bambi raised an eyebrow as she looked up at the redhead, but he remained silent, glancing away from her gaze. The corners of her lips tugged into a slight frown as she continued to watch were she was walking.

Amelia furrowed her eyebrows. "I only just realized this, but isn't it dangerous for Linda to go by her real name?"

The young man shrugged his shoulders. "Probably, but I doubt that's her real name. It's a Wammy requirement to go by an alias."

She pursed her lips before her eyes widened slightly. "Wait, she never told you her name?"

"Nope. She doesn't know my name either," he confessed. "The only people who know me as Matt and as Miles are you, Watari, and probably Ryuzaki."

She scrunched her nose. "Not even Mello?"

He shook his head. "He never told me his name either."

Bambi's eyes went wide for a moment as she processed the information. She fell silent as she looked off to the side, a soft smile tugging at the corners of her lips as a slight warmth rose to her cheeks. Amy was one of the few people Miles trusted with his name, his best friend not even included in that exclusive list. She was touched.

Several hours later when the moon was rising above the town, the pair of computer geniuses had returned to their hotel for the night. They had locked the files away in a bank safe under Matt's real name, making it as difficult to access them as possible. Bambi was sitting at the table with her laptop in front of her as she waited for her turn to shower. She had purchased their return tickets to Japan earlier, though the flight was still several days away. Still, neither teen seemed to mind the delay.

The redhead emerged from the bathroom, hair still damp as he approached the young woman. "Shower's yours now."

Amelia stood to retrieve her bathing necessities, but was stopped by a question.

"So, have you ever been to England before now?"

She shook her head. "No, I've only been to the US and Japan."

Miles couldn't help but grin as he offered, "I could show you around if you want. Maybe we could stay at the headquarters I shared with Mello. This way you could see London too."

She smiled. "Sounds like a plan."

* * * July 20 * * *

Although Bambi knew to expect a city, she didn't expect London to be so grand as the movies always show. Being used to the bustling streets of Tokyo, she was rather surprised to find that is was significantly less busy in these streets – though there were clearly more tourists. Even just the ride in showed her glimpses of famous landmarks that she never thought she would see in person, and she couldn't help but smile.

The geniuses were dropped off in front of what appeared to be a mansion on the river. Its classic look was remarkably similar to the architecture of Wammy's – perhaps it was just a cultural thing. Matt walked up to the gates before opening a panel that scanned his palm. A few moments passed before the gates surrounding the large establishment opened.

He grinned at his companion as he led her up the pathway. "I feel like Batman every time I come here."

She returned his grin, stifling a bout of laughter as they stopped at the door. When the gates behind them creaked to a halt in their original locked positions, the door opened from the inside. There was a middle-aged man in a suit standing there with brows furrowed upon noticing the young woman.

"Sir, I was not expecting you to return. Who is this young lady?"

"This is Coil. We're working on a project together," the redhead explained.

"I see." The man backed away from the door, letting them in. "Welcome to our establishment, Miss Coil."

After a brief thanks from the brunette, Miles escorted her through the halls. As she looked around she noted that the interior architecture matched that of the exterior, but they seemed to have all the same investigative commodities that she and Near had in Washington DC. The pair stopped in front of a door, drawing Bambi's attention again.

"You can stay in my room until we leave," he explained.

He opened the door to reveal a large, but surprisingly empty room.

Matt smacked a hand to his forehead. "I can't believe I forgot. Watari did say that he was having all our things shipped to our new rooms in the Tokyo Headquarters. Well, at least he left a mattress."

He led the hacker inside and directed her to place her suitcase next to the bed while he searched around to see what was left. Luckily, he managed to find some spare sheets along with a pillow and a light blanket.

As the teens dressed the bed, the young man explained, "Sorry about earlier. I'm technically not supposed to bring anyone else in, otherwise I would have introduced you as yourself."

"That's fine. I kinda figured it was something like that anyway," she commented.

He smiled up at her as they finished, standing up straight. "So, what do you wanna do while we're here?"

Amy shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. You've lived here for a few years, why don't you decide what's worth doing?"

"Fair enough." Miles pursed his lips as he thought for a few moments before smiling. "I think I have a few ideas that you might like."

She nodded. "What do you have in mind?"

"It's a surprise," he teased with a playful smirk.

She laughed and nudged him. "Fair enough."

It had been a long day full of sightseeing and laughter. Miles had taken Amy around to see the Tower Bridge and Hyde Park, where they spent a while walking around and enjoying the sights. They also spent a few hours exploring Central London. Although they wanted to take pictures together for the sake of the memory, the danger that was associated with investigating the Kira case kept them from indulging. Still, they ran around as Amelia admired everything, each occasionally sending a longing glance at the other when no one was looking. Matt took her to his favorite restaurant for dinner, and while her tongue was not used to the flavors of England, Bambi warmed up to the food rather quickly.

As the day began to end, he took her to one last sight: the London Eye. The pair of geniuses managed to get in on the last ride of the day on the awe-inspiring Ferris wheel. They sat next to each other in the capsule, watching the London skyline as they were lifted off the ground. Warmth rushed to Amy's cheeks as she felt Miles sitting by her side, their fingers brushing again as they both directed their gazes across the river. She smiled at the sensation, keeping her face out of his field of vision until the blush died down. Out of everyone she had met since her time as Robin Hood came to a screeching halt, Matt was the person she considered to be her closest friend. Truthfully, she feared that her feelings would get in the way of that, and she didn't want to lose another friend for such selfish reasons.

She sighed as she cast the thoughts away, instead turning to the past few weeks she had spent with the redhead. It was so nice to spend all this time with him, not worrying about mass murderers trying to kill them, or about the state of the world, or the lack of evidence.

The corners of her lips curved upward into a warm smile as she whispered, "Thank you."

Miles raised an eyebrow. "You're welcome, but... for what?"

"For everything," she explained. "This is the most fun I've had in a long time. I wish we could do stuff like this all the time."

He smiled softly at her as he confessed, "I would too. Hey, maybe after your contract expires we could have another little vacation together?"

She smiled up at him. "I would like that."

"Then it's a promise."

* * * July 23 * * *

It had been nearly a month since the computer geniuses had set out on their mission to their homes, and they were finally back in Japan. After arriving at the new headquarters, Matt and Bambi grabbed their luggage and headed out. The building itself was massive and elegant, surpassing the hotels the task force had been using the past few months. The young adults followed Watari's instructions to bypass the security system as they entered the building. Once finished, the pair climbed into the elevator and waited as it took them to what they were told in Watari's email was the main investigative floor.

The elevator stopped and the doors opened to reveal a huge open room filled with all sorts of screens, tables, cabinets, computers, and everything else one would need for the comfort of the new investigative headquarters. As Amelia took in the sight, she couldn't help but compare it to the headquarters that she shared with Near in Washington DC. Being a newer building, it was more modern and streamlined, but it was largely similar to hers, albeit more spacious.

Familiar faces greeted the pair as the young woman looked off to one side of the room. Mogi and Aizawa were in the far corner, hovering over a mess of paperwork on the table. One of them looked up at her with wide eyes, clearly surprised to see the two geniuses standing there. The brunette's eyes continued to wander closer to the door and she noticed Mello walking around with a chocolate bar in hand. He looked up at her and Matt with a smile. She watched as the redhead approached his partner with a grin.

In the corner nearest to her was Near. Her partner turned to face the elevator and froze when his eyes locked with hers. He frowned as he glanced across the room.

Bambi scrunched her nose, wondering what had caused his adverse reaction to seeing her. She was sure that he didn't hate her anymore, so why would he be so displeased? The brunette followed Near's gaze to the other side of the room.

There she could see L sitting in front of a group of computer screens, his thumb pressed to his mouth as he looked at the newcomers pensively. What the hacker didn't expect, however, was the teen sitting next to him.

Light's eyes were wide as he gaped at her. "Emily?"

Amy froze as her lips curved into a crooked smile. Well, that would explain Near's reaction. She waved awkwardly at her former classmate.

"You're on the task force?" Light asked.

The young woman winced as she rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. "Well, there's no hiding it now. Yeah, Ryuzaki had me enroll at To-Oh to keep an eye on you."

He sighed. "That's what I was afraid of."

Bambi furrowed her eyebrows. "How long have you known?"

"I considered it while we were in To-Oh," he admitted. "I saw an article shortly after we met, and it clearly depicted you as Beyond Birthday's victim. I didn't say anything during our project because I didn't want to make you uncomfortable, but given the circumstances and how he was clearly obsessed with Ryuzaki, it made it fairly clear that you were working for him."

She pursed her lips and nodded. So he did know the whole time.

L chimed with a grin on his face. "Why were you researching Beyond Birthday before your project? Contrary to public knowledge, he was killed by Kira."

Light's eyes went wide for a moment before he explained, "I just stumbled upon it while practicing my English."

L nodded as Bambi made her way toward the pair. During her approach, she noticed the long chain that handcuffed the two geniuses together. She furrowed her eyebrows as she realized that this meant that L still suspected Light – or he was letting his own stubbornness get in the way.

The brunette looked over to her former classmate with a raised eyebrow. "So, why are you here, anyway?"

L answered before the teen could. "We put him and Miss Amane through a test. Soichiro took them away and threatened them with a gun – very convincingly, might I add. If Light or Misa were Kira, they would have killed him to save themselves. Since he is no longer a suspect, I asked Light to assist us in catching Kira again."

She nodded to herself before glancing to the handcuffs again. He's probably just being stubborn since he was wrong.

Light's voice drew the young woman out of her thoughts as he smiled softly at her. "Even though we both lied to each other about our involvement with the case, I still enjoyed our time together at To-Oh. I would still like to get to know the real Emily."

The hacker smiled. "Yeah, it would be nice to be friends again, but call me Bambi."

The young man's expression fell. "Is that a fake name too?"

"Yup."

He pursed his lips. "You can trust me now. If my own word isn't good enough for you, Ryuzaki also proved that I'm not Kira."

Amelia shot him an awkwardly apologetic smile. "Well, I can't tell you that until the case is over. It's just agent protocol stuff – like how Mello and Near aren't going by their real names either. Don't take it personally."

He looked down and nodded.

L smiled up at the young woman before standing. "Light and I will escort you to your room."

Bambi raised an eyebrow, shocked at the offer from the head detective. Still, after the brunet stood, the pair of geniuses led her into the elevator.

It was silent for a few moments before L spoke up. "I presume your mission was successful?"

She nodded. "Yeah, Matt and I got all our files as promised."

The raven-haired detective nodded and smiled. "It's good to have you back, Bambi. We could use your expertise again."

Robin Hood tilted her head. "Do you have something in mind?"

"Yes, we need a new program to analyze potential Kira murders."

She pursed her lips. "Yeah, I can do that. Just let me put all my stuff away. You set up my computer, right?"

"Correct."

The doors opened, revealing a long hallway with a single door on either wall and a second elevator at the far end. L gestured for Bambi to follow him and Light, so she picked up her suitcase and walked beside them.

"Your personal quarters are free of surveillance, as are those of Near, Mello, and Matt," he explained. "The roof is the only other area of the building that is private."

"Okay."

Just as L and Light stopped to let the brunette into her suite, the opposite door opened.

"Oh, and you will be sharing a floor with Misa," L added as the blonde stepped into view.

Misa furrowed her eyebrows at the hacker. "You're that Emily girl. What are you doing here?"

Bambi flashed an awkward smile at the young woman. "Actually I'm Bambi, one of Ryuzaki's agents."

She immediately brightened up. "Oh, that's okay, then. It's nice to meet you, Bambi!"

The brunette returned her smile. "Yeah, you too."

While Amelia had no qualms with the model, L apparently did. The head detective rushed Bambi and Light into her room to show her around.