"Find anything?"

"Mello, why do you always have to enter my dorm THROUGH THE WINDOW?" Chieko threw her keys with precision at the man now on the window sill. "My room's on the second floor!"

"I welcome the challenge." He shrugged. "Ryuzaki told me to tell you, that he'd be late for this meeting because he's meeting Near." The sentence put a sneer of anger across his face as he said it. Chieko noted to this, and decided a little payback was in order.

"Oh. You mean the boy who beat you to becoming L's successor?" She taunted nonchalantly as she sat down in her maroon love seat. "Never mind; I can see from the annoyance on your face, that I am right." She murmured. Mello's face became red with anger. One more day with this woman and HE may ask Kira to kill her! So straightforward and cool-headed, even Mello couldn't figure her out. Not that he'd ever admit.

"I fu-"

"Don't swear." She interjected before getting up and walking to the door as a rapid knock came onto the wood. There, on the other side, L stood crouched with a dull look. "Hey. Mello said you'd be late." Chieko waved the man in, and watched as a younger child wearing all white pajamas awkwardly stepped in afterwards.

"Chieko; this is Near." L briefly introduced before crouching onto the couch. "Near, Chieko Miyamoto."

"Hello Near." Chieko let a small smile onto her pink lips.

"It is an honor to meet you, Chieko." Near nodded. "You must be very good if even L calls for your input on the Kira Case." He watched as she laughed to push down the blush dusting her cheeks.

"That's very kind, but it seems I'm learning more from him than he can from me." She replied, but Near knew she was saying this more to herself than to him. His eyes flashed to see L's on the woman; a strange look on his face.

What was it called? Near thought as he moved over to the love seat. It was a feeling humans can have...

"Let's start off with the newest information: the second Kira." L rubbed at the darkening bags under his eyes while he looked at the three others. They watched intently at the tapes sent to Sakura TV, yet in the end, Near and Mello came up with the same conclusion as Chieko and L had.

"Obviously this second Kira has already made contact with the first; no doubt." Mello nibbled at the corner of his new chocolate bar thoughtfully while Near disassembled and reassembled a Lego figure.

"That's exactly what we came to as well." Chieko nodded as she stirred her tea lazily. "I'm still sure that Raye Penber was a critical moment for Kira though." She murmured in an addition.

"Drop that agent already!" Mello snapped.

"No. You know why? You're in MY dorm, eating MY chocolate, so if you have a problem with what I think, LEAVE." She wasn't getting annoyed, oh no, she had patience to spare, but all she asked was no criticism on what she believed.

"Mello. Let her investigate this on her own." L briefly tried to defuse him. "I gave her access to do so. Remember that I asked her to work with me and I value her opinion." Near watched silently as Chieko's face turned a bit red before taking a sip of her tea.

Ah. Near had to suppress a smile once the answer came to him. That feeling.

It was Love.

~*~

"Hello Light." Chieko greeted halfheartedly as they met in the TO-OH later that week. Light purposefully had been avoiding her in hopes that his nerves would calm to ask her one question.

"Oh, Chieko! I was actually looking to talk to you about something." Light ran a nervous hand through his hair to see if it was in place. I can't believe I, Light Yagami, am nervous about asking her out. His mind mocked him for such an Earthly attachment. Gods do not fall in love with pawns!

Then again, she was more than a pawn. A double edged sword is more her style. He was drawn to her, yet pushed away as she hunted deeper for Kira. 

"Yeah? Hurry up. I need to get to a Criminal Justice lecture." She replied swiftly as she walked closer to him. Her scent of cinnamon, her large knitted sweater covering down to her thighs, even a certain way to which the wind blew her hair made her magnificent.

Taking a deep breath, he was ready. "I-"

"Hey! Light! Chieko!" The two turned to see Ryuzaki walking up the way, no shoes and a white shirt with jeans as usual. Now Light had almost lost all of his sense. IF ONLY I COULD KILL YOU. His mind seemed to seethe in silent anger.

"You came today?" She raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Of course. I haven't had much human interaction in so long, I decided it may be good for me." Ryuzaki answered. She shrugged, yet deep down, she silently thanked him for stepping in when he did. Going out with Light? Not on her agenda. Ryuzaki turned them to Light who stood passively aside.  "Perhaps we could have another match again soon."

"Oh, maybe. I won't go easy on you though." Light cracked a friendly smile as Ryuzaki nodded.

"Liiiggghhtttt!!!!"

Who the hell has that high of a voice?!? Chieko's first thought was before a blur of black and blonde raced past. She was pushed aside rather forcefully and found herself now in her butt on the ground. A figure covered her from the sun's rays; ignoring what she had done and fawned over the genius that was about to ask Chieko on a date.

"Misa?!" Light's eyes widened in surprise and growing murderous attempt. Nothing's going good right now!!!

"Hey Light! My photoshoot was nearby and I thought I'd pop in on you!" Misa smacked her red lips; hoping he would notice. Yet all he seemed to care was that Chieko picked herself up with aggravation and straightened out herself.

"Well," she sighed, trying to cool her anger. "I've gotta get going." And as she stormed off as model yelped.

"Someone just touched my butt!" And as the growing crowd watched while she turned to the culprit; Ryuzaki. He stood there with a dumb look on his face as he came up with a plausible lie.

"This is an outrage! I can't believe someone would do something like this!Don't worry miss Misa! The culprit will be caught!" He exclaimed as Misa laughed. After all, it wasn't the first time something like this had happened.

What no one noticed, is that Ryuzaki had swiped her phone.

When the two 'love birds' separated, Light pulled out his phone. This is my chance! His mind cheered. Misa met L! Now with her Shinigami eyes, she can tell me his name!

"Hello?" A voice answered. But it wasn't the bubbly blonde.

No, it was Ryuzaki.

~*~

Chieko walked with a stomp to her step across the campus to the lecture hall. Suddenly, a hand fell on her shoulder that made her jump a little.

"You left in a hurry." Ryuzaki commented lightly.

"Yeah, well, Light creeps me out." She replied.

"I guess. Everything's quiet back at H.Q., so I will accompany you to the lecture." He looked over as her cocky smile began to show on her thin lips and the spark in her eyes ignited again.

"So it's simply me, myself, and L?" She laughed.

"Very nice play on words, miss Salazar." Ryuzaki let a small smile onto his lips before popping a caramel candy into his mouth.