A/N: Look! I updated! Please don't kill me. I was busy. I should be building a roller coaster right now… Anyway, I hope you like the chapter fiends!

Emergency

5. of Heroes and Villains

Sora looked from the bag of red apples to Ryuk with wonder. "Hmm…" He picked up the bag, yanking out an apple. "So he eats these?" Sora questioned.

Light nodded encouragingly. "Ryuk won't hurt you. Right Ryuk?" Light gave him a menacing look from behind the shorter brunette.

Ryuk nodded his oversized head, eyes now locked on the apple Sora was tossing up and down. It looks so tasty…

"You want this?" the keybearer asked teasingly, as if dealing with a puppy.

Ryuk nodded feverishly.

"Really?" Sora was smiling, tossing the apple quicker than before. "You want it Ryuk?"

The Shinigami did not like this, being mocked. He was the god after all, even if the kid could hurt him. He leaped for the apple, Sora yelping as Ryuk fell on him before drawing back with the juicy fruit in hand.

Kira pulled Sora up gently, trying to calm him lest he summon that huge key again. "It's okay. You just shouldn't have teased him. He is a person you know," even if he is ugly and useless.

Sora stared as Ryuk devoured an apple as only a god of death can, gorily and quickly. When Ryuk finished, the boy turned to Light in amazement, "How did you train him to eat apples instead of hearts?"

"Um… excuse me?"

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Needless to say everyone was exhausted when they finally landed in Tokyo. Near was half-asleep, leaning against Mello as they exited the plane terminal. Mello was too annoyed to even glare at anyone, simply taking out his fake ID and mumbling femininely whenever a security guard addressed them. Only the two red heads were fully alert, Kairi because she had to think now and think hard. And Matt had the hardest job of all, keeping them together and finding a safe place to stay.

The princess was worried, looking around the large airport with worry. How would she even find Riku? Beyond the windows was a city larger than her home town, or any place she'd ever been before. There was so much ground to cover…

"I think we should call for a cab," Matt sighed, looking around for a pay phone.

Mello and Near collapsed on a bench. The blonde raised his head, not too tired to be right, "You don't speak Japanese Matt."

Matt glared at his friend. "So what do you propose we do then Mel?"

Near mumbled something along the lines of "sleep good," before falling onto the blonde's lap. Mello raised an eyebrow, Near must be really tired.

Kairi froze as they spoke, her face lighting up in a tentative smile. The gamer followed her line of vision to a teenager sleeping on a bench just outside the airport doors. He had silver hair like Near's splayed all about, clutching a black notebook to his chest as he slept.

Kairi dashed out the doors, toward the man, "H-hey! Wait up!" Matt ran after her.

The blonde looked down at the lump on his lap, growling. "I'm going to kill them all…" He pulled the albino to his feet and dragged him out after the two red heads.

"Riku!" Kairi exclaimed, shaking the sleeping teen. "Riku! Is it you? Wake up!"

"Ugh," Riku grumbled tiredly, trying to shake off the attacker until he opened his eyes.

His green eyes met Kairi's, teary and joyous. "Kairi?" Then realization hit him, "Kairi." He hugged her, dropping the notebook and holding her to his chest. "I thought Ansem had you. I'm so sorry Kairi…"

She smiled up at him. "You don't have to be. You're safe now, that's all that matters." Riku snorted, she was the damsel, not him.

The other three watched the intimate scene surprised, Matt looked a bit dreary as they hugged. Mello put an arm around his friend, dropping Near, whispering, "It's okay Matt." Matt tried to smile back at him, but it was pained.

Meanwhile, the albino fell to the ground from lack of support, waking up when he hit the sidewalk.

Riku looked around, finally taking in the people around him and his best friend. Loosening his embrace to a one armed hug, he looked at Kairi's new friends. "Who're they?"

Kairi giggled, still high from finding Riku. "That's Matt, Mello and… Near." She looked down, "Why is he on the ground?"

Mello smiled happily, "Because I didn't want to carry him anymore."

Riku shivered, this wasn't a very nice boy. And poor Kairi had endured him for who knows how long to find him. Riku turned to her, "How did you escape?"

"I followed the heartless to you."

His eyes widened. "Are you nuts? They could've killed you!"

She smiled. "But they didn't."

Matt interrupted. "Don't worry, I took care of her." Mello dropped his arm, great, Matt was being territorial.

Riku gave him a skeptic look to match Matt's attitude, "I'm sure you did."

Near shook his head, sitting up on the concrete as he yawned. How did he get down here? Then he remembered what happened, looking up at Riku to confirm his recollection. The albino then looked back down, pulling a notebook out from under him. His eyes just barely widened before returning indifferent. He quietly slipped the book under his shirt, sticking it in his pants like Mello did to carry his chocolate.

No one noticed him at all until he stood up, Kairi exclaiming "Are you all right?" in an attempt to draw the conversation away from her.

Near nodded. "I am fine." He noticed an old man several paces away, standing under an umbrella and looking toward the group questioningly. "I think someone is looking for us," Near informed everyone. Then he went over to Mello and whispered, "Over there, its Watari."

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Watari reached into his coat, stealthily calling L.

"Hello."

"I've found the children. They have two people with them, not one."

"I see, have they noticed you yet?"

"Near and Mello have, the rest have been alerted to my presence as well. Would you like me to make contact now?"

"… Yes. But alert Mello and Near to our suspicions as soon as possible." This is bad. There was only supposed to be one.

"What if one of them possesses a Death Note?"

"Do not give them your name. And on the chance they can kill with just a face, do not leave them alone. Give the cell phone to Mello and Near once you arrive at the café."

"Of course," Watari hung up, taking in a deep breath before finally approaching.

Once inside their circle, Watari realized all of them were teenagers. They were silent, and then: "What are you doing here?" asked Matt.

"I am here to pick you up," his voice was the voice of a kind old man, one that the boys remembered.

Matt looked enthusiastic, "Will we get to meet –"

Watari smiled under his mustache, "perhaps, but first I am taking you all out for something warm to drink."

Matt seemed cheery, things were finally looking up. "This is an old friend guys," he said to Kairi and Riku, who both seemed nervous. Kairi smiled though, taking Matt's hand just as she had taken Riku's, and followed him after the old man, dragging Riku after her.

The other two exchanged glances. "When did L find out?" Mello whispered.

"I don't know. Perhaps he thinks we are among Kira's henchmen," Near muttered back.

"I wouldn't put it past the silver guy."

"You only say that because Matt doesn't like him," Near pointed out.

Mello shushed him as they lagged behind the others, attempting to decipher Watari's motives.

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Light lay on his bed, watching idly as Sora and Ryuk duked it out on Virtual Fighter 4. He didn't understand. How could this simple insane boy have his Death Note? He couldn't have it. No one can pretend to be this oblivious, not even Misa. So where was his book?

Kira watched Sora's spikes bounce up and down as he danced a victory dance, contemplating whether it was time to kill him yet. There had to be something he could use the boy for, he couldn't be completely useless.

No matter what I have to get his weapon from him before he dies. It can destroy gods of death, that will come in handy.

Ring! Ring!

Sora looked over to Light's cell phone, answering it without thinking. "Hello!"

L blinked in surprise on the other line. That didn't sound like Light-kun. It was too cheery to say the least, and too masculine to be Misa. "Hello? May I speak to Light Yagami."

Sora smiled, handing the phone to Kira. "It's for you."

"For future reference, don't answer my phone for me," Light hissed at Sora before uncovering the mouth piece. "Hello?"

Unfortunately for Light, L still heard him scold. "Light-kun, this is Ryuzaki."

Light batted at Sora who was trying to listen in like a nosy school-girl. "Ah. I'm busy right now. I said move! – Sorry, What is it you called for?"

Too busy for L… how strange. "Do you have a boyfriend too?" L inquired. He heard Light give out an annoyed breath through the phone. "Or is it Kira-kun is plotting against me?"

Light's eyes widened in anger, "Will you stop accusing me? How many times do I have to say I'm not Kira!" He looked at Sora in panic for a moment, but Sora didn't look frightened Light might be a killer, he simply looked confused. Light calmed down and said quietly, "What is it you called for Ryuzaki?"

L swirled in his chair. "Do you know if anyone is at the airport?"

Light tilted his had confused. "The airport? No, what do you mean? No one from task force is there." Why was L asking him about the airport?

L smiled contently. So Light wasn't aware of any suspicious guests of Tokyo, or else he would've tried to cover his tracks. "Thank you."

And then the line went dead. "Freak…" Kira mumbled, hanging up and pocketing his cell.

Sora was staring at him eagerly.

Light narrowed his eyes, "What?"

"Who's Kira?" Sora shouted enthusiastically. Light's eyes widened, covering the boy's mouth.

"Not so loud Sora!" Slowly he let go.

"Why not? Who's Kira? Why can't I say her name out loud?"

Light sighed, taking Sora's hands and sitting down next to him. "Sora…, "he narrowed his eyes a moment, "Kira is a man… in my opinion. Anyway," he looked Sora in the eye, contemplating. Should he lie like he always does, even though Sora could probably put the pieces together already if he wanted to… or should he tell the truth since Sora will die soon anyway?

Light softened his expression, looking for sympathy in Sora's eyes. He found it. "I'm… Kira."

Sora looked confused. "Is Kira… a bad person?"

Light smiled weakly. "No. I told you, I'm a good guy. But some people… like Ryuzaki, they don't like what I do…"

Sora nodded understandingly. "So what is it you do?"

"I… get rid of criminals."

Sora grinned. "Hey… that's a lot like what I do."

Light's act fell apart for a moment. His eyebrows knotted, "What?"

Sora started bouncing again. "I defeat bad guys, and their cronies and stuff. Heartless, Nobodies, I get rid of them all!" He thought about it. "Especially villains. And villains are like criminals!" He was still smiling.

Kira ogled the keyblader in amazement. How could someone who killed just like him be so god damned happy about it?

Sora continued to beam at him. So, he was crazy.

Ryuk floated in, munching on the last apple. "If you were as optimistic as this kid you'd have more followers."

Kira scowled at his Shinigami, shooing him out.

Sora watched as he closed the door and locked it. It was just them now. Light smiled at Sora, trying not to reveal how twisted he felt inside at the moment.

Sora wondered for the first time if he wasn't completely safe with Light. What if Light thought he was a criminal too?