Kira's consciousness entered Light's body. He breathed in deeply. There was no longer any pain, no weakness. He opened his eyes and what he saw startled him. There was Beyond, sitting right in front of him. Why would Beyond be talking to Light?

He looked deep into Beyond's eyes. No, this wasn't right. Beyond's eyes where red, not dilated gray. This must be Ryuzaki, Beyond's twin.

"Light? What's wrong?" Ryuzaki cocked his head in an annoying fashion.

"Nothing's wrong." Kira almost growled.

Ryuzaki raised an eyebrow. Could he know Kira wasn't Light?

"May I continue with my questions?"

Kira sighed. "Obviously. If you couldn't, would you have asked that?" he knew Ryuzaki was screwing with him, and Kira was going to screw right back.

Ryuzaki stuck his thumb in his upper lip. Kira almost shivered. Where had those hands been? And he was sticking them in his mouth? "Next question. Do you have a sibling?"

Kira was hesitant. Did Light have a sister? He thought so, but he wasn't sure. "yes" He wanted to be safe. How could Ryuzaki know if Light had a sibling?

The black haired man cocked an eyebrow. "Really? What are they like?"

Damn it. Kira was stuck. "Nice. I have to help with homework though." How could that fail? He didn't say he or she, so he should be safe.

"You seem off today, Light-kun."

"I'm fine, really." Kira was ready to scream. What was Ryuzaki doing there? Why was he asking questions? Kira knew he had to get out out this situation, fast.

"Light-kun, you don't look very good, you should be getting home." the raccoon like man slid his way out of the bench he was sitting in and gestured for Kira to do the same. "Don't worry about the bill, I'll pay it."

Kira Just nodded and slipped out of the bench, releasing his hold on Light's consciousness and floated back to his own body.

Light staggered forward as he regained consciousness. Ryuzaki jumped forward and helped him stabilize. "Are you alright, Light-kun?"

"I'm fine." murmured the disoriented teen, blinking away the black spots from his vision. "Just got up too fast is all." Damn it. Another blackout. Light was really starting to worry. What had he said or done during that blackout? If he had gone off and killed someone, right in front of Ryuzaki, what would the strange man do?

Ryuzaki placed his hand on Light's forehead. Light shivered from the touch and felt his face flush. "You have a bit of a fever Light-kun," Ryuzaki sounded concerned. "You should head home."

Light just nodded and walked out the door. He felt his hands tremble and bile rise in his throat. He quickly ducked into a side ally and threw up. As he coughed up the remainder of the bile, he heard murmurs of "he must be drunk" "in broad daylight?" "he looks so young..." "The worst ones always are."

Hot tears gathered in his eyes. His life was falling apart at the seams. First the blackouts, not Ryuzaki, everything was spiraling out of control.

"Light?" A voice laced with concern called. Light turned around. There stood Mello and Matt, hands intertwined. Mello broke the grip and rushed over to Light's side. "Matt, get your car, we have to get him home." Matt nodded and ran off.

Mello stayed by Light's side and held him as the tears started to fall. "Everything going...wrong," Light managed through sobs, "My life...is..out...of...control."

The leather clad boy's voice was soothing. "Stop talking, Light. Matt will be here in a minute with his car, then I can take you to my place and we can talk then." Light could only nod.

Flashes of everything passed before Light's eyes. He didn't quite remember what happened. He remembered Going to Matt's house, talking to Mello, crying, a really strong tea, more crying, and pizza. Next thing he knew, he was waking up.

Light was laying on his stomach on Matt's over sized bed. His head was resting on somethig extremely comfortable. Strangely, the thing he was resting on rose and fell. He propped himself up on his elbows only to discover that his head had been on Matt's stomach. He suddenly became aware or a strange pressure on his hips. Turning awkwardly to see what it was, he felt several pops in his back. There Light discovered that the pressure was caused by Mello, who had a death grip around his hips and was asleep with his head on Light's butt. "Mello, get off."

"Nnn... but your ass is mine..." Was the blond's eloquent response.

"Off. I want to take a shower." Light almost growled as he twisted in the other teen's grip.

"Fine. Matt, come here." Matt obliged and Mello traded asses.

Light knew Matt's house very well and was there more often than at his own. He slipped into the bathroom down the hall and stripped, then turned on the tap and slid into the shower.

He felt disgusting. Not just because he was wearing the same clothes to sleep that he was wearing all day yesterday, but because of his encounter with Ryuzaki and the sickness.

Light's head throbbed painfully. He almost threw up again. Doubled over, he forced the pain back. He would not be sick again. Not here, not now.

His skin crawled at the sheer heat of the water cascading over his body, and he relished it. He wanted all his skin, all his imperfections, to just roll away like the water. Whatever was going on inside his mind, inside him, could be endured if his outward image was flawless.

He absentmindedly grabbed the shampoo off the shelf next to him and rubbed some into his hair. He and Matt had similar hair, but different colors, so he knew the shampoo was safe. Massaging the bubbles into his scalp, he came up with a plan.

If Ryuzaki knew he was Hito, he had to find a way to prevent him from telling anyone. The only way he could think of to prevent this was to befriend the raven, win his confidence and respect. If Ryuzaki didn't know, he was sure suspicious. The only option from there was to convince him he was not. All roads lead to him becoming close with the man.

Now all he needed to do was find him.

The hotel room was dreary. It made L feel more comfortable that way. Sitting in his signature way, he pondered what he had discovered that day.

Light was, in fact, Hito. Consciously, maybe not, but he definitely was. The way he had acted suggested that Light and Hito where splits, two personalities living within the same mind and body, which L found fascinating.

If Light didn't know that he was Hito, then L had to isolate Hito and get Light back in control, for the planet's sake, not his. It was definitely not because he found the young man extremely attractive, and that Light was the only person that he knows to have an IQ close to, or possibly even matching, his own. Of course not!

...no way...

...not a chance...

L took a long swig from his mug of coffee. The coffee, now resembling some sort of sludge from all the sugar he had put in, rolled down his throat soothingly.

No matter what his reasoning, L knew what his next step was. Becoming close enough to Light to get rid of Hito.

Now all he needed to do was find him.

An: Sorry it took so long to update, school's a bitch and i've been too buisy :P Hope all...4 of you like this new chapter.