Sinister Smiley: Not in this story. The girls are too young. The sequel is a whole other story entirely.
Sakura02: He was taking a nap in the waiting room! Playing all those video games is hard work!

Thank you: ilovezim123, Saint River 2.0, Evil. Little. Kittys, Alfred. Albarn, and Phoenix for reviewing!

Here's the epilogue, everyone! Look for the sequel in a couple of weeks. I'm not sure what the title will be just yet. I hope you'll all read it and enjoy it!

Sachiko fussed over a stray strand of hair across Hiroko's forehead. "Honestly, Hiroko, your hair is as you are."

Naoko giggled at the pout on her sister's face. She adjusted the skirt of her high school uniform. The twins had just turned sixteen a couple weeks ago, and now they were about to go to their first day of high school. "We're going to be late, Sachiko-san." Naoko said quietly.

Sachiko sighed and finally stopped attempting to fix Hiroko's short and unruly hair. "You're right." She hugged Hiroko first, and then Naoko. She kissed both girls on the cheek. "You two know which train to take?"

"Yes ma'am." Hiroko answered.

Sachiko followed the two girls to the front door, and outside. "Now, don't forget, we're meeting Aizawa-san and the others for dinner tonight…" She trailed off, looking out passed the fenced in front yard.

Naoko reached out and gently touched Sachiko's hand. She wrapped her own soothing aura around Sachiko's troubled one. It was only a few days away from the three year anniversary of Light's death. "Sachiko-san…"

Sachiko smiled, and squeezed Naoko's hand. She'd finally been told about the twins powers. She had been rather shocked at first, but had come to accept their unique abilities. "I'm all right. Now, you two hurry and catch the train. You don't want to start your high school career late."

Hiroko took Naoko's hand, and the two girls rushed down the sidewalk towards the train station. They greeted each of their neighbors as they rushed passed them. Hiroko briefly did a double take as they passed one man. She swore for a moment that the man was Ryuzaki. When she glanced back over her shoulder to try and get a better look, he was gone.

The two made it to the train just in time. The doors closed behind them as soon as they boarded. The two stood beside each other in silence, both lost in their own thoughts. By the time they reached their high school, a large group of students were already there. They were split into three groups, each hovering around a board to find their homeroom.

"Naoko-chan! Hiroko-chan!" A girl with dark brown hair waved excitedly to the two girls. She grinned as they ran over to her. "We have homeroom together!"

The three girls squealed and hugged each other. Naoko pulled away first. "What about the others, Hotaru-chan?"

Hotaru sighed sadly. "Meimi-chan and Kyoko-chan are in the room next to ours." She shot Hiroko a wicked grin. "Taka is in our homeroom, though."

Hiroko blushed lightly. "Well…that's awesome." The loud sound of the school bell ringing sent all the students scurrying off to their homerooms.

Naoko and Hiroko were on opposite sides of their homeroom. Naoko stared out the window while the teacher went over rules and their different schedules. She rested her chin in her hand, and watched the sakura blossoms swirling outside. She sat up when she saw someone standing in the shadows of the school gate. She squinted against the bright sunlight, trying to see who the stranger was…

"Tendou-san!"

Naoko whipped around, ready to apologize to the teacher for staring off. It took her a moment to realize it wasn't a shout of anger, but one of fear that the teacher had let out. Naoko looked over at her sister and saw that she was staring blankly ahead. Hiroko was scribbling furiously on her open journal. Naoko leapt up and quickly rushed over to her sister. She placed her hands over Hiroko's. "Hiroko…"

Hiroko blinked out of her stupor. She stared blankly down at the paper for a moment. After a moment, she came completely to her senses and realized where she was. "Sorry…"

The teacher gave a nervous, hesitant smile. "Are you all right, Tendou-san?"

Hiroko plastered on her most convincing grin. "I'm fine. Just daydreaming."

"Well, try to keep that to a minimal in my class." The teacher turned back to the board, and continued where he had left off.

Naoko looked down at the paper and sucked in a breath. A pair of furrowed, hate filled eyes stared up at her. "Hiroko-chan…"

Hiroko quickly shook her head. "At lunch…"

Naoko nodded, and quickly took her seat. The morning passed in a blur. A few of their other friends were in their classes with them, and a boy that had been crushing on Hiroko since last year was in almost all their classes. At lunch, the twins slipped away to the roof of the school. There were a few older students up on the roof, but they didn't pay any mind to the freshman.

Hiroko pulled the journal out of her bag. She flipped to the page with the drawing, and shuddered. "The eyes were red…like a shinigami's…"

"What do you think it means?" Naoko asked worriedly.

"I don't know…" Hiroko answered. "Do you think we should bring it up to Aizawa and the others?"

Naoko shook her head. "I don't know…maybe…what if another shinigami gives another person a Death Note. It could create another Kira…" She choked out the word, immediately thinking of Light. She tried her best to remember his kind and gentle face, but she'd found over the months that this image was slowly being eroded away by the image of him as Kira.

"We'll talk to them after dinner. Not in front of Sachiko-san or Sayu-neesan." Hiroko said quietly. She squeezed her sister's hand.

Naoko gave her sister a small smile. The sound of her cellphone vibrating in her bag brought her out of her thoughts. She quickly pulled it out, only to see Mello's name flashing across her screen. "Hello?"

"You shouldn't be up on the roof. Last I knew, that was against the rules." Mello's voice was gruff, but comforting through the phone.

Naoko went over to the high fence that encircled the roof. She looked around, but couldn't see the blonde anywhere. "Where are you?"

"Don't worry about it. We'll see the two of you at dinner. You might want to warn that Taka boy to watch his back."

Naoko frowned and hung up the phone. "Their watching us."

Hiroko rolled her eyes and groaned in annoyance. "They're such overprotective morons. It's not like anyone is going to kidnap us."

"They did." Naoko pointed out. The bell rang, and the two made their way to their next class. "Oh, Mello-san said to tell Taka to watch his back."

The rest of the day passed quickly. They were leaving the school with all their friends, including Taka. Mello's warning was far from their minds, until the loud sound of a gun rang through the air and Taka fell down.

"Taka!" Hiroko screamed and knelt down beside the boy. She looked at his chest, expecting to see blood. Instead, she saw a bright green splatter across his chest. The sound of annoyingly familiar laughter near the gate made her snarl. "Damnit, Matt! You're such an ass!"

Matt cackled from his spot in the car. He pulled his paint gun back into the car and waved at the twins and shocked teenage girls. "Come on. We're going to be late for dinner. That's payback for all the times you shot my dates!"

"It was an airsoft gun." Hiroko muttered at the incredulous looks on her friends faces. She helped Taka to sit up. "Sorry about that."

Taka rubbed his chest and winced. "Friend of yours?"

"Something like that." Hiroko answered. She straightened up and dusted her skirt off. "See you guys tomorrow." She rushed over to the car and made sure to sit behind Matt.

Naoko rolled her eyes and climbed into the car. She leaned forward so she could see Mello in the driver's seat. "You could've told me what Matt was planning to do."

Mello shrugged. "That would spoil all the fun."

Hiroko kicked the back of Matt's seat angrily the whole way to the restaurant. They were the last ones to arrive. Hiroko scrambled out and rushed over to hug each of the Task Force members. "Mogi, Matt is picking on me."

Aizawa rolled his eyes. "Would the two of you grow up already?" He smiled as Naoko came over and hugged him. "It's good to see you."

Naoko kissed his cheek. "You too, Aizawa-san."

Dinner was a loud and raucous affair. The only ones that weren't there from the original case were Near and his group. Sayu and Matsuda were sitting beside each other, holding hands beneath the table. Sachiko sighed over the fact that her daughter was dating a cop, and hoped the twins wouldn't do the same thing. Matt regaled the others with his epic tale of shooting a high school boy with a paint ball. None of them brought up the Kira case, or the fact that it had been almost three years since Light's death.

After dinner, the group all said goodbye to each other. Naoko hugged Mello tightly. "Are you going to be here long?"

Mello hesitantly hugged her back, trying to ignore Sachiko glaring over at him. "No. Matt and I are going to England to help Near on a case. I'm not sure how long we'll be gone. I'll call you."

Naoko held onto him tighter. "Be careful, okay? You have to come back…"

"I will." Mello promised, gently squeezing Naoko back.

Matt ruffled Hiroko's hair. "I'll bring you back a souvenir."

"It better not be some lame ass shirt." Hiroko huffed out. She cracked a small smile when Matt pulled her into a one armed hug. She hugged him back before punching him in the arm. "Tell Darling I said hi."

Matt rolled his eyes. "Of course."

The girls bade goodbye to the rest of the group. They went home with Sachiko and Sayu. Naoko and Hiroko kissed Sachiko and Sayu goodnight before going up to their room. It had once been Light's, but Sachiko had insisted that the girls use it as their room. There were some nights that it was more painful to be in there for the twins than others. The two quickly got ready for bed and climbed into their separate beds.

"Hey, Hiroko, we forgot to tell Aizawa and the others about your drawing." Naoko whispered softly.

"Oh yeah…" Hiroko yawned and turned over. "We can tell them later."

Naoko nodded. Slowly, she drifted off to sleep. That night, both girls dreamed about a shadowed man with red shinigami eyes.