~{Y/N}'s POV~

"It's so quiet, huh, Law?" I said to the small baby crawling around in the living room of our mostly empty house.

The baby merely crawled towards me and made inaudible sounds. Mina, who was staying with the two of us for the time that Matt and Mello were away, came and laid down beside Lawliet on the floor.

"Your uncle and your dad are so stupid, Law. Leaving your mom and I all alone and going to a completely different country." She complained, and I sighed.

"I know. We should do something really stupid just to piss them off."

"Ha, Mello can't be mad at you, Mrs. Keehl. He's too in love with you for that."

"Well, I could say the same for you and Matt. You're always on his mind."

As Mina snickered at my comment, the phone rang. "I'll get it." I said as I grabbed the handheld cordless phone that was located in the kitchen. "Hello?"

"{Y/N}?! Listen, something happened to Mello. I need you to get on the next flight to New York City and come as fast as you can."

My heart stopped in my chest. "What happened to Mello? Where is he?" I practically shouted, and Mina looked at me in alarm.

"He's been involved in... An accident. You'll see when you get here. The next flight to New York is in 2 hours. Can you make that? I'll book you a ticket."

"I'll be there." I said, "Are you okay, Matt?"

"I'm... I'm fine. Mello's not exactly alright, though. Don't worry, he's alive. I'll see you when you get here." Matt quickly said. "I'm gonna go, but I'll pick you up at the JFK Airport in New York. See you then."

The line went dead.

"What happened?! Is everything alright?" Mina asked, getting up from the floor.

"Mel's been in an accident. I have to go to New York. Listen, can you stay here with Law?"

"Y-yeah, o-of course... Is Matt okay? What happened?"

"Matt says that he's fine, but I don't know what happened. Matt seemed to be in a rush, though, so I'm gonna go pack some things. I've got a flight to catch and I've only got 2 hours."

I ran up the stairs, shoved as much as I could into a luggage set, and went back downstairs. "Okay, Mina, let's go." I ordered, lugging the suitcases behind me and putting it in the trunk of Matt's car.

Mina put Law into his child seat in the back seat and got into the drivers seat, letting me sit in the passengers. She pulled out of the driveway and literally sped to the airport. I got the luggage out of the trunk and began to say goodbye. "Bye, Law, I'll see you soon, okay? Be good for Aunty Mina. I love you." I said as I kissed the baby boy's cheek.

Then Mina gave me a big hug and kisses my cheek. "Be careful. I look forward to seeing you again."

"God forbid something happens to us, you and Matt have to take care of Law, okay?? I'm trusting you."

"I swear. I'll see you when you guys come back home. Love you, {Y/N}."

"Love you, too, girl. Bye!" I said, dashing to the gate and checking my luggage into the plane. I kept my carry-on and purse with me, and went through security while worry took over my brain.

What if he's dead?

What if he has amnesia?

I can't lose him. Not after we just got married.

~SEVERAL HOURS LATER~

Okay, we're off the plane. We have our luggage. Where's Matt?

I looked around frantically for Matt, but didn't see him. My heart sank in my chest. No, come on, Matt, I need someone to explain what's going on.

My cell phone rang, and speak of the devil, it was Matt. "I'm so sorry, I'm in traffic, I'll be there in a minute. I'm at the exit now."

Within a few seconds, a black car stopped directly in front of me, and Matt emerged from the drivers seat. "Oh, {Y/N}, thank god."

"Matty!" I cried, and as soon as he was within reach, I pulled him in for a hug. I sobbed into his shoulder as his hand patted the back of my head. "Where's Mel?!"

"He's at our... 'House'. There was a surprise ambush from the Japanese Task Force... And they managed to blow up our headquarters. I wasn't in the building, but Mel was. He's not in very good shape." Matt whispered, and I pulled away in disbelief.

No, God, please no. No.

"W-wait, can I see him? I need to see him, Matt!"

He motioned for me to get into the car, and I nodded, put my bags in the trunk, and strapped into the passengers seat. The drive to wherever they were staying was quiet, and all you could hear were the sounds of me trying to contain my hysterical crying until I actually saw Mello.

As soon as we pulled into the driveway of the house, I ran to the door, and tried to open it. Surprisingly, it was unlocked. I ran through each and every room until I went upstairs and found a room that was pitch black. I bursted into the room to see an unconscious Mello, with bandages covering almost the entire left side of his body, which seemed to be covered in second to third degree burns.

Oh, God.

Matt came in behind me, putting a comforting arm around my shoulders. "He's just unconscious."

I felt anger rise up in my veins, and I grit my teeth. "I had told him to let me join you two. None of this would've happened if I'd just been more stubborn and made him let me join."

"It was an ambush attack; there was nothing you could've done. L#2 planned it. And someone had a Death Note, too. There was no way out of it."

"'L#2?' Who's that?"

"Some bastard posing as L. They're tricking the world into thinking that it's the same L. It's not, {Y/N}, and it's not right."

I sighed in irritation at not only myself, but L#2. How could someone just pose as L? No one can replace L! He was just that smart!

"...no one can replace L. Not even Near." I whispered, and Matt grit his teeth.

"That's why we were so pissed about the whole thing. But here's the bad thing, {Y/N}, Kira is most likely within the Japanese Task Force, and they have another Death Note."

So they have more ideas for killing...

"Well, since Near is leading the SPK, why don't you guys just let him handle it??"

"...I can't just agree on behalf on Mello, {Y/N}." Matt replied, "He was so hellbent on doing this; there's no way he's gonna stop now."

"Yes, but look at him, Matt! He's fighting for his life! I get it, he just wants to be better than Near for once. Be in first place rather than second. I get that. But we have a child, and he needs to understand that he's first in my eyes. In his son's eyes. I know, this is something he wants, er, needs to do, but I don't want him to get hurt."

"He's strong, {Y/N}, he can do it."

Not without me, he won't.

"Fine, then, if you guys wanna finish the case, I'm not gonna stop you. I'm coming along for the ride."

Matt looked hesitantly at Mello's unconscious body and my determined face, sighing. "Fine. Mello's gonna strangle me for this, but fine."

"Matt...?" Someone weakly said, causing me to snap my vision towards the bed where Mello's now-awake body was lying in confusion. "{Y/N}?"

Tears beginning to stream out of my eyes, I dashed towards the bed and buried my head on his chest. "Mello!" I sobbed, and he slowly placed a fragile hand on my head.

"How... Are you... Here?"

"Matt called to tell me what happened and booked me a flight. I'm so sorry, Mel, I should've never let you leave... If I'd just been more stubborn, I'd-"

"I was the idiot that didn't see the ambush coming. It's not your fault." He laughed coldly. "I'm sorry you had to see me like this..."

I felt his whole body tense, and then shake. Soon thereafter I felt drops of water his the top of my head, and I knew that he was crying. "Mello... Everything's gonna be okay... You still look extremely charming. And I'm gonna stay with you.."

His crying halted right away as I realized that I'd slipped up and told him already. "What?"

"Haha," I laughed nervously, "Matt and I just had a small discussion, and if you wanna continue the case, it's fine, but I'm staying with you to help you two out."

Mello glared at Matt, who backed out of the room slowly before he got yelled at. Then he turned to me and gave me a look of pure anger. "I can't believe you did that," he scowled, "What if, God forbid, something happens to you?! Think about Law!"

I looked up at him and rolled my eyes. "Law's with Mina. And I'll be fine. I'm not letting you do this on your own."

"I'm here with Matt, dumbass! The two of us can-!"

"I'm staying, Mihael. That's final." I muttered, my voice taking a dangerous tone.

He looked at me with some sort of displeased look, but sighed in defeat. "Alright, but I won't go easy on you just 'cause you're my wife."

"Yeah, yeah," I dismissed, pulling my head away from Mello's chest. "So, you're actually fine with this?"

"I'm not gonna say yes, but there's no way in hell that I'm gonna win this arguement, so..." His voice trailed off, and I knew that I'd won.

"Thanks, Mel..." I said.

And just like that, I was accepted on to the Kira case team.

Just wait, Kira...

We're gonna whoop your ass.