"Hello everyone. This is Itsumo and she is the newest the member of the Kira task force." Ryuzaki introduces her.
"Hello everyone. I am pleased to meet you." She says while she tucks a strand of black hair behind her ear. The remaining members introduce themselves one by one.
"Yagami, Light. You went to my school right?" Asks Itsumo.
"Yeah, I did. I think I saw you at the college entrance exam." He responds.
"You did. My brother was there as well. I believe you have met him. In fact, I know you have. All of the people in this room have met him." She says. The members look around briefly.
"Who is your brother?" Matsuda asks.
Itsumo smiles. "My brother is, L" The members looked at Ryuzaki.
"Yes, Itsumo is my sister. There's nothing unbelievable about that statement." Ryuzaki says.
"We even look alike." Itsumo says.
Light looks at both them and realizes that the two siblings do resemble each other. She has shoulder length black hair, dark eyes, and pale skin. Her eyes don't have the black circles beneath them like L does but their eyes appear to be the same shape. She is two inches shorter than Ryuzaki.
"Itsumo, why don't you share your area of specialty with everyone?" asks Soichiro.
She looks at L. He nods.
"I have knowledge about mythology and superstitions like the the succubus, the incubus, changelings, shinigami, spirits, that kind of thing. I'm not a psychic though so I can't do a séance or anything like that. I have done research into the deaths caused by Kira and have also managed to conclude that only 25 of the victims had a history of heart attacks or heart disease in their families." She says.
"What do you know about shinigami?" asks Light.
"I have read that they are the reapers for the mortal realm and they live in a land of their own creation. I believe but can not prove that they walk among us. I also believe that they take any form they wish although I can not be certain of that statement either." Itsumo answers.
"I see."says Light. Some of the other members of the task force look at her like she isn't all there. She takes a seat on the couch.
"Oh yeah. I almost forgot." She takes out her phone and tosses it to Ryuzaki. "The no phone rule. Why don't you guys sit down? The seats won't bite...today."
She gets an odd look from the members.
"Yes, please sit down. We need to discuss what has been going on the investigation." Ryuzaki says. The members take a seat. Matsuda and Light are on either side of Itsumo and L is seated at the front as usual.
"What do you make of this Itsumo?" L hands her a manuscript of sorts. The manuscript is a reply from the second Kira. The second Kira speaks about showing our notebooks and shinigami to each other and the eyes.
"Hnn. I would say that this person believes that he or she has had contact with a shinigami and that "the eyes" that he or she speaks of may be some sort of agreement between him/herself and this so called shinigami. I can't make anything out of the notebook. Perhaps a form of secret code. You can't really be too sure if this person is sane or not seeing as the existence of shinigami is not scientifically proven."
"But you said you believed in the existence of shinigami." Light says.
"Ah. This is true. I never said I was sane though did I? For all you know I could be insane or you could even be insane and not know it." Itsumo says.
"Maybe she is crazy." Matsuda says while Itsumo is using the bathroom.
"She isn't that crazy. Superstitious, yes. But crazy? No. Itsumo is sane. She's just engulfed in the idea that mythological beings are actually a reality." Ryuzaki says.
"That manuscript is dated and we have yet to put any one under suspicion of being the second Kira. I can not condemn anyone. I can not clear anyone completely until I am one hundred percent sure." Ryuzaki says.
"Aw. I was hoping that this manuscript was current. I love a good mystery." Itsumo says.
She looks around the room. "You shouldn't be so nervous. It isn't like I'm Kira. Even if I was, I'm sure none of you gave me your real names. Even I didn't give you my real name. All of us in this room are using an alias." Itsumo says.
"Even Ryuzaki?" asks Matsuda.
"He isn't in this room now is he?" Itsumo asks while she grins like the Cheshire Cat.
"I'm here now. What were you talking about?" Ryuzaki asks.
"We were talking about aliases and how everyone who was in the room was probably using one while you were gone. Nothing groundbreaking." Itsumo says.
"We also know that the second Kira only needs a face to kill where the real Kira needs a name and a face." Ryuzaki says.
"I believe that the second Kira probably needs a name as well but just finds the names differently then the true Kira. The eyes she spoke of in the script, perhaps they are more significant than we first thought. Is that a black cat near the window?! Get it away from me!" She screeches while darting to the other side of the room.
"What's the matter?" Asks Soichiro.
"Black cats are bad luck! They can ruin an entire day! Ryuzaki? Do you have any red paint?"
"why red paint?"
"Because, if you paint a solid red stripe across doorways, it will prevent your enemies from entering the room or hearing what is being said and since that black cat was washing behind its ears, it means we will have company. A black cat washing behind its ears bodes unwanted company. What about salt? Do you have any salt?" Itsumo asks.
"No. I have plenty of sugar though." Ryuzaki says.
"Never mind. I'll just sit over on this side of the room." She takes a seat on the opposite side of the room and glares at the window where the cat had walked by.
"She's insane." Aizawa says.
"yes, I am insane. I've never had any sanity. Sanity? Who needs something as insignificant as that? When have I ever claimed to be sane?" Itsumo says in a voice that is eerily calm.
Light hears Ryuk laughing behind him. "Hey Light. She is right you know. She is using an alias. I think she's observing you actually. Maybe she's suspicious of you already." Ryuk says.
Itsumo sits there and takes a long sip of her coffee. Ryuk was wrong. She wasn't observing Light. No. She was observing the space behind Light and above his head. She continues her observing of this seemingly empty space.
"Itsumo, Itsumo. Are you alright?" Asks L.
"Erm. Yes. I'm fine. I just thought I saw something there. It was just my eyes playing a trick on me. That's all." She says while feigning a grin. Itsumo ceased paying attention to the meeting and began to silently observe all of the members.
'Hnnnn. They all seem reputable enough. Aizawa, Matsuda, Inspector Yagami, and L. Yes, they seem trustworthy. Light on the other hand, he seems a little too innocent. Yes, a bit too relaxed. I'll have to find out more about him. He has a strange air about him. Then there's the fact of that creature following him around. Of course I know what it is. It's a shinigami. The only question is whether he knows it follows him. If he does indeed know that this creature is following him, that bodes trouble for everyone involved. He would be like the black cat of this bunch. Boding trouble wherever he goes. If he doesn't know that this shinigami is following him, it only means that his death must be near. Perhaps the shinigami is waiting for the correct time to pen Light's name in the shinigami's book of death. The worst scenario is if the shinigami and Light Yagami are working together or if Light has obtained a so called death book. Yes, that would be bad. I wonder if the shinigami knows that I can see him. I wonder if the shinigami can see what follows me.' Itsumo thinks.
I believe that it is time to conclude this meeting." Ryuzaki states.
"Ryuzaki?" Itsumo asks. "Since we live pretty far from here do you think anyone would let me stay at their home?"
Ryuzaki looks at her questioningly. They didn't live too far. He sees her eyes dart toward Light and realizes she must suspect him as well. "Mr. Yagami. Would mind allowing Itsumo to stay with you seeing that you live closest?" Ryuzaki asks.
Light looks at Itsumo. "No. I wouldn't mind." says inspector Yagami.
"Thank-you so much. I really do appreciate this." Itsumo says.
"It isn't a problem." Light says.
"Hey, Who's this?" Asks Light's Mother.
"I am Itsumo. I work with the police and Inspector Yagami has agrees to let me to stay here for the time necessary. That time is determined by L."
"You seem a bit young to be on the police force." She says.
"A small exception has been made. May I ask where I am to sleep?" Itsumo requests.
"I suppose you could share a room with Light. I don't know if you would be comfortable doing that though." She says.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Itsumo asks. "
Well, You're a girl and Light's a boy so I just thought that it may be a bit awkward."
"No.. It won't. I grew up as the only girl so I'm quite used to it. Besides I am mature enough to handle the situation and I am sure Light is mature enough to handle this situation as well. I have no qualms about sharing a room." Itsumo says with an even tone.
"Are you alright with sharing a room with me Light?" Itsumo asks.
"I don't mind." He says.
Perfect. Now I can find out more about her. Light thinks.
This is great. Now I can observe him better. I can figure out more about that shinigami. Perhaps I should ask Naraku about Light's relationship with the shinigami that follows him. As a shinigami, Naraku should know. Hmm. Naraku hasn't spoken with me today. He is one of the quietest shinigami.
"Itsumo. How is it that you can see the shinigami without touching his death note?" asks Naraku.
"Well, I have touched it but I put it back. It looks familiar to me now. Yes, I remember now." Itsumo says.
"Who are you talking to?" Asks Light.
"Oh. I'm just talking to myself about an old case. I touched upon an old piece of memory but then I put it back because I didn't want to remember but I remember it now." she says in return.
He regards Itsumo with what she assumes to be suspicion.
"So, Light, where is your room?" she asks.
"It's up the stairs and to the left.."
"Thank you." Itsumo says. She walks up the stairs and enters Light's room. 'Hnnnn. He has a big room. It's bigger than mine anyway.' I think.
"So Itsumo. Do you ever plan to use that again?" Asks Naraku as she takes out something wrapped in purple cloth.
"I don't know. I have only used it a few times against those who tried to harm my brother."
"And he doesn't even realize that you possess it?"
"No. No one realizes that their lives could rest upon a single decision or a single slip of the tongue, or a slip of the pen." Itsumo says to Naraku.
"Can the other shinigami see you, Naraku?" Itsumo asks.
"Yes. I know the shinigami that follows around the Yagami boy. His name is Ryuk. How did you come about seeing him yourself?" Naraku asks.
"It must have been when I picked up Light's things once when he had dropped them down the stairs. I started seeing the shinigami known as Ryuk then. I didn't say anything of course. Then I found your notebook on the ground near the pizza shop. You know the rest from there." Itsumo says.
She walks down the stairs. "Excuse me, but, could I have a blanket to spread out on the floor?"
"Sure. Here you are Itsumo." says Mr. Yagami.
"Thank you very much." She says and leaves to walk up the stairs.
"Hey Light! Is she your girlfriend?" asks his sister.
"No. She works for the police." he says.
"Why is she staying here?" she asks.
"She lives too far from the investigation." Light says.
The hour strikes ten and Itsumo decides to strike up a conversation.
"So, Light. What is your opinion on what Kira is doing? He's only killing criminals so, what do you think about him?"
"I don't think that killing anyone for any reason is okay."
"What about the executions that the government commits?"
"I thought you worked for the police." Light says. Itsumo's laugh tinkles through the room.
"No. I don't really work for the police. I work with my brother and only my brother. If the police force stopped their involvement with my brother, then I would stop my involvement with the police. You see?" Itsumo says.
"Yeah. I get it now."
"Hey. If I told you that I could actually see shinigami, what would you say?" Itsumo asks.
"I would say that idea is preposterous."
"But, you can see one of them...can't you?" She asks with her head snapping up on the words can't you.
"No. Of course I can't."
Good. He's getting flustered. Itsumo thinks.
"Oh. Okay then. What do you think about my brother?" Itsumo asks. She regards Light with an innocent stare.
"He is a mystery. Is Ryuzaki his real name?"
That's it. I'm sure of him now. Thinks Itsumo.
"Of course it is. Then again, I could be lying. Tell me, do have eyes that truly see, or do you have eyes that simply scan over things? Do you analyze everything. I do. I get paranoid. Like right now. I could have sworn that a shinigami was laughing behind you." Itsumo says.
Ryuk laughs again. She already knows I'm here Light. She can see me. Ryuk keeps chuckling. Don't bother. I'm not going to tell you what's so funny."
Light sees an object in purple cloth and reaches for it. "What is this?" he asks. Itsumo quickly grabs his hand.
"Don't touch it! It's uh, my diary. Yes, It's a private diary." She says while she lets go of his hand.
Itsumo takes out a container of salt. She spreads the salt around the space on the floor that she is going to sleep on.
"What are you doing?"Asks Light.
"I'm putting a circle of salt around the place that I sleep."
"Why are you doing that?" Light asks.
"It will protect me from unwanted beings contacting me or killing me in my sleep. Beings like vampires and such that may do me harm." Itsumo says.
"Oh. I see. You believe in a lot of myths don't you Itsumo?" Light asks.
"Yes, I suppose I do. But remember that every fact was a myth at one time. A round world was a myth at one time. Going to the moon was an unattainable feat at one time. So, today's myth could be tomorrow's fact." She says.
"I've never thought about it that way." Light says.
"Not many people do. It may seem strange that I always wear a necklace of lucky charms, avoid black cats, refuse to walk under ladders, and make circles of salt, but it may pay off in the long run. One never knows when one's life will end. No matter where you go, or who you meet there is always at least one seed of evil waiting to infect an innocent mind. Once a mind is infected, the seed takes root and grows larger until the person is consumed. As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Start with one act that is supposedly for the "greater good" and it snowballs. Like the cookie effect as I call it. When I was young, I would always take one cookie from the jar and promised myself to not take anymore. Then I would take another and think one more won't hurt. Then before I knew it, the jar was empty and I was sick." Itsumo says.
"Did you pass the exam for college?" Light asks. Itsumo looks insulted.
"Of course I did! I'm not a dysfunctional idiot. The exam wasn't as hard as I expected. I wasn't surprised when I passed but wasn't surprised when I didn't get the highest score. Congratulations on that by the way." She says.
"Thank-you."
Itsumo steps inside her ring of salt and takes her "diary" with her.
Naraku laughs. "A diary huh? That's one hell of a dangerous diary Itsumo. Ryuk knows that you can see him by the way." Naraku says.
"That's right. I know that you can see me."
"Why are you standing on your head?" Itsumo asks Ryuk.
"Light won't give me apples. I'm addicted to apples and right now I'm going through withdrawal."
"Oh. Here." Itsumo makes sure that Light is sleeping then hands Ryuk an apple.
"Thanks."
"Yeah."
"So, do you use your death note very often?" Ryuk inquires.
"Keh. She hardly uses it at all." Naraku says.
"Would you guys mind. I'd really like to get some sleep." Itsumo says crankily. After a few moments she falls to sleep in a fetal position.
THNX FOR READING!
