I was stretched out on the dirty bed, whose sheets probably hadn't been changed in who know how long, whistling a tune from one of my favorite songs. I couldn't help but chuckle at the grumbles from the cell across mine and rolled so that my head was off the side of the bed, facing said cell.
"What's wrong, murderer-san? Is my whistling bothering you?" I smirked, knowing that my teasing had probably gotten to him after a week of dealing with me.
"The hell it is! God, you're lucky you're a cop's kid or I'd have killed you already!"
Yeah, that's right. I'm a cop's kid, sitting in a jail cell across from Shirami Misaaki, one of Japan's serial arsonists. My father? None other that the sub-chief of the Japanese police. The reason I'm even in a cell is because of him. I kind of broke into our-his house and hacked his computer to get police files. He came home early and decided that a week in jail might straighten me out. Of course, it did nothing but brighten up my day.
I'm not the typical goody two shoes daughter one would expect. Father practically disowned me when I went out and cut my long brown hair, spiking it up and dying it a shocking dirty blonde. He gave up thinking it was a rebellious phase when I got two piercing on my right ear and a raven tattoo on my arm. That's when he finally kicked me out of the house, saying something along the lines of,
"If the daughter of a police officer wants to be a punk, then she can live like one; on the streets!"
I didn't mind. In fact, I almost enjoyed it. It was a great change from the boring life I had, where every day seemed to be the same. I was bored and now, I could do what I wished to make my life more entertaining. I met up with some guys and learned how to hack into computers and used my dad's police files to lead police to criminals. I loved the adrenaline rush it gave me and craved more, which is how I ended up here.
It was the last day in the cell before my father let me out and lectured me, and I couldn't have cared less. I continued teasing the murderer across from me until he suddenly stopped.
"Hey, you okay?"
He never answered. Apparently, he had a weapon of some sort and cut his fingers, drawing a star in a circle on the prison wall before just collapsing. I immediately called out for guards and when they got there, I heard them mumbling.
"It's gotta be Kira."
"There's no other person who could've done it."
Ah yes, Kira. My father had a file about him and I had managed to read it over right before I was caught. He could somehow kill criminals with heart attacks, although no one knew how. I was immediately interested, but just then my father showed up.
"Go Minoru. I want you to just leave and never mention what happened here. Do you understand?"
"Why should I listen to you? You're not my father anymore."
SMACK!
"Now you listen to me! I gave up on you long ago, but that doesn't give you a right to speak to me like this! Leave! And if you say a word I will personally make your life a living hell!"
He was furious, I know, but I couldn't stand back and just take it like I always did. So, I grabbed his suit collar and pulled him up to my level, speaking in a calm voice.
"It's too late for that. My life's already hell and I never thought of you as my father."
His shocked face gave me pleasure, as I walked out the door of the police station. I couldn't wait to find out more about the Kira case simply for the mere satisfaction of having something to do. I was bored and this could make my life that much more interesting.
It had been a couple of weeks since the murder of six fugitives. Three of which did something odd before dying. I laughed at the thought that this Kira character was possibly testing his abilities, and wondered silently if anyone else knew this. I heard the click of the door and quickly closed everything, removing any trace that I had hacked into his computer, and jumped out the second story window.
After discovering the hidden message in the notes written by the criminals, I came up with a plan to follow the chief of police to see if I could find out more about Kira and the mysterious L, who had taken charge of the case. He, or she, was an interesting person; able to communicate with the police and get their help without showing his/her face or name. He/she also had quite the complicated firewall, which I discovered when I purchased a cheap laptop and tried tracing his/her video feed during one of the police's meetings. The moment L began hacking my laptop, I destroyed it and scattered the remains of it throughout the city.
By the end of the day, I was exhausted from running all over the city, but I knew that I still had to keep an eye on Mr. Yagami. I managed to make it back to the police station before he left and 'accidentally' bumped into him.
"Sorry, Mr. Yagami. I didn't mean to run into you."
"No, it's my fault. I've been a bit distracted. Say 'hi' to your father for me."
"Sure thing."
Normal conversation, but we both knew how I was with my father and he didn't notice me place a bug on him when I ran into him. It was a simple tracker and listening bug, very small and hardly noticeable where I put it; on the underside of his suit lapel. He headed to his car and I quickly rounded the corner and waited for him to leave before running to the Teito Hotel, where he'd stopped.
What could he be doing here? I thought, noticing that there was one other officer with him. Could he be…? I cut off my thoughts, putting in the headphone and following him to the elevator. I took the stairs four at a time, to the correct floor and stood around the corner as the door to the room they were at was opened. A young man, maybe 4 years older than myself, longer black hair, and bags under his eyes opened the door and said one simple sentence after he closed it.
"I am L."
There were other police officers there, seeing how they introduced themselves, and I laughed when L stated how stupid they were. I continued to listen, as L began stating what facts he knew about the Kira case, and compared what he said to my own knowledge: sore loser, needs a face and name, acts alone, and testing his powers. Of course, I didn't know about the twelve FBI agents, which interested me. I got bored though when he began interrogating every police officer, but perked up when I spotted an older gentleman walk in the room. I discovered this to be Watari and knew that I was running out of time before I was discovered. I pulled out a piece of paper and quickly wrote down something, attaching it to my headphones and wrapping them around the door handle. I wasn't worried about fingerprints or anything, since it became a habit to wear gloves when I was younger and I waited. The door opened hurriedly and I began walking back down the stairs, not bothering to watch any longer. Sure, I dropped out of high school, but you'd be surprised how smart you become on the streets.
"Did you find him, Watari?"
L was nervously biting his thumb, as he had been when he first discovered the bug on Mr. Yagami's jacket lapel. Watari shook his head before holding out a note and a set of cheap headphones.
"They left this on the door handle though."
"L, You caught on fast but I'm not one to give up. Son of Cyllene.*"
L dangled the paper in front of his face and set it down on the table next to the headphones with a smile on his face. Mr. Yagami was still flustered about being bugged and hoped that L wouldn't kick him off the case after this possible compromise. He was ringing his hands and staring at his feet when L finally spoke up.
"I am concerned about our case being overheard by this person. There is a 78% chance that this is the person who tried to hack me before at one of the meetings with the police. There is also a 14% chance that this person is Kira and if that is true, then we obviously have a problem. Mr. Yagami, I will not force you to leave this case, but I advise you to be more careful of your surroundings so this doesn't happen in the future."
"O-Of course."
"Also, I will now have to search you for bugs and other devices before you enter the room. This person is smart and has some sort of connection, and I cannot afford to have anymore information get out. Watari, check the note for prints and search for this 'Son of Cyllene'."
And so began the game between Kira, L, and SoC.
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*Son of Cyllene-Cyllene is a British thoroughbred race horse who helped birth a foal named Minoru