After a turn of unexpected events, Light Yagami uses a couple different tactics to get closer to L. Things go a little bit differently. If love was only an act, what would happen if it was forgotten to be an act in the first place? What if Misa wasn't important? LxLight
"Raito, your father is..." L said, listening to what he had heard from the members of the task force currently working together with him.
"Light, your father..." The voice over the phone spoke.
"He had a heart attack." Light said, appearing scared, shaken to the bone.
"Could it be... Kira?" The two geniuses said at one in an odd unison.
'That's impossible. I couldn't have killed him.' Light thought 'I didn't write his name in the notebook... unless someone else has a notebook!' "We have to go see him! He could be be serious danger!" Light screamed.
"My limousine is waiting outside, Yagami-kun, we should hurry." L said, quickly wiping off a slight shock off his normally stoic face. 'Could Soichiro Yagami truly be killed by Kira?'
They dashed out of the small coffee boutique in a certain rush, only to find a large black, sleek limousine waiting for them, with an elderly man at it's side.
"Quickly Watari, to the hospital immediately. I'm sure you're aware of the current situation."
"Yes sir, right away." Watari said, as he, Light and L hopped into the vehicle. As Light sat down, he could see a wide selection of communicative items. Cellphones, computers, and many other sleek items, making the inside sparkle.
"Ryuuga, how could have this happened?" Light asked the great detective, hoping for him to mention something other then Kira. 'It's likely that he just over-worked, but still, when Kira kills with heart attacks, I can't be sure.'
"It's not unlike Kira to murder those who are investigating him. The FBI agents working on the Kira case were also killed."'But still, if yagami-kun IS Kira, why would he kill his own father? Is he so desperate to finish me off? Has he figured this is his last resort?'
"But still, Kira had no knowledge that my father was working on the task force. Is it possible he has somehow gained information?" Light inquired, trying to act as cool as possible, to act like himself. Surprisingly, that was difficult to do.
"That cannot be possible. I believe you are aware that Kira can only kill with a name and a face. As your father has been working with me, his name is no longer on records, and he also has a false name for possibles instances like this one."
"Do you still believe believe I'm Kira, Ryuuga?" Light stared him down, suddenly halting the conversation, verbally attacking from point blank range.
"It is certainly possible, at least 2 percent" L scratched his head, pinpointing an estimated number instantly in his mind.
"If I was Kira, would I kill my own father? Would I?!" Light yelled at Ryuuga, perplexing the black-haired man even more than he already had been. He slammed his hands onto the black cushioned seats. Sweat trickled down his forehead. His breathing patterns were irregular. The old man kept on driving, obviously being unaware of the conflict. A think amount of glass separated the two areas, effectively making their segregated area of the vehicle completely soundproof.
"Possibly, though unlikely. It's certainly what Kira could have done, but it's too much of a blunt move." L said, sitting in his odd fashion and impatiently so, his knees touching his upper chest.
"How do you figure that?"
"Kira wouldn't make such an obvious move. Kira hasn't killed anyone of the task force, and has never shown interest in so, unless they interfere with his... justice" L said, pausing for a slight second, looked out the side window., seeing that they were not too far away from the hospital Aizawa had managed to bring Soichiro Yagami to. He was impressed by the man's quickness to take charge 'Unless,' L thought 'Kira already knows his actions were unlike him, and this is a part of his plan.'
Silence fell. L could see the distraught look on Light's face.
"It appears that we are here." L said, his words falling on deaf ears, though more like ears that were not there. Light ran to the front doors, almost pushing to the ground the paramedics on stand-by. L exited the vehicle as fast as he could, walking as he did with his slanted at an angle. "Watari, stay here."
"Yes, sir. As you wish sir." Watari responded with a solemn look, holding his cap in his hands.
L walked up to one of the paramedics that were recently trampled by Light
"What the hell just hit me?" The dazed man mumbled, slowly regaining focus, seeing the young man in front of him.
"Where is Shijuro Asahi? Would you be able to tell me that?"
"He-He's in the intensive care unit, first door to your right when you walk in." The man said, it not obviously being his day.
L moved rapidly into and through the hospital. 'It is certainly possible that Soichiro Yagami's heart attack was caused by natural factors. I'm sure that Yagami-kun has considered that to the absolute extent. He is not a person to be superstitious. However, if this is Kira's work, it would go against most of the information we have obtained. Kira should only be able to kill with a face and a name. Why suddenly use more effective methods? That could only mean...' L trailed off as voices became clearer down the hallway
"Dad, dad!" L heard Light scream from down the corridor.
L picked up his paced, making a substantial right turn into the room where Soichiro Yagami was. As L walked in, the complete investigation team, minus Ukita, were in silence. Aizawa near the door, making sure that there was no unnecessary visitors. Matsuda was concentrated on his chief's life signs, slowly watching them droop. Mogi, the reserved member of the group, stood without making any type of gesture. Sometimes L forgot he was even in the same room as him.
"Light... I can't last much longer." Soichiro managed to force out.
'Ryuuga wasn't lying.' He thought. "No dad! Don't die! You can't die! Who's going to defeat Kira? Who's going to show justice to that murderous bastard!?
"Light, I can... confirm .. that Ryuuzaki is truly L. Please... let.. my son join the investigation. Light, you must find Kira. I believe in you, my son---"
"We need a doctor in here!" Matsuda yelled, urgently noticing the chief's heart rate rapidly decline.
Doctors and nurses rushed in, one carrying a pair of defibrillator. They moved in, quickly opening Soichiro's jacket and applied the paddles. "Clear!"
Light still clung to his father's motionless hand. The team stood back, wordless. Aizawa covered his face, not wanting to see the unfavorable outcome.
"Yagami-kun, you have to left go." L said, looking at Light's broken down face. Tears were in his eyes. Yet still L's expression did not falter. 'If Yagami-kun is Kira, he's doing a good job of it not being apparent.'
"Dammit! I won't lose him!" Light screamed, not giving up his father's hand. 'L expects me to react, but I'll give him more then he thought I had!'
L looked at Mogi, nodding to him. Mogi moved quietly, removing Light's forceful grip, finally allowing use of the paddles. A charge of blunt electricity motioned through the chief's body, sending his body into a spasm.
"Nothings happening! Again!"
"Again!"
"Again!"
Light watched in horror, being able to do absolutely nothing. 'Damn it! I didn't account for this!' "Do something!!"
"They're doing all they can, Yagami-kun." L said, trying to ensure Light.
"It's no use. He's dead." The doctor said, dropping his glasses from his face. "Time of death: 21:47h."
"No!! Dammit! Dad!" Light broke free of Mogi's control, running to father, holding him dearly. "You can't die! Not now!" He sobbed endlessly on his father's corpse, pounding his fists on the bed. "It's not fair!"
"Life isn't fair, Yagami-kun. It never has been. You need to come to terms with the fact that Soichiro Yagami was only another casualty." L said, looking down on the sad individual. 'He's taking this hard, almost too hard.'
"'Only another casualty!?" Light repeated, enraged by L's misused words. 'Right, just like this.'
"Excuse me, can I ask who you people are? We will hospital records." The preforming doctor asked, the only medic who apparently decided to stay.
"I'll take care of this." said Aizawa sadly, somehow managing to keep himself in control of the situation.
"I'll break the news to the chief's family.." Matsuda said, sniffling at the same time. 'Besides, I don't think Light would be the best person right down, even if it's his own family.'
"Right then, I will accompany Light to house. There is nothing else you can do here, Yagami-kun." 'He can't keep this up forever.'
Light walked away from the hospital bed, keeping his head low, his eyes beneath his hair, his emotions hidden. A small smirk grew, ever so slightly, not being noticeable. 'So, my father is dead, huh? I'll just have to adjust my plan. But for now, I should probably act as any other person would, deeply affected by the loss of his father.'
The two walked, in dead silence down the long corridors. Not a sound was heard.
'Will he pity me? Try to to console me? No, L isn't like that.' Light thought, reaching the outside of the building.
"What is the situation sir?" Watari asked, patiently waiting until their return.
"Soichiro Yagami...." L paused, looking at Light's current condition. "Is no longer with us. His funeral is being prepared as we speak."
'Avoiding harsh words, are we? I'll just have to go on bluffing.' Light quietly stepped into the black limousine. L followed his actions as Watari entered the vehicle.
L sat down. 'Why didn't Soichiro Yagami die after his heart attack like all of the other victims?" L asked. 'I've nothing to lose in asking him a series of questions. At this point, acting or not, is a crucial point.'
"I don't feel like talking to you." Light replied coldly. 'He does raise a point.' Light look towards him, trying to avoid his glare. 'Besides, there's no information to prove there's an amount of time required.
"But I have reason to believe that Kira can control the time of death and actions of the individual before that, which makes my assumption even more plausible."
"And what idea is that, Ryuuga, or should I call you L?"
"I prefer the name Ryuuzaki at the moment." L sipped a cup of tea Watari had left made in the back seat, adding a couple dozen cubes of sugar in process. "My assumption is what it has been, that you killed Soichiro Yagami, and manipulated his death, because you are Kira."
"I'm not Kira! What kind of person, what kind of monster, would kill his own father? I'm... I'm not like that Ryuuzaki!" Tears fell down his face, catching his opponent severely off guard. "I.. I believe in justice, and that's what I am going to get for my father! Justice!" Light panted, on the verge of losing his breath.'I'm olny doing what any other person would do at the moment, nothing to give me away.'
L sat without a word. 'Any sane and normal person would be enraged at the thought of being a murderer. He knows that, that much I believe. If he was Kira, that is just the reaction he would have give off as a result.'
"Ryuuzaki... I'm scared" Light said in a timid fashion, looking into L's eyes while wiping away the tears of his own. 'Let's see you deal with that, L!'
L's thoughts stopped cold. 'Is he attempting to bluff? Yagami-kun cannot be scared. He either killed his father, or his death was natural. There is nothing to be scared of. Unless he truly is not Kira. Yet perhaps this is already part of his strategy, and that only someone who isn't Kira would have reason to be-' Light moved in slowly, rapping his arms around the confused man, and gently embraced him. L's eyes opened wide. 'This is certainly unexpected. He most definetly felt me. If Yagami-kun is Kira, then he is setting a trap and trying to confuse me by making me believe that he is interested in me, or at least seeking some kin of security.'
'Knowing L, he would have considered this to be a trap but if I have come to this realization already then that means he would expect me to make a slight withdrawal... Instead of doing so, I'll do something he wouldn't ever think of!' Light gently bent towards L and becked him on the mouth, and went back to sitting as he had been.
In a matter of slow, unmoving minutes, the limousine stopped in front of Light's house.
"Thank you, Ryuuzaki...I'll be there tommorow morning."
"G-Goodnight Yagami-kun."
"Hello Light, interesting day?" Ryuk cackled, dropping down appearing from the skies.
Light silently shut the door and exited the vehicle. It sped off soon after. "You could say that, Ryuk." He grinned slyly. 'If I manage to make L believe I think it was Kira who killed my father, and that I am interested in him in any way, I might be able to gain his sympathy. And that, L, will be your downfall!'