Chapter 1
I sat in my chair in my usual crouched position staring at the door. Any minute now Mr. Yagami was going to be bringing my two prime suspects in the Kira case through the door. The problem was, they weren't really suspects anymore. My plan to make them reveal themselves had failed. Yet something in me didn't want to let go of my suspicion. There was still a three percent chance that they were Kira and the Second Kira. I was holding onto that three percent for dear life, I had never been wrong before and I didn't want to start now. I placed an abnormal amount of sugar in my coffee, As usual, and continued my musings as I sipped the steaming beverage. What had caused the dramatic changed in their behavior during their detainment? Did it mean anything? Was it simply an act? These were questions I needed answers to, and I intended to find those answers no matter what it took.
Just then the door opened and my thoughts were interrupted as Light, Misa and Mr. Yagami walked in. Me and the rest of the task force looked up at them as they entered, all three looked badly shaken. Especially Mr. Yagami. I felt bad for putting him through all of this stress but their was no other way to determine his son's innocence or guilt. And, speaking of Light, there was something I needed to explain to everyone. I had told Light that he and I would be together twenty-four hours a day until this case was solved but he didn't know the extent to which I was going to take it. That is, he didn't know until I put his wrist in one end of the specially designed hadcuffs and mine in the other.
"So this is what you meant by being with him twenty-four hours a day?" Misa complained as I declared my intent to be handcuffed to Light until the end of the investigation. Light just looked bemused. "Wait.." Misa continued her voice rising with each word "If you and Light are handcuffed how are we supposed to go on dates?!" By the end of the sentence Misa was practically yelling in my face.
"You can still go on dates, but it'll have to be the three of us." I replied, she continued to complain and I started to block her out, she was giving me a headache "Light, can you please make Misa stop talking now?" I muttered. Finally Aizawa had heard enough and psychically thrown Misa out the door, telling her to go to her own room. Once that distraction had been dealt with the conversation took on a more serious note and we discussed nothing but the case for the rest of the night until it was time for the other task force members and Watari to take their leave.
Left alone with my prime suspect for the first time I was perfectly relaxed. I got myself a piece of cake with strawberry icing and a strawberry on top, my favorite food. I never ate anything but sweets. The hotel room's cupboards were filled with nothing but sweet foods. Mostly the strawberry cake, since it was my favorite. I settled back into my chair and began to eat, holding my fork delicately between my thumb and and forefinger as usual.
"Feel free to do whatever you like." I told Light. He nodded and took a seat next to mine and switched on the T.V.
"I'm going to bed.." Light declared when the clock hit midnight a few hours later. He got up and headed over towards the two beds that had been pushed close enough together that the handcuffs would reach between them. He settled in, pulling the covers up over his head. I watched him for a few moments before closing my eyes. My last thought before I drifted off to sleep was that if Light Yagami was Kira, it would be a problem for me..because I considered him my first friend. Ever.
The next morning I was woken up by Light stirring and making the chain of the handcuffs rattle. I opened my eyes and Light was looking at me, he seemed nervous about something.
"Um..Ryuzaki?" Light muttered, and even his voice sounded sheepish, I rose into my crouching position, tilting my head to one side and biting my thumb lightly
"Yes, Light. What is it?" I asked him, wondering why he looked so nervous.
"I...umm..wanted to take a shower." He answered. I nodded, I was prepared for this and the answer was simple
"I'll simply wait on the other side of the shower curtain." I told him, he looked shocked for the first time since we'd been cuffed together "The chain is long enough, and don't worry I won't look." I reassured him "No matter what Misa thinks, I'm no pervert." Light managed a smile at my last words and I couldn't help thinking of him as just my friend, rather than a suspect. No matter how much I didn't want to let emotions cloud my judgement their was just something likeable about Light Yagami.