A Tale of Two Detectives L Lawliet story
Chapter 1: Entering the Fray
A young girl about the age of 16 was sitting on a subway train staring out the grimy window. Her dark reddish-brown eyes watched the dark world on the other side of the glass. She ran a hand through her long brown hair and sighed. The train stopped and a voice came over the loudspeakers. "We have now reached Tokyo. Have a good day." The girl stepped on to the busy platform. She sighed again. "Well, no turning back now."
She made her way toward the Tokyo Police Station. Her eyes watched the clouds as she thought about what to say. She began to play with the hem of her school skirt. A nervous habit that she picked up a few years ago. She soon found herself standing at the entrance of the police station.
"Okay. All I have to do is go in and find out where the team is investigating. No big deal…" she said, looking into the building sweat gathering on her brow. She took a deep breath and pushed open the doors.
The man behind the desk glanced up at her before returning to his work. The young woman calmly walked past him and down the hallway that was normally off limits to civilians. It took the man a few moments to notice where she was heading. "Hey! You aren't allowed back there! Come back!" he shouted at her slender form. He began to walk swiftly after her. She stiffened for a moment before continuing quickly.
She came to a stop outside a door that contained a lot of chaos. She lingered for a second before her sharp ears picked up the one word she was looking for. She gripped the doorknob tightly and took a deep breath before opening the door. Well…more like slamming it open…the poor door was almost ripped off its hinges.
The whole room fell into a silence as all eyes landed on the new comer. No one spoke until the girl said, "Is this the Kira investigation team?" The room then became tense.
"You shouldn't be here little girl. This is a grown-ups job." A young cop, near the back of the room, said as if he were speaking to a 5-year-old.
The teen gave a visible twitch. Her fists clenched at her side. Her pretty brown/red eyes narrowed into thin slits. "Do you have any idea who I am?" she asked in a deadly calm voice.
Before the cop or the girl could say anything else a man from the back called out, "Arty? Is that you?"
The young girl tore her eyes from the idiot in front of her to stare at the aging man. "Chief Yagami? It is you! It's been a while, hasn't it?" She answered.
The man smiled and hugged the girl. "It has been too long indeed, Artemis. It's good to see you again, but what are you doing here?"
"Well-" Again, the same cop coughsexistcough interrupted.
"Chief, who is this kid? And why haven't you kicked her out yet?"
She gave another violent twitch before turning to face everyone in the room. "My name is Artemis Kudo, teenage detective for the Okinawa police force. I have solved cases all over Japan, China, the Philippines, and America. The Okinawa Chief of Police and the Mayor sent me here to aid you in this case. It looks like you'll be needing me, seeing as you don't even have any suspects yet…"
The policemen gave a collective gasp. Whispers could be heard coming from every direction. Is that really the famous Artemis Kudo? I thought she was a guy. Isn't she too young to be a detective? I thought this was a man's job…
A cough sounded throughout the room causing everyone to stop talking mid-sentence and look at a laptop computer toward the back of the room. The only thing on the screen was an elegant L.
"It was very nice of you to join us, Ms. Kudo. I was wondering if you were going to come or not." A mixed voice sounded from laptop's speakers.
Artemis stared at the screen for a moment before binding over to look into the webcam. "So, L is at the other end of this connection, huh? Well, it's nice to be working with ya." She smiled and winked. "You won't be sorry you're letting me help!"
"Watari." The voice said. The man sitting behind the laptop nodded and closed the computer.
"This meeting is over for today. I will be here tomorrow at the same time. Ms. Kudo, please come with me."
Artemis watched the man walk past her before nodding and turning to follow. "Bye, Chief. I'll see you later. Tell Light-kun I said hello."
The Chief nodded and gave her a wary smile. The door shut behind her and she turned towards L's assistant. "Alright, old man. Where are you taking me?" she asked walking calmly toward the exit. The man froze for a few moments before following after her.
"All that will be explained in the car." He opened the door to a shiny black car that was parked outside the front door of the police station. She slid in and was in awe. The car looked like it belonged to a rich person. "You will be staying with L. He thinks it will benefit the investigation more, plus we will be able to keep an eye on you. You do have a habit of getting yourself into tight situations."
Artemis pouted in the back seat. "Not my fault I'm so cute and innocent."
Watari laughed from the driver's seat and was quiet the rest of the way.
He pulled into a hotel parking lot and opened her door before her. She put her duffel bag strap over her shoulder and followed him into the nicest hotel she had ever seen. "This is where I'm staying?" she
asked looking around wide eyed. Even thought her parents were famous, they didn't believe in buying expense things, so she was never really around a lot of money.
The old man didn't say a word. He just motioned for her to follow him to the elevator. Once they reached the right floor, the duo made their way down the hall. Watari stopped in front of a door and pulled a key from his pocket. He opened the door and said, "Welcome to our temporary headquarters."
On the other side of the door was a regular looking hotel room, expect for all the sweets and candy lying around. A man with messy black hair stood from a chair in front of a laptop. As he walked over, the female had time to look him over. The man had very pale skin and dark bags under his eyes, which were a light murky brown. He was wearing a long sleeved white shirt, baggy blue jeans, no shoes or socks, and stood with his shoulder slouched.
He stood before the teenage female detective for a moment before saying, "I am L."