Have you ever Had the feeling that...you've forgotten something you shouldn't have? A lost love...something that you'd want to hold on to, even if it was gone?
CHAPTER 1: The Opening Act
Tired, exhausted, even after hours of sleep, Light sits up in his bed, throwing the comforter off. He sighs and rubs his tired eyes. It's no use; he won't be able to sleep now.
"Can't sleep?"
He glances across the room to see Ryuk floating over by his desk. Shinigami don't sleep, do they? He shakes his head.
"No…" Light sighs again and stands up. He walks over to his desk and sits in his chair, turning his desk lamp making the room glow with a fluorescent tint.
"Thinking about L, hm?" The shinigami states quietly. Light glares at him. "He is a strange one."
"You're one to talk, Ryuk." Light smirks.
"You two are a lot alike." The deathgod flies over to Light, who is now glaring daggers at him. The boy switches on his TV and turns his attention to it, now ignoring Ryuk.
"We're nothing alike." He says simply, Ryuk just laughs again. Light looks at him, now even more annoyed. "What? It'd better not be because we like the same flavored potato chips."
Ryuk laughs again.
"I thought you were smarter than that."
The shinigami now has a smug look on his ugly face.
"Say, Ryuk?" Light swivels in his chair to look at the specter.
"What?"
Light raises an eyebrow at him. "Why won't you just tell me what L's name is?" He crosses his arms.
Ryuk cackles at the boy. "Are you kidding me? It's so much more fun this way!"
Light sighs, now agitated. "You're no help."
"If you want my eyes…"
"The answer's still no, you should know that."
The shinigami shrugs and lays down in midair. "Suit yourself." He says.
"Besides," Light says back, "Why would I do that now I'm working so close to L?" He chuckles to himself. "As you say, this is more fun." He looks darkly at Ryuk. "Let the games begin, my deathgod."
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L/Ryuzaki:
I watch the screen tirelessly. The darkness of my hotel room does not tire me as it does the rest of the task force. They've fallen asleep already. I find sleeping to be a waste of time well spent.
I take a sip of my sugar-saturated tea, still thinking of what happened yesterday; when I met with the famous Light Yagami.
He is…strange.
Although, I know I shouldn't be one to talk. I do admit, I'm quite strange myself. But something isn't right with him, I can't put my finger on it, but he bothers me. And it doesn't help that he's a suspect in the Kira case.
He should be coming in to work tomorrow after school. I have to say, I was surprised when I saw him. I wasn't expecting him to be so…together, I suppose you could say. The rest of the task force, including myself. Is made up of rather unattractive, frazzled looking men, while Light is…the exact opposite. Everything about him is too perfect. His grades, even the fact that he's smart and clever enough to solve cases well-trained professionals cannot.
To put it bluntly, I don't trust him, as I suspect him to be Kira. He fits all the criteria; a student, smart, idealistic. I need one little clue, one last piece of evidence. Light, or Kira, should I say, is much too smart to slip up enough for me to catch him.
Even so, I believe his joining this case will be beneficial, whether he is Kira and I catch him, or if he really is just another top student we can use to help us.
At least, I hope.
I admit, I'm unsure of this certain college student, and I have much more that a little reason to believe him to be Kira, but if he is, this will make catching him all the more simple.
Watari enters the room, phone in hand and walks it over to me.
"Ryuzaki, it's a call from Light Yagami." He hands the cell phone to me.
I take it, and hold it up to my ear with two fingers. "Thank you Watari." I say quietly.
"This is Ryuzaki." Watari leaves me to my conversation, or lack thereof. I tend to not speak to people all that often…at all…
"L, I'll be coming in to work early tomorrow if that's all right."
"Your timing couldn't be more perfect; we just got some new information early this evening." I say, somewhat nervous at the fact he'll be coming early. Why? Don't ask me; even I don't know what's wrong with me.
"Thank you, L." He says, seeming to sound relieved.
"Please make sure no one is following you or watching you as you approach the hotel. You already have the key, at least you should. Your father gave it to you, right?"
"Yeah, so any time's okay?"
"Yes, you don't normally need to call ahead."
"Understood, I'll be there around seven."
I hear a clicking sound as he hangs up. Doesn't anyone ever say goodbye? I close my phone and set it down on the wooden table next to an ornate plate piled with chocolates and caramels. I take one and play with it in my fingers, then pop it into my mouth.
Wonderful.
I wonder if Light likes candy as I do? It's odd, but I haven't found anyone that likes sweets as much as I. And honestly, it would be nice if I could…
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Later:
I hear the door open at around seven in the morning. Wow, morning already? I tend to lose track of time easily. Perhaps it is because I don't sleep that night and day now have no meaning to me. I, for one, believe that sleep is useless and wastes valuable time one could be using to be more productive.
I turn in my seat only slightly to see Light Yagami closing and securely locking the white door behind him and setting his keys and cell phone on the small table as I instructed.
"Perfect timing Light, I just received news of another Kira attack last night. I have to say, this one was..." I pause and take a sip of my tea completely saturated in sugar...
Heaven...
"...very uncharacteristic of Kira." I finish my sentence and set my tea down on the pure white saucer in front of me. Light sits on the sofa to my left with somewhat of a surprised look on his face.
"How so?" He asks, with genuine concern, might I add.
"Well, it took place at a convenience store just down the street from here. Kira decided to make a very...rash move. Now, normally, I wouldn't see his actions as surprising nor would I look into this matter any further than I already have if it weren't for one reason." I pick up a small pack of paper-clipped papers and hand it to Light. "This is the one and only reason. I believe you know this girl."
Of course he does. The papers I hand him are a file on a girl that goes to his university. Her name is...
"Evelyn?!" He says surprised. "Why her? You don't think she's Kira, do you?"
"I have my reasons. Although, she's not as high on the list as you are. She's the only one that survived in the store. She was the only one left alive. Now, I have to consider the possibility that Kira did it on purpose to make me believe that she was working with him, so maybe I'd focus my attention on her."
"So she's a decoy?" Light says, still staring at the girl's picture; blond hair, blue eyes, pale skin, not at all native nor does she have any family here. It makes me think...
She's the perfect person to be Kira. That's if she is, of course, and the chances are slim.
"Not necessarily." I reply. "She didn't seem afraid at all when the police questioned her. Actually, she admitted to being around many near-death experiences, freak accidents, and the like. She said she's been desensitized."
Light gapes at me.
"What? Do I have something on my face?" I ask.
"No, that's just not like her at all. She's a total spaz." He shakes his head and sets the papers down on the table and crosses his legs, getting comfortable. "I mean, that's not at all how she is at school. She's never calm."
"Oh, no, I never said she was calm. She actually was very...energetic, let's say, but she wasn't at all phased by the incident."
"Okay, so what do we do now?"
"Oh, that. I want you to keep an eye on her and tell me if she acts suspicious, or if anything like that happens again." I take a small chocolate of a tray of a nearly countless amount of others and pop it into my mouth.
...mmm...caramel...
"Oh, and I want you to bring her here if anything does happen."
Light's eyes widen slightly. "Are you really okay with that?"
"mmh-hmm." I reply. I shrug. "She looks...interesting."
"And what if she is Kira?"
"I think you're Kira, don't I?"
He nods. "You have a point."
Light stands and turns to leave. "I'll ask her if she wants to hang out today. It shouldn't be too hard."
I look at him. "Hmm? Why's that?"
He turns and looks at me. He looks a little annoyed. "Because the girl's in love with me."
My eyes wander as I think this over. "I never understood that." I say simply. "How someone could be so attached to you without even knowing you."
Light sighs as he opens the door to leave. "Be lucky you don't, Ryuzaki."
He closes the door behind him. The lock clicks as he locks it behind him.
I sit there, my head resting in one hand.
I have to say, I think he's lucky for knowing that.