Prologue
"Light Yagami," Seiko repeated quietly, squinting at the computer screen in the dark. When she glanced towards Lawliet sitting beside her, her vision was temporarily obscured from the brightness of the screen. "This is him?"
"Seventeen years of age, top grades, possibly the best student in Japan," Lawliet said softly, his knees propped up on his chair and placing his finger on his lip. He glanced towards Seiko. "You'll be meeting him tomorrow."
Seiko didn't say anything for a moment. Lawliet's black eyes switched back onto the screen again.
"Lawliet . . ." she started slowly.
"Please, you have to call me Ryuzaki while on this case," he said without looking at her. He picked up his fork and stabbed his strawberry cake with it lightly and plopped the piece into his mouth and chewed softly. He held the saucer of cake towards her. "You should really eat something; you haven't been looking well lately."
Seiko glanced from the cake to him before shaking her head lightly. His eyes met hers.
"You're worried about something," he noted. Seiko tried not to smile. Lawliet knew her too well.
"No," she lied. But being Lawliet, he saw through it.
"Are you concerned if Light is actually Kira and he'll kill you if he ever found out that you're a detective on the Kira case? If that's the case you know you will be undergoing a fake name?"
Seiko couldn't help but laugh; he couldn't help but be incredibly blunt.
"No, Lawl—Ryuzaki," she said quietly, her smile fading. "It's not me I'm worried about."
Lawliet watched her for a few more moments before turning towards the computer again.
"We've already discussed this subject. I told you that it will be entirely possible for either of us to die on this case. I said that back in France."
"I know but . . ." Seiko couldn't find the right words. She looked up at the dark ceiling instead. At times she couldn't stand how Lawliet acted; stubborn and impossible to reason with. But on the most part, she loved him.
"Fine," she said irritably. "Fine. Let's focus on Light now. Last name Yagami, like Chief Yagami?"
"I'm aware of the situation," Lawliet muttered, taking another bite of cake. "Sochiro informed me that he would allow us to take the procedures to see if his son is indeed Kira. Of course, there is still only a five percent chance that this assumption is true."
Seiko looked at the school photo of Light. He seemed normal enough, but she knew all too well that a photo told very little about a person. Her eyebrows pushed together slightly before looking at Lawliet again whose gaze locked with hers.
"You really should eat something, Seiko," he said, nudging the cake towards her on the table in front of them. "You're pale."
"Speak for yourself," Seiko snorted. "When do you ever sleep?"
"If I slept then the killings will likely be much more frequent and less prevented in the future. There's no time for sleep. "
They looked at each other for a few more moments.
"Fine," she sighed after a while. "I'll eat if you sleep." She got up, stretched, then turned to Lawliet. "I'm going to bed. I don't have the stamina that you do," she added in playful scorn.
"Sleep well," he said, glancing at her once more before she left the room. "Oh, and Seiko?" he said as she reached the door.
"Hm?" she said, one hand on the handle and glancing over her shoulder.
"When you investigate on Light tomorrow—be careful."
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(A/N: Hey, thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed so far. Keep in mind that this is only the prologue so the incoming chapters are going to be much longer. Reviews would help me update faster since they are great motivation! Hope you enjoyed!)