Takes place just a few days after Misa and Light's first meeting.
Savannah Goergia 2~ Into the World of Death Note
Chapter 2: Fitting in
Death Note Universe
Jamie
Narrator's P.O.V
"Hi. I'm looking to speak with someone relating to the Kira investigation?" Jane said when she reached the front desk of the National Police Agency. After she had set the plan in motion, she had separated from her friends and got directions from a civilian to the nearest police station. Once she arrived there, she learned of the address where the public is directed to for anyone who has information on Kira to help with his arrest.
"One moment..." The office at the front desk said when he dialed a number. Jane waited patiently, correcting her hair and looking at the security cameras all over. "I'm sorry, what's your name, miss?"
After a pause, "It's Jamie." She lied. "Jamie Mameido."
"And this is regarding Kira, you said?" He asked, clearly asking on behalf of whoever was on the line.
"Yes, I need to speak with the someone directly working under L." She said. The officer repeated her request to the line.
"Do you have ID on you, Mamedio?" The office asked. At first, Jane worried about having no official documents in this world, but lucky for her, she had an understanding about the threats of Kira.
"I can't give that to you." She said, "As my purpose here involves information against Kira, it would be foolish to hand out my real name to someone, right?"
I thought Jamie was an odd name, the officer thought. After listening to the instructions from the person on the line, the officer hung up and wrote on a notepad.
"Alright, miss. Go to room 261 on the forth floor. It's an empty room with a telephone there used to speak directly to the investigators. Wait in that room for about 15 minutes until they call you using that phone line. You may share whatever information you wish. Do not attempt to use the phone until they call you, it cannot make calls, it can only receive them."
Jane took the piece of paper with the rooms location and bowed.
"Thank you." She said, making her way to the elevator. The room was easily accessible, it was smaller than she imagined. It looked just like those small private safety deposit box rooms you find in banks. All that filled it was a table and a single wired telephone, an incredibly old fashioned style...likely put there to make it difficult to trace or record calls. No chair. Her lazy self groaned and leaned against the table, waiting for the phone to ring. She was already wondering how Lucia and Sora were doing with their share of the mission and hoped they were doing alright. Her mind lingered on and, sure enough, after about 13 minutes, the phone rang.
She peaked at the small screen, curious of the caller ID but by no surprise, it was listed as private. She picked up with a simple, "Hello?"
Yes, this is Suzuki, head of the Kira Investigation Public Information Division. The voice said.
Jane was pretty calm until now. Now that she had to speak up, she was a tad nervous.
"Hi, my name is Jamie Mameido, I am a private investigator currently working to capture Kira. I am calling to recommend myself to join the Kira Investigation Task Force with high confidence that my assistance will be of value to your team." She said, taking a deep breath as she had rehearsed that countless times on the way to the agency.
She heard a pause on the other side.
Who are you working for and what credentials do you have to make such an offer?
Anything from here on had to be improvised.
"I can't provide you with that information to protect myself against Kira." She said, "But to prove that I've done my homework, I can tell you that I am aware that L is working directly with the investigators and that the prime suspect in the investigation as of right now is a Toho University Student that goes by the name, Light Yagami."
Jane nibbled the inside of her lips in anxiousness as she heard shuffling and ticking on the other side.
A pause...
This is L. A new voice said, this time through a voice filter, sounding robotic.
"Uh," Jane wasn't expecting to get L on the line.
We are interested in speaking with you in person. One of our members is on their way to the National Police Agency right not to pick you up. He will be transporting you to our current location, I assume you wont have any...rejections?
Jane blinked in surprise. That was easy. Too easy...She wanted to get in touch with L to help him catch Kira indirectly, without getting too involved in this realm. She was sure it would take trial and error to get into contact with the famous detective. She never imagined reaching him the first try, nor did she expect to be spoken to personally...was that becoming too involved? No...as long as she didn't tell him Light was Kira, then she wouldn't be intruding, right?
"That will be fine." She said and the phone hung up. Her hand shook in nervousness before she put down the old fashioned telephone. This was it, things were going better than she had imagined.
When she returned to the main floor, the officer smiled, asking if things went well. Before she could answer, a man wearing a tinted helmet came into the building, walking directly toward her.
"Are you Jamie Mameido?" The man asked. Jane blinked. That was fast. The Task Force Head Quarters must be nearby...
"Yes, thank you for-" When Jane responded, the man aggressively turned her around and began to hand cuff her.
"You're under arrest under suspicion of being the second Kira." He said. Jane cringed at the tight grip on her arms.
"Second Kira!?" She said, confused. Never having heard anything about another Kira. "What are you talking about!?"
The man revealed a badge to the police at the desk and began to push Jane outside of the building. At first she made it difficult in fear of what would happen, but then let him lead her out of curiosity. When she saw an expensive looking car waiting for her outside, she began to fight back again.
"Woah, where are you taking me!?" She worried, thinking it all looked too sketchy and that this was an unofficial kidnapping. But then again, the police inside the building let it happen...
"To the Task Force Head Quarter's Interrogation Room." He said, quickly blind folding Jane so she would be unaware where she will be kept. Jane then relaxed. She could see now that she wasn't just being picked up, she was being taken under custody as a suspect. Of course, she revealed information that only Kira would know, after all. This was all fine, except...why did they refer to her as the second Kira? There was another Kira? Was this a different version of the Death Note universe she was familiar with or...was her memory being infected by the world hop? Either way, maybe she didn't know as much as she thought she did.
Lacey
Narrator's P.O.V
Lucia stood in front of Toho University and watched some genius students exiting. She sighed.
"I don't fit in this place..." She insulted herself. Sora was with her, hands behind his head and making sure Lucia is on the right path for the plan before leaving her to tackle his.
"Haha, you'll do fine, Lucia." He said. The two of them had reached the university using the directions of a patient bus driver. Lucia is poor with directions so, luckily for Sora, she was able to make it alright.
"How will I know who Light is?" She said, "Jane's handsome description can apply to anyone."
Sora shrugged. "We could always ask another student."
Lucia and Sora moved to the side of the school where they wouldn't appear suspicious. Lucia had on an empty back pack that she and Sora picked up for her to blend in. They watched each student, occasionally questioning weather they should approach certain students that appeared better looking until one particular young man stood out for more than just one reason.
First, he was gorgeous. Absolutely perfectly groomed with a wonderful, symmetrical face that looked like it was carved by angels. Even Sora could admit to that.
The second thing wasn't easily missed. He was being followed my a giant phantom of sorts, black, gritty, yellow eyed with huge wings. His appearance was opposite of the man, being deathly frightening, something straight from hell.
"The Shinigami!?" Sora and Lucia said out loud before covering their mouths.
"Wooaaaahhhh." Sora said with eyes wide, seeing a creature like that for the first time in all his travels.
"That's Light, for sure." Lucia said under her breath. "But Jane said we wouldn't be able to see the Shinigami unless we touched the Death Note."
"Maybe she was wrong. Her memories must be getting blocked." Sora said, watching Light. "So, this is it. Will you be alright from here?"
Lucia's stomach turned in nerves. Her heart pounding so hard, she felt like it would rip right out of her chest. "We're meeting at the bakery in 3 days, right?"
Sora nodded. "Yes. Good luck, and stay out of the dark.," He said, holding Lucia's hand with a tight, comforting grip before bravely turning around and jogging off into the city. Lucia watched him leave and wondered if Jane was doing alright as well. She checked the app on her phone, now connected to the satellite and time zone in this world and she still had several hours of sunlight. This was it, she had to move now.
Lucia swallowed down the bile that was building up in her throat, remembering that from what Jane told her about him, this young man was a very dangerous person.
As she slowly walked to his direction, constantly checking she wasn't being followed...her eyes couldn't help but wander to the flying thing a few inches away from the brown haired man. It was horrifying...with his dark attire, jagged teeth and eyes that look like they can see right through you. A small shiver went up her spine as she tried not to look at the winged creature for too long. Her business was with Light, not that...thing.
It's okay Lucia, you can do this...be calm...
She knew it would be life threatening right in the sights of the enemy...
But Jane was risking her life being in the task force and she wasn't gonna allow her to be the only one.
"May you have courage in your heart" She remembered the fortune teller from Hyrule said.
"E-Excuse me...Do you have a minute I would like to speak to y-you..." she barely recognized her own voice, her Italian genes almost never allowing her voice to be this hush. But despite her shaky voice it seemed to be enough to catch his attention. Looking at her, he put on a bright smile and, with that face, she knew it was making her blush.
"I'm sorry, I can't talk right now. Maybe some other time." He said and gave a kind laugh as he tilted his head to her.
"Hyehehe," The creature chuckled, "Popular as always."
Lucia looked at the demon when it spoke and she shivered. She ignored the beast and focused. This is it...she won't back down now...
'Wisdom in your Mind'
"O-oh I see then...Sorry to bother you..." Turning around as if she was ready to walk away, she took a deep breath before tilting her head to look at him with a smile.
"Power in your words..." She remembered.
"Maybe another time...Kira." Taking all her willpower to sound calm and collective, her insides were turning and twisting in nervous knots...especially when the Shinigami continued to laugh with that horrifying cackle of his.
The man laughed. She hadn't expected him to think it was a joke.
"You think I'm Kira?"
Sucking in her breath, as she tried to internally calm herself again before speaking. She turned back around, trying her best to sound as confident as she could.
"Ya….the only way Kira can do what he's doing is by using the Death note." She replied, the corners of her lips twitched as they stretched into a confident grin masking her nervousness once again. Jane was clear about the power of the Death Note and what Light was trying to do with it.
How does this girl know about the Death Note...? Did Misa screw up some how? Light thought.
"Death note? What in the world is that?" Light paused, "Are you telling me this 'Death Note' s the source of Kira's power?" He questioned, feigning innocence.
Honestly, if Jane didn't tell her what he was capable of, she would believe him. He was a talented actor. She grinned her teeth in frustration, knowing she had no chance of outsmarting this supposed genius…But she might as well try all her options and push her limits. As long as she kept her real name a secret, there was nothing to worry about. But she had to stick to the plan.
"What if I told you….I know all about your little notebook? I know everything you've done with it and I know it once belonged to a Shinigami." She said. If only she had memories of this world, this manipulation thing would be a lot easier. All she could go on with was what Jane had told her.
"Ooooh." The Shinigami was impressed.
This is bad. I can't find out what she knows in a public place like this. Light thought, but it's clear she knows about the Death Note...I have to kill her. But...her name? There's no doubt she'll be careful and not reveal her real one. I'll have to get her somewhere isolated...but how?
Light's expression became that of discomfort. This was feeling all too familiar with what happened with Naomi Misora. The best way would be to gain her trust...
"A Shinigami?" Light played innocent, "That doesn't sound very believable but...I do have a personal interest in the Kira case and wouldn't mind hearing your theories on it. My name's Light Yagami."
The man reached out to shake the girls hand, and she cringed when the God of Death laughed.
"I'm Lacey Hikari...funny, huh?" She managed to spit out between breaths, her brown eyes locked on to him behind her glasses. Light blinked.
"Your name is Light too, huh?" He pretended to be amused. What an awful alias...maybe it was her real name after all. He would have to find out for sure.
"Hyukeheh" The Shinigami laughed, "Things get more and more interesting every day."
"Alright, Hikari. It's true that I am busy, but if you know something about Kira that can help solve the case, I'd like to listen." He said, "I know we just met, but would you be comfortable talking about it at my place? I don't want to risk Kira over hearing us..."
This will be fine. Since I had Misa over recently, it would actually help my case if I brought another girl over. It will make my meeting with Misa look less suspicious...
"Lacey is fine." Lucia corrected.
That's weird...why does you trust someone if you suspect that person of being Kira? Then again...everyone knows me as Toho's representative...
He studied her figure, noting that despite her slight nervous actions as her fingers were rubbing the inside material of her coat. She didn't appear to show any signs of dishonesty.
No. She must have an ulterior motive...unless this is another case like Misa. He pondered about the strange girl, debating if she was a threat or not.
Hmm, doesn't matter. She has no proof anyway. Besides, with Misa's eyes, I'm unstoppable. If this girl becomes a threat to Kira, I can just kill her.
With his mind set, he could finally feel himself blink. The girl that seemed to hide behind the lens of her glasses fidgeted, the confidence she displayed earlier vanished as she could barely make eye contact for more than a few minutes.
"Well? Would my home be private enough for you?" He asked again since she wasn't clear.
"Yes…" she confirmed, nodding her head slightly in response.
"Well then, follow me..."
Jamie
Narrator's P.O.V
"This is ridiculous..." Jane said quietly when the men finally finished restraining her to the wall. She was blind folded, but from what she could feel, she assumed it was chains that had her attached to the cold concrete wall a few inches behind her. She wasn't in a very comfortable position. Her hair was tangled around her neck, she worried for her tights to be ripping at the knees and one of these men smelled of sweat and needed a shower.
"Is this really necessary, Ryuzaki?" Police chief, Yagami, asked. "We don't have any proof that this young woman is the second Kira."
All members of the task force, except for Mogi and Ide who were wearing tinted helmets with Jane in the interrogation room, were watching Jane on screen from where they stood in L's hotel.
"Yeah...I feel bad. She's kinda cute too." Matsuda said.
"Oh, shut up, Matsuda." Aizawa said. "Be serious."
"What she revealed to us on the phone is all the evidence we need to convict her. She may be the second Kira and if she's not, there's a high chance she may know who he is." L said, preparing the voice filter machine to speak with her. "Watari, connect me to interrogation room #4, please."
"Right away." Watari said, and the line was met.
"Jamie Mameido. Can you hear me ok?" The voice filter Jane heard from the phone spoke, this time from a speaker above her somewhere. Without sight, she just kept her gaze low.
"Yes. I can hear you." She answered.
"When we took you into custody, you weren't carrying any identification. Where are you from?" L asked. Jane pursed her lips.
"I'm from...not here." She said. Matsuda laughed and L remained straight faced.
"Do you know who Kira is?" He asked. Jane starred into the darkness of her blindfold...and paused.
"...No." She lied.
"How do you feel about Kira?" L asked, "Do you...support what he is doing?"
Jane thought it was a strange barrage of questions...he was going to believe that she didn't know who Kira was that easily? Well this was L she was speaking with, she was sure he was onto something.
"Not really." She said.
"Not really?" Aizawa repeated. "What does that mean?"
L kept his thumb to his lip as he spoke into the mic. "You mentioned you were a private investigator. Is it fair to assume your goal is to capture Kira, and thus are against his idea of justice?"
Jane couldn't figure out what he was trying to do and decided to just return to being honest. If she lied too much to L, she would likely never get out of the chains.
"I don't agree with what Kira is doing, but that's not why I am after him." She said. "I want Kira to be caught to learn how he kills. It might help me return home."
"Return home?" Yagami asked. "What on earth is this young woman talking about?"
"Maybe she is the second Kira and is talking this way as a means to confuse us." Aizawa said.
"But the second Kira has already claimed in the video on Sakura TV that they had found Kira. If that's true, why would the second Kira want the help of the Task Force to find him?" Matsuda asked.
"Well, the second Kira can kill with only a face..." Yagami said, "If this woman is the second Kira, she could be trying to get close to L in order to kill him."
L's feet rubbed each other as he listened on the conversation while concluding his own theories.
The second Kira is determined on meeting the original and has just broadcast-ed that they found him. If Jamie is the second Kira...it wouldn't make sense for her to expose herself to the task force. That would just make her appear even more suspicious. But if she IS the second Kira...then perhaps she changed her mind? If that's true, she would come forward with showing us how he kills. If she's not the second Kira, we're suppose to believe that Kira's killing method can help her return to this...home that she refuses to tell us about?
"Jamie Mameido." L spoke into the speaker again, "Do you know who the second Kira is?"
Jane's body position went from lazy to erect. "No! Actually, until I was arrested, I never heard of the second Kira."
"She's got to be lying," Aizawa said, "It was all over the news for weeks. How could she not have heard about the Sakura TV incident?"
It doesn't look like she's lying to me... L thought, This HOME she's referring to...is it possible where she's from...she didn't have access to the news? Hm, that's unlikely.
"You told us that you'd be an asset to the investigation." L said into the mic, "Is there...something you know that can help us?"
Jane thought quickly...trying to think of something she can share without telling him Light was Kira. Then she tried something.
"I have a theory..." She said. "That Kira can kill in other ways. Not just with a heart attack."
The task force were all taken aback by this. Jane smiled, proud of herself. Her memories might be messed with, but she did remember Naomi Misora. She was already part of this world, ready to tell L her thoughts on Kira before he killed her. If she leans on Misora's ideas, then she wouldn't be intruding on this realm. After all, she's only building off what was already known here by someone.
"No way!" Matsuda denied, "Everyone knows Kira only kills with heart attacks. She's got to be making this up."
L remained quiet, looking back at all the suspects and the probability that her theory might be true. He remembered the FBI agents and the people they were investigating.
"Watari, please turn the audio and video off." He said.
"Yes."
"What's wrong, Ryuzaki?" Yagami asked, "Were you able to conclude anything?"
"This woman isn't the second Kira." L said. The others were surprised.
"But, how can you be sure?" Matsuda asked.
"Yeah. With everything she said on the phone and now, she knows things only the Kira's could know." Aizawa said.
"At this point, there's only a 1% chance she could be Kira..." L said, "The second Kira admired the original and I find it hard to believe that they would choose to do this now. After all, we sent our message to the second Kira as the police, offering to pardon their execution in exchange for information. If Jamie was the second Kira, she would have a much easier time getting what she wants by coming forth as such. Instead, it appears she doesn't even know of a second Kira. In any case, we will proceed with the investigation under the assumption that Jamie is not Kira but we will keep her under surveillance for the time being just in case. Even if she is the second Kira and can kill with only a face, as long as she's being monitored, I don't think she will be able to kill anyone."
"I see." Yagami said, "Are you planning to keep her part of the investigation until your suspicion of her reaches zero? Just like my son?"
"Yes, I believe that will be best. Actually now that you mention it," L leaned over his chair to grab a gummy bear from a snack bowl, "Has anyone told Light about Jamie's arrest?"
When no one responded, Yagami answered. "No, he's been in class most of the day."
"Let's not tell him about this. Instead, we'll introduce Jamie as another member of the task force. If Light is Kira and Jamie is the second Kira...it could be interesting..." L explained.
"Oh, I get it." Aizawa said. "If Light is Kira and Jamie is the second Kira, they might react strangely in the presence of each other and the task force. And with Jamie under surveillance, she and Light won't be able to prepare for this."
L turned to the computer where Watari listened in. "Watari, have you offered Mameido anything to eat or drink since her arrival? It has been several hours."
"Yes, but she has refused our hospitality." Watari replied.
"And what about Mogi and Ide?" L asked.
"They are still with the suspect."
"Thank you. You can release Jamie Mameido now and offer her a change of clothes and something to eat. Have Mogi and Ide keep a eye on her and have them escort her here as soon as she's been rehabilitated." L said.
"Yes." Watari's screen shut off.
"In a mean time, we'll need to come up with a believable story to tell Light for Mameido's sudden involvement in the task force." L said, "She's rather young to be an investigator and Light's genius deductive skills may see through our bluff."
"We could tell Light I went to the same university as her," Matsuda said, "Since I'm pretty young too, ya know?"
"That's not a bad idea." Aizawa said, "Except, why would we only hear of her now?"
"We can have her pose as another anonymous investigator." L said, "An orphan from Wammy's house, being brought up to succeed L. This is good, because if Light is Kira and Jamie is not the second Kira, Light might feel cornered and try killing her...accidentally revealing himself. Anyway, no matter the out come of this little test...it could help the investigation along...any questions?"
"Will the probability that my son is Kira change depending on his theory of this woman?" Yagami asked. L shook is head.
"No, Light is very smart and may or may not see through this. The only chance he may be more suspicious is if he acts out irrationally." L replied.
"I see..." Yagami said sadly.
Beep Beep
"Ryuzaki, we have a reply from the second Kira." Watari said.
A/N: Mameido means Mermaid and Hikari means Light. Just to clarify where they got their alias's from. The first names are just random. Thank you to Lucia, whom the character Lucia is modeled after, for helping me write Lacey's scene in this chapter!
