"I have sent you some files explaining about the last case; there are only some things I can send you because most of the files are classified." L continued making a new window appear on the screen, it had very little information, it looked like L didn't really trust him with some of the information "I have a friend that can help with this, her name is Dr. Brennan-:" Booth started before he hear L exclaim "Do NOT say Dr. Brennan, do NOT say her name or any of the other team's names, Kira can kill just with a name and a face; and anybody can be listening to us right now." L sounded a little familiar, even WITH the voice filter the way he spoke, Booth heard it before. "Do I know you?" Booth asked, L paused "No." He simply said in reply, but that pause said something. Booth didn't know if he could trust L seeming as though he's hiding his face and his voice. "I will leave you with this information, if you want your team to help us, call me and I'll talk on Angela Montenegro's computer instead, so everybody can talk." L said before a number appeared on the screen, Booth quickly wrote down the number before the computer screen turned off. Booth stood there, confused. Why did he feel like he met L before? He waited for Brennan, he'll tell her first.
Brennan wandered into her office not knowing what to expect. Would Booth be already onto her? She walked in and smiled at Booth "Hi Bones, you're late." Booth said smiling back "Sorry, I was caught up in my writing, I lost track of time" Brennan explained not looking at Booth really, she felt guilty for lying to him like this, she never lied to him but this was for his own good, his safety. She had to lie. "Bones, somebody contacted me" Booth started to explain, he knew that if she wasn't L she wouldn't believe him when he said this "Who contacted you?" Brennan asked placing the coat on her chair "Somebody called L, he said the Kira case has re-opened, and that he needed the team to help solve it" Booth replied Brennan paused just like L "Oh, you mean that case in Japan? I don't believe half the stuff they said about it, it was ludicrous" Brennan said acting casual like she always does, Booth thought maybe he was wrong, everybody is late sometimes and Brennan didn't believe in Shinigami, Death notes and all those things people always seem to believe in. He hoped it wasn't Brennan though, she'll be putting her life on the line, and by that he meant REALLY on the line. "So, what does L want us to do?" Brennan suddenly asked great, it seems to have worked Brennan thought to herself "He wants us to tell the rest of the team and talk to him again on Angela's computer so we can all talk to him" Booth replied as they walked into the lab "Okay" Brennan said making Booth think again why is she not surprised? He would question her later. For now they had to talk to the team.
"Hey Bren! Hey Booth!" Angela happily said as she walked towards her best friend and her partner (even though Angela always used to think just partners my ass) "Hey Ange!" Brennan happily replied, Angela noticed the way Booth stared at Brennan, did something happen? "We have a new case but we don't know the person who keeps contacting Booth, but he wants to talk to all of us on your computer" Brennan explained "Dr. Brennan" A familiar voice said, it was Zack. He looked different, Brennan could never define why but he did. Zack stood in the doorway, she smiled slightly at him "Hey Zack…" Brennan replied, she was happy he was back but she didn't know why she felt like he's changed. "Hi Zack." Booth said although he felt like something else was standing with him…"Hey Zack, you think one of these humans may have noticed by now." A voice said behind Zack, behind him was a tall figure nobody else could see him because he was a Shinigami. "Ryuk, it'll look strange if I talk to you here" Zack said quietly so none of the others can hear "Oh yes Zack, somebody called L is going to talk to us on Ange's computer today…I might be there though" Brennan suddenly said which made Zack flinch slightly," L? L Lawliet? But he's dead right? Kira killed him! How can he be alive unless…somebody else is L somebody NEW I have to kill him! Before he comes close…" Zack thought to himself, he didn't want to hurt anybody innocent but L will stop him from changing the world. He had to find L, who was L? Could it be somebody he knows? "That's interesting, because I thought L Lawliet died years ago because of Kira." Zack said making Ryuk laugh "That was stupid, of course it's L, an L actually he has successors you know." Ryuk laughed, he knew Zack might not be thinking straight because of the thought of L returning. "I know, but L has successors" Brennan said replying to Zack's comment, it just made Ryuk laugh more "Even the HUMAN knows that!" Ryuk exclaimed, Zack walked into the room "Why won't you be there Dr. Brennan?" Zack asked, he had to ask questions because ANYBODY he knew could be L, so he, or she could be watching him. "I'm going to a meeting with my editor at that time." Brennan replied, but Booth was sceptical she didn't look like she was telling the truth. Could she be L? If so he wanted to know about it, and help even because the last L couldn't do it on his own he FAILED on his own, Booth couldn't risk Brennan being-: it's best not think about that. "Hey Bones, after your meeting with your editor can we talk?" Booth asked making Brennan panic slightly, he must suspect something she had to think up of something to say if he starts asking questions. Brennan just nodded "Okay I better go, my editor will be really mad if I'm late!" Brennan said walking out the room leaving Booth with more and more questions coming in his head.
Booth stood outside the lab as he called L, "This is L." A voice said, but it was covered by a voice filter again. So Booth couldn't tell who it was, damn "You can call my team, there in the room right now, I just got Dr. Ho-: I mean one of our team in the room." Booth explained, remembering he was not allowed to say anybody's names "Thank you, now I can begin transmission." L said before hanging up, Booth walked back into Angela's office, Booth was already suspicious of Brennan. He shouldn't be she was his partner, he even more then that his closest friend, and even more than THAT, he LOVED her how can he not trust her? "What's just happened!" Angela said as the screen went completely blank, an L appeared soon after "This is L, I'm calling you now from a computer that cannot be traced my phone isn't traceable either so don't try that" L said making Booth know that he was unable to track her down now, wait he just said her did he really believe Brennan is L? "As agent Booth may have already told you, the Kira case has re-opened. I will explain why, criminals have been dying of the same thing, a fatal heart attack. All of these heart attack victims have died at the same time; this therefore must be the work of Kira." L explained, luckily nobody saw Zack flinch at that moment. It means L is on the case, and that is not good. "For now, I need you all to review these files that I have downloaded onto Angela's computer, also you will need to use fake names for this case, we can't take any risks." L continued making Zack feel a little less nervous, if he looks at the files too he can work out what L is up to, and what he knows. "I will sign out for now, but I can contact you at any time, so keep the computer on during your time working on the case" L finally said before the giant screen went back to normal. Zack knew what he had to do, he had to read those files. Booth was still deep in thought about Brennan, what was she doing? Was she REALLY talking to her editor? Or is she L? Maybe Kira? No, she is NOT Kira! He believed she wouldn't do that. But he'll know for sure soon, he'll know if Brennan is L.
Booth waited for Brennan beside her office, it seems she's late Brennan was never late, if she was L she might be trying to cover her tracks, stopping people from working out who she was, but he wanted to know he HAD to know if she was L he wanted to help he couldn't let Kira get to her. He knew she hated his alpha-male instincts but he couldn't help it his need to protect her is strong, even stronger if she's L. Brennan came walking up to Booth, knowing what she was in for she couldn't tell him, if she did he would be in danger Kira would kill him if he thought that he knew it was her. "Hi Booth, what did you want to talk about?" Brennan asked but before Booth replied he dragged her into her office and closed the blinds, making sure nobody could see them, because if Kira was close and heard that she was L then he would kill her "Bones, I need to ask why weren't you surprised about the L thing?" Booth asked making Brennan slightly unsure how to reply "I don't show that I'm surprised." Brennan replied knowing how stupid that sounded, of course she shows that she's surprised. "Don't lie Bones…I know something's up." Booth said looking into her blue eyes, looking for answers "Nothing's up Booth…I don't know who L is" Brennan said without thinking "I never asked if you knew who L is!" Booth said pointing out that mistake she made "Are you L?" Booth asked whispering in her ear so nobody outside could hear Brennan just looked at him, she didn't know how to explain Booth had pretty much noticed all her mistakes. "I can't say that Booth…I can't" Brennan replied in almost a whisper. "If you want to know the answer to that question, you have to work it out yourself." She added almost regretfully, she couldn't tell him. But she never said he COULDN'T go and work it out for himself. Has he even tried recording one of L's transmissions and getting Angela to find out what the voice is? She guessed not, either way she could just walk away right now and leave him to find out for himself, so why hasn't she done it yet? "Tell me Bones…I want to help" Booth said still talking quietly, they both were. "I really can't say." Brennan said again. Booth was not moving, and was not going to let her move until he got answers.