Anna's POV

"Anna. We're here."

I sat up on the couch of the private jet we'd taken to Japan and rubbed sleep out of my eyes. L was standing in front of me waiting patiently holding his hand out to me. I took it lazily and he helped me off the couch and down the stairs to the runway where a limonene was waiting for us. It never failed that I fell asleep on the jet when we were working cases. No matter how hard I tried to stay awake I couldn't do it. Watari opened the door and I slid into the car with L sliding in next to me. I leaned on his shoulder as I watched him type frantically on his laptop.

We got to the hotel and Watari got out to check us in. L and I didn't talk as he typed his different theories on the Kira case and the information he had deduced. After a few minutes Watari came out and opened the door for us to get out and quickly escorted us to our room. This was all routine. We went into one of the larger rooms and set up all the equipment we might need.

"Watari, you go to the ICPO conference. We'll wait here for your call." Watari nodded to L and then he was gone. We finished setting up and waited.

It wasn't long before a large W flashed up on L's screen. I sat in a chair on the other side of the room and watched as L picked up the microphone and began speaking into it.

"Greetings to all of you at the ICPO. I am L." He paused as he waited for the room on the other side of the screen to quiet down completely.

I watched him intently. He never scripted these things, although I'd told him he should. He always insisted he didn't need to and had proved he didn't time and time again.

"We're witnessing an atrocious act of mass murder. One that is unforgivable. This case cannot be solved without the cooperation of the ICPO. That is all of the police organizations that you represent throughout the world. You need to make the decision to fully support the investigation at this meeting. Also I will require additional cooperation from Japan's national police agency."

L opened his mouth to continue when a voice I didn't recognize came through the speakers. "Why Japan in particular?"

I frowned. It wasn't uncommon that people questioned L's motives, but most at least waited until he was done speaking.

"Whether the suspect is an individual or a party there is a strong possibility that they're Japanese. Even if they aren't we can be sure they're hiding in Japan." L looked back at me and I nodded in agreement as

I pulled out my own laptop and began searching for criminals that recently died of heart attacks. A surprisingly long list popped up and my frown deepened.

"What is this all based on?"

The voice rang through again and I giggled earning a silencing look from L. He wasn't fazed by being questioned, but my laughter was a distraction.

"Why Japan, you ask? I think I'll be able to provide proof after I directly confront the culprit."

"A direct confrontation?" The disembodied voice and I chimed in simultaneously.

I didn't like the idea of L being in direct contact with Kira at any point of this investigation. L didn't acknowledge me in an obvious attempt to keep me quiet.

"At any rate I would like to set up the investigation Head Quarters in Japan. I'll give you all a moment to decide on your stance on the investigation before we proceed." L then released the talk button and turned to me.

"Anna, if you're going to loud and talkative please go in the other room." I pouted at him over the screen of my laptop.

"I think I found Kira's first victim." L raised his eyebrows and hopped out of his chair and came over to me, looking over my shoulder at the screen. "He had a bunch of kids hostage and then died of a heart attack. The police don't think it's linked, but if it was his first victim…"

"It could have just been an experiment. That means Kira hasn't been killing for too long."

I shook my head, "It's too early to make a strong profile, but I think it's safe to say he's in Japan."

L nodded and returned to the screen. All of the countries agreed to support L's investigation. "I'm glad we have all agreed to do what is necessary to catch Kira. I have a plan to find out where he is."

The room was once again silent as L told of his plan to trick Kira into revealing where he is. It would take place at three O'clock. L hung up with the ICPO and turned to me.

"L, do you think that will work. This guy is smart. He's killing people all over the world and no one has the slightest idea who he is. Do you really think this will make him make a mistake?"

L nodded, "I do." L turned around in his spiny chair and locked eyes with me.

I sighed and pulled my hair up into a high ponytail. "Alright. If you think it'll work I'll support your idea."

A ghost of a smile played on L's lips. "Thank you."

I looked at the time on my phone. We still had an hour before L's plan would be taken into effect. "I'm going to go bake brownies. I don't feel like waiting around."

L nodded, "Do you want some help?" He asked as I got to the door way.

I looked back to him and laughed, "No way. Last time you helped you kept eating the batter because you couldn't wait for them to be cooked."

He shrugged unable to argue the fact that he had eaten more than half of the brownie mix last time we'd baked together. He turned back to his computer and began typing up the script for his plot.

L's POV

About forty minutes after Anna had left, I heard her walk about into the room. She pulled up a chair next to me and handed me a spoon covered in brownie batter. I stuck it in my mouth and frowned, "What happened to the brownies?" My words came out slightly mumbled, but still understandable.

Anna rolled her eyes, but smiled, "They need to cool down unless you want to risk getting burned."

I pulled the now clean spoon out of my mouth and handed it back to her, unsure of where else to put it. I gave her a sideways glance, "I think it's a chance I'm willing to take."

She laughed and got up, taking the spoon with her, "Okay, have it your way. Don't say I didn't warn you though." A few minutes later a plate with a brownie and whipped cream appeared in front of me along with a fork. I took a little bit and ate it. "You're the best."

She sat with her feet over one arm of the desk chair and her back resting against the other, "I'm aware."

The television suddenly changed its program to a news caster and then to the man I had playing me: Lind L. Tailor. He looked into the camera and informed everyone that it was a worldwide broadcast. Then he began, "I am Lind L. Tailor, otherwise known as L. Criminals around the world are being murdered by a serial killer. I consider this to be the most atrocious act of murder in history and I will not rest until the person or persons responsible are brought to justice." I was surprised at how well this guy could act. It was barely noticeable that he was reading off of the paper I'd emailed to the ICPO. "Kira, I will hunt you down. I will find you. Kira, I've got a pretty good idea what your motivation might be and I can guess you hope to achieve. However, what you are doing right now is evil."

Anna's POV

We both watched the screen in anticipation. "I don't think-" Suddenly Tailor screamed and clutched his chest before falling onto the desk in front of him. He was dead. "L, what the hell just happened?" I asked moving quickly into a normal sitting position and looked in disbelief at the screen.

L recovered from his shock quickly and picked up the microphone holding it to his lips. His hands were steady, but his voice shook ever so slightly. Most people wouldn't have noticed it, but after being with him for five years, everything he that was even slightly out of the norm were noticeable. A large 'L' popped up on the screen as he began to talk.

"I had to test this just in case, but I- I never thought it would actually happen. Kira, it seems that you can kill people without actually having to be there in person. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't just witnessed it." L took a deep breath and his voice changed to something menacing and determined. It was commanding almost mocking, "Listen to me, Kira. If you did indeed kill Lind L. Tailor, the man you just saw on television. I should tell you that he was an inmate whose execution was scheduled for today. That was not me. The police arrested him in absolute secret so you wouldn't have heard about him on the TV or the internet. It appears not even you have information to these types of criminals. I assure you L is real. I do exist. Now, try to kill me."

My eyes widened, "L, what the hell are you doing?" I chastised quietly so that the microphone couldn't pick up my voice.

L ignored me, "What's wrong? Hurry up! Come on, right now! What are you waiting for? Do it! Try to kill me!"

I felt tears begin to form in my eyes as L continued to egg on Kira to kill him. Finally, after a minute of his taunts I covered the microphone with my hand, "Stop it, L."

He looked up at me and took another deep breath and held his hand out for the microphone. I studied him for a second before giving it back, "Well, Kira it seems you can't kill me after all. So there are some people you can't kill. You've given me a useful hint. Let me return the favor." I shot him another look, but L just waved my concerns away as if they were flies. "I'll tell you something that I think you'll find interesting. Although this was announced as a worldwide broadcast, the truth is: We are only broadcasting in the Kanto region of Japan. I had planned to broadcast this message around the world until we found you, but it looks like that won't be necessary. I now know where you are." He paused and a light smirk played at his lips, he knew he had the advantage. He gestured for me to grab my laptop and I did showing him he screen with the news report of the man we suspected as Kira's first victim, "The police treated your first killing as an unrelated incident, but in actuality your first victim was a suspect in Shinjuku. Of all the criminals who've been killed his crime was by far the least serious. Furthermore, his crime was only ever reported inside Japan. I used that information to deduce this much: You are in Japan and your first victim was little more than…" L looked up to me from the screen, "An experiment. Which means you haven't been killing for very long. We decided to broadcast in Kanto first because of its large population and luckily, we found you. To be completely honest with you I never expected things to go this well, but it won't be long now before I am able to sentence you to death."

I watched L, now over the initial shock of watching Tailor die. He was having too much fun with taunting Kira, "Naturally, I am very interested in how you're able to commit these murders without being present, but I am ready to wait a little bit longer. You can answer all of my questions when I catch you. Let's meet again… Kira." He turned off the microphone and looked to me. "Can I have another brownie?"

I blinked once and laughed. "You never cease to amaze me." I picked up his plate and kissed his cheek I went back to the kitchen and placed my own plate in the sink to deal with later and cut L another brownie.

"Kira," I stood in the doorway holding the plate watching L talk to himself, "I will hunt you down wherever you're hiding and I will eliminate you! I am justice!"

I giggled and L jumped turning around in his chair to face me. "Here's your brownie, Justice." I said passing L the brownie and falling back onto the couch.