Sweat dripped off his body. Matsuda sat upright, heart racing in his chest. Another nightmare about the Kira Case, like every night since he'd killed Light Yagami. He closed his eyes tightly, as the memory replayed itself in his head. There wasn't any color, but the images were terrifying. Light laughing, as admitted he was Kira. Matsuda could almost feel the cold metal of a gun in his hand, as he remembered the shot, the bangs that echoed in his head. The blood came, and it was red, the only color left in the memory. He opened his eyes, letting out a growl of frustration.
Getting out of bed he stood up and went into his bathroom. In the mirror there was a man with messy long black hair, bloodshot eyes, and a thick layer of stubble. He was a mess, and though he had protested when he and his team had been forced to go break after Light's death, he felt relieved to have a break from the world. He didn't want to talk to anyone about what he felt, didn't want anyone to be concerned over his well being. All Matsuda wanted, was to look in the mirror again, having faced all his demons, and be able to see the same happy person he once was.
The phone rang in the bedroom, and he walked back in. Sitting down he picked the mobile off it's dock and heard the strained voice of the NPA Chief,
"Matsuda, we need you down at the Omotesando Hills Shopping Mall in Shibuya immediately." He blinked, not knowing why he would order such a thing he asked,
"Why?
"There's been a murder, you and your team are being put on duty."
Matsuda could not have been less prepared for what he would see. After having a quick shower and dressing himself haphazardly he drove to Shibuya. The closer he got, the move activity he could see. He parked outside the area, seeing quite a crowd had gathered around the area. He pushed passed them, crossed the police line, and stopped dead in his tracks. A body lying broken and lifeless on the ground. On the wall written in blood two words: KIRA LIVES. All the while people photographed the twisted form, and the crowd watched gossiping away.
"Hay Matsuda,"He jumped at the sound of the voice, but calmed down when he saw who it belonged to.
"Aizawa, nice to see you again," Matsuda told him trying to put on the best smile he could and extending his hand. Aizawa simply looked at him, and commented,
"Your a mess." Matsuda laughed nervously, shrugging,
"What can I say, I was caught at a bad time." Aizawa raised an eyebrow before walking closer to the body. Matsuda realizing his shirt was partly untucked and fixed it up. He hurriedly caught up with Aizawa and asked,
"So where's everyone else?"
"Mogi will be here soon, so will Hideki, plus our new recruit." Matsuda nodded, before double taking and turning to Aizawa,
"Wait, wait, someone new?"Aizawa smiled and told him,
"Yeah, they thought we would need more then four people investigating the case so they got assigned someone else to the case."
"They can't do that!" Matsuda yelled, causing the nearby police officers to stare at him. Seeing just how much attention he had bought on himself he lowered his voice and whispered,
"We can't trust this new person, they could be the murderer for all we know." Aizawa rubbed his eyes staring down at the body saying,
"Look, I don't I like it either. But they wouldn't just pick anyone for this case. We'll keep an eye on the person sure," he paused turning to look at Matsuda, "but we will not go accusing them left and right understand?"
"Hay who made you the boss?" Matsyda demanded.
"Task Force put Mogi in charge actually, I'm Second-in-Command, then there's Hideki, then there's you, then there's the new recruit, got it?" He couldn't believe he'd been put behind someone who had quit the team. Sure Hideki had served the Police longer, but he had stuck through with the Kira Case. He was the one who killed Kira...
"At least we got N on our side," he commented, knowing they would never have solved the case without N and his predecessor L.
"Ah yeah, once we've gotten all we can from here and the team comes, I'll explain the situation." Matsuda fell silent and asked,
"So... were there any witness'?" Aizawa laughed and told him,
"Dozens, we've even got sercurity camera footage of the murder! But the guy was covered head-to-toe, no one heard him speak, he could be a woman for all we know!" Matsuda sighed,
"So we've got nothing?" Aizawa nodded. Helpless Matsuda could only hope that the victim's body maybe able to tell them something.
There is something magical about the scene of a crime. A smell which is the most delicate mixture of fear and blood, the tension and the uncertainty. But perhaps mostly, it's standing in the crowd, all the people discussing what could've happened, never knowing the killer is right there beside them. The officers walk about, discussing the evidence and motives, and they don't even realize that the person their after is right there watching them. It's hard to contain such sheer joy knowing how clueless they are. If I knew killing criminals was so easy I would've done it a long time ago. Oh well, better late then never I suppose. I should go soon, tell my fellow Kira Followers of my success. For now though, I just want to stop and breathe the air.