"You want me to live here?"
"Yes, Light-kun. The rest of the taskforce lives here as well.
"Light sighed lightly and shook his head, "I need a fake name as well Ryuzaki." L's head tilted slightly in curiosity, and Light eyed him suspiciously even before considering the convenience of Maurice being unable to find him while he located him. L nodded, "Okay Raito."
Light's eyebrows curled softly before evening out at the name, it was better than nothing. He eyed his watch and sat at the screen, his darted along page to page, looking from some detail that could indicate Kira or his goons. He glared there wasn't a single result for 'death note', it couldn't be simple could it?
Though looking through the list of mysterious heart attacks, Maurice had left a few stupid patterns.
The idiot Kira was getting all of his victims from a single news channel. What a moron. Light took in a deep breath, releasing quietly before adjusting his back and chest fighting the pain that was dripping along it.
L got up and did his little announcement, something about trying playing some bait to threaten Kira, to figure out what region he was in or some jazz of the like, which worked out. Then in turn a week later it left Light to the video he and the task force were watching over.
Light's eyes scratched the walls of the screens, he knew the message was for him 'Come to where your first was taken or lose all blood.' Kira was trying to lure him to where he'd first taken advantage of him or he'd kill his family, it was hardly cryptic.
Light's features dropped ever so slightly and continued to stare ever so blankly at the screen. For Light the concept was simple but at the same time, he knew L's suspicions of him being Kira would rise and there being no Kira to find, he'd end up on death row. Maybe.
His own fists clenched as he feigned the blank expression that had come easily only moments before.
That is if he could even reach the bastard to kill him, going also put him and his lower half at risk. But even though him and his father were safe, his sister and mother weren't, he couldn't rick putting them in harm's way. Light stood up as the rest of the task force continuously replayed the video, "Has Light-kun discovered the meaning of the video?"
Light sighed and shook his head but answered, "I have a pretty good guess."
"Yes, Light-kun?"
"He's threatening someone else with a death note, it might be ritualistic." Light's father eyed him sadly and turned away from the plain screen, to Light the rest of the message was trash meant to anger him or L. Light's chest twinged slightly in agony as he became more aware of the teasing Kira was playing at.
"Light, that's a decent assumption, the video seems to be directed to anger me and someone else." L paused almost caustiously, "but he's also calling someone to him."
He finally got tired of the task force's deep stares, maybe it was a coincidence that three days from now perceptively would be the 'anniversary' to the first time Kira had- you know-. Light grabbed his stomach in a desperate attempt to keep himself from throwing up, realizing the struggle was futile he ran to the bathroom, the task force's eyes following him with confusion.
"Did Light-kun even eat today?" Matsuda was the first to reply, "he would if you didn't have so many sweets about, he's always hated the smell..." L nodded and decided to keep his sweets stored more closed like so the young Light-kun could eat.
When Light had showered properly and he had contemplated how exactly he was to meet and kill Kira without standing out as horribly suspicious, he came out into the presence of the task force. Matsuda made a speedy walk and planted a firm hand on his shoulder, receiving a momentary shudder until Light's instincts realized it was truly only Matsuda.
"Light-kun should take the rest of the evening off; he will need more strength to work tomorrow. He nodded and allowed Matsuda to lead him to his room and even tuck him in, the dog-like man had always been one of the few he could trust.
L flicked the screen to Light's room and between their computers the rest of the task force who looked to Light, who had started out dreaming peacefully, but as the night continued he began thrashing harshly in the bed, as if he were fighting off some invisible force, only Light knew of course it was a memory.
"Does your boy always sleep like this?"
Light's father sincerely nodded "For the past few years, he often screams as well- it doesn't matter what medicine he takes..." L nodded, "did this by chance this start in winter, as it is now?" Mr. Yagami was momentarily lost in his thoughts before subtlety and aggressively nodding. L smirked so slightly when Light spontaneously sat up in the bed staring at the corner, seemingly speaking to the darkness that lie in the corner.
"Ryuk?"
He sat up at the shinigami's presence in the room, "Yes."
"Why are you here?" Ryuk mindlessly shuffled his feet, before deciding to let them completely lift from the ground. "Don't go, Kira is already busy making all sorts of plans, it's no fun if you don't stand a chance." Light seemingly became even more awake to this, "And let him kill my family? If I have even a slight chance of killing the bastard... I'll go" Ryuk shook his head, and handed Light a small eraser, "a death note eraser, if you erase with that whoever name's written in the death note can be brought back, if their body is in good enough condition." "I see..."
Light nodded before L came bursting into his room.
"It's for your own good Light." Those were the last words he could make out of Ryuk's.