Soooo sorry that it took me so long to get this out! I hadn't even realized that its been a whole month! But here it is, the next part of Beyond L and Kira. It's not as long as the others and it doesn't have a lot of action. It's still setting things up. I hope you all like it!

BEYOND L AND KIRA

The Chase - Light Part 2

.X.X.X.S.E.C.O.N.D.K.I.R.A.X.X.X.

Hmmm…a second Kira…This could either be really good, or really bad. Light frowned as he watched the screen in front of him. It's obvious that this fake Kira had the Eyes. After all, he killed Ukita just as he was fighting his way inside the television station. He shouldn't have been able to do that unless he could see his name.

If this Kira was willing to completely obey Light without question, then he could use this to his advantage. He would be able to easily find out L's true name. But on the other hand, if this person had their own ideals that differed from Light's, then Light would have to remove them, and fast. It would at least have to be before L got to him.

When the message was finally shut off, Light received the phone call that he had been hoping for. L wanted his assistance on this case, and now.

…...

Watching the videos was easy. Even if their contents did disgust him on some level. Clearly this person was an amateur with very low intelligence. Surely they would have known that Light wouldn't just want these random people killed. This was not what he wanted. And it was a personal insult to him that this person dared call themselves Kira.

Though, it was unusual that the Task Force, which sadly, though convenient to him, only held 6 men, 7 including him, didn't tell him anything regarding the tapes before letting him view them. Shouldn't they have told him at least some sort of guess that they had about this vile imposter?

Oh. Damn. It was a test, wasn't it? L was testing him yet again to see what Light would do. Light gave a mental growl at the detective. If he said nothing, then L would die by the hands of the second Kira. But, if he still wanted to remain free and out of suspicion, then he had to be honest with them. That this wasn't Kira. Damn.

And so Light confessed that this man couldn't possibly be the real Kira.

L had seemed content with Light's answer regarding the 'second' Kira. As if he had expected it the entire time. Which he most likely had. Light pulled a frown on his face and turned it on L. Had he been manipulated during this entire exchange? No. Never. It was impossible that L could have known what Light would do. Still, Light felt a sensation of wariness towards the detective. He would have to be more observant around him.

Then L made the most convenient suggestion. That Light himself play the part of Kira and send a 'false' message to this second Kira. Light would have been thrilled if not for the fact that he knew that L had a very specific reason for wanting this to be Light's job. What the reason was escaped Light at the moment though. As far as he could tell, there could not be any awful repercussions from such an act. If he made any suspicious actions, then he could blame it on the acting as Kira. So, just what was L trying to accomplish?

The video had been sent off without a hitch and the reply was swift. A second Kira was proven to the investigation team. But Light was certain now more than ever that this imposter had to be dealt with as soon as possible. How could he have been so stupid as to mention shinigami on a public show? This was dangerous. Idiots could always be controlled if it came to it, but they could never be trusted. Even if Light ended up being forced to make the eye deal with Ryuk, he would find a way to rid himself of this thorn.

And so, when the diary page arrived, Light willingly volunteered to visit Aoyama in the search for the imposter that was damaging his name. Unfortunately, Matsuda the Moron was to accompany him, but it would only be a minor irritation. At least it wasn't Aizawa. Light couldn't stand that man. At least Light knew Matsuda felt some small level of respect for Kira's work. It wasn't much, but it was enough for Light.

Unexpectedly, the visit proved useless. No Kira-impersonator appeared nor did anything out of the ordinary happen. An entire day was wasted searching for a stupid fool who probably really did mean the Tokyo Dome. Light ventured home with a heavy heart and an angry mind.

Then the worst possible thing could have happened. The imposter sent in another message. He had found Kira. How was that even possible? Was there yet another person out the impersonating him? Or did they somehow truly manage to pick him out in the crowd of people? No, that wasn't possible. He had made sure of it. But then how? How had he been found?

Sitting alone in his room that night, Light was turning over various plans in his mind on how to get himself out of this mess. The chance was low, but still there, that someone out there knew he was Kira. They had to be removed. But the question was, how to find them? When his mother called up the stairs to him, telling his that a friend from school had come to return his notebook, Light's stomach dropped. It wasn't possible, was it?

But it was possible.

Misa Amane.

That was the name of the woman who carried a Death Note and had traded half of her lifespan for the Shinigami Eyes. That was the woman who had impersonated Light, Kira, in order to gain his favor, to meet with him and serve him. Light held back his glare of disgust at the over-emotional woman before him. She was willing to serve, and had openly declared her love for him. Perhaps he wouldn't need to kill her quite so soon after all.

After all, there is no greater devotee than one created out of love.

The plans for her death were still in the back of his mind even after her Shinigami had revealed the threat of his own death should anything happen to the woman. It wouldn't be hard though to truly dispose of her should the need arise. So, Light played the part and acted as a willing boyfriend and lover to the strange woman.

…...

Taken. Captured. Arrested. As the Second Kira. Of all the inconvenient times that this could have happened. She had seen L's real name! And now! Now, he had her! And not only did he have an extra suspicious detective breathing down his neck, but that damned Shinigami of Misa's had taken to threats in order for Light to get her released.

Of course he had the plans already laid out weeks in advance, but did he really have to endure the torturous voice of the white, skeletal shinigami all day, every day before he executed them? And what right did she, at least he thought that Rem was a she, have in threatening him! It was by Misa's own fault that she got arrested. It had nothing to do with Light. If the fault had been his own, he would have rode to her rescue in an instant. But she was the one who left evidence on the video tapes! That was ever before they had met that the evidence was found! How was it that he was getting blamed for this?

Regardless, he had no other choice. He had to save Misa, lest the angry Shinigami would take his life. And Light was certain that her threat was no bluff. This Shinigami would kill him the instant she thought that she could get away with it. And as Light was being led down the corridor, blinded and deaf, after confessing to L that he thought that he could be Kira, Light couldn't help but curse the Shinigami in his mind with every terrible situation that he could imagine.

And Light was very creative.

…...

When the time came to give up the Death Note, Light almost didn't go through with it. He knew that it had to be done. His entire plan revolved around his relinquishing of the Death Note, but that didn't mean the he wanted to. The Death Note had become a part of him and as such was hesitant to relieve himself of it. But in the end, he forced himself to say those awful words.

"Get rid of it."

…...

So I hope that it was alright. I'm not sure when I will have the next one out. I'm currently working on three chaptered stories and haven't had a lot of time lately. But I hope that you still enjoyed it and look forward to the next.

-Nakia