We have a reply from the second Kira.
Savannah Georgia 2~ Into the World of Death Note
Chapter 4: Threat
Death Note Universe
Jamie
Narrator's P.O.V
When Light Yagami entered the hotel room, everyone could feel the tension. He awkwardly shut the door as he waited to be greeted. No one spoke and gave L the floor to be the first.
"Right on time, Light." He said, watching the boy attentively to observe his immediate reaction when noticing Jane on the couch. Light hung his jacket on the rack.
"Hey. So, why the sudden phone call?" Light asked when he turned around and noticed Jane for the first time. She sat circled on the couch with her legs to her body, wrapped in one of the hotel blankets on the seat to the right of the one usually occupied by L. In front of her was the coffee table with the tapes from Sakura TV and a large bowl of candy. Light was expecting for the call to be about the tapes, but he had no idea there would be someone else here.
This doesn't make any sense. Who is this girl? L would never reveal his face to anyone outside of the task force. Should I act surprised? I have to make sure I don't look threatened, L will notice for sure. Light thought.
"Oh," Light said, "I didn't expect to find anyone new here. Who is this?"
L stood in between Light and Jane, in an almost protective stance to ensure they keep a distance from each other that was comfortable to the force.
"This is Jamie Mameido." L introduced. "The newest member of the team. She even knows that I am L."
L kept his introduction short, curious to watch how the two suspects would respond. If either of them were Kira, they were sure to crack over this.
Jane was finding a hard time to smile. She was going against her instincts to keeping everything she knew a secret and, here she was, looking at the face of Kira. It gave her a bad ache in her stomach. But the worst part of all was trying to keep a straight face around the demon that joined him. The Shinigami. She couldn't understand why she could see him, but with the surprise about a second Kira and everything that was going on, Jane stopped trusting her own knowledge about this world and decided to be attentive. Still, with that creature in the room, it was hard not to shake.
"Hi." Was all she could say. Light fake smiled easily, of course.
"It's nice to meet you, Jamie." Light turned to L, "This is strange, Ryuzaki. I thought you weren't going to share your identity with anyone until Kira was captured."
L kept a finger to his lips as he studied the two closely. Jane decided it was best to speak as little as possible: it was less likely that she could slip up on accident that way. L scratched the back of his dark mop head when he wasn't able to conclude anything.
"That's true, but Jamie isn't a stranger, she's actually a long term friend of mine." L lied, "You see, she was one of the individuals brought up at Wammy's House to succeed me."
Light's eyes widened, even though he tried to keep a blank face. To succeed L, huh?
"Really? If I knew you had people like that at your disposal, I would have insisted you brought her on the team long ago!" Light pretended, crossing his arms. "I thought you were smarter than that, Ryuzaki."
"Watch how you speak, Light." Jane said, surprising everyone. "This is L you're talking to. You may underestimate him now, but he'll be the one to catch Kira...not you. I'll make sure of that."
Jane wasn't good at playing a character and she had to say something. Watching Kira speak to L the way he was, was making her cringe. When she said what she did, she and Light shared a stare down, mentally promising each other other with their eyes that the other is doomed from this point on.
"Hey, Jamie." Matsuda said, "We're pretty comfortable with each other on the task force. I'm sure Light didn't mean to-"
"It's ok, Matsuda. She's right." Light pretended to be the better person, "I apologize, Ryuzaki."
L was hunched over, never taking his eyes off the two for a minute as he was very amused by what he was observing. He smiled throw his thumb.
"It's quite alright." L said, "Actually, Light, you made a good point. Jamie hasn't joined us before today because she was also working at the orphanage for me and we weren't able to find someone suitable to replace her that we can trust. Now that we found someone, she'll be helping us from this point on."
In Matsudas clothes? Something's not right here... Light thought, But until I learn more, I'll have to go along with whatever L says...for now.
"Sure, we can use the extra help," Light paused, "is...that why you called me in early today?"
When L was reminded of the call, his eyes blinked in realization.
"Ah, yes. We got a reply from the second Kira." He said. Removing his thumb from his mouth and awkwardly positioning himself to sit in his usual bizarre favourite crouch on the single sofa next to Jane, L looked at her occasionally from the corner of his eye to catch any unusual reactions and, what he thought was a suspicious look, was just a guilty expression for nabbing a lollipop from the bowl of candy that belonged to him. The stick stood out of her mouth and L mentally noted to remind her later that she owes him for it.
"Already? That didn't take long." Light pretended, walking closer to the couches as well to get a better look at the TV screen. The rest of the task force also watched curiously, as Light's reaction can determine quite a lot. Jane was also interested to know what this was about. She re positioned herself on the couch so that she more attentive and waited.
"Yes," L said, grabbing the remote, "I believe it's the last one. Well, take a look at...this."
When L hit play, the video appeared with KIRA in the English text familiar to L, with a voice speaking through a filter.
I've decided to stop searching for Kira. And, I'd like to thank the police department for their advice. However, I still plan to help Kira in his mission. And I hope that, in time, he'll come to see me as an ally. I will start by punishing criminals that Kira has yet to judge. Also, I will share my powers with others that I feel are worthy, and will encourage them to do the same. Together, we will make this world a better place.
L shut off the monitor and looked at Jane immediately. The second Kira admired the original. If she was the second Kira, she would be looking to Light for confirmation of his satisfaction to her video message. But, instead, she was completely shocked at the video...not just from what it said, but the entire concept of it. L could only conclude that she has been telling the truth about not knowing of a second Kira, or the videos that were aired on Sakura TV...it was unlikely that she was the second Kira...
As for Light, he usually always had something to say after seeing a message from the second Kira. But this time, he was silent. That was suspicious in itself, but L also wanted to know what Jamie knew. After all, she was informed about the investigation before she was taken into custody. Maybe her input will reveal something, even if just about her.
"What do you make of this, Jamie?" L asked. Jane blinked, curling the lollipop in her mouth and surprised her opinion was asked of first.
"What do I think?" Jane repeated, recalling the few things she knows about the Death Note and reminding herself not to say too much She removed her lollipop, "I...think the message get's a little questionable when saying that they want to share their power with others. If that was so easily done, why hasn't Kira done that himself? With more people killing criminals, the harder it would to get caught...right?"
Who the hell is this girl? Light thought in anger.
"Yes, I think you're right." L said. If Jamie was the second Kira and wanted to help the original, she would push the idea that their numbers are growing. At this point, I have little suspicion that she could be the one who sent these messages... "After watching this, I can only conclude the Kira and the second Kira have managed to make contact."
"What makes you say that?" Light asked. L reached out for one of the caramel cubes in the bowl of candy, unwrapped it and stuffed a piece in his mouth, chewing as he replied.
"First, consider how determined he was to meet Kira. So why the sudden change of heart? Now he wants to punish criminals that Kira hasn't? And all he wants out of it is for Kira to see him as an ally? It begs the question, why didn't he do this to begin with? I'm guessing it's because he hadn't thought that far ahead. He probably met Kira and was told what to do next. I think, the purpose of this message was to hide the fact that they met." L explained, watching Light as he hummed in happiness of the delicious treat.
"Or to scare the cops," Jane added, hoping it was harmless. "With the whole share my power thing."
"That's true," Aizawa added, "Their union is extremely dangerous. We can be killed at any time."
"I don't think we should worry about that right now..." L said, "Not unless Light is really Kira."
"He couldn't be. My son is not capable of such acts." Yagami defended.
"Come on, Ryuzaki. Of course, I'm not Kira!" When Light said this, Jane nearly snorted and the entire force looked to her for a reason. She blinked with the candy in her mouth.
"What the hell was that for?" Light asked, insulted.
"Sorry." She said, embarrassed. "I just...sorry."
L observed, but also wanted to laugh. Like Jamie, he wasn't convinced.
"I apologize Light, I should have warned you," L said, "Jamie suspects you of being Kira even more than I do. I hope you don't take it too hard."
"...Oh really?" Light said with a glare at the girl. She suspects me of being Kira, huh? Good to know. That alone settles her death warrant.
"Though it would be a shame if you were," L added, "Since, we're friends, right?"
Light hated when L called him that. It made him feel weak. "Uh, yeah."
Beep Beep Watari came on screen.
"Sorry to bother you, Ryuzaki. I just got a phone call from the orphanage."
"Excuse me," L popped one more caramel into his mouth before creeping out of his seat to get closer to the computer screen, "Transfer it through."
The computer screen changed from a W to an M, and the voice on the other end sounded like a child.
"L! What's going on? We just got our test results back!" The boy said. L sighed and rubbed his nose in irritation.
"Mello, I thought I made it clear only to call me during an emergency while I am on an investigation." L said. "So, is this an emergency?"
"Yes! How did Near score higher than me? I located 86 criminals who haven't been targeted by Kira during the time limit! Why am I still second best?" The voice complained. Jane blinked, also not remembering anyone named Mello. Clearly, her memories are proving to be more and more unreliable.
"What is that kid talking about?" Matsuda whispered. L kept both hands in his pockets.
"Near was able to locate 109." He said, "And most of them had children. That's why."
"WHAAATTT!?" The voice screamed and there was shuffling and voices of other children heard on the other end. L scratched his head.
"Mello, why did you call me for this? You could have compared your test with Near and discovered the results yourself while sparring me the time..." He said.
"I'M NOT TALKING TO THAT BRAINLESS, NO GOOD, POMPOUS, PUZZLE OBSSESSED, SOCIALLY DISTURBED, MENTAL-" as the voice continued on with a list of insulting phrases, L turned to the force with an expression that read, I'm sorry. Jane thought if the call was coming from the orphanage, than that would be the place the L said she had worked. She stood up from the couch, and walked toward L by the computer.
"-BRAIN DEAD, HORRIBLE, TASETLESS, CHEATING, SNAKING, RAT!" Mello finally finished.
"Mello?" Jane said into the screen, playing a part. "If you want to get ahead, how about you try going back to the earliest Kira victims and compare them to criminals who died in ways other than a heart attack? And let us know if you find anything suspicious."
I have to kill her! Light thought when Ryuk laughed.
L looked at Jamie with a curious expression and thumb to his lip again. He nearly forgot about her theory but was impressed with how quickly she had played her role. He wasn't concerned about giving Mello more work to do anyway, it was much better than the time he wastes obsessing over Near.
"W...wait, who the hell is this!?" Mello said. To protect the act in front of Light, L played along. He looked up to the side, scratching his cheek as he acted.
"Language, Mello, it's just a request. You'll be helping the investigation if you take this on and..." L paused, "If you find something, I'll bring you a box of La Maison chocolates next time I'm over there."
L nailed the french accent flawlessly.
"REALLY!?" The voice cheered. "Criminals who died other than heart attacks tracing back to the early days of Kira? I can do that!"
"Very good and, Mello," L said, before ending the call, "Do not call here again. If you find something or have any concerns, Roger and Grace are there to handle things."
"Don't worry, I'll have the job done soon!" Mello ended and the line was cut short.
"Uh...Mello will never change." Jane said, continuing to act. In fact, it was quite thrilling performing with L.
"What was that?" Light asked, trying to resist the urge to choking Jamie to death.
"Nothing to be concerned about," L said, "It's just the children at the orphanage are having a difficult time adjusting to things without Jamie. They'll be fine."
How strange, Light thought, Up until now, L has refused to share details with his business in England. Now he's openly talking about it? He must be pretty confident, that bastard.
"Tell me, Ryuzaki," Yagami asked, "What's our next move in regards to the second Kira?"
L put a thumb to his lips to think... "If the second Kira can kill with only a face, then the best action would be to go on lock down for a little while..." He sighed, "I am afraid we are currently their biggest targets."
"Lock down?" Matsuda asked for clarification.
"Yes," L said, "I am afraid it's not safe for us all to be meeting so frequently like this. From now on, we will meet less often in smaller groups at random, making it harder for the Kiras to discover the task force head quarters. During all of this, we will keep up with Kira's victims and try to keep an eye out for any leads. I really hate having to do this, but if the two Kira's are working together, things aren't looking good for me."
L pushes his lip with his thumb. "The only investigator that will be acting out without restriction is Watari, myself and..," then L looked at Jane with those dark eyes, creeping her out again before continuing, "Jamie."
"What!?" She and the others said.
"Why Jamie?" Light asked.
"Hm? I thought you of all people would see why, Light." L said, "It's the safest option. Aside from the people in this room right now, no one knows she even exists. If something happens to her during this stage of the investigation...you, Light Yagami, will be arrested and executed as Kira."
"Hyukehehehe" Ryuk laughed.
DAMN him! Light thought.
"That concludes today's investigation," L ended, "Does anyone have any questions?"
"So, we can think of this as sort of a vacation, right?" Matsuda said, "Since we'll be spending less time on the Kira case for now?"
"Matsuda..." Aizawa criticized.
"Alright, I'll be heading off then," Light said, grabbing his jacket.
"Hm, in such a hurry, Light?" Ide asked. Light closed his eyes.
"Not at all, I just want to beat traffic home so I can get a head start on my studies..." He said.
"I'll drive you home, Light." Mogi offered since he is the one currently investigating Light in secret.
"I'll come with you guys since my place is in the same area." Ide said.
"See you at home, Light." Yagami said.
"Watari will send you an email with the details of the next meeting when the time comes." L said. And with that, three were gone. Jane immediately felt better without the Shinigami in the room...the thing gives off a bad omen.
"Well, I'm going to take full advantage of the time off!" Matsuda said, "There's a new Maid and Butler Cafe that opened recently and everyone's talking about it!"
As Matsuda prepared to leave, Aizawa followed him.
"Some how, I'm not surprised you're into that, Matsuda." He said. "Catch you later, Cheif."
"I want to know what it'd be like to dine there. I heard the staff all have to-" As Matsuda's voice disappeared with Aizawa, there was only L, Jamie and Yagami left.
"What about you, Mister Yagami?" L asked, "Don't you want to take the time to be with your family?"
"There will be plenty of time for that and besides," He said, "We aren't finished here. I'll leave when you order me to."
"Yes, you're right." L said, looking at Jamie curiously but she seemed to have missed it.
"What will you do with all the extra time, Ryuzaki?" She asked with a laugh, wondering if he would answer with: "giving Mello chocolate."
"My identities as Coil and Deneuve keep my busy enough already," L said, looking at her, "But we have unfinished business, Jamie. You and I still need to have a conversation."
L, Watari, Jane and the Chief sat around a small table for four in L's hotel. From the outside, no one would ever imagine that an investigation went on in the room, but as of that moment, the four of them shared a pot of tea that Watari prepared when he had met up with them. L applied his sweeteners himself, of course, loading it with an abnormal amount of sugar cubes while the others were plenty satisfied with one.
"I want to share more about myself but it's hard considering the situation...I'm a loner in this and I don't know who I can trust at this point." Jane answered when she was asked why she's being so secretive, even if it means making her look suspicious. "Light is the prime suspect and a lot of the members here are his friends. I don't want to risk him finding out who I am."
"We don't do that kind of thing here," Yagami said, "We are professionals. My son won't know what we talk about."
"I understand but..." Jane sighed, "I just...I'm sorry, I'm not comfortable enough."
Jane barely remembered anything about Light's father, but she did remember Light getting information from the police as Kira. It was safer to stay silent.
L took a sip of his tea. "Would you feel more willing to share what you know about the investigation if I dismiss Mister Yagami?" He asked.
Jane blinked. Just talking with L and Watari would work. She had her doubts at first weather this freak of next weak with a sugar addiction was the real detective L...but the way he outsmarted Light, without error, in the hour that they were together was undeniable proof.
"..Yeah, I think so." She said. L added an additional 4 cubes to his tea and began stirring.
"Well, Mister Yagami, I will be seeing you in our next meeting." L said. Jane looked down, flushed with guilt for making the chief of police leave and, even without looking at the man, she could feel the daggers from eyes toward her for suspecting his son.
"Yes, I understand." The chief said, standing up from his seat and grabbing his jacket. "Best of luck."
When the door shut, it was silent for a few moments with only the sound of the vent, low radio and spoons hitting the glass cups. L knew it was on him to continue, but he wasn't ready to speak until his tea was perfect. After taking a sip again, this time satisfied, he broke the silence.
"Alright, Jamie. Why don't you start off by telling me where you're from. That shouldn't be too difficult now, should it?" He asked. Jane looked at the two men and played with her finger nails. Telling L about Savannah Georgia is influencing the universe too deep.
"...I can't tell you that." She said. "Please don't misunderstand. It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I can't tell you. If I do, I can never go home."
"This home you talk about," L said, "You mentioned that catching Kira may assist on your return. Is it fair to assume that you're from a place he likely acquired his killing power?"
"You're on the right track but, not exactly." Jane said. "And I wouldn't even tell you that much if I wasn't a Kira suspect. It's really better if you didn't know."
"What would happen if we did know? You...wouldn't be able to return home? Is that what you said?" L clarified. When she nodded, he continued, "If you did tell us, would it help us catch Kira?"
"Yes." Jane said, "But I can't."
"But if catching Kira will help you get home...then...the obvious thing would be to tell us what you know, right?" L asked.
"Not exactly." Jane said, trying to explain with little detail, "The capture of Kira isn't what I need to get home, it's his...killing power, ya. I guess we can call it that."
"It?" L blinked, "How much do you know, Jamie?"
Jane looked sad when she looked back at a suspicious L. She had to pull back, she gave too much information.
"Really little...I just know that Kira is my ticket home. And I thought the greatest detective in the world can help me. I lied on the phone about being an investigator as a way to learn more and participate in his capture." Jane groaned and leaned back in her seat. "If I knew there was a second Kira, I would have never have said that! Of course I look suspicious to you."
She knows something...and I sense that she wants to tell me what that is. But she's...scared for some reason. Did someone threaten her? Kira perhaps? She keeps saying she can't tell us anything even when there's no one around to listen. L thought, looking at his reflection into the tea, We know that Kira has a supernatural ability to commit his murders so, it's not a stretch to assume that she's...related some how. She needs his killing power to get home...the way she describes it makes it sound like she's not even from this world.
"If you were not a suspect, how would you imagine things to turn out?" L asked. Jane sat up from her slouch.
"Well..." She thought, "Spectate, I suppose. I'd help in any way I can and...live here, I guess."
She's a mysterious woman, but she's always been consistent. I don't think she's lieing. But she clearly shows signs of wanting to share...is it possible that she would open up over time?
"Fine." L said, "If you're willing to cooperate with us, then it shouldn't be a problem. But you understand that as much as we would like to clear you, you're still under suspicion."
Jane nodded. "What can I do to be cleared?"
"It shouldn't worry you. If you're not the second Kira, then you'll be fine, the truth will reveal itself. Since you plan to cooperate with us and will be around anyway, then you're life wouldn't change even if you were completely cleared." L explained. "But for now, we'll have you stay with Watari for a few weeks for your own safety. If Light is Kira then he'll likely try to kill you."
Jane smiled. L had a point. Being a suspect doesn't change her plan or complicate things. Since she's not Kira, they'll never have enough evidence against her and she will have the same rights as anyone else. In fact, being a suspect just gives her an excuse to be at head quarters whenever she wants. It was an ideal situation for the plan.
"Thank you, Ryuzaki." She said, "You're right, this should work out pretty well, actually."
"Is this alright with you, Watari?" Watari corrected his glasses.
"That's fine, I can take her in without a problem." He said, "But we'll have to accommodate for the days I return to the orphanage, unless you suggest I take her there as well."
"That will be fine," L said. He didn't suspect Jane at this point but, if by chance, she was one of the Kira's, she would act very suspiciously at Wammy's and it would just be another way to expose her. Giving her these opportunities to act out is more helpful to the investigation than limiting her freedom. "Now, for your first assignment..."
Jane listened attentively while L sucked the sugar residue off his index finger. He got up from his seat and helped himself to some pudding in the fridge of the hotel. When he returned to the seat, Jane watched him in shock that the tea didn't satisfy his sweet tooth.
"I want you to visit the new cafe that opened up in the area." He said. "Bring me a sample of what they're serving."
Jane blinked. "What for?"
"To compensate for the treat I let you have...mm...want some?" L said to her, holding out the piece of his vanilla pudding. She shook her head. What treat?
"The lollipop!?" She said in startlment. Then Watari rose from his seat and walked to the other side of the room, likely because he could sense that the seriousness of the conversation had ended. L continued to have his pudding as Jane watched him in confusion. "You're joking right?"
"I'm not." He said bluntly. Jane perched her lips at the craziness and chose to be immature. She stood up off the chair and walked to the candy bowl by the couches and took a second lollipop.
"Now that's not nice." L commented, looking annoyed with heavy eyebrows. Jane popped the candy in her mouth with sass and sat in front of L again for a reaction. He looked at his plate, ignoreing her. He didn't really need compensation, he just wanted her to get him something from the cafe so he could avoid going there himself.
"Do you eat anything that doesn't have sugar in it?" Jane questioned. He held his spoon with his thumb and forefinger oddly and consumed the pudding one bite at a time.
"When I must." He said.
"I can't eat too much of the stuff, I gain weight really quickly," Jane said, ironically sucking on some as she spoke.
"I find that you don't gain any weight as long as you burn calories by using your brain." He said. Jane rolled her eyes. Some how, she wasn't suprised by the response.
"I like to draw." she said, "I guess it's a different kind of brain power."
L finished his pudding and awkwardly placed the dish on the table that separated him from Jane before licking his fingers for the remainder.
"Right," He said, just as uninterested now as he was when he asked her to compensate the lollipop. "When did you start?"
Jane raised her brow. He's probably trying to dig up where I'm from again. Man, no breaks, huh?
"I don't remember. When I was a kid I guess." She said. She admired L a great deal but man, he was boring.
"Refusing to co-operate with the police is grounds for arrest." He said, "What do you make of that?"
Jane huffed, "The police force already surrendered to Kira, didn't they? Do you even have the authority to arrest me, anyway?"
L changed his expression but it was unreadable.
"Actually I do." He said, "L has grounds to arrest whoever he wants, I promise you."
Jane twisted the candy stick in her lips with her thumb and forfinger, trying to think her way out of this one and came up with nothing.
"What's interesting is...the Kira investigation and the police are working independently of each other but that information has never been made public. So...how did you know?"
"Are we back to that?" Jane asked in irritation. "Do you ever take a break from investigating? You looked like you haven't slept in weeks and, honestly, you're getting on my nerves."
L looked down, agreeing with her. He can't help but ask questions, even when they came to an understanding to let things go. He wasn't asking because he suspected her, he was asking because he was so darn curious! Uncovering mysteries was his life's work, it was in his nature to want to know more. But...looking at her now and seeing her in Matsudas crappy pyjamas, he realized she was going to be stuck here for a while, so he may as well aquaint himself with her and slow down with the investigation. After all, it was on lock down.
"My apologies." He said. Jane was taken back by those words...the formality of it reminded her of the Pharaoh. She was stunned that she hadn't thought of him in hours and it was strange. She imagined that being around someone like L takes a mental strain and she probably didn't have the chance to remanis on Yami. She shrugged it off. She had to pay attention to the situation at hand and...watching L now and all of his...weirdness, she wondered if the guy even had any friends. She let go of her attitude and smiled.
"Don't worry about it, just..." She said, taking his dish for him. "Loosen up, ok?"
L was surprised as he watched her walk away with it. The sudden kindness and genuine smile was alien to him but, somehow, it worked. For the rest of the day, he decided to listen to her. He loosened up.
A/N: WELLL finally we got all the Kira stuff covered... now the REALL drama/romance stories begin. You know, the genre most are used to from me xD Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
