Chapter 7
Surveillance
The cameras were set up. I sat on the sofa with Nyamo as my side and sweets in front of me. She was withholding the cake from me because apparently what I was doing was still wrong.
Girlfriends are a…wait! She's not really your girlfriend. Focus on the case.
We watched Yagami Light put a piece of paper in his door.
"I had no idea he was doing something like that. Has he got something in his room he doesn't want anyone to see?" Yagami-san said.
I looked at him.
"If you take into account that he's seventeen there nothing to be suspicious about. When I was his age I did strange things to."
Nyamo looked at me.
"I don't think I ever want to know."
I grinned and then looked back to the screen.
"Have you spoken to your son about the investigation?" Nyamo asked him.
"Don't be stupid."
I rounded on him.
"What did you say to her?!"
"I'm sorry. But I would never reveal un-released top secret information. And besides I'm usually never home, and when I am I'm usually tired so I just go to bed."
I looked at the screens again.
"I see…."
Light left the house but he returned about an hour later. H e went back to his room and took out a magazine. He may have been seventeen but from what his father had said about him….he didn't seem like the type who would do this. Yagami-san was shocked.
"I can't believe that my son, whose so serious, would go and look at those sorts of magazines." he said.
"That's normal for a seventeen year old."
My vision suddenly went dark and I sighed.
"Nyamo what are you doing?"
"You don't need to be seeing the models in that magazine." she said.
I smirked.
"Nyamo I have you. Why would I want to look at models when I have you?"
She hesitated but she removed her hand.
"To me he seems to be using it as an excuse. 'I.e, 'I check to see if anyone's been in my room because I read dirty magazines'."
Nyamo shifted beside me and looked at the screen.
Nyamo's POV
Something was wrong. Something was very wrong and I could sense it.
"Ryuuzaki don't tell me you actually suspect my son!?"
"If he doesn't I do. Something isn't right." I said quietly.
He gasped.
"Oh I definitely suspect him alright. That's the reason I set up wires and you and your deputy's houses."
As Yagami looked through the magazine I could have sworn I saw something crawling by. I automatically grabbed L's hand and he looked at me. I could feel his concern. I saw it again briefly but then it was gone. I watched Light put the magazine in a fake case.
"Light…"
He left the room and went into the kitchen. I knew for a fact I'd seen something. Whatever it was, it gave me a bad feeling.
"Nyamo are you alright?" L asked.
I didn't answer. I just squeezed his hand so that Yagami-san would see anything. The TV was on and L called Aizawa.
"Aizawa-san are the Kitamura family watching TV right now?"
He told them they were and which channel.
"Watari, quickly contact the TV station and ask them to broadcast that tape."
"Understood."
I saw the shadow again and I leaned forward. Light was far too calm as they saw the message. I sat back down and I could feel L's eyes on me.
"That's really stupid of the ICPO." said Light.
I narrowed my eyes as he started to explain. L put his thumb on his lips.
"Your son's very clever." L said.
"Yes…well…"
"Thanks for the meal."
I saw him stand up from the table. He walked over to a cabinet and his sister seemed surprised.
"Onii-chan eating chips after dinner!? Your cool style will go to waste if you get fat!"
I chuckled.
"Your daughter is a cute girl Yagami-san. She seems to love her brother very much."
He smiled at me and nodded.
"It's a later night snack to aid me with my studies."
"Your son is very dedicated. Much like you, you must be very proud."
He nodded. We watched Light go into his room and I saw the shadow again. I squeezed L's hand again. He was concerned and every time I squeezed his hand I was letting him know I saw something. The shadow was faint but it was on the bed.
"Alright! Time to study hard."
I could see the shadow move slightly. It seemed to be contorting. He opened the bag of chips and I swore I saw his lips twitch.
"Does your son normally eat chips at this time?"
"Not really, only when he's studying very hard and he needs energy."
I nodded but I wasn't convinced. I was more so watching that shadow than Light. However with only his desk light on it was hard to see.
"After dinner without switching on the TV or the PC, you son studies continuously." L said.
"It's less than ten days to the exams."
L looked back to the screen and I looked to him. This time it was he who squeezed my hand. After a while Watari walked forward.
"Ryuuzaki."
"What's up Watari?"
"Two criminals reported on, for the first time by tonight's nine' o'clock news, the first a bank employee under investigation for embezzlement, and the second a bag snatching thief being held in police custody both died earlier from heart attacks."
"It's Kira!" said Yagami-san.
I looked at L. His eyes were glued to the screen.
"At that time your wife and daughter were watching a soap opera. When that ended they switched the TV off and haven't touched it since. Your son has been studying from 19:30 till now. Kira needs a name and face in order to kill. 'Anybody who wasn't watching that news broadcast can't be Kira."
"That means my family is innocent."
I was unconvinced. His wife and daughter were innocent for sure, but his son….there was something about him I didn't like. And that shadow that seemed to be with him all the time was something that needed explaining.
"Today Kira seems to have gone for extremely minor criminals immediately after their information was released. And the Yagami household seems entirely too innocent on the first day of surveillance." he said.
Yagami-san seemed to deflate. I put my hand on his shoulder.
"Can I get you anything? Perhaps some tea?"
"I would appreciate it, thank you."
I nodded with a comforting smile.
"Ryuuzaki would you mind helping me?"
He looked at me and then nodded. We went into the small kitchen and He took my arm.
"What is it? What did you see?" He whispered.
I took a deep breath and covered his hand with mine.
"Yagami Light….there was something with him. All I saw was a faint shadow, but it was always attached to him. I have a feeling its something not from this world."
I was scared. The note that one of the inmates left mentioned a Shinigami. I shivered and L pulled me to him.
"I think it was a Shinigami."
"Shhh, its alright. I promise I won't let it hurt you."
I fisted my hands in his shirt.
"L you can't fight a Shinigami. They can't be killed." I whispered.
"Why are you so afraid of then Nyamo?"
I closed my eyes and held him tightly.
"I've read about them. I don't know for certain if what I've read is true, but it scares me. If what I've read about them is true….we don't stand a chance." I said.
He put his hand on the back of my head.
Lawliet's POV
I would never let anything happen to her. I was surprised that my feelings had grown a bit.
"Listen to me Nyamo…I won't let anything hurt you. Whether from this world or another. I don't care what it takes, I won't let anything happen to you." I whispered.
She wound her arms around my neck and sighed. I liked holding her in my arms. These new feelings I had for her were strange but welcome. I closed my eyes and breathed in the scent of her hair.
"Everything will be alright." I murmured.
She slowly pulled away and touched my cheek.
"Thank you."
She kissed my cheek and then went about making tea.
