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Chapter 7: Insanio
"I'll get that," Kagome said and broke her stare down with Hideki Ryuga. Eyes, both Ryuga's and Mimirou's, followed Kagome's footsteps towards the door. Kagome placed her hand on the door knob and took a deep breath before finally opening the door. Mimirou quietly slipped out of the room and into the kitchen to keep out of sight should the situation provoke her more violent tendencies; she had a feeling Ryuga and Light would cause her much irritation and she needed sweets to quell her desires.
"Light," Kagome greeted the youth at the door as calmly as she could, "I didn't know you would be coming here so soon."
"My own family wasn't doing anything and I wanted to see you," Light said and walked into the house with Ryuk behind him.
"Yagami, hello," Ryuga said when Light had come into the house.
"What are you doing here?" Light asked Ryuga but turned to Kagome without waiting for his answer.
"Kagome, do you know him?" Light asked. Kagome inwardly flinched. To anyone else, Light's tone seems as though it didn't change at all, but after being with Light for so long, Kagome could tell that Light was trying to shield his emotion and was he livid.
"And I thought Light was mad before," Ryuk said before retreating into the kitchen with the hanyou. Unfortunately for Light, Ryuga had also noticed the slight change in his tone as well.
'Hmmm,' Ryuga thought while analyzing the situation carefully, 'why this change in emotion upon seeing me? The change was also too small for any normal person to detect. Could he be angered that L has gotten so close to someone he tried to keep him away from? Or is he playing the part of the jealous boyfriend? Both are plausible explanations, but I seriously doubt that the latter is true.'
"No," Kagome answered, "he just showed up here when Mimirou came back home."
"I apologize for intruding on the two of you," Ryuga said but the apology did not sound sincere, "I had no idea that Kagome lived here or that the two of you were involved in any relationship. I should take my leave."
"No problem," Kagome said before Light could react to the apology, "Would you like something to eat before you leave? Maybe something sweet?"
"Interesting," Ryuga said and gave Kagome his full attention, "How did you discover I liked sweets?"
Kagome giggled and pointed at her collar, "You have a smudge of strawberry ice cream on the collar of your shirt. I'm guessing you got it from Mimirou; she absolutely adores the stuff and probably bought some while the family was away since we didn't have any!"
Ryuga was intrigued by the conclusion of the young female. 'A simple deduction but an accurate one nonetheless,' Ryuga thought, 'There is so much more to you than I can accurately see, Kagome. So much more that you won't keep hidden for very long.' Call it a habit of his, but Ryuga was not one to leave any mystery unsolved.
"I would like some very much," Ryuga responded.
Kagome clapped her hands together excitedly and went to the kitchen.
"I'll be right back!" Kagome called over her shoulder before she disappeared.
"She's quite the bubbly one, isn't she?" Ryuga asked Light who had remained silent, "Her mood changes are quite unique as well. It seemed like she was ready to attack me only moments before you came here."
"Did you tell her?" Light asked, ignoring Ryuga's comments.
"If you are referring to me being L, I have not given Kagome that information as of yet," Ryuga answered, "If I do in the future is entirely up to you, her, and myself. Although it was a minor assumption at best, but her conclusion proved that Kagome is somewhat astute and possess some abilities of deductive reasoning. She could prove to be an asset to the task force just as I expect you to be."
"You have no right to bring Kagome into something so dangerous!" Light quietly exclaimed, "Kira must be caught; we can both agree on that but risking Kagome is not an option for me."
"I see," Ryuga said and made a mental note of Light's protective behavior.
"Here you go," Kagome said upon entering the room holding a white box. She handed the box to Ryuga.
"I wasn't quite sure what you liked so I gave you a little of everything and some extra strawberry shortcake," Kagome said as Ryuga took the box. Before Kagome could completely pull her hands away, Ryuga grasped Kagome's wrist.
"Umm…Ryuga-san?" Kagome asked. The sudden movement had caught her off guard.
Ryuga brought Kagome's fingertips to his lips and placed one in his mouth. Kagome blushed bright red as Ryuga's tongue bathed the tip of her finger; the rough texture tickled her skin.
"What the hell are you doing?" Light asked when Ryuga switched to the next fingertip and then another. When he finished, Ryuga let go of Kagome's wrist leaving her with a confused expression.
"There was frosting on her fingers," Ryuga said as though the explanation was completely obvious, "It is important not to be wasteful." Ryuga turned to leave with a wave of his hand.
"I hope to see you two on campus," Ryuga said before exiting, "Oh, and, Kagome, before Light debates whether or not to tell you, I would like you to know that I am L." With that revelation, L left the house. The volume of his voice was low so that Mimirou wouldn't hear him; had she been human she would not have.
For a few moments, Light and Kagome were both left silent. Kagome was stunned at Ryuga's parting words while Light was enraged even more. Kagome was the first to break the silence between the two of them.
"Ryuga is L?" Kagome said in a confused tone, "You knew about this?"
"He told me at the ceremony today. Whether it's actually him or not, he specifically targeted mean told me that," Light answered with his voice dry and tight. He advanced closer to Kagome's still form.
"So that was why the two of you were talking," Kagome mused to herself unaware Light was moving closer. She had realized it only when Light was right in front of her. Before she could question him, Light grabbed Kagome by the wrists and pinned them to the wall next to them above her head. Using his lower body, Light further secured Kagome to the wall.
"What the hell was he doing here?" Light asked. Kagome shivered at the intensity of his anger.
"Answer me!" Light shouted and tightened his hold on Kagome's wrist.
"Light, that hurts!" Kagome whimpered and began to thrash about in an effort to break away from Light's hold.
"He got me! L got me!" Light shouted, "There were still some things he couldn't get to! You were something he couldn't get to!"
"Light, stop!" Kagome shouted.
"You are mine! He wasn't supposed to get to you!" Light shouted. Pausing for a moment in his tirade, Light took several deep breaths. Looking into Kagome's face, Light could see that she was frightened by his sudden change in behavior, but she still continued to struggle against him with determination to get away. Her face flushed bright red and her eyes filled with moisture. Her hair shifted wildly about her form. Her frail, petite body shook with random tremors. Despite Kagome's struggles, Light kept her body from moving away from him. Light smirked slightly and relished in the power he held at this moment intent on taking full advantage of the position Kagome was in. His hands left her wrists and began to travel the length of her body, roughly kneading and massaging her flesh.
"Li—li—" Kagome tried to say but she grew flush and hot with Light's harsh handling of her body. She knew his rough treatment was only a means of humiliation but body craved the sensations the touches inspired in her. One particularly hard squeeze on her thigh broke all of Kagome's coherent thoughts.
Light smirked; his touches left visible bruises on Kagome's pale skin. Using his right hand, Light grasped Kagome's face before he slammed his lips onto hers in a kiss that drew the air from lungs. Forcing his tongue inside Kagome's mouth, Light devoured the sweet plunder her mouth provided.
"Yagami!" Mimirou shouted; her irises were contracted to the size of pinpoints and her sclera bleed red with rage. Flames licked the tips of clawed hands and her fangs elongated to deadly sharp points.
"Let me go!" Kagome whispered harshly and managed to slip away while Light was distracted by Mimirou's changed appearance. She rushed to the half demon and held her shoulders firmly. Approaching any being of demonic origin on the verge of submitting to his baser, primeval subconscious was a fatal error, but Kagome knew how to handle her.
"Mimirou, snap out of it," Kagome said in a steady, even voice, "Light is not going to hurt me. We just had a misunderstanding."
Mimirou paused before looking closely at Kagome's bruises that were in the shape of Light's fingertips. She snarled harshly in Light's direction before snatching away from Kagome's grip and dashing out of the door. Kagome looked in the direction Mimirou left in unaware Light was approaching her again. He wrapped his arms around Kagome from behind. Kagome immediately stiffened, but Light's hold on her was different. His touch was loose and gentle.
"I'm sorry," he whispered into Kagome's ear, "I lost control and I never meant to hurt you. L may have gotten me this time, but he won't anymore." Light let Kagome go and left the house with Ryuk behind him. Kagome heard Ryuk mutter something as he left about not seeing Light explode like that even after the ceremony.
With the house now empty, Kagome made her way to the bathroom to clean herself up. She could still feel Light's touches on her body.
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Kagome leaned against the fence inside the area enclosing the tennis court where Light and Ryuga aka L intended to play a few matches. Ryuga invited Light to play tennis before the first day of classes and Kagome came along to watch. She held Mayaru loosely against her; the small cream colored kitten fit comfortably arms. After Light's outburst, the two demons agreed it would be best if at least one of them were with Kagome at all times. Light allowed this precaution as long as they were in their smaller catlike form; Ryuga had collected no information concerning the two of them in their humanoid forms from his surveillance and he had only seen Mimirou in person once.
Kagome was curious of Ryuga's true motives. Also after Light's outburst, Light informed Kagome via her cell phone that he intended to befriend Ryuga, determine if he is indeed the real L, and become a member of the special task force investigating the Kira murders so he will be able to find out L's real name and kill him.
'Could Ryuga be attempting the same thing? Become Light's friend to confirm that he is Kira?' Kagome thought to herself; she ignored the excitement around her and absently stroked Mayaru's fur. It seemed the entire campus gathered to watch Ryuga and Light compete. The voice of an umpire announced the score was four games all with Light preparing to serve.
'Was he always here?' Kagome thought and looked around to see the crowd of people that circled around the fence with a bewildered look on her face. Mayaru rubbed down one of her ears with her small paw and shook her head at Kagome's obliviousness.
"I saw that," Kagome lightly scolded the kitten which resulted at a playful nip on her arm. Light won another game and needed another to win the match. Kagome took a break from her musing to actually watch the game. It was a pretty intense matchup; Light and Ryuga were both panting and sweating profusely like two pro players.
'Those two are good,' Kagome thought. Mayaru looked up at the game for a few seconds before lowering her head to rest on Kagome's arm and closing her bright orange orbs.
'Human athletics leave much to be desired,' she thought before drifting into a light doze, her ears twitching and ever alert. The match ended with Light winning six games to four. Ryuga and Light seemed like they were both exhausted.
"Great game you two," Kagome congratulated the two players with a large smile. Mayaru opened one of her eyes briefly before closing it with a snort.
"Yeah," Light agreed, "It's been a long time since I had to play that hard."
"Indeed," Ryuga said, "but in the end you were the one who was victorious. Just as I suspected you would."
"But you were definitely wearing me down. I hadn't played that hard in years," Light said, "If we had gone on any longer, I'm not too sure that I would have won." Light paused before continuing, "I got a little thirsty playing. You guys wanna go to a café I know around here? I would also like to ask you some questions, Ryuga."
"Of course," Ryuga answered, "but before we go there is one thing I would like to admit." The trio of humans plus the neko youkai and shinigami had already begun to move away from the college campus and towards town.
"What is it?" Light asked.
Ryuga replied, "I suspect you, Yagami Light, to be Kira. If you still want to ask me something knowing that, please go ahead."
Light paused before beginning to laugh as did Ryuk. Kagome, on the other hand, had to fight to conceal her surprise.
'I can't believe it,' Kagome thought, 'Ryuga's right on the money!'
Mayaru lifted her head and curiously looked in Ryuga's direction.
'This human is sharper than his appearance gives him credit for,' she thought, 'Mimirou and I will have to watch this one closely.
"You honestly suspect that I am Kira?" Light asked Ryuga.
"Well to be honest, my suspension is only a factor of one percent," Ryuga admitted, "However, when I become one hundred percent sure that you aren't Kira and evaluate your skills of deduction, I would like for you to join the Kira investigation. I would also like to gauge Kagome on her skills as well and extend an invitation to the task force to her. After all, she is with you a majority of the time. She might prove to be useful."
"You mean me?" Kagome asked and pointed at herself.
"Of course," Ryuga said, "Clearly, you are an intelligent person."
Kagome blushed at the compliment and quietly thanked Ryuga.
"Why don't we go to the café now?" Light suggested, "It'll be much safer for us to talk there."
"Indeed," Ryuga stated, "Lead the way."
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"Be patient he says. I will need your expertise later he says. Asshole," Mimirou muttered as she rested on Kagome's bed on her back with her arms folded behind her head. Light told her that her sister possessed a calmer disposition and was slower to anger and more prone to rational thought, therefore, she was selected as Kagome's little feline companion for their outing with Ryuga. Also the fact Ryuga encountered her humanoid form and that would prove to be useful in the future.
"So I am a little abrasive and destructive; some people happen to find that combination charming. And it is not my fault the little shit followed me home and I had no clue he was L. No reason to completely cut me out," Mimirou continued to mutter to herself and sighed, "At least the shinigami could have stayed. He is entertaining at least." Her ears flicked upwards at a sudden noise from the outside of Kagome's window.
"InuYasha, your footfalls preceded your odor," the feline said snidely. The hanyou jumped into the room through the window and scowled.
"You mangy cat!" InuYasha shouted at Mimirou. She continued to rest on Kagome's bed without moving or opening her eyes.
"So what is it you want? Can you not see that I am the only one here and I for one do not enjoy your company at the moment?" Mimirou spoke in a dry tone.
"This little vacation of yours is over," InuYasha said, "You just go through the well and met up with the others while I sniff out Kagome and your little clone."
'Dammit! This is not going to be good,' Mimirou thought, 'He will sniff out Kagome in no time.'
"Perhaps I will pass on that offer," Mimirou answered, "I like it here and so does Mayaru. Besides Kagome's been doing really well in her academic pursuits and a sudden departure will only damage that progress. She managed to place in the top of ten percent the entering freshman at To-Oh University."
InuYasha snarled while clenching his fists, "You seem to be forgetting that I don't give a rat's ass about all that and we have more important things to do back in the past."
"Right, right," Mimirou countered all the while keeping her eyes closed and not moving, "Naraku, jewel shards, and all that jazz. Tell me, did you confirm the position of a shard or do you even have a lead? The situation seems to be in a lull right not and whatever Naraku has in mind is still in the planning stage. We do not have to be there right now nor can you expect us to be content to stay in Kaede-san's hut and look at each other in the face all the time until something happens. We have our own lives to pursue, InuYasha. Do not forget that."
'It might have been a little harsh,' Mimirou thought after the fact, 'but it's guaranteed to send InuYasha back through the well with his tail between his legs long enough to come up with a more lasting solution.'
"Fine," InuYasha responded his voice tight with anger, "but don't get used to this future stuff; you don't belong here whatever life you decide to live. When you decide to go back who you really are, you know where to find me. And tell Kagome she's got a responsibility to attend to."
Mimirou made no indication that she heard InuYasha's words or his swift exit, but her ears and nostrils were trained on his every movement. His scent headed directly to the well and ended there with no detours whatsoever.
'Great, I hurt his feelings,' Mimirou thought and rolled over to her side facing Kagome's wall, 'Not that I do not like the guy; he just can't expect us to roll over and fetch every time he's feeling a little lonely. Besides, things should be getting dangerous for Kagome pretty soon.'
Mimirou sighed before relaxing her muscles and drifting into sleep; it was about time for a cat nap.
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punkish furball—That's a wrap people! Wanted to show Light all wild and out of control and I loved it! X3
-Insanio – "Rage"
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(edited 08.06.2010)