L cursed mentally as the task force looked at him in shock, he hadn't meant to say that out loud.
"New Zealand? Ryuzaki, how can you know? Anarchy could be anywhere." Mogi said. "For all we know he could have been lying."
"Anarchy wasn't lying. There is a ninety three percent chance of Anarchy being in New Zealand." When L didn't elaborate expectant eyes turned to Light. He was, after all, the best at decoding L's deductions.
"Ryuzaki, how do you know?" Light had put up with a lot of the detectives quirks. His sleeping schedule had been trashed; his diet now consisted predominantly of sugar, because Ryuzaki insisted on being chained together every moment. He would not accept that the great detective was keeping things from the case.
"Anarchy contacted me some time ago informing me that the way to find her was connecting the dots in local arias. So far the only location that doesn't fit her pattern is Australia. Logically that makes it an arrow, pointing at New Zealand. Therefore, ninety percent chance that she is in New Zealand."
"And a ten percent chance of Australia?" Light suggested. "This is good and all, but how can you know Anarchy was telling the truth?" But L was no longer listening, instead telling Watari to organise search parties for Anarchy in the aria between Nelson, Masterton and Blenheim.
"-Start in Wellington high schools and work your way out." He finished.
"How long have you been talking to Anarchy? Are you why the killings started becoming more sporadic?" When L didn't answer Light took it to mean 'a long time.' And 'Yes.'
"I think you should endeavour not to get angry." Hel advised. "Least you break your promise." Alice responded with a barely audible growl.
It seemed that suddenly changing your name, then giving a school of fifteen hundred two days to dwell on it, was not the best idea. It was made worse by the mere fact they were reading Lewis Carrols 'Alice in Wonderland' in English. It was only Tuesday, Alice didn't think she could stand the 'Wonderland' jokes anymore.
Teachers stumbled over her name, students whispered; it was more attention than Alice had ever been the focus of. In person, Anarchy got more.
She decided it was a good idea giving Hel the Death note to look after; otherwise most of the school would be dies in strange and unusual ways.
"Just ignore them Alice." Sarah rapped an arm around the girl. "There's only two more classes left today." With a wicked glint in her eye she finished. "And then I can drag you to the comic book store."
"Oh yes. Such a horrible punishment." Alice rolled her eyes. "Because it's not like I'd be going into town anyway."
"No chance."
At that moment a bell rang, a fire alarm. With the speed of students that figured it couldn't really be a fire. They weren't the only ones who were taking it slow. When they got to the top field they were meet by police. Sarah dragged Alice over two Laura, seeming to have decided that she would know what was going on.
"All I know is that L decided Anarchy was a Kiwi high school student." The frazzled girl replied. "I have had everyone ask me. I don't know anything else."
"Are all schools getting searched like this?" Luke asked, having managed to squeeze his way through the crowds.
"I Don't Know." Laura emphasised each word carefully. "L. Kiwi. High school. That is all I know."
"Okay, okay. Sorry." Laura sighed.
"I wonder what they're searching for."Alice mused. It was unlikely that L knew what the weapon was. And as the only incriminating thing she had it would be difficult to find in an invisible spirits protection.
There was a wine of feed back before a man's voice was heard.
"Attention students," the voice called. "If you male, please leave." Luke looked confused, but joined the rest of the boys in leaving. "If you are fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen, remain here. All others return to class." He waited while the year nines and thirteen's left. "If you are in possession of a personal YouTube account, remain here."
"I have one." Alice admitted. "You guys?" Sarah and Laura both shook their heads and joined the tides of students heading back to class, leaving her alone. From a school of fifteen hundred there now couldn't be more than three hundred left.
"Why didn't you lie and leave? I doubt that they would check." Alice sighed.
"I don't cheat when I make the rules." She whispered. "If L wants to make his move he can."
"So you will walk into a trap." Hel confirmed. At Alice's nod there was a quite sigh. "You are far to confident." Alice shrugged and moved closer to the man with the megaphone.
"Ok girls," The remaining students glared at the man. "I'm going to play you a piece of a song. If you know who it is by, raise your hand."
"About a maid I'll sing a song
Sing rickety-tickety-tin
About a maid I'll sing a song
Who didn't have her family long
Not only did she do them wrong
She did ev'ryone of them in, them in
She did ev'ryone of them in"
Alice, along with others, raised her hand. Clever boy, she thought, getting me to rat myself out. Did you tell them I wouldn't lie?
The man, whose face was covered enough that she had no idea what his name could be, picked up the megaphone once more.
"All those with your hand still down, return to class." Alice looked around as the large majority of people left. There were perhaps fifty students who had recognised the song by Tom Lehrer.
"Ok, one last thing." The man was reading off a list, probably devised by L. Alice wondered how many others had fit the criteria. "Are any of you insomniacs'?"
This time Alice was the only one to raise her hand. One of the officers escorted her to a police car. Alice decided that they weren't certain she was Anarchy. There had to be plenty of insomnia suffering, YouTube using, fifteen to seventeen year olds in Wellington.
"What will happen to me?" Alice asked the nice officer who was driving.
"If you are Anarchy you get sent to L. That's all we've been told. Don't worry." He smiled at her in the mirror. "No one's going to hurt you."
"Unless you're, you know, you." Hel commented. "Are you happy?" Alice nodded.
"That's good to know." Alice paused. She had the feeling she was forgetting something. Oh no. "Hey, Mister Officer, where's my bag? One of the other guys took it."
"It's being searched. Don't worry, everything will be returned in one peace."
"Ok, thanks." Alice smiled. She was an idiot. Her pen drive. Her pen drive with everything she had done since finding the Death Note saved on it. Her pen drive in her bag. Her pen drive in her bag that had just been handed to the police.
"Pride comes before the fall." Hel commented. "I told you, you were to confident."
A/N: that's what we call an 'Oh Shite' moment. Writing this is much more fun than essays.
