Exposed
Chapter 8- Found
L typed away on the computer. Occasionally he'd eat a strawberry. His eyes remained glued on the screen as he continued to type everything down that he'd recently learned. 'Raito is being careless. He's leaving too many footprints. Why though? Does he have something else planned?' Matsuda placed a cup of coffee next to the detective. L didn't even seem to notice.
"Ryuuzaki? It's five in the morning. Did you ever go to sleep?"
"No. I think I'm having a breakthrough though. I know where Kira is."
"Really? Where?" Matsuda shouted in excitement.
"Here, in Tokyo, Japan."
"I thought we already knew that?" Matsuda scratched the back of his head. L didn't bother answering. Kira had never left Tokyo…but Raito was said to have. L knew where Raito was now. The detective was one step closer in capturing a Kira…and Raito.
"Raito-sama?" Mikami asked as he put on a deep-green button-down shirt. He looked into the mirror and rolled his sleeves up to his elbows.
"Yeah?" Raito asked as he lay in bed, still naked from the previous night.
"Do I look ok?" Raito's brown eyes looked at every inch of the lawyer's body. He took note of how the muscles looked under the shirt, and the black pants fit just tight enough to make Raito want to rip them back off again.
"Beautiful." Mikami blushed. He liked being Raito's object of affection.
"May I ask a question about L?" Raito nodded as he stretched on the bed. "Did you ever love him?" Raito's eyes became glazed as he found himself lost in thought.
"I do love him." Raito stood from the bed and made his way into the bathroom to shower. Mikami stood there, baffled. How could he love someone that he was planning to kill? Maybe he was planning to kill him too! Mikami's heart sped up as a feeling of helplessness overpowered him. He'd follow Raito like a sheep follows its shepard. He shrugged off the thought of being killed by the one he cared so much about. He had a rally to attend to later that night and he still had to get though an entire day of work.
Raito stood in the shower. He felt empty. The teen crumpled into a naked ball in the shower stall floor and cried.
"L, there's a Kira rally tonight. Do you want to go to it? Maybe the person helping Kira is there?" Matsuda offered. L finished off his marshmallows and threw the bag into the trashcan under him.
"People would find it weird if I showed up at a Kira rally."
"Well, that's why I bought you this!" Matsuda proudly held up a plain black jacket with a hood. L took the jacket and inspected it for a moment.
"I like it."
"Now will you go?" Matsuda brightly asked.
"Sure, why not. I need a break anyways…and at the same time we're still investigating." Matsuda smiled brightly, pleased with his work.
The Kira rally was full of people. L immediately noticed that there were only two kinds of people, those who supported Kira, and those who opposed him. People held up signs with positive encouragements for Kira while others held negative ones. The street was blocked off because the rally was so large. People shoved their way around L making the young man feel rather uneasy. He clutched onto the black jacket Matsuda bought him, hoping that it wouldn't fall off. "Are you ok Ryuuzaki?"
"There're so many people," L stated uneasy. Matsuda laughed. He forgot how uneasy the detective could be when around so many people.
"Come on, let's stand on the outskirts of the rally. There won't be as many people zipping by." L followed in tow behind Matsuda. He felt his jacket being pulled from him. His hood fell.
"Hey you're L!" a teenage boy announced as he pointed to the detective.
"I am. Now please go away."
"Why were you wearing a hood?" L looked around, people were starting to point at him.
"Because I didn't want my presence known. Now there'll be people coming up to me and asking me questions."
"So! You're famous! Did you find that guy you were pleading to Kira about?"
"…No." A crowd gathered around L and Matsuda. Matsuda didn't know what to do. He thought his little jacket would solve all problems.
"L? Can I have your autograph?" a small girl asked.
"I don't have a pen. And I'm really not that famous."
"Yes you are! My mommy says you're the best in the world! She wants you to beat Kira!"
"Well I'm very thankful to your mother."
"Have you found any clues yet?" another person asked.
"I'm not at liberty to say." So many people were beginning to crowd around L. He had to find a way to get out.
"Is Kira a boy or a girl?" a small child asked.
"I'm pretty sure Kira is a boy," L answered. That didn't sound like he was giving too much information out. He looked for Matsuda but in the crowd of people they seemed to have been separated. "I need to go now. I've got a lot of work to do." Just looking at L, he seemed to be very composed, but under the skin he was having a nervous breakdown. So many people, so many questions. He looked up and saw a microphone and a camera and when he looked down a news reporter was standing right next to him. 'Oh great. Why did I agree to this again?'
"L, is it true that Kira has officially won?"
"I've not given up if that's what you're asking. But I really need to be going now."
"That friend of yours that Kira is said to have. Do you have any idea of why Kira has him?"
"I need to be going now."
"Was there a special connection between the two of you?" the reporter kept nagging on.
"I'm not answering anymore questions. I'm tired. I have a lot of work ahead of me. Please I need to be going now." L struggled to get away but people continued to ask him questions left and right. He felt overwhelmed. Matsuda finally broke through and found L struggling to get away from the people. Panic was beginning to show on the detective's face.
"Please stand back! I'm a police officer! Stand back please!" Matsuda showed his badge and felt important as the people started to take a step back. He gently grabbed L's elbow and walked him out of the crowd. They moved to an alley where no one could see them.
"I never want to go out again," L stated trying to calm down.
"I don't blame you. I'm sorry. I didn't think that someone would pull the jacket off."
"Maybe they thought I was Kira. Anyways, I want to go back now. We can watch the rally on television."
Raito sat down on Mikami's leather couch as he drank a chocolate milkshake. He watched The News as it covered the Kira rally. He was just about to take another bite when he saw L being hoarded by a bunch of people. The newscaster made her way though the group and stood next to L. The detective's face was horrorstruck and his eyes darted every which way, looking for an escape. Raito felt a sudden urge to go save him. He felt like he should go to L and hold him, saying that the people wouldn't hurt him. The newscaster tried to interview L but he wasn't cooperating. Matsuda pushed his way though, using the power of his police badge and finally took L away. Raito stared at the television. 'Why did L go? Was he looking for me?'
Mikami stood on the stage and rallied everyone together to join the fight with Kira. Raito took note of Mikami's great charisma and his ability to work the crowd up. People were cheering as Mikami said his speech.
L lay on his bed with his knees tucked under his chin. He was still in panic from before. Why did he go in the first place? Why? 'I know why…I was hoping…hoping that he'd be there.' L's throat felt like it had a lump caught in it, and his heart ached horribly. 'I miss him…don't I.' The raven-haired man allowed tears to spill from his large, black eyes. A knock came from the door. He knew that slow pattern. Only Watari would knock as slow as that. "Come in. The door's unlocked." Watari opened the door. In one hand was a strawberry cake and in the other was a glass of milk.
"I thought you needed some cheering up." Watari smiled, wrinkles creasing around his face. L sat up and brushed his tears away. He gratefully took the cake from the elderly man. Watari set the glass of milk on the bedside table. "You still love him, don't you?" The sentence was supposed to sound like a question, but it came out more like a statement.
"…Sadly, I still love him very much. I love him so much that it kills me to know who he really is. I've never wanted to die so badly before."
"Raito is Kira…isn't he?"
"Yes. He even told me. And now I think…I think he wants to be found. All the clues he's been giving me recently are so easy. But…what do I do when I find him? Do I arrest him? Or…pretend, pretend like I did before."
"When you find him…don't arrest him. Talk to him. If he loves you at all I'm sure he'd make sacrifices for you, just like you have for him."
"That's why it hurts so much Watari! I know he doesn't really love me. He was using me. I know it."
"L…I watched the two of you together. The way he looked at you. It wasn't as if he were just using you. He had this glint in his eyes; it looked like he was always protecting you. Maybe he was protecting you from himself, and maybe he was protecting you from harm in general. But the point is…he really did love you. And to tell you the truth, I think he still does." L's heart fluttered. He hoped what Watari was saying were true. He wanted Raito to still love him.
"I don't think he'd ever give up being Kira for me though."
"It's worth a try?" Watari offered. L looked at his cake. He didn't even feel like eating it anymore. He just wanted to find Raito. More than anything he wanted to find Raito.
"You were wonderful tonight!" Raito said as he snaked his arms around Mikami's middle. The older man rested his head on Raito's
"Thank you Raito-sama. I think it went rather well."
"L was there. Did you know that?" Mikami's eyes widened. Raito drew circles into the man's chest.
"Does that displease you?"
"No. It makes me happy. He is trying to find me." Raito licked Mikami's ear slowly. The dark-haired man shuddered at the feeling. Raito knew how to send him over the edge. Mikami sighed with content. "Mikami, I think tonight calls for some celebration. What do you think?" Mikami nodded, eyes filled with lust.
"Come to bed with me. I wanna play." Raito grabbed Mikami's hand and pulled him into the bedroom. They locked in a heated kiss. Raito playfully bit Mikami's bottom lip, loving the gasp of pain that emitted from his partner. Mikami roughly pushed Raito to the bed. He sucked at Raito's neck, biting and licking occasionally. They rocked their hips together, loving the sensation. Raito let Mikami take control completely. And when they made love, Raito thought of nothing but L.
"Teru Mikami. He made quite a speech last night. And to me he seemed to know more about Kira than you average Kira supporter," L said as he looked at each of the investigators.
"So we find him and we may find Kira?" Soichiro asked.
"Yes. Now…Teru is a lawyer. He isn't hard to find. Mogi-san, call this number and ask for Teru Mikami. Ask him if he can take your case. Once he agrees meet him and then arrest him for suspicion of collaboration." Mogi nodded he took the paper with Mikami's number etched onto it. L watched as Mogi read off his case to Mikami. It seemed as if everything were going to plan.
Mikami put down the phone and walked into the living room. Raito was lying on the couch flicking through television channels. "I've got a case. I'm going out to meet my client tonight. Is that ok?"
"Sure. You do need to maintain your job. Don't wake me when you get home if I'm already asleep ok?"
"Yes Raito-sama."
Mogi sat at the coffee house waiting for Teru to show. He drummed his fingers on the table. His heart raced as he thought of possible negative outcomes. 'What if he kills me? What if he gets away? What if he really is Kira!' Teru Mikami calmly walked into the coffee house. Mogi took notice and walked over to him. "Hello! I'm Hidaka Yuki." The two shook hands. Mikami noticed that the name he had given him and the name that the shinigami eyes saw were two different things. Something was wrong. He had to act fast.
"Hidaka-san, I'm sorry I can't stay long. I gave it some thought on the way here and I'm sorry but I can't take your case." 'Something's wrong. L said he never passes down a case.' Mogi thought.
"Teru-san, please I really need you! You're the best lawyer I can afford!" Mogi discreetly pressed the button on his belt. He had to keep playing the part. In a few minutes other police officers would show and Teru Mikami would be taken in for questioning.
"I'm sorry, but I must be leaving now." Mikami turned and walked to the front door. Mogi thought of pleading again, but Teru had already took notice that something was wrong. Mikami walked out the door but a black, cloth bag was thrown over his head and his hands were cuffed together. 'I knew it was a trap!' he thought. He struggled to get away but too many hands were around him now. He was forced into a car still being held by at least two or three people.
"Did you get him?" L asked as he spoke into his phone.
"Yes we did. He knew something was wrong the minute I said my fake name though."
"I see. Well, he's being brought to here and I'll question him thoroughly." L hung up the phone and smiled triumphantly. Finally, he was one step closer to finding Raito.
Raito paged though a book unable to get comfortable. He felt like something was wrong. Raito dialed Mikami's number, hoping to get an answer.
Mikami was chained to a chair. Unlike the last time L had arrested Misa, they didn't go to the extreme measures of almost torture. Mikami had a mask covering his eyes, but other than that, he was handcuffed to a chair in the investigation room. L was about to speak but before he could a cell phone began ringing.
"Allow Mikami to answer his phone, we'll trace it though." Aizawa took the phone from the man's pocket and opened it for him. He placed it up to his ear.
"Hello?" Mikami asked. He prayed it wasn't Raito.
"I feel like something's wrong. Where are you?"
"I'm a little occupied baby, why don't you start dinner?" Raito knew something was wrong now. Never would Mikami call him "baby" if nothing were wrong.
"Ok. When will you be home?"
"Not sure. This may take awhile." Raito hung up the phone. 'L, you have Mikami…don't you?'
Aizawa looked at the number where the call was coming from. "The call came from Mikami's house."
"Who's living with you Teru?" L asked.
"My girlfriend," Mikami answered calmly. He struggled to get out of the handcuffs but it was a wasted effort.
"Why do you want out so badly?" L asked as he munched on a chocolate covered strawberry.
"I'm uneasy with the conditions I'm being forced into. You'd do the same." Mikami's voice was extremely calm. This calm manner of speaking alerted L that there was more to the story.
"You've been arrested for suspicion of collaboration with Kira. Do you deny this?"
"I'm a Kira supporter! I'm not even good enough to be acknowledged by Kira-sama!"
"When my police officer came to meet you today, he said you started to act funny when he said his name. Why?"
"Because I was already planning on telling him I couldn't take his case."
"Do you know a Yagami Raito?" Mikami paused for a moment. 'Yagami…so that's his full name.'
"No."
"Everyone, go to his apartment and knock on the door. If Yagami Raito is there…arrest him for being Kira." Mikami's heart raced. He had to find a way to save Raito!
"Ryuuzaki…what I said before. If my son is Kira…please, I'm begging you, please be easy on him."
"He broke my heart Yagami-san. I've no intentions of going easy on him." Mikami listened as so much information was being given out, and right next to him. L was truly in love with Raito. And Raito's own father worked for L.
The team pulled up to the apartment building. Ryuk looked out the window and saw the familiar faces. "Raito! You've got company!" he gleefully said. Raito sat on the couch, completely calm. 'Finally.'
"I'm excited. I haven't seen my father in awhile." A few minutes later a knock was heard on the door. Raito opened the door to meet his father's shocked eyes.
"Raito! You can't be!"
"Be what?" Raito asked innocently.
"Yagami Raito, you're under arrest for the suspicion of being Kira. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used in court. You have the right to an attorney…" Soichiro struggled to say these words as he handcuffed his child. This child he had raised from a baby to the smart teenager he was now! Tears fell down his eyes as he pushed Raito out of the apartment building. The other team members held their guns uneasily as they walked along next to their chief and his son. They all felt stupid for not noticing it before. Matsuda felt sad as he looked at Raito, now knowing truly what he was.
Soichiro pushed Raito back into the familiar investigation quarters, the rest of the team following right behind. Raito was forced into a chair and handcuffed. L looked into Raito's eyes. He wanted to kiss Raito and tell him how happy he was that they were together again, but under these conditions…that would forever just stay as a dream. He couldn't take this heartache anymore.
"Confess and save me the trouble Raito-kun." Raito smiled at L. The smile was insane and full of malice intent.
"Why? It be so much more fun if you had to beat it out of me."
"Raito-kun, please don't make this harder than it has to be." L's heart ached. The boy had changed so much. He didn't look like his old too innocent self; he looked the part of Kira. He looked like he was a cold-blooded murderer.
"I'm not Kira."
"Raito-kun, we've got more than enough evidence now. Mikami is a Kira supporter. He acted suspicious when Mogi had said his alias. And you…you told me before…"
"What? You mean this whole time you knew Raito was Kira?" Matsuda shouted in confusion.
"Yes. I want all of you to leave now. I'll call you when I need you. I need to speak to Raito-kun alone."
"But!"
"Get out! You've got the night off."
"Ryuuzaki! That is my son! I need to be here!" Soichiro yelled.
"No Yagami-san. This is a private matter. If you don't leave I'll force you to leave." The team left with sour faces. Soichiro gave a hard look at L before leaving. They wanted to be there too! They were just as much part of this investigation as L was! But then again…Raito was L's boyfriend.
"Did you have fun?" L asked.
"Lots. I even made a new friend…as you can see. And guess what we did?" Raito had a devilish look to his face. "We fucked each other!" Raito laughed cruelly as L winced at the words.
"Was I all a game to you?" The lump in L's throat returned as he fought off the tears. He wouldn't cry in front of Raito.
"At first. But the more time I spent with you the more I started really falling in love with you."
"You made it a lot easier to find you this time. Why?"
"I wanted you to find me."
"Why?"
"Because I missed you," Raito said with mock-innocence.
"You're going to be put to death Raito. You could have come back being Raito! Why did you have to do this! I didn't want this!" L balled his hands into fists. He was losing all self-control. Seeing Raito again, it made the memories come back.
"I wanted them all to know who I truly am."
"Raito, please listen to me. I think I know of a way to get you off the hook here." Raito remained silent, his brown eyes sparkling with interest. "If you promise me that you'll quit these judgments, we can say Mikami is Kira and he'd be the one to be put to death. We'd tell the team that you swore to change and that you'd do some community service as your punishment. Everything would be fine." Mikami tried to get out of his handcuffs. He didn't want to die now. It was too soon for him…but if Kira asked of it…he'd have no choice.
"It's not up to me L. Mikami is his own person. If he wants to be killed for being Kira…he can, but if he doesn't, he doesn't. Could you take off his blindfold though?" L did what Raito asked. Mikami immediately looked at L's real name. He didn't bother saying it though it didn't matter to him. Raito looked at the lawyer's pale face. "What do you want to do Mikami?"
"I'd…I'd rather not die, unless that is what you want of me." L crossed his arms over his chest. 'This guy is pathetic.'
"Could it be possible if he just gives up ownership?"
"Ownership?" L furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. Raito sighed and went into a detailed explanation of the Death Note and its rules, and how to give it up. He explained about shinigami and how those who have touched the Death Note can only see them. L sat there with his mouth hanging open. This was a lot to take in. After Raito was finished it took L a few minutes to recover. "So if he gives up the Death Note…he won't have any memory of it?"
"Nope. But I don't know how easy it's going to be for me to give it up. I'd be getting punished for something I didn't know I did." 'Well that explains why the last time we locked him in a cell he didn't know anything about being Kira or that the judgments were continuing.' L thought to himself.
"Then how about I take all Death Notes and lock them in an area that I'm not going to tell you where it is?" L smiled.
"Sounds fair. And no one gets the death penalty?"
"As long as no more judgments occur."
"Could we start over again? I mean…us being in a relationship. I've really missed you." L's eyes softened as the words reached his ears. I've really missed you. Raito did love him; he loved him enough to give up being Kira. L unlocked the handcuffs from around Raito's wrists. He pulled the boy up into a soft kiss. Raito ran his fingers through L's soft black hair. Mikami looked away from the two, he was jealous of L. He tried to struggle out of his chair once again, but still…it was useless.
"I'd like to start over again." Raito smiled brightly as he caressed L's cheek.
"I've missed you so much!" Raito wrapped his arms around L's neck. The detective smiled to himself, he finally had his Raito back.
Uh oh...Mikami is jealous! haha. Soo there will only be two more chapters. Review if you'd like to see the story continue! P.s the first two reviews that I got on this one, one said that they felt sorry for Mikami and the other said they wished Mikami didnt have to lose his memory. I apologize for my bad writing. Mikami isnt going to lose his memory. I kept making L and Raito come up with different ideas on how to keep everyone alive. L is going to take both Death Notes and hide them and no one has to give up ownership. I'm sorry about the confusion!
