Kira Revolution
Custody
Me : I'm so worked up with this one , poor Arisu-chan being captive and stuff ... *scowls at Mello desperately* JUST LIKE ME !!!
The haze among the strangely built scryscrapers swarmed the two figures with the different coloured shades on them.
The girl scowled at the young man with the blueish glow . "Are you satisfied with this ... L ?"
The detective looked at her straight in the eyes . "I'd ask the same question , Alice. Are you satisfied ? Have you fed your hunger for death ?"
"My hunger for death ?" she repeated calmly and closed her eyes slowly "What hunger for death ? You don't understand a thing . My hunger wasn't for death but for a world for people like me ... you ."
L frowned seriously , very much looking like her. "You're indeed so different , you and Kira. What he does , it may be senseless but he does it for care of the world. You ..." His voice now turned penetrating , offensive ...
"You are the most egoistic person I've ever met."
The unstoppable ticking of a distant clock echoed around her.
It was like her stupor had lasted for years .
Her eyelids felt heavy as she opened them to look through a blurr at her unfamiliar surroundings . Annoyingly , an irritating buzz and a shrill ringing echoed within her head, making her dizzy and have a torturous headache she couldn't ignore. She was about to bring her hands to her forehead when she realised that they were tied up behind her back.
Alice blinked twice . The room she was in was like no other she had ever seen. There were hardly any furniture apart from a chair and a bed . Strangely enough though , the ones who put her in didn't care as much as to place her on that uncomfortable yet soft bed. Instead , she was tied , hands and feet , with her back on the concrete wall. The piercing cold of the cement beneath her wasn't any better at all. Not to mention the distracting clock ticking.
"Ms Yumikaze , I see you're awake." came a synthetic voice from what sounded like an intercome.
Any normal person would laugh at the sound of it , but she instead yelled "LET ME GO !" and made a futile attempt to get up , resulting to the sudden realisation of how limb her legs were.
"That wouldn't be smart from my part." the voice said again.
She growled and shut her eyes . The anger inside her made her tremble like a volcano ready to explode. "What do you want from me , L ?!"
She was greeted with silence so she continued with a hint of smugness in her offensive voice , "Surprised , aren't you , that your trick of 'distorted voice and black helmet' didn't catch !? How foolish do you think I am ?!"
A few seconds passed , seconds filled with the echo the clock's ticking made among the foor walls , until the voice sounded again , "No one said you're foolish, Ms Yumikaze , but considering your reaction to the facts , I wouldn't say you're the smartest person around these parts."
The girl pouted and looked away .
"I have a few questions to ask you."
She said quietly , "What if I don't answer ?"
"I'm afraid you have no other choice."
A cold shiver ran down her spine at this . Her eyes narrowed warily and she gulped in fear. However , deep inside she knew that she had to hide that ... But how ?
"You do know that you're accused of being the Other Kira ." Since she didn't respond , L continued , "Is it true that you fought with Nisekunshi Meiko the day of her death ?"
Alice's eyes were fixed at the floor when she nodded lightly and said , "Yes."
"And that Kareshi Irichi , Uwasa Dakawa and their gang hit you the day of their death ?"
"Yes."
"That's when you met Yagami-kun."
Alice rolled her eyes . "What does this have to do with the case ?" she hissed.
"I'm surprised you ask. I thought you knew that Light is suspected as the original Kira ."
"Yes , I do." she stammered and before she looked down again , she jerked her head up defiantly "Then I should guess that this adds to the reasons of my accusal ?"
"That's right."
"Thought so ." She bit her lip and bowed her head again.
"The facts mentioned before are enough to shape your accusation but adding your behavior , especially when we arrested you , your percent is raised to 20%."
"20 percent ?!" she bellowed and jolted up . Her restraints held her down though and she turned behind with a growl.
The voice sounded again , "I'd advise you not to do such abrupt movements as long as you are restraint , Ms Yumikaze."
"Ms Yumikaze , my ass !" she shouted and struggled to get up , despite the numbness coursing through her body . "Why don't you just say how much long will that 'as long' be ?! Weeks , months or even just an execution ?!"
"An execution without being accurate of your guilt would be against the law. As for how long it'll be , I can't say. Only that your mother would certainly be worried."
"You bastard ! You even used my mother against me !" she growled and fell on the floor again , burying her face behind her folded knees.
A rather uncomfortable silence fell between her and the intercome voice, only interrupted by her own frightened quivers and incomprehensible mutters.
Fear had started making its appearance...
But she needed to fight. She had to fight . Againts terror... and L.
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The same silence had befallen the investigators in the hotel room , where they were all watching, horrified.
"Ryuzaki ..." muttered Matsuda with a hesitant voice . "Maybe we should let them all go ..."
The investigator named Aizawa nodded and clutched his fists resolutely. "Matsuda's right for once ! There is no way that simple school kids like Yumikaze or Light could be Kira !" he shouted defiantly.
The slouched detective didn't even bother to look at them as he said , "There is no need to.", and pressed a spoon on his lips. His calculating eyes looked thoughtfully at the monitors in front of him . His gaze drifted from the girl chained on a chair , to the unshaved man lying on a seat in despair , then to a boy lying on the floor , exhausted , and ultimately to the newcomer who was now looking up at where the camera was.
"Hmmm..."
The other three investigators looked at each other worriedly .
"We shouldn't even tell her about the other captives in here." L said finally and stabbed his spoon into the ball of ice cream in his bowl.
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'What day is it today ...?'
Alice shivered at the cold rushing through her veins. Her position hadn't helped at all during the days of her captivity . Neither had the buzzing in her head nor the invisible clock's noise.
She bit her lip and bumped her head on her knees for what seemed like.... the one hundredth time ...? 'I've been in here for more than seven days. I'm sure of it . But I lost track of time after this one week . And damn , L , that cheeky bastard won't say anything !'
She whispered darkly , "Shado..." and the skeletal character appeared at the opposite corner of her small confinement room.
"You called ?..." he asked pensively without raising his eyes off the floor.
Alice didn't dare to look at him too . Instead , she darted the spot on the floor in front of her severely .
"Which day is this ?"
"The seventeenth."
Unpleasant silence followed and none of them said something to uplift it . The Shinigami glanced at the cement walls of the room before he looked at her. "Your mother is doing fine by the way." Since Alice said nothing , he added remorsefully "She is worried about you."
The girl glared at him bitterly . "She's a traitor." she whispered and got back to sulking next to the simple bed.
Shado looked at her sadly for a while . His eyes were only reflecting the care and ... love he felt for her. Her figure , with her back turned to him , danced in their eternal silver . Upon that image that seemed to had vanished those seventeen days ago , he wished he could have her back instead of this girl who was clutching onto her dignity with all she got...and yet , she was losing the battle. Against whom ...? That wretched person....
The thought of killing the detective had passed through his mind many times , yet he had no courage to do it. His brows furrowed and he growled enragedly at the thought of the man. Yet he knew that , if he did kill him , his object of affection would never show forgiveness . Even if L really was her enemy , she'd never get by the thought that the man of her dreams had just passed away by his hand. And then , she'd never bare to look at him again ...
"You seem in pain."
The Shinigami shook his head in surprise. Her voice sounded so gentle and caring in his ears . He looked at her with widened eyes and whispered , "Just the thought of this 'L' " he spat out "makes me want to kill him."
Just like he guessed , Alice's eyes pierced through him . "What ?" she whispered scoldingly "Don't you even try it !" She bit her lip and looked away. "There has to be another way out of this..."
"It's my fault ."
Her eyes widened abruptly and she turned towards him in shock . "What are you saying ?!"
He sighed and closed his eyes . Obviously , if he did look at her , there was a chance that he couldn't bear handling with his guilt. "It's my fault that you're in here right now." he started with a trembling voice "If I hadn't left you , you wouldn't be here ..."
"Just shut up." she hissed . "Perhaps it would be better if I hadn't even found the Death Note. Now go."
Shado threw her one last glance and grinned behind the shadows of his disappearance .
Alice was all alone once again . She , the annoying clock and thin air. She sighed but frowned thoughtfully as she focused on the floor again.
'There must be a way.' she thought , a gleam inside her calculating eyes 'I just have to find that way ...without killing anyone. Perhaps if ...'
Suddenly , the steel door at the side , slammed open and the hooded figures of two men got inside. She stared at them in fear and she curled on the spot .
"Who are you ?" came her shaky voice.
The men said nothing and approached her , the sound of their steps sounding between the four walls forebodingly .
Alice frowned , trying to ignore the cold sweatdrops running down her temple. Her voice was sore, hoarse from fear... "Who are you ?!"
That moment, she shrieked as the one nearer to her knelt down and pinned her to the wall behind . Her struggles to escape , scooting away, shaking her head and feet , seemed futile. Then , her eyes widened and she left out a scream when the other wrapped a black blindfold around her eyes , drowning her into darkness.
There was only the sound of the door closing, steps, and the infinitely continuing ticking...
Fear... took over ... She had lost the battle...
"NO ! LET ME OUT !"
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The girl's desperate scream sent shivers down Matsuda's veins. He looked at his colleagues fearfully and witnessed the horror in their restraint expressions as well , all reflected in the sweatdrops running down their foreheads.
Glancing back at L though , you could only see the satisfactory yet sadistic smile crossing his pale face.
"I guess I found what makes you tick , Alice." he said to himself once finding his expressionless self again , and pressed the button of the intercome.
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"Will you now admit being the Other Kira ?"
Alice's heart skipped a beat at the voice. Her pulses sped up dangerously and an unbearable numbness coursed her body . Her breath sounded heavy , slow , like she was dying ...
"JUST LET ME OUT !" she screamed , shaking her head . "I'LL SAY ANYTHING ! JUST GET ME OUT OF HERE !"
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"Wh-what's wrong with her !?" stammered Matsuda, shocked, and the investigator named Mogi added , "Some minutes ago she was calm and now she's screaming ?"
"Ryuzaki ?"
No one apart from L noticed the tears running down the blindfold that became even darker from the fresh teardrops .
Her scream echoed from the monitor , making their hearts hammer loudly ,
"I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ! JUST LET ME GO !"
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"Let me go ..."
Alice curled at the far-off corner of the room , leaning her head on the wall , slowly giving up and resolving to feeling the tears staining her pale cheeks. Her heart slowed down as she continued whispering desperately ,
"Please..." she begged "Let me go ..."
L's synthetic voice only made her jolt with fright , "There is no need to react like this . Just answer . Do you admit you're the Other Kira ?"
"I'M NOT !" she yelled again , this time louder . Tears spillt on the cement and she scooted to the corner as far as she could get. "JUST LET ME GO ALREADY!!"
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"Ryuzaki , don't you see she's suffering ?!" shouted Aizawa defensively.
Matsuda added "There's no point in using such methods to make her speak !"
L ignored them all, chewed on his thumb nail in deep thought as the monitor's blueish light illuminated his ghostly pale face.
"She'll speak eventually." he said with the distinctive cynisism everyone detested "She won't be able to handle this any longer."
The girl in the screen shook her head like glancing around in fear and began shouting again between her desperate sobs.
"LET ME GO !!!"
This was an idea I came up with after some time after I thought of her being arrested . It was a bit weird but the whole 'custody' thing is going to get even weirder in the next chapter . Believe it ! XD
A big big thank you to all the fantastic readers and reviewers of this story. Your support is what makes this tale continue to even greater progress. Thank you, thank you, thank you ! :3
michi-nin : No need to apologise, tis frequent in my laptop as well. And I really thank you for your support and good words. Once I read your review, it made my day ! ^-^
kawaii uchiha's : See it from Alice's perspective ; how would you react to your own mother handing you over to the police ? It's a matter of family bonds... =P Bonds that Alice didn't seem to appreciate much after her nine years, but oops, I won't say more. Hope I explained it a little.
--EleganXD