Running Away
Running Away
Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note; I'm simply using the Characters in this story.
Summary: L and Light are handcuffed together. They fight off and on about anything little thing but they also have some caring moments. L reveals things to Light and for Kira's use. L wants to save Light Yagami from Kira and death. How will he do that?
Warning: Towards the end of this story Light discovers his feelings for L.
"talking" 'thinking' flashback/dream/or other voice
Warning: Yaoi moments in this chap and for the rest of the story
Chapter 9: Kira Returns
Everyone at task force came up with their own ideas on how to capture the new Kira. Light was with his father in getting hold of the whole Yotsuba group. L wanted to wait and he got Misa to be on his side. That in turn made Light go on L's side of the game. L wanted to use Misa to get close to Yotsuba. That isn't a good idea to get a young woman caught up in the Kira business.
Alber and L trained Misa for an interview with Yotsuba. The plan was to get the company to hire Misa for a commercial and to give them dirt about L. Misa had to act like herself then get a little surprised when they ask certain questions.
Once Misa and Mogi returned from the interview, Misa went straight for Light (knowing now that he is Kira from Rem, A God of death) and sat in his lap. She told how it went. Once she was finished with her tale she got up and left. But before she left the room she asked Light if he wanted to go to bed with her.
Light freaked out about the question. Misa said to Light 'don't be so shy'. L came around and said ' Yes Light-kun, there's no reason to be shy.' Light gets angry at L's statement.
The next day after Misa's commercial shoot, she tricks Mogi and goes and sees Higuchi (The new Kira, again Rem showed her). She tells him that she is the second Kira and that she'll only marry Kira. To prove that she was the second Kira, she had Rem kill a man of Higuchi's choice. After the man dies Higuchi confesses of being Kira and for Misa to marry him.
Misa returned to HQ in full spirits. She plays back a recording of Higuchi's confession. Everyone is shocked. They hear the whole conservation from when she told him that she'll only marry Kira till he says that he is Kira and will stop killing people in the time Misa asked.
It worked. The killings stopped, but they still needed to know how he kills. Wedy set up cameras and bugs in all of Higuchi's cars. L asks Light to analyze his theory on the that Kira's powers can move from person to person. Light tells that his theory is right and that at one point he could have been Kira.
Everyone on the task force came up with a plan to trap Higuchi in the act of killing. They'll have Matsuda go on Sakura T.V and say that he knows whom Kira is and that he is going to revile it. There will be an accident where the screen covering Matsuda will fall down. Light informed the other members of Yotsuba to tell Higuchi to watch Sakura T.V. They agreed and they too believed that Higuchi was Kira.
When Higuchi got the call he turned on the T.V just in time to see the screen fall and revile Matsuda. Higuchi was furious when he saw Matsuda alive. He saw his body he was dead. He calls his co-works and asked what was that guy's real name. They didn't say and said that they thought he was dead too. He rushed out of his house and drove to the Yotsuba building, with Wedy close on his tail. He had to find out his real name and kill him before he could tell all of Japan who Kira really was.
At the company, He looked through all the documents and still couldn't find out Matsu'a real name. He stormed out of the building. In the car he made the eye deal with Rem. On his way to the Sakura T.V., a cop pulled him over. Higuchi used his new eyes and wrote down the name he saw above the officer's head. He sped off. a few seconds later the cop died. A few minutes later Higuchi arrived at the T.V station.
He comes to find out that it was empty. Still he walked into the stage room. There two people remained talking about Kira. He got closer and found out that they were dummies. He got mad. Out from behind the stands Yagami-san. Mogi, and Wedy came out with helmets on, to protect their lives. They were just about to arrest him when he escaped.
Higuchi sped down the interstate as fast as his little sports car will go. The three task force members followed in close pursuit. L, Light and Watari were coming just behind the task force in a helicopter, flown by L.
Up on an exit there was a blockade of cars. Higuchi had nowhere to go but the way he came. He turned around on two wheels. He didn't get very far because Watari shot Higuchi's front wheel. He slammed into the railing. L landed the copter.
Yagami-san took Higuchi out of the car while Mogi and Aizawa put a blindfold on him and handcuffed him. Yagami-san pulled out a black note from a bag. He was suddenly struck with fear when he saw a creature before him. Aizawa took the notebook from him and he too was stuck with fear. L asked to see the notebook. Once Mogi handed it to him, he too show the creature. Thoughts ran through his mind as he sees the creature. He figures out that there is another notebook out there.
Light too wanted to see the creature. As soon as he touches the note, he let out a painful scream. All of Kira's memories flashed into Light's head. From when he first killed someone up till he gave up ownership. When Light or rather Kira calmed down, L asked if he was all right. Kira made an excuse to check the death on the note matched the ones reported. They were.
Light opened a secret compartment in his watch and wrote Higuchi's name in his blood. Yagami-san and Aizawa led Higuchi to one of the cop cars. Just a few feet from the car, Higuchi grabbed his chest in pain then nothing more. He was dead. L looked at Kira's face through the corner of his eye. There was something different about him, but L couldn't place it.
Back at HQ everyone asked the Shinigami, Rem, about the notebook. She doesn't tell them much about it. The rules in the back made Light and Misa innocent of all crimes. So with the 13 day rule stating that you'll have to write name every 13 days or the person will die, L had to release both Misa and Light.
Light and Misa say there good-byes alone. He has his back to the camera so he can tell Misa to dig up the other notebook and start killing criminals again. Once she gets her memories back Light asked her to also kill Ryuuzaki. She agreed then she left.
A couple of days later, L goes up to visit Watari. Watari gives L a worried look when he sees L's sad face. L asked him if he could get permission to test out the notebook, more like test the 13 day rule. That rule didn't seem right to him so he needed to try it out. Watari agrees to L's plan and he gets on it right away.
In the investigation room, L looks over the notebook again. He discovers that a piece of the book is torn out. He asked Rem if someone could use just apiece to kill someone. Rem honestly answered that she doesn't know.
After the Shinigami's response L asked Light why he was still staying at HQ when he had the freedom to come and so as he pleases. Kira said that he wants to focus on the case at hand and not worry about love or anything else till the case was over.
Later that night Kira brought up on how they were going to convict Kira. How can you just say that this person is Kira and say that they use this notebook to kill? They wouldn't believe it. They'll think that you've gone mad. Matsuda goes off and says that they have all the evidence to lock them up and then execute them. Rem is shocked at what Kira was trying to do by saying what he said. She now knows of what Kira wants to do. He her to sacrifice herself to save Misa's Life. A sinister smile came to Light's lips.
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Kira walks about the HQ. The rain outside was coming down hard against the glass windows. Today was a good for something to happen. Kira noticed that the door leading up to the roof was ajar. He goes through the door and up the stairs. Once outside he sees L standing out in the rain, looking awfully sad.
L looked over at Kira when he felt a pair of eyes on him.
"What are you doing standing out there by yourself?" Kira asked.
L put his cupped hand beside his ear to gesture that he didn't hear Kira.
Kira cupped his hand around his mouth and repeated. "What are you doing out here by yourself?"
Again L repeats his hand movement beside his ear. This time L had a smile on his face.
Kira puts his hand over his eyes to shield them from the rain as he walked out towards L. He stopped a few feet away from the slightly older man. L just started at Kira with a sad expression plastered on his face.
"What are you doing, Ryuuzaki?" Kira asked.
"Oh, I'm not doing anything," L turned back to looking at whatever he was looking at before. "In particular, it's just… I hear the bell."
"The bell?" Kira asked confused.
L looks back at Kira. "Yes." He looks away. "The sound of the bell has been usually loud today." (1)
Kira looks in the same direction as L. "Hum. I don't hear anything." He looks back at L's profile.
"Really? You can't hear it? It's been ringing non-stop all day. I find it very distracting. I wonder if it's a church. Maybe a wedding or perhaps a…." L trailed off. (2)
Kira narrowed his eyes. "What are you getting at Ryuuzaki? Come on, cut it out. Let's get back inside."
L looks at Kira then looks down. "I'm sorry. Nothing I say makes sense anyway. If I were you I wouldn't believe any of it."
"You know you're totally right. Honestly, most of the things you say are complete nonsense." Light shrugged. "There would be no end to my troubles if I took you seriously all the time. I probably know that better than anyone."
L closed his eyes. "Yes. Would say that's a fair assessment, but I can say the same about you." L looked at Light now.
"Hmm?" Kira brows frowned. "What's that suppose to mean?"
"Tell me, Light-kun, from the moment you were born has there ever been a point you've actually told the truth?"
There was a silent between them. The only sound was the steady down pour. The two stared at one another. Kira looked sort of angry while L had a sullen look. After a moment Kira spoke.
"Where's all this coming from, Ryuuzaki? I do admit that I stretch the truth here and there. However, find me one person in this world who has never had to tell a lie. It wouldn't be easy. Human beings aren't made to be perfect like that. Everybody lies time to time. Even so I've always made a conscious effort to be careful to tell a lie that can't hurt others. That's my answer."
L looked away from Kira. "I had a feeling you'd say something like that."
Once again silence reigned between them.
L looked up at Light. "Let's go back inside. We're both drenched."
"Yeah." Kira agreed.
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They went back inside the building with towels in hand. Light sat himself on the stairs with his shoes to the side. He was drying his hair off. L walked up a few feet behind Light. He had his towel resting on his head.
"What a terrible rain storm." L stated.
"It's your fault, you were the one standing outside in the rain." Kira's voice had a hint of irritation in it.
"That's true. I'm sorry."
L took off his towel as he walked towards Light. H kneeled down in front of the young man. L started to dry off Kira's right foot.
Kira's eyes widen when he saw what L was doing. "What are you doing, Ryuuzaki?"
L looked up at Kira. "I thought I'd give you a hand. I'll help wipe you dry."
"No thanks, you don't need to do that."
"I'm going to give you a massage too. It's the least I can do, and I'm pretty good at it."
Kira looked away from L. "Do what you want."
"Alright."
L started his massage on Kira's feet. At first, Kira gave a little jolt at the pressure.
"Oy. I'm almost done."
L suddenly stopped his massage. He just looked down staring at nothing in particular. Water dripped down from L's bangs and onto Kira's ankle. Kira grabbed his towel and side wipes L's bangs dry.
"You're still wet."
L looked up at Kira then back down. "I'm sorry." L started to work on Kira's other foot. "I'm sad." L looked up at Kira again, this time with a sad expression. "You'll understand soon."
L's cell started to go off. He pulled it out of his pocket and stood up.
"Hello." There was a slight pause. "I understand. I'll be there soon." L hands up the cell. "Why don't we go, Light-kun? Things might turn out well after all." L walked off.
Kira stood up. He looked around the room. His red eyes fell upon a shadowy figure in the corner. Kira gave Rem a silent massage. Rem gave a nod then melted into the wall.
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Kira and L walked in to the investigation room. Everyone turned to look at them as they entered. All their faces were full of shock and anger.
"Ryuuzaki, What's the meaning of this?" L sat in his chair. "So you've gotten an approval from another country to use the notebook for an execution?" Matsuda asked.
"Watari, exultant work, Thank you."
"Not at all."
L put on his serious voice. "First things first. Please make arrangements to transport the notebook immediately."
"Right." Watari responded.
Kira walked up behind L. "Ryuuzaki, what are you trying to do?"
L tapped his spoon on the open notebook before him. "I'm going to try the notebook for real."
Everyone gasped in shock.
"We can't do that!" Aizawa said. "And there's no point in testing it now, that we already know that the notebook's powers are real!"
"And besides," Matsuda chipped in. "Who's going to write the name? If someone starts writing in the notebook they'll have to obey the 13 day rule and keep writing names forever."
"It's already been worked out. The person who will write in the book is a criminal scheduled to be executed in just over 13 days. If he is still alive 13 days after writing the name, then he'll be pardon from execution."
Yagami-san's face held a deep shock. "But still. To sacrifice-."
"We are very close!" L cut off Yagami-san. "If we work this out the entire case will be solved."
The lights suddenly went out. The back up lights came on. Everyone looked around trying to find out what's going on, what happened. Kira inwardly laughed. Light, who was watching all this play out, was angry that he couldn't do anything to stop Kira.
"What is this, a black out?" Matsuda pointed out the obvious.
Where Watari was wasn't all that much better. He was on his knees and in pain. He used the desk to support himself. He reached out with a shaky arm.
"Watari?" L felt something was wrong. Watari pushed the button on the back of the keyboard. "Watari!?"
All the computers and screens went white with 'ALL DATA DELETION' written across the screen. All eyes were on the monitors.
"Data deletion, what's going on?" Aizawa asked.
A determined look shown in L's eyes. "I told Watari to make sure he should erase all information in the event something should happen to him."
"If something should happen?"
"Where is the shinigami?" L blew off the question. "Everyone the shinigami…" L trailed off as he stood up. "We need to find that Shinigami."
"Right." Kira said. "Aizawa and I will check the top floors. Dan, you and Matsuda can check the middle levels. L, you and Mogi can check around here."
Everyone agreed. The groups went in there separate directions.
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Light entered a small room with a bunch of electronic machines. There inside the room was a pile of white sand. A hint of black shown through and caught Kira's attention. He pulled the black note out and pocketed the notebook in the back of his pants. A smirk came to his face.
"Aizawa!" Kira yelled out. "I found something!"
Aizawa came running into the room. He stopped half way in when he saw the pile of sand. He looked at Kira then back at it.
"What is that?" Kira shrugged at the question. Aizawa whipped out his cell phone and called Yagami-san. "Yagami-san, Light and I found a strange pile of sand on level nineteen, room 998. Make sure L comes with you."
Not ten minutes later did everyone on the task force came running into the room. They were all perplexed at the sight before them. L made his way up to the front of the group. He crouched down in front of the sand and swirled his finger in it.
"Hm. This wasn't here before. There's also no sigh of the shinigami, Rem. Light-kin?" L turned to look at Kira. "Do you suppose that this might be the shinigami?"
Kira shrugged. "I don't know. It might. I don't know much about them. All I do know is that they're Gods of Death."
"Hm." 'I know you're lying to me. You spared my life from Rem wrath only so you can kill me with your own hands. How do you plan on doing it? When are you going to do it? Perhaps I can force you to. I'm 100 percent sure that Light is your puppet. I'll find away to destroy you and save Light.
'Just wait Kira. You'll get what you deserve. I'll make sure of that.'
Yay another chapter up. Thanks for all the reviews. If you would like to help me with the sequel to this story all you have to do is give me some ideas on what should happen. Thanks again.