I rush upstairs and throw my bedroom door open. I rush inside and grab all the bags I own and start shoving everything I could fit into them. I then run into the bathroom and collect all my toiletries into one of my smaller bags before going back to my room and shoving it inside a bigger bag. I begin dragging my bags downstairs, I hadn't managed to pack everything I own, and I say a silent goodbye to my belongings that had to stay behind.
Especially my incomplete Fruits Basket manga collection, along with the magazines I have that contain the most recent chapters. As long as I have access to the magazine I'll be fine. I can always come back for them if I end up missing them too much.
"I have everything I need." I say to Dad when I get to the bottom. He gives me a nod and takes some of the bags and we drag them out to the car.
"Do you really need this much stuff?" He asks and I nod, and he shakes his head. "You'll be coming back, right?"
I shrug "I don't know, I'll come back when I'm safe." In other words, I'll return when the Kira case is over and Kira is behind bars. I can't risk my life, and more importantly I can't risk my parents' lives. We may not be blood related, but they're the closest things I have to a family. I can't let Kira steal that from me.
Mum then comes out of the house dragging a futon on top of a box full of food, her spare cooking utensils and other various cooking stuff. Dad helps her put it all in the car and Mum hands me a note.
"I wrote a list of things you'll need to buy," she tells me before pulling me into a tight hug. "I'll miss you so much, remember to call as much as possible. I packed food that shouldn't be too hard to cook, and if you ever need help I'm just a phone call away." She pulls away from the hug and looks at me. Her eyes are glistening and she looks like she's about to cry any minute now.
"Thank you, Mum." I say and give her a smile.
Dad managed to find me an apartment that I can move into straight away. He put it under his name in case someone tried to find me.
I'm in a village just inside of the Chubu region. I'm not too far from home which is in the Kanto region of Japan. It's very quiet and small, so it seems pretty safe.
The apartment building I'm currently in is a little run down, but beggars can't be choosers. It's not like it's falling apart or is housing too much mould. The apartment is very small, but then I can't complain since I'm the only one here.
Luckily Dad has helped me sort everything out like gas and electric as well as cable and internet. I don't have a TV just yet, since mine is still in my room back home. I think Dad's coming back tomorrow with more stuff. Probably not my Fruits Basket manga though.
I sit on the floor, the only thing between my bottom and the floor is a thin cushion, as I eat my food in silence.
It seems that Misa didn't manage to get my name, but did she get the Ryuuga-kid's real name? If he's really L and Light is really Kira then I don't doubt Light tried to kill him too and had it thrown back in his face.
I place empty plate on the floor next to me and get up to rummage through my bags. The Life Note should be here somewhere. I find the white book buried underneath some of my t-shirts and I yank it free.
"Shit. I don't have my TV. How can I find out who Light killed?" I let out a sigh and smack myself on the forehead with the book. "Shit."
I toss the book to the floor and pick up my plate before dumping it in the kitchen sink. There's no way I can find out about Kira's recent killings. Unless I go out and find a place with accessible computers. I just need to check the internet and news website.
I pull on some shoes and leave the apartment without hesitating.
A week passes. I finally have access to a TV and internet, as well as a laptop.
"Remember, when you're dealing with anything dangerous go by the letter 'C'. Like what L does. I know you're good with hacking, so be sure to not leave any traces. Every six months move apartments, just in case you do leave a trace." Dad had warned me when he left the apartment to go back home.
So that's what I've spent the week doing, I've practiced hacking into L's files, and so far he hasn't noticed and I haven't left any traces.
His computer was extremely hard to trace, and even harder to break into. However, after countless of sleepless nights, I had managed to get in.
I open up Notepad and begin typing a note to leave on his desktop.
L,
My name is C. Now don't freak out. I only want to help you.
I hate Kira and I want to bring him down. I can't fight him alone and I need your help.
I hope this will help me earn your trust:
I'm the one bringing back the criminals. I know exactly how Kira's power works.
C
I make sure I haven't left any traces and then begin to snoop through his documents. He must record everything that has happened.
After searching for a while, I find a folder with documents each titled a date. I open up the most recent one.
June 4th 2004
Light Yagami has been in confinement for 4 days following his confession of being Kira. So far no criminals have been killed by Kira.
Light was placed in confinement? He admitted to being Kira? I knew it!
Just what exactly happened after I left the university?
I open up yesterday's entry. I go back a few entries, each saying the same thing, until I reach June 1st's entry.
June 1st 2004
Light and Soichiro Yagami begin confinement. Light Yagami confessed to being Kira.
Misa Amane has not said anything else.
What? Misa is in confinement too? I go back further entries and find that she was arrested after I left the university. Apparently I was arrested too, but this was used to bait Light into killing me – further proof that he's Kira.
Does that mean Ryuuga is L?
It must do, how else would he know who I was? Ryuuga is the only other person apart from Light who spoke to me at the university.
I continue to search through the entries and find notes written about me, how I had admitted to suspecting Light of being Kira and how I act around the university. Apparently I was suspected of being the Second Kira, but then those suspicions were proven false by my apparent actions around Light.
That's great, the police aren't going to go after me anytime soon.
I then leave the files and go back to the desktop. My note has been removed. He must have seen it and deleted it. Did he read it?
A few seconds later, a new file pops up onto the desktop.
To C
I double click the Notepad file and open it.
Things are getting interesting.