I do not claim ownership of Death Note, its characters, or its original plot/story line.
Light's POV
Light sat in the middle of the task force headquarters. The room was partially empty of all activity except for the constant glow of computer screens that surrounded the great detective L. L was watching him. No not him.
Kira.
Light looked on into the screen, where Kira was sitting alone at the desk in his room. What seemed to be homework-was spread out all around him. Light knew though. The papers the camera could see-were pages of the Death Note.
Kira had been using the same tactics for a week now. He had continued to disguise various items as ways of finding names for potential victims. A potato chip bag covered a tv device, a shonen magazine hid newspaper. Even Light's beloved textbooks had been redesigned to hid old articles on murdres who had been copy cats of various historical figures.
Light was terrified. He knew that deep down. Kira was still him. A worse, and slightly obsessed him but nonetheless-Kira was a self that Light could have one day become in the right circumstances. With or without a supernatural book.
Light could only sigh in relief when L was informed of every crime that had been committed while Kira sat innocently at Light's desk.
Light had been wating for days now. For the man Kira had warned him about. The one who could hear and see him. The one who could hurt everyone he knew, just for the information he could provide on what he was.
Light could only debate with himself as he wondered who could be the real fool. Kira or him. Kira had made a mistake by warning Light of the man who could see him. That much was clear as he stared at L from a safe five foot distance. Light sat on the couch of the hotel room as L sat sprawled with his survelliance devices.
Light wished L would hurry up and quit submitting to outside forces. L's gut was telling him "He's Kira. He's Kira", but without any solid evidence he couldn't try to convict let alone attempt to apprehend Light without facing serious legal precautions that may reveal to expose his operations indefinatley. Light prayed for L to find him, before the other man could.
"If I'm a narcissitic, self-obsessed and justice loving lunatic. The only place I could be hiding is in the domain of law enforcement or any similar career. Unless I am exposed daily to the ideals of someone apart of those particular life style. I understand the importance of timing and what it means to test out the waters before getting my hands dirty. So who am I?" L talked to himself as he munched on pocky.
"About a third of the children raised by law enforcement, " Light said bitterly as he got up and walked about the room. Analyzing L as he did.
"I don't use the deaths of my victims for sexual gratification." L said to himself.
"Of course not." Light stated.
"However, it doesn't mean the control I feel is unrelated to the ways I feel satisfied."
"As it is with all dominate males, "
"But until now, my behavior has never been more strange."
"If your just thinking this now, you might as well quit."
"There is no solid proof I am just one man-or if I am even really a man. Only one siting on camera to give us a glimpse into the actions I take in my daily life. Penber-his death set off a milestone of careless deaths. A sort of breath of freedom."
"I guess your just re-running over your notes then."
"It would only make sence that I went to the seen of the murder. For someone who had been especially challenging for me."
"A sore winner."
"Why is it challenging for me."
"You know why."
"Because I don't know his name."
"Yes."
"I've seen his face from a distance,"
"We've established that."
"But I wouldn't have his name."
"There are ways."
"So...I'd find a way-to get his name."
"Thats the whole point of it."
"If Kira...really did this to Penber and Naomi-then he obviously met them face to face."
"Please just backtrack through it all!"
"What was Penber doing in all of that time."
"His job."
"Watching, waiting, analyzing..."
"Yes."
"He left notes out of his report..."
"Yes."
"Obviously he made a mistake..."
"It happens to the best of us."
"What mistake did he make?"
"Just say it."
"He gave his identity away..."
"Good."
"But to which one."
"You already know-just hurry up and arrest him already."
"If I did so-then obviously I would confide in the person closest to me."
"Misora."
"Then Naomi-she's a good agent. She would have known to try and contact me if she had information."
"Please L, stop stalling."
"She would have gone to the closest location to contact me..."
"Hurry."
L stopped talking to himself and picked up his cellphone.
"Watari, get me the footage of the police station regarding all the time after Penbers death to now. Then I want every bit of footage and placement we can get on where Penber had been going during his stake out." L ordered.
"Of course." A voice said into the phone. L hung up and went back to the screen before him.
Where Light's mother now came in to collect all of the trash Kira had mangaged to make during that time.
Another all-nighter. When was Kira going to let Light's body sleep he wondered. He watched longingly as his mother scolded the person in his body.
Light changed his mind again, that person couldn't be Light. The smile he used on his mother was far to fake to be his own. Then, Light changed it again. Because it was. He layed his head on the back cushion of the couch as he cried.