Lily: I've got sad news, but I'm not telling you until AFTER the chapter, cause I'm evil like that.
Daemon: *noodling approvingly* Nice! You're getting more like me everyday!
Lily: I am?! Oh no!! Then I'm telling them now! It's-
Daemon: *tackles Lily and covers her mouth with his hand* No, you're gonna wait! We don't own Death Note.
Lily: Mmhmmph! (enjoy!)
~*Seven Days Later*~
"Arisa Amane," called L's synthetic voice. "I have news."
"Alright. I have more to tell you, so could you come down here alone again and tell me then?" I asked. I'd been allowed to stay with only the handcuffs on. At least this way I wouldn't lose feeling in my legs.
"Yes. I will be there in a few minutes." There was another beep as the computers and bugs were shut off. Not long after, L walked quietly into the room.
"L!" I said feeling oddly relieved. "Ok, tell me your news first, and then I'll tell you what I've come up with."
The midnight-haired detective nodded. "Misa Amane has been acting as if she has no memory of being apprehended on suspicion of being the second Kira. She has called me and the Task Force a 'stalker,' to use her terminology." Of course, I was the only one who knew why. "Also, we have put Light Yagami in solitary confinement on his suggestion. Saying he thought he might subconsciously be Kira, he gave himself up to be confined and he is currently in the same bindings as you are."
At this, I gasped slightly. I knew he had to be smart, but to give himself up like that? What could he be planning? After giving me a moment to collect my thoughts, L continued. "We have also have Soichiro Yagami in a cell, though he is not under suspicion and neither is he tied up in any way. This he wanted done so that he would not hinder the investigation due to the fact that he would probably be biased towards his son not being Kira. I must admit, he is a brave and smart man to do this to himself. And one last thing: beginning just today, Light as changed. He pleaded for his release and something is different in his eyes. Light is not acting like I have come to know him to act. Do you know why he and Misa have changed so drastically and suddenly?"
I nodded solemnly. A lot had happened in the past week or so of confinement. Again, I wanted to bite a finger to think but handcuffs prevented that. Making up my mind then to not hide anything from L, I told him everything I knew. "L, Light Yagami is Kira." He did not seem surprised in the slightest. "And Misa Amane is the second Kira. But my word is not enough to convict them. The only proof that would be sufficient would be their Death Notes but from the sound of it, that isn't possible." At the slight look of confusion on L's face, I continued. "When a person gives up ownership of the Death Note, unless they'd never written a name in it, they lose all memories pertaining to the book. This is why Misa can't remember being accused of being the second Kira and why Light is behaving so differently." Though it must be difficult to understand for someone who doesn't have a Death Note of their own, L seemed to understand fairly well. Well, he is a super genius detective, after all.
"Before, when Misa was telling someone to kill her, she was talking to Rem, a Shinigami. All Death Notes belonged to a Shinigami at one point and if one is dropped into the human world, the original owner of the note must find it before if touches human hands or be forced to follow around the human who first touched it, and therefore owns it, until he or she either gives up ownership of the Death Note or dies." Geez, talk about a run-on sentence. "I'm sorry. I'm probably doing a terrible job explaining the Death Note. I'm such an idiot."
"No, you are doing a perfectly fine job of explaining this to me, Arisa-chan," L comforted me. His words were so soft and easily spoken, I knew he meant them. "Are there any other important rules about the Death Note?"
"Uh…" I took a minute to think through the rules Rem had told me, since Kayo wasn't exactly talkative. "The death you specify must be physically possible within the time span you write or 23 days and suicide is always possible. You can control a person to an extent for up to 23 days, but no longer. A piece of a page of the Death Note has the same effect as the note itself. If a name is misspelled four times unintentionally, no one dies but if the misspellings are intentional, the Death Note owner dies. You must picture the face of the person whose name you are writing so people with the same name are not affected, but you probably already knew that. If the death specified will cause anyone other than the human whose name was written to die, the human dies of a heart attack by default. I think that's pretty much it for the rules that are most needed to know. There are a lot of other rules but they wouldn't come into play often.
"Oh! And there are the eyes, too. You realized the difference between the first and second Kira's, I know. Otherwise, you wouldn't have arrested Misa and me under suspicion of being the 'second Kira' because you wouldn't have known that possibility. But, anyways, there is a difference. It's in the eyes. Misa traded half her lifespan to Rem and in return gained the eyes of a Shinigami that allow her to see the true name and remaining lifespan of any human she can see the face of. Light never traded, obviously he didn't want to lose life that he could use to rein over the 'new world', and I never traded because it would have been pointless. Misa had traded before talking to me, or else I would have stopped her, but with her having the eyes, I had no need for them myself. Even if Misa hadn't traded, I probably still wouldn't have." I realized I just seemed to be talking without getting anywhere in the conversation. "I'm sorry. I get off track a lot and just keep talking without realizing it."
L shook his head slightly, his midnight hair waving. "No, you are providing me with genuinely useful information. This will all be very beneficial to the Kira Case."
"No!" I shouted. I made to wrap my arms around on of his to stop him from leaving, even though he hadn't moved, but with my arms in handcuffs, all I ended up doing was rubbing my chest against his arm. Gasping, I retreated, my face burning up and I knew I probably looked as red as a strawberry. "Uh- I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to…"
"It was a simple mistake. Please do not worry. Anyone can mess up," L told me, but from the corner of my eye, I could see a slight flush on his cheeks. It made him look so cute, I could hardly contain myself. "Now, what were you about to say?"
"I was…? Oh! Right, I'd forgotten. Uh, you can't tell the Task Force about Light being Kira. For one, I don't have the proof: his Death Note. Also, they would wonder how I learned the information and I'd have to reveal that I am also a 'Kira,' though my intentions are vastly different. Like I said before, they wouldn't give me a chance like you did and they'd instantly send me to my death alongside Light and Misa." I was grateful that this time I hadn't talked for so long.
"Then why have you told me this information at all?" he asked me, though a glint in his eyes told me he already knew my answer.
"I told you so you would be able to recognize the signs and know the truth about them incase you find it in the future and are lied to." My blush had faded as I talked about such a different subject.
"Yes, I thought so. You are quite smart, Arisa-chan. You think things through quite thoroughly, like I myself do." He…. He complimented me again! I couldn't help but smile and blush again as a small giggle escaped my lips. "Do you find that funny?" he asked, sounding like an ignorant child.
"No, I just…. Thank you, L. You have been very kind to me, even though I am a Kira and-"
"No," L interrupted me.
"Huh?" I was confused. Why had he done that? L was normally so polite and formal. He'd never spoken with such strength in his voice before.
"You are not Kira. You may have the same powers, but the two of you are too different to be called by the same name. From now on, please call yourself by Anjira."
Could it be? Did L actually…. No, he wouldn't… would he? Was Anjira taken from the English word for… angel? I had to be hoping for too much. But part of me kept hoping.
"Oh, an L, could I ask a favor?" I asked.
"That depends on the favor." That was a typical L response.
"I was wondering if I could have some paper and pencils to draw. You could chain my feet to the wall or something. Please? I'm just so bored to death in here!" I missed being able to draw and it was driving me nuts to be able to do anything with my hands.
The detective thought for a moment. "I see no reason the Task Force would be suspicious of you drawing. I will have Watari bring you paper and pencils for you as soon as I can." He began to leave.
"Oh, and L, about the name Anjira. You didn't happen to-" but L continued walking away as if I wasn't talking. He was humming a song. Just as he closed the door, I realized it was a song by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. It was "Your Guardian Angel."
Daemon: *crawls off Lily* NOW you can tell them.
Lily: Fine. I'm sorry, but this is the last section that I have already written. I'm writing the next chapter, but it's actually not done yet.
Daemon: And we actually had a week-long break from school, that's how we got this much done. But school's back up for us the day after tomorrow, so the chapters will come slower.
Lily: I'm really sorry! I'd much rather stay home on the computer, but my dad'd kill me.... us....
Daemon: I'd fight him off.
Lily: He's a half a foot taller and sixty pounds heavier....
Daemon: ....So?
Lily: I'm sorry, but I'll try hard to get all my school-work done (or just make Serenity do it, she's better at that stuff) and still write this! I'll try as hard as I can!
Daemon: But we can still do whatever we want to, we don't HAVE to write this!
Lily: Yes we do! What about all the people reading this?!
Daemon: We only know of three so far.....
Lily: And that's three people we'd be letting down if we stopped!
Daemon: ...... that matters?
Lily: YES it matters! I'll have the next chapter up as soon as I can! :D