Seeing Is Believing: Doubts
A/N: Sorry for such a delay! I was serious strapped for any chapter ideas, I apologize. I don't own Death Note either.
"So what did you name him?" Kayla asked. Cassandra cocked her head as she pet the tiny, mono-colored cat with black, beady eyes. "Kai. I thought we could be original with something so cute!" She mused. Kayla giggled. "Well, that's good. It would be confusing with three Panda's. But he looks so much like Ryuzaki!" She replied happily. It surprised both that Ryuzaki was so quick to accept, but who knew. Maybe L had a soft spot for kittens that just appeared out of nowhere – Cassandra's theory.
Kayla's P.O.V -
I was literally jumping for joy with Kai. I mean, the kitten was so darn cute! Then the door opened. It was Watari with a cat carrier. "Ryuzaki wishes for the kitten to go to the vet for examinations." He explained. Kai, at the sight of the carrier squirmed for freedom in my arms. I pet him to calm him down a bit. "Sure." Cassandra replied as I gently pushed Kai into the waiting carrier. And I swear, he tried the puppy-dog eye bit once the carrier was closed.
Cassandra and I were impatient to see Kai again, so much so that we forgot of the events about to happen. I nearly leapt out of bed in realization. Creaking the door open, and sure enough, everyone was huddled around yet another television. I had logged yesterday. Light went to Aryioma. The 'Note-Blue' thing, the part where Misa saw him. I had actually quite a smirk on my face from knowing what the reply tape meant.
Still, I had to know if Misa came through with actually identifying him from my little endeavor. I crossed my fingers, but I also was aware there could have been sites I missed. Still, I hoped for the best nevertheless, I wasn't an L, but even I couldn't read Light's expression. Turning back, Cassandra was doodling yet again. Feeling excess deviousness from the previous night I snatched her notepad and looked at it. "Hey! That's mine!" She chirped at me. I shrugged and gave it back.
Her drawings were dramatic ones, but mostly abstract. I sat down on my bed, thinking. It was that thinking that sparked an idea. Leaping out of bed, I creaked the door open yet again. Everyone was in the living room as usual. I figured just as much. Creeping out, I lurched for the kitchen to act as if I was just diving for another cup of ramen. I spied the group, talking about god-knows-what.
It had struck me that when you looked at it, me and Cassandra weren't so hellbent on saving L was we once were when I first made my wish to get stuck in here. I leaned my head forward, but then let up as I got a passing glance from Ryuzaki. In fact, my fangirl thoughts about him were never appearing anymore; like I was actually resenting him – of which was perfectly probable. I mean, if you were me – a brunette that just recently got chased by him, then being accused of being Kira, something you officially hated, you'd start to lose respect.
But then I ended my ramble right then and there. He was the reason I got sucked into this mess in the first place, and I was going to make sure I would leave on a high-note. Moving back to my room, I exhaled. I landed on my bed, staring at the ceiling. It had seemed that I was so small, although of my extensive knowledge, I meant nothing to either side. It was cliché, and I didn't like it at all. It was that doubt. I hated doubting myself, but this was time of which I did anyway.
I had no idea what Cassandra was thinking at that moment, but I curled to my side. My plan would fix everything. I got up and fixed my hair, got dressed, and left the door again. Only then did I make out the words of their conversation. It was about the Second Kira. Of course. But then I mentally started a laughing fit. I had everything all wrong. It was all going to plan. Then again, I was pretty disgusted at that thought – it sounded much too alike to Light's way of thinking, of which would send me for the hills.
Nevertheless, my idea was yet to be in the action phase. I just wandered around for a bit around the hotel before Ryuzaki finally said something. "Kayla-san, is there something wrong?" He inquired, although I knew he wasn't the slightest bit daunted nor actually worried about me. That was self-explanatory. "No, not at all. Just anxious for the Second Kira to make a move." I fibbed. I was a glorious liar. But he gave a shallow nod before returning to the discussion with the Task Force.
I was still baffled at what Cassandra was doing, so I went back to our room. She wasn't there, to my surprised. I knocked on the bathroom door. Sure enough, she wasn't there either. Cocking my head slightly, I remembered something. She had left to the mall only an hour ago. I was so absorbed in planning that I didn't make much note of it until now. Shaking my head, I sat for a moment before laying sprawled on my bed, bored. Then the door opened. Cassandra was holding Kai's carrier. I had a light smile.
"He checked out well." She mused, before setting the carrier on the floor, letting the kitten out. As expected, he jumped on my bed, wanting attention after the hell that was bound to be the vets. I picked him up and placed him on my chest as I was laying down, petting him as he licked my fingers cutely. For Death Note, I was actually at ease for once. At least my life wasn't in danger – for now, anyway.
The next day, I awoke with a jolt. Lightning, yet again. I was bewildered at how rainy Japan could get at this time of year. Sighing as I curled, I stretched and got up. Walking out, I noticed it was early morning. I was in fact an early waker. Fluttering to the kitchen to get myself breakfast, I spied Ryuzaki. . . sleeping, was it? I raised an eyebrow. He was, no doubt. His eyes were closed as he made no movements in his chair, although he was still in his awkward sitting position. Surprised, I shook my head sarcastically. "It was going to happen," I muttered to myself.
Still, I had my mind on Light for the time being. I was thinking of a way of exposing him as Kira without exposing myself or Cassandra. Then it hit me that Light could have indeed already met Misa last night while I was passed out. It didn't take much to order his information online – after all, he was pretty popular to girls and was one of the smartest kids in Japan. If only I was like that, of which – I wasn't, at all.
Cassandra came into view as I walked into the bathroom. "Any ideas?" She questioned as I fixed my hair. "Yeah, but it'll require Light attempting to manipulate me again." I answered, giving a strict glance at her, signaling I was being serious. She needed verification for that kind of things ever since my Beyond Birthday jinx, of which she was still pissed off at me for.
"Oh, okay." She muttered, like she didn't want us to save Ryuzaki. Well, I was going to, that was one thing. To this day I wished for just myself to be sucked into Death Note, but I'll tell you this now – I couldn't have survived without her. I rolled my eyes before finally finishing my hair, it was wavy in a nice curl. I put some tan capris on with a white, faded tee. I always wore tomboyish clothes, opposite to Cassandra and her stockpile of skirts and whatnot. She was definitely second to Misa.
Walking out attentively, I didn't see Kai. Cocking my head, I checked the underside of our beds. Nowhere. I looked at the door. It was cracked open. "Oh no." I cursed under my breath as I looked out. The kitten wasn't in the hallway either. Walking out, I saw Kai on Ryuzaki's lap. He managed to squeeze through the small space with his knees high. I mentally cursed, before the inevitable happened. Ryuzaki woke up and stared down the kitten on his lap. Kai simply nudged him. With an exhale, he pet the cat. I sighed as the door cracked open, the Task Force piling in. The day had officially begun, and as I saw Light sit down, I knew something was up.
Aziwa was the first to notice Kai. "Ryuzaki, is that Kayla's cat. . On you?" He asked, surprised. I was depressed he had called Kai my cat, but nevertheless Ryuzaki simply shrugged a little. "Indeed it is." He muttered, before moving on. Matsuda giggled. I knew what he was thinking. Kai jumped off and scuttled to me. I picked him up and lead him back to my room.
Cassandra was waiting for me. I smiled. She rolled her eyes as I continued, letting Kai down as he trotted around. I sat on my bed, entertained for now. I would just set my plan tomorrow. .