A/N: I think this chapter and maybe the next will just be review of the plot line, you know, so that everyone understands what's going on with Yotsuba and everything at this time. I was going to put more of Light's opinions, but the manga covered that for me... :S I'm sorry. I really am. I want to get to the fun part, but I have to get through the day first. And that will take time. T T Please bear with me, now... there's quite a few more chapters to go :D
Chapter Ten – Catching Up with Yotsuba
Matsuda and Misa left for a movie shoot. Of course, being Misa, it didn't go quite smoothly.
"Matsu!" She cried, her high-pitched whine grating my ears. I willed myself not to think about flinching. "Why didn't you hurry up?"
"Sorry, Misamisa," Matsuda said, panicking as he left. "Bye, Ryuuzaki, Raito-kun!" he called as the two rushed out the door.
The next fifteen minutes were filled with a silence only disturbed by the sound of Ryuuzaki's fork hitting his plate as he (continued to) devour sweets. I began to analyze my thoughts.
Okay… So on the day that I went to that theme park with Yuri, Osoreda Saichiro, a criminal who had robbed a bank the day before, hijacked our bus and caused a riot with a pistol. In the end, he jumped out of the bus and was killed by an oncoming car. If Kira can really kill people in other ways….
Well, at the time, there was an FBI investigator named Raye Penber on the bus. The theory, which is, by manipulating Osoreda, Raye's name was revealed, rings true. As for his fiancée, Misora Naomi, who is currently missing…
I know I met her once. I can't recall any details, but I remember talking about the Kira investigation. She also said that Kira could kill in other ways besides heart attacks, or something like that.
Wait. If I knew about that, then why didn't I focus on it until now? Is it because I didn't believe her? No, I don't think so. Penber and Misora are people I should have paid attention, but now they're gone.
Well, if I knew this, then wouldn't the only logical explanation for their deaths would be…
No, there's no way. Is there?
If I was given Kira's power, the power to kill people using only a name and a face what would I do? Would I parade around, doing what Kira's doing this very instant? It's true that I think some people don't deserve to exist, but I wouldn't think so far as to try to change the world by turning into a murderer and conquering evil… would I?
I sighed softly and through a long, drawn-out breath. I'm obviously thinking too much. I can't possibly be Kira. There's absolutely no way that I could have done something like that and not remember doing it.
As for Penber and Misora, there's no need to tell Ryuuzaki about them. It would overcomplicate things. I should be focusing on capturing Kira.
"Yagami-kun," Ryuuzaki said, breaking my train of thought. "What is wrong? You have such a serious face."
I smiled, turning back to the screen. "No, I'm just a little tired. I've managed to hack into Yotsuba's main computer, but I don't see anything Kira-related. Then again, it would be stupid to leave evidence on their computer."
Ryuuzaki leaned awkwardly in front of me. Startled, I leaned back, allowing the man room. I could smell his hair, which was scented like strawberries from his children's shampoo. I brushed the thought away.
"That's incredible. With this kind of hacking ability, I'm sure that you could hack into police computers as well."
I grimaced ever so slightly. While it is true that I've been hacking into my father's computer to keep track of the case, it was for me to think about Kira in my own way. That does not mean that I'm Kira! "You're still saying things like that, Ryuuzaki? It's your own choice to continue to be suspicious of me, but stay focused on the present."
Ryuuzaki nodded. "That is true. There is no doubt that the only way to solve this investigation is to capture Kira."
"Ryuuzak!" Watari's voice called from over the computer speakers.
Ryuuzaki's attention was on the screen. "What is it, Watari?"
"There was a message for the detective Erald Coil that said, 'I want you to tell me who L really is.' The message was passed through two agents and crafted so that the source could not be found, but it was determined that it came from Kida Masahiko, the head of the planning department of Yotsuba Group's Tokyo Main Office. 100,000 up front and another 140,000 after success."
Huh. They practically screamed, "We're Kira!" What idiots.
"Thank you for investigating that, Watari."
Mogi and my father crowded around, surprised. "So it is Yotsuba!" They exclaimed.
Well, no duh. But Erald Coil is a famous detective, right? Wouldn't Ryuuzaki's identity be in danger? My father, apparently, was thinking along the same lines.
"Erald Coil is the supposedly famous detective who is second only to L. It is well known that his services can be bought, be his also extremely reliable at finding people…" My father's voice trailed off, leaving concern in the air.
I nodded. "For Yotsuba to have connections to Kira and wanting to find the true identity of L means that they probably mean to kill L as soon as they know who he is."
"This is bad. We're already understaffed and now we have to watch out for Coil… It's bad enough that Coil has kept himself hidde--"
Ryuuzaki cut my father off.
"There is no problem," he said simply, giving us a passing glance. "The detective known as Erald Coil is myself."
Thankfully, my dad was doing all the emotion-expressing today.
"What?! Ryuuzaki, you're Coil?" My father exclaimed, shocked.
As if it were the most obvious fact in the world, Ryuuzaki replied. "The three big detectives in the world known as L, Coil, and Danuve are all me. Please keep it a secret." I could see the devious glint in his dark eyes. I felt attracted to them, so I returned to the screen, not wanting to be distracted. Ryuuzaki continued. "Anyone who tries to find me will have a problem. Since anything for Coil or Danuve comes to Watari, it's all obvious from here."
"That's impressive, Ryuuzaki," I said, genuine awe in my voice.
I turned to the screen again, searching the data for the person who requested the information. "Kida Masahiko. He's in the company's employee listing."
My father spoke. "Even in a large company like Yotsuba, the planning department head is a position where one deals with over 150,000,000 worth of money. Is he Kira?"
I could tell my opinion was the same as Ryuuzaki's, so I answered for him. "I don't think so."
"Really?" My father continued. "If he's Kira, then he has all the money that he needs, no, even the fact that he's Kira would mean that he could just take the money from Yotsuba, right?"
I cast a quick glance at Ryuuzaki, who had been silent for about a minute or so, before speaking. "That would mean that Kira raised Yotsuba's stocks and got money out of it. As Father said, there are many ways to get money. If desperate, all he would have to do would be to tell the C.E.O. of Yotsuba, 'Give me money or I'll kill you.'"
Ryuuzaki spoke, his low bass voice echoing in the near-empty room. "That is true. Just because he was the one to send the message doesn't mean that Kida is Kira. Now that we've come this far, I think it's okay for Weddy and Aber to start moving."
I grinned slightly. Now that we've come this far, I think it's safe to assume that I won't be distracted by this ridiculous attraction to Ryuuzaki.