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Kaori's eyes snapped open as she realized once again, that she wasn't in her bed, let alone her room. 'I need to stop doing this…' she thought as she sat up and rubbed her face. She looked to her right to find Light sleeping in a sitting position next to her, head leaning back against the head board. Kaori smiled softly as she looked at his face closely. She had an urge to kiss him on the cheek but some annoying laugh stopped her thought almost immediately. She looked to the front of the bed where the stalking shadow, which had bat-like wings, spiky black hair, and big bulgy eyes, floated.
"What the hell are you? And why are you always following Light?" Kaori whispered as she crawled toward the thing, trying not to wake up Light
It's red eyes widened and laughter stopped when it realized Kaori could see it. "You can see me…?" the thing tilted his head in confusion.
"I have been… I just ignore you. Now answer my questions."
"I'm Ryuk, a shinigami. I follow Light because he has my notebook. Hyuk Hyuk" He started laughing like it was the obviously thing it the world.
"Wait…" the gears were turning in Kaori's head, "So the notebook, the Death Note, I handed Light a long time ago wasn't a hoax…." She gasped as it hit her hard: Light was Kira. Her hands covered her mouth to stifle any noise as she looked from Ryuk to Light and over again. 'That explains why he ditched me for a week, that's why he was uneasy around Hideki, and that explains the bus accident,' she thought to herself carefully getting up from the bed. She turned to Ryuk, "Do not tell Light that I can see you."
"Why should I listen to you?" Ryuk chuckled.
"I'll give you whatever you want," Kaori compromised.
"Buy me apples." She quirk an eyebrow as the ugly shinigami grinned, pointing teeth glinting.
"Fine," she sighed walking to the door. Kaori looked back at the peacefully sleeping Light, with a loss of words, before heading home.
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For the next four days, Hideki was ordering like a maid; at least he was asking in a polite way. But Kaori didn't mind, her mind was numb from every single thought that had crossed her mind since she realized Light was Kira. She got to sit down and think about it in Hideki's hotel room when they discovered that the Kira sending the tapes was a second Kira that needed only a face to kill. As the men talked among themselves, Kaori sat on the floor a little ways away from them, munching on a piece of chocolate cake Watari had kindly bought for her.
'So…why didn't he tell me that he was Kira? …Because who wants to know their best friend is a mass murderer. Then why did he ditch me? … He got too caught up in his killing spree. But why did he kill a hijacker on the bus to Spaceland? …Probably to learn about the FBI agents Hideki had mentioned to me. So… Should I tell Hideki that Light is Kira? HELL NO! So I should cover Light's ass? …damn…' She rubbed her face with her hands as she groaned with irritation.
"Kaori, are you alright?" asked Matsuda, the youngest person in the room after her and Hideki. He had long black hair and a cute face; he was the comedian of the group.
"You can sleep on my bed if you're tired, Kaori-chan," Hideki said not looking away from the TV screen.
"It's fine," she replied crawling onto the couch, "I'll just sleep here." Before anyone could object, if they would, Kaori fell asleep quickly from an over-worked brain.
But the nap came to an abrupt end when someone shouted, " K-Kira's powers?! What do you mean, Light?"
"Oof!" Kaori grunted as her body cam in contact with the floor.
"Kaori!" Aizawa helped her up as she lay sprawled on the floor. "Are you alright?!"
"I'm fine," she yawned, "It's just that whoever yelled startled me."
"I'm sorry that was my fault," Mr. Yagami said pushing up his glasses.
"Oh, it's fin--Light? What are you doing here?" she asked as she spotted Light and Ryuk standing next to Hideki.
"I wanted to asked Light-kun to play the part of Kira," Hideki said before a word could escape Light's mouth. Every gawked at Hideki
"M…Me?" Light was semi-stunned.
"Yes, it should be easy with your abilities," Hideki answered. "We don't have much time, will you please write up a message from the real Kira that we can use during tonight's news?"
'Light looks really pissed,' Kaori thought as she chewed on her bottom lip.
As soon as Light agreed to the request, Hideki started giving orders. Soon, the response tape to the second Kira, was created, basically calling them out for being a fake and trying to bring them out of hiding.
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Once the tape was sent to the news studio, Light and Kaori were allowed to leave. They walked in silence as they walked through the city, though Ryuk would not stop laughing his stupid laugh. Getting fed up, Kaori finally broke the silence.
"Light," she started, only to pause and think, 'Should I tell him now?' Light glanced over to her. She decided against it, "I'm hungry."
"So am I. Let's go to the coffee shop," he replied pointing to his favorite one.
"Sounds yummy," she smiled softly.
The two sat at a secluded table in the back of the coffee shop. Light was silently sipping his coffee and eating his salad and Kaori barely touched her water or sandwich. Tension thickly coated the air around the table.
Light was the first to break the strained silence, "Kaori what's wrong?"
"N-Nothing," she stuttered, wincing at how unconvincing that sounded.
Light gave her the look, ya know, the one that makes people shift uncomfortably? That one look? Anyway, Kaori started fidgetting under his gaze, "Does it have anything to do with L?"
"No."
"Then what is it?"
"I…I can't tell you."
"Yes you can."
"No I can't."
"Just say it!"
"No!"
"Spit it out, before I make you!" Light slammed his hands on the table as he stood up, glaring down at Kaori.
"FINE!" She said with a tomato colored face as she glanced at people who were now staring at them, "Just sit down." Light sat down as calmly as he could, which wasn't that calm. Kaori sighed, slowly blinking, before ruffling her hair. "I know you're Kira…"
