Chapter 9: Light Yagami and L Lawliet- Day 5 (The Kempeitai)
Light was very angry. It was that quiet sort of anger that you could scream about
for eons inside your head and yet when someone asked you about it your speaking skills turned to mush.
It didn't help that a military grunt was trying to ask them questions. "Are you injured?" No reply from Light or Lawliet. "Do you know this man?" He held up a picture of the man they had played mad doctor with. Post-autopsy. No reply again. "Do you know any information regarding Boulder Eric?" They just wanted them to start talking. Once the vocal floodgates opened, all would be swept away.
Maybe that was why Light and Lawliet refused to talk. They didn't want to talk about what they had gone through. It made it sound less important.
The Man didn't care about what they wanted. "I am Taisa Sanyo of the Kempeitai. You know what that is don't you?" Neither man replied. "It's the Japanese Secret Service. You are under imperial law to tell us what you know." He pulled his calvary sabre out of it's sheath with unexpected flourish. The Colonel looked them down the flat of the blade. "If you do not tell us what you know you will be tried for treason."
There was a deep pause as Light looked at Lawliet out of the corner of his eye. For some reason, after almost being killed on a regular basis, treason didn't seem so important. It was Light who kept silent, but Lawliet spoke. "What do you want to know?"
Sanyo smirked. He thought he won. "What did you find when you cut him up?"
Lawliet shrugged. "Internal organs, blood. The same thing I would expect to find in you, except for maybe one certain organ--" He was pistol whipped before he realized it.
"Hey!" Light glared at the Colonel as a lower level officer aimed his gun at him. Light wondered if he fired fast enough could he hit the Colonel, the bastard that pistol whipped Lawliet and the grunt that was guarding the doorway. Probably not, seeing as he was sitting on the floor and neither of his targets had their hands ties like he did.
Lawliet wiped his burning cheek on his shoulder. "It's alright Light-kun. It's no ones fault that Mr. Sanyo has no sense of humor."
"Shut up!" Sanyos face was red and he was sweating. He pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket. It was emblazoned with the same symbol as was under his jacket lapel. A chrysanthemum. "If they won't cooperate we have no need for them." The handkerchief was back in his pocket but the chrysanthemum still showed. "Tomorrow, they'll face the firing squad." And both were ushered out in the extreme silence that was fear, shock and a touch of morbid humor. They were put in the EMPLOYEES ONLY room of the shop that was their short lived sanctuary. Light immediately started laughing.
Lawliet raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's so funny Light-kun?"
That only made Light laugh harder. "Isn't it ironic? We spent what... a week? Surviving on our own and when help does come, they want to kill us!" He mellowed out fairly quickly. "This is so fucking messed up. Everything has gone to hell."
Lawliet nodded. There was another silence, and despite the circumstances, it seemed somewhat... hopeful. "I have an idea Light-kun."
Light sighed. "What is it?"
"When we get out of this, which we will, because we're genius' and Sanyo is an idiot. We should hack a satellite."
Light looked at Lawliet with wide eyes and it wasn't first time that Lawliet noticed how tired he looked. "What?"
"We hack a satellite, or just a radio station and with it we broadcast all over Tokyo. We tell people what to do to survive. What roads to travel by. Basic survival." Lawliet nodded to himself. "That's what we do."
Light looked at him with disbelief but nodded none the less. "That a very brilliant and shiny idea, my friend," He didn't notice Lawliet look up sharply at being called friend. "But shouldn't we first think about getting out of here?" Light twisted around to look behind them. From his seat on the floor he could just make out the back door at the opposite end of the room.
Lawliet followed his gaze. "It's a good thing they didn't search us." With minor bending and cursing he was able to get the box cutter out of his pocket. He quickly freed himself of the rope they tied him with, odd they didn't use handcuffs. And untied Light as well. Who immediately pulled out his gun. They both crept to the back door and peeked out the door, which was unlocked.
"Well that might put a damper on things." Lawliet said.
"Ryuuzaki, when would an eight foot high wall NOT put a damper on things."
A/N: Okay, I decided to go for the longer ending (for Kyuubikitsune). But I decided to give you all some information on the Japanese Secret Service guys (Kempeitai) that showed up. The News said they would send in regular Army men. They lied. Sanyo, the Taisa (colonel) is a right bastard. I will kill him off given the opportunity. The chrysanthemum is the symbol of the Kempeitai and has some imperial origin because they are also called the Imperial Army/Navy. Only the higher ranking officers havesabre's which is why Lawliet didn't get shanked. Okay? Good. Any other questions just ask.
