((Author's Note)) Thank you for still reading my story, even if you don't necessarily like it and think it's boring.
WARNING: Slight spoilers for Death Note: Another Note
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Chapter 11-Unraveling
"What do you mean all the FBI agents were killed?!" I demanded, glaring at L and Equal. "They weren't even here a month!"
"I'm fully aware of that Yugi," L said, "you don't need to point out the obvious."
"And this message that Kira sent, pointing directly at you," I tossed the copies of the suicide notes onto the coffee table. Lined up under each other they read, L, did you know gods of death love apples?
"What do you think that means?" Equal asked quietly, holding a sleeping Kani in her lap.
"What do you think it means?" L threw the question at me like a frisbee. His mood remained passive as he turned his tea into more of a slop with the amount of sugar he put in it.
I looked at the notes again for roughly the twentieth or thirtieth time and sighed. "The best I can come up with would be that either he was hinting at something, like the possible existence of Shinigami, or maybe just a mere distraction while he carried out other plans."
L took a long sip from his beverage of sweetness before speaking again. "I've already considered that first theory as well as dismissed it." He took another drink. "There is no logical way that those things exist."
"As I understand it, nothing in this case seems logical," Equal commented. "We shouldn't keep the thought out of consideration."
"I still don't think they exist," L muttered into his tea. Equal rolled her eyes and set Kani's sleeping form on the couch.
I tried to think of another reason why Kira would send such a pointless message when L spoke once more. "Do you still have Mello's gun?"
I looked up at him. "I sent it back just before the agents arrived. I managed to get my own and restored his and returned it as a birthday present."
"I see...and how did you manage to purchase your own firearm in this country?" L inquired suspiciously. "You can't just walk into a building and purchase one."
"Well," I said. "The man had it on display, claiming that it was just for decoration, I had to pull the stupidest act on my list just to get a good look at it, then..." my ears laid back in embarassment, "I had to spend the last few hundred-thousand yen you gave me just to get it, as well as make sure he'd keep his mouth shut about the ordeal."
"So that's why you went into that shop the night you brought me here," Equal commented. L gave her a look. She looked back. "What?"
L then looked at me. "That money was strictly for food and nothing else," he said.
I shrugged. "You left it on the counter and said, and I quote, 'I expect it to be gone by the end of the day'. You didn't say all of it had to be spent so you can satisfy your sweet tooth." I huffed and lied down on the other couch. "Why did you want to know if I still had the gun anyway?"
~*TimeSkip*~
I watched from my horizontal position on the couch, facing the door as a knock was heard. Equal had left earlier with Watari for the time being.
"It's unlocked, please, let yourselves in," L called out.
I watched as each member of the task force filed in. Five in total. L made his appearance, scratching his inner leg with his foot. "I am L."
The eldest of the task force, althoug confused (probably from L's appearance), pulled out his badge, followed by the rest of the task force.
"I'm Yagami of the NPA."
"Matsuda."
"I'm Aizawa."
"Mogi."
"Ukita."
L looked at me and I nodded slightly as I redied the revolver that was hidden from view.
Yagami began to speak. "I'm sorry we're late. Currently, the five of us are-"
I pulled the revolver into view and fired the blank shots right at them. If the bullets were real, each member of the task force would've had one right between the eyes.
"What the hell was that?!" the officer known as Aizawa exclaimed.
L just stared at him passively as my revolver was once again out of sight. "If either of us were Kira, you'd all be dead," he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. In truth, it was.
"Kira needs both a face and a name in order to commit murder, surely you all know that," I stated, sitting up. "It's best not to give out your names so carelessly. We should value our lives, after all."
Matsuda's eyes widened when I spoke. "Hey, you're that girl that wandered into the police station a month ago," he pointed out.
"Shocker, huh?" I asked, tilting my head slightly. "Who wouldda thought a confused girl like me was associated with the world's greatest detective?"
"That's enough small talk for now," L interrupted the conversation. "Come this way." The task force followed him away from the door. "Please turn off your cell phones, handhelds and any other communication devices and leave them on the table right there." L pointed to a small table by the kitchen door.
"What do you think? we're gonna be using our cell phones during this meeting to leak information?" Aizawa asked, obviously ticked.
My left ear twitched. "He's paranoid, just do it." Aizawa just glared at me.
"And what are you suppose to be, anyway?" he asked, "Last I checked, Halloween was in October."
I sighed. "And last I checked, afros went out of style after the 80's." I smirked when I noticed Matsuda holding back a laugh. "Besides, cell phones can be extremely distracting when someone tries to talk, don't you think?"
Aizawa didn't answer as he begrudgingly turned off his phone and tossed it onto the table with everyone else's. He then sat down next to Yagami.
As L began the meeting, along with requesting to be called by his alias, I began to let my mind wander.
I still couldn't get BB's voice out of my head. It scared me since I had never heard him sound so defeated...not even when he was caught did he sound that submissive, that...accepting to death.
When I had first met Beyond Birthday, he had planned on killing me. My death was close, he had told me. But then, to his surprise, my life span suddenly lengthened after the police officer who was chasing me collapsed when suffering a fatal heart attack.
He was curious. How did that happen? He had wondered. Being so young and a little naive, I though he was the one who saved me. I had unknowingly promised my devotion to a serial killer, and didn't realize that until it was too late, back when he killed Believe Bridesmaid.
Scared out of my wits, I had ran away and right into the life of his second victim, Quarter Queen, who had instantly become a close friend in the four days before her death, which was partially my fault.
It wasn't until the death of Backyard Bottomslash that I had truly began to care for him as more than a friend. It had scared me the day he tried to kill himself to complete his plan.
"I have to send in my report, go ahead without me," I told L, standing up as I did so. I turned on my computer once in the safety of my room and contacted the boys.
Mello's Pov (3rd Person)
Mello ran to Roger's office as quick as he could when he heard that Yugi was contacting him and Near.
"What's Up, blondie," Yugi greeted on the computer monitor. Near was already there and had been discussing the current events occouring as they spoke. Mello couldn't help but notice the bit of sadness hidden in her voice, but ignored it as he sat next to the albino. "Did you like your birthday present?"
Mello remembered waking up on December 13th and finding the small package containing his now clean pistol, along with a small rosary decoration, with a note that said, Happy Birthday, you can have your gun back. From your favorite freak (and the world's greatest detective, even though he doesn't know it).
Mello only nodded before being filled in with the information Yugi had already relayed to Near. Mello honestly didn't listen to most of it, due to the fact that he was, unknowingly, staring into her dull, bored eyes.
"...They're talking over possible plans as we speak. L had me pretend to shoot at them when they first showed up...It's a shame they weren't wearing their brown pants...at least a few of them were, I think."
"Yugi, are you okay?" Mello asked before he could stop himself. Yugi forced a small smile.
"I'm fine," She replied. "Just a bit tired...juggling between the Kira case and looking for Akiteru is extremely exhausting. Especially with a sugar-high panda man who's sanity I'm beginning to question."
Mello wasn't sure he should believe the girl's story, seeing as she didn't appear to have bags under her eyes.
As the meeting with Yugi ended, Mello had decided to speak to Near, even though he was sure he would vomit due to the fact he would be acting civil toward his rival.
"Do you know what's bothering Yugi?" he had asked him as they left Roger's office.
"She's treated me like a younger brother for almost three years," Near replied. "There's nothing that bothers her that she hasn't mentioned to me yet."
"How do you know she hasn't mentioned anything to you?" Mello asked, grinding his teeth. Although it never bothered him before, he was starting to become jealous of Yugi's close relationship with the white haired genious.
"Actions speak louder than words, Mello," Near told him calmly. "You of all people should know that."
Mello didn't speak as Near left him behind in the hallway.
((Author's Note)) I hope you enjoyed the chapter...I plan to sleep for a good long while later. Staring at a computer screen for hours really draws out energy believe it or not.
until next time...
-Garden
