Quick note to WhiteLadyDragon,

I know that most of the characters are out of character, but as I said in the first chapter, this is my first Fanfiction story, so of course it will not be perfect, and no one said you ever had to read it, so if you hate V so must maybe you should stop, because I will not change her, but I will reveal more of her in time, but until then, I am taking baby steps, so do not expect me to reach your standards, because you have written almost 80 stories already and I am still working on my first. Thank you. And by the way, V is completely 100% human, and that is what makes it interesting.


CHAPTER 11

IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS EVER

V'S POV

"Are you sure?"

"Yes," I repeated for what seemed to feel like the hundredth time, but in reality, it was just the second. "Light Yagami is without a doubt the one and only person killing criminals with heart attacks."

"So, on a scale of one to a hundred, what are the chances of him being Kira," he asked, always mumbling as he stepped closer, chain in hand.

"Hmm," I hummed, looking up, thinking. "Logically, just under 2%, but, hey"– I shrugged with an innocent smile. –"if we all looked at everything logically, we would all be blinded from truth."

"And what is that supposed to mean, exactly?" he questioned, taking my hand and clicked the cuff around my wrist.

"I am not blind, L. I am looking at it the way we all should," I confessed, glaring at my chained hand. Oh, how I was so tempted to unlock it, but I knew that was entirely out of the question. Besides, it was quite interesting to be so close to L all the time.

"And how is that?" I allowed my eyes to leave the chain and found them burning into his. I leaned closer to his frozen form. The closer I became, the taller I realised he was . . . about half a head taller than me at least. His breathing was shallow, but regardless, I could still feel it brush against my face, and it tasted sweet. Our faces were inches apart, we were so close, and yet he still wore his emotionless mask of calm. He really had changed since we were thirteen.

"We need to stop seeing with our eyes," I whispered, closing my eyes and sliding my finder along his arm. "And start relying on feelings." To him, this would, without a doubt, be a test. If he did not think it was, he would never allow me to be this close. "That is what I have been doing all my life, and not once has it failed me, just as it has not failed you. I am 100% sure Light Yagami is Kira, there are no two ways about it." He let out a deeper breath, and that is when I decided we were too close, so, to put some distance between us, I fell backwards, on to the floor, landing with a loud thud.


"I have to admit, I was surprised, Riuga," Kira stated, standing up straight when he had finished roaming through his bag. "I never thought you'd ask me to play tennis as a way to get to know each other." It was true; Kira, L and I were standing on a tennis court, getting ready to play. Well, they were, I on the other hand was strictly forbidden from participate in such a thing; I could only keep the score.

"Is it a problem for you?" L asked.

"Not at all," Kira chuckled as a replied. He started walking to the court they were to play on. "But, when you first invited me to play, did you know how good I was?" He sounded so confident, and I would have added that onto the pile of 'why Light Yagami could be Kira', but, he had all the reason to be, for he is quite the champion at this sport.

"Yes," L admitted. "I'll be fine though. It's been a while but at one time I was actually the junior British champion." Hmm, if Kira were to ask him if he were British than–

"Riuga, were you raised in the U.K?" Alright than, 3%.

"I lived in England for about five years when I was younger, but save your breath, nothing in that story will reveal L's true identity I promise you." There was a beat before Kira spoke again, only this time he was addressing to me.

"So . . ." He smiled warmly. "If you're not going to play, you'd you come?"

"Oh, I wanted to watch you two play. I am sure it would be very interesting." Just as I said that, a rigid chill slid up my spine. Hmm, that has never happened before.

"Hey, you okay," Light asked when he noticed I had stopped walking, but I ignored him, searching for an explanation for this vile feeling. It was as though . . . something was following us. I turned around to test this theory, but nothing was there.

"My apologies, I just thought . . ." I did not bother to finish, but continued my search for the invisible stalker.

"Okay," L spoke up. "Well, since it's our first match let's play a single set, first one to, six?"

"That's fine by me."

"Hmm," I hummed, and was about to turn away again to watch the men play, but decided that, well, as long as I am here, and will be for a while, why not just stop the act of sanity and act insane for a bit? After all, that is what I'm known for. "Well," I grumbled. "To whoever was following me . . . or L, or Kira, whichever, I just want you to know; I know there is something odd about this . . . whole thing. And please excuse me if I come across as rude, or crazy, but I do believe that you are . . . perhaps, a God of death. A Shinigami if you will. Yes." I nodded, approving of my own thoughts. "You are a Shinigami, and I was just wondering, that if my assumption is in fact correct, that you could kill someone in front of me. Perhaps someone on the court, or . . ." I looked around, searching for another example. "Oh, it does not really matter, but if you could, I would be very grateful. Thank you." With that out of the way I turned to watch the game.

Kira is clearly attempting the suicidal act of gaining L's trust and friendship. Certainly not an easy task, but L will act as though he has accepted Kira's friend request and do what he can to have the act believable, meaning he will take him to headquarters in order to gain Kira's trust by proving he is L, and eventually make him slip and have him say something that only Kira would know.

It appears I had been too busy talking to the Shinigami to even notice that already a boy had taken my place as scorer and another had taken the position of the line judge. No problem, I never really wanted any of those enrolments anyway, I just wanted to come, and even if I did not, I would have had to. L wants me to examine all of Kira's movements as long as possible, and he believes he would be the best at keeping a close eye on me.

I walked over to the fence so I was out of their way and have not a chance of getting hit. Out of nowhere, a boy came running down some stairs and practically shouted at the group of people next to me about Light Yagami's past tennis success. Nothing surprising or anything I do not already know. "Hey, hey, what about my Riuga? Don't tell me you haven't noticed him holding his own against this former junior high champ." Alright, that came as a surprise. I turned my head to see an unattractive girl clasping her hands with a dreamy look on her face. Could she be serious? Admittedly, L was a rather attractive man, but most would think that more towards Kira than L. But, I would never miss a chance like this.

"Your Riuga, you say?" She looked at me confused.

"Err, yeah." I chuckled darkly.

"Oh, but you are surely mistaken, for he is my Riuga." Her surprise immediately turned into complete shock.

"Y-you're his girlfriend?!" The shock soon wore off and was replaced with a look of heart break. Why, I will never know, she has never even spoken to him before, I doubt he is even aware of her existence. The girl next to her went on about how stupid it was to have thought him that way at all, but I paid no attention.

The game was over not too long after, and Kira went for the win after all. I did not expect anything different.

We were soon walking along the walkway, blossom trees lined up almost perfectly, its light pink petals falling all around us. L talked to Kira a little, telling him he was free to ask questions, and that he was now a Kira suspect.

"Well, Riuga," I started after a long pause.

"Yes?"

"I just thought you should know that there is a girl that appears to be completely infatuated by you."

"Is that so?" His response was quite dull, or as dull as it usually is, so he was either annoyed by this fact, or did not really care. I decided to go with the later.

"Hmm, you don't seem too angered by this," Kira stated with a smile. I did not understand what he meant by that statement, so, I choice not to waste time thinking about it and just ask.

"Why would I be?"

"Oh, it's just most girls tend to get jealous when their boyfriends have someone else crushing on them."

"Yes, but I do not see what that has to do with Riuga and me, for we are certainly not partners." Kira seemed taken aback by this.

"Oh, really? Sorry, I just assumed because every time I see one of you, the other is always there." It was L's turn to speak.

"Yes, I can see why you would be mistaken, and that will also be answered. Oh, and you"– He pointed his long, thin finger at me. –"are going home with Watari." I did not question why, but Kira certainly did.

"Hey, come on, she can join us."

"No, I'm afraid she can't." Kira was about to speak again, but I know when I need to cut into convocation.

"It is alright, I really do need to go." I quickly had a look around, and right there, close by was Watari and the car. "I suppose I will see you later than."

"Yeah," Kira agreed. "But next time, you have to join us." His word was final.


I never thought I would end up here, in the hospital, beside Mr. Yagami's bed as he lies asleep. He had a heart attack shortly after I left the boys, and I must admit, at first I had assumed it was Kira, but then the talk I had with the Shinigami came to mind, and I was overwhelmed with the fact that it had listened to me, but then it was announced that he was stable and alive. One could not imagine my disappointment.

"Huh?" I horsed voice moaned. "V? What are you doing here?" I stared his tired face, and smirked playfully.

"Oh, Mr. Yagami, I heard about your heart attack and came as quickly as possible."

"Oh." He frowned. "But why exactly?" I turned my expression into one of sadness.

"I cannot just come and see if a member of the task force is alright after having a heart attack with a killer on the lose that just so happens to be giving heart attacks without having an ulterior motive? You really think that low of me?" I could imagine he would be very disappointed with himself if he were not so tiered.

"So, you really came here to see if I was alright?"

"Yes." It was the truth. I had demanded Watari to take me here when I heard the news, and had to be sure he was dead to see if the Shinigami had done its work. "The doctors said the heart attack was only caused by stress, so I think you will be alright." He stared at me for a few seconds, and then smiled.

"I'm sorry, V. It seems you were concerned for my health. I don't see any other reason why you would be here if you weren't. Thank you." I smiled kindly and nodded. It appears I am now on Mr. Yagami's good side. That was nice to know. Maybe now he could do something about my lack of freedom now that he has seen the human side of me.

Mr. Yagami's wife came in ten minutes later, and she stayed the whole time up until L and Kira came in. "Okay," she said as she was taking her leave. "See you tomorrow. Have them call home if you need me to bring anything. Light, you take care of him, okay?"

"Yeah." When she left the room and shut the door the concerned son began talking.

"So doctors think that stress was the only cause?"

"Yeah. To be honest I thought it was Kira when I first collapsed, but I'll be alright. It seems I've been pushing myself a bit too hard lately."

"Yes," I agreed.

"And it must have added to your stress knowing Light is a suspect in this investigation." Kira became angry.

"You actually told my father that?"

"Yes, in fact I've told him everything. It's try he even knows I'm L." Light gasped and turned to stare at his bedded father. It appears L has chosen just the right time to make such a confection.

"That's correct," Mr. Yagami admitted sleepily. "This man is L. To protect his identity we on the task force refer to him as Ryuzaki, but make no mistake it's him." It was clear by the look on Kira's face that he believed his father. "And she is who she is," he added. Kira became confused. Hmm, L had not told him yet. Interesting.

"Err, she is who?"

"Oh, yes," L spoke up. "I was going to tell you at the coffee shop, but then this whole incident came up and I forgot."

I decided to continue for him. "Light, this may come as a bit of a shock, but have you ever heard of a criminal that goes by the name V?" He sat up straighter.

"Of course I have. Who hasn't? She's a disgrace to the world and deserves to be locked away!" I smiled at this. How convenient, he was practically flirting with me ever since we met, and now he is telling me, to my face, that I am not worthy enough to leave freely in the world.

"Light, did your father here ever tell you that insulting a woman to her face is considered abuse?" He was speechless, but when he did speak, his speech was stuttered and low.

"Y-you mean . . . you . . . are . . ." I nodded.


After a talk about why Light Yagami was a suspect, and a heart to argument between him and his father, we left the building and were heading towards the car.

"Riuga?" Light asked. "What would it take to get you to believe that I'm not Kira?" What a stupid question. "Please, isn't there something?"

"If you aren't Kira it won't be necessary, let things run their course and the truth will be reviled."

"I can't take this anymore! Put yourself in my position, how do you think it feels to be accused of being Kira?!" L and I both thought of that for a second, and I wanted to tell him how said it would be, but, if I wanted to have the Shinigami take action, I would rather be on its good side.

"It was one of the worst feelings ever," L answered softly at the same time I spoke.

"It was one of the best feelings ever." I could feel their eyes on me, but instead of turning my head to Kira as L had I got into the car and began thinking through the whole Shinigami business. Me having said I approve of its ways really make it kill someone? Perhaps the feeling on the tennis courts was nothing. But I was so sure. . .

I realised I had gotten completely lost in my own thoughts, so, I shook my head to clear it all way. It does not really matter. "Yes, of course," L said then. When did he get in the car?

I did not bother answering that as the car stared driving on the main road. We came to a stop at the lights, waiting for a group of girls to walk across, but one stopped, clenching her chest, and collapsed. A heart attack, but was this one caused by a Shinigami?


Hello! I hope you all liked this chapter! And I am so sorry for all the spelling mistakes, it's just I am always so excited to post a new chapter that I rush through editing it, but fare not, I will do better!