Told mainly from Quillsh Wammy's POV because we all need to give some love to our favorite butler/sniper every now and then ;)
Watari sat at his desk typing at his laptop. He snuck a glance at L, and frowned. There was something off about him today. From an outsider's point of view, there was nothing different about the spidery detective – he sat in his normal hunched position, fingers digging through a bag of Jelly Babies, eyes fixed on his laptop screen. But the shadows under his eyes were deeper than normal, and his knuckles looked bruised, as if he had been hitting something repeatedly last night. His back was also curved more than usual, and his hair fell in front of his face, shading his eyes – his feelings – from everybody else.
He turned back to his laptop, shaking his paternal thoughts out of his head and taking a sip of his tea. L was an adult now, and his superior to boot. Gone were the days of him bringing the boy inside and drying his rat's nest off after watching him run around in the rain, trying to catch raindrops on his tongue. He couldn't protect L from everything. He smiled a bit at the sentimental memories, before L's voice broke into his thoughts, no longer bright and bubbly, but monotonous and emotionless. "Watari,"
Watari turned to L. "What is it, Ryuzaki?"
"Maki-San said that, while searching for a way to communicate with me, she met up with Light Yagami. She also that he asked for her name and a form of identification." he tossed a red Jelly Baby in the air and caught it between his teeth.
"Do you suspect him?" Watari asked.
"Somewhat," L shook the empty bag of Jelly Babies, looking disappointed, before reaching for a box of Flying Saucers. "His actions have been suspicious, and Maki-San says that he turned rather irritable and cold after she gave him her fake ID. As if he somehow knew that it was fake." he bit into one of the sherbet-filled wafers with a loud crunch.
Watari resisted the urge to hand him a napkin. "Do you think that he tried to kill her, and failed?"
"Most likely." L tossed one of the sweets between his hands, looking thoughtful. "A thirty percent chance at the least, eighty at the most."
Watari was silent for a moment. "That's a wide range, Ryuzaki."
"I know," L closed his laptop and stood, stretching, before falling back into his normal, hunched position. "That is why I wish to narrow it down."
"And how are you going to do that?"
L walked forwards and opened a new tab on Watari's laptop. He leaned over the keyboard and typed out a URL. A website popped up, and Watari scanned it, before turning to L. "No."
"Yes," L said. "Please arrange for me to take the entrance exam for To-Oh University on the same date, and during the same session as Light Yagami. I will get to know him, and, through analyzing his personality, determine a more definite percentage."
"L," Watari sighed. "Are you sure about this? There is a high chance that you will be killed."
"Actually, there's only a twenty-four-point seven percent chance that he'll be able to kill me." L said, biting into the Flying Saucer. A few flakes of the sweet landed on Watari's suit, and he brushed them aside. "If he is Kira, he will only have my face, and I will be perfectly safe as long as he doesn't discover my name. That is, if he hasn't made contact with this second Kira who apparently has the same eyes as B."
Watari glanced worriedly at L. "You're sure?" he asked.
"Seventy five point three percent." L replied.
Watari sighed and began filling out the application form. "Very well. What alias should I enter you as?"
L traced his chin with his thumb, and grinned. "Hideki Ryuga – a well-known pop idol. When thinking about the name, that is the face that will automatically pop into his mind. If Hideki dies, then we will know whether or not he is Kira at once."
Watari pressed a button. "Done."
"Thank you, Watari." L turned and headed for his private room. "Oh, by the way," he called over his shoulder. "Naomi saw the photo."
Watari stood up immediately, and stared at L's back. "What? How?"
L turned his face ever so slightly so that Watari could see his coal-black eyes. "Because I let her."
