A/N: Hello, I do hope you like this chapter and will continue reading. I am so sorry for not updating sooner. I am apparently obsessed with Drew, Rick, and Brianna on 'The Night Shift' and kept rewatching Drew/Brianna, Drew, Drew/Rick scenes over and over again.

I also now have a new idea for a fanfic about the show which I hate. That means more fanfic I will likely never get to.

*This means that the day has changed to a differnt one, the one that is mentioned before this. I didn't see a reason to add a Time Skip when he is just recounting what happened.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note or its characters nor do I want to.

Chapter Twelve: In Depth Deductions

Raito's POV

"Ryuzaki has decided that he wants you on the Task Force to help with the investigation" Soichiro informed me when I answered his call. I wasn't surprised that it was this soon because of the stunt he pulled. "If you're still interested you need to come right away"

"Ok father" I told him when I looked at a picture on my desk. I smiled at the picture of L and I when we were much, much younger.

I looked about five and L looked like he was twelve. I was hanging on his neck from behind. We were both laughing. It must be a rare sight to even see L smile these days. I rarely see him smile anymore and I don't laugh as merrily, and honestly, as I did in that picture.

In the background was a big, brick building. Quillish and Roger were at the doors of the building. We had taken the picture in front of Whammy House down the road from my mom's orphanage.

I put the picture back on the shelf next to Aniu. She is an older, white Wolf with a light, bright blue sash around her neck. She also has a sky-blue leg warmer on her front, right leg.

Scene Change: Hotel

"Glad you could make it Raito" L told me before we shook hands.

"Of course I would come Ryuzaki. I want to catch Kira, the same as you" I smiled when I looked around. "And they are? I haven't had the pleasure of meeting any of my father's coworkers before" I asked, bowing my head in apology.

"That's alright Raito, my name is Matsui" Matsuda introduced. I saw who they were with my eyes when I walked into the room. I asked to be polite and not draw attention.

"My name is Aihara" Aizawa introduced. It's not a surprise that L doesn't want me knowing their real names. "Asahi is mine" Soichiro informed. "I see, then I should call myself Raito Asahi?" I asked when I turned to L.

"I'll just call you Raito here, or Lucien if you prefer" L suggested. "Raito's fine. I'm normally only called 'Lucien' outside of Japan" I smiled softly at the man. I'm glad that he decided to ask me about it instead of assuming I would rather be called by one of them.

"We should get to work now. You can start by looking at all the information we have collected so far. I would like you to examine these videos that were not made public despite being sent to Sakura TV" L told me.

"You're not able to take notes out of this room for security reasons. Any, and all, materials must stay here" L explained. "Of course" I smiled before sitting down in front of the snowed TV. "We will now begin"

L put the Tape in pressing play. The first time I heard the voice, I wanted to hit the 'stop' button. It was annoying and high-pitched.

Soichiro's POV

I remember the previous night very vividly:*

"We cannot tell him that there is a possibility of a second Kira" L had told us the night before. Raito doesn't even watch the News, so he wouldn't have any idea about this.

"Wouldn't that make working with him a bit difficult?"

Matsuda is always the first to state the obvious. Raito's a smart man though. "Why bother asking him to work with us then?" Aizawa asked at that time.

"I don't mean indefinitely. I'm curious about his impression of these Tapes without knowing what ours is" L explained, holding one of them up. It had Ruby red tape on the top of it.

"Raito's deductive skill is quite impressive. He may suspect them the work of a second Kira, copycat, or imposter without even knowing there is one"

Raito has better hearing than anyone I know of, so of course he'll figure it out. May even tell us more than L is about the voice.

I've witnessed Raito's skills with a voice coder many times. He can tell the gender, age, location, and describe the original voice just from hearing the voice coder.

"There's more to it than that" L told Matsuda and Aizawa. It confused and shocked the duo.

"The killer we've been pursuing through Raito needs a name and face to kill. Recall that Ukita was killed the moment he arrived at the TV Station. Then the killer requested that I only appear on TV, she didn't mention revealing my name. This implies that the Second Kira only needs to see a person's face to kill. Something that is different from the original Kira" L explained to us last night.

L put down his cup before speaking once again. "I'll have Raito look over all of our information so far, including the video evidence. If he concludes there is a Second Kira, he can be of even more help to us than before. He is suspected of being the original Kira's 'façade' after all" L had explained. I had a feeling he was forcing down a smile at that though.

"He can tell us a lot then Ryuzaki" I told him easily. "How so?" he asked before I looked to Aizawa and Matsuda. "He has a heightened sense of hearing. I've seen him tell people the age, gender, location, and description of the original voice of a person when he listened to a recording and/or voice coder" I explained.

"That's good, right? He can tell us a lot more about the Second Kira" Matsuda was excited about that. "That's true, he may be more useful for this case than I thought" L bit his thumb as he spoke. He didn't break the skin when he bit the pad of it though.

"If he doesn't tell us what he hears from the video, we can still tell him we would like him to assist us in capturing the Second Kira" I nodded, agreeing with the plan.

I hope this won't get Raito into trouble with the law. He's a good man that would risk his life to protect his family, and others. He has two more cases to crack before he can walk the path of a Private Detective.

Raito's POV

I turned on my black Bluetooth, listening to 'Waterfall' by the Piano Guys. I pretended to play the keys of a Piano as I listened to it. I was trying very hard to listen to the screechy female's voice again, but it was hard. I don't like voices like this at all.

I don't want L to die, I don't know what the fire did to his brain or systems. He forgot about me and likely his underworld Detective work, so why not mess with his immortality?

The way these guys didn't explain the video didn't go unnoticed by me either. L probably told them not to explain it to me. It is very likely that he wants to know what I think about it. "Have you come to any conclusion Raito?"

"It's a second Kira, L. Not hard to tell if you heard as many voice coders as I have. This Kira is female, contradictory to the phrasing of the notes which suggest that the original Kira is male. Though, if it was the original Kira, he would've had his façade to all the talking. Kira mentions that his façade is male in the poems. This Kira is a female in her late teens to early twenties, high-pitched voice, likely a Model or something like that" I told them.

"Why do you think that?" L asked, his owlish eyes making my knees feel weak and my brain short-circuit. I turned my gaze away from him and turned off my Bluetooth to answer him.

"You can hear camera shutters in the background. She's either in a dressing room or her room depending on where she had a shoot that day and if her room is close enough to the front of her house to hear the Paparazzi. Based on her voice, she's bound to be an actress or a model. People would get annoyed if she talked longer than five, maybe ten, minutes so likely a Model. Do you want me to go on?" I asked a bit bored.

"No, those are very good deductive skills Raito" L praised, thumb on his lips. He was likely biting the pad of it. Old habits never die it seems. "What do you surmise about the killings/potential killing then?"

"She was likely caught up in a crime of some kind. Family or loved one was likely bullied or taken advantage of, maybe even killed. The culprit must've been to court a lot but never charged. This stems from the fact she wants the Police to work with her and wants you and the Detectives to reveal your faces. She doesn't want to get caught and put to death when the wrongdoer was caught and wasn't tried. Kira likely killed the suspect, so she feels indebted to him for it and wants to help"

"Another reason I don't want to watch the News or get involved in cases like these when I become a Private Detective" I sighed when I looked at the screen. "Very good Raito, we also think this is a second Kira. I thought the same about the reason for the victims" L told me.

"I try" I shrugged at him. "If I was the only one who thought there was a second Kira, it wouldn't be very convincing, would it?" I smiled at that. "I suppose so" smirking a bit before speaking again.

"I don't mind being tested Ryuzaki, I really don't, but please make it harder next time. I have two more cases to solve before my 100-case quota ends. I want a challenging case for once" I told him. "I see, so that's why you want to be a part of this case" he theorized. I shrugged as an answer.

"As hard as it may be to believe Ryuzaki, I actually happen to like you" I smiled at him.

"Alright, our first priority is to catch the Second Kira. An obvious sympathizer with the original Kira. I think she may even be willing to obey the real Kira. We could lure her into a trap with a fake message from the real Kira" L informed/suggested.

"Seems easy enough, something I would even think of if you didn't already voice it" I smiled. "So, you think it's easy?" L asked, I shrugged. "Don't be offended, many things are easy for me" I smiled.

"I would like you to play the real Kira then" L suggested. I nodded in compliance. "If that's what you wish. I won't try so is that okay?" he nodded at this.

"That's fine, so long as it sounds like something the real Kira would write" he agreed. I'll make Ryuk write it, he is the real Kira after all. "Do you think you would be able to script a message in time for it to be aired in tonight's news?" I nodded, smiling a little.

"Of course! It'll be like the real Kira wrote it" I smiled, tilting my head to the left. I glanced at Ryuk as I went to take my red Bluetooth from my pocket.

Time Skip: Past Sunset

"Is this alright Ryuzaki?" I smiled as I handed him the paper. In hindsight I probably should've read it before showing it to him.

"I think it's believable, but I didn't read it. I was sort of spacing out so I don't really know what I wrote" I elaborated. "I think you did very well, but do you think this letter should include 'you are free to kill L'?"

"Does it actually say that?!" I stood trying to grab the paper from him. He kept it away from my grasp though. "Just answer the question instead of acting so out of character"

"Ahaha, sorry. No, I don't think that should be added. She'd obey him without thought of consequences and I wouldn't want that to happen" I lost you once, I don't want to risk it again.

"Change the message however you like, it's not like I know what Kira's thinking anyway" and I don't. He probably just thinks about when he can eat his next Apple and/or who to kill and how to kill them.

"The script is ready, Mr. Aihara. I'll leave the rest to you" L told Aizawa. I didn't bother listening to the News the others are watching since I already know what's going to be played.

Time Skip: Several Days Later

I was talking to L about the Artist I love and why I like his paintings when his Laptop showed a Gothic 'W'.

"We have received a reply from the Second Kira" Watari informed over Laptop. Soichiro and the others were surprised, but I wasn't. L wasn't either from the looks of it. "I will bring over the Tape and Envelope that we received. In the meantime, I will stream a copy of it to your computer.

I didn't want to listen to it, but she basically just said that she will follow orders and do as 'Kira' says. "She can't be used Raito, she's practically useless!" she made Ryuk mad so she's not completely useless.

"I don't think you have the eyes, but I won't try to kill you though"

What is she trying to do?! Talking about the 'eyes' in a public message this this. She's insane!

"What does she mean by 'eyes'?" Aizawa asked. The other Detectives asked the same thing. "What do you think of it Raito?" L asked. I could tell he was terrified.

"She could be referring to the way she can kill with just a face. Could need a name and face but can find out the name of the person she wants to kill with something or another" I theorized. "You can figure something out. When we meet we can show our Shinigami to each other"

L started to freak out when she mentioned them. I ran over to him, putting my arms around his shoulders to keep his arms at his sides so it'll be harder for him to hurt himself or others.

"It's okay L, think about this rationally, will you?" I asked. He continued screaming, worrying and scaring the Detectives.

"It's probably a code word for how they kill, maybe even the weapon's name. A nickname like the 'Red Scare' for the Norinco AK47 56S 7.62x39. Even 'Amigo' for a Polytech Legend AK-47/S 7.62x39" I reasoned.

He calmed down at that before I sighed in appreciation for my older brother. He has a massive weapon collection in Alaska. He told me the nickname of every Gun he has when I was five. He included the make, model, and caliber with the nicknames to.

DEATH NOTE

"The original Kira wrote something, mentioning the 'Shinigami'. I guess that's why I was so startled" L explained, patting my arm three times. I let him go, steeping away.

"Then maybe we are dealing with the same Kira" Soichiro suggested. I scoffed at the idea. "I highly doubt that"

"If it was the real Kira, he wouldn't have replied like that. He has a short temper, right? Wouldn't he have mentioned something like not pretending to be him when he knows who's real and who isn't?" I asked them. "And why agree to letting L live when someone just told L to die on National TV? It makes no sense with how much hard work he likely put in to kill L going to waste" I explained.

"Maybe there's another connection to Kira and this other guy. They likely met before and used 'Shinigami' as a way to throw us off" Aizawa suggested. "That's unlikely" L cut in, making me smile. At least he's not scared anymore. I've rarely seen L scared. When he is though, talking and logic normally calm him down.

"It's as Raito says. It's likely a code or a nickname for the way they kill. The real Kira wouldn't give up on killing me so easily either" L reasoned. "It suggests that she has her own agenda, I think her real motivation is to meet the real Kira" he suggested in a determined tone.

"She's acting out of motivation to meet the original Kira from what she said in the video. The parts I was able to listen to anyway. The question now is how are they killing people? The weapon is likely called 'Shinigami', but I don't know any weapons with that name" holding my chin in pretend thought.

"That should explain the connection between them. We just need to convince the copycat to tell us what that is"

"Should we leave the rest to the two Kiras, Ryuzaki?" I asked, head tilted in curiosity. "Yes, we should" he answered, bringing his thumb to his lips.

"The Second Kira is likely satisfied that she thinks she has the real Kira's attention. The real Kira is likely following this exchange and will want to stop us from meeting with this Kira. The original Kira may be pressured to respond this time" L theorized.

His logic is likely going to work, he's angered Ryuk. "What if he doesn't respond?" Aizawa asked, seeming intrigued. He leaned forward when he asked, showing genuine interest in L's answer.

"If Kira doesn't respond, the Second Kira might pressure him into a meeting. That would, of course, make Kira nervous" that would probably work if Kira wasn't an invisible being. I would be the one to get caught, not Ryuk.

"Stopping the meeting would give us physical evidence against Kira. Let's gather all the intel we can about this copycat" L suggested.**

Scene Change: Emerald Crown

She's going to slip up at some point, that I know for sure.

"We have to kill her soon Raito" Ryuk said, annoying me when I brought my Coffee to my lips. "It is 'I' not 'we' when you talk about the Death Note, Ryuk. I'm not writing down anyone's name, you are. I also don't know how they die, when they die, or who dies either" I frowned as I elongated my fangs.

My teeth returned to normal as I set my Americano cup down. I flinched when I heard the same voice from the message.

I turned around to see a blonde with twin ponytails. "How can I contact the Second Kira without you getting caught?"

I had ordered an Apple Tart, so he'd be quiet, but it seems he wasn't going to. I don't like sweets as much as Sayu, and definitely not as much as L and Russel, so I don't order much here in the first place.

A/N: Hello, I finished writing this at 9:02 A.M. on October 16, 2017.

I finished rewriting this at 7:17 P.M. on October 11, 2018.

**I feel bad for Gelus. Misa is a cruel person.

I hope you like this chapter and will continue reading.