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Sakura02: Because they are crazy geniuses and crazy geniuses can't be normal XD
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"Light isn't Kira!" Hiroko shouted, glaring up at L and pinching his hand that she was still holding. "That's a bad joke, Ryuga!"
Naoko nodded her head, holding Light's hand tighter. "There's no way Light-san would do something as bad as killing others." She blinked as Light ruffled her hair with his free hand. "Light-san?"
Light laughed good naturedly. "Me? Kira?"
L glared down at Hiroko and whapped her in the head with his tennis racket. "Pinch me again and you'll go in the closet when we get back to Headquarters. When I say 'suspect', it's really only about one percent. What I'd really like to be certain of is that you aren't Kira and that you have amazing investigative skills so you can help with the investigation."
"I'm still hungry." Hiroko whined, pulling on L's hand.
L ignored her, actually pulling his arm up with Hiroko still attached and making the little girl's feet dangle in the air. "I think we should move to a more private place to talk." He motioned towards the rather large crowd that had been watching them play tennis.
Light smiled and nodded. He gently squeezed Naoko's hand as she stared nervously at the large crowd. "It seems this tennis match has made us even more infamous around here. I'll lead the way."
The strange little group managed to slip off of campus and make their way over to a small coffee shop. Light steered them to the very back of the shop to a small booth in the far corner. "I love this place. Nobody can hear what you're talking about when you sit back here." Light explained as they all squished into the booth, Naoko sitting beside Light and Hiroko beside L. Light and L ordered coffee while Naoko and Hiroko ordered chocolate milk and sandwiches. As soon as their orders were brought out, Light and L were all business.
"So, Yagami-kun," L began. "what was it that you wanted to ask me?"
Light smiled and took a sip of his coffee. "I'll ask once you're positive I'm not Kira."
"I still think it's stupid that you suspect Light." Hiroko squeaked as L shoved part of her sandwich into her mouth. She glared up at him as she munched on her sandwich.
"Hush." L said firmly. "The grown ups are talking. "If it's all right with you, Yagami-kun, I'd like to test your reasoning abilities." When Light nodded, L continued. "Does the fact that I told you I'm L tell you anything?"
Light took another sip of his coffee. "It says that you have some hopes that I can help in solving this case and that if you tell someone you're L, you won't be killed or you've taken precautions so that you can't be killed. That leads one to draw the conclusion that, despite the reports saying that Kira just needs to know what a person looks like to kill them, he may need something else as well. In which case, one can conclude that that something is a name. I deduced that from that fact that while L would use an alias anyways, you made a point to use Hideki Ryuga, a celebrity whose name and face are well known to everyone."
Hiroko blinked, looking between L and Light. "Really? I thought it just meant he was an idiot. Ow!" Hiroko whined as L smacked her upside the head. "Child abuser!"
"Hiroko, maybe if you stopped talking, Ryuga-san would stop hitting you." Naoko said softly, biting her lip to keep from giggling as L and Hiroko glowered at each other.
"Good girl, Naoko." L said, pulling a lollipop out of his pocket. "Here's some candy."
Naoko hesitantly took the candy, refraining from pointing out to L that she was not a dog.
"That's not fair!" Hiroko whined. "I want candy."
"Be silent or I will put you in the closet." L said threateningly. "You are correct by the way, Yagami-kun." He frowned as Hiroko suddenly went very pale. "What's wrong?"
Hiroko shook her head, her entire body trembling. "N-Nothing. I'm going to the bathroom!" She shouted before leaping from the booth and rushing off.
"Wait, Hiroko!" Naoko rushed after her sister into the bathroom. She found Hiroko curled up in the corner of the bathroom, covered in a cold sweat. "What's wrong, Hiroko?"
Hiroko leaned against Naoko and clutched tightly to her sister. "I need paper." She gasped out. She was chewing furiously at her lip until the skin broke and blood seeped out.
Naoko rushed over to the paper towel holder and yanked out a few sheets. She hurried back over to Hiroko and placed the paper towels in front of her. "Is it Kira? Or the Bad Man?"
Hiroko shook her head, coating her finger in the blood from her lip. She wasn't writing anything this time. Instead, she was drawing a pair of blood red eyes.
"They look like a girl's eyes." Naoko said softly, watching her twin draw the bloody picture. She stood up and retrieved another paper towel, dampening it before going back to Hiroko and lightly dabbing at her sister's bloody lip. "Is that all you saw?"
Hiroko nodded, shaking her chills off. "First the name Rem and now these eyes…Naoko, keep an eye on any female auras we pass. Maybe Kira's a girl…"
Naoko nodded, helping Hiroko to stand up. "We still haven't told Watari about the name yet. We can show him the picture when we get back."
Just as the two girls were about to exit the bathroom, Light threw the door open. He looked down at the girls, just missing Hiroko hiding the picture behind her back. "Girls, we have to go, now!"
"What's wrong, Light-san?" Naoko asked as he grabbed both their hands and led them out of the bathroom and out the café where L was already climbing into the car that Watari had brought.
"My father had a heart attack." Light grit out, obvious anger in his eyes.
The ride to the hospital was silent and tense. The girls were squished between Light and L, both whom were looking out the window, not speaking a word. As soon as the car pulled up to the hospital, Light flew out of the car, followed by the twins and L. Light grabbed Naoko's hand while L grabbed Hiroko's, making sure the two girls didn't get lost.
"Soichiro!" Hiroko and Naoko rushed over to Soichiro's bedside, worry on both their faces. "Are you okay?"
Soichiro smiled and weakly patted both on the head. "I'm fine, girls. I'm sorry to make you worry."
"Girls?" Sachiko looked at the two in disbelief. "I thought you were with family in England."
"It's a long story, Sachiko." Soichiro consoled. He smiled as L and Light entered the room. "The doctor's say I just overworked myself."
Light frowned as he and L both took a seat beside Soichiro. "Are you sure it was just overwork?"
"Light, how could you say something like that?" Sachiko exclaimed.
"Mom, think about." Light said patiently. "It's the same way all of Kira's other victims died."
Soichiro sighed. "The thought did cross my mind…"
L chewed on his thumb. "You are the head of the Taskforce in charge of the Kira case. You are one of the people Kira would want dead…"
Seeing how upset Sachiko was getting, Soichiro sent her home. He blinked as Naoko was staring rather intently at him. "What's wrong, Naoko? I'm okay. Really."
"Kira didn't do it." Naoko said softly, her eyes slightly glazed over.
L frowned. "What are you talking about? How do you know?" L's frown deepened as Naoko didn't answer.
"Naoko?" Light gently placed a hand on Naoko's shoulder, turning the little girl from Soichiro to him. "How do you know that Kira didn't do it?"
"His aura is different from one of Kira's victims." Naoko answered. "Kira's victims always have a shaky blue aura as they're dying and once they've died. Soichiro-san's is the same as it always is. He just overworked himself."
"Naoko!" Hiroko cried out as Naoko suddenly collapsed.
Light caught Naoko with ease and pulled her into his lap. "Hiroko, what was she talking about?"
Hiroko shifted nervously as L pulled his phone out and called Watari to come retrieve the twins. "I'm not supposed to say."
L frowned. "We're going to have a long talk when we get back to Headquarters." He nodded to Watari as the man came in and retrieved Naoko from Light. "Take them to the car and wait for me outside."
Hiroko followed after Watari. "Are we in trouble, Watari?"
Watari smiled as he situated Naoko in the back seat. "No. Nothing bad will happen to the two of you, I promise."
Hiroko nodded and snuggled next to her sister. She flinched as L opened the door, talking to Light a moment longer before shutting the door.
As the car drove off, L turned his attention to Hiroko. "Tell me everything. Now."