12: Found

" . . . I've found Kira."

Asao stared blankly at the five television screens set up in front of the Kira investigation team in dismay. How could she have possibly made contact with Kira so quickly?! Light was under surveillance for so long and under such tight security, when did she have the time?!

"This is bad!" "They've joined forces?!" the other members of the investigation were in a tizzy about what to do until L held up his hand for them to be silent.

"We should not panic yet, it is possible from the language the second Kira uses here that he has only seen Kira and knows who he is but has not yet contacted him. In which case we still have time to find out information about both of them before our number is up."

There's gotta be something I'm missing, Asao rummaged around the bargain bin of candy at the nearest supermarket alone and spaced out, there's got to be a way to get to the second Kira before she gets to us, or worse, gets to the original Kira and uses her power to kill us all off. But what can I do?

Asao picked up a package of the plain glazed doughnuts L loved, a box of cooked calamari and several sushi platters for herself and the rest of the team while she thought. She rounded the corner on the lookout for L's panda shaped macaroons when she heard a crash in the next aisle, Asao rushed around the corner to see a young girl lying on the ground, unmoving. The first thought that popped into her mind . . .

Kira!

She rushed to the girl's side, relieved when she swore under her breath.

"Misa's sorry for worrying you," the girl, a short bubbly blonde who was dressed in all black, apologized, "Misa was trying to reach the potato chips on the top shelf but Misa's foot slipped off the shelf and Misa fell."

Asao stood up and grabbed the bag of chips the girl had been reaching for and giggled at the jealous look on her face.

"How tall are you?" she asked.

"Five six, names Ryuga Hideki." Asao laughed and helped her up off the ground.

"Well my name's Misa Amane, wow, I never thought I'd find a shopping buddy! Who are you here for?" she asked while eyeing the box of doughnuts in Asao's hand.

Misa amane? Like the fashion model? Well, I guess it's not that strange when my name's Ryuga Hideki.

"You're sharp," Asao picked up a sugary drink for L, "my boyfriend asked me to go out and pick him up some sweets, and you?" Misa looked kind of sheepish at the question.

"Misa's boyfriend didn't ask her to get things but Misa thought he would like some more chips, they're his favorite."

"Geez! It sounds to me like these guys have got us securely wrapped around their little fingers!"

Suddenly Asao's phone rang and, a second later so did Misa's.

"It's him!" they both said.

"Asao? I'd like for you to come to the University as quickly as possible . . ." then he hung up. Asao waved goodbye to Misa who was just putting her phone away as well.

"It was a pleasure meeting you Miss Amane but I've got to go pick my boyfriend up from his school." But as she turned to leave Misa caught ahold of her sleeve and almost yanked her back with a smiling and excited look on her face.

"Does your boyfriend by chance attend Todai University?!" Asao slowly nodded yes, "Yay! Misa was right! So does mine so let's go together okay?"

Misa was still giggling when the two women reached the spot where both of their "boyfriends" told them to meet them. There in front of Asao was standing Light who was talking to L who sat in his odd way on a park bench. Misa squealed beside Asao and tightened her grip on Asao's arm around which hers was linked and pointed at L who stared back at them.

"Oh Ryuga, Misa thought you said your boyfriend was cute!" Asao blushed and shoved Misa off her arm.

"Don't say that in front of him idiot!" but when she looked up Asao switched from being embarrassed to overwhelmingly happy. Light's face was the pinnacle of horror.

Gotcha.

L hopped off his bench and leaned in close to Misa's face, making both she and Asao uncomfortable.

"Light . . . I'm jealous, I've been a huge fan of Miss Amane since the October issue of 18." Asao's jaw dropped. Her hand rocketed up to smack L across the back of the head.

"Ryuzaki don't say things like that! She's seeing Light!"

Suddenly a crowd of excited college students rushed up to Misa wanting to take pictures and talk to her. The four of them were engulfed in the crowd which only cleared when Misa screamed.

"Eeek! Someone touched my butt!" before anything could be said or done about the fact Misa's manager miraculously appeared and dragged her away. Asao stuck close to L's side as the crowd dissipated.

"You must have a considerable amount of self-control Light. If it were Ryuga who was violated just now I would have knocked the perpetrator to the ground." Asao blushed again. Light shrugged.

"I didn't even see the guy, besides I have to get to class.

"As do we." L said, "I suppose it would be good for us to go to a lecture every once in a while, I believe the three of us have psychology next?"

Light nodded an affirmation.

"Good, see you there. We're going to pick up lunch first." L linked his arm with Asao's and dragged her away before checking over his shoulder to ensure that Light was doing the same.

"L – Ryuzaki, what was that for?"

Suddenly L's pocket began buzzing, someone was calling him. He reached in his pocket to retrieve a small pink phone with a Misa Amane phone charm hanging off of it. He held the phone up to his ear.

"Hello? Hellooo? Is anyone there? Hello?" before he was finished speaking Asao punched L in the arm hard enough to send him tumbling to the ground.

"You were the one who touched her butt you jerk!"

"No need to get so jealous," said L as he helped himself up off the ground, "it was for the investigation I didn't mean anything by it." by the time Asao had calmed down enough to stop hitting L, Light had gone over to them.

"Thanks Ryuzaki, that's Misa's phone, I'll return it to her the next time I see her." L picked up his own phone when it rang and said yes twice before putting it away.

"That won't be necessary Light; Misa Amane has just been taken into custody as the prime suspect of the second Kira investigation."

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