Chapter Fourteen: To College Once More!
Ryuzaki and Mr. Monk were examining evidence on the second Kira. Mr. Monk was once again doing, as Natalie put it, "that thing with his hands". This actually pleased Mr. Monk since there had not been that much evidence to completely focus on. Mr. Monk suddenly sneezed as he held a piece of hair in a baggy.
"This is cat hair," Mr. Monk said.
"How do you know?" Ryuzaki asked.
"I'm allergic to cats," Mr. Monk replied, "Natalie wipe." Natalie took a Wet One from her purse and handed it to Mr. Monk. She didn't see the reason for it, after all the cat hair was in a baggy but she learned by now not to questions Mr. Monk's ways. Ryuzaki held up the evidence to the light so he could get a better look. Sure enough, it was cat hair. Shawn, meanwhile, had the nerve to play video games using Ryuzaki's TV with Matsuda. It was most likely either a racing game or a mindless shooting game.
"Are you using the TV to play video games?" Ryuzaki asked from behind. Shawn looked up surprised that Ryuzaki knew.
"Uhh...no," he said. He was about to continue playing but Gus unplugged the video game.
"Gus!" Shawn exclaimed.
"Thank you Gus," Ryuzaki said.
"Anytime," Gus replied.
"Are you still mad because Ryu knows you can't play tennis?" Shawn said.
"No. Maybe I just want you to actually work on the case. Maybe you forgot that I have a job and I'm going to lose it if we don't solve this case soon," Gus replied.
"You could always stay in America when you go there in a few days," Ryuzaki pointed out. Not that he wanted Gus to leave. Gus was the only person who could keep Shawn sort of under control. If Gus was gone, who knows what would happen and there was no way Natalie would be able to completely watch Shawn since she had to take care of Mr. Monk.
"And get left behind...I don't think so," Gus said. Thank goodness for that.
"As much as I miss my house and...everything...I don't think I could leave the case...it would just be...incomplete," Mr. Monk said.
"That's the spirit Mr. Monk," Natalie replied. She was actually surprised Mr. Monk didn't want to go home to the point where he was begging.
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"Yagami-san," Ryuzaki called from his chair, "If I die in the next few days, your son is Kira." The others looked up with surprise. What was with this random comment? Not to mention, they didn't like the idea of Ryuzaki being dead either.
"What are you saying all of a sudden Ryuzaki?" Yagami asked.
"If I die I'm counting on you to keep things together. You can use Watari as you wish."
"Dude what about us?" Shawn asked.
"It would be best for you four to go back to America before you're killed too. After I die, you will be the next biggest threats. And since you four clearly hate Light so much you won't be able to get anything out of him if he is Kira. At least not alone." As much as this slightly pissed them off, the four couldn't help but agree. They all hated Light there was no question and there was no way they would be able to get information out of him no matter how hard they tried.
"Ryuzaki when my son is here you state he's mostly been cleared. Just how deeply do you suspect him?"
"Even I don't know how I truly feel. This has never happened before and if the two Kiras have joined forces I'm in big trouble," Ryuzaki said as he continued to look through evidence while taking his cup of tea, "So it may be possible that I'll no longer be able to think things through calmly."
"You'll be fine Ryuzaki. Mr. Monk has been in danger many times and he is always able to think calmly," Natalie said.
"I'm sure he does...," Shawn said with little confidence, "but we have been in dangerous situations and have always thought clearly."
"Oh yeah right I guess you forgot when you ran out of here back when the second Kira first came on television," Natalie said.
"Hey Mr. Monk was freaking out too," Shawn retorted.
"Yeah but he didn't run away."
"...So if I'm killed assume that Light is Kira. I will have Watari do the same," Ryuzaki continued completely ignoring Natalie and Shawn's fight.
"Ryuzaki..." Mr. Monk said as he was now pacing around the room, "I think I figured something out. Here's what happened..."
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"You all understand the plan right?" Ryuzaki was asking the four as they made their way to the college. Mr. Monk had come up with part of the puzzle they were trying to solve just a few hours ago. Mr. Monk, Ryuzaki, and Shawn then re-examined the evidence and, along with help from forensics, were able to conclude that Misa Amane was the second Kira. Though there was no guarantee she'd be there, Ryuzaki also wanted to let Light be aware that he was still a suspect. Perhaps this would save Ryuzaki some time if his life was in serious danger.
"Before we go over to Light, I want to have a tennis match," Gus said. After watching the tennis match with Light and Ryuzaki, Gus had been dying to play tennis with Ryuzaki.
"Give me a break Gus, you're going to lose," Shawn said.
"Way to be supportive," Natalie said.
"I don't mind but it will have to be a quick game...after all we are working on a case still," Ryuzaki said. Normally, Ryuzaki wouldn't have agreed but he felt bad for Gus since Shawn kept calling him such a poor tennis player.
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Gus and Ryuzaki walked out to the tennis court. Well, Ryuzaki walked while Gus skipped over to his side. Shawn stood behind Ryuzaki's line while Mr. Monk stood behind Gus' line.
"Go easy on him Ryu," Shawn said. Ryuzaki put the ball in play and, to his surprise, Gus was able to hit it. Unfortunately, it just missed the line, making it out.
"Out," Ryuzaki said.
"Out my ass! It was right on the line!" Gus exclaimed as he walked toward the net.
"You missed by a mile Gus," Shawn replied.
"Whose side are you on anyway?" Gus got back to his position. Ryuzaki once again put the ball in play. Gus desperately fought to keep the ball in play but Ryuzaki was just too good despite his efforts to go easy on Gus. Going easy on people wasn't as easy as he thought. Gus managed to get hit a few times using the racket as a shield. The game probably lasted five minutes, not even, until Gus gave up.
"I think I'll stick to comic books and spelling bees," Gus said as they walked over to a bench.
"You weren't that terrible," Ryuzaki said.
"You gotta remember Gus, Ryuga is like a pro," Shawn said.
"Yeah well when this case is over, I'm taking lessons from Ryuga," Gus said. The five walked to a few benches. Shawn and Gus sat next to each other on one, Ryuzaki on another, and Mr. Monk and Natalie were standing in between the two benches. Mr. Monk would have sat down until Ryuzaki put his feet up without any socks. Then he started to think about how many people did exactly what Ryuzaki was doing. Suddenly the bench became a death trap to poor Mr. Monk. Mr. Monk then looked down to see that Ryuzaki had placed his shoes exactly in alignment to one another and thought it was very thoughtful of him considering Mr. Monk really didn't want to touch his germ infected shoes. Natalie noticed this too and wondered if Mr. Monk was spreading his obsessive compulsiveness to Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki pulled out a book to read while the five waited.
The five looked up to see Light coming towards them with a girl. No doubt a pawn in his little game.
"Oh Yagami, hello," Ryuzaki said as he looked up from his book. Shawn looked confusingly to Gus.
"Wait that's Light why is he calling him Yagami? Isn't Yagami Light's father?" Shawn asked.
"It's their last name. You know like Mr. or Ms.?" Gus tried to explain as best he could even though he wasn't entirely sure what he was talking about either.
"You sure that was okay?" Ryuzaki asked Light as the girl walked away.
"Never mind her. Are you sure you should be out here? I thought you were worried about being seen," Light asked. Natalie became a little offended by Light's reference to the girl. He seemed like one of those guys that only used girls for his little plots. Like his plots to kill as Kira.
"I realized it would be fine as long as you're not Kira. Since you're the only one on the outside who knows I'm L. So if I'm killed in the next few days, I've told the task force and the other Ls to assume that Light is Kira," Ryuzaki said. Shawn raised an eyebrow at this. Other Ls? What other Ls? Light was thinking the same thing.
"Oh I didn't tell you? I'm not the only one who calls himself L. Let's just say L is a whole group of investigators," Ryuzaki said. Shawn was tempted to ask if he could be an L but he didn't think this was the time.
"You said you missed me being at school so I thought this would be a good change of pace...college can be fun as long as you don't die," Ryuzaki observed.
"Yeah! Beer fest time!" Shawn exclaimed. The others stared at him.
"Haha! I still don't understand how this guy got involved with the investigation!" Ryuk said, laughing as usual, "Those four should have their own comedies!"
"...Or...we...could study..." Shawn offered. Light ignored Shawn's comments and turned his attention to Ryuzaki.
"Yeah it's boring without you, nobody on my level," Light said.
"Well Mr. Brown is here too," Natalie said. She hated how Light seemed to underestimate the four of them and put Ryuzaki on a pedestal. Mr. Monk was the one who knew what caused each of his sneezes. However, she was also nervous. Who knows when Light would try to kill Ryuzaki. Today? Tomorrow? When they were away visiting their friends in America? Maybe they could ask Stottlemeyer for advice and hopefully Randy would be able to concentrate...well sort of concentrate instead of raving about L.
"Shall we get some cake from the cafeteria?" Ryuzaki asked as he got up, putting his shoes back on. Mr. Monk was dying to ask Light a few questions but he knew it would only ruin their progress. Shawn and Gus got up from their seats and were ready to follow the others. The group started walking towards the cafeteria to get L's cake.
"Light there you are!" a voice could be heard from behind. Light turned around with a surprise look on his face. Shawn immediately remembered the girl from Aoyama. Just as they suspected.
"That's her," Shawn said quickly to Ryuzaki before Light could here. Mr. Monk eyed the girl. Well she was wearing...interesting clothing. Natalie tried to hide her cringing. That voice...the voice of a complete airhead.
"Are these your friends Light? They're really unique and cool," the girl said. Mr. Monk smiled slightly and turned to Natalie.
"Hear that Hilary? We're cool," Mr. Monk said.
"I heard Mr. Brown," Natalie said.
"I'm Light's girlfriend Misa Amane. Nice to meet you," Misa said. Shawn held in his laughter. Now every time he saw her, he was going to think of Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars and how he always said 'misa' before every sentence.
"Hello my name is Ad—John Brown and this is my assistant Hilary Spencer," Mr. Monk said as he almost slipped. He had been so use to using his own name whenever he said that to clients or even culprits.
"I'm Martin and this is Bud," Shawn said.
"I'm Hideki Ryuga," Ryuzaki said.
"Huh? Hideki Ryuga...Mr. Brown..." Misa said. None of those names matched the ones a top of their heads. The three detectives noticed this reaction but weren't sure what to make of it. Lucky for her, Light was able to stop her from continuing her confused expression.
"Yeah Ryuga has the same name as that singer funny isn't it?" Light said. That was a close one. Ryuzaki placed his index finger to his lips and smiled slightly. The four became a little excited. Was Ryuzaki finally convinced that Light was Kira?
"Yagami..." Ryuzaki said. Yes this was it! "...I'm jealous." The four stared blankly at Ryuzaki. WHAT?!
"I've been a huge fan since the March issue of Eighteen," he said. Ryuk burst into laughter. Not because of what Ryuzaki said but the look on everyone's face. Even Light was slightly shocked. Shawn leaned into the small group.
"Did anyone know about this? This wasn't part of the plan right?" he whispered.
"I don't know..." Mr. Monk said. It wasn't that big of a shock but Mr. Monk always blew things out of proportion. No one knew if Ryuzaki was trying to trick Misa and Light or if he was being serious.
When the others snapped back into reality, a group of people were coming to surround Misa. Mr. Monk immediately began to frown.
"Hilary...there's people...coming here," he said.
"It'll be fine Mr. Brown," Natalie said. He was acting like they were on the front line of a war assembly and he was about to go into battle and die with dignity. The storm of people finally arrived to their destination and Mr. Monk was caught in the middle of it.
"Natalie! Natalie wipe!" Mr. Monk yelled as the crowd began to separate him from his assistant. He felt people taping his hand as they tried to get close to Misa. Lucky for him, there were so many people around it was impossible for Light to hear Natalie's real name.
"Mr. Brown I'm coming," Natalie called as she took out a packet of Wet Ones. She immediately handed the little package to him. Mr. Monk frantically wiped his hands. Meanwhile, Shawn and Gus were watching Ryuzaki as he swiped Misa's phone out of her bag.
"Hey who just touched my butt!" Misa asked as she turned around. Ryuzaki immediately hid the cell phone behind his back.
"How imprudent! That is unforgivable, I shall catch the culprit!" Ryuzaki said.
"Hilary, let's get out of this death hole!" Mr. Monk said as he and Natalie struggled to get out of the crowd. When they finally pushed their way out, Mr. Monk of course made sure his sleeves covered his hands, Mr. Monk gasped for breath as though he had been underwater.
"Mr. Monk are you okay?" Natalie asked. Mr. Monk nodded. He then turned around to see that the crowd had dispersed and Misa was gone.
"Well then I'll be heading to class now. We have psychology together right?" Ryuzaki asked Light. Shawn and Gus came back towards Mr. Monk and Natalie.
"Is he okay?" Gus asked gesturing to Mr. Monk.
"Yeah he's fine," Natalie answered. Ryuzaki was now coming towards them. The five began to walk away from Light.
Suddenly, a cell phone began to ring loudly. Mr. Monk jumped up a little as Ryuzaki took a cell phone out of his pocket. Shawn and Gus knew it was Misa's cell phone and they didn't need to guess who was calling it.
"Hello?" Ryuzaki said into the phone, pretending to play dumb though he knew exactly who was calling.
"Ryuga, that's not funny," Light said, clearly irritated. Mr. Monk knew that feeling. He had said the same thing to Natalie when she tried to 'punk' him about a piece of dust on his suit.
"Oh looks like someone dropped this cell phone in the crowd earlier," Ryuzaki said.
"Yeah that's Misa's phone, so I'll return it to her," Light said. If Light wasn't so close to the five, he probably would have been cursing off right about now.
"Oh sure," Ryuzaki said, still talking into the cell phone. He finally handed the phone to Light. Just then, another cell phone began to ring. Shawn, Gus, and Natalie checked their cell phones. Nothing. Ryuzaki took out his phone.
"Oh, it's my phone," Ryuzaki said as he began to listen to the caller, "Yes...yes...so you did it? Yes...understood." Light waited patiently to know what was going on. Did what? Who did what?
"I believe this will be a case of good news and bad news for you Light," Ryuzaki said, "Misa has been apprehended on the suspicion of being the second Kira."
"Yeah we saw her in Aoyama that day," Shawn said, "she was wearing a disguise."
"And there was cat hair on the envelope and in her room...but the cat was missing," Mr. Monk said. It had been bothering him for a while. Cat hair on the envelope, cat hair in the room but no cat? That didn't make any sense.
"The announcement of a suspected second Kira would cause a worldwide frenzy so we will keep it secret for now," Ryuzaki said.
"So what's the good news?" Ryuk asked despite the fact no one could hear him.
"Are you all right Light? This must be hard for you," Ryuzaki said.
"What is the good news?" Light asked. He figured he'd ask since Ryuk wouldn't stop shouting "What's the good news?" and it was getting on his nerves. The others stared blankly at each other.
"Uhh...I saved money on my car insurance by switching to Geico," Shawn offered even though it obviously wasn't true. Ryuzaki, Light, and Ryuk stared blankly at him. He guessed they never saw that commercial.