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It's all over...my heart feels like it's going to stop beating any moment...it hurts to just think of him...saying his name is like stabbing my self with a white hot knife. I miss him...I long for his arms embracing me again...his black hair sweeping across his forehead and mine when he's close to me...his soft, comforting smile...those ebony eyes glistening every time he looked at me...I miss him so much...
Katsuko laid in her hospital bed, hands relaxing behind her head and stared blankly at the ceiling.
"I miss you so much already L," she whispered, unaware of the shining tears drifting down her face, "it's only been a week, and already, I feel like I'm dying away inside too. I haven't come up with anything for Kira, there's just a blank. Watari dies of a heart attack two days ago as well and deleted all the files...but I can remember everything once I get out of here...I won't...fail you..." Katsuko drifted off to sleep, still whispering L's name.
At The Same Time...
"Is she going to be okay?" Light asked the grumpy old nurse at the front desk.
"Hirota-san? Yes, she'll be alright," the plump woman said and Light drummed his fingers against the desk.
"Look deary, you can't see her for another half hour. It's fine, she's asleep at the moment and when she wakes up you'll be the first to know," the nurse said and pushed her half moon glasses back up the bridge of her nose as she read over some medical files.
Light took a seat in a comfortable looking couch and flipped through an outdated sports magazine, feeling impatient.
"You know, this is your fault. If you hadn't murdered L then you and Katsu could probably being enjoying a day out in the mall complex with Akasuki or someone as friends. But no, that wasn't enough for you," Ryuk growled bitterly, still extremely mad about Light's dumb actions.
"You're not supposed to be giving me your opinion you know," Light muttered and Ryuk growled again.
"I'm going back to your house. You can handle Katsuko on your own," the shinigami grunted and floated away.
Light was left alone with his anxious thoughts and he paced from the waiting room to the cafeteria and past Katsuko's room, where she had began to stir. Not wanting to get in trouble, Light hurried back to the waiting room to see that a young, blond nurse was walking down the hall to Katsu's room. About ten minutes passed and she returned with Katsuko, dressed in her comfortable red t-shirt, jeans and brown sandals.
"Now take care of yourself Hirota-san," the nurse said pleasantly and Katsuko smiled.
"Thank you very much for everything, I really appreciate it," the red head bowed gratefully and picked up her suitcase before noticing Light.
"Oh, and someone is here to pick you up," the nurse told her and Katsu turned her head to see Light standing up and waiting for her.
For some reason, I was hoping Matsuda would be coming instead of Light...I wasn't exactly expecting to see him for another few hours...but oh well, I like Light...
"Hello Light," Katsuko said softly, her smile softening.
"Hello."
"Alright, now that you are all situated, take care!" the nurse chirped and Katsu waved good bye as the blond walked back down the hall.
"Are you ready to go?" Light asked and Katsuko nodded.
"Yes, I am," she told him and they walked out into the parking lot to Light's car.
Light helped her to get the suitcase into the trunk and then they drove back to the University. Katsuko kept her eyes outside on the darkening sky and Light drove slowly down the empty road, not coming up with anything to say.
"How has school been going? I bet I have missed a lot from the week of being out," Katsuko said quietly after three minutes of silence.
"Oh, it's been fine. The professors are asking about you though," Light said as brightly as he could, "they miss their brilliant Katsu."
Katsuko smiled at this and felt her heart sink as the car seemed to crawl by the place she had first told L she had loved him. She remembered the very spot she said it too, right under the oak tree at the corner of the school, and L seemed to stand there, waiting for her. Katsu could see his black hair whipping around his ebony eyes as he seemed to light up when he saw her. Katsuko blinked, and he was gone again, and Katsuko sniffled, trying to hold back her tears.
Light noticed this and touched her hand folded on her lap. The car stopped at the stop sign as a few more passed in front of them and Katsuko looked over at him, her eyes distant and full of dismay. Light reached over and rested her head on his shoulder and stroked her hair.
"I can still see him, right now, I just did...in the same place I first I told him I loved him...I--" Katsuko let go of Light as a car behind them honked the horn for them to go and Light turned into the parking lot of the University.
Katsuko bowed her head and then hastily got out of the car to collect her suitcase from the trunk. Light followed her gently closed the trunk and placed his hands over Katsu's on the suitcase handles.
"Katsu--" he said softly and she seemed to calm down.
"I--I'm sorry Light," Katsuko whispered and rested her head on Light's chest, "I just miss him so much! I can't--believe he's really gone..."
The suitcase clambered to the cement and Katsu threw her arms around Light.
"I don't want to believe it! I just want to go back into the dorm and see him sitting on the couch reading a book or eating his cake in the cafeteria like he always did--! I don't think I'll be able to solve this case without him...I don't think I could handle it--! Light, help me! Be my happiness...like L was...the one person I could never be anything but happy around...please?" Katsuko's glistening eyes begged him, and Light held Katsu close to him.
"Of course I will," he promised and Katsuko thanked him with her innocent, glowing eyes.
Light picked Katsuko's suitcase up and took her hand before leading her into the building. Once they reached Katsu's dorm, she took her suit case back and thanked Light for helping her.
"Anytime Katsu, anytime," Light said and gave her shoulder a tender touch.
Katsu bowed her head again and then watched Light walk back down the darkened hall to his own dorm. Feeling quiet alone, Katsu opened the door and flicked on the light. She tossed her luggage next to her bed and then undressed to get into her pajamas and next into bed.
"I won't bother with unpacking until tomorrow," Katsu muttered to herself as she turned off the light again and snuggled deep under the covers, her fiery hair fanning out over the pillow and her slender body curled up into a ball.
I feel so lonely right now L, she prayed and squeezed her eyes shut as two very warm tears slip through her lids and onto the pillow, I miss you so much...I miss...you...
She fell asleep after a few minutes, the flashbacks of her with L flashing in front of her closed eyes like a never ending slide show.
*Unconscious*
I was in the middle of that meadow again, my yellow sun dress fluttering around my ivory knees as I aimlessly walked through the vast field of wild daises and roses. I knelt down and picked a blooming red rose out of the barren soil and held it close to my face. The feminine scent filled my nose and then my soul, soothing my entire body, and I laid down among the silk, multicolored petals. A soft wind blew making my bangs dance around my chin, and I felt warmth go through my body as the golden sun lit the sky and I closed my eyes, smiling to myself.
I felt a cool hand touch my arm as I held the rose over my heart and slowly, my eyes opened. The ebony hair was much too recognizable, and his eyes seemed to be smiling at me as I carefully sat up, the white, red, yellow and pink flower petals fluttering back down to the ground.
"You came back," I said so passionately I could have gagged if I had been watching this in a movie.
L crouched down beside me and I tilted my head as I watched his bangs sway in the wind.
"You're still mourning over me, aren't you?" he asked and my mouth fell open.
"Well, yeah--!"
L turned his head to face me and gave me his half smile.
"If you keep that up you won't solve the case Katsu. I guess I should've mentioned that as well."
"Something everyone forgets to mention on thier deathbed, 'Oh, and don't bother mourning over me. I'm dead and there is nothing you can do about it.'" I rolled my eyes but I felt amused and L put his thumb to his mouth.
"I was planning a nicer way of phrasing that, but, when you interpret it, yes, that's pretty much it," L said and I laughed.
"You're never going to change," I teased and gave him a playful punch on the shoulder.
"Nope."
We both stood up and I kissed L sweetly before he was gone, just like that, and I was left alone in the meadow.
*Conscious*
Katsuko's alarm clock blared, practically scaring the life out of her.
"Damned alarm clock. Why did I even bother to set it? It's Saturday," Katsuko scolded herself and slapped it off, "nine thirty...eh...gotta get the Kira case...back...in gear...damn...L always made this so much easier."
Katsuko stretched out her cramped body and pulled on the first outfit she saw. Her usual flared jeans with rhinestones going up the leg, flowing, gold tank top with a red blazer and black flats. Katsuko combed her hair out and let it just cascade down her back.
"Wow did my hair get long," she muttered as it drifted just and inch over her waist.
Katsuko ran her fingers through her glossy hair before walking out of her dorm and down the hallway. She twirled her car keys on her left index finger, her expression very serious and determined.
November twenty fourth, 2010, Hirota Katsuko takes the place of the greatest detective in the world, L, in the Kira case. With her ambition, strength and intelligence, nothing will stop her from catching Kira and bringing him to his end.
Will I be able to execute him though? Probably not. He may have killed L...that wasn't hard to figure out...hell I was in the hospital, hallucinating and half asleep when I figured that part out...but still...will I be able to handle that another man's blood was on my hands?
Katsuko unlocked her car and got in before turning the key and backing out onto the road.
Killing Kira, even just bringing him to his execution, that's just as bad as what he's doing. in the end, it may be all turned on me, and if the time comes when everyone turns to me for the final word on how Kira will be eliminated, I may end up defending him some way...
She reached the highway and guided the car to nine miles south of To-Oh to the new headquarters.
But will that make me a traitor then? Wouldn't that bring shame to L's name and make me one of the most low life detectives known to man? I'd rather just go crawl in a hole than make L look bad...but didn't he mention something about having two successors? Did he mean it or predict it again like he did with his death?
There was a blaring of horns and Katsuko panicked as a red sports car swerved in front of her. Katsuko slammed the brakes and the sports car slammed into her car, sending it spinning to the edge of the bridge she was crossing.
"HOLY (insert any swear word you like)!!!!" Katsuko screamed as the car swirled to the edge and Katsu grinded the brake pedal with her foot.
The car came dangerously close to the edge and Katsuko's body tensed, the tires squealing like possessed swine. Her life seemed to flash before her eyes as Katsu gripped the steering wheel for dear life and, (thank God!! Katsu thought) the car came to a stop. Panting like nuts, Katsuko dared to look out her window to see that her car's right front tire was hanging off the edge.
I think I'm going to be sick! Katsuko thought and felt dizzy, oh God, I'm gonna hurl!
Gagging, (for obvious reasons) Katsuko carefully unlatched her seat belt and crawled over to the passenger seat to get out. The red sports car was on the other side of the bridge, perfectly safe, and Katsu's eye twitched.
Moron who can't drive for cake. Oh wonderful, now I'm thinking too much like Ryuuzaki...
Katsuko carefully crawled to the passenger seat and opened the door before slowly stepping out. A crowd of people were gasping and coming out of cars and Katsu sigh.
If I get put into an ambulence one more time...
"Hey, are you alright?" a boy who looked to be about seventeen at the oldest asked her as he stood next to the sports car.
"Oh, yeah, I'm fine; just a little shaken," Katsu replied and the boy walked over to her.
"I'll call an ambulence just to make--"
Katsuko glared at him and gripped his wrist so hard his squeaked like a mouse.
"Put--the--phone--away," she hissed through her teeth and the poor kid's eyes went to be twice their size behind the goggles.
"Okay--just don't break my wrist lady! Jesus!" he said and there was the roar of a motorcycle behind them and Katsu turned to see another person coming up behind her.
He removed his helmet and the chin length, burnt orange hair fell around his face as his icy blue eyes seem to make Katsu freeze in place, her hand still over the flinching teenager's.
"I saw what happened. Are you two alright?" the newcomer asked and Katsuko nodded.
"One hundred percent."
"My wrist..." the boy muttered.
"Sorry," Katsuko apologized and let go.
"Name's Mello," the motorcyclist said and Katsu bowed.
"Hello, I'm Hirota Katsuko," she told him and both of her companions stared at her.
"You're--the same girl that was working with--?" the younger kid said and Mello finally took notice of the surrounding crowd.
"HEY! Nothing to see here, move along people," he snapped and waved his hands in a shoo-shoo gesture.
Everyone scrambled back to their cars and continued on as Katsu called someone to help move her car.
"Hirota Katsuko, you were..." the younger repeated and Mello got a dark smile.
"You're coming with us," Mello declared and grabbed her wrist.
"OW!! HEY!! What the hell?! Hey, what's you friend up to? I've got something important to do ya know!" Katsu argued but Mello yanked her over to the car.
"Get in," he instructed and Katsuko rubbed her hand.
"I have something to do."
"Get...in...now," Mello repeated and Katsuko scowled before getting in the front seat.
Wonderful, now I've got two bozos following me around, but why does it seem like I know them? I actually am more annoyed than scared...it's like I know they won't hurt me. I wonder why...?
The teenager got into the car and revved the engine before speeding down the highway at about 120 miles per hour.
"Hirota, Katsuko, you were working for L, weren't you?" he asked and Katsu looked over at him.
"Who are you?" she asked, ignoring his question and he smirked.
"Matt. I'm a friend of Mello's."
"Partner in crime?"
"I don't use that term very often but--"
"No, I mean that literally."
"Yeah, sure."
Katsu studied him, the copper hair in a neat mess, goggles for the oddest reason over his eyes, and he was wearing a long sleeve red and black striped shirt with a heavy vest, jeans and some pretty kick ass boots.
"So, Matt, can you tell me how you know I was working with L and why you're kidnapping me?" Katsuko sighed as if she was used to this.
"Mello is a big fan of L's and as he puts it, Mello told me that L had picked him as a successor to solve the Kira case. Mello was an orphan in the Wammy's House and once he left I guess he had heard of you. Hell, he probably heard of you even before the Kira case. You're actually pretty famous, and well known," Matt explained and slipped a cigarette into his mouth and lit it.
"So...you're doing this to me why?"
"Mello needs information. And it's not exactly kidnapping if you came quietly."
"God forbid he just called and asked. And kid, don't even try to argue with me. You aren't going to win," Katsuko muttered and then slammed against the car door as Matt made a sharp turn down a deserted ally.
Matt flew down the road for another two or three minutes with Katsuko clutching the door handle for dear life. She looked back into the rear view mirror to see Mello following close behind on his motorcycle and then Matt skidded to a stop. Katsu inhaled silently then opened the door and stepped out. Mello parked his motorcycle and then walked over to her and Matt.
"Alright, Mello, what's the point of all this?" Katsuko asked and Mello grabbed her upper arm.
"Follow me," he ordered and she obeyed as did Matt.
Mello lead her up a dark stairwell and down a dingy hallway to a small one room apartment. Katsu walked over behind the couch and paused as Matt knelt down in front of the TV and stuck a video game into his X Box.
"You were working with L weren't you Katsuko?" Mello asked as he locked the door behind him.
Matt decided to remain ignorant of the interrogating and continued smoking his cigarette as well as playing his game.
"Yeah, why?"
"What happened to him?" Mello demanded and Katsu cocked her eyebrow.
"How can you not know, Mello--? Oh, that's why," Katsuko remembered the police force had made it clear that they would let the world continue to think L was still alive to prevent panic.
"Tell me, is he really dead?"
Katsuko twitched and for a moment, the only sounds were the voices and sound effects of Matt's video game.
"Unfortunately, he was killed about a week ago. Yes, he's really dead," Katsuko said softly and Mello looked as if someone had shot him.
"Did Kira kill him?" he asked, getting closer to her and she nodded.
"Yes."
"How?! Tell me how!" Mello grabbed her shoulders.
"I--can't really explain it..."
"Did he use a Death Note? Did he?!" Mello shook Katsu, who looked stunned.
"How the in the name of--?"
"I figured it out! Just like you! Now answer me! Did Kira use a Death Note to kill L too?! How did L die dammit!?" Mello was yelling now and Katsuko felt her brain rattling in her head from the shaking.
"L was hit by a semi-truck and I was later told by a doctor his spine broke practically in half! The semi just came out of nowhere and he shoved me and a friend out of the way then he was the one who got hit. Obviously, yes, Kira used a Death Note," Katsu explained and Mello let go of her.
There was dead silence, even Matt paused his game to listen to them, and Mello stuck his hands inside the pockets of his black, skinny jeans.
"How many of those notebooks are out there? Do you know?" he asked after a minute and Katsu shook her head.
"No, I don't. I can't answer that exactly, Mello, but I am assuming there are as many Death Notes than there are shinigami. Possibly more than that."
"I need one."
Katsuko stared at him, his eyes on the floor, and voice was somewhat dead.
"Wh-why? What use will it do to you Mello?" Katsu interrogated and Mello turned his icy blue eyes to her.
"Isn't it obvious? L hasn't chosen his successor yet, has he?"
"Before L died he told me that there were two, well, three if you count me, but why is this so important?" Katsuko asked and a cold smile spread across Mello's young features.
"I just need it."
"I can't let you do that," Katsu said firmly and Mello just chuckled darkly.
"What makes you think you can stop me?" he asked and Katsu returned the dark look.
"You're dealing with the person L spent the most time with ever since this case started four and a half months ago. You'd think I'd adapt some of his way of thinking," Katsuko said proudly and Mello glared at her.
"Challenging me only makes this more fun and adds to my ambition." His voice seemed as if it were a serpent's and it sent a little shiver up and down Katsu's spine, but she stood her ground.
"I'm the same way," she confessed and Mello smirked.
"Then let the games begin. I'll be the best, you'll see."
"Don't underestimate me Mello," Katsuko threatened, her golden eyes burning, "I won't let any other innocent people die on this case. And that, my friend, is a promise I will not break."
BUM BUM BUUUUUMMMMM. Haha, I'm working on the next chapter now and probably upload it in a few hours. :D So, what did ya think on the Mello vs. Katsu?? And was anyone OOC? I don't think I did very good with Matt and Mello...but I tried. Okay, I'll update in a bit, just give me a few hours...but review still...XD-resumes working on next chapter-