Mimic blinked into the dark haze, she had a vague feeling that this was another dream. "Oh, Mimic?" A voice rang across the darkness, Backup.
"Mimic are you here?" L's monotonous voice called
"Hey, Misty where are you?" Cassey's voice chimed.
Mimic sighed in relief, Kira wasn't in this dream for once "I'm here, but I can't see."
Another voice began laughing, Kira. "Mimic, you should be more careful. Anyone could be listening." It taunted.
"Mimic Run!" Voices began yelling at her, she could here Backup's, L's and Cassey's voices mixed in with the others.
"Yes Mimic please do run." The calm voice of Kira taunted, slicing through the darkness until there was just a bright white light.
Mimic closed her eyes blocking out the light "It's just a dream." she felt someone's breath on the side of her face.
"Is it?" It whispered and Mimic spun around, eyes snapping open to reveal... nothing, she was back in her bed.
"Yes it is." she muttered to herself answering no one. She climbed out of bed and towards the bathroom, she needed a wash. Mimic smiled slightly at herself in the mirror, the metaphoric irony wasn't unnoticed, she splashed water on her face and laughed slightly. She was going insane, she couldn't sleep without Kira, or in most instances Light attacking her. She checked the clock, 5:47 "No point going back sleep now." she muttered although she could sense the dull call of sleep approaching.
The taskforce had all arrived back at the hotel, except for Mimic, for as the message put it 'an urgent message'. "The second Kira has replied." L revealed causing most of them to gasp.
"So soon?" Chief Yagami questioned, disbelievingly.
L nodded and shuffled into the main room. "Cassey, before we begin I must question where Mimic is?"
"Well, she didn't answer her door this morning so I thought she might be here." Cassey responded timidly. L nodded and told Watari call in order to check on her.
"We aren't waiting for her are we?" Light questioned sounding appalled at the idea.
L ignored him and continued drinking his overly sweetened coffee.
"Sir, I am have managed to reach Mimic on her cell phone." Watari supplied before handing the device to L.
"Mimic, why are you not at the hotel... I see... Well the second Kira has responded and we are waiting for you... Yes by we I mean the taskforce and myself... all the taskforce, yes... Watari did send you a message... Please do hurry up." L snapped the phone shut and sighed, Mimic was still having nightmares about Kira it seemed and now they were interfering with her sleeping habits ultimately causing her to fall asleep shortly before the message was sent at 6:30 and only recently to wake up. "She is on her way." L informed the others.
"So we are waiting for her, why should the investigation suffer because she couldn't be bothered to show up." Light grumbled to no one in particular.
"Light does have a point L." Matsuda input causing Cassey to hit him.
"Matsu don't be mean! Misty probably has a really good explanation."
"Cassey is correct, Mimic does have an explanation." L supplied not really caring if Light and Matsuda were upset by having to wait.
"Oh really what is it then?" Light questioned annoyed.
L shifted he severely doubted that Mimic would want her night terrors broadcast to the rest of the investigation team, especially when one of them, Light, was playing the main role as Kira. "I do not believe Mimic would like me to tell you."
Light laughed "Trust you to say that." he smirked as an idea crossed his mind "You keep protecting your girlfriend L, even if it means Kira getting away."
L did not respond, mainly because he wasn't sure exactly how to use Lights assumptions against him but Matsuda on the other hand "You're dating Mimic?!" he cried.
At this point Mimic was in fact down the hall and had heard Matsuda's cries "Who's dating me?" she asked clearly amused as she walked in.
Matsuda blushed and ducked his head down "Light said you and L were..."
Mimic laughed "And if you believe everything Light said you'd be worshipping Kira in no time." Matsuda nodded dumbly and Light glared.
"I am not Kira."
Mimic shrugged "We shall see." and sat down in front of the television.
L, now that all the taskforce were here had ordered Watari to begin the second Kira's message. He listened carefully up until they mentioned 'shinigami' and then he screamed.
Mimic had half been listening to the tape but mainly watching Light for any reactions, true he was good at hiding his true emotions but he couldn't hide everything, the odd widening of the eyes and hands clenching were clear stress indicators and now Mimic was almost certain Light was Kira she just had now real proof. Her analysation of Light was interrupted by L screaming. "Seriously, is it that hard to believe L? Backup has already told us about his belief of the eyes." she sighed.
L nodded slightly eyes wider than normal "I... I suppose he was being truthful..." he mumbled staring at the television screen as though it would answer all his uncertainties.
Light frowned, who was Backup and what did he know about the eyes? Mimic noticed the frown and smiled "Yes he was, furthermore this proves he is not insane and should be given some free roam."
L looked at her "Mimic, B is still a murderer an quite possibly still insane." Light's frown deepened, a murderer, what was L doing working with a murderer?!
Mimic shrugged "It's not like I'm asking for you to let him go, just let him out of his cell occasionally, he will obviously be kept under surveillance during this time." L ignored her.
The taskforce were watching interestedly, so it seemed Mimic's friend B or Backup or whatever his name was had been telling the truth... maybe. "How can we be sure that this B person isn't behind this?" Chief Yagami questioned.
L sighed "Firstly the original Kira mad a comment about shinigami in his letters also B would not be given any opportunity to achieve such a thing, the only people to have ever visited him are myself, Mimic and Naomi less than a week ago, he also has no other possible contact with the outside world."
The Chief frowned "You said that the first Kira made a comment about shinigami, what if they are the same person?"
L shook his head "The odds of that are less than 1%"
Mimic nodded "Statistically speaking, Light has more chance of being Kira."
Light clenched his teeth "I'm not Kira." he grumbled.
"So what now, are you going to go talk to that B person again?" Matsuda asked while pouring some coffee.
L lifted his cup up so that Matsuda could refill it before answering "I doubt he will be able to shed any light on the matter but I do not suppose it could do any harm. Mimic since he trusts you more than anyone else you will be first to question him."
Mimic nodded as she added six sugars to her coffee cup. "When do we see him?"
L tilted his head"I believe later today would be suitable."