Chapter twenty:
The backdoor suddenly sounds as someone is opening the door to enter the house.
Light turns tensely to it's direction upon hearing this sound.
Did whoever take L to somewhere outside he can't see or hasn't spotted be coming back in after hearing him look for L?!
Footsteps enter the house and Light decides that he will find out what the person did to L.
Light grabs his gun and heads to meet the person but he stops when he sees just who it is.
L looks to Light meeting his eyes. "Morning Light."
"You ok?" Light asks putting his gun away in his pants pocket.
"Don't worry." L assures him. "I was taking out the recycling because with all the shredded case files it was starting to stack up."
The two have a recycling can with a shedder attached to it because they need to destroy the files in some way so no one can just pick it up to read. They got it from before the organization after deciding on a spot to stay as their home base at least due to obvious reasons.
The two set up their home base not long after they allowed Watari to retire, he isn't as young as he used to be after all, as he lives his life now only as Quillish Whammy in a very very nice retirement home that Watari liked and even admired.
A dream place to retire to especially for Watari.
Watari agreed after spending sometime watching the two during the time he was working with them after they became a team and noted that they do take care of each other so he was able to retire knowing that everything will be alright.
Of course L and Light do visit Watari when they have time and they have talked to Watari in private about what they now also do without revealing enough that the organization would get angry.
Watari was very understanding of the situation and even offered to help them figure out how to stop this when he first heard what happened but L assured him that they'll be fine.
On that day they first explained to Watari is when L wasn't able to hear them Light hung back for a second to assure Watari that he will make sure that L won't be killed by this new line of work before joining L in leaving as they had to work.
Watari has kept anything they tell him a secret and if the organization does know that the two are talking to Watari they either don't see it as a threat as Watari is keeping it all a secret or they actually don't know.
Either way L and Light both haven't seen any signs at all that the organization knows or cares that they speak to Watari about their work with obvious caution to not reveal too much.
"I thought that someone had grabbed you or attacked you." Light admits.
"Well if someone did indeed try that then I can assure you that you would know." L says.
Light smiles and nods. "Yeah true."
L is a pretty good fighter and their work with the organization has also given them some new skills that will be useful if someone were to attack them.
It's the way that Light learned to use as gun better than just the basics that L taught him just in case something happened.
"We should get ready to get to work." L says.
Light nods. "Yeah."
The two head to their room to change their clothes before they head to the living room to get started on work.
Light notices the piece of cake half eaten by a laptop that is open though he expected something to be there so it doesn't surprise him.
L settles at that spot while Light heads to the small end table his laptop is sitting with it's charger plugged in.
Light sits in the arm chair and boots up the laptop that he places on his lap.
It's time to get to work.
….
Soichiro looks around at the team who are working hard as the work has just started. He already knows L and Light set up a system to allow them to share data between both the team and them so they don't have to be there.
Though a part of him wished that they could have been here today.
It was really nice to see them as it was quite awhile since they last saw them.
"But it's good that they are doing well." He says to himself then he turns getting to work. He looks to Matsuda and Mogi. "Can you two go make sure that the two we'll be speaking to today are ready."
"Rodger that sir!" Matsuda says and Mogi nods.
The two head off to do as asked.
Soichiro watches them go.
"We have a report that just came in." Gevanni says going over to Soichiro getting his attention.
"What is it?" Soichiro asks.
"The victim had the wrong blood type injected into him." Gevanni reports handing Soichiro the file.
Soichiro takes it and looks at it. "Well I'll be. That is quite interesting." He says after reading it.
…
"Mello and Near should be there soon." L says turning to Light.
Light turns to L. "Then we should get going."
L nods and the two turn back to what they were doing only to close the laptops.
…..
Mello and Near arrive and walk more into the building.
When two males come over to them.
"You must be Mello and Near." One of the males says.
"That's correct." Mello nods. "I'm Mello and this is Near." He says gesturing to himself then to Near.
"I am Matsuda." The male that spoke to them says then gestures as well as turning to the other. "And this is Mogi." He turns back to Mello and Near. "Come over here with us." He takes the lead as they lead Mello and Near to the rooms they will be using for their interrogation. "We will need to talk to you separately. It's protocol."
"No problem." Mello responds.
Matsuda leads Mello to one room while Mogi leads Near to the other.
Once everything is all set Matsuda and Mogi head to go get the team while leaving the two in the rooms to wait.
L and Light arrive and get out of the car once it is parked.
"Ready for this?" L asks.
"Yup." L nods and the two move into the building.
They meet the team to where the rooms Mello and Near are waiting in with the doors closed obviously.
"Good to see you two." Soichiro greets.
"Same to you dad." Light responds.
"So me and Light will talk to them. Since we know them then they will probably feel more comfortable. It should help." L says. "Meanwhile the rest of you will be recording it all and watching from behind the two way mirror."
The team nods with a sound of agreement to that plan.
"Alright. Then let's get started." Light says and takes the lead to get started.
L and Light making sure they have everything they will need while the team make sure they can record things, the recording tape for what was said is already recording with it being turned on before Mello and Near entered the rooms just in case, as well as making sure they can all see standing behind the two way mirror.
In no time it is time to start.
L and Light head into the room Mello is in first.
Mello looks to the two. "Ah. Greetings. I didn't expect it to be you two doing this." He says since they weren't really told who would be questioning them.
"Yes but we will still do this professionally." Light says.
"I understand." Mello nods.
L and Light get to the metal table and sit across from the blonde.
"Do you know this man?" L takes the photo out of the file and places it on the table facing Mello.
Mello looks to the photo.
AN:
I'm sorry I am late on updating! I am working on Halloween special stories and I am hoping I can get three stories done for Halloween though I might only post two Halloween stories.
The three I'm hoping to finish are for Criminal minds, Death note and Ouran High school host club. Though I might only finish the Death note one and the Ouran one. Not quite sure yet.
Anyways. I hope you are enjoying this story either way.
Reviews are awesome and flamers will be used to make cookies!
Mello.