Jessie's POV
"Thank You, Light." Said L as he shook hands with Light Yagami.
"Not at all, I want to catch Kira as much as you do, Ryuuga."
I had to refrain from laughing as L asked Light to call him Ryuuzaki from that point on. Everyone proceeded to tell Light their code names. Light then turned to me. I pretended not to notice while I cleaned my nails.
"And you Kaida-chan?"
"You can still call me Kaida. Or you can call me Jessie. Or Justice. Or you can make a new name. Honestly names make no difference to me."
He sighed and L watched as I looked up meeting his gaze before I slid my gaze to make eye contact with Kira.
"Then perhaps I should call myself Light Asahi? I did wonder why I was addressed that way when we got that book delivery at the hospital. I assume that was you Kaida-chan?"
"Naturally. I needed someone to call and confirm my identity to the task force so I had the books delivered."
"So you've already met the task force then?"
I nodded and went back to cleaning my nails.
"Ok, let's get down to work. You can start by looking over all the information we've collected. I'd also like you to examine these videos. They sent to the TV station but were never aired. For security reasons you're not permitted to take notes and all materials must remain here."
"I understand."
"We will begin now."
I could see Yagami Sr. stressing out. I put a hand on his shoulder and stepped up next to him, then turned to go to the kitchen area. Maki-san was already coming out with two cups of coffee and a pile of sugar cubes taller than the mugs. She handed me the tray and took her cup and went to stand by the rest of the task force. I sat at the couch facing the window and began to drop in the sugar cubes into the cup in an L-ish fashion.
I had only officially seen the videos once, but I knew what they contained anyway. So I simply waited for the videos to stop running and stood up with my slush the moment the tapes stopped.
"So what do you make of this Light? Have you come to any conclusions?"
I took a rather loud slurp of my slush as Light realized it was a test. I was going to enjoy this immensely.
"It's hard to say for sure, but there might be another person out there with Kira's power."
"With Kira's power? But what do you mean by that Light?" said Mr. Yagami as he leant forward, his eyes dramatically wide. I took another slurp of my 'coffee'.
"At the very least I'd say this tape was not created by the Kira we're familiar with. It's extremely out of character for him to use these kinds of victims for his killings. And since we've established that he needs a name and face to kill, it makes you wonder how he was able to kill that detective and those two right outside the television station like that."
I went for another slurp of my drink and swore, everyone turned to face me.
"Not you Light-kun, if you made the deduction I think you did then we're on the same page. I just ran out of both caffeine and sugar. Hence I will require more." I rubbed my eyes as I was explaining this, then pinched the bridge of my nose as I looked over my hand at Light. He had gotten the message. I then turned to L, still looking out over my hand.
"Speaking of sugar where is Watari-san? I was going to compare recipes with him later today."
"Are you sure this is the time for that?"asked Aizawa. I shrugged.
"Hey, I do what I remember when I remember it. And I need to go buy some fruit for a friend of mine. She won't eat much else and I need to head out. And considering we already knew that I don't really see much of a difference." I smiled at Light.
"So you knew about this all along Ryuuga, sorry, Ryuuzaki. Which means this was just another one of your tests?"
"It wasn't my intention to test you. The truth is if I was the only one who thought there was a second Kira it wouldn't be too convincing. But the fact that we both came to the same conclusion makes the theory that much more believable. As expected you did not disappoint us. You've been a great help. First we must focus on stopping this copy cat. From what we've seen he sympathizes with the real Kira, but lacks his sophistication. I think he may even be willing to obey the original."
"Also,L-san, you're referring to this person as a male," I interrupted his lie,"while to me it sounds more like a Kira fangirl than anything else. One that's used to getting what she wants."
He nodded and I gave Light a meaningful look while everyone was watching L and L was watching Light.
"Either way, it's possible we could lure him or her into a trap by sending our own message from the real Kira."
"I shouldn't be surprised, you literally took the words right out of my mouth. I am surprised at you though Kaida-chan. What makes you think this is a fangirl?"
"Yes, Kaida-chan, what makes you think that?" said L, nibbling at his finger.
"Well to begin with I don't know of any malewith any pride what-so-ever that would bend to Kira without having contacted him first, or having had Kira choose him especially. Secondly , the fact that both L, and I believe that this person would follow Kira's orders. I simply believe this willingness to follow Kira's orders comes from a romantic obsession. Also if it is romantic obsession, it probably comes from some kind of unfavorable contact with criminals that Kira has killed off. Rapists, murderers, arsonists. Not theft or anything small though. That wouldn't incite this kind of reaction from the victim."
"An interesting theory Kaida-chan. Though I don't see much evidence for it."
"The first thing the maker of the video did was lower their voice L-san. Then they warped it. I can tell because of the sound. The layering is obvious. It's the order of how they did it that makes me think she is a female. If they were male, they would have made their voice higher rather than lower."
"Your theory does have some merit Kaida-chan. Though you seem rather sure of it."
"Ryuuzaki, the moment I act unsure is the moment I lose any and all credibility with you. Even if I am unsure I am sure that I will not be telling you, showing you, or informing you in any way shape or form."
He seemed a little put out for a moment. I chuckled and looked out the window.
"I'm heading out now. I have shopping to do and people to see. I'll see you all later. Maki-san, please inform me if anything important happens while I'm gone."
"Sure, just don't take too long, I haven't had a good night's sleep for a month."
"Ya. I'll be back at six tomorrow. Ryuuzaki, plan on visiting an old friend with me tomorrow."
I stepped out as Maki-san shook her head at me and sighed.
Light's POV
I watched as she stepped out of the room. She knew about the eye deal. And I had no doubt that she would be speaking to me directly soon. If she didn't contact me I would be contacting her. I needed to know how much she knew. If she knew more than I did about the death note then I needed a way to get that information. If she didn't I needed a way to get rid of her or get her loyalty. Though I seemed to have a decent amount of that for the time being. She wouldn't be allowing me to know that she knew about the eyes otherwise.
I turned to look at L, he was still staring after her with his unusually wide eyes wider than ever.
"What is it Ryuuzaki?"
"I didn't think of that." At the questioning looks from the task force he elaborated.
" I took into account that they could be female, but I did not search for anything relating to gender while I was watching the tapes. It surprised me."
The task force stared at him for a moment, before looking back to the door.
"She's good." said Matsuda. The other members nodded in agreement while L watched the door.
She was good. Very good. I wanted her. She was the only woman I had ever met capable of being the goddess of the new world. And she was open to my ideals. I could convince her to join my side, then L would be dead, and I would rule the world with her by my side.
"Light-kun, all other things aside I would like to get started on that video as soon as possible, and Light. I would like you to play the part of the real Kira."
"Huh? Me? As Kira?"
"Yes. You're the only one I can think of who would be able to pull something like this off. Especially if it is a woman we're looking for. You are after all, the only one here who isn't married or would have no problems getting a girlfriend."
"Hey!" Yelled Matsuda, everyone ignored him.
"At any rate, we have no time to waste. Do you think you could script a message from Kira in time for it to be aired on this evening's national news?"
Ryuk started to laugh. Damn him. He must have been planning this from the beginning. It's the only reason I'm here. Though he hadn't planned for Kaida-chan to step in with her own thoughts. She had been telling me what I needed to know about this fangirl. If I could find her, she would be able to see L's name, and she would do everything I said. A puppet for the cause.
Well played Kaida-chan, and thank you.
L's POV
She had shocked me. No one had ever been able to find something I hadn't . No one. Until she did. She had said it like it was so simple. Like anyone could have seen it. But I hadn't.
Then her interactions with Light had left me feeling a tightening in my gut. It was almost as though they were friends, or more than friends. And since Light was Kira, of that I had no doubt, their interactions troubled me.
But she had told me we were visiting B tomorrow. That meant I had time alone with her to see where her loyalties were currently, and see why she had insisted that I talk to B when he had nothing to do with this case.
She wouldn't have had him brought over here for no reason however, of that I was sure. Why was she interacting with Light in such a way and then telling me that we were going to get information from B the next day? Perhaps it was to keep the scales balanced so to say. She did seem to value equality a great deal.
"Ryuuzaki? Does this look ok? " Light asked, his very tone sounding innocent. I picked up the paper.
"I think I managed to make it believable." I read it. He was Kira. And I had better keep my attention on him for the moment. It was dangerous not to.
"Yes, you have done an excellent job with this. However if we don't emit the part that says, 'Your free to kill L' then I'm going to end up dead."
"Hahahahaha! Sorry. I guess I got carried away playing the part. If I was him I'd probably demand that you be killed. I was improvising. Feel free to change it to whatever you like."
"Hm. That sounds good. Ok Aihara, the script is ready so I'll leave it to you."
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