Chapter 21 Getting Away with Murder
"And then once you are convinced that I am the real thing, you and I can get married." Said Hugachi from Misa's phone. I was sitting at one of the computers next to L, so I managed to see his face—wide-eyed and in shock.
Somewhere beyond happiness and sadness
I need to calculate
What creates my own madness
"And, so, based on what he said, Hugachi is Kira!" Misa seemed very proud of herself, probably hoping for Light to pay attention to her. My patience with the blonde had been extremely thin the past few days, so I really couldn't care less about her decreasing self-worth. I grimaced. And now Misa knew about Rem. If only the Task Force had arrested Hugachi when I told them about his missing Death Date!
And I'm addicted to your punishment
And your the master
And I am waiting for disaster
I could see L doing his thinking thing, so I couldn't talk to him. Light and Misa were talking to each other, so I didn't care. And I'm mad at the Task Force. I sighed; I never thought life could be boring on the Kira case. I blame the episodes. They put months into a single one. But it's not so bad. Soon…Kira is never going to come back.
I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth I am,
Getting away with murder
L had instructed Wedy to put cameras and mics in all of Hugachi's cars and asked Light the big question. "Light… do you remember killing any one?"
Light, of course, started ranting that he's not Kira, and L gave Light something to think about and overall it was very boring until Light said, "Giving your premise, it would be my will."
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With murder
"Yes, of course. If there is a third party with the ability to bestow or remove Kira's power, and they didn't want their method to be discovered, then it makes no sense to wait so long to transfer it from you to the next Kira. If we believe that this is the work of some being watching us from above, then we'd have to accept that they are impossible to catch. Not to mention I'd already be dead." I snorted at that; as if I'd let some shinigami kill L. He looked my way at my laugh. "Or at least I am to be made a fool by eternally dancing in someone's hand."
I drink my drink and I don't even want to
I think my thoughts when
I don't even need to
This I truly laughed at. "L, that would make everyone with haft the brain cells you have fools as well for dancing after you. It seems impossible."
"It is highly unlikely that such a being exists, yes." L stuffed some cake in his mouth. "Thank you, Light. I can now say I feel over 90 percent better."
I never look back because I don't even want to
And I don't need to
Because I'm getting away with murder
"You shouldn't be," I told him, drawing the attention of everyone in the room. "If Light was Kira, perhaps even being the original Kira, then there this no doubt that he devised some way to regain his memories and power. Assuming that Light hasn't been lying for the last few months about his memories, that is…" Rubbing my chin, I stared at the former Kira-number-one. He stared back with betrayal in his eyes. "If he hasn't been lying, then I propose that Light should not be around the murder weapon, or even know what it is, until it is destroyed. The same would apply to Misa." The blonde was staring at me, horrified and angry, most likely because I'd just ruined her plan with Rem. 1 Briana, 0 Blondie.
"That does sound reasonable," L agreed. "If Light-kun wouldn't mind, of course. I know you wouldn't want to be left out of the investigation, but if the murder weapon does bring back memories…I'm not sure I'd be able to trust you not to kill us all in our sleep."
The Task Force raged about the injustice of L's words, but I kept my eyes on Light. "Ryuzaki…after all this time, you still don't trust me?" he said self-righteously.
"Yes," L and I dead-panned at the same time.
Light sighed, looking defeated. "Then…I accept your request. It would probably be best if I lock myself in one of the lower rooms, wouldn't it?"
"Yes, if you would be so kind."
I feel irrational,
So confrontational,
To tell the truth I am,
Getting away with murder
Time Skip**************************************************************
Misa phone started ringing. So, now the show begins, I thought smugly and joined L at the computers as Misa blocked Hugachi's call. "Ryuzaki, Mogi is in position in front of the productions studio and has just received a call from Hugachi."
It is impossible,
To never tell the truth,
But the reality is,
I'm getting away with murder
"Yes, it's time for phase 2."
"He's panicking." I laughed still very amused as I listened to the conversation between Mogi and Hugachi. "I'm surprised that you can only hear mild anger in his voice! This is going exactly as we planned. It's almost scary."
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"You shouldn't be scared, Briana." Then Watari patched us into the call between the President of the production studios and Hugachi, myself snickering all throughout it. I watch as Hugachi gets in his car and drives off, not knowing that we have cameras in there. Wedy soon followed him. And after seeing Hugachi laughing insanely in his car, drunk with power, I could totally understand why Rem thinks so badly of humans.
Hell, I'm starting to think badly of humans.
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Matsuda's broadcast was interrupted by a commercial break and I giggled as L started acting out scenes from Misa's commercial. He gave me a small smile as he bit the banana peel. "Don't be silly, Ryuzaki. That's not how you eat a banana." I said as I slapped the back of his head.
L started talking about something while I glared at Hugachi, hoping the bastard could feel my stare through the camera.
And somewhere beyond happiness and sadness
I need to calculate
What creates my own madness
"Rem, what do you think?" Oh, look, now he's talking to the invisible shinigami. Moments like this make me wish I could have touched Misa's Death Note before she gave up her memories. "Do you think I'll get to the production studio only to find that his file isn't there? If this guy was smart, he would destroy everything that connects him with his real name before appearing on TV. And don't you think it's a little too reckless for them to let me into their offices? No… if there was a robbery, they'd figure out right away who did it, since I know where the key is."
And I'm addicted to your punishment
And you're the master
And I am craving this disaster
Misa commented on it not sounding very good, and L replied that his plan would still work. Hugachi continued to talk to Rem, mentioning killing Misa, which wouldn't be too good for Rem, even if I was all for it. L reassured Misa that he wouldn't kill her yet. I smirked. With Light locked away on the lower floors, then he would never be able to get his memories back.
Hmm…I wonder if I can kill people before their death date… I mused, tilting back in my chair. It would make sense, after all. I was born with the shinigami eyes without owning a notebook, so if it's power to kill others is inside of me… I should ask Dad to try it sometime. I flinched at the thought. Am I really becoming so stone hearted that I would kill another to satisfy my own curiosity?
I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth I am,
Getting away with murder
Before I knew it, Hugachi was already writing down Matsuda's fake name. He calmly walked back to his car, making L suspect that he had already tried to kill him, which was true. Then Hugachi threw a little hissy fit in his car, yelling that he wasn't dead yet. As he called Misa again, I decided to give a little input. "Wouldn't it be curious if all Hugachi needed to kill someone was to write their name down in that notebook, or with that pen?"
"Hmm…" L gave an appraising, almost proud look that he has been giving me lately. "That is an interesting theory, Briana-chan. Why would you think that?"
It is impossible
To never tell the truth
But the reality is
I'm getting away with murder
"Because if killing people was a mental power, then there most likely would have been more test subjects in the very beginning. However, if it was a physical idem, like a pen or notebook, then Kira would only need to test it one, maybe two, times to figure out how it worked." I saw Misa give me a panicked look. Looks like princess is afraid I know about the Death Note.
It was then Hugachi said, "Rem. Let's make the deal." L wondered who Rem was and Hugachi took off in his car. He was soon pulled over by a traffic cop, but the man was killed by a heart attack, thanks to his new eyes.
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"He's dead! By accident?"
"This is bad." L glared at the screen as his mind tried to work everything out. I decided to give him a hand.
"His eyes…" I murmured, pretending to be in shock. "L, his eyes are red! I can see then glow!"
I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth I am,
Getting away with murder
"Everyone! It's too dangerous to allow further action by Hugachi!" L yelled, making sure everyone could hear him. "Let's bring him in! I believe he now has the same power as Briana-chan and the Second Kira. He can see a name just by looking at their face! Please keep this in mind as you move in to arrest him!" L then connected to the leader of the NPA to warn them of Kira and to say out of the way. "Now, why don't we go join the fun?" Before I knew it, Misa and I were both chained to separate chairs. "I'm sorry to do this, you two, but I'm going to have to restrain you for a while." Misa howls in frustration as L and Watari go to the roof.
Well, this wasn't planned for, I thought as I tried to get out of my restraints. At least he was nice enough to leave the screens on. I wiggled around a bit so I could reach my hair and grabbed a hairpin. I used this to pick the several locks and looked over at Misa. She was trying to talk me into letting her go to. I walked up to her, stuck my hand in my pocket… and promptly covered her mouth with duct tape that I had on me.
"Mmmm!" She complained as I started to push her towards the elevators. Opening the door, I pushed her inside and forgot about her.
"Let's go check up on the guys." I said as I walked back to the screens. It seems that the police already have him cornered.
I smiled in relief as Hugachi's car slammed into the concrete barricades of the highway. The police were surrounding him, but there were still some openings in their formation…perfect. Bracing myself on the control panel, my grin grew impossibly wide as a figure on a motorcycle darted in between the gaps of police cars and stopped next to the wreaked car. A gunshot rang out, drowning out the panicked conversations of the Task Force and police, and the figure reached inside the vehicle and removed a leather bag. L was already giving the orders to stop them, but it was too late.
As Beyond raced away, a flurry of police cars behind him, I whispered one word.
"Checkmate."
It is impossible
To never tell the truth
But the reality is
I'm getting away with murder
A/N: Once again, no writing tip, sorry. But sad news! This story only has roughly 2 chapters left! Uh, I can't believe this is going to end forever! This was my first chapter fic and time has just flown by. Thank you, everyone, for reading this, whether you just started this today or if you've been with me since before the reboot.