xXImmortalsxDiceXx: Rhythm can't die. Even though how much I want it to happen…- sweatdrop- she's the main character, so she's safe…for now! -dramatic dun dun dun music- I think that goes for the mini story too…unless I feel like killing her there for some reason. xD Oh noes! Soggy cereal bad! But it sure feels funny in your mouth. Sorta like… semi-puréed jello xD
ZanderX: Well, Light deserves to die, not really Near(but I might accidentally suffocate him from hugging him so much ^^;). But now that makes me wonder…what happen if Near died instead of Light…? –stars in eyes- Possible new story idea? Who knooowwwsss? xD But Near really wasted the money. I mean, you could've used all that money to buy loads of awesome stuff! Like a flying car that shoots lasers!
Madeline Cullen: Lol. Just let Kira stay in Antarctica for a few years and then you'll see him in a block of ice with penguins using him as a slide! :D I'd be funny if you guys somehow ended up kung fu fighting in Wammy's. Roger would be WTF? And then the kids would be like 'Yay! Violence!' xD
Arisa Amane: Lol. Aizawa isn't just Afro-man, he's Afro SAMURAI man...x) Hehe. ^^; Yup, gonna be a lot of hate when Rhythm meets Light. Unfortunately, she won't be able to suffocate him in his sleep while stabbing him to death because of the Task Force and Rester. ^^;
Katherine-The-Crowned: Well…now that you put it that way…-sweatdrop- Oh well, that's L's opinion. I'm pretty sure that Near came up with a backup plan, since a certain Kira fanboy will be appearing soon…-shifty eyes- I feel sorta sorry for Rhythm though…it's not going to be easy for her to get the Task Force's trust back(or will it??) Maybe...you know! -points to a squirrel-
Chouko: -blinks when hearing someone holding a laugh- Who's doing…-
Shadow: -lets out evil laughter- This is great! This is great!! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Everyone: O.O…Sh-shadow…
Shadow: You all think you can get rid of me?!! You all think this will be over once I'm gone?!!! You're wrong!! Wrong!! You know why…? –looks up with evil glint- Because…you can't destroy me. You'll be trapped in this kingdom forever… facing your everyday demise…-giggles- Won't that…heh…be…fun? HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Voice: Shadow…
Shadow: -stops immediately, smiles, and turns around- Yes?
Gevanni: -appears out of the shadows- It's time for the final round. Stop kidding around… –sighs- Greetings, everyone. Welcome to Boss's castle. If you will, please follow me for the final challenge.
Shadow: -smiles evilly while following others at the very end- Can't wait…heheh…
I heard footsteps slowly enter the room. "Rhythm? You're awake at this hour?" Rester covered his mouth and yawned.
I scratched my head. "I couldn't sleep…" He raised a brow. "Don't worry about it…I just…need some fresh air." I grabbed my hoodie and neared the door. "Y-yeah. Air. I'll be back soon. Don't worry, see you later."
"…just be back here by 7…then…" Rester mumbled as I closed the door shut.
I inhaled the fresh cold air that greeted me as I stepped out of the building. Hands in pockets, I walked down the lonely street. It was now 6, and the sky was just bright enough to let me know where I'm walking.
I looked up at the cloudy sky, thinking about…things… mainly death and Kira.
'Geh…this is troublesome…I think I'm over thinking this. Besides, Near a smart kid, so the plan won't fail…but then there's L's opinion about it failing…' I sighed. At times like this, I really need someone to talk to for advice… maybe…like a friend…
"Ack! Watch out!" someone yelled. I blinked when I felt a gooey liquid trickle down my head and stain my jacket pink and green. It was paint. I held out my sleeves in disgust. "Oh my god! I'm soooo sorry miss!!" the person yelled and tried to help me out.
"No…it's alright…" I looked up to see who the person was. I gasped. "…Linda…?"
The girl, probably the same age as me, looked at me suspiciously. "My name is Lucinda Davidson…I'm an artist. But…" she inspected me. "I used to be called that name…just who are you?"
"It's me, Rhythm! Don't you recognize me?" Then I remembered my appearance. "…oh…right…"
"Rhythm eh?" she puffed up her cheeks and tried to think. "You're not her. That's not her favorite hoodie." She pointed. Instead of my usual striped one, the jacket I was wearing was a black jacket with a bleeding broken heart in the middle.
"That one got ripped when I was attacked." I stated.
"So you say…" she crossed her arms. "And why are you walking here so early in the morning? The Rhythm I know sleeps all day."
"Linda, stop being a stubborn asshole and just help me out of this! I have to get a new hoodie again because of you! Damn you're more stupid than when Mello tried to set Near's toys on fire with one of Fuse's experiments!" I yelled. Fuse was another person in Wammy's. She loved science and liked to create new projects(but they usually fail…and explode..). She gasped.
"Rhythm it is you!" She squealed and glomped me. She immediately backed away, for the pain was still wet, and I was trying to reach for my pocket knife to stab her.
"Damn…thank you…" I grumbled as Linda gave me some of her clothes when I finally finished washing off the paint. We were at her temporary apartment because she said she had some art business to do here. This was her last day.
She scratched her head. "Yeah…sorry about that…"
"Whatever…" I looked at myself in the mirror in disgust. "Could you make this shirt any frillier? Really…" I flinched when I felt a dark aura behind me.
"I made that t-shirt when I was interested in clothes designing one day… are you saying that my work is… ugly…?" I heard the sound of a paintbrush crack in half.
"U-uh…n-no…No! Of course not! Linda's work is awesomely beautiful! She makes the best clothes in the world!"
The aura disappeared. "Why, thank you very much Rhythm!" Linda smiled. She chuckled to herself as I sighed in relief. "Looks like I still got it…" She looked at me. "Anyway, what are you doing here?"
"You could say…I'm working on a case…"
"The Kira case?"
"How'd you know?"
"Near explained to me that you left Wammy's…to avenge L's death…" she looked down.
"He told you?!" she nodded. "Did he tell anyone else?"
"Well…he only told me because I forced it out of him…"
"Of course…" I rolled my eyes. Linda frowned at me.
"So.. you're really here for Kira?" I nodded.
"Near made a plan for me to work with the Task Force. But…there's a chance I might die…"
"What the hell is he thinking?!!" Linda huffed. "You can't die, you're the main character!"
"I know." I rolled my eyes. I sighed and lied on the bed. "This is so frustrating Linda! What do I do? And if I don't die, Matt and Mello might!"
"Wait, how do you know they might die?"
"It's a long story."
"Okay...?" she shook her head. "Anyway, what are you supposed to do?"
"Just meet up with this group called the Task Force, try to gain their trust back, and just work with them."
"That sounds pretty easy."
"Kira's one of them." Linda's face went blank. "I know, right?"
"Well…just try to be 2 steps ahead of Kira. Or…pretend he's your friend, or maybe…Matt." She gave me a sly smile. I blushed.
"Wa-wait! What's that supposed to mean?!!"
"If you pretend he's Matt, you can like, seduce him or something! Make him do your every command!"
I swiftly turned my head. "…you…think wrong…"
Linda giggled and neared me. "So…did you two kids finally kiss or what?" I turned redder.
"Sh-shut up Linda! You're a pervert! Why do you even want to know anyway?!!"
"Because you're my friend~!" she hugged me. I averted my eyes.
"Well…we might've…kissed…" Linda squealed. I sighed. "God…you're like…a fangirl or something."
"Hey, I can't help it." She shrugged and smiled. "It's been a long time…since we've got to talk like this." I nodded in agreement.
"How's Wammy's?"
"It's been okay. Roger was freaking out a little that you suddenly disappeared years ago, but I managed to calm him down. I don't know what else is going on now though. I left to start my career a year ago."
I let out a breath and lied on the bed. "I really wish I could go back and revisit, but stupid Kira is trying to rule the world with an iron fist."
"Well, when that case is all over, I'm sure you can with Near and the others. And we'll have a party, and then there'll be lots of our favorite food, and then we'll play a lot of games and then…" She smiled, a little pink blush forming. I waved my hand in front of Linda's face, trying to get her back. She blinked and smiled.
"Sorry. But…I was just thinking about how I should get you and Ma-" she stopped herself. I raised a brow, feeling a bit scared. She was going to say Matt, wasn't she?!!
"About me and…?" Linda got up and pushed me to the door.
"Nothing~!!!" She smirked. "Now, you should get going, you gotta work on that case of yours!"
"But wait! What were you about to say?!!"
"I told you, it's nothing! Now, go out there and kick Kira's ass so we could all go back to Wammy's so you could-" she started giggling loudly. "Bye Rhythm~!!! Make sure you won't die~!!!"
The door shut close, and on the other side, I could hear Linda laughing her ass off, saying that she couldn't wait for something. Damn, what is that woman thinking?!
As I opened the front door, Rester was there, crossing his arms. "You're an hour late."
"I accidentally met an old friend." I sighed. He raised a brow. "None of your business old man. She helped me get over something, even though she was torturing me with some of her disturbing thoughts…"
"Well, now that you're here, Near called. He said he located the Task Force, and he wants you to go there right away."
"Now? It's only 8."
"The place is about an hour away from here, but I'll have to drop you off a few blocks away from it so they don't know you're still with the SPK." I nodded.
Matsuda blinked when he heard someone knock on the door. "Who could that be?" he brightened. "Is it Misa-Misa? Wow! She sure came back from her photo shoot quick!"
Light groaned as he tried to ignore Matsuda's cheering and answered the door. His eyes widened as he was face to face with a woman with long blue hair and a black cloth covering her eyes. Me. I forced a smile. "Hi Light! Nice to meet you again!"
Ryuk was chuckling behind him. "So, she came back? This sure is interesting!"
"R-rhythm?!" Aizawa exclaimed in surprise. I made a peace sign.
"Yup, I'm back…" I walked passed the stunned Light and bowed to the Task Force. "Guys, I am really sorry on how I acted the day I left. You guys didn't believe the fact that Light is Kira, and I guess I couldn't take it. But now, I want to work with you guys again."
"B-but wait…I thought you were with SPK now…?"
I stood up and scratched my head. "Well…you could say... I got annoyed that Near is a quiet little freaky genius? And that we had an argument?"
"Like what you did with us. Besides, how do we know you're not going to slack off like last time? That speech you said sounded like it was rehearsed." Aizawa crossed his arms. I sweatdropped. How did he know?
I sighed. "I somehow knew you were going to be stubborn Aizawa. But…I really want to work with you guys again. It's just no fun without you. And to show my dedication, how's about…I'll show you my face?"
Everyone's eyes widened. "Wait! No Rhythm-chan!" Matsuda exclaimed. I mentally twitched. …-chan…?
"You don't have to show us your face! We forgive you!"
"Actually Matsuda…" Light started. "I think Rhythm really should show her face to us. It will show us she is really telling the truth, and that she is dedicated to this case." He looked at me. "Rhythm, although I am still a bit frustrated that you think I'm Kira, I think we will need your help…so please…the blindfold?"
"Sure thing, Light." I rolled my eyes before I lifted my arms and untied my blind fold. I let the cloth fall to my hands and I looked up, revealing my onyx orbs. "There, I showed you my face, now let me work with you. I won't even wear this thing anymore, but only when we have to go on a mission or something."
"You make it sound like you're a ninja." Heartless grumbled.
"Understood." Aizawa nodded. He looked at Light. "Light should we show her…?"
His eyes widened for a second, before hesitantly nodding. "Rhythm…there's something we want to show you, so you will know what's going on around us…"
Light and the others brought me to some sort of safe. They each entered some numbers, and when Aizawa was the last one, he opened it. Inside, was a black book. He took it and showed it to me. "Here. Touch this and then turn around."
"The Death Note." I stated and poked it. I noticed Light gritting his teeth. I turned around to see no difference, but I raised a brow to pretend that I was seeing a shinigami for the first time. Ryuk played along and greeted me, even though I already knew him.
"Hey. I'm Ryuk." He waved. I nodded.
"Yo. Rhythm." The others just stared on how I could just converse so easily with a shinigami.
Back in the room, Aizawa spoke. "Erm…Light…before Rhythm came…I was going to tell you…I contacted Near."
"Really Aizawa?" Matsuda was amazed by his actions. He hesitantly nodded.
"What did you two talk about?" Light shook his head. "No, never mind. That would just make me look more suspicious."
"Right…but just to make sure, Light. I want to look around you're apartment, to see if anything is suspicious there."
"Sure. Go ahead." Light nonchalantly said. I raised a brow.
'Why say it so casually? Unless…he's up to something. But what?'
"Right. I'll see you in a few hours." Aizawa was about to walk out when Mogi said he wanted to come too.
As I was looking through some papers, trying to make it look like I was really working(why try to work for a case that's already solved? I'm only following Near's directions anyway), I heard Matsuda and Ide talking. "Wow, Rhythm-chan is really working, huh? It's really amazing."
Ide nodded. "I thought she would be slacking off again(which I really am), but she's actually trying(No, I'm not)."
I gave a small smile at their gullible-ness. Just then, Aizawa and Mogi came back. "We didn't find anything…but still."
'Wait…they didn't find a notebook? Then where…?'
"I understand. You're more than welcome to watch over Misa and I until you're satisfied."
"Next on the program, I'd like to introduce the next representatives for Kira!" the pig-faced Demegawa announced on the television. Damn, who ever is watching this must be a real idiot if they think Demegawa is really able to contact Kira. "I'd like to show you our first representative…" The light shined on a man, but his eyes widened and he fell to the ground, dead.
Everyone's eyes widened as the continued watching the screen. One by one, each representative fell to the ground, killed by a heart attack. The last was Demegawa, whose last words were 'Save me.', and the screen immediately cut off. Everyone just stared.
"Wha-what the hell? How could Kira just kill his own supporters?" Ide asked.
"Do you think it's because they went overboard?"
"I don't understand what's going on…" Aizawa muttered under his breath. I was the only one able to hear him. "There was no chance for Light or Misa to use the notebook…"
'So does that mean… Misa gave up her ownership of the death note…and there's a new Kira..?'
(In another place)
"Delete. Delete. Delete. Delete." A man lifted his pen off the paper. "Delete!"
Gevanni: We're here. –opens large doors-
Shadow: -brightens and skips into the room- Yay~!! We're here!!
Gevanni: -_-… -claps and the lights turn on to reveal a room with stone brick walls, gargoyles on pedestals, and fire burning around the edges of the rooms- This, is the place.
Everyone: O.O
Shadow: -nods happily- Yup. Just the way I like it! Gevanni! Tell them the rules now!! Now!! Whee!!! ^^ -runs happily to another room to get things-
Gevanni: -_- -clears throat- Well, congratulations to surviving the first round. For this last round, you'll be needing-
Shadow: These! –pulls out 4 different carts of weapons and other things-
Chouko: O.o What is THAT?!! –points to a floating ripped up doll-
Shadow: Oh…that…-grabs a gigantic mallet and pounds on the doll until it's all blood and stuffing- I got it! ^^
Everyone: O.o
Gevanni: -_-; Anyway, you'll need those weapons. All four of you will play…a game of…well, it's like hide and seek and freeze tag. Only if you're caught, you're going to turn up…like that doll. You'll all "play" in this room, but the fire will be put out and it'll be dark. You'll have some flashlights, but when you turn it on, you'll notice that there are more walls around you than before. That's because when the light's are out, this place will turn into a maze with a lot of traps…and the killer will be playing too.
Shadow: Yup! So get you're weapons and hope you don't…heheheh…die…! AHAHAHAHAH- -shuts up when Gevanni glares- I'm done… -humming to self while grabbing some weapons- To tell the truth I am, getting away with murder~…!-smiles-(Getting Away With Murder- Papa Roach)