Chapter Twenty Five: Stormy Day
Natalie sat at Mr. Monk's table with a cup of coffee. It was almost five o'clock in the morning. The last few hours had been completely chaotic in their desperate attempt to save L. Everyone was now peacefully asleep except for herself. Mr. Monk was in his room while Shawn was sleeping on the couch and Gus on the floor beside him. Even Ryuzaki had fallen asleep in a chair, sitting up just as he always did. She guessed maybe it was because he hadn't eaten any sort of sweets in the last few hours but still had to come up with some sort of plan. Sweets were his brain fuel and a lack of this fuel caused him to actually stop and rest his brain. She hoped there wouldn't be any consequences later on. If there was a later on. No she couldn't think like that for Mr. Monk's sake. He was very pessimistic as it was, if she gave up hope so would he. She also had to think of her daughter who she couldn't leave behind. It was these kinds of thoughts that prevented Natalie from sleeping. Rem was gone for now but there was no guarantee their plan would work, if Rem could be trusted, or even if they would have time to execute the plan. Natalie was starting to wonder if she really should have let Mr. Monk listen to Stottlemeyer and not come to Japan again in the first place. Then they wouldn't be in this mess. But then that also meant they wouldn't have met L, something that was important to Mr. Monk. That was why Mr. Monk had given a hundred and fifty percent in assisting with the plan even though he didn't believe that a hundred and fifty percent was possible.
Natalie looked up as she heard someone stirring. It was Ryuzaki. At first, she thought he was about to wake from his little slumber which only lasted about a half hour. However she soon realized that he was not waking up. Instead, he was dreaming. Of what she did not know but judging by his stirring she guessed it was a nightmare of some sort. Ryuzaki only shifted slightly like a cat does when it's sleeping and dreaming. Natalie wondered what exactly he was dreaming about. There was so little they knew about him. It was kind of funny: Ryuzaki seemed to know everything about them yet they had no idea what Ryuzaki's favorite color was.
L's stirring began to bother Natalie. No one wants to be caught in a nightmare. Natalie rose from her seat and walked over to Ryuzaki. She gently shook his shoulder.
"Ryuzaki...Ryuzaki...L...," Natalie said gently. Ryuzaki soon opened his eyes. Natalie couldn't help but think something was wrong.
"Are you okay Ryuzaki? You were having a nightmare," Natalie said. Perhaps this was the reason why he never slept. Perhaps he was too afraid to relive the horrors of his past.
"Yes," he said, offering no hint of emotion. Ryuzaki rose from his chair and walked over towards the table.
"I'll pour you some coffee," Natalie said. She walked over to the counter and poured some coffee that was left over in the pot from her own cup. She then placed the cup on the table across from her. However, Ryuzaki just stood there, looking at the cup of coffee. There was a certain melancholy to his presence. He looked like a lost child but in deep thought.
"L...are you sure you're okay?" Natalie asked, concerned.
"Yes," Ryuzaki said, once again emotionless, "You were unable to sleep?"
"My daughter could possibly become an orphan because of this. It's not exactly easy to fall asleep," Natalie answered. That response seemed to bring some emotion back to the lifeless L.
"Yes, that would be tragic if she became an orphan," Ryuzaki agreed. The two stayed where they were for a few moments, not speaking.
"You're coffee's getting cold..." Natalie said to break the depressing silence. Ryuzaki looked at the cup of coffee once more and then turned to walk out the door of Mr. Monk's room.
"Where are you going Ryuzaki?" Natalie asked.
"To speak with Watari. There is no need to worry," Ryuzaki said and then he was gone.
Suddenly, Mr. Monk's alarm went off. Shawn and Gus immediately jumped up from where they were sleeping.
"I'm awake!" Shawn exclaimed.
"What time is it?" Gus asked.
"Five o'clock," Natalie answered gloomily as she stared at the clock.
"Why did the alarm go off?" Shawn asked.
"Mr. Monk always sets his alarm at five o'clock. It takes him an hour to clean his bathroom before he can take a shower," Natalie replied, her voice still showing distress.
"What's the matter Natalie?" Gus asked.
"I'm worried about Ryuzaki," Natalie said, "He seemed so sad this morning. I've never felt so helpless." Actually, she had felt this helpless before. At one point, there was someone pretending to be Trudy. However, everyone thought she really was Trudy. Even Mr. Monk had been fooled at one point and it completely devastated him to think that Trudy had hid from him all these years. That was when she had felt completely helpless and she never wanted to feel that way again.
"Well he has every right to be upset. He might die for crying out loud. We might die. Why aren't we upset?" Shawn said. But before Shawn could get his answer, Natalie had to force all of them out, including herself. Mr. Monk would not want them in his room as he cleaned his bathroom and got ready for the day.
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"What's going on? The criminals are being killed again!" Yagami said as Mr. Monk, Natalie, Shawn, and Gus walked down. They noticed that Ryuzaki was already sitting in his usual seat. This time he was eating teddy grams.
"Sixteen just last night," Aizawa confirmed.
"Kira, damn it!" Light said.
"Ahh, why is this happening?" Matsuda said, holding his head like he had a serious brain freeze.
"This makes it clear that there really is another notebook. Right Rem?" Light asked.
"Must be. A Shinigami wouldn't go out of his way to kill only criminals," Rem replied. Funny how Rem only seemed to answer Light's questions. Otherwise it was just "I don't know".
"This happens the moment Amane is freed..." Ryuzaki observed.
"Ryuzaki, you're still saying that?" Light asked.
"Light's right Ryuzaki. We need to forget about Amane," Yagami said.
"Yes, I apologize," Ryuzaki said, "Well if there is another notebook that someone is using I will definitely catch that person."
"But Ryuzaki...will we be able to punish Kira as a serial killer?" Light asked.
"Not unless the effectiveness of the notebook is proved but that is meaningless to me. Once the case is solved I'll let the court system worry about that," Ryuzaki said.
"Oh! We could be the lawyers. Or we could help. Remember Bud, when we were in the court room? That was so much fun," Shawn said. He took a few teddy grams from Ryuzaki and put them in his mouth.
"...If you want to..." was Ryuzaki's reply, slightly upset that his teddy grams were taken. He knew he couldn't complain since he did eat everyone's pancakes last night.
"We'll probably have to execute them in secret so the notebook's existence is not made public," Matsuda said.
"That's a harsh conclusion but I bet that's what our superiors would want," Aizawa said.
"If he acknowledges the killings he'll get the death penalty or life in prison. If he doesn't acknowledge it, they may force him to write his name in the notebook," Ryuzaki said, "But there's no point in thinking about it now."
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"Martin, where did Ryuzaki go?" Natalie asked Shawn as she and Mr. Monk came back from his room. Natalie had to go and retrieve her cell phone that she left there and Mr. Monk refused to let anyone in his room without "supervision".
"I don't know. He just got up and went somewhere," Shawn replied.
"And you didn't think to ask him where he was going?" Natalie asked in an irritated voice. They possibly only had a few days, hours, or even minutes to spend with their friend. Not to mention Ryuzaki's mood was still upsetting Natalie. She also did not want to suffer through de ja vu as she continued to remember the incident with the imposter of Trudy.
"Relax Hilary. He probably went to go get a piece of cake or something," Shawn said.
"When there's a piece right there?" Mr. Monk pointed out by pointing to the deserted strawberry shortcake. Shawn stared at the piece of cake for a moment. And he supposedly had photographic memory.
"He said something about the storm outside," Gus said.
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The rain poured down viciously against the building, offering no mercy. The sky was dark and sorrowful. It was not just a regular stormy day. Death and decay reeked in the air. The five (Light had decided to join the party in the search for L) stood on the roof of the headquarters completely sheltered from the rain's fall. Ryuzaki was just a couple of yards away, the rain pouring down on him. He appeared to be looking up at the morbid sky. Death hung over his shoulder as though keeping a close eye on him. The rain seemed to poor down even harder on the slouching detective. Natalie looked sympathetically at the soaking wet Ryuzaki. Seeming to know that he was being watched, Ryuzaki turned towards them.
"Dude, what are you doing?" Shawn asked. Ryuzaki just placed a hand towards his ear, to signal that he couldn't hear them due to the rain.
"What are you doing in a place like this!" Light yelled, placing his hands close to his mouth to amplify the sound. Ryuzaki once again motioned that he couldn't hear them and he even managed to smirk a little. Was he purposely pretending to not hear them so they would all get soaking wet? Light soon gave up with the yelling and began to go out into the rain to get closer to Ryuzaki. He placed a hand over his head as if to block the rain. Like that was going to do anything. Shawn and Gus looked at each other and then proceeded to follow Light's actions minus the putting their hand over their head. Natalie went to follow as well only to turn around when she noticed Mr. Monk wasn't following.
"Come on Mr. Monk," she said.
"But it's raining," Mr. Monk complained. Natalie gave Mr. Monk a look. He sighed and began to prepare himself. Mr. Monk then came out into the rain like sulfuric acid was being poured down on him.
"What are you doing Ryuzaki?" Light asked.
"Seriously dude you could get like shocked by lightning...or something," Shawn said.
"Nothing in particular, it's just the bells," Ryuzaki answered, his voice morbid. Everyone looked confused at his mention of "bells". What was he talking about?
"Bells?" Light asked.
"Yes the bells are really loud today," Ryuzaki said. The rest stopped to listen but they couldn't hear any bells.
"I don't hear anything," Light said.
"Me neither," Gus agreed.
"Really? The conditions are favorable today so you can't help but hear them. It's a church...maybe a wedding...or..." Ryuzaki said. Natalie couldn't help but to feel helpless once more as she heard Ryuzaki talk. What could have possibly happened to him? Why was he mentioning bells at a time like this? She wanted to just give him a hug like she did with Mr. Monk when he was depressed.
"What are you talking about Ryuzaki? Don't be saying such useless things. Let's go back," Light asked. Natalie was a little annoyed that he cut Ryuzaki off just when he might have said something important. How could he say that what Ryuzaki was saying was useless? It was clearly bothering Ryuzaki whatever it was. Perhaps she was being a little defensive since Ryuzaki's depression that morning had taken a toll on her or her motherly instincts were kicking in once more.
"I'm sorry..." Ryuzaki said and he looked down, "I'm distant in my relationships with everyone. I don't trust anyone either." Despite this little insult towards his four friends, Natalie couldn't help but to place a hand on his shoulder.
"That's true Ryuzaki. You try not to get involved in relationships. I know that best," Light said. This comment clearly pissed everyone else off. Sure maybe they kind of did force a friendship with Ryuzaki but they were all friends now. Weren't they? No, Light was just trying to separate them. Even if L didn't completely trust them, it didn't matter to them. Mr. Monk never really trusted anyone either. Not to mention, it wasn't that easy trusting Shawn.
"If it's something that shouldn't be, you shouldn't get involved in the first place," Light continued. Natalie tightened her grip on Ryuzaki's shoulder just slightly as if to tell him not to listen to Light's crap. This was clearly a blow towards Shawn, Gus, Mr. Monk, and Natalie.
"Yes, that's how it is Light but you're the same as me," Ryuzaki replied. Natalie now removed her hand away from Ryuzaki's shoulder slightly offended by his answer.
"What do you mean?" Light asked.
"Since you were born, have you ever told the truth even once?" Ryuzaki asked. What the hell was he implying? Natalie wasn't sure. Shawn thought that if he was asked the question it would be no. Mr. Monk's answer would obviously be yes since he couldn't lie at all.
"What are you saying Ryuzaki?" Light asked, "It's true I tell lies occasionally ("occasionally?" was Gus' first thought). However there aren't any humans who have never told a lie." Mr. Monk went to raise his hand as if to object but Natalie stopped him. "People can't be perfect everyone lies," Light continued, "Even so I won't tell lies that will hurt those I love. That's my answer." Mr. Monk wondered if Light even loved anyone.
"I guess that's why you're popular," Ryuzaki said even though it didn't really seem that way when it came to Mr. Monk, Natalie, Gus, and Shawn. Ryuzaki didn't say anything for a moment as the sky grew even darker than it was before.
"Let's head back. We're soaking wet," Ryuzaki said.
"Yes, let's head back before I have to burn this shirt," Mr. Monk said.
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Natalie handed out towels to everyone. Mr. Monk looked at his, thinking where it might have come from. Shawn and Gus took their towels and began to dry themselves. Ryuzaki laid his towel lazily over his head. Natalie practically threw Light's towel to him. Light, however, ignored it and began to dry himself.
"What a terrible rainstorm," Ryuzaki said. His mood seemed to improve but only slightly.
"It's your fault, you were the one standing outside in the rain," Light said.
"That's true. I'm sorry," Ryuzaki said.
"It's not like it's your fault we went out there in the first place," Shawn said, "We like the rain. In fact, Bud let's go get our light sabers and fight outside in the rain. It will be the ultimate battle!" Of course the two were not planning on doing this but Shawn didn't like Ryuzaki's depressed mood either. Ryuzaki walked over to Light and bent down to wipe his feet dry.
"What are you doing?" Light asked.
"I thought I'd give you a hand," Ryuzaki said.
"No thanks, you don't need to do that," was Light's reply. Natalie couldn't bear to watch. It was too much like Mr. Monk and the incident with Trudy. Once when Mr. Monk thought Trudy was alive, he did even stranger things than normal. Well what was considered normal for Mr. Monk. Was this Ryuzaki's reaction to the possibility of dying? It was like reliving that moment with Mr. Monk all over again and Natalie didn't like it one bit.
"I'm sad," Ryuzaki said. He looked up and Natalie couldn't help but think that he resembled a sad child. "You'll understand soon." The group was interrupted by the ring of Ryuzaki's cell phone. He stood up to answer it.
"...I understand. I'll be there soon," Ryuzaki replied into the phone and hung up, "Why don't we go? Things might turn out well after all." Ryuzaki began to walk away towards the direction of the main room where the investigation was taking place.
"Ryuzaki, if you ever need any help, you know you can always talk to us," Natalie offered just as she offered Captain Sottlemeyer someone to talk to about his divorce.
"Thank you Natalie," Ryuzaki said lowly. Natalie sighed and walked back to the others. Light was about to follow Ryuzaki but Shawn and Gus stopped him.
"What's going on Light?" Gus asked.
"What are you talking about?" Light said, his face showing a puzzled expression.
"What are you planning?" Shawn asked.
"I'm not planning anything," Light said innocently.
"Then why are you following Ryuzaki around?" Mr. Monk asked.
"Because we're friends. Why does it bother you? You never seemed to care before," Light said.
"We love him," Natalie said. Natalie remembered saying the same exact thing to Hal when she, Stottlemeyer, and Randy confronted him and told him to leave Mr. Monk alone.
"Yeah and we know you want him dead," Shawn said.
"You don't even consider him a friend," Mr. Monk said.
"Of course Ryuzaki is my friend," Light said.
"Oh yeah? Then do you know three of his shirts that he wears? There's the one with the ripped sleeve, the one with a coffee stain in the bottom right corner, and the one he's wearing now," Mr. Monk replied. Everyone stared at him for a moment.
"And here I was thinking Ryuzaki wore the same shirt everyday," Shawn said.
"You better not hurt him," Natalie warned before the conversation could drift away from its original purpose. Light paused for a moment.
"I'm not going to stand around here listening to you insult me. I don't know what's gotten into you but I am not Kira and I would never hurt Ryuzaki in any way," Light answered.
"You are Kira! He's Kira," Mr. Monk said.
"We know Mr. Brown," Natalie answered.
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"Ryuzaki, don't you care what's happening?" Matsuda asked as the six walked into the main room with the computers, "We're trying to get approval from the other countries for this plan."
"Watari, has it gone well?" Ryuzaki asked.
"...No..." Watari replied frankly.
"As expected but please get approval for the use of the notebook," Ryuzaki instructed.
"Understood," Watari replied.
"Ryuzaki, what's going on?" Light asked.
"I mean to test the notebook and see for myself," Ryuzaki replied, placing a spoon on the notebook.
"That's unthinkable! We've seen it already the notebook's power is real!" Aizawa argued.
"And who will write the name on it? If you write down a name, you will have to keep writing down names within thirteen days of each other," Matsuda said.
"Bud would like to volunteer for that!" Shawn chimed in.
"No!" Gus exclaimed.
"The writer will be a criminal who is to be executed soon. We'll make a deal with him: if he's still alive after the thirteen days are over, he'll be set free. We are very close to closing this case! If this condition is cleared, the case will be resolved in one step!" Ryuzaki said.
Before anyone could protest, the lights died out.
"What's this? A blackout?" Matsuda said in panic.
"Lobby, lobby, lobby, lobby, lobby, lobby, lobby," Mr. Monk kept repeating over and over again.
"It's okay Mr. Brown, you're not in an elevator," Natalie said reassuringly. He had had a bad experience during a series of blackouts in San Francisco once. Mr. Monk ended up getting stuck in an elevator during the blackout while he was on a date (yes Mr. Monk was on a date!). This was one of the reasons why Mr. Monk was so afraid to go into elevators. Despite Natalie's comforting, Mr. Monk continued to say "lobby".
"Watari," Ryuzaki called his assistant. However, there was no answer. It was only then that Mr. Monk stopped repeating the word "lobby". In a flash, the words "All data deletion" appeared on all the monitors.
"Watari!" Ryuzaki exclaimed again his voice slightly faltered. Shawn and Gus began to look at each other in alarm. They were prepared to run out the door any minute. Mr. Monk completely froze, not knowing what to say or think while Natalie walked over to Ryuzaki.
"Data deletion? What's going on?" Yagami asked.
"I instructed Watari to delete all the data if something unexpected should happen to him," Ryuzaki answered. He didn't show any sign of suffering in his voice but Natalie could see that his eyes were filled with hatred. This was bad, very bad. Would Ryuzaki be able to function without Watari similar to how Mr. Monk was barely able to function the few days he was left without an assistant when Sharona left him? Suddenly terror began to fill inside Natalie and she was sure everyone else was feeling the same.
"Unexpected?" Aizawa asked.
"It can't be!" Matsuda exclaimed.
"The Shinigami," Ryuzaki said.
"That's right she disappeared!" Yagami said, "She's not here! What's going on?"
"Everyone the shini-" Ryuzaki began but he was unable to finish what he was saying.
"Ryuzaki what's wrong?!" Natalie exclaimed her voice squeaked a little. She watched as Ryuzaki dropped his spoon and began to fall towards her.
"Ryuzaki!" she exclaimed again with terror in her voice. Natalie tried to catch him as he fell but Light came in as well so she was forced to move back close to the table. Shawn and Gus immediately ran over to the two as they held Ryuzaki in their arms.
"Ryuzaki what's wrong?" someone asked. Natalie couldn't tell if she had screamed or not. In fact she didn't even remember what just happened.
"Dude...Ryu," Shawn said but he couldn't think of anything to say. Mr. Monk had finally mustered up enough courage to walk closer to Ryuzaki. It was then that he saw Natalie begin to cry. He also saw something else that horrified him. Light was smirking. They all noticed it including L as he began to shut his eyes.
"Ryuzaki, get a hold of yourself!" Light said as he shook him a little but Ryuzaki's eyes were completely closed and his body was limp.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Light screamed. Just as he did, Shawn and Gus pulled Light away from Ryuzaki's body in anger.
"Stay away from him!" Natalie yelled at Light her face still wet with tears.
"It's going to kill us! We're all going to die!" Light screamed as he struggled to get out of Shawn and Gus' grip. Shawn and Gus let go of Light and then looked at each other.
"WE'RE GOING TO DIE!?" Gus said.
"WE'RE GOING TO DIE!" Shawn confirmed.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Gus screamed.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Shawn screamed. Should have seen that coming. Everyone threw into a fit of panic.
"...Okay ...why aren't we dead yet?" Shawn asked after a few moments.
"Show yourself Shinigami!" Light exclaimed as he got up and began to run up the stairs.
"Let's search too!" Yagami agreed, "...Natalie...take care of Ryuzaki." Natalie did not move from where she was. Mr. Monk remained where he was standing as well. Shawn and Gus however, high tailed it out of there to search for Rem. When everyone was gone and all remained silent, Natalie's tears stopped.
"It's just like when Mitch died," she said quietly.
"It's just like when Trudy died," Mr. Monk agreed.
When everyone came downstairs once more, the atmosphere was silent and still. Natalie had calmed down by now but still clutched onto Ryuzaki's body. Mr. Monk was sitting on a chair, placing his hand to his forehead. This couldn't be happening. It just couldn't. Yagami walked over towards Natalie and Ryuzaki and bent down to pick up the corpse.
"Natalie..." Yagami said lowly as Natalie still held onto the body. She paused for a moment before she finally let go.
"Don't worry Hilary, I will avenge Ryuzaki's death," Light vowed. Natalie shot up at this. Mr. Monk looked up as well.
"You'll what? If there's anyone whose going to avenge his death it's us! Not you! You...you murderer!" Natalie screamed.
"He said the same thing upstairs," Shawn said accusingly, "You should have seen him. It was a whole big speech and everything."
"How dare you? Howdare you?" Natalie continued.
"Hilary, calm down," Yagami said. Natalie, however, was not going to take this kind of crap. She left everyone and marched strait to her room. Mr. Monk followed behind her. Once they reached the room, Natalie slammed the door shut even though no one else besides herself and Mr. Monk were able to hear it.
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"This isn't happening. L's not dead," Mr. Monk said. Everyone looked up at him.
"It's okay Mr. Brown. Everything's going to be okay," Natalie said. By now she had calmed down and was now back downstairs. They were waiting for Yagami and Mogi to come back with news about L and Watari.
"Damn you Kira! Damn you to hell!" Mr. Monk said.
"Uh-oh," Natalie said.
"What's going on?" Shawn asked.
"He's going through the five stages of grief," Natalie explained.
"I'm sure we can work out some sort of agreement here..." Mr. Monk said.
"What agreement is he talking about?" Gus asked.
"Bargaining: the third stage," Light said. Natalie shot a glare at him. He was not welcomed in this conversation.
"Why me? Why is it always me?" Mr. Monk asked himself.
"Depression," everyone said.
"He's in a better place now," Mr. Monk said.
"Wow that was fast," Shawn said.
"It's not over yet," Natalie said.
"This isn't real. L isn't really dead. I'm dreaming. It's like that horrible nightmare with the perfect town and then I step in gum that I always have. It's just like that," Mr. Monk said.
"What's he doing?" Gus asked.
"Repeating the cycle," Natalie said. She had experienced this with Mr. Monk another time when Dr. Kroger said he was quitting his practice.
"Damn you Kira! How could you do this to me! For the love of God!" Mr. Monk yelled as Yagami came back into the room. He had had a grim expression on his face but now he just looked confused by Mr. Monk's yelling.
"What's wrong?" Yagami asked gesturing to Mr. Monk.
"He's fine," Shawn said, "What's that?" Shawn pointed to something that was in Yagami's hands.
"...This was found in Ryuzaki's pocket," Yagami said as he handed it to Shawn. Natalie, Gus, and Mr. Monk looked on with Shawn as he opened up the envelope. Inside was a card with a birthday cake on it.
"Oh my God," Natalie said about to cry again.
"What is it?" Light asked.
"That's for us to know and you to never find out," Shawn said.
"It's a birthday card," Yagami said, "...for L."
"Operation Halloween," Mr. Monk said shaking his head. Light looked down a little in dismay. He had to feel a little guilty. He wasn't completely heartless. Well...maybe he was.
"What's the matter Light? Feeling a little guilt?" Shawn asked.
"Enough of this! I will not have you accusing my son of such crimes," Yagami said. Natalie, Mr. Monk, Shawn, and Gus got up and walked back upstairs to their rooms, not saying a word.
Dear L,
Hope you have a wonderful birthday – Natalie
Dude, you're B-Day's on Halloween, that's friggin awesome! But of course I already knew that because I'm a psychic. Happy Birthday pal – Shawn
Have a happy birthday even if it's not happy still it's your birthday and happy birthday – Adrian Monk
Happy Birthday, just try to go easy on the sweets today- Gus
Happy Birthday L –Watari
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There was no rain but the air still smelt as though a storm had just passed by. The cloudy and windy autumn day created a somber atmosphere that filled the four friends with a chill so unbearable words cannot describe it. They stood together, isolated from the few that were present at the funeral. Many of the people there were unknown to the four. No one bothered to come up to them and they did not bother to mingle either. They stuck out like sore thumbs. Everyone was dressed in black suits and black ties as customary for a funeral. However, since none of them planned on attending a funeral while in Japan, they were wearing black shirts and jeans. It was the best they could do on such short notice. Mr. Monk, however, was wearing his usual brown suit so he really stuck out. It was a miracle Mr. Monk was even outside. He had been in his room every day since the night Ryuzaki died. No one knew why and no one bothered to ask. Mr. Monk took out the picture of Trudy that he always carried with him. Light happened to notice this picture as he came walking towards the four.
"It's a tragedy, isn't it?" Light asked them.
"I can't believe you have the nerve to talk to us," Gus said.
"Admit it, you did it. You killed him. You're Kira," Mr. Monk said.
"I didn't kill L. Rem, the Shinigami did," Light said.
"You tricked Rem. You're not going to get away with this," Natalie said.
"Yeah. We're going to find evidence. We're going to get you Light!" Shawn said.
"Yeah and your Shinigami too!" Gus exclaimed. Everyone stared at Gus.
"Dude...no..." Shawn said. Another failed attempt to say something important by Gus.
"Damn it!"