Dachi stood in front of the television, watching the news report as did all the others. The room was silent as reports of sudden deaths were happening mainly in Japan now. Kira was back and the world knew it.
"Fifty." Said Dachi in slight anger as he stared at the television. He stood in front of the group, his back turned to them with his arms across his chest. "He's mainly focusing on Japan now." Said Light as he let all the information from the news report sink in.
"Right now we have no way of catching him. Not until he slips up." Said Sato as Dachi nodded his head and glanced back at the group. "Let's just hope he does it soon, before anyone else gets killed." Said Dachi as he turned away from the television, sick of hearing the news.
The group was silent, but nodded in mutual agreement. Matsuda walked closer to Dachi and sighed, "So there is nothing we can do to help?" Matsuda asked, the cheerfulness gone in his voice.
"Not until he slips up…Remember Matsuda, in the beginning of a case you are given no clues; you have to use all possible resources to help you. We have to try out best until we come up with a possible lead." Dachi said turning to face Matsuda. Matsuda nodded his head solemnly as he spoke, "I still wish there was something we could do."
Sato overheard the despondent sound in Matsuda's voice and decided to try and help perk him up. He walked over to Matsuda and placed an arm around the shorter man's shoulders, "Don't worry Mom, we'll get him soon." He said in a positive voice.
Both Dachi and Matsuda gave Sato a questioning look. Dachi looked down at Matsuda and asked in confusion, "Mom?"
"Matsuda is just a really good person to talk to. He tries to help you with your problems and give advice. I'm pretty sure he doesn't mind you talking to him for hours on end about something. He just listens intently, like a mother would. So, that's why I call him Mom." Sato answered Dachi's questioning with a cheeky smile.
Matsuda met Sato's eyes as a happy glimmer shined brightly. Matsuda gave Sato a large smile and nodded his head, joyfulness radiating off of him at the nickname. "Mom." He said in conformation; he was proud that Sato had come and accepted him as that kind of figure.
Dachi opened his mouth to say something but stopped himself as he looked at the two in question as he shook his head. "I'm not even going to respond to that one." Said Dachi as Sato let out a small laugh and replied, "It's a good one, huh?"
Dachi shook his head and pointed at Sato with a raised eyebrow. "I know exactly what you're doing young man." The cheeky smile grew on Sato's face as he replied playfully, "I have no idea what you're talking about Dai."
Sato used Matsu's nickname to soften Dachi up as the older man shook his head and waved the two off as he began to walk away. Sato hadn't been able to be his typical, playful self until now. It felt good.
Light let out an amused chuckle as he stood near the two and smiled, "Looks like you've just been upgraded." Said Light as Matsuda let out a small laugh as Light messed up the man's hair just a bit.
Matsuda let out a soft giggle and fixed his hair, "Yup!" He said happily as he looked up at Light. Matsuda couldn't keep the large grin off of his face as he left the group and returned to his previous position on the couch, humming a small tune.
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Mikami finally made it to the Ginto Restaurant. He had gotten a little lost on the way, but still made it with five minutes to spare before the person who was supposed to meet him arrived. Teru just waited outside the door, his eyes searching for anyone that might be looking for him. Suddenly he heard a high voice call out and arms wrap around his waist, "Akira! It's been forever since I've seen you!"
Mikami's eyes widened slightly; who the hell was this girl and why was she hugging him? Perhaps she had mistaken him…Mikami came to a sudden realization. She had called him 'Akira.' That was his changed name, as God told him. No one else knew that but God so…was this the person sent by him?
"I'm sorry?" Asked Mikami, afraid this was in fact the person who contacted him. The blonde looked up at him and smiled cheerfully. "Don't worry, We can talk safely. No one is really around." Said the girl as she grabbed Mikami's hand and dragged him into the restaurant.
"W-wait-" Mikami was cut off as they stopped abruptly in front of the main desk inside the restaurant. The man didn't bother looking up at the two as he asked, "Name?"
"Misa Misa!" Said the blonde in an annoying high pitched tone. Mikami gritted his teeth at the sound but suddenly he glanced at the woman in shock. This was the female God used to be around. The woman who had the eyes before him. Light rarely spoke about her, if ever, but that was really all Mikami had concluded about the woman.
The young man looked up at the two as Misa clung to Mikami as if they were sweethearts. The young man gasped as he said out loud, "Oh! Misa Misa happy sweets!" Misa nodded her head and giggled as people in the restaurant began to look over towards the two, hearing the young star's name.
"Oh God..." Whispered Mikami as fear was present in his eyes. He did not feel comfortable being around a woman who received a mass amount of attention.
"And who is this charming man you have with you, Miss Misa?" The man at the desk asked curiously.
Misa giggled like a schoolgirl, "Oh, call me Misa Misa, silly! And, he's my boyfriend." She said with an overly happy smile on her face. Mikami tried his hardest not to choke at the word. Boyfriend? This was already turning out to be very…uncomfortable. Mikami was glad that she did not say his name. He wasn't sure if she did it consciously or not, but he forced out a smile to the young man who had looked him in the eye.
The young man seemed to deem this as acceptable, and nodded his head toward the two, a large smile on his face. Mikami glanced at the dining hall once again to hear the excited whispers of the costumers inside and his nerves rose. "Can we get a private booth, please?" Misa asked in a sickly sweet tone.
"Oh! of course! Anything for Misa Misa and her beautiful gentleman." Said the young man as he grabbed two fancy menus as Mikami frowned at the man's comment. Beautiful. Mikami didn't think that a man should be considered beautiful; handsome, yes, but beautiful? That was an insult to Mikami.
"Please, come this way." Said the young man as he lead them through the dinning area and reached a door. The three passed through the door and saw a small hallway until they reached a stairway. They climbed up the stairs and soon made their way into a top floor level that had three separate booths, spread out across the room and exceedingly large. No one else was in the room and Mikami noticed how high class the room seemed to be. This was no cheap dinner. In fact, truth be told, the setting looked like one of those rooms with a side bar where you would always see a local yakuza throwing their dirty money down the drain.
"This'll do just fine." Said Misa as she smiled sweetly and grabbed Mikami's hand and drug him into the booth closest to them. The female's body leaned against his as the man placed the menu's on the table and replied, "Your waiter will be with you shortly."
Misa nodded and the man was about to walk away, but quickly turned back towards them and asked coyly. "Can I take a picture?" He asked as Mikami's eyes widened and he replied quickly, "No."
Misa and the young man looked at Mikami in question as he smiled shyly and replied, "I don't like taking pictures. Umm, you can take one of her though, if you'd like."
"Oh, I understand. I hope I didn't offend you." the man seemed to be pleading for forgiveness as Mikami smile gently and waved his hand. "It's fine. No harm done. I'm just not a very photogenic person."
"Well, that's hard to believe."
"Huh?" Mikami looked at the host in confusion until the man bowed and replied, "I should get back to my work. I'm sorry to keep bothering you. Please, enjoy your meal."
Misa sighed with a smile on her face as she watched the man leave the room. "He was sweet, though I would have liked him more if he wasn't drooling all over you." Said Misa as she let go of Teru and unfolded one of her napkins.
Teru looked at Misa in shock and asked, "What?"
Misa laid her napkin on her lap and looked up at Teru with a playful giggle escaping her. "You couldn't see it? It was really obvious. The only reason he didn't try to hit on you is because I told him you were my boyfriend." Said Misa as she looked around the room, not seeing a waiter yet.
"Hit on me?!" Teru exclaimed as his facial expression became a shocked one. Misa noticed a flushed look on his face as she asked, "What's wrong? Don't like men?"
Teru was taken back and quickly frowned as he defended himself, "No, I don't." Misa giggled at his response as replied, "Well, I do. And in fact I'm in a very strong and intimate relationship with Light."
Teru wasn't too happy to hear that God actually found it useful to keep this woman around, let alone have sex with her. "I find that hard to believe." Mumbled Teru as Misa frowned and replied, "Hey, don't get grumpy with me! Besides, the only reason Light was spending so much time around you was because you're his eyes now."
Misa sighed in sadness as she continued, "I told him I would make the deal again, if he'd just let me. But he told me no...He said he didn't want to put me in danger."
"God has a reason for everything." Mikami said as he looked her in the eyes. His voice was calm but his eyes held slight defiance. Teru was reassuring himself in this statement also. God must have a reason for this woman, even it he couldn't see it.
Misa glared at Mikami. She didn't like the way he looked at her, like he didn't even really want to listen to what she had to say to him. "Now look here, mister! I-," "Can I help you two?" Misa was cut off by the voice of a waiter that just appeared at the table.
Misa's smile turned sweet again as she turned to face the waiter, "Of course!" She said, "Um, lets see. What do you recommend?" She asked the waiter, batting her eyelashes a little, finding him somewhat attractive.
The young man raised an eyebrow for a moment and was about to reply, but was cut off as Mikami smiled kindly at the man and asked, "Umm, could you give us a few more moments? We're still looking over the menu."
The young man smirked at Teru and nodded his head. "Just call out if you need anything." Said the young man as he placed his notepad into his pocket and walked away from the two of them after looking over Mikami very subtly.
Misa watched the man walk away in shock as she looked over at Teru and replied in bitterness, "This is the last time I come to dinner with you." Teru looked at Misa in a confused manner but quickly shot back with his own attitude. "That suits me just fine."
Misa scoffed at Teru's reaction as the lawyer shook his head and asked, "Why did you bring me here? You said God gave you orders. So? What's the message?" Misa took a sip of the glass of water that was in front of her and spoke bluntly, "He said to slip up."
Teru looked at Misa in shock and disbelief. He assumed he had heard her wrong until she continued, "He said the team needs a lead in the wrong direction. So, he wants you to work for me right now."
"Excuse me?" Asked Teru as Misa smirked and replied, "He told me that you must work under me. You get to work backstage with the rest of my crew since I'm going on tour to America." Teru was silent for a moment as he looked at the table in shock. Work for this woman?
"You'll be posing as one of my backstage staff members, away from the cameras. But on camera he wants you to pose as my boyfriend." Said Misa as Teru looked back at the blonde in shock. "On camera? Are you crazy?!" Asked Teru as Misa sighed and replied, "Only if you get on camera. Basically you and I will be closer then anyone else for the next few weeks while we're on the road."
"But...that would lead the investigation team right to me. They'll catch my passport if they haven't already. And on top of that...Be at planned concerts?" Mikami asked in question as he mumbled, "What is God planning?"
Misa giggled and replied, "We're not leaving for a two weeks. He says to continue laying low until then. He mentioned that when you do come in contact with him again. He wants you to get a name for him. He said it was for leverage purposes, whatever that means." Misa shrugged it off as she sighed, wanting to order food now.
Misa waved her arm in the air and called over the waiter once again. He walked over to the two of them and spoke, "Alright, what can I get you two?"
"I'll have this season's Aemono, please" Misa said sweetly. Mikami glanced at the menu once again. He figured Misa was paying for it and decided to get what he wanted; price didn't seem to matter. "I'll have the Yakiniku." Mikami said and folded his menu in front of him and handed it to the waiter along with Misa's.
"Can I get you anything to drink?" The waiter asked them while writing down the orders.
"Water." Misa said while Mikami looked up once again at the waiter, "Warm sake." Mikami wasn't one who drank, but he decided that with all of the thoughts rushing around in his head and being around this woman stressed him out; he wanted something to help relax him. The waiter smiled and wrote down the orders before nodding his head and turning away from the two.
"I hope Light visits me soon. I miss him." Said Misa as she pouted at the thought as Teru sighed and thought internally, 'Me too.'