Chapter 4: Leery Answers

"Sometimes, the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."

-L-

"You're being followed, my lady." Donovan informed her as he flew next to her on her way to get something to eat before returning home after school to work more on her investigation.

Akane pulled out her cell phone and pretended she was answering it as to not look suspicious to the person following them. "I know. I saw him earlier at school. His name is Raye Penber and he is not Kira as far as I could see. I think he's with the police... one of L's men I mean." Akane informed her Shinigami. "Things are going as plan so far. I will place the next step now so just stick close to and I'll take care of the rest."

Akane closed her phone and kept her pace steady as she turned a sharp corner. She braced herself against a wall waiting for him to pass her. She quickly pulled him and shoved him against a wall while at the same time taking his weapon from it's holster. "Why are you following me?" she asked her voice threatening his gun pointed at his head as she glared at him.

"I'm Agent Ray-" he began to say.

"I didn't ask for your name, dumbass. Dammit. Have you learned anything from TV about Kira or L's broadcast?" she told him. "You're with 'L' aren't you? You're not completely Japanese judging by you're accent and I'm guessing you're American. I know a lot of the cops that work with my dad. So who do you work for? CIA? FBI? Interpol?"

"FBI," He said and Akane slowly lowered her gun.

"I see and why are you following me, Agent? You know what... I don't really care. Just stop following me. Whatever you're trying to find... I'm not your guy." She said handing him his gun back.

"I can't do that. I have my orders, miss. How did you know I was following you?" he told her.

"Fine, my father is a police chief and has many enemies. Not to long ago men tried to kill me. My father made sure my sister and I would be able to tell when someone was tailing us." Akane gave a sigh, "You look like your new to this spying situation to be honest otherwise I would of never spotted you and you wouldn't of tried to give me your name either. I take it that picked you because you can blend in better than most being part Japanese. Seriously though, that was really stupid, Agent. Come on, I'm on my way to get something to eat. Join me. I already caught you so no need to hid from me now."

….

She sat across from agent Penber with chopsticks in her hand as she picked up crab wrapped in rice and sea weed wrap dipping it in soil sauce, "I'm guessing this has something to do with Kira. After all I don't see another reason why an FBI Agent would try and investigate the daughter of a Police Chief." Akane stated before taking a bit then downed it with a sip of green tea.

"Yes, we believe Kira has connections with the police." He told her.

"You mean he's hacking into the police files or somehow has gotten a hold of them?" she asked a thoughtful expression on her face as her hand rubbed against her chin. "That wouldn't be hard to do if you knew how to. So he could be a cop or a family member of a policeman. Now that makes sense. If I was Kira you'd be dead already and I wouldn't of tried to stop you from saying your name unless you were going to use an alias which would have been smart on your part. Please do that next time."

"You sound like you know more than you let on," Agent Penber informed her as he adjusted his sitting position uncomfortable with how quick she caught on.

"That's cause I do. Your agents and 'L' aren't the only people looking for Kira, you know? If you're reporting this to 'L' tell him I have a personal vendetta Kira." She told him.

"And what would that be?" Penber inquired looking at her intensely.

She matched his gaze as she said, "Kira murdered my fiance... right in front of me, agent. No one wants Kira dead more than I."

Penber looked at her neck with the engagement ring hanging off a silver chain. She is not Kira... he decided confidently, but she knows far more than she is willing to tell me. This woman was the one L suspects most, but she has motive to kill Kira... not be Kira. I'll have to report this to L at once.

"One other thing. Never tell anyone your name here or anywhere else for now on. No matter what. L's theory is right about Kira needing a name and face. My contacts confirmed it. So consider this some friendly advice." Akane told him.

"Who's your contacts?" he asked.

"That I can't tell you. All I can say is that one is a lot like L and the other... well he knows far more than anyone else on this case including L and my other contact combined." She told him as she was handed the bill and of course she was talking about Donovan and her alias Tenshi.

"I got this." The agent said as he pulled out his wallet and there she saw his name along with a picture of a beautiful young woman in an FBI jacket named Naomi Misora.

"What did I just tell you about revealing your name?" Akane said a displeased expression on her face.

"I... oh I'm sorry." He said.

"Doesn't matter now. I know your name and saw that pretty Japanese woman in the picture. I don't think Kira is in this room at the moment, lucky you." she told him.

"How could you be sure?"

"I can't be that's why I said 'I don't think Kira is in this room' rather than 'I know Kira isn't in this room'." She informed him her eyes flashing red for just a second. It was a side effect of asking for them not to work all the time. So now every time she used her Shinigami eyes they would turn red like that. It was a disadvantage and an advantage all at once. But I do know there is no Kira here... I would 'see' him otherwise.

"I... yes I suppose you are right." he said as he paid the bill.

"I general am," She replied giving a curt laugh, "I have to get going. I have cram school in a few hours." Akane extended her hand toward him. "Unless you still have to keep an eye on me then you could just walk me home, Agent."

"I have someone else I need to look into before I report in. Thank you, miss Akane. I'm glad we got the opportunity to talk." He told her as he shook her hand.

"You as well and it was nice meeting you. Let's do this again sometime, but next time I'm paying." She smiled at him.

"I look forward to it."

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"I think you gave him to much information." Donovan told her on the way home and this time the two were sure no one was following them.

"I gave him enough not to suspect me of being that bastard, but also enough for him to know I know far more than I was willing to tell. I want L to know, you see, and to suspect me so he'll have to keep me close to him. This way he can try to prove I'm guilty, but I want him to doubt my being Kira at the same time. This is entire situation is a mind game, my friend." She told Donovan as they walking home together.

"To what end?" he asked. "Why would you want L to suspect you like that? Aren't you putting yourself in unnecessary danger?"

"I know that I am, Donovan, but remember L's the bait. I need to get closer to the bait so when Kira shows his mug I'll know just who he is before anyone else, but at the same time I'd be able to keep L alive, too. This is my plan and I'm already ten steps ahead of everyone else." She gave a vindictive giggle with her smile full of malice. "Then when the time is right Kira's head will be mine."

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A computer screen with the letter L was staring FBI Agent Raye Penber in the face as he took a seat in front of it in a empty room. "So Mr. Penber what did you find out about miss Akane Yagami?" his voice said with the voice changer in place.

"L she caught me tailing her and was able to subdue me even grabbed my weapon. She figured out I was investigating her and other policeman's families due to the leak in police files. However she let me question her. Due to her behavior I do not believe she is Kira."

"Something tells me there is a reason you don't think she's Kira besides her behavior." L stated.

"Kira killed her fiance. She wants Kira dead and she likely knows more about Kira than even you do or at least her contacts do if they exist. She says she's investigating into Kira herself." Penber told him.

"What exactly did she say about these contacts of hers?" he questioned.

"That one is a lot like you and the other she couldn't say anything about." Raye informed him dutifully.

"Why would she let something like that be known? Hmm, seems more like a message now that I think about it. She wants me to know that she knows more than she is willing tell, but to what end? The odds of her being Kira just went up by 8%." L stated. "Agent Penber I'd like you to write a full report of this within the hour for my review and do keep a close eye on only her for the time being."

….

"Did your daughter Akane recently loose someone?" L asked as he ate a strawberry cake looking at the police chief through his computer screen camera.

"Our neighbor Satoru Kaguya died leaving his younger brother Toshi behind. The three of them have been close for about eight years now. After he died Akane stop talking for a while until the day of the funeral. Why is that important L?" The chief asked. "Why do you want to know about my daughter?"

"Simply put she is a suspect, but her likeliness of being Kira just went down by 2%." L told him as he was going over Akane's files. She was one of the top students this country had to offer and her athletic abilities were rather impressive. There was really nothing out of the ordinary. However there is just something about this girl, L thought as he held her picture up with two fingers in the most delicate way possible. He looked over her bright golden eyes with his more dark silver eyes. She was in a light vanilla colored shirt and her hair blew softly in the wind. Her happy expression in the picture suggested that whoever took it... she was rather fond of to fond to be a family member. Could this girl who looks at some so tenderly be Kira? If she is not. What does she hope to accomplish by giving such leery answers to Penber? I know it was message to me, but why to me? Is it because of the Kira investigation or is she daring me to prove that she is Kira? Akane I wonder what it is you want... from me. You make me rather curious... perhaps someday soon we'll met. Then you may give me the answers I seek, but first I must deal with this Detective Tenshi.

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