Chapter 5: Angel in Black

"This affair is a game of death. Either you stay on the defensive and die or you attack at just the right moment. Timing is everything in this little game. Now shall we play?"

-Akane Yagami-

Akane was again dressed as Tenshi with a long black trench coat, light blue tie, white button shirt, black suit, mask, sunglasses, and a black fedora hat. It had been rather hard to get away from the FBI agents lately as they kept almost a consent eye on her, but she had instantiated that it would happen. Only when she was Tenshi could she actually take a breath, but she'd soon have to he her perfect student self again. She and Agent Penber had an appointment in an hour and a half when she discovered that she was being followed yet again. "Why is this person following me of all times?" Akane whispered to herself in annoyance. "Who could it be?"

She turned a corner into an ally way her gun drawn as she leaned against pillar for cover. There she waited for the stalker that approached cautiously. He walked through like she thought he would, "Stop there! One step more and you'll get a bullet." She said her voice changer activated as she spoke confidently in a commanding voice.

His hands went up slowly like he knew something like this might happen, but he didn't say a word instead in one of his hand a phone was ringing. The man slowly placed the phone on the ground and backed away. He kept backing away until he was no longer visible. After a moment she figured he left. What is this? Akane thought to herself. Is someone trying to get in contact with me?

Cautiously she reached for the cell phone and flipped it open, "Hello, this is Detective Tenshi."

"I am L, detective. I heard you wanted to speak with me." The voice said that was also changed to hid his voice.

"Yes, I did, L. You could of just requested to speak with me at the the police station." Akane informed him. "Why the deception and this facade?"

"Yes, I could of. However, it's best no one really knows of our contact for now for both of our well beings." L told her.

"That is understandable, but I wanted to do this face to face, but this will do, I suppose. Must say this is a rather wise to do on your end. Especially if Kira has eyes on the police records and perhaps spies as well or at least that is my suspicion as I'm sure is it yours as well." She replied.

"You're correct on that. I heard you have information for me. Care to share?" L inquired.

"Some. I will not share all at the moment. Is this a secure line?" She asked.

"It is, detective." L told her.

"First know that Kira does in fact need a name and face to kill, which I'm sure you had your suspicions about at the very least, but that can change if a certain step is taken by Kira. What you're dealing with is far more than just a man or woman. This... as implausible as he sounds has supernatural properties and L you are his main objective because of that little target you've placed on your back due to that stunt with the broadcast." She informed him some in riddles others as plain as they come, but L was smart he could easily figure that out.

"How do you know this?" L asked even with the voice masked as it was she could tell he was suspecting Tenshi of being Kira and she knew he would, but even she could hear the slight doubt in his voice as well.

"I'm not Kira for obvious reasons as in sharing this information with you, but more than one person has the abilities Kira has revealed to us, but as far as I know Kira is the only one using it like this. I can't reveal who or any more of what I know. I still don't trust you. Our relationship is still cloak and dagger stages at the moment. I'll be keeping an eye out for you, of course. As of this moment your protection is on top of my priority list." Akane told him.

"Yes and keep this cell phone on you. If we need to speak I want a way for us to contact one another without others interfering," L informed her.

"Agreed," She replied before shutting the phone.

….

L's line went dead form Tenshi handing up on him. "My protection?" he questioned with a confused stare at his phone while he held it like he did Akane's photo as delicately as possible. Why would Tenshi say he'd protect me? He knows I'm in danger and seems to be farther ahead than anyone else in this game of ours. Even Akane seems to be ahead of everyone else... even me. What is going on here? More importantly who else has this ability to kill without even being in the room? Tenshi also said Kira's powers could change if a certain step was taken, but how so? This will take time to cipher.

Everything is turning on it's head. Akane and Tenshi are my highest suspects yet it doesn't feel right. I don't believe either are Kira. My gut tells me I'm barking up the wrong tree here. What am I missing? There is something and I don't know what it is, L thought as he nibbled his thumb and his eyes turned from the cell phone to his computer screen. It has to be something obvious. Who is Tenshi?

….

"Do you want me to follow his man servant?" Donovan asked from behind her.

"Not this time around. I want L to trust Tenshi on some level. Then when the time is right I can connect the dotes later for him and I feel that will be sooner rather than later." Akane told him her voice changer off as she whispered to him. She was willing to put her trust in L if he was willing to trust at least a piece of herself. L had no idea what was coming, but she did. Akane felt a sense of duty to protect this mysterious Investigator.

"My lady who is this L? He could be Kira for all you know," He informed her.

"I don't think he is, but if so... I will know when I see his face. Now let's go home. I have a dinner reservation to keep and I'm going to be running late if we don't leave now." she told him.

….

Akane wore black dress pants with a white button up silk shirt. She had her hair up in a messy, but stylish bun and her make up was light as she exit the house. Akane took a taxi to the restaurant she had chosen two days before hand. Raye Penber stood just outside the restaurant waiting for her with a young woman on his arm as she exited the taxi. "Evening, Agent."

"Raye will be fine." He corrected her warmly, "When you said you would be paying next time I didn't think it'd be a 4 star restaurant." He told her with a slight smile on his face.

"Well I just like their menu is all and this is?" Akane said gesturing toward Naomi.

"Naomi," she replied as she extended her hand toward Akane.

"Ah, so you're that beautiful woman in the picture that Raye keeps in his wallet. It's nice to met you. I am Akane and if you don't mind I'd like to keep it to first names only just to be safe of course. These are troubled times after all." Akane said as she shook the woman's hand a smile on her face.

"Agreed," Naomi told her.

"Now shall we? I don't know about you, but I'm starving." Akane said leading the way. The host of the restaurant instantly recognized Akane and waved for them to follow him. The last time she had been here was with Toshi and Satoru. This was their favorite restaurant and they went every time they had the money to go.

Speaking of money Akane pulled out quite a bit if her savings from her work as Tenshi to pay for Toshi's school, bills, and brother's funeral. If someone asked him who was paying for everything he'd say he had a generous benefactor, but that didn't mean the boy didn't work. Toshi was going to school to be a teacher and working as a salesman in a local grocery store. Most of the time he was lifting heavy boxes and items around, but she made sure he didn't push himself to hard. She wanted him to build himself up into becoming a man and not down into his grave from over working. Either way Satoru would be proud of him. Toshi seemed to growing so fast on his own.

The host sat them down and a waitress quickly brought them their menus. "I'll have my usual." Akane told waitress. "You two take your time. The food here is amazing."

She watched as they ordered keeping her expression soft and somewhat business like. "So what was it you wanted to talk about?"

"L wants me to extend the time I'm suppose to investigate you. You have information he wants." He told her. "I wanted to let you know. I don't think he truly believes you're Kira."

"Because I'm not and I do have information," Akane nodded and sighed, "but I won't share that information anytime soon. Keeping it secret maybe the only thing keeping me safe at the moment. Especially now that I know there is a link with Kira and the police department. Keeping my name and face out of the situation would be the best choice at the moment. I don't really know who to trust yet. For all I know Kira could be using someone as a puppet to do his dirty work while he sticks to the shadow... in fact that's what my gut is telling me. My instincts are never wrong about these sorts of things... which makes the situation just that much harder. For all we know this could be a friend of a policeman or a family member. That's tens of thousands of people to investigate and I pretty sure what he's planning. It's not going to end well for L if he doesn't get someone that know as much as me or one of my contacts to have his back and know what to look for."

"You've given this a lot of thought." Naomi said.

"I did and I had quite the bit of time to think about it. I'm one of the best young minds in Japan. I always plan ahead and consider ever angle or possibility. I still don't know if I could trust L. I mean I never met the man, but I would be willing to met him face to face. I'm not interested in his name just meeting him. I can't get a proper reading of him otherwise." Akane said.

"He can be trusted," Naomi said. "I worked with L once back when I was in the FBI. He's a dedicated investigator. He will find Kira no matter what."

"Kira is dedicated too and I bet he is at least five steps a head of almost everyone else," Akane stated. "I don't believe... L can win on his own. Not in this and it makes me worry for a guy I've never even met."

Naomi thought of that for a moment, "I never met him either, but maybe one day you will."

That is what I'm counting on, Akane thought.

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