A/N: Alright, I've passed my exams successfully! Yay me! Now I'll have more time on this.
I do not own Death Note. Such a surprise.
Chapter 12. Not as thought
''But to be safe, please use your fake names when addressing each other. Also, Watari, please stay outside and contact me using the comm link.'' Ryuzaki stated. Then he looked at the chief. ''Please call Light and if he agrees, tell him to come here immediately.''
''Understood.'' He said and took out his phone. When Light answered, the man explained the situation and asked him to come here. Of course, he agreed.
Ryuzaki ordered Matsuda to meet Light at the lobby. The man immediately stood up and went out. Soon after he called Ryuzaki and informed him that they'll be here in about 3 minutes.
Finally they both came into the hotel room. I stood up from the couch and looked at Light with my arms folded. His eyes quickly went over the place and stopped a second longer on me, but proceeded.
''Thank you for coming, Light.'' Ryuzaki spoke.
''Not at all, after all, I want to catch Kira as much as you do, Ryuga.'' Light smiled. He looked so innocent and sincere, that even I almost bought it.
''Please, call me Ryuzaki here.'' He asked.
''I'm Matsui.'' Matsuda introduced himself.
''I'm Aihara.'' Aizawa said.
''I'm Yamada.'' Takashi said. For some reason I heard coldness in his voice.
''Nakamura.'' I muttered, playing my role.
''And I'm Asahi.'' The chief said. I rolled my eyes at that. Like Light doesn't know his name.
''I see. So am I supposed to be Light Asahi now?'' He asked and smiled a bit at that.
''Yes, you should. I'll call you Light from now on.'' Ryuzaki said. ''Okay, let's get down to business. First, I'd like you to look at the information we've gathered and then watch these tapes.'' He waved at the table and the paperwork on it.'' They were never aired on the TV. I think it's obvious that you can't take any notes or anything from here.''
Light nodded and went over to the paperwork. When he was done, Ryuzaki put on the tapes and let Light watch them. We all were standing behind him with out arms crossed and examining him unlike when he was going through the documents. I'm guessing Light finds this odd. He must suspect something at least. And to understand this is a test.
''So, did you come to any conclusions?'' Ryuzaki asked immediately after Light was finished. Interest could be heard in his voice. And understanding was seen on Light's face.
''There may be another person with Kira's abilities.'' Light stated and stood up. Good job.
''Kira's abilities?! What do you mean?'' The chief asked with shock heard.
''I'm saying that there's a possibility that this tape wasn't made by the Kira we know. It's really out of character and Kira usually doesn't kill such petty criminals. And since we know that he needs a name and a face to kill, it seems odd how he could manage to kill that detective and those policemen outside the TV station just like that.'' Light explained.
''It's... almost the same what Kuro... I mean, Nakamura said...!''
''Good job, Light. We suspect a second Kira as well.'' Ryuzaki stated.
''So this was just a test?'' Light asked with annoyance and anger in his voice.
''No, I wasn't testing you, I just wanted to see if you would come to the same conclusion as I and Nakamura did. And by that you already been a great help.'' The man said. ''Now, our first priority is to stop the second Kira. This person isn't very smart and probably idolizes the real Kira. He will most likely respond to a tape from him. But if the second Kira is fake, this plan is worthless, but we have to try and before the real Kira does anything.''
''That's a good plan Ryuzaki.'' Light nodded.
''Then I hope you will be the one to play the role of the real Kira.'' Ryuzaki said. Light looked sincerely shocked at that request.
''Play the role...?''
''Yes, only you can do it. In any case, we're running out of time. I plan on making a broadcast this evening, so please start working on a draft immediately.'' He asked and then gave each one of use orders what to do next.
22 hours.
…
''Ryuzaki, is that good enough? I wrote it as if I were Kira.'' Light handed the draft to him and sat on an armchair. The detective read it, holding the sheet weirdly. I came closer and read it as well. I almost contained myself from chuckling. It was really good. Almost too good. And that one part...
''...It's not bad. But if we don't remove the 'It is fine with me to kill L' part, I'll die.'' Ryuzaki said when finished and looked up at Light.
He laughed at that. ''I was improvising. You can change it to whatever you want.'' He leaned back relaxed. I almost rolled my eyes at that. But you don't want that, do you?
Ryuzaki gave the sheet to Aizawa and ordered him to get everything prepared. I was really looking forward to this whole thing. And I was curious if this fake will respond or if he'll see through. But I doubt he's that smart. I looked at Light. No signs of tense or anger or any negative emotions for that matter could be seen on his face. I thought I really wanted to speak to him about all this.
We were all waiting for the news that should begin any minute now. I was standing in a corner, further from the television, leaning against the wall with crossed arms. I was feeling tired. That was new to me, I usually don't feel this way. Well, I usually don't use up all my human hours, so that makes sense, I guess.
''Hey, can I talk to you for a moment?'' Takashi came closer and suddenly asked me in a low voice.
I shrugged. ''Sure.''
He moved in such a position that the view of other would be blocked for me.
''Is everything alright?'' He then asked seriously.
I looked at him weirdly.
''Why do you ask that?'' I shook my head. Really?
''Well, you've been acting strangely these past few days, and when this Light kid joined you became very... cold and blocked.''
''Umm, can you specify what is that makes you think I act weird, besides being cold?'' I slowly asked. I really had no idea.
''Well, you go home more often than the rest of us and sometimes you don't show up for a day, saying you're feeling bad. And when I said you became more blocked when this Yagami showed up, I mean that you were really blocked before. Not only with other members, but with me also, it feels like you're trying to avoid me.'' He said with hurt in his voice.
''Really? I didn't even...''
''But worst of all,'' He began to whisper and anger could be heard. ''You're flirting with Ryuzaki!''
I was taken aback incredibly.
''I'm doing what now?!'' I said with shock a bit louder than I should have.
''Keep your voice down.'' He hissed. ''Well, it may not be extremely obvious, but I can see it.''
''How on Earth can you see it if I don't?!'' I really didn't. I had no idea what he was talking about. ''You're making this up, I'm not doing anything.'' I narrowed my eyes. ''You know what I think? I think you're just jealous I'm spending more time with him than you. Well guess what? It's because we're trying to catch a mass murderer here, and it just happens to be that in our little Task Force I'm second behind Ryuzaki.'' I hissed at him. Normally I don't say something like this, but for some reason I felt angry.
I glanced behind his shoulder and saw that Ryuzaki is watching us from the reflection on a window. I quickly changed my tone.
''Takashi.'' I said softly and wrapped my arms around his neck. ''You know I don't want anyone else, but you. You know that.'' I said in a low voice. ''When this case will be done, everything will go back like it was before.''
He couldn't stay mad at me, I knew it. Any negative emotions disappeared from his eyes and he tried to reach for my lips, but the broadcast started and I quickly got out and went over to the TV. I don't want us kissing now and here.
It was the same text as on the draft. The font of the word 'Kira' was different. More... elegant. It just said how he was the real Kira and the 'Kira' from earlier is an impostor, that he does not appreciate that this copycat killed innocent, that he wants him to obey him. Everything you would expect.
Now all we could do is wait.
…
I didn't think the second Kira will respond very quickly, so I managed to take the next day off, which wasn't very good, but I had no choice. Besides, Light gets to go home as well, so I'll have a chance to talk to him.
When I was in my room, I closed to curtains and transformed. Then flew to Light.
''An interesting turn of events, may I say?'' I spoke when I was in his room. The teenager was sitting in his chair and was thinking of something.
''Yes, it is.'' He nodded and remained silent.
''And what do you think off all this?'' I asked.
''Well,'' He looked at me. The were different emotions in his eyes, starting from amusement to anger. ''I hope this guy is not an idiot, which is doubtful. I must get a hold of him as soon as possible, before the police beats me to it. If I'm not careful, this could end badly. If they would catch him, they could learn about the Death Note. And that could lead to my arrest as well...'' He sighed and tousled his hair. ''Besides,'' Now he sounded angry. ''This guy is ruining Kira's reputation, killing such puny criminals and those policemen. I can't let this go on much further.''
''But he has the eyes, so you must be careful as well with that.'' I pointed out.
''Yes, I figured that. But he's an admirer of me, so I should be able to control him.'' He slowly stated.
I shrugged. It would be best.
…
The next day, when I returned, Watari informed us that the second Kira has responded. Alright, faster than I thought. He then played the tape on L computer.
''Kira! Thank you for replying. I'll do everything you said. I want to meet you. I don't think you have the eyes, but don't worry! I won't kill you no matter what!'' The eyes? What is he thinking? But maybe... ''Please think of a way to meet without getting caught by the police. When we meet, we can confirm our identities by showing our shinigami to each other.''
What the hell? Why... I glanced at Light. He was shocked at trembling. Obviously he thought this guy is an idiot. But I somehow don't think exactly that.
Suddenly Ryuzaki screamed with his hand up in the air and fell from his armchair.
''Ryuzaki, are you okay?'' Matsuda asked worried.
''Shi...shinigami? Am I supposed to believe that?'' Fear and shock could be seen on his face. He was sincerely scared. Much more than others. Why was he so afraid of us?
''Ryuzaki, think about what you're saying!'' I quickly jumped in. ''Shinigami are not real, we all know that.'' I crouched near him, so he could see me. ''Please think about this clearly. You're not reading through the lines. I think it must be some sort of code, only understandable for the two Kiras. Of course, what else could it be? I remember that some time ago, Kira sent a message hinting about the existence of them. Shinigami is a god of death, right? So obviously this word must mean their killing power.'' Come one, stop being scared. You're scaring me like that.
''Yes, she's right.'' Light agreed. '' 'Showing our shinigami' must mean demonstrating their killing power.''
''You're probably right.'' Ryuzaki said, calming down. He stood up and sat in his chair again. ''This means the Kiras haven't met already and the second one is acting independently. He's not trying to do what the real Kira would do, but rather does what he feels needs to be done to reach his goal. His not acting in pursuit of Kira's goal to 'change the world by punishing criminals and those who get in my way'. I believe he's real objective is to meet the real Kira.''
''So then the second Kira doesn't want to reform the world. He's just interested who the real Kira is.'' Light summarized. Well this is interesting.
A/N: This is taking longer than I want it to... I thought about making this chapter longer, but I personally don't like long chapters, so... I'll update soon, I promise.
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