Sugar and Spice

By Alice Elric7

Chapter 3 A Deal Between Cat and Mouse

L's PoV After the Lind L. Taylor Broadcast*************************************

L switched off his computer and bit his thumb nail in thought. 'So, Kira, you are in the Kanto Region. Though there are about 5 million people there, I will hunt you down and eliminate you!' Without warning, L's computer (me: is possessed! XD Sayu: STORY, WOMAN!) switched on and, instead of the regular loading screen, a capital, cursive "S" in black took up the space.

"Hello, L," said the familiar, synthetic voice coming from the speakers. "Nice speech. I especially like the part where you dare Kira to kill you. Very nice." L could detect a trace of anger, despite the distortion. "You should be glad Kira needs a name and face to kill."

"Hello, Sugar-chan," L replied. "Why are you contacting me at this time? You've only ever contacted me after you've killed someone, unless, this time, you want to up the steaks of our little game by telling me the next location you will rob."

"I want to stop our game," She said, making L stare in shock. "And create a new one. Us VS Kira, loser dies, winner takes all."

For once, L was at a loss for words. "You… want to capture Kira? I would have believed that you and he would be on the same side, since you both kill criminals."

"So shocked!" She laughed then grew serious. "It's true, Kira and I have many similarities, but while he kills supernaturally and is seen as a God, I kill like a human and am seen as a monster. While Kira plays high and mighty on his throne of bones, I accept what I am, what we both are. So, I will strip down his tower, corpse by corpse, to tear off his plastic crown, look him in the eyes, and rip them out."

There was quite a lot of interesting imagery in that little monologue, but L knew he'd have to dissect it later. "And, why, Sugar-chan, should I let you on the case? For all I know, you could just be doing this so you can kill me."

"Silly L. I could never kill you. Life would be way too boring for that. As to why I should be on the case, it's because I can give you something you've been salivating over for a year now," She paused for dramatic effect. "Me, standing before you, handcuffed, mask off. I get the satisfaction of stopping Kira, the world's greatest killer, and you get my freedom, to use as you please. Though I can't promise anything about Spice, I believe it is very likely she'll continue to steal without me, but she'll be crippled and easier to catch."

L was confused. This was the last thing he'd expect from Sugar; from his notes, he'd deduced that she valued her freedom over anything. So what was her reasoning behind this? "Why?"

"All of my kills had ether no family to miss them, or they were also involved with the family business, so I killed them too. There was no one to miss them, no living victims. Kira is creating nothing but victims—the people he kills still have wives, husbands, children, parents. He is causing so much pain, and believes he is righteous for doing it. That sickens me to my very core. So L, do we have an accord? Will you take my freedom in exchange for giving me victory over the greatest mass murderer in the world?"

L thought for a moment. He could ether catch Kira himself and keep his pride, or accept her help and save millions of lives. To L, the answer was obvious.

"Sugar-chan, we have a deal."

Chap 3! In the next chap, we'll be seeing some of Sayu's crazier moments and Spice is… well, she's Spice. We should already know she's an insane pyro-manic.

Song: Angel with a Shotgun by… I have no clue. If you know the band, put it in a review.