Chapter 9 Strawberry Shortcake

In a small, crowded café near To-Oh University, Sayu sat in a booth all alone, eating a slice of strawberry shortcake. She looked like the picture of innocence, not at all like her murderous alter ego. At least, she hoped that's what she looked like.

She frowned as she took a bite of her cake. 'It won't be long until L decides to put cameras and wiretaps in the households that Raye Penber was investigating, including my own. Though it will be a significant leap in L catching Kira, Light, but he may come to the conclusion that I am Sugar, which would break my father's heart. Knowing that he fathered two mass murderers would break him.'

'Light will have his own plan for the cameras, once he discovers that they are there. I may need my own to counter his…'

"Excuse me but may I take this seat across from you?" asked a familiar voice. Sayu looked up to see L standing in front of her. She kept her face blank, burying her panic deep inside her. "I'm afraid that everywhere else is taken."

"Of course! Please, sit down." Sayu smiled. On the inside, she was seething. 'He must of planned this somehow…Is he already investigating the Yagamis?' "My name is Sayu!"

"That's not very smart of you, giving out your name with Kira on the loose." L sat down in front of her in his odd way. "You may call me Ryuzaki."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ryuzaki. I don't see why I have to worry about Kira; I'm not a criminal, nor am I in his way. Therefore, it would go against everything he believes in to kill an innocent girl, don't you think?"

"You seem quite smart, Sayu-chan. I wouldn't be surprised if you were the pride and joy of your family."

"Then you'd be the first to say so; my older brother is the 'genius' in the family, even though I make the exact same grades he does. Just because he was the genius that was born first, he is the favorite in the family."

"Surely you aren't always ignored by your family?" L asked. It was odd; he seemed genuinely interested. It was too sad that it was probably a ploy to make her reveal information.

"My dad used to spend time with me a lot, but recently, because of work, he only has time to sleep when he comes home now. I've been missing him a lot." Sayu frowned and ate the last piece of cake. Her father was one of the few things that made her regret her deal with L. After the betrayal he will feel with Light, the last thing he needs to know is that she is Sugar.

"That's too bad, Sayu-chan. I hope your father is less busy in the future." A waiter came by their table and took L's order. "I'll have the strawberry shortcake; it looks very good."

"It is." Sayu took her check from the waiter. "I hope to see you again, Ryuzaki!" 'Not.' She smiled as she went up to the cash register to pay for her meal.

L's PoV********************************************

The words of an insane pyromaniac rang in L's head as he watched Sayu walk away. "'The hatred Sugar has for Kira can only be compared to a sibling constantly being one-upped by the other.'"

Was it possible… that Sayu Yagami… is Sugar?