To Catch a Killer

By: KitKat411

Author's Notes: Ahh. It feels so nice to return to the land of non-crack. "Candy Mountain, Raito kun" was fun to write, but I'm glad to be back. Heh heh heh. Hope you liked it, though.

Although, my description of Misa was a little crack-ish. But it's the truth…sort of. Actually, the first time I saw Misa in the anime, she reminded me of Ashley Tisdale at the "High School Musical" concert. Yuck. Whore.

Anyhoo, I have a new thing for ya'll to read. Well, sort of. I know this story is about Hilary, but at the end, I put in a little dialogue without her, with just L and Light. In my never-ending quest to get Hilary NOT to be a Mary-Sue, I have purposefully not put her in that "scene." If, however, this sounds bad/you just want Hilary to be the main part of the story, let me know!

Also…pairings? Yes? No? Maybe-so? Let me know, and I can try! D

Ah…and…I got the name "Miko" from the Japanese words "Mi," meaning "pretty," and "Ko," meaning "girl." So, "Miko" means "pretty girl."

Oh, and to Ryuuzaki-Hugs: Glad to hear you laughed! Yay! Laughter! And…yum! Strawberry shortcake! But don't worry…I'm going to keep writing this. You don't need to bribe me.

Actually, though…AAAH! I WON'T WRITE WITHOUT SUGAR AND REVIEWS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

Hee hee hee.

Oh, one more thing. Sorry this chapter is so short! My finals start tomorrow-wish me luck!-but I wanted to write this chapter beforehand!

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After a long and awkward silence, L cleared his throat and looked up from the cake. "Misa-Misa, this is Hilary. She will be replacing Matsuda-san as your companion."

Misa looked shell-shocked. "Misa-Misa is not gay, L! Misa needs no companion-she has Light!"

L nodded. He might be a genius, but his vocabulary was not very "modern." He didn't get out much.

"Fine then, Misa. Hilary shall be your 'manager.' She will also be staying with you, but in her own room."

Misa nodded, satisfied. "Hello, Hilary-chan! Misa-Misa is happy to see another girl! We shall be best friends forever! It gets so lonely without any other girls, you see."

Hilary nodded, still in a daze. What was L thinking? There was no way in hell this girl was a cold-blooded killer. Maybe is Kira was saving stray kittens or promoting cheerleading…but not offing off murderers.

For a world-renowned detective, Hilary decided, L was not very smart.

But before Hilary could protest further, Misa opened her mouth again.

"Ryuuzaki, where is Misa-Misa's Light?"

Who the hell was Ryuuzaki? But L-Ryuuzaki?-answered to this name. "Misa-Misa, Light is in the bathroom."

This statement caused the girl to run over to the bathroom and pound on the door. "Light!" She called, "Come out! Misa-Misa is here!"

Silence.

Misa hit the doors again. "LIGHT!"

The door to the bathroom finally opened and Light Yagami emerged. "Light!" Misa said excitedly. "Misa is so happy to see you! Misa-Misa was waiting all night for Light to see Misa again. Misa loves Light!"

Light ignored her, opting instead to adjust his blazer and tie. He had been in that filthy bathroom for far too long, and now his clothes had more wrinkles than Ryuuzaki's.

Finally satisfied with his appearance, Light looked up and swept his large hazel eyes over the room. Everything looked the same to him: Misa was still an annoying whore, L was still gnawing on his thumb like it was a doughnut, but there was something that didn't quiet feel right…wait!

"Ryuuzaki," Light asked, "who is that?"

"Aww, that's my Light!" Misa cried proudly. "Sharp as a tick!"

"Tack."" Light scowled, annoyed.

"Raito-kun," L interrupted, "this is…" He peered at Hilary.

Well, Hilary thought, well, well, well. So the pretty-boy from my images works here. That doesn't make sense. Why was Kira trying to catch Kira? Strange. But, if all Kira needs to kill is simply a name and a face…and this Raito has already seen my face…Even if I need his help, I don't want to end up dead!

"I'm Miko." Hilary said.

L frowned. This is the first time someone has lied to Raito-kun about their name since the beginning of the investigation, he mused. Well, except for me, of course. Hilary must have a good reason to lie. Could she be suspicious of Raito also? How much did this girl really know?

But Light, luckily, didn't pick up on Hilary's lie. Sticking out his hand, he shook Hilary's, saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miko-san. What are you doing here?"

"I…" Hilary started, and then stopped. What was she doing here, exactly? She stared at L.

"Miko-san is talking over as Misa's manager. We need Matsuda on the case now, and Misa is always saying how she would like a new girlfriend."

Misa's eyebrows disappeared into her hairline. "MISA IS NOT GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

L nodded. "We have already established this, Misa. Now, will you please show Miko-san to your floor? Oh…and I don't think Miko brought any clothes with her. Would you mind letting her borrow some of yours?"

Misa nodded excitedly, her anger concerning her sexuality gone. "Misa-Misa loves a good makeover! We can be twins, Miko-Miko-chan!"

If looks could kill, Hilary decided, then L would be six feet under. There was no way in hell Hilary was going to dress with that, much less match with it. She would rather wear her SCHOOL UNIFORM. She would rather wear L'S CLOTHES. She would rather-

But before Hilary could decide which torture device she would rather endure than wear Misa's clothes, she felt a sharp tug on her arm.

"Come on, Miko-chan! Misa-Misa must show you her closet!"

And before Hilary could say anything, not even a "Get away from me, you freak," she was being dragged away to the torture device known as "Misa-Misa's Closet."

L watched the two girls go and waited a long moment before speaking.

"Raito-kun," he said finally, "your wrist, please."

"My wrist, Ryuuzaki?"

L held up the other end of the metal chain. He re-locked Raito into it and turned away. He returned to the wall of computers, dragging Light with him.

"Ryuuzaki," Light asked, "can this new girl really be trusted? Are you sure bringing in a new person is the right thing to do? Does she know as much as I…I mean, we, do? Is she up to speed? Is she trained? Is she even qualified, Ryuuzaki?"

L began typing on his computer. "Yes."

L glared at him, then returned to his own computer. Ryuuzaki, you bastard. I had everything perfectly planned out! I was set up to win this game! This silly little game you were doomed to lose, Ryuuzaki! I had it set up; you were checkmated! I was on my way to being invincible, the god of a perfect world! A perfect utopia, damn it! It was all going so well! And then…then you throw something else at me! Do you know what this does to my plan, Ryuuzaki? Do you know what this does to me

L looked up from his computer sharply. "Oh…Raito-kun?"

"Yes, Ryuuzaki?" Is this where you reveal your plan to me, you sick, manipulative…Are you going to tell me why we have a new girl, a new enigma, a new piece in this damn puzzle? Yes, Ryuuzaki? What are you going to tell me now

"Are you going to eat that cake?"

Suddenly L's thoughts were disrupted by a loud crashing noise. He looked to his right, confused.

"Ah Raito-kun…? Why are you banding your head against the desk?"