Note: I apologize for the long wait. I didn't mean for it to be like this, but last week I had a severe cold, and the week before that I was so tired..so yeah, it's been lacking. That's why this week, I'll post two chapters, this one, and another one, for your benefits. I hope you enjoy. I liked this chapter myself. Tell me if there's anything wrong with it.
Chapter 3
There were two death notes. One of which had been confiscated by L after catching Kyosuke and later handed over to the police. The other of which no one knew the location of. With it came the danger of countless human lives.
L could not have been more surprised by the statement of R. The other death note has actually been found? Would he get the death note? Or could this be Kira in disguise?
L was hesitant with what he had to say. If this was Kira he was talking to, and what he said was true, then he would not hand over the death note. It would be a trap. But, if he wasn't Kira, then who was? Was it Light?
He felt trapped. He couldn't do anything except wallow in despair of indecision. Going outside meant revealing his face to the public, and he went to great lengths to avoid that. But he couldn't refuse the offer and loaf around either. This was a potential lead in the Kira investigation. This was an opportunity he just couldn't pass up.
How, then, would he pull it off? So far it didn't seem that R knew of Light. Only him. He could send Light, posing as him, with a radio chip and listen to their conversation from the safety of his apartment. That way he doesn't reveal his true identity, and if it is Kira, then he will be safe. Of course, it was dangerous for Light to go, but nothing a little make up and dye couldn't handle.
Light was similarly planning on the best way to meet R, without the interference with L. I could suggest to pose as L, with a radio chip. I could arrange a meeting at a café, where a burglar conveniently waltz in and raids the place. In a frenzy, he'll ransack the loot in the cashier station, find a mysterious character, a.k.a. me. He finds the radio chip on me, crushes it, and reaches for his gun. When he tries to shoot me, the gun backfires and blows his head off. And then I can approach R and ask for the notebook. He'll give it to me, and then I can give it to Misa, and go back to L, explaining that R is really Kira, and that he tried to kill me. It's the perfect plan. Now all I need is the name and face of the criminal and things will be go smoothly.
"L, why don't I go in your place? If R is Kira, then I should be the one to pursue him. Seeing as how the second Kira could be nearby. If the second Kira really can kill by merely seeing someone, then It isn't wise for you to go out. We could install a radio chip behind my collar and disguise me, and you can oversee it from your laptop." Light suggested.
"I was just thinking that Light," L replied, "Great minds do think alike." L turned back to the laptop and spoke into his headset, "R, I'll meet you at Cats café, there you can hand me the note."
"Very well. I'll try to make it inconspicuous. Try not to draw attention from the crowd." R said. "Till tomorrow. I'll see you around 12." And he closed the conference.
The lights dimmed on L's laptop as he shut the lid. He then promptly rested a thumb in between his lips and pondered further on tomorrow's exertion. "Light-kun. Could you come in here at 9 a.m. tomorrow?"
"What? Oh, yeah…" Light replied. "I guess I should go home and get a good rest then. I'll be needing it if I'm going to put myself in danger." If I'm going to be prepared for tomorrow, I must go home and search for a villain that isn't in jail on the internet. One that has a history for robbing banks or something, thought Light.
L nodded in agreement and stood up. "I'll go prepare for tomorrow as well." L walked over to a door leading to his quarters. Soon he was out of sight.
Light, seeing no further excuse for being in here, turned and headed for home.
The next morning, Light returned to the apartment. L was there to greet him with a variety of apparel. The disguises were laid out on a table at the center of the room. L had set two chairs side by side near the table, and he was presently sitting on one of them in his usual, err, unusual way.
"Ah, Light. Come sit here." L called out, pointing to the empty chair. Roughly two hours passed by the two boys, working on Light's outfit. L dyed Light's hair dark blue, fitted him into a white-T and some slacks. He then gave Light a dark blue overcoat. Next came some sunglasses.
"It's missing something…" L said at last, staring at Light's outfit.
"I didn't know you were into dress up, L." Light said in response to L's expertise in style. The outfit effectively covered his identity. No one, especially the second Kira, would know who he was. Their plan was foolproof. At least, that's what L thinks. Light reflected.
"It comes in handy when your in need of disguising yourself, I always say. Here we go." L said as he picked up a rose petal. I know the Kira case was closed, and Light was removed as a suspect, but since the Kira case has been opened up…I don't want to take any risks. Kira could be anyone at this point. With that in mind, he placed the rose on Light's overcoat. A camera was obscured in the rose petal, staring at L. Perfect…
"All done." L said cheerfully. He jumped up and walked over to his laptop, turning it on. As it booted, L announced that everything was set and Light was ready to head over to Cat's café now. Light nodded and headed out.
The criminal should be here any minute. Light thought as he checked his watch. He situated himself in a seat not to far from the entrance, so that he may see R when he comes. L told him to watch out for anything out of the ordinary. If R was anything like L, then Light knew he would be a strange looking person in the least.
Images of a mini L came floating into Light's mind. Light blanched at the thought of two identical L's out to get him.
Then, a gunshot was heard from outside. In came the robber, carrying a magnum. "Light-kun, what was that?"
Unfortunately for L, the burglar heard his voice over the intercom, and he pivoted, staring at Light. He stomped his way to Light, seeing the radio box on Light's overcoat.
Just as L called out for Light once more, the burglar crushed the radio box in his hands, and yelled, "What do you take me for, some kind of idiot?!"
"Whoa whoa, there pal. I'm just a petty citizen like everyone else in here. I am of no danger to you." Light said with a smirk on his face. Alright, here he goes, he's going to pull the trigger, and he'll die.
"No danger?! You had that freaking device on you, how are you just like anyone else in here!? You must be a policeman or a detective undercover! Well, I've got news for you pal, your life has just expired!" The burglar yelled. He brought the gun up to Light, whom seemed a little less than afraid, and fired.
Time seemed to have slowed down for Light. Even though he knew what would happen, he could see his life flashing before his eyes. It was such a strange phenomenon for a person to undergo at such a crucial point in their lives. It gathered itself in an emotion that Light did not like one bit.
But the gun did not backfire, like Light had wrote on the piece of the death note that he still had. The bullet pierced him, planned to do bodily harm to him. The wind was knocked out of Light as he was pushed back slightly by the force. Time still ran in slow motion, even after he'd been shot, for the shooter fired again at him.
By this time, the crowd that was gathering around, began screaming in fright. To them, someone had just died. Death was a scary thing for most of them, and it frightened them more to see someone that was so near them succumb to the inevitable end for all.
Unlike the other shot that had pierced Light Yagami, this time the gun did as Light wrote in the note, and backfired. The shooter was sprayed with defective gun's deadly ammo. He collapsed on the café floor, never to move again.
As for Light, his eyes were wide, having the feeling of death wash him over. Was he dying, he asked himself. Why had it not been a quick and painless death? He felt the pain where the burglar shot him. He was sure that he would die. But why did he not see any blood? What could have possibly saved his life?
Light felt around his pained chest, where the flower petal had been conveniently placed by L not two hours ago. He removed the flower from his coat and inspected it. Inside he found the object that had saved his life. A hidden camera was placed inside the rose petal. Or, what was left of it anyways. Light was sure that L had put it there, and probably for a good reason too. But it was no longer useable by L.
Light smirked, and he felt as if the death gods were watching over him again. Oh how lucky I am to have been shot by him before he died. His death was not in vain. Light felt a laughter rise up in his throat, but he fought it down. It would be really awkward to have to explain to the media why he broke out into laughter when death had been so very near for him just a minute ago.
The entrance bell shook again, signaling that another customer had arrived in the Cat café. This shook Light out of his dream-like state. As Light looked up, he widened his eyes in delight. At the entrance, stood R. And in his arms, he carried a suitcase which, he presumed, carried the death note. Oh how victory is sweet, Light thought.
"That was strange." L said out loud to himself. "A burglar comes barging into the café to rob the place, yet he instead turns to Light. When he meets him, he tears the two-way receiver into shreds and shoots Light. I can only assume that this is the work of Kira. How troublesome."
L contacted Watari, "Watari, send for the police. Light is in danger." Watari replied over the intercom, "Right away, sir."
"Why would Kira go to such lengths as to eliminate Light, whom had been the prime suspect of being Kira?" L asked himself has he poured himself a cup of tea, dropping in sugar cubes until the cup was filled to the brim with sugar cubes. He sipped the tea and stated, "things just don't add up. What is going on?"
R was just walking into the cat café when he found that something had not been right. The place was deathly quiet. It was very eerie.
He had walked in with a suitcase. Inside the suit case was the death note, which he kept in there so no strangers would accidentally touch it or something. Didn't want them seeing Ryuk. When he glanced over to his right, he subconsciously gripped the handle of the suitcase harder.
On the ground was a dead man, whom seemed to have died just recently. And sitting in the seat near him was another man, whom supposedly was L. That can't be L. I know what L looks like. Even if he disguised himself, he would not be able to get rid of the bizarre sitting arrangement of propping his feet on the chair in front of his rear end. L was good, but not that good. This has to be Kira, thought R.
He turned around and ran out the door, away from Kira. He would not be caught now. Kira would want to take the death note and get back to using it. Then everything will go downhill.
Outside, there was a growing throng of people. The ambulance and police were coming to the scene of the crime to sort out the mess. Good, maybe this will slow him down.
Light, on the other hand, was amazed at R's precautions. He had worn a mask over his head to ensure that his face was not revealed. It was as if he was even more cautious than L was, if that was possible.
R had looked up at him and, as if knowing who he was, turned and ran. "No wait!" Light yelled. What's he doing? Light asked himself. R couldn't possibly know what L looks like, does he? That wouldn't make any sense because L questioned R's identity when R called him yesterday. Light murmured, "I don't understand…"
He jumped up from his table and chased R. The big crowd outside got in his way as he searched for R. "Where is he?!" Light yelled in frustration. He pushed people away, stepped around them, and fought his way through the crowd to the other side of the street, where the crowd finally ceased. From there he could see the only running figure; he was sure that was R.
"R!" Light yelled as he sprinted after the retreating figure. He was quickly catching up to him until R made a turn and was out of sight. I can't be gone long or L will notice that I've been doing a little more than meeting up with R. And then he'll become suspicious of me, and that's the last thing I want. That notion motivated Light to run with all his might.
He turned the corner, right on R's tail. R glanced back at Light and widened his eyes and turned another corner. As he did, he opened the suitcase and hid the death note in his jacket. Then, no longer seeing the need to run around with the suitcase, discard it, right towards Light.
Light ducked under the flying suitcase and continued his pursuit. The suitcase made a clanking sound behind him as he got nearer R.
If R was willing to throw the suitcase away, then the death note must not be in the suitcase. He might have taken it out just to throw me off. I've got to catch him at all costs. Light told himself as he got closer to R.
The made a few more turns, their jackets and coats billowing in the wind as they sprinted through the neighborhood. The chase was like the two of them dancing back and forth, around each other. The chase was a matter of life or death. Literally.
With one last turn, R found himself at a dead end. Now was better than never, he thought. R spun around, taking a second to make sure his mask was still in place, and he assumed a fighting position. He wasn't going to relinquish the death note without a fight.
Light turned just in time to find a fist flying right at him. Light evaded the blow just in time. He found himself suddenly amidst a brawl against R. They exchanged blows in that alley way, away from any spectators.
It would make it really easy for R to knock him out and get away. Only then would he somehow find a way to fix his problem. In his state of thought, he faltered momentarily, giving Light a slight edge.
Light punched R's mask with enough strength to push him back. R's mask cracked. Light smirked as this happened. Almost…I just need to see his face…
R felt the mask sliding off. No, he cried, I can't let him see my face! He hopped into the air and spun around in a 360. With one swift kick from R, Light plunged to the ground. He rolled away.
As Light rubbed his head and sat up. His head was aching and he felt dizzy. He made an attempt to stand, but he failed and landed on his butt. "ouch.." Light groaned. He watched R's figure run away, but he couldn't chase him anymore. He couldn't even stand right that moment.
My mask fell off. I was lucky to get away before he saw my face. thought R as he ran to his home, leaving Light to feel helpless once more.
"Light," L said surprised when he came walking through the doors an hour later. "What happened to you? I heard a gun shot and the next thing I knew, there was no sound."
"Yeah, the guy shot me, but then his gun backfired and he was killed. I was lucky to have survived. Unfortunately it scared R off though, so I was unable to discuss anything with him about the death note. He left in such a hurry he didn't give it to me."
"hmm…" L pondered. He turned on his laptop, with the hope that he could get into contact with R. It was quite suspicious of all this happening to Light. How lucky he got with his near death experience, and R running away from him so quickly, as if he could see through his façade. That would mean that R knew what L looked like Could it be possible? He asked himself. Or did he truly recognize Light. L couldn't draw any conclusions from this with certainty.
Light's father burst through the door, alarming the two unsuspecting boys. "Guys, this is bad. You might want to turn on the T.V!"
Cocking his brow, L spun in his chair and striking the power button on his remote, which was placed acutely on the pull out desk beside him. The T.V. in front of him exuberantly complied, giving them access to the new channel.
They were discussing over new Kira victims, all of whom were criminals. All of their eyes were wide with shock. The thought of Kira still being out there was uncanny.
"Kira is alive and out there folks." came the morbid voice of the police office that interviewed L only a few weeks ago. "I fear there is no hope. Siryfon zen doi hund zie com. Good luck to you."
Author's Note: Yes, I know Siryfon zen doi hund zie com is not a real particular language. I came up with it for..well, I can't really tell you because it'll ruin the story a little bit. Just a little. But it's important.
Synopsis: This chapter dealt with quite a bit of struggling, both on the field and off. 8) the powers shift once more. But what's going on towards the end you say? Kira is killing again? My, what a twist! Is it R? or is it another character coming into the picture? And the very last sentence the police officer said. To whom was he talking too? He could've been talking to either L or Kira. Or maybe both.