Author note
Hey everybody : D! I would like to explain that this chapter and the next used to be one giant one, I'm sorry for splitting them and making you wait longer, I just didn't want you to have to read an 11 page chapter : ( I hope the story isn't boring or dragging out to long! But to make up for this failure I will post chapter nine either today or early tomorrow : )
I do not own Death Note, I do own Serenity, Richard, and the other random people that pop up.
Enjoy!
"Kira said he was going to send a message to the world…" Serenity commented, reading L's thoughts. L gasped in realization.
"Stop this broadcast, we cant let him finish!" He ordered.
"Get Sakora TV on the line!" Matsuda said rushing to the phone, Aizawa followed his example, taking out his cell-phone. After much instant calling they gave up.
"Its no good. I'm trying but none of my contacts at the station are answering." Aizawa said.
"No ones picking up at reception either." Matsuda said frustrated.
"Damn it. I'll stop this broadcast myself if that's what it takes." Ukita fumed heading for the door.
"Ukita no! Kira is most likely watching the building now, I bet my life that he will stop anyone who would interfere with this broadcast by any means necessary. Don't throw your life away!" Serenity pleaded, trying to reason with him. But rash won over reason.
"Well someone has to try and stop it." He said, slamming the door behind him. Serenity hung her head, she had failed to protect a life that still had much to live. Serenity noticed the broadcast on one of the other TVs first. She stared at it as the anchor woman announced that someone had collapsed outside the Sakora TV station. Matsuda and Aizawa saw it next and were despaired to see Ukita on the ground dead.
Ukita. Damn it Kira did this!" Aizawa started making his way for the door.
"Mr. Aizawa! Where are you going?" L asked sternly.
"Where do you think I have to go there!"
"You can't. Please think about this rationally."
"What you want me to sit here and watch TV?"
"If this really is the work of Kira you'll just meat the same fate." L said sadly trying to calm him.
"But you said Kira couldn't kill without a name!"
"Ya what are we gonna do L?" Matsuda asked panicked.
"From what we've just seen I wouldn't say it would be impossible that Kira can only kill with a face. Also this proves Serenity's suspicions correct, Kira is either in that TV station or somewhere close by." L said, his monotonous voice returning.
"So basically you're saying that we can't stop the broadcast and were screwed?" Matsuda asked in a despaired voice.
"I don't understand it, if Kira only needs a face then why didn't the criminals a while back whose names were spelled incorrectly die? If names aren't needed why weren't they killed?" Serenity asked, utterly confused by the situation developing before them.
"You've got a point." L said quietly.
"If Kira's in the area isn't that why we should be down there?" Aizawa yelled angrily.
"For all we know he could have just place surveillance cameras in the area. If we rush down there unprepared all of us will be killed." L said in a tiny voice as Aizawa grabbed him forcefully by the forearm. Serenity flinched, she was ready to tackle Aizawa to the ground, but decided to be the voice of reason instead of using violence.
"Isn't it you who said that we were all willing to risk our lives to catch Kira!" He fumed, his grip tightening on L's arm.
"I meant what I said, but risking my life and doing something that I know will cost me my life are two entirely different things."
"Oh yeah?"
"Aizawa, calm down. Listen to reason, would Ukita want you to throw your life away? Think of your family and the Task Force. There are few enough of us as it is, we can't keep losing our members." Serenity said in a gentle but dangerous voice, her hand gripping Aizawa's wrist. He looked down at his hand, it was griping L's arm tightly, probably painfully.
"Please control yourself. We've lost Ukita, I understand what you want to do, but if something were to happen to you as well…" Serenity heard the sadness and guilt on L's voice. He blamed himself for the loss of Ukita. Aizawa looked shocked and released the detectives arm, Serenity in turn let go of Aizawa's wrist. She placed a comforting hand on L's shoulder. Ukita's death was hard on all of them.
"Well at least we're all friends again." Matsuda stated in an attempted happy tone. Serenity shot him a look that told him to "shut up and be sensitive". Matsuda looked crestfallen but obliged as the remaining members continued watching Kira's broadcast.
"A bus has just been driven into the building." The anchorwoman said in shock.
"Well that's one way to get into the building without being seen." L said. Serenity laughed.
"I'll say, I bet Kira was surprised." Serenity muttered, surprised herself. Whoever did that has got guts. She thought.
"But who would do that?" Matsuda asked.
"Obviously we'll have to wait and see duh." Serenity answered as they watched to see what would happen. A few short moments later had a plan after watching two police officers arrive at the seen. He called deputy director Kitamura and told him to have police officers surround the area with their faces concealed and to direct chief Yagami out safely, who he discovered was the one who was driving the bus.
"I'm glad we're not the only one's willing to take a stand." Serenity said after the police aired their counter broadcast before turning around to see Watari come in supporting Soichiro.
"Ryuzaki," Serenity said sitting on the arm of his chair. "Don't blame yourself for what happened to Ukita. It wasn't your fault, it was Kira's." He looked up at her with his dark grey eyes.
"I know," He sighed. "I just feel responsible for them." He said motioning to the sleeping Task Force. "Its hard to stand against Kira when all our lives can be taken away so quickly."
"You're right, it is. But you're not standing alone, they got your back, Watari's got your back, and I got your back. We're in this together for better or worse. You're not alone." She said encouragingly and kissed his head before going off to her own bed on the floor. He looked after her, placing a hand tentatively were she had kissed him, his checks slightly burning with an odd sensation. Seeing as both of them were social and partial emotional failures neither of them understood the warm and fuzzy feeling they felt inside.
The Task Force listened intently as L explained the videos to them the next morning. They had aired the specified tape. "Kira" demanded that to protect the public and pay for the police not cooperating that either L or the deputy director would have to appear on television. Right like that's gonna happen "Kira"! Were not going to let you just kill them because you're upset that the police think you're evil. Serenity growled to herself.
Soichiro walked in, telling them that police agencies around the world agreed that L should reveal himself.
"That seems the most logical in our current position. Hopefully I won't be killed by the first person who hops on the Kira band wagon." L said taking a bite from his cake. So he suspects another Kira as well, I expected as much. He is the greatest detective in the world after all. Serenity thought. Matsuda gasped in surprise.
"Ryuzaki what do you mean by that?" Soichiro asked.
"That there's a strong possibility that this Kira is a fake, no more like a second Kira."
"Like one wasn't bad enough!" Matsuda whined uselessly.
"How did you come to that conclusion?" Aizawa asked. They all listened as L explained his theory, and were shocked when L asked Soichiro's permission for Light to join the investigation. L why do you want Kira to join the task force? Wait he isn't positive that Light is Kira yet, and having him work on the investigation will give L a better opportunity to get closer to him or cause Light to slip up and expose himself. Ah good plan L, very clever. Serenity thought. Soichiro was upset when L told him that Light was still a suspect, but he agreed to let his son join the Task Force if he wanted to.
When Light arrived the Task Force members all introduced themselves with their aliases.
"Thank you Light." L said extending his hand to the teen.
"Not at all I want to catch Kira as much as you do Ryuga." Light replied in a friendly way.
"I'm going to have to ask you to call me Ryuzaki here." Light just nodded, slightly confused.
"I'm Matsui." Matsuda greeted in a friendly way.
"I'm Aihara." Aizawa said.
"I'm Asahi." Soichiro told his son.
"And I'm Saga." Serenity said with a smile. She saw it in Lights eyes that he thought she was familiar, but he ignored it and turned to L.
"So I guess I should start calling myself Light Asahi now?"
"Yes but to keep it simple I'll just call you Light." L replied monotonously. That day L tested Light with the alleged "Kira" videos, he passed easily. After Lights test, L proposed his plan to expose the second Kira with a video of their own in which they would claim to be the real Kira. Serenity wasn't surprised when L asked Light to play the part of Kira. Smart L, who better to play Kira then he himself. She thought. When Light was done wit his little speech L looked it over while Serenity stood cross armed against the wall.
"Ryuzaki does it look okay? I did my best to make it believable." Light said.
"I think its excellent, except if we don't omit the part that says "you are free to kill L" I might end up dead." L said in a worried tone. Serenity stifled a growl and prevented herself from punching Light, instead she shot him an icy glare. He flinched slightly but laughed in a joking mater.
"Sorry I guess I was just thinking about what I would do if I was Kira. Your free to make any changes you want to it." Light laughed. You sneaky little man bitch! You thought you could get away with that? I will never let you harm L without dire consequences! Serenity mentally screamed as she pushed herself off the wall and began to pace.
"Sounds good, Saga could you help me perfect this little speech?" L asked, making his way for the kitchen.
"Of course Ryuzaki." She said following him. She immediately pulled the half eaten lemon meringue pie out of the fridge and grabbed a spoon. "Want one?" She asked."No thank you." He replied grabbing a donut out of the box on the counter.
"I think the possibility of him being Kira just raised, how could he make that kind of slip." Serenity grumbled through a mouthful of sweet lemony goodness.
"Lets not jump to conclusions, perhaps it was just a slip," She raised an eyebrow. "Well if he is Kira I understand why he would want me dead…" He said taking a bite of his own sweet treat.
"Listen to yourself maybe that's just what he wants us to think!" She said taking another bite of pie. She savored the flavor, her favorite type of pie was an excellent de-stressor for her.
"Whatever the reason, we should probably fix the this." L said holding the paper up delicately. Serenity just nodded. They corrected the "mistakes" that would get L killed, and finished it in under five minutes. They were ready to set the plan in motion.
Me: Hope you liked it : D
Light: Hey you called me a man bitch! That so uncool.
Me: Shut up you crazy mass murderer. Oh ya and did you know that your name spelled back words is Imagay?
Light: I am not gay!
Me: Ya sure just keep telling yourself that.
Light: :|
Serenity: Haha you just got dissed!
Light: I hate all of you.
Me: Right back at you L killer.
Rem: I killed him you idiot.
Me: Then you both must pay the price ]: )
Light and Rem: Oh No 0-0
Me: "pulls out a machine gun" Say hello to my little friend!
Serenity: "joins in with a rocket launcher" Revenge!
Light and Rem: AAAHHHHH XO
Matsuda: Um while they take their revenge, please review : D
Ryuk: "watches battle while eating popcorn" This is way more entertaining then it should be heh heh.
