Chapter Eight
I dashed into the meeting room, gasping and out of breath. The task force, L, Light, Aiber, and Wedy all were staring at me.
"Hello, Ayano. Nice to see you again." Aiber said coolly.
"Same to you." I gasped in between breaths. "What's happened, Ryuzaki?"
"Matsuda's been an idiot and snuck into Yostuba by himself." L sighed.
"Oh crap!" I gasped.
"Exactly. They've found him spying on one of their meetings." Light said.
"He's going to get killed!" I said.
"Not if we can help it. As we speak, Amane-san should be inviting the Yotsuba members over to her house for a party with lots of models over. They will most likely accept. Then as the night goes on we'll have Matsuda pretend to be drunk and fall off the building, but we'll be on the next floor to catch him with a mattress. Then Aiber will jump out and pretend to be Matsuda lying dead on the ground, and Wedy will pretend to call 9-1-1. Then we'll come out in an ambulance and take Matsuda to a safe place." L said.
"Wow….it's perfect! He'll die before he's killed!" I said.
"Exactly." L said, taking a strawberry off the cake and licking the frosting off it. "Now your part in this will be acting as a model. I want you to talk to the Yotsuba members and see if you can get anything out of them using your feminine charms."
"Wh….what?" I asked, my face beginning to get hot. "Why do you need me to do that?
"Because in case something should go wrong, it would be good to get some information. I'll be having full surveillance in Misa's apartment, even in your room, but just in case, stick this in your ear." L got up and handed me a tiny transceiver. "I'll tell you what to do if you get stuck. It's turned down low so that nobody but you will hear us. Make sure that they've had a couple drinks before you ask them questions, it'll be easier that way and they'll be much less suspicious." L said. I put it in my ear.
"Alright, Ryuzaki. Let's do this." I said. L smiled. Suddenly, Misa burst into the room wearing a top that exposed her midriff and a tiny skirt.
"Ayanoooo! Let's go up to the room, we're gonna be having a party tonight! Let's go get you all dressed up!" Misa said, grabbing my arm and pulling me out of the room. It wasn't until I was inside the elevator that L began to speak through the transceiver.
"Remember, we still don't know if this Kira can kill with just a face. Be very careful, Ayano-chan…..I'd hate to lose you." L said. I smiled.
No pressure, I thought to myself. The elevator dinged and Misa dragged me into our apartment.
"Go try this on!" She said, pushing me into my room and throwing an outfit at me. She shut the door. I unfolded the outfit and found it was the same outfit Misa was wearing, only instead of pink it was a dark emerald green. I sighed, then changed into it. I started out of the room where Misa was waiting.
"Ayano! You look sooo cute!" She squealed.
"A…are you sure about this?" I asked, looking down at myself and feeling my face getting hot. "I'm not used to exposing this much….skin….."
"Don't worry! You look great!" She said. "I knew green would look good on you!" Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
"Oh! That's all the models I invited. Come on, Ayano!" She ran over to the door and opened it. "Hey guys, how's it going? Thanks for coming on such a short notice!" Six girls came through the door. They were all wearing the same outfit as us, only in different colors.
"No problem, Misa! We're pals, aren't we?" A blonde girl wearing a dark purple outfit hugged Misa. "Who's this?"
"Oh. She's Ayano, my roommate." Misa said cheerily.
"Uh…hi everyone." I said, waving nervously.
"Hi Ayano! I'm Nori. This is Emiko, Kame, Masumi, Rangiku, and Sakura." The girl wearing purple said.
"Nice to meet you." I said bowing politely.
"Now, the men from Yotsuba should be here any minute!" Misa said. "Make sure to put your feminine charms to good use!" She winked.
"Of course!" Emiko said cheerfully. "Let's do it!" At that moment, the doorbell rung. I jumped. The girls laughed. I laughed nervously with them and scratched the back of my neck awkwardly. Misa ran to the door and opened it. Eight men were standing in the doorway. Most of them looked in their thirties. Matsuda was right behind them.
"Great job, Misa-Misa!" Matsuda said cheerfully. "This looks great!"
"Thanks, Matsu!" Misa said. "Now, you guys sit down and let's get some drinks out!"
The party was really starting to roll along. I examined a few of the Yotsuba men. Most of them have had at least two drinks, and were starting to get a little crazy.
"You're doing great, Ayano-chan." L's voice through the transceiver said. I barely suppressed jumping up in surprise. I'd pretty much forgotten the transceiver was there. I quickly ran into my room and shut the door, then looked up at one of the cameras that I knew was stationed there.
"Ryuzaki, who do you think I should….erm….question? It looks like there's some pretty smart ones out there and I suppose I've got a one out of eight chance of hitting Kira…." I said.
"Right, Ayano-chan. I'd like you to try Takahashi. I don't think he's Kira and he seems most likely to slip up and give us information right now." L said.
"Okay, thanks." I said.
"But remember, be careful. Even though they're drunk and more likely to slip up, don't seem too suspicious. Don't try to steer the conversation too obviously towards Kira. Merely make some remarks about, say, how you admire Kira. How you think he's making the world into a better place. That would probably warm him up a little. If he still doesn't talk about Kira after that, don't question him further." L said.
"Okay." I sighed. I turned away from the camera and started fixing my hair. "Here goes." I gave the camera a victory sign, then walked out of the door. Takahashi was the one with brown hair and a thick brown moustache.
Now…exactly what should I say? Geez…I haven't flirted since high school… I thought, wincing. Suddenly, I noticed that Takahashi's cup was empty. I grabbed a bottle of red wine and hurried to him.
"More wine, Takahashi-sama?" I asked in my lightest, flirtiest voice.
"Yes, yes!" He said boisterously. I pulled the cork out of the bottle and filled his glass.
"Where d'you think you're going?" He asked once I stuck the stopper in the bottle and began to walk towards the kitchen. He grabbed my arm and pulled me onto his lap. I squealed in surprise.
Oh great. Here we go. Pretend to be totally infatuated, I thought.
"Oh Takahashi-sama, you have such strong arms." I giggled girlishly as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Heheheh. Why thank you." He slurred drunkenly. He took the wine bottle from my hands, uncorked it, and began to drink.
"Hey, Takahashi! You'd better share!" One of the other Yotsuba men shouted. I was pretty sure his name was Higuchi. He had his arm around Misa and she was laughing nervously. Obviously she couldn't wait to get away from him.
"Shut it, Higuchi!" Takahashi shouted loudly, slamming the bottle on the table. Then he turned to me.
"What about it, missy? Shall we go into a private room and have some fun?" Takahashi grinned.
"Oh Takahashi-sama, I would rather get to know a man before I do something like that." I said quickly. I now knew the last thing I wanted was to be stuck in a room alone with this pervert.
"Awwww." He said. "Too bad. Well then can I have your phone number? Don't worry. I'll treat you good." I winced. No choice but to give it to him. It might come in handy later. I took a piece of paper and wrote my phone number on it.
"Takahashi-sama, you are so kind." I said flirtatiously, handing him the piece of paper. "Almost as kind as Kira.
"Kira? Heheh, so you're a Kira supporter?" Takahashi asked.
"Oh yes." I purred. "I admire Kira. It takes a lot of courage to do what he is doing. He also must be very kind, since he is killing off all of those criminals for our own good. He wants to keep us safe."
"I agree. I'm a Kira supporter too." Takahashi slurred.
"I'm so happy Takahashi-sama is a Kira supporter as well!" I giggled, leaning my head on his shoulder.
"Well, if you're happy I'm Kira….what would you do if I was Kira?" Takahashi asked.
"If you were Kira? That's a funny thing to say, Takahashi-sama." I said.
"Hey everyone, look!" Matsuda was on the balcony, stretching his arms out. "It's the Taro Matsui show!"
"Yaaay! Go Matsui-san!" Misa said, jumping up off the couch. Matsuda started to climb up onto the wall of the balcony.
"Whoa, hey, that's dangerous! You're drunk!" One of the Yotsuba men shouted. Matsuda ignored him and kicked up to a handstand on the wall.
"Stop it, you idiot!" The man said.
"It's okay, I do this all the time…" Matsuda laughed. He held the handstand for a few seconds, then fell down off the balcony. He screamed.
"Oh shit!" One of the Yotsuba men said. He ran up to the balcony and looked over the edge. I jumped up and ran up next to him.
God…it looks so real... I thought.
"Um, guys…this could be bad, so you guys should probably leave." Misa said to the Yotsuba people.
"Are you sure…?" One of the men said.
"Come on, let's go." Higuchi said. They hurried out the door.
"You guys too." Misa said to the models. "We don't want you to get into any trouble."
"R…right." Nori said.
"Thanks again!" Misa said to them as they ran out the door. She closed the door after them. I sighed, then sunk onto the couch.
"Quick in, quick out. I think it was a success, wasn't it Ayano?" Misa said cheerfully.
"Suppose so." I said. "Although I won't rest easy until I see Matsuda alive."
"Hehe, me neither." Misa said and sat down on the couch opposite me. I took a look at the clock at the wall. It was almost 1am. Suddenly, my phone beeped.
"What's that?" Misa asked.
"Maybe a text from Takahashi. I had to give him my cell number." I said.
"Oh yeah. So you weren't into him? You looked pretty happy." Misa giggled.
"I did?" I asked. Well, apparently I had acting skills. I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket and opened it. I gasped when I saw who it was from.
"Ayano? What's wrong?" Misa asked.
"N….nothing." I said quickly. I'd completely forgotten about Toshiro. I took a look at the text.
Ayano, I know you're not a member of the FBI anymore but we need your help. We need to get revenge on Kira for Raye and Naomi. You have to give me all possible information on L, either to prove his innocence or guilt. You know more about him than quite possibly anyone in the world besides Watari. Help us catch Kira.
~Toshiro
"What does it say?" Misa asked, jumping behind me. I quickly shut my phone so that she couldn't see it.
"It's nothing. Just my….ex-boyfriend." I said. This wasn't exactly a lie, because Toshiro and I had ended up dating briefly during my time in the FBI.
"You had a love life?" Misa squealed.
"Yeah. Of course I did." I sniffed.
"Is your ex hot?" Misa asked.
"Tch. Maybe a little." I said. "But he's really annoying. He nags. A lot."
"Oh. So he wants you back?" Misa asked.
"Apparently." I lied. "I guess even on the other side of the world you still can't escape certain people these days." I sighed heavily, shut the phone off, and stuck it in my pocket.
"So are you going out with anyone right now?" Misa asked.
"Do you think I'd have the time to go out with anyone?" I sniffed. "I'm too busy hunting Kira down."
"I'm trying to help and I have time to go out with Light! Except that Ryuzaki has to attend the dates." Misa grumbled, then suddenly her face brightened.
"I know!" She said. "Ryuzaki said that you and he are good friends! You can go out with Ryuzaki and I can go out with Light! It can be like a double date!" Misa said.
"Whoa, whoa, wait!" I was painfully aware that my face was beginning get hot. "We….we don't feel that way about each other…"
"Haha, Ayano, you're blushing bright red!" Misa squealed.
"Knock it off!" I said. "I'm not in love with Ryuzaki and he's not in love with me. We're just friends is all."
"Special frieeeends?" Misa asked.
"Stop it!" I snapped. "I'm going to bed." I got up off the couch and entered my room. Then I looked at the surveillance camera.
Oh crap, I thought. I'd completely forgotten about the cameras hanging around in the rooms. Not to mention that the transceiver was still in my ear. Crap crap crap crap.
The next day was going to be…..interesting.
Mwahahaha, interesting indeed! Lol this chappie is super long... hope you guys like it! :D