Thank You: Epic Anime 77, DarkFlame Alchemist, jayz1718, LieutenantMomiji, May7733 and 0o Grimmjow Schiffer o0! Okis, on with the story! ^0^
"No way! You're going to join the task force too? Why?" Misa tossed a pillow to her friend and Trinity knocked it to the ground, her pigtails, similar to Misa's style, whacking her in the face.
"Well, I'm not joining to help any side really...I have my own reasons."
"Okay...?"
"Personal," Trinity said and flopped back into her pillows, Misa tracing a finger over one of Trinity's plushies.
"You never tell me what's on your mind..." the model sighed, sounding hurt and Trinity shrugged, indifferent to guilt trips.
"I never tell anyone what I'm really thinking."
"Why?"
"They don't need to know," Trinity shrugged and hugged a chibi skeleton plushie sitting on her shelf. Misa cocked her eyebrows, her blue eyes quizzing the half blood and she crossed her legs.
"So, how are things going with Light-kun?"
Trinity grimaced, flashing back to the kiss she had given him...and how he had actually replied. Then again, he had to in order to pull off the whole dating act...but judging by the way he was holding her and kissing her back...almost as if he liked it. Trinity felt a gag crawling up her throat but swallowed it back.
"Alright I guess...we're not really boyfriend and girlfriend."
I'd step in front of a bullet before I let myself fall for that manipulative bastard.
"Oh, I know!" Misa chirped, "I know you're not really dating because Light is really in love with me! I know he wouldn't fall for you."
Trinity shot Misa a harsh, icy stare, her topaz eyes glaring demonically and her mouth hanging open, completely taken aback from the unnecessary insult.
Bitch! You wanna bet? I could make Light fall for me in a heart beat if I wanted to! And I wouldn't even have to use any type of magic or whatever!
Trinity glared at the blond, Rem shifting uncomfortably, sensing her cousin's strong irritation.
"I wouldn't say that, Misa," Trinity challenged and Misa tilted her head.
"What? You're not Light's type. He loves me," she said innocently and Trinity's eyes shone demonically.
"What gives you the right to say Light couldn't love me?"
"Nothing...it's just...you're so...weird."
"And you have the audacity to call yourself normal?" Trinity's voice began to rise and Rem touched her shoulder.
"Trinity, don't go on. Misa, let the subject drop," the shinigami intervened and the model shrugged.
"I was just saying-"
"Shut the hell up," Trinity snapped, rage boiling in her blood and Misa coward away, finally taking the hint she had made Trinity mad.
The trio paused, the silence heavy and Rem kept her hand between the two girls, Trinity's eyes gleaming with supernatural hate and Misa crept off the bed, standing closer to Rem for some protection.
"Well...um...I'mgoingtoLight'shousebye!" Misa dashed out of the room and down the stairs, Trinity closing her eyes and inhaling deeply before she moved off the bed to follow Misa.
"Trinity," Rem began slowly as her cousin stood and removed her signature, black, leather jacket off a hanger and pointed out into the hallway, "didn't Light Yagami say to wait two weeks to see him again...?"
The topaz eyes went twice their size and Trinity sprinted down the stairs and outside before Rem could so much as blink.
"MISA-SAN! WAIT! WE CAN'T GO TO RAITO'S HOUSE RIGHT NOW!"
Trinity sprinted down the twilight street, Rem flying behind her as fast as she could. Trinity darted her eyes left and right, searching for blond pigtails but her search was fruitless. The streets were growing darker, the city seeming to become a ghost town, no one in sight. The two cousins whipped around a corner, somewhat desperate and heading towards Light's house, but the cousins knew Light was near by when they heard a high pitched voice squeal "LIGHT!" then a THUD and Light grunt in pain. Trinity panted, stopping a few feet away from the couple, not paying attention to what Misa was babbling.
"Sorry, Light, I couldn't hold her back," Trinity approached coolly, no longer out of breath and she offered a hand to him. Light brushed it aside, standing on his own and the expression he was shooting at both girls gave Trinity the impression he wanted to beat the snot out of the both of them.
"Well, you both might as well come over," Light sighed, pushing aside all temptations of crushing his fist into both girls' faces (Misa more than Trinity) and straightened himself out.
"Yay! Come on, Trinity!" Misa sang and pranced after Light as he continued down the street towards home.
Trinity remained a few paces behind the two Kiras, her red and black half pigtails swaying around her shoulders, eyes cast to the side and seeming uninterested in what the couple before her was chatting about. Ryuk and Rem followed on either side of her, Rem's yellow eye surveying her, Ryuk not paying much heed to the half blood and Trinity slid her eyes back towards Light and Misa, observing how the blond was trying to hold his hand.
He wouldn't fall for you.
Trinity shook her head violently, her dark hair breezing across Rem's arms and she glared back down at the cement...her thoughts webbing together.
What does it matter...I can't stand him anyhow...Trinity reminded herself and the trio graced onto Light's street, besides...even I did like him it would only cause trouble. Misa would never stop bitching at me...
"Someone's pondering thoughts," Ryuk remarked as Trinity paused from walking, Light and Misa entering the house and the shinigamis jumped when they heard a squeal tumble out of Sayu's mouth.
"I'm just...thinking..." Trinity sighed once the door shut, neither Light nor Misa noticing she wasn't following them.
"I see that," Ryuk focused on her and Trinity slicked back a stray strand of black hair, "you look depressed."
"I thought shinigamis weren't supposed to care about humans," Trinity thought aloud, not intending to sound like a smart alack.
"Technically, you're not human...and I just want to carry on a conversation...your boyfriend isn't really talking to me much," the shinigami grumbled and Trinity patted his long, black arm.
"I'm sorry-wait-boyfriend?"
"Okay...friend with benefits."
The hell...? Friend with benefits? The whole dating this was just a cover up and what not...and he knows it!
"Trinity-chan!" Sayu's girlie voice caught the teenager's attention, the perky brunette waving at the house gate, "come inside! It's getting chilly!"
"Looks like someone wants you around," Ryuk laughed and Trinity approached the gate and the smiling girl.
"Come on inside! I can't believe Light didn't invite you in!" Sayu exasperated and creaked the gate door open, both Rem and Ryuk floating up towards Light's bedroom window then disappearing inside.
"Thanks, Sayu-san," Trinity gratified and Sayu practically skipped back inside, her brown ponytail swinging left and right.
"No problem! I'm sorry you got left in the dark like that...my brother can be so rude at times! But hey...whatcha gonna do?"
Trinity felt herself chuckle, a soft smile spreading across her red lips and she patted the little sister on the head when she had stepped inside.
"You're so funny," the half blood smiled and Sayu returned the grin before scuttling into the living room.
"Hello Trinity," Mrs. Yagami entered the hallway as Trinity unbuckled her knee high, black boots and pushed them against the wall and out of the way in case anyone need to proceed in or out of the warm house. "Would you like any tea?"
"Hey, and yeah, that would be awesome," Trinity smiled again, "thank you."
"I believe Light and Misa went to his room if you'd care to join them in a few minutes," Mrs. Yagami continued, her eyes gazing up the stair, somewhat suspicious.
"Um...actually, you mind if I just chill down here? They're just discussing school related stuff."
"Oh," Mrs. Yagami's suspicion disappeared somewhat, "I see. Do you attend college with them?"
"No," Trinity followed her into the living room to meet the blaring of the television and Sayu staring at the screen as if in a trance, "I don't go to college at all actually. I graduated high school and that was good for me."
Mrs. Yagami's eyes seemed to quiz her, not being judgmental but curious.
"Are you just going straight into work then?" she asked as she heated up the tea and set a cup out for her guest.
"Yep. I want to do something with art now that I think about it...write...you know, all that fun stuff."
"I see, that sounds interesting! And here you are dear," Mrs. Yagami handed Trinity the green tea cup and the half blood bowed as much as she could as a thanks. "Sayu, did you finish your art project?"
Trinity perked up and allowed herself to sit on the couch, Sayu's eyes glued to the television set.
"Not yet..." she said quietly, almost guilty and Mrs. Yagami sighed.
"I suggest getting started...you only have two more days until it's due."
"I know but I dunno what to do with it...I have no idea what to do."
"What's the assignment?" Trinity asked and set the tea cup down on the glass coffee table, her topaz eyes surveying the poster board and mountain of magazines next to the brunette.
"It's pretty simple really...I just have no plan for it. We have to create a project that represents our personality," Sayu explained, "but I don't really know what to do."
Trinity pondered briefly, chewing on her lower lip and then picked up one of the magazines, flipping through the colorful, glossy pages.
"You could make a collage," she suggested and Sayu perked up, "it's basically a collection of photos and clippings...you could include stuff like actors you like, colors, make up, some other photos of yourself or places you've been...etcetera etcetera."
Sayu fingered through another magazine, her brown orbs scanning the pages.
"Oh...I had considered that but I wasn't sure how to go about it...thanks Trinity," Sayu smiled and the half blood nodded.
"No problem, kid. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go join Light and Misa...make sure they behave."
Sayu giggled and proceeded on working on her project, Trinity practically floating out of the room and mounting the stairs. Trinity crept up, her steps silent and she approached Light's room, turning the knob only to see the door was locked. Thinking nothing of it, Trinity stepped through the hard wood door, only Rem noticing right away she had entered.
"What did I miss?"
"I'll do it," Rem stated, Light's eyes shooting back over to her and Trinity was lost. "I do not like you, Yagami, Light but I'll kill L for you...he's just another human to me."
"However..." Light's eyes drifted over towards Trinity, "since you're so reluctant to do so...maybe there's another person I can depend on if I need someone eliminated. Besides..."
Trinity was frozen and abandoned in a state of confusion, helplessly glancing at her cousin for an explanation but Light continued.
"Trinity has seen his name already...and since Rem goes where ever Misa does, neither one of you has his real name. However," Light approached the bewildered half blood, his hands reaching out and resting on her shoulders, Misa's eyes burning with jealousy at the way he was looking at her.
He can't possibly be asking me to...!
"Trinity knows of his real name...so...this entire ordeal could be solved now. Trinity..." Light's face came closer to hers and she felt her hands shaking, "what is L's real name?"
He's asking me to...kill for him...?
Flash to the ever adorable L...
"Ryuuzaki, we just went through all those tapes. Why are watching them again?" Aizawa commented as L fast forward the surveillance tape to two teenage girls walking.
"This is a personal matter now...I am sensing something..."
"If I didn't know better," Aizawa whispered to detective Matsuda, "I'd think he's...obsessing over those two girls...which is beyond creepy."
"He most likely has a reason to but I don't really understand what it is...he's actually been studying those two girls for twenty minutes solid..." Matsuda informed, curious himself and Aizawa's eye twirched, disturbed.
"Matsuda," L's voice drifted over towards them and Matsuda approached the chair L was sitting in, "can you go over to the book shelf and hand me the black photo album? I need it."
That leather jacket...I've seen it before...and those boots...
"Ryuuzaki-chan! Look at this! It's so cool!" she beamed, her light blue eyes sparkling at the sight of the black, leather jacket.
"You and your leather...okay...I'll get it for you. But just so you know, you're not getting it until your birthday."
"Aw...fine," she blew back her bangs and L shuffled into the shop after her.
"Ryuuzaki," Matsuda's voice came and L blinked, his panther black eyes gazing up through the ebony mess of bangs.
"Thank you," he said and delicately took the dust album from Matsuda's outstretched hands, his pale fingers turning the glossy pictures. There was a long pause and L stopped, his heart pounding in his chest.
If this girl is who I think she is...he glanced back up at the frozen television set, his black eyes wide, but...how is that possible?
Yeah...I'll get working on the next chapter now. Any ideas as to what is going on? :P 3-4v reviews would make me a happy girl.