In Rainbows

Sitting down in his plush red chair, L contemplated the events which had recently taken place. He had about five minutes before the team would show up. In fact, that was the whole reason he was calling the investigation crew together for a meeting. L honestly needed input. The whole incident with the jellyfish stealing his cake had bothered him immensely and he would not rest until that issue had been cleared and resolved. But, being the sugar freak he was, L knew the only reason he really wanted to pursue this was because his sweets had nearly been taken away from him, and he wanted some sort of revenge on the spineless creatures which now inhabited the city. If it had anything to do with Kira, that was just a bonus.

The jellyfish thing was actually quite popular in the media, even compared to when Sakura TV had aired the tapes sent by the second Kira. People liked hot news, and apparently jellyfish fit the bill, even if they were a bit...strange. No, actually, the stranger the better. Audiences would eat up anything they found to be out of the norm.

At that moment, Watari buzzed L.

"L; Yagami, Mogi and Matsuda have arrived."

"Please let them in Watari."

"Yes sir."

The three men were escorted up to L's room and proceeded to turn off their cellphones, as was standard before every meeting. They all greeted L politely, except for Matsuda who couldn't stop going on about the current situation they were in.

"Oh wow! Have you seen what's going on in the city? There are jellyfish everywhere! It's insane! I'm so worried leaving my car or home to go outside, I think one of the jellyfish might try and sting me." He was laughing in his shy, embarrassed way.

"Matsuda-san, I am already aware of the situation. That is why I called this meeting."

"Oh, right...hehe." Matsuda's cheeks flushed red.

L turned his attention to the cup of black tea on the table. He took a sip of it, grimaced (no, not grimaced. He made a face out of utter disgust so powerful that it could have given Zoolander's look Magnum a run for its money), and set the cup back down.

"As Matsuda-san pointed out, the city has been overrun with floating jellyfish. There is no other way to put it. Just today, I had an encounter with one. It was a rather violent encounter. I twisted my elbow during the fight."

The team sat listening intently, except for Mogi, who just sat staring like he always does. Yagami Soichirou made a slightly startled noise.

"Violent? Just what happened during your encounter Ryuuzaki?"

L tilted his head back and placed his thumb against his lips before explaining.

"Well, what basically happened was that it stole my shortcake and I had to fight it to get it back."

They sat silently, startled at this information. L spoke again.

"I think we can safely assume that these are no ordinary jellyfish. They are clearly capable of making rational decisions, and they appear to usually travel in packs, although the one that stole my cake was alone. Also, I've identified two different types of jellyfish. They are either blue or violet, and come in any shade of those two colors."

"...And they float." Matsuda chimed in.

"Yes, Matsuda-san, they float too." Today, the young man was getting on L's nerves just a bit more than usual.

He picked up a sugar cube from a nearby bowl and dropped it into his tea before continuing.

"Whether these jellyfish have anything to do with Kira is not known. I would say the chances of the two being connected is around 4%. For personal reasons, I would like to pursue this, but I desire your input on the matter before doing such a thing." For L to even consider the opinions of the team meant this must be of extreme importance to him. Well, the fate of his sweets was at stake, so obviously it meant a lot to L. But the Kira case was also important, and he didn't want to just give up on it. Giving up was the same as losing to him. His ego wouldn't be able to handle it.

He picked up four more sugar cubes and let them drop into his tea with a satisfying plunk.

"What do all of you think? I'd like to hear your individual opinions on the matter."

All three members of the team present made an audible gasp, as though they had never thought L to be considerate enough to actually even value their opinions. Soichirou was the first to voice his thoughts.

"I think we should pursue this, even if the chances of it being connected to Kira are slim. We should explore every possibility available." Matsuda nodded in agreement. Mogi, too, though he did not speak, gave a look which meant his thoughts ran along the same lines. L added three more sugar cubes to his tea.

"So we're all in agreement to look into the possible connection between the jellyfish and Kira?"

"Yes!" was men's reply.

"Good. I suggest we first look into when exactly the jellyfish first started appearing-" There was a crash outside the room which caught the attention of everyone present. L looked over to the door, from which a hurried and frantic knock could be heard. He got up from his chair (Damn! And it was a comfy chair too...) and walked over to the door. Slowly, he turned the nob, only to have the door thrust open by the visitor. The force knocked the startled detective to the ground.

"R-Raito-kun!"

Raito stood with a disturbed, terrified look on his face. But it wasn't just his face that looked disturbed. His whole appearance was disturbing. It looked as though Raito had been caught in the middle of a Gay Pride parade, or he found the end of a rainbow. The suit and tie he wore nearly everyday looked like something that should have been worn during a Skittles commercial (Taste MY rainbow, bitches!), and his hair was equally colorful. Yagami = I'm-a-gay. More or less.

"Raito! What happened to you?" Soichirou ran over to his son's aid.

"Tou-san, I'm alright. Physically, anyway..." He collapsed to his knees. Ow...My pride... L got back on his feet and assessed the situation.

"Raito-kun...Did...The jellyfish do this to you?"

"Yeah. I was attacked by a swarm of jellyfish. They carried me off and..." He sat down on L's plush red chair (Hey! That's MY chair!) with his head in his hands.

"It was strange...It's like they captured me so I could be judged by their leader...Or their God." This comment caught L's attention greatly.

"God?"

"Yes, Ryuuzaki. There was a rainbow jellyfish that all the other jellyfish seemed to revere. It was that one that did this-" He motioned to his whole being, "-to me."

L bit his thumb in thought. A jellyfish God? There must be some reason for their sudden appearance...

"I fear I may have underestimated them. These jellyfish..." He picked up his cup of tea and took a sip. L gazed at his visage in the cup and sucked down what sugary liquid was left. This tea has 100% sweetness. "...I fear these jellyfish are not of this world."

Finally! New chapter! Sorry this took a while, I've been busy with work and my new story Time For Tea (which is about Beyond Birthday in case you haven't read it yet). I had a bit of a hard time writing this, because all I've been writing for a straight week is horror. My 'humor' style is veeeeeerrrry different from my horror style (and my romance style is yet again distinctly different). The funny in this chapter did not, in my opinion, really get going until Raito's new look is revealed. I love that, that he was turned all rainbow XD just to bash in his face for being such a bastard all the time. I had to.

K, because I dun know what is going to happen next yet, expect chapter 4 to take a little while. I'll try and post it as soon as I can, but in the meantime you should look at my BB fanfic I'm working on.

Reviews, as usual, are always welcome.

C. Vincenti