Kiara here. Heh... first Death Note fic ever and I kinda wrote it in like two days... I think it turned out well. Ok. FYI: I loooooooooooooooove L and haaaaaaaaaaaaate Light/Raito. And unfortunately i own not both of them. If i did, Light/Raito would have been dead loooong ago. Long before he had L-kun killed. So yeah. L is paired up up my character. Enjoy and review please! No flames!
The doorbell of a large and spacious hotel room rings, catching the attention of the two occupants inside. One is an elderly man who is dressed much like a butler would. The second is a young man that appears to be no older than 24. After a few seconds, the younger man gestures to the older man who bows then goes to answer the door, allowing the younger man to look back at his computer screen that is loaded with graphs, different websites and other information.
The older man, a gentleman who goes by the name Watari, opens the door and his eyes widen in shock when he sees a young woman standing outside the door. The young woman appears to be no older than 20 with kind blue-green eyes, reddish brown hair that falls to her waist and a kind smile on her face.
"Err, sir," Watari says in uncertainty.
"What is it Watari? Is something wrong with my sweets?" the young man, a detective that goes by the alias 'L' asks.
"No sir. Where you expecting a guest that I wasn't told about?" Watari asks, turning from the still grinning young woman to look at L, who by now, is thoroughly confused and L is not confused that often.
"…You know what to do," L says confidently after a few moments pause.
"I'm sorry, Miss but you seem to have the wrong room," Watari says politely while closing the door.
"Ah, but I'm sure you're Watari-san and the person inside the room is L-kun," the young woman replies sadly.
Both Watari and L stiffen in shock and it is a matter of seconds before L appears beside Watari, his face not showing his mixed emotions.
"I'm sorry but I am not-" L cuts himself off while he gets a better look at the young woman in front of him. He could swear that he's seen her before. Not only that but her voice seems… familiar as well. So in order to be sure, he looks at her intently.
She's much shorter than him at 5'2", causing L to bend down a little more so he can look her in the eyes. The young woman, he hated to admit it, was very attractive. Her face was a good shape and her eye color stood out to him, along with her hair color. He seriously could swear he's seen this young woman before but for the life of him cannot remember where. This fact is starting to irritate the genius detective.
L allows his eyes to trail from the girl's face down her body. She has a large bust that seemed to give her troubles when it came to buttoning her white blouse, however, the strained buttons where mostly hidden by a black tie tied daintily under the blouse's collar. L fights the urge to stare at the enormous chest and continues glancing over the young woman. She has a petite build, a good weight too, not too heavy but not too skinny, from what he can tell at least. He notices that the black mini skirt that she is wearing seems… short. Really short (this fact he will address shortly). However, the skirt exposed nice looking legs, even they too were a little on the shorter side. On her feet were simple black low rise Converse and white ankle socks.
Upon completing his inspection, L still can't remember who this young woman is, but he won't give up. Lifting his head, he looks up at the young woman's eyes.
"Spin around for me, please," he says softly.
The young woman blushes and her eyes widen in shock but she obliges, turning around so that L can look at her back. That is when he notices that the skirt puts the 'mini' in 'mini skirt'. It hardly covers the young woman's nicely shaped butt, thus making her more attractive to the still frustrated L.
"Thank you, you may turn back around," L sighs, giving up on trying to figure out just who this is just yet. The young woman turns around and her sad look finally brings a name to the face. "Kawa Kiara-chan!"
The young woman's face brightens and she nods. "Mm!"
"Ah, Kawa-san! It's been a while, I didn't even recognize you!" Watari says, while L is, once again, staring at her.
"Mm, it has, Watari-san," Kiara replies warmly.
"Now, Kawa-san, please come inside and join us," Watari says, snapping L out of his reverie.
"Ah, not yet, Watari," he says firmly, earning a confused look from Watari and a sad look from Kiara.
"Yes, of course, I'm sorry sir," Watari replies with a bow.
"Kiara-chan, it's been how many years now?" L asks, turning to look at the young woman.
"Ten, I do believe," Kiara replies with a smile.
L nods then starts walking back over to his chair. "I thought as much, please, join me, Kiara-chan."
"Of course, L-kun!" Kiara replies.
Watari leads her inside the hotel room and gives her a seat before placing a cup of tea in front of her.
"So, what have you been up to, Kiara-chan?" L asks, his eyes focused on the computer screen in front of him.
"Many things, actually. I heard about all the cases that you've solved and figured I'd come give you a hand again," Kiara replies, her voice dropping to a mere whisper.
"…I don't mind, however, I would like it if you call me 'Ryuzaki' for now. I don't want people figuring out who I am," L says, spinning the chair around so he can look at Kiara in time to see her smile and nod. He clears his throat then looks up at Watari. "Watari, could you bring me some sweets?"
"Yes sir. I'll be right back," Watari says before picking up his hat and walking out the door.
"Why'd you send Watari-san away?" Kiara asks, turning towards the door then looking back in front of her and is shocked to see L standing right there. She gives out a surprised squawk and promptly leaps out of the chair and falls onto the floor. "L-err Ryuzaki-san!" she exclaims.
"Because, I wanted to speak with you in private, Kiara-chan," L replies smoothly, not at all fazed at the odd sound that came out of Kiara's lips.
"Eh?"
"You were very vague with your answer earlier. I'm curious as to why," L says, watching as Kiara picks her self up off the floor and sits back down in her chair.
She gives a sigh then looks up at L with a crooked smile. "Of course you'd see through it…"
"What are these 'many things' Kiara-chan?"
"I feel like I'm being interrogated!" Kiara huffs but sits back in her chair before she frowns. "…I'm not sure I want you to know…" she finally whispers, her face downcast.
"Why's that?" L replies, getting up into the sit next to Kiara and crouching in it like he normally does.
"…It'll repulse you…"
"Why do you say that?" L replies, the confusion now seeping into his tone.
"Cause of what you do," Kiara whispers, pulling her knees up to her chest and buries her face in her legs before wrapping her arms around her shins.
"What I do?" L repeats, doing his absolute best to keep his eyes from wandering to Kiara's exposed cerulean blue underwear. But the color looks so good on the nice ass, he can't help himself. Finally, with a frustrated growl, L pulls his eyes away from the adorable undies to look at the girl wearing them.
"Yes!" Kiara replies, the desperation and frustration in her voice easily reaches L's ears, even though its muffled by her shapely legs- Stop that! L yells at himself in frustration.
"What do you mean?" he asks, even though he's 110% positive she's speaking of his detective work.
"You're a detective that's all about justice. Trust me, you don't want to know what I've done."
Yep. He was right, like usual. L sighs. It's so hard to be a genius.
"I'm guessing you broke the law then?" L asks.
Kiara's head jerks up and L is surprised to see tears rolling down her angry face. He hadn't even heard her cry…
"No! I'd never-" Kiara cuts herself short and buries her face once again. "I'd never do that…"
"Alright, then how I would I be repulsed by it?"
Kiara peeks one eye under her arm to look at L. "Huh?"
"How would I be repulsed by it, if you didn't break the law?"
"…" Kiara turns back towards her legs making L sigh and roll his eyes in exasperation. "Cause you would be."
"That's not a logical answer."
"It makes sense to me."
"Kiara. Tell me."
The sternness in L's tone causes Kiara to stiffen and after a few seconds she sighs then sits up, moving her feet back to the floor, much to L's (private) discontent. She doesn't meet L's gaze. She doesn't want to look at him while she tells him this. She's positive that he won't like it and he'll send her away, never to speak to her again. He was important to her. If he suddenly cut off contact… Kiara wouldn't know what to do with her self. That was the whole reason she came back in the first place. She needed to see him again. It was ten years ago that they had first met and worked a small case together but it was the most fun Kiara had in long time. In a very long time. She and the at the time teenager, had become fairly close. But Kiara was still hiding things from the genius. Very, very big things.
"…"
Silence passes over the pair, making L wonder if he did the right thing. The look on Kiara's face speaks of fear, anxiety and sadness. Perhaps he had been too harsh on her? No, no not possible. The girl he remembers was far stronger than this. Something as meaningless as this wouldn't cause her to break down….would it? Great. Now the great detective L was starting to doubt himself. That won't do. If he's going to solve the toughest cases, he needs to stand firm on his decisions. With that thought in mind, L continues to wait until Kiara is ready to answer, secretly hoping that he made the right choice. He's 50% sure no make that 45% sure he did.
"Do I have to?" Kiara finally whispers, her eyes still not leaving a spot on the table.
"Yes."
"…I spied on people…"
"Spied on people?"
Kiara nods, her face still uneasy. "That's not all…I… I had to kill them too…"
"Kill! I thought you said that you didn't break-"
"I didn't! At least not where I was…"
"Where were you then?"
"A place…"
L sighs in frustration. "Yes. Obviously. Where exactly where you?"
"…A city…?"
"…"
The very lack of an answer from L tells Kiara that she better spill the beans now or risk loosing someone very important to her so as soon as L opens his mouth to speak Kiara blurts out:
"A secret organization!"
"Err what?" L says, his eyes wide in shock.
"A-A secret organization… I became an assassin…" Kiara mutters. "But I quit so I could help you again…"
"You quit? And they didn't try to kill you?"
Kiara shakes her head. "No. I'm not sure why though. Probably because they knew what I am."
"What you are? What does that have to do with anything?"
Kiara flinches as she realizes that she pretty much gave away her huge secret. "N-Nothing…"
"Right. And I'm a pink baboon." L replies sarcastically, earning a shocked look from Kiara. She's never heard him talk like that before. In the six months they spent working over a case together he was always serious. So, seeing this sarcasm was kinda… cute…. However, L ignores Kiara's shocked expression and presses on. "You're human. What does that have to do with- wait… it's not that you're human… it's that you're not a human. Isn't it?"
"…Yes…"
"What are you?"
"…You won't believe me."
"Try me."
"I'm a-"
"Mr. L, I have an important message from England's police."
An unknown voice crackling over the computer cuts off Kiara's confession, causing L to grumble in frustration and Kiara to sigh with relief. L sighs and gets off the chair he had been perched on for the last 45 minutes and strolls his way towards the computer. He presses a button and leans towards a mic near the computer.
"Wonderful. Tell me when I tell you," L replies.
"Yes sir?" the voice crackles in confusion so L turns around and faces Kiara.
"Don't think that I'm going to drop this subject. I find it very important and interesting. However, right now my case takes priority so for now, the conversation is over. Understand?" L says firmly.
Kiara nods and bows her head, her face becoming downcast once again. "Yes. I understand…"
"Good," L replies then turns around before Kiara's upset look can get to him even more than it already has. He pushes the button and once again talks into the mic, "Proceed. What'd you find Mr. Holdaway?"
"It seems that this type of thing has been looked into before, Mr. L," Mr. Holdaway explains.
"Really? By whom?" L asks, putting on a headset and crouching on the chair in front of the computer.
"A detective in the late 1880's, sir."
Kiara's once bowed head snaps up and she leaps from her chair to quickly stand beside a very surprised L.
"Erm… What did you find out about this detective?" L asks, warily watching as Kiara eagerly listens in.
"I can easily tell you all you need to know, Ryuzaki-san," Kiara replies smoothly, no longer bending over L's shoulder to look at the computer screen that hasn't changed but standing up straight, her eyes closed and face smug.
"Can you, Kiara-chan?" L asks, forgetting for a moment that he still has the headset on.
"Huh? What was that Mr. L, sir?" Holdaway asks, confused at the foreign language he heard L speak.
"Ah, sorry, I was talking to someone else," L replies to Holdaway even though his eyes are still watching Kiara as she snickers about L's blunder. "Oh stop it. It wasn't that funny."
"Really now? Cause you just did it again," Kiara says, laughing when L's cheeks become flushed slightly as he turns back to the computer screen his face disgruntled.
"Um, Mr. L, who are you-"
"Not of our concern, Mr. Holdaway. Please finish telling me what you found."
"Y-Yes sir," Holdaway replies, his tone showing his confusion at what's going on. "W-Well um… it turns out that these events occurred quite a few years ago."
"How many?" L asks, watching Kiara as she pulls up a sit next to him and seems to be listening intently. But how? There's no way she could hear Holdaway through the headset right? It was impossible.
"116," Kiara replies calmly, now fiddling with the flag left over from L's last treat. "Maaaaah has it really been that long ago?"
L's eyes widen and he says a sharp, "I'll contact you shortly" to Holdaway before hanging up on him. "Kiara-chan, are you saying-"
"That I was there? Mm. I was, heh I was only 16 at the time though," Kiara replies.
"Impossible."
"I told you, you wouldn't believe me," Kiara sighs then looks over at L, her look sad.
"N…No matter what you are, there is no way that you could live that long! That makes you-"
"131 years old. Yes I know. But something you don't know," Kiara says slyly, scooting her chair closer to L's so she can whisper in his ear. "Is that my kind live for a very, very long time."
"Wh-What are you?" L stutters, scooting away from Kiara.
"Maaah! Don't look so frightened. I'm not going to eat you for crying out loud!" Kiara sighs but L can see the pain in her eyes. She falls silent and looks away, the anxiety that she feels gradually showing on her face. After a few tense seconds she whispers, "There's no way I could hurt the one that's the most important to me…"
A blush creeps onto L's face along with the shock. He's not entirely sure he heard her but the way his face his heating up; she had to have said it. The case they worked on ten years ago certainly allowed them to gain…a sense of close friendship. They basically ate and slept together (not in the same bed). But he never figured that she cared for him this much. Yes, he admits he likes her (a lot) too and the case that they worked certainly helped with that, but she never hinted at liking him.
Because of that case they saw both the good and the bad side of each other, allowing for a sense of honesty between the two. Kiara looked like a child then (he's curious why seeing as she was apparently 121 not 10), so that prevented L from acting on his feelings (that and he was a world class detective so he couldn't exactly express them either) because he was fourteen at the time and acting on those feelings would make him look like a pedophile. That wasn't good so he stayed silent. Now that he looks back, though, Kiara did act very mature for her age but he just thought it was because she was a mature kid, which made her more appealing to him.
During the case, the pair found out a lot about each other. Kiara found out L's real name (which shall remain unmentioned) while L found out that her parents were killed when she was four, forcing her to live on her own. That alone allowed a bond of camaraderie to grow seeing as the two of them were both orphans from a young age. So when the time came for Kiara and L to part ways, they were upset (Kiara showed it more openly than L by crying, that was the first time he saw her cry) but they knew that they would see each other again, which allowed them to part.
L quickly starts shaking his head to clear it from the sudden flashback then stares at Kiara with his stoic face. She looks up at him and the pain flickers over her features for a split second before the calmness returns. She gets up from her chair and walks back over to the chairs she and L were sitting in moments earlier.
"Y…You haven't answered my question," L says after a few minutes of tense silence.
"…Yes… I'm debating how to show you," Kiara whispers.
"Show…me?"
"Mm. It'll be much easier to show you then explain later."
There are a few mythical creatures he can think of that could be what Kiara is with the few hints she's dropped him. She could be a vampire: this case is the most likely. According to legends, vampires are immortal. They need blood to survive and Kiara said that she wasn't going to eat him. Of course the term 'eat him' could imply many things. Also, there have been legends of half vampires and half humans, so Kiara calling him her 'most important person' could easily be supported by that.
The second is werewolf. She told him that it'd be easier to 'show' him what she is. The only problem with that is werewolves need a full moon to change and it's only midday. So this one is the least likely.
The third would be a mermaid. Rumor has it that they live for an extremely long time and she could easily switch out her legs for…fins. However the problem with this idea is that there is no water near by. Unless of course Kiara was debating whether or not so use the bathtub to show him. That thought causes his face to flush so he thinks it's not a good chance of that either, no matter how much he wishes it.
"Y'know, I'm not what you think I am," Kiara says softly. L jerks in surprise while Kiara turns to look at him, a small but fake smile appearing on her face. "I'm not one of those monsters…"
"Then," L says slowly, straightening up in his chair. "Tell me, so that it can be cleared up."
"Very well…" Kiara sighs. "Just don't… run away…"
Run away? Why would I run away? L thinks in confusion.
Kiara takes a deep breath in order to calm herself then a few seconds later a pair of reddish brown wolf ears along with a reddish brown wolf tail that falls mid calf of her legs appear on her body. The ears are on the top of her head right above her human ears. They pull back to the sides of Kiara's head and the tail swishes nervously behind her.
L's eyes widen in shock. This was the last thing he was expecting. Just what is she and why hasn't he noticed that she was different before?
"I'm what they call a youkai," Kiara whispers, not turning around to face L in fear of seeing his rejection. "More specifically, I'm a supernatural wolf spirit with a lot of human qualities. I am not, by any means, a monster like a werewolf or vampire."
"Y-Youkai? So then they do exist?" L says.
"Yes. In fact, the person responsible for the crimes you're working on is a youkai," Kiara says, turning around to face L.
"Why do you say that? You don't even know the details of the case."
"Yes I do. I told you I help Detective-sama hunt down the youkai only he-" Kiara cuts herself off and looks away but L still caught a glimpse of the tears she was trying to hide. "Only he was killed before he could catch it."
"…I see…"
"I'll be a great help with this case, L-kun. Please, let me help you," Kiara whispers.
"…Very well. I'll have Holdaway give you the details of the case then," L says absently.
"Yay!" Kiara cheers, suddenly tackling L out of his chair.
L grunts as they hit the floor then glances down and sees that Kiara's tail is wagging very fast. He chuckles under his breath then works on shoving Kiara off of him, even though he wants the contact to last, because he figures Watari will be back soon.
"Kiara-chan, I suggest that you don't show those unless it's just you and me," L says, pointing to her ears then her tail.
"Aww," Kiara pouts. "But I don't mind if Watari-san knows…"
L sighs then rubs the top of her head affectionately. "Fine, as long as no one else sees."
"Yay!" she cheers once again. "Sooo, what exactly is going on?"
"…It seems people are being killed then pieces of their body are missing," L replies.
"How are they being killed and what is missing?" Kiara asks, her face now serious.
"It varies to each victim. But each one it's brutal and cruel. More than one have been tortured to death," L says, turning to the computer and tapping a few buttons. In a flash pictures of people that have been disemboweled, decapitated, and with limps missing show up on the screen. Kiara grimaces, showing off a pair of fangs in place of canines on the top half of her mouth. "This…creature, doesn't show any preference. It'll attack any race or gender. In most cases, some if not all of the internal organs are missing. But in every victim the-"
"Heart, Liver, Spleen and Brain are missing at the very least," Kiara cuts in, her face grim and angry.
"Yes. Do you know why?"
"There are some youkai who feed on humans, a fact I do not like nor agree with. Most of the time, however, a youkai will eat all of their victims so that it doesn't leave a trace. But this youkai…" Kiara pauses and shakes her head before looking back at L. "He's feeding and leaving clues behind. He wants to be chased. He thinks it's a game. A game he played before and won."
"The end being who can kill who, am I right?" L asks. Kiara nods and looks back to the screen.
"The reason he's taking only those four organs in some of his victims is because that is where a couple of things gather. The liver, spleen and heart are the organs that have the most blood. While the brain and the heart is where the soul is usually thought to be concentrated most. Youkai that feast on humans feast on them for the blood and their souls. I can tell you now with out even looking at the actual corpse that these humans had a strong spiritual powers of some sort."
"I see. That explains why most of them are psychics."
Kiara nods. "Even the crack pot psychics have some spiritual use to them and normally more than normal humans."
"The police figured it was just a hate crime on psychics…"
"Which would be a logical explanation, a wrong one, but logical," Kiara says then pauses, her face becoming worried. "L-kun… I don't want you going out."
"The youkai won't get me. Besides I need to solve this case," L replies firmly.
"I know. What I'm saying is: stay here. I don't want you going out, no matter what the youkai pulls understand? I'll be your eyes, ears and limbs in this."
"Won't it be dangerous for you as well though?"
"Not as dangerous as it would be for you. I'm a youkai too so I'll be a better match for him."
"…Just don't do anything stupid, Kiara-chan."
Kiara chuckles then gives L a small smile. "I should be the one tell you that, L-kun."
L sighs then turns back to the computer screen. He picks up two headsets, giving one to Kiara then placing the other on his own head before pressing a button close to the computer.
"Y-Yes, Mr. L?" Holdaway stutters after a few seconds.
"Oh good, you picked up," L replies.
"Y-Yes of course. You said you'd call back," Holdaway replies, his voice confused.
"Actually, he said he'd contact you shortly," Kiara cuts in which causes a loud sputtering on the other end of the line.
"Ah-buh-wh-what… wh-who's there? Where's Mr. L!" Holdaway sputters after a few seconds.
"I'm right here, Mr. Holdaway. Don't panic, she's a comrade," L says, giving Kiara a stern look but her snickering face causes him to give off a half laugh as well.
"C-Comrade?"
"Yes, comrade. I brought her in for some extra help."
"Was she the one you were talking to earlier?" Holdaway inquires innocently, quickly causing L's face to heat up with a blush and Kiara to burst out laughing.
"Shut up, Kate," L mutters. Kiara immediately stops laughing and gives L a stunned look while mouthing 'Kate?'. He glances over and breaks into a large grin and faces the computer screen. "Yes. She was. Sorry for the long wait, I had some things to attend to." L says, turning to Kiara when he says 'things'. "What else did you find?"
"Its no problem?" Holdaway replies hesitantly. "Um well… they found the 20th victim I'm afraid…"
"They what?" L demands. He glances over at Kiara to see her face quickly loosing all it's color.
"They found the 20th victim," Holdaway replies solemnly. "Her name was Elizabeth Parker. She… was mutilated far worse than the others."
"Do you the crime scene photos?" L asks.
"Yes sir… I'll send them right over."
"Good."
A few seconds later, multiple pictures showing what could only be described as a slaughterhouse. Blood and little pieces of what was presumed to be the victim's body parts strewn everywhere, covering every inch of the room. In the middle of the room, lay a pile of blood and flesh in a shape that used to be human. The corpse is covered with jagged wounds that look to be claw marks. The only thing that hasn't been shredded to ribbons are the woman's green eyes, both of them on opposite sides of the room. What appeared to be the woman's abdomen, identified only by the white of the woman's spine and the top of her hipbones showing among the red flesh, has been ripped open and is completely empty.
L instantly looses all color in his face the second the crime scene photos appear on the screen. Kiara gags then leaps from her chair, disappearing into the bathroom in a flash. It is only seconds later when L hears retching sounds emitting from the behind the closed bathroom door.
"Dear god…" L whispers under his breath. "It's becoming more violent… What were you able to find out about the victim?" L asks, swallowing more than once in order to keep the bile from rising in his throat.
"She's a 20 year-old psychic from London, sir. It seems she was visiting Wales on business and Ms. Parker had an appointment with her client today at 2pm. She never made it so the client called the police, concerned that something may have happened. The pictures that I sent you are what they found approximately an hour ago."
"Why didn't you contact me sooner then? The killer is progressing at an incredible rate! If we don't catch him soon more innocent people will-"
"L-kun, that's enough," Kiara whispers, effectively cutting off L's angry rant. He spins around to watch as Kiara walks back up to her chair and sits down, the headset once again on her head.
"But-"
"Sh. I know what to do," Kiara says, once again silencing L as he tries to protest.
"But Ms. Kate, there's something else about the victim that you need to know…" Holdaway says softly.
"What is it?"
"She was 8 months pregnant."
Both pairs of eyes widen then Kiara swallows loudly.
"The baby? Did you find a baby-?" L asks.
"They wouldn't find the baby, L-kun." Kiara cuts in, her voice barely a whisper.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Holdaway asks.
"The baby…" Kiara stops to clear her throat before continuing, her voice hoarse. "The baby was the focus of this attack. A newborn baby is…is like… the freshest cut of steak you kind find for a youkai-"
"Youkai? What's that-"
"Shut up and let her explain," L snaps, interrupting Holdaway's interruption. "Please continue, Kate."
"The baby will be eaten. Soon. This is the final taunt. This is what got Detective-sama killed… he jumped in with out thinking it through. Not that I blame him, going after a baby is lowest of the low."
"Do you know what to do?" L asks.
"Yes. But… I get the feeling you won't like it," Kiara says, giving L a half smile.
"…I have a bad feeling about this…" he moans.
"I'm going after it."
"No! Not going to happen!"
"L, if you or Holdaway-san goes after it you'll wind up dead! I'm the only choice!" Kiara retorts angrily.
"You'll die too!"
"The probability of you or Holdaway-san dying is 110%, L. The percentage of me dying is about 50%. Considerably lower than yours! I'm. Going." Kiara snarls. "The baby doesn't have the time for us to be arguing about this, L. you know that."
L gives Kiara a dark look then looks away. He knows she's right; he just doesn't want her to go. He has a really bad feeling that this isn't going to end well for her but he knows that she's going to go anyway, no matter what he says to stop her. Kiara gives L a sad smile, seeing his inner turmoil. Leaning over slowly, Kiara gently places a kiss on L's cheek then looks back at the screen.
"Holdaway-san, please describe yourself. I'm going to meet you at the station," Kiara commands.
"Uh-uh… I'm tall, brown hair and blue eyes. I'm wearing a pair of black dress pants with black dress shoes, a white long sleeved dress shirt with a black tie and a long brown raincoat," Holdaway says quickly, his voice unsure. "Um… Ms. Kate, are you sure about this?"
"Very sure. It's the only way to stop this monster with out any more lives being lost," Kiara says while getting to her feet. "I'll meet you at the station in an hour."
"Y-Yes ma'am!" Holdaway stutters, just before Kiara shuts off the communications.
Kiara removes the headset from her head and places it beside the mic L used earlier that day then heads towards the door. L leaps from his seat, fumbling with the headset in the process, and latches his hand around Kiara's thin wrist, stopping her before she can get out the door.
"I'm coming with you," L says firmly.
"No. You're staying here. Watari hasn't returned yet and he'd be concerned if he saw you suddenly missing. Besides, we're going to need you here watching from the sidelines," Kiara replies with a gentle firmness.
"You're going to get killed if you go alone!"
"I'll have you here to watch my back, L-kun, so I won't be alone," Kiara says gently, her face gentle and sad at the same time. "Besides, I know that you would do the same in my position."
L stares at Kiara but lets go of her wrist, knowing that what she is saying is correct. He would do anything to get justice, even be willing to put his life on the line, just as Kiara is doing right now. He sighs then nods slowly.
"You're right. Then take this," L says, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small round device that has a small almost invisible button on it. He grabs onto Kiara's hand (silently noting how small it is compared to his own) and places the device in her palm before pulling his hand back. Kiara lifts the device even with her line of sight then lifts a confused eyebrow at L. "It's a panic button I had Watari make for me but since you're insisting on doing this, I'm giving it to you. When you press the button on the device both Watari's and my cell phones will give off a shrill alarm. If you get into any trouble, press that button and we will come for you, understand?"
"But L-"
"Do it." L commands.
"…Alright…" Kiara whispers.
L nods with finality then goes back to his chair. Seconds after he gets back into the seat, Kiara is sitting on his lap with her arms wrapped around his neck. L sits frozen, not expecting the sudden contact. Kiara has buried her face in his neck and she sits, unmoving in his lap.
Her sudden odd behavior instantly sends red flags to go off in his head. She doesn't expect to come back, that's why she's hugging him like this. L's eyebrows furrow in concern and he quickly wraps his arms around her back, giving her the signal that he's figured her out and isn't going to let her go with out a fight. Kiara grins slightly into L's neck then pulls away far enough to gently rest her lips on his own, shocking the genius detective.
After a few seconds Kiara pulls away, her ears are back and her tail is hanging limply behind her and in between L's knees. She squeezes her eyes shut, allowing a few tears to roll down her face as she grimaces. She doesn't want to do this, but she has to. If she doesn't, more innocent people will die, just like last time. She knows this but… but she still wants to stay with her most precious person. So, she kisses L one last time then whispers, 'I'm sorry, L… I love you, be safe…' then disappears from the room.
It is moments later, when Watari walks into the room, an armload of sweets in his grasp. He looks around the hotel room and is confused to see a very stunned and sad L sitting in the chair and no Kiara. Concern quickly fills Watari. He knows something bad happened. He can just feel it. So, he puts down the sweets on a nearby table then makes his way towards the young detective.
"Master L? Is everything ok?" He asks gently. L jerks in his seat and gives Watari a confused look before his eyes get wide and he places the headset on his head. "Master L? Is everything ok, sir?"
"No. Kiara's gone after the monster alone," L replies shortly, typing on the computer's keyboard.
Watari's eyes widen in shock. "Why did she do that?"
"She's convinced that she's the only one that can fight him and live. However, she knows just as well as I that she won't make it out alive…"
"Well, then what are we going to do sir?" Watari asks, knowing that L is formulating a plan as they speak.
"Going after her."
"But is that a wise decision? Surely she's doing this alone so that you won't get hurt."
"We won't get hurt, Watari. Now, do you have the tracking device?" L asks, glancing sideways at the older man, who looks at him in shock then nods. "Good."
"May I ask why?"
"I gave her the tracking signal."
"The one I made for you?"
"Yes, the one with the alarm built in. I don't want her do die, Watari- Ah yes, Mr. Holdaway?" L replies then turns his attention to the headset.
"What is it Mr. L?"
"Has Kiara arrived yet?"
"Kiara? Oh you mean Ms. Kate? Yes in fact she's leading us to where she says the culprit is," Holdaway replies.
"Good, keep an eye on her."
"Yes sir?"
L, confident that he can trust Holdaway for the short amount of time it'll take for him and Watari to catch up with them, hangs up and places the headset on the counter beside the computer and rushes out the door. Within moments, L and Watari are in a car and heading towards where the tracking device says Kiara is.
"Master L, it seems she's stopped," Watari says as they continue to drive down the streets.
"Then speed up. I have a bad feeling," L commands.
"Yes sir."
The roar of the car's engine gets louder as Watari steps on the gas. They speed down the streets, occasionally narrowly avoiding cars or pedestrians. Not long after Watari pulls up to an abandoned building, two loud alarms sound off, instantly filling L with dread and panic.
He leaps out of the car and runs inside, not caring that his bare feet are getting torn up from the jagged and broken concrete. Without thinking, L runs through the broken down building, his head jerking from side to side and heart throbbing against his chest.
Suddenly the ceiling in front of him crumbles to the ground, and two forms fall down with it. The smoke blurs the figures but what L can see they are two large animals, most likely dogs of some sort by the snarling that's reverberating through the hallway. Finally, the smoke clears showing, as L suspected, a large black dog and a wolf. One is black with a white chest and belly standing at least seven feet tall at the shoulder while the second is a little smaller at six feet at the shoulder with reddish brown fur. Both of the large animals are covered in blood and gashes.
L stands frozen, easily putting together that the smaller wolf is Kiara. His fight or flight starts to kick in, however, he finds his legs aren't moving, no matter how strong he wills them to. He knows he's got to figure out a way to help Kiara or she's going to die but his body refuses to listen to him, making his panic and frustration rise. He digs his nails into his palms, making them bleed then starts to step forward now that his legs are listening to him again. After a few small steps, L dashes forward, quickly gaining the attention of both canines. The black one's menacing red eyes narrow and an evil smirk appears on its face. The reddish brown one's gold eyes and face, however, warps in horror.
"L-kun! No!" Kiara screams at him, with out moving her mouth.
L skids to a stop, shocked at the almost majestic sounding voice then looks forward to see a large black blur launching at him. Shit! L thinks in panic before noticing the reddish brown blur that appears between him and the black ball of fur. L watches in shock and slight horror as the two clashes with a loud thud and snarls that are growing in volume.
The black dog lunges at Kiara and latches it's jaws around her shoulder, earning a loud yelp from her that turns into a vicious snarl as she tears off one of the dog's two ears. The dog howls in pain and relinquishes its hold on Kiara's shoulder before leaping at her again. Kiara moves to the side and head butts the bigger dog's shoulder, knocking it on its side. Stepping over the large dog, Kiara looms over it then digs her fangs into the dog's exposed throat. It howls again and uses its claws to dig at Kiara's abdomen in an effort to get her to let go. Kiara closes one eye in pain but doesn't let go. Instead she tightens her grip with a low snarl and easily breaks the dog's neck.
As soon as the dog goes limp with death, Kiara lets go, changing back into her human form and hobbling backwards. L rushes towards her and gets to her in time to catch her as she falls backwards.
"You…Idiot…" Kiara pants angrily, reaching up to weakly hit the side of L's head with her fist. "I…told you to… stay put!"
"You chide me yet you pressed the alert button!" L retorts, secretly happy that she has enough energy to fuss at him over such a meager thing.
Kiara snorts then winces in pain, both her arms going to cover the numerous gashes over her abdomen. Her face becomes covered with a blush and she looks away, her expression sheepish.
"I'm just glad your ok…" She mutters under her breath.
"I should be telling you that but your not exactly ok," L replies with a sigh. But then his face softens with a smile and he kisses Kiara's forehead, earning a shocked blush from the youkai. "But, I'm very glad you're alive."
Kiara's eyes widen in shock and the blush deepens before her face becomes disgruntled again and she looks away, not wanting L to see the red on her face. L saw it though and he thinks it is adorable.
"I'm not going to die on you…" Kiara whispers so softly L barely heard it.
"That's not the impression you gave me earlier when you kissed me. Twice," L replies darkly then the 'twice' smugly when he sees the blush cover Kiara's entire face. A slight chuckle rumbles through L's chest as he gets to his feet with Kiara cradled in his arms then he starts walking back the way he came. "Now let's get you some help-"
"NO! The baby! We have to get the baby!" Kiara protests, pressing a hand to L's chest.
"What about Mr. Holdaway? Didn't he get the child?" L asks, feeling a sense of urgency because of the extent of her wounds.
"No, I sent them to a different building."
"Are you an idiot?" L asks incredulously. "Fine, let me get Watari here and he can get the child. You and I are going to the hospital."
"But L-"
"Kiara, your wounds are extensive. You need help."
"So does the baby! He's a month premature! If we don't get him help now, then he'll-"
"I know, I know. Fine. Where's the child?" L says, giving into Kiara's protests and turning around.
"Upstairs. I put him in a bed in hopes of hiding his sent and keeping him warm."
L nods then goes upstairs. Following Kiara's directions, they soon find the child wrapped up in the worn out blankets on an equally worn out bed. Kiara's face instantly breaks into a smile and as soon as L places her on her feet, Kiara picks the baby into her arms, cooing gentle words to it. L watches on in awe as Kiara, her ears and tail now showing (probably without her knowledge), walks down the hallways, her attention focused on the small whimpering infant in her arms. He never knew that she was good with or even liked children, of course, the case they worked never dealt with kids so he never had a chance to see her interact with them until now.
"Um, Kiara, you're ears and tail are showing," L says just before they walk out into the open.
Kiara jerks to a halt and her face becomes embarrassed as her ears and tail vanish. "Ah! Th-thanks, L-kun," Kiara says, turning and giving him a grateful smile before stepping into the open and is greeted by Watari, Holdaway and his officers, and a couple of ambulances.
"Ms. Kate! Are you ok?" Holdaway gasps, running up to her, his face concerned. L looks on, a dark look on his face and jealousy creeping into his heart.
"Yes, yes I'll be fine!" Kiara says lightly, glancing at L as he steps up behind her right shoulder, his expression not too pleasant.
"Um, Ms. Kate, who's that?" Holdaway asks, finally noticing L standing behind her.
"Oh! H-He's my-"
"Boyfriend," L cuts in quickly, making Kiara's face flush. "My name is Edward Hunter, a detective L hired."
"Oh… well nice to meet you, I'm Andrew Holdaway. Thanks for helping us solve this case," Holdaway says, holding out a hand that L shakes before leading Kiara away with an arm around her shoulders.
"Yes, you're welcome, I'll be sure to pass along the message. Now, if you'll excuse us, we need to get Kate's wounds treated," L says briskly, helping Kiara into the back of an ambulance before getting in behind her.
At the hospital later on that day, Kiara lies in the bed after being treated. L is sitting in a chair beside her, happily munching on a cake Watari brought for him earlier.
"Y'know, L, there's something else you should know about me being a youkai," Kiara whispers hesitantly after a few minutes of silence.
"Hm? What's that?" L asks, looking up at her, his face curious.
"…I can use my blood to… to heal you…if… you get hurt or something…" Kiara mutters.
"Really? What about from death?" L asks absently, now licking the empty plate clean. He's not surprised. She's already proven that she's a youkai, more than once, so the thing with her blood is very possible.
"…Possibly… I mean… I've never tried so… I guess it might work. Why?"
"Just curious."
Kiara gives him a weird look but doesn't say anything more on the subject.
Later that year, Kiara gets word that L has taken on the Kira case in Japan. She immediately goes to where he is staying and secretly helps him with the case. When she got word that he had been pronounced dead, Kiara broke down then goes straight to where his body was and tested the blood theory by slitting her wrist and allowing the blood to drip into his slightly ajar mouth.
"Please… Ryuzaki… wake up…" Kiara pleads, cradling L in her arms and her tears rolling off of her face on onto L's. "I can't… I can't loose someone close to me again… please…"
Minutes pass and L doesn't stir. Kiara watches him closely, her lip trembling, and her heart hoping. Finally, a sob breaks through Kiara's throat and she rests her head on L's chest before lifting again to look at his deathly pale face. Willing to give it one last shot, Kiara licks her still bleeding wrist then kisses L's lips, shoving the blood inside his mouth with her tongue. She pulls back and watches L's face again.
"Please… work…" Kiara whispers under her breath. When L's eyes don't open, Kiara buries her face in L's chest and begins to sob, rocking both her and L back and forth.
A few more tense seconds go by and a soft cough causes Kiara to freeze. She doesn't even breathe, waiting to see if the sound will come again. Not much later, it does only this time, louder, stronger and soon followed by a low moan. Kiara's head jerks up and her eyes stare wide eyed at L's face. Kiara watches breathlessly as L's face bunches then his eyes open and close a few times before staying open.
"Kiar-GACK!" L whispers only to be choked by Kiara's sudden hold around his neck.
"It worked! Thank god it worked!" Kiara breathes into L's neck; confusing him and making him shiver slightly.
"Er what?" L mumbles in confusion as Kiara pulls away and gives him a teary but wide smile.
"The blood thing! It brought you back!" Kiara says happily.
"Oh well that's good to hear, now lets go help Wa-"
L is once again cut off only this time by Kiara's lips on his own. He closes his eyes and automatically deepens the kiss as his arms wrap around Kiara's back. They pull back, both grinning while Kiara still has tears rolling down her face.
"I'm so happy your ok…" she whispers.
"Mm," L replies, kissing her again before getting to his feet and pulling her up with him. "Now, lets go get Watari and finish this with Light-kun."
"Ok to helping Watari-san, but I'm not so keen on letting that bastard see you again," Kiara replies, quickly earning a shocked look from L, who's never heard her say that type of thing before. "Don't look at me like that! He could easily try to kill you again with that stupid Death Note! I'm not going to let that happen!"
"Alright, then what do you suggest we do?" L asks, stunned and slightly peeved that she's telling him to just drop it, even though he's worked hard on this case for well over a year now.
"Let Near-chan and Mello-chan handle it," Kiara states plainly, helping L sneak into where Watari is then following after him.
"Right. Like that'll end well," L replies sarcastically.
"So, then what do you suggest we do, oh wise one," Kiara retorts mockingly as she drips fresh blood into Watari's mouth.
"You let me go tell them! If I tell them then-wait… they may not even believe me," L says, stopping himself mid sentence.
"Oh no, I think they'd believe you. I know Light-teme will which is why I'm NOT letting you go see them."
"But Kiara, if I don't then justice won't prevail," L retorts angrily.
"You and your justice!" Kiara groans, helping the now away Watari into a sitting position. "Near and Mello will do fine! Trust them!"
"Near, maybe, but Mello, no way! They don't know what I know!"
"Of course not! But they are nearly as smart as you are! They'll be able to figure things out!"
"Whether they figure it out or not, will they be able to stop him?"
"Possibly!"
"Um… may I interject?" Watari says softly, earning the frustration attention of the other two.
"What is it Watari?" L asks.
"I suggest you calm down and think about it, both of you," he replies gently. "I can see where you both are coming from and right now it seems to me that you two aren't willing to see the other side of things."
L and Kiara both fall silent and they look at each other from the corner of their eyes then sigh.
"Alright. You win," Kiara sighs, waving her hand in the air. "We'll go see Light-teme."
L blinks at Kaira, stunned that she gave in after only a few seconds of thought. Then he smiles and leads the group back to Light as hidden the group of investigators. When the other detectives leave Light and Misa alone, L and Watari walk into the room while Kiara uses her skills to hide on the ceiling. L taps Light on the shoulder and waves at the younger man, a big grin on his face. Light pales and leaps back with a surprised yelp, causing Misa to turn around as well. She screams in terror and hides behind the trembling Light.
"Surprised to see me?" L says non-chalantly.
"Y-You… n…no. Not possible! Rem killed you!" Light shouts, uncharacteristically loosing his cool.
"Oh it's very possible Light-teme," Kiara croons, dropping from the ceiling and landing behind L's right side, her ears and tail showing. She smirks, exposing the fangs in her mouth and her gold eyes with slit pupils sparkle with mischief. "You see, there are other supernatural beings besides Shinigami."
"Monster!" Misa screams, hiding her self further behind her boyfriend.
"Nope! Try youkai, Misa-chan," L replies smoothly.
"L-kun… youkai and monsters are usually put in the same category, remember?" Kiara says with a groan.
"Whatever, that's beside the point," L replies, waving his hand at Kiara who gives him a look that he promptly ignores. "Consider this your one and only warning, Yagami Light: if Near and Mello don't give you the justice you deserve, then Kiara-chan and I will deal it swiftly and painfully."
Light snorts, finally regaining control of his composure. "I could very easily kill you with the Death Note again. Right here. Right now."
"That isn't quite true," Kiara says, stepping up beside L, her face dark with anger. "I'm quite sure you've never seen a real youkai before so I'll tell you quickly. The Death Note doesn't work on youkai seeing as both the Shinigami and youkai are supernatural beings. Oh and now that I think about it… since I used my blood to bring both L and Watari-san back to life, you can't kill them with the Death Note either."
Light glares at Kiara then smirks before leaping at her. L quickly jumps in front of Kiara and kicks Light in the abdomen, sending the young boy flying into the computer counter behind him with a loud crack.
"I wouldn't try that again," L warns darkly as Misa goes to Light, glaring at L as Light moans painfully. "Just remember that we'll always be watching." L warns one more time before he and the other leave the room.
Just as L promised, they did watch the out come of the Kira case and where very pleased that Near was able to bring Light's victims some justice at Light's painful dead. The peace that came with the case's conclusion, allowed L and Kiara to live happily and die peacefully many, many years later.