Chapter 4
I couldn't believe that Darrel was dead. At first, my mind refused to accept the fact that Darrel wouldn't be coming home that night. When they took away his body, I fell to the floor.
Kira killed Darrel. Kira was going to pay.
I was in the police office. I had to report Darrel's odd behaviors. The officers that came to the house hadn't recorded my statement about his behavior being out of character. They claimed that it happened all the time; women don't usually suspect their husbands of being abusive.
But the day Darrel is abusive to me for the first time ever, he happens to suddenly kill himself without a single thought? Darrel had never shown any sign of suicidal thoughts and for him to just kill himself without even pausing like that? What are the odds of that happening? No… It seems as though Kira can do more than just control the actions of a person, he can control their death.
"Excuse me," I said to the man at the front desk, "But I would like to see the one in charge of the Kira case"
"I'm afraid that's not possible, Miss, we can't leak that in formation…. Even if we knew it…." He mumbled.
I started at him, Confused. "Is there any way to contact them at all? I have some information." I said.
"Well, they did leave behind a number… but I'm not sure if it's for emergencies or not…" he said, unsure.
"May I use that number, it is rather urgent" I requested.
"I'm not sure…" he said. How useless was this man? I had enough of his idiocy, was going to get mean fast if he didn't give me that number.
"Listen!" I said, slamming my hand down on the counter, making the small man jump, "This could be a matter of life or death! Without this information, people could DIE! Do you want to live with that guilt? Or do you want to help save lives? It's your choice, you can help me or not" I said, angrily. My plan had worked. The man had shrunk into his chair in fear and was quickly writing down a number from off his computer screen.
"Please don't tell anyone it was me if you aren't supposed to have this number" he said.
Once outside the building, I pulled out my cell phone and called the number on the paper. I rang only once, and then a stiff voice answered.
"This is Watari of the Kira investigation, how may I be of service?"
"I have some information regarding the Kira case" I said.
"Please hold, while I put you through to the director." The voice named 'Watari' said.
There was a silent pause followed by a few beeping noises before I could hear static in the background of the phone, "This is the head of the Kira investigation" said a cool, deep voice that sent tingles down my spine. Why was this man's voice giving me such a feeling?
"I—I—I'm—uh..." I stuttered, "My name is Marie Swanson, I have information the Kira case that I believe could be helpful to you." I said, the confidence I had before was suddenly gone.
There was a pause on the other side of the line, "Could you please repeat your name, Miss?" the voice asked, politely.
"Marie Swanson… I live here in Japan and—" I said, but the voice cut me off.
"Stop! Do not reveal so much about yourself. What makes you think that I couldn't be Kira? Do not throw your identity about so loosely, he could be nearby" the voice scolded.
I could feel the blush on my face. Of course. How many times had he told me not to give away too much about myself? I silently thanked that this conversation was over the phone.
"Where are you?" the voice asked.
"Uh.." I said, suddenly unsure.
"It's alright, you can tell me this" he assured.
"Yuo street, outside of the police station" I said, expecting him to scold me again for giving away my whereabouts so easily.
"Very well, two blocks from there, there is a park. I want you to wait on the bench on the left next to the light post. Sit on the left side of the bench with you left arm on the armrest and your right hand on you left knee. I will send a subordinate to speak with you in ten minutes."
The line was suddenly dead. I was lucky to remember the directions.
"So, L, who do you plan on sending to speak with this 'Marie' girl?" Matsuda asked.
"Actually," L said in his cool voice, "I plan on going myself"
"L! That could be dangerous, we don't know who this girl is!" Yagami said.
"Quite the contrary, I believe" L muttered.
"L," Watari said, turning looking at L in disapproval, "I fear I must object as well."
"I don't see why." L stated with no emotion, "It seems it would be 'hitting two birds with one stone' as they say."
"L I have no idea how many times I can apologize for what I've done, but please, the odds of it being her are unlikely! Please send someone else" Watari said.
"But there's no way that anyone would suspect that I was L without introducing myself as such, I don't exactly look the part," he said, smiling, "and I have no idea what you would be apologizing for, Watari, you've done no wrong to me." he stated rising from his crouch in his chair and leaving the hotel room for the first time in days.