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"Quick- he ran this way!" Aizawa growled, rushing after the blood trail on the sidewalk.
"Aizawa, I shot him at least three times. We don't need to rush!" Matsuda exclaimed, struggling to keep up with his teammate.
Aizawa shot him a glance. "That's not what I'm worried about. Light is very clever, he could escape just about anything. Hell, he's lied to us since we met him!"
"I still can't believe it. I wanted to believe Light was innocent, but I always had a doubt in my mind. After all, Ryuzaki did suspect him over anyone else."
"Ryuzaki…" Aizawa muttered the name under his breath, his voice masked with a mix of grief and anger. "I won't let Light get away with this! He was responsible for your death, and I promise to avenge it."
Aizawa followed the blood trail into an abandoned warehouse, but to his dismay, the only thing it led to was a small pool of blood on the stairs. "Dammit," he breathed. "I should have known the bastard would've gotten away."
"But.. How?" Matsuda asked, observing the pool of blood. "It appears that he vanished in thin air."
"Matsuda, please." Aizawa sighed. "We have to be realistic and explore the possibilities."
"Maybe he found something to stop the bleeding so he wouldn't leave a trail?" Matsuda suggested.
"Unlikely. Light has lost a lot of blood at this point, he couldn't have gotten out of this warehouse without the assistance of someone."
"So you're saying someone helped him?" Matsuda exclaimed, his eyes widening.
"Yes," Aizawa walked away from the blood, holding his head in his hands. "He's most likely at a hospital if someone did help him. We need to check all the hospitals in the area and go from there."
Matsuda nodded, placing a hand on his friend's shoulder. "There's nothing we could have done. What's important now is that we make sure Light sees justice for all the murders he committed."
Aizawa nodded slowly, turning his head to give Matsuda an understanding glance. "Let's start searching then."
L toyed with the piece of layered shortcake that sat in front of him, rolling a ripe-looking strawberry under his fork. He had been living with Light for about a week now, and he couldn't say it had been the most pleasant experience. The two had bickered constantly over the smallest things, which led L to believe it was his presence that made Light uncomfortable. He couldn't say he blamed him. For nearly six years, Light had believed and accepted that L had died via heart attack. Seeing L for the first time in a while.. Light must have thought he had seen a ghost. Scratch that- Light did look like he had seen a ghost. And to think he wasn't pale enough from blood loss.
But what made Light more edgy, what L thought really bothered him the most, is the fact that he viewed Light as two separate beings. Light had become Kira's shadow and was slowly fading away. But L had a plan. A plan to get Light back. It was still roughly made and he was unsure how he was going to accomplish the task. But if he succeeded… He finally penetrated the strawberry's surface with his fork, bringing the delectable fruit up to his mouth and shoving it in. He chewed thoughtfully, the delicious sweet juices of the strawberry filling his mouth.
Just as he swallowed, he heard the shower turn off. He averted his gaze to the bathroom door, waiting for Light to step out so he can attach the handcuff to his wrist once more. He knew if Light got the opportunity to escape, he would. And the first thing he would go after was the Death Note, which is why L had to make a point to keep himself chained to Light.
"L, I have some news." Watari's voice came through the laptop that sat in front of the detective. His attention moved to the screen, which displayed an English style 'W'.
"Watari, please call me Ryuzaki. I can't take the chance of someone overhearing it. And what news are you speaking of?"
"My apologies, Ryuzaki. I just got a tip that the task force has checked all the local hospitals and police stations for information on Light Yagami. They appear to be very intent on finding him."
"I wouldn't expect anything less," he sighed. "Do you know of their current location?"
"To my understanding, they are still using the headquarters you built, sir."
"Thank you, Watari. If you find any more information, please share it with me."
"Understood."
L turned towards the bathroom as Light came out wearing nothing but a white towel wrapped around his waist. He strolled over to the bed, taking a seat at the end of it. "Kira-kun, could you please put some clothes on? It is quite distracting with you wearing only a towel."
Light sighed. "I have no other clothes, Ryuzaki. And I'd rather not wear yours."
"I'm afraid you don't have a choice in the matter, Kira-kun, unless you would like to go nude which I'm sure would be as uncomfortable for me as it would for you. I will have Watari purchase some clothing for you, but please in the meantime wear mine."
"I've had to wear your clothes for nearly a week," Light groaned, walking over to the closet. "I'd like to have my own choice of attire back."
"Is Kira-kun saying he dislikes my choice in clothing?"
"Well I don't like it." he replied flatly, slipping a white, baggy shirt over his tan, muscular frame.
L simply snorted in response. This was a prime example of bickering over the smallest things. Though Light took a greater interest in his appearance than L did, he really didn't see why it was relevant to make it a point that he dislikes L's clothes every time he went to dress himself. After all, it's not like anyone is going to see him unless he wants to look nice in front of Watari or the hotel cleaning staff. "The task force has already started looking for you," L said, changing the subject. "They have checked every hospital and police station in the area."
Light slipped on a pair of L's faded blue jeans after putting on a pair of white boxers before joining L on the bed. "It doesn't surprise me," L fastened the cuff on Light's wrist as he sat down, Light giving L an annoyed look as he did so. "We didn't exactly leave off on a positive note, you know."
"Yes, I know that. I found you with those bullet holes in you, after all. You must have said something they disagreed with quite strongly." L eyed Light's face, noticing a flicker of emotion pass through his eyes. But as soon as it appeared, it was gone. He sighed before continuing. "Anyway, I told you that to remind you we must not leave the hotel room at all costs. The task force has most likely recruited more members to help search, which means we must assume that they can be anywhere in public."
"I understand, Ryuzaki," Light replied unenthusiastically. "But surely you can't expect us to hide in a hotel forever?"
"I'm not expecting to, Kira-kun. All we have to do is distract the task force with something that is greater than apprehending you."
"You sound like you have an idea, Ryuzaki." Light commented.
"Yes, I think I know something that might work. But you must agree to the conditions, since it involves you." If this works…
Light hesitated, giving him a suspicious glance. He appeared to ponder the possibilities for a moment before replying to L. "What conditions?"
"Surrender your Death Note."
L noticed that Light's eyes narrowed upon hearing his response. "Ryuzaki, the task force already knows I'm Kira. Giving up the memories of my Death Note will not change anything."
"Of course not. But you have a Shinigami, do you not? They come with the Death Note, right?"
"Well, yeah, but I don't see what that has to do with what we are talking about," Light replied, looking more suspicious.
"Before you came and told me to put you in confinement, you made a plan to get your Death Note back after your cleared your name, correct?"
"…Yes…"
"How did you go about doing this?"
"I gave Misa's Shinigami her Death Note and told her to give it to someone who was greedy and would abuse the power of the Death Note so that I'll easily get it back. Then I buried my Death Note so that when I got my memories back, I could get it back. Then, while I was in confinement, I surrendered my Death Note to erase my memories and make myself appear innocent." Light finished, looking somewhat guilty after confessing to the detective.
But L wasn't bothered by the confession. He had always thought that everything Light had said had happened, he just had to get Light to confirm it. "Just as I thought… Kira-kun, I'll need you to do something similar to what you did then."
"And what would that be?"
"Ask your Shinigami to give your notebook to someone who is both intelligent and supports Kira. A new Kira will catch the attention of the task force and they'll focus on capturing the new Kira instead of the old one."
Light seemed to consider this, thinking over L's plan in his head. "That could work," he said finally. "The problem is, my Shinigami isn't one who is easily reasoned with."
"Could you please try, Kira-kun? If this works, the task force shouldn't focus on you as much, which can give me to time to figure out what we'll do next."
"I can try…" Light replied, his tone uncertain. "But you won't be able to see my Shinigami, so you won't know what's being said."
"I know that."
"Also, if I get my Shinigami to agree to the terms, tell me everything after my memories are erased."
"I was already planning on doing that, Kira-kun," L promised, a hint of impatience in his voice. "Could you please summon your Shinigami now?"
"Yes, of course.." Light murmured.
L placed a finger in between his lips, watching with interest as Light summoned his Shinigami. "Ryuk!"
Thanks for reading! I know what some of you are probably thinking, this is an overused idea. 'Light gives up death note, L and Light live together happily forever'. Just bare with me, it isn't what it looks like. ;D
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