Shades of grey
chapter 5
((A/N haha , fast update, huh? I just got motivated to write chapter 6 so i decided to get chapter 5 up here too. Again, choppy and unedited. Sorry. D8
But read anyways. 8D))
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As I walked in to the hotel, Light was studying a sheet of what looked like notebook paper intensely. "Is the diary going to be aired?" He said quietly to his father.
"Look, on the 30th," Soichiro answered.
"Huh?" I whispered. I waited for Light to finish with the diary, and then he handed it to me.
I looked at the 30th.
30th: Saw god of death at the Giants game in the Tokyo Dome
"Wait...what?" I whispered.
"Huh?" Aizawa asked me.
"What?" I said. "Um, never mind" I said awkwardly.
Light motioned for the sheet of paper, so I handed it to him. He looked over it some more.
"Well, what do you think?" L asked Light and me.
"Right now...I have to say that he is an idiot." Light said. I just shrugged.
"Hmmm...yeah, if you think about it, maybe there's a secret code, but in something other than the 30th? Is that what your thinking, Light?" I said. Light nodded.
"It must be," Matsuda said. "And even though the diary is from last year, the Giants are also playing this year, in the dome, on the 30th, so it's obvious he wants to meet there."
"Yeah...if he wants the police to come as well," I muttered.
"Machi's right," L said, looking at me. He surprised me with his good hearing. "While his actions are rather foolish and rash, he might not be that stupid..." L had taken the diary from Light, and was looking over it. "Lets look for other possible hidden messages. If the message uses key only people who have the power of a god of death can understand, we wont find it."
"Lets just go to the specific places mentioned on their respective dates," I suggested.
"That's a good idea," Light said. He looked at the diary over L's shoulder. "22nd, meet with friend in Aoyama, exchanged notes. 24th, went shopping with friends in Shibuya, bought some summer clothes. All we have to do is go to those places on those days and look for people with notes and buying clothes." He continued.
"But what happens if Kira or the second Kira discovers us? They may kill us," Soichiro said.
"That's why we'll disguse our investigations with the Dome," L said. "We'll publicly close the Dome, so stopping people and asking for fingerprints wont be a problem. We'll find the second Kira. He seems rash enough to go no matter what."
"Do you think he will?" I asked. "He did somehow hide a message in there..." I was confused. "The second Kira doesn't seem that stupid." I finished.
"We will still investigate the Dome, just to be sure. For now, we should pick people to go to Aoyama and Shibuya. Maybe Mastuda and Mayu," L said.
"I'll go too." Light said simply
"Light..." Soichiro said uneasily.
"It's fine, Dad. I go to Aoyama and Shibuya sometimes, too. I'll blend right in. plus, the second Kira will be too busy looking for Kira to notice me." Light answered.
"Maybe me and Light should bring our college friends, to blend in more," I said. I really owed Ayame a favor, after being out all of the time.
"That would be okay," L said. "Yes, do that. Well, we'll air this tomorrow. Asahi-san, can you make an appointment to air this before the news broadcasts tomorrow?"
"Yes, I'll try." Soichiro said.
"Also, this next bit is important to everyone. While this is the perfect chance to capture either Kiras, it's also a chance for Kira to contact the second Kira. I want to increase the security."
"What do you mean?" Aizawa asked.
"Obviously, we should never give away any information about each other, but we should avoid going out as policemen and should destroy any information and photos that depict us as such as well. For example, I never left any pictures of myself behind. Not even my college student ID has my picture. Even the security cameras in this hotel are set up to not film our faces when we enter and leave." L said. "We should still have pictures we've given friends and family, as well as in any files we have. Destroy them all."
"Do you still suspect my son!?" Soichiro exploded.
"It's not 0% so yes, I do. I have to take precautions, just to be sure."
"I see. Your actions are steps ahead of mine. Good job, Ryuzaki." Light said. "if Kira makes contact with the second Kira, it's all over if Kira has photos of us all. Even Ryuzaki, who is anonymous, is in danger."
"Yes, I believed that "Kira needs a face and name to kill," but now..." L said. "The situation is different. The second Kira may be able to kill with just a face. We can't leave any photos behind."
We talked for a bit more, and then me, Matsuda, and Light were outside.
"So, Matsui-san, Machi-san, we'll make arrangements about our trips tomorrow."
"All right, take care, Light."
LIght got into the taxi and left.
As I got another taxi (Which took awhile,) I noticed that Matsuda got a phone call. he seemed confused.
"Huh?" I whispered, but I told the taxi driver where to go, and relaxed in my seat for a bit.
***
"Mayu!" As I walked into the door of mine and Ayame's dorm, I was attacked by a flying Ayame.
"Woah, Ayame! Hi!" I said, giggling as she tickled me.
"Hi!" She said, getting off of me. "So, what's up?" She asked.
"Hey, do you want to go to Aoyama and Shibuya sometime?" I asked.
"Sure! When?" Ayame said.
"Hmm...maybe, on the 22nd for Aoyama, and the 24th for Shibuya?" I got the idea from some other girls, but they were going to Shibuya on the 22nd, and Aoyama on the 24th, and I don't want to meet up with them, as they're the really annoying girls in my math class." I said.
"Okay, that'll be great!" Ayame said. "But why don't we go sooner?"
Oh no. I scrambled to make up an excuse. "I hear there's sales on that day..." I lied.
"Okay! yay!" Ayame said. "So...can you help me with the English work?" She asked timidly.
"Okay, fine." I said, smiling. We sat down at her desk and worked on her homework together.
***
"I don't see any sales!" Ayame whined.
"Sorry, I said I only heard." I said.
We were walking around Aoyama. Light had said Tarou -as in, Matsuda- was his cousin, and was new to Tokyo. He didn't make up an excuse for me, because some of his friends knew me, plus Ayame would find it odd if he made stuff up about me.
"Hmm....how about there?" I said, pointing to a store. It had a lot of stuff I knew Ayame would like, plus there was a huge "sale" sign in front of it.
"Okay!" Ayame said.
"Hey, Light? Ayame and I are gonna go check that store out for a bit, okay?" I said.
"Okay!" he called after us.
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"Nobody suspicious was found on the 22nd or 24th...the only place left is the Dome on the 30th" Aizawa said.
After a pause, Watari talked to us through the computer. "Ryuzaki, there is another package to Sakura TV. According to the stamp, it was sent on the 23rd. I am streaming the video to you now"
"Another one?' Soichiro gasped.
"I have found Kira. Thank you everyone at the TV station and the police station" The video said.
"What?" I said, too loud.
"He might not have met him. He said found." L said.
"You'r-you're right," Matsuda said.
"We should bait the second Kira." I said.
"Huh?" Light asked.
"Lure him into telling us who Kira is." I explained.
"Yes, that is very good..." L said. "If the real Kira still doesn't know who the second Kira is yet, he may respond to our trap...Asahi-san, we can't say 'Give us info and you won't be prosecuted,'can we?"
"That's not possible..." Soichiro answered.
"Then, we'll be less specific, and say that we'll be more lenient with his sentencing if he helps us arrest Kira...and that he'll become a hero to the world." L said. "Lets do it quickly. It's 7:25 PM....try to get it on for 8:55 PM"
"okay, I'll handle it." Soichiro said.
*
That night, I managed to catch Ayame asleep. I changed into my pjs, and laid down on my bed.
"Hmmm...I wonder who the second Kira is..." I mumbled to myself. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
***
The next morning, I woke up to Ayame jumping onto me.
"Oowww!" I said.
"Good morning! I was worried about you!" She said.
"Sorry, I forgot to say I was studying with Light. He's in my biology class," I said.
"Ohhh, okay!" Ayame said. She was so easy to lie to. Then again, that wasn't a 'lie', because I was studying with Light-but about the second Kira- and we were in the same biology class.
"Okay, so, I don't have classes for a while, but don't you have English?" I asked.
"yep..." Ayame said sourly. "See you at lunch?"
"Sure," I said.
*
As I watched her leave, I took out my cellphone and called Soichiro.
"Hello, can I talk to Ryuzaki?" I asked.
"Okay," Soichiro said. Then L picked up.
"Hello?" He asked.
"Hi, it's Mayu. I'm just wondering, has anything new happened?"
"No," L said.
"Okay, bye," I said. I hung up.
I decided I would play on my laptop until lunch. I sat down on my bed, and opened a web browser. Hesitant, I looked up "Kira"
I got a lot of different boards, but nothing interesting. I sighed.
"Kira's too good at hiding." I stated aloud. "But, maybe he's right here, under our noses..."
***
After class, I took a taxi to the hotel.
When I got into the room, L was playing yet another Kira tape.
"Another one?" I asked.
"Yes, but this is the last one," Soichiro said.
"I won't use Kira's name to speak in public anymore." The tape said. "However, I want to help Kira and get his approval. I'll start by punishing the criminals Kira has not taken care of...lastly, I am willing to share this power with everyone that wants to help us. I hope the world changes for the better."
L turned the TV off. "After seeing this...I feel that the second Kira must've contacted Kira already..."
"What makes you say that, Ryuzaki?" Light asked.
"You don't think so? I thought Light-kun would feel the same way...first, he's no longer saying anything about meeting Kira, secondly..." L said. "He said he wanted to get Kira's approval by punishing the criminals that Kira didn't. Does that mean he didn't think so before? It doesn't make sense unless the two Kiras have met. In which case, Kira told him to start carrying out the punishments. Kira must've told him to keep their meeting a secret."
"...I see," Light said. "Then Kira's decision is rather reckless this time."
"Yes." L agreed.
After a while, L let us go home, since there was really nothing to do.
When I got home, Ayame had left me a note on the fridge saying she went to her friends house to study. I put my stuff on my bed and studied my math.
About halfway through, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket (which scared the heck outta me.)
"Hello?" I answered.
"Hi, Maaayyyuu?" Ayame answered. She slurred her words a bit. "Can youuuu come pick me uup? I kiiiinda had soome of this driink Jiiro-kun gaave me, and I thinks it haas a-acoholl in iit."
So she was drunk. Huh.
"Okay, I'll go get a taxi." I sighed then hung up.
*
At Jiro's house, Ayame really was drunk. Her cheeks were red and she had that look in her eyes you get when you're going out of focus. She stumbled all over the place, almost knocking over a flower vase.
"Umm, Jiro?" I called. A boy, who looked about 20, came out of the kitchen.
"Yees?" He answered, smiling. Did he have some of this drink, too? His brown hair looked kinda ruffled. He reached his tan arm towards me. "Do youu want some too?" He held out a blue bottle.
"N-no thanks," I said. I grabbed Ayame, then walked to our taxi.
"What happened to her?" The taxi driver asked.
"Nothing," I said. "She had some alcohol by accident. No biggy," I said.
"Okay then.." The driver said. He touched his hat, then drove back to our dorm.
*
When we got back, I finished my math quickly. Then I gave Ayame a glass of water.
"Drink," I commanded. "You're lucky tomorrow's Saturday."
"Oooookay," She slurred. She took a huge gulp.
"Who's Jiro, anyway?" I asked.
"Jiro-kuns my friiiend!" Ayame said excitedly. "I've known him since, umm......riight, the start of hiighskewl," She slurred.
"Why'd he get you drunk?" I asked.
"I saiiid I was thiiirsty. No biggy," She answered. "hey, you up for a partyyy tomorrow? He invited us to his houuse,"
"Umm......okay?" I answered. I had nothing important to do, anyway.
***
The next day, Ayame woke up complaining of a huge headache. She took tylenol.
"No getting drunk, okay?" I said.
"Don't talk so loud," She complained. 'Okay, sure, I don't want to feel like this tomorrow." She agreed.
"Okay," I said.
*
At Jiro's house, when we got there at 8:00 PM it was already crowded. I scanned the crowd, and saw some of my friends here and there. But what surprised me was that Light was there.
"Light?" I asked him.
"Yeah?" He answered. I eyed the cup he was holding.
"I'm just relaxing a bit, you know?" He said. He took a huge swig. "Want some?" He asked. Without waiting for an answer, he dragged me to a huge table, and grabbed another plastic cup.
"What is it?" I asked, peering into the cup.
"Just a mix of pineapple juice, vodka, and fruit juice," he said. "Don't worry, theres like, no alcohol content in it. Wont get you drunk unless you have like, 10."
I took a sip.
Okay, Light was lying. I could taste nothing but alcohol. But I didn't want to waste it, so i said this would be my only drink.
Or so I thought...
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((A/N HAHA CLIFF HANGER! MUAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! XDXD
yay I finished this chapy! :D:D:D
Hey, so, is it good?
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