A/N: Allo once again!

This chapter feels shorter than the others to me, but I just really wanted to get it over with. I was getting bored of writing it, so I was just like, "Yeah, I'm ending it here. I wanna make it to Chapter 6 alive." But I do like what I wrote. I hope you do too. :D

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Death Note or any of it's characters. Nor do I own Monchichi. In this chapter, I own Rose and Anna.

Interrogation

Anna was very still. Her wrist had been chained to the bench she sat on by a pair of handcuffs. She had been placed in there ever since L had given up pressing her for information. She could see she was getting somewhere. But she didn't show any signs of her inner triumph. She just sat there and waited.

Finally, the door to the cell opened. She looked up, her expression hardening. There stood a woman; a middle-aged brunette with dark eyes and a short pony tail. She looked down at Anna, a small smile on her lips.

"Guten abend," She greeted the young woman in German, "My name is Detective Rose Tyler. We may be spending a lot of time together, unless you choose to finally cooperate." Rose stepped into the cell, smirking at Anna. "Don't think it's going to be easy. I can go all day, all night, or even all week if I wanted to. Let's see how long you can go, shall we?"

A guard entered the room and removed the cuffs, reattaching them to both of Anna's wrists behind her back. He then lead her out of the cell. Rose stayed, watching as the prime suspect exited.

"That was interesting," L appeared at the doorway, hunched over, hands stuck in his pockets. "I'll take note of that technique." He turned his gaze to Rose. "There's something I should mention that's rather important before you go in there."

"What's that?" Rose asked.

"Before I was informed of Near's dissaperence, I received an anonymous call on my private cell phone." He pulled the phone out of his pocket, dangling it by the small Monchichi key chain attached to it. "It was a man who attempted to trick me into helping his cause expose of other countries, creating free land for the United States to claim. When I easily caught onto his trick and refused his offer, he said I'd regret it."

Rose folded her arms, thinking. "So... this whole situation just may be bait to get to you. Or revenge, maybe?"

"Maybe," L agreed, "There is a 68% chance. But there is also a good chance there is a greater purpose behind it." He stuffed the phone back in his pocket. "I'm counting on you to find out."

Rose nodded. "I'll do my best." She then exited the cell.

L watched Anna from the observation window. She was looking straight back at him, even though her side of the glass was a mirror reflection.

Although L didn't show any signs of emotion while arresting Anna, he was very disappointed. He, along with Roger and Watari, recruited her as a staff member because of her love for children and pure innocence. She rarely ever became angry with anyone. She did a fantastic job watching over the children and gaining the trust of everyone at Wammy's House.

And now, to see her bitter and handcuffed, a traitor rather than a trusted ally; it was disappointing, and nothing but.

"Watch carefully, Mello," he told his young successor, who was just able to see into the window by standing on his toes. "You're about to witness a skill that could be useful to you in the future when you take on your own cases."

"Awesome..." Mello was extremely fascinated by the working environment. It was like an exclusive field trip for him. Most of the Wammy's children had never been outside the gates, so obviously it was a big deal. The best part was, it was just for him, and not Near. The real reason he was there was because L still wasn't sure if Anna was the only spy working in the orphanage.

L turned his gaze back to the window as he noticed Rose enter the room. Almost immediately, she threw something at Anna. It hit her chest and fell onto her lap before she could catch it. To her surprise, it was a Twinkie.

Anna stared at Rose in confusion as she approached the table. "You haven't eaten in a couple of days, have you?" Rose took a seat, propping her elbows up on the table top, staring straight at the young woman from across the small space between them. "You may want to savor that. Like I said, this could go on for weeks, and that's all the food you're going to get until it's over. So I suggest to you we get this over with fast."

Anna tried her best not to show any signs of weakness, but she couldn't stop the sound of her stomach growling at the sight of the small, creamy yellow sponge. Her eyes widened as Rose smirked in triumph.

"One point for Rose..." L thought out loud.

Mello looked up at him with puzzled eyes. "What do you mean?" He asked.

"Anna is trying her best not to show any signs of her vulnerability," L explained, "She wants make us think she's an unmovable statue with no weaknesses, when in truth, she's scared of being cracked open. By exposing her to food, Rose was able to show Anna wasn't totally invulnerable. It's all a competition. Whoever collects the most points by the end hails victorious."

"Oh," Mello turned his attention back to the window, excited to know who would win.

Anna didn't moved. She wasn't going to let this bitch get her to crack so easily. Rose raised an eyebrow. "Come on," She pressed, "If you want to make it through this without starving to death, I suggest you take the opportunity. But," She held her palm out. "If you don't think you'll need it, give it back. I won't let good food go to waste."

Anna's stomach responded again. She was to hungry to care anymore. Frustrated, she ripped the plastic wrapping off of the angel cake and stuffed the whole thing in her mouth all at once. Rose was surprised she hadn't savored some for later, but she didn't show it.

Once she had swallowed, Anna tossed the plastic to the side and folded her arms. She sat back in her chair, glaring at Rose with piercing eyes.

"Here we go..." L sighed as he bit his thumb nail.

"Can they see us?" Mello asked, waving his hand over the glass.

L shook his head. "No, their side of the glass is reflected."

"Oh," Mello tapped the glass lightly with his finger. "If I knock on it, will they hear it?"

L grabbed the boy's hand and lowered it away from the glass. "Yes, but don't touch it. Carpenter doesn't need to know we're here."

It was quiet in the room, but the tension was increasing. Anna's eyes seemed to be burning through Rose's. But the experienced detective wasn't affected by the bitter woman's gaze. She simply folded her hands together and spoke. "It's a pity you didn't make it in time," She said, shrugging her shoulders. "Well, you can't always win with the same trick twice. I wonder why your accomplices didn't come in to help you? Do they not care about what happens to you? If they had, you wouldn't be stuck here with me. In fact, your plan would have been more successful if they had just broke in."

Anna stayed silent.

"Oh, wait, that's right. They couldn't do that, could they? There's that big strong padlock in the way." Rose remembered, "You would've had to open the gate from the inside. You stole the key from Nora, the secretary girl, didn't you? That makes sense. Since they couldn't get inside, and they feared being caught as well, they fled, leaving you to take the fall."

Bastards... Anna thought. But she stayed quiet, trying not to reveal her emotions. Her piercing gaze remained on Rose.

Rose continued casually. "You're first try was successful, though, wasn't it? You managed to get away with that poor little boy. Now why would someone be so cruel as to do something like that? What has he ever done to you? I wonder what your accomplices will do with him. Lock him up somewhere, torture him... maybe even kill him. He could already be dead."

"They can't kill him..."

Rose sat up straight, grinning slightly. Anna gasped lightly, realizing her mistake. Her thoughts were slipping out. All the bitterness that she had mustered into her gaze vanished, and she looked away from the clever woman's eyes. She knew she was now vulnerable.

"Nice work, Detective Rose." L gave Rose another point.

Rose leaned in. "What was that? I'm sorry, you were mumbling."

Anna didn't make a sound.

"So they can't kill him? Why not? Do they need him for something? Who exactly is they? So there's more than one, am I right? Is it some kind of organization?" Rose could tell Anna wasn't prepared to take much more of this. The stubborn twenty-four-year-old was sick of being over-powered by this cocky bitch. But she had to keep quiet. If she spoke, she'd be in so much trouble...

Rose was about to press more questions onto Anna, when suddenly her eye caught a small trace of color on the side of her neck.

"... Is that a tattoo?"

Anna gasped loudly. Her hand flew to her neck in panic, covering it with her palm. Rose narrowed her eyes, standing up from her chair. She moved around the table and stood next to Anna, her eyes not leaving her neck. She moved her long hair away and grabbed her hand, forcing it away.

There was color, but it was faint. Rose could tell it was obviously covered with makeup. But it was, no doubt, a permanent tattoo.

"I need a wet paper towel," Rose ordered the guard standing by the door. He nodded and exited, returning moments later with a moist paper towel from the bathroom. Rose took it, pressing it against Anna's neck. She held it there for a few seconds, then started to rub. The makeup came off easily. Rose's eyes widened when she saw the full tattoo.

ex-GIMP

"What is ex-GIMP?" Rose asked suspiciously. Anna only swatted her hand away and covered it, glaring. Rose stepped back, folding her arms. "Let me guess. It's the name of your organization? The ones who kidnapped Near, is that right?"

Anna didn't respond, but Rose could tell by the look on her face that she was correct. She grinned. "Well aright then, Anna Carpenter," She said, "It looks like you've given us a useful hint. I'm sure that will be enough from you. Congratulations, you're done here. Next stop is prison with charges of associating in a kidnapping plot." Rose nodded to the guard, who took Anna, locked the cuffs around her wrists, and lead her towards the door.

Rose's eyes followed the dark haired woman as she passed her. Anna stared back, her gaze as cold as ice. A small hiss escaped her lips before she made her exit. "Watch your back, detective. And L's as well. It will all be over soon."

The door closed.

A/N: *Yawn* I'm so tired. I'm not gonna spend too much time on the ending...

So I really hope you enjoyed the chapter and the epic cliffhanger! I don't believe we'll be seeing Anna again... or WILL WE? o.O

I hope you all have a fantastic Halloween! I got a fabulous Lady Gaga costume I can't wait to wear. :)

I'm sorry, I'm so tired, I can't say anything else. So review and have an awesome Halloween and an awesome day! :D

~ Mima Roses