*A/N*

Song of the Chapter - Fifteen - Taylor Swift.

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Light froze, glancing at L, his dark eyes intent on Mello's face. L stood up quickly, walking over to Mello looking at him intently.

"A new lead?" L asked quietly, his stare unfailing. Mello slowly bit the chocolate, deliberately drawing out the tantalizing question.

The tension in the room grew rapidly; the only noise was the quiet crunching of the chocolate. L seemed to have stopped breathing, causing Light some concern. Light gently touched L's back, sighing quietly as L reacted to the sudden touch.

Mello nodded slowly, his eyes still connected with L's in a powerful movement. The two men stared down at each other, L slightly taller then Mello. His dark eyes, still underlined by the dark circles of insomnia glinted with curiosity and terror, yet Mello's seemed to reflect pure calmness.

Near gently touched L's shoulder, forcing him to look at the white blonde companion.

"We apprehended a suspect, who under questioning admitted that Kira was an organization running in Japan, much like the original one. However, he didn't fully disclose the whereabouts yet let slip it was in the Kansai region" Near informed L softly. L's eyes widened looking out the window at the sprawling city of Tokyo. The neon glow cast a soft orange shadow into the sky.

"So… That assassin travelled across the country to find us?" Light asked disbelievingly. Near nodded.

"We assume so. We've got searches out in the underground gangs in cities like Osaka but the criminals are remaining tight-lipped" Near answered, looking uneasily at L who still hadn't moved.

"Osaka?" L whispered; his eyes still trained on the skyline of Tokyo. Mello frowned slightly, looking at Near for reassurance, who nodded once more.

"That women wasn't from Osaka" L answered to the unspoken question. Mello raised his eyebrows, leaning forward.

"How-" Mello was cut off as L turned to face the group, his eyes lit with the thrill of a new case. With jerky movements, L moved quickly across the room, sitting in his hunched position on one of the armchairs facing the group.

"She had a very poorly disguised Kyoto accent. As we all know, accent and dialect's vary from different areas. And that women definitely had a very pronounced Kyoto accent, although she was trying to speak as though she came from Nagasaki or somewhere near that coast" L explained quickly, picking up a delicate sugar cube between his fingers.

Mello looked at Near quickly, who pulled a mobile out from a hidden pocket. Dialling it Near turned away from the group, speaking urgently into the handset.

"We did have some patrols in Kyoto, but we were mainly focusing on Osaka. The suspect we caught definitely came from Osaka, he had been born Hirano" Mello said defiantly. L glanced at him with the familiar deadpan look.

"I doubt very much that suspect was a high ranking member of Kira. He wouldn't have been caught so easily. Please read outside the box next time Mello-san" L replied, looking back towards Near. Light sighed, shifting closer to L.

"Behave" Light whispered to L, who smiled wanly in response. Light squeezed his shoulder briefly, before picking up one of the laptop's that were dotted around the apartment.

Baby stuff would have to wait, Light thought firmly as he impatiently drummed his fingers against the computer, waiting for the computer to log on.

Near shut the phone quickly, looking back towards the group, his face impassive.

"I got Roger to get the police department in Kyoto mobilised. They are going to trawl the underbelly of Kyoto's criminal activity, hopefully giving us a better picture how they run the criminal activity over there" Near said, tucking the mobile into a small pocket in the side of his pyjama's. L nodded, studying the sugar cube.

Light looked at him, watching his partner idly play with the food. The silence filled the apartment again, making Light to feel more uncomfortable.

"Mello. Near. Get ready… We're going on a little trip" L said quietly, causing Mello to look at him in surprise.

"Where?" Mello asked in response. L looked up slowly.

"To Kyoto of course".