Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note or Descendants of Darkness.

Pairings: Raito/L, Muraki/Tsuzuki

Summary: Raito gained the death note and his mind is spinning with his feelings for L and a surprised visit from his past. Who will win? Who will die?

Notes: Hello readers. I really wish people would comment. It does get better. Please comment and tell me what you think.

Raito stared at Oriya. The words repeated in his head. He took a step toward Oriya. He leaned against the man, whispering, "Do this for me."

Oriya sighed, "I'm a damned soul. Trapped in the web of death. I will always stand by your side."

Raito leaned up to Oriya's ear and whispered, "Find this death and protect my family." He felt lost as arms pulled him into a hug. He felt the tears. He felt his world crumbling around him as he held tight on the kimono Oriya would always wear. He whispered, "Do this for me, my friend." He pulled away from the comfort and walked out of the room. He would break apart if he continued to stay inside. Oriya knew it and Oriya was trying to find his answers. He walked into the working station. He handed a slip of paper to Oriya to give him the number that Oriya would need. He walked to the large windows. The wind was kicking up. The rain was pouring. The lightening was fierce.

Watari walked into the room, sighing, "Oriya-san left."

Raito nodded his head, not sure what to say to the elderly man. He continued to lean against the glass, wondering what it would be like to fall from the building. He wanted to be alive, but at the same time wanted to die. It would be beautiful to die by L's hands.

Watari spoke, "I heard most of what you said to Oriya. Are you willing to risk his life like this?"

Raito chuckled darkly, "Trust me what is coming after me, no one can stop. I need to know for sure what I am against."

Watari asked, "Do you think it is Muraki like that thing said?"

Raito turned his head to stare at the storm rolling outside, sighing sadly, "It could be."

Watari spoke, "You knew before Tsuzuki said anything. You knew the murderer."

Raito chuckled, "Like Oriya said, I was a lost soul."

Watari asked, "Why didn't your father know?"

Raito turned around to face the window. He placed his hand on the glass. The coldness was keeping him grounded. He sighed, "Muraki killed in front of me. I saw death at the age of four. I learned to hate him." Lie. He felt his world crumble. He had to play his hand right. He had to ensure no one could take everything from him. Watari touched his shoulder, staring into his eyes through the glass. The elderly man being kind to him. He shook the hand, stating, "Do not worry about it, Watari. This is my battle now and Oriya is the only one I trust."

Watari spoke, "I thought you trust us."

Raito laughed, "It was a game." Before more words could be said, L walked into the room, looking at him with an annoyed look. He shrugged his shoulders and flopped to the loveseat. He heard that Mogi was going through Misa's belongings to find the other death note. Should be interesting with Ryuk around again. He leaned his head back, knowing the task force would be here soon. Oriya was doing the leg work and he knew for sure that Oriya would report back to him.

L spoke, "I presume we will meet another Shinigami."

Raito smirked as he answered, "Ryuk is his name and he isn't very helpful." The task force walked in and was ordered everyone to touch the death note. Aizawa was not in the mood to let him touch it but did as he ordered. He heard a dark laughter as he spoke, "Hello again, Ryuk."

Ryuk laughed darkly, "You know Raito, this is even more fun. I thought it was over for you."

L asked, "Where is Yagami-san?"

Matsuda whispered, "He said he would kill Raito if he came. So, he decided to stay away."

Ryuk laughed loudly, "You got caught and dear daddy wants to end you."

Raito closed his eyes as he spoke, "We both know that cannot happen." Everyone in the room went silent staring him down. He asked, "Who killed Misa?"

Ryuk remarked, "Where would be the fun if I told you?"

Aizawa stated, "Tsuzuki told us that Muraki did it."

Ryuk floated to him, chuckling, "Muraki, huh? That demon is fierce."

Mogi pointed out, "You are the second to call him a demon."

Ryuk sighed, "That is because he has demon blood in him."

Raito froze by that word. He opened his eyes to look at Ryuk who was laughing and bouncing around the walls. Watari walked to him, seeing his distress. A hand touched his shoulder. He asked, "Can you kill him?" Everyone yelled except L.

Ryuk laughed, "No."

"Why not?" Matsuda asked.

Ryuk explained for the first time, "The death note cannot affect a demon. It is impossible. Their bodies heal too quickly for the death note to take them out."

Raito smirked, speaking, "Is that so?" Ryuk turned to look at him. Ryuk tilted his head in question and he replied, "Where would be the fun if I told you?"

Aizawa asked, "What you up to Raito?"

Raito shrugged his shoulders, noticing L silent. He stood up, sitting beside L, stating, "I was curious if we could take down Muraki that way."

Ryuk snickered, "Like I would kill for you, Raito. You know I am just here for the show. Though know one thing, when your time is up, I will write your name down in my death note."

Raito smirked as he laughed, "So you have reminded me countless times." Everyone gasped in the room. He taunted, "Seems fitting, don't you think?" L slammed his hands down onto the desk, glaring at him.

L asked, "What does that mean?"

Ryuk chuckled, "When Raito's time is up, I claim his life with the death note. I swore the moment we met."

Matsuda whispered, "Raito dies any ways."

Raito answered, "Yes."

A sad voice sighed, "You should have never made a pack with a Shinigami."

Raito turned his head to look at Tsuzuki, taunting, "Feel for me, Tsuzuki-san?" Tsuzuki sent a glare toward him, but said nothing. He ignored the stare.

Tsuzuki asked, "Where did Oriya go?"

Watari answered, "He left."

Tsuzuki sighed, "I would not trust him. He is only friends with Muraki. His loyalty is with that man."

L looked at him with Watari. Raito tilted his head, but did not speak up. Tsuzuki tossed photos down. Another attack. Tsuzuki left, glaring at Ryuk who was laughing. He asked, "What is it, Ryuk?"

Ryuk chuckled, "I never thought you would gain Hades attention but it makes no sense why they would send out their most powerful Shinigami to handle you."

Raito hid his smile and distress from everyone as he started to pull up the murder. L said nothing as he went through the photos. The message was the same. His cell phone rung loudly in the room. Everyone turned to look at him.

L ordered, "Speaker."

Raito didn't care what others heard. He answered, "Yes, Oriya."

Oriya spoke, "I pulled some stings to look into the murders. The girl was killed and she had silver hair in her hand but sadly that evidence disappeared. The police are going crazy about that. There was another murder."

Raito sighed, "So, Tsuzuki-san showed us."

Oriya continued, "I got to go to the crime scene. It is supernatural. I felt that much. It was a weak power in the room lingering."

Raito asked as he clicked away, "Was her life drained?"

"What the hell does that mean?" Aizawa asked coldly.

Oriya laughed, "Speaker phone. As for your question, no."

"The game is on," Raito sighed.

Oriya asked, "Are you going to do something stupid again?"

L answered before he could say a word, "Oriya-san should not worry. Yagami-kun is not leaving my sight."

Oriya hummed, "That is what worries me more. Whatever. Listen Raito, I got to go."

Raito asked before Oriya hung up, "By the way, how did you get that close for information?"

Oriya chuckled darkly, "I let slip Muraki's name."

Raito stated, "Tsuzuk-san told us not to trust you. That your loyalty is only to Muraki."

Oriya snorted, "He knows nothing."

Raito sighed, "So true. Keep your leg work but kept an eye open."

Oriya responded, "Same goes for you too."

Raito shut off the phone with everyone staring him down. Silver hair was found with Misa. He turned to the bouncing Shinigami, asking, "Who killed Misa?"

Ryuk sighed, "You are being annoying. It isn't like you cared for her."

Raito stood up, stating, "This attack is targeting me. I want to be prepare."

"If it was Muraki, you are screwed, Raito," Ryuk laughed.

Matsuda asked, "Why say if?"

Ryuk muttered, "Whatever killed Misa, kept their face covered. I cannot see their name or life span." The Shinigami floated to him, laughing, "Yours is strange, Raito. It keeps going up and down. I never saw life spans do that before."

Aizawa growled, "This person is dangerous."

Raito pointed out, "It means he knows about Shinigami and the death note." Everyone turned to him as he continued, "He covered his face to prevent his name to be seen. Beside the supernatural death is a good point to show he knows everything."

Ryuk snorted, "You are playing with the big boys if it was really Muraki. I told you Raito, Muraki is a demon."

Raito flinched, but noticed no one saw it. Watari kept staring at him. He spoke, "He is killer and I can't stand that."

Ryuk laughed, "You are a killer too even if it was harming criminals. A human who gains the death note only knows pain."

Raito whispered so low that barely he heard his words, "I felt pain a long time ago." He flopped to his seat, pulling up the police records. He sighed, "Let us see if this was happening before. Misa might not have been his first and I just didn't notice."

Ryuk chuckled darkly, "You were too busy playing a game with L."

Raito ignored the Shinigami as he started to pull up records. Everyone in the room was staring at him but he didn't care. Ryuk was floating around him, looking above his head from time to time.

"Hey Raito. Hey. Stop ignoring me!" Ryuk whined.

Raito stood up, going into the kitchen. When he returned, everyone was staring at him strangely as he held two apples in his hand. He tossed them into the air with Ryuk grabbing them. He hissed, "Shut up, Ryuk or I will stop giving you apples."

Ryuk mumbled around his apple, "I might just write down your name."

"Then where would be the fun," Raito replied as he sat down. L stared at him with a tint of concern. Watari walked to his ward, whispering something into L's ear. He kept staring at crime scene after one and another, trying to find anything that fit the profile he had in his head. The silver hair was a concern, but could it be true?

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Tsuzuki stood by the window of the hotel room that was close to L's building. Those eyes of the child were so cold and lifeless. The tone was ice. He heard the door, glancing back to see concern blue eyes staring at him. Tatsumi pushed up his glasses with a finger. He asked, "Where is Hisoka?"

Tatsumi answered, "Kurosaki went to get some food."

Tsuzuki nodded his head, turning to look out in the storm. He sighed, "He is a child."

Tatsumi asked, "Kira?"

Tsuzuki mumbled, "Yeah. Still, those eyes, the voice, and his taunts is like…"

Hisoka walked into the room, asking, "Are you all right, Tsuzuki?"

Tsuzuki put a shield around his emotions, sighing, "It is nothing. What are our orders?"

Tatsumi pushed up his glasses again, stating, "To take Muraki in and prevent the living know about him. Second, Kira will stand before Lord Enma to be judged for his crimes."

Hisoka replied, "I could read him better if I was in the same room as him."

Tsuzuki shook his head, replying, "Even us can die by the death note and a Shinigami is there."

Tatsumi asked, "Why not destroy the Shinigami?"

Tsuzuki looked out the window, replying, "Because he might get us close to Muraki. I do not understand why he was giving an afterlife. He should be destroyed for good."

Tatsumi sighed, "Tsuzuki."

Hisoka hissed, "I agree with Tsuzuki."

Tsuzuki put a deep shield around his emotions, gaining a disappointed look from his partner. He knew the reason. He played with his watch, knowing the scars were hidden. He felt Tatsumi staring at him. He knew Muraki losing meant his escape from his duties for once and for all. He pushed away from the window, mumbling, "I'm not hungry. I'm going to go outside for a bit."

"Tsuzuki…" Hisoka started to say.

Tatsumi spoke firmly, "Let him go, Kurosaki."

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L typed away, noticing Raito fell asleep at the desk. He did not disturb the teenager, who barely slept since his confession. He studied all the crimes around the time Kira appeared, but he had no idea what to look for. He wanted to demand his answers. Watari told him about the murder Raito witness as a child. Was that what drove Raito into thinking criminals deserve to die? He looked to see Ryuk staring at Raito in a confusion matter. He asked, "Ryuk-san is something wrong with Yagami-kun?"

Aizawa asked, "Why the hell are we letting him sleep like this? He is a killer."

Matsuda sighed, "Sleeping and he doesn't look like he could do any of this."

Mogi replied, "You heard his words like the rest of us. His voice sounded so insane."

Ryuk chuckled, "He did more than any Shinigami from my world. He is fun."

L leaned back in his seat. He knew justice would be served. It would seem this Shinigami would take Raito's life. He felt pain. He was truly feeling for the teenager. He glanced over to Raito who jumped from his seat, breathing heavy. The task force looked at him. He saw the fear in the eyes. He stood up, hunching over, "Yagami-kun is all right?"

Raito answered, "It is nothing."

Aizawa sighed, "I don't think it is nothing since you jumped."

Before Raito could answer, Raito's phone rung again. L ordered, "Any time it rings, it will be on speaker phone." Raito nodded his head and answered.

Oriya spoke, "Raito, there was another murder."

Raito asked, "Did you get information?"

Oriya sighed, "Katsue was the one who died."

L asked, "Who is Katsue?"

Raito slammed his hands down onto the desk, growling, "That bastard!"

Oriya spoke, "Talk to me in private."

L ordered, "That will not happen. Everyone will hear this."

Oriya growled, "Light."

Raito spoke, defeated, "Tell us all."

Oriya sighed, "She told me that the killer said one word."

Raito asked, "What?"

Oriya answered, "Weakness."

Raito froze and asked, "What did you sense?"

Oriya replied, "Weak power. He was close, watching my moves. He wanted me to hear her words."

L spoke, "Get back here, Oriya-san."

Oriya laughed bitterly, "I'm afraid that is what he wants. Light, this is not going to end well for anyone."

Raito yelled, "I'm am not anyone weakness! I refuse to be!"

L turned his head to look to see Raito shaking uncontrollable. He stood up, walking to the teenager. He was shocked to see tears.

Oriya sighed, "Tell me what you were taught."

Raito laughed bitterly, "I am trapped and all I have is my pride. Pride to never lose unless an equal takes me on."

Oriya ordered, "Then follow that lesson until the bitter end. Do not fall until it is to your equal."

L stared at the phone as it was hung up. He stared to see Raito losing all control of all his emotions. He did nothing when Raito swiped everything to the floor.

Aizawa asked, "What was that about?"

Ryuk flew to Raito, asking, "What was that? Tell me, Raito."

Raito stared at the wall, stating, "A lesson I learned so long ago. A lesson I can never forget."

"A doll," Tsuzuki sighed.

Raito growled, "You know nothing, Tsuzuki-san."

L turned to see the Shinigami leaning against the wall. Those purple eyes were looking sad and enraged. He looked back to the teenager, asking, "Did Muraki teach you that?"

"Tell me, kid, what did Muraki do to you. I can help you," Tsuzuki demanded.

Raito turned and walked to Tsuzuki, hissing coldly, "I hate him, Tsuzuki-san. I hated him in the last twelve years. You are not here to help me. You want to taste his blood. You want to take me down as much as you wish to take him down."

Tsuzuki asked, "Do you love him?"

Raito snorted, "I told you I hate him."

L sighed when Raito walked out of the room. The task force was looking at him strangely. He asked, "What do you know, Tsuzuki-san?"

Tsuzuki sighed as those purple eyes glanced out the door, "Nothing to be honest. Muraki is not letting us find him. He is making sure this game is between him and Kira."

Aizawa asked, "What is their connection? There is more than just a doctor."

L asked, "Has anyone asked Yagami-san?"

Mogi sighed, "Chief only says Muraki was a doctor to Raito and that is all."

Ryuk laughed, "Anything dealing with Muraki is not good. This is so much fun."

L shook his head and walked out of the room. Watari gave him a sharp look, but he continued to go to the room. He entered to see Raito throwing things everywhere. He jumped up on the bed, curling his toes over the edge. He stared at the teenager who was losing control. He spoke, "Watari told me about the past."

Raito fell to his knees, mumbling, "It is a game. I have to win. I have to."

L stood up, pulling Raito into his body. Hands grip him and asked, "What is this about, Raito?" Raito shook his head and he sighed, "Light." Raito leaned up and kissed him with need.

Aizawa walked in and yelled, "WHAT THE HELL IS THE MEANING OF THIS, L!?"