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27th August
"How'd your conversation with Light go?" Chief Yagami asked L, the morning after the confrontation. The team had gathered at the station once again, the new file on the third victim sitting in the center of the table on the steadily growing stack of case files. He didn't know what he wanted to hear at this point, confirmation that his son was a killer or that his son had left for other reasons.
"I did indeed speak with Light-kun, and he does not have the red shinigami eyes." L moved his thumb to his bottom lip, dark eyes assessing the team. "That does not mean that Light-kun doesn't know what's going on, or even that he is completely innocent in this." The tone was unapologetic, even though he looked at chief Yagami with what seemed like pity in his eyes despite the words ringing true and the falsity behind the pity. Chief Yagami suspected that L was only in it for the hunt, he had no care for what other people were experiencing due to the events carries out.
"So what do you suggest we do now? The killer has three victims to their name, and they don't appear to be slowing down." Aizawa asked, his hair shifting slightly.
"I think that we should try to track down witnesses, somebody must know something, a shinigami Power can't exist without someone knowing something about it." Matsuda chimed in unexpectedly, looking to chief Yagami for support.
"I agree, separate into teams and canvas the crime scenes. See if you can find anything that points to the perpetrator." L said, getting to his feet as he headed to the door. "Watari and I will be one of the teams, we'll meet up back here once we're done." The pair left before chief Yagami could stop them.
"Well, you heard him." Chief Yagami sighed, closing his eyes briefly.
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The Villain sector of the city looked different during the day, graffiti-free buildings and surroundings, teaming businesses and no signs that this part of the city was filled with criminals, it looked nothing like the other city sectors and L had to admire the defensive attitude the villains had taken to protect the sector that was their own. Watari drove the Rolls-Royce down well maintained roads as they drove further into the heart of the Villain sector and closer towards the biggest, most expensive tower in the heart of the sector. From the brief meeting L had, had with Light, he knew the young male was not only prideful, but resourceful also so it made sense to L that the young man would enjoy being able to look down upon those everyday people. The car came to a stop and L stepped out, unwilling to wait for Watari to open the door for him, stepping out onto the pavement and walking to the passenger window as it lowered.
"I'll be sure to let you know when I need you to come back for me." L informed Watari as he turned away from the elder. The building was equipped with state-of-the-art technology designed to keep the people and their belongings safe from outsiders. L looked at the resident listings, names and numbers, quickly locating Yagami Light on the top floor apartment. L pressed the call button and waited for the younger man to pick up.
"Who is it?" The irritated voice of the younger man came out of the speaker.
"We met last night, Light-kun. I'd like to speak with you again." L wasn't used to having to request someone's attentions, far to used to getting whatever it is he wanted, but Light wasn't likely to let him up if he acted like his usual self. The line was silent for five minutes, enough time that L was convinced that the younger man had left when an electronic buzz was emitted before the reinforced doors slid open to allow him entry.
Hiding a grin L walked straight to an awaiting elevator and rode it to the top floor apartment. The moment the metal doors opened L began scanning his surroundings in interest. Multiple paintings and artifacts sat either on pedestals and other flat surfaces or hung from the walls. L recognized a number of items that'd been reported stolen over the years. It was everything a modern, expensive apartment was meant to be. L's eyes snapped to focus on a flicker of movement in his eyes.
Light Yagami approached cautiously from the hallway, L could see the apprehension in the younger mans eyes, his hand were covered in gloves and he had a pair of sunglasses resting on his head. The brunet stopped a short distance away from L and crossed his arms as he surveyed the older man.
"What do you want?" Light asked, wariness in his voice and mirrored in his eyes.
"Just to talk Light-kun. I'm sure you've heard about the third shinigami kill that occurred last night."
"I had nothing to do with that, or any of the other murders!" Light snapped, letting his arms fall to his sides as he took on a defensive posture. "I even told you that, what does any of this have to do with me? I don't even have the eyes!"
'Light is acting very suspicious, perhaps he truly does know something.' L looped his fingers through his belt hoops as he slouched towards the black leather couch. "I'm not saying that you are a shinigami Power, just that you may have some information on the current shinigami kills. You do have contacts, correct?" L sat upon the couch, keeping the younger man in his line of sight.
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'Is he just messing with me? Does he truly not suspect me being one of the Powers he's hunting?' Light hesitantly approached the sitting man. "Aside from what I've heard in the news, I don't know anything about the shinigami Power." He absently fiddled with his gloves; ever aware of the sunglasses on his head, the long sleeves of his sweater, dragging hems on his track pants and sock clad feet. His guest; L Lawliet, was wearing a white baggy sweater, blue baggy jeans and tatty tennis shoes. "Do you know how many people have been killed due to showing shinigami Power symptoms? Five in the last century and those are the ones the public know about, who knows how many more there have been. Misa Amane was my girlfriend, I knew Kyomi Takada and Teru Mikami, why should I help you hunt down another? Even though this Power has a body count, they didn't, they only had the eyes and the ability to kill people doomed to die within 24hrs. All low level talents." He threw himself upon the second couch and eyed L in contempt.
"I'm aware of the death total of those with shinigami Powers. The threat they pose is why they're eliminated before they go on killing sprees. Just because the three you knew didn't have high level powers, doesn't mean they weren't planning on something together." L looked out the window, his tone flat. "Though I agree, persecuting those simply because they were born with a dangerous power isn't something I agree with. They should be given a chance instead of being hunted down and killed like animals, every Power has the ability to become a killer, yet the only ones targeted are those with powers geared towards death."
"So why are you hunting this one, aside from the obvious?" Light asked, shifting around so he could sit cross-legged on the couch, elbows resting on his knees and chin planted in the palms of his folded hands.
L turned to face him, eyes serious as he looked at Light. "Because this Power isn't just killing the victims, they're torturing them. Each victim has been killed in a different manner, none have gone peacefully and that isn't something we can allow." L got to his feet and began to walk towards the elevator. "This killer, must be stopped. Thank you for speaking with me today Light-kun, and if you do happen to hear anything, please find a way to let us know." L signaled for the elevator to come to the floor, the conversation clearly over in his mind.
"Yeah, yeah I'll do that," Light said distracted as thoughts flew through his mind. The elevator chimed and with a single farewell nod, L stepped in and was taken down. 'I don't know anything about the current shinigami Power, but they've been hunting on my turf and I can sure as hell find out about them.' He thought as he untangled his limbs and walked straight to his laptop to begin pulling in information from his contacts.
