Just in case you cannot tell, this chapter is told from Light's point of view. Enjoy!
Mora is still with her friend so she shouldn't miss me much.
Light enters the police station. There are only a few officers on duty, but can Light see Mora's father in his office talking to someone. The office in dimly lit and the lights flicker when Light enters the room. His eyes widen when he sees the person that is in the office with Taro. Aizawa sits with his leg across his knee.
He looks comfortable in here, perhaps this isn't his first visit.
"I don't think we are ever going to figure out who went to visit Misa. We think we know who it was, but, well that is why I am here." Aizawa pauses and pulls a device out of his briefcase. He hits a button, and a woman's voice comes through the speaker.
That is Mora's voice, surely, he will recognize that.
After the recoding has ended Aizawa speaks again, "The only record we have of Misa's visitors is the original request, the calls are recorded." "Why are you playing this for me?" Taro asks. "Well, she is your family member and I want to keep you up to date on what is happening." Aizawa pauses for a second before adding, "also I wanted to see if you recognized the voice." Taro sits in silence for a moment and then asks to hear the recording again. Light watches curiously.
He must realize it is her.
After the recording finishes playing a second time Taro speaks, "I don't think I know who that is." Aizawa nods politely. "If you are certain?" he says. "I am." Taro responds sharply. "You said you thought you knew who it was, may I ask who?"
"Well to be honest. We, well, I thought it may have been your daughter. I had only spoken to her briefly though, so if you don't recognize it to be her voice, then it must not be." Aizawa puts the recording back into his briefcase.
Light starts to laugh. His laughter grows louder and harder.
"My daughter?" Taro looks outraged. "Why on earth would you think that was my daughter? She had no idea about Misa's existence until that Kira project the school assigned her, and even then, she still had no idea that she was related to her!" Taro tries to control his anger, but he can't help but shout.
So… they figured it out. Well, they don't even know they figured it out. Idiots.
"No need to get upset Taro. I am not accusing Mora of anything. Actually, the only reason we could think that she might have been there was for that Kira project she did." Aizawa tries to calm Taro down. It seems to work a little bit, "I am sorry for shouting at you, it is just that when you came to my house you said there was a chance that whoever it was that visited Misa that day may have caused her death, and now you are saying that you think that person is my daughter." Taro rushes the words out of his mouth as if making Aizawa understand his anger would change anything.
"At that time that was the idea, but I can't find any connection between that idea and your daughter. I assumed that if Mora went to visit Misa it was interview her for that project. It is all that makes sense, if it was her." Light senses that Aizawa is trying to make Taro feel that Mora isn't being accused of anything to get Taro to admit it is her. "Well, I am positive that is not Mora's voice on that tape." Taro says this with such conviction that Light might of even believed him.
Well Aizawa, your trick did not work on him. What now?
"Of course," Aizawa says, "I did not mean to offend you."
There is a knock on the door. "Come in" Taro says loudly. A Young man with sandy blonde hair and fair skin opens the door. "Oh Eli, hello, come in." Taro stands up smiling. "Eli, this is Shuichi Aizawa, he worked on the Kira investigation." Taro introduces the two men. "I know who you are, and it is a pleasure to meet you." Eli says excitedly. As Eli talks, Light realizes he is American.
"It is nice to meet you too." Aizawa says as he shakes Eli's hand. Light can tell that Aizawa is disappointed. "Eli is an expert on Kira, right now he is interning with us." Taro says this proudly. "An intern all the way from America?" Aizawa's mood seems to recover as he sounds humored by this. "Yes, I was studying abroad and finished up my degree here. I just didn't want to leave when I was done." Eli says, "I love it here, But I just came in to say good night and goodbye. I'll see you next week." Eli smiles.
"Bye Eli, have a great time. Where are you going again?" Taro asks. Aizawa says a quick goodbye to him, but stays out of the conversation. "Paris." Eli tells him and with that he exits the office.
Light watches him leaving, he stops by a desk, grabs a bag and heads out of the station. Aizawa stands up to also make his exit. "Well, I should get back now. We will talk soon." "Have a good night." Taro says to Aizawa as he is walking through the door. Taro sits back down at his desk and begins some paperwork. Light decides to follow Aizawa. As they make their way outside Light sees Eli ride away on a bicycle.
Aizawa gets into his car and Light enters the backseat. He pulls out his cell phone and hits speed dial. "Hi, it's me. I'm on my way back." He pauses, "No, he claims it isn't her."
So Aizawa doesn't trust the man.
"Yeah, he got upset when I told him, but I figured he would." Aizawa continues talking on the phone. "I think for now we should just watch her." He pauses again, "Yes, I'll be there shortly." Aizawa hangs up and starts the car. Light sits in the backseat, each passing streetlamp illuminates his evil face. "If only you knew that I was here." Light says aloud to Aizawa.
Aizawa drives for about fifteen minutes and then pulls up to a familiar building. "Of course, you guys are here." Light laughs. It is the same building L had as the Kira Headquarters. Aizawa pulls into a parking spot and swiftly exits the car. He punches the numbers 4, 9, 3, and 5 into the keypad at the door and enters the building.
There are only three other people in the room besides Aizawa. One is Touta Matsuda, but Light does not know the other two. They all gather around a small round table. Aizawa beings to fill everyone in on his trip to see Taro.
"Do you think he is lying?" a woman asks. "I don't know, if he is to protect his daughter." Aizawa rubs his eyes. Matsuda speaks next, "Are we even sure this is Kira? It doesn't feel the same." "That's just it, we don't know for sure yet. It is slower than last time, but I think that is just to throw us off." Aizawa leans back in his chair, closing his eyes. "Well do you think it is the girl?" the man Light doesn't know asks. "I think that she went to visit Misa, but I am not sure to go as far to say that she is Kira. Especially just based on that." Aizawa doesn't even realize they are so close. "Yeah that isn't enough to make her a, at least believable, suspect." The woman speaks again as she hands everyone a folder. "This is a list of Kira worshipers, it would probably be best to consider them first."
Matsuda speaks up again. "I'm still just not convinced this is even Kira, last time…" Aizawa cuts him off mid-sentence shouting, "Last time!? Of course, it isn't the same as last time. Light Yagami is dead, and has been for ten years!"
Matsuda turns a little red. "Yes, I know it isn't the same person." He says a little meekly. "What I mean is, we all know how Kira kills, what if it is that same Shinigami, or what if…" Matsuda is interrupted again, but this time by the woman. She doesn't shout at him. "The Shinigami attached to the death note is irrelevant." She says calmly.
So, you think I am irrelevant. I'll show you how irrelevant I am.
Light picks of his death note and pen. He hovers the pen over the page.
Damn, this could kill me. The death note might think I am doing this so Mora doesn't get caught. I don't want to kill myself.
Light puts his death note back away.
If only I could tell her your names.
Light is furious, he decides it is time to leave.
They know nothing.