Here's Chapter 2! Honestly don't know where I'm going with this...but ummmmmmm...eh, whatever.


"Is this really necessary?" Mello protested, pulling at the irritating restraints of the straitjacket sleeves. He'd been sat at the far end of the room with his left ankle chained tightly to the floor of the cell, restraining much movement. The room itself was simply a huge metal box, with one dim source of light hanging from the sealing.

"It's merely a precaution." Soichiro stated, sitting opposite the young blonde in a simple desk chair. "We can't risk your escape."

"You know I have no intention of leaving, Mr Yagami." Mello chuckled, "Though, I understand your concern. I am the one who killed more than half of the SPK members."

Soichiro tried to ignore the snide comment and shook his head. "As promised, we've removed all cameras from this interrogation room. No one will be watching, however, we have installed microphones around this unit, so L and the rest of the Task Force will be able to hear what is said in these meetings."

"Fair enough…" Mello leant back in his chair and crossed his unchained leg over the other. "Mr Yagami, like I said before, I have reason to believe that Kira is within the Japanese police. Even if he's not, then he has to be working with you in some way. Tell me, how did you obtain the Shinigami eyes?"

"To be honest with you, we have in fact gained contact with Kira. He sent us a death note; so that we could retrieve the other one from you…he also sent us a shinigami, Ryuk. He's the one who made the eye deal with me. Right now, we are in possession of two notebooks. The one Kira sent, and the one we retrieved from your men. "

Mello raised his eyebrows in alarm, but his expression soon softened as he let a smile crawl onto his lips. "I find it a little hard to believe that the Japanese Task Force would cooperate with Kira without a single fuss."

"Kira didn't want the death note to fall into the wrong hands." Soichiro stated, "L had specifically requested that we take on Kira's commands. It was the only way we could get the notebook back."

Mello's eyes shot up. "L? The second L agreed to work with Kira?"

"Um…well, yes. It was more of a group decision."

Mello stared at the wall for a moment, thinking through everything he'd witnessed so far. By the time he snapped out of his trance, he had a completely different tone set in his voice. "Change of plans Mr Yagami. Since I am now working with the Task Force on this investigation, I have a right to know who the second L is."

"How would you benefit from this information?" he questioned.

"Mr Yagami, I am at least 63% sure that the current L is in fact Kira." Mello smirked at the expression that was placed upon Soichiro's face.

"That's impossible." He insisted firmly. "Believe me, Mello, we've already been through this with the original L, and we have evidence to prove that Light is not Kira."

"Your last sentence has given away some valuable information Mr Yagami." Mello laughed in amusement. "Firstly, you just told me L's name is 'Light'. Secondly, you've just given away the fact that L once suspected Light of being Kira. Thirdly, you've told me that Light has somehow proved his innocence. My suspicion has now increased to at least 67%."

Mihael Keehl…he seems too intelligent for his own good. "Fine, you're right, L had once suspected him of being Kira...but it doesn't prove anything. We're certain that Light is innocent."

"Two of the rules written in the death note are fakes." Mello indicated with a grin. "Now, tell me, Mr Yagami, are you still completely sure of Light's innocence?"


How could Mello possibly know of the fake rules? Light contained his posture, but in reality, he was breaking down bit by bit. "Wait a second," Matsuda frowned. "How would two fake rules make any difference to Light?"

"If the 13 day rule was a fake, then that would mean Light could no longer be proven innocent. Those days he spent in confinement would be completely meaningless." Aizawa sighed. If Mello's telling the truth about these fake rules, then that would mean Light could still be Kira…in fact, it's rather likely.

"How do we know Mello's not lying?" Matsuda said, crossing his arms. "There's no evidence to prove that what he's telling us is true."

"L," Mogi said, turning in his chair to face Light. "Near's on the line again. He wishes to speak with Mello now. He's been very consistent."

Light let out an abrupt groan and switched the line. "I'm transferring him over to Soichiro's cell-phone." This is bad. If Mello hands over important information to Near, then that could result in Near coming to the conclusion that Kira is someone in the task force…what am I supposed to do?


Soichiro's mobile buzzed in his pocket. He raised a questioning eyebrow and pulled the phone from his jacket. He shot a glance at Mello, who simply shrugged. Soichiro flipped the phone open and placed it against his ear. "Hello?"

"This is N of the SPK, I wish to speak with Mello. It's urgent."

"Oh, um, well alright…" Soichiro put the phone on speaker and placed it on the table top in front of them.

"Mello."

Mello sneered bitterly. "Near."

"It's come to my attention that you are now under custody of the Task Force, correct?"

Mello glanced at Soichiro and grinned. "Well, let's just say we've come to an organised agreement."

"Alright then…I don't know what it is you're exactly trying to do…but at least you're not dead. So tell me, Mello, what is it that you know that I don't?"

Mello snickered spitefully and crossed his legs again. Considering everyone in the Task Force is practically against me at the moment, I guess gaining the protection of the SPK wouldn't be a bad move. "So far, I've concluded that Kira is someone within the task force and that he's most likely to be L. I've also concluded that two of the rules in the notebook are fake. I'm sure you're smart enough to figure out which."

Near was silent for a long while before he spoke again. "It's the 13 day rule, isn't it…though, you have no prof to show what you're saying is fact."

"But I intend on doing so." Mello insisted. "Near, as leader of the SPK, will you grant me permission to use the notebook on someone?"

Soichiro's eyes widened. "Wait, what?!"

Near ignored Soichiro's outburst and proceeded to peruse. "I don't have that authority Mello, you know that. The notebook is in the hands of the Task Force…but I see what you're trying to do. You want to prove your theory by writing someone's name in the notebook, and if you don't die within 13 days, that'd be strong enough evidence to hold L as a prime suspect."

"My thoughts, exactly." Mello glanced at Soichiro who had turned a slight crimson colour.

"No, Mello, the Task Force will not allow you to use the Notebook! We simply can't allow you to kill someone with it!"

Mello rolled his eyes. "I thought you wanted to catch Kira. I thought that was the reason you confined me. If you don't let me prove my theory, you're practically letting Kira win!"

"Actually, Mello, I honestly don't think I need to see you use the notebook." He raised an eyebrow inquisitively. "If you're willing to die to prove your theory, then that's good enough for me. I believe you." Mello shook his head and inclined back in his seat. "Soichiro, I'll be honest with you. I too have come to suspect L number 2 to be Kira. The NPA has already directed their investigation towards your group."

"This is ridiculous!" Soichiro bellowed.

"It's a mere suspicion Soichiro, there's no need for that, however I'm sending one of our agents over to look after Mello whilst he's in the hands of the NPA. He's already seen Mello's face before. In fact, they're already well acquainted."

"Waitwaitwaitwait, hold the fuck up." Mello interrupted. "Who the fuck are you sending over?"

"Matt. He's already in Japan. I thought since you're investigating the Police, Mr Matthew might be of use to you. I'm also using him as a dummy so that you and I can communicate without you having to leave confinement…of course, only if the Task Force permits it."

Soichiro thought for a moment and cleared his throat. "I suppose there's no harm in it. Fine, this 'Matt' can cooperate with us in the investigation."

"Thank you."

TBC