(Karins pov)
I walked with L and Light, hidden like I was during the entrance exam and orientation. L had invited Light to a game of tennis. I wasn't entirely sure what he planned to achieve, but I went along like he wanted me to.
I nearly laughed out loud when L served the ball, and nearly hit the shinigami with it.
From what I understood, very few things could actually affect a shinigami, so why was it afraid to be hit by a ball? Did it simply dodge because its a natural instinct to dodge something that is flying at you? Either way, it was a funny sight now that I could see it without the demon eyes.
After the game, L went with Light to a little cafe, and L tested his deductive reasoning skills, using the notes kira left, and adding a fake note. Then they both got phone calls telling us that Chief Yagami was in the hospital for a heart attack.
(2 days later)
I watched as various officers went in and out of our current suite, asking if there had been any updates on the investigation and how Chief Yagami was doing.
I had the feeling that something was going to change today. I don't know what, but something big is going to happen.
It was evening now and we were discussing Naomi Misoras disappearance, and possible death. Ryuzaki mentioned the lack of evidence, regarding a death scenario.
The more I thought about it, the more suspicious I was that Kira had something to do with her.
We know that she was in Japan with Raye Penber. She used to be an FBI agent, until a few months ago. It would not take much to say that he might have been talking to her about things not important to the investigation. Or things he thought was not part of his investigation.
Light would be too smart for Raye Penber to suspect him of being Kira. He would be too careful. And since he couldn't suspect the boy, he might not have seen following him to be truly relevant to Kira. To Raye, Light was just the typical High school, soon to be college student. Doing things that are normal for his age.
She probably knew that he was investigating people L suspected to be Kira. It is quite possible that he was the one to meet Kira. If that is the case, she would definitely be smart enough to put two and two together.
But, if she did, why didn't she contact the task force?
Perhaps she tried, when nobody was there. What if she ran into Kira, and was somehow put into a situation where she had to give him her real name?
If so, when could this have happened? Who was the last person to see her alive? To see Raye Penber alive?
I was brought out of my thoughts by Watari telling us to turn on Sakura TV.
The broadcasters were saying that they were effectively being held hostage by Kira and that they had been given some tapes that they were told to broadcast.
The first tape apparently had been aired already, and had predicted the time of death for two suspected felons that had recently been arrested. They died of heart attacks exactly when predicted.
Today's tape began with a display of power, predicting the deaths of 2 well known tv figures on other news channels at the time it was to be aired. The tape we were listening to told us what channels to go to. We saw that both men were dead.
We tried to get the tape off the air but was unable to get a hold of the station. Ukita ran off swearing that he would do it
We continued watching, listening to him talk about creating a good perfect world and how he doesn't want to kill the innocent, but he'd kill those who actively defy him.
"We're interrupting the program to take you live outside the Sakura TV studio. As you can see, someone has collapsed just outside the door. Again we're coming to you live from the Sakura TV building." We heard from another news anchor.
It was Ukita, laying just outside of the studio, dead. Aizawa tried to go, but Ryuzaki got him to stay. The others were talking about how useless the fake ids now were. Ryuzaki and Aizawa were arguing with each other, though Ryuzaki was acting calm as he always does. Though I could tell that he was shaken up. His voice changed, and I could see his hands shaking, as he grasped his legs like he always does when hes sitting. His hair was covering his eyes, keeping everyone from seeing the pain and fear he was trying to hide.
These were the same signs he showed as a child at Wammys house when he was would be frighten or upset.
I could remember a particular time, when we were 8 that he was doing exactly what he was now.
(Flashback)
We were sitting in the tv room on the first floor, talking quietly. We couldn't go outside due to a bad thunderstorm.
Thanks to Gobi, I was able to hear some of the kids talking to themselves about how weird L was and wondering why I hung out with him instead of them.
I ignored them in favor of my best friend, but I was called into Izumo-senseis office. I told him I'll be right back and then we could continue our conversation.
When I left Izumo-senseis office I looked into the tv room, but he wasn't in there. I used my hyper sensitive demon nose to find him, He was in his room, tucked into the corner, his back away from me. He was shaking, and I knew something happened. I stepped into the room.
"L?" I asked gently, quietly, as not to upset him more than he already was. "Its just me. Are you okay?" I asked. He stayed quiet as if he didn't hear me, but I did notice that the shaking wasn't as bad as it was a moment ago.
I sat down near him, but still gave him enough room so he not feel like he was being trapped.
"Its okay L. You can talk to me if you want to." I smiled gently at him.
After a few quiet minutes he did. He told me about how the kids had ganged up on him after I left. How they yelled at him angrily because I was friends with him and not them. How they didn't know why I hung out with him. Calling him a useless freak.
He then told me that his father was that way too. How his father would come home drunk and yell about how much of a useless freak he was. He did the same to his mother, who did care about L.
Then one day his father killed his mother, right in front of him, and then killed himself.
I wrapped my arms around him, and he leaned into me. I held him close that whole afternoon, until he feel asleep. I put him in his bed but I stayed right beside him until after he woke up.
(Flashback end)
Aizawa was still angry because Ryuzaki wouldn't go out there like Ukita did. He had grabbed the back of his shirt, and I feared that he might start shaking him.
I got Aizawa to let him go while Ryuzaki was trying to talk him down. Aizawa did calm down once he noticed Ryuzakis hands. He backed away and I came to stand behind his chair giving him my support, wrapping my aura around him, until he was able to calm himself.
Then, on the tv, we saw a police van drive right into the building. It was so sudden that I thought I was seeing things, until the news woman standing outside had confirmed it.
"Well, thats one way to get into the studio without being seen." Ryuzaki stated, sounding like he had calmed down.
I walked away and stared out the window, much like Ryuzaki does when hes trying to figure something out.
"What are you thinking Asami?" He asked, using the name he gave me for when the task force or anyone other than Watari is around.
"This isn't Kira."
"What!? Of course hes Kira!" Aizawa shouted.
"Yeah, you saw how he was able to kill those men with heart attacks." Mastuda stated, though more calmly than Aizawa. Ryuzaki was just staring at me as I came back over to everyone else.
"Thats not what I mean. This person isn't the Kira we've been dealing with lately. That Kira wouldn't do something this reckless, hes too smart for that. No this has to be a second Kira." I finished.
"A second Kira?Are you out of your mind?"
"I think she is right. The Kira we have been dealing with wouldn't do something that would likely get him caught. Also the Kira we know doesn't feel the need to prove to us that he is Kira." Ryuzaki agreed with me.
"I also believe that while this Kira seems to have the same power as the original, maybe this Kiras power is stronger, or they have more of it then the first." I finished.
After some police officers arrived at the station, Ryuzaki called Deputy Director Kitamura to tell him to restrain the officers, then Watari got a call from Chief Yagami, who was the one who drove the van. He told Ryuzaki that he had confiscated the tapes.
Ryuzaki gave him his plan to get Chief Yagami out of there.
After he brought them to us, Ryuzaki and I watched the duplicate copies while Aizawa took everything else to the crime lab.
