Hi everyone. Sorry it took me so long. This time of year is so busy! Anyway, this chapter is really short (only three pages compared to my five-seven normal) cause I thought that it would be better then splitting the chapter half-way through L's first meeting with the task force. Opps. I wasn't supposed to tell you that. Anyway, sorry! Hope I will have time for a super awesome next chapter to make up.

Chapter 4

The next week was a rather busy one. Hermione had been studying the information for a few hours. Her eyelids hung low and this concerned Ron.

"Um, 'Mione, why don't you take a rest? Harry and I can look over these for you." He suggested, gently pulling on the stack of papers in her hands. Ron then handed the papers to Harry.

"WAIT!" Hermione's eyes flew open completely and she looked slightly crazed. "THERE'S A PATTERN!"

L turned around and placed his teacup on the coffee table, "Yes, Miss Granger?" he said eagerly.

"There are certain times when Kira killings do not occur. Look." She was calmer now. "If you line up all these timetables-" she grabbed multiple sheets from Harry and Ron. Each showed criminals' times of death over a week period.

"I see. Do you know what this shape means?" L inquired, pulling up the same pages on his computer screen. No one answered.

"Well, at any rate, we should inform the task force." Watari stated.

000

"I recognize that schedule." Matsuda muttered. "I think Kira is a student." He stated louder.

"Ah, I see…" L's laptop was set up in the task force headquarters. "It seems we have gathered a lot of information on Kira so far. Thank you Detective Chief Yagami."

000

"What?" Ron sat mesmerized in front of the news program. "A killing ever hour?"

L nodded, he was equally as interested in the T.V. as Ronald.

"Does this mean that Kira knows we suspect a student?" Ginny asked, turning to Harry.

"It means that, AND, Kira is somehow connected to the police." He answered her expectant gaze.

"Hmm. Connections to the police. What do we do…?" L turned to Watari, a plan forming in his head. "Watari, put a call through to Mr. Dursley. I think we are going to need help from the FBI."

Ron gave the man a questioning look and asked, "So this is why you wanted Dudley to keep you friendly with the FBI?"

"Hai. You see, we can only assume that Kira is close to one of the task force members. But, if the police know we suspect them, what good would that do, Mr. Weasley?" L pointed out.

"So the FBI is going to investigate the Japanese police members?" Hermione asked him.

"Indeed they are. And the families surrounding the suspected police force." He said meaningfully, thinking about Soichiro Yagami's family.

Harry was partly nervous about this plan. How were they ever going to convince the FBI to send their officers to Japan? His question was answered the next day by the arrival of his cousin Dudley.

"I have brought eleven other officers with me." He told L. The list of names included Penber and Stifold.

"Very good. You should all keep a close watch on your assigned families. The surveillance should last only a week."

The FBI agent nodded and exited the room.

"Bye." Harry murmured.

000

~RING RING~ L's cell phone lit up. ~RING RING~

"Hello?" he picked it up. He listened. He replied, "I understand. That is most concerning. Thank you." He hung up. A grave face turned to look at Harry.

"What's wrong?" he asked L.

"The twelve FBI agents AND their superior back in Washington D.C., they've been killed. By Kira."

The statement rang through Harry's ears. "You mean Dudley and Penber and Stifold…?"

"Yes." L responded, regretfully.

"Oh. But… Really?" Hermione asked L skeptically.

"That means that Kira was someone being followed. Just as we suspected!" Ron exclaimed.

"Now, we inform the task force, I think." L stated and gazed at his computer screen. "Watari." He cued the old man to leave.

'Wow,' Ron thought, 'If Kira isn't careful, he'll end up killing his own family…'

000

The men at headquarters were swapping ideas back and forth when L finally turned his computer on. They believed that Kira had taken a few days off from school and that explained why the killings were once on the hour two days in a row. How off they were…

"That is not it!" L exclaimed. Now that he had their attention, L explained his theory completely: Kira was showing them that he can make people die whenever he wants. He was challenging L back.

Harry observed the faces of the men on the screen before him. 'They really are clueless!' he thought. Ron sniggered at Matsuda's face and Stephanie slapped his arm. But Matsuda was not the only one confused. In fact, the entire task force, including Soichiro Yagami, was confused by L's statements. He gave little explanation on the matter and spoke in cryptic words.

But, now, the task force had to discuss more even more serious matters: the FBI agents. After hearing that Kira somehow tracked down the agents, everyone panicked. L knew that many of the cowards would resign. This would help the investigation very much, though the circumstances for this advance were not exactly desirable.

Harry felt bad for Detective Chief Yagami who got quite a few bad reactions and had to listen to a lot of yelling from his resigning officers. It reminded him of his explosions at Professor Dumbledore… He thought back to all the times he snapped at the mysterious old man. Harry frowned, thinking of his childish actions toward his headmaster. L noticed this, but said nothing.

000

"The task force no longer trusts you." Hermione said to L. "After all the FBI agents died, they started doubting you. They started doubting the investigation." She sounded regretful.

"Yeah, but we can't trust them! They could be Kira!" Ron protested.

"You know what they say, Ron. Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer." Ginny said. "There are only five of them left. It would make it easier to figure out."

"I think Ginny is right." Neville said to L. "You should meet them, become more in control of the investigation.

"Yes. But, from here on out, we are all risking more than our lives." L said grimly to the group. "Are you ready?" he asked.

"You forget, Mr. L," Luna said, "that we have done this before."

All the witches and wizards nodded and pulled out their wands.

"Good luck to everyone." Harry murmured as he added his wand to the circle.

000

Sort of a "bum bum bum..." moment. But, you know what is coming next. Oh, and just in case you are confused," 'I recognize that schedule." Matsuda muttered. "I think Kira is a student." He stated louder." That was supposed to be based on the live action movie. I thought this story needed more Matsuda, so I put this in. Hope to write soon!

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