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A/N: Hello everyone! I'm not dead, I swear! I want to thank everyone who reviewed, it makes me happy! A little piece of news: I will only be able to update Monday-Wednesday because I'm supposed to be packing so I can move, but I lack enthusiasm to do so (Mostly because of several cardboard box paper cuts), I'm going to put it off for Thursday-Sunday! Seriously, those cardboard box paper cuts hurt! I got one right at the tip of my finger towards the nail and putting a stupid Band-Aid on there is like impossible!
Special thanks to: Sugar0o, AnimeFreakAmanda, DemonFoxGirl3, and Black Rose of Twilight! You guys deserve a batch of cookies, awesome sauce (which is just apple sauce with Pop-Rocks in it XD) and a digital glomp!
On with the story!:
L stared at the footage confiscated from SakuraTV for the hundredth time. He was pretty sure nothing else could be drawn from the videos, however he wasn't going to take the risk. The room was dimmed, and the only things providing light was the bright screen of the TV and the rustic yellow lamps used by the police officers to see whatever evidence they were able to scrimmage up about Kira. The bright TV cast an eerie glow over L's overly pale face, giving him a slightly haunting look with the shadows smudged underneath his eyes.
He thought of countless notes and observations, though he already knew they'd be the same as the notes he made the other times.
Watari stood off to the side, making coffee and observing the police men as they scrambled for answers. Vaguely, L listened, but his mind wasn't with it. He kept thinking about Kagome. She had yet to turn up and he wasn't able to get the answers he wanted!
"Looks like you're quite busy," her voice reached his ears and she appeared, sitting on the comfortable chairs arm and long lean legs draped over the tops of his knees.
L picked up a note pad and pen from a nearby nightstand and scratched down a greeting onto the paper using the other arm of the chair like a table. 'Hello Kagome.'
"So what's up? I know you have some questions for me," Kagome continued.
'Yes I do. My first one: Who were you talking to in class earlier today?'
The onna tilted her head in confusion. "Kami L! You're hand writing is terrible!"
L frowned, rewriting what he wanted to say much clearer.
"Oh that? Just Ryuk, the Shinigami."
'So they are real?' L scribbled down in disbelief.
"Of course. I mean, look at me. Bet you thought I was a dream and unreal too. The fact is, there is a lot more of the supernatural than you think," Kagome responded with a casual shrug.
L's eyes widened, going into a slight shock. 'But it's impossible!'
"Nope, not impossible. You see, the flaw with humans is that we don't accept anything unknown or anything we don't understand. Essentially, we ignore it. I guess the saying is true: 'Ignorance is bliss.'"
L froze, unable to write anything more. Shinigami couldn't be real! It was improbable and it would be hard to prove if he didn't see one for himself. Could such a story of something so ludicrous be... real?
Another detail popped into his mind. 'You said something about Light holding a Death Note. What is it and what can Light do with it?'
"A Death Note is a tool used by Shinigami's. When they write down the name of a human while picturing his or her face, the human will literally drop dead 40 seconds later of a heart attack. However, if they specify the death then the Shinigami's can control their actions, reason of death, and time of death of that said person. However, it has to be done within reason. A Shinigami is able to 'drop' his or her Death Note to the Mortal Plane, if they so wish and if a ningen picks it up, then they are able to have the Shinigami's power to kill just by writing a name and picturing the murderee's face, in the Death Note. Basically this 'Light' can kill anyone he wants to just with their name and face."
'He's able to do that? How did he get a hold of it?'
"Well, Shinigami have way too much time on their hands as of late, only killing to sustain their own lives, and Ryuk probably dropped it without even thinking 'Light' would pick it up. It's entirely at random," Kagome answered, twisting a lock of her raven hair between her thumb and forefinger. "But if you were able to find Ryuk's Death Note, you would be able to see him and will be given the ability to kill, just as 'Light' does. Plus 'Light' will lose all memory of the Death Note and Ryuk if he relinquishes his ownership over the Death Note. Be aware, however, anyone using the Death Note will neither go to Heaven or Hell," Kagome paused for a moment, looking into L's grey eyes with her own sapphire ones, before finishing her warning. "Your spirit would be doomed to walk in a land of nothingness for all of eternity."
L's eyes widened at her warning, stunned at the seriousness of the situation. "For all... eternity...?"
Watari, who was nearest to L at the moment, heard his ward utter the statement in shock. "Are you alright, Ryuzaki?" he asked.
L's mannerisms and features became normal again, despite his thoughts that mulled over what was just said. He nodded as Watari slightly frowned and the old man moved away out of confusion. Kagome fidgeted, leaving L to look over at her. She was suddenly uncomfortable and her image was blurry. Her eyes widened in realization and before she could tell L what was happening, her image disappeared, as well as the weight of her legs on top of L's knees.
Her body was calling her spirit back into it, feeling a disturbance that either demonic male from the limousine probably caused.
Kagome woke up with a start, unhappy she wasn't able to speak more with L or say goodbye after telling him about the effects on ones souls after using the Death Note.
"You're finally up," Inuyasha said, holding her bridal style. "We're at the hotel."
The hotel was impressively big and ritzy, which was to be expected since Sesshoumaru never did things half way, and Kagome felt a little underdressed wearing faded blue jeans and a black tank. Everything was bright and all the furniture looked both elegant and modern. It was just so... sleek.
"Yes, I'm up! Now let me down!" Kagome ordered, struggling in the arms of the strong inu hanyou. Her eyes caught sight of the hotel's name over the uniform clad woman standing behind a huge cherry wood desk and she stopped thrashing, a slow grin forming on her lips.
'Looks like I'm going to be able to assist you a little more often, L,' Kagome thought gleefully.
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. I know that it's just mainly information, but I just wanted you all to see the inner turmoil L is faced with when accepting there really is a such thing as Shinigami's. Also, just in case you're wondering why she's giving her information now instead of keeping her mouth shut like before when L asked why she knew so much about him and yadda yadda, it's because now that Kagome's sure with the Shinigami's involvement with L's case and that Light is in fact 'Kira', she wants to make sure he's up to speed and able to take down Light when the time comes. Thank you so much for reading everyone! Be sure to review! Ja ne!
-Kiri Katana