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A/N: Hello everyone! Sorry for not updating, but moving is a hassle! I hope you all like this chapter. Hehe, any who, please read on and review at the end! You're in for a treat, this is a slightly longer chapter!
Special thanks to: Sugar0o, Bloodcherry, watergoddesskasey and sakura-moka. You guys are awesome! And thanks for wishing me a happy 16th :))
On with the story!:
Kagome and Kouga returned to L's hotel room to find that he wasn't even there. Kouga lounged on the comfortable looking sofa to the side of the room while Kagome occupied the seat L usually sat in. Curious, she stooped her back, brought her knees to her chest, slipped off her black flats and pressed her thumb to her lower lip. "Huh, I wonder why he sits like this," Kagome mumbled. "My backs not all the comfortable."
Kouga stretched himself on the sofa, shaking his head in amusement. Something was niggling at the back of his mind though, and it made him wonder. "Kagome?"
"Hm?" she answered, wiggling her toes like L usually did when he was thinking.
"What's with your interest in L?"
She paused, looking over at her long-time friend. "He just needs help from us so we may achieve a common goal."
"No, I meant-"
"Yo Kags! You look just like Panda when you sit like that!" Inuyasha laughed, floating through the front door. Soon after, L walked in in his usual hunched manor.
"Where were you two?" Kouga asked, a little peeved Inuyasha interrupted him.
"Taking a walk in the park," Inuyasha told them, plopping himself on the floor. L stared at him incredulously, debating on whether or not he should voice his protest. "So what'd you find out?" the hanyou continued.
L's gaze caught Kagome's as she began to fill the pair in, his previous thoughts stopped. "The second Kira is Misa Amane, the model. She has Shinigami eyes so she can see a person's name and their time left before they croak just by looking at their face," Kagome answered, standing up so L could sit. "Do not approach her L, if you ever do. If you must, keep your face covered or out of her line of sight. You will surely die if she sees you."
"Misa Amane is Second Kira then," the detective said softly.
L sat in his usual way, eyes trailing up Kagome's form. Tonight she adopted a tight black ninja outfit and her mask was pushed away from her mouth. The onna sat on the arm rest beside L, weary from her constant soul traveling. L took a few strands of her long black hair when they rested on his arm, twirling the renegade pieces of hair between his thumb and index finger.
Inuyasha and Kouga glanced at each other as L looked at the hair thoughtfully. "Was there anything else?" he asked, bringing the hair to his eye level.
"Oh yeah. We found out where Light keeps his Death Note. It's hidden in his desk under a false bottom," Kouga told him. "When the time is right, we'll retrieve it."
"I'm exhausted," Kagome said wearily. "I want to return to my body." Kouga nodded with the same amount of fatigue.
"Hey Panda, we all have to leave and rest, but you'll still be protected. We're all in the same building after all. So if something happens, we'll all know about it and come running," Inuyasha reassured, but frowned slightly. "Just don't go running around without telling us. We wouldn't want you to get into too much trouble."
L watched as Kouga, Inuyasha and Kagome disappeared, the soft hair pressed between his fingertips taken from him as its owner vanished before his eyes.
"Hey Kags, wake up," Kouga's voice called out tentively.
Kagome rolled over, pressing her face to the pillows stubbornly, ignoring the beckoning male.
"Kagome, we have to talk!"
'Why oh why is Kouga trying to wake me up!' the miko thought with a pout. She pulled the blankets up and over her face, willing the annoying wolf demon to leave her alone. Then again, when had he ever left her alone?
"Oi, Wench! Get yer lazy ass up!" Upon hearing the gruff voice of Inuyasha, the warm and comfortable blankets was wrenched from her weak grip and it was thrown to the carpeted ground.
Kagome opened her eyes and glared at the pair of idiots standing at the foot of her bed before looking at the clock pinned up on the far wall. '4:34' it read. She hadn't even been asleep for an hour! Sitting up and running a hand through her black mane that vaguely resembled a rats nest, she shouted, "What is so important that you had to disturb me while I'm trying to get the sleep I haven't been able to have for over four days?"
The males winced at her biting tone, and pointed at Kouga's lap top screen to reveal a video chat with Sesshoumaru's oh so perfect, unrumpled appearance. And he did not look happy.
"Miko," Sesshoumaru greeted monotonously.
"Lord Fluff," Kagome replied grumpily, crossing her arms under her ample chest, glaring into the camera pointed at her.
The demon lord's brow twitched in irritation, but ignored Kagome's sarcastic comment and sat back in his large office chair. His intimidating stature alone was enough to make humans and demons alike cower at his feet, however, it seemed that Kagome was immune to his frosty attitude.
"This investigation is not progressing as quickly as it needs to be," Sesshoumaru said simply, watching for her reaction.
Kagome frowned, heat building up in her chest. "Are you kidding me?" she shrieked. "We're doing everything we can! Every night we've been staking out that damned Kira and his moronic shinigami, following them like fleas on a mutt! We've been working our asses off and we haven't had a sufficient amount of sleep for days!"
Sesshoumaru leaned forward with a menacing scowl. "It isn't fast enough, Miko. People are still dying whether or not you're working hard. It would be wise if you kept your mouth shut and listened for once."
Kagome grit her teeth, weighing her options of mouthing off and piss him off further, or keeping quiet. She went with option two mainly because of the fact he'd probably cut her tongue out when all of the Kira business was settled. She was quite partial with being able to talk.
"You need to get more involved with the case," the demon lord said calmly but firmly. "To do that, I will have to contact the demons within the Japanese Police Force to create a false identity for you, Miko, and will be paired up with one other." Before either Inuyasha or Kouga could announce they would be the 'other', Sesshoumaru snapped, "And Ayame will be that other."
Kagome slipped into L's room through the off-white walls for the second time that night, unsurprised to find the overworked detective awake in bed.
The darkened rooms floral print curtains were drawn closed, keeping the silver moon rays from penetrating the drab room and the mahogany colored table across the room was covered with stacks of files and papers; most likely containing information for waiting cases, Kagome was sure.
Pillows from the queen sized bed L was resting on was strewn around the spacious room, and his sheets were unceremoniously kicked to the carpeted floor below. L's lap top was partially open and set amongst the papers on the sturdy looking table, its dull screen light pointed towards the insomniacs plush bed.
Kagome took a moment to observe the scruffy looking detective carefully. He looked absolutely exhausted and worn, what with the dark shadows smudged beneath his eyes. Lips pressed into a thin line, Kagome eased herself beside L, resting on her side.
"Hello Kagome," L murmured without looking at the young miko.
"Hi L," she whispered back to him.
A brief silence overtook the pair as Kagome carefully studied the male beside her. L disturbed it however, when he asked, "What are you doing here Kagome? I thought your were going to rest tonight."
A brow raised on the onna's part. "And I thought you were supposed to spend the night resting as well. You have to sleep sometime." L turned his head to peer into the brilliant midnight blue orbs belonging to Kagome and he shrugged quietly. After a few seconds, the miko sighed and told him the reason why she was there. "Look, I've been thinking and...," Kagome trailed off, backtracking. "Well, more like the almighty Lord Flufferdoodle was thinking, that his agents should be more hands on with the investigation."
"Hands on... with the investigation...," L repeated slowly, his thumb pressed to his lower lip.
"Yeah, hands on," Kagome said, rolling her eyes. "The thing is, if you try to prove Light as Kira, you can't really say, 'I had help given to me by supernatural beings'. That wouldn't go over well, and we both know that. So if you had help from your contacts, AKA Lord Fluffy Pup's agents, then it would be much more... believable."
"I see," the detective responded.
"Yes, so don't be surprised when two of our agents walk through your door announcing that they know you and going to assist with your case."
"Two agents?"
Kagome smiled mischievously, "That's right."
"Why are you smiling like-," L wasn't able to finish the thought as Kagome's small pale hand hovered over the detectives eyes and his vision began to blur.
"Sweet dreams, Lawliet." And everything darkened around L as he fell into a deep and dark sleep.
A/N: Ohkay! So in the next few chapters, more of the Death Note story line will be added at last! As many of you could tell, I had to hold off on it because of the fact that I had to pump in some information about Kagome and stuff. Plus I had a Kuchisake Onna filler 'cuz of no muse... And I thought it was high time for a bit of comedy. Probably wasn't funny, but I thought it was *Sigh* I hope you liked the s;ightly longer chapter! Sorry for not updating last week, but you know. Moving and the Internet. Ugh! Well, please review. I like hearing from you all. Ja ne!
-KiriKatana