Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note, Inuyasha, Wile E. Coyote or Roadrunner! I, in no way, make any profits off of these series/characters!
A/N: This is some what of a longer chapter. Sorry if it isn't all that great, but AP US History likes to watch me suffer with the French and Indian War Review Questions. I wanted to stab my monitor with my mechanical pencil but refrained from doing so since I won't be able to replace it. It's terrible. Well, today was the first day of school for my Junior year (Hurrah, not.), but I won't bother you on the details.
Music Playlist: "Carry Me Home", "Echo", "Wine Red", "We Intertwined", "You Are the Moon" by The Hush Sound. "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" by Panic! At the Disco. "Claymore Character Song: Priscilla" from album 'Claymore Intimate Persona'. "Velvet" by Breathe Carolina. "'Till the World Ends Remix" by Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha (I hate the original version for some reason, but love the remix). "You and I" by Lady Gaga (I find this song uberly annoying, but it's so catchy, I keep listening to it :/ ).
Special thanks to: AnimeFreakAmanda, Sugar0o, Izno, Bloodcherry, Applejax XD, Ariz0na-Sky, and snooze2010! Arigatogozaimashita! Awesome Sauce for all :D
On with the main attraction!:
"Hi L," Kagome greeted with a laugh.
In shock at the pure creature standing just a mere few feet away, the greatest detective in the world gaped. Sure, it wasn't a jaw dropping action, but more of a stunned, lips parted look. The Task Force was stunned at the stupified L, looking between him and the two girls, waiting for an explanation.
L blinked from his place on his seat, taking in Kagome's form with disbelieving eyes. Instead of a kimono, which he was oddly accustomed to seeing, she wore dark wash jeans and a dark blue blouse. Her sword was replaced by a cell phone with several little charms hanging off of it, and her black hair was swept into a ponytail, leaving her short bangs to hang in her pale face. Last but not least, he noticed that the gem necklace, dubbed the Shikon no Tama, had been replaced by a thin, silver chain with a round, silver pendant. What was inscribed on it, he couldn't see.
Next to Kagome stood a woman about as tall as L was when he stood to his full height. She had long orange hair tied into pigtails, a single Iris flower tucked into one of the twin tails and she wore white jeans and a form-fitting red shirt. Emerald green eyes scrutinized L, as he did her and noted the way she held herself. Distrusting and wary. She was edgy and sharp looking, despite her calm expression and demeanor, and it made him wonder if she was perhaps a demon. She certainly reminded him of Kouga.
Inuyasha passed through the drab walls and grinned at L's expression. 'Perfect panda impersonator. I wonder if there's a contest for that...'
L slowly stood to meet Kagome's sapphire orbs and regained composure, stuffing his hands in his loose jean pockets, ignoring the confused expressions worn by his 'co-workers'.
"Call me Amaya while working on this particular case," Ayame nodded towards L.
"You can call me Rin," Kagome said, forcing herself to utter the name without hesitation. She didn't really know why Sesshoumaru had decided to give her his late wards name for her cover. It felt just a tad odd taking someone else's name, especially the deceased, but she supposed she always did look a little like Rin. From what Inuyasha told her, Rin had passed on when she was about 25 years of age, during childbirth. It was a shame Kagome couldn't see the girl a final time, but for reasons unknown, the well wouldn't let her jump back into the past.
Kagome looked up at the monitor and tilted her head to the side when she saw the annoying blond model being tortured. However, she wasn't focused on that fact for too long as the miko's attention was drawn to the bone-armored creature glaring at Watari. 'Ah, her shinigami. I won't be able to speak to it with everyone here...' Kagome thought, ignoring the Task Force's introductions. She knew Ayame would fill her in on the alias' anyways.
"Rin?" L asked when he saw her eyes staring at a certain point to the left of Misa.
"Her shinigami is with her," Kagome whispered down to L.
"Wow, it's kinda ugly looking," Inuyasha said from his place beside Kagome. "Can we kill it?"
Kagome shook her head. "Not yet. L needs answers and proof. If we kill Misa's shinigami, then her memory will be wiped clean. He won't be able to put her away for killing all those people."
"Keh," the inu hanyou snorted, taking a seat in his crouched way on the floor and shoved his hands in the sleeves of his haori.
Ayame purposely kicked Inuyasha over when the Task Force wasn't looking and grinned, revealing sharp fang-like canines. "Nice to see you again Inuyasha," she growled lowly, eyes glinting dangerously.
L looked up at the emerald eyed woman in surprise and, even if he didn't like to admit it, slight fear. The okami yokai noticed this out of the corner of her eyes and turned to him eerily and said, "Who's afraid of the 'Big Bad Wolf'?"
Streams of evening light flowed into the room serving as a living room. It was a slow evening, of course. With nothing to do but wait around was absolutely tortuous. All who were working on the Kira case, with the exception of Watari, were anxiously waiting for Amane Misa to confess something, anything! They needed at least an inkling of a clue to find out who the mastermind behind all the criminal murders was.
The Task Force's anxiety was quelled for a few moments, however, when they observed a very uncharacteristic L protecting the thing he loves most... the strawberry on top of his precious cake.
"Please?" Kagome pleaded.
"No," L answered firmly.
"Pleeeeease?"
"No."
The Task Force stared at the arguing pair with amusement dancing in their eyes. It was truly a funny sight to see. L was currently on the edge of the couch, arms outstretched, trying to keep the slice of strawberry cake away from the young miko, while she leaned over him, clawing at the air for the delicious treat.
"Ryuzaki-kuuuuun!" Kagome whined pitifully, trying to win the detective over with her wide, sapphire puppy-dog eyes.
She didn't even know how close she was to winning him over when Matsuda voiced his question, "Do you think Amane Misa will confess?"
The air suddenly changed, becoming much more serious as Kagome collected herself and abandoned her conquest for the strawberry on top of L's cake. L sighed a quiet breath of relief, glad that Kagome quit with the kicked puppy routine. It was really starting to get to him.
Trying to break the tension, the miko joked, "Wile E. Coyote would have more of a chance catching Roadrunner then we do of getting Amane Misa to confess anything."
Everyone froze, staring at Kagome strangely. Matsuda, the most child-like of them all, was the only one who was laughing at her blatantly obvious reference. L's brow creased, betraying his confusion and curiosity of this 'Wile. E Coyote' character.
The Shikon no Tama's miko blinked owlishly at their dubious looks. "What?"
"Who is... Wile E. Coyote?" Aizawa asked. "Or Road Runner, for that matter."
"What? You mean you've never seen any Looney Toons!" Kagome shouted, eyes widening fractionally. After a moment, she shook her head and sighed, "Never mind. We just have a low chance of Amane Misa telling us what we want to know."
Ayame rolled her eyes at Kagome's antics, but cracked a smile. 'Kagome never changes. She was always the odd ball in that rag-tag team back in Edo.'
A voice called out to L over the speakers as the said detective set down his cake, half eaten. "Ryuzaki, she has something to say."
Faster than thought possible, L jumped off of the beige couch, startling Kagome and the others, and rushed into the side room, diving into the couch waiting there.
L pressed a button on the microphone as everyone filed in behind him, and said to Watari, "Get her on screen!"
A pitiful, defeated looking Misa appeared on the once void monitor. Her breathing was shallow and came in as short gasps. For a single moment, Kagome felt a sort of pity for the girl. But it was gone in an instant, realizing that the blond haired innocent looking model was a killer. A murderer.
"Kill me, hurry up and just kill me," Misa whispered.
"She hasn't had anything to drink for days...," Aizawa sympathized.
"She might be at her limit," Matsuda said, worry thick in his voice.
Kagome went to stand beside L, leaving Ayame to snort and turn to the males. "She's a murderer. Murderers do not deserve sympathy."
L pressed a button parallel to Watari's button and said, "Amane Misa, do you hear me?" His voice was masked, leaving it to sound robotic on Misa's end.
"Yes, please hurry up and kill me," she said weakly.
"Then, are you confessing that you're Second Kira?"
"No... I don't know anything about Second Kira... I can't take this anymore, I want to die. Please hurry up and kill me. You can kill me right?" Misa yelled between her gasping breaths. "Just kill me! Do it!"
Kagome's eyes flickered to the shinigami standing beside Misa and frowned when she saw a look of surprise plastered on its face. Because a shinigami's voice was not easily captured on recording devices, the miko had to use a combination of lip reading and listening carefully.
"Misa, don't tell me..." Rem said, her one visible eye widening.
"Yes, kill me," Misa answered with the slightest of nods.
"I must... kill you?"
"Yes, kill me! I can't take it anymore, kill me!"
"If you die, Misa, I will kill Yagami Light too. Are you alright with that?" Rem demanded harshly.
"No, don't don't! Just kill me!" Rem said nothing, refusing to believe the distraught girl. "This is enough! I'll do it myself!"
Misa opened her mouth wide, ready to forfeit her life if Rem did not tend to it.
"Watari! Make sure she doesn't bite her tongue! Gag her immediately!" L shouted. Watari rushed behind the girl and slid a bundle of cloth into her mouth, tying it tightly behind her head. "Perhaps Kira did this so she would succumb to death before she reveals anything."
"No," Kagome mumbled. "If Kira did that, then she'd already be dead of a heart attack. This is of her own doing."
"Misa, do you wish to relinquish ownership of the Death Note?" Rem asked. Kagome's eyes narrowed suspiciously as Misa shook her head quickly. "It will be ok, I will give it to the human you love... Yagami Light." Misa nodded reluctantly.
The young model closed her eyes tightly against the metal blindfold but refused to sob, not in front of her enemies. A strange sensation enveloped her, sliding over her skin gently, numbing her. She was devoid of all feelings, unattached to the world as she hung her head. Her awareness of anything around her slowly faded out into darkness. A single tear fell from Misa's eyes, a crystal like drop that slid down the fair flesh of her cheek.
Rem brushed a stray blond lock of hair from Misa's blindfold, staring down at the girl with a blank expression. The shinigami knew what to do now; It was time to find Yagami Light.
L's eyes widened, zoning in on the movement. "Hm?"
"Ryuzaki, Amane Misa relinquished her ownership of the Death Note," Kagome informed in a hushed tone. Ayame's eyes drifted to the monitor, but kept the Task Force men in small talk, distracting them from hearing the words Kagome and L exchanged.
"Then... she won't remember?"
"She won't remember anything having to do with her shinigami or her Death Note. She won't even remember why she's here," the miko said softly. "However, the shinigami told Amane Misa that it will give the Death Note to Yagami Light."
"To Light?" L questioned.
"Yes. The shinigami is leaving now."
Kagome and Ayame watched as Rem looked back at Misa longingly before it passed through the walls to find the dreaded teenage male with a God complex. The pair of misfits glanced at each other, meeting each other's strangely colored eyes with a knowing look.
"We must tread carefully," Ayame said out loud for all to hear and take as they will. "From this point on, you must not allow your name to surface. No mistakes will be tolerated."
Kagome set a hand down on L's shoulder and leaned forward to whisper something. Her breath fanned out across his ear and neck as she neared, and he felt his heart studder momentarily at their close proximity. Confused with his own reaction, he listened carefully to the miko that had a slightly urgent look on her face. "The shinigami knows your name because of its ability to see it and your remaining lifespan. You must heed Amaya's warning, Ryuzaki. We can not make any mistakes. One slip up, and you may be among the criminal and innocents killed by the Death Note. Be sure to keep your intent of keeping this girl alive clear, or else her ex-shinigami will do something drastic to save her."
"Why would the shinigami want to save her? Didn't you say that shinigami only wished to have entertainment?" L asked softly.
"For whatever reason, this certain shinigami has feelings for Amane Misa. Please be careful. You are the key of this operation and if you're gone... It will be near impossible to capture Kira." L nodded and stared up at the unconscious Misa, contemplating about what to do next. "Also, Ryuzaki?" The detective glanced over at Kagome to see her serious expression. "If you are not with us during the investigation, your life taken by the shinigami, and it takes longer than expected, Amaya and I will have to detain the shinigami's and the Death Notes regardless if we are able to put Yagami Light in jail. We don't have any feelings of ill will towards you, but it's for the sake of the people that are losing their lives everyday. Do you understand?"
L nodded again. "I understand and agree with you, Rin. Should I lose my life, I will not hold you to any responsibilities for Yagami Light."
"Thank you Ryuzaki," Kagome smiled and it widened when she found something particularly funny. "Ah, you have a little... Hold on, I'll get it." The tip of the miko's index finger touched the corner of his lip and revealed to him a dab of the white frosting left over from his previous strawberry cake. Kagome stuck the pad of her finger into her mouth, tasting the sweet frosting residing there.
L sat back with his steely grey eyes wide. Inuyasha decided in that moment to enter the side room through the ceiling, and was about to tell Kagome to come back to their hotel room to answer the video call Sesshoumaru sent, but barked out hysterical laughing instead. "Oi, look Ayame! He's doing the Panda Eye thing again!"
A/N: Just a little bit of Kagome/L action! It's about time, I know. And I had to put a bit of seriousness in my fic 'cuz this is some serious business! So there ya'll go. Hope you enjoyed the little reference about Wile E. Coyote (Fave Looney Toon character evah!) and Roadrunner. I did my best, so don't hate me if it isn't up to par. I feel like my chapters aren't really as good anymore, but I've been trying to brave through a bit of writer's block. I blame it on the AP work. If I hear anything that has to do with the 'Great Awakening' or 'Salem Witch Trials' again, I will go crazy! I'm gonna go nap now. I'm exhausted beyond belief, plus I have work later! Joy to the world of reality. (-More sarcasm) lol Ja ne!
-KiriKatana