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Light and the others soon arrived at the hotel and entered the room. Light paused when he noticed Hikari. "H-Hikari? What are you doing here?" he asked.
"She is one of my newest investigators in the task force, she was chosen based on her intelligence as well as her interest in the Kira case," 'And to help me prove you are Kira but you do not need to know that.' Ryuuzaki explained as he walked over to Light, "now, hold out your hand please, Light," he asked.
Light did as he said and Ryuuzaki placed a handcuff onto his wrist. A long chain came from the handcuff leading to the other cuff which Ryuuzaki placed on his wrist. "Are you sure this is necessary, Ryuuzaki?" Light asked holding up his arm.
"This is as difficult for me as it is for you," he admitted to Light. Misa and Hikari looked at each other and then to Light and Ryuuzaki.
"So, is this what you meant by being together twenty-four hours a day with him? Looking at you I never would have guessed. Are you on that side of the fence, Ryuuzaki?" Misa asked motioning with her arms. Hikari giggled but stopped noticing Ryuuzaki's reaction.
"I told you, I'm not doing this because I want to, ok?" he replied, annoyed by her comments.
Misa began to whine about not being able to go on dates with Light because he was going to be with Ryuuzaki all the time. He quickly informed her that they could still go on dates, but instead of just the two of them it would have to be three. Misa became even more upset by this fact, calling him a pervert. Annoyed, Ryuuzaki asked--more like begged-- Light to make Misa shut up. Ryuuzaki, however, wasn't the only one annoyed, the others were as well.
"That's enough, Misa," Light demanded. Misa turned to him, "The task force is aware that it was you who sent those tapes so you're lucky you're not in prison right now." Shocked by Light's statement, Misa became upset once again. Reminding Light that she was his girlfriend, she explained that he should trust his soul mate. Light was confused, saying that Misa was the one who fell in love with him at first sight.
"Huh?!" She started getting all teary eyed and her voice went even higher than before. Hikari was starting to get a headache from all the high pitched squealing, but she wasn't the only one. "So why would you kiss me if you didn't have feelings for me?! You took advantage of me?!" she started hitting at Light, although it didn't hurt him at all. "Stupid, stupid, stupid!"
"About this love at first sight," Ryuuzaki spoke. Misa stopped and turned to him. "It happened in Aoyama on May 22, didn't it?" he asked, taking advantage of the situation.
"So what?"
"Why the 22nd and tell me, do you remember how you dressed during that occasion?"
"It's like I said! I just happen to go to Aoyama, I don't know why. I don't remember how I felt and I don't even know what I was wearing. Anyway, since when do I need a reason to hang out there? Huh?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips as she glared at him.
"And somehow, when you came back from Aoyama, you knew you were in love with some guy and that his name was Light?" he mocked her.
"Yes," she replied.
"And you, yourself have no idea how you came to know his name?" he asked.
"Yeah, so what?" she asked getting in his face.
"Tell me, what if Light was Kira? How would it make you feel?" he asked her, focusing on her reaction.
"Huh? How would I feel if Light was Kira?" she asked.
"That's right."
She went back to Light and grabbed his arm, cuddling up to him, "That'd be wonderful. I mean I've always been grateful to Kira for punishing the man who murdered my parents, so if I found out that Light was actually Kira that would be like a bonus for me! If anything it would make me love him even more; even though it's practically impossible to love him more than I already do!"
"Oh brother," Kaito commented dryly. Hikari sighed, shaking her head as she thought the same thing.
"It's Kira though. You'd love him even more for that? I mean wouldn't you be afraid? What if he tried to kill you?" he asked.
"You're talking about Light being Kira? He wouldn't be scary at all. I'm a supporter of Kira; so, if I found out Light was actually him, I'd think of how I could be helpful," she explained to Ryuuzaki all the while holding onto Light's arm.
Ryuuzaki sighed narrowing his eyes, "That's very generous of you, but I'm pretty sure Kira doesn't need your help. Well, Misa, based on what you just told me, there can be no mistake that you are the second Kira. Though you made it so painfully obvious that I don't really want to believe it," he admitted.
"Whatever, it's not believable cause I'm not the second Kira, ok?" she stuck her tongue out at him.
"Anyway, for now, you'll remain under surveillance. When you do go out, if needed, you'll be able to contact us using this room's extension. For the most part, your life will return to normal, but from now on all private and work related affairs, Mr. Matsuda will be accompanying you as your new manager, Matsui. Your agency's been paid to keep quiet and the police don't know, don't blow his cover," he stressed.
"What do you mean this old guy's my manager? You can't be serious!" Misa said.
"Oh, Misa-Misa! What's wrong? Is it the tie cause I can get rid--" Matsuda began but was interrupted by Aizawa.
He stood up, finally having enough of Misa, "Would you cut it out with all this dating, kissing, and Misa-Misa talk, already? This is the Kira investigation, stop messing around!" Mr. Yagami looked at him wide-eyed.
"Sorry, Aizawa," Matsuda apologized, scratching his head.
"No, it's alright, I just figured out what the problem is," he replied walking over to Misa, "Misa Amane, go to your room." he pointed to the door.
"Why?" she asked.
"Out now!" he said pushing her out the door.
"No!" she refused holding the door from closing. "Hey, Light, let's go on a date. I don't care if Ryuuzaki has to go, too!" she said. Aizawa was finally able to close the door leaving Misa outside the room. He sighed.
"Light, are you really serious about her?" Ryuuzaki asked. 'I was thinking the same thing,' Hikari thought.
"No way, it's completely one-sided," he admitted.
He turned to Light, "Then could you at least pretend to be serious for the sake of the investigation? There are two things I know about Amane, for sure. One that she's involved in this and two that she's in love with you," he mocked.
"You want me to become intimate with her to gather information about the second Kira?" Light asked.
"Yes, I think you could do it without arousing her suspicions, and Amane would definitely be a valuable source of information for us, not to mention that this is the main reason I agreed to release the two of you," he explained.
"Ryuuzaki? As much as I wanna help you solve this case, I can't manipulate a woman's feelings like that." Ryuuzaki sighed. "Please try to understand. To me, exploiting another person's feelings for personal gain is unforgivable and I won't allow myself to stoop that low."
'There's something wrong with this picture. It's as if he's a different person now. Is it possible that this is an act? If this is genuine, it not only implies that Amane was being controlled by Kira, but Light Yagami too.'
"What's wrong, Ryuuzaki?" Light asked, seeing the man stare off into space.
"Um-Nothing. I suppose you're right after all; however, considering Misa is a celebrity, it would be extremely helpful if you could make sure she doesn't leak information on the case," he told him.
"By the way, do you think it's possible to come up with an alternative to this cycle of moving from hotel to hotel every few days?" Light asked.
"Yes, in fact I had that very same thought some time ago and so . . ." he began as he walked over to his laptop, dragging Light along with him, "I arranged for a facility to be built. Construction started right after my first meeting with Mr. Yagami and the others. It should be finished in a few days, hmm-here it is," he said clicking one of the keys.
All the others gasped at the project, "Twenty-three floors above ground and two below. Although it's impossible to see it from the outside, there are two helicopters hidden on the roof."
"What?" Matsuda asked, shocked.
"That's amazing," Light stated.
"Ideally, I want all of us to spend as much time here as possible. If the investigation team grows we can accommodate up to sixty people. Misa shouldn't have any complaints, since she'll have her own floor," Ryuuzaki explained.
"This is truly impressive. To go to such lengths," Light said, shocked by all the work done.
"Ryuuzaki! Where were you able to get the funding for this?" Matsuda asked him.
"As you can see, my intentions are to solve this case no matter what the cost," he replied.
"I'm sorry, but how is that an answer?" Aizawa asked.
"No, he's right. The mass killings are bad enough already, but personally, I will never forgive Kira for putting my dad and I through this. I want to solve this no matter what it takes," Light admitted.
"If you're serious about that then you should try to get close to Misa to find out about the second-" Ryuuzaki persisted.
"I can't, that goes against my principles," Light replied.
"Right, you said that. What a shame," he replied.
Aizawa started to chuckle, but stopped and cleared his throat. "Hmm?" Mr. Yagami turned to him.
"Nothing, I'm just feeling really motivated right now, chief! Ryuuzaki, Chief Yagami, Light, Hikari, lets get out of here and bring Kira to justice," Aizawa replied.
"Uh e-excuse me, I-I couldn't help but notice you missed my name," Matsuda spoke, pointing to himself.
Poor Matsuda, always left out. Well here's seventeen. Review! X3