Ok, this is where the plot kind of drifts away from the series, hopefully it's good. I'm trying to get back into the habit of updating this more often, which will be difficult thanks to college and my other story that I'm posting as well. Next chapter for that one will be out soon, btw. Anyway, enough of my rambling. Enjoy :3
Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note.
Over the next two months, the task force looked over the deaths, trying to find a lead in the case.
"Here's another list. This brings this months total up to about three fifty deaths," Matsuda said, looking over a death report.
"All these deaths and we still don't have a lead," Aizawa replied.
"Here are some more reports," Light said, setting down a new stack.
Matsuda groaned as he looked at the stack. 'It never ends.' He looked over to Hikari. She was sitting before a computer, seemingly staring at a screen as she listened to an MP3 player. 'Why can't she help us out with this?' he thought.
'This is getting us absolutely nowhere. There has to be something to prove that this is a different Kira and strengthen Ryuuzaki's theory that Light is--err well used to be Kira.' Hikari continued to sit before the computer, deep in thought. Not taking her eyes from the screen, she mumbled, "This is a different Kira . . ." She removed her ear phones as she looked over her theory one more time.
Convinced that she was correct, she turned to her right, expecting to see Ryuuzaki. He, however, was not there. She raised an eyebrow as she looked around the room. 'Where the hell could he possibly be, after all, Light's right there so he can't go very far--huh?' She noticed that Light was handcuffed to the chair. 'That's just great,' she sighed then left the room, searching for the missing detective.
She walked down the halls, eventually running into him. He was walking out of the kitchen with a sucker in his mouth. "Ryuuzaki, you know it's easier to find you when you're handcuffed to Light? Anyway, I realized something that you might find interesting and it could possibly prove that Light is Kira." They walked back to the main room as those words registered into his mind.
"I'm listening," he replied, looking at her.
"We're dealing with a different Kira," she handed him a report; "The first Kira killed criminals only and or anyone who stood in his way. Because of that fact, we've only been looking at criminal deaths not realizing that others were being killed too--namely powerful producers in the movie industry. What backs up this theory is that these deaths have only happened right after Kira began killing again. That then brings us to who is responsible for this. To determine this I relied on charts which indicated what producing company is benefiting from all of the killings. That company is Hana Productions," she finished, proud of her discovery.
Ryuuzaki scanned through the report then looked at her. "Excellent work, Hikari," he replied as they made their way into the main room. He walked back to his chair and placed the handcuff back onto his wrist. He turned to the others, "I need a list of all employees of Hana Productions."
"Hana Productions? Why?" Matsuda questioned.
"Because we have a lead," Hikari answered. He turned to her.
"You serious? When did this happen?" he asked.
"When I learned that Hana Productions was benefiting from Kira's deaths," Hikari replied, holding up the report.
"How is a movie producing company benefiting from the death of criminals?" Matsuda asked. Light grabbed the report, looking over it.
"Because Kira's killing off the competitors. Wow, I don't see how we missed this. Good work, Hikari," Light said to her.
"Thanks," she replied, happy that she was able to help further the investigation. Ryuuzaki turned to her.
"Hikari, I'm going to need a report on how and when each of the victims died," he told her.
She nodded, "Alright, coming right up." She quickly went to work, getting everything that Ryuuzaki needed.
While she was doing this, Mr. Yagami and Mr. Mogi returned from their meeting with the director of the NPA. Due to Kira's recent bribes, the police were no longer allowed to be involved in the Kira case. This included even the Kira task force officers.
After a long discussion over the matter as well as some tension, Matsuda, Mogi, and Yagami decided to resign and stay with the task force. Aizawa, who became fed up by the way Ryuuzaki did things, remained an officer and left the Kira task force.
Mr. Mogi and Mr. Yagami gathered the list of employees from Hana. "Hey, Ryuuzaki, I just found something else," Light said, looking at the deaths over Hikari's shoulder. "All the deaths take place around the weekends," he informed him. Ryuuzaki rolled his chair over to them, looking at the deaths.
"You're right."
"Here, Ryuuzaki, a report on each death." Hikari handed the pages to him.
"Thank you," he replied, looking over the deaths.
"Hey, Ryuuzaki? Is there anything I can do to help with the investigation?" Matsuda asked.
Ryuuzaki's eyes shifted over to him, "So, you want to be useful?" he asked.
"Yes!" Matsuda replied.
"Well then Matsuda, could you get me another cup of coffee?" he asked, holding out the cup. Matsuda took the cup and sighed as he walked off to the kitchen. "Oh and get some for our guests as well." Matsuda stopped and turned around to see who Ryuuzaki was talking about.
"Where did they come from?" Hikari asked as she and Light turned to the two people sitting on the sofa. It was a man and a woman.
"Name's Wedy. I'm a thief by trade," the woman said. She had blonde hair and wore sunglasses over her eyes.
"Name's Aiber, a con-man," the man spoke. He had blonde hair as well.
"A con-man and a thief? Are you sure it's a good idea to work with criminals?" Light asked.
"Consider them more like agents of the underworld. They have never been caught so Kira doesn't know their identity; therefore, they are in no danger. Aiber's nature makes it easy for infiltration and getting close to targets while Wedy is able to get passed any security system; hence, how she got inside without being noticed," Ryuuzaki explained then ate a strawberry as he went back to his computer screen.
"So, what is the plan now? I mean we can't just walk up to the producers and demand them to tell us where Kira is," Hikari asked.
"True, besides there is a chance that one of them is Kira or someone very close to Kira. If Kira was to learn of this he would kill everyone involved and we would no longer have a lead," Ryuuzaki said.
"So, we need some kind of way to get information from them, without them knowing," Light said, "What about someone going undercover?"
"Misa's a celebrity. She can do it!" Matsuda piped up.
"No, unfortunately, Misa is under contract with Yoshida productions. It could cause problems if she switched. Besides, this is Misa we are speaking about and I doubt she would make a great undercover spy for us," Ryuuzaki replied dryly. He took a sip of coffee. "We need someone who understands the importance of the mission, but is able to pull this off."
"And where do you expect to find a person like that?" Hikari asked. Ryuuzaki turned and looked at her as a light bulb went off in his head. The others turned to her as well.
"That just might work," Ryuuzaki said.
Hikari raised an eyebrow, "Why are you all staring at me like that--no! Ryuuzaki, whatever you are planning, no!" she shouted, glaring at all of them.
"Come on, Hikari. You're our only chance," Light said, trying to persuade her.
"No! I think you should all listen to Matsuda and get Misa to do this! I'm not stooping down and turning into a spoiled, little, rich, movie star brat. No offense to Misa, wherever the annoying little blonde is," Hikari replied, crossing her arms.
"Hikari, this is kind of important," Ryuuzaki said.
"I'm aware of that, but I don't wanna do this. First off, I'm not celebrity material. Second, I can't act—"
Light scoffed, "Please, you got the main roles in high school plays," he reminded her.
"Oh really?" Ryuuzaki asked.
"Quiet, Light! That was high school! This is the real world! There is a difference! A huge one." Kaito was laughing his ass off, listening to Hikari make up different excuses.
"It won't be that bad, Hikari, just try it," Ryuuzaki said.
"You might as well just agree cause they're gonna make you do it anyway," Kaito told her. She sighed, knowing he was right.
"Fine, I'll do it," she said, defeated.
"Good. Come, Light, lets get Misa in here," Ryuuzaki said rising to his feet.
"Huh? What do we need Misa for?" Hikari asked, watching as he walked off, dragging Light along with him.
He turned around to her, "We need to make you at least a little presentable," he replied.
Matsuda snickered. Hikari glared at him then looked at Ryuuzaki, "That's cold, Ryuuzaki!" she said.
"I assure you that I didn't mean it that way. I was referring to the fact that you have no idea how to act as a celebrity. Misa can probably help with that," he said, walking off.
Hikari sighed then looked to Matsuda, "Do you want me to hit you?" She narrowed her eyes at him. He shook his head. "Then I suggest you stop laughing," she growled. He stopped. "Thank you."
Ten minutes later, Ryuuzaki and Light returned with Misa. "Misa has agreed to help in any way that she can. Hikari, we're giving you a week to get everything down; mainly, because your interview appointment is on that date. If you're a quick learner it should be a fairly simple request. Let's begin," Ryuuzaki said, sitting down.
Misa looked at Hikari, "Misa has a lot of work to do." Hikari growled at her statement. Misa turned to Light and Ryuuzaki, "Um, considering that appearance is everything, we're gonna need to go shopping."
"What's wrong with my appearance?!" Hikari asked.
"Nothing for a normal person, but to be a celebrity you need to look a little more like . . . me!" Misa said excitedly.
"Oh lord," Hikari mumbled.
Ryuuzaki turned to Matsuda, "Considering you are Misa's manager, you will be the one to escort them."
Matsuda sighed, "Ok, let's go." He and the girls left the headquarters, not returning from their shopping spree until later on that evening. Misa walked inside the main room first, still as hyper as before. Hikari was behind her, completely worn out. Matsuda walked in three minutes after them, almost dead and carrying all of their bags.
"Alright, now that we have that done, now it's time for the training!" Misa said, ecstatically.
"M-Misa, I'm tired. Can we start training tomorrow?" Hikari asked.
"Absolutely not. Ryuuzaki gave you a deadline and you are gonna work hard until you get there, Missy. No complaining, now let's get to work," Misa said dragging Hikari off down the hall.
"Help me!" Hikari whispered loudly.
Ryuuzaki and the others watched as the two left the room. "Hey, uh, Ryuuzaki? I don't think you have to worry about Kira trying to kill you. You should be more worried about what Hikari does after all this," Light said.
"What have I done?" Ryuuzaki asked himself a bit scared of what was going on.
A few minutes later, Misa returned, "Ryuuzaki, can I borrow some of your sugar cubes? Hikari won't stay awake."
"Misa, you don't borrow sugar cubes, you eat them and how about a cup of coffee instead?" Ryuuzaki asked, sitting before his computer.
"Sure, anything to keep her awake as long as it's not too fattening cause then she'll have to run it off," Misa replied.
"O . . . k, I'll ask Watari to deliver it to you ASAP," Ryuuzaki said. Misa said ok then left the room to continue with Hikari's training.
The next few days were filled with rigorous training and barely any sleep for Hikari. She spent the morning listening to Misa explain then, after eating a light breakfast that Misa picked out, they worked out in a gym that Ryuuzaki didn't even know he had.
Ryuuzaki sat at his computer, staring at the screens as he ate a box of doughnuts. Light was sitting beside him, looking over the list of employees. Both turned when they heard the door open, seeing Hikari walk inside.
"Hey, Hikari, how's it going?" Ryuuzaki asked, slightly teasing her.
"Horrible. I'm tired, I'm hungry, and I'm sore. My feet are killing me and I really want a bubble bath." she replied, flopping down on the sofa.
"Doughnut?" Ryuuzaki held it out to her.
"And have to do three hundred more push ups? Hell no," she told him. Light was laughing. "Not funny, Light," she growled.
"Hikari?" They heard Misa call.
"Oh no, hide me!" She jumped behind the couch, staying as quiet as possible.
"Is it really that bad?" Ryuuzaki asked.
"How about I put you in high heels and see how you feel after walking around in them for countless hours," Hikari replied in a semi whisper.
"No, thank you," he replied.
Misa walked into the room. She already knew where Hikari was; so, she made her way to the couch and pulled her out of the room.
The task force members were sitting in the main room, discussing the case. Misa entered the room, patiently waiting for everyone's attention. Everyone turned around seeing her standing there. "Misa is exhausted after her long week of hard work and here is the finished product," she said excited. She stepped aside allowing Hikari to finally enter the room.
A/N: yes, I always cut off at the most convenient places, anyway. I hope you guys liked that cause it was kind of fun to write. Anyway, thanks for reading and please review.
Siean Horoc: I'm glad you love it so far. Hope you enjoy the rest as well :D
SomeOtherPerson: Yeah, I've kind of noticed that too. I'll try to add in a little more interaction in the future. As for L's death, well you'll just have to wait and see.