Fear is The Enemy
By: .Cute
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Disclaimer: Yay! I'm no longer sick! Rejoice!! Anywho, just to tell you all, I fixed up Chapter Eighteen so it should be a little better than before. Check it out please. Right now. I'll wait. (time passes) Hmm....la, la, la...I'm bored. (more time passes) Did you check it out? Did you like the changes? Tell me in your reviews okay? ^_^ Chapter Nineteen is here now, though, and I wonder: What's Aziz been up to? And now that Light and L know that Kira can contact them via cell phone, how will Aziz control them? All questions will be answered....eventually. ^_~ Maybe not. I own nothing! Enjoy!
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L just wouldn't give up and it was starting to get on Light's nerves. He'd always known that L was extremely stubborn and he'd dealt with his stubborn ways many times before. But this time, Light couldn't get angry at the detective because of his phobias. And L was starting to hit thin ice. "Raito-kun, the treatment will cause me discomfort and pain. Not to mention the very high possibility of an anxiety attack. When the last psychiatrist caused me to have an attack, you became very angry at him and vowed that we'd never see him again. Why allow Dr, Nakamura to cause me pain and discomfort?" L's eyes narrowed slightly. "Is it because she's a woman?"
Light sighed and raised a hand to rub the bridge of his nose. The car was driving pass building after building, making it's way toward the coffee shop Misa had mentioned, and Light tried to ignore L by focusing on those buildings. L felt a small stab of fear hit his heart as Light looked away from him. Was he angry? Was he angry that L kept asking him questions? Should L stop asking so many question? L bit his lip softly and tried to shake away his fear. 'Raito-kun cares for me,' he reminded himself. 'He knows that I need answers. He won't get angry.' But L being L, he needed solid proof. So, pushing his fear aside the best he could, he lifted his hand and poked Light quite sharply in the side, testing him. The man let out a soft yelp and it took all his strength to not glare at L, choosing instead to give him a crooked smile. "L, why did you poke me?" 'Are you trying to test my patience?!'
L stared at Light with stoic black eyes. He was so ready for Light's famous death-glare. But instead, he got a smile. L felt his stomach flutter once, a feeling that wasn't all together unpleasant. "Raito-kun has not answered my question. It is because of Dr. Nakamura's sex that we are trying her treatment?" Light sighed again and gave L a playful look. "L, this has nothing to do with Dr. Nakamura's sex, okay?" L raised an eyebrow. "So why do you prefer her over the last doctor? I do believe that he had the same treatment in mind." Light rolled his eyes. Did he seriously have to explain to L why he chose Dr. Nakamura over Dr. Hayashi? With a quick glance towards the genius though, he knew that he would have to. L wanted an answer and even though his phobia stopped him from questioning Light further, he still deserved it.
So, with another sigh, Light started explaining. "Why I prefer Dr. Nakamura to Dr. Hayashi? Well, to start, Dr. Hayashi was weird." L felt a small and completely involuntary smile start to tug at his lips. "That's not a good reason Raito-kun." Light too felt a smile start to form. "Well, you didn't give me time to finish. The second reason why I prefer Dr. Nakamura to the weird doctor is that, while they both have the right idea, Dr. Nakamura took the time to explain her methods to us, rather than showing us, like Dr. Hayashi. She explained what treatment she thought best, the methods in that treatment. All in all, she seemed like she knew what she was doing." L looked away from Light, nodding his head in agreement. "Yes. I have to admit Raito-kun, she did sound very professional. Still..."
Light's smile turned to one of pity. L still didn't like the idea of treatment. And Light couldn't really be angry at him. The behavior therapy called for him to actually place himself in situations where an attack could spring up. But Light, despite his growing feelings of love for the older man, knew that they'd have to start the therapy. And soon. But not now. So, Light just moved slightly closer to L, placing a friendly hand on the man's shoulder. "Hey." L looked up to see Light giving him a friendly smile. His heart skipped a beat. "Like I said, don't worry about it now. We'll deal with it later." L smiled back slightly but in his mind, he'd already calculated the percentage of him having an attack during the treatment.
Ninety-eight was a very high number. And there was an eighty-three percent chance that he'd have to deal with it alone, as the therapy called for it. L felt his now familiar anxiety start to rise but he willed it away as the car came to a sudden stop. Light glanced out his window and his smile faded away to bring a firm line of determination. "We're here." The Coffee Break stood outside L's door. Light nodded, almost to himself and he pulled away from L slightly to unbuckle his seatbelt, as did L. "Let's go see if we can find anything on this Aziz person."
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The Coffee Break wasn't packed with customers today. Only a few true coffee lovers graced the shop with their presence. But Aziz liked the shop that way. It gave him all the more privacy and privacy meant that he could write in the Death Note away from curious eyes. But sadly, the Death Note was not with Aziz at the moment, thankfully. Ryuk was really starting to annoy him. He'd already done his daily killings at home, making sure that everyone of them died of heart attacks. Aziz smiled at the memory and bit into his little snack, a slice of white chocolate coffee cake with milk chocolate shavings. But just as he was savoring the sweet flavor, the Coffee Break's doors opened and two men walked inside.
Aziz glanced at them and, surprisingly, one of the men caught his interest. He was an odd one, his back slightly hunched as if he were carrying an invisible burden and his skin was a shocking pure white. Aziz took another bit of his cake and continued to watch the man as he and his not as interesting friend walked up to the main counter and up to the worker stationed there. As Aziz examined the two further, he was hit with an odd sense of déjà vu, as if he already knew them. Or, to be more exact, he felt as if he already knew the hunched man's partner. Light brown hair, auburn eyes and a stance that screamed determination, Aziz wondered if he'd seen him before. As he pondered, he took another bite of cake. Then, the two reached the worker.
The one with the auburn eyes spoke first. "Excuse me?" Aziz felt his heart stop and his blue eyes grew wide. 'That voice...' The man caught the worker's attention and she turned to him with a big smile. "Welcome to the Coffee Break," she recited warmly. "What can I do for you?" Aziz stared quite intensely at the man as he spoke. "I was wondering if you knew about a man who comes here regularly." Aziz felt his chest begin to grow tight. 'That voice...' "His first name is Aziz." Aziz dropped his fork and it hit his plate softly. 'Light Yagami!' That's where his déjà vu came from! Misa had described her boyfriend to him many times before while he was gaining her trust, which he gained with ease. He met her profiling perfectly. Plus, he himself had talked to Light twice in the past. He recognized his voice. 'But what's he doing here? And how does he have my name?' The worker thought about what Light had asked her for a moment before she narrowed her eyes. "What's this all about?" It was the man next to Light who spoke now.
His voice was deep and smooth. Aziz recognized him now too from Misa's rather harsh description. 'That must be L,' he thought, his excitement starting to grow along with his worry. 'But the handcuffs are gone. L must have moved onto a different suspect.' He had to disagree with Misa on this one. L wasn't ugly. In fact, he was more attractive than Misa herself. "We don't need to explain ourselves but if you must know, he's a friend of ours that we met in this very coffee shop. We wanted to invite him to a gathering we're having this weekend but we need his last name, which we do not know. That is why we decide to ask you, because he's always bragging on how he knows all the employees here." The girl at the counter apparently wasn't the brightest bulb because she smiled again. "Oh. Well, okay then." She paused to think again and then she smiled again. "I'm sorry sirs but I'm afraid I don't know anyone who goes by the name Aziz. We rarely ask our customers for their names." Light frowned but L just nodded, as if he already knew the employee's answer. "Understandable. Do you have a manager I could speak to?" The girl looked a little scared but she nodded.
"Umm...yeah. I'll go get him." And then she ducked into the back area, mostly likely off to get her boss. Meanwhile, Aziz was back at his cake. As he took a bite, he couldn't stop the wicked smile that reached his lips. 'I have your name and your face Light Yagami,' he thought as he stared at his two puppets. 'I could kill you today if I wanted to.' He chuckled silently. 'I still don't know how you were able to get my first name but I'll find out soon enough.' Aziz played with his fork slightly, his cake nearly gone. 'All I have to do is call you Light and you'll give me all the information I need.' Aziz sighed happily. This was turning out to be a great day. Fate must have been smiling down upon him. He kept his gaze on the two as they waited for the manager, seeing if he could get anything else out of them. Then, suddenly, a cell phone went off. Aziz watched with growing curiosity as both Light and L tensed. Light quickly pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and gave L a look. Aziz frowned slightly. Light's cell was ringing but he made no move to answer it.
In fact, he seemed almost fearful of his cell phone. 'What are you doing Light? It's a simple phone call. Answer it.' But Light didn't answer it. Instead he moved closer to L and whispered something to him. Aziz cursed mentally. He wanted to hear what they were saying but he couldn't risk it. L was still the greatest detective in the world, despite the phobias. He had to be careful. L nodded and whispered something to Light, who nodded as well. Then, his cell phone still ringing, he opened it, pressed a few buttons and then put it away. Aziz's frown deepened. The manager of the Coffee Break was there now, talking to Light and L. "You had some questions?" Light nodded. "Yeah. We're looking for a man with the first name 'Aziz'. He's a friend of ours and we need his last name for an invitation. He comes here quite often so we thought that maybe, you'd have his last name." The manager frowned and shook his head. "I'm sorry gentlemen but we don't keep records of our customers."
L sighed. "Well that's a shame. I suppose we'll just have to try to contact our friend a different way. Thank you for your time." Aziz kept his face down low as Light and L walked pass, so they wouldn't see his glare. 'They found out,' he though as he watched them walk out of the shop. 'They found out about the calls to Light by me!' Aziz's hands started to shake slightly. 'How could they have figured out?' He scoffed softly at his own stupidity. The book. Light or L must have read the book. They must have made the connection. That's why Light didn't answer his cell phone. With Kira knowing his number, there's no way he'd answer it. But what else did they know? He had to figure out! Aziz, feeling that Light and L were defiantly gone now, slowly rose from his table and walked out of the Coffee Break, the fresh air hitting his face but doing nothing to cool down his growing anger. Shoving his hands violently in his pockets, Aziz started for his lush apartment silently. He refused to show his anger in public. He'd just have to wait till he got home. Normally, he call a taxi, but this time, he needed to think.
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Ryuk didn't like Aziz. In fact, quite frankly, the man was kinda freaky. This coming from a Death God. And the man always left him at his apartment alone, he never really talked to the Shinigami unless he had a question and he really wasn't all that interesting. But he did leave an entire plate of bright red apples out every time he left so it wasn't that bad. Still, Ryuk was just begging for something mildly exciting to happen. So there Ryuk was, left alone again at Aziz's place. He was munching loudly on an apple on Aziz' couch, bored out of his mind, when Aziz came home suddenly. Ryuk cocked his head to one side, finished his apple and flew to stand next to the man, who was staring at his floor. "So how's it going Aziz? Oh that's right, nothing."
Aziz didn't offer the shinigami any answer. Instead, he slowly made his way to the living room where he sat down on his couch, his eyes still on the floor. Ryuk frowned. Aziz was usually his normal self when he came back, usually asking Ryuk a new question about the Death Note. But this time, he was acting funny. Ryuk flew over to him again and stared at him. "Hey, what's the matter?" Aziz was silent. "Don't ignore me when I'm talking to you Aziz. You know I don't like that." More silence. Then, slowly, Aziz started....to laugh? Yep, that was laughter. His shoulders were shaking slightly as he chuckled softly. Then, he threw back his head and let out a crazed, uncontrollable laugh. Ryuk took a few steps away from the crazed man and eyed him suspiciously. 'What the heck?' Aziz then suddenly raised both of his hands and ran them down his own face, leaving bright red scratch marks, his voice cracking from his loud and crazy laughter. Ryuk took another step back. Aziz was really starting to freak him out. "Oh Ryuk!" Aziz dropped his hands and gave the Shinigami a smile.
"You won't believe the day I've had! And the day isn't even over yet!" Ryuk, in an attempt to steady himself, grabbed another apple. "Really?" Aziz nodded and ran his hands through his hair. "Yep! And on the walk home, I've decided something!" He stood up and grabbed an apple like the one in Ryuk's hands and bit into it. "All the criminals I've killed, they were all just tools to me. Tools for me to use to get what I want the most!" He swallowed, then threw the apple at his wall, leaving a large dent. "They mean nothing!" Ryuk finished his apple and grabbed another. Aziz continued to scream. "Nothing at all!" He suddenly turned to Ryuk and his smile was still in place. "Ryuk, listen to me. I've decided that Kira's reign is coming to an end!"
That certainly caught Ryuk by surprise. "What?" Aziz nodded, apparently pleased with himself. "That's right! Ryuk, I think I'm going to lose the game! L is catching up to me, the clever bastard and I know now that I have no hope of living through this!" He grabbed another apple and threw it at his wall again, leaving another large mark. "I'm not gonna make it!" He spun around on his heels and walked over to the couch again, sitting himself down and sighing happily, the Shinigami behind him staring at him as if he'd grown a second head. "So I'll use my tools Ryuk! Before I die, before I lose, I'm going to take my prize!" He started laughing again. "If I'm going down, then L's going down with me! My prize!"
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A/N: Great. Aziz's gone crazy. Well, I mean, he's more crazy now. What could he be planning? Who knows? I know! But you'll have to wait till Chapter Twenty. Wow. Twenty chapters. I'm quite proud of myself really. I've never made it this far. Now, this chapter was a little rushed but that's just because I'm working on making Chapter Twenty perfect so bear with me guys, please! Okay, it's midnight and I've got school in the morning so, yeah! Chapter Twenty coming soon! Goodnight!