A/N: Ugh, anyone else feel like giving FF a good kick in the knees? I've had this done for a long time but when I want to post, I can't log in! Whatever, Please read and enjoy.
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Edited by Kugnae-san
Chapter 38
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Façades, façades and mo—hey! Look! Ice cream galore!
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October 22nd, 2007
L spun around in his chair, the clinking of the annoying chains following the movement; when he heard the soft clicking sounds of boots on tile.
He had been expecting that sound for quite a while. Whereas the task force would have never seen the anticipation hidden behind his stoic mask, she surely would have been able to pick away at his emotions (However that did not mean that she would understand them).
His eyes kept wandering to the small monitor that was off to the side, the one that showed the room that was shared between all three of them.
If he was correct (which was ninety-seven percent of the time), then rather than enter through the front of the building and have to go through all of those extra precautionary security checks ("Complete waste if an exceptional burglar comes in," K had told him after pointing out some flaws in the buildings cameras and the infrared lasers they had stationed in some places.) she would find a way to slip in through a vent or window—most likely a window. ("Vents are beneath me," K had muttered, snootily. "Technically, they are above you," Lawliet said while pulling a sundae towards him. "Horrible pun.")
He blinked a few times, opening his ears to the conversation that was happening. Amane had convinced Higuchi not to kill. He would be stuck down there for a while. Which meant, he would not be able to see Kat for a while.
But when he saw a slender figure slipping through the window of their room, he forced down the lopsided grin that wanted to bubble up, wrenching up the stoic façade instead.
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October 28th, 2007
Kat muttered a string of profanities, completely ignoring Kew who began scolding her for her language.
How many days had gone by while she was rotting away in the room? They can drop dead and we wouldn't know…K said, noncommittally.
Damn it, K! Kew exclaimed when Kat was thrown into a frantic stupor and Kitten's shrieking and crying were heard through out the vast planes of their mind. If there was a physical way for me to knock some sense into you without hurting the body, I would! She ranted. Who the hell is stupid enough to say that when we are around child personas?!
May I remind you, K refuted snidely. We might be different entities mentally and emotionally, but we are literally the same. So why are you calling yourself stupid?
Kew just about blew up, figuratively. Shut up! For once in your existence, shut up! Your sarcasm, bloodlust, and need to cause mayhem are not needed!
So, the detached human has a temper…K mused, but she went quiet as the "human-like" and "maternal" one sifted through their mind trying to find where Kitten had holed herself in, trying to comfort the little persona.
Kat, brought back from her stupor when she heard K addressing her, saying that it was just a phrase, flopped down on one of the beds.
They were all completely different.
When she retreated into their mind, she saw them there, or at least, what they wanted to portray. But it really was a mess to explain, why she could "see" them. She supposed it was because her mind wanted to dream up some sort of representation of them instead of voices that came from nowhere.
Kitten was the small one. She had the six year old body of the host, but more…frivolous. More emotional and…kitten-like… She always wore some sort of dress but never red. (All but K flinched away from the color.) She was always so whimsical; it sometimes gave the other personas a severe headache.
K. She was a hard one. She always preferred to stalk around in the darker places of their mind. She was a very imposing figure. Her eyes always had that menacing glow to them, the ruffled raven hair, and the gleaming canines, sometimes wandering about in the form of a Maltese tiger.
Kat herself, preferred to "be" fifteen. In all essence, she could not think farther than that. She acted like a teenager, albeit a completely oblivious one, but one none the less. So when she "appeared" in their mind, she was basically the same, save for the fact that she occasionally shifted into a tabby cat…
Kew was the mystery though. She was just someone you never saw but knew was their. She was the person they were in, the one who was meant to have full control, but she mentally stayed in the form of a black panther.
She gave a frustrated sigh before twisting around hopefully when she heard the door open, heart picking up speed. Lawliet—?!
—No; Just Mr. Wammy bringing her another milkshake and a wide assortment of desserts and fruits.
"Hello, Watari," She said, trying her best not to let her disappointment leak through. Was she that desperate to see her mate?
"Hello, dear. What's wrong?" He asked while putting the plates onto her bed. Kat should have expected this. He would know them like the back of his hand after practically raising them and becoming their "father." ("What she needs is a mother-figure…" Someone had whispered, though she didn't remember who. "The way she gorges herself is completely repulsive." Needless to say, she remembered K taking over and throwing some tuna into their face, smirking when they heard the GLOP.)
She did not feel like pulling on one of her façades. What would be the point? He would surely see through it. She pulled the chocolate ice cream tub towards her, picking up a teaspoon and snuggling into the cocoon of warmth that was the comforter. "Would you like the summary for now, or the whole full story?" She questioned blankly, stuffing a gigantic spoon full of ice cream in her mouth.
Mr. Wammy deliberated for a few seconds. "The summary; we are catching the third Kira today, as you may know."
Kat froze for a second before shoving her spoon into the ice cream more forcefully. "Summary is: I have to give you both the serum today then again on November 5th, I'm pregnant with triplets, and oh yes. Today we catch Kira and no one felt it was necessary to tell me," She spoke in such a rush but Mr. Wammy was side tracked when she said "Pregnant with triplets."
He caught on with the rest of her sentence and tried to find the most soothing words in his repertoire. "I assume Ryuuzaki is the father … are they healthy? How far along are you?" But instead of the comforting words, the man let out words similar to that of an expecting grandfather.
She paused in her mutilation of the ice cream, glancing up at him with the ghost of a smile. "As far as I am concerned, they are healthy. In actuality they are only 19 days along, but they should be developed to a little less than a month, feline genetics and all…" Her smile nearly twitched into a full out grin when she saw Mr. Wammy with that joyful gleam in his eyes. "But don't tell Ryuuzaki! I haven't told him! I-I I'm not even sure how I'm going to tell him…" And this is what people might have called a hormone induced breakdown (hence the unexpected tears that were now gushing down her face).
How many times would it be that she cried this month?
Mr. Wammy carefully took the tub of frozen dairy away from her and off to the side, leaving the room. He knew she needed some time alone.
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Lawliet watched the screen, pain gripping his heart in a very cold clench.
Without a second thought, he unlocked his wrist from the binds for what seemed like the billionth time, clicking it shut on a railing.
"Hey! Ryuuzaki! Where are you going? We still have to finalize some things before we send Matsuda out to play his part in the program!" Light called after him as Ryuuzaki marched down the hallway a bit faster than his usual stroll.
The anxiety ripped at his insides as the elevator went down painfully slow.
But when he pulled the door open, he saw a tear stained Kat, looking at him with wide, red, blotchy eyes. "Lawliet—I mean, Ryuuzaki?"
He did not answer, merely strode over by her and gathered her in her arms, tucking her head under his chin. "Why are you crying, love?" He asked silently, as if someone might walk in on them at any moment.
A weak sniffle on her part. "I don't know how to tell you…" She trailed off, fisting her hands into his shirt.
"Then just come out with it," He murmured into her hair.
Silence… save for her few sniffles.
Brilliant, K muttered. We're a sniveling mess here, and I doubt super detective here can come up with anything more insensitive than that.
"I'm pregnant…" She whispered, almost inaudibly.
Lawliet froze and Kat tensed when she felt his reaction. She attempted to untangle herself from him. He doesn't want it. Damn it. Why didn't we just abort them all? Kat asked, heart the verge of shattering.
Cause we have more sense then to allow anything with potential to live into the idiot scientist's hands? K suggested.
She pushed against Lawliet's chest when his hand locked around her. What the hell is he doing?
And then he pulled her tighter against his chest, giving a sigh of relief. "That's wonderful. I thought something was terribly wrong with you." There was a strange tenor in his voice. Her eyes nearly popped out of the sockets from surprise when he rolled back onto his haunches and stared at her stomach as if he was trying to see through her skin and at the kids, a lopsided grin on his face.
"How many?" He asked.
Does anyone else find this creepy? K asked, however it was no secret as to why she was ignored. They had a happy moment for once, and they were going to cherish it.
"Three," She said simply, rubbing her eyes. "According to the idiots."
"That's an oxymoron," Lawliet muttered, letting his legs fall and motioning Kat over to sit between his legs.
Needless to say, she complied. What else would she do?
She crawled over to him, and leaned her head against his chest, a contented smile on her features.
They sat there, for what seemed like an eternity, until Watari came in with two syringes.
The blissful aura melted off of her immediately, a scowl taking its place. I can't believe I almost forgot.
"Am I interrupting anything?" Watari asked, pausing with his hand on the door knob, both syringes on a tray.
Giving a huge sigh of exhaustion, she reluctantly pulled herself out of Lawliet's grip, ignoring the way his head tilted to the side in a curious glance. We're rubbing off on him far too much…Kew noted, amused.
"Would you like me to do it Watari? My eyes are far more…precise than that of most humans…" It was merely a factual statement, she was not bragging at all.
"That would be fine, my dear," Watari said, handing her the tray.
She flexed her hands as she gave the syringed hard glances. Blinking, she grabbed one, turning her eyes to Watari's neck, keen eyes glancing over every wrinkle and little dip in the skin before she strode over to him, spotting the jugular.
"I don't know if this will hurt terribly so…" She said, aware of the fact that Lawliet was watching her every move. Biting her lip, she inserted the syringe into his artery, wincing when she saw pain flash in his eyes before they gained a…she did not know how to describe it…he just seemed more alert of his surroundings then usual but that was the only change.
She replaced the empty one then trudged over to Lawliet; comprehension had dawned on his face. Her eyes were more inclined to focus on the dust spokes spiraling around them, or the rainbow of colors that the lamp created then searching for the vein. She did not want to cause him any type of pain.
"I must do this…" She spoke to herself, placing the tip of the syringe against his skin ever so gently. Her eyes caught his (focusing on the very center of his inky pupils) as she inserted the syringe, a much bigger ache hitting her hard as she saw the similar pain flash in his eyes before adapting as she emptied the last of the serum into his bloodstream.
She needed to be stronger. She was going to have to do it again on November 5th to increase the potency and prevent anything—she refused to say the blasted word—unfavorable from happening.
"How do you feel?" She asked, tossing the syringe onto the tray across the room, not missing the fact that both of their eyes were tracking it. Was this how she acted?
"Alert," He murmured, raising his thumb to his lips.
"Well, then," She said, a little smile worming its way onto her features. "You both should get back to the task force. You are capturing Higuchi today, are you not?" She asked.
Lawliet frowned. "And who said you were not coming?"
This succeeded in stunning Kat, but she kept it off of her face, having control of her emotions for once in the past few weeks.
"It would be a complete waste not to have another pair of eyes, not to mention that the chances of you getting hurt are fairly low…" He said, biting on his thumb again, staring at the melting ice cream across the room almost mournfully.
"Then I'll go, let me just change into something more…flexible…" She said, heading over to their immense closet, unaware of the way her ears were perked up or the way her tail was swinging with a happy note in it despite the fact that they were going to go off to do something completely dangerous.
Nothing bad better happen... K muttered quietly, her tigress form turning away to go into a dark corner of their mind again, most likely to sulk…
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A/N: Okay people! The Trailer is up, this chapter is finished and I must wait for your wonderful feed back and reviews! What did you think about this? How do you feel about artificially hybridized Lawliet and Mr. Wammy? How about the "physical" forms of the personas and hosts? (It's another way to help out those that have been asking to draw my characters; I love all of them, by the way!) My sketchbook is full of Oblivious Attraction, all of which will go up on DeviantArt. Hope you enjoyed Chapter 38! –announcer voice- Soon to come: Chapter 39!
-Maddy