~L's P.O.V. ~
Anarchy and I were still standing, watching the outside world pass by through the hotel window. Feeling a small tug on my sleeve, I glanced at her through the corner of my eye, it was normal for her to tug at my clothing to get my attention, before she got on the tips of her toes to whisper in my ear.
"Ukita will be the first to die." She said grimly, lowering herself back down to her original height. My eyes widened the slighted amount at this news. I turned my head towards her, leaning down more to her ear.
"Is it by...?" I trailed off; she knew what I was hinting towards.
"Yeah, I'm fairly certain the cause is what we believe it is." She barely whispered back, her head found itself looking down at my feet. I sighed before bringing myself back to my normal slouch. I grabbed her hand lightly and begun walking back to the same room. This took her by surprise a bit and caused her to walk with haste to reach my side again. Once we were a few feet from the room, my grip on her released and I took my seat back in the chair I previously resided in. Anarchy stood behind me with her arms folded atop my head. Her chin was obviously resting on her arms by the amount of pressure I was feeling. Whenever we returned, all eyes were on us.
"Now then, I'll proceed to the questioning."
"You will all answer honestly and fully to each of his questions. Anything beneath those standards will result in more in depth investigations to whoever the individual is." She warned them with a serious expression. I could just tell by her tone of voice that she was finding slight amusement in scaring these people any way she could. The men in front of us just looked at one another, nothing being said between anyone.
"If this is acceptable for everyone, then I would like to start immediately. Ukita, you will be first. Please, follow me." I said as Anarchy released the pressure of her arms off of my head before I stood. With my hands in my pockets, I led him away to a room just beyond this one. I sat on a chair that was placed in that one, waiting for him to come. His eyes widened before he stood up and hurried over to the same room I was in. "Also, please close the door upon entrance." I commanded, he nodded and closed the doors between each of our partners.
~Anarchy's P.O.V. ~
I looked back at L just as the door closed. Did he really need to pick Ukita first? I did feel bad that he would be the first of us to be taken away by Kira, but I couldn't tell any of the others yet. I walked around the chair and took L's previous seat, sitting in my usual cross-legged position. I proceeded to fill my cup up with coffee once more before Matsuda started speaking.
"So Angel, what's going on between you and Ryuzaki? I mean, what's your past like between you guys?" Matsuda asked ecstatically. He's just like a high school girl wanting to know the latest gossip... I was in the process of adding in my sugar whenever I set down the spoon that I was using to stir with. With the clink of metal meeting marble, I hummed at the way of answering such a question.
"Ryuzaki and I are merely childhood friends, unless he says otherwise." I bluntly put it. I didn't want to reveal too much information and put L's identity in jeopardy.
"Well what was your past? What was it like with you and him back in your childhood? Were you two a child couple? When did you guys meet and how did you two meet?" He pestered onward with questions. Why did he need to know so much in the first place?
"Matsuda! Please, don't ask so many questions. She's just revealed her existence to us; we shouldn't stress her so much with these questions." Soichiro scolded him. I thank you Soichiro for that.
"It's fine, Soichiro. It's only natural for someone to be curious when meeting another. But I'm afraid you'll only find the answers to those questions if Ryuzaki tells you himself or if he gives me the permission to reveal such information." I told him before sipping at my sugary beverage happily. I closed my eyes in bliss as Matsuda sighed in disappointment. I couldn't blame him for wanting to know, but did he need to know this very instant? My eyes opened up at the sound of the door behind me creaking open. I turned around to see Ukita walking out.
"Chief Yagami, please come in." L called out from the room. I simply stared at him as Soichiro walked back just as Ukita did before. My eyes were beginning to involuntarily slump shut a bit as I looked at L. I made sure that he saw it. He merely stared back before the Chief shut the door behind him. After some unknown number of minutes of a peaceful silence, it was ruined. Also during this time, Mogi and Matsuda were already pulled for questioning and now it was Aizawa's turn.
"Angel, would you tell us more about yourself? If it doesn't bother you too much to anyway..." He trailed off nervously, with a hand rubbing the back of his neck.
"I guess I could tell you some stuff about me. We are going to be working together after all..." I trailed off before finding the right place to start with. "Well, I like competing, like with video games and racing with my cars; drag racing I guess you could call it. Fighting is also something I enjoy doing with people. I'm a Rave DJ on certain occasions and will often leave to work as that whenever I see fit. Music is something that I'm attached to and will often be found with headphones around my neck or in my ears. I've already told you about my eyes. I did take on some of Ryuzaki's traits that you will later find out about through our meetings and such. I guess that's all I have for right now, I'm not sure how to answer this since I've never really had anyone ask." She admits reluctantly before more questions are thrown at her.
"About your eyes, how exactly did you get them? Is it really true, their power I mean?" Soichiro asked, obviously still astounded by what I revealed earlier.
"I can assure you that what I told you about my eyes is true. I mean, have you ever seen someone with naturally red eyes that isn't an albino?" I asked them as I put my head down. My bangs covered my eyes a little, giving me a more depressed appearance. "I don't know how I got these cursed eyes or why I received them in the first place. Constantly seeing how the people around me will die is not something that I enjoy viewing, which is why I refer to my eyes as a curse in the first place. They do become helpful in certain cases, but is it really worth having this curse? To see more harm than good come out of people dying? I'll never know that answer. I'll only know one thing, the power that my eyes hold is far beyond a fantasy." I conclude looking at my reflection in my drink.
"Yes, her power is very true. I can't begin to imagine what she must see on a daily basis." L says in a very serious tone. I snap my head up to see that he is standing next to me. I didn't even hear the door open while I was in the midst of my explanation. I must really be tired. I stood up from his seat before taking my earlier spot on the floor.
~Narrator's P.O.V. ~
The raven haired detective once again took his earlier spot on his chair in his usual crouched-sitting position. His onyx eyes stared at each of the 5 men before him as he begun speaking.
"I apologize for questioning all of you like that, but I'm afraid I had no other choice. I've determined that Kira is not among us." He revealed to all the members before him, who were now letting out sighs of relief. The young detectives head was resting soundly on his left hand and his opposite hand on his knee in comfort. All of the men sat around a small coffee table that had a tea set resting atop of it. Chief Yagami, Matsuda, and Mogi sat to the detective's right. Ukita sat in a chair that was opposite to him. And Aizawa sat alone in a chair that was to the left. Of course, Anarchy was still sitting on the floor in front of L's chair as she usually did.
"Ryuzaki," Chief Yagami started off, looking up at the other male for answers. "How can you be certain that we're all innocent?"
"Well, to be honest from the beginning I set a number of traps that would reveal if any of you was Kira. But after speaking with you one-on-one, I don't feel the need." Ryuzaki answered, his eyes never leaving the Chiefs as he spoke. The others just hummed in acceptance of his statement. An electronic ringing filled the air after a moment of silence. It came from L's left pocket, his cell phone was ringing. This caused everyone to look up at him. "Excuse me." He told the others before retrieving the cellular device from his jeans and opening it gently. Anarchy got up from her spot and stood next to him, her ear resting near his phone; he held it with his index and thumb at 2-3 inches away from his head as he answered. He didn't say anything as the person on the other end began speaking as the two listened. A few looks of irritation passed through the others expressions as the conversation went on. "Understood. We're just about finished here anyway. You've got the key so let yourself in." And with that the call was ended with a push of a button. A sigh left the young girls lips as she took a different spot on the arm of L's chair. Bringing her legs to her chin, she watched the others intently.
"Watari is on his way." She softly announced, which caused the others to gasp in shock. They obviously weren't expecting him to show at the time.
The Task Force members gasped in astonishment as a male began to remove his hat. With gray, combed back hair, and a small mustache to match, and a formal looking outfit along with a pair of spectacles that rested atop the bridge of his nose, he finally spoke.
"Gentlemen, it's an honor to meet all of you." He recited to them, resting his hat over where his heart would be with respect. His English accent took over his words as it did always.
"This person is Watari?" Aizawa asked, expecting something different is what his expression seemed to tell.
"Um, what about your usual outfit?" Matsuda asked, not used to seeing him in different attire.
"If I dressed like that, I'd be announcing to the world that I am Watari. That's all it takes to give away the location of our headquarters, Ryuzaki, and Angel." He elaborated as if he might've explained this before to others.
"Oh, I see."
"Ordinarily, I would never show my face to any of you. The fact that I'm here is proof that you've won Ryuzaki's trust, along with the confirmation of Angel's existence." Watari explained, making sure they understood what privilege they've been graced with.
"Now that you mentioned it, I do feel honored." Matsuda rubbed the back off his head while awkwardly laughing.
"Well then, I've brought those items you've requested, it's all here." The elderly man leaned down to L with a sliver case in his hands.
"Could you please pass them out to everyone?" Ryuzaki requested, his voice seemed to carry a small hint of kindness in it.
"Yes."
"I'll assist you, Watari." Angel told him as she stood on her feet once again.
"Gentlemen, these are your new Police I.D.'s." He informed them, which resulted in confused noises escaping them.
"But what for?" Aizawa asked, looking up at him. Angel had just grabbed the first one before giving it to Aizawa.
"I believe that should be fairly obvious." She whispered as she handed the false badge to him. She repeated the process in order, stopping with Chief Yagami.
"Our names and ranks are false." Soichiro noted aloud.
"Why did you give us fake I.D.'s?" Matsuda asked; everyone was looking at their new badges.
"As you know, Kira requires a name and a face to kill." L told them as he took a sip of his coffee. Anarchy had also taken her seat back on the arm of his chair after finishing the task. "We will confront him with that premise in mind, and I think it should be obvious why."
"Yes but, of all people, the Police shouldn't use fake I.D.'s." Ukita pointed out.
"Enough, what choice do we really have given the capabilities of our enemy?" Chief retorted, still eyeing his new identity. "As long as your working on this case, I think we're going to need all the protection one can get. It would be foolish not to use them."
"Yeah, you've got a good point." Matsuda said, looking to face his superior.
"Uh-huh." Aizawa agreed.
"Remember, anytime you're in a situation where you have to give out your name to a stranger make sure to use the name from your fake I.D. understood?" L reminded them, emphasizing the word fake a bit. They all hummed in comprehension. "And be careful not to take them out in the presence of other police officers. I'm sure I don't need to tell you; that could cause problems for us." He told them after taking a sip from his sugary drink and settling the cup back onto the table. The members all said something along the lines of "Okay" or "Understood". Then Watari opened another case up, causing Anarchy's head to follow the direction of the sound.
"Very well then," He started as the rosette haired girl made her way next to him, curious as to what was in the silver case. "I'd like to request that you wear these at all times."
"Uh, belts?" Matsuda muttered, confusion coating his speech. Everyone got up, excluding L who had been graced with Anarchy's company on the chairs arm once again, and gathered around Watari.
"Each one has a transceiver hidden in the buckle; this will allow Ryuzaki and Anarchy to monitor your whereabouts. And when you press the buckle twice like this," He demonstrated before another cell phone ringing was heard as he fished it out of his pocket. "My cell phone will ring, displaying your name; and I will call you back immediately but you won't see my number displayed. In the morning, all of you will go to the police station as usual. Then later on in the day, we'll use this method to confirm the name of Ryuzaki's hotel and his room number." Watari explained. Over with the younger detectives, Anarchy was staring off at nothing in particular, it seemed something was troubling her, and L was watching her curiously from a side view as he took another sip from his coffee. "Please use this for emergencies as well."
"No way, this is totally cool. I feel like some kind of secret agent going after Kira!" Matsuda exclaimed as he fiddled with his belt along with the others.
"Quiet, Matsuda! This is not the time to be fooling around. Knock it off." Soichiro scolded sternly to the newest member.
"Yes sir." He said with his head hung.
After everyone got settled with their new equipment, they were all gathered as they were previously. Then a thought had occurred to L.
"Oh and come to think of it, who's at the police station right now?" He inquired as the dull sunlight came in through the windows and graced his pale features.
"Actually, no one's there at the moment." Chief answered.
"That's not good news."
"Having someone at head quarters at all times is necessary. Working in shifts might be the best solution to keeping that requirement met." Anarchy told them, her eyes and expression void of all emotions as they reflected the others around her.
"I understand. Aizawa I'll put you in charge of that for today." Chief instructed, looking at his colleague.
"Yes sir, I'm on my way; won't take me long." He announced as he stood before exiting the hotel with an umbrella in hand. The others chimed goodbyes to him as the door shut behind him.
"Be careful, Aizawa." Anarchy called out in a quiet tone just as the door latched. She got up and stood at the window as the two did earlier. Everyone just watched as she did but no one thought of questioning why. As she got to the glass barrier, it started snowing which seemed to glow off of her eyes. She glanced at L through the corner of her eye when the others weren't looking and met his gaze. She felt uneasy for some reason, and he sensed it but just went about things normally. He'd discuss the matter with her later, which he hoped wouldn't be too far away.
