~L's P.O.V. ~
"Hey Ryuzaki?" Soichiro hummed out to me. Right now we were going back over the surveillance information. There was multiple paper stacks, folders, tapes, etc. scattered all throughout the room. I was sitting in my usual chair in front of the many television sets before me. My companion Anarchy was now laid on the floor with her feet up on my lap from over the chairs arm.
"Yes?" I responded after a few moments. I was focusing on the steady breathing of Anarchy. I couldn't really tell if she had fallen asleep like that or not. She didn't sleep much for the past few days so I just assumed her body had finally made her go into slumber.
"I've been thinking about the purse snatcher and the embezzler's heart attacks two days ago." He started off while looking down at a piece of paper in his hands. "It seems my family couldn't have had any knowledge of them before they died. Shouldn't that resolve any doubts you've had?"
"You may be right." Ryuzaki responded with a fork between his teeth. "Even though Kira can control the time of death, I don't there's anyway he could've arranged their death without seeing the broadcast first."
"And there's still the possibility of a hidden device that would allow Kira to secretly see the broadcast that had their information." Anarchy spoke out softly. I looked down at her for a few moments, so she really is awake. I'm surprised she's been able to last this long without sleep.
"I would have to say that her theory is one of the potential reasons as to why I still suspect your family." My head perked up with interest as I watched Light walk through the door. I set down my fork on a plate of half eaten cake. Anarchy yawned nearly silently before removing her feet from my legs and sitting in front of me. I felt her head rest on my toes but this time she was sitting sideways to me. She really does need to sleep soon. "Your son has come home." I stated with slight interest since he was a main suspect. I heard the Chief make a sound of confirmation regarding his son. Light once again went up to his room and locked the door behind him. That sound made Anarchy look over at the screen to watch him. I glanced down to see her eyes narrow at him when he turned his T.V. on.
~Anarchy's P.O.V. ~
I sat there watching Light as he watched T.V. He seemed to be looking from that to a book that was on his desk. The movement was small, but it was still there. Just what was he doing? Writing down the names of the criminals so that they would instantly die? Or perhaps he would kill them later outside of the house so we couldn't see how it's done? Whatever the case, Light Yagami is most likely Kira.
~The Next Day? ~
Everyone was gathered around the coffee table as they did whenever they first met L. I was sitting on the floor playing with his cup of coffee while I listened to what he said.
"In the past few days, Anarchy and I have listened to all of the audio recordings and reviewed the video footage we've captured; I've gone over them many times." He paused for a second as he pulled a chocolate treat from its wrapper. "And we've come to a conclusion. The surveillance of the Kitamura's and the Yagami's house has revealed...nothing." He finished off while placing the sugary snack in his mouth. I heard Soichiro sigh in defeat at the news. "We will remove the cameras and wire taps."
"All that and we still don't have any suspects." Matsuda sighed.
"It's okay, Matsuda." The chief said while pushing up his glasses a bit. "We'll have to pursue other leads but we'll get them."
"Please don't get the wrong idea." L told them.
"Ryuzaki never said that we were looking for new suspects, Matsuda." I told them while spinning the little plate his cup rested on around in circles.
"I only said that we were unable to reveal anything suspicious, based on our surveillance." He said while licking his fingers clean of chocolate.
"What?" Yagami asked confused.
"Even if Kira was among them, I'm sure he wouldn't make it obvious." L said while playing with his toes.
"Kira has to hide the fact that he's Kira from his family on a regular basis. It's only natural that he would keep up the façade that he's innocent all the time when there's people around and even when there isn't people around." I added in.
"No, in fact it could mean he was able to continue killing without doing anything outwardly suspicious."
"And since we didn't have 24/7 monitoring on each family member both while they were at home and away, Kira could simply have been killing while he wasn't at home."
"Well, then you do believe Kira is among one of those families?" Soichiro stated more than questioned in an unsure voice. L had picked up his coffee and was now stirring the contents inside it.
~L's P.O.V. ~
"As I've said," I paused both with talking and stirring. "There's a 5% chance." Everything went silent within the room. I continued my stirring while also going over my thoughts on the current situation. 'Kira never stopped killing people even while the surveillance cameras were in place. I still have no idea how he's been able to commit these murders but, let's say he could kill someone simply by wishing death upon them; you'd think that any human being would've shown some emotion, some sign that they were knowingly committing an act of murder. So the obvious conclusion is that Kira couldn't be one of them; however, what if he is one of these people we've been watching? If he is, we have to assume that his psyche has reached God-like proportions; punishing evil doers without the slightest change in expression. It almost makes me believe that Kira doesn't exist, that this is just the wrath of a vengeful God. But that idea is completely absurd; to think that God would need a persons face and name to kill them? No! These aren't acts of God, but someone very childish and immature who wants to pretend they're God. That's what's going on here. A mass murderer who calls himself Kira exists somewhere, I'm sure of it and I will catch him! But I can't count on Kira making any mistakes. It doesn't matter how long you watch him, he's not going to expose himself to us. So what should I do? Ideally, I ought to get to know him well enough that he'd admit to me that he was Kira and show me how he kills. Would that even be possible?' By this time I had put my coffee down and now had my thumb to my lips as I usually did. I looked down at Anarchy who also seemed as if she was in deep thought as well. I nudged her head with my foot to get her attention. She twisted around to look up at me. I simply got up and excused myself as I walked to the next room to discuss things over with her. I soon heard soft foot steps behind my own and they ceased once we were fully secluded from the others with the click of a door shutting. I turned around to face her questioning expression.
"I believe that Light Yagami is Kira." She blurted out in a monotone voice. I tilted my head a bit at her claim.
"Why's that?" I hummed with curiosity glazing my words.
"Yesterday whenever he turned the T.V. on at his desk, I was watching him. I noted the slightest movement of his head switching from the screen to the book on his desk and also the small twitching of his arm as if he were writing." She paused for a moment to allow me to intake her thoughts. "And also because Kira has to be someone highly intelligent in order to evade suspicion even while being under surveillance. Light Yagami matches that description." I reviewed it in my mind many times.
"Your reasoning makes sense, and I don't doubt what you saw even if I didn't witness it. I was rethinking our course of action in concern to revealing who Kira is. I came up with the theory that I should get to know the suspect well enough to the point of where he'd reveal himself as Kira and also the method he uses to kill his victims. It seems like the most appropriate choice. What are your thoughts on the matter?" She closed her eyes, probably creating possible scenarios with what I just told her. A few moments later they slowly revealed that same menacing red hue I'd come to enjoy so dearly.
"Well, you know very well that if you're going to take a chance at meeting Kira face-to-face that I shall be accompanying you the entire time. Not just for the sake of your safety, but if I can see how the suspect dies it may reveal if that individual is Kira. As far as approaching someone like Light, I have a darling idea in mind for how to throw him off." She smirked in such a devious manner that I felt as if I were signing away my soul. To be completely honest, I liked seeing her display such amusing antics such as these.
"What is your idea then, Angel?" I pushed for the answer to that question, not that it was entirely necessary to ask.
"A direct confrontation where you reveal yourself as L." She said with a bight of fear in her voice, but mostly mischief. My eyes widened as such a bold option escaping her lips. I didn't think she'd ever allow me to do something such as that, especially with the danger this case holds. But now that I think about it, I doubt that anyone would count on a direct confrontation like that from their pursuer. And the fact that no one knows L's true identity makes it an even greater chance to take. A smile tugged at the corners of my lips in satisfaction.
"I never thought I'd hear you allow such a request." I told her with honesty slipping off my tongue. "I'll do it." She laughed in a soft, childish manner.
"Okay. But I'll be in disguise, Ryuzaki. We don't need Light to know of my true existence quite yet." She told me. I didn't mind whether she altered her appearance for the sake of finding a suspect or not. But it would allow her to observe him closely as a normal college student. "Of course, I'll go by Alice Asylum as I usually do. As for where you should approach him..." She trailed off before thinking again. "He's applying for To-oh University and taking the entrance exams soon. We will take the exam and during the speech given by the representatives for each class, you'll tell him that you're L. That would be sure to throw him off of his game."
"You really are something amazing, Angel." That was all that I could reply with. I allowed the tiniest amount of gratitude to grace my eyes as I walked towards her. She smiled as we walked back out to the rest of our force and revealed to them our plan of attack on Kira. I watched out the window as Anarchy explained most of the plan to them. Kira, where ever you're at right now, know that you will be caught and brought to justice. I can promise that. Even if it ends up costing me my own life, Anarchy will come after you like Hell's raging flames; and if you somehow manage to take her from this world, then my successors will chase you next.
~The Next Morning & Anarchy's P.O.V. ~
I was currently in the bedroom of the hotel changing into the disguise I'd be wearing whenever L and I go to To-oh University. At the present moment I was only wearing the skirt of the outfit. I was about to slip the button shirt on when the door opened behind me. I stopped to look back over my shoulder to see the famous detective himself. We made eye contact for a few moments, neither of us being fazed by my current state, before I slipped on the sleeveless, button shirt. I shifted it to my liking before turning around and started to button it up.
"You need something, Ryuzaki?" I softly questioned as I focused on my buttoning skills. While I was looking down as I buttoned the middle ones, L walked towards me causing me to look up at him. I stopped mid-button process as he stared down at me. I blinked a few times in confusion before his hands removed mine from the buttons. I watched unknowing what he was doing before he spoke.
"Angel, you mismatched the buttons." He bluntly stated as he started to unbutton the piece of clothing slowly. I looked down to see I had skipped the second button. I just stood there silently as he then went forward with buttoning my shirt closed the correct way. I could feel the small amount of body heat from his hands as they worked their way up until he had finished. I smoothed the shirt down with my hands.
"Thank you." I told him before turning around and sitting down on the only bed in the room. I grabbed the white stockings from next to my figure before sliding one on carefully. I could still feel L's gaze on me as I finished pulling it up above my knee.
"I can handle this on my own you know." He said as he moved and knelt down before me. I looked at him as I begun to pull on the other stocking gingerly.
"And I've never allowed you to go out in public alone you know." I retorted as I adjusted both pieces of fabric so they were even with each other. I was about to turn my head to grab the red tie that matched the skirt only to have it being draped around my neck. I looked back in surprise to see L about to tie it for me. "I can do it myself..." I pouted a bit, I didn't know how to tie a tie really but I wanted to try.
"Is that so?" He looked up at me with an amused aura. His hands slowly released it before gesturing for me to do it. "Show me then." I mentally cursed before I grabbed the tie and attempted to secure it around my neck. After various methods of trying I grunted before tying it in a knot in frustration. I lowered my hands and my head in defeat. I heard a small laugh erupt from his throat before he started to undo the knot himself.
"I thought so; you should've just let me do it, Angel." He said with triumph hinting in his voice. He then demonstrated how to correctly secure a tie around ones neck.
"I wanted to try. Practice makes perfect, Ryuzaki." I said as I stuck my tongue out at him playfully. He finished by pulling it to fit snuggly around my neck before looking up at me with a small smile.
"You shouldn't stick your tongue out unless you're doing something useful with it." My eyes widened slightly as I processed what he had just said. I felt my facial temperature increase by the smallest degree before I smirked in return. I leaned forward so my face was closer to his.
"Are you trying to suggest something, L?" I purred softly near his ear, hoping to get some sort of reaction from him. When he didn't say anything after a few moments I got up and walked over to a dresser where I had a wig set up. I put my hair up into a messy bun when I felt a sudden warm breeze on my neck.
"I could be," He said in a strange voice; it almost sounded husky. The warmth of his breath on my neck made me tense a bit. "Would you be willing to solve that case, Anarchy?" I felt a chilly hand wrap around mine almost completely. I found air unable to access my lungs for some reason. We stayed that way for what seemed liked hours before his hand untwined from mine. He stalked away like he normally did, with a smile on his face. It was only when he was completely out the door was I able to breathe again. I went over the scenario in my mind repeatedly before moving it to back of my mind. I have to worry about this later; we have a case to solve. I slipped on the long blue wig carefully to not let any of my real locks show. I then went into the bathroom that was attached to the room and slipped on some contacts that mimicked L's eye color. I made a distasteful face at having to cover up my eye color but I had no choice. I exited the bedroom to be greeted by the others looking at me as if I were a demon. I blinked puzzled before Matsuda spoke.
"Whoa, you don't look anything like before!" He awed as he and the others observed my present appearance. L then appeared behind me once again.
"It's time, Angel." He said softly. I nodded before we left the building. Watari was prepared with the car by the time we got down to the garage. L opened up the door for me and I climbed in with him behind me. I sat as I normally did regardless of the skirt I wore. My shoes, which were black heels, were on the floor next to a messenger bag where I had various things hidden such as weapons, games, cameras, etc. L sat as he normally did. Watari made sure we were secured and then made way for To-oh University.
~At the entrance exams~
Everyone was seated in their respected areas. I glanced over across the room. I was student #666, by choice. I made it so I would be that particular number. L was far away though, very far away. I didn't like it. If Kira really is here, then there's a risk of him being killed. I won't let that happen. I heard the proctor clear his throat to get everyone's attention. Most people looked up but I just remained staring at the paper in front of me. The clock bell resounded throughout the building as the instructor looked at his watch.
"And... Begin!" He announced after a second or two. Everyone seemed to be eager in starting the exam. I just casually skimmed through the pages before his voice grabbed my attention again. He was walking around, observing the possible students working. "You there, student #162; sit properly in your chair!" He scolded. I glanced over to seem him scolding L, I scoffed in response. I doubt that would make him sit any differently. I looked a few seats ahead of him, Light Yagami. He turned around and made eye contact with L for a few moments. A devious grin graced my lips. I turned my head back to my test. We'll figure out if he's Kira soon enough. I can't wait to bring Kira to justice for his slaughter.
And after a period of about 2 hours, the exam was finished. Everyone was now taking their leave. I walked over to L and we left the building to see Watari waiting for us. We both entered the car and took off, leaving some people that still lagged behind to watch us go.
~At the To-oh University Opening Ceremony~
Numerous people were gathered outside, many talking to one another about how excited they were and such. There were cherry blossom petals gracefully blowing along in the soft breeze. When L and I got there we almost immediately went inside to sit in out respected seats. I caught a figure out of the corner of my eye before we entered the doorway. I turned my head a bit to see Light Yagami. I had to keep my face from showing any amusement as we went to our seats. This time I was just a few away from L, since we didn't score too differently from one another we were put closer. In a number of minutes, everyone else was now inside and seated as the headmasters called up the top scoring student to give the freshman address.
"Now for the Freshman Address, Freshman representative: Light Yagami." One man said into a microphone.
"Yes." Light responded with confidence as he stood. My eyes watched him carefully as he walked up. I looked over at L to see him observing him too.
"And Freshman representative: Hideki Ryuga." I smiled at L as he stood up.
"Oh, uh... Here." He called out; many gasps were heard as he made his way up to the podium. They were probably wondering if it was the celebrity Hideki Ryuga. Then Light started giving his address, reading off of a piece of paper as he spoke. I couldn't really care what he was preaching about so I was playing my Game Boy to pass the time. I did hear 2 girls in the distance talking about them though. One said she would prefer the one on the right; I looked up to see she was talking about L. The other one was scolding her on how weird she was and how L was dressed. I snickered to myself, I'd prefer the one on the right too. The a roaring applause echoed throughout the large room as Light stepped back and allowed L to have the floor. I didn't pay close attention to what he was saying, more or less just the sound of his voice. It was strangely hypnotic to listen to all the time. I looked up as he began to see him holding a piece of paper similar to the one Light had near the middle using his thumbs and index fingers. I doubt that there was anything even written on the piece but he still continued to speak with a practiced ease it seemed. As they started to leave down the platform, I heard a small static sound go through my ear. I paused my game for a moment to see that L had turned on the small microphone hidden on him. Since I wasn't going to be near L all the time we figured this would be the best way so that we could both hear Light's reaction to what we had planned.
~L's P.O.V. ~
I followed Light's suit as he made his way down the stairs. With my hands in my pockets, I turned on the secret microphone that Anarchy had hidden in my sleeve. With this tiny device she would be able to hear not only what I say but what Light says as well. As my eyes bore into the back of Light's head, I figured that I'd put our plan into action.
"Light," I started to get his attention. "Light Yagami. Your father is Chief Soichiro Yagami of the N.P.A. Your respect for your father is matched only by your strong sense of justice." I paused as we continued to make our way to the chairs near the front of the room. "You're planning to join the police agency when you graduate, and you've already got experience, seeing as you've helped the police solve a number of cases in the past; now you're showing an interest in the Kira Case." I listed out facts that would probably make him wonder how I knew such details about his life. "I'm impressed by your abilities and your sense of justice; if you promise not to tell anyone about this, I have important information concerning the Kira investigations that I'd like to share with you." We stared at each other from the corner of our eyes before he spoke.
"I won't tell anyone, what is it?" He questioned while casually closing his eyes. I turned my head towards him also slightly twisting my body.
"I want to tell you, I am L." I whispered to him. There was a long hesitant moment of silence between the two of us. I glanced back to see Anarchy watching him carefully, most likely hoping to get a look at his eyes. I could only imagine what Light was thinking as he sat there with a composed façade. Even if he's not Kira as we thought, this will still rattle him to no end.
"If you are who you say you are, then you have nothing but my respect and admiration." Turning his head to look at me, his eyes locked with mine as he spoke.
"Thank you. The reason I chose to reveal my identity to you is because I think you could be of some help to us on the Kira investigation." I said with my arms crossed on my knees. 'Light Yagami, the likelihood that you are Kira is just under 5%. Even so, something tells me we're not wrong to suspect you; but you're just too perfect. If you are Kira, Anarchy and I can't think of anything that would put more pressure on you than this little scenario.' I mentally deduced. I rested my head on my arms, looking forward as the proctor continued to speak. We remained silent for the rest of the ceremony.
~Anarchy's P.O.V. ~
Everything was over and done with for the ceremony. I waited for L outside of the doors before he and Light exited. Upon seeing said male, I immediately followed him to the car. I stalled whenever I heard L speak.
"Hey Light?" He called out to grab Light's attention. He only turned in response to the voice. I glared slightly at Light. 'That ignorant fucker,' I ridiculed in my head. "Uh... Nice meeting you." He said awkwardly.
"No, the pleasure was mine." He responded in a seemingly modest way; this was my chance. I stepped out from beside L and looked at Light.
"Be safe, Light-san." I told him, he merely nodded at me as he made eye contact. My faux dark orbs widened at seeing his death. I held my breath at receiving the vision of his demise. I turned on my heel and caught up to L and released my breath. Once we reached the car, Watari opened the door for me and I stepped in cautiously. I heard people gawking at the car we entered through the open door.
"Well, I'm sure I'll see you on campus."
"Yeah, take care." Light responded as L entered after me before the door was closed once again before Watari took off away from the University. I slid off my shoes and brought my knees to my chest with my arms resting atop them. My eyes were still wide, and I trembled slightly. Seeing my discomfort, L placed a hand on my shoulder gently.
"Anarchy, what's troubling you?" He asked with concern in his words, something rare with him. I controlled my breathing before I raised my head to meet his gaze.
"I-It was him..." I trailed off in fear and hidden pride. I had found out who Kira was, but now L was in danger. I would be to since I'll protect him. He must've seen the fear in my gaze because he widened his own eyes. I felt the grip he had on my shoulder tighten up a bit before he sat as a normal person would. I looked at him confused before he directed me to lay my head on his lap. I looked up to see his eyes hidden from my view by his hair, but by how he felt, I could tell he was scared a little. His hand ran over my hair as if to calm me down. I closed my eyes in realization of how serious this case suddenly got and grabbed his shirt hoping he wouldn't leave me in this world just before I escaped from this world into the world of slumber.
~L's P.O.V. ~
I felt the steady breathing of the woman on my lap. Glancing down, I found that she had fallen asleep. By the way she was acting earlier, there's no way she was lying or seeing things wrong; Light Yagami is Kira. Now the only problem remaining is how to prove that to the world. I moved a stray piece of hair off of her face before it could disturb her.
"Watari," I called to the elderly man in the driver seat. He glanced up in the rearview mirror at me. "If anything were to happen to me, can you assure that Anarchy gets transported to Wammy's House to take over in my stead?" This way, she'll be away from Kira, no Light Yagami, and he won't be able to touch her. Watari raised an eyebrow at me.
"Are you sure about that? You know she'll be doing everything in her power to prevent your death even if it costs her own. Also I doubt she'll be willing to leave if you do happen to meet a terrible fate, she'll stay by your grave until she too passes." He spoke the truth. She may be unreadable to most people at first glance, but we were aware of how she did things and could mostly predict what she would do in certain situations.
"I'm sure. I just wish for her to be safe so she can catch Kira for me." I said while looking back down at her sleeping form. "And I also care greatly about her, even if I die I always will." I whispered almost inaudibly. Watari nodded and the rest of the car ride continued in an eerie silence.