P.I.S. Chapter Nine: Fool
"The House" was a codename for the most secured prison of the supernatural. The only prison with the "shoot to kill" rule. Any prisoner who misbehaved were susceptible to being shot with rifles to death. Contained in those bullets were a chemical mixture that stun the nerve cells, making the person's abilities useless.
The House lied in the Bermuda Triangle. An unseen barrier made it undetectable in the eyes of regular humans. Any ships coming near the House would be veered off course by a strange force they were unaware of, given the legend that many ships disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.
Eight years ago, L captured the infamous killer BB and sentenced him to death. BB was to sent to the most secured and lockdown level of The House. With all the drugs they kept giving him, everyone suspected him to be nothing more than a slumped over body with no capability of standing up on his own, let alone using his powers. However, drugs had no effect on BB, not even the nerve cell stun guns.
Now L had to think. Eight years ago it was just him. Now he had Mello, Near, Matt, and Light. He had to worry about their safety. With the most dangerous person on Earth free and thriving, everyone was in danger. BB would not stop and he would kill anyone who got in his way of claiming his target.
And his target was L. It had always been L.
The said detective bit down hard on his thumb, already bandaged from earlier. He was reviewing the tapes that were sent over through email. It was just what he had suspected. A Mello impersonator had entered the House grounds by means of fake documents with a fake signature of L--which he had faxed over. The copies were nearly fool-proof, which told him that only a traitor on their side could do such a thing. Someone who was apart of the Company. But who?
And how much did they know? They obviously knew about Mello working for him. Most likely they were aware of Matt and Near, but what about the status on Light? He was an unofficial agent, not even an agent, really. Was he safe? No, he was not safe. None of them were safe with BB on the loose.
They had to leave, disappear somewhere until L knew more on Beyond Birthday's location. He had to put the four of them somewhere safe, that was his duty. Matt, Mello, and Near would follow his orders, however, Light would be a different story. He resided in his parents house, with his mother, father, and sister. They would be put in danger, too. He had to come up with a way to get them away without them suspecting anything.
Behind him he heard someone yawn. He glanced behind him before looking back to his computer.
"You're up early today, Mello," L said, still staring at screen.
"Urgh," Mello groaned, scratching his rear through his pajama bottoms. He opened the refrigerator and peered inside at its contents. "It feels like I haven't slept in days." He blinked and then cocked his head in L's direction, "No offense."
"None taken."
Mello poured himself a glass of orange juice and walked into the room where L was. "I heard Near across the room last night."
"Yes, he had a nightmare," L said, typing something on his computer.
Mello was on his way back to his bedroom when L called out to him.
"Mello," he said, "I'll need you to do me a favor tonight. It's very important."
The blonde looked back at him, and nodded his head.
The weekend came, but it bore me. School was a distraction for me, but now that the weekend was here, I was bored and thought about L and the others often. Now that I couldn't see them, I was more worried. Something kept nudging me in the back of the head, an uneasy feeling. I wanted to see them, just to check on them, but I needed to obey L's order and stay away until it was safe.
I cleaned my room in order to give me something to do. I even called Misa to see what she had planned, but she was visiting her father out of town and wouldn't be back until Monday. I called up a few more girls from school that I knew liked me, and managed to snag one girl from my class last year. I decided to take her out to see a movie, the classical date.
"I was a little surprised when you called me out of the blue," she said. Her name was Kiyomi Takada. She was a pretty girl with short dark hair in a bob and a pretty smile. She was conservative and polite, one of the reasons I liked her above some of the others.
"I've been very busy because of school," I answered, smiling to her, "Only now have I managed to get some free time or I would have called you sooner. You still enjoy documentaries, right?"
Takada smiled, but she stared down at her shoes. "Aren't you and Amane-san a couple, though? I always see you two together."
"We're just friends. I walked her to school when she first moved here," I said, placing my hand on the small of her back and led her onto the train we were taking.
"I don't want her to be jealous."
"Misa understands that she is only my friend."
Takada gave me a look as if she didn't believe me. Did I know Misa had a crush on me? Yes. I've known since we first met. Did I feel like the same for here? No. I didn't feel any sort of connection with her the way she did for me. And Takada? Sadly, it was the same with her. Ever since I was little, I had girls crawl all over me. I manipulated them by reading their thoughts and I usually got nothing but babble and nonsense. I could always tell when a girl liked me by hearing it in their heads before. I was beginning to believe that I would never feel that bubbly feeling that girls seemed to feel. I had almost given up hope on finding "the one".
Then I met L. I wasn't sure why I was attracted to him, whether it was because I couldn't get inside his head, his mysteriousness, or just the fact that he introduced me to all of this. I missed him. I want to see him again.
'He may be a liar,' I heard inside Takada's head, 'but he's pretty. As if he's not banging that Misa-bitch.'
I refrained from rolling my eyes. It amazed me how girls could simultaneously be friends and stab them in the back. L wouldn't do that. Even though I hadn't known him that long, I felt I could trust him. Him, Near, Mello, and Matt. I could be myself around them.
I sighed, my shoulders lifting and dropping. Takada was oblivious. I brought her along so I wouldn't have to think about them. It seemed my plan was failing.
"Light-kun, this is our stop," Takada said. I followed her out of the station and downtown.
The route we were taking would lead us past the P.I.S. building. I wasn't doing it on purpose, really. It was the only way to get to the theatre. Besides, I was just a simple passerby on a date. Nothing suspicious.
"Light-kun, are you listening?"
"Hm?" I looked to her. Obviously she had either told me something or asked a question that needed my attention. It was impolite not to listen, however, I had the ace of hearing her repeat the question again in her head.
"Hideki Ryuuga is a good actor, but when he plays the main character, he doesn't play the role. Like when he played Kazuki Takeo in The Bandit. He didn't portray the character's sarcastic bitterness well enough. However, when he played the co-star in Kingdom Come Down, he was excellent in his character Mao. I just hope in this movie he will be as good in Kingdom Come Down than he was in The Bandit."
I saw Takada's eyes lit up. "Oh my god! That's exactly what I was thinking!"
'I know.' I laughed with her.
I realized that we were coming up on the headquarters. I was only going to glance on it, not stare or anything. While I half-listened to Takada's story about how Hideki Ryuuga was overrated since he quit singing and started acting, I slightly turned my head to see the glass doors with the painted eyeball. However, I stopped dead in my tracks and my mouth dropped open.
"Is something wrong, Light-kun?" I heard Takada say, but I didn't acknowledge her.
The eye was gone. So were the letters of the Paranormal Investigation Squad. Replacing it was a rent sign with a number to call. I couldn't help myself. I looked inside by pressing my face against the window. It was empty and dark inside. No furniture, no desk where Matt sat behind, no white table and magazines. Everything was gone.
"Light-kun, let's go," Takada said, pulling on my arm, but I stayed exactly where I was.
They left me. Those bastards. That bastard. They all left without a word. It hurt me. It hurt me much more than I thought I could be hurt. He didn't care about me at all. I was nothing to him. I wasn't even worth a goodbye to him.
"Light-kun," Takada said again, "What's wrong?"
My chest. It hurt so much. It almost felt as if I couldn't breathe. I was alone, even with Takada still clinging to my arm. Was this what a heartbreak felt like?
"I'm sorry, Kiyomi-san," I mumbled.
"What?"
"I'm sorry," I said again, "I'm gonna have to cut our date short. Something has come up?"
Her eyebrow wrinkled together in concern. "What? Now?"
"I'm very sorry," I said again, "I'll walk you home, but I can't do this right now. We'll have a rain check."
She rolled her eyes. "Fine. Whatever."
I knew she was mad, but I couldn't care. I could only feel my own heart breaking.
"I'm home," I mumbled under my breath when I walked through the front door. I didn't care to hear who might have heard my whispered welcome. I just wanted to crawl into bed and stay there. I felt emotionally exhausted.
I removed my shoes and trudged up the stairs to my bedroom. I didn't bother to turn on the light. I just walked inside, laid in bed, and pulled the covers over my head, still fully dressed. I felt my eyes water and a knot develop behind my sinuses. I couldn't believe it. I was crying.
I had been such a fool. L didn't love me.
(A/N): Aww, poor Light. :( (I cannot believe how OOC I made him. XD)