Alternate Reality
Damn that Ryuzaki. How could he have misplaced the Death Note!? I gave Ryuk specific instructions to give it to him. But that is not the main problem here. I let on too much information about the Death Note. Now L is bound to suspect something. If it wasn't for that phone call he might have caught me then and there. Oh yeah that phone call… I checked the caller id; it turned out to be Matsuda. "Hey Matsuda, why did you call me?"
"Hey Light, I just wanted to ask you about your progress. I mean you said you were enrolling in a school to catch Kira so I thought that maybe you found something….."
"Oh, not really but I still have a few leads." I looked up to L's room as I spoke. He lived in an apartment and his room was the corner room on the fourth floor. I could see him looking down at me. I smiled and waved back. "I'll call you when I get back to headquarters it's not really safe to talk here." "Uhhh ok, by the way have you seen the news?" "No, why?" "I see just go check it out when you get back." I was puzzled what's there in the news that would interest Matsuda? He also sounded worried and Matsuda is generally never worried.
By the time I got back to my hotel room it was already seven fifteen. I decided to take a shower since I felt really sweaty and also showers help me think clearly. It's as if the water washes all your doubts away and leaves you with the answer. So, after my long relaxing shower I decided to order room service while I wait for the task force. I then switched on the news. It was some story about missing cats. Matsuda wanted me to waste my precious time watching news about missing cats? But soon enough the story changed to a crime scene. Apparently a mass murderer who had been acquitted for murder two months ago died. The guy was a big shot so he got away with it and Kira had killed him.
Kira? So whoever stole the Death Note started killing criminals already. This was bad, very bad. I do not know who this Kira this and I can't manipulate him. Apparently this Kira had actually killed another person on the same day, while I was in school. This is quite suspicious I mean L just said he lost his Death Note now Kira strikes? But L is not someone who would just loose something like the Death Note; no he would be careful with something like that. Something's not right; the only way to get to the bottom of this is if I ask Ryuk.
My thoughts at that moment were disturbed as the task force. Aizawa immediately noticed the news. "So Kira struck again? That's twice today, the guy sure has guts." "I agree, the sooner we catch him the better." Ide replied. I was irritated. Why would they want to stop Kira? He was doing the world a favour. "I do not see why we should be in a hurry to catch him. He's only killing criminals. Let him do so until we catch him." I snapped. The entire task force was taken aback. "What are you saying, are you saying that you support Kira?" my dad asked. "Light you were the one who wanted to make the world safer and having a anonymous person kill criminals is not exactly safe if you ask me." Ukita said. I was cornered and I bit my tongue in the process of biting back a remark. I already made L suspicious today and I do not want the task force members to suspect me as well. "No it's just that once Kira has gained enough confidence that he can get away with killing people it will be easier to lure him out. Kira cannot think that he is the true form of justice, he isn't and I want to catch as much as you do. But for that we need to bide our time." I lied. Well the part about Kira thinking he is justice is not a lie. I am the true Kira, which means I am the true justice. This seemed to cheer up the task force considerably. "I agree with Light." Said Mogi. Wow I must have made an amazing speech since I managed to get Mogi speak out loud. "Thank you Mogi." I replied.
Aizawa then proceeded to bring out the case file which contained all the details about the crime scene. Nothing much. The guy just died of a heart attack, clearly Kira is inexperienced with the Death Note and hence is not trying out different methods. Or if L had lied to me about using the Death Note this must be his way of answering me. The rest of the evening passed in examining the scene and comparing notes. When the task force had left my dad stayed back to talk to me.
"Light is something bothering you? You seemed really distant today."
"No, dad nothing's wrong." No actually everything is wrong L suspects me even more and it seems as though he lost the Death Note.
"Are you sure you looked stressed out."
"Dad you're over reacting. I am not stressed out." Actually I am lying to L is quite hard.
"Well ok then. Do not hesitate to call me if you need something. Oh and call your mother while you're at it she seems worried about you."
"Will do. Night dad."
"Night Light."
I made it back to my bed and collapsed. I was exhausted, mentally mostly. But I was snapped out of my trance when Ryuk appeared before me. " Hey Light. You seem pretty down."
"Do I Ryuk? Maybe it's the fact that L almost caught me. And also he claims to have lost the Death Note."
"Hyuk Hyuk so that's what he said."
"What?"
"Well Light do you think L lost the Death Note?"
"I don't know Ryuk. At least I do not think so which is why I am asking you."
"Well I am not going to answer that since it makes things more interesting."
"L bribed you to keep shut with apples didn't he."
"Yup. He said that he would not give me any if I told Kira. You know how bad my withdrawal symptoms are. Also if I told you something he would immediately suspect you of being Kira and this game would end. "
Great now he knows how to manipulate Ryuk. So Ryuzaki the only thing I can do is wait for your next move.