Kiseki

"H-Hello s-sir! Here's y-your coffee y-you asked for!"

I squeak a small response as I hand Matsuda his coffee, my glasses falling down my face a small bit. He was only a few years older than me and in no way my superior, but the only people who know are Soichiro Yagami and the bosses above him.

"Oh, thank you Kokoro, but I could get it myself, you didn't have to."

He smiles awkwardly and his cheeks redden a bit, it's all too obvious that he has a crush on me. But I don't have the heart to tell him that. I just smile and giggle in response.

"It's okay sir, i-it's my job."

I bow slightly and head to my desk at the corner of the office and turn on the monitor. It said in the files that the killings occur between the time the high school ends and the time prep school begins. So that means it's most likely a high school student, and it's narrowed down a bit since not all of them go to prep school. Maybe I'll talk to light about this today if I can get out of the office on time.

After about 3 hours of coming to my conclusion a man in a hat and trench coat walks into the office with a worn brown briefcase. Everyone in the room stops and watches as he goes up to the front and pulls out a laptop.

"What is Watari doing here?"

Watari? Before I can think anything else an electronic voice fills the room. The voice of L.

"Greetings, I have news for the NPA. It has occurred to me that Kira is a high school student. The times he kills on weekdays and weekends are those of one. I have a plan to draw Kira out and to see which region he is in, in Japan."

He's in the Kanto region obviously, considering the fact that a lot of the deaths happen in cities in this region it isn't too difficult to figure out. But too bad for L, because Kanto is a highly populated region so it will be more difficult to find out which city he is in.

"I will perform a live broadcast each hour in different regions of Japan to see if he will come out and kill me."

Out of the corner of my eye I see Soichiro stumble back a bit. This job has taken a toll on him and makes him seem older than he really is.

"How will you catch him if you're dead?!"

He isn't that stupid, is he?

"Yuik, turn on the television. Now!"

I quickly get into my chair, causing it to slide across the room towards the television as Yuik turns it on. What the hell is he going to do?

"I am Lind L. Tailor. I am L."

Idiot.

"Kira, you are a murderer and a criminal. What you are doing is wrong. We will catch you."

You stupid, stupid idiot.

"Surrender now bef-"

Before he finishes his sentence, he collapses on the desk. Kira has murdered L. Wait; L wouldn't allow himself to get murdered. I turn up the volume on the television as the screen switches over to the screen L seems to use when he speaks.

"That was not L. I am L. The man you just killed is on death row and was due to be executed today. I guessed that if I were to show myself to the world then you would try to kill me. And I was correct. Well, since I'm here. The kill me now. Huh? Do it! Or is it that you can't? You need a face to kill don't you? Huh Kira?! And by the way, this was only broadcasted live in Japan. Specifically the Kanto region. You're lucky that this is a very populated region, or else you would be easier to find."

I stare blankly at the screen as Yuik shuts it off. Oh my god.

"I underestimated him; even I didn't think he would do that."

I rub my temples and sigh. Now I know for sure that Kira is in the Kanto region, but the question is, where? I pick up my cell phone and call Light's phone.

One ring.

Two rings.

Three rings.

"Come on Yagami."

Four rings.

"Hello?"

"Hi Light. It's Kiseki; I was calling to see if I could come over tonight. It's been a good while since we've hung out."

"Uh yeah, tonight isn't good Seki; I will call you when it's a good time."

"Oh, okay. Coolness."

I let out a fake chuckle and hang up the phone, only to have my face fall and return to emotionlessness. I've known Light since we were 5 and not even he knows this much about me. He thinks I'm some ditzy girl who does okay in school. He's way too easy to fool, I mean when I was little I was like that but now… Especially after all that happened, that isn't me anymore.

It's been 2 weeks since Light said he would call, but he never has. People at the office have been leaving little by little, but today feels different.

"I can't do this anymore! I'm not working on the Kira case, what if he comes after me!"

This happens everyday, somebody finally breaks and quiets.

"Do you wanna end up dying because this L freak wants us to do this? He won't even show us his face!"

And one by one, nearly everybody files in their slips to get off the case, and one by one they leave the room. All that is now left is Soichiro, Matsuda, some others, and I. I never bothered to learn all of their names, but Matsuda usually gets yelled at so it was easy to learn it.

"They have reason for quitting. You all have a right not to trust me. I have seen you rfaces but you haven't seen mine. Tomorrow all of you who are left will come to an address given to you by Watari before you leave. There are only 8 of you left, so that may prove a challenge for investigating, especially since on of you eight is a 17 year old intern."

Of course he would undermine me. Not because I'm a woman, but because to everybody except for Soichiro, I am simply an intern.

"I can assure you of this L, Miss Hime may be clumsy, but she can be a hard worker."

After a moment of silence you can hear shuffling through the speakers on the computer.

"What is her name?"

"Kokoro Hime, why are you asking this?"

"No reason, goodbye."

Background check, of course. I never thought somebody would actually check.

"Soichiro Yagami! I wish to speak to you in private!"

Everything goes silent, my sudden outburst shocks the entire room. Soichiro walks over to me and leads me into the back room.

"What is it Urameshi?"

I take off my glasses and place them on the table.

"He's doing a damned background check on me, of course he would do that to the intern. There is no record of a Kokoro Hime anywhere, and even if there is, it definitely will not be me."

"It's going to be alright. We're meeting him tomorrow, and if he says nothing, then it's okay."

Maybe he is right, but I will not think of that right now. Light hasn't called me in weeks, and he is usually quite punctual when it comes to these things. I just hope he's alright, I just don't want to ask his father.

A/N: Just so you guys know, the writing may be a good bit slower over the summer due to my laptop belonging to the school and I have to turn it in on Friday.