All righty then, here's the Eighteenth chapter.
I realize that I did hurry into the end of the case, but don't worry. I've thought of something
I do not own Death Note or it's characters. Enjoy :)
I was very happy.
We had spent all this time, and the killer surrenders. I mean, yes, I did want to know who killed my father, but, I guess that didn't matter any more.
"...Wait. Isn't the Shinigami supposed to come here immediately?" I asked myself.
"Unless, it's supposed to come here in few days or after I've actually used the notebook. I'll ask Ryuk."
I turned and left the room. Ryuk was sitting on the sofa, eating an apple as Mello stared at him.
"Are apples really that good?" Mello asked, taking a bite out of his chocolate.
"Yes, they're a lot better than the apples back in the Shinigami Realm."
"Ryuk, could I ask you a few questions?"
Ryuk finished eating the apple and turned to me. "Sure, but I might not be able to answer all of the questions."
"That's all right. You know when someone finds a Death Note, does the Shinigami get attached to them immediately, or do they wait a few days."
"Well, it depends on the Shinigami, but if they do drop a notebook the longest they can wait is 39 days."
"Okay. What if a notebook was given to someone and the original owner relinquished ownership of the Death Note, how long will it take then?"
Mello looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
"Hmm, well, I guess that depends on the Shinigami as well. But, normally, yes, they would appear straight away."
"I see. Do you remember Rem? The female Shinigami?" I asked.
He nodded. "The one that fell in love with a human, right?"
"Yeah, if someone were to give a notebook that Rem was attached to, to another person, would Rem go there immediately, or wait a few days?" I asked.
"To be honest, I don't really know Rem all that well. But, I'm sure she'd show up immediately." he said, nodding his head while reaching for another apple.
"I see. Thanks Ryuk." I said, standing up and walking to the computer.
"No problem." he said before stuffing three apples into his mouth at one time.
Mello looked pretty disgusted as he took another bite out of his chocolate.
I sat down at the computer and opened up a file of all the victims. I was right, they did match the names in the notebook. But, why hasn't Rem shown up yet?
"Grace-san. What are you doing?" L asked.
"Nothing." I said, quickly closing up the notebook and covering the words 'Death Note' with my hand. L frowned at me. "What's that notebook there? Is it your diary?" he asked.
I shook my head. "No, I wrote down a few of the victims names to see if there was any connections between them, I just wanted to check if I got them all." I lied.
He stared at the notebook, still frowning.
"Well, I think I'm done here. I'll be in my room if you need me." I said.
The killer is probably in the U.S right now, even with wings, it would still take Rem a while to get here. I decided that I would stay in my room until she showed up.
I sat on my bed, looking through the notebook. "He killed so many people, how come we didn't realize until a few months ago?" I muttered, turning a page. After each name, he wrote 'Heart attack, 4pm.'
After half an hour, I had finished looking through the notebook, but, Rem still hadn't shown up.
I figured that it would take Rem at least a day to get here.
I threw the notebook onto my desk and sighed. I wonder what's taking her so long? I yawned and stretched my arms out, figuring that as soon as Rem came, I could tell the others.
I sat up, pulled my diary towards me, opened it and clicked my pen.
Dear Diary,
Rem hasn't shown up yet, it's been quite a while. I suppose it would take her at least a day to show up, but what if she doesn't? What do I do then?
Unless the killer hasn't given up ownership of the Death Note yet. Although, it said that he had in the letter. Anyway, I guess I'd better have a nap or something. I'm really tired for some reason. - Grace
I put the diary under my bed and laid back onto the bed. I was about to fall asleep. My eyes started to close and I sighed deeply before I almost fell asleep.
I sat up again, realizing what was going on.
"The killer made a fake Death Note...That's the only explanation. He must have copied all the names he had written in there into the fake one. That's why Rem hasn't shown up. Well, if this isn't the case, this is the theory I'm going with."
'Damn... He tricked me. What next?'
I have just thought of the best plot twist ever! I can't wait to write it. I was smiling like an idiot when I thought of it. It was kind of awkward when someone walked in, and I was just sitting there, laughing and smiling evily.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Wasn't one of my best, I'm sorry.
I'll post more tomorrow (probably two) because I won't be able to post any on Thursday.