Watari returns fifteen minutes after L had been sent to bed, B had taken his place and Silence had mysteriously disappeared. He vanishes into the kitchen-area and brings out a cart of sweets, piled one on top of the other.
He wheels it towards B and stops it beside where he is crouching.
"Here you are, Ryuzaki." Watari says, looking at B intensely as if something is slightly off.
"Thank you, Watari." B replies, not taking his eyes off of the screen.
'God, they even sound the same.' Soichiro thinks as Watari paces around B, hands behind his back, studying him.
B stiffens slightly.
Silence watches from her hiding place, hidden in the shadows of the corners of the ceiling. Yes, she'd climbed up there. She stays there, silent. Obviously living up to the name.
'Don't fuck this up, B. If you do, it's not just us who'll suffer..'
She watches as Watari continues to study B, looking for anything not remotely L-like.
B silently reaches out and takes a strawberry, biting it and eating the whole berry, leaving only the green leaves.
"Can I ask why you are watching me so intensely?"
"I'm just observing, Ryuzaki. After all, I need to make sure there aren't any..unwelcome distractions."
"Of course."
It continues like this for another ten minutes until Light and Misa arrive back. Misa squeals and rushes towards 'Ryuzaki' and throws her arms around his shoulders from behind.
"Thank you thank you thank you so much!" She grins, kissing B's cheek.
B remains still and expressionless.
From her hiding place, Silence cracks a smile. She recognises this girl.
Not for the stardom the girl has achieved in the past year - like most other people - but for a different reason entirely.
Miss Misa Amane. 17 years old. Singer/actress.
Silence can remember every last detail about this girl. After all, she did have to study her for around two weeks.
'Okay, B. Just wait until Watari leaves again, then we'll be able to reveal ourselves. Wait..who's that?'
Silence's attention is diverted to Light who has been lurking in the shadows - much like herself - and has only now decided to emerge.
'Ugh, Abercrombie model wannabe. He looks like the classic pretty boy. I hope I don't have to deal with him for the duration of this.. '
"Hey, Ryuzaki. How's the case? Found anything new?" Light sweeps a few strands of caramel coloured hair from his eyes, walking toward 'Ryuzaki' and leaning against the table beside him, crossing his arms across his chest. The Task Force watch, riveted.
"Not right now."
"A-Are you looking over the same information as you were when Misa and I left four hours ago?"
"I was just double-checking. You can never be too careful."
'L NEVER double-checks! He never NEEDS to! QUIT BREAKING CHARACTER!' Silence mentally screams at B.
"Aren't you going to ask how it went?" Misa asks, jumping up and down on the spot and clapping her hands together.
"Of course. How was it?"
"It was amaazing!" Misa exclaims, twirling around, arms outstretched. "Felt so good to get outta this stuffy building! You should get out sometime, too, Ryuzaki!"
"I would much prefer if I didn't." B replies, scrolling down the page.
"Aw, c'mon, Ryuzaki. Perhaps some fresh air will do you good." Light says, closing his eyes and pretending to be the all-knowing-health-guru.
"And maybe it won't. I can't waste time on trivial things such as that."
"Your health is trivial?"
"..."
"Everyone. I have to report to the ICPO about L's latest findings. I will be gone for around four, five hours." Watari announces, just as Silence's arms are beginning to tire from supporting her weight against two walls and a ceiling.
"Alright then. We shall see you later." Soichiro says and Silence watches the old man exit the room.
There are no security cameras in this particular room, she had noticed earlier. Possibly because Watari thought it would be a waste of money. L is supposed to be in this room continually, after all. Also, the Task Force is here to help keep him in line.
Silence had also discovered several wire taps and swiftly destroyed them, crushing them in her gloved hand.
She drops to the floor, startling Matsuda, leading him to squeal in fright.
"Sorry about that." She says, dusting her hands off on her clothes.
"W-Who are you?" Light asks, blinking at the girl after being startled by her sudden appearance.
"Light, I presume? Silence. Good to meet you."
"You too."
Light seems rather shocked and he looks at 'Ryuzaki' but turns his gaze back to Silence after receiving no reaction from him. His eyes linger on her eyepatch but he makes no comment about it.
"Are you here to work on the case? I'm assuming that Ryuzaki brought you in to help?" He eventually manages to choke out.
"In a sense."
"Oh, alright then."
Silence, who has had her back to Misa for the duration of her conversation with Light, turns around to look at her.
Misa shrieks when she sees her face, running behind Light and using him to shield herself. Silence giggles a little to herself. 'Clearly, Miss Misa Amane remembers me.'
"Hello, Misa Amane. How have you been? Well, I hope." Silence says, failing to resist the slight mocking tone her voice has taken on.
"Why are you here!? Why can't you just leave me alone!? Why won't you let me forget!?"
"I have been leaving you alone for the past two years, Misa. It is pure coincidence that we are meeting again. I am here to help investigate the Kira Case at L's request," Silence replies smoothly, unfazed by Misa's outburst.
Misa looks absolutely terrified as she clings to Light's shirt. Beyond, sitting in L's chair, allows himself the tiniest grin. The Task Force briefly wonder why Misa is so scared of Silence but Misa answers their question for them.
"You killed my parents! How can you face me!? How can you even sleep at night knowing what you've done!?"
A shocked silence follows Misa's explosion, the atmosphere changing dramatically as Silence smirks, the corners of her mouth curling upwards only slightly.
"Correction. I did not kill your parents. Katie Nimbus did. I sleep just fine, actually. I had a very nice dream last night consisting of - "
"I don't care about your stupid dream!"
"That's certainly very rude, yelling at someone like that, Misa. What would your parents think?" Silence can't resist putting that last jab in and watches in amusement as Misa collapses to the floor, crying into her hands. Beyond looks down at her with his wide eyes, smirks a little then returns his stare to the glowing screen in front of him.
"What do you think you're doing!?" Light yells at Silence, kneeling beside Misa, attempting to comfort her. She collapses into his shoulder, soaking his shirt.
"You can't say that to her! Look how upset you've made her!"
"She's upsetting herself. She knows why her parents died. She just doesn't want to admit it to herself. Believe me, her parents were no angels."
"Who are you, anyway? Why did you and your friend kill them?!"
Silence raises an eyebrow.
"You really expect me to answer that?"
Through her tears and the blonde hair over her face, Misa looks up at Silence.
"I hope that Kira kills you. You and your friend!" She screams.
Light is quiet though he is planning. Although he may not love Misa, he is fond of her, in a way. He certainly doesn't want her parent's murderer to go free without justice being served!
'What is the friend's name? Katie Nimbus..'
"It's too late for that," Silence answers, a dark look having overcome her petite features.
"Why!? Kira will make you suffer like I did!"
"Why? Because Katie is already dead, my friend. She died a year and a half ago."
"Good riddance!"
"I could say the same about your parents." Silence replies, glaring at Misa with a look of utter contempt. With that, she turns on her heel and climbs the stairs, leaving a stunned Task Force, an upset Misa and an amused Beyond Birthday, behind her.