((Author's Note)) Enjoy.

Edit: only grammatical changes and minor narration edits.

Chapter 7

I had managed to slip into the police station within ten minutes. Honestly, you'd think they'd be prepared for some form of intrusion.

The challenge, however, was hacking into the computer system. Matt was way better at it than me, so it took more time than preferred, but I still managed to get to the files I was after.

The criminals listed in the private files are usually the most dangerous and are typically placed on death row, so using one of them as bait for Kira was the perfect plan, in L's eyes that is.

I read through each of the files, trying to determine the perfect person for the plan to progress.

*FLASHBACK*

"Why do you need me to hack into the police files?" I asked.

"I plan to use one of the criminals that were arrested in secret to stand in my place to confront Kira...as bait of course," He simply stated.

"And how would you get him to cooperate? If you don't mind my asking...Tell them you would let them go free?"

L gave me his usual blank stare, but there was a certain light to the look in his dark eyes. "As a matter of fact, that was exactly the plan."

*END FLASHBACK*

One of the files caught my eye. It showed an image of a man with long dark hair, reaching roughly the middle of his neck. His eyes were dark, and held that secretive glint in them.

"Lind L. Tailor..." I whispered. Opening the file, I read that he was charged for sexual assault and murder in 1999 and sentenced to death.

I quickly went online to find out more information on him. Surprisingly, I found a link to the To-Oh University site. On the page was a picture of Tailor and a blonde man, holding degrees from the university. I read the article.

Graduating students, Lind Tailor and Ukyo Akiteru, made highest score in To-Oh history after presenting a detailed theory on genetic mutation and evolution. In the report, Akiteru and Tailor gave excellent evidence as well as ideas on how genetics could be altered both naturally and unnatually.

Akiteru plans to look deeper into the heart of genetics with the help of fellow graduating students and senior scientists at Hajime Labs in Kyoto until he has enough money to build his own place of research.

Tailor, however, plans to continue his work in basic genetic science.

I stopped reading after that. Looking at the given image, Tailor looked a lot different from his mug shot. He looked younger (obviously), as well as kinder and less hostile. Either way...I couldn't see him as any kind of scientist...but you can't judge a book by its cover, as they say.

What's more is he knew Akiteru and could give me the information I need to locate him. That is, if he's still alive.

I copied the files of Lind L. Tailor, as well as a few other canidates, onto a flash drive and went to leave the station.

"What are you doing here?" I froze. In front of me was a man with shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes. No doubt an officer, but a young one at that. Fresh out of college if I had to guess. Luckily my ears and tail were hidden.

I began my emergency escape act, which was simply pretend to be confused. Just like at the airport, this trick worked almost every time. It was a bonus if I tricked someone with experience...which I haven't done yet.

"Huh?" I asked, an oblivious look on my face. "Where am I?"

This took the man by surprise. He wasn't expecting that...they never do. "Uh, you're at the police station," he stammered.

"Am I? I guess I was sleepwalking again, it happens a lot," I told him. "Would you be so kind as to point to the exit?"

"I'm not sure if I can do that..." the man said nervously. Yep, he's a rookie. "Maybe we should call your parents."

"I don't have any," I stated. "But If I have to, I can call a friend of mine who'd be able to take me home. I'll need to use the telephone to do so, however."

With that, the man led me to the lobby where he handed me a phone. I dialed Watari's number.

"Yes?" he answered.

"I need a ride," I told him. "I've been caught sleepwalking again, but the guy who found me doesn't know how I got here...can you pick me up at the police station?"

"Of course, Yugi. As I understand, your docter did have the files explaining your condition, am I correct?"

"Yes, but no one but you knows about them."

"Good. I'll be there shortly." Watari then hung up.

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience," I apologized, slipping the flash drive, which he didn't see, into my pocket. "I thought I had my sleepwalking under control, but I guess not."

"Don't worry about it," the man shrugged it off. "We all have our bad days."

When Watari arrived, I bid farewell to the man, who I now know as Matsuda, and slipped into the vehicle.

"That was close," I sighed as I handed the flash drive to L. "It's a good thing that officer was naiive or else I would be dead."

L took the flash drive and placed it into the computer and going through each of the files like I did.

"As close you were to being discovered, I must admit you do know how to make good choices," L stated, putting a finger to his lips. "I have narrowed it down to three of these men. We will speak each of them tomorrow morning and make our confrontation by afternoon."

"You really have this planned out, don't you, Ryuzaki?" I asked.

"Yes, I do," L said. There was a moment of silence until he spoke again. "Yugi."

"Yes?"

"Seeing as you have nearly excellent acting skills, I have a favor to ask."

"What is it?" I tilted my head, one of my ears floping with the gravity.

"I want you to interrogate the criminals and claim that you are L," He said. "I believe it would be of great advantage to you as well as to me."

"Why?"

"Because one of the criminals you will be interrogating is Lind L. Tailor."

~*TimeSkip*~

I took a deep breath. Watari spoke with the prison holding the three criminals, saying that someone was here to speak with them one last time before they would be executed.

I had already interrogated two of them, Ketai Nishigama and Shiki Hatamuri. Believe me when I say it was a nightmare.

I watched as they brought in Lind L. Tailor, who was wearing an orange jumpsuit. He sat down onto the metal chair across from me and allowed the officers to cuff his hands to the table.

Tailor looked at me as they left, leaving me alone with him. As requested, there were no cameras or wire taps in the room. It was just him and me.

"Lind Tailor," I said. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

He smirked. "I'd say the same, if circumstances were different."

"I have a proposition for you, Mr. Tailor," I stated, holding back a shiver of discomfort. "But first I need to know a few things."

"Ask away, my dear." Please, if there is a god have him make this short and to the point.

I looked at him right in the eye. "What do you know about Ukyo Akiteru?"

He blinked, not expecting that question, but answered, none the less. "He was an old friend from college. I heard he managed to create that genetic laboratory he's been dreaming of."

"Did you keep contact after graduation?"

"As a matter of fact I did, until I heard about his lab burning down."

"Did he say anything about making any sort of breakthrough before you lost contact?"

Tailor looked at me suspiciously before answering. "Yes...about four years ago, just before the fire he had written a letter, me having been arrested at the time, stating that he had managed to successfully fused the genes of a human with that of a wolf. He was still running tests when the fire broke out."

"Was there anything left of the fire, from what you heard of?" I asked, a hint of hope within my voice.

"No." Seeing that the questions were done with, Tailor asked, "Now what was this proposition you had?"

I looked up at him, traces of my slight disappointment disappearing from existence. "How would you like to leave this prison and start over in life?"

"What are you saying?" Tailor had a sign of confusion on his face. "Who are you anyway?"

I smiled. "I am L," I stated smoothly. "And if you help me confront Kira, I will clear you of your death sentence as well as give you freedom with a new identity to live a different life. Do you agree to these terms? Will you help me serve justice?"

I watched as Tailor gave my offer some thought. In the end he looked me in the eye, just as I did earlier and sad firmly, "Yes, I will help you."

((Author's Note)) There you have it...again I do plan to write bloopers, but it won't be on this site. As I said, I will post them onto my DeviantArt account as well as the current chapters and then put a link onto my profile leading you to them.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review.

Until next time...

-Garden