Author's note: Sorry for the rather sketchy chapter. Someone reviewed a question about Beyond, I will write a chapter that holds a flashback about him later...when it becomes more important to the plot. For this chapter remember that in this AU story people with the eyes have no life span. Anyways...enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own death note and I do not own the 'Rascal Flatts' Lyrics at the end. Enjoy!
Another Detective
Chapter 6
Laughter erupted from Sayu as Raito attempted to grab the cell phone back to no avail. His method was tickling but Sayu seemed to be able to squirm away far too easily.
Grasping the phone, Sayu ran outside of the house and glanced down to see if anymore texts had arrived.
Message sent 8:35p.m. Number Unknown.
'The deductive abilities in Smile's family are not hereditary.'
Message sent 8:40p.m. Number Unknown.
'Does that mean yes or no?'
Message sent 8:49p.m. Number Unknown.
'It means you are too incompetent to understand the fact that you already have the answer.'
Message sent 8:55p.m. Number Unknown.
'Fine I was going to tell you who Smile is but if you won't answer me…'
Message sent 8:59p.m. Number Unknown.
'IML'
Message sent 9:08p.m. Number Unknown.
'?'
Message sent 9:15p.m. Number Unknown.
'…do you really need an explanation?'
Message sent 9:19p.m. Number Unknown.
'I don't get what IML…oh…'
Message sent 9:22p.m. Number Unknown.
'So are you going to tell me who Smile is?'
Message sent 9:40p.m. Number Unknown.
'Cheater'
Message sent 9:52p.m. Number Unknown.
'I believe you were trying to spell 'cheetah' and had a spelling error. Glad you got your phone back. Your sister is not very intelligent.'
Message sent 10:01p.m. Number Unknown.
'How'd you know it was a sister?'
Message sent 10:11p.m. Number Unknown.
'Lucky guess and you confirmed it.'
Message sent 10:19p.m. Number Unknown.
'We need to be careful, pretty soon the lines between the phone signals will break if we keep unintentionally revealing ourselves to each other.'
Message sent 10:26p.m. Number Unknown.
'I still need to know how you discovered my name. Otherwise, I may suspect you of being Kira.'
Message sent 10:31p.m. Number Unknown.
'Fabulist'
Message sent 10:34p.m. Number Unknown.
'Why?'
"Raito! Why is Sayu locked in the closet?" Wincing at the scream, Raito allowed himself to hide his cell phone in his drawer and then hurry down the stairs to make sure Sayu did not reveal anything.
He was surprised when he descended the stairs to find Sayu telling their father it was a game she was playing with herself to see if she could find a way out. Deciding not to interrupt the scene, Raito turned to return to his 'homework'.
There was a pile of files Beyond had given Raito on occupants of the local buildings; the one local to Smile's building. Raito was glad the cameras had been removed so that he could overlook such things with ease.
Flipping through the files, Raito quickly narrowed the possibilities to three individuals. The only ones that were in the area and would fit the description of a student's schedule were Kagami Taro, Mikami Teru, and Akino Shiori.
After extensive research and a few messages to Beyond, Raito began to grow tired. He fell asleep on the bed with the picture of Akino Shiori still lying on his desk.
"Is this your girlfriend?" Raito's eyes flittered open at the words and he saw Sayu with Akino's picture.
"No" he said and proceeded to prepare for school, ignoring Sayu completely.
"Are you still mad that I was going to tell L who you are?" Raito did not respond. "Why is it such a big deal?" The lack of response made Sayu make an aggravated noise. "Answer me or I'll tell dad that you're Smile!"
Raito actually smiled at this. "You are not going to tell dad, if you were you would have already done so".
"I have too smart of a brother" Sayu said in defeat.
Smirking at this comment, Raito finished his preparations for school. He said goodbye to his sister and went off.
L had stayed up the whole night. Glancing up at the screen before him, L saw the extent of the night's work. A typed email to Smile was on the computer with over a five hundred variations of the expression 'how do you know my name'.
After a sigh, L sent the email.
The fact that Smile had found this information meant that he had the upper hand, L had lost. L was unable to discover Smile's identity before his was uncovered. There was only one way to make up for this dramatic lose, catching Kira!
When Soichiro Yagami arrived, L decided on a plan of action. "Yagami-san invite Ratio to come help with the investigation".
Although Raito probably had classes during the day, L knew that he would come. Whether he was coming to gain information as Kira or for the chance to stop Kira, L had yet to discover. It was several hours later when he finally arrived.
"Thank you, Yagami-kun."
"Not at all Ryuga, we both want to catch Kira."
"Please call me Ryuuzaki here."
"I'm Matsui."
"I'm Aihara."
"And I'm Asahi."
"I see."
"Would it be alright if I'm Asahi Light?"
"Please do. I will call you Light here."
"Now to business. Take a look at our current information on Kira. I also want you to examine this video which was sent to the television station but never released to the public."
After the discussion L asked for Raito or Light, to watch the video. If Light reasoned things through as there being two Kira's it would be quite possible for him to conclude that there was a lower possibility of Kira being Raito.
"Light, what so you think? Did you get something from it?"
"This Kira is partial. L, L, L…aren't there other detectives on the case? Like Smile, he's not even mentioned!"
"This Kira? What do you mean?"
"Does it matter? You already know why I said that so it would be pointless to explain. This test to prove I am Kira is foolish; I would be able to easily pass it even if your suspicion was correct."
The detectives in the room seemed unsettled by Raito's statement. L, however, was unfazed and continued on with his plan. "I think it would be wise to respond with a message back as the original Kira, in order to stop the second Kira. In the broadcast, I want you to play the part of Kira."
L waited for Raito's response and then waited once again for Raito to write the response. What he wrote sounded very convincing, although L was slightly unhappy about the request for his death. Under other circumstances L would ask Raito about this but he was still having his mind sidetracked by the fact that Smile knew his name.
It was several days later when the reply came through.
Raito gasped at what the second Kira said. 'Eyes', it couldn't mean…no there was no way Kira had the ability that himself and Beyond had. He knew he had to find this Kira quickly; they could become very dangerous if what Raito thought was true.
Looking towards the ground that L had overdramatically fallen to, Raito smiled.
"Melodramatic much?" The comment seemed to upset L and everyone else in the room, all of whom glared at him with a bit of anger. Raito remembered he was supposed to be in character as the serious 'Yagami Raito' not the lax detective 'Smile'.
"I would appreciate it if Light-kun took this information seriously" L said from the ground.
"May I be excused so that I can laugh hysterically?" Raito retorted.
L seemed to be searching the room for what was funny and then came to the realization that he was on the floor. To attempt to force this fact out of his mind, L asked Watari if anymore videos had been received.
With a look of determination L and Raito waited for a response.
"No but there was a diary page."
The two geniuses awaited the arrival of this page. L pointed out an event on the calendar of events but Raito thought this was most likely a cover for what was really to occur. His eyes scanned to a location, Aoyama on May 22nd. Raito knew he was going to be there, regardless of how L responded.
L seemed to notice this as well and pointed out that they should place surveillance at that location and the other one mentioned. Matsui idiotically added that he could go and fit in well.
"I could go as well." Raito said and justified this with an excuse as lame as Matsui's.
Raito was disappointed by the lack of response at the supposed Kira meeting place. He begin to think of possibilities of different things but was interrupted.
Sayu was knocking on the door of Raito's bedroom saying that there was someone from the university that had a notebook of his. The deductive part of Raito's mind calculated the chance that this person was the second Kira, it all made sense. The person would 'exchange a notebook with a friend'.
Hurrying to the door, Raito had to abruptly stop in his tracks. There was a blonde girl standing in the door way a blonde girl with no time of death. Raito walked outside next to the girl and closed the door.
"Pleased to meet you my name is Misa-"the girl stopped speaking as if she was listening to something and then abruptly handed Raito a notebook. Some type of white monster floated behind the girl. Raito mind registered that this thing was a Japanese God of Death.
"Misa allow me to talk to him for a moment alone, it is important" the white thing said in a voice that sounded somehow feminine. The blonde girl immediately started to leave. Once she was out of ear shot the strange being told Raito.
"She thinks you are Kira, keep her safe and make you believe you are Kira or I will kill you and your family."
What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin' to do