Chapter 5! Sorry for the late update, but hopefully you will like the new changes I've made to this rewrite of So The Game Begins :) I've also got some new chapters planned for this story, so it will be all shiny new lol Thank you for the Reviews, Favorites, Alerts and to the unknown people who read my story too.
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You peeped from behind your hands as you let out a low sob, you removed your hands from your face and looked towards the computer screen. You watched as the computer screen went blank, you put your hand to you mouth and gagged.
' I feel sick.. ' You muffled, you quickly jumped up from the office chair next to Near and scrambled out of the back of the white van.
' Sketch?' Called Near after you.
You leant your hand on the side of the van as you vomited onto the pavement. You wiped your mouth on your jumper sleeve, you then leant back onto the van and took a few deep breaths as you looked up at the dark sky. You closed your eyes and wrapped your arms around yourself.
' Sketch?' You heard Near's voice say.
' Is he dead?' You asked.
' If you are talking about L, then no...he very much alive. ' Answered Near's voice.
' Thank god...' You sighed, you opened your eyes and looked towards Near standing next to the kerb as he twirled a piece of his white hair around his finger.' What about Beyond Birthday?'
' God had nothing to do with saving L, I believe that you should be thanking Mello and Matt.' Smirked Near, he walked back towards the back of the van and stopped in front of it.' If you would please follow me back into van, then I will explain what happened well you hid behind your hands.'
'Okay...' You said quietly, you walked towards Near and watched as he climbed into the back of the van. ' What happened to the computer screen? Why did it go blank?'
' I believe that there a conmunation problem...' Said Near, he sat back down on his office chair and pulled one of his legs to his chest as twirled a piece of his hair around his finger.' It's nothing to worry about...'
You climbed into the back of the van, you walked over towards the office chair next to Near and sat down on it. ' What happened ?'
' Matt and Mello entered through the front entrance of the church. Matt took several shots at Beyond Birthday well Mello ran down the aisle towards L, luckily L was unharmed and I'm certain L didn't sustain any injuries from what I saw on the computer screen.'
' And what about Beyond Birthday?' You asked.
' Unfortunately Beyond Birthday managed to escape, there must have been another way out of the church.' Answered Near, he leant forward and ejected a disk from the disk drive.' We have no idea where he went from the church, he could be anywhere...'
' That's not good...' You whispered, you got up from the office chair and sat back down on the red scattered pillows in the corner of the van. ' So that means people's lifes are still in danger...'
'Yes, you are most probable right. We have no clues when Beyond Birthday will strike again or who his next victims will be...' Sighed Near.
' Haven't you found any new leads yet?' You asked.
' Not at this very moment, I seem to be sitting in the back of a van with you and I've got no case folders or any kind of new evidence in front of me...' Smirked Near, he placed the disk into a plastic disk case.' So my answer is no, I have no new leads on Beyond Birthday.'
' Smartass...' You muttered.
' Sketch, may I give you some useful advice?' Asked Near.
' I guess so...' You said quietly.
' If you plan to ask stupid question, then you should prepare yourself for stupid answers...' Smirked Near.
You pulled your knee to your chest, you muttered to yourself as you looked down at your bare feet and frowned.
' I tell you that was a close call... ' You heard Matt's voice saying as you heard the door to the driver's side open. ' I don't want to get into anymore situation like that again anytime soon, I hope you are taking down notes on what I'm saying to you L and I plan not to repeat myself again...'
' I'm seconding on what Matt is saying, you put yourself in danger and I don't think Watari would approve of your decisions you made not long ago...' You heard Mello's voice say.
' Yes, I agree that my actions were reckless...' You heard L's voice say.
You looked up from your feet, you saw Mello standing at the back entrance of the van with his arms crossed as he glared at L standing next to him.
' Reckless?' Asked Matt , he got into the driver's seat of his van and started it up the engine.' Your calculations were way off this time, you should have said there was a 25% chance of the plan going smoothly and 75% chance of it turning into a disaster zone...'
' Your plan crashed and burned is what we are saying L...' Sighed Mello, he shut one of the white van's doors and took a chocolate bar out from his inside pocket of his coat.' But seriously, you didn't calculate your chances of survival very well...'
' Yes, I believe my calculations were way off this time... ' Mutter L, he climbed into the back of the van and sat down near you as he pulled his legs to his chest.' I shall recalculate my plan and work through the faults. Yet I had beliefs that my plan was quite foil proof...'
' We all make mistakes at times L...' You gave L a weak smile as you straighten your legs out and sighed.' No one is perfect...'
L put his thumb to his lips as dark eyes met with your eyes, he chewed his thumbnail and stared at you.
' To be the worlds greatest detective you have to be perfect...' Chuckled Matt, he slammed the driver's sides door shut and put his seatbelt on.' So basically L just made a miscalculation...'
' Or he was just probably low on sugar...' Smirked Mello, he slammed the other door to the van shut and got into the front with Matt.' Sugar for the mind is an important thing.'
' We'll get you a big slice of strawberry shortcake when we get home L, but for now kids I want you all to buckle up...' Smiled Matt.
You watched as Near quickly buckled each of the office chairs to the van's fixed on the wall counter, he sat back down on his office chair and buckled himself into his office chair.
Matt's van sped off down the road and turned right as he made his way back to the hotel.
You turned your attention back to L and noticed that he was still staring at you. You gave him a weak smile as you watched him chewing his thumbnail, you looked down at the floor of the van and sighed.
' Sketch, I would like to question you about the last 2 days you we're missing. I believe you may shine some new light on Beyond Birthday's behaviour and anything you may have noticed about him may come in useful to the case... '
' Yes of course...' You said quietly, you twirled a piece of cotton from one of the red pillow around your finger and sighed.
When you finally arrived back at the hotel it was quiet. You all made your way back to the hotel room. You walked into the hotel room, you crossed your arms and made you way over towards the sofa. You sat down on the white sofa and shivered.
' I'm tired... ' Yawned Matt, he slumped down on the sofa next to you and put his feet up on the coffee table.' I need some junk food, a cigarette and my PSP...'
' I suggest we all get some rest and discussed the case in the morning...' Sighed Mello, he took his coat off and hung it over one of the chairs at the kitchen table.
' I second that idea... ' Yawned Matt.
You watched L walk over towards the kitchen table, he perched on a chair at the table and opened up his laptop's lid. ' Yes, I agree that rest would be a good idea at this moment..'
' A rested mind is a functioning mind...' Said Near, he picked up his white teddy bear from the floor next to the coffee table and walked off towards his room.
You got up from the sofa and wrapped your arms around yourself as you yawned.' If it's okay with everyone, may I go to my room and have a shower?'
' Sketch...' Sighed L, he reached out his hand and picked up a sugar cube from a little glass bowl near his laptop.' Will you please bag up each piece of your clothing you have worn into one of the plastic evidence bags, I believe that there maybe some DNA on your clothes that may belong to Beyond Birthday...'
' When you say each piece of clothing, do you mean everything I'm wearing... even under my clothes...' You blushed as you looked down at your feet and winced as you bit your bottom lip.
' Yes...' Said L, he popped a sugar cube into his mouth and turned his attention back to his laptop screen.' Also, I would like apologise for embarrassing you with subjects of this nature...'
' Okay...' You said quietly and quickly walked off towards your room.
You closed your bedroom door behind you. You walked over towards your dressing table, you took your hair bobbles out of your hair and placed them on down on the dressing table. You ran your fingers through your hair and stopped when you saw your reflection in the mirror.
' I do look terrible... ' You muttered to yourself.
You ran your finger tip over some dried blood smeared on your cheek, your clothes were filthy and ripped with stains of dried blood on them. ' I really do need a shower...'
You walked towards the bathroom, you turn the shower on and got undressed. You took a look at your shoulder in the mirror, you frowned at your reflection in the mirror at the bite marks on your shoulder that Beyond Birthday had given you. You quickly showered and wrapped a towel around yourself. You left your dirty clothes in the corner of the bathroom, you walked into your room and chose a pair of pink short and a baggy grey t-shirt from your dresser draw. You got changed into them, you sat down on the edge of your bed and lay back on it.
You closed your eyes as you tried to go to sleep, your stomach rumbled and you sat up quickly on your bed. You put your hands on your stomach and sighed deeply. ' I guess food would be a good idea about now... '
You slid of your bed and made your way to the living room. you looked around the living room as you made your way to the kitchen and stopped when you noticed L sitting at the kitchen table still.
L looked up at you from a his laptop, he closed a case folder next to his laptop and stared at you. ' Is there something wrong Sketch? '
You shook your head as you begin to walk into the kitchen and took a glass out of a cupboard above the sink. ' No I am fine, I'm just feeling a bit hungry that's all...'
' I see...' You heard L say from the kitchen table.
You closed the cupboard above the sink, you looked over towards L at the kitchen table and watched as he picked up his teacup with his index finger and thumb from the table.
L took a slurped of tea from his teacup and placed it back down on the saucer.' Maybe this is a good opportunity to talk to you about the last 2 days that you spent with Beyond Birthday.'
' Sure...' You sighed.
You poured some milk into the glass and put the milk back away in the fridge. You grabbed a packet of cookies from a biscuit tin, you picked up your glass of milk from the counter and walked over towards the kitchen table. You sat across from L at the table and took a cookie out of the packet.
' Sketch, can you remember much from the last 2 days with Beyond Birthday? ' Asked L.
You looked up at L well took a bite of the cookie and chewed it. ' I remember some of it, I think he drugged me a few times with chloroform... '
L put his thumb to his lips and chewed his thumbnail as stared at you. 'Trances of chloroform were found around the mouth areas of Beyond Birthday's first two victims, I believe he drugged his victim before he murderer them...'
You watched L chewing his thumbnail as you took a sip of your milk and winced.
' Is there something wrong ?' Asked L.
' My lip is sore... ' You answered.
' I see. ' Muttered L , he closed his lid on his laptop and picked up a case folder from the table next to his laptop. ' Did Beyond Birthday do anything to you ? '
You gasped as you placed your glass of milk down on the table and frowned at L.' Pardon?'
L placed the case folder down on a pile of folders, he leant on his hand as leant towards you and spoke quietly to you. ' I'm talking about sexual assault...'
You sat and staring at L. You watched as L took a cookie from the packet near you and perched himself back on his chair as Matt walked out of his room.
' Sorry, I'm just on a chocolate bar and potato chip run...' Smiled Matt, he quickly walked passed the kitchen table and headed into the kitchen.
' Sketch, I'm sorry for putting you in this awkward position.' Said L, he placed the cookie down by his teacup and saucer. ' Beyond Birthday told me something, I have to be a 100% sure that it's not true and I need you to tell me everything you remember from the past 2 days...'
' I can't remember much, he kissed me and bit my lip until it bled... my mind is blurry... I really can't remember anything else... ' You said quietly.
' I see...' Muttered L.
You watched as L got up from his chair at the table, he walked hunched over towards you and stopped next to you.' Sketch, I believe you are hiding some important from me...'
You looked up at next to you, you watched as his hand moved slowly towards your shoulder and stopped when his finger tips brushed against your hair.
' What are doing?' You asked.
' Sketch, may I look at your right shoulder?' Asked L.
You slightly nodded your head at L.
L brushed your hair gently away from your shoulder and put his thumb to his lips.' Teeth marks? '
You put you left hand on your right shoulder as you looked away from L's gaze and spoke quietly to him.' He bit me, I have a few bruise too and some small cuts...'
' May I ask where these bruises and cuts are located?' Asked L.
You looked down at the cookies on the table and spoke quietly to L.' I've got bruises on my left hip and cuts across my stomach. I don't really see why this is irrelevant to the case...'
' Sketch, I would like you to have a medical check up as soon as possible...' Said L, he put his thumb to his lips and tilted his head.' Everything you say is significant to this case.'
' L, you're not suggesting that he... that he did something to me are you? ' You asked, you got up from the chair at the kitchen table and stuttered as you turned away from L.' I w-w-would have known...'
' Beyond Birthday is a dangerous man, there maybe a 75% chance that he was telling the truth.' Sighed L.
You looked at L over you shoulder and frowned at him.' You're not saying that... you know...'
' There is a small possibility that something may have taken place when you were unconscious, yet I'm not sure on the percentage just at this moment even if I'm thinking there is a 75% chance that he was telling the truth...' Muttered L.
' Unbelievable...' You whispered.
' I don't see anything unbelievable about it...' Sighed L, he put his hand in his blue jean pocket and pulled out a red lollipop from his pocket.' I find it a very serious matter...'
' You're an asshole!' You screamed, you raised your hand and slapped L hard across his face. " How could you say something like this to me?! Of all the thoughtless things!'
L stared at you as he rubbed his cheek with a look of shock on his face.
' Hey! What's going on?" Asked Matt, he quickly walked over towards the kitchen table and placed a pile of junk food down on the table.' What's with all the shouting?'
' I'm so sorry...' You cried.
You quickly ran towards you room in tears and slammed the room's door behind you.