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Chapter 32 - Show Me Your Face
Chanel was sitting on the sofa of the hotel room. She was wrapped in thought about the tapes. She and Ryuuzaki had seen them repeatedly and unfortunately Chanel saw them all as a defeat, in some way. "So what do you make of these." Yagami-san said walking over with the rest of the task force. "They were definitely interesting. If the police had said yes, and agreed to cooperate with Kira, tape number three was to be aired." Ryuuzaki said. "Tape four, if the answer was no. Tape three covers the terms of cooperation. Put simply he requests that we broadcast the names of more criminals. He seems particularly interested in those who've assaulted others, or those who have some how taken advantage of the weak and defend less; Of course Kira would play the role of judge in all of this. Furthermore as proof that the police are willing to cooperate he wants police officials and L to appear on t.v. to make a public announcement that we plan to cooperate with him. He needs our faces to kill us in case the police do anything suspicious. In other words he'll hold our lives as insurance."
"I see so what of the content of the fourth video, if we were to answer no." Yagami-san said. "The wording was different, but he more or less says the same thing. Mr. Yagami it should go without saying that the answer is no. Please have someone take tape number four over to Sakura t.v., and authorize them to broadcast it. Chanel squirmed in her seat. She had already seen the fourth tape with L and one thing in particular made her nervous. Aizawa was the one to deliver the tape to Sakura T.v., and the rest of the task force left. Chanel then sighed heavily.
"What's wrong," Ryuuzaki asked, turning to look at her. "Oh, um... nothing." she said. "There's obviously something bothering you." he said walking over to the sofa, and then sat next to her. "It's just this Kira is a pain in the neck." "'This Kira', what do you mean by that?" Ryuuzaki said getting clearly interested. Then Chanel just realized what she had just said. "Are you implying that there is in fact another Kira?" Damn, what did I just get myself into? "Well isn't it obvious. Kira in the past didn't kill innocent people, except for the people who attempted to catch him. Well this Kira's victims were in tabloids and such, they weren't real criminals. He or she made sure that thier victims weren't going to be killed by the original Kira. So isn't that enough to say that this Kira is a fake?"
"Yes. That was exactly what I was thinking." Ryuuzaki said. "So it's clear that you just wanted my thoughts on this situation. Come on Zaki, must you always test my intelligence. I'm sure that after so many years I've proved it." Ryuuzaki smiled at her calling him Zaki. "It has nothing to do with testing your intelligence. I simply wanted to know your thoughts on the matter." "Well I'm happy to hear that Zaki." "I'm glad your warming up to me Chanel." "What do you mean?" "Chanel you just called my by that nickname you gave me when we children. Don't tell me you said it without realizing."
Chanel's face suddenly turned pink. "I- it was done subconsciously. I really didn't realize that I called you Zaki." "It's fine you don't have to get embarrassed. Besides, I enjoy it when you call me Zaki. You can call me that from now on if you please." "No, that would be inappropriate. Besides if I called you that what would the task force think?" "Well you don't have to call me that when the task force is around. Just when we're alone it's fine." "Do you want me to call you Zaki?" Chanel said the blush fading. "Well I wouldn't mind it." Chanel smirked a bit. Then she moved closer to Ryuuzaki and stood up on her knees. She then wrapped her arms around his neck. "Alright," she said looking him in the eyes.
"I'll call you Zaki, but only when we're alone together." She tried to look seducing. Ryuuzaki had immediately caught on her to her little game, and decided to play himself. He grabbed the back of her thigh. It caused her to gasp and blush, tomato red. "That's right Chanel, only when were alone," he whispered into her ear. Chanel then jumped away from him. "Your such a pervert," she shouted, her face still red. "A pervert? You're the one who threw yourself at me." "I was just messing around. You're the one who started feeling me up!" "Well it serves you right for trying to play tricks on me."
"He's right it." Roki said from behind Chanel. It startled her a bit. "You're the one who started it." Chanel tried to compose herself. "Whatever I'm going to bed." Then she headed for her room. "Was that an invitation?" Ryuuzaki said. "Ugh!" Chanel shouted then slammed the door behind her. Ryuuzaki mentally smirked. It's too bad she didn't learn her lesson from the first time, he thought.
The next day the tape was broadcasted on Sakura T.v. "I can only say that it's a shame your answer is no." The 'Kira' voice said. "It's clear that the police wish to oppose me. This will not go unpunished. I will start by taking the life of the director general, or the detective L, who is currently leading the investigation against me." Chanel sighed, hearing it again only gave her headache. "The director general or L? Who will pay the price for your refusal for the creation of a peaceful world. You have four days to decide."
"So what's going to happen now?" Matsuda asked. "Well Japan and it's member nations are going to decide whether there or not L or the director general is going to be killed by Kira; I think it's obvious who they're going to pick." Chanel felt a sudden ache in her heart, though she wasn't sure why. "He's right between L and the director, their going to choose L to be killed, by Kira." Aizawa said. "Shut it Aizawa we all know the situation, and your Afro looks stupid, go shave it off." Chanel muttered, but Aizawa was close enough to hear her. He just glared at her. Later on, the task force had all left and Chanel and Ryuuzaki were alone again.
Chanel was sitting on the couch again, but this time her legs were folded up to her chest, mimicking Ryuuzaki. Her stomach felt as thought someone kicked it. She couldn't even look at the piece of cake, in front of her. "Chanel," Ryuuzaki said. Chanel looked up at him. "Are you going to eat that piece of shortcake?" "Oh, you can have it." she said. "Thank you," he said reaching over and grabbing the plate. Then Ryuuzaki took a bite out of the cake. He noticed the look on her face. "You don't have to worry, so much," he said. Chanel looked up at him. "Even if they decide L is the one who's life they're going to risk, we'll find away to get around the fact of me showing my face."
"Ryuuzaki. If we can't prevent you from showing your face. Then allow me to go in your place. I was technically L, well part of him, and it doesn't matter which one of us goes up there. So let me go instead." "No I can't allow that. I won't let anyone die for me. Let alone you." Chanel sighed then put her head down.
The next day Yagami-san entered the room. The rest of the task force were all seated on the couches, and since Ukita died there was a spare seat for Chanel to sit. Chanel suddenly became very nervous. "Ryuuzaki, I'm afraid it's as you thought." Yagami-san said. "Several of our member countries have weighed in. They want the real L to appear on t.v." Chanel's stomach turned. Damn, those idiots. They're cowards. How could they give in to Kira's demand like that. The death of L will not make this all go away. "I think that's the most appropriate choice given the options." Ryuuzaki said. Chanel glanced him, then looked away. How could he say such a thing? "Well we still have three days before it happens. Maybe we can find a counter measure. Besides it would really annoy me if I was killed of by the first person to jump on the Kira band wagon." He said taking a bite out of his cake.
Chanel wasn't at all shocked, by hearing this. "What do you mean?" Yagami-san said."That there's a strong possibility that this Kira is a fake. No think of him more as a second Kira." "A second Kira?" Yagami-san said shocked. "I don't understand, why do you think there's a copycat?" Aizawa asked. "How did you come to that conclusion?" "I looked at the victims he used for his predictions on tape number one. There purposes was to prove to Sakura t.v. staff that he's Kira. Both there names were only reported in tabloids and daytime talk shows, so they weren't exactly hardened criminals. The real Kira has no need to prove himself using such insignificant criminals, but from the perspective of the second Kira he wanted to make absolutely certain that he didn't want to predict the death of the criminal that Kira could get to first."
"Ryuuzaki if you had to put a number on this what is the probability of a second Kira?" Yagami-san asked. "This time I'd say it's more like seventy percent. I really don't like the way he operates. It's not like Kira. In the past he traditionally avoided killing innocent people, with the exeption of those who were trying to catch him. Anyway If we can catch one Kira I would say that would provide us with some insight on how to find the other. Mr. Yagami I would like your permission to ask your son to join the investigation." "You want my son to join the taskforce; does that mean you no longer suspect him?" "Well I can't say that he's been completely cleared, but his deductive abilities would be invaluable to us."
"If my son wants to cooperate with you, I have no reason to prevent it." "I appreciate it, but please don't tell him that we think that this latest Kira might be a fake. I don't want him to know that yet. I want to make it appear to him that we're still chasing the same Kira. Can you please contact him immediately?" "Yes, of course," Yagami-san said taking out his phone and dialing Light's number. Light picked up immediately. "Light, Ryuuzaki has decided that he wants you to help with the investigation. If your still interested, you have to come here right away." Then after a minute Yagami-san hung up the phone. "He has agreed to come."
Later on when Chanel and Ryuuzaki were alone, Chanel was constantly glancing at Ryuuzaki. He noticed this after a bit. Then Chanel got up and began to walk to her room. Just before she was about to open the door Ryuuzaki grabbed her from behind and wrapped his arms around her. "I know your scared, so am I," he whispered in her ear. "But I need you to stay positive. We're going to find away around this. Don't worry; it bothers me to see you like this." Then he let her go. Chanel then quickly ran into her room, closing the door behind her.
She threw herself on her bed. Why do I feel so awful? Why do I have this pain in my heart? Is it because Ryuuzaki has been my friend since childhood? I hate this, I want this pain to go away. I hate feeling this way. Please let it go away. She sat up on her bed and covered her face with her hands. "Are you alright Sorrow," Roki said from the shadows, concern was present in his voice, but it wasn't completely for her well being, but something else. "No I'm not. I hate this. Why did this Kira have to get the eyes? This makes things so complicated." Roki then disappeared from the room.
End of Chapter 32 - Show Me Your Face
Hey everyone. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I was kinda sad that no one reviewed the last chapter. Anyway I hope I can get some reviews for this one. Anyway please review, and thanx for reading!