Interception:

Anime/ Manga crossover

Death Note/ InuYasha

Pairing: Kagome/ L

Rating: K+/ T/ M

Language: English

Main Characters: Kagome, L, Light, Kira Investigation Team, Japanese Police, Shippou, Misa, Sayu

Minor Characters: InuYasha, Sesshoumaru, Sango, Miroku, etc.

Summery: Interception: n. (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team. She didn't always agree on what was being done by the one who called himself "Kira", or the mysterious being who called himself "L", but with everyone choosing sides and only a select few who are "indecisive", the odds are stacking up against her- and with a threat on her life, her grandfather contacts an old friend of his, and next thing she knows she's right in the middle of the two opposing forces.

Though she sees good in everyone, she's having a hard time deciding which side to fight for…. Kira's sense of "Justice"? Or the "Justice" that has been used by human's for generations? Decisions, decisions…

Interception:

Chapter 14:

When the owner of the DEATH NOTE dies while the Note is being lent, its ownership will be transferred to the person who is holding it at that time. If the DEATH NOTE is stolen and the owner is killed by the thief, its ownership will automatically be transferred to the thief.

December 24:

Christmas Eve; the Higurashi Shrine:

Souta, the fifteen year old, was sitting in front of the TV, watching the Christmas special of Charlie Brown. His brown eyes were glazed over as he stared at the screen in complete boredom. Kagome wasn't here yet, so he sat in an awkward silence with Wammy's ward, Ryuzaki.

"How is that orphanage your so fond of?" he could hear his grandfather ask his friend, who he could only imagined smile and laugh.

"Doing well as ever, thanks to Roger of course." Wammy said. Souta tuned them out and turned to study the grown man that sat next to him in front of the television, with his knees tucked up into his chest.

"Ryuzaki, how old did you say you were?" Souta spoke up. The older male glanced at him from the corner of his eyes then back at the screen, where Charlie Brown's little tree tipped over from the weight of one ornament.

"I'm 23, Souta-kun." Ryuzaki spoke up. Souta rolled his eyes and brushed his bangs out of his eyes.

"Just call me Souta, please." He mumbled, looking towards the window again where his nieces' and nephews' paper snowflakes hung. Wait… Was that…

"Momma!" Kagome's voice shouted from the doorway, the voice seemed excited as there was a soft "thump" of her probably kicking her shoes off. The soft thundering of her feet pounded against the floorboards as she quickly made her way towards the kitchen.

Souta and Ryuzaki looked into the hallway as they saw the back part of Kagome slide on the waxed floor, her red dress flittering about her knees as her ankle socks hung on her feet. Her hair was done up into a messy bun with two hair designs hanging down from it, both red and white.

"Momma! Momma!" Kagome chanted again, running into the kitchen. The older woman turned to look at her daughter in confusion but smiled at the way her eyes were sparkling in joy.

"It's snowing, Momma!" Kagome said, her cheeks flushed a rosy color as her white smile was big and bright. The older woman smiled and laughed, a nice sound from the otherwise depressed woman.

"It hasn't snowed on Christmas in ages. Go say hello to your aunt and uncle, your cousin and her fiancé will be here soon." She shooed Kagome out of the kitchen, the young woman smiled and laughed, waving at her mother.

Kagome turned to go into the living room with the others, but her eyes widened when her own eyes caught ahold of Ryuzaki's coal black orbs.

Instead of the white shirt she saw him in that one time (and the other time she was at his hotel room, though she just figured that was a coincidence) he was in a red shirt- a plain red shirt. His jeans were still the same (a little worn out on the bottom, but that was normal.) He had a Santa's hat on his head, causing his bangs to be pushed down into his eyes even more- he was even sucking on a candy cane which was currently sticking out of his mouth.

Kagome couldn't help the blush that raised to her cheeks once their eyes made contact, She looked around the room, breaking the contact and hoping that he didn't notice her blush.

"Kagome! I haven't seen you in a long time." Ai Misora said as she stood up from the recliner chair she sat in next to her husband. She walked across the room, enveloping Kagome in a hug. Kagome laughed softly, hugging her aunt back.

She waved to her uncle, who waved back.

"When will Naomi be here with that fiancé of hers?" Kagome asked, not noticing the slight stiffening in Ryuzaki's form shortly after. Souta noticed, though, and stared at the strange man curiously, his eyebrows furrowing together.

"Oh, you mean Ray Penber?" Ai laughed, her hand coming up to cover her glossy red lips as her brown eyes slid closed in delight, a few stray strands of her hair fell into her eyes from the high pony tail she put her black hair in.

Kagome's heart stopped at the mention of that name.

No wonder why it sounded so familiar! It was her older cousin's fiancé!

"H-Hai, I forgot his name…" Kagome said weakly. Watari's eyes snapped to her person once he heard the stutter in her voice.

He knew it wasn't a stutter of being embarrassed about not remembering her cousin's fiancé's name. No- oh no, he wasn't a genius for nothing- Kagome knew something about Ray Penber, and Watari didn't like that fact, it could cause her trouble later.

There was a knock on the door, Kagome- being closest, moved to answer it. She peeked out before throwing the door open, her smile widening upon seeing her cousin.

"Naomi! You're here!"

"Kagome!" the older woman squealed, hugging her cousin tightly. "It's snowing!"

"I know! Isn't it great? How has America been?" Kagome asked, ushering the couple inside the house. Naomi laughed softly at her cousin, her grip on Ray's hand tightening slightly.

"It's amazing, the government is something to get used too, and the transition from Yen to Dollar's is strange as well. But other than that, it's really interesting-" Naomi's conversation stopped short when reaching the living room, her eyes widened a fraction at seeing the two new comers- Ryuzaki and Watari.

"A-ah! Kagome-chan, who is this? You're new boyfriend, why didn't you tell me?" Naomi laughed nervously, wrapping an arm around her younger cousin's shoulders as she avoided eye contact with her former employers.

Kagome blushed and raised an eyebrow at her cousin; Ryuzaki did the same and glanced around. Boyfriend…? Who was Naomi trying to convince?

He glared at the older woman, making sure she knew he wanted to talk to her at a later date… And possibly thank her as well for suggesting capoeira to him last year.

Watari eyed the former FBI agent with a critical eye from behind his spectacles, problems-problems everywhere.

15 minutes later:

"Auntie Higurashi, this is my fiancé Ray Penber-" Naomi introduced. Ray tried to smile politely, but it came out forced, so did the elder female's. They knew each other, the recognized each other.

"She's the one that hit that criminal a few days ago with her car on accident-"

"He was at the accident…. Talking to some kid before he ran off…."

"Such a pleasure to finally meet you, Ray."

"The pleasure is all mine, Higurashi-san." Ray said, taking her hand in his own and kissing the back of it. Naomi snuck out of the kitchen; catching sight of Ryuzaki's ever suspecting eyes. She gulped and nodded, motioning towards the entry way.

Ryuzaki moved silently from his spot, moving just as silently into the hallway. He straightened his back out, looking down at the woman as she met his eye.

"Naomi Misora, I am Rue Ryuzaki, it's a pleasure to finally meet you." He mumbled, his eyes slitting slightly as he studied her. Naomi squared her shoulders and nodded.

"I would shake your hand, Ryuzaki, but I know how much you dislike germs." Naomi said, a small smile curling on her lips. Ryuzaki pouted like a child and crossed his arms stubbornly over his chest.

"Excuse me, but germs are something that I prefer to not deal with-"

"But yet you walk around with no shoes on?"

"What about you? You don't have any either-"

"I wear socks." She said; a slight smug tone in her voice. Ryuzaki sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I must thank you, Naomi- and congratulate you all the same-"

"What ever for?"

"For recommending Capoeira to me, as well as your engagement to Ray Penber."

The hall was silent for a moment, the house filled with idle chatter and the TV playing.

"You're the one that wanted the FBI involved in this case, aren't you?" Naomi asked quietly. Ryuzaki nodded his head slightly, the little pompom at the edge of his Santa hat bobbing slightly, the candy cane he was sucking on earlier was shorter than before.

"I am. Your cousin, Kagome, is not my girlfriend as you so bluntly implied-" he glared at her slightly. "She is also under suspicion of being Kira or an associate of Kira's, along with a friend of hers." He spoke calmly, moving the candy cane with his tongue to the other side of his mouth.

Naomi opened her mouth to retort, claim that her cousin couldn't possibly be Kira- but closed her mouth, and let the words die upon her tongue. L was as stubborn as he was smart.

"I could tell you every reason why you shouldn't suspect my cousin of being Kira." She spoke slowly, frowning instead. "But her percentage is very low, am I correct?"

"About 47.34%" he answered automatically. Naomi chuckled, shaking her head slightly.

"If there is one thing I know about you, Ryuzaki. It is that you are a liar. Her percentage is much lower than that." Naomi spoke and walked away from him.

L frowned, staring at the back of the woman.

She was too smart for her own good.

A/N: A slightly longer chapter for you all :D Sorry it's a bit late :/ I'm coming down with some sort of sickness and I have some homework that I need to do so... Anyways, enjoy this Christmas Eve chapter!