Interception:
Anime/ Manga crossover
Death Note/ InuYasha
Pairing: Kagome/ L
Rating: M
Language: English
Main Characters: Kagome, L, Light, Kira Investigation Team, Japanese Police, Shippou, Misa, Sesshoumaru, Sayu, Ryuk
Minor Characters: InuYasha, Sango, Miroku
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 31:
The Number of pages of the Death Note will never run out.
January 28, 2004, Yagami Household
Light just blinked back at the woman sitting across from him on his bed next to a cackling Ryuk. All was silent (except for the Shinigami), and they continued to stare at each other. And not one of a show down of wits or who glared the fiercest; oh no, he was assessing her. Determining if she was a threat or not a threat, trying to figure out if she was below him, or above him.
She knew the look well, L gave her the same look enough times when they first met (and also when he revealed himself as L), so she calmly and evenly met his eyes but kept her eye lids lowered and calm. She needed to be, for Souta. For Sayu. For Momma. For Grandpa. For everyone else in the world.
For L.
If Kira could be swayed to spare a life, who knows what else could be swayed? But her hopes of that weren't very high considering since she was on the boarder-line of "too-late" and "so-close."
"Tell Sayu I'll be down in an hour, I have some stuff I need to finish doing. " Light said, going back to the topic of conversation that brought Kagome up here in the first place. She nodded her head and left the room, closing his door behind her as she went.
She walked down the stairs and was surprised to see Sayu sitting on a couch cushion with L under it, waving his arms back and forth mumbling the word: "Help!"
"Umm… Sayu?"
"He's lying to me! I know he is!" She claimed, crossing her arms over her chest as she glared down at the flailing man. He gave out a tired sigh as his arm drooped from the side. Waving his hand in mock-defeat, he mumbled a "I-give-up." Kagome stifled her giggles and coughed lightly, bring Sayu's attention back to her.
"… Well?" Sayu's voice dropped, containing worry. Kagome eyed the motionless limbs of L, knowing he would love to hear this.
"Your brother says that he'll be done within the hour, just finishing up some stuff to do is all." She glanced on the table and saw some printed pictures of a girl on the coffee table.
"Sayu, who's this?" Kagome asked, pointing at the pictures. Sayu blinked and grinned, jumping off of L, proudly showing them to Kagome.
"This is Misa Amane! She's a rising model among 18. She's super pretty and she's part German! How cool, huh? A Japanese father and a German mother, oh how romantic!" Sayu said. Kagome smiled weakly, missing how she could focus on one thing to help get rid of the negative thoughts swirling in her brain.
L.
Sayu.
Souta.
Light.
Ryuk.
And now Misa Amane.
L: If he found out, would he hurt Sayu to get information out about Kira and her brother?
Sayu: How envious I am of her ability to push aside the depression so easily!
Souta: Please hang in there, please don't leave me; I wish you would've told me or InuYasha or even Sesshoumaru about the troubles at the shrine!
Light: I swear to what-ever Kami that may be listening that you do not harm my little brother.
Ryuk: Please postpone my brother's death, please, oh please!
Misa: I wonder how her parents met?
L.
Sayu.
Souta.
Light.
Ryuk.
Misa.
L. Sayu. Souta. Light. Ryuk. Misa.
LSayuSoutaLightRyukMisa
Lsayusoutalightryukmisa.
L says Souta won't live….
Souta won't live.
He won't live.
"Light's already too far gone." Kagome thought and tears peaked out over the side of her eyes as she quickly sat down, hands covering her eyes as sobs started wracking her frame. Sayu looked at her with concern and grabbed L's hand and gestured towards the crying girl.
L looked at her with concern and moved to pick her up. Once she was settled in his arms comfortably, he nodded towards the door. Sayu quietly opened the door and L slipped his shoes on, having Sayu put Kagome's own on her shivering form; L walked out, turning back to nod at the girl. She nodded back, and as she moved to close the door, L's eyes looked up to the stairway, where Light stood, watching the both of them with hawk like eyes. Light's eyes turned into glares, and L continued to stare at Light with an unwavering stare; one filled with challenge, steadiness, and knowing.
Light's grip on the banister tightened considerably, a frown marring his face that turned into a snarl. As Sayu closed and locked the door, she turned around and saw the stiff form of her brother. Her shoulders instantly tensed and she backed into the door.
"Sayu.." His voice was warning, cold and distant as he continued to glare at the door.
"Y-Yes, Light?"
"Do not ever let those people in again, or Mother and Father will be hearing about this." Light's voice was stern and held no room for argument, instead he strode into the kitchen, and Sayu slid her back against the door, sitting on the ground as she rested her chin on her knees. For the first time making direct eye contact with the Shinigami, Ryuk.
Ryuk blinked in surprise before his twisted grin returning full force.
"Heh, so you can see me, huh?" Ryuk mumbled, bending down to the small girl's level. He poked her nose lightly, grinning even wider when she twitched it and went cross-eyed.
"Nice to meet you, Sayu. I'm Ryuk." He said quietly. Sayu blushed slightly at how strangely polite he was being.
"I know your name, Ryuk. Kagome told me… Please don't tell Light that I can see you." She whispered softly, fear entering her gaze as her eyes darted towards the kitchen, where it became silent and the shuffling stopped.
"Don't worry, can count on me." He grinned even wider after whispering that so softly that Sayu almost missed it. Tears leaked down her cheeks as she mouthed "thank you" To the Shinigami. He only waved his hand and disappeared through the walls.
"Sayu? Where are you?" fake suspicion laced Light's voice, and she cringed slightly.
"I-I'm still in the hallway, Light." Sayu said, holding back the crack in her voice.
"What are you still doing in there, Silly?" Light said, moving to look into the hallway. He smiled before he saw her, and then he saw the tears on her cheeks and her quivering lips. He snapped out of his anger and stooped to her level, an arm wrapped around her as she buried her face in his chest.
"You're back…" Sayu mumbled so quietly into his shirt he didn't catch it.
"Huh?"
"I'm scared, Light. Souta's my friend… And Kagome's really nice…" Sayu said, looking up at her brother through her watery eyes. Light's own eyes softened slightly and she tightened his hold around his sister, silently promising to protect her.
"Kira will know what to do." Is all that Light said, and Sayu silently prayed that he did; that he didn't kill Souta.
Not Souta.
January 28, 2004 (At Kagome's apartment)
The other Kira investigators shifted awkwardly in the living room of Kagome's apartment, Soichiro Yagami was at the NPA this time so he didn't get the pleasure of seeing a sleeping girl being carried by the leader of the Kira Investigation. L shifted the sleeping girl, glancing around her now dirtied apartment.
He raised an eyebrow for the ridiculousness of the situation, Aizawa and Matsuda both rubbed the back of their heads, obviously the ones who were guilty behind the mess. He gave a tired sigh and walked down the hallway to Kagome's untouched room. He carefully laid the girl down, where she rolled away from him and instinctively grabbed her pillow and curled up in on herself from how cold the sheets were.
He rubbed his face, now feeling the full effects of not eating enough sugar for the day to keep him awake. He slumped even more with his hands in the pockets of his jeans, walking into his designated room. He shut the door, lumbering over to the clothes he had in the drawer's provided. He slipped out of his dirtied and soiled shirt, replacing it with another plain white T-shirt.
He itched his ankle as he looked around the room he was given, seeing a barely used hairbrush, a small pile of dirty clothes that needed to be washed, a bed that was hardly ever used, and the folder holding Kagome's fake medical records. He stared at them again, his curiosity about the girl piqued once again.
He opened the folder, looking over the information, wondering how much of it was fake. A lie.
"Kagome, you're a liar… But I am too, so I shouldn't be surprised…" He mumbled quietly, putting the information back and exiting the room. He went back out into the living room to see that all the messes had been cleaned up and taken care of, and Matsuda was currently in the kitchen doing the dishes.
L blinked in surprise, looking around the otherwise spotless apartment.
"We cleaned it up for you and Kagome!" Matsuda said cheerfully, finishing up the last cup as he dried his hands.
"Why don't you guys take the next two days off…" L murmured, sitting himself down on the couch. The guys looked at each other in amazement. Taking a day off? When trying to catch a murderer?
"Are you sure? You know Soichiro won't like that." Mogi suggested, a pile of garbage in his arms.
"It doesn't matter if he likes it or not, we all need a day or two to recuperate, clean, spend time with our families or friends, and more importantly give Kagome space to breathe. Yagami-san will take the days off, if not he will be cut from the investigation from a week to a month. You will pass on the message and I do not want to see any of you for two days after you're done cleaning up here." L's word was final, he leaned his head back on the couch and closed his eyes, desperately missing the sweet escape that sleep brought him when he was truly at a standstill.
The investigation was going nowhere as-of-now, and everyone was running on pins and needles. It would be best for everyone, Kagome especially so she could have some time with her family.
The others glanced at each other, finished cleaning up and saving the progress they made, gathered up their belongings, opened up a window a crack, and then left. L's eyes remained closed, and he slumped over onto his side on the couch, his coal black eyes slipping open to watch the black screen.
There he lay on Kagome's couch, completely exhausted. He closed his eyes and fell asleep for the first time in days, or was it weeks?
A/N: I know I haven't updated in a long time, and this is an even LONGER chapter for all the time you lovely readers have had to wait D: I'm so sorry, my life got ahead of me and my writing was too far in the past. But I am back, and my muse is back in action! Review please!