Lorelai sighed and adjusted her position on the couch as L asked Yori another question.
"Dad, it's been four hours and she hasn't said a word. We're not getting anywhere with this strategy!"
L placed his thumb on his lip contemplatively as Yori stuck her tongue out at the camera.
"Perhaps you're right…maybe we should have Kai question her."
Kai stared at him, "you want me to question my girlfriend?"
"Yes."
Kai sighed and—surprisingly—did as he was told and walked over to the microphone, "Yori?"
Her face instantly lit up, "yes Kai?"
He sighed again, "are you Kira?"
"No."
Kai stepped away and looked at L, "there, happy?"
"No."
Kai rolled his eyes.
Aizawa and Mello walked in and took their usual places.
"Any luck?" Lorelai asked glancing at them curiously.
Aizawa sighed, "we found a lot of notebooks in her room but none of them were Death Notes."
Mello pulled out a plain black notebook and handed it to L, "this is the closest one we could find."
L flipped through it, memorizing every detail.
Kai glanced over his shoulder, I've never seen that notebook before…
"It would appear as though she's studying to become a nurse," L said as he set the notebook down.
"So…was she just taking notes when we caught her on camera? She was at a hospital with a notebook that looked a lot like that one," Matsuda stated looking rather confused.
"But why won't she say anything if she's innocent?" Lorelai asked.
"She gets quiet when she's ticked off and I imagine that being arrested under suspicion of being Kira ticked her off a lot."
L thought for a moment, on the off chance that Kai is telling the truth then Yori may be innocent. However, the timing between when they caught her writing in a notebook on camera and the death of Shinobu was too close to simply be a coincidence. If Yori is innocent then either Kai gave the notebook to someone else or he was never Kira in the first place. I cannot believe the latter, Kai is currently Kira or was at a point; of that much I am certain…but as for the former…who would he have given the notebook to?
"So, what do you think Ryuzaki?" Matsuda said glancing at L.
L turned to face everyone, "there is still too high of a chance that Yori is Kira. She will remain in custody until we have proof of whether or not she's innocent."
Melina burst into the living room where 10 year old Kai and 5 year old Keitaro sat playing on the floor. From the look on his mother's face, Kai immediately knew something was wrong.
Melina grabbed the phone from where it was charging and handed it to Kai, "sweetie, take Keitaro, go downstairs, and call Ryuzaki-san, but be very quiet please. If you hear anyone coming, hide, alright?"
Kai frowned and nodded.
Melina looked at them sadly, "I love you both, remember that alright?"
"We love you too," Kai said, a bit confused.
Then he took the phone and Keitaro's hand and went down into the basement.
"Kai…what's wrong?" Keitaro asked looking at his older brother with eyes filled with innocence and confusion.
Kai frowned for a second and looked at the phone before looking at his younger brother and smiling, "don't worry Keitaro, everything will be ok."
Keitaro nodded and clutched Kai's hand tighter. Kai took a deep breath and dialed L's number.
Wait…why the heck am I thinking about that? Why am I letting myself get so distracted? Kai shook himself out of his thoughts and turned his attention back to the screen that showed Yori in her cell. She's smarter than I originally thought, she actually thought to replace the Death Note with a regular notebook, it's almost like she knew she was going to get caught…if only I could find where she put the real Death Note…that still won't help me though, I need her to tell L that I'm innocent… Lorelai yawned and stretched and Kai briefly turned his attention to her before turning back to the screen. I underestimated her…
Keitaro frowned as he flipped through his algebra book, not really looking at it. Why did Kai want to be here for Yori's interrogation so badly? I know she's his girlfriend but…I don't think he really likes her all that much…was he worried she'd say something to give him away? If he gave her the Death Note…I guess that makes sense…but even if she says something, what can he do about it? He can't really stop her…unless he kills her beforehand…but if he was going to do that…wouldn't he have killed her by now? Would he kill his own girlfriend? No, Kai must have a different reason for wanting to be here…but what is it? Keitaro's frown deepened as he thought through this. I can't tell what Kai is thinking anymore…I wish I could…if I could figure out his pattern of thinking…I could figure out what he's planning…and even try to prevent some of it…would he kill me if I got in the way? No, absolutely not! I know Kai would never do that, no matter what happened, that much I'm completely sure of…but still…I can't help but wonder…how far is he willing to go? Keitaro sighed and lay down on his bed. I wish I could find a way to convince Kai that what he's doing is wrong… Keitaro rolled over and closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.
5 year old Keitaro clutched his brother's hand tightly as he dialed the number and waited.
"Hello, Ryuzaki-san? …Yes…no, mom told us to go in the basement and call you…I dunno…she looked scared…"
A gunshot was heard and Kai and Keitaro turned their attention to the door leading to the basement. Someone opened the door and Kai immediately pulled Keitaro into a nearby closet and hung up the phone.
"Shh…we don't want them to know we're here, ok Keitaro?"
Keitaro nodded and Kai peered out the door cautiously. The steady click of heel-clad footsteps drew nearer to the door and Kai backed away slowly. The footsteps stopped and they both glanced through the crack only to see a curtain of black fabric and a few strands of blonde hair. After a few moments the person walked away and another gunshot was heard followed quickly by the sound of a body hitting the floor.
Kai inhaled sharply and exhaled to calm his nerves before putting a hand on Keitaro's shoulder, "whatever you do, don't look…"
They sat there for a few more minutes before more footsteps were heard, followed by some shocked gasps and L opening the closet door.
Keitaro woke with a start.