Chapter 7:
The death note was held secure in the casket that complimented Misa's skull hair clips.
She stared at the black lip stains on her cup as she waited for Light.
She spotted his coffee-coloured hair and usual khaki suit and waved him down. "Hey! Light! Over here!"
He turned to acknowledge her, but still stayed in line to order his drink. Misa let out a sigh and held her coffee closer to herself.
He finally sat down with her, sipping down an ice cold cup of green tea. "How was your morning?"
"Pretty okay, how about yours?"
"Hectic. There are too many people in Japan, right? It's so crowded, I felt crushed just walking here."
"Oh. Sorry about that. It can get crowded at times, yes."
Light sipped on his tea while Misa stirred some sugar into her coffee.
"So, your dad's a police chief, right?"
"What about it?"
"Well, lately, on the news, I've seen more and more deaths, rapes, robberies... It's a real downer. I just want some good news to hear about."
"Yeah, I wish we had a perfect world without any scum."
"Wouldn't that be nice?" Misa really would want that, but deep down, under that cheerful exterior, she knew that it would be too idealistic. Nothing will ever be perfect. "So, I've been hearing about some man named "Kira"... a criminal who kills other criminals. Well, Lind D Tailor was found dead from a heart attack. Do you think that maybe Kira killed him?"
Light blinked fastly, wondering how a ditz like Misa would come to that conclusion. He always thought she'd spend her free time giving cats makeovers or crying about how her black top isn't the same black as her skirt. What does she do? Research forensics for fun? "That's in interesting point. What would make you think that?"
"All of the Kira victims died of heart attacks! Duh..."
"It's possible, but it could be many factors...the stress of being held prisoner, genetics, sodium overdose… Kira isn't the only one who gives heart attacks."
Misa giggled "Okay then, if you say so, but the conspiracy theory is still sticking with me. I'm glad that loser's dead. But come on! He deserved a much more painful death though. If I were him, I'd bludgeon him with a spiked baseball bat and my spiked boots…"
"Hey, would you like to come to my house after this coffee? I want to show you something."
Light shut the door to his room and gave her a small smirk.
"You seem open and non judgemental… I like that about you."
"Aww, thanks!"
He got out a small, black notebook and showed it to her. "So, Lind D Tailor killed your family?"
"Yes, why?"
"A man under the alias "L" has been speaking to me through Lind, so I killed him."
"You killed L?!" Misa cried out, horrified that L was dead. She didn't realise that the argument didn't make sense because she just spoke to L this morning, days after Lind's death.
Light looked at her with serious eyes, disappointed at her stupid outburst and strange concern for "L". "No. Lind."
Misa flinched "You're kidding me." She felt conflicted. One one end, L is counting on her to catch Kira. In her own mind, she owes L her life. On the other end, Light's her friend, her crush and the man who murdered her worst enemy.
"A man named Raye is next. He's an FBI agent who's onto me. About to be was…." He chuckled to himself.
Misa panicked internally. What if, in her book, she wrote Raye's name but changed the time?
"I have the same book." She fastly bursted out, not being sure what to say.
"What?"
"A-A woman, named Rem? It was hers… She's a shinigami.."
"Did you use it yet?"
"No, but I have to get going soon. I have a modelling shoot to do."
Misa met Raye. He didn't deserve such harsh treatment just for doing his job. He has a wedding to enjoy in a year. He has a family.
Misa sat with her death note and wrote in the name "Raye Penber."
Specifications? "He dies at 85, on August 8th, 2059, from old age, after a long, happy, fulfilling life with Naomi Misora."
Misa let out a dramatic sigh, looking at the door as she held the book to her heart, thinking about what she should tell L….