A/N: Hello, Sorry for the long wait. Hopefully this is worth it.
-Lugga- Lol! I'm absolutely sure that you know the blonde.
Both Whammy's stood along the edge of the room. The rest of the younger children were sitting around the small television set in the center of the room. The black letter 'L' was being projecting on a white screen. "Many of you have heard about this vigilante that has been murdering criminals," the garbled voice said through the television set.
The Whammy's looked at each other trying to see if their neighbors knew what L was speaking of. Mello and Matt shifted uncomfortably which was not unseen by Near. "Don't fret, Miheal. Our activities have yet been noticed," Guardian spoke in his ear.
Mello didn't respond as he listened to L's next statement. "The people of the world call him Kira."
"Are you going to take the case?" one of the younger Whammys asked.
"Yes, murder must not be tolerated. Even if the victims are criminals. This criminal will answer for his crimes and be brought to justice," L said.
"But isn't Kira doing us a favor by getting rid of these criminals," a very young Whammy asked. The others looked at him in shock.
"Who is Kira to decide who deserves to die and who lives? Our justice system allows for people to change and become law-abiding citizens," Linda shouted.
"Correct, Linda. This is an important lesson for you to learn," with this L's symbol left the screen leaving it full of static.
"Go back to class," Rodger said urging the Whammys out of the room. Many of them were speaking to their friends.
"Mello, follow me," Matt said as he begun to walk out of the room. Matt followed wordlessly down the hall. Matt opened his dorm's door. Mello entered and Matt followed behind. "Does Guardian have any information on this Kira?"
Matt waited a moment for Guardian to answer the question. "This Kira is very talented. I've been searching every camera at multiple prisons to see how his victims died. But like the medical reports said, they all died of heart attacks. And I can see no reason why they would have died. In summary, I don't know anything."
"He doesn't know anything," Mello relayed to Matt. Matt just frowned, but didn't comment. Matt's computer suddenly came to life.
On the screen was a man with short hair was shown. "Put me on speaker," Guardian said. Mello took out his phone from his pocket and set it a safe distance from the computer on speaker. The man on the computer screen stated that there was to be a broadcast from Interpol.
The screen changed to a man with longer hair in a gray suit. The plaque in front of this mad read 'Lind L. Tailor. " I head up an international police task force which includes all member nations. I am Lind L. Tailor otherwise known as L," the man introduced.
Mello narrowed his eyes. He only met L once and this man was definitely not L. "Who is this?" Mello asked.
"Criminals around the world are being killed by a serial killer. I consider this crime to be most atrocious act of murder in history. I will not rest until the person or persons responsible are brought to justice. Kira, I will hunt you down I will find you." Both Whammys remained silent, trying to figure out L's game.
"I'm assuming that the man speaking isn't L," Guardian's voice came over the speaker phone. "If L was half as intelligent as people say he is, he wouldn't put himself at risk." Both Whammys just nodded, not answering the AI.
"Kira, I've got a pretty good idea what your motivation might be and I can guess what you hope to achieve, but what you are doing right now is evil," the fake L continued.
"Hmph," Mello smirked, "He's trying to get a rise out of Kira."
"What good will that do?" Matt asked. The man in the suit grabbed his chest and fell face first onto the desk. "What?" Matt shouted, "He can kill without being in the same room."
Mello had to admit this turn of events made his blood run cold. Two men carried the dead Lind L. Tailor away and a black L on a white backdrop appeared. "I had to test this just in case, but I never actually thought it would happen. It seems that you can kill people without being there in person. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't just witness it. Listen to me, Kira. If you did, indeed, kill Lind. L Tailor, the man you just saw die on television, I should tell you that he was an inmate whose execution was scheduled for today. That was not me. The police arrested him in absolute secrecy so you wouldn't have heard about him on TV or through the internet. It appears that not even you have that sort of access to information about these types of criminals," L announced through the television set.
An odd static sound came from the phone, "I like this L. He showed that amateur." Mello thought that the AI was amused at this turn of events.
"But I assure you, L is real. I do exist. Now try to kill me," L's synthetic voice challenged.
Both Whammy's looked at each other uneasily. They didn't say what was on their mind, but they worried slightly that Kira might have the ability to murder L. "What's wrong? Kill me," L continued to challenge Kira. After several minutes of taunting L returned smugly. "Well, Kira. It seems that you can't kill me after all. So there are some people you can't kill. You've given me a useful hint." Both Whammys released a breath they didn't realized they were holding and quickly listened to what their mentor was going to say next. "Let me return the favor. I'll tell you something that I think you'll find interesting. Although this was announced as a worldwide broadcast, the truth is we're only broadcasting in the Kanto region of Japan. I had planned to broadcast this message around the world until we found you but it looks like that will be unnecessary. I now know where you are."
Mello and Matt both smirked at L's cleverness. "And you thought a machine could take the place of L," Mello said accusingly at Matt.
"I never said that. I thought Guardian can lighten L's load. It was Watari's idea, not mine," Matt said defensively. The two didn't listen to L's explanation and his sign off.
"Hey, Guardian. Do you think you can catch Kira now with this new information?" Mello asked loudly so the mic on his phone could hear.
He waited a moment for the computer's smug voice to return, but there was nothing but silence. Silence filled with a monotone voice asking, "Who's Guardian?"