L was dropped off at Light's school and kept him to himself the most of the morning. He had arrived before due, hoping to get to see something he could use, personally, or perhaps, for the Kira case - Getting stared at quite a lot, as people started to show up, he tried to calmly read a book to not get stressed out by people's chattering - Shortly, someone actually sat beside him. That person, unlike himself, did not have any sort of entertainment, just sat staring at people stressfully running around, "This is why studying is important.." he suddenly said, to no one in particular, yet catching L's attention, the two shortly holding eye contact before the person got up from the seat, leaving - Following the person with his eyes, until he was completely out of reach, vanish into the flock of students and about to go on reading, a piece of paper left on the bench caught his attention. He leaned a ttle to the side to read the text on it - "Private detective, Rue Ryuzaki" L read out to himself, quickly turning his glance towards the way the guy from before went, wait... Was that? - The school bells rang, and he grabbed the business card, before going to the exam. - The test itself wasn't hard, which was good, it left him with more time to study Light, the two having eye contact several times through the test - Yet at the end, he chose to not reveal his identity, he had to show up here some days later anyway, there was no need to rush it - On the way out, encouraging himself to ask someone if they had seen this Rue Ryuzaki, a girl stood apparently waiting for a friend - it was now or never. "Excuse me, do you know if Rue Ryuzaki is here today?" - She jumped at the question, before blushing, it took her quite some time to register she had been asked about something, "Oh! - No, not today, because of the exams, he would not turn up today, or, that's what I've heard, nobody would have the time to speak with him anyway.. I didn't think anyone actually wanted to speak to him, people seem to dislike him quite a lot, which I don't really understand.. He just wants to help us, right?" She seemed nervous, yet honest. - Of course he didn't show up on a day like this, he probably had other stuff to do, though it actually seemed weird that the exam itself hadn't been canceled because of the murder, though it might be the japanese way of saying 'life goes on'.
"What do you mean by dislike? - Do they have any special reason to do so?" - She stepped a little closer to him, almost whispering, "I suppose it's because all girls think about today, is looks, I don't know if you've seen him but.. I think he tends to leave people with a feeling of disgust - It shouldn't really matter though, we're helping our friend with our honesty towards him.." she stepped back again, shortly after she got picked up by her friend - Disgust? - L shortly looked down himself.. Maybe Wammy's weren't that stylish but.. - He probably wouldn't get to meet B, no matter how long time he stayed here, when thinking about it, a business card is something you give to everyone who is willing to accept, in other words, the person who first dropped it, wasn't necessarily B himself - He decided to head for the library with the book he borrowed earlier from the school, and placed it on the desk. While it was taken care off, he couldn't help but look at a bunch of people chatting while supposedly doing homework, quickly learning that there was actually quite a lot who used the library, even after school - As L left again to head home, a 'student' revealed his face among the many others at the library, "L.." he said, before leaving too. - The next time L showed up at the school, only allowed him to make Light aware of who he was, B was again no where to be seen, but that might be of same reason that he wasn't there the first time, people were to caught up in the events of that day - And after that, they most likely would want to go home and celebrate with their families - Light did not look like one who was in the mood for celebration when he went home, the obviousness on his face bringing a little smile to L's lips - It was most likely him B had targeted too, now the only thing L had to do, was to find out why they both chose to suspect him. It wasn't like he was an obvious killer, like one might say B was - According to the description of him, he wasn't a person people liked to hang out with, some even suspected him of being the murderer.. Which was correct, but how could they know... They didn't, they could just sense it, his anonymous and inappropriate behavior made people uncomfortable.
With that said, L had before read about people who through a single handshake with a murderer were able to sense the fact that they had taken another person's life - Sometimes, you would meet someone, and just by meeting them, know exactly who they are. It's the same with killers, they don't as easily blend into society, making it harder for them to become more or less human in other peoples eyes after their.. events - Kira, however, apparently didn't kill with his bare hands, which made him blend in just fine, and Light Yagami was the perfect person for this - Browsing through folders on the computer yet again to see if B should have left a note, and he did; 'One victim.. One 'killer'' the note said, the word killer in quotation marks, could it be that.. He was asking for help to find a criminal to take responsibility for the murder he had committed? - About to close the note, text suddenly appeared 'Nice to see you again', it made L's heart skip a beat, he.. He was there? - One of the days L had been to the school.. But, no one had seen him? .. Could it be, that B wears make-up according to who he wishes to be, the look he normally carried being the detective that worked on the school. If he was to fit in with the rest a bit more, his make-up was most likely of a more attractive look, therefore, he might just get away with looking like an ordinary student? - One thing is for sure, either he didn't join the exam himself, or he deliberately didn't pass it perfectly, not wanting to cause an uproar - .. He was closer than L though, now even he knew how it felt to be kept an eye on. The greeting quickly was deleted, leaving the note like it was before, L added a bit to the text himself; 'I'll see what I can do' - B might be talented, but he wasn't as lucky as L, when it came to covering up, simply because he didn't have the right contacts - L on the other hand, could always provide a criminal or two to aid him in his case, mostly because he was with Watari, he did that part for him, so L could focus 100% on the case at hand - Sticking his hand down his pocket to find the business card from days ago.. It was worth a try, wasn't it? - Making sure Watari wasn't there, he chose to call the number informed on the card.
"Hello, and welcome to voicemail - You have called the company called Jams, producer and supplier of freshly made jam - Press 1 to-" he hung up - Of course the number was fake, yet unable to not find it funny, a jam company, of all places, it had to be there - But then again, considering the students opinion about this private detective, he had probably known from the start that no one would call him anyway, so the number didn't really matter, it just made the card look more legit - Strawberry jam... - It probably had no connection to anything, just a weird habit - Placing the card at his computer, before thinking about the conversations he had had back then with Naomi Misora.. She had had a hard time coping B, and an even harder time not complaining about it - He liked messing with people, didn't he?
