It didn't take more than mere days before L also got to meet Misa, too early for Light's taste, but it was a little too late for that now - L showing a disgustingly interest around her, but then again, when had that guy last met a woman, if ever - All Light needed now was to call Misa, as soon as they had split up, and ask what name she saw, no one else knew they had met, so L's death could've been caused by anything, in fact, he could even make him part of a car accident, that's not a typical Kira killing, therefore no one would think too much about it - It was his mistake after all, showing up out here, convinced that only Light knew who he was, he should be smarter by now, with a Kira with the ability to kill simply by seeing a persons face, he accepted to be a victim the second he stepped out of the hotel, what a disappointment - Of course, this was too easy, without any evidence.. L chose to actually arrest Misa for being Kira number two, shortly after - Much to everyone's surprise, considering he only spoke to her for five minutes - It's amazing, the guts he got at times, even though he might be Lights.. Or, Kiras enemy, he was actually quite impressed, L knew both Kiras identity by now, but was unable to do anything about it, because he was lacking one thing, evidence - He didn't even know their murder weapon, it was idiotic.. - The whole thing made the police work till late at night, Light staying there as well, it would be best if he also heard what L had to say about the days events, shortly considering if he himself had something to do with the death note in any way, or knew someone who might have.. The last thing was almost true. A little bird had sung for L the day before, about a certain Misa Amane, it was getting quite clear for L that he had a devil as his protective angel, yet he was still confused about the relevance for B's own case - And while all this was happening, B took his chance with the fire ladder, quietly making his way up into Light Yagami's room, courageous as he was, he actually did this while the family was still awake, this can seem stupid, but, this was already taken care off. He had stalked them through the window before entering, they were watching TV, the volume high enough to most likely cover B's footsteps and other noise he might make in the progress, not to mention, a robbery at a house with people awake was a rare thing, the only thing stolen, was a thing only Light knew they had, leaving him quiet about the case.
Sliding silently down the windowsill onto the floor, eyes adjusting to the dark - Right, where would one hide a murder weapon? - First looking under the bed, probably mostly because he hid things there himself, continuing to crawl around in his before seen creepy manner, reading titles on endless of books - Light wasn't just an intelligent student it seemed, he was completely obsessed with knowing things - Some books were in covers, leaving space for a death note, yet the only thing B found was some japanese porn. Checking for case relevance he looked through the dirty magazines - Placing them back, to stand up straight again, no.. It was too messy to have the death note hidden there - Of course, he could be smart enough to split it up, and scatter the pages into more than one book, but that would also become a pain, even for Light himself - Eyes turning towards the desk, simple, but it might just work, observing it closely, before opening a drawer.. No, something seemed off about this, the base was incorrect, there was too much drawer, and too little space - Running his hand along the drawer before noticing a hole in the bottom - Well, he was raised as a detective after all - It was most likely a trap, in other words, if he just opened the bottom, something would probably happen, and no matter what it was, it could hardly be good - Back at the hotel, Ryuk became restless, something was going on, disappearing out of the room, Light probably wouldn't care anyway, spreading his wings, before take-off, returning home, to no surprise seeing one in the dark, a big grin making it to the shinigami's face as he learned who it was. Seemed like the detective back from school didn't feel done just yet. Ryuk himself getting slightly nervous to actually see the person react to him being there, even though he hadn't touched the death note, he looked directly in the direction where Ryuk was.. - Perhaps he was just nervous.. - B continued his work by grabbing a pen by the desk, the pen itself might be too big for the hole, but, carefully splitting it, placing the ink holder down at the bottom of the drawer, to hear a small click - As he thought, the 'key' to the drawer had to be fairly close to it, in case he needed it, also, pens is something almost everyone have, making it seem almost too obvious to be the key for something so valuable - Ryuk still observing as the detective looked right through Light's smart hideout for the death note. Seemed like the whole thing at the school was a set up, this guy seemed pretty smart - Carefully lifting the fake bottom of the drawer, to expose the death note hidden underneath it, taking the book up, before returning the fake bottom, putting together the pen, making sure it stood back in the jar identically to the way it did before - Using quite some time on adjusting small things to make it look identical to when he first came, before jumping out the window again, quietly placing the fire ladder at its rightful place - A relieved sigh leaving him, before he left, with the death note - This sure was a turn of events, "I am sorry to cause you all this trouble Ryuk, you see, I have my own reason to catch Kira, I hope you don't mind me barging in like this.." B said, feeling that the shinigami following him in curiosity - How did this human know his name? - Light had never noted it anywhere, and never spoke of it.. - That was when an unspeakable thought striked Ryuk, could it be, the weird feeling about this guy, was perhaps caused by.. A shinigami's eyes?
A slight chuckle left the shinigami, he couldn't explain how a human of flesh and bones could already have the eyes of a shinigami, if that was the case, but this sure made him more interesting - And Ryuk didn't care who had the death note, as long as he was entertained, not to mention, he felt a little flattered by the fact that he had finally met a human who didn't seem scared about him at all - "The ownership of the death note is still not yours though, even if you steal it.." Ryuk commented, only to receive a shrug in reply, "I'm well aware of that, however, if Light Yagami only has got one death note, the one held by Misa, is not under his control considering Misa is being held imprisoned by L at the time being - Misa is a kind girl you know? - It'll only take time before she'll give up the ownership of her death note out of fear, which makes both Kira's harmless, and incapable of ever getting their death notes back in any way - Of course, this leaves them a great chance to run away from their responsibility, considering they don't really have their murder weapon anymore - I'll rip out the pages that identify Light as Kira, handing the rest of the note book over to L for later (I don't wish to spoil his fun) - If Light chooses to flee from his responsibility and giv up the ownership of his death note, L will gain the ownership of the note book, hopefully this won't get to happen - But if it does, I'll give L the out torn pages, proving that he was Kira before - That part, is of course added just for you." Confusing as it sounded, Ryuk couldn't argue against the fact that it might actually just work out the way he said it would, in other words, Light had already at this point, lost, yet still not aware of it. The shinigami felt encouraged a little, "So.. Tell me, what do you need it for? - You are not a detective, are you? - You don't seem like you completely disagree with Kira, yet you don't team up with him either, and I find it hard to believe that you work for L.." - Yes, what did he need it for, B pausing his walk shortly.
"As you may already know, I possess the eyes of a shinigami myself, but unlike Misa Amane, I haven't obtained them through a deal - I was born with these eyes, forced to see through them through my entire life. Since I have no need for them, they have only been a pain for me - I might have used them to aid me in my murders, but, I've missed out on quite a lot due to this, it does attack ones psychological health little by little to see people's lives every day - By obtaining the death note, I'm hoping that returning it to a shinigami will take this ability away from me - It's a long shot, that I am aware, but I have no need for these eyes anymore, and if I absolutely have to keep on living, I would rather not continue to see through them.." - The shinigami didn't comment, it seemed like a feeling only humans were capable of feeling, if Ryuk had ever had a life before he became a shinigami, he couldn't remember it, therefore he had no idea how it would feel to not see people's name and lifespan.. Wait.. That was this guys case too though, wasn't it? - "How can you wish for something you don't know how feels?" - The question was obvious, B himself had always wondered, "For the same reason someone would be willing to pay half their lifespan to see through these eyes, I suppose.." - Turning around to face the shinigami, both staring at each other for a short while, before B dug down in a bag he had taken with him, with relevant stuff for his burglary, but also with something completely else, exposing what in Ryuk's eyes was treasure, an apple - "You like these, don't you? - If you don't tell Light who took the death note, I'll give it to you.." - Nodding desperately, grabbing the apple with his mouth, before almost swallowing it in one bite - Not mentioning the fact that he wouldn't have told Light anyway.. Yet something told him this guy already knew that, he seemed quite informed on shinigami's, and apparently also their diet - After that, they went separate ways, Ryuk already getting excited to see how Light would react to the missing death note, returning just as the meeting was over, seeing Light already at the edge of a rage, hoping he wouldn't get too hotheaded if he also found out the note book was missing.