Whipping out my phone, my first instinct was to take a picture. So I snapped a few photos with full view of Misa's face and slid my phone back in my pocket. I didn't care if anyone saw me crawl out of the bushes on my hands and knees, though luckily Light nor Misa noticed me.
Abandoning Akari, I tightened my braid as I made my way over to the three. "Hey guys," I greeted casually, standing between Misa and L. The brunette across from me raised a suspicious eyebrow.
"Oh, hey, Yuki," he replied politely, holding back the annoyance in his voice. Misa obviously noticed the unusual tension between us and scowled.
"Uh, Light, who is she?" Leveling up to me, she gave a "hmph" and grabbed protectively onto Light.
"Yuki is my… ex girlfriend," Light explained awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck. This wasn't comfortable for either of us, but I wasn't surprised that he'd moved on so quickly. Especially to a smug model like her.
"Why is she here then?" the blonde questioned innocently, hiding the spitefulness in her tone. You know, her first impression isn't very positive.
Light was about to answer, but I saved him the embarrassment. "I just came by to talk to Ryuga," I quickly half-lied. I did want to talk to L, but I mostly wanted to spy on Misa. Something about her just didn't sit right with me, especially since I couldn't see her lifespan.
The raven finally made eye contact with me and flashed a small smile. "Nice of you to join us. I was just telling Ms. Amane that I have been a huge fan of hers since the August edition of Eighteen."
I held back an eye roll as Misa giggled sweetly, completely forgetting about her jealousy towards me, and thanked L. "Hey, aren't you Misa-Misa?" An all too familiar voice spoke up from behind the blonde.
The raven slithered up between Misa and I with a devious-er, seductive smile on his face. His deep red eyes stole a glance above her head as he greeted her smoothly. Her smile widened as she absorbed his attention. "Yeah, that's me! It's so nice to meet a fan!"
Beyond rested his left arm on my right shoulder and grinned charmingly at her. "I've been a fan for a long time, but I never thought I'd meet you in person!" As he spoke, I scanned his outfit: he wore his normal custodian uniform. Still undercover.
Suddenly Misa's eyes flashed with suspicion as she gazed at him more, but then it drained and returned to glee. Looking between L and Beyond, she instantly gasped. "Wha-? Are you two twins or something?"
Said guys glanced at each other and shook their heads rapidly. "Nah, just acquaintances." Beyond winked at the detective and returned his attention to Misa, still using my shoulder as an armrest. "So, do you come here often?"
I somewhat felt bad for Misa. I mean, some creepy stalker-guy dressed as a college janitor says he's a fan of her modeling. Um, can somebody say pervert?
Akari suddenly appeared between Misa and Beyond, scowling at Beyond and smiling fakely at Misa. "Hey Beyond, whatcha doin'?" The raven immediately dropped his arm off me and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Oh, hey Akari…" Lately my two best friends had been acting weird so I did a little sleuthing… and when that didn't work I asked them up front: turns out that they're officially dating. Yay!
While Akari was about to strangle Beyond, Light stepped in and squeezed Misa's shoulders gently. "Hey, maybe we should-"
"Oh my gosh, look! Isn't that Misa-Misa?!" A stampede of college kids surrounded our little group to gawk and meet the famous Misa Amane. The blonde enjoyed soaking up all the attention, thanking her fans kindly.
During all the commotion, I studied the girl from head to toe, wondering if this innocent celebrity could be connected with a mass murderer. If so, it would be the perfect cover up. No one would suspect Misa Amane of all people!
Grabbing Beyond and Akari's shirts, I yanked them out of the crowd, away from anyone else's earshot. I needed to talk to Beyond firstly to see what he'd noted about the new girl. "Did you see it?" I asked him, biting my bottom lip.
The charming aura that absorbed Beyond completely drained as he glanced at her one more time, rolling his eyes. "Yeah, I saw it. I'm guessing it's the same with Light?" I nodded, causing us to rub our chins in thought.
Akari just stood there, blank faced for a moment, before exploding. "Stop talking over my head and just tell me what the crap you two are going on about!" These past few weeks she'd been getting so use to us forgetting that she didn't have the eyes. I wasn't really use to explaining things like this because Beyond could always understand.
The raven next to me blinked before softening his eyes at her. "Light and Misa don't have visible life spans over their head that we can see. It's only them, too, which makes them top on our suspect list."
The redhead frowned, processing the information and trying to find a solution. "Could this be linked to Kira?"
I shook my head, unsure. "We haven't a clue. The only things we know that are connected to both Kiras are the Shinigami and notebook, whatever they mean. All we really know is that we can't trust either of them." The three of us stared aimlessly in every direction as we tried to put some-any- pieces together. Shinigami… notebook… the power to kill…
Our thoughts were conveniently disrupted by a menacing lady in a green outfit storming up to the crowd. Without needing to push her way through, she grabbed Misa and headed back in the direction she came.
As the crowd quickly disbanded, I wondered if I should just leave Light and L alone to talk or do whatever they were going to do, but L's urgent glance my way guided me right back to him.
"Now then," he began once the three of us joined him, "perhaps we should get going. You would three like to join us for cake in the cafeteria?"
I almost said no, but shrugged. "Eh, why not."
"Actually, could you go on ahead?" wondered Light. "I need to go use the restroom."
I rolled my eyes. "What a wimpy blatter you have." He sent a childish glare my way, but I only chuckled. "Come on guys, let's leave the man to his privacy."
We formed a four person line and ambled down the path towards the next building on campus. Akari linking arms with Beyond, and me nuding L playfully, who plainly nudged me back.
It wasn't long until our peace was interrupted by a ring in L's pocket. Bringing out a phone, he displayed it in the air between his two fingers. A creepily entertaining look was plastered across his face as he answered it. "Yes? Hello?"
A voice not too far behind us answered hardly. "What do you mean 'hello?'"
"Oh, is that you Light? I guess someone must've dropped this phone in all of the commotion earlier on. ...Uh hello?"
"Yeah," the distinct voice finally answered. "That's-That's Misa's cellphone you have. I can give it back to her." Footsteps approached from behind, but I didn't need to turn around to know who it was.
"Oh, I see," L replied. "Sure, that makes sense." He cut off the call and handed the phone to Light who now stood behind him. The three of us followed as the detective slowly walked away.
Well, what an interesting game this has turned out to be…
Three days of being confined and Misa Amane finally starts talking. Three whole days of suffering the pain being locked away without freedom, fear absorbing her soul. Three days I only left my room to go to the bathroom.
From the moment I met her I knew Misa was one of the top suspects for the Kira case. But I never expected L to agree with me. Not only did they find evidence on masking tape that matched evidence from her room, but seized her and confined her to a small room where she couldn't even move.
I'd seen graphic violence on tv (what kid these days hasn't) and heard about crimes and punishments on the news and detective shows, but it's way different when it's actually happening right in front of you. Watching someone get strapped to a chair, unable to see or move properly, wasn't something I wanted to see.
The moment I saw Misa being confined, I exited the room. Instead of being there to witness it myself, Akari and Beyond would return to me with daily updates. And when they told me what happened on the third day, I couldn't believe how much sympathy I suddenly had for the girl. Wanting to kill herself all because of this… how terrified must she have been?
On the day I decided I would attempt to study Misa in her confinement, everything was different. Unlike before when she would barely talk and only beg to be killed, now she was rambling non-stop. Asking where she was, trying to talk to her "stalker," and reasoning her way out. It was like a whole new attitude befell her. She seemed so ignorant that I almost believed she was telling the truth.
Things got more confusing when Light arrived. Making a shocking revelation, Light announced that it was possible that he could be Kira, although he claims he doesn't remember anything like that. What surprised me the most is that he stated every possible reason for us to believe he was Kira, from Raye Penber to Misa.
Then he boldly requested to be locked up and observed like Misa. Mr. Yagami was temporarily taken off the case and confined, so that meant we had three people to watch.
I'll skip the next week because nothing major happened. We literally just sat inside staring at a screen the entire day. Nothing worth mentioning.
It was in fact a week later when Light finally broke. I wasn't around to watch, though, because Akari and I had returned to our regular schedule of classes. I got use to leaving early in the mornings and returning home late, I never bothered to take another look at the cameras. Beyond did keep my best friend and I thoroughly informed.
Two weeks later, criminals began dying again. It didn't make sense! All evidence pointed to Light, then Kira returned. Either Light was really telling the truth or… I don't know what. L made sure, though, that Light didn't know. Still, the brunette played innocent.
Over a Month Later
Chaos erupted in the car. As I listened, my eyes squeezed shut, a flood of anxiety crept through me. Light's frenzied voice was mixed in with Misa's fearful pleads. Then, as the shot rang out, I held my breath.
Fluttering my eyelids open, I stared at the three people in the car, all still alive. Mr. Yagami, now drenched in sweat, sighed with relief. Light and Misa looked shocked, faces pale with fear.
"Were you watching Ryuzaki?" Mr. Yagami's drained voice asked. "I did exactly as you said and, as you can see, I'm still alive."
"Yes, it was a convincing performance." Matsuda, Aizawa, Akari, Beyond, L, and I faced the tv screen that had all three people plastered on it. L was the only one of us in a chair. "If Amane were the second Kira, who only needs a person's face to kill them, there was no doubt she would've killed you before you had the chance to fire your weapon. Also, if Light was in fact Kira, the Kira I know wouldn't hesitate to kill his own father to save himself. With Light in particular I cannot rule out the possibility that he's seen through our act at some point. However, as we agreed, I will end their confinement immediately."
It's been about 50 days since they were originally confined, and only more questions seem to pop up. They were the Kiras then they weren't. There's solid evidence, but then there's contradicting evidence.
Honestly, at this point in the case, my energy has been drained. I'm just barely moving along with L as best we can to try and crack the infamous Kira. Whoever he is.
"And as we discussed," L went on, "Amane will remain under surveillance until Kira is apprehended. Although she insists the tapes we found were just a cult video, the physical evidence we have and her confession suggests otherwise."
Misa began to argue about being suspected, but Mr. Yagami cooled her down with his reassuring words. I was about to mention how she should be glad that she wasn't confined anymore when L added something unexpectedly.
"Like I said," he began firmly, catching everyone's attention, including the three in the car, "she has much evidence against her. Although I did not want to have to resort to this, it may be best."
"What are you talking about Ryuzaki?" inquired Mr. Yagami, not being aware of what the detective was about to say. In fact, no one was.
"I am saying that Misa cannot be completely trusted." L's orbs flashed to me from the corner of his eyes. "From now on, Misa and Yuki will be together 24/7, Yuki acting as Misa's surveyor. I will do the same with Light. And that's how we'll remain until we've brought Kira to justice."
Misa, Light, and my eyes widened the most at his words. Gaping, my face went pale. Akari and Beyond glanced worriedly at me and gulped. I was frozen in place as Light willingly agreed. "Fine by me. We'll catch Kira. Together."
"Yes, I look forward to working with you." He clicked off his microphone as Mr. Yagami started the car up again, intending to bring the two suspects back to the hotel.
As he turned his body to me, I grabbed his shoulders harshly, causing a gasp from Matsuda and Aizawa. "Why?" I asked defeatedly, staring into his firm eyes. "Why have you sentenced me to such a painful punishment?"
He sighed, carefully plucking my hands off him. "Oh please don't be so dramatic. Just think, you'll be chained to a beautiful model all the time." His words struck me down as I sunk to the floor, wallowing in my self pity.
Chained? To Misa Amane? 24/7? Until we catch Kira? This was truly the worst punishment I would ever imagine. "Aw come on," Akari started, chuckling nervously. "It can't be that bad, can it?" I glared at her as hard as I could, hoping to burn a hole in her forehead, then run over her with a bulldozer. She rolled her eyes. "It's just innocent Misa Amane. You're mature enough to handle it, right?"
I sighed, covering my face with my hands. "Fine, whatever. As long as she doesn't do anything to tick me off, I'm sure I'll be fine." My voice cracked.
Innocent… Misa… Amane… right?