Chapter 5
So here's the deal as of 3/16/17. I've currently written 104 pages on paper and am 19 chapters into my story. I'm fully aware of all the spelling mistakes in the previous chapter and will fix them when I have the chance I just really want to upload everything first. They have been fixed within their word file but not through fanfiction so I'll have to go back through and fix it again. Thank you to those who have kept reading and those of you who have checked out my deviant art account. If you're curious as to my representation of the characters please look up UnluckyKitty41 on deviantart. SO without further ado and the fact that I'm sick of this ugly bold block, here's DNTOS
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My eyes open at the sound of a knock at my door; I sit up and rub them. What happened last night? Where am I? I look around and it all comes flooding back.
Another knock.
"Come in." I rub my eyes again because they feel dry and turn my head toward the window where orange sun rays are filtering through. I pull my knees up to my chest along with the blanket as the door cracks open and Watari steps in.
"Good morning Miss, I took the liberty of making you breakfast this morning." Are those strawberry crepes I smell? I turn my head and see the tray he's carrying, my stomach growls as I realize I never ate dinner last night, and my mouth fills with saliva.
"Oh wow, look at that, Watari you're the best." I expect him to place it on the table but he brings the tray to me and as I straighten my legs places it over the top of them. Breakfast in bed huh? I could get used to this.
"Thank you Miss." I give Watari a good look. I never noticed it before, but he kinda has an English accent. Not American English but like England English. He's still wearing that tux too. Maybe he has more than one… I wonder where his room is…Isn't he too old to be a butler? Wouldn't he like an office job more? Something not as straining… "So, we need to discuss the rest of your belongings at your apartment. Do you wish for me to put them in storage for you?"
"I don't know…I mean I don't wanna pay for an apartment that I'm not even staying in…" He nods as I begin to cut my crepe and put a piece in my mouth. Oh god this is so good.
"Very well Miss, we will end the lease with your landlord and place your possessions in one of Master L's personal storage units."
Y'know that feeling you get when something tastes so good that your jaw hurts? I place my hand on my jaw and eat another piece before responding to Watari.
"You'd really do that for me? By the way these are amazing." I continue to shovel food in my mouth, but wipe the whipped cream off it first. I hate the texture, I don't know why.
"Thank you. I will be sure to make them again." He beams, but then I see his gaze go toward the pile of cream on my plate, "Perhaps I will leave the whipped cream off next time." I shrink a little embarrassed.
"I don't like the texture I'm sorry." He chuckles.
"That's alright Miss Crisis, I finally have someone to make regular food for. When you're done just leave it on the table and I will be back for it later." Before I can ask what he means by "regular food" or protest this cleaning up after me, he disappears out the door.
I pick up the glass on the tray and sip. Mmm, Apple juice. I down the rest.
It doesn't take long for me to clean up and when I'm done I do as instructed and put the tray on the table, as I lean down the light from the bathroom catches my eye. I should probably shower.
I turn to my suitcase and rummage through, thinking about how long the plane ride is going to be. Lounge pants would be the comfiest but I don't wanna look like a slob in front t of L. Maybe I'll just wear skinny jeans and a big pullover hoodie. I dig through and find my clothes, and as for a regular shirt I just pick a black tank top like the one I'm wearing. I doubt I'll take off my hoodie, no one will see. My Doc combat boots are also in the case so I take those out. I turn and reach under the bed throwing my heel monstrosities into my suitcase and flipping the top down. I hate those things. I move the case from the table back to the bed.
I look to where I had dropped my jacket last night and reach in and pull out the keys and my phone. No missed calls, if I disappeared again no one would know… I look at my keys. I don't think I'll need these anymore I'll just leave them by the tray for Watari.
I take my clothes that I had set on the chair and head for the bathroom; phone in hand just in case. There are plenty of towels around so I set my pile on the counter and go to grab a towel so I can bring it closer to me. I peek into the shower and turn the handle; the shower head immediately turns on and sprays down to the floor. I look back at the door and quickly go to shut it before shimmy-ing out of my clothes and kicking them to the side. I step into the shower and close the glass behind me. When the water hits me I feel like I'm in heaven. Whatever setting the shower head is on massages my shoulders and I can feel them un-tensing. I turn around and close my eyes, enjoying the heat and massage. It's so warm…I'm going to enjoy this.
There's a knock on the door, it startles me and I damn near slip. SHIT! Once I brace myself I look to the door, but I can't see past the black frosted glass. Well if I can't see them then they can't see me; it's probably Watari anyway.
"Um, you can come in I guess!" I call over the sound of the water. I wonder what he's brought me this time. Maybe it's a fluffy towel straight from the dryer.
"I waited until I heard the water start." Fuck. It's L. My heart skips a beat and I try to look through the glass again, but all I can see is his silhouette. "I wanted to talk about our flight." I make an acknowledgement noise and reach down to begin washing my hair. I strain to listen and glance at the black silhouette which seems to be sitting on the toilet. But not that way, just using it as a chair.
"I'm surprised that you didn't wait out in the other room."
"I could have but I'm here now and I wanted to speak with you as soon as possible."
I can feel my heart pounding from both him, and the anxiety of being naked. Seriously I'm in the middle of a shower here, couldn't you wait outside? Does he want to catch me in my birthday suit? Pervert...Who comes in while someone else is in the shower. What did Watari say? 'He has his own way of doing things'…Is this what he meant? Is this one of those times?
"Are you listening?" I hear him ask as I begin to rinse my hair.
"Sorry, no. I haven't had a shower this warm in years so I was spacing out and enjoying it." I'm not really lying, I was spacing out, but not cause of the warmth.
"What I was saying is that we will be leaving at 5 on the jet and we won't arrive in Japan until 3am our time. You'll have slight jet lag, which I've accounted for. We'll head to the hotel where we can sleep and get acclimated and then on the 4th you and Watari will attend the ICPO meeting and announce that I have begun my investigation." As L speaks I lather my hair in conditioner and begin to wash my body.
"Alright, I gotcha, How will Watari and I gain access? I know I work for them but I doubt they'll let me in considering everyone from the U.S will probably already be there. They'll be wondering what an agent from California is doing so far from home."
"I've taken care of that as well. Not only have I given you access but your job has informed me that I am free to do as I wish as your newest employer, the only thing we need to do is decide what alias to give you. Once I have that I can adjust the system, make an ID and create your access point."
"Yeah because the name Samn Crisis doesn't already sound like a fake name." I chuckle as I finish washing up and begin to rinse my hair.
"Just so you know I don't want you to call me 'L' while we're there; even though that's an alias as well."
Go figure.
"Then what am I gonna call you?"
"From the moment we board the jet I would like you to address me as Ryuzaki. Watari's name is already an alias so you can continue to address him as such. I take the safety of my team very seriously."
No kidding. But I guess I don't have to listen to Watari call me Miss or Miss Crisis anymore. I'm not used to it, it sounds weird. Even the guys as work called me Samn.
I finish washing my hair and get ready to get out, but then I remember that 'Ryuzaki' is still in here. I turn the water off and hope he will get the hint but as I open the glass a crack I see the towel appear. Are you serious? He's handing it to me? Leave dammit.
"Thanks." I take it anyway and wrap it around myself, still hiding behind the frosted glass.
"I will wait for you out in the other room." I watch him leave and listen as the door opens and closes. I sigh and put a hand over my heart to check my pulse. Still pounding…fuck.
I step out of the shower and take a seat on the toilet seat where L had just been. Slowly my heart returns to its normal rate and I stand to get dressed. I'm still damp so I get stuck in my tank for a minute and putting on my skinny jeans proves very difficult. Once done I turn an look at myself in the mirror, my hair is still wet so I wrap it up in the towel and head toward the door to finish my conversation with L, er…Ryuzaki.
As I enter my bedroom I notice L has taken a seat in one of the chairs and is sitting in the same position as last night. He reaches for a lollipop and unwraps it, sticking it in his mouth, holding it only by his index finger and thumb. I look down at the table; there's 3 more wrappers accompanied by their sticks.
"Y'know you keep that up and you're gonna get fat. Either that or fall into a sugar coma." I walk over, my feet squishing the soft rug, and take a seat in the opposing chair, crossing my legs.
"Actually, I found that you don't gain any weight as long as you burn the calories by using your brain."
"Oh yeah? Is that so?" I nod my head skeptically. That must be a lot of brain power because you are a stick.
"Yes that's right. Anyway we were talking about you're alias. I was thinking something along the lines of Sakai or maybe Sanami." I smile and take a lollipop for myself.
"Is that all you got? Or shall I consult the internet?"
"Well if you don't approve of those I have already 'consulted the internet' and have created a mental list."
"Well go on then, shoot." I gesture for him to continue, he clears his throat before doing so.
"Let's see…there was…Sanami, Subaru, Suzuki, Sekkai, Senna, Setsuka, Shiki, Shion, Sinon, Suki, Sora-" I burst out into laughter and cut him off. He looks confused. "What's so funny?"
"Oh, it's nothing really. I just used to know a boy named Sora and we went on an adventure together, let's just say he wasn't the brightest crayon."
I can almost see the look Sora would give me if I went around Japan with his name. Not that he'd ever be able to come to Japan; if anyone I'd see Neku and Shiki because they live in Shibuya. Although…I doubt I'll see them with how the way things went, besides knowing Joshua he'd pull some other dimension or parallel universe type bullshit on me.
"You seem to be sticking with names that begin with S, any particular reason?"
"No not really. If you have something you'd rather be called feel free." L sucks on the lollipop and I scratch my head.
"Honestly, I don't know any Japanese names so why don't you just go ahead and pick one for me."
"Alright then you will be Suzuki for now."
"Good as any I guess."
"We are going to be making an identification card so we need a last name as well." L taps his fingers on his knee for a minute as if he's thinking. "Suzuki Mastui. I think that's a nice name, has a nice ring to it don't you think?" I smile slightly.
"Yeah it really does, rolls right off the tongue." I glance up at the clock for the first time today, it's 11. "What time are we leaving again?"
L turns his head to see the clock and rises to his feet. "We will be departing at 5pm, but as much as I enjoy talking to you, the Kira case isn't my only case at the moment and I have to get back to work." I nod and stand up as well.
"Well I won't keep you, I'll see you later anyway and we can talk more."
"If you need anything don't hesitate to call on Watari or I." L walks over and opens my door then leaves without another word.
I have a lot of time to kill….
I glance back at the clock then to the open door. It's not really lunch time yet, and I'm still slightly full from breakfast, but I want to explore the mansion and finding the kitchen is a good starting point. I'm about to walk out the door, but realize I still have a towel on my head. I pull it off slowly and walk to the bathroom, placing it on the towel rack before walking back out. My hair is still damp so I just run a brush through it to get the snarls out. Eh I can be poofy today and if it gets really bad I'll put it up. I pull a hair tie off my brush handle and look to the bed to put it away. Wait a minute…where'd the food tray go? Hmm Watari must have come and got it while I was in the shower. Oh well.
With nothing left in this room to accomplish I depart, hopping to head in the right direction of the kitchen.
Well there you have it folks, we're on our way to Japan soon. Are you getting excited? I sure am…well I've already written it and know what happens. I am however excited for all the feedback I might get. (Please for the love of Ryuk give me some feedback. I neeeeddd to know if you are enjoying it. All I have to go off of is one Favorite and one Follow; yeah I'm looking at you Elsa ;) I also keep track of the views and so far there are only 22 people.) Anyway if you have a better suggestion for a synopsis that'd be helpful too, anything really. I'm working on some visuals as well and they'll be on deviantart. *Sighs and opens another word document* Back to work I go see you in the next author note.
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