Chapter 11

Hai everyone! Welcome back, just gonna say right now that I don't own Death Note, I just own Suzuki. I really hope you have read this far because the story is really going to pick up soon. ^^

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"RYUZAKI! Are you crazy?! A direct confrontation?!"

When we arrived at the hotel I practically ran upstairs and kicked in our door, because I was so mad that he was just gonna do something so reckless by himself. I didn't even know about it 'till he told the entire room.

I hear something fall in the other room and kick off my shoes before going to check it out. As I enter I see Ryuzaki in the process of getting off the floor. I must have startled him so bad that he fell out of his chair. I had removed my suit coat in the lobby so I throw it on the chair closest to me and place my hands on my hips as Ryuzaki returns to his normal sitting position. I also unclip my mic and headpiece and place it on the table next to me.

"Welcome back Suzuki." I hear the sarcasm in his voice, just like you would hear when someone says 'nice to see you too'. I ignore it completely.

"Do you have a death wish?" I practically yell it at him. The computer dings catching my attention for a split second.

"No but I do have a plan. I have already given the ICPO and Japanese Police direct orders which…I have just received confirmation on; they are finished to my instruction."

"What are you talking about?"

"Just…watch." Ryuzaki turns on the TV in the room and I sit down in the chair in a huff. He looks back to me and seems annoyed. "Please, don't make a sound." I nod sourly and he cues something up on his computer. The TV goes fuzzy for a moment but then a man appears with a nametag in front of him.

Lind. …

"We are interrupting the program to bring you a live, globally televised broadcast from INTERPOL." The man shifts uncomfortably in his seat and takes a breath before speaking.

"I am Lind L Tailor, more commonly known as L. I head up an international police task force that includes all member nations."

My jaw drops. A replacement?! So Ryuzaki didn't plan on a direct confrontation at all? This guy is a stand in! Who is he? How did they agree to get him to do this? They're damn lucky that his middle initial is L. Ryuzaki glances back with a-oh my god, is that a smile? I cross my legs and look back at the man on TV.

"Criminals around the world are being murdered buy a serial killer. I consider this crime to be the most atrocious act of murder in history and I will not rest until the person or persons responsible are brought to justice. Kira I will hunt you down and I will find you. I have a pretty good idea what your motivation is and I can guess why you're doing this and what you're hoping to achieve; however…what you're doing right now is evil." The man on TV smiles and a shiver runs down my spine. His smile lingers for a minute but then his eyes go wide and his hand jumps to his chest like he's having trouble breathing. I practically jump out of my chair and lean forward, watching the TV. With one final groan Lind L Tailor's head hits the desk with a solid thunk…

Kira just killed a man on live TV…the whole world just saw him do that.

People rush to his aid and begin to drag him off camera.

"U-unbelievable." The TV changes to that familiar graphic as I hear Ryuzaki's voice. I click the mute button on the TV realizing immediately that he's speaking to everyone. "I had to test this just in case, but I never thought it would actually happen. Kira, it seems you can kill without actually having to be there in person. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't just witnessed it myself…Listen to me Kira; if you indeed just killed Lind L Tailor, the man you just saw die on television, I should tell you that he was an inmate who's 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 even you don't have access to that knowledge. But I assure you; L is real, I do exist. Now, try and kill me! What's wrong? Hurry up! Come on right now! Kill me! What are you waiting for? DO it!"

My heart lunges but I keep perfectly still, staring in a petrified state as Ryuzaki taunts one of the most dangerous people on the planet, someone who can kill you without actually having to be in the same room. He's crazy…he must be…

"What's the matter? Can't you do it? Well Kira, it seems that you can't do it. So there are some people that you can't kill after all…you have given me a useful hint. I'll return the favor and tell you something interesting. Although this was announced as a worldwide broadcast; the truth is we are only broadcasting in the Kanto region of Japan. I had planned to broadcast this message around the world until I found you, but it looks like that won't be necessary. I know where you're hiding. The police first treated your first killing as an unrelated incident, but in actuality your first victim was in Shinjuku, of all the criminals who have died recently of heart attacks this one's crime was by far the least serious. Furthermore his crime was only ever reported on in Japan. I used that information to deduce this much; you are in Japan and your Guinea pig, meaning that you haven't been killing long. We broadcasted in Kanto first because it's largely populated an, luckily, we found you. To be completely honest I never thought things would go so well, but it won't be long now before I am able to sentence you to death."

Oh my god…everything that just happened proves it…Kira exists, he murdered all of those people…Ryuzaki was also right, he's hiding in Japan.

"Naturally I'm very curious to see how it is that you commit these murders but I don't mind waiting a bit longer, you'll just have to answer my questions when I catch you. Until we meet again, Kira." Ryuzaki hits a button on his computer and the screens go black. "Kira I will hunt you down wherever you are, and I will eliminate you because I am Justice."

I stare at Ryuzaki in awe, unable to move. He turns to me with a blank stare, but after a few seconds it turns to concern. "Suzuki, are you alright?"

I just watched a man die on TV…

My stomach flips and I get up and run to throw up in the nearest trash can. Coffee and bagel escape my mouth and my eyes begin to water at the burn. I try to stand and carry the basket with me to the bathroom where I switch it out for the toilet. Ryuzaki follows me and within second Watari is there holding a glass of water, which he places in the bathroom counter before kneeling beside me and placing a hand on my back. Boy, this feels familiar…

My eyes begin to sting as I dry heave and cough. They water and I hear slight sobbing. Is that me? Am I crying? I sniffle and wipe my face with some toilet paper that Ryuzaki hands to me. I am so sick of puking…Watari hands me the water and I rinse and spit a few times before actually drink it. After a second I flush the toilet and sit back on my butt and lean against the wall like I did on the plane.

"Are you alright now Miss Matsui?"

"He died…right in front of me…on live TV." I look up and see Ryuzaki's face, he seems sad or worried.

"He was a criminal, who was going to die today anyway." Watari helps me to my feet as Ryuzaki puts his hands in his pockets.

"He looked like he was in so much pain…"

"I am sorry you had to see that Miss, let's get you to your room to rest." Watari's voice is soft and soothing. I blankly stare at Ryuzaki as we walk by and he follows us into my room. They set me down on the bed on top of the covers and Ryuzaki pulls up a chair next to me. He watches me and as I stare into his deep black eyes, my world fades away.

It's December fifth; my real name is Samn Crisis, my alias is Suzuki Matsui and on my first real day of the Kira investigation, I saw a man die right before my very eyes…

Dun Dun Dunnnnn, I really hate to spoil such a great ending with this ugly black authors note but I need to know what you think. If I saw some dude die in front of me I feel like I'd be screwed up for life regardless if I knew them or not, that being said I'm not saying anything bad about people who have had that happen to them. Also that's what I meant about meshing with the anime and manga, if you want you can follow along, I watched it while I wrote it and it was hard to decide what parts to keep and what parts to change. It sounds great in the anime, but writing it feels weird and the sentences don't make much sense unless you've seen it…Annnnywho hope to see you again in the next chapter, adios.