Chapter 45

May 22nd

"Taro, Suzuki, these are my friends from school." Light smiles as he gestures to his friends. I give them a slight wave as Matsuda shyly says hello. "This is their first time in Tokyo and they wanna check out all the sights with us. Taro's also looking for a girlfriend, so if anyone wants to volunteer…" They all laugh as Matsuda cringes and I mentally roll my eyes.

I seriously hope It won't be like this all day…I don't know how long I can stand this cinnamon roll Light…

I glance up slightly at Ryuk who's been hovering in the middle of our group since we met up this morning. In the ten days between receiving 2.0's diary page and now, I haven't been able to talk to him much. However, on one occasion I was able to ask him about other Shinigami; I wanted to know that if they figured out I could see them if they'd tell Kira and if any other Shinigami saw Ryuk if they'd start up a conversation with him. His answer was simple and slightly unhelpful, as per usual. He said that each Shinigami is different and there are no real rules as to what they can or can't do, but as far as them finding out about me, they're more likely to come and confront me directly and try to figure it out themselves before telling anyone about it. He also said that as far as he personally thought, that a Shinigami who is attached to a human shouldn't talk to other Shinigami without permission from their human first, he then went on to again say how each one is different, and one could potentially start talking to him or tell their human, but he wasn't the type and likes to just stay silent and watch the show. He said that as far as he's concerned that's the only reason he's here.

This prompted me to ask him not to give me away, which he agreed to, and that's pretty much where we are right now; he's pretending I don't exist and I'm on the lookout for other Shinigami and anyone with anything that looks like Ryuk's death note.

"So, what's first?" Matsuda claps his hands and feigns excitement as I position myself toward the back of the group to blend in. I miss the response given, but the group starts walking toward some unknown destination anyway.

Four girls and four guys including Light, that's eight plus Matsuda and myself makes ten…that's quite the group…

I sigh feeling mildly antisocial today and put my hands in my pockets as the group continues, I have no idea where we're going, but that doesn't really matter. I'm essentially on a mission and if Light and Ryuk are in my field of view I'm happy.

Matsuda slows his pace and lets me catch up, it seems our merry band has forgotten the reason we're here, that being Matsuda and myself. As I catch up he elbows me gently causing me to look at him.

"Ryuzaki's right, you do space out a lot." At the mention of my raven-haired detective boyfriend the corner of my mouth rises into a smile. "You love him, don't you?" His question catches me off guard and I falter briefly in my steps.

Do I love Ryuzaki? Could my feelings really be that strong? I know I once said that I might…but to think it is one thing to say it is another. I don't think I could bear to lose him, and even though we're not physical I love being around him and the way that his mind works so well with mind is hard to find. Compared to most men Ryuzaki is like a cat, cunning and always one step ahead, while the other men are flopping fish cat food…But even the way that he pushes past his anxieties to show me how much he cares, and the way that he never expects anything from me other than for me to try my best, not perfection, but my best effort…all of it is a rarity now-a-days. So, do I love Ryuzaki? Yeah, I think I can safely say I do…but telling him that…could I ever do that?

"Y'know what? Yeah…I think I might." I feel a weight lift off my chest at my confession an I look back to him with a smile before bringing my eyes back toward the group.

Something up ahead glints directly into my eyes and I have to shield my vision for a second, but as fast as it came it vanishes. I follow the pattern it took, and my blood runs cold when I realize where it came from. I can see it clear as Matsuda standing next to me; a Shinigami in the window up ahead.

"Suzuki are you okay?!" Ever the observant one Matsuda notices right away that something's wrong and I have to shut my fear down. I cough and wipe my eyes, pretending I didn't just see another seven-foot-tall God of Death.

"Yeah, Taro I'm fine, no worries." I glance to him and give him a reassuring smile and thumbs up before turning back around to get as much detail about the Shinigami as possible.

"Well if you say so. If I didn't know any better, I'd have thought you'd seen a ghost." He laughs to break the tension.

Why does everyone say that?

I shake my head and look from the Shinigami to the group and it seems that they're too engrossed in their conversations to have heard what Matsuda said; except Ryuk, he knows…and he's laughing at me again. I don't think Light knows it's directed at me though, Ryuk tends to laugh for no reason a lot…

Alright, remember everything about the Shinigami, everything around it, including location and people…

Lights group heads toward the building where the Shinigami is, but doesn't seem like we're going to go in there. We walk parallel to the building and I pretend to look at Matsuda and my reflection when in reality, I'm watching everyone. He tries to start up a conversation, unaware of what I'm actually doing, and I half listen and give answers that at least seem like I'm trying to pay attention.

Physically this Shinigami looks nothing like Ryuk…it's white and looks like it's made of bones. It turns and makes eye contact, but I pretend to see through it, looking at whatever's inside this…café. Blue tipped…hair? Blue lips…gold earrings…a bandage over one eye so only is visible, and its jaundice yellow…

I glance around for potential humans that might be Kira 2.0, no one in my direct line of sight has anything resembling a death note that I can see but the Shinigami hasn't left that table and in front of it looks like maybe a high school girl.

Sailor suit, short bobbed hair, straight bangs, glasses? Were her glasses what blinded me earlier? Could she really be 2.0? What is this place anyway? A café? It seems like one. I look up ahead toward where the entrance is, and a sign is sitting just outside of it. The Note Blue, huh…wait, Ao from Aoyama means blue and note…could this be a reference to the death note? Could this 'Note Blue' be where 2.0 intended to meet Kira? I feel like I'm grasping at straws with the connection, but my gut is telling me I'm right. Not only that but there is a Shinigami here, I have to be right. I read the rest of the sign and realize that there's a concert here later today. My friend and I showed off out notebooks in Aoyama…there was no location, but if 2.0 knew about this concert and that's the first thing that pops up when you search Aoyama with today's date, then maybe this really is the spot 2.0 wanted to meet. But could they, she, have thought that far ahead? Or is this all just coincidence? I sigh realizing I'm just spinning my wheels. Regardless I have to tell Ryuzaki about this and the girl as soon as I get back.

We pass in front of the Note Blue's entrance and something runs out, slamming right into Matsuda who comes flying at me and I just have enough time to turn and plant my feet, so I can catch him, before he hits me. Slightly dazed I push him so he can go back to a standing position and look at what ran into us.

It's the girl from before with the Shinigami!

Matsuda immediately, upon seeing it's a high school girl becomes flustered and starts apologizing even though it wasn't his fault.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry."

It takes all of my being not to look at the Shinigami who's towering over us as Matsuda extends his hand to the girl to help her up. I notice that her purse basically exploded on impact, so I kneel and begin to pick everything up while simultaneously looking for anything resembling a death note.

The girl takes his hand sheepishly as I stand back up with her purse, everything back in it, but no death note. "No, it's completely my fault, you see, I forgot something important at home and I was rushing back to get it. I wasn't looking where I was going, I'm the one who's sorry…" I hand her back her purse and she bows. I'm also aware of the death glare the Shinigami is giving us, but I turn to Light and his group to wave them on.

Don't want them around each other…if she really is 2.0 and she figures out Light is Kira and they join forces we're fucked.

Light nods seeming to understand my signal and not really caring about the girl leads his friends toward an arcade that's close by. I catch a glance from Ryuk as they walk away, and his smile is as big as ever.

Asshole thinks all of this is funny…but if he's smiling like that then he knows something which probably means this girl is 2.0…Why am I questioning this so much?! All the facts point to her being 2.0…is it because she looks so young? Do I not want her to be Kira? Regardless of who 2.0 is I have to do my job, I don't have a choice, murder is murder…I just…how is it that some one so young could think that this is a form of justice…that Kira is a god for killing all these people…

I sigh as Matsuda puts his hand behind his head like he normally does when he's nervous. "Don't worry about it, I'm fine. You're the one who fell, we should be making sure you're alright." The girl smiles and for some reason it sends a shiver down my spine.

Who is this girl? Should I try to ask her name? Probably not cause then the polite thing would be to introduce ourselves and if she's 2.0 she can see that our names are fake…

"Yeah, I'm fine, so don't worry about it. Thanks for asking though. Well, I really gotta get going, sorry again for running into you like that, I'll be more careful from now on." She swings her purse around so it's behind her and bows again before walking off. "Bye now!"

"Bye! Be careful!" Matsuda turns back around, and I wave goodbye to the possible high school murderer and her Shinigami. "Well that was weird, I hope she'll be alright…" I nod at him.

Well I hope she's not a murderer…because if she is, then she's the one that killed Ukita…and if I were to find that out I might not be able to control myself…

I put my hands in my pockets as we start to walk away toward Light and his group of oblivious friends. "The way she just brushed it off like that makes me think she'll be fine, but you on the other hand need to be more careful." He turns to me confused and I grin. "Stuff like that is how peoples' wallets get stolen." A look of fear crosses his innocent face and I laugh as he desperately searches for his wallet and sighs in relief when he finds it.

"Why would you purposely run into that man? You could have gotten hurt." I hear the voice from behind and know immediately where it came from.

The Shinigami…that girl…I gotta tell Ryuzaki!