Chapter 52

May 27th

As we enter the suit with our comrades' coffees and a small paper bag of sweets I walk over to try to untie my boot, I have full hands so I just put the bag of sweets in my mouth and try desperately to untie my boot enough to slip it off with one hand.

Watari seems to hear us come in and comes out to greet us. "Welcome back you two." I look up and through my hair as the bag of sweets hangs from my mouth, my left hand holding a new bigger strawberry drink, and my right trying to untie my boot. I try to say hello back but it comes out muffled through the bag. The old man laughs and extends a hand as I finally manage to untie my boots enough to kick them off. "Would you like some assistance Miss? I chuckle as I take the bag out of my mouth and kick my boots off.

"Nah, I got it now." He nods and moves so we can push past him. I set my drink and the bag down just long enough to take my coat off and hang it up, Matsuda on the other hand doesn't even bother and just heads towards the living room with the carrier of coffee. After I hang up my coat I grab my drink and goodies and tag along behind him, Watari smiles and we exchange a curt bow before he heads back into the kitchen and we part ways.

When we enter the living room my eyes land on Ryuk, he's hovering near Light as usual who is with the others surrounding Ryuzaki. They seem to hear us come in and turn around, Aizawa looks annoyed and is the first one to address us, Ryuzaki however merely glances at me and back to the T.V. he's in front of.

"You two were sure gone a while, you get lost?" Since Aizawa is always more irritable before his fourth cup of coffee I ignore his comment and head toward Ryuzaki, Matsuda hands out the rest of the drinks and makes sure to set one on the table in front of my love.

Ryuzaki looks up at me as I come to a stop beside him, dangling the goodie bag in my right hand, my strawberry drink clutched in my left. "Yes, you were gone an awfully long time…I was surprised when Watari told me you left with Matsuda…Is everything alright, normally I would assume you would at least say good morning or tell me yourself…" His voice is soft and smooth like honey, but with a hint go concern, it makes my heart flutter and I feel like an asshole.

"Awe I didn't mean to worry you Ryuzaki." I drop the bag in front of him as he pours his coffee into his teacup and begins to add an unreasonable amount of sugar. I bend down as he dangles another cube over the liquid and whisper in his ear. "Did you miss me?" Before he can respond I plant a kiss on his cheek and stand back up and take a sip of my drink. Ryuzaki drops the sugar cube and touches his cheek with his left hand, it becoming red as if he's embarrassed. I look around to see if anyone had seen my PDA and by the reaction of Matsuda smiling and shaking his head, it seems like only he had seen it.

"Perhaps…" I turn from Matsuda to Ryuzaki, surprised at his confession. "Perhaps I rushed off a little early this morning…I apologize…when I think back on it my chest gets hot…and I don't like that…" I sip my drink and put my free hand on my hip, his voice may only be loud enough for me to hear but the tone, I know he's sincere and really does feel bad about it. I put my hand on his shoulder and smile with my straw still in my mouth, he returns the gesture by putting his hand on top of mine and smiles shyly.

"Awe how cute a couple those two are." I hear Ryuk's voice and it takes all of my self-control not to jump and just ignore it. Light comes up to stand beside us, his coffee in his hand and Shinigami by his side. As he approaches I take my hand off Ryuzaki and innocently drink my drink.

"You and Matsuda came back just in time." He smiles brightly and innocently, making my skin crawl.

You're such a snake Light Yagami.

"Oh yeah?" My tone couldn't be any flatter or uninterested. "Why's that?" Ryuzaki reaches for the T.V remote.

"Because we've received another message from the second Kira." He turns the TV on and that familiar eerie text display appears.

"That was fast…" I can't help but think about Misa. What the hell? Is she stupid?

"Yes, it says he's will be the final one." Ryuzaki sets the remote down seeming to wait for the rest of the crew and picks up the paper bag.

Damn…what did those two talk about up there?

I look down as Ryuzaki's movement catches my eye. He pulls out the two cake pops I got for us, one vanilla and one strawberry. "Um, Ryuzaki, one of those is for me…" He makes an acknowledgement noise and hands me the vanilla one before hitting 'play' on the Kira tape, seeing as now everyone's back to being gathered around us. The screen flashes and the audio cuts in.

"I have decided no to contact Kira. I thank the police for warning me, but I will help Kira rid the world of evil until he accepts me. I will pass judgement on the criminals he has yet to punish and then will spread this power to those who deserve it and make the world a better place…" The voice cuts out as Ryuzaki hits stop.

I gently bite my cake pop so I don't accidentally bite the stick as Ryuzaki pulls out a glazed doughnut from the goodie bag, he sighs before speaking. "Watching this tape…makes me feel as though Kira 1.0 and 2.0 have joined forces…" I nod knowing already that this is true. Light however acts surprised by this news.

"What makes you think that?" Ryuzaki dangles the doughnut in his index and thumb seeming to think both about the case and if he wants to dip it in his coffee.

"You mean you didn't feel it? I figured you'd get the same impression I did, Light. Well, in that case, let me break it down for you. After wanting to meet Kira for so long and being the only think 2.0 consistently mentioned, they suddenly change their mind because the police warn them? When one has a one-track mind and suddenly their only desire changes so dramatically, it stands to reason that either they got what they wanted, or they realize they actually hate the thing they so desired. However, here I don' think that's the case; the way they say they're going to pass judgement means that they still idolize 1.0…but the statement also seems…off. If they didn't think they were passing judgement before then what were they doing? All of this seems out of character and that makes me think they got together and 1.0 is calling the shots…Which when you think about devoted to Kira, 2.0 is, it would probably only take Kira asking 2.0 for silence about their meet up and no one would ever know…" Ryuzaki finishes by taking a bite out of his doughnut letting his thoughts simmer in our minds.

"Woah, he's good…" After a second Ryuk's voice breaks through the silence laid down by Ryuzaki's theory. I glance to Light and I can almost see the anger bubbling up from behind the mask of the innocent college student he always wears.

"I see…but then if that's the case then Kira 1.0 is out of character as well…when you think about the events and how they planned out, doesn't this decision seem a little…rushed? It's as if the first Kira was forced to make a quick decision without thinking it through."

"Yes…you may be right about that." Ryuzaki finishes his doughnut and I finish my cake pop but I hold onto the stick, absently attempting to chew on it. "Maybe the situation called for a split-second decision…or is it possible that all of this was intentional and they're watching in the shadows waiting to see how we react. Regardless of the circumstances, the fact that they're together is troublesome…"

That's a fucking understatement.

"Although…this decreases the percentage that Light is Kira…" I look down at Ryuzaki, the cake pop stick going still as my jaw becomes slack, the Chief however is overjoyed by this news.

What are you playing at Ryuzaki? You and I both know he's Kira.

"What do you mean Ryuzaki?!" I shake the shock from my head and move to pick up Ryuzaki's trash and take it and my cake pop stick to the nearest garbage, Ryuzaki however still has the wrapped sweets on the table in front of him and I my strawberry drink.

"Well if Light was Kira, don't you think he would have had Kira 2.0 threaten me into appearing on T.V again? That would have been the smart thing to do and because it wouldn't be the first time 2.0 did it, we wouldn't think anything of it. To us it wouldn't seem as though they joined forces but that 2.0 was going rogue and trying to make life easier for both of them when in reality 1.0 Is pulling the strings."

So, because 2.0 did a 180 we know 1.0, being Light, told 2.0, being Misa Amane, to say she's no longer looking to meet Kira? Ryuzaki seems to think that because it comes across as such a stupid mistake that they did it on purpose, and he's calling Light out and probably gauging his reaction, and telling him his percentage is down…I don't think Light will let his guard down though, this might only add fuel to the fire…this is some game you're playing Ryuzaki…and a dangerous one at that.

"Ryuzaki?" We all turn to Light, except Ryuzaki of course.

"Yes?"

"I wouldn't do that if I were Kira." I cross my arms and watch the two men occasionally sipping my drink.

"Why not?"

"If you're L, then I know L's personality, and no matter the threat, there's no wat L would appear on T.V. and there's no way he'd let someone else take his place-" My mind flashes back to Lind L Tailor and I stir my drink as light continues. "-you would definitely think of a way out of it." Ryuzaki turns to me and I'm the only who can decipher the look on his face. He knows Light's wrong. He knows what he did…the look lasts only a second before he turns back to the T.V and his face returns to his default.

"Hmm, can't get anything by you…" I look over at the rest of the team, the Chief shifts his weight to the other foot and both Aizawa and Matsuda look uncomfortable. The Chief sighs gently as if he was fighting in his mind if he should say something.

"Light…even if you're trying to make a point, stop saying things like 'if I were Kira' even though I know you're not, it doesn't sit well with me."

Sorry Chief, but your son is Kira…he's fooling everyone.

Ryuk chuckles softly and I can almost hear him in my mind say, "Daddy's little serial killer" …

"Sorry Dad…but I want to be honest with Ryuzaki in order to solve the case as soon as possible so I can clear my name. I only say things like that because I know I'm not Kira…you're worrying too much Dad…" Light turns to his father who sighs again.

"Yes…you're probably right."

"Yes…Light isn't Kira…or rather I don't want Light to be Kira. Because…" I watch Ryuzaki as he pauses to sip his coffee, finding it utterly disgusting to the point of him sticking out his tongue, he adds another sugar cube and stirs it gently. I shift my stance to where my arm is wrapped around my waist and my elbow is resting on my arm and in that hand, I'm holding my cup. "Well because, Light is my first ever friend."

The world around me seems to stop as my breath catches in my throat. I can't think, I can't breathe, I feel like I'm dying and something breaks in my chest. I watch helplessly as my heart falls from my sleeve and slips through my fingers and onto the floor where it shatters into a million pieces.

The world comes back into motion as I realize that it wasn't my heart that fell, but my drink. Strawberries ad ice coat the floor by my black socked feet and I jump back in alarm startling my team.

"Oh! Son of a bitch!" Matsuda immediately runs to get some sort of towel as I grab the nearest napkin and drop to my knees and start to gather the mess back into my cup.

Matsuda comes back with paper towels and kneels down to help me blot the carpet, luckily there wasn't much left. I throw Matsuda an embarrassed look, but he only shrugs and smiles.

"You're a good friend to me too Ryuzaki…" Light continues, ignoring my blunder.

"Thank you."

"I miss having you and Suzuki and school. I'd like to play tennis again sometime."

My eyes begin to water despite my best efforts to keep cool. I can't stay here, not like this…I pick everything up in a wadded mess and use it as an excuse to run to the kitchen and then hide in my room. Ryuzaki…how could you?

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