Light ignored the confused and concerned looks he was receiving when sketching out the Shinigami he had seen on the bus. It confirmed his theory that Mikami had some connection to Kira, he had to be someone Kira trusted to let him take a part of the death note and his Shinigami with him to the bus jacking but Light couldn't stop asking himself why Kira would send someone else in his place after all, in Light's perspective this was the second time this had happened to him and nothing had changed from the first time, Mikami was the one who got on the bus and pestered Raye into revealing his identity. Light had always believed that Kira was an intelligent individual so, why would he trust Mikami so much to get Raye's identity and not do it himself. It just didn't make sense. Light quickly finished up his drawing and once he was satisfied that he had captured the likeliness of the Shinigami his closed his sketchbook and turned to look at the two other occupants.
"I know you have questions and I will answer them in due course however, I want to explain my situation first. I know you won't believe it, trust me. I know it sounds insane but since I'm here and not on my way home like I was the first time around. I know for certain this is real. So, all I ask for you is to listen and not ask questions until I've finished and by doing so I know that I can trust you and I promise to explain everything that I know without withholding information from you" Light said. Naomi and Raye shared a look with each other, they weren't sure what to make of Light Yagami however, he had said he had answers towards finding Kira then it would be worth listening him out before taking the information to the police. They nodded.
"Thank you" Light started before taking in a deep breath, he didn't need to breathe which was a strange concept for him like not needing to blink but since they both had been automatic process that his body would originally done for him now, they were something he needed to think about to make it look that he was still alive or at least to people who didn't know his circumstances. Light began "I'm from four months into your future. I was sent back in time to stop Kira; he was able to fool L into believe that Kira was someone else and they died for Kira's crimes when the real Kira got off scot free".
"I met the Shinigami King, and he told me that Kira uses a death note. A notebook which allows you to kill anyone by writing their name in the notebook with their face pictured in the user's mind. Using this Kira become practically unstoppable because he doesn't need to physically be there when he's killing people. The Shinigami King said that that Kira was destroying the balance between life and death and he had to stop him. I can recount the events leading up to the arrest of the fake Kira which will help us to anticipate his next step however, I don't have the proper police or FBI training to arrest Kira which is where you come in" Light explained before murmuring underneath his breath "and I need someone to deal with L for me".
"When I was sent back in time I was gifted with the ability to see people's names and lifespans which are called the Shinigami eyes. They will help us locate the real Kira as, someone who owns the death note won't have a visible lifespan. It's also how I know your real names without being introduced well that and future knowledge. If Raye Penber revealed his identity to Teru Mikami like he had planned then on December 27th all 12 FBI agents who were brought to Japan were killed. Later - on January 1st Naomi Misora disappears without a trace, she is believed to have been killed by Kira and her body was never found. Now, that I have alter the timeline we need to be careful to ensure that you and the other eleven FBI agents' identities will not revealed".
Naomi first wanted to completely dismiss everything which had come out of Light Yagami's mouth yet, her gut instincts, those same instincts which kept her alive during the LA:BB case were screaming at her to believe Light, that what he had told them was in fact the truth but the idea that Shinigami exist and Kira was killing with only a notebook sounded ridiculous and the fact that Light said he was from the future. It just didn't make sense. Why would the Shinigami king chose Light Yagami as someone who would defeat Kira? Why something was missing from all this.
"You really think we would believe you that there is such things as Shinigami and killer notebooks" Raye scoffed; he couldn't believe the absolute shit that he had just heard. Light Yagami was supposed to be a genius, why the hell would he come up with something so unbelievably stupid that he should know that no one would believe him.
"Prove it" Naomi said shocking Raye but also herself, did she really believe this.
"Prove what?" Light asked even though he was sure on what she was talking about, he couldn't show them the death note since he didn't own one and he never wanted too. She wanted proof about his eyes.
"I'll show you pictures of people who you can't know, and you'll tell us their names. That will prove to me that you have the Shinigami eyes and therefore everything else you're saying is real" Naomi said standing up and walking over to the cupboard next to the bookcase and pulled out a small photo album. She then flicked through it quickly and pulled out ten photos before replacing it in the draw and sat back down in front of him and lifted up the first photo.
"Jason Smith, Morgan Ellis and Raye Penber" Light said looking at the first photo of three men with their arms wrapped around each other smiling at the camera. Raye's eyes widened as he took the photo from Naomi. Naomi just nodded and lifted the second photo.
"Naomi Misora and Sarah Misora". This time the photo was with Naomi and an older woman obviously Naomi's mother. Naomi pulled up another photo.
"Lisa Andrews and Linda Matthews". And another photo.
"George Charles and Chris Stein" and another.
"Conrad Lindsay, Naomi Misora and Raye Penber". Naomi stayed quiet throughout, she just kept showing him the photos waiting for to slip up but each time he had been spot on that it was practically undeniable at this point. Light had these eyes; Light was telling the truth. Everything he said was real. But still Naomi held up the last photo, she wasn't sure why she kept this one maybe sentimentality he had worked with her through the hardest case of her career even though he ended up being the murderer.
"Naomi Misora and Beyond Birthday" Light blinked, the name Beyond Birthday rang a bell. Wait, he was the serial killer in Los Angeles sometime last year, he had been posing as a detective to work through the investigation and wanted to apparently make an unsolvable case. It was the case where Naomi worked under L.
"Okay, you have the Shinigami eyes. I believe that. But you are still hiding something. You said you were going to be open with us however, there's something missing. Something you're not telling us" Naomi said, Raye just sat there. He wasn't sure what the think, Light Yagami, a Kira suspect had some powerful Shinigami eyes. Fuck Shinigami exist, they were real. The creature that the bus jacker saw was real.
"What am I hiding then Naomi Misora?" Light challenged, he wasn't really planning to tell anyone he was originally the person who died instead and that made him currently half-dead, that he was living a half-life. But, still he was curious to see whether Naomi was smart enough to figure out what he was hiding. She was obviously the smarter one in the couple and would be more helpful in the investigation.
"It's something to do with the future, and I doubt it's something that you can't tell us considering you've just told us when we were meant to die. I believe it has to do with the suspect arrested and charged with being Kira. Why would the Shinigami King chose you, yes, you have a link to the police via your father but, that wouldn't work? The Shinigami King could have chosen someone on the task force or L himself to relay his information and that fact you didn't approach the police with what you know, you came to us instead. So, you have some sort of issue with someone on the task force" Naomi theorised, and Light was grateful that he had full control over his facial expressions because he was pretty sure that he would have given it away had he not. Naomi was definitely intelligent not on his level but close. Naomi continued "I believe and correct me if I'm wrong but, a Shinigami is a god of death now a god of death shouldn't really have much control over the living. So, I suspect that you Light Yagami was in fact the Kira suspect and was convicted of Kira's crimes. When you died, the Shinigami King had control over to bring you to his realm and talk to you. Who better to send after Kira then the person who died in his place? Am I right?".
"My. I can see why L liked you. Yes, I was originally the suspect of Kira and later charged with his crimes on April 30th I died. The Shinigami King pulled me to his realm and gave me the choice to either remain dead or change my fate and capture Kira. I chose the latter. I'm technically Schrodinger's cat. I'm both dead and alive. I have a heartbeat, yet I don't breathe or blink. I can sleep and eat but I don't require them as much as before. Due to my death in the future and my consciousness being linked I therefore don't have a proper lifespan like you do. I only have zero's hovering above my head underneath my name. L was the one who sentenced me to death, he was there when I died. I'd prefer not to meet that man and since your past relations with him Naomi, I rightfully assume he would more likely trust you then me" Light explained.
"I don't understand any of this but why didn't you go to the police with your information. I see that you don't trust L, but shouldn't you trust your father" Raye spoke up, he had stayed quiet for the most part trying to get his head around everything that he had heard.
"Like I said, I doubt L would trust me since I was his prime suspect in my original timeline. And aside from that. Do you really think that L and the Kira Task Force would truly believe me if I came in talking about Shinigami, killer notebooks and Time travel and yes, I could do what I've done with you but, I feel that L will need hard evidence to ever believe what I was saying was true and that would be getting my hands on a death note or for the Shinigami to reveal itself which without finding Kira would make it practically impossible" Light explained, his father was still a sore spot for him since he had been the person to actually arrest Light. He might have had a helmet over his head but, Light could still tell it was him.
"You're right. If you went to your father begging to be on the task force, you would look suspicious in L's mind. If you told them about the Shinigami and the death note, you would instantly be counted as delusional. We need to find Kira ourselves then approach L. You saved Raye's life and I will be eternally grateful for that. I will do anything to help you catch Kira, so, you can watch that bastard die" Naomi said, she didn't need much convincing after that, Raye was safe, but Kira was still out there, and he had to be stopped.
"Naomi" Raye gasped; he couldn't believe what he was hearing. Naomi wasn't an FBI agent anymore she had given it up so they could get married and start a family now here she was jumping headfirst back into danger.
"No Raye. If it wasn't for Light Kira would have killed you. Hell, Kira did kill you. We need to find Kira before any more innocent people die. We have the advantage, Light has the Shinigami eyes, we know how Kira kills. We can take the right precaution to prevent Kira getting our names, we must do this Raye. No, the more I think about it we are the only people who can do this" Naomi said and Raye froze, he didn't like thinking about the alternative to which in another life he had died because of Kira, so many of his dreams of marrying Naomi and starting a family with her were ruining because of Kira. Light Yagami's life had been ruined because of Kira, he was living with the side effects of being killed because of Kira. Raye was lucky because Light had come back in time, he would never have to experience dying yet, Light Yagami was haunted by that. You think hindsight is a wonderful thing but, instead maybe it was actually a curse. Light knew what was going to happen, he had lived it, remembered everything about it. He had two sets of memories steaming through his head of two different lives.
Raye for once gave Light Yagami a proper look. He portrayed the imagine of someone who was strong, brave and confident. He had complete control over his actions and expression yet, hidden away in the corner of his eyes shows the true Light Yagami. A scared teenager who had gone through hell to be here right now. Hints of unsureness were there too, and Raye could finally understand. Light wasn't sure whether what he was doing was right, whether his actions would lead to a worse outcome for himself and others around him.
"You're right. Bring Kira down is our main objective now. So, what do we need to do?" Raye said and Light visible relaxed, he hadn't realised how tense he was until he let himself finally relax. He didn't have to work alone; he wouldn't have to deal with L.
"Thank you Naomi, Raye I appreciate…" Light was cut off by the sound of his phone ringing. He wondered whether it was his mother since he hadn't returned home with the shopping yet. "I need to get this" Light said standing up and walking to the other end of the small apartment before pulling his phone from his pocket and frowned. It wasn't his mother, it was his 'friend' Yamamoto instead. That was odd.
"Yamamoto? Is something wrong?" Light asked confused he never received any calls from Yamamoto before, he wasn't even sure if the man still had his number. Yamamoto was weird, he wanted to be popular yet, didn't want to maintain any type of friendship with those he pretended to be friends with at school. He would talk to Light and hang out with him at school pretending that he was best friends with the genius however, the second the school day ended, and he wasn't in front of people he would treat Light like he was dirt. Not that Light wasn't used to it, he was popular because of his looks and how he was number 1 in all of Japan yet, no one really knew how to approach him, so they just stared and talked about him behind his back.
"I heard you were in a bus jacking. I wanted to make sure that you were alright?" Yamamoto said although Light couldn't hear any worry or panic in his voice.
"How do you know that?" Light said, he knew it was doubtful that the police would have released any information about those who were being kept hostage plus, Light hadn't stayed long enough to be identified as a hostage since he had more things which had been prioritised in his mind.
"My cousin was on the bus as well and recognised you. Said some guy had pulled you away when you got off the bus. Who was it? Did they hurt you?" Yamamoto said but once again he didn't portray any emotion which would make Light feel like Yamamoto was worried for his well-being. Maybe, Yamamoto was just checking up on him to make sure that his popularity was intact since Yamamoto was only deemed popular at their school because he was friends with Light.
"Um… he was just making sure I was alright. I had a gun pointed in my face. I never got their name though" Light lied, he didn't believe that Yamamoto was Kira after all, he was too stupid but, that didn't mean he was going to risk Raye or Naomi's lives by revealing their names to Yamamoto.
"Oh…. Well I'm glad you're alright and I'll leave you to rest" with that Yamamoto hung up. Light shook his head, that was weird. He didn't remember this happening the first time around yet, maybe he had just missed the phone call the first time around after all, he had been a little shaken up the last time. Light pushed the conversation to the back on his mind, he didn't need to deal with Yamamoto's strange antics right now, they had to find Kira.
Light took his seat once more and looked over at Naomi and Raye "Right here's my idea".