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Fifty Days	By : sashocirrione Category: Death Note > Het-Male/Female > L/Misa Views: 2868 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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CHAPTER 15: Teamwork
Within the space of two hours, L had washed off the blood and dressed himself in Hideki Ryuga's clothing, Wedy had located one of Misa's notebooks, and L had confirmed that there had been one heart-failure death of a criminal who had been newly announced on the media after Misa's attempted suicide, even though Misa was still unconscious. By that point, Wedy had finally reassured herself enough to remove her motorcycle helmet.
There was still a lot of searching that could potentially be done for the other notebook, the one attached to Ryuk, but L decided it was time to take a break and have a meeting. The servants were snoopy and not entirely obedient, but L was able to find a room that could only be entered by going up a stairway, and the stairs creaked quite loudly, so he felt it was reasonably secure. There was no telling what the servants might do if they realized a murder notebook, or possibly two, were on the premises. Even though fated to die and with their free will restricted in some ways, they were still capable of making their own decisions about many issues.
L started by briefly summarizing what had happened during his captivity, leaving out the sex, leaving out everything about his torture other than simply mentioning that he had been tortured, and omitting Misa's claims of being pregnant. L knew he still had hickeys on his neck, and he did wonder if either Watari or Wedy suspected something sexual had occurred. The hickeys looked somewhat like bruises, or like marks that could be produced by torture, so their existence wasn't conclusive evidence.
L was surprised by the sound of his own voice as he reported on the events of his captivity. It sounded so calm, clinical and emotionless, even when mentioning Light's suicide. He had an ability to detach from things, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to pursue so many gruesome serial killers during his career, but it still seemed odd to be able to talk about those events, even in such a hasty, superficial way, without his voice shaking.
L then received a similar report from Watari, which was even briefer and less detailed. Watari hadn't been kicked out of any hotels, and had only been let out of the wheeled metal frame for bathroom breaks and once-weekly baths. Furthermore, Rem had cared for him most of the time, and she had been instructed to not talk to him, so he'd heard almost nothing.
Then Wedy told the story of the underground offensive she'd launched against Misa in conjunction with Aiber, and of how the last report she'd heard from Aiber was that he'd managed to get a glimpse of Watari. Then all sound went dead over their connection, and nothing else had been heard. Wedy had immediately abandoned their makeshift headquarters in case Aiber had been controlled into betraying her location before dying. L nodded, immensely saddened.
It was possible Aiber might be alive yet, but if so he was some variety of the walking dead. He might have mostly free will, or he might be as restricted in his actions as Light had been. L resolved to look for Aiber in hopes of restoring him to his family, but only after more pressing matters had been taken care of. In any case, Aiber's name was not in the notebook they had now, so there was no knowing what had been done to him. Either that page had been ripped out, or his name was in the other notebook.
At the end of Wedy's account, L said, "I believe Ryuk's notebook is in the hands of a new Kira, based on the death by heart failure of Shinji Yamanaka ten minutes after his crime was publicized, an hour ago when Misa couldn't have done it. There is a slight possibility Rem did it herself to throw off suspicion, but if so that doesn't fit with Ryuk's absence. Since Rem is attached to Misa, the first thing I will do is visit Misa and ask Rem about it. There is a possibility Rem might just tell me the truth."
Wedy said, "Ryuzaki, I don't trust this at all. That shinigami should have killed you by now, and it could still control you into doing things at any time it wanted. Why does it even have a deal with you?"
"I saved Misa's life twice, as a side effect of trying to stay alive myself, and I convinced Rem there was more to it than that. Rem knows it is pointless to kill me because other investigators will take my place, and she also believes I will help Misa appear innocent."
Wedy said, "Will you do that?"
"I won't go out of my way to make Misa appear innocent, and I'm certainly not going to kill anyone for Misa, but I must appear to cooperate with Rem until I can learn the secret way to prevent a shinigami from killing. Once that happens, we can do whatever we want about Misa, but, until then, the focus needs to be on stopping the newest Kira and preventing Misa from ever acquiring this notebook again."
Watari asked, "What should our next actions be? Should we burn the notebook we have?"
L said, "No, we should wait. If the notebook is burned, Rem will be able to go anywhere she wants, not just in Misa's vicinity, and she might cause more trouble that way. Also, Rem might perceive burning the notebook as a betrayal unless I ask her if I can do it beforehand. However, we do need to place the notebook in a high-security vault soon."
Watari said, "What should we do while you're gone?"
"I'm taking Hideki Ryuga's cellphone; call me on it if you need anything. Keep watch over all of Misa's cellphones just in case the new Kira phones her. Continue searching this mansion for any clues until everything has been completely examined, and secure Misa's apartment for later searching. Photocopy every page of the notebook and get it into a safe as soon as you can. By tomorrow, I want a new headquarters purchased, something small and inconspicuous since it will be a few days until we can install high-security measures. Also, Watari, please ask Matt to join us, and if he agrees, fly him here immediately. Explain the risks involved, and don't let him make an impulsive decision because of excitement alone."
Wedy said, "Who is Matt?"
L said, "Matt is someone with more computer expertise than either one of us. I'm assuming Ryuk's notebook is in the hands of a Kira supporter, and most of those seem to congregate online. None of Misa's friends are Kira supporters, so I do not see any other way for Misa to have located a new Kira candidate. Ryuk is too unreliable for Misa to have sent him out on his own. It is likely we will at first be chasing the new Kira through the Internet before locating that Kira in real life. We might not need someone with Matt's level of skill, but if a need for him suddenly comes up, I'd rather not wait for a flight to take him halfway across the world."
With that said, L turned to leave. He descended the stairs, finding a cluster of servants gathered at the bottom. He was sure they couldn't have heard anything and, as he'd calculated, they were afraid to climb the steps and have the creaking give them away. He could see intense curiosity shining on all their faces, but none of them asked any questions. It must be a kind of minor torture to have such weird things happening around you and be unable to ask those people responsible anything about it.
As he pushed through the knot of servants, he was saddened. They would all be dead in less than a month, and he'd already seen the deaths written for them. Misa had been smart enough to realize that having Hideki Ryuga and all his servants dying around the same time would be too suspicious unless she came up with a good reason, and the reason had been the mansion burning down. All the servants were scheduled to burn to death. L resolved to make sure to arrange things so their deaths resulted from heart attacks instead, and to put enough morphine in their systems beforehand to make the process painless.
When L exited the mansion, a driver was already waiting for him. He hadn't wanted to waste Watari's time with something so trivial, and L had too many tasks that needed doing to drive himself, so he had ordered a limo of the kind that had a motorized privacy wall between the driver and the backseat. L gave a few quick instructions to the driver and then had the soundproof wall ascend.
The first thing he did after that was to remove some cake from the mini-fridge and start making some tea in the included microwave as he tried to find a comfortable position. Getting his usual baggy clothing had not been a priority, so he was still in Hideki Ryuga's clothes. The guy had a similar build to L, but unfortunately he preferred tight pants, and L found it almost impossible to comfortably sit in his usual crouch.
L tried taking off the pants and crouching in mere underwear, but it made him feel open and vulnerable to have his legs bare and so much air circulation around his privates. Horrifying memories of being forced to wear a skirt without underwear were pressing in on him, so he gave up and put the pants back on, sitting on the back seat like a normal person would, with his feet on the floor. By then, the tea was hot, and he had some of it with plenty of sugar cubes, along with a few bites of cake, and then he started feeling a bit like his old self again. Damaged, changed forever in some ways, but not too bad. He could take it. He could endure.
L ate two slices of cake, finished his tea, and then felt ready to start on the next task. He opened the cabinet built into the back of the front seat and got out the new laptop there, ready for use. The first thing he did was to access his computer that had the death countdown clock and some of his most crucial files. He downloaded a copy of his usual voice modulator. Now, he'd be able to communicate with the police or any of his contacts without any hassles.
Next, L married Misa. He created all the necessary documentation and governmental database entries to indicate that Misa Amane and Hideki Ryuga the To-Oh University student had secretly married three months previously. Not just anyone would be allowed into the hospital room of a comatose pop idol, and becoming Misa's husband was one way of gaining unrestricted access.
Being L, there were other ways he could have gained that access, but becoming Misa's husband had additional benefits. If by chance Misa had passed on the second notebook to a family member or friend, or if any of those people had crucial clues, it would be easier to investigate them while posing as Misa's husband. If Misa woke up and challenged it, L could always tell those friends and family members that the brain damage must have destroyed her memory of the event.
Then, L checked on the media to see what had been leaked since the shooting event. Statements from the helicopter medics had been taken, about how Hideki Ryuga the pop idol had been found restrained in bondage equipment near Misa's unconscious body while the other Hideki Ryuga was loose but in shackles, still cross-dressing. Shortly after, Hideki Ryuga the pop idol had threatened to kill himself and leapt into the helicopter blades.
The media was presenting it as a possible love-induced attempted double suicide. Misa had tried to kill herself for cheating on one Hideki Ryuga with another Hideki Ryuga, but the pop idol hadn't been able to stand the thought of surviving without her and had tried to off himself as well. The real Hideki Ryuga was still in surgery. They were attempting to re-attach his severed arm. L knew the guy wouldn't say anything about what had really been happening. Hideki couldn't tell outsiders about his houseguests, no matter how badly he wanted to.
However, there had been a leak from the police who had arrived on the scene. L knew that none of the medics had seen Watari, but the media had the description of yet another man, an old one, restrained in the same kind of bondage gear, who had requested not to be let loose when he was approached. There was a lot of speculation about why Misa was so kinky and sexually voracious that she needed four bondage boyfriends, including an old man, and even more speculation about why she'd left a trail of suicidal acts, one successful, two unsuccessful. A movie production company had already released a statement that it would be unlikely to hire Misa Amane in the future. Her image as a sugary-sweet innocent pop idol had been ruined.
It was understandable that a police leak had occurred. There had been many cops on the scene, and their sheer numbers would give boldness to any who decided to leak information. Also, they had been called to a celebrity's mansion to investigate a shooting. Any cops who wanted to leak information would be especially likely to go on such a mission in the first place. The police leak didn't really matter since they didn't have Watari's photo. The information they had publicized wouldn't compromise the Kira investigation or L's ability to do detective work in the future.
Next, L reserved a suite at an expensive hotel near the hospital where Misa was staying. He used their concierge service to order some baggy clothing of the type he liked, along with large sunglasses, a hat, and a coat with a collar that could be turned up high. The paparazzi would likely be lurking about the hospital entrances, and L didn't want the media to ever obtain even one clear photo of his face. So far, they had the weird-angle grainy cellphone photo where a large blindfold partially obscured his face, and photos of himself with his t-shirt pulled up over his nose, so only his eyes stuck out. Even though nobody should realize "Hideki Ryuga" was actually L, it was best to prevent any good photos from being taken.
L soon arrived at the fancy hotel, rushed up to his suite and dressed himself in the clothing that had been left there by the concierge. As he came back down and got into the limo once more, his stomach was beginning to tie into knots. He wanted to throw up. Something deep inside felt absolutely sick at the prospect of seeing Misa. L curled into his usual crouch on the backseat and shook. He wanted to run for it, to hide, to immerse himself completely in the mental exercise of solving cases and never, ever go into Misa's presence again.
He laughed bitterly to himself as he thought that, ironically, Misa was now his wife. Except, not really. It was a sham marriage, and even if accepted as genuine in some way, Misa wasn't married to L Lawliet but to a nonexistent Hideki Ryuga. L Lawliet was still a single man, even though he would introduce himself as Misa's husband under his fake name.
When the limo stopped in front of the hospital, L had to take a few minutes to gather himself together, to remind himself that he was L, that he was a brave and bold person, and that he could certainly handle a hospital visit to a Kira who was no longer a real threat. When the shaking stopped, and he felt in control of himself, he scanned the outside for paparazzi, turned up the collar of his coat, opened the limo door, and jumped out.
His heart beating like crazy, he began walking toward the front entrance of the hospital where he would see his former captor under very different circumstances, and would perhaps need to convincingly reassure Rem he wasn't a threat so she would believe in his good intentions and wouldn't suddenly freak out and kill him at some point in the future. Unfortunately, he'd probably need to visit often and display some loving behavior toward Misa to keep Rem reassured.
L breathed in and out, in and out, counting his breaths and carefully calming himself. Then he walked toward the front doors and they automatically slid open to admit him. He checked in at the front desk and obtained the necessary clearances to visit Misa. Then, while he was walking down the hallway that her room was located on, someone suddenly grabbed him from behind in a way that pinned both arms and pulled him into a room.
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