Futatsu no Tsuki

Futatsu no Tsuki

Chapter 22

"Hm? Looks like Yue got me." Light's lips twitched as he read the pop-up requesting another pass-code in order to access the last file on the disk. More specifically it requested the name revealed at the end of the first audio file. "I should've listened to it all, despite him being annoying. Not that it matters now, I know the identity of the third victim, and the date and place of the fourth." He closed his eyes, recalling how the name as well as the death method, of the fourth victim had been edited out of the scanned file. It had surprised him temporarily, but he figured Yue wouldn't want to make it easy for him.

The brunet ejected the disk and shut-down the laptop; he glanced at his cell-phone. He'd received a email message from his mother saying that she and Sayu were just returning from visiting Yue, and asking Light what he'd want for dinner. Annoyed, but playing the dutiful son, he'd replied back that anything would do. 'I have about 15 minutes until they get here….I should try to find Yue's cell-phone before they return.'

Opening the remaining drawers in Yue's desk revealed them to be empty; if the cell-phone was hidden elsewhere in his brother's room, Light had to wait until tomorrow to search. 'It's possible it's somewhere simpler to find, but….' He rose from the computer chair and leaned against the desk with his arms in front on the surface of the desk. To the side of him he heard Ryuk, bored, shaking the empty backpack. Light's eyes gleamed as he glanced at the backpack, the idea striking him swiftly, with barely any need to think.

'The disk Yue left proves that he knew or suspected I'd search his room, and he knows I know about his second cell-phone and Tenichi's message….if he didn't want me to find the phone he'd destroy it, but if he did….he'd leave it in an obvious place.' Light smirked and grabbed the backpack from Ryuk, groping through the smaller pockets. Within seconds he found the phone and slipped it into his pocket.

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- "Someone needs to stay at the hospital and keep watch over Yue-san. Though he's unconscious now, we don't know how long he'll remain so, and if he's been controlled by Kira, he may awaken at any time. Or die at any time. If he hasn't been controlled, then he could still awaken at any time and try to leave…." L stood before them, scratching his left foot with his right, forefinger tapping his bottom lip as he studied them. His dark eyes swept over the group, barely flinching at the angry and frustrated looks - though his explanation of his and Yue's original meeting had curtailed any immediate protests, thoughts of distrust lingered among the taskforce members. 'Yagami-san is out of the question, Aizawa-san looks mutinous and Mogi-san might be more useful remaining here….' The detective's eyes locked on Matsuda, his lips slightly frowning. -

Matsuda sighed as he walked towards Yue's hospital room and peeked through the door window. 'Why am I the one chosen to watch Yue? Mogi or Aizawa would've been a better choices.' He sighed again and opened the door, glancing at the bed as he entered. The teen lay softly breathing on the hospital bed; Matsuda yawned and walked toward a chair on the other side of the room. He sat down while observing the teen; the moonlight shone through the unobscured windows and onto Yue's face just above the covers.

'He seems so peaceful, it's hard to believe he tried to kill himself….it's even more difficult to imagine, seeing as his dyed hair makes him look like Light….' Matsuda stifled another yawn with a hand placed over his mouth. Next he crossed his arms and leaned back, eyes focused on the teen though his mind wandered - learning of the relationship between L and Yue had surprised him. That it may have started before the teen turned 18 unnerved him. '….I feel bad for Ryuzaki, Aizawa-san and Yagami-san are both upset at him having a recent relationship with Yue-san, and neither believe Ryuzaki told the truth when he said nothing happened when he and Yue first met.'

Matsuda closed his eyes, falling victim to sleep though he knew he should remain awake.

Yue opened his eyes a sliver, listening to Matsuda's breathing as it slowed from sleep. Five minutes, ten minutes passed without movement from the officer before Yue dared to sit up.

'I'm glad it's Matsuda-san. If anyone else was sent as a guard, I'd be stuck feigning unconsciousness…..' He gazed around the room and slowly exhaled, before his eyes locked on the door. 'I can't stay here though, that'll be no better than just running away….I…I need to stop Light…..'

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- Tenichi, I wish to meet with you about that notebook I sent -

B read the email as he closed the apartment door, and pulled off his hoodie. He studied it without blinking, index finger at his lips - he chewed on the nail, oblivious to the pain as he bit the skin. He checked the email address as he continued to the kitchen; his eyes gleamed dangerously as he grabbed a jar of strawberry jam from the fridge.

B placed both the jam jar and the phone on the kitchen table, grabbing his hair roughly with his pale fingers. The wild look in his eyes spreading to the rest of his face. The temptation to dial Yue's number fought with his urge to simply laugh.

"The notebook Yue sent? Hah, you mean had sent to me - Yue only sent me a few sheets of death note. Second Kira sent me the notebook." A wild laugh escaped B while he opened the jar and stuck his fingers inside the delicious crimson goo. The strawberry scent filled his nostrils, and he licked the sweet jam from his pale fingers. "Yue would not have made that mistake. And Second Kira wouldn't have access to Yue's cell-phone."

B kicked off his shoes and used his toes to pull off the socks adorning his feet.

"It could be a trap set by L, but if he knew of the notebook's existence, he'd already have Kira in custody….that just leaves Kira himself, but….why would he have access to Yue's cell-phone? How…?" B dug deeper into the jam jar, his fiery eyes locked on the cell-phone while his tongue savored the succulent sweetness on his fingers. He glanced toward the counter, on which a framed photograph sat. One of him and Yue. "Yue still has a lifespan in that photo….if Kira is part of Yue's family that'll explain why Yue wants to mislead the investigation….but I'm sure Kira wouldn't be bothered with killing his own family if need be…."

'Kira sending me that message - trying to pass himself off as Yue….he knows that Yue knows about him, and knows that I'm connected to Yue's plan. That….Kira not killing Yue yet means that he can't….that there's some reason he's reluctant to kill Yue.' B bit into his index finger, the wild glint back in his eyes; he stopped biting, ignoring the pain from his assaulted finger as his lips curled into a smirk. "Of course, Yue did say he and his brother - Light - share the same written name. His twin brother…."

B laughed and leaned back on the chair he'd barely realized he'd sat down upon. 'So, Kira is Light Yagami….and he wants to meet with me, believing I'm Yue's friend 'Tenichi.' Should I have fun with this? Or would it be more prudent to expect that L already suspects my involvement as well as already suspects Light Yagami is Kira? Yue's actions - finding Second Kira and having her send the death note to me, writing those deaths that clearly point to my murders - were rash. If L didn't already suspect his brother, Yue would've thought out a different plan…..So L must already suspect his brother.' B brought his knees to his chest and licked a trace of jam from his left thumb while he picked up the cell phone with his right hand. 'How should I respond to this….should I meet with Kira? Should I join him? Should I kill him? Should I have him lead me to L so I can kill them both? I wonder…..'

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Surprised by the cell-phone vibrating in his pocket, Matsuda awoke, jumping out of his seat and crashing onto the floor. It took only a few seconds, as he rubbed his elbow to get rid of the pain from it hitting the floor, to remember where he was, and a few more seconds to recall why he was there.

'Oh crap, I fell asleep. I hope it wasn't long….' He sighed in relief after a glance at his wristwatch told him it'd only been a little over ten minutes. "I'm glad, ten minutes shouldn't have been enough time for Yue to…." He muttered as he grabbed the relentlessly vibrating phone from his pocket and stood up, glancing at the hospital bed.

It was empty.

"Oh shit." He cursed, not realizing he'd already pressed the call-answer button on his phone. "Ryuzaki is going to kill me…."

- "….Matsuda-san, don't tell me you loss track of Yue already…." L seemed to growl over the phone, though with his natural monotone it was difficult to tell. -

"Eep! Ryuzaki-san, I….." Matsuda paled and placed the phone to his ear, a bead of sweat dripping down his face. "Um, well…."

- "….I'll take that as a yes." -

"I….I….I'm sorry, I….."

- L sighed, though showed no sign of surprise at the officer's incompetence. "Come back to the hotel, Matsuda-san. There's been a new development…." -