Fifty Days | By : sashocirrione Category: Death Note > Het-Male/Female > L/Misa Views: 2764 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter 14: Misa
L expected Misa to storm back into the room with a decision, or to feel himself dying as Rem kept her end of the bargain, but instead hours went by with no indication of his fate. Hideki Ryuga's servants attended to L's needs, hand-feeding him a delicious meal of mostly cake. None of them asked any questions about the blindfold L now wore but, when he asked them about "the old man" they assured him Watari was doing well, and that one of the cooks had been bringing him additional water and food, against orders.
L wondered if Misa would try to challenge his bluff. While the exact story he'd told her wasn't true, it was close to the truth. Roger Ruvie would soon involve too many investigators for L to have any chance of being able to shut it down, and even if Roger did die, other detectives would be on Misa's trail very soon from her mistake with the paparazzi. Misa would never find out the exact truth unless she controlled L into confessing everything honestly, as he'd done with Light. In that case, L would be dead and useless to her, so she probably wouldn't do it.
The afternoon had turned into evening and still no sign of Misa when the door opened and L heard a rolling sound of wheels on carpet, just like the metal frame he was attached to. His heart jumped. Was Watari being put in the same room?
L said, "Is it you?"
Hideki Ryuga's voice answered, "Yes, I got really bored in this thing so I thought we could talk. Yuki, put me right next to him."
L was beginning to imagine what Hideki Ryuga had done, but he wanted conformation. L said, "Yuki, could you remove my blindfold for just a second, and then put it back?"
L felt the servant pulling the blindfold off, and then he saw one of the oddest things he'd seen in his entire life. Hideki Ryuga was in exactly the same sort of restraints that L was in. He had a straightjacket, shackles, a wheeled metal frame, and even a blindfold.
As L's own blindfold was replaced and the view cut off, L said, "Hideki, what are you doing?"
"I'm trying out these techniques. So far it's been extremely boring. I couldn't believe how bored I was. But, I want to get to the good part. And, I think Misa likes it."
L tried to decide if this bizarre situation was good or bad or neutral. Hideki Ryuga had obviously completely swallowed the lie L had told him, which was the only plausible story L could think of that would keep Hideki from possibly letting him and Watari out of their restraints at some point, and thus provoking Misa's wrath. From what Rem said, Hideki had been controlled to let anyone who asked become his houseguests, to keep the existence of those houseguests secret from outsiders, and to not ask questions of those houseguests.
L didn't know of any other way Hideki had been controlled, but obviously if it included obedience the notebook was unable to specify which houseguest Hideki was supposed to be obedient to. Hideki could let Misa's prisoners out of the restraints any time he wanted, so it was best to preserve an illusion of consent to keep that from happening. So, for that reason, and to retain Hideki Ryuga's cooperation in keeping the Watari visit secret, L needed to not contradict his earlier story. But, if Misa saw Hideki in bondage, it might anger her. She was dealing with enough things already without Hideki Ryuga's bizarre attempt to hit on her.
L said, "The boring part actually lasts a couple of weeks. Do you think you have enough stamina?"
"Hey, I can wait around in the make-up chair of a movie set for twelve hours. I can do it."
"Two weeks is a lot longer than twelve hours."
"I'm man enough to endure it if a cross-dresser and an old guy are capable of it."
"Don't you have obligations in life?"
"My latest movie stopped filming last week."
"I don't like you hitting on my girlfriend."
"She asked to live here, so she must like me. Besides, I know her much better than you do. I've never heard her talk about you. I don't think you're serious about her."
L considered whether he should try any more. Hideki Ryuga sounded determined, and more attempts to dissuade him might only strengthen that determination. The best way to get him away would be to bore him, but there might not be much time for that. L decided to try. He started a conversation about whether West Frisian, North Frisian and Saterland Frisian should be considered three languages or three dialects of a single language, and discussed the arguments scholars used to support each side. L knew how to create any particular kind of conversation. He was adept at impersonating people other than L on the phone and imitating various styles of talking.
He gradually changed the characteristics of his speech to be dry and almost monotone, while at the same time having a kind of feverish insistency that only geniuses who really care about a topic can muster. He timed the change gradually, so it would seem as if he were a person with a fanatical streak about a certain subject who was gradually getting more and more excited as he delved into his chosen topic, not someone who was acting. Each time Hideki Ryuga tried to change the subject, L rudely and vigorously brought it right back.
L never got the chance to see if he could bore Hideki Ryuga out of the room. L stopped speaking when he heard what sounded like Misa's footsteps, but with slightly different characteristics. From the sound, L got an impression of anger. The footsteps were firmer than usual, placed more deliberately than her normal quick, delicate patter. They approached the door of the room, and then the door opened and L heard a feminine gasp. As she drew nearer and L heard her breathing, he was sure of it. Misa was angry, and he thought that perhaps she'd been crying as well.
L said, "Hideki, why don't you leave? I have things to discuss with my girlfriend."
In a very quiet voice, Misa said, "One of the servants had her little girl with her today, and then another servant brought out photos of her children, and a bunch of others did too. They showed me those kids."
L didn't know what to say. The consequences of Misa's actions had been coming down on her hard lately, one thing after another. To someone whose own parents had been murdered, it must be bad to see children who would soon lose a parent and to know you were personally responsible.
Rem said, "Misa, why don't you just kill him with the death note? This isn't a good idea. It will leave more clues."
Misa said, "Shut up. I never asked for your advice. I bet you're glad Light's dead."
L heard a choked sob, and then Misa said, "This is all your fault! You were planning this from the beginning! You killed Kira. I can't be Kira. I can't."
Then L felt cold metal pressed to his chin. He thought he knew what it was.
Misa said, "Yes, L, this is Matsuda's gun. It's your fault he's dead, you know. So many police officers have died from your mistakes and your selfishness. L, the greatest detective in the world, bound and taken prisoner by a girl. Isn't that wonderful?"
Hideki Ryuga said, "Role-playing! Detective and suspect! Misa, let me be another detective, or maybe a criminal, your choice."
L said, "Hideki, shut up or you'll die."
Misa ignored the exchange and slid the gun along L's jaw, resting it just under his ear.
She said, "It's so impersonal to just write your name. What if I give you twenty-three days to live and then change my mind? But, if you die now, this way, then I had courage about it. I want to look you in the face and blow your brains out."
L said, "Misa, thank you. This is a good death. I'm sorry you didn't want to create a family with me, but I understand your decision."
Misa screamed. A few moments later, L heard her sobbing. It was hard sobbing, the kind that shakes a person's shoulders and makes their lungs raw. L stayed quiet, sure that anything he might say at the moment would only make things worse.
When the sobbing had quieted a bit, Misa said, "L, I don't want the baby. I hate it. I only lived for Kira, and you took him, and then I only lived to become Kira and create the next Kira, and you took all that too. There's nothing left. You took everything that matters. What do all these deaths mean?"
Rem screamed, "Misa! Don't!"
Misa said, "Rem, if you take one more step, I'll do it."
L guessed what Misa might be doing, and he said, "Misa, your life is valuable. Just think about your decision for a few days and it won't seem like this. Things will get better."
Misa screamed, "My parents are dead and justice was not served. It will never be served!"
L heard an inhuman snarl from Rem at the same moment as a gunshot.
L said, "Rem, get me out! I'll help Misa."
L felt the straps holding him to the metal frame snapping and then the straightjacket came off with a loud tearing sound. L stumbled free of the metal frame, reaching up and pulling off his blindfold, seeing Misa on the floor with blood pooling around her head. Her eyes were open but looked completely vacant. L went to the bed as fast as his shackles allowed, pulled off a sheet and tore it into strips as he returned to Misa. He located the bullet wound and wrapped the strips tightly around her skull to put pressure on it and stop the bleeding.
Then L got Misa's cellphone from her purse and called a hospital, asking them to send a medical helicopter for speed, since Hideki Ryuga's mansion was just slightly remote. During the call, Hideki started shouting, "No! Don't come! This is a prank call!"
Rem put a hand over Hideki's mouth and shut him up for the rest of the call. The medical workers talked L through some additional steps of checking Misa's breathing and pulse. Both were good, but Misa's open eyes were not looking at anything at all, and when L looked at them he had a sick feeling Misa would not survive.
L said, "Rem, Hideki is following the instructions to keep his houseguests secret from outsiders. I assume the servants have been instructed that way too?"
Rem said, "Yes. Why?"
"Just as he tried to prevent me from bringing in medical help, the servants will probably try to prevent the medics from coming in here and helping Misa. The helicopter will land on the back lawn. Please make a clear direct route from here to there. Lock servants in the kitchen or in whatever rooms work for that purpose, and break the locks so they can't get out quickly."
Rem disappeared through a wall and L hovered over Misa, constantly monitoring her breathing and pulse. The makeshift bandage seemed to have slowed the bleeding quite a bit. After what seemed like a very long time, he heard a helicopter landing on the back lawn and, shortly after, many running steps approaching. L stepped back from Misa as medical workers flooded into the room. They loaded Misa onto a stretcher with incredible speed and efficiency. As L followed them, suddenly a servant jumped in front of them and blocked them with her body, saying, "No, you can't go!"
L slipped ahead and shoved the woman into a wall to let the stretcher past. Once they had gone past, L wrestled the woman into a closet and dragged a couch in front of the door, pinning it closed. He went in the direction the stretcher had gone and found it impeded by a group of servants. L jumped into the mess and began fighting them out of the way as best he could with his shackle-clad legs. A moment later, Rem joined him and pinned several bewildered servants to the wall. The stretcher slipped past and continued outside. L could hear sirens coming up the driveway. Someone had called the police. Probably the hospital after they heard "gunshot wound" as L's description of Misa's injury.
L said, "Rem, I've saved Misa's life twice now and I intend to keep my bargain. Please don't kill me."
Just then, there was a screaming from outside. L rushed out and saw Misa being loaded into the helicopter as Hideki Ryuga was standing on a balcony slightly above and to the side of the helicopter, waving his arms and screaming. He stopped screaming and said, "If you try to leave, I'll jump into the blades."
Several medical workers were looking at him, unsure, but then they all finished getting into the helicopter and it started lifting from the ground.
At that moment, Hideki jumped, landing on the rotor and seeming to pass through it to the ground. A spray of blood followed him, and one severed arm was tumbling beside him. Hideki landed on the grass with a loud thump and immediately began a bloodcurdling scream. The side of his torso where the arm had been severed was a mass of raw, bloody tissue with white fragments of shattered ribs sticking out.
The helicopter descended the short distance to the ground, and the workers rushed out, gathering up Hideki and his severed arm and loading them in. Then, the helicopter lifted off. Rem suddenly stood beside L.
She said, "For now, because Misa might love you and because she has your child inside her, I will let you live. Do not think you can betray me, human."
With that, Rem spread her wings and flew after the helicopter. Cops were already beginning to spill around the side of the building.
L walked to the nearest one and said, "May I talk with your superior?"
The man gave L a disgusted look, taking in his mini-skirt, the healing bee-stings all over his bare legs, his shackles, and the blood on him, then turned and began leading L around to the front of the building in a very rapid walk. L was pointed to a very busy-looking cop surrounded by five others.
L walked up to the man and said, "Call NPA Deputy-Director Kitamura and give him code three-five-zero-four-two-nine."
The officer looked for a moment as if he wouldn't obey, but then got out his cellphone and made the call. His eyes widened a bit as he said, "Yes, sir. Yes, sir!"
As the officer put the phone away, he looked at L more seriously and said, "I've never met such a high-ranking undercover agent. I'm honored to meet you, and I see you are very dedicated to your job. What are your orders?"
"Gather up your officers, give them a talk about the importance of preventing leaks, and evacuate. This is a high security crime scene."
"Do you need any assistance?"
"My operatives will be here soon."
The officer bowed, and started toward the front entrance of the mansion. L stayed outside. He knew it would be counterproductive to go inside until his order had been propagated through all the officers, or otherwise he'd just get stopped and questioned repeatedly, wasting time. Instead, L made a phone call to Wedy. It was entirely possible Wedy and Aiber were still alive, because they had been absent from the investigation center for several days leading up to the attack. Misa might have never seen their names.
The ringing stopped, but there was no voice. L wasn't surprised. Wedy was cautious.
L said, "It's Ryuzaki. The target has been neutralized. I require assistance in a search."
Wedy replied, "Is there any way you can prove that bitch isn't forcing you to lure me in? She already got Aiber. I heard it over a comm link. He was so close to rescuing Watari."
L said, "Check any of the 24-hour news channels. I'm sure someone will leak word of it within the next ten minutes or so. Misa Amane has a bullet in her brain. If you're still not satisfied about your safety, keep your motorcycle helmet on the entire time you're here to hide your face."
There was a pause, and then Wedy agreed and asked for directions. As L described how to get to Hideki Ryuga's mansion, he was already mourning for Aiber. The con man had been a good guy. Even when he'd been a criminal, the only way he ever hurt people was by taking their money, and, since it was a compulsive thrill more than anything, Aiber often gave some of the money back to his victims or to charities. Aiber abhorred violence with a passion. Before the Kira case, L had only talked to him over a computer or a phone, but there had been many conversations, and L missed him.
L waited until the cops had dispersed to re-enter the building. Misa had two notebooks. He hadn't seen Ryuk flying after that helicopter along with Rem, which made him suspect the worst. If Ryuk was no longer following Misa, then Misa had either destroyed that notebook or given it to another person. L didn't think Misa would destroy either of the two notebooks. It didn't seem like something Misa would do. L made his way to Watari's room and let him free, explaining the situation. Watari could barely walk after such a long time in his bindings, and sat on the floor, rubbing his arms and legs. L soon found some servants who had clothing in Watari's size and brought it to him.
Then, the doorbell was ringing, and L went to get it. A bunch of servants were already crowded there, blocking the view and insisting to Wedy that nothing was going on.
L shouted, "Wedy, tell them about how Hideki Ryuga invited you to be his houseguest!"
Wedy said, "Oh, yes! That happened, all right."
L groaned at her bad acting, but it worked. The servants made way.
Wedy came in, still wearing her motorcycle helmet to obscure her face, and said, "What's wrong with them?"
L answered, "They're the walking dead. Now, we need to search everywhere Misa may have hidden the notebooks. I'll need a thorough job on this mansion since it's the most likely place for one of them. Then Misa's apartment and everywhere else we can think of."
Wedy put one hand on her hip and said, "The whole mansion?"
L said, "I can help, and Watari might too if he can get the circulation going in his legs soon. You're the expert on searching. Tell me what to do."
Wedy said, "First, get some normal clothing on. That outfit is a complete eyesore."
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