Worth the Wait (Death Note Fan Fiction-Aizawa x Matsuda)

Chapter 17: Accusation

Chapter Summary: Aizawa's suspicions that Light is Kira, causes a big fight between him and Matsuda. And it's an argument that ends up having dire consequences.

A week later, they were all cleared for release from the hospital. A few days after this, they received a call from Near. Apparently, Mello had told Near that there was a fake rule among the rules in the notebook. He asked Light which rule he thought it might be. Light said that he figured it to be the thirteen-day rule. Near agreed with him. At the end of the call, Near addressed the members of the Task Force, asking if the second L had ever been suspected of being Kira and to call him if they wanted to help out. Italics

This made Aizawa think back to the beginning of the Kira case. He remembered that while L was still alive, he held an unwavering suspicion that Light was Kira. Aizawa did not want to believe that Light was Kira, but it seemed to become increasingly harder to deny. Especially if the thirteen-day rule was fake. That would mean that Light being confined for over fifty days proved nothing.

Aizawa wondered if anyone else suspected the same thing. He knew for a fact that Matsuda had complete faith in Light. Yet, Aizawa was going to contact Near. He knew he had to do it. And he knew he had to tell Matsuda.

Aizawa loved Matsuda too much to keep his beliefs about Light a secret. He would tell Matsuda his suspicions and about his plan to call Near. He only hoped Matsuda would not be too angry with him. Not only did Matsuda believe in Light's innocence, he didn't really seem to trust Near very much. Matsuda always had a great level of respect for L, but with Near he seemed to be different.

Once their conversation with Near had ended, Aizawa turned to Matsuda. The sooner he told Matsuda, the better. He hoped.

"Touta, can I talk to you about this? In private?" Aizawa asked him.

Matsuda agreed and Aizawa led the way up to his room. The second Aizawa closed the door behind them, Matsuda said, "Can you believe Near? Telling us to call him if we think Light is Kira. As if that's a possibility."

This may be harder than I thought it would be, Aizawa thought. How was he supposed to explain his thoughts about Light to Matsuda, who believed in Light unfailingly?

"All of the evidence does point to him," Aizawa said reasonably.

"What are you talking about?" Matsuda asked. "We haven't seen any solid proof that Light may be Kira. Let alone proof that he definitely is. I don't understand what makes Near think that any of us are going to turn in our friend. It's not as if any of us believe that Light is Kira, right?"

When Aizawa did not respond, Matsuda looked over at him. "Right, Shichi?"

Aizawa hesitated, bracing himself for Matsuda's reaction. "I'm actually going to call Near."

"What?"

"I'm sorry, Tou-chan, but I think Light is Kira."

"You're wrong, Shichi."

"Look, I hope you're right. I don't want Light to be Kira, but it's getting harder and harder to believe that he isn't."

Matsuda looked angrier than Aizawa had ever seen him, and his voice shook when he spoke. "You're talking about the Deputy Director's son."

Like I haven't already thought about that, too. Aizawa thought. "I know. And just like the rest of you, I respected Deputy Director Yagami, which makes this even harder for me."

"If Light is Kira," Matsuda began, "then why would he be trying to help us capture Kira?"

"Because then he can control the situation to make sure we don't catch on to him. And if Light's so brilliant, and he's not Kira, why haven't we tracked him down yet? Because Light is Kira and he doesn't want us to find out," Aizawa said. "We had more leads when L was still alive, and that's because L wasn't Kira."