𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄

十九 | 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍
𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄

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"It seems like you were right, (Y/N)," Edu uttered the next day. "Someone is following you."

(Y/N) stopped abruptly, feeling her eyes narrow ever so slightly from Edu's words, however knew they were true due to the wrong feeling in her gut ever since she had left the house that morning. Almost having arrived at school, students and adults alike streaming past her, she once again stared walking, a little irritated at the Shinigami for not telling her right away—having a small inkling of a thought that he knew as soon as they were out in the open.

"Hey, (Y/N)!" Ayako called after glancing up from her phone and spotting her, giving a small wave as she ran up to her.

"Hey, Ayako," (Y/N) greeted, the two now walking next to each other as Ayako started chatting about celebrities and the such, however her mind somewhere very different, or more specifically, on who was tailing her and Edu's small laughs.

Dick.

Oh, well.

Let this person stalk me.

If anything, I'm probably the only one they're tailing and if they died...

Just thinking about how stupid such a decision is makes me want to laugh, especially considering how L will probably want to laugh as well.

Parting ways with Ayako, (Y/N) went about her day as normal, not once making any indication that Edu was there no matter how much he tried to gain her attention—doing things from calling her name, floating around the classrooms, popping through the faces of the people she was talking to, etc. She never once allowed herself to slip up. The man tailing her loitered around the school area, posing as one of the school attendants using a card printed out and given to him by Near, sighing as he closed his eyes.

Agent Gevanni was a talented agent, especially when it came to monitoring and keeping tabs on suspects, once having the displeasure of following one of the men the original Kira entrusted his power to—Teru Mikami—so he could help Near catch Kira from one slip up. And now, he intended to find out exactly what was it about (Y/N) that made Near think she was Kira's Successor.

"Agent Gevanni," Near voice filtered through the earpiece, making him flinch.

"Yes?"

"Anything noteworthy to report so far?" He asked as he lay on his stomach, twirling a strand of his white hair around his finger whilst stacking cards together, already being surrounded by extraordinary architecture of the paper. "You've been watching (L/N)for only about... four hours. Has she noticed anything yet?

"No, nothing yet," Agent Gevanni replied as he let his eyes flick towards (Y/N). "And so far, she is acting exactly like how a normal college student would behave."

"Is that so?"

"Yes," he sighed, rubbing his eyes as he leaned against one of the walls of the building. "In all honesty, I'm confused as to why you think she's the one."

"Because," he said as he sat up, tilting his head as he then stared at the giant screen with (Y/N)'s picture on it. "There's just something about how she seems too... perfect. Too... average. When looking into her, it's obvious that she's the normal student with the normal family, except one thing—how truly of an actress she has become."

"Huh?" Agent Gevanni raised a brow, the slight metaphorical way Near described her puzzling to him. "An actress? What could you possibly think she wants to cover up? Nothing about her is out of the ordinary."

"No..." he murmured, sitting up whilst propping his knee up as well. "I don't think so. Gevanni."

"Yes?"

"As she is still our main and only suspect, I want you to continue following her and learn her routine and schedule," Near ordered him. "I myself will be looking into other further possibilities of where and who Kira-S might be."

"Of course," Agent Gevanni nodded in affirmation as Near then disconnected.

Exhaling softly, he then looked up once more, his eyes widening when seeing that his gaze had somehow connected with (Y/N)'s. Her hand was covering her mouth in a way to prop her head up, but it was her eyes that drew his attention.

There's... no emotion.

None.

It's like she's staring at a piece of dirt—that I'm a piece of dirt.

Swallowing thickly, Agent Gevanni then pushed himself off the wall to make it seem like he was merely resting for a moment before walking away, making sure that the mask and sunglasses he was wearing was still covering his face properly. (Y/N) let her gaze follow Agent Gevanni with a frown, Edu above her giving a cackling laugh.

I have to say... this is thoroughly amusing.

Since this guy was so distracted he didn't even realize that I was watching him... he must have been talking to L.

I can't believe it.

Excusing herself quietly to the restroom, ensuring that no one was following her and that no one was in the restroom, she then slammed her hands onto the restroom counter whilst she grit her teeth in annoyance. Groaning from the irritation she felt, she cupped her mouth and nose as she closed her eyes, willing herself to calm down.

Just from a glance...

Just from a stupid glance at a stupid camera, and now L's onto me?

"Seems you're getting a bit too worked up there, (Y/N)," Edu pointed out in a mocking tone, her fist only going through him when she moved to hit him.

"Quiet," she hissed, trying to calm herself down as she smoothed her hair back and cupped the nape of her neck, gazing up blankly at the ceiling. "I want to kill him." Not an ounce of emotion dripped from her tone as she said this, continuing, "I want to kill L's successor so fucking badly."

"Here I thought you weren't going to get yourself involved with him," Edu said as he dragged his club across the bathroom floor, rounding around her to stare at her through the mirror. "Are you really going to risk that?"

"To rid the world of its rot?" She raised a brow, smiling widely. "But of course."

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To be continued...