L

Ch. 9 5%

"Well, We meet face to face, Miss (L/N)"

My blood runs hot as I analyze the man in front of me. The man returns the same gaze. He had shaggy black hair and pale white skin that was countered with the dark circles around his eyes. It looked like he hadn't slept in months. He wore a long-sleeve white shirt and dark green jeans. He sat strangely in his chair, almost in a squatting position. He had no shoes on his feet and maintained a blank expression while staring at me.

Although his appearance was strange, it was also...captivating.

"Uh...yah." I tried to say nonchalantly. "I'm guessing your L." I said, realizing he wasn't the only person in the room. He didn't answer. I looked around the room and noticed there were seven other men in the room. Matsuda holds the door open for me.

"You first." He says motioning for me to walk forward.

I reluctantly do, analyzing each face. Until I see-

"Light?" I ask, dumbfounded.

'Are you kidding me. He's everywhere.'

He looks at me with a surprised expression.

"(Y/N)" he replies confused. "Ryuzaki what is she doing here?" he says turning to the dark haired man.

'Ryuzaki?'

"Well...if I'm going to be completely honest I kept it from you on purpose?" The dark-haired man said, not once removing his eyes from me.

"On purpose? Why? Is this another one of your tests?" Light asks, seeming slightly irritated.

"You can't just bring anyone in here Ryuzaki, how do we know she's not Kira?" Light says sternly.

'Kira?'

"Light..." A tall, middle aged man with glasses says.

The dark-haired man finally shifts his gaze from me to Light.

"Well Light, I must inform you...that is the exact reason why we brought her here." he says.

"Wait so she's a suspect?" Matsui says, looking at me with wide-eyes. "I thought she was helping us with the case."

My heart dropped. Me, Kira? I mean I suspected that was the reason for my retrieval, but...hearing it. My blood ran cold. Comparing me to the very thing that killed my....How dare he! Suspecting I'm Kira. He knows nothing about me. NOTHING. Some nerve this man has. After months of me following the case and praying the task force catches him....this is the best they have? Maybe the public is right. Maybe the Kira investigators ARE incompetent. A graduated high school student that's mass murdering people? You've got to be kidding me.

"Light's right, if she's a suspect why the hell did we let her into HQ?" A shorter, muscular man with a short afro-like hairstyle said.

'Why the hell am I a suspect in the first place?'

"Well...it's simple." L says turning away from everyone.

He reaches into a bowl of what looks like marshmallows and pops one in his mouth.

He chews quietly.

"Mmm...Why do we have Light in here, if he too is a suspect? To monitor, and to use his deductive skills to our benefit."

'What?? He thinks Light may be Kira too? This man's insane"

"You still suspect me? Even after I analyzed the letters?" Light said, baffled.

'What letters?'

"Ryuzaki is it true? You're still suspicious of my son?" The man with glasses says, worried.