L

Ch. 12 The Spark

'Raye Penber'

I analyze the picture over and over again.

'What the f*ck?'

He was dead. No. Not dead. Murdered....by Kira. I look up at L as my eyes widen. His eyes were already fixated on mine.

'Should I tell him? About the bus-jacking? How I had met Raye?'

I think back to the hi-jacking...

Light.

Light was there.

I quickly shifted my eyes towards Light. He looks back at me, his expressionless face turning to confusion after we lock eyes. I turn back to the photo trying to play it off.

'Did he not remember him?'

L stares at me coldly, analyzing my expressions. I relax my eyes and try to steady my breathing. I couldn't tell him. If he knew I had any contact with Raye he would just suspect me as Kira more.

"Is there something wrong, (Y/N)" L asks me, his earlier amusement now curiosity.

"No." I snapped back quickly.

He furrows his brow.

'I have to play dumb.'

"I just..." I trail off trying to think of what to say.

"This guy was..."

"Really hot..." I say flipping the picture towards the members of the task force.

"...Hot?" L says with a look of confusion, not taking his eyes off of me.

"Um...yeah." I say trying to hand the paper to him.

L looks at it and pauses before continuing.

"He's dead, (Y/N)." He says in a monotone voice.

'Yikes'

"Yeah you're right...bad timing." I say putting the photo back on the table.

Matusda and Aizawa exchange confused looks before shaking off my comment.

'Shit. I hope that worked'

"Anyway..." Mogi said, looking at me as he furrowed his brow, trying to change the subject.

"Yes...as I was saying." L says, still looking at me.

"(Y/N), what do you make of this? A part from one of the FBI agents being...." He pauses.

"...hot." he says slowly squinting his eyes.

I take a moment to think.

"Well, obviously the leak came from Raye..." I say pointing to his photo.

L looks up at me cocking his head.

"Considering he died before the rest of the FBI agents," I say before looking back up at L.

"Right..." Matsuda says looking at me.

L stares at me... not acknowledging my observation.

"With all-do respect Ryuzaki," Aizawa says sitting on the couch next to Light.

"Anyone with a brain could figure that out."

'Huh? What was he talking about'

"Yes..." L says looking up from Aizawa to the door.

Watari walks in with a full cart of pastries. I turn towards Watari.

'Damn is that all for L?'