Karma (Death Note)

Chapter 20: Reunion

Here I am, outside Takeshi's apartment with an earpiece in my ear and a tiny almost unnoticeable lense hidden in my tie.

I still can't believe that I was able to convince Ryuzaki in doing this. I thanked the heavens for giving me this much luck.

Ryuzaki agreed in giving me a chance to prove my cousin innocent but with one condition.

I'm not allowed to tell him anything about the Kira case. This includes me, Ryuzaki, The task force, and every information we gathered so far.

It's common sense that I'm not supposed to tell him those things but it is a little tempting, I'm not going to give in though...

"Matsuda, get ready." I heard the chief's voice from the other side of the earpiece. I did a quick nod before covering the earpiece with my hair

I went over to the wooden door before knocking. I waited outside for a few minutes before the door opened to reveal a messy haired Takeshi that was wearing a black tank top and a pair of blue boxers.

He looked tired and irritated at first but then his eyes widened and practically threw himself at me to trap in a death hug.

"MATSU-CHAN!" He screamed against my chest as we spun around the hall, almost losing our balance in the process. The scream was muffled though, so it didn't really cause too much noise.

He then lets go of me and held my hands. I quickly snap out of my dizzy state and looked at my cousin who's eyes a sparkling with joy, a smile plastered on his face reminding me that this guy that is almost as tall as I am is the same kid that I played videogames with.

I gave him a dopey grin which was returned with another hug but a more gentle one. I, of course, returned the hug as well.

Takeshi finally lets go of me for the final time and stood in front of me with an even more giddier expression on his face than before.

"C'mon in, itoko." He welcomed me with a warm smile before entering the door. I went inside and scanned the apartment.

Well, it's a lot cleaner than I thought it would be... For an introvert soon-to-be shut in like Takeshi, I expected his apartment to be a bit more filled with trash.

"What? Don't tell that you expected this place to look like a stereotypical hikkikomori household?" He asked with a raised brow from behind after he closed the door.

"Actually, that was exactly what I thought your place would look like." I muttered nonchalantly while whistling at how spotless this apartment is.

"Ack-? Itoko, you wound me..." He held his hand to his chest with a hurt look on his face. Comical, just as I remembered him to be...

I chuckled before sitting on the couch. Man, this couch is comfy as hell.

"So... What is it that my dear itoko wants from me?" Takeshi asked as he leaned on the wall with his arms crossed.

"What made you think that? Can't I just visit my cousin every once in awhile?" I returned a shrug. I already knew where this was going, he's smart. Too smart.

"C'mon, you're a policeman for crying out loud. You're supposed to be doing your job, plus I don't think you can be on vacation after all of the genocide happening." He said all of this while pacing right in front of me.

"Don't tell me you quit your job in fear of Kira." He looked at me with a look that's mixed with disappointment and pity.

Ah, yes. This is Takeshi, the real Takeshi Ryuta. The child that masks his intelligence for fun, he thinks outside the box and is incredibly open minded.

If that's the case, then people will likely think that he could be allies with Kira. But I know him, he's nothing like that. He would never do that...

"No, actually. It's the complete opposite of that." And so begins the interrogation.
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Hey there! It-sa me again!

As the author, I feel bad for Matsuda cause he doesn't know that that's not the "real" Takeshi.

Oh, bitter sweet irony...