Through A Screen

Chapter One

The Invitation

     "Here, chief told me to give it to you." Your coworker and friend Yujin told you as he handed you a fancy looking envelope.

"Thanks." You told Yujin as you warily glanced at the envelope. Your hands slowly took the envelope from his hands as you looked at Yujin curiously, silently questioning if he knew what was inside.

"If you're asking me what it is, I don't know." He told you while playfully hitting your arm.

"The pain!" You whispered dramatically whilst slowly falling to the floor. Your friends knew you were childish and you despised losing, you would never deny it.

"Take a chill pill, Y/N." Yujin said to you chuckling, you lightly joined him before he pulled you up from the ground with one arm.

     "I guess it's time we both go home." You stated to Yujin while lightly hugging him, he hugged you back and you both let go after a couple seconds.

     "Seeya." Yujin said to you as he left the office, waving as he continued walking to leave. You lightly sighed. He always had the last word, huh? You lightly chuckled and moved to leave as well.

     You had currently been working on the Kira case, which a lot of police officers had already left. Recently, the team working on the Kira case contained only you and about thirty more officers. It was a sad thing to realize. This envelope, maybe letter, was either a promotion or a letter telling you of your dismissal. You highly hoped it was the first option.

     Minutes later you arrived at your apartment. Walking to your bedroom, you picked out your pajamas and set them on your bed. You walked to your bathroom and undressed to shower. 'Who could actually Kira be?' You thought to yourself as you showered quickly. Putting on your pajamas, you walked to your living room with the envelope in hand. God you were nervous.

     Your hands trembled as you quickly opened the envelope to take out a letter. An L with an interesting font found itself on the back. The letter read as follows:
______________________________

         Dear Y/N,

     You are talented and smart and have worked very hard on the Kira case. We really do quite appreciate you. You are an intellectual who deserves better and so I, L, promote you to be my personal helper with the Kira case.

     This is an honor, so please behave well and treat it as such. I would not appreciate a rude helper now, would I? You will be eating cake with me daily and will live with my team and I. Do not be frightened as this is only for the sake of solving the Kira case.

     When we finish this case, you will return to your normal job and life. I will be your boss but I, frankly, do not need much. It is a good pay and there is good food, sweets may I add, so I hope you find it in your best interest to accept this proposal. You are important to the case, whether you realize or not.

    -L

P.S. My assistant Watari will be picking you up at 6pm.

______________________________

"A promotion!" You squealed and you mentally fist-bumped the air. You ran to your room to pack your bags. You checked your watch, which read 5:47pm and quickly put on a simple outfit. After dressing, you checked your watch again and this time it read 5:50pm. You clasped your hands together and then grabbed your two suitcases, walking towards the door.

You left your apartment and took the stairs down to wait in the reception room at the bottom. At 6pm sharp, a man with a brown coat and hat walked through the doors of the complex.

You stood and quickly walked over to him with your suitcases. "Are you Watari?" You asked with a serious and quiet tone. He nodded and beckoned you to follow him, which you did.

He grabbed your luggage and you got in the car. Watari put your stuff into the trunk and you sighed, hoping this wasn't going to be a long, awkward, and boring ride. Watari got in and clicked his seatbelt. "As you know, my name is Watari and I am L's assistant." He told you whilst he started up the car to begin driving.

     "I'm Y/N, it's nice to meet you and be a part of this huge investigation." You responded politely as you glanced sideways at him.

"Just so you know, there are only six people on the case now, including you." He stated in a serious tone. Resisting your urge to gasp lightly, you asked him why. "They don't all want to risk their lives and families in this investigation." Was his response.

     Time passed slowly and you majorly spaced out until Watari's voice broke the silence. "We're here." Watari announced as he parked the car quickly and walked with you into the building. It was an incredibly tall building. "Welcome to our headquarters and your new home." Watari told you as he opened the big double doors.

A man stood a bit in front of you. He was slouched, had ripped jeans and was barefoot. His white shirt was a little dirty and he had pale, white skin. His eyes were a seemingly a bit bigger than normal with all the blackness surrounding them. 'Maybe insomnia?' You pondered to yourself. One thing highly caught your attention and it was his midnight, jet black hair. You almost laughed at yourself at your urge to touch it. It looked fluffy! You couldn't help yourself.

"Hello, Y/N. I am L, but call me Ryuzaki for confidential purposes." Ryuzaki stated holding his hand out for you to shake it, which you did. A sense of nervousness erupted in you.

'He's kinda cute... in a way...'