L walked down the driveway to Wammi's House.
He wasn't worried about any of the children spotting him. He knew the schedule of Wammi's House in precise detail. Right now, the ordinary orphans would be enjoying a bit of free time before dinner. His successors, however, would still be in class. They were the ones that might notice the unexpected arrival of a strange man. The ordinary orphans wouldn't notice or care.
Five children were playing some kind of game on the lawn when L arrived. They didn't notice as he slipped past them across the porch and in through the front door. They were too intent on slapping their hands together in the right rhythm.
L made his way through the halls, stepping in an intricate pattern. He knew the precise location of every camera and every blind spot. It wasn't hard to chart a path from spot to spot. So it was that L made it all the way up the stairs and into the office of the head of Wammi's House before anyone noticed.
Roger, the thin elderly man whom Wammi had appointed director long ago, looked up at L as he entered and frowned.
"Ryuzaki?I was not informed you would be visiting today. Did Near send you?"
"I need to see the files of children who graduated from the program for L's successors and left. I am especially interested in those with artistic skills," L said, ignoring the questions.
"What? I can't do that, Ryuzaki. The only people I can give access to those files to are Watari and L himself," Roger protested.
L took a deep breath. He knew he owed the truth to Roger. Like Watari, Roger had worked tirelessly to support L and all he stood for. But it still went against L's nature to reveal himself.
"One of those people is standing before you. I don't think I need to tell you which one given that Quillish Wammi is dead," L said quietly.
"But I can't_" Roger began then the meaning of L's word sunk in and his mouth dropped open in shock.
"No! It can't be! You are dead!"
L sighed. "Used to be dead. Without going into too many details, let us just say that the same power that killed me brought me back to life not long ago. The files, if you please."
"Of course," Roger said, dully.
He walked over to a picture and pressed the frame, a section of the wall slid away, revealing a safe which he proceeded to open.
After thumbing through the files a few times, Roger selected five and brought them over to his desk.
L sat in the chair, a wooden one with a red plush cushion, on the other side of the desk from Roger and opened them. He scanned each file, turning the pages with his thumb and middle finger.
"Linda. She should do," L decided.
Roger said nothing.
Still shocked, L noted as he grabbed the small overnight bag he had brought with him on the plane and pulled out his laptop and voice disguiser.
L sat the laptop on the desk and called Linda. Using his voice synthesizer and "L" symbol, L felt almost like this was a normal case. He instructed Linda to draw pictures of Mello and Near for Matsuda and Aizawa to give to Light. It was important to the plan that Light know their faces, but not have any photographs of them.
When the call ended, Roger finally came out of his shock.
"So you were L the whole time," He managed.
L looked at him as he shut down his laptop and closed it. "Yes..."
Roger shook his head. "If I hadn't seen and heard what your successors could do, I don't think I would be able to believe that someone so young could be L."
"Watari and I thought about seeking out adults to train. The first children we tried to train turned out terrible after all. Both tried to commit suicide and one was a serial killer. Ultimately, we decided that a person's way of thinking develops when they are young and that training an older person would backfire. Plus, most people aren't comfortable with taking orders from someone younger like Watari did with me," L said.
"Did? He really is dead then?" Roger asked.
"He is never coming back. I regret that more then you will ever know," L said.
"What about Near and Mello? Do they know you still live?"
"They know and are helping me catch Kira. I find them to be very skilled. For that, I must thank you," L said.
Roger looked stunned for a moment then nodded. "Thank you."
"I need just one more thing from you. Do you know where B is?" L asked.
Roger frowned. "He is in a cell in America. Right where you put him. You are not thinking of getting him released are you?"
L shook his head, "I need to see him before the Kira case ends. I owe him a debt and I want to repay it before the end."
"Of the investigation?"
"Yes, the investigation," L said.
And also before the end of my life. In order to catch Kira, I might have to die again.
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If you have watched the anime, then you know that Light gets a hold of pictures of Mello and Near drawn by the Wammi's house alumni: Linda. In this AU, this is why Linda had pictures to give the task force. Come back next week to meet one of L's early attempt at successor in: Visiting a Serial Killer.
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