Death Game [Fem!Light x Death Note]

Special Chapter [2]: Near's Consent

"Sacrifice the small wins, in order to take the big one."

"Giovanni, please connect me with L." Near absentmindedly twirled a strand of his hair, as he stared blankly to his side.

The tall, black haired man raised his eyebrows. "L? That's a strange request."

Near ignored him.

"Of course, right away," Giovanni finally said.

Near stared at Giovanni's figure walking out of the room, before turning back to his play set. He grabbed the toy rocket, and flew it around as he continued to think.

I've been supplied with so many FBI agents. But I still have no lead.

He frowned. He asked them to tail all the people from L's task force, and their families.

But everyone has been cleared from suspicion. Kira is leaving no trails behind...

"Near?" Giovanni's voice interrupted his thoughts. "The intercom and projector system is set up."

Near nodded, and turned around. He pressed the final keys on the computer in front of him. Sure enough, his logo was soon projected onto the large screen. He dialled the private number for L's computer, and waited for the ringing sound to start, before settling back down.

L picked up almost instantly, in less than a few seconds.

He was waiting for me.

The screen that had previously been filled with the letter "N", shifting to include the letter "L" as well.

"L," Near whispered, as he heard static on the other end.

"Good morning, Near." L cleared his throat. "Just Ryuzaki is fine. The task force is with me as of currently."

"Okay," Near replied.

L doesn't care what other people call him. He just used him name as an excuse to bring up the task force. Probably to remind me he has the upperhand. So full of himself.

"Thanks. And I presume that you've called to speak about the message I sent you last night." L's voice cracked slightly through the intercom.

When was the last time he even drank water? Or eaten some food apart from those horrendous desserts?

"Yes," Near finally said. "As well as your offer."

Near could almost hear L's smile on the other side, as the black haired detective replied, "Of course, I asked if we would like to join forces, a week ago. But the most important thing comes first. Do you, or do you not, know someone named Light Yagami?"

Who? He must be referring to the name of a Japanese suspect.

Near stared at his folder of suspects- whose names were all written in Japanese character.

Which one was Light?

"What suspect number is he, again?"

From the other side, he could faintly hear a voice yelling. "Excuse me! What do you mean, 'Suspect'?! Ryuzaki, we discussed that issue. And also, Light, my daughter, is a girl!"

After a few muffled sounds, L spoke through the connection again.

"I apologize for the chief."

So she is the daughter of the chief of the task force? Easy.

Near flipped through his folder until he reached Profile #29. She was a girl, sure enough. And quite an attractive looking one.

"I've asked for him to leave, for the sake of privacy, and so his emotions don't interfere with discussion. It would be much appreciated if you request your agents to do the same," L continued.