Shinigami eyes (Death note)

chapter 11

"So this is the great V's hideout? Wow." The rattlesnake mocked, picking up a dirty dish off the counter. I grab it from her grasp and set it in the dishwasher.

"Don't mock me, I can kill you in seconds. Now first, there are some things you must know." I say and then in one quick motion my scythe is in my hands, my eyes glowing red and I'm behind her, holding the edge of the Scythe to her neck. She lets out a surprised scream, trying to step away from it.

"H-how did you do that?" She asks.

"When around everyone you will call me Kaya. That is my alias. If you tell anyone my real name I'll slaughter you. Now you seem to be a bit surprised so let me lay this down for you. Have you ever heard of Shinigami?" I ask. She makes a garbled sound that's a mix between a hysterical laugh and frightened gasp.

"Y-yes, but what does a myth have to do with anything?" She stutters out and I sigh.

"They aren't myths. Shinigami are real. My mom is one. To be exact, she is queen of the Shinigami." I say, with a roll of my eyes.

"You expect me to believe that?" She scoffs, but her voice sounds truly scared. I whirl her around and she stumbles backwards, but manages to remain on her feet well enough.

"Have I not given you enough proof? I made a scythe appear out of mid-air, my eyes are glowing red, and I have speed no normal human could have." I point out.

"You don't...look like a shinigami. I mean besides your hair and eyes, I expected Shinigami to look very differently." She says and I ignore the part about my hair and eyes. It wouldn't do me any good to kill her for talking about it.

"That's because I'm only half shinigami. And my mother, because she's queen of the Shinigami, can take the form of a human and come to human realm as much as she likes. Which means I look mostly human while having Shinigami powers. Quite useful at some points, irritating at others. But I'm not a shinigami, well my job is not to kill people. You might want to sit down because I've got a lot to talk to you about." I say. She nods and shakily sits down on the couch as I begin to explain every detail about everything, including the Kira case, L, and the powers of my being half shinigami.

"Woah." She says breathily.

"Yeah, it's kind of crazy." I agree. She slumps back into the couch, eyes wide as she tries to calculate everything.

"Why are you telling me all of this? I'm a murderer who'd like nothing more but to slit your throat and go back to killing." She says and I shake my head.

"No, true you've killed and would probably continue to kill if I hadn't intervened but you now know that there is no safer place away from Kira, then here working with me. You are terrified of Kira, but you hate Kira. That's why you started killing isn't it? Kira made you hate him so much that you started murdering people, but made it so Kira cannot know your name or face to frustrate and anger him. To mess with him. Tell me, what did Kira do to you that made you hate him so much?" I ask. She scowls but something like pain crosses through her eyes, letting me know the truth.

"You've just confirmed my suspicions. Your name is Leila Akita, 16 years old. Your father was one of the most notorious mobsters in all of Asia and Kira killed him. Am I right?" I ask and she turns her head away, confirming it.

"My father may not have been the best man, but he was a good father to me and I will never forgive Kira for killing him." She says, voice full of hatred. I smirk.

"Hold on to that anger, Leila, You're gonna need it to help me work on this case." I say.

"But wait, you said that you know Kira, that you talk to him and even hang out with him! What'll he do when he sees me and finds out my name? He'll kill me!" She shouts. I shake my head.