Monday, a few days before the 28th of January
I don’t know why , but today I wanted to go by train and walk to school, after the deal Saturday night with Yami I slept over 30 hours and with Higashi and Asahi guarding me there were no bad dreams...
I was with Rei-chan and we were walking to school from the train station, it was very cold, I hate when it’s cold and plus we were both wearing our uniforms (for me it’s a first...I never wear uniforms). I don’t know how Rei was feeling, but I was freezing...”Damn I hate winter” I said to myself. Although I tried to tell her that I felt walking today, but it didn’t work, we ended up in a lil’ argument that I wasn’t in the mood for.
“I can’t believe you’re walking with me to school, and you’re not in your car.” said Rei
”It’s not that weird.” I said to her
”Maybe it won’t be, if you’ll tell me what made you to do it.”
”I don’t know..I just got a feeling that a walk will be good today...” I just did not want to tell her what really happen...she didn’t need to know
”A feeling? Like feeling hot?” she said, trying to make a joke.
”NOO! ...I said very pissed “What gave you the idea?” “What the hell is with her? I’m not in the mood to joke around” I think she saw me tensed and tried to joke, but it didn’t work, I was too distracted, I was worried...no I was anxious to see what will happen next...
”The train is faster.” she continued the conversation
”Really?” I asked in a sarcastic tone. “Then how about...” I couldn’t finish what I was about to say because of a scream, Rei ran to see who was in danger, a stupid thing to do...allies are very dangerous, I’ve decided to keep my distance.
”Oh my gosh, are you OK?” Rei asked the girl. I seemed it was a girl about Rei’s age and I think she was injured, Rei called me to help her with the girl, then I saw that the girl has a uniform just like mine...how weird.
"She must go to our school, look at the uniform!" Rei said to me...I looked at the girl “You’ve got to be kidding me...I don’t believe a thing” I said to myself, but I smiling sympathetically and said “All right then...I’ll play my part...no problem” "What's your name?" I asked the girl
"K-Kat..." she said while she sniffed.
“Kat?” I asked “Yeah right and my mother’s name is Maria Theresa...and it’s not, what ever..” I said to myself. I played my part well...asked her if she’s from our school, if she was new...and felt bad for her being injured “She didn’t answer my questions...hmmm...if she think she can fool me she better think again, if she was from our school I would have known, because I remember very well people’s faces and her...I never saw her in my life..” But when I was about to ask her some more questions...
"J-ch-chan..?" she said before she fainted.
“Just great, just what we needed...This is not enough, I need to know more about this girl, if I come to think of it I don’t know anything...” I said to myself. While Rei was desperate and didn’t know what to do first, I calmed her down and so I came up with a neat plan too. “Let’s take her to your place...”
“Eeeeee!!?? Why my home?” she asked me surprised. “Let’s take her to the school’s infirmary ..it’s not very far.”
“Today’s Monday remember?” I said "The infirmary is closed remember?" I said to myself...
“Oh, all right...I’ll call a cab” she agreed.
While we were waiting for the cab, Rei put the girl in a sitting position, I was still trying to keep a distance from Kat. When we were in the taxi I think Rei saw something in the way I was looking at the girl, because when we got to her place and Kat woke up, Rei began some sort of interrogation.
At Rei’s place....I was surprised to see that she had a nice house and that she lived alone. While Kat was still not waking up Rei dragged me into the kitchen and she made some tea.
”Don’t worry” she said “Shinigami will watch her.”
“Who?!” I almost dropped my cup...for a moment I thought she was talking about a real Death God, but explained to me that she was talking about her pet... ”Yeah...very normal...OMG she almost had me...my pet she said, like she was talking about a cat or a dog or a stupid normal size bird, but a raven...you got to be nuts...”
When Kat woke up, Rei gave her some tea and began very subtle some sort of interrogation, a lot of trick questions about our school, last week’s weather and a Japanese saying...”Hmm...very interesting, I didn’t know she could do that” I said to myself. Kat kind of screwed up every answer and once again proved to us that she is not who she claims to be...a normal 2nd year student at the Kagura Gakko. I think she was trying to get my attention to talk to her, but I was to aloof...I did not care...
After we sent Kat with the taxi Rei called...I said I was going back home, I lied. Rei went home too.
“Well then..take care!” she said to me
”You too!” I said, after I saw Rei gone I made a call. “Higasi?...Where are you? Come and pick me up, oh and bring Kita too, I have something for him to do. I will be at a coffee house near the school...in 15 minutes? Ok I’ll wait for you there. Ja ne!”
At the “Black Dress” coffee house, I was at a table with Kita and Higashi.
“Today I met a girl, she’s name is Kat and claims to be from my school, but I don’t think so, she’s definitely up to something.”
“And what would that be miss?” asked Kita curious
“I don’t know...that’s for you to find out.”
“Yes miss, finally something thrilling for me to do” he said “I’ll keep an eye on her”
“I want you to find out everything about her, who she really is, from where she is, where she is living right now, what she does and what the hell she wants from me.”
“Yes miss, I understand” Kita said very pleased
“Now, take me to school, ‘cause today I have practice and I don’t wanna miss it.”
“I’ll take you to school” said Higashi, like I was talking to someone else.
At Kagura Gakko I was at the lockers changing my shoes, someone was standing at the door watching me
“You’re late today...” that person said
“Yeah, it’s Monday, I’m bored already...” I replied
“Yo.” The person said while approaching me. I looked at him and smiled
“Hey Shinji”
This is Shinji Tachibane, he is in the 2nd year, in my class and he is the ijime (bully) of the school. I don’t know how I got to be on his good side, but it’s worth it, believe me, you don’t wanna mess with him. He is smart and very talented, he’s a vocalist and plays 3 instruments...he’s kind of an evil genius.
“And you took time to put your uniform, this is a first...” he laughed
“Yeah...I don’t know. It’s my father’s fault, he said something about me being an example to the school students *rolling my eyes* “cause you’re the daughter of the founder” he said, bla bla bla...”
Shinji laughed
“Well he is right...you are the cool girl of the school...what you’re wearing everybody’s wearing” Shinji said
“So skipping again?” I asked him
“The class is boring and while I was watching something more important outside, a spot I think, I saw your car so I came to say Hay” he said
“Wanna play some hockey while the boring class is over?”
“Sure” he answered
“Ok, let me change my shoes again and we’ll go.” I said.
While we were heading towards the hockey field Shinji said
“It’s going to be 26th soon. So I presume you’re not gonna attend school in the next few days...”
“Yup...26th of January...the day of your death, Mello... my Mello, I’ll always blame myself for not stopping you from going to your death...Near, I’ll always hate you and blame you too for sending Mello to his death and for you getting all the credits...” I think Shinji saw me kind of deep into my thoughts, because he said
“Are you all right?”
“Yes” and smiled “Let’s play ball.”
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Sorry again for the long post and sorry for still being way behind all the action...I promise my next post will be on the present day. This post should have been, but I had to give my perspective of the meeting with Kat-chan. Thank you very much SecretMusic for involving me into your plans. Hope we do this again soon ^^
Enjoy!
It took me a little while to recover from the move I'd just made...but after I cleaned up the mess in the kitchen my nerves had calmed down somewhat. I turned out all the lights and went to bed. Yet...I couldn't sleep hardly at all. I woke with a start at 3:30am...so I simply got up and went back into the living room. Flipping on the TV, a special news report was running on permanent repeat. A slight smile began to form on my face...it had worked...they had ALL died simultaneously....and more importantly...it was the assumed work of KIRA. KIRA's Return was official...
"Criminals of the world, cower in fear...for the one who shall judge and condemn you has returned." I found myself mumbling. I felt empowered...to do what must be done....in order to cleanse this impure world.
A couple of hours later I heard Remu thrashing and yelling in her sleep. I knocked on her door and joked with her about the day. I had really hoped she'd forgotten...but I suppose that was impossible. Today was...the anniversary of Father's death. She wanted me to stay with her...even though I was supposed to go in to work today...but for my sister, anything. I spent the entire morning with her, until she ensured me she was okay. I then went to work as usual, getting off just a bit early. Thank goodness it was a slow day...and being a weekend everyone was lazy.
I made my way to the cemetery where father and mother were. Finding their memorial stones, I gently cleaned them and placed offerings. This was my routine...every single year. Kneeling I clapped my hands together and began my prayer. When I finished, the sun was setting...casting an orange glow over the area. I stood up.
"I will avenge you father...mother..." I whispered as I walked away. "And I will cleanse this world as well..."
As I walked towards the train station there were several thoughts racing through my mind. Ren....had he seen the broadcast? He was so obsessed with KIRA....he must've seen it...and then there was Koko. The girl I met in the cafe...one of her personalities had been right on the money...so openly naming me KIRA...and I hadn't even made a move yet. She'd shocked me...and yet...she too supported KIRA's actions. I wondered what the followers of the previous KIRA would do now? Would they follow ME? I, who wished to save this rotting world...or would they scorn me? Mistaking me for the previous KIRA and chastising me for abandoning them these last ten years. These long ten years which had been re-infested with corruption...
I got on the train and decided for some reason to get off at the stop before mine. I found myself just walking around aimlessly. I didn't really know why...maybe it was the fact that this day always hurt a lot. It was the day everything began to go down in a spiral.
Father was a police officer. He was good at what he did...always trying to right the wrongs in the world...but sometimes...the police just weren't enough. That's what KIRA was for, he was able to cross all the boundaries the officers of the law weren't. To bring Justice in the truest and most ultimate form. Father was neutral when it came to KIRA. On one hand...he knew it was wrong to kill...but on the other...it was making the world safer...and being a father, this was important to him for the safety of his children.
But that day...everything changed. Justice wasn't brought...and it never came...why did KIRA fail...where did he go?? Father was killed...by that murderer....a serial killer they'd been trailing for weeks...why did it come to that...I could remember mother's face when the policeman came to our door...it was raining so hard....
I snapped out of those memories. It always, ALWAYS happened on this day...those grim thoughts. I had continued walking on...but for some reason...I didn't know WHERE I was right now. What had I done...walking in a daze like that....now I was totally lost! I tried not to panic as I walked down the streets...they all looked the same...and none of them were familiar to me. I could feel my pulse heightening as the street lamps lit up and it seemed to get later and later. Those of an unsavory nature began walking the streets...I had to get out of here!
I walked faster and faster back down the path that looked the least cluttered with "filth"...all the way until a familiar looking mini-mart. I sighed with relief...I was within walking distance from home now. I had come a very long way. My legs were starting to hurt to prove it. It was late now...I don't know where the time went...I had spent too long lost. That...and dwelling on things from the past. I was so close to home...my feet were longing for it....when I heard a loud crash from the street over. The street I LIVED On!
I picked up my pace, when I got within visible distance I saw a large white truck toppled over, and a man standing at the entranceway to my building...he had just put something on the door. As I got CLOSER...I saw the actual scene...the gruesomeness of it all. There were...puddles of blood...two bodies....one was missing something rather vital...HIS HEAD. The other lay face down in a pool of his own blood...and the other man there...was standing at the top of the steps...a strange look on his face. I stopped before him...he was bleeding...he'd been shot by the look of it. Yet I was silent...I didn't know what to say...I felt sick to my stomach...
"The Beasts have been silenced." Were his first words.
I gave him a questionable look. "Beasts? What are you talking about...what happened here? YOU were here...you SAW it..."
"No...I didn't just witness it...this was MY doing." He smiled. "I finally have it....the power! I can rid the world of beasts like that!"
"You....killed them?" I stumbled. Who was I to judge him...I didn't know ANYTHING about the situation....besides...I myself was now a killer....no better and no worse. "You're bleeding..."
Suddenly he stopped and looked at his arm. It was as though he'd forgotten all about it in his state of euphoria. He just stared blankly at it...unsure of what to do.
I took a deep breath...trying to calm myself. Hurrying up the steps I grabbed his arm and quickly tied a handkerchief around the wound...in an effort to stop the bleeding. "You have to go to the hospital..."
"No. I just have to get home...I'll be fine." He denied quickly. He seemed adamant about it.
"But..." Before I finished my sentence I saw the note plastered to the door. "What the...." I grabbed it because it had my name on the front.
He seized it from me. "You may not read that!" He denied quickly. "Not unless you are Miss Kaori!"
"I AM Kaori!"
"What?" At this...his eyes seemed to light up. "Will you please help me home...I don't know...I may have lost too much blood."
I sighed...I couldn't just leave him....but there was a huge mess out here. I grabbed my cell phone and called the police. Informing them of the mess...I was sure they would get tired of me. First a serial killer...now this. I sighed again and starting walking with this strange man...I didn't even know his name...I hadn't seen the message on the truck....or perhaps I'd have been a bit more wary.
"I'm sure you're wondering what happened back there." He spoke suddenly. "Those men were punished. They were the men you've been hearing about...the serial rapists."
"What?" I questioned. "Look...who ARE you? You know my name...but I don't know anything about you?" I asked in frustration. I was only getting more and more confused.
"SK." He replied calmly. "Just call me SK."
"SK..." I rolled over my tongue. Who was this guy...the longer I was with him...the more confused I got.
"This is it. This is where I live." SK stated stopping in front of his building. "I'm sorry to ask more of you...but since I've asked so much...would you like to come in?"
I didn't know if I should accept...but my feet were begging me to. Since I'd been walking for literally HOURS...I accepted. "Sure...why not?" I answered with little enthusiasm...honestly...I didn't know WHAT to expect...
~Kaori
The Bone Snatcher: >:3 So Here Is Part Two Of A Date With Death =-= Sorry It's So Long But I Needed To Get Right Down To The Note SK Leaves At The End For KIRA
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I Watched Them All Leave... " Yes You Have A Date Tonight And I'd Hate For You To Miss It... "
I Waited For Them To Get A Good Head Start Before I Got Up And Followed Them... This Time Would Be Different... I Wouldn't Be Taken By Suprize And Knocked To The Ground As I Was Before... And So Long As My Plan Worked... These Three Would Die Tonight... They Walked Around Beating Eachother Up For A Good Number Of Hours Before Hopping On A Bus And Heading Back In The Direction Of My Home... I Was About To Give Up Hope When I Heard What I Had Been Waiting For...
" So Kentaro You Gonna Get That Pretty Lady For Smackin Yea Like That? " Taka Seemed To Be Mocking Him For It...
" Shut The Hell Up Taka! You Know Full Damn Well What I'ma Do To That Little Wentch" Kentaro Spat Out His Words Like An Angry Child...
" Be Careful Now Let's Not Jump Into Things To Quickly... They Haven't Even Found That Woman Yet " I Tried Calming Myself... I Was Getting To Excited About This... I Heard Footsteps Behind Me Now So I Quickly Pressed Myself Against The Wall Of The Ally... The Same Ally I Had Been In The First Time I Met These Three... I Peeked Out From The Darkness And I Saw The Woman From The Cafe Walking Down The Street... Did She Live Around Here? A Small Scuffle Distracted Me And I Turned My Attention Back To Kentaro... He Was Leaning Against The Wall Looking At The Woman Out Of The Corner Of His Eye's... " You Discusting Beast... I'll Make Sure You Suffer For This... " I Crouched Down And Watched As Everything Unfolded...
First. The Woman Attempts To Walk By Them Peacfully. But Kentaro Won't Stand For It... The Woman Struggles And Darts This Way And That Only To Be Stopped By Taka And Jero... Finally She Kicks One Of Them And Darts Back Towards Me... I Step Out And Grab Her...
" NO! LET ME GO PLEASE! " She Screams
" Relax I'm Here To Help You... Quickly Down This Way " I Pull Her Down Into The Ally... We Had Made It About Half Way When I Heard A Gun Shot And A Bullet Whizzed By My Head... I Stop Dead In My Tracks... A Gun Wasn't Part Of My Plan But I Could Work Around That...
" So Pal Back Where We Started Huh? " Kentaro Held The Gun Out Infront Of Him While Taka And Jero Stood Behind Him Laughing " Turn Around You Sorry Bastard... " I Turn Around And Face Him... The Woman Cowers On The Ground By My Feet... I Glance Down At Her To See If She's Paying Attention Or Not... Her Entire Body Is Shaking Uncontrolably... I Look Back At Kentaro Who Has Already Begun To Walk Towards Me... So I Decide To Meet Him Half Way... " What In The Hell Do You Think You're Doin Pal? "
" Me? Oh Nothing... Just Minding My Business "
" Like Hell You Are! You Ain't Gonna Stop Me Just Like You Couldn't The Last Time! I'll Punch You So Hard That It'll Knock You Out For Week! "
" I Would Reconsider That... "
" What The... Reconsider What? "
" Reconsider Taking Another Step... "
" HA! What Are You Gonna Do Huh? Beat Me Ta Death With That Bag A Yours? "
" No... But I Will Kill You None The Less... " I Look Back At The Woman Still On The Ground In Fear... " Don't Worry... Just Walk Past Them And Go And Wait In The Grocer I Will Come And Walk You Home Once These Three Are Gone Alright? " She Nodded Her Head And Got Up Slowly. " Now Then... My Lady Friend Here Is Going To Leave And Then You And I Will Settle This For Good... " Kentaro Glared At Me And I Saw Taka And Jero Making A Move But
" Let'er Go Boys... "
" Kentaro? " Jero Was Almost Insulted
" I Said Let'er Go We'll Have Our Fun Once This Idiots Outa The Way " Reluctantly Taka And Jero Let Her Go And She Ran Off Into The Grocer...
" Alright.. Now Then Boys How Shall I Put This... You Three Are... Nothing More Then Filth On The Street "
" What Did You Say? "
" Oh I'm Sorry... Perhaps I Should Put It Into Smaller Words So That Maybe You Can Understand It... I Said... You... Are... Discusting... Beasts In Human Form "
" Why You... " Kentaro Raised The Gun At Me Again...
" Ah Ah Ah! I Wouldn't Do That If I Were You "
" The Hell With You "
" Ok But I'd Hate To Have To Use It "
" Use What? "
" This " I Pulled The Death Note From My Bag... " I Wouldn't Want To Have To Use It Before I Intended " Kentaro Burst Out Laughing
" What The Hell Is This? How In The Name Of God Are You Gonna Kill Me With That Dinky Little Note Book? "
" You Want Me To Show You? "
" Yeah! I Want You To Show Me! I Want You To Kill Me With That Note Book! "
" .... Very Well Then... But I Won't Kill You... How About One Of Your Friends? " Kentaro Looked Back At Taka And Jero Who Had Since Stopped Laughing
" Ha! Go Ahead Kill Any One Of Em You Want "
" Hmmm... Alright... " I Search My Pockets... " Oh... I'm Sorry I Seem To Have Forgotten My Pen... May I Use.. Your Blood? "
" My Blood? The Hell You Need My Blood For? "
" Well I Can't Kill One Of Them If I Have Nothing To Write With Now Can I? "
" Tch... Fine! " He Took Out A Pocket Knife And Slit His Finger Then Walked Toward Me " Here Have Fun " I Took His Hand...
" How Do You Spell Taka's Name? "
" You Should Know How To Spell Taka Atleast "
" And His Last Name? "
" Huh... T,A,K,A,... S, U, N, I, C, H, I There That's Taka's Name Now Are Yea Done? "
" Almost... " I Took His Finger And Used His Blood To Write Taka's Name On The Paper All The While Looking Between The Death Note And Him... "There... Now We Just Have To Wait... "
" Wait Fer What? " Kentaro Snatched His Hand Away From Me
" Well For Taka's Heart Attack Of Course... "
" Heart Attack? You Think Writtin His Name Down Is Gonna Make Him Have A Heart Attack? Gimme A Break "
" You Seem So Sure Of Yourself... "
" I Know Some Little Note Book Ain't Gonna Kill Him! "
" 40 Seonds From The Moment I Wrote His Name He Will Have A Heart Attack And Die... "
" Hmph... Sure Whatever You Say... " I Just Smiled And Watched... Kentaro Seemed To Be Getting More And More Annoyed With The Situation... I Could Tell He Was About To Swing At Me But Before He Could...
" TAKA! " Jero Screeched " KENTARO SOMETHINS WRONG WITH TAKA! "
" What? " Kentaro Span Around To Look At His Friend... Taka Was Clutching His Chest And Then Within A Matter Of Seconds... He Was Dead And Collapsed To The Ground...
" Well Now He Died Of A Heart Attack And Not A Second To Soon... Now If You'll Excuse Me Gentlemen... " I Walked Passed Them Both Leaving Them In Shock In The Ally... I Walked Into The Grocer And Found The Woman
" Oh.. Are... You Alright Sir? " She Asked Timidly
" SK " I Replied
" What? "
" Please Call Me SK "
" Oh... Ok... My Name Is Megumi... " She Smiled Alittle
" So Where Do You Live Megumi I'll Walk You Home " I Held Out My Arm And Placed It Around Her As She Walked Out Of The Store With Me... She Pointed Down The Street And We Walked To An Appartment Building Not Far From My Own...
" Well... This Is It... Thank You So Much For Helping Me SK "
" Not A Problem Mrs. Megumi... You Have A Good Night Now "
" You To... But.. "
" Hmm? Is Something The Matter? "
" What About Those Men? "
" Oh You Don't Need To Worry About Them Megumi... I Don't Think They'll Be Bothering Anyone Anymore "
" Hmm You Seem Like Such A Nice Guy... " I Only Smiled At Her " I Bet You'd Make A Great Boyfriend For Someone " I Chuckled At The Thought
" Hmhm Well It's To Bad I'm Not Younger Then "
" You Know I Bet That Nice Lady Mrs. Kaori Would Really Like You "
" Oh? Is She A Friend Of Yours Megumi? "
" Well Not Really She Just Lives In This Building Is All... I Only See Her On Her Way To Work As I'm Checking The Mail And Sometimes When She Gets Home And I'm On My Way Out... Though I Haven't Seen Her Recently.. Atleast Not Since That Broadcast About The Deaths Of Those People In The Prisons... " I Raised A Brow In Interest... Who Was This Kaori Woman She Was Talking About...
" She Lives In This Building You Say? "
" Yeah She Lives With Her Little Sister... I Think Shes On The Same Floor As Me " I Looked Up At The Building With Interest Now... Maybe There Was Some Connection Between This Kaori And KIRA... " Well I Better Get Going Now... Thank You For Everything You've Done SK... Will I See You Again? " I Smiled Again, Walked Over And Kiss Her On The Cheek...
" I'm Sure You Will... You Should Go Now It's Getting Late " She Nodded And Ran Off Inside Waveing To Me As She Did... I Waited Until She Disappeard Before I Turned Around... " Took You Long Enough... " Before Me Stood Kentaro And Jero...
" You Damn Bastard... Just What The Hell Are You? " Kentaro's Face Was As White As Snow... Jero Remained Silent And Stood Behind Him...
" Well I Told You That I Didn't Want To Use It But You Really Left Me No Choice "
" I Don't Care What You Have To Say You Killed My Freind And Now I'm Gonna Kill You!! " Kentaro Held The Gun Up And Aimed It Straight For Me... I Only Spread My Arms In A Moment Of Insanity
" Go Ahead And Shoot! " I Yelled... " Come On! " Kentaro Stood And Did Nothing... " Hmph... As I Thought... To Scared And Weak To Do Anything... " I Regained My Composure And Pulled Out The Pen I Stole From Megumi When I Kissed Her, Then Pulled Out The Death Note " So Which Of You Will It Be Now? " I Looked Between Kentaro And Jero... I Figured Killing Kentaro First Would Be In Everyones Best Interest Including My Own... " So Kentaro Is It? Tell Me How Is It You Spell Your Name? Or Do I Have To Get You To Write It Down For Me? "
" Wha... What?... No No The Hell With You! "
" You Continue To Be Difficult... Alright Then... " I Start Walking Towards Him...
" Stay... Stay Away From Me You Beast! " He Shoots And The Bullet Goes Through My Left Arm But I Continued To Walk... Kentaro Drops His Gun And Falls Backwards To The Ground... " You're Not Human You're A Demon! "
" Is That How You See It?... No No It Is Not I Who Is The Demon... " I Kneel Down And Grab Kentaro By The Neck And Hold The Death Note Infront Of Him " Sign It " I Order...
" No! "
" Just SIGN It And It'll All Be Over Quickly " I Put Him In A Choke Hold Now And Hand Him The Pen... " Sign Your Name Kentaro... " I Watch With Delight As He Takes The Pen And Writes His Name... Kentaro Hisaki " Good " I Get Up And Quickly Write A Cause Of Death And The Details
Kentaro Hisaki
Runs Out Into The Street In A Panic, Is Hit And Decapitaded By A White Speeding Truck Rolling Down The Road
" Now We Wait " Kentaro Was Still On The Ground Choking... When He Sees Me Smiling At Him He Gets Up... And Just As I Had Written It He Ran Out Into The Road Panicing... And Was Struck Down By A Rolling White Truck... " Wow That's Pretty Accurate... Right Down To The Colour "
" Ke... KENTARO!! " Jero Ran Out To The Road Where Kentaro's Now Disembodied Corpse Lay...
" It's No Use He's Gone Jero... And Now It's Your Turn... " I Walk Out To The Road And Grab Him By The Back Of The Head " Use His Blood And Write A Message For Me... " Shaking He Did As He Was Told And Wrote The Message I Whispered Into His Ear... Then I Forced Him To Write His Own Name Aswell...
Jero Hikari
Cuts Out His Own Tongue And Chokes To Death On His Own Blood
As I Suspected He Did Just That... He Took Kentaro's Pocket Knife And Cut Out His Own Tongue... Then Slowly Choked To Death On His Own Blood... I Walked Back To Where I Had Dropped My Bag Infront Of The Appartment... I Needed To Get Out Of There Before Someone Came Out To Investigate... But I Suddenly Started To Laugh... I Shook My Head And Through My Bag Over My Shoulder And Turned To Leave... But For Some Reason I Stopped And Looked Back At The Building...
" Kaori... " I Whispered... I Decided To Pull Out The Note Pad I Bought At The Store And Leave A Little Note In The Door... I Folded It And Wrote Kaori's Name On The Front Then Turned And Walked Away... " So Mrs. Kaori If You Really Are KIRA Then At Long Last I've Found You... And If You're Not... I'll Have To Kill You... "
I Left The Scene... The Blood Written Message On The Truck And The One In The Door Surely Would Get The Attention Of KIRA... The Message On The Truck Read...
So It Is Written And So Shall It Be... The First Has Returned And Now The Second Makes A Move
As For The Note In The Door...
Kaori... You Don't Know Me But I Know About You And What You've Done... If You Really Are KIRA Then Meet Me At The Cafe Down Town Tomorrow At Noon... I'll Be The Only One Sitting Alone
I sighed heavily as I stared at my laptop. It was deteriorating before my eyes. The voice message sent by the creator of the file I stole rang in my ears. You have Two hours untill the virus is unstoppable. I alone have the vaccene program that will leave your computer no worse for wear, fail and I'm afraid the concequences will be...dire.
I chewed on my thumbnail, thinking.
Two hours. I 've got two hours to get to this coffee shop, or I'm totally screwed. Fine. I'll be there.
Half an hour later, I pulled on a purple corduroy jacket and black leather flats. I grabbed my laptop and keys and headed out the door.
I was a short drive to Morning Sweets, the decided coffee shop. I thought of this person I was to meet.
They traced me and know where I am, but to want to meet within two hours they must be near here, espeially knowing the coffee shop they must know the area.
I pulled up in front of the coffee shop and walked in, a bell ringing as I swung open the wide door. I sat at a small round table and ordered some green tea from the waitress. Turning on my laptop took longer than usual, probably because of the virus. I sipped my tea and clicked onto the internet. I made my way to Google and searched 'KIRA'.
I idly read through pages of information I already had, and information I knew was simply rediculous. I payed little attention as my computer continued to slow. I thought once more of this mysery person.
Obviously they are quite inteligent, but could they be so intelligent that they are trusted with all the KIRA files? Or is it that the files are split up amongst others, so that no one knows everything, and I have only portion of it? And what about the other hacker? Is that person here too?
I glanced around the shop, searching for them. No one looked suspicious. The only other people in the shop were a young couple and an elderly man with a small dog. Not likely to be the people I was looking for.
I continued to browse and sip tea. The bell above the door rang and I looked up. Definatly the person I'm looking for. For one thing, they had a laptop under their arm, and for another, they cam and sat across from me. Nothing was said for a short while, then "Greetings, Elizabeth. I assume you understand the circumstances?"
January 28,2023 (still)
"Sis," I said unnerved. "I....was so afraid I was going to wake up and have you gone....Please....Please stay home from work today....I ...I feel sick...."
Kaori didn't move from where she sat on my bed. I brought my knees up close to me and took several deep breaths.
"I think something bad is going to happen today...Sis please stay home....please..." I said feeling the shakiness in my own voice.Waves of terror were still running over me.
"Remu, Remu, Rem look at me," Sis said carefully. I brought my head up and looked at her. "It's going to be ok....calm down...I can't stay home from work all day, but I will call and tell them I'm coming in late ok?"
"Ok...." I said quickly.
As the cellphone on my desk vibrated, I jumped. Realizing what it was, I tried to answer the phone, but I was shaking, and finally Kaori took the phone and answered it.
"Hello?" she asked and waited a few seconds. "Sorry Mizawa-chan. Remu is sick today. No she can't come to the mall. Yes I know it's a Saturday and that is what normal people do, but Remu is sick today......................no don't worry Mizawa........yes I'm staying home for part of the day..........what is that?...........oh....no don't bring that........she'll be fine.........no I did not give her liquor. What kind of sister do you take me for?......oh Mizawa....anyways....yes you can come over in the afternoon.....no not any earlier than twelve.....uh-hu.....yes....ok bye Mizawa-chan."
As she hung up the phone, I began trying to calm down.
"Mizawa is worried about you," Kaori smiled. "You have a pretty strong friend...."
"Sis...." I said quietly. "Don't go out today....I can feel something bad....something bad....."
It was a sense. I could feel it with every fiber of my being....something bad was going to happen. After about an hour, Kaori set me down in the kitchen and was handing me a bowl of cereal and a spoon.
"Let's try and get some cartoons on," Sis said turning on the T.V. It was already stationed on the news. A reported was nearly yelling into his mic that fifty of the world's major criminals were dead and that Kira had returned. My eyes and ears darted at the T.V. Kaori went to change it.
"No stop," I said quickly. "Kira....."
Kaori looked at me. "What?" she asked.
"Kira has returned?" I asked.
"You don't remember Kira?" Kaori asked. "The one who killed all the criminals ten years ago?"
"I remember.....but....he's suddenly just.....returned?" I asked.
"I guess," Kaori answered.
"How long has this been on?" I asked.
"It's been the same thing since four this morning," Kaori said calmly. "They keep saying that they'll post a list of names of the dead up when the information is released from the police...."
"Kira has returned..." I quoted the T.V. "No way......Kira has been dead for....a long time.....He's back....Sis do you think he'll kill...." I stopped myself quickly. Kaori already knew what I was going to say.
"That man," she started. "I hope he is one of the ones....but only fifty in the world, Rem. Only fifty in the world were killed....."
"Ya," I answered feeling worse about even thinking of killing. "I hope the police restore order soon...."
Kaori gave me a strange look, so I darted my eyes to my cereal. Raisin Bran.....XPPPPP I pushed the bowl away.
"Why don't I make some doughnuts or something?" I asked.
Kaori looked over at me.
"Sweet fanatic," she grinned.
"Am not," I answered. "Anyways, let me see what we have....."
I went through the pantry and the cupboards and started up some cinnamon rolls. After I had them in the oven and cooking, I turned back to Kaori. She was sitting at the breakfast table now eating some of the Raisn Bran I had abandoned.
"Sis why are you so calm?" I asked.
"Hu?" Kaori asked.
"Kira has returned and your office deals with criminals....and...."
"You're the one that wanted me to stay home," Kaori answered. "I would rush off to the office....but I know you don't feel well....."
I felt my heart lurch. I walked over to Sis and gave her a hug.
"Thanks," I said hugging her more.
After noon, Kaori went to work, and I started doing homework. Mi-chan came over for a bit, and we went to the tennis courts together. Mizawa said that there were two new British boys playing, and she wanted to impress them with her grace with the tennis racket.
"Mizawa you have no grace with a tennis racket," I answered. "The last time you held one, it somehow ended up stuck in the fence."
Mizawa just laughed.
"Well they are cute boys," she answered.
I smacked my forehead, but we both went. And sure enough there were the two boys......well a man and a boy. The man looked Japanese, but the boy was definitely something else....Irish maybe? I could be wrong.
As we watched them play, I wanted to start my own game. As I hit the ball to Mizawa, she seemed to cringe from it. Epic fail..... The boys seemed to stop and watch us. Finally I got bored of the repetitive lack of sport and looked over at them. The man tilted his head a bit.
"What?" I asked. "Want to play a game?"
The man nodded. The boy was staring at Mizawa. She turned bright red and started walking over to him. I walked over to the other court ball in hand. I threw it up and smacked it across the court. The man swiftly refuted it. Now this was a challenge.... I brought full force out and smacked a twister at him. He simply sent it crashing back at me with more force. I continued to smack it back, and after an hour the score was tied up. In the end, we both decided on a tie.
"You're *huf* not bad," I laughed.
"Nor you," the man answered. "I'm Nishoza Kurogara by the way. Everyone around here calls me Jet. Your friend seems to be flirting with my partner...."
"Nice to meet a fellow tennis player," I answered. "And ya....Mi-chan is...kinda like that....partner?"
"He works in the same office as me. We're detectives," he answered.
"Ah," I answered.
"She can't be fore than....oh I don't know...18?" Jet asked pointing in the general direction of Mizawa.
"Ya she's 18," I answered.
"Well.....Neil is 28....and that could be considered...." he started.
I felt my jaw drop a bit. "And how old are you?" I asked.
"26," he answered. I looked at him stunned. I would have grabbed him by the arm and toted him home if I knew Kaori was still there. Someone for he when I go off to college.... I thought to myself. He caught me staring at him a moment.
"Anyways, thanks for the game," he started. "I have to get to work now. Neil!" he yelled over.
The Irish guy, Neil, looked up and nodded.
"Do you come to the courts often?" I asked as he walked away.
"Mostly on Saturday," he answered. "Planning to have more games?"
"You're more fun to play against than Mizawa," I laughed.
"Heh Later," he said finally closing the gate after he and Neil were out.
Mizawa looked at me somewhat heartbrokenly.
"He's 28," she said sadly.
"Didn't look that old," I answered.
"And that's the problem with cute men," Mizawa sighed.
We took the train back to my house and hung around the house the rest of the day.
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Sorry in advance for the freakishly long length!
