No Man Is an Island (Part 17)
Title: No Man Is an Island
Fandom: Death Note
Pairing: The Main series likely won't have a pairing, at least until the last chapter or so.
Rating: The first few chapters will probably remain around PG-13, but later ones will likely be locked.
Summary: L knows all about secrets, but what is he going to do when he doesn't have any of the answers.
Years had passed and as L glanced around the mostly empty control room he couldn't help but wonder what it was all for. He had not made any public moves so naturally people believed he had either abandoned the Kira case, or that he had been killed. It didn't matter really, but he found it annoying nonetheless.
He had gathered all the most clever to him, criminals and the few police who still disagreed with Kira, but so far it meant nothing. Near was with him most of the time, as he was now, so much that he had grown used to the boy's presence, but he still kept an amount of distance. The boy was important, and if Mello never returned he was all the man had, but L couldn't bring himself to muster the interest to give the boy anything other than cursory glances and to guide what he would work on next. He was not Watari. He was not capable of giving smiles and small touches of encouragement.
He was pondering his own annoyance, and how it was perhaps hindering him, when the phone call came in. "Yes Roger."
"I hate to bother you, L, but I believe there is a child here that needs your personal attention." The man's tone was quite clear he wouldn't take no for an answer.
"I am quite busy, you realize, and I do not have time to deal with each child, no matter how exceptional they might be." That didn't mean L wouldn't try.
"I would not come to you if it were not a situation I felt required your..." A child's voice, a girl, could be heard in the background. "Perhaps you should talk to her."
"I..." He didn't get a chance to respond as the phone was handed off.
"Hello, Mr. L. Mr. Roger says you're a very busy man. He says I should talk to you though. I don't want to bother you." She sounded very young, no older than five.
He sighed. "It isn't a bother."
"Okay, well he acted all worried when I told him Mells didn't like the room we are in. It's not the right one." She was becoming more hesitant as she spoke.
"Mells?" He asked softly.
"My bunny. His name is Mells. Our room is fine. I don't agree with him." Only she did sound bothered.
"Tell Roger to change the room to the one that Mells feels is the best. Don't worry about anything. He'll make sure everything goes smoothly." He said softly.
"It's really okay? I mean I don't mind, honest." She sounded like she might cry.
"Actually, I have a better idea. Can you put Roger back on the phone, please?" He asked and his tone finally held curiosity in it that most hadn't heard in years.
"Sure." Once again the sound of the phone changing hands. "Now do you understand?"
"I understand. Who is she? How old is she?"
"She is four, L." And his voice held all the implications L expected. "Her real name is Marie, but we call her Miracle."
L nodded. "I will be there as soon as possible. She is coming back with me."
"Are you sure?" Roger sounded slightly worried.
"Yes. Even if we are wrong..." L still had to investigate for himself, but if even a hint of what this girl might know could make Mello pull away from Light and force Light to come back to this place and finish their confrontation he had to act. He would need more evidence, of course which was why he needed the child here, but it would be worth it.
As soon as he had hung up the phone he turned to Near. "You will need to watch things here for the next few days. We will be having a guest."
"I see." Near said softly as he watched L. "You seem to have direction again."
L gave a slight grin. "Perhaps I do. You will prepare yourself then?"
Near nodded. "I will be ready when you return."
"Good." L said as he stood. "Preparations won't take long. I suggest you work through Wilson. He is trustworthy and he will make sure the others don't have a reason act up."
Near nodded. "Is there anything else?"
"I'm not sure yet." L said with a shrug as he bit his lip. "It is very possible I could be chasing after this because I have not seen another avenue yet."
"I do not think you would." Near said twirling a strand of his hair. "You want this case to be solved, and if this step is required then what else could you expected to do?"
L smirked. "Perhaps." He had plans to make and so he found himself on the phone again working out the details.
Fandom: Death Note
Pairing: The Main series likely won't have a pairing, at least until the last chapter or so.
Rating: The first few chapters will probably remain around PG-13, but later ones will likely be locked.
Summary: L knows all about secrets, but what is he going to do when he doesn't have any of the answers.
Years had passed and as L glanced around the mostly empty control room he couldn't help but wonder what it was all for. He had not made any public moves so naturally people believed he had either abandoned the Kira case, or that he had been killed. It didn't matter really, but he found it annoying nonetheless.
He had gathered all the most clever to him, criminals and the few police who still disagreed with Kira, but so far it meant nothing. Near was with him most of the time, as he was now, so much that he had grown used to the boy's presence, but he still kept an amount of distance. The boy was important, and if Mello never returned he was all the man had, but L couldn't bring himself to muster the interest to give the boy anything other than cursory glances and to guide what he would work on next. He was not Watari. He was not capable of giving smiles and small touches of encouragement.
He was pondering his own annoyance, and how it was perhaps hindering him, when the phone call came in. "Yes Roger."
"I hate to bother you, L, but I believe there is a child here that needs your personal attention." The man's tone was quite clear he wouldn't take no for an answer.
"I am quite busy, you realize, and I do not have time to deal with each child, no matter how exceptional they might be." That didn't mean L wouldn't try.
"I would not come to you if it were not a situation I felt required your..." A child's voice, a girl, could be heard in the background. "Perhaps you should talk to her."
"I..." He didn't get a chance to respond as the phone was handed off.
"Hello, Mr. L. Mr. Roger says you're a very busy man. He says I should talk to you though. I don't want to bother you." She sounded very young, no older than five.
He sighed. "It isn't a bother."
"Okay, well he acted all worried when I told him Mells didn't like the room we are in. It's not the right one." She was becoming more hesitant as she spoke.
"Mells?" He asked softly.
"My bunny. His name is Mells. Our room is fine. I don't agree with him." Only she did sound bothered.
"Tell Roger to change the room to the one that Mells feels is the best. Don't worry about anything. He'll make sure everything goes smoothly." He said softly.
"It's really okay? I mean I don't mind, honest." She sounded like she might cry.
"Actually, I have a better idea. Can you put Roger back on the phone, please?" He asked and his tone finally held curiosity in it that most hadn't heard in years.
"Sure." Once again the sound of the phone changing hands. "Now do you understand?"
"I understand. Who is she? How old is she?"
"She is four, L." And his voice held all the implications L expected. "Her real name is Marie, but we call her Miracle."
L nodded. "I will be there as soon as possible. She is coming back with me."
"Are you sure?" Roger sounded slightly worried.
"Yes. Even if we are wrong..." L still had to investigate for himself, but if even a hint of what this girl might know could make Mello pull away from Light and force Light to come back to this place and finish their confrontation he had to act. He would need more evidence, of course which was why he needed the child here, but it would be worth it.
As soon as he had hung up the phone he turned to Near. "You will need to watch things here for the next few days. We will be having a guest."
"I see." Near said softly as he watched L. "You seem to have direction again."
L gave a slight grin. "Perhaps I do. You will prepare yourself then?"
Near nodded. "I will be ready when you return."
"Good." L said as he stood. "Preparations won't take long. I suggest you work through Wilson. He is trustworthy and he will make sure the others don't have a reason act up."
Near nodded. "Is there anything else?"
"I'm not sure yet." L said with a shrug as he bit his lip. "It is very possible I could be chasing after this because I have not seen another avenue yet."
"I do not think you would." Near said twirling a strand of his hair. "You want this case to be solved, and if this step is required then what else could you expected to do?"
L smirked. "Perhaps." He had plans to make and so he found himself on the phone again working out the details.