By Any Other Name

C.5

I woke up early the next morning, around seven, and got myself dressed comfortably and put on my makeup to hide the bottom half of my face. I stepped out of my room and went to the kitchen, seeing L in there with a few others, including the suspected Kira. There was also a blonde girl there that wasn't here last night.

I stood at the doorway, eyes flicking from the boy and girl to L, who came towards me with a cup of tea. We were both silent as I looked at the two and stared at L's face. My brows furrowed together, then I understood as I looked at the two.

"Ohh... got it." I smiled and sipped the tea, which he had sweetened for me.

"Caught up?" He asked.

"Yes. Just now. You know, I can't tell if you're incredibly brave or incredibly stupid." I grinned.

"Sometimes the two are synonymous." He said and I sipped more tea.

"You are too right." I hummed. "Anyway, I think you owe me an introduction to your team." I said and he sighed and turned around.

"Rosie, Suichi Aizawa, Kanzo Mogi, Hideki Ide, Soichiro Yagami and his son, Light Yagami. You already know Matsuda, and that is Misa Amane." He said and leaned to my ear. "She's a suspect as well, but you already knew that, didn't you?"

"Figured it out about the second I walked in." I smirked to him. "Pleased to officially meet you all. Call me Rosie."

"What's with the makeup?" Misa asked, and I looked to her and smiled gently.

"The mask is so I'm not killed by Kira. Just a safety precaution." I said.

"Misa, Rosie is a murderer with a high intelligence, near mine." He said and I snorted, and he looked at me.

"Oh, sorry. Just, Near." I whispered and he looked horrified.

"You are actually very scary." He commented quietly.

"Thank you. Now, I gotta go out today." I said, setting my almost empty teacup down on the table as I walked further into the kitchen. I spied the bowl of chocolates from last night and picked one up, biting into it, nearly moaning. "So, who are you pinning on me?"

"Why? Where are you going?" L asked.

"To get insurance." I grinned, and popped the second half of the candy in my mouth. "Now, who's it gonna be?" I asked.

"Matsuda can go with you again." He sighed and I clapped my hands.

"Oh good, I like him. He's cute." I said and finished off my tea, then went to walk out. "Not as cute as you, though." I said and patted L's cheek before going to my room to get a black scarf to tie over my paint to go out. I also grabbed my bag and phone, and took my knife in my jeans pocket as well.

"Right, Matsuda, let's go. Shouldn't be long." I said, and he came along with me.

We walked a few blocks, me humming under my breath, and we went to a tech store, where I stood and debated between flash drives.

"What do you think?" I asked, holding up two.

"Depends. What's it for?" He asked.

"Storing information." I said.

"What kind of information?" He asked, and I turned and gave him a look which he clearly saw in my eyes.

"Can't tell you that. I know you're going to report everything to L after we get back, and I can't have that." I said and he nodded to the second one in my hand.

I put the other back and bought it, then took him to this vendor for burgers, which we ate on the way back, but then stopped at a grocery store, where I made him carry a basket of about fifteen blue lemonade bottles. Which, after paying, he also carried back to the place.

Once we got in, I took off the scarf and my jacket, and saw L looking at my tattoo. "Don't try too hard. You wouldn't recognise it." I chuckled.

"So you got it after we knew each other?" He asked and I nodded. "Would I recognise it's meaning?" He asked and I smiled wider.

"Maybe. I'm not telling you, though. That spoils the game." I said with a huge grin, taking the bottles and the flash drive to my room and started to work.