丅ᕼᗴ ᒪ ᔕɊᑌᗩᗪ - L x OC -

Mild distractions.

"Everyone, you have a call from the director of the FBI," Watari tells us, sounding gRUmpy.

The director begins to address us all, "It's me, I've got a report in front of me right now stating that all of our agents in Japan are dead. All twelve died of heart attacks. I can only assume that Kira is behind this. Look, I'm sorry but, it's already decided, we're calling off our investigation."

Mello hisses in annoyance and disbelief as Watari's voice comes back on. "I have chief Yagami on the line," he explains before a new voice joins us in the room.

"L squad, I just got off the phone with the director of the FBI. According to him, it seems that you arranged for the FBI to come to Japan and investigate everyone here associated with the task force."

"Yes, we did," L admits, unfazed.

"So how do you explain this, are we now all suspects in our own investigation?" asks Yagami, sounding appalled and very much viOlated.

"We felt that it was necessary to uncover Kira's identity."

"I cannot accept that!" the chief exclaims. "I find it unbelievable that you would spy on us, the very people working with you on this case!"

Other members of the task force mutter sourly in the background.

The line is interrupted again as Watari delivers another message, "We have another victim, a note was found at the scene..."

"L, do you know, gods of death... love apples."

Mello screams for a little bit about that disappointment.

【L】

The meeting with the remaining five members of the task force has been arranged.

It was a bit of a blow when they all walked out, but L did say he was expecting it, and that it was better to have a few people that we can trust as opposed to a large team of individuals who are in the grey.

It's midnight when they arrive, Near and Mello are half asleep on the sofa with an awkward inch of space between them.

I follow L to greet them at the door.

"It's unlocked, please, let yourselves in," L tells the group huddled beyond the door.

The handle turns and they step inside.

They all make a noise of surprise and L begins scratching his foot with his toes.

"I am L."

"This is L? And...?" Aizawa mumbles looking at ME.

I mentally die.

My childhood is standing before me.

And all of my teen-hood.

And the other hoods...

"He's nothing like I thought he would be," Matsuda comments.

"Hmmm... I'm Yagami of the NPA."

"Matsuda."

"I'm Aizawa."

"Mogi."

"Ukita."

"I'm very sorry we're late," Mr Yagami begins, "currently the five of us are-"

"Bang!" L exclaims in monotone, his hand creating a gun shape.

I chuckle.

HOPELESS FOOLS!

"What the hell was that?" Aizawa stares with his mouth hanging open - like the rest of the men.