Light in the Pearl of the Night

Chapter 5, Unwelcomed Betrayal

Chapter Five
        It was the dead of night, I was lying in my bed thinking of the Death Note when all of the sudden I heard the door open, I laid there silent as if I were asleep, I watched as the figure walks across the room and slowly searched the desk. Before he was able to open the main drawer I got up and went to attack the perpetrator when Light made a soft moan in her sleep, both me and the perpetrator froze, I kept on staring at the unwelcomed guest who turned around quickly only to see me poised and ready to attack, I tensed up as I lunged forward towards him but he quickly takes the blow before he sends a fist at my head, the blow sent me in to confusion as I saw everything around me became dark, I soon passed out as the person made his escape.
        When I awoke I was greeted by the concerned look in her sapphire blue eyes, I grunted as I got up my head feeling groggy
        “Are you alright?” she asks me, I nodded stiffly “it was because of that book wasn’t it?” she asks
        I debated on telling her but decided that it was better to warn her “yeah” I whispered softly
        “I knew that note book would bring thing good, Night I think it will bring us a curse, it’ll destroy us”
        I shook my head “no Light, calm down, you got nothing to worry about, the perpetrator is gone, judging by the way he left he was certain that he wouldn’t be caught but got spooked off once he was caught, I doubt that he’ll come back” I stated matter-of-factly
        She shook her head but I silence her by placing a finger to her lips “it’s fine Light, nothing to worry about.”
        That was the last thing I told her before we heard the big news that swam over the Wammy house that will soon cause havoc. L himself has caught on to the mass killings of criminals; I wasn’t surprised at all seeing how he is the world’s greatest detective after all. He vowed that he will capture ‘Kira’ the name that they have given me seeing how it was pronounced that way in Japan but means ‘Killer’ in English, the reason it’s a Japanese name was because that’s where L perceives the culprit to be seeing how I made sure I killed my first victim after the two I already killing in Japan.
        I was called in to the investigation office alongside with Near who was second to being L’s successor, we couldn’t see L face up seeing how he keeps his identity secret from all eyes to see. He spoke to us through a computer in which Wammy provided us with, he then showed us a clip that he said that he will show to the world in order to see the personality traits of Kira, I thought a moment, well L is providing me to be an enemy of the sort so I should do something.
        “Why don’t you just show it to one region after another?” I asked
        “And why do you say this?” L asks
        I leaned back in my chain “not only will you be able to see the personality traits of this Kira, but also you may be able to pinpoint where he may be, I would advise to start the broadcast in the Kanto region of Japan.”
        “Impressive, not only were you able to find a faster way to catch Kira but also you have took notice of the first killing of Kotouro Miturashi who held hostage of a nursery holding ten children and four adults” L inquires
        “Not only that but the killer died of a mysterious death, it was a test for Kira to see if this Death Note truly does work” I finished
        “You’re on the right road to becoming my successor Night” he commented ever so rarely
        I nodded towards the compliment “I learn from the best” I said hiding a smirk
        “Though you can still heighten your skills when controlling your emotions”
        I tried my best to be calm as I nodded once more “I will do my best” I stated holding my tone at bay, nice and even, I know he’s doing this on purpose to point out my flaws in order to make himself seem superior, that was his child like traits that he had.
        As we left the room I couldn’t help but smiling to myself, not that I got the better of L, but my plan was actually working out, once he broadcasts that live to the Kanto region I will kill the ‘fake L’ in order to remove suspicion off of me so that L will look blindly in Japan while no one would ever suspect me, the first successor of L!
        Right before I got to my room I felt some one pull me in to a different room, he placed a hand over my mouth so I couldn’t call out to anyone before he shuts the door and leans me against the wall, I gaped when I saw that it was Mello
        “Wha-“but he cuts me off before I could finish
        “I know the truth,” he states instantly
        I felt a cold chill run up my spine, what does he mean he knows? Does he know about the Death Note, or rather something else? Better act innocent,
        “I don’t know what you’re talking about” I replied in a monotonous voice
        “I mean” he states getting closer “I know about the Death Note”
        I didn’t let him get to me but only stare at him with a hint of bemusement “are you losing it Mello”
        He then chuckled, only it had an eerie ring to it “look let’s make things simple, I want to be number one and you have my ticket out of here, it’s simple give me the Death Note”
        I shook my head, giving up the act “sorry Mello but I cannot”
        “I knew you were going to say that” he stated plainly “that’s why I had a backup plan”
        I raised a questioning brow “and what may that be?” I asked uncertain of his motives
        “Hmm, I wonder what L might do with kind of information?” he asks while stepping back and acting like he was wondering “oh just to see what he’ll do, he’ll send you away for a long time when he finds out his own first successor is Kira” he says with an evil glint in his eye
        I glared at him then “you’re blackmailing me?” I asked feeling rage build up
        He then claps his hand “give it up to L’s first successor everyone” he applauded
        I can’t believe that Mello is doing this! I thought hatefully, I guess evil has spread even towards him, so he’s in my way of my pure world; he has to be dealt with.
        I growled but quickly looked away “it’s in my room, in my desk”
        “Tch, perfect place for it” he commented
        “Shut it, I hid in my drawer in a certain way, not like you could discover it”
        Mello glares at me but pushes me ahead towards my room. Halfway their Mello got too eager and went ahead of me towards my room, I silently went in to my pocket along with a pencil, I kept scraps of the Death Note with me for such an occasion, I looked above Mello’s head to see his name, ‘Miheal Keehl, suicide, hid self some were where no one could find’ I wrote simply before putting it back in my pocket. I counted down the seconds as Mello took his final steps but right when the clock hit forty seconds he stops.
        “What’s wrong Mello? You do want the Death Note don’t you?” I asked grinning
        He shook his head lightly “no” he responded
        He then slowly turned around and sauntered off “where you going? Don’t you think you want to be number one?”
        “I realize that I have something else to do,” he says in what seemed like a robotic voice
        I watched him as he walks past me, I wanted to see where he would go off to but I didn’t want to seem suspicious with following Mello around so I went ahead towards my room. I then stopped, wait a second, Flask also knows of the truth, what if she squeals? Even with my threat she’ll probably tell L and it will be the end of me and my perfect world, I then looked down at the piece of paper, there’s plenty of room I guess “Flashka Arima, accident’ I then left to my room to check the timing of when L will broadcast his live footage of the fake L.