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Ghosts In My Head

Chapter 3:

The Undercover Death

Several months had passed since Kagome had reluctantly agreed to join their Kira investigation, much to L and Light's delight. She claimed it was only because she was bored and needed something to do. Though she does seem like that she knows more things that they didn't know.

Her uncle helped out once in a while, usually just to check on his niece. Both L and Light (as Kira) tried to won her favor in choosing the side between L and Kira. But unfortunately, she hasn't decided yet. She's still judging them.

Kagome was very amused when she watched both L and Light battled over whom is more powerful and had decided she would stay until she deemed it to be boring once more. It had and she was about to leave the investigation group.

Until both Misa and Light lost their memory of being Kira, that is. Kagome found it funny when she listened to both of their denial of being the murderers. So she remained in the group for a time being. The hooded girl quirked her thin eyebrow when L made both himself and Light linked together with a long chained cuff and made (force is better term) Misa to stay in the hotel under their surveillance and it worked, because the killings had stopped after that.

Just as L about to decide that both Light and Misa are Kira, the killings had renewed once more. Kagome couldn't help but to wonder who'd done the killings. It's obviously it might have been one of the members of Yotsuba group, but she wasn't so sure. There are so many people in Japan and only one of them may have the Death Note, since she had the feeling that Light's note may have been hidden on purpose and Misa's might been given to somebody else by Rem.

She sighed from her seat in the overstuffed chair with her legs in Indian style. She didn't want to hug her knees like L had done. It looked painful to her, no matter how skinny both she and L may be. So she preferred her style, since it's more comfortable that way. One of the detectives, Matsuda, she guessed was his name, was probably annoying the heck out of other fellows while they were working on something, probably searching for anything that may have related to the Kira case. She didn't always bother remembering their names, mostly because she was either too bored or too busy (of being lazy) to listen to them. `God, I'm bored. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I missed these shinigami.' She thought as she shifted around in her seat.

True. At least Ryuk is more entertaining than that crazy detective. Even Rem's a bit entertaining too, in a sort of a naïve way. Kagome sighed and unfolded her legs as she stood up, “I'm going out, Ryuzaki.” She stated as she walked out of the room. L was about to protest but it was too late since she already left the room. L looked like he was pouting as he swirled his entirely-too-much-sugar-in-it sweet tea with a spoon.

He frowned as Light watched one of the monitors that focus on the entrance of the building as the hooded girl slipped off her slippers and slipped in the badly beaten sneakers and picked up her skateboard before she left the building. “Where do you think she's going?” Matsuda asked as others shook their heads in negative. They don't know where she's going. She's the person that didn't tell them anything and nothing and keep to herself often.

They barely even know anything about her, except that she's the daughter of the estranged detective that was very well known in Japan for solving even the most difficult cases. They knew he was killed in the shootings during the drug dealing event (which by the way most polices and those anything to do with crime forces knew about but they kept it secret from the public). And that she's only relative of his remaining family, beside her grandfather and her uncle that's also his younger brother, Kyo. The group also knew what happened to the rest of her family before her father's death.

Her family; her grandmother, her mother, her younger brother, and her aunt had died in the suspicious fire in an apartment they currently were living in. The firefighters actually called it arson. Somehow, Kagome seemed to know that it would happen and left the apartment to stay with her grandfather in the family shrine before anything did happen. It was strange and some thought she might have done it, but many had seen her in the school when the fire started. So she couldn't possibly have done it.

Beside, she was only 13 when her family died. Ever since that date, nobody find a suspect or even a motive from her. Kagome was 15 when her father died and had since living with her remaining family; her grandfather, her uncle, her pet dog and two cats, and the two kids she had took in the shrine. That's about it.

That's all they knew about her. All of other things they think they assumed about Kagome's usually came from her uncle. Her only habits they know were her slacking off when there's too much work and like to disappear often (probably to the local skate park).

“When do you think she's coming back?” Light asked as he slowly moves his eyes from the monitor to the computer and resumed his typing. “I don't know. Probably in an hour or so.” L said as he stared at the monitor as he chewed on the gummy bear and swallowed it before picking another one out of the bag in his hand.

“Are you sure she's a good recruit? She didn't do much since she first joined.” Yamagi (1) asked L, wondering why that Kagome even joined in the first place, seeing that she didn't do much to help out. “Yes, she is. She helped me out a quite a bit… Let's just say Kagome's the type that prefer to hide the puzzle pieces to trick you to putting something else in its' place.” L stated as he squished the red gummy bear in between his pointer finger and thumb, toying with it before eating it.

“What?” Matsuda's confused and same with other detectives. Is he replying that Kagome might be something more that she seemed to be? Light smiled, having several encounters with her wits and her intelligences already. It was strange, really, the hooded girl only tell L and Light her theories, almost like she trusted them yet she's also judging them in a way, like police officers to a high judge.

“Let me translate for him. She isn't what she seemed to be.” Light said to the detectives. They murmured confusingly, but went back to work anyway.

She glided on her skateboard, dodging the folks that walked passed her. Kagome skidded to stop as she reached the busy road. She immediately felt the familiar powerful presence and turned around. She murmured in surprise, “Old man King?!”

“Yeah, yeah. I'll see what I can do. But isn't it because you're mad at those two?” Kagome pondered as she walked after crossing the road with a strange shadowed presence behind her. “Just do it. They both broke the laws and I would like you to send the message to them, my young beholder of the Eyes.” His voice would freeze the hell if that's possible. Yet Kagome didn't even fazed by it, almost like she was used to it.

“You changed the laws again, didn't you?” She asked. The shadowed king that floated behind her replied, “Yes. Only because I'm fed up with all of these shinigami. I can't have them existing past their death clock while I'm planning to repopulated the new kind of shinigami. No matter how much they write the names in their notebook, they still have to die, just like the humans do.”

“Oh… Well, I'm gotta miss them anyway, despite how annoying they are.” Kagome sighed as she threw down her skateboard. “I'll give them their messages when I see them. So I'll see you later.” The hooded girl stated as she rode away from the shadowed king of shinigami.

“Likewise.” He grunted as he vanished into the thin air.

“No wonder he was called the “Killing Perfection”.” She grumbled to herself. `Oh, well. It's time to go back.' She thought as she changed the different direction. The cell phone (which now was unfortunately decorated by Misa when she insisted she needed something to brighten her up, despite Kagome's protest) suddenly rang from her messenger bag. “Hm?” She stopped in her track as she picked out her cell and placed it on her ear, “Hello?”

Her eyes widen and she suddenly bolted after shutting off her cell phone and returned it where it came from and put her skateboard in her armpit. Kagome certainly does look like she was running away from the pit of hell itself.

Kagome streaked down past the detective after she entered the building without removing her shoes and her skateboard, causing the breeze blew into their faces. They all blinked and Matsuda couldn't help out but to say something, “…What the… hell?”

They all turned their heads to catch Kagome practically flew across a fright of stair before disappearing into the floor above. “Wow. I never have seen her like that. What is up with her?” Suddenly, she howled at them from the floor above, “If you see that crazy wench dressed in pink, don't tell her I'm here, or I'll kill you all!” Her voice held a promising threat, by which they shivered at, though some didn't show.

“Is she talking about Misa?” Yagami pondered. L shook his head, “Can't be. Misa was in her room, so she couldn't have done anything to her to be like that.” Suddenly, the beep from the outside intercom and they shifted their attention onto the monitor that focus on the entrance and saw somebody who looked an awful lot like Kagome, except there's many differences; one is that she dressed in a frilly pink dress, something Kagome would never wear; two is that her hair is much straighter and browner than Kagome's, which Kagome's hair held an attractive curls and darker color; and three is that her voice is much higher than Kagome's.

“Hello? I would like have a talk with my cousin, Higurashi Kagome? I think she works here.” The voice asked through the intercom as they blinked in shock; she had a cousin?! Light looked at L, asking him for a permission, at which L nodded at. Light pressed the intercom to replies, “There's nobody goes by the name with Higurashi or with Kagome. I'm sorry, ma'am.”

“What?! I know I saw her running in here just a moment ago!” The voice screeched, causing them to wince at the height of her voice. “I'm sorry. There is must be somebody else running in here, ma'am.” He replied. “Hmph. Well, I'm staying here until she come out.” The person was certainly stubborn.

“I think we should get her out of here. We can't have her in here like a thief.” Yagami sighed, “So is anybody up to get Kagome?”

“Not me.”

“Me neither.”

“Fine, I'll do it. You stubborn bastards.” Light grumbled under his breath as he stood up from his seat. He tugged his chain that is connected to L's, “You coming, Ryuzaki?”

“Hm? Oh, yes. I'm coming.” He murmured before he took one last gummy bear before getting up. Light nodded and led him to upstairs to find wherever Kagome is.

They climbed the stairs and walked across the hallway. As they're gone from the sight, Kagome dropped down from the ceiling. She rubbed her hands (because she was holding herself on the ceiling, between the walls, a little too long, so her hands hurt) before taking off her shoes so they won't hear her. `Blah. I'm going to Misa's room. Maybe she can make that crazy wench go away. And after that, I'm going to my house to protect my room from being painted pink again.' She thought as she slowly walks toward the second fright of the stairs toward Misa's room. Much like a prey hiding from a predator, or in her case, two.

She ran up the stairs, thankfully quietly, after she double-checked to see if L or Light is coming closer to the stairs. Closer she got to the insane girl's room, the louder she can hear the sucky America band's song. Unfortunately, she can understand it, having take an English Language class long ago and mastered it.

Ohh ohh...

When the visions around you,

Bring tears to your eyes

And all that surrounds you,

Are secrets and lies

I'll be your strength,

I'll give you hope,

Keeping your faith when it's gone

The one you should call,

Was standing here all along…

`Oh, god! It's that freaking N'SYNC song!! Make it go away!' Kagome sobbed out in her mind, though she still kept her cool on outside.

And I will take

You in my arms

And hold you right where you belong

`Till the day when life is through

This I promise you

This I promise you

`Someone… Please kill me.'

I've loved you forever,

In lifetimes before

And I promise you never...

Will you hurt anymore?

I give you my word

I give you my heart (give you my heart)

This is a battle we've won

And with this vow,

Forever has now begun...

She reluctantly got closer to her music blaring room.

Just close your eyes (close your eyes)

Each loving day (each loving day)

And know this feeling won't go away (no...)

`Till the day when life is through

This I promise you..

This I promise you..

`Please tell me it's only a nightmare…' She was right outside of her door but her hands were currently over her ears in her hood.

Over and over I fall (over and over I fall)

When I hear you call

Without you in my life, baby

I just wouldn't be living at all...

And I will take (I will take you in my arms)

You in my arms

And hold you right where you belong (right where you belong)

`Till the day when life is through

This I promise you, baby

Just close your eyes

Each loving day (each loving day)

I know this feeling won't go away (no...)

Every word I say is true

This I promise you

Every word I say is true

This I promise you

Ooh, I promise you...

Kagome sighed in relief but her well-trained ears picked up the pairs of the soft footsteps on the floor, near her. `Crap.' Was all she thought before pulling the knob without knocking and went in rather rudely. Misa was about to scream before she realized it was only her beloved savior, Kagome. She huffed and was about to say something but interrupted by Kagome, “Misa, I'm really sorry, but I'm hiding from L and your boyfriend.”

Misa blinked, “Oh… Are you guys playing hide-n-seek? Ohh!! I wanna play too!”

Slapping her forehead as she sighed, `God, how naïve can she gets?' She shook her head, “No, we're not. They want to make me someone go away and I really don't want to. She's scary.” Kagome stated but coughed out in the end.

Misa blinked. “Okay.” She looked like she was about say some more but interrupted once again by Kagome, “Now, please be quiet, okay? And don't tell them that I'm here.” The hooded girl placed her pointer finger on her lips to signal her to be quiet. She quickly hid in her closet and shutting the door as doing so. Misa blinked and blinked, then grinned happily.

“Misa?” There was knockings on the door, causing Misa to gasp out in adoration, “Light!” Misa came over to the door and opened the door as she pounced on his arm, “Light!” Light gave her a very weak smile. One day, he wished she could see that he didn't like her like that. L snorted by the sight of Misa smothering Light. That girl was scary. “Have you seen Kagome anywhere?” He asked the blond girl.

“Hmm… No, not really…” Though she was one heck of an actress, she couldn't lie very well and they knew it. It's always shows on her face.

“Where is she?” L urged her to tell the truth.

“I don't know! Quit bothering me, you little creep!” Her voice screeched out, her voice's getting higher on every word. L quirked his eyebrow as he told a lie expertly, “Your cousin is coming, Kagome.”

Crash!

Then out came Kagome, on the floor with the piles of Misa's clothes on her, and the door very nearly off its' hinge and had slammed against the wall. “Ahh! Kago-chan!!” Misa squealed as she ran over to Kagome. Placing her hand on her back after she threw off her clothes off of her, “Kaggie, are you okay?” She asked.

“I'll strangle you for this, Ryuzaki.” Kagome's muffled voice said unhappily. “Perhaps, if you can, Kagome.” L smarted back to her, blowing off her pride. Kagome grumbled as she got up and sat on the floor. “I'm not going to that wench.” She grumbled, “Not to mention, I have to go back to my house and warn my family about her.”

Getting up as she dusting off her pants with her hands as she heard Light's question, “Who is she? I didn't think you had a cousin.” Kagome rubbed her back as she coolly answered his question, “She's not. She used to be my cousin, but she's removed from my family twice in a row. Her name is `Soleil' Kikyou.”

“She's nut.” The hooded girl couldn't help but put that in. “Wait. Soleil (2) is a French name, right? So she's part French or something?” Light questioned.

“Something like that, yeah.” Kagome shrugged. “Then what does she want?” Misa asked. The hooded girl grumbled then stated, “A stupid reason. She wanted to `check' on me and my kids. Pfft. Good luck with that.”

“I'm going out in the back. If you tell her I'm coming around the back, I'll personally strangle all of you.” She warned them as she left the room, leaving them to dread her warnings.

She frowned as the loud blaring sounds cover every noise as she spied on the floor with the white blanket which covers the body, `Light. L. I know which side I'm going to be on…' She thought as two familiar shinigami appeared on each sides of her; one's howling in laughter, another's silent as a stone.

“I have a message for you two.” She told them.

Heads turned on her, “He's coming and he's pissed off as hell.”

That stopped his laughter, leaving him to utterly frozen in the mid-air and another sighed, knowing she was guilty as charged. “But… I can help you with that.”

“After all, I'm his Beholder of the Ghost's Eyes.”

“Woo…” He chuckled.

“…What would you have us to do?” She said, her yellow eyes focus on the body, mere feet away from them, only to be blocked by the yellow rope.

She didn't smile or anything, she just said, “You'll see.” And turned around and walked away.

`I am not Justice. I'm merely a messenger of King Death. I'm his Judgment. I'm his… Eyes. Just like my father.' She silently told them as she's walking back to her home.

(1.)- Should I call him Yamagi or Soichiro?

(2.)- Soleil mean sun in French, but I'm most likely to be wrong.

I don't dislike the N'SYNC band. I just need something that Kagome would hate. But I don't have any song in mind so I randomly pick one. Sorry.

Also, Kikyou may play a small good role in this. She's probably a little annoying because she's a bit straightforward with her words. But I don't hate her or anything. Kagome probably just thought she was scary but little does she know… Hey! I ain't gotta spoil the milk plot for you! You just hava to wait for next few chapters!

Beautiful Phantom

(EDITED 3.23.10)