Title: Death Note (Part II)
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red/Ash) (later on in the fic, so not yet)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #47, Kill
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Warnings: AU, Character Death, insanity

Daigo settled his wings as he looked at Wataru. You know, I’ve never wondered just why you are pretending to be a male.

Wataru smiled sweetly as she began brushing her hair. “That, Daigo, is because that it’s not worth it to be female.”

The Shinigami blinked at her, taking another bite of his apple. Why?

“It’s not really that complicated.” She said, putting down the hairbrush as she eyed her reflection in the mirror. “After all, Father needs a Heir to inherit the family name and position, and since they didn’t have any boys, well… that’s the way it is. Besides, I’ve been home-schooled until high school so during those uncomfortable times no one had to know I was really female.”

I see. He took another bite of the apple with a contented sigh. Apples in the human world really tasted so much better…. And if nothing else, Wataru was a good source of apples.

Really, once she had verified that he would not be taking her soul, his newest host hadn’t been really difficult to get along with. It could have been worse. He watched as she exited the room, presumably to shower, and helped himself to another apple.

Wataru showered luxuriously and returned to her room, before she clicked the television on, frowning. “Well, this is interesting…”

What is it? Daigo fluttered behind her, peering at the screen in interest.

“It seems that there’s an announcement from Interpol. How interesting…”

You do realize that it is most likely the cause of your reckless writing. If you had been more careful…!

“I never knew you cared,” She smiled viciously. “But it is true… after all, they must have realized that all the criminals dying of heart attacks is terribly coincidental…”

I did wonder about that. Why did you only specify the death for that biker?

“Because if I don’t, they die of heart attacks, hai?”

Yes. I’m quite sure I put that in the directions.

Wataru smirked. “This way, the world will know that someone is passing righteous judgment on the sinners, Daigo.”

And you find yourself qualified to pass righteous judgment…?

Wataru ran her hand along the binding of the Death Note with a pleased smile. “After all, the world is rotten. Someone has to do something about it.”

So…

“The most vicious of course, die of heart attacks. Meanwhile, those that commit lesser crimes and harass others… they’ll go slowly, picked off by disease or accidents.” She smiled sweetly. “And then, I’ll build a world inhabited only by people I decide are good… and I’ll reign over them as God.”

Daigo stared at her in disbelief. You are not serious.

“Of course I’m serious. Do you think I’m killing people as a joke?” She smiled as she turned to her laptop. “Besides, Daigo, why does it concern you? I thought that once the Death Note dropped in the human world, it became my property.”

Daigo frowned. You do realize that when you die, I’ll write your name in my Death Note…

“You don’t seem to be writing right now.” She smirked. “People are selfish, Daigo. I admit that perhaps I may be selfish as well, but I am making the world a better place. And the others know it too. Can’t you see?”

The websites were quite pretty, hailing her as savior. Kira. Killer.

She rather liked the sound of that name.

“You see Daigo, people are afraid. For example, in class, if we said it was legal to kill criminals, even though they were given the death penalty, we would all look cowed and stammer and blush, and admit that no, it’s wrong to kill people. But on the Internet, where the writers are anonymous, the truth comes out.”

This website was rather charming, a beautiful white heart surmounted with glittering golden wings… aptly titled ‘The Legend of Kira the Savior’.

“Now the world will know I’m here, Daigo.” She leaned back in her desk chair with a pleased expression. “Already the level of atrocity is dropping. Criminals are petrified that they will face God’s Judgment. And as for the innocent, why…”

She opened another window, causing a text message to pop up. It stated in bold pink letters, ‘Kira, kill everyone’.

“You see?”

Daigo stared at her in disbelief.

“I will purify this world, Daigo. I will use the Death Note to change history.” She flipped open to a blank page, picking up her pen, before the continued silence from the television set became unnerving. “Well, that’s odd. The channel is still broadcasting the special report. I suppose I might as well watch.”

For a long moment, there was nothing on the screen but a stylized letter S. then the screen cleared to show the face of a man, elegantly dressed in a gray business suit. The placard before his name read Shigeru Ookido.

Daigo perched on her bedspread, as the man opened his mouth to speak.

“Greetings. I am Shigeru Ookido, the one person who controls the international police force, also known as ‘S’.”

Wataru frowned, leaning forwards as she studied his face.

He spoke again. “To the murderer who has been killing criminal after criminal: this is unforgivable, the worst crime in history. Therefore, I will definitely catch the ringleader of these crimes, known vulgarly as ‘Kira’.”

He says you’ll be caught… Daigo murmured.

Wataru smirked. “Daigo… I’m writing in a Death Note, ne? So as long as he doesn’t get hold of this notebook, there’s absolutely no evidence!” She smiled charmingly, closing her eyes. “He’s a fool.”

Daigo said nothing, more than slightly unnerved.

“I can imagine what you think you are doing.” Shigeru continued. “But Kira, I must say frankly. What you are doing is evil.”

“I’m… evil?” Wataru murmured. Daigo backed away as she stood abruptly, knocking her chair over. “I am justice! I am the one who saves those that cower in fear! I am the one who enacts the punishment of God! And you have the nerve to call me evil?”

She reached in her breast pocket for her pen, watching the light glint off the silver tip as she wrote hastily.

Shigeru Ookido…

The ink glinted wetly on the paper, and she smiled, laughing softly, eyes dilated and gold with rage.

“Too easy, S.” She purred. “Too easy! If you had been a bit more clever, I might have had some fun…”

The seconds ticked by, as she glanced at her watch.

“Five more seconds, S… and then we’ll see what happens to those who oppose me!” She crowed. On television, Shigeru abruptly jerked, eyes wide, clutching at his chest, before he toppled over and went still. Two men – bodyguards obviously, hastily ran over and carried him away.

Her laughter made Daigo’s ears hurt, and he watched as the screen blinked a few times, before the stylized letter S reappeared.

Wataru stared, taken aback, as a mechanized voice began to speak.

“I can’t believe it… Kira… you can kill people without laying a finger on them?”

Rage bubbled up in her mind, as she narrowed her eyes. She heard the rest of his words, but did not acknowledge them, until…

“Send me… to my execution, you say?” She hissed. “You think you’ll catch me?”

Daigo wisely retreated to a corner, as she began to smile. “Interesting…” She murmured, as she watched the screen fade to gray. “S… wherever you are, I will find you and do away with you, because…”

Madness sparkled in gold as she cried. “I am justice!”

End Fic

Completed 12/20/06

Wataru = Lance

Daigo = Steven

Shigeru = Gary

Since I cast Giselle as L, I’m using he Japanese name, ‘Seiyou’. Which starts with the letter S, and so does Shigeru, so… poor Gary. He kind of got sacrificed! But I hate him in the anime anyways, so it doesn’t really matter!