Delicious cheesecake! (open)

[Kagumi Michiyo]

Kagumi sat crouched like a tiger on the lawn chair outside of one of Aoyama’s well known bakeries in a daze. This was one of the few times they left the kids in the orphanage to roam around town, this more significantly was the first time in 4 years she had accepted the unessecary offer. Usually by that time she was hard at work, or she didn’t feel the need to go at all

but somethings different today…what is it?

her thoughts had been separated from her but she snapped back to earth with the familiar aroma of cheesecake that filled her with joy many times before. She looked up to meet the waitress eye-to-eye in her childlike way and smiled, her grin mere dull glints under the sunhat. The money had been already spread out onto the table and counted, 9 dollars and 73 cents exactly plus tax and tip for the two large pieces.

“ This should be enough”, came the faint voice under the sunhat. The waitress eyed her suspiciously, looking a little surprised at her peculiar appearance, maybe a little offended because of the girls ear-plugs still on her ears as if she wasn’t listening to her. She turned away without a word then took up the money, not bothering to count.

Kagumi’s smile faded and she took up the spoon to the first piece, “ Bottoms up” she said switching it to a classical Beethoven before taking a bite.

[kinmarr]

Kin loved the smell of food and other similiar things. This often drew him to the cafe district as it had today. As he walked by the many choices of food and other delicacies, he noticed a young girl sitting by herself with two large pieces of cheesecake. But, that was not what had drawn him to her. If he was correct, as he always was, she was a resident of the Whammy house. In other words, possibly a link to L.

He slowly strolled over to where the girl was sitting making a deliberate path through the throngs of people. As he neared the front entrance he casually mdae his way to her table. Not that she would have probable of noticed anyways, for she had earphones in her ears. Not to mention, her attention was mostly drawn to the cheesecake; not that he could blame her of course.

When he finally reached her table, he pulled a out the chair plopping himself down into it. When he believed he had her attention, which of course was uncertain because of the earphones she wore, he quickly made an introduction.

"Hello madam. I have noticed that you seem to have an extra piece of cheesecake in your possesion. I would like to know if you would be willing to spare it to me so I could enjoy the food without waited to be waited on; no pun intended. I believe that this should cover the bill," he said as he slid over a twenty dollar bill(sorry don't know Japanese money). Without even waited for an answer, he quickly grabbed the piece of cake and started to dig in.

[Kagumi Michiyo]

Kagumi hadnt noticed anyone, her mind had been thuroughly indulged in the cake, but the minute she looked up, she saw someone sit down in front of her, she thingyed her head and the sunhat covered one eye inconspicuously. Almost simultaneously, her Beethoven switched to Handel, and she eyed the boy across from her like a dog, her bell in her ankle quivered, and she took another bite, this time too fascinated by the coming of this charachter to smile.

The boy was a redhead, she didnt know much to say, but judging by the look in his eyes this wasnt just going to be some casual conversation in some casual manner, by the hesitation in his voice, he wanted something from her. He began to talk quickly and she listened intently, finding some sort of tone in his voice, but he dug in as if nothing vhappened.

She looked down at the second abandoned cheesecake and watched him quickly replace it with a 20 bill in american dollars, " That's fine" she said humbly, " But I knew I wouldnt be able to indulge in the second one, everyone loves cheesecake, so i ordered another for occassions like this." she slid her fork into the cake and took another satisfying bite

[kinmarr]

As he had finished about half of the cake, he began to pay closer attention to the girl. It was quite obvious that she knew that he wanted something from her. But, if she could not even deduce that, she wouldn't have come under his attention to begin with. She was definetely a strange one, but he couldn't really complain considering his own personality. Before taking another bite of the cake he began to talk, still testing to find what the girl's beliefs were.

"Oh, you must excuse me; I forgot to introduce myself. You may call me Kin. I would be curious as to why such a young child was by herself out in this bustling city, but I realize that you must be from that orphanage. The one L was from of course. But, thats besides the point for now. May I ask you what your name is so I can properly address you."

As he finished his short introduction, he slowly took another bite of his cheesecake. It seemed somewhat strange to Kin that the girl would buy two pieces of cheesecake without planning on eating them both, but he wasn't about to complain. With his thoughts back to food, he quickly realized he was missing something from the wonderful meal. He quickly reached into the insulated sack he was carrying to pull out a small bottle of fine wine. He poured himself a glass glancing over at the girl almost asking her if she wanted some. He caught his own error in time, but was sure that the child could easily catch the gesture he had been preparing to give. Either way, he now had a complete meal.

[Kagumi Michiyo]

As Kagumi continued to eat, her hand stopped mid-cut and she looked up the the boy pulling out his wine bottle, thats what he wants. as if nothing was wrong, she sliced the fork through the cake and ate the part in even smaller portions, her eyes on the cake, but her ears on the boy across from her. " I figured as much," she said in her light voice. she didnt know what to say to him, (technically she did but she didnt know how to word it)

" Whammy house..." she gave a nod, " I just felt like coming here thats all," she wasnt going to give things away that quickly to someone who had just met her, " If you truly need my name...I am Zoey Arakawa." she introduced almost as casually as if she had given him her real name, " and as for L going to where I go, that isnt beside the point." she dipped into the cake again and ate a piece in silence, her only getting a slight view of him under his hat as she hummed to the song quietly.

(sorry its so short...)

[kinmarr]

Kin almost chuckled to himself at the girl's....or he supposed Zoey's intelliegence in the matter. Of course, he had expected no less of a member of the Whammy house. Along with this fact, he highly doubted that that was her real name, but he could not blame her for her lies in times such as these. For all she knew he could be Kira himself. He sipped from the wine glass again, finally deciding to just come out with what he needed to know so he wouldn't waste his time.

"Well Zoey, I can tell that you know I have come here to eat some cheesecake and learn who you are. I have some interests with L and his activities per say. I am glad to know that you realize that L is no light matter. As fun as it would be to complicate this conversation into the delicacies of politic's speak, I believe that it would be a better use of our time if I came to the point. Simply put, I would like to know your general perpective in the situation of L and Kira. I do not ask from you anything to get you killed. Just enough to get your point across, for I would rather regret killing such a intellegent individual as yourself."

When he was finished with his question, he sat back to watch how she would react to his bluntness. If he were in her shoes, he would take himself as a complete fool. But, the key point to the matter was that he was not in her shoes. Anyways, he was sure that the residents of the Whammy house would always be up for some excitement. The success of this tactic would surely be on how the next few minutes carried out.

[Kagumi Michiyo]

Now Kagumi had looked at him full on, her sleepless eyes now dark shadows under the hat, she flashed a harmless smile then looked back down, " now that wasnt so hard was it?" her fork had stopped in mid-dive for the cake and she lifted up the music player, looking down at all the songs before she switched it to an american tune, quite a familiar one

I walk a lonely road,
A lonely road that i have never known
dont know where it goes
but it is only me and i walk alone.

" You caught me in perfect timing Mr.Kin." Kagumi said with a bit of a girlish giggle in her voice, " If you had asked me that when kira was on the rise, I probably would not have been able to tell you, seeing as he killed the kid that shot my best friend, and the man who stabbed my father to death leavin me here by myself," she stuck her fork in the cheesecake and tucked her hands under her chin. " But now, I could tell you that they give him too much credit. the reverence people have for him makes me want to bash my head through the window. He seemed righteous at first, but now he has become something close to trash." she looked down at the bell around her ankle and giggled.

" Lord Kira." she said to herself, " what a joke." suddenly she looked up to meet Kin's eyes with her own glittering auburn eyes, her smile as sweet as the cake, she put it as simply as she could, " It's allright if you dont understand my views, or if your'e against them, it wont change much really."

[kinmarr]

Kin grinned as he listened to her words. It made sense that she would support Kira at first, but if anyone kept the illusion of him being a hero, they were only playing themselves as fools. But, there was still room for doubt from her since she had given no reply on her feelings towards L. Even so, she showed good sense and at least had the right feel for the events that were going on right now. Not to mention, there were always ways of "persuading" people to see your way.

"I am glad that you have come to see the shortcomings of activities that benefit Kira. You seem to have a very good grip on how this world works and the like. Even so, there is still a major doubt in my mind on your loyalties toward L. I have no proof that you support L, but I would also be surprised if you didn't. As fun as it would be to completate on this matter for the next hour or so, I find that it would be better for us both if you would just tell me what your feelings in this manner are."

That being said, he waited patiently for her response. He was sure that he had gotten his point across very well, but it could be completely different then how she percieved it. This in mind, he was sure that she would be useful to him whatever her loyalties were. Well, besides if she had supported Kira, because that could not be tolerated. At least L could stand up to Kira for now, but he highly doubted that such a strong front could continue forever. All the greater reason to be all the more careful.

[Kagumi Michiyo]

I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams

Kagumi's small smile broadened a little bit, " My view on L," this time, for the first time, she took her sunhat off so he could get a good view of her. Her wavy raven hair fell to her lightly browned shoulders, the lock of hair still covered one eye, but the glitter of her eyes shown brighter with the shadows under them, the music player was now more visible than ever " L knows what he is doing, he is doing his job...And as long as he continues this job things will get interesting...He has an amazing mind, and very stubborn, so he wont be taken down as fast as everyone else, and not without a good fight either."

Now unsheathed, kagumi grabbed one knee and reached for the fork, pulling it away from the cake and taking a large bite. She knew once she had been offered to be a sucessr, but she declined, now she wasnt sure whether it had been right for her...

Her hand began to

[kinmarr]

In some regards he could not neccassarily disagree with her. He did seem to have a way of preserving himself. Even so, he believed he was much to bold in his doings. In times such as these it would be much better to play it safe and allow Kira to bring himself out to the public eye and do something foolish. But, at least he had the nerves to make such a bold act. Either that or he was just completely ignorant, which of course was obviously not true.

"I see where you are coming from, but it is hard to ignore that his approach is a bit much. I believe that Kira could be better undermined in other forms. I do not expect you to completely agree with my forms of few, but I would at least like for you to realize the value of my ideas. If you would be interested in trying my styles of investigating, I would like to know as such. I do not expect you to follow me completely or obediantly, but I'm sure a young girl such as yourself in your position is looking for some entertainment, true?"

He thought it interesting that the girl looked so much up to L, but to the kids of the Whammy house there weren't many other heroes he supposed. At least she had some taste in who's side was the better side. Now all he had to do was refine her to his tastes. He didn't think that this would be close to the hardest job he had done, but it would not be easy by a long shot.

[Kagumi Michiyo]

Her hand stroked the straw on her hat, he looked like he knew what was going on, but she wasnt ready to trust someone she had just met. His offer, to her appareant surprise, didnt sound at all interesting, just as it did when L read the tests to her and asked her if she would become the 4th sucessor. She had been uninterested in the matter as a child, but now that her beliefs were more developed than before, she could make a rightful judgment.

" thats a very big offer for someone of my age," she said almost echoing her talk with L, " Entertainment, maybe, but I couldnt tell you if I could work with people." She clutched her hat and put it again on her head, " especially someone I just met, you could be Kira on the verge of trying to convert me, and I might fall for it, I might not, but on the verge of it. But I turned this offer down before..." she looked down at her plate, now barren but for a crumb or two and the fork in dissarray.

[kinmarr]

"Oh, I think that you misinterpretted my meaning. I do not wish for you to be my successor or anything like that. I don't believe in L's methods. I much rather your skills be exploited for our cause much better. For instance, I believe that you have a knack for memorization if my memory is serving me well. Yes, I do keep tabs on members of the Whammy house for they seem to be the best of the best. In exchange for you working for me you will recieve all the benifits with being in my group including the best food, parties, drinks, you name it. Not to mention, you could have the satisfaction of trying to stop Kira. What do you say to that?"

The girl must have suspected him of being like L. She was quite foolish to believe he was Kira though. If he was in Kira's shoes, this was not how he would collect followers in this fashion. But, thankfully, he was not in Kira's shoes and did not have to think about those things. For now, he only had to worry about gaining a valuable member to the taskforce he currently employed. And if she didn't join up....well, there would be some consequences to be employed.

[Kagumi Michiyo]

Kagumi eyed him suspicously,her mind a little defensive after letting her guard down, " once again mr.kin, that is quite a big offer for someone of my age" she replied slowing to her uncanny calm. He looked like he meant business, he needed a worker bee and suddenly she was the number one contender.

"So then the question arises mr.kin, with L I had a choice to accept or decline." She let her look become calm " I don't think I have that same option, especially with someone keeping close tabs.do I mr.kin?"

[kinmarr]

At her question Kin began to laugh. It seemed that she didn't let anything slip by her. She was quite the smart cookie indeed. If only she wasn't so defensive to him. But, if she wasn't defensive she probably wouldn't be there talking to him right now. That skill would also help her if she decided to join his cause and so far, his plans were going the way he planned. Or at least to a certain extent since he hadn't exactly expected to meet anyone he had interest in.

"You do catch on quickly don't you? I suppose you are not necessarily being forced to join my cause, but you could suspect a nice surprise if you failed to join. Oh, and don't worry yourself; I'm not stalking you or anything. I like to keep close tabs on anyone who has a specific potential in my employment. I would normally give you a day or so to completed the matters or try to make an escape, but I am afraid that the times have become too desperate for that. So what is your decision?"

He truly did not wish to waste talent such as she held, but he would not employ someone that would not be loyal to his cause. Not to mention, he could easily provide aptle entertainment for her during her daily life. He was sure that she would appreciate his group's gifts as well as the benefits they brought. But, if the job did not appeal to her, what was he to do?

[Kagumi Michiyo]

Kagumi tilted her head to the side,her head filled with obvious contemplation. He looked genuinely interested, but that didn't keep her at bay. He looked through her file, he knew she was asked to be a sucessor, he knew her iq...

And that meant he probably knew her real name...

"Sweet talk coming from you. Pleasant..." She gave a girlishly broiad smile, " but as time presses on, it would take a lot more to convince me of anything. Kira knows nothing of me, I am probably no less than specks to him as mello yellow and nearsight are. I am sorry if I fome across as cynical, but I am known to get screwed over, especially by someone I met some time ago."