"Why are you watching Light?"
L narrows his eyes and continues to stare at Light and Matsuda who are having a conversation as Light clambers into his car.
"Can I watch him too?" I ask mockingly and press my face to the cool glass, like L.
He grabs his cell phone and starts dialling a number.
"Wow, now that's just creepy!" I scoff, folding my arms as I watch him finish tapping in the number and hold the phone to his ear.
L rolls his eyes at me wordlessly as he waits for Matsuda to pick up. "It's Ryuzaki," he says. "When you two are working together I want you to keep a close eye on Light the entire time, and please keep this between you and me."
"Pfft, you just want him to stalk Light for you," I say scornfully, and retreat back into the darkness of the room.
There's silence for a moment before L takes an exasperated breath. "I don't intend to 'stalk' Light, we simply have to keep a close eye on him."
I shrug from a few steps behind him. "Yeah, yeah..." I dismiss, my mouth subconsciously forming into the ghost of a smile. "Just... sleep for once."
【L】
L has been watching Light all day as he wanders around some places with Matsuda.
I need some love.
Mello is screaming at Near.
Naomi's attempts to calm them down are futile.
Where the heck is Watari?
I'm hungry...
L eats a biscuit.
Mmmm...
Juicy.
What a juicy biscuit.
Can biscuits even be juicy?
I don't know...
"L!" I shout.
"Hm?"
I roll off my sofa and onto the floor with a thud. "Ow."
L ignores my suffering.
I sigh and rub my BRUISED elbow.
I hate these floors...
Near bursts into the room, followed by some thuds on the door that sound suspiciously like chocolate bars being pelted at very high speeds.
"Near..." I greet him, still on the floor.
Near hides behind me. "I need you to shield me from Mello."
"Oh... why?"
"He won't throw chocolate at you because he becomes terrified when you start screaming at everyone."
I blink, appalled.
"I do not scream at everyone!" I scream.
The thuds on the door cease.
L tells us to be quiet.
I glare over my shoulder. "L is ignoring me," I tell Near.
Near glares at L as well.
"I don't have enough patience to be a detective..." I sigh, still 'protecting' Near.
The boy just looks at me.
"Is it safe to go out now?" I ask him.
Near narrows his eyes. "I don't know... let's check."
We sneak towards the door and open it slowly.
Near and I peek out into the hallway.
There's no sign of Mello, so we step out of the room.
"Is he gone?" I whisper.
Near listens.
Suddenly Mello bursts out of a room and uses a tennis racket to hit chocolate bars at us.
I scream.
Near hides behind me.
A bar hits me in the face.
Mello stops playing tennis with his chocolate.
"MELLO YOU BAD LITTLE BOY HOW DARE YOU HIT CHOCOLATE BARS IN MY BEAUTIFUL FACE?"
Mello laUghs.
"THIS IS NOT A JOKE!"
Near crawls out from behind me. "Why do you put so many unnecessary words in your sentences?" he asks.
"Uhhh..." I fail to respond.
Mello scowls venomously at Near.
I sigh. "What is it this time?"
"Ok, so," Mello begins to recount the story of how he resulted in hitting chocolate bars with a tennis racket; "Near said that he wasn't bored, and I didn't believe him, so I took all of his toys away and locked him in the bathroom..."
I already have many issues with this.
"So, Near was locked in the bathroom for about two hours but then he escaped by sawing the lock off with a toothbrush!"
What.
"So I had to chase him because he wasn't being fair! He was meant to stay in the bathroom for three days so that he would finally admit that he was bored," Mello explains.
"And the chocolate?" I press.
"Oh, I couldn't catch him because Near can be surprisingly fast when he's terrified so I found a tennis racket under the sofa and thought I could whack him with it."
Ummm...
"But it wouldn't reach because he kept ducking, so I decided to use it to hit things. I managed to hit him with a bar of soap, but then he took refuge in the room where L was doing the surveillance and used you as a human shield."
Ok.
That makes perfect sense.
"Mello, are you feeling alright?" I ask the blonde, now extremely concerned.
"I AM NOT CRAZY! THAT'S WHAT HE SAID," he jabs a finger at Near, "BUT I HATE WHAT HE SAYS!"
Near pouts childishly. "You are crazy."
Mello turns blue.
oH.
I leave Near on his own and try to calm Mello down. "You're not crazy! I promise, but I think you need some milk."
"Chocolate has milk in it," hisses Mello.
I nod. "Indeed it does."
But maybe the chocolate is what makes him crazy...
Near walks over cautiously and picks up a chocolate bar from the floor.
Mello is growling under my grip.
The boy passes Mello the chocolate with minor hesitation.
Mello blinks stupidly.
"So, are you friends again?" I ask hopefully.
"We will never be friends..." the blonde snaps as he unwraps the foil.
Poor Near.
Maybe he wants to be Mello's friend.
But he does seem very nonchalant about the whole ordeal.
Mello has this look in his eye...
A bit like he's sad, but doesn't know it.
Maybe it's time for more hug therapy!
"Hey, why don't you two give each other a big hug!" I clap my hands together.
Mello's eyes widen in terror.
"You've been fighting too much recently, I'm worried something major will happen if we don't sort it out."
"I suppose you're right..." Near agrees with some reluctance.
Mello jumps up and runs away. "No! I'm not sorting out any problems with him, Near is annoying!
Oh well.
"Sorry Near." I sigh and turn away from him.
"It's ok, I don't care anyway." The boy wanders off.
Hmm...
I'm not so sure about that.
【L】
"Ryuzaki, we have received another message from the second Kira," Watari announces from the laptop.
"I'm happy to say that I have found Kira. To all the people at the television station and the police department, I'd like to thank you very much."
Why?
"This is a disaster if he found him!" Aizawa comments.
Well, I don't really care but whatever.
Yagami seems to think that the two Kira's are cooperating with each other now.
"Let's not jump to any conclusions..." I say dully.
L nods in agreement and adds that we should try to get Kira's name from the second Kira by airing another fake video from the police.
Well, that's a bad idea because now the second Kira is going to be worried and decide to meet Light.
Ugh, they're all so hopeless sometimes.
I hope Near and Mello aren't fighting again...
【L】
"Hello."
"Hey Light, come on in!" I say cheerfully, waving him over.
L spins around in his chair. "Yes, perfect timing, we just received a new video message from the second Kira," he explains very seriously.
"Huh?" Light hangs up his coat and makes his way over to L. "That didn't take long."
L picks up the TV remote. "Yes..." he murmurs. "I believe it's the last one. Well, take a look at this."
I join them in front of the screen and make sure to stare really hard at Light to make him feel uncomfortable.
"I have decided to stop searching for Kira... and I'd like to thank the police department for their advice. However I still plan to help Kira in his mission and I hope that, in time, he will come to see me as an ally. I will start by punishing criminals that Kira is yet to judge. Also, I will share my power with others who I feel are worthy and I will encourage them to do the same. Together, we'll make this world a better place."
L switches the TV off and places the remote control on the table. "After watching this, I can only think that Kira and the second Kira have managed to make contact..."
Light glares at him curiously. "What makes you say that?"
L turns to him in disappointment. "Oh come on, didn't you sense it? Nathan, Micheal and even Freya came to the same conclusion after watching this once through."
I tut in dismay. "Light, Light, Light... how disappointing," I mock.
He glares at me, and I wink slyly in response. "Well, they were pretty determined to meet Kira, so why would they suddenly decided against it?" I explain as L munches on a doughnut. "And now he wants to punish criminals that Kira hasn't? And all he wants is for Kira to see him as an ally? So, then why didn't he just say that to begin with? We're guessing that it's because he never thought that far ahead. He probably met Kira and was told which criminals he was allowed to punish. The point of the message is probably just to hide that they met."
L passes me a jam doughnut as praise for my explanation.
YeS.
Food.
Light bows his head. "I see... what I find really strange is that it's unlike Kira to be so careless."
"Yeah," I agree, my voice muffled by the doughnut. "What was up with you Light? I expected better."
He scowls, obliviously irritated by my blatant accusation. "Yeah, if I was Kira I'd have done a better job," he argues.
"But you are Kira, so you should have!"
"Are you accusing me of being Kira?"
"Yes!"
Light is speechless for a moment. "Well... I'm not, so get over it already!"
"I bet you all of your dodgy magazines that you are Kira."
"And if I'm not?"
"I'll tell you my real name," I declare.
He looks thoughtful for a moment. "Alright, but I'm slightly concerned that you want those magazines," he laughs.
"Oh, no they're not for me!" I say quickly, glancing at L with a smirk. "I'll give them to L."
L gapes at me. "Freya, you are too kind, I know how much you wanted them," he murmurs sadly.
ME?
I snort with laughter, which makes L smile and Light start to laugh along with us because L smiling is so FREAKING adorable.
"I also happen to be troubled by the fact that Light bargained to know your real name," L comments. "I find that awfully suspicious..."
"Yeah, whatever." Light shoots us a charming close-eyed godly smile.
"Noooo, Light, don't kill me!" I cry, falling to the floor dramatically and clutching my heart.
"Not funny..." Light grumbles.
I slap him. "Shut up Kira! I am funny," I huff, folding my arms and turning my attention back to L who's almost polished off a whole box of doughnuts.
"Anyway..." L raises his voice. "Are we to believe that Kira made a mistake this time?"
"YES!" I shout randomly for no apparent reason.
"No," L crushes my dreams. "Could this be his way of lettings know they made contact?" he continues. "It would be an effective means of provoking us. The idea of their union in very threatening, however, this is also one less reason to suspect Light."
*YAGAMI GASP*
"RYUZAKI WHAT DO YOU M-" Yagami begins in defence.
"Shut up." I wave my hand in dismissal.
"If Light is Kira," L begins to say, "I don't think this is the kind of message he would have the second Kira send us it doesn't fit," he murmurs. "He would have made the second Kira go through with his plan to have me appear on TV, then deny that they ever made contact letting the second Kira shoulder the blame for my death. He'd make him say something like... hmm..." L thinks about it for a moment as he picks up another doughnut and begins to lick all the chocolate off. "Although I agree not to go through with this I have come to realise that it was not Kira's true intention that I stop. I'm positive that the real Kira would want L to die so there's no way he'd make me... stop."
"Ryuzaki," Light begins with a frown.
"Yes, Light?" L quickly responds.
"I think you're mistaken."
"WoAH that's not very respectful!"
"I would never do that if I were Kira," Light continues, ignoring my right to an opinion.
"Why not?" L licks his doughnut.
"Well, if your L and I'm Kira then I'd already know your personality pretty well. L would never agree to appear on TV no matter what threat he was facing, and he wouldn't allow someone else to die in his place-"
"WHAT ABOUT LINDY?" I shout, slamming my fists onto the floor. "LINDY DIED IN L'S PLACE!" I sob.
"Huh?" L tilts his head, momentarily clueless. "Oh, him," he dismisses.
I stare at him hopelessly before I face plant into the carpet. "Just... continue..." I say quietly, my voice muffled by the floor.
"The L I know would find some way to escape the situation," Light concludes.
L turns to him with a faint smile. "So, you figured it out."
"Look Light, you've got to stop that, I don't like hearing you say 'if I were Kira' even-" Yagami scolds.
"SHUT UP!" I groan, still lying on my face.
This guy is so annoying...
"Oh, I'm sorry, dad... I just wanted to let Ryuzaki know exactly what I thought of his plan."
Yagami grumbles in disapproval.
"I posed that scenario because I wanna help solve this case, it's the only chance I have to clear my name. Besides, the only reason I feel comfortable saying things like that is that I'm not really Kira!" Light explains convincingly.
"Pfft." I smirk at Ryuk from the floor.
Oh, the irony...
L continues dumping coffee in his sugar. "That's a good point, it would be a problem if you were Kira, because..." L sighs, "I feel that you are one of the first friends that I have ever had..."
"Yeah, haha, sorry Light but I was L's first friend!" I laugh evilly.
"Yes, you're a good friend to me too Ryuzaki."
"Thanks," says L.
"I miss you at school, I'd like to play tennis with you again." Light smiles a godly smile.
Aww...
Best friends!
"Same here." L turns to grin at Light.
Are they really friends or is it just an act?
You can never tell.
Oh, wait, I just remembered something Light said to Ryuk;
'L is Kira's enemy, but Light Yagami is Ryuzaki's friend'
What I want, is for Light Yagami to be L. Lawliet's friend.
It's a bit different...
Oh well, maybe if I can get Ryuk not to kill Light in exchange for more apples...
I kinda have to, otherwise, Misa commits suicide.
And Rem would not be pleased because she'd know I knew that all along, and that I was just using Misa.
Hmm... how troublesome.
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Mello is jealous of Near.
That makes Lola sad because she wants them to get along and be friends.
But it's something they're going to have to sort out by themselves.
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- Mwua