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Henlo I have not posted in an eternity, but I am back with more fanfics because I need shit to distract me from my painful calc class!!! T_T Feel free to send requests!! This will be a multipart series, L comes in a bit later c: Enjoy! x

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Your eyelids felt heavy, the bags under your eyes never seemed to go away. You studied constantly, being a student in university obviously wasn’t easy, but never before had you felt this numb inside. Your day-to-day life had become so monotonous since the start of your second year: study, lectures, laundry, homework, try to sleep, repeat. It was as though everything around you had become white noise, but not the calming, peaceful kind. The people in the dorms around you partied all night, you saw drunk friend groups screaming on the sidewalks, and normally it wouldn’t have phased you, but it all felt so hateful now.

Last year you had been in a bad relationship- he was your first boyfriend, your first time with… everything. First date, first kiss, first sexual encounter, first breakup. You didn’t necessarily regret the things you did with him, but you couldn’t think back on it without feeling disgusted. He was a terrible person. The things he said and did to you… were not things you regarded fondly. You were too nice to leave him immediately, so you stuck around for longer than you should have before finally getting it to taper off. And now, it seems like he took a piece of you with him. The piece that always apologized to people for doing nothing, the piece that smiled at strangers and offered help to those in need. The piece that saw the good in absolutely everyone. It wasn’t there anymore. You had changed.

There was just one person who stood out among the masses of people with blurred faces and loud mouths. You had never spoken to him before, but he sat directly behind you in your 5PM writing lecture. Light Yagami- honor student, likes to stare wistfully out of windows. That’s all you could gather from the attendance sheet and simple observation. Something about the way he looked at people made you think that he was just as cold and judgmental as you had become. It fascinated you. Not many things were able to do that lately.

You had shown up to your writing lecture twenty minutes early, as chemistry released sooner than usual. You set your bag down on the floor and took a seat on the bench outside the classroom with a sigh, your legs ached from walking all day. As you pulled out your laptop to do a bit of work, a news article showed itself on your web browser’s home page: Recent Developments in the Kira Investigation. You clicked on it out of curiosity, quirking your brow up a bit after reading that Kira was supposedly some sort of god trying to purge the world of evil. “That’s their professional opinion, huh? It’s not like he isn’t doing the police a favor, I guess…” You muttered under your breath before closing the tab and opening your math homework set.

“I agree.” You jumped a bit as you heard a man’s voice right beside you. Light had taken a seat on the same bench, but you were so immersed in your laptop that you hadn’t noticed.

“Agree? With what?” You asked as you gently closed your device and shifted your body so you were facing him.

“Kira- he’s doing the police a favor. That is what you said, is it not?” He regarded you with interest, his brown eyes glinting almost devilishly in the fluorescent lighting. The hallway seemed to have gotten very quiet, and only now had you realized that there was nobody else around. It was… peaceful. The air between you and him was comfortable, but with a slight edge of excitement hinting at something unknown.

You felt the edges of your mouth curl into a slight smile and watched as a lock of auburn hair fell into Light’s gaze. “Does my opinion matter to you?”

“Just making conversation with a classmate. My father is part of the police force tasked with investigating Kira, so I find hearing the general public’s thoughts is a good way for me to understand how Kira might try to win their favor. I mean, someone in that position would have to get respect from society, right? A god needs his followers, for who else would pray at his altar?”

You tilted your head slowly, trying to read the expression on Light’s face, to no avail. He was excellent at masking his emotions, evidently. You had some nagging feeling that there was something he was implying, but you didn’t know what it was. Your heart sped up a bit as you opened your mouth to respond.

“I… would follow him if I was asked to. I don’t necessarily think that what Kira is doing is different from what the police do, really. Society gives law enforcement officers the right to kill criminals under certain circumstances, but when some civilian does the exact same thing we call it unjust because… why? Because they didn’t spend two years at an academy training? Because they didn’t pledge to protect and serve? But those are all just words, aren’t they? Nothing matters in the grand scheme of things, the world is simultaneously black and white and a grey area altogether.” You looked away from him for a moment, biting your lower lip as an unpleasant memory of your ex-boyfriend popped into your head.

“Some people are just evil. Some people the world would just be better off without. Who cares what the means are if it achieves the same end?” You finished, clenching your jaw and wondering if you had said too much.

“You’re an interesting girl, (y/n).” Light stood up slowly, his eyes locked with yours as he towered over you.

It was typically a normal day in late August, cherry blossoms beginning to start the cycle of blooming once more with its pink flowers slowly falling onto the ground. It was bright for a day in Tokyo, as well as always busy with constant chatter and phones ringing in the streets. Yes, a perfect beautiful day.

Perfect, if one didn't have to stay in a twenty three floor facility with your crush being handcuffed to a panda frog hybrid along with your friend being as uncomfortable as you.

You've admired Light Yagami for some time now, ever since you transferred here from America during high school you've always admired and respected him for his intelligence. As well as his kindness and sense of justice. You noticed he didn't talk closely to others as much, but once you did a perfect rebuttal during a debate for class, so eloquently putting his point down and making it obsolete, the both of you have been close ever since. Whether he was impressed with your intelligence or just wanted to become friends with you, you'll never know. Only with you he talks about how horrible the world is and how he wishes that something could be done, that criminals would stop getting away. You didn't mind the look in his eyes when he talked with you about this, you accepted it. Every person has a dark or passionate side after all, including yourself.

You now mind though, that he's now a potential Kira suspect. Really, the prime suspect. And that the potential Second Kira(pretty sure she is, all the evidence points to her) is a stalker that keeps claiming she's Light's girlfriend when Light hasn't even mentioned her once to you. And you guys talk about everything.

No secrets.

Thankfully, she's away filming like the idol she is so you could properly hang out with Light without being glared at and you wondering if you will die of a heart attack every second. As well as without stressing about the case and clearing your close friends name from L—Ryuzaki—the greatest detective in the world.

Who's been building a tower of sugar cubes for the past few minutes as well as staring unblinkingly at you with those dark eyes despite Light's narrowed eyes at him.

"Ryuzaki, can you please stop doing that?" Ah, thank goodness. Your gaze turned toward a ravenette that almost has dark eyes like her detective colleague, but one can see the soft earthy eyes if you look close enough. The both of you have gotten close with this case, her even getting into To-Oh as well(to spy on you too? Like L with Light? Who knows.) and you became fast friends despite the revelation of her being an investigator as well. You didn't mind it from Rin, she's just doing her job.

L slowly blinked, and turned towards the woman next to him on the couch as he sat perched on it like an owl.

"Whatever am I doing? I'm just building a tower. The conversation we were having was getting rather dull, Rin-chan." L turned back towards his tower, putting the sugar cube within his hand atop the tower only for it to fall everywhere. He made a face that can only be described as a pout and sighed. "Guess I have to start over."

Your neutral expression soured as Rin's face fell.

"Ryuzaki," Light sighed, putting his thumb and index finger on both temples to rub,"this truly is unnecessary. You were trying to get a read on (Y/N) and frankly I'd like to ask you to stop. You keep thinking she's involved with Kira, who you keep thinking is me which I'm not. I don't know how many times I have to say this until you get it through your head."

You looked at your crush in concern, this has been weighing on him a lot. The fact that the world's greatest detective keeps vehemently believing he's Kira has made Light lose all respect for L and what he stands for, and has caused a strong mutual dislike between the two. You know he still admires his intelligence though, who wouldn't?

"Maybe this was a bad idea," you said, not turning your eyes away from Light even as he turned towards you in attention, which caused you to blush lightly. "Perhaps we should get back to work on the investigation after all, this whole break thing wasn't very smart of me to suggest."

"What are you talking about?" Rin questioned incredulously, smiling carefully. "We both thought it was a good idea, it's no good stressing all the time. Especially with a case like this. Although, "dark brown eyes glanced to her left at L, who paused in trying to rebuild his sugar tower as he felt Rin's stare and turned his own dark orbs to hers which were in a mock glare. "Some people were already procrastinating this case as is and was just lazing around."

L kept his eyes on Rin, who's semblance of a glare was fading the longer he stared. You observed her cheeks seeming to redden and L turned away back to his sugar cubes.

"Don't act like you won't forgive me of that Rin-chan," L...teased? You frowned at his amused tone. "And really, sarcasm is not the highest form of wit. You're better then that. Here." L placed a cube onto Rin's conveniently open hands. "That'll help."

You observed Rin's eyes slightly widen and her hair hid her face as she bowed her head. She put the cube into her mouth carefully and appeared to be letting it melt, lips twitching upwards.

You don't understand their relationship, at times it seemed like they were only professional colleagues as they helped one another and create all these theories and seeming to finish sentences, their minds appearing to be closely connected. Other times though, there's a tone that comes out from L that is soft. Still composed however, but not his usual stoic self as he talks with Rin about certain mundane things. Your positive his lips quirked up just now as well, something you believed other times was just a trick of the light. He rarely smiles.

But with Rin, as her own voice is like silk and warm with twinkling eyes to match as she looks at the world greatest detective with hunched shoulders, he seems to lose that control on his normally cold expression.

In all though, it seemed that Rin was in the same position as you.

You turned towards Light who was staring at the interaction as well, and gave him a knowing smile. He caught it and did one of his own, reading your thoughts like he always seemed to do. He mouthed the words 'Thank you' to you in reference on you trying your best to get back on the case, knowing you are attempting to clear his name as much as he is. You nodded, pretty sure you were blushing red at his soft caramel eyes on you, and gave a squeeze to his shoulder in comfort. One he gratefully accepted as his hand went over yours that was still upon his shoulders, squeezing in turn.

You might faint. This is too perfect.

"Careful now Light-kun, if Misa-chan came here right now she will think you're cheating on her."

And it's ruined.

Light turned a glare towards L as he released his hold on your hand and you doing the same with his shoulder as you were frowning to yourself. You felt Rin's apologetic look on you for a moment before turning to the genius'.

"I am not cheating. I would have to be dating Misa-San in the first place for me to cheat on anyone."

"Oh. Misa-chan won't like to hear that. And here I thought her daily confessions of her love and devotion to you will finally win you over. Say," L tilted his head at him, black eyes always boring and swallowing everything whole in it's path, "do you think if we tell her that you are it'll push her to show herself as the Second Kira?"

L has got to be joking, you thought. Why does he always seem to like to anger Light?

Light's eyes narrowed even further as he clenched his fists. You really hope another fight doesn't break out and Rin appears to hope the same as she watched with an eagle eye, eyes serious.

"Ryuzaki, that's not funny." Light retorted." If Misa-San really is the Second Kira that would put (Y/N) in danger and at a risk of dying due to Second Kira's powers of only needing a face to kill. And I won't allow that to happen so stop provoking me to prove a point."

"Hm. And what point would that be?"

Light clenched his jaw.

"That since you think I'm Kira, if you push me enough I'll kill you and therefore prove to anyone that you were right."

What? You turned towards L, not realizing that Rin was unsurprised at the observation. Already aware of L's dangerous tactics even though she disapproved of how reckless L can be of his life at times. She'll just have to remind him that people still need him in this world like she always does if he goes too far.

L smirked.

"How astute Light-kun, as always. Yes, that's why I like to push Light-kun even though you seem to have patience of a saint, outside of that punch you threw at me a few weeks ago which I returned with a kick. Ah." L paused, putting his index finger in his mouth. "Perhaps I should say patience of a god?"

You realizing that Light will probably throw another punch at the detective, reached his hand and squeezed. Light turned towards you, and then at their hands. A beat of silence passed and Light sighed. He relaxed against the couch and readjusted your hand, intertwining them as he breathed deeply to calm down with closed eyes as you spoke softly to him in whispers.

Rin, also wanting to stop the detective from furthering pushing the young teen, brushed her hand through spiky yet soft black hair. L froze for a moment, glancing up at her only for Rin's brown eyes to give him a mere look and a shake of the head with a patient smile.

'Not worth it.'

L frowned, not stopping her from slowly massaging his head in a careful controlled manner that slowly made him relax his shoulders.

'This case is worth everything. I must solve it.'

His eyes spoke, determined and always that cool onyx that calmed her each time Rin would look at it. That would sometimes glitter like stars in the dark night sky, always capturing her attention. Like the day she first saw him all those years ago.

Her smile softened, knowing he could do it. He could do anything. Her hand continued to brush his hair in a rhythmic pattern, while the other carefully brushed his forehead.

'I know you will.'

The detective eye's did not stray from hers for a few moments, and then his shoulders finally released their tension, bagged eyes turning half lidded in a perfect appearance of calm. Trusting her as she continued to brush her fingers against his hair and massaging it, allowing her to continue to touch him familiarly with her smiling in happiness at this. With L only peering at her, his own lips twitching upwards as he let her do what he wants as his always rapidly thinking mind began to slow.

You stopped whispering in Light's ears, him chuckling about your words about frog men and glanced at Rin, who glanced at you.

A flash of mischief were in both of your eyes, as your happy smiles quirked into knowing smirks.

'All according to keikaku.'

The both of you then turned back to giving attention to your crushes who frowned for a few seconds at the lack of attention, only to turn back to becoming pleasant.

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Double Date Mission Accomplished.

No casualties achieved.

No fists being thrown.

Kira only being mentioned less then five times.

Touching crushes enabled.

Relaxed genius's achieved.

No Misa Interruption achieved.

L's love up to 91%

Light's love up to 87%

CONGRATULATIONS!

Happy ending achieved.

No death's for anyone achieved.

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