Disclaimer : I don't own Death Note.

Matsuda swiveled around in his chair, "Ugh…," he groaned.

"What is it Matsuda?" Ryuzaki inquired. He didn't really care what the man was going to say, most likely it was absurdly ridiculous and outrageously stupid; however, it was polite to ask.

Matsuda threw his head back against the back of his chair. "I'm so bored!" he whined.

Ryuzaki stared at him, a cold glare. Everyone else in the room turned their heads as well. Leave it to Matsuda to say something stupid. Ryuzaki was the one who broke the stoic silence. "Matsuda, you are aware that we are investigating the Kira murder case, right?"

Matsuda nodded his head, and took a deep breath to continue on. He had to word this just right…. "Yes Ryuzaki, I know that it's a very important case, I mean, we've been working on it forever. But…" he paused, mulling over his words. "Well… it's just that, see…"

"Spit it out Matsuda! What is it you want to say?" Ryuzaki snapped.

Matsuda bit his lip and then continued, "Well, it's just that lately, we haven't been getting very far in the investigation, and I just thought that perhaps we might need a little break. You know, something refreshing, to get our minds rejuvenated again." He looked up at Ryuzaki, knowing that he had the final say in the situation, Matsuda hoped he had worded it well enough.

Ryuzaki stared at him, openly, just like everyone else on the investigation team. He cocked his head to the side, thinking, before replying. "Why didn't you say so Matsuda? I think we could all use something to pick us up. I'll have Watari bring in some coffee and doughnuts, that always gets my mind working…"

"Umm… uh…" Matsuda interrupted, "that wasn't exactly what I had in mind Ryuzaki… I meant something fun, something that would take our minds off the Kira case for a little while." Matsuda looked down at the floor, embarrassed for his selfishness, however, he really did need a break from the investigation, if only for an hour.

"Hmmm…" Ryuzaki muttered, pushing up on his upper lip with his thumb. "What exactly did you have in mind Matsuda?" he asked, curious to see what ridiculous notion had popped out of his head.

"Well… I was thinking something along the lines of a game…" he began.

Finally, a different voice penetrated the quiet of the room. "A GAME!?" shouted Light. "A GAME?!" he declared again, as if he were trying to figure out what exactly the word meant. "Matsuda, you idiot! Kira is on the loose, killing millions of people, and you want to play a game!? This is not the time to be playing games, we need to catch Kira!" he roared, waving his arms around as if trying to signal an airplane getting ready to land. "Tell him Ryuzaki! Tell him the Kira case is more important!" he cried, his eyes pleading for some assistance from the dark haired detective.

All eyes turned to Ryuzaki as he contemplated what both people had said. Light seemed dead-set against playing a game… did that mean anything? Kira has already shown that he hates to lose, so why would Light deny the opportunity to play a game and win? Or, was he just saying this in order to try to make him think that he wasn't Kira? "Hmmm" Ryuzaki murmured. He had just thought of an idea… Perhaps he could use Matsuda's idiotic idea to play a game to his advantage.

Every pair of eyes waited upon Ryuzaki's decision. Secretly, they agreed with Matsuda. The investigation had been rather fruitless as of late, and the late hours were taking a physical and mental toll on them. However, what Light said was the truth; Kira was still out there, and it was their job to catch him and stop him from murdering any more people. It all weighted on Ryuzaki's decision.

"You know," Ryuzaki began, "Matsuda, I think your idea is quite possibly the most intelligent thing you've said in this entire investigation, thank you."

"Uh…. Thanks Ryuzaki! So should we vote on what game to play?" he asked.

L gave a nonchalant grin, "No, actually, I think I have the perfect one in mind," he replied.

"RYUZAKI!!!" Light shouted. "How can you play a game at a time like this!? Kira is killing people!!"

"Oh Light, calm down. It is only to refresh our minds. Who knows, perhaps this game will open our eyes to a new way of thinking, and we will gain some insight into the Kira case that we would have not otherwise seen," he reasoned.

Light rolled his eyes. "Okay, fine. Whatever. What game do you want to play Ryuzaki?"

"Hmmm… Well, there's a couple games I had in mind… but first, I was thinking Truth or Dare," L stated, jumping up from his chair, and running over to the middle of the floor to sit down, thus dragging a handcuffed Light with him. Everyone's jaw dropped at the sight. "Come on everyone! Join the circle!"

Light tried to think of a way to evade playing this game. "Ryuzaki, come on, Truth or Dare is a girl's game, think of a better game!" he demanded, hoping to change the detective's mind.

Ryuzaki thought this over a moment before replying, "Nonsense Light, no need to change games, we can just have Matsuda dress up like a girl…"

"Yeah, he's right, and I'm sure Misa would -" Matsuda stopped, finally realizing what Ryuzaki had said. "Hey, wait a minute! I don't want to dress up like a girl! But I'm sure Misa would love to play this game, I'll go and get her!" With that, he slipped out the door and ran down the hall to get Misa for their big game of Truth or Dare.

When Matsuda returned with Misa, she rushed over and sat next to Light, as loud and as obnoxious as ever, snuggling up next to his side,. Light sat directly across from Ryuzaki, the links chaining them together sprawled out on the floor between them. Matsuda skipped over, excited for the game to start, and plopped down next to Misa.

"Come on everyone, join the fun!" cried Matsuda. "Besides, it's not like everyday we get to take a break like this one, might as well enjoy it while we have the chance!" Ryuzaki nodded his head, inviting the others to join the circle.

Mr. Yagami and the other members of the task force arched an eyebrow, questioning whether or not this was legit. After several moments of their stunned silence, they joined and completed the circle.

"Okay," L began with a nonchalant grin, "let the games begin!"

Author's Note : phew! so i started a new story, yay!!! lol anyway, i know this probably sounds like a pretty lame start, but i promise, L and I have some tricks up our sleeves as to where the story is going... so even if you didn't think too highly of this first chapter, stick around and at least see what's going to happen... ^_^ as always, i love and appriciate reviews, so even if you want to tell me that my story sucks super bad, still leave a review. also, if you would like to add any suggestions as to where you might like to see the story go, let me know, i'll try my best to add it in, of course, giving you credit for your ideas. i hope you enjoyed chapter one!! xo