This has been Re-Reposted bc this site makes no sense 90% of the time -_-
Disclamer: unfortunatly I dont own anynone from Death Note. (cries miserably) Kokukan/Ebony and her brothers are mine so NO TOUCHY! At least ten reviews before I post chapter 2.
L, Lawliet, Ryuzaki, Ryuga, they were one in the same. And he was so very tired of hiding. Sitting at his computer 24/7 was rather tedious. And also because of the light of the screens combined with his extreme sugar addiction he almost never slept. And, when he finally got a break to sleep, he simply couldn't. 'Damn Kira. Damn computers.' He thought as he tried to sleep. The bed was soft and cozy, as all the beds in headquarters, and he had -for once-decided to take a bath so he didn't smell his own body odor. But just because his body was relaxed didn't mean that his head was. 'If Light was Kira everything would make a lot more sense. But it has been proven innocent… well, to everyone else any way. I'm still not convinced. I know he was at some point but what happened is the real mystery. Maybe–'
"Light-kun!" he heard the screech from the floor below, yanking him away from the deep abyss of his mind. 'Damn famous people,'he added to his inner damned list. 'Well, might as well get up. Not like anyone else can sleep with that screech ringing in their ears. Why couldn't the second Kira be a singer instead of a model/actress?'
He rolled out of bed with a groan. Tousling his hair he made his way to the closet. There was a pile of clothes on the floor. Piles were simpler than hangers. He dug out a clean, yet wrinkled, white shirt and clean-wrinkled jeans and put them on. He grabbed his cell phone and left the room.
Before he even got half-way down the hall Misa (damned actress) tromped down the hall right for him.
"Ryuzaki-kun!" she whined. "Wait- you're about to complain to me about something that Light did; that is completely out of my hands; is none of my business and is something that I probably don't want to know about," L said while texting Watari, begging him to bring him coffee with a giant bowl of sugar cubes. If he didn't get his coffee soon he was going to go start-raving-mad.
Misa gasped, "Wow Ryuzaki-kun, you're good. Can you guess what Misa was going to tell you?"
"I know I'm good, hence why I'm the one going after Kira. And I'm guessing your complaints have something to do with Light not having sex with you… again; something which I do not wish to have knowledge of," he said while edging around her and heading for the stairs.
"Wow you really are a genius! But Misa doesn't think you're as smart as her beloved Light. And " she pouted, "it was a text fight about Light-kun not wanting to have sex with Misa." She skipped a head of him and down the steps. Yup, completely damnable. And what does Misa know of smarts anyhow?
Just then, his savior appeared at the foot of the stairs. 'WATARI!' "Watari, have I ever mentioned that you are an amazing help?" He said, taking the cup of heaven and the bowl of happiness and heading to his usual chair.
"Yes sir, I believe you have. At least whenever you see me after you have chatted with Miss Misa," Watari said with a small smile.
L smiled one of his rare smiles, "You know me too well, Watari." He hunched up in his seat in his usual unusual way and proceeded to drop two dozen sugar cubes into his coffee. Then he realized something.
"Where's Light?" he mumbled. He looked around. Mr. Yagami wasn't there either. "Watari, where are the Yagamis?"
"I have not seen them sir. Do you wish for me to call them?" "Yes please"
'Hmmm… This is rather unusual.'He thought right as his phone rang. It was Light.
"Hello Light. I was just wondering where you were."
"Sorry Ryuzaki, I meant to call you last night. Some of our family from Okinawa have come up for a visit and if I'd known sooner I would have told you that we wouldn't be there today, but-" his voice was cut short by someone singing in the background. L's Breath caught as he heard the solid, pure note ring out unhindered through the phone.
"Light… who was that?" L half whispered into the phone. "Sorry that was my older cousin Kokukan. My mother wanted for her to sing for us before she had to go." "Hmmm," Now he was interested. "Why haven't I heard of this talented cousin before? I ran thorough background checks on both sides of your family, which is simply routine for whom ever I work with. I do not recall this cousin of yours."
"She was adopted privately when she was just an infant. Her mother was my mother's youngest sibling and died during childbirth. She hemorrhaged."
"Ah. I am sorry to hear that. Still doesn't explain how I didn't notice her. Is she married or have a different name perhaps?"
"No. Maybe your sleep deprivation is getting to you. Anyway, I'll try to get there as soon as possible. Dad said he wanted to spend time here but I'm not all that into it."
"No, no, stay. Nothing is really happening anyway. I do wish you had taken Misa with you though. Some quiet would've been nice. Would you like me to send her over?" He said evilly.
It got fairly quiet on the other end, save for the singer's voice in the background. "You wouldn't. I know you don't like me but come on. Why do you think I ask to go home to begin with?" There was a slight panicky tone in his voice. It made L chuckle evilly in his inner thoughts.
"I won't on one condition. May I come and meet this singer who eluded me?"
"Um… our house is pretty packed at the moment. She and some of her brothers are coming with me to the university tomorrow. How 'bout you join us? They're thinking about attending next semester."
"Hmmm," He debated, 'Is meeting this cousin of his worth the Kira risk? Maybe she might know something about Light being Kira… Just that possibility might be worth the risk.' L was at a loss. "As I've said before, college life is fun… as long as it doesn't kill me. I suppose I'll be there. What time?"
"Nine a.m. I guess. See you there."
"See you," with that he hung up and stretched. 'L, are you trying to get killed? Going out into public just to see if that girl is who you think it is: have you lost your ever-loving mind?' His inner voice was, clearly, not very happy with him. He'll get over it.
"Watari is Misa still at headquarters?" he asked, sipping his coffee.
"Yes sir, I believe so."
"Hmmm." L rubbed his bottom lip as he thought about the years he spent in England.
Absently he reached for the phone and punched in the number for Misa's room.
"Heeeeeeelloooooooo?" she sing-screeched into the phone.
"Misa, do you have any plans tonight?"
"No, but Misa isn't going anywhere with Ryuzaki the pervert." L's eye twitched, 'anything to get her out of here,' he thought. "That's fine because I wasn't intending to go anywhere with you to begin with. Light called and was wondering if you wished to join him at his home to meet some more of his family."
There was a deafening squeal at the other end and a loud klunk as she crashed the receiver onto the dock. 'I hope the phone is okay,' He thought absently. There was a great clamor up stairs as Misa click-clacked her way down the glass stairs as quickly as possible in her stilettos. L ignored her as she asked Watari for a ride to Light's house. "Watari, could you get me one of those big swirly lollipops while you're out?"
"Of course sir. What flavor?" Good question. "Hmmm… the rainbow flavor I suppose." And with that, Watari lead the blond, screeching annoyance to the car and left.
"Finally." L murmured with a sigh. He wrote a note for Watari to bring the lollipop to L's room, and then walked up the stairs thinking.
'Where have I heard that name before,' he pondered, 'I know she wasn't in any of the background checks I ran on the Yagami family. I should have asked what her sir-name was. There'd be at least one less thing on my mind. Lovely voice though. Not at all like that screeching, blond parakeet, Misa.'
L finally made up to his room, exhausted beyond belief. 'I might actually fall asleep,' he thought excitedly. He stripped off his clothes down to his boxers and dove into his comfy cozy bed. "Sigh… I can't wait till tomorrow, I might actually figure out this little mystery" And with that L drifted off into a much needed slumber.