The detective stared out of the window. It was winter and snow was falling. Couples walked past the window, unsuspecting who might be watching from the tall building. L-or Ryuuzaki- moved his gaze up to Matsuda, who was reading a newspaper on the Kira case.

"Don't you ever get sick of hearing about Kira?" Ryuuzaki said grumpily. "We are working on it now"

Matsuda stared at Ryuuzaki, waiting a second before he came up with a comeback.

"Don't you ever get sick of staying inside?"

Ryuuzaki shifted his gaze back to the window and didn't reply. A comeback would sound stupid at this point so he opened his mouth and told the truth.

"Sometimes, yes."

Not expecting an answer, Matsuda was overwhelmed with triumph and was about to say something mean when he say the look of genuine sadness on Ryuuzaki's face. Then Matsuda said something unexpected, even for him.

"Do you want to go to the supermarket with me?"

Ryuuzaki stared at Matsuda. What was this man thinking? Yet…

"I will."

Although the answer was unclear, Matsuda was surprised that he got anything other than a 'no'. Though Ryuuzaki did go out (normally to meet Light at college and/or talk to Misa), Matsuda thought he would throw away the offer immediately.

"So… do you want to go now?"

"I don't see why not."

Matsuda went off to get a spare coat he had and some hats and gloves and things, while L continued staring out the window. He rested his head against the glass pane, closed his eyes and thought about what it would be like going out without a big car and a tray of sweets. He drifted out of thought when he heard Matsuda's voice yet again.

"I brought you some things to keep you warm!"

Matsuda is obviously happy about some bet or something… Ryuuzaki thought, as he took the thick jacket and put it on, as well as the shoes and socks, after staring at them in disgust. His normal white shirt and jeans were covered by unnecessary garments. The final item of clothing Matsuda handed him was a thick scarf, which reached up to his chin. Realising this was to hide his face from Kira, he muttered a thank you, realising how much Matsuda's petit brain must have worked to come up with this idea. When they were both ready, Ryuuzaki followed Matsuda to the door.

Although he would never admit it, L found walking in the snow fun. Matsuda's random chatter took his mind off the case, which was quite hard to do by yourself. Ryuuzaki's eyes lit up when they got to the supermarket, proudly displaying some half price sweets. They walked in, and Matsuda picked up a basket, and hurried after L who was going at top speed to the sweets section. After tossing a massive amount of confectionary into the basket, they headed to the checkout. Ryuuzaki stared at the lady serving. This experience was quite interesting, and he had got a lot out of it. Matsuda checked his watch as they headed out of the shop.

"Ryuga?"

"Yes?"

"We should be getting back…"

L's gaze shifted to the ground. He didn't want to admit it, but he wanted to spend more time with Matsuda.

"You know, if you wanted some sweets now you could have just asked." Matsuda handed the carrier bag to Ryuuzaki, who stared at it and brought out some doughnuts. He took out one of them, and held out the other to Matsuda, who stared at him.

"Is this for me?"

"Yes. What are you staring at me for?" L said, his eyes meeting Matsuda's.

"I was just thinking about how cute you look in that coat."