You walked into the vast headquarters. The room never ceased to amaze you. Top of the line machines, everything in order. Just the way it should be.

You had been recruited onto the team by L himself, having solved various cases under him before, but never actually meeting him. He told you that after several years of both private and CIA involved cases under him, L could trust you and believed your skills would be beneficial.

But sometimes you felt as if L was in a league of his own, the only ones on par with him were Light and Kira.

Despite the overwhelming evidence proving Light innocent, you had to agree with L's gut. What were the chances of not only one, but two people being on par with L?

You glanced around the room.

All of the task force had gone home.

With the exception of L, of course.

He sat, or rather, crouched in front of the computer screen, staring at it intently. You walked up to him before pulling out the chair to his right. He didn't give you any regards, just continued staring at the screen. Upon further investigation, you realized the screen was blank.

"Nothings going to appear unless you turn the computer one," You teased lightly. His large eyes looked over at you briefly before shooting back to the screen.

"You intrigue me." His response was simple, yet it surprised you.

"Thank you?" You replied, hesitant. Was that a compliment in the Book of L? He put his thumb to his lip.

"It was a compliment." he turned to you, flashing you a half-smile that made your heart speed up. Suddenly, his face fell. "I think you should quit the case."

And like that, everything stopped.

You stared at him, your eyes wide.

"What-?" You stammered. "N-no! I mean, why? Did I do anything wrong? I'm sorry if I did. Did I insult you? Oh jeez, honestly I didn't mean it! Just... why?" You babbled, panicked. Suddenly, he leaped off his chair and braced his arms on both sides of your chair, staring intently at you. You started to shake. The sudden closeness intimidating yet alluring. His eyes were fixated on you.

"If you get hurt, I could never forgive myself." he shrugged, not taking his eyes away from yours. The large gray orbs hypnotizing. "But at the same time, if I make you leave, I don't think I could deal with your absence. The latter is my obvious selfishness. I wouldn't argue with you if you chose to leave, as it is the right thing for you to do," L explained.

"You.. couldn't deal with my absence?" You said slowly, in shock. He cocked his head to the side.

"Of course not, I love you."