Light woke up screaming again, tears streaming down his face. He couldn't remember his dream but yet he still shook, he still trembled. He still felt terrified and for some reason and a bit guilty. His breath was quick and he almost struggled to breathe. This wasn't the first time he woke up like this.
Light glanced around the room and although it was pitch dark, he could still see the detective sitting on the other bed that was merely a few feet away from his. Ryuzaki's laptop that sat next to him illuminated a weak glow around him.

L was staring at his friend with a look of concern displayed on his face. The only sound in the room was the slight rattling of chains. L and Light were handcuffed together and Light's shaking moved them ever so slightly. That soon changed when L finally spoke up filling the void of sound in their large seemly empty room.

"Light-kun?" he asked almost cautiously as he stood up from his bed "are you ok?" he questioned stepping closer to the younger man.
Light closed his eyes and steadied his breath as he struggled to sound calm. He said the same exact thing he had said to L the few nights before "Just some stupid dream" he didn't go into much detail other than that mostly because he couldn't remember at all what he had dreamed about. Light kind of wanted to change the subject before L could ask another question.
"Ryuzaki? Can I use the restroom?" he asked the man who he was handcuffed too. It almost felt as if he was asking permission but he had to. They had to do a lot of things together and sometimes it was strange. When Light had to take a shower or use the bathroom L would have to stand right outside the door and wait for him to come out.
"Fine" L said as he began walking towards the small bathroom that was in their bedroom. Light followed close behind. When he got inside he closed the door almost as much as he could but the handcuffs got slightly in the way so the door was still open a crack. It didn't really bother Light though. He didn't come in there because he really had to 'use' the bathroom; he just wanted to try and clear his head. He turned the water on in the sink and splashed his face as if trying to wash away what was haunting his mind. However, whatever it was seemed to remain because Light still was feeling fearful of something.
"I hope I'm not going insane" he whispered to no one but himself as he moved closer to the mirror over the sink to observe his reflection. He had dark circles under his eyes from his waking up like this every single night. They weren't nearly as bad as L's but they were still there. His hair was in a complete mess from just waking. Light backed away from the mirror a bit and messed with his hair. He smiled at his reflection; besides his tiredness he looked completely normal. He still felt strange though. That's how that dream always made him feel. He glanced down at himself and looked back at the mirror.
He suddenly jumped back at his reflection but then cautiously walked towards it again. Light was completely shocked by what he saw. His reflection looked like him but the eyes were a deep shade of red and his face was displaying a devilish smirk. Light stared at his reflection confused and almost scared of himself. Was this Light looking at him though the mirror really him? Light moved back and forth but the reflection didn't; it still looked the same except for the blood red eyes that would follow Light closely.
A small knock on the door diverted Light's attention. He could hear Ryuzaki's voice on the other side.

"You almost finished in there Light-kun?" He asked in his usual monotone voice.
Light swallowed hard as he looked back at the mirror. When he realized it was his regular self staring back at him again, he sighed relieved.

"Yeah I'm done!" he screamed over to the detective sounding a bit shakened. He opened the door, walked back to his bed and laid down. L followed behind and sat down in his own bed the same way he always did; his knees to his chest. The detective grabbed his laptop and continued his work on the kira case; he had been doing that before Light had woken up. L never slept; he was insomniac. All he did now was work on the case day and night; he never stopped even as Light and the rest of the task force slept. That still didn't make much of a difference in their progress anyways though. The Kira case was still going nowhere since Light was taken out of confinement and no new leads were found. L still worked tirelessly as much as he could to bring Kira to justice even if it did seem hopeless. Light admired the detective for such commitment and perseverance. He obviously had a strong sense of justice just like him. That was one thing Light loved about L; that and his intelligence.
Light hadn't noticed but he had been staring at Ryuzaki as he was typing and happily munching on forkfuls of the strawberry cake that sat on his bedside table. As he looked at the other man, he almost forgot about everything but he shook his head and looked away; the thoughts haunting his mind again.

Light turned slightly in his bed and struggled to fall back asleep. Sleep had failed to come though. It always had after these dreams. It was almost like Light was afraid to sleep; he was afraid to dream. He laid there awake the whole night just listening to the clicks of L's keyboard and the soft hum of the heaters in the room.