A/N: So here we are again:) This time, Matsu is our hero^^ He…actually gets mocked in Visiting the Yagami's, but I like him so much:3 Sorry, Matsu, you are great!! Could you call this a Matsu-tribute?:) I thought the summary didn't exactly fit anymore while I was writing the third chap, so I changed it...It sounded too soapy, I think^^ Don't be angry...^^ Enjoy

1. Matsuda Wonders

Matsuda isn't uncertain about the fact that he's a first-class optimist. He's always happy, bright, looks on the light side and cheers everybody up.

Neither is he about the fact that he's a fine young man, or that he's smart. He joins the police force, after all.

But there's something else he is uncertain of.

Will he ever find a love?

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Matsuda suddenly gets pulled out of his thoughts by someone knocking on his door. He lives together with the Suzuki-family, who had a room for rent, and Matsuda didn't hesitate for a second and reacted. Now, he's a young policeman who works most of the time, but all the family members like him. He feels welcome.

'Hello, Matsu!!'

Oh, it's Emi. He opens the door to let the girl next door of the Suzuki's in his acceptably big room with big windows at two sides, at the south-west, so the sun fully shines into his room. He has a great view from his room. The house stands at the point where a hill begins to slope down, and for about a mile away is a nice park he can perfectly look at. Yes, Matsuda lives very nice. He lets Emi in.

'Hello, Emi! How are you doing? And how is your almost-boyfriend doing?!'

'Oh, I don't see him very often. He's busy, I guess…He's very smart. He's always studying.'

'Really? What if you call him?'

'No. He always reacts so cold when I call him. But then he calls me and then he's warm and gentle, and sounds like he likes me.'

Matsuda blinks. Why would anyone be cold to his little girl next door? She's definitely cute. 17, or so.

Not for Matsuda, in any case. But he likes her as a friend, not as a love.

Matsuda hates the fact that his love life's so boring at the moment. Nice people everywhere, but he never falls in love with them!! And you can't force yourself to fall in love, he knows.

What if there would be someone showing up who totally blows his mind, making him sing and dance all day long, jumping around and whistling…Not that he doesn't already, but Matsuda likes to be in love.

Yes, he remembers the first time he fell in love…

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The sun shines. The wind blows through the trees standing in the yard of Nagasaki Middle School. Touta Matsuda, 15 year old, is running around in the yard, trying to catch flees together with some girl friends of him. He has a lot of them. They like him, and he feels them getting happier when they're around him.

And of course, that makes him so happy.

'Touta-chaaan!!'

'Whaaat?!'

'Look!! Do you know Mimi?!'

'Mimi?!'

'Yes!! Over here!!'

Mimi turns out to be a shy-looking girl with round glasses, beautiful brown eyes and black hair, and freckles. She greets Matsuda with a shy 'H-hi..' and blushes. Matsuda blushes too. The other girls standing around them giggle. 'Let's leave them alone!! We still have to catch flees for our biology project!!'

'Yay!!'

Both Mimi and Matsuda don't look up and blush.

'So, heh, you are Mimi…'

'Y-yes…'

'S-so I am Matsuda. Nice to meet you, Mimi-san.'

'Y-yes, me too…'

It's quiet for a while. Matsuda wonders what to say now.

He decides to sit down next to her.

'Nice weather, isn't it…?'

'Y-yes, I really like the sun…It makes me feel warm.'

Matsuda feels warm too. On the inside.

'Are you new here?'

'No, I am from Rumiko-san's old class, my school is for about three miles away from here. We used to play here a lot. Nice building.'

'W-would you like to play here again? With us?'

She looks up. First, Mimi hesitates. Then her face brightens.

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Emi cheers.

'Awww, how did it end? Do you still know her?'

'No. She transferred to England and after a while, we mailed less, stopped calling each other and…Well, I haven't heard of her since I called her for Christmas two years ago. We kinda got separated...'

'Call her!!'

'Oh, do you think she'd like it?!'

'Of course she will!!'

Matsuda smiles.

'Well then, let's do it!!'

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15-year-old Matsuda sits home, behind his desk. He actually has to finish his homework, but he isn't concentrated enough.

He's thinking about Mimi.

He had a lot of fun today. The more they played, the more Mimi opened up and laughed, and the other girls liked her too. Everybody was happy and cheerful.

Suddenly, the mobile lying next to his book rings.

'Touta-chaaaan!!'

'Rumi-chan?! Hello!!'

'Do you want to know who really likes you…?'

'Who?'

'Mimi!! She could only talk about you!! You really made a big impression!!'

Matsuda cheers inside. Wohooo!! Mimi, he made a big impression!! On her!!

'Wow, really?! Well, I like her too!! Will she come again, tomorrow?!'

'Yes, but…The other girls and I can't. So it will be the two of you together!!'

'Huh?'

'Yes!! Touta, she's coming to our school again, just to see you!!'

'Did she say so?!'

'She said I better kept it for myself, but now I know that you like her too…'

'Wow, thank you, Rumi, thank you very much!!!'

'You're oh-so welcome, Touta-chan!!'

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Matsuda sits in his room again, disappointed.

He called Mimi.

Mimi has a boyfriend.

She doesn't want to talk to him, afraid she'll fall in love with him again.

He feels sad.

Yes, the always happy Matsuda feels sad.

Mimi.

Now just his old youth memory.

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'Matsuda!! You're late again!!'

'Oh, yes, sorry!! I couldn't sleep last night!!'

'Oh well. Get to work!!'

'O-oh, right, what do I have to do…?'

No, Matsuda couldn't sleep last night. He was thinking about his Mimi. She always felt so close, even now they were separated. But now she has a boyfriend.

Another guy who loves her.

And she loves him too.

Matsuda sighs. He's working on the Kira-case, but it doesn't interest him. All he wants is Mimi back.

With her glasses.

And her freckles.

And her cuteness.

She used to make him so happy. But not anymore.

'What?! The FBI?!'

'Twelve FBI agents were killed, when they were investigating…The police!!'

'The FBI was spying on us?!'

'In order of L?!'

'What the heck?!'

'I knew you can't trust that guy!!'

Matsuda blinks.

Is he so slow, so fast or is it only logical to investigate the police when there's a leak of information somewhere?

Matsuda has respect for L. He doesn't know what he must look like, what kind of person he is or if he actually is the middle-aged detective-guy everybody thinks he is. But Matsuda thinks he must be a strong and very intelligent man. One with a moustache. He'd like to meet him.

'I think it's logical…'

'Matsuda, at whose side are you?! Twelve FBI-agents died when they were investigating US!! L's orders!! HIS FAULT!!'

Aizawa is a jerk…

'I'm gonna stop!!'

'Me too!!'

'I don't want to die!!'

What... The police is going to stop their search for Kira...?

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'H-hello, Mimi…'

'Hello, Touta-san…'

'S-so, everybody else is gone…'

'Yes, Rumiko-san already said so…'

'Shall we go to the shop? I have to get my Mum some potatoes and all…'

'Oh, sure…'

Potatoes for his mother, how could he say something so dumb...?

But Mimi doesn't blink, tell him he's soft or weird. In fact, she smiles at his cuteness and nods.

They stand up. Matsuda and Mimi walk to the shop, in the sun, together. Matsuda feels bright. It feels nice to be with Mimi.

'You help your Mum? That's so nice of you.'

'Oh, yes, I like helping, very much!'

'I like helping people…' Mimi blushes. Matsuda too.

'Hey, the shop…'

Matsuda didn't realize they're already there.

The middle-aged, grey clerk smiles at them when they walk in.

'Two pounds of potatoes, please.'

'Here you go…'

Well, then. That's 300 yen.'

Matsuda searches his pockets. Shit…

'Uhh, I only have 200…'

'That's not enough, isn't it?'

'Wait, uhh…'

Oh shit, he forgot to bring enough money!! Not now, he's with Mimi…Oh, right, he forgot the money because he was going to see her, but this isn't fair…

'Here.'

In a few seconds, Mimi puts her hand in the pocket of her bag and puts 300 yen next to the other 200.

'M-mimi..?'

'That's 200 yen too much, young lady.'

'Yes…Please get us half an ounce of those caramel chocolates.'

Matsuda blinks.

'Here you go...'

A few seconds later, Matsuda walks next to Mimi, with in one hand his potatoes, and in the other hand…

Her hand.

His heart beats, he wants to sing. So happyyy…!!

They share the caramel chocolates together. They taste so delicious. Matsuda promises Mimi he will pay for her the next time. Not really because of the fact that she paid for him. But because he likes her.

He really, really likes her.

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'Everybody, please stay calm and listen.'

Oh, it's the Chief.

'Please listen. Everybody who's hunting Kira risks his life. We can't force you to do this. I want to ask you…Everybody who wants to keep on searching for Kira, please meet me at five o'clock here. Thank you.'

Everybody continues what they were doing. Matsuda walks outside, and sits down on a chair. Yes. He wants to continue this, together with Chief Yagami.

Hey, there he comes!

'Hello, Chief!!'

'Oh, hello, Matsuda…'

'I want to continue!!'

Soichiro blinks.

'I want to catch Kira and work together with you, Chief!!'

Matsuda's chief smiles.

'Good to hear that, Matsuda. Then, I see you at five o'clock…'

'Dad!!'

'Light, what are you doing here…?'

'I'm bringing you clean clothes. Mum sent me.'

'Oh, that's very nice of her…'

Matsuda blinks. He has seen this boy before, Yagami Light…Chief Yagami's brilliant son.

And wow, he's brilliant. He's the smartest in his class, no, at his school…Oh, wait!! He just turned out to be the smartest kid of his year!! And he was tennis junior champion, twice. And, he's so nice. He has a kind smile, a perfect, tanned and smooth skin, and very beautiful brown-caramel-eyes that almost seem to glow. Matsuda catches himself staring at his Chief's son. They chat a bit and only pay attention for each other. Matsuda feels invisible.

'Goodbye, Dad, I'm proud of you.'

'If there's someone who has to be proud, it's me, son.'

Matsuda watches when the two males hug and pat each other on the back. Strange. He wants to hug.

'Thank your Mum for the clothes, and greet Sayu from me.'

'I will!!'

Matsuda still feels slightly transparent when the chief watches his son walking out of the door.

'Wow, Light is really growing into a mature boy, isn't it?'

'That's called a man, Matsuda.'

Matsuda gets the hint. Right, he's not a real man, he knows…Suddenly, he thinks about Mimi again and the whole weight of his chief's giant butt falls into his stomach. Or at least it feels like that. Sad. He wishes he were Light. He's probably thinking about tennis and math or a girl. Or something every teenage boy thinks about all day long…

'Chief, I'd like to go get a sandwich.'

'That's fine, Matsuda. Be back at five o'clock, okay?'

A/N: Well, as you can see...I like you, Matsu^^ You're cute:) Next chap you're going to meet L...Yeah, you wonder, isn't it?:)

And you: Review:)