Finding all the appropriate answers to Ryuuzaki's probing questions was a nerve-wracking ordeal. One slip-up and Ryuuzaki's suspicions of him being the first Kira could increase tenfold. Light couldn't make such a mistake.
What was even more nerve-wracking than Ryuuzaki's interrogation was Ryuk standing behind the detective and drooling over the dessert sitting on the table. Light watched in silent horror as Ryuk's tongue ran over his blue lips.
"Is that made of…..apples?" Ryuk asked, and Light tried to keep his face expressionless. The task became increasingly difficult as Ryuk began to lean further over Ryuuzaki's shoulder.
Ryuk's eyes lit up as Ryuuzaki stuck his fork into the pie, ripping himself off a piece. Light could foresee approaching disaster as Ryuk's hand drifted toward the table. If he could somehow catch Ryuk's attention before the shinigami did something stupid…
Ryuk's fingers were nearly in Ryuuzaki's plate, and Light couldn't contain himself anymore.
"Ryuk!" he said, trying to hide the name behind a cough.
Ryuuzaki looked up from his mouthful of pie. "Did you say something, Yagami-kun?"
"No," Light said, and prepared himself for the worst. He watched as Ryuk took the pie from the table and ate it, flinging the empty plate back upon the table.
The fork fell from Ryuuzaki's hand and the detective screamed. He fell out of his chair and stared into the place where the pie had seemingly disappeared into thin air.
Light buried his face in his hands, and Ryuk laughed at both of them.
"Interesting," Ryuuzaki said, and Light looked up. He was not happy to see that Ryuuzaki had picked himself up off the floor, his expression brightening. He pressed a finger to his lip as he so often did when he was thinking. "Perhaps it is true that shinigami only eat apples."