A couple blocks away from the warehouse he was still gripping his own arm, the blood soaking through his suit where Matsuda had shot him only a couple of minutes ago.

He knew he should tend to his wounds quickly but he couldn't bring himself to care. Not when HE was here, in front of him, not even 5 meters away.

He focused his eyes on the figure he thought he would not see here of all places. Not in this world, not in any other if he could help it.

'What? No… This can't be happening.'

He narrowed his eyes and his words came out in a hiss.

'Ryuzaki, what the hell are you doing here?!'


3 weeks earlier

When Light heard about the case, he was ecstatic. It was like nothing else- absorbing, challenging and it promised absolute victory against L himself.

In one word it was simply perfect.

Now the only thing he had to do was to get his hands on it first.

Unfortunately for him, the Freak and his little band spotted the same case and Light's overwhelming excitement almost died with that.

'Look, Near, are you sure you can do this? It's the Kira case we are talking about. It could be extremely dangerous.' said one of the Freak's annoying monkeys, Light wasn't sure which one. To him, each of them looked equally stupid. They were in the hall, packing books and notebooks from their bags to their lockers. Or rather, the monkey did just that with the Freak sitting next to her, in his hideous pajamas playing with his creepy toys. He didn't look affected or bothered by the panic in her voice.

'Thank you, Miss Lidner for sharing your opinion with me but I can assure you that I'm perfectly capable of judging matters with or without your assistance. I know the case is dangerous, that's why I'm the only one who can solve it. ' he replied monotonously not even sparing a single glance at her, crushing two puppets (that looked too much like Mello and Light) with his bare hands.

Meanwhile Light was a safe distance away arranging his books in his locker and trying to mind his own business. He'd had a rough week and couldn't wait to be in his room and take a rest. He was kind of glad they didn't notice he was there, but he couldn't help but feel disgusted as he listened.

How dare he say he's the only one who can solve the case?! As if he is better than everyone else. He is nothing more than a cocky brat.

He didn't want to overhear the morons' conversation but that woman's shrieks were something even he couldn't ignore. Yes, a rest was what he needed, maybe it would ease his terrible migraine.

When the moron finally realized that she couldn't win the fight, she moved onto another topic, and their conversation became more personal.

That was the moment Light decided he'd had enough.

His locker closed with a huge slam echoing through the hall announcing that he'd been there all along. As the morons flinched and made pathetic surprised noises (the Freak dropping his toys at one point), Light walked past them giving disregarding their presence as if they weren't even there.

Maybe it's a good thing after all. He needs a lesson and I'm going to enjoy the moment he realizes he is defeated.

With that, he walked into the dark, empty night.