Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Death Note characters. They rightfully belong toTsugumi Ohba.
Light Yagami was glancing at the information on the computer screen when a cough from the detective got his attention. He glanced towards him and saw that he looked as he always did while looking through various files.
"Ryuzaki?"
"What is it, Light?" The detective replied not taking his eyes off the screen.
"Nothing." Light answered turning back to his screen thinking that he just imagined the cough he heard. That was until he heard it again and felt a light tug on the handcuff connecting him to Ryuzaki.
"Ryuzaki…Are you sick?"
"No." Ryuzaki answered giving a glare to the younger boy. "Why do you ask?"
"No reason in particular." Light answered standing. He glanced towards the clock. "It's getting late. Maybe we should go to sleep now."
"I suppose so…" Ryuzaki replied getting up and turning off his computer.
They both walked the stairs and to the room they both shared stopping once to talk with Watari. Light wasn't sure what they were talking about so he waited until they were finished. Afterward they went inside their room.
Ryuzaki allowed Light to shower and change in private while he caught up on his work. He had been distracted lately and wasn't sure what it was. All he knew was that at various times throughout the day, he felt like his body was engulfed in flames and it hurt. Yet he wasn't able to put into words how he was feeling. He was able to somewhat control it earlier, but he wasn't able to do it completely.
He closed his eyes against the dizziness that invaded his senses and lay on the bed waiting for Light to come out. After awhile, he heard the water being turned off and Light return.
The brunette returned and saw Ryuzaki lying on the bed and sighed sitting beside him. He wasn't sure if the detective was asleep or not.
"Ryuzaki?' He asked placing his hand on the other's shoulder.
Ryuzaki slowly opened his eyes. "Did I fall asleep or something?"
"I'm not sure. But the shower's available for you if you'd like to use it."
He nodded getting off the bed and handcuffing Light to the headboard. He then went into the bathroom making sure to lock the door. He got into the shower not really caring what the temperature was so he just stood there, letting the water soak through his ebony locks and over his body.
He shivered when the water lost its warmth, effectively bringing him out of his thoughts. It indicated that he was in there for a lot longer than he wanted to be. He got out, dressed and left the room drying his hair. He stopped about halfway to the bad as a coughing fit overcame him. When it passed he continued to the bed, when he got there he took a few deep breaths to steady himself. Placing his towel on the back of a chair, he glanced towards Light and noticed that he was asleep. He shrugged and pulled his side of the blanket back and laid down. He didn't care about Light's comfort at the moment so he pulled the blanket over him and turned off the light. He stared at the ceiling thinking about the Kira case. There wasn't much to think about being that he already knew who Kira was but he needed to get substantial evidence to prove it. The only problem was that he didn't know how he'd do it. He laughed to himself then closed his eyes. Within a few minutes, he was asleep.