Chapter 2!
Yay!
I really don't know what else to say other than this chapter is from L's perspective.
Enjoy!
To say L was having a bad day would be an understatement. First of all, he had fallen asleep randomly at around 5am (L never slept when he didn't have to, which meant basically no sleep), only to awake drowsy and confused as the clock showed 8:03. He was already 3 minutes late. Great start to the day. Normally L wouldn't care, the company needed him more than he needed them, but he was meant to be giving a speech to some department team at 8:30, which was pretty important. Spurred into action, L lept off the sofa he had napped on, only to fall flat on his face after tripping on his computer. Now armed with a sore nose and a sleepy brain, he left the luxury penthouse flat he lived in without breakfast. Which never failed to make him grumpy. Oh well, he would just take it out on his assistants. Getting in his car, which unfortunately had nothing to eat in it yet as he had forgotten to restock his supplies, he drew out his phone to occupy himself with as he prepared for the long drive to work. 30 mins later, and 5 minutes late, he stormed into the lobby, only to see Kylie staring dreamily out into space, twirling her hair round a long finger. What had got her like this? She was normally so focused at work. Maybe some film star, she seems like the type. He went up to Kylie to sign in late, as 'regulation' required. As soon as he came up to her, she seemed to snap out of a trance and quickly sit up.
"Please try to stay focused at work Kylie, if you don't want to be here that badly, we can easily fix that for you. Please sign me in." L scolded in his trademark monotonous tone with a bored expression, too tired to do much more. She flushed, and some emotion bloomed in her eyes which L couldn't detect. He was never much good at those sorts of things.
"Yes, I apologise, I will sign you in. The boss is waiting for you in your office. Would you like me to get Near and Mello to do anything for you? She asked, back to her professional self. Good.
"Have Mello and Near bring me a coffee and a sugar bowl, also have them place a double chocolate fudge cake in my office for after my speech." Those two could use some bonding. He nodded at her and with that, turned on his heel and started to walk to the department he was meant to be in. He shoved his hands in his pocket and hunched over slightly as he quicken his pace. Watari would not be happy that he was this late, but he would never show it. The kind old man was more like a father to L than anyone of blood. *Grumble*. L sighed and tried to contain his rebelling stomach before he met with Watari. He would force him to eat something he had on him, which would be most likely healthy. L shuddered visibly at the thought, before finally turning into his corridor and waking straight first into Matt, his hacker, sending papers flying all over the floor. Matt began to spout profanities and at the sudden loud noise, Watari peered out of L's office door. Great. Just peachy.
L! I will help Matt collect his papers. Here is your script, memorize it while you walk. You are already 15 minutes late, so get to the Government Requested Materials Department as soon as you can. Are you all right? You look paler than usual." The old man began to babble a bit at the end, his only sign of showing stress. Damn, that's never good.
Just had a bad morning. I'll go to the department now." Watari looked at L sympathetically, before handing him the script and bending over to help Matt. Grumpiness seeming to subside a bit, L walked back down the corridor whilst reading the script.
By the time he got to the department, he had memorized it. Of course, he wasn't the best of the best for nothing. Upon entering the department, L glanced over the faces before him. He made it a point to familiarize himself with the faces he was working with, even if vaguely, after the one too many spies that they had caught hiding as employees. His eyes slipped over someone, and he almost did a double take. The stranger was gorgeous , but L knew not to trust appearances. He wore and white shirt, with a red tie and beige jacket and pants. The tie was loosened and the top button of the shirt was undone, showing a sliver of tanned skin. He was tall, just about the same height as L (when he wasn't slouching) with caramel hair and eyes alight with a determined fire, the colour of burnt sugar. He had full, plump lips slightly parted as he surveyed the room before him. He started to rub his stunning eyes. He radiated something, that in L's opinion, was more attractive than his looks. People seemed to gravitate towards him, just like how a crowd would unknowingly draw closer to people of importance. He had almost a mischievous air about him, but yet it was something deeper entirely. Wait, mischievous?! When L thought about it, he hadn't been told they were hiring anyone recently. Suspicion crept into L's mind, and before he knew what he was doing, he was approaching the stranger. As he drew nearer, L looked at his appearance again. Everything is so sickeningly deliberate, and yet why does it work so well?! The stranger radiated vibes of perfect, like he knew exactly what he could do. He looked young, around 22, fresh out of university. He approached the man, who definitely hadn't seen him coming, and stood before him. The stranger stopped rubbing his eyes, and met L's stare for one confused second. Realization flashed for the briefest second across the mans eyes, but as soon as it came, it was gone, and he had schooled his features into calm again. Ah, so you know who I am, but the real question is, who are you?
"And who might you be Mr. Stranger?" As soon as it came out of his mouth, L internally cursed. It sounded like he was fucking flirting. The stranger looked slightly startled, but that meant nothing at this stage.
"My name is Light Yagami, I am a new employee here. Was I meant to alert anyone?"
Japanese from the name, and even more suspicious. I'll find out more about you later, Light.
I wasn't aware we were hiring new employees," was all he said, before he turned away to go to read his speech. Are you a spy Light? I will find out. Challenge set.
Clearing his throat, everyone in the room turned towards where he stood. As he read, he dared a glance towards Light. His face was expressionless, but his eyes sparkled, alive once more. L might've imagined it, but he thought for one second they said 'Challenge accepted'. As soon as the speech was over, L made his way to his office, determination fueling his steps and curiosity burning in his mind.
Good.
Thanks for reading! Just to clarify, Kylie is an OC, there will be several more throughout the story.
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