A.N: This chapter's mostly just necessary move-the-plot-along stuff. The real stuff will come next chappie. But this chapter is still most definitely important. That's why it exists :P

P.S: Thank you so much for all the reviews! I hope this chapter, despite it's lack of action, doesn't disappoint.

Disclaimer: Flying Catfish Bird does not own Death Note.

Light glared at the detective seated beside him. They were currently the only passengers on a plane to somewhere. L had dragged Light along without any real excuse, aside from, "I can't go without you, Light-kun," followed by a pointed look at the handcuffs keeping them attached. Currently, said detective was downing a piece of chocolate cake.

"Ryuuzaki, there has to be something you can tell me. At least tell me where we're going," Light tried.

L looked up from his cake, black orbs locking with Light's amber. "We're going to England."

Surprisingly, that fact only made Light more anxious. What reason would L have for taking Light out of the country, without any of the task force members? Perhaps he had grown tired with searching for evidence, and had connections that could kill Light in England? The thought was too plausible to shake.

"Light-kun?"

Said boy glanced up at the slight concern in L's voice. "Yeah?"

"You're panicking."

Said as a statement, meant as a question, and surprising nonetheless. Light wasn't sure how to answer. He deduced that the truth would work this time. "Are you bringing me to an execution?" L's surprise was a relief, but only slightly. After all, he could merely be taken aback that Light had guessed correctly.

"I wasn't planning on telling you, but it seems Light-kun has come to unsettling conclusions. We will be visiting an orphanage and questioning children on how they came to be orphans."

Light nodded, starting to fit the pieces together. "Their parents might have been murdered by Kira."

To Light's surprise, L said, "This is completely unrelated to the Kira case."

"Then why are we doing it? Shouldn't we be focusing all of our attention on Kira? So that we don't need these-" and here Light paused to shake the handcuffs "-anymore?"

"We will keep in touch with the task force. I will keep up to date on Kira's activity with my lap top. If anything happens, we will know about it."

Light settled back in his seat, crossing his arms with irritation. Yes, it was nice to know he wasn't going to his execution, but now he was going to have to deal with emotional children. Maybe L had learned Light wasn't fond of children, and was using this trip as a means to get Light to 'confess'. Except I'm not Kira, so he's not going to get a confession.

Or maybe it really was just another case. The Kira case was progressing very slowly, and the best three detectives was bound to have other cases offered to him.

Whatever the case, Light wouldn't let his guard down, no matter how uncomfortable children made him.

The building was nothing like the ones in Japan. Not like Light had expected it to be like the giant skyscraper he had been living in with L. He had just never seen a building quite like this. The big wrought-iron gates had an elegant curve to them, and the building itself was big and old-looking.

Light entered the front door with pure curiosity. The hallways were lined with doors. Marble floors reflected a blurry image of himself back up at him. While he took all these details in, they weren't what caught his attention. Instead, it was the elderly gentleman that greeted him. While he was aged, that was about all he had in common with Watari. His face held frown-line wrinkles, and his eyes looked weary and tired behind circle-framed spectacles.

"L. It's nice to see you," said the man, and the words seemed to hold more than the man let on.

"Likewise, Roger. Would you show us to our room?"

"Yes, of course. Follow me."

It wasn't long before Roger stopped before a door, opening it to allow them in. Before Light could even look into the room, he was distracted by a screamed, "L!" a black-clad blond had his arms around the detective before Light could blink. "You're here! Matt, L's here!" Light frowned, trying to kick his brain into remembering English. It had been years since he had needed to use the language. He hadn't even thought about it when Roger had spoken to them in Japanese, but now he knew it was most likely out of courtesy.

A red haired boy with green eyes approached, eyes alight as they fell on the great detective. "You really are here."

Then both pairs of eyes fell on the handcuffs. "Um... so... is there a reason you're handcuffed to another man?"

"Do you know Japanese?" L asked of the kids.

"A little," said Mello, and Matt nodded. "I'm getting good at French, Spanish, and Italian, though."

In japanese, L said to Light, "Is Light-kun any good at English? I know you took it in school."

"I... can understand and read it," said Light, in his native tongue. "I have some difficulty speaking it, though."

"This will be good practice, then. We will only speak in English while here," said L, decisively. This sentence was still in Japanese.

Light grimaced at that. "Ok." A word he knew worked in both Japanese and English.

"As for why we are handcuffed," said L, in the promised English. "This is Light. He is a suspect in one of my cases. I cannot risk letting him out of my sight."

"...wow. That's tough. Being the world's greatest detective can lead to some pretty strange shit," said Mello.

"Mello," scolded Roger, but the blond merely rolled his eyes. "Why are you two out of class roaming the halls in the first place?"

"It was boring. I already know everything, and Near was mocking me."

"If the curriculum is too easy, you should tell your teachers so they can give you more challenging work," said Roger.

Mello shot a haughty glare at the old man. "I need to learn this subject. They're just going too slow. C'mon, Matt. Let's go do something productive."

When he two had disappeared down a random corridor, Roger let out a sigh. "I apologize for their behavior. As I was saying, this is your room. I was planning on staying for a moment, but it seems I have to take care of some things."

After Roger, too, had left, Light and L finally entered the room. It was on the smaller side of bedrooms, with two single-person beds pushed together. The square holes on one of the beds suggested it had once been a bunk bed. There was a door in the back, which Light figured led to a bathroom. A dresser stood against the right wall, a desk beside the bed against the left wall.

"So what exactly is this case?" asked Light in Japanese. To hell with L's annoying order for English only. "Those kids seem to know you personally. And they seem to be... very smart." Smart wasn't exactly the word he was looking for. He merely meant fast and great learners. He had yet to see proof that they could apply any of that knowledge.

L shut the door before speaking. "This is no regular orphanage, Light-kun. This is an orphanage for geniuses. It has... been brought to my attention that it is suspicious for so many geniuses to be completely orphaned with no family or friends to take them in."

Light frowned. It felt like something was missing... "You're not telling me everything. Why?"

"Light-kun's ability to know such things is eery. As for why, if I could tell you that then you wouldn't be asking that question."

The brunette rolled his eyes. "Fine. So how do we do this? You don't intend to just walk up to them and ask about how their parents were murdered, leaving them without a home or family, do you?" L didn't respond.

Irritated, Light decided to go on, "I bet you were one of these orphans. You're a genius, and they all know you. You're leaving things out, which suggests that this case could lead me to information about your identity."

"Very good, Light-kun. Fifty percent chance of being Kira."

"I'm not Kira!" Light huffed. He knew L was just trying to steer the conversation in another direction. He'd leave L alone for now. He could always do a bit of investigating on his own.

He glanced at the chain. Maybe he'd just have to stick to analyzing L's reactions...

A.N: Who's POV do you think I should write the next chapter in? Can't decide... Probably gonna go with L, since he'll be able to relate to the stories and put pieces together. But I like writing Light POV more... Maybe I'll switch as I please? Excuse my rambling XD