"Ryuk, what aren't you telling me?" Light asked for the thousandth time. He was tired of Ryuk's dismissive attitude. If he wasn't a shinigami, Light would have surely beaten him into submission by this point.

"You know the rules, Light," Ryuk snickered. "I don't have to tell you anything I know. Why would I want to help you? After all, it wouldn't benefit me. Unless…" Ryuk paused.

"No," Light defiantly replied, knowing what Ryuk was thinking, "I will inot give up half my life span for the shinigami eyes just so you'll tell me what you know about the killing. I may be extremely curious, but I'm not dim-witted."

"That's what you think. So surprising that someone as intelligent as you doesn't see what's right in front of your eyes." Light raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "Well, I tried," Ryuk said nonchalantly, changing the subject. "You can't use Misa's eyes forever, you know. She can't be around all the time. Besides…eventually she will die. What will you do then?"

Light laughed. "I'll be surprised if I myself am not dead by then." Light's demeanor of saying this confused Ryuk. "What do you mean?" Ryuk asked.

"C'mon," Light responded. "I'll always have people chasing after me. It's a fact. But the real fact right now is that my worst enemy is living with me. And if I don't dispose of him soon…" he paused. There was no need to finish that sentence.

Light looked at his watch. "It's been 17 minutes. I've got one minute left 'til L's out of the shower. Here," he tossed Ryuk a delicious red apple. "Eat. And don't cause any trouble. I'm tired of your little tricks around here.

"Whatever do you mean?" Ryuk asked innocently with a smile on his face. The day before Ryuk had hidden the death note. Light nearly passed out from shock looking for it. When he finally found it, it was in L's room.

"You know exactly what I mean, Ryuk. And don't do it again or there will be consequences."

Ryuk laughed maniacally. It was enough to make Light cringe as he walked to the bathroom.

What stood in front of Light made him cringe even more.

There stood L newly out of the shower. Wearing nothing but a towel. Beads of water were streaming off his hair onto his chest. The towel revealed one of his long, muscular legs. He could have been naked, if not for that damn towel in the way. God damn it, L thought, he looks so damn perfect. What? No! I mean. I'm jealous. Yeah, that's it. I wish I had biceps like that. And those pecks…god those pecks….no! He's your enemy, Light, fuck! What the hell is wrong with you? Stop thinking. Just stop…

"You going take a shower or what?" L asked after a moment of awkwardness. Why is he staring at me like that? he pondered nervously. Does he have…the shinigami eyes?

"Sorry, I…uh…do you work out?" Light asked exasperatedly.

" If you use your head, you won't get fat even if you eat sweets" was L's response. "I believe I have mentioned that before. But yes, I work out every now and then. Gives me time to clear my mind, then think of ways to get ahead of Kira."

"I…see…" Light said, still blatantly staring.

"Have you seen my shirt?" L asked. "I put it in the bathroom this morning, but now it's gone and I have no clue where it is. I planned on wearing that specific shirt today."

Light didn't bother asking why he wanted to wear ithat/i particular shirt. He knew L was a little OCD, as was he. But he knew where his shirt had gone; at least, he knew why. He stared at Ryuk in a menacing way.

"What are you staring at?" L questioned.

"Nothing," Light responded defensively. "Just thinking about where that shirt could have gone."

"Okay, well I'll just put on another shirt I guess. Though that seems to be a terrible coincidence in the morning…I haven't lost one of my shirts in years."

"Coincidence seems right to me, L," Light responded, grabbing his towel. He walked past L, who was still in the way of the bathroom. His hand accidentally brushed up against L's abs…and nearly taking off his towel.

Light's eyes went wide. He closed the bathroom door and undressed, ready to take his shower. He looked down to see his erection. iNo/i he thought to himself, closing his eyes. I'm thinking of Misa. Yes, how sexy she always looks He looked down again to see that this was actually bumming him out. He sighed and jumped into the shower.