Matsuda can't believe what L had just asked of him. Don't tell Watari? What the hell was that supposed to mean!?

Still, Matsuda feels a sort of pride that L and chosen him to do this rather than Aizawa or Soichiro. It makes him feel like he's actually useful, finally.

He smiles to himself as he thinks about this fact, nearly skipping as he reaches the grocery store. L had sent him to get more sweets. Also, to look out for B and S.

He turns into the first aisle.

That's when he sees them. The boy, B, is standing in the aisle holding at least a dozen jars of jam in his arms. The girl is trying to reason with him.

"I am not buying that much jam."

"You know I need it.."

"Yes, you go through it at a disastrous rate but.. I'm not buying that much. It's embarrassing."

"Don't see how.."

The girl turns around as if to walk away from the pure shame of it all when she stops in her tracks.

"You," She says, her one exposed eye fixed on Matsuda.

"You're part of the Task Force."

B is now looking at him, placing the jam back on the shelf and only taking three jars this time.

Matsuda begins to get a bit flustered. Sure, he'd been the height of himself when he'd been given the job by L but.. Now that he's found them..

'What do I say?'

So, Matsuda does what he does best. He puts on his best Soichiro Yagami impression and strides towards the two teenagers.

"S and B, I presume."

"Touta Matsuda."

"L has asked me to look out for you and to take you to the Task Force HQ in the event that I should find you." Matsuda announces, attempting not to act shaken at the fact that this strange and slightly scary girl knows his name.

"Cool. We've been trying to figure out a way to get into your HQ all morning." B comments.

"Wait..," The girl says, putting her fingers to her mouth.

"...Watari doesn't now about this...does he?"

"No. L asked me specifically to not let him know. Though I don't see why he shouldn't.."

"Oh, there's a very good reason why he shouldn't." S, as Matsuda knows her, says seriously.

"What's that?"

"None of your business. Now, can you just take us to the Headquarters, please?"

"S-Sure."


L's phone rings, disturbing the Task Force and they all grumble, irritated. Digging it out from his jeans pocket, L flips it open and presses it to his ear.

After a moments silence,

"You found them?!"

"Found what?" Aizawa questions. L doesn't answer, noticing Watari in the corner, watching him.

"Good. Well done, Matsuda." L hangs up.

"Yes, L. What did Matsuda find?" Watari questions, walking towards the detective, somewhat threateningly, the Task Force notices.

"Just some chocolates I want to try."

"You usually ask me to get you treats like that, L. Are you sure?"

"Yes, Watari. Matsuda was going anyway so I asked him so as to not bother you."

"You better be telling me the truth, L. Or you'll know what'll happen."

L bows his head in acknowledgement and Watari walks away, muttering something to himself.


Matsuda arrives at Headquarters, Silence and B following behind. He gets them through the security and opens the door to where the Task Force is seated at computers, poring over information. The only members not present are Light and Misa as L had finally allowed them to go on a date together without supervision. He thought they deserved that much.

The remaining three men look up at the arrivals and L gets put of his chair.

"Hey, Lawlipop!" Silence says, rushing towards him and throwing her arms around him.

"Long time no see." B says, high-fiving L before sitting in L's chair and whipping out a jar of jam.

"Hey, I have some things for you." Silence says, unwrapping her arms from around L's neck. She rummages in her bag before producing a white laptop with a dark blue iPod sat on top, the earphones wrapped around them both, holding them together. She holds them out to L and he grabs them, smiling widely, something the Task Force have not seen him do. Ever.

"Oh my God, I love you!"

"You better. I also have.."

Silence returns to going through her bag and pulls out a packet of...sleeping tablets? Silence inspects the bags under L's eyes and sighs heavily and mutters something under her breath.

"Take these. Go. Bed. Now." Silence says, opening L's hand and placing the tablets on his palm. He wraps his fingers around them.

"Thank you, Silence. I really need these."

"You bet you do. Look at the bags under your eyes!"

"I know. They're ridiculous. Wait.. What about..him?"

"B can pretend to be you for the meantime, right B?"

"Yeah, sure. Old man won't be able to tell the difference." B says, scooping out more jam with his hands, much to the Task Force's dismay.

"Exactly. You go to bed and I'll just lurk around somewhere. Where is the old man anyway?"

L shrugs.

"Oh, I know where Watari went, if that's who you're referring to," Soichiro speaks up, peering at the three teenagers through his glasses.

"He left a note on the fridge in the kitchen saying that he has gone to the grocery store to fetch some more sweets for Ryuzaki."

"Alright, then. L, go to bed, " Silence says, practically pushing L out of the door and up the stairs.

"B! Get in your L pose! Good thing you have those contacts in.." She commands, descending the steps after successfully depositing L into the nearest bedroom.

B obeys, drawing this knees up to his chest and balancing on his feet.

"No jam!" Silence says, racing over and snatching it from his hands.

"But- "

"Watari will know. I'll buy you more!" Silence calls, running away, jam in hand.

B grumbles something non-decipherable but says no more, placing his thumb to his lips and putting his right hand on the computer mouse. He begins to stare at the information on the screen intently.

If the Task Force didn't know better, they'd think it is L himself.

"Excuse me, Silence?" Soichiro calls but he then realises that the girl is nowhere in sight, as if she hadn't been there at all. Although, they all know that she is somewhere, watching and awaiting the arrival of Watari.

Why all three of them seem so scared and resentful of Watari, the Task Force don't know.