Matsuda…
L and K both could hear a knock on the door, "Come on in." L said, with his thumb pressed to his lips sitting in his red chair in the 'thinking' position. But that was only the first mistake of the day, L assumed straight away that it would be Watari. Nope! Wrong.
"Hello L!" Matsuda said, "Where is everyone else?" completely oblivious to the fact that L told everyone to take the next two days off… There was a crashing sound in the kitchen while a bowl of creamy looking batter spilled onto the floor.
'Matsuda!' L thought bitterly, the sound of the steel bowl falling made them both head toward the kitchen, 'Kind I hope you're hiding.' He thought. They reached the kitchen to find a cat on the floor standing in a puddle of pudding on the floor, his little tail in the shape of question mark looking up the two of them with an innocent look. 'Quick thinking…' "Matsuda. You do know that you were supposed to take two days off."
"Oh really? You know I think I remember hearing that…" He scratched his head, "But since I'm here already why don't I help out a little?" He said quickly while walking over to the refrigerator… Just as he was going to open the door reaching out his hand his breath caught. A small framed girl was hiding beside the refrigerator with her back pressed against the wall, her round honey shaped eyes wide with wonder as she locked eyes with someone other than Watari or L in what seemed like an eternity… "Ummm…." Was all he could manage at first.
'Oh no…' L thought grimly trying to think of an excuse for this. 'I take back what I said…'
"L I didn't think… you had a partner." He looked away for one moment to see L, but when he looked back K was gone. "Huh?" He whirled around to see that she had hidden behind L, who he never noticed was so tall… "Uh…" Matsuda found himself speechless while being confronted with such an aggressive, and protective, look in L's eyes. Although you couldn't tell from any other facial expression what he was thinking his eyes exuded a dangerous aura, while the small woman hid behind him.
"Matsuda." He said calmly.
"Yes… sir?" he said quietly.
"This is K… she is not necessarily my partner, but she is my partner." Kind did not understand the meaning behind what he said, it was a contradiction to say that she was but wasn't…
"Oh…" he said knowingly, "I can understand why you didn't want to tell us about her."
"And I would appreciate it if it would stay that way." He warned him.
"Right." He said nervously, the three of them stood there Matsuda's eyes darted down to K's. He'd never seen such a pure look of curiosity in someone. "Hi." Her head tilted to the side and she moved slightly out from behind L, but L grabbed one of her hands, gently forcing her to stay stationary.
'We're not actually bound in anyway… she could leave any moment she wanted to. And she could leave with someone…' He felt himself becoming jealous, just at the fact that another man was looking at her. "Matsuda, I don't need your help today, I'm only going over the tapes from the two families for closer inspection. You all were instructed to take two days off, please go home." He said in a calm, but strict way.
"Right, I'll just be going then…" Matsuda locked eyes with Kind once more while walking past her his youthful brown puppy dog eyes wide with wonder. "Bye… then." He said very quietly. L remained still until he heard the clicking sound from the front door.
"It's not too late to send you back!" he suddenly said, Kind, surprised at his outburst, snapped her head at him ready to protest. "I don't care," he said turning to face her and putting a hand in front of her. "You're still going, and tonight, I'm scheduling an overnight flight, midnight will be your birthday and then I'm putting you on a plane straight home." He walked straight to his couch without even making eye contact with her, which was the only way she would argue. She grabbed the back of his shirt but he just walked forward anyway.
When they both heard another knock on the door she squeaked and hid behind him burying her face in his back. "Ryuzaki I'm coming in." But it was only Watari, L could feel her relax unhooking his shirt from her fists, leaning on him. "I just saw Matsuda leaving the building. Oh…" He said knowingly. "It would seem your secret is out L…"
'Secret?' Kind thought. Was her existence a secret?
"He agreed to be quiet about this…"
"And do you think Matsuda will be?"
"He had better hope that he is." He threatened. "But it doesn't matter she's going home tonight, book a plane back to England."
"I don't think that's possible L."
"Why not?" he said becoming irritated.
"Because as your guardian I can't leave you."
"What does that have to do with…" He cast his eyes downward Watari knew what L was going to do before he even thought of it.
"That's right L. You wouldn't let Kind travel alone but a flight to England would be a long one, and if something happens here your contact to the outside world would be on a plane for the next two to three days." Kind smiled victoriously hugging him from behind.
"Mmmmm… This isn't over. The moment I think of something your leaving the first chance I get." He said trying to wriggle away from her tight grip.
Okay that's it for now :)
