Do I Want Friendship or Do I Want Your Love?

Chapter 7: Exams and Clues (Kind of Filler Part 2)

"Okay, you may begin." I didn't pick up my pencil right away and glanced at L who was sitting next to me. He was paying attention to Light of course.

"Student number 162, sit properly in your seat. And you too, number 163."

"I can't sit any other way. If I do, my deductive ability will immediately be reduced by roughly forty percent." I giggled when I saw the man's expression and started working. It was simple enough, but I was sure I had to have gotten something wrong.

"Ryu-kun, you should've seen the expression on that man's face when you said that to him and completely ignored him. It was hilarious," I laughed as I walked out with him.

"If you say so, Nightana. None of your friends go to that collage right?"

"None of them wanted to. Everything's safe." He nodded and seemed thoughtful for a moment.

"Have you and Light talked at all about anything? Anything that seemed suspicious at the time?"

"No," I answered instantly, then something slammed into my gut and I remembered it. "Well, there was this one thing, but I don't fully remember it. He said something to me while I was.... crying," I hesitated to add and saw the surprise in his eyes. "It's a long story I don't want to explain." He nodded.

"Do you know what he might have said?"

"No." I felt like I'd know what it was if I thought about it, but I didn't feel like thinking like that. I had to believe Light was innocent; I was sure he couldn't kill someone. But then I remembered the creature that was talking to Light. I didn't know Light as well as I thought I did.

"Nightana?" I realized L was still talking to me.

"Sorry Ryu-kun- I mean Ryuga." He nodded. "What were you saying?"

"Are you sure you don't know what he said?"

"Yeah, but I don't know if I really know him like I thought I did."

"Why do you say that?" I shrugged, unsure what to say.

"I have to go home early though so I'll see you later or talk to you later. Bye!"

"Why don't I take you home? Watari can drive us." I shook my head."I want to go stop at a few other places," I lied. "But I'll call you later."

"Okay then. Bye." I left the place without him and soon was home. I went into Light's room since he was gone and looked around at first. Where would you hide something? Where would? I saw a few hide-a-books and took them out. I wrinkled my nose. I'd forgotten he had those magazines. I tried to guess someplace else. His desk. I looked around for a moment on the shelves and sighed. There was no suspicious anything on it.

That's when I caught sight of the keys in the lock. Curious, I opened it. I found a diary in there. Light having a diary. That's not normal. Not normal for him; I've never seen him have a diary. While I tried to make sense of it, I put my hand under the drawer and felt the hole. So there must be a fake bottom. A hole that size must be about the size of a ball point pen. Ink cartridge that is so... I reached into the place where he kept all his pens and pencils and pulled out a ball point pen. I unscrewed the pen and pulled out the thing, putting it in the hole. It fit and I found a fake bottom. I took out the diary and looked under the fake bottom. There was a black notebook.

"Hello?" I heard the call from downstairs and quickly dropped down the bottom, placing the diary back in the middle and putting the pen away. I moved to one of Light's bookshelves and started scanning the books for something to pretend to ask to read. "Night?" I looked over, really startled and smiled at Light.

"Hey Light. I was just looking for a book to read. If you don't mind."

"Do you want some mystery novels?"

"Yeah!" He nodded and walked over to a shelf next to mine."Here, this is my best novel I have right now that I'm not reading." I smiled and took the book, glancing at the cover.

"Thanks."

"Were you looking for anything else while you were in here?"

"No, not at all. Why would I be looking for something?"

"You're right. I have some studying I need to do. Can I have some privacy?"

"Oh, sure." I left and closed the door behind me, heading to my room. "What was that in his desk?" I murmured, trying to completely make sense of what the words had said. I had seen D, t, N, t, and e, but that was it. I wrote down this clue, swallowing the sick feeling I had. I didn't want Light to be Kira, but he might very well be. I bent over my desk and started crying, tears dripping off my nose onto my paper. When my phone started vibrating, I didn't glance at the number or anything and answered it. "Hello?" I sniffled, trying to get a hold of myself.

"Night? Is something wrong?" It was L.

"N-no."

"You're crying. Why?" I wiped my face on my arm and tried to act in a better mood.

"I'm not crying," I tried to lie.

"I can hear you crying. Will you tell me what's wrong?"

"Why is it any of your business?" I snapped, now mad. "It's none of your business to what goes on."

"Yes it is, especially since you work on the Kira Case."

"No, you don't need to get involved on it!"

"Night-"

"Leave me alone, please," I sobbed, now losing it.

"Night," he said softly, "please, I want to help." I thought I heard some pain in his voice. I wanted to go to him and to talk and cry in his arms like when I was six. Right before I had left him for those thirteen years of my life....

"Ryu-kun, can you pick me up please," I answered quietly, "I want to get away from here. I don't think I can be home so much anymore. It hurts to be."

"I'll come get you. Do you want to stay in my hotel room?"

"Yes," I whispered, clutching the dog tag in my hands. "I'll get some bags ready and then I'll tell my father."

"Tell your father first." I nodded.

"I will. Goodbye, Ryu-kun."

"Bye Night." He hung up and I felt a pain deep in my chest rip open. Light must have heard me as I cried for he walked in and then Ms. Twilight did as well.

"Light," I gasped out, "can you go get father for me? Please."

"Sure, Night." He handed me over to Ms. Twilight and she stroked my hair as I cried in her lap for another moment.

"Nightana?" she asked in my ear.

"I'm going to stay at Ryu-kun's house for a little while. Until the Kira case is done."

"You'll be coming home though, right?"

"I will, but I'll be there most of all."

"I'll stay with you. Watari and I can get caught up." I nodded and Soichiro came in.

"Night, Light said you wanted me."

"Father, I can't stay at this house all the time now," I informed slowly and quietly. "Ryu-kun suggested that I could stay at his house and now I want to." He hesitated to nod. "Fine, Night. If that's what you want."

"Thank you. I'll get a few things ready. He should be here soon." Soichiro nodded and left me. Ms. Twilight helped me get together some bags and just as I was hauling the last one downstairs, I felt my phone vibrating in my jeans.

"Are you here?" I asked when I answered it.

"I am Night."

"Ms. Twilight said she'd come over later tonight if that's alright."

"It is. Do you need help?"

"No, I'll let you go so I can get out." I hung up and dragged my stuff outside. I felt the pain from earlier growing bigger as I saw his car and Watari came out, putting my bags in the trunk. L opened up his door and scooted over for me. I nodded when I saw my family and then climbed in.