A/N: I know, the last chapter was horrible. I hope this one is better!
Disclaimer: Look, I don't own anything that seems recognizable. Taylor Swift belongs to Taylor Swift. Selena Gomez belongs to Selena Gomez. Secrets belong to OneRepublic. Death Note belongs to Ohba and Obata. Kayla...actually belongs to me! Yay! And so does her family and stuff, but if you ask nicely, I'll let you borrow her. ^-^ Just PM me, 'k?
Chapter 7
L's POV
And so it was decided. I would track down Light Yagami myself. I would sit for the entrance exam, ace it along with Chief Yagami's son, and I would attend To-Oh University as a student. The team agreed, after I had to convince them extensively.
10:00. Most of the team had gone now—no, all of them had gone, except for one person. "Yes, Kayla-san?" To say the least, I did not expect her to do what she did next. She slammed me against the wall, her face inches from mine, something unfamiliar burning in her eyes. "Ryuuzaki, I have no intention of letting you go and face Kira all by yourself." Ah. So that was what she was feeling—protectiveness. But, why? "We do not know if he is Kira yet," I said, attempting to fight back while still being pinned to the wall. "You do. You just need the evidence to convince everyone else," she shot back. Well, she had me there. "That is true. However, I'm still not allowing you to go alone." I sighed. After a half-hour of debating and arguing, I agreed to let her come with me, and she released me from the wall. "But what is your alibi going to be for following me around most of the time?" I asked her musingly. "I dunno, that I'm your girlfriend?" I considered that. "That sounds reasonable." She whipped around. "Wha-? I just—" I grinned, and slowly backed her up against the wall. "Ryuuzaki…what are you doing…?" I didn't answer her. Soon, we were so close together that my forehead was pressed against hers. Her cheeks were slowly turning red. I leaned in, and the next thing I knew, I was across the room with pain blossoming in my chest. Kayla was staring at me, wide eyed, her right hand still balled up in a fist. I gingerly probed my chest. That would bruise later. "You're stronger than you look," I commented. She said nothing, a deep flush finally working its way to her face. "I-I need to get to my hotel room," was all she said before turning and making her exit, leaving me to wonder why I had done that and what she was thinking.
Kayla's POV
My face was on fire as I left—no, fled—from Ryuuzaki's room. I was out of the hotel and out on the street before I knew it. I took in a few breaths, and slowed down. I was near one of my favorite bakeries that I'd noticed on my first two days in Japan—iipan. I walked over and ordered some blueberry scones, and nibbled on one as I walked in the general direction of my hotel. What I'd told Ryuuzaki was sort of true—I kind of did need to get to my hotel room if I was not aiming to be a zombie tomorrow. But I couldn't help but have the events that occurred in the hotel room run though my mind over and over again. Hundreds of questions were running around in my mind as I walked in my room and fell on the couch. Was he really going to kiss me? Did I blow it? Does he hate me now? Or was he trying to intimidate me? Was this a personal thing? Does he like me? Do I like him? Where was Watari when this was all going on? Why was I blushing? Why did I blush back there? Then the questions took an alarming turn for the worse. Does he like me? Do I like him? Why does it bother me so much? Why am I worrying about this? Does he like someone else? Or was it me? Does he still like me? Did I just destroy something that could have been great? Am I going crazy? What was the look on his face? What was going through his head? Does he hate me now? Or does he still like me? Did he ever like me? Am I reading too much into this? Why was I blushing? Heck, why am I still blushing? And—if he kissed me, would I like it? Was he going to kiss me? What would it be like to kiss him? Would this be a "don't ask, don't tell" thing, or would it progress? Why was I thinking so much about it? I shook my head. I couldn't afford to have those kinds of thoughts in my head. To clear my head, I plugged in my slightly neglected iPod Touch, and cranked up the volume, something I didn't do often. Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift came on. Uh-uh, that only brought up more unanswerable questions. Round and Round by Selena Gomez. No. That described my situation, something that I was trying to escape from. Year Without Rain by Selena Gomez. No thank you. That also brought up questions. Fearless by Taylor Swift. Dang it, wasn't there something I could listen to without thinking about him? Finally, I settled on Secrets by One Republic.
I need another story
Something to get off my chest
My life gets kinda boring
Need something that I can confess
Til' all my sleeves are stained red
From all the truth that I've said
Come by it honestly I swear
Thought you saw wink, no
I've been on the brink, so
Tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics never jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
My god, amazing how we got this far
It's like we're chasing all those stars
Who's driving shiny big black cars
And everyday I see the news
All the problems that we could solve
And when a situation rises
Just write it into an album
Singing straight, too cold
I don't really like my flow, no, so
Tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics never jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away…
After this song, I got up and got into the bed, falling asleep as soon as my head was on the pillow.
The next morning was much better. I listened to Intuition by Selena Gomez as I went through my morning routines.
I gotta go with what feels right, whoa whoa
Don't always need a reason why, whoa whoa
What's the problem compared to
The weight of the world
Quit trying to please every
Man, woman, boy and girl
Better pick up the pace
There ain't no time to waste
Tomorrow's never promised
So I started living for today
I'm gonna follow my intuition
Telling myself to listen
Everything's gonna be okay
It's gonna be a good day
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
It's gonna be a good day
Follow my intuition
It's gonna be a good day
I walked out, dressed in a soft green sweater with a v-neck and comfortable dark and loose jeans, and some sneakers. On a complete impulse, I braided my hair and pinned on something I'd almost never worn—a silver clip with a pearly flower on it. It had been a gift from my mother, a long time ago. I took a deep breath, and walked out to face the day.
A/N: Whew! I know, I know, way too many songs, yadda yadda yadda. I had a total song list for this, and I couldn't resist putting them in. Well, L made a move on Kayla-only, neither of them understand what's happening! Yes, L was a bit OOC there. But then, he kinda has to be, to be in any romance, right?
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Yeah, you've got a point there. Well, hopefully the next chapter will be better! ^^;
TBC
