"L... do you know.. what?" I was talking to myself, or maybe talking to him. I don't know which.

L stared at it. Then he looked away.

"L, do you want anything to eat? I'm kind of hungry myself, so I can get something."

"Cake sounds good right now, thank you."

I nodded, walked into the kitchen, and cut two slices of cake. I placed them gently on paper plates so the strawberries wouldn't slide off, and so the frosting wouldn't be smashed. I got out two plastic forks and put them on the plates as well. Then I put one of them back, remembering L doesn't use a fork at all. I carried them back the room with the comuputers. L ate his slice, practically before I blinked. He almost swallowed it whole!

"Anything else I can get you?" I asked, purely out of old habit.

"No, I think I'm fine for now."

I ate my cake and took a break on working on cases for today. All three of us did. It was my suggestion, considering we never do anything other than solve cases. Watari agreed, and L agreed. Whether Watari influenced L's decision, I didn't know, but L looked like he needed some sleep at the very least, but some kind of break. I walked to the library and looked for a new manga series to read. I saw one called Naruto that looked interesting. I've heard that it was very popular, but never bothered reading it myself. I grabbed the first five volumes and checked them out at the window. Of course, I needed a library card. L told me that I should never give out my real name, so my alias was either Yuki Watanabe or Amaya Takahashi, whichever I felt like that day. For my library card, I put down Amaya Takahashi.

After I checked out my mangas, I thought about L. He needed something to do. What was he interested in? He loved detective cases, so maybe a detecive novel? No, he would solve it before the book had barely started. Maybe another manga? I read The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and I enjoyed it, but I don't think L would like it. Well, maybe he would. If he didn't read it, I would just read it again. Or he could read my Naruto mangas. Whatever would make L happy, would make me happy, I guess.

Did I really care about him that much, that whatever would make him happy, would do the same for me?

Well, he did take me in. He did feed me, help me with anything, ask for my opinion, give me a bed, and pretty much take care of me in any way possible. He was like, well, I don't know what he was like to me.

I checked out the second set of mangas and walked back to the hotel. Watari smiled as he saw all of the books in my hands.

"Going to do some reading on your day off?"

"I planned on giving some to L. He needs something to take his mind off of detective work while keeping his brain working."

"Ah. Well, I'm going to go out to America for a couple days or so. I expect that you and L will get along fine while I am gone," Watari explained.

"Well, all right. See you in a few days, Watari!"

He nodded and walked out of the door.

"Oh, and Nami!"

"Yes?"

"Take care of him, please."

I laughed. "Me? Take care of him? Sure, all right!"

I walked into the computer room, setting down my stack of mangas.

"L? L, are you in here? It's so dark, I can't tell."

"I'm over by the window."

My eyes adjusted to the lack of light, and I walked over next to him. I stared out the window with him. The city was beautiful at this time of day. Around 5:45 p.m. The sun just started to set and the city was busy with people. It just made you think. Maybe it helps L think. I see how it would. It's just one of those things. Looking in a mirror would sometimes help me think. Sometimes I'd just stare into a pool, or a body of water, and watch the ripples in the pool, and look at the patterns. It just was fascinating to me somehow.

See? Looking out that window made me go off on a tangeant.

"I brought you mangas, if you want to read them. Would you like to read with me?"

He looked over at me. He stared into my eyes. His eyes looked like they were yearning for something. He nodded and looked over at the stack of books. He walked over to them, and he took a good look at them. Like he was examining them. He picked up volume one of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and read the summary. He did the same to Naruto.

"May I read this one?" he asked, holding up The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

"That was the series that I originally picked for you. I figured it'd be right up your alley."

He nodded and turned the cover. He held the book unusually. He used his thumb and index finger only. I suppose if you get used to doing that, it would be simple to do, but it looked difficult. I picked up the Naruto volume one and began reading. Ninjas. An interesting topic. It was funny in a sense, but the actual plot line was quite serious. It sat next to L the whole time. He seemed really engulfed in the story. I eventually got tired, and I was too lazy to get up and go all the way across the rather large hotel room to my bed. I just rested my head on L's shoulder. He didn't seem to mind it much. I think I drifted of into sleep.

When I woke up, I found myself in my bed.

He picked me up, set me in my bed, and placed the sheets over me.

I smiled.


-author's note- A chapter that is a bit strange today. Not a typical chapter. However, it is relevent to the story. Just wanted to say that. xD