Miko: -pokes- See? Not a month! Hmm...Light's quite bipolar in this story, isn't he? Of course, he's supposed to be because he's got some serious problems that will all become clear in the next few chapters. But I wont spoil it for you! The only reason this update was so late was because I was supposed to have an endoscopy, which wouldn't have been a problem, but the day before I tripped in a hole and broke my ankle and had to go to the emergency room where they gave me pain killers that made me sleep for like a day and a half. xD But it's all good now.


Help Me

Ryuzaki,

I don'tt need your help. Kira is clearly gone. Not onlly thatt; but I doon't really care about you, aand nnow Misass heere, youu cann foccus onn yourr casse. Please stay safe,

Liight

The message made no sense the first time I read it. Then I noticed the spelling mistakes. Light was meticulous about grammar and spelling, so there must be some code I wasn't getting. Taking out the extra letter gave "tltoanseuncnrs," which held no meaning and was not a scrambled word. I then tried deleting all the misspelled words.

"Ryuzaki, I need your help. Kira is clearly gone. Not. But I really care about you. Please stay safe."

But why had he misspelled his own name? Perhaps he no longer had full control? Maybe Kira was growing stronger, and Raito didn't want me to assume he was who I was speaking to? The possibility made me shudder, and I had a strong desire to run to Light now and take him far away from everything that could hurt him. I blinked in surprise. Perhaps my feelings for Light were deeper than I had anticipated. I pushed them aside and tried to focus on what was best for Light.

Obviously the first thing I should do was get rid of Misa. I could have Watari contact every realtor in the area and pay them off if they agreed not to show a house to Misa. Of course, that was only a temporary solution. Then - and I wasn't sure if this was my emotions or logic speaking – I had to get Light out of the asylum, and to somewhere that I could watch him twenty-four seven. Wammy walked in the room and I turned to face him.

"Wammy, please prepare a room for Light as soon as Misa and Sayu are gone." It showed just how much control Wammy had that he didn't even look surprised. I forced my thoughts away from Light once again and back to the murder case. I had lost interest, and already found the murderers. I drafted a quick email to the police department with all my notes, and set the notes on a desk for Wammy to file.

"Goodbye, Ryuzaki." Sayu and Misa came out of the bedroom and into the living room. Misa was sulking and refused to look at me, but Sayu came forward and smiled at me. "Thank you for letting us visit with Light."

"Please take care of him." She whispered, so quietly Misa couldn't hear. I blinked, wondering how much Sayu understood, and the look in her eye confirmed my fear.

"Of course." I said. "Goodbye." And then they walked out the door.


"Hello, Light." I walked into his room, and he looked up lifelessly from the bed.

"Koibito." Light said the word without emotion. He pushed himself into a sitting position and faced me. "Thank you for bringing Sayu and Misa yesterday. I really enjoyed seeing them."

"Why did you not tell Misa what you said you were going to?" I cut to the point. Light looked at me with pleading eyes I ignored. "Light-kun needs to tell me the truth."

"Did you ever consider maybe I still care for Misa?" He said through clenched teeth. "And I don't see how it's any of your business anyway." He turned away and I sighed.

"You are coming to live with me, Light." I said, deciding to face that battle another time. "You may argue, but I am fully willing to use whatever force necessary to get you out of here. You are no longer improving, and my house is as secure as a prison. You are leaving this place." That shocked Light out of his moodiness.

"What?" He stood up, fists clenched. "You have no right, Ryuzaki. What if I don't want to be stuck with you forever? Maybe I'd rather just stay in here and go crazy then live with you!" His eyes were pleading with me to listen to him. Whatever was going wrong, he was afraid. I needed to figure out if his fear was for himself or for me.

"Unfortunately, I have permission to hold criminals at my house, as part of my status with the world governments. If you'd like, we can return to Japan, though I will not let you see Misa again as clearly she has not been a positive influence." Light punched me in the gut and I doubled over, but before he could recoil, my foot shot out and connected with his jaw. He was knocked back, but he lunged at me and tackled me to the ground, landing on top of me, face contorted in rage.

"Light-kun does not wish to hurt me." I observed. He could easily wrap his hands around my neck, but he refrained. Instead, he snorted and pushed off of me and walked back against the wall, which he slammed with his fist.

"Don't tell me what I want, L." He said. "You have no idea." I rocked up and stood in one movement, and I walked until I was standing behind Light.

"But I do, Light." I said. "You have no idea how well I know you. And I can help you. You just have to let me." I put my hand on Light's shoulder and he shuddered, but didn't pull away. I felt his body shudder, and I knew he was holding back tears.

"Fine, L." He said. "I'll go back with you. But don't say I didn't warn you. I'm messed up."

"I'm not afraid, Light." I said, trying to convince him. "I'm going to fix you, no matter what it takes. I don't want you to hurt anymore." Light looked at me strangely, as though trying to see through me and I shifted; uncomfortable.

"I'm afraid." He whispered, and the vulnerability behind the words brought a pain to my chest. I fought the urge to hold the boy close to me and comfort him. The moment passed and Light composed his face into a controlled mask.

"I have a car waiting to take you now. You don't need to take anything with you." I indicated the guard watching, one I'd never seen before, could come in now. "You'll have to be restrained, of course. But as long as you go quietly, there's no need for sedation."

"I'm ready." Light held out his hands for the handcuffs, and the guard put them on roughly. When he went to shove Light, I held up my hand and glared at him.

"You may leave." The guard walked out and Light gave me a look of thanks. I walked out the door and he followed. We made it almost to the doors when Dr. Lovell strode up from a hallway, heels clacking.

"Excuse me. Where do you think you're taking my patient?" She laid a hand possessively on Light's shoulder and stopped him from following me. I turned and faced her.


A/N: Kind of cliffhanger-ish? Maybe?