HOLY COW GUYS, I'm so sorry! Almost 2 weeks without an update, don't hate me!
Literally, I had no time to write at all! I started this story when school started, which in retrospect was pretty stupid of me (oh well) but I haven't really had much work to do until now, all of a sudden I just got a pile of work and was so busy with extra-curricular things and personal stuff I couldn't find time to write at all...:/
I am going to do my best though, updates might not be as frequent as before but I haven't given up! You guys are my biggest inspirations! :D
Yes, I'm going to bring in Light Yagami soon, don't know how that's going to turn out...I think at that point I'm going to deviate from the actual plot line though.
But enough talking! Onto chapter 9! Finally! (: (btw those "..." you see in between paragraphs are meant to be perspective breaks...I don't know, ok?)
Locke sneaked a quick glance over at the raven-haired man sitting beside her. It was still awkward for Locke to think of her crying on him. She'd gone so long without crying, but it all had to come out sometime...unless you were L, of course. Locke hadn't seen any emotion from him whatsoever, apart from their fight and when he had held her after. She still didn't know why he did that. L was just so...awkward, it was hard to think of him as caring. Locke was fascinated by him. She wanted to study him, to see if there really was a man behind the mask of the famous detective. She wanted to know that he wasn't just blank, that he actually felt things and was just very good at hiding them.
But you do know he's not just blank, her inner voice whispered. You know, because you were him once. Locke bit her lip at that thought. After her dad died...it had been a rough period for all of her family. Locke had at first been violent, rejecting anyone who had confirmed her father's death. She would scream at her teachers in school, slap her classmates if they tried to help her with her things and cursed at almost everyone who crossed her path. She went on a path to self-destruction.
Frowning. Locke tried to push those memories back to the corner of her mind. They weren't helping her now; it did no good to dwell in the past.
That's not what you thought back then, the voice came back and whispered again. Locke shook her head to try and get rid of it. She had been constantly haunted by that voice since her father's death. Sometimes it was encouraging, praising her for her accomplishments. Other times, it got angry, harsh, even abusive at times. Locke was sure it wasn't normal, but she didn't want to be accused of going crazy, so she kept quiet about it.
'Locke?' L's voice broke through the silence, startling Locke. She turned and looked at him.
'What? Did you find something?' She asked.
'No...you're staring into space and shaking your head, I'm concerned you might be having some kind of fit. If you aren't, by all means continue your work,' L said, shrugging. Locke ground her teeth. He's so annoying...He's never going to talk to me voluntarily. How boring. She coughed to clear her throat.
'So, L...um, when can I go see my sister?' Locke asked cautiously, sneaking a glance at the detective. L's toes twitched.
'She is very traumatized...Probably due to the fact that you abandoned her. I don't know if she would react well to your presence at the moment,' L said. Locke frowned.
'But she's my sister! I have to see her! At least, if she's alright...please, I'm begging you,' Locke pleaded, scooting her chair closer to L's. L bowed his head and half-sighed, half-growled.
'I suppose if you will stop your infernal complaining, I could allow you to see her,' L grumbled. 'Just don't spend too much time there. I'll be waiting for your return.' He half-turned away from Locke, just as she launched herself out of her chair and onto L.
'Thank you so much! I'll be back right away!' Before L could shove her away, she bounced off L and ran out of the door. L sighed, frustrated.
'You don't even know where she is,' L muttered after Locke's retreating form. 'So impetuous...'
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Locke was halfway down the hall before she realized that she had no clue where to go. 'Damn...' She sighed, slowing to a walk. I'm not turning back to L, he'll just mock me, she thought to herself while casually looking in every door she passed. Door after door she passed, but none of them held her sister.
'How many rooms are there?!' She grumbled in frustration. 'God, L, we don't need to house the whole population of Asia in here...' She sighed again. The hallways in the building were so boring...For a place that looks so expensive, it sure is plain...she thought as she wandered the halls. I wonder who designed it. A song popped into her head at that moment and she groaned internally. Now it's going to be stuck in my head forever. Unless...I get it out.
Locke quietly started humming to herself, mumbling some words here and there and she strolled down the hall.
'Hmm this is hmmhm meant, hmmmmhm were spent, hmmmhmmmhm right to the top, don't hold back,' Locke got louder as the song progressed, so by the middle of the song she was just about shouting as she danced down the hall.
'I don't ever wanna let you down! La la la la la lalala! Lalalala city never sleeps at night, it's time to begin, isn't it, la la la lalala now don't you understand, I'M NEVER CHANGING WHO I AM!' She finished by shouting at the nearest door, before stopping for a breath. Unbeknownst to her, L was watching her antics the whole time.
'...This was a bad idea,' He sighed, watching Locke prance about the halls. 'I should have left her on the streets...'
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Locke stopped suddenly. The hallway seemed...different from before. More gray...more desolate. She had a feeling she would find her sister here. As she moved down the hallway, she heard faint sounds from a nearby room. Rushing through the door, she found her sister curled up on a bed facing the wall, whimpering softly. Locke inhaled sharply.
'Hey...it's me. Your sister, Locke. Remember me?' Locke bit her lip as she approached her younger sister. She reached a tentative hand towards her sister's back. As she made contact, her sister flinched away and the whimpering increased. Locke bit back a sudden sob.
'Please...I know what I did was wrong, but I...I couldn't help it! You were dead to everything! I couldn't help you! I couldn't...I couldn't do anything without...without falling apart myself...' She hung her head as a tear rolled down her cheek. 'Please...forgive me. I know..I know it's hard but at least, could I see your face? Please...Dany, it's me. Your sister.' Locke slumped to her knees, trying to hold back tears. I love you so much...Although she had never said it to her sister before, she realized that no matter what state her sister in, no matter how big a pain she was, her sister was all she had left. If she doesn't forgive me...I don't know what I'll do.
'L-huh?' Her sister hiccupped as she rolled over to face Locke. Locke lifted her face and stared at her sister. She smiled weakly.
'Hey, Dany. Long time no see, right?' Locke tried to make the atmosphere less tense. Her sister frowned.
'You..where did you go?' Her sister asked haltingly, in the voice of someone who hadn't spoken in a long time. Locke grimaced.
'After...after mom...had her accident...I couldn't, I couldn't keep taking care of you. They would have taken us away, and I couldn't have let that happen. Dad...I needed to...continue his, um, work. I couldn't...I can't let his work be in vain. I can't let his life just go like that! And you...well...' Locke broke off, lower lip trembling. Her sister, who had gotten more and more upset as Locke's speech went on, was breathing rapidly.
'You...you left me!' She cried, sitting up. 'After...you said you would never! You said we would always be together! You lied!' Her sister threw a pillow at Locke, then fell on the floor and started hitting her. Locke just sat there, taking it all in. Her sister was wailing and insensible, the blows she landed on Locke were hard and angry but Locke just bowed her head. I deserve this.
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L sat watching the screen, fingers hovering over the button to call security. He didn't understand why Locke wasn't fighting back, or leaving the room. Why would you just sit there while being attacked? He thought angrily.
'Come on Locke, get up!' He growled, finally caving in and pushing the button when he saw blood staining Locke's shirt. He was perched on the edge of his seat as the security came in and wrestled Locke's sister away. As they dragged her screaming from the room, his eyes were glued to Locke's figure as it slumped over onto the floor. Locke...why did you do that to yourself? Why are you so...so stubborn! He stood up abruptly and made his way to the doors.
'Well Locke, if you're going to keep this up, I'm afraid you can't keep working here,' He muttered to himself as he stuck his hands in his pockets. 'Stop getting yourself into situations that result in your injury. It's tiresome, not to mention delaying to our work. If you can't restrain yourself, you will be removed from Taskforce.' He mumbled to himself as he moved through the hallways, making his way to Locke's room. He hesitated outside the door for a moment, then walked in. He stopped when he saw Locke lying in her bed, all bandaged up.
'She's injured quite badly,' Watari said from beside her bed, as he finished putting a bandage on her arm. 'I have given her some sleeping pills along with a painkiller to help ease her injuries, but I'm afraid she won't be able to work for a while.'
L nodded, not really hearing what Watari had said. He moved closer to Locke and grimaced a bit when he saw the bruises that covered her body. He reached a tentative hand out to a bruise on her temple, but when his fingers brushed it, Locke flinched in her sleep and turned away. L stared at her for a few seconds, then abruptly turned away and walked out of Locke's room without ever saying what he'd originally come to say. I'll just tell her later, he thought to himself. She has to stop. I will send her back to the streets! But even he couldn't convince himself that he meant it.
So things are heating up...finally :D Yes, i finally decided on a name for Locke's sister! I have been reading George Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire, a.k.a A Game of Thrones etc. and I love Daenerys's name, so I took it for Locke's sister (: Oh, the song Locke was singing is It's Time by Imagine Dragons, you guys should check them out! They're great! Btw, that song is not just a random thing I wrote in there to fill up this chapter, it will have some significance later on. That's all I'm saying for now XD
Reviews! (ILOVEYOUALL)
MYcookies: Wow, I can have him? Thanks! :D Not gonna lie, Stein's sexy
hi.1.1.1: Haha, I guess we are both lucky and unlucky, but thanks for following my story anyways! :D I'm trying to update as quickly as I can, but my teachers just love to give homework...-.- But thanks! I'm glad you like it!
Memory25: Phew, you're actually happy with it? I feel so accomplished! Hopefully I can keep it up...*sigh* :p Yeah, I just wanted people to see the way she thought...or more like, how she deals with stuff. Ugh, if only there was a personality book made by the creators of Death Note for all of the characters, everyone would be set XD
Minnesota1: HA, I know right? I wanted it to be not like Locke won outright, but more like it showed her determination and will to go on :p Oh, I don't know, I just like him as a person, I don't really keep up with everyone's political happenings...Like, did you see the press conference where Obama said he was going to show a video of his birth, then he showed a clip from the Lion King where Rafiki held Simba up on Pride Rock? XD Sorry, that just really made me crack up. My grade? Well, I will tell you that I'm in high school but if you're asking for specifics, everyone I know would probably rip my head off for telling a stranger (no offense)
bluestar2848386: Thanks! I'm sorry, this update is just for you! :D I'm not sure, actually that's a lie it's going to be when they get to know each other a little better...(that's all I'm saying for now :P) Aw, thanks! I was cheering for her too! XD Thank you so much, I promise I won't give up! Oh, quick question, does your name have any significance, or is it just a bunch of numbers? :p Sorry, it was bugging me...
Putting the disclaimer at the end so no one has to read it: I DO NOT OWN DEATH NOTE, IMAGINE DRAGONS OR THEIR SONGS, THE SERIES OF A GAME OF THRONES, GEORGE R. R. MARTIN, AND THEY DO NOT OWN ME. thanks.
