On the way to the house Matt began to get extremely nervous. The more he thought on it the less he wanted to go through with this. He was absolutely terrified to see Misa again. Everything was just happening way too fast. One second he was dealing with some douchebag customer and now he was in a car, with Kira, on the way to see his ex-girlfriend who just so happens to be the second Kira. Yeah things were going just a tad bit too fast for him. Not to mention he still didn't trust Light. In the back of his mind Matt envisioned Light taking him out to some secluded area and murdering him. He was too paranoid to remember that wasn't Light's style.

Matt began fidgeting with his phone to try to hide his discomfort. It didn't work though, Light saw right through him. It amused him to see the redhead so distressed so he started to drive slower. Matt took no notice of the decreased speed instead he sent an emergency text to Mello. Within seconds he got a reply demanding to know what was going on so Matt explained. Mello just told him to calm down and that it was probably a good thing that he talks to Misa. It calmed him a bit but Matt still had his doubts.

Misa was putting the finishing touches in her special sauce when the guys walked in. She took one look at the embarrassed Matt and flipped. Without thinking she launched the pepper at him. Light noticed before he did and quickly ducked out of the way. It exploded against the wall just barely missing Matt's head.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" she shouts picking up the salt.

"Yeah that's my cue to leave." Light says before quickly fleeing.

Matt watched him go in disbelief not seeing the salt flying at him in time. It hit him right in the temple making a thud as it bounced off his head and hit the floor.

"Answer me right now Mail Jeevas!" Misa shouts searching for another item to throw.

That's when Matt knew he was in trouble. Misa never used his real name, ever! He was beginning to wish Light had taken him to some secluded area to murder him.

"I would but you keep throwing things at me!"

That wasn't the best thing to say. Misa became even more livid and threw her cutting knife at him. It nicked his shoulder but otherwise caused no damage to him, their door however now had a nice sized hole in it.

"Get out now! I never want to see your face again!" she shouts breaking down in angry tears.

Feeling as though he was risking his life Matt stealthfully made his way to Misa. Before she could make a move to stop him he had both her hands pinned together. "Now I'll let your hands go if you promise not to throw anything else or attempt to harm me in any way."

"I'll never promise you anything. I hate you!" she spits trying to break free of his grasp.

"Can't we just talk about this like adults?" he asks desperately.

"No! Why should I listen to you when you didn't listen to me even though I begged you?"

"Look I didn't even want to come here but your crazy ass fiancé forced me. I would have been gone the second you threw that salt at me but surprisingly the guy had a point so I'm not leaving until I do what I came here for." Matt says releasing her hands.

Misa stared at him in wonder. Did he really just say Light brought him here? It didn't make sense to her but then again Light did say he was bringing a guest over and he was there when Matt walked in but why? Why would Light bring Matt here? Suddenly all her anger left her and she just felt tired. Too much was happening too soon.

"Ugh I don't feel like dealing with this." She admits returning to her pervious task of cooking.

"Huh, giving up already? I expected you to put up more of a fight."

Misa shot him a glare over her shoulder. "Well I've changed a lot since you last saw me."

"Yeah that's what I hear."

"What do you mean?"

"That's why I'm here Misa. He told me you don't do anything these days but sit around and mope. He's so worried about you he actually came to me for help. I knew it was a waste of time but he was convinced this is what you needed. To be honest I think we both do. I know I really fucked up but I'm here to try to fix it." He says sincerely.

"Maybe you're right but I don't think I'll ever forgive you. You have no idea how much you hurt me."

"I'm sorry but hey this is a good start. Just go ahead and say everything you've ever wanted to say. Don't hold anything back." He says laughing nervously.

"I don't even know what to say to you. Really I just want to know why. Why didn't you even give me a chance and why didn't you come sooner? Why did you need Light to convince you?"

"I was afraid of getting hurt. I knew you loved me but when I see you with Light it's just, I don't even know how to explain it except that it's as if you're made for each other. You compliment each other in ways I've never seen before. It's weird and I didn't even want to try to compete with that. I didn't see the point in it and you were right, I still loved Mello. Getting involved with him for you just didn't seem worth it at the time. It wasn't until later that I realized how big of a dick I was and by then you were engaged so I figured you were doing fine and there was no reason for me to mess it up. That and I was too ashamed.

He sucked in a deep breath and continued, "I'm really sorry Misa. I honestly never meant to hurt you and I regret it more than anything. You are the most amazing girl I've ever had the pleasure to meet and you didn't deserve that, especially after what you just went through. I could apologize for the rest of my life and it still wouldn't be good enough to make up for what I did. That's why I didn't come sooner. I didn't see the point and I honestly thought you were happy. You looked so happy when you announce your engagement. If I had known how sad you were I would have come sooner."

"I'm not sad, I'm empty. I just kinda gave up on life. I'm so tired of getting hurt that it's just easier not to feel."

"And how is that working out for you?" he asks.

"Pretty good actually." She giggled.

"Yeah it really seems that way. You have a heartless jerk worried about you."

"You shouldn't call yourself heartless." She joked.

Matt laughed, "Well at least you haven't lost your sense of humor."

"Actually I think that's the first joke I've made in over a year." She paused, "Ugh I really hate you! I'm supposed to be angry but instead you have me laughing."

"I'm just awesome like that." He laughs.

"So how have you been anyway?" she asks.

"Ok I suppose. I'm back with Mello, but it's been awkward. I have a pretty awesome job but I can't enjoy it partly due to the dumbasses I have to work with and partly because it reminds me of you."

"Oh what do you do?"

"I'm a floor manager at some fancy electronic store."

They spent the next hour catching up and joking around with her occasionally getting up to check on the food. She was having fun for the first time in what felt like ages. Matt always did have a way of making her smile when she didn't want to. She didn't realize until then how much she truly missed having him around. That was why she was so upset with him, why it hurt so much when he left. He was her sunshine in a dark world and for him to behave in such an awful way crushed her. He was the last person she thought would hurt her and he did in a really big way. Somehow though she didn't care anymore she just wanted him back in her life.

However she didn't want to get back together with him. She understood now that a relationship with him was just impractical. They were meant to be the best of friends and nothing more. Doing so would only lead to heart break for the both of them. Besides they were both back with whom they belonged with. Though Misa knew her and Light still had a long ways to go until they could be happy.

When all the food was done Misa informed Light via text. As they waited for him to come home Misa pulled out her old system and the two began an epic battle. Of course both forgot just how competitive they can get. So as the game progressed so did the argument.

"You cheating whore!" Light heard Matt scream as he approached the door.

He stared at the door with horror thinking the worse. Dreading what lay on the other side he slowly opened the door hoping he was wrong. There he found the two side by side on the couch fully immersed in their racing game. Neither noticed him come in as they shouted obscenities and playfully shoved each other. He smiled softly seeing Misa so joyous. However at the same time he wanted nothing more than to rip Matt's head off for being the one to make her smile like that when Light had tried so hard and failed for the past year to make her do so. He'd never felt so jealous of another human being his whole life.

"Victory! Misa wins! Misa wins!" Misa screams excitedly slamming down her controller in triumph.

"Only cause I let you." Matt mumbles dejected. He would never get used to Misa beating him, no matter how many times she had done so.

"Suck it up loser." She teases before turning to face Light with a bright smile, "Welcome back home Light!"

He smiled back at her as he crossed the room to place a kiss on her forehead. His smile grew bigger as he notice Matt shift awkwardly side to side. Soon though he was the shifting awkwardly, not long after he got home they sat down for dinner. Throughout the whole thing Matt and Misa talked. Misa tried to involve Light in the conversations but it never worked out well, it just made things even more awkward. So when dinner was over she pretty much rushed Matt out the door to alleviate the tension.

When he was out the door she turned to Light with her most charming of smiles, "Thank you Light."

"For what?" he asked bad tempered. He was really regretting bringing Matt here.

"You know what so thank you. I really needed that."

He just grunted in reply. Realizing he wasn't in the mood to talk Misa let out a sigh before pulling him into a hug. She felt him relax a little at the embrace and smiled. It wasn't much but it was a start.

"You're not going to leave me again are you?" Light asked quietly pulling her tighter against him.

She looked up at him in surprise shocked to find that he looked close to tears. He was fighting against them but Misa could tell he was close to a break down. She hadn't seen him look like that since L died. It frighten her and saddened her all the same.

"Of course not! What would make you think that?"

"You're happier with him. You're never like that with me. I mean I know part of that is my fault but still it hurts knowing I can't make you as happy as he can." He admits looking away.

"That doesn't mean I want to be with him."

"How can you say that when you've been a walking corpse since we got back together and he shows up and you're all smiles and laughter?"

"Because I've been waiting for you to leave me. I didn't want to set myself up just to get hurt again but you going out of your way to bring him here to cheer me up proves that you really care about me. I didn't think you did before. I thought the only reason you took me back was to prove to him you're better. I honestly didn't think you really wanted to be with me." She tells him burying her face in his chest. It wasn't the full truth but it was kind of true.

"In that case let's start over again. Besides they say third times a charm right?"

"That would be great!"

They share a passionate kiss to seal the deal. The rest of the night they send tangled in the sheets making up. By the morning they were happier than they've been in years. Everything was finally as it always should have been.