Chapter 10:

Misa's hands were clammy and her face was pale. She was in walking distance to Light's home. She looked back into the car, at the two men occupying it.

"What if he kills me?!" Misa whined, playing with a piece of her hair out of anxiety.

L bit his thumb and stared at her. "I highly doubt that'll happen. Misa, you have the second notebook. You wouldn't shake his trust with that fact."

Watari nodded in agreement and added into the discussion. "Besides, you have a phone. Call us if you need help, we'll be there."

Watari was such an assuring, wise person. Although he was L's adoptive father, he was like everyone's father. Misa gave him a sweet smile.

Watari lifted up what looked like a sniper's gun. "Trust me, dear. You're in good hands."

Misa walked up to Light's doorstep and Watari parallel parked a few blocks away to avoid suspicion.

She gave a knock and his mother opened the door. "Hello, who's this?"

"I'm Misa! Are you Light's mum?"

"Oh, Misa! That girl he went on a date with yesterday… ready for another one already? Wow, Light must be lucky." She chuckled.

She was so sweet and innocent. Misa felt horrible for her, knowing that her son is a mass murderer. She deserved another child like Sayu, Light's younger sister.

"I guess he is! I'm just here for a visit, I hope I'm not being too clingy."

"I'm sure you aren't."

"What's up?"

"Just studying, how about yourself?"

"No wonder why you make all A's. I just thought I'd make a visit because I have the exact same notebook as you!"

Light flinched in confusion and irritance at the blonde's bubbly, excited announcement. "How is that possible?"

She handed him the notebook and smiled. "I found one, that's how!"

Rem showed up in front of him, standing next to Ryuk. Light raised his eyebrows in shock and surprise from the tall, ghastly woman's presence. Her almond shaped yellow eyes were serpent like and her full, lilac lips scowled at him in weariness.

"I have an idea! So, do you think we should trade notebooks for a day? Maybe after we go for a walk?"

"A walk? Misa, I'm really busy, I don't have time for y-"

"Misa walked all the way down here to talk to you and this is your response?!" She let out crocodile tears, latching a vice grip onto him. "We're the only two humans so far with a death note! Doesn't that mean something?!"

Light sighed and patted her head. "Alright, fine… I'll go on a walk with you. Let me get something before we go."

With great stealth, she slid her own real notebook into her bag to hide it. Then, Misa took the crafted notebook out of her purse and handed it to him as he traded books with her. He noticed that she decorated it. With red lace, a bunny and a Bauhaus band logo… weird.

Misa eagerly held onto his arm as he walked her out of the house. Once they opened the door, Watari was hiding around the corner with chloroform and a rag, ready to strike. He approached quickly behind Light, who was distracted by Misa's annoying nuzzling of his arm.

Before Light new it, he was in the headquarters, chained to L with handcuffs.

Misa crossed her arms, huffing. "Couldn't you have chained Light to someone else, Ryuu~? It gets him in between you and me!"

"Misa, this is for the greater good… We need to solve this case."

Light was confused and annoyed. So, Misa, an airheaded, blonde Elvira knock-off, is secretly working with the FBI as a sugar baby for a detective?

L rolled his eyes as Misa clamped onto his arm. "L! I don't want us cuddling in the same room as this psycho!"

"So, I'm a psycho?..." Light asked, playing innocent, in a way. He was killing criminals, shouldn't he be a hero, in a way? She even told him how cool it would be if Kira killed Lind...Misa is a lying bitch, isn't she?

"Uhh, yeah… You killed like, 15 people at least!" Misa stood up, feeling red in the face, angry that her L just had to be chained to stupid Light Yagami and now the two can't even have some time alone together.

L grabbed her by the forearm, pulling her back down onto the couch. "Do you want to be chained to me, too?" He inquired, whispering softly into her ear. She blushed at that.

"I-if you want that…"

L gave her a grin.

"But it just seems wrong... And weird to chain someone to you…" Misa sneered, pulling her neck from the two in mild disgust. "Can't you just like, chain him somewhere? Maybe confine him in a room?..."

"Misa, this must be done for the good of the law."

Misa scoffed, rolling her eyes. "First of all, who the heck does this? Criminals belong in isolated cells, not chained to Misa-Misa's boyfriend!"

Light cringed at the couple's bickering. He knew she was annoying but she didn't know she had an equally obnoxious boyfriend who had no concept of acceptable eye contact. He felt as if L was creepily staring deep into his soul.

"If you'd stop undermining my authori-"

"This man is DANGEROUS! What if he kills you?"

"Then I'd be dead."

"Great deduction, Sherlock! Which is why we should interrogate him from afar!"

Later that night, Misa sighed, leaning against the bed as she read some fiction books for comfort. She felt Rem and Ryuk's presence and gave them a sad wave.

The two inched closer to the melancholy girl sulking on the floor, who was listening to a depressing Joy Division album on repeat. Out of sniffles, they head her. "R-Rem?..."

"Yes?"

"You're powerful. Will you promise that L will never die from Kira's hands?"

Rem looked hesitant, turning her head to Ryuk. "Why would you ask that?"

"Light's a murderer! Light is chained to L and I - I love him! I don't want to lose him! I lost everyone else I love… L is the only human I have left for now…"

Rem was always so confused by humans. "I'm really just here to protect you. Why would L matter?"

"If L dies, I'll kill myself to be with him!"

Ryuk let out a snicker of amusement. "Quite the clingy one aren't you -"

"Shut up, no one asked you." She huffed.

Ryuk shrugged and went on chuckling. Rem remained stoic, looking at the poor girl who was so strong to have endured what she went through, but so vulnerable to this mean, cruel world.

"If it grants you protection to be with L, then I suppose I could…"

Misa smiled, still crying. She got up and hugged Rem tightly. "Thank you! Thank you, Rem!" She nuzzled the taller woman. "You're like a fairy godmother… Thank you!"

Ryuk appeared closely to the two ladies, crouching down to meet Misa's eyes. "Hey, if you grant me with a supply of apples, I'll do the same for you and this L dude."

Misa slowly turned her head to Ryuk.

"But don't you promise Light's protection?" She shuddered. "I'll only make the deal if you don't grant Light's protection."

Ryuk shrugged. "I never did. I just find it amusing to see humans like him or you go about their daily lives. It's like a zoo to me."

"Gee, thanks…" she sighed. "Well, a few apples is a steal for complete protection, for the love of my life, from two gods…" She smiled at the shark-toothed man, hugging him. "Yes!"