A/N Hi everyone! I was going to wait till the weekend to post this chapter, but the amount of reviews I got for the last chapter encouraged me to get up earlier! Yay for motivation!

From here on out I'm going to respond to every review I get; starting now. By the way, everyone who reads/reviews this story is absolutely amazing!

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Okay! Now that that's out of the way, on with the story!

I was woken up some time later by someone softly shaking my shoulder. "Please wake up Miss. Adams."

My eyes slowly opened. "What is it?"

A nurse stood in front of me with a tray. "Your breakfast is ready Miss. Adams." On the tray sat a small bowl of cornflakes, a single slice of brown bread and a tall glass of orange juice. "Here," the nurse said as she lifted up a spoon of cornflakes. "I will help you eat."

When the nurse had finished I thanked her and she made to leave.

It was then that I caught sight of the lollipop that was still sat on my lap. "Could you please take the wrapping off of the lollipop for me?" I asked as I realised how badly I needed something sugary after eating a breakfast of soggy cornflakes and dry bread.

"Yeah sure." She came back over to me and pulled the wrapping off the lollipop before carefully placing it in my mouth.

"Thanks." I muttered around the lollipop stuck firmly in my mouth.

She nodded. "No problem."

The nurse turned away from me only to come face to face with Light Yagami who had positioned himself in the doorway.

"Oh hello." The nurse said politely.

"Would it be okay if I took Paige for a little walk?" He asked politely.

The nurse blushed slightly. "I'll have to get a wheelchair but that shouldn't be a problem."

Light beamed a huge smile at her. "Thanks."

"No." I said stubbornly. "I'm not going anywhere with you Light."

The nurse looked between the two of us; clearly puzzled. She was probably wondering why I was turning away such a good looking boy. Well he's only good looking on the outside. The inside is warped and twisted.

"I'm her boyfriend." Light said with no hesitation. "I just want to speak to Paige in private for a few minutes." Light smiled again. "Please?"

"I suppose I could allow that." The nurse blushed again.

"No." I said firmly. "We're through Light. I don't want to see you again." Two can play at that game, Light.

I turned to face the nurse. "I spilt up with him because he was cheating on me. I don't want anything to do with him anymore. You understand, don't you?"

The nurse's hands clenched into tight fists.

Bingo. You've lost Light.

"No wait-" Light tried.

Too late. I thought. All I have to do now is cement the lie. "It was terrible. I was walking our dog through the park down the road and I saw Light making out with Tomoe on a bench. She was my best friend." I let two tears run down the side of my face. It wasn't hard to fake a few tears because the pain killer was wearing off and my arms and legs were really burning.

"I-I thought we h-had something special, Light. I-I guess I was wrong." I turned away. "Just go."

The nurse was now shaking with anger. Her knuckles were turning white. "I think it's time for you to go now, Mr. Yagami-San."

"You don't understand-" Light said in his defense as he waved his hands in front of his face.

"I'm not supposed to let my personal feelings interfere with my work. You'd better go before I do something that we will both regret." The nurse dismissed Light with a wave of her hand and came over to me and rested her hand on my arm. "It's alright. Please don't cry."

I glanced at Light over the nurse's shoulder. His eyes were full of malice and hate; the chaotic emotions swirled around violently in his, supposedly, innocent eyes.

It wasn't hard to read his eyes. They said: 'You will pay.' Light then spun on his heels and went storming off.

"Thanks for that." I said to the nurse as soon as I was sure that Light was out of earshot.

"It's no problem. If he ever bugs you again just let me know, okay?"

"Cheers." I responded with a smile.

"Is there anything else that you want me to get for you?"

I nodded. "My hands and legs are burning. Do you think I could get some pain killer?"

"Yeah, sure. Give me a minute." The nurse left the room and came back in again a minute later with a box of strong paracetomal and a glass of water. "Here I'll just take the lollipop out." The nurse carefully removed the lollipop from my mouth and with her help; I was able to swallow the paracetomal. After I was done she placed the lollipop back into my mouth.

"Thanks." I mumbled around the lollipop stick.

"No problem. Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"Could you please tell me the time?"

"Um…" The nurse glanced at the small silver wrist watch on her right wrist. "It's just gone one o'clock."

"Already?" I asked in disbelief. "How long have I been asleep?"

"A long time actually." The nurse shifted her position on the bed. "The man from yesterday, I think he was called Ryuga, came to see you earlier. I told him to come back later as you were completely out."

"He already came? Was a girl with him?" I asked.

"No. He came alone." The nurse replied.

"Did he say when he'll be back?" I asked. I don't think I can take much more hospital food… I added on the end silently.

"No, but he did leave this." The nurse reached into a pocket and pulled out a blue lollipop. "He wanted me to give you this when you woke up."

I lifted up my cut hand and carefully took the finished lollipop from my mouth. "Could you please unwrap it and pass it to me?" I asked. I would un-wrap it myself but I can only use one hand for now…

The nurse nodded. "Certainly." She un-wrapped it and passed it to my left hand.

I placed it in my mouth carefully as to avoid opening the cuts. "All I need now is something to do…" I muttered.

"Oh, Ryuga also left you this." The nurse picked up a book off of the bedside table. It was a book titled: 'The Canon of Sherlock Holmes."

"Oh okay then. I guess that solves my boredom problem." I said as I attempted to take the book from the nurse.

"The Sherlock Holmes books are amazing. It was very thoughtful of Ryuga to lend it to you." The nurse then opened the book to the first page and placed it in my lap.

"It sure was. Thanks for your help." My eyes fell down to land on the page and the nurse made to leave.

"I'll see you later."

I nodded. "Thanks again." I said as I began to read.

I was on page forty-nine when I heard a voice calling to me from the doorway. "Miss. Paige-San Ryuga-San is here. Shall I send him in?"

I reluctantly tore my eyes from the brilliant book in my lap. "Please do."

L was stood inside the doorway a minute later. "Hello."

"Hey Ryuga, come in." I responded.

"How're you feeling?" L asked as he crouched down in the chair next to my bed. He stared at the dirty red converse shoes on his feet for a second before he kicked them off. They hit the floor with a rejected thud.

I glanced at the shoes for a second, before moving the lollipop to the other side of my mouth so that I could talk. "I feel better thanks. I've just taken some strong paracetomal so I'm not in pain."

L nodded. "That's good to hear."

"Oh and thanks for the lollipop and book. I was really in need of something sugary after the breakfast they served. I was then subjected to immense boredom so the book really helped."

L wiggled his toes into a comfier position. "I detest hospital food."

"Same here." I responded.

"I'm glad you like the book. The Sherlock Holmes series is one of my favourite series. I have the whole set in five different languages." L answered.

My eyes widened. "Really? How many languages are you fluent in Ryuga?"

L looked up. "Twenty seven as well as a few languages that aren't used anymore."

My eyes widened so far I thought they were going to pop out of their sockets. "And I felt good about having a C in French."

"I have always had a great interest in different cultures so it only seemed natural for me to learn as many different languages as I could."

"You would make an excellent language teacher, Ryuga. I wish you could teach me Japanese…" I muttered my thoughts aloud.

"I shall teach you then." L responded.

"Really?" I asked.

"Why not? I found Japanese quite easy to learn. I should be able to teach you."

"Awesome!" I would have punched the air but that probably would have ripped my cuts on my arm wide open…

L nodded. "I'll teach Pippa as well."

"She'd love that. Speaking of Pippa, where is she?" I asked as I looked around.

"Asleep." L responded simply.

"Still? What time is it?"

L cocked his head to the side for a second. "It is three minutes past two." He answered as he righted his head again.

"Wow… That sure was accurate." I responded. How did he do that?

L shrugged. "Accuracy is very important to me."

I nodded. "Fair enough. So how come Pippa's still asleep?"

"Well… She was really worried about you last night and it caused her to be unable to sleep. She fell asleep in the late hours of this morning."

"So that's why you came alone…" I trailed off. Penny lost sleep because she was worried about me?

L nodded. "I thought about waking her before I came, but I didn't think that was a good idea…"

"You were wise not to wake her. She hates being disturbed when she's sleeping."

"Yes. I don't think she's a morning person. I also toyed with the idea of waiting for her to wake up before I came to get you, but I figured you would want to get out of here as soon as you could."

I nodded. "You got that right. I hate hospitals…"

L stood up and walked over to the door; completely abandoning the shoes. "I'll go and get a nurse to prepare a wheelchair."

"Cheers." I responded.

L nodded before he left.

He returned a minute later with a doctor who was carrying a bag and a clipboard.

L then began to speak quickly in Japanese. The doctor replied back in equally quick Japanese and my head went back and forth as I attempted to follow the fast exchange.

The doctor then nodded and passed the small bag to L before he hurried from the room.

L opened up the bag and glanced inside.

I stared at L.

He noticed and looked at me as if to say 'what?'

"I can't understand Japanese." I responded. "What was that all about?"

"Oh right." L closed the bag and held it up with two fingers. "In this bag is a variety of painkillers, several rolls of bandages, a box of plasters and instructions." He slung the bag over his shoulder and shuffled across the ground to his shoes.

He bent down and picked them up. "You are allowed to leave here, but you will have to report back here every other day for a check-up. The doctor has left to collect a wheelchair and a female nurse to assist you in getting in."

I pulled at the light blue hospital gown. "Am I going to have to leave in this?"

L shook his head. "No you won't. I have already dealt with that. The female nurse will also bring your clothes and help you get changed."

"You really are thorough when it comes to planning things through." I commented.

L simply shrugged. "It's necessary."

"Fair enough." I replied. "Are you not going to put the shoes on?"

L shook his head. "I despise shoes." He took the bag off of his shoulder and shoved his shoes inside. "There; out of sight out of mind."

I simply blinked. "Why do you hate shoes so much?"

"They block the pores in your feet and stop them from breathing. I can never think straight when I'm wearing shoes…"

"Don't clothes do the same?" I replied.

"Yes, but I can't go around without any clothes on." L stated simply as he rested his thumb on his lower lip.

I blushed slightly at my own stupidity. "Well that's true…"

"Quite so." L responded and an awkward silence fell upon us.

My eyes fell down and I cursed myself repeatedly for my immense stupidity.

Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note. Wow… How many times have I said that already? I only own Penny, Poppy and Daria.

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