A/N: Three things before you read the chapter.
One: I have decided that there will be romance(ish) between L and Sam. Not too much, L's not an overly emotional person(duh), but there will be a little fluff, and Sam likes L.
Two: I apologize for the angst that appears in this chapter. I couldn't help it.
Three: I'M SO SORRY! I feel so bad! I can't believe I left this (mostly) abandoned for almost a year! I have excuses; I had writer's block, school, I forgot, etc., but it doesn't really matter. Just that I'M SO SORRY! Okay, I've apologized, please don't kill me.
Also, I apologize in advance if this is bad. Nix is busy (I think she said something about moving) and I just wanted to get this out because I felt you guys had waited long enough. I mean, I think the chapters okay, but that's just because I don't want to admit that my writing probably isn't as good as I think it is.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my chapter!~ ^,^
Eleventh Chappie!
Sam's POV
I sighed as I ran a hand down my face. I was sitting in me and Alex's room, feeling, well, abandoned. I know that Alex liked Light and vice versa, and I'm fine with that, happy for them even!, but that didn't stop me from feeling sad, and, am I jealous? Yes, I think I am.
I know that I don't like Light, so that isn't it, but, was I, was I jealous? Jealous that the person they love, loves them back? Yeah, I think that's it. I know I'm attracted to L, it is obvious to me, but I am almost 100% sure that he has no romantic feelings for me. I don't even know if he considers me a friend. I mean, come on, he's L. He barely has any emotions in the first place, how could he feel something as complex as love?
I also knew that I was jealous of Light. Not because he was romantically involved with Alex (I'm not into incest, thank you very much!), but because when Alex -my chibi-chan, mylittle sister- needed comfort, she didn't come to me. She went to Light. When that happened, my heart ached so bad, I thought I had a heart attack for a moment.
I glanced over at Alex's empty bed, and my heart ached once more. She probably spent the night with Light.
I sighed and ruffled my hair a bit, deciding to head to the kitchen to get some cake. Alex was probably still asleep, and I needed to calm down. If I didn't I'd probably decide that Light wasn't worth saving and just let him become Kira again. And that would break Alex's heart, and probably make her hate me, so I couldn't.
I walked out of my room and saw one of the pictures of Alex and Light I had posted everywhere a while ago. I reached out, about to tear it down, but then I realized that in the picture they both looked so content and happy. I sighed again, and resolved to stop being jealous. I knew it would hurt Alex if I continued. I gave a firm nod, and headed to the kitchen, resolved to make Alex happy, even if it meant lying, even if I was hurt in the process.
I wandered slowly into the kitchen, thinking. I knew that L had invited some "acquaintances" of his so they could help on the case. He introduced them last night, though I wasn't paying much attention, too busy sulking. A girl named Wendy or something (who, apparently, is a spy/surveillance person), and a guy named named Aiper or whatever. He's apparently a conman. I couldn't remember why they were coming though. Meh, I don't care. Glancing into the fridge, I grabbed a strawberry cake (that was labeled "For L, do not touch", which I ignored) and started munching on it with a spoon that was - for some reason - once again in my pocket as I meandered into the main room.
I saw L and Light and then Alex, cuddled up to him, and I winced - I still felt abandoned - but I shook it off and put on a smile, flopping cheerfully onto a couch near L. "Heya guys!" I said happily, and my heart warmed when I saw my chibi-chan beam at me.
L turned, and...pouted? He pouted when he saw that I was eating his cake. He opened his mouth to say something, but I just grinned cheekily at him, so he closed it again and said instead "Aiber will be going undercover as one of my other alias', Eraldo Coil, into Yotsuba Corp. to find Kira."
I nodded my head as I stuffed a piece of cake in my mouth, pretending to be interested, only half paying attention.
Yagami-san suddenly appeared from somewhere and said, "The police chief said that if we continued working on the Kira case we would be fired. For blah, blah, blah, reason."
The Aisawa guy was all like "Wha?! But what about our money and families and all that stuff! I quit! I care about my family, and I want money." Okay, he only sorta said it like that. He was a lot more serious and angry. But I was only paying attention to know the barest point of what he said.
Anyway, the guy was all "I quit!" and he threw his Kira case badge thingy on the floor and headed to the door.
Then L said in his very monotonous voice "What's-your-name(again, not what he actually said, I just don't to care about that Ai-something or other's name), if you stayed, you would still be payed for your services."
Then the angry guy got angrier because L was testing them or something.
"Sam?" I looked up startled. It was Light.
"Hm?" I asked absentmindedly.
"You okay? You look a little unhappy, and you've been staring off into space for quite a while."
Before I could respond, however, Alex spoke up, almost smirking. "Oh, don't worry, she always does that. It normally means that she has an idea or is thinking deeply. Well, that or she's bored."
"Ryuuzaki!" Misa's voice rang through the room, much to my irritation. Why does her voice have to be so loud?!
"Yes, Misa-chan?" L responded in a monotone.
The irritating blonde held out her phone and pressed a button. There was talking, but once I heard Misa's voice I tuned out until I heard the words "I am Kira."
That, of course, caught my attention real quick. Hello? We've been searching for the guy for like, a year.
My mind, as it is oft to do, was distracted by that thought. Has it really been a year? I glanced at my phone to check the date and I froze. October 25. I knew, since I made sure to commit it to memory, that L was killed on November 5. Almost ten days. That's all I had left until he died.
I have to do something! Not for the first time in the last three years, I cursed that I hadn't watched the Death Note anime back when I had the chance. If I had, I would know what to prevent!
"..m! .am! Sam!" I jerked out of my thoughts and realized that I was staring at my phone, which had long since turned off, taking a glance around the room, everyone was watching me, most worriedly.
I turned to Alex, who had been calling me, and plastered on a big fake smile. "Yeah Alex?"
She eyed me and said slowly, "Sam, I've been calling you for the last five minutes. What's wrong?"
I blinked confused. Really? I had been lost in thought for that long? Keeping the smile on my face, only this one was more confused than fake, I replied "Oh. Really? Uh, nothings wrong, I was just thinking about before Ant sent me on that wild goose chase, that one show we loved. Uh, so, what's going on?"
She nodded understanding my message; I need to speak to you, it's about an event in Death Note.
It was L who replied this time. "We have been discussing how we will catch Higuchi. We have decided to..." I let his words wash over me, making sure to commit the plan to memory so I could review it later as I thought of ways to keep L alive. How about...no, that wouldn't work. Or I could...no that would depend on how he's killed, and I don't know other than that it was because of the Death Note. Damnit!
I scowled, glad that no one was focused on me, too busy planning. I briefly focused on them, there was something about Sakura TV, Matsuda, and tricks, before starting to think again.
Finally, I excused myself, heading up to my room, Alex following soon after. We needed to talk about what our plan was for the future.
A/N: So, how was it? Reviews please! And I don't know when the next chapter will be out. You'll have to ask Nix. Flames will be used to make chocolate chip cooks!~ ^,^
