Author's note: Alright. L will be making plans now.

Oh yes. I will admit one thing. The reason why L and Light's hair were blue and red respectively was not to outline their relationship like the trope page said so (Yes I read it. Thank you very much). Instead... I honestly thought they were that colour. I mean... it's all like that in the artwork and the manga is black and white... T_T I'm Sorry!

Oh yes, sorry I have been late. I've been busy with summer school (Yes I am in summer school).

Chapter 11: Again

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L woke up with a start. Last he remembered, he was falling to his death.

"What's wrong, L?" A voice asked. Light was sitting across from him.

He took time to configure his surroundings. He was on the bus with Light. It felt really awkward to be in such a peaceful scene, considering the fact that -to him at least- a few moments ago it was the end of the world

He looked out the window. He sighed in relief. The world hadn't been destroyed. Nor had it changed drastically.

Nor had Walpurgisnacht managed to follow him to this date.

He opened his cell phone and checked the date. March 16. Before he and Light entered the school.

He hoped Homura remembered him.

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A few days later

"Do you like eggs easy over or hardened, Ryuuzaki-kun!" the eccentric homeroom teacher of Madoka's class asked, glaring intensely into L's eyes.

"Er... can they be eaten with sugar?" L asked, sweat drops running down his head. This scene again.

"Hey hey, Madoka," Sayaka whispered excitedly into Her friend's ear, "The new student teacher, don't you think he's kind of strange?"

"Huh! Uh, well... he's a little different..." she said, eyeing "Ryuuzaki Sensei"'s sloppy dress shirt and dress pants, as well as his ruffled hair.

"He looks like a child." Sayaka whispered back.

"Sayaka!" Madoka replied in a hushed tone, "You can't say that about other-"

"Please remember this, Ryuuzaki-kun!" The teacher's words broke into their conversation. "You should never be picky about what kind of eggs you eat! That goes for the rest of you boys out there as well!" she said, speaking to the class now. "If you grow up to be the kind of guy who would be picky about-"

"In other words," L interrupted, "You were dumped by your boyfriend over the kind of egg you made for him, am I correct?"

The class fell silent. No one and NO one stopped their teacher in the middle of her love rant.

"I... erm... well..." the teacher mumbled. "...we're beginning math now!" she said, trying to change the subject.

L sighed. He went through all this again. He looked around the class.

He saw Akemi Homura.

Their eyes met.

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Later that day

"I see we meet again." L commented to Homura. They were talking to each other.

"Yes." She nodded. "I see that something happened. Why can you remember everything this time?"

"I suppose it's because I touched the source of time travel." he told her.

"my shield? You touched it?" she asked.

"..." L remained silent.

"I don't remember you doing so."

"...I think it's best we stop talking about this." L told her. He supposed that it was a matter of shock. Thankfully. She forgot everything that happened before becoming a witch. He supposed it was the shock factor. But that was okay. On top of it all, at least Walpurgis didn't get a free ride to March 16th. That would have been a disaster.

"Anyways," L decided, "What now?"

"...we try again. This time, I will defeat Walpurgis."

L mused. "...good luck."

"Aren't you going to help?"

"I... have my own plans."L muttered. "Oh yes. Akemi-san, please pretend you don't know me."

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L made sure he did not miss this scene. To be specific, his meeting with Light at the cafe. He also underwent everything again. Meeting Tomoe Mami. Encountering magic. The talk at Mami's apartment. He made sure all of that happened. Each time, he pretended that magic was a new concept to him, although he did feel foolish having to fake his scream at the first mention of mahou shoujo. The fact that he had his first bite of cake untraumatized made it much better.

And so everything repeated.

Until the warehouse.

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"Good luck, Tomoe-san." L waved them goodbye in his aloof manner as he and Light watched the three girls walk into the labyrinth.

It was the same scene. Again, the woman was about to jump. Again, it was decided Light and L should go stop her as Mami and the girls went off to fight the witch. He

"Yagami-san," L said, "Stay here and catch her. I'll go stop her."

He had a plan this time.

March 25: Go up to stop the woman from committing suicide

L didn't bother trying to talk her out of it. He just ran and tackled her, dragging her away from the edge. She screamed and squirmed, but L made sure not to let her mouth near his hand. Eventually, she managed to jump, only to land into Light's hands. The shock of actually jumping made her unconscious. Not sure of what to do, Light gently set her down on the ground.

"What now?" Light asked as he gently set the woman on the ground.

"We wait." L nodded.

A few minutes later, the trio of girls emerged. In their hand was a grief seed. As L expected, Mami turned and threw it towards the shadow, only for Homura to catch it.

"I'll give that to you." Mami said with her usual smile. "It can still be used one more time."

Homura only continued to glare at them. That's when L stepped in. "Okay, are you two at odds at each other?" he asked, pretending this was the first time he met Homura in person.

"...we have some differences, Ryuzaki-sensei." Mami explained.

"Have you two tried talking it out?" L suggested. He could feel Homura glaring daggers at him. H was sure her primary thought was 'what are you up to?'. "Surely it would be much more efficient method of protecting this town from... witches if you two joined forces."

"We've tried talking in the past, but it did not work out." Homura cut in. She turned to Madoka and Sayaka. "I will warn you two now. Do not contract with Kyubey." she said coldly, delivering her usual warning to the girls. She turned to Light and L and glared. L figured there was only so much she could guess about what he was up to. In fact, he himself only had a vague idea of what he was trying to accomplish. He was still trying to get it all together.

Giving a mutual assurance of comprehension, L and Homura broke their gaze. Homura turned and left.

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It was several hours later; the moon was high in the night sky. L stood at the warehouse wall. Mami, Madoka, Sayaka and Light had all gone home a long time ago.

"Why are you still here?" Homura asked.

"...something I must do." L turned to the wall. He knelt and lay something leaning on the wall. A picture of a serious looking young girl with two blond pigtails.

Fiona Arkwood... L only stared. He stood there and said nothing, as if he was mourning. Perhaps, Homura wondered as she stared into his blank eyes, he was.

Perhaps.

It stayed that way for a few minutes, as L made a final goodbye. Then, taking the folder with her case files in it, transferred all the way from Scotland yard, he held it out in front of him, took out a lighter and burned it.

"If what I saw was true..." he muttered to himself, "I suppose I have one such exit." he mused. "...also, if Homura received her powers from Kyubey, I can only see that he..." he went off, trailing. He looked up at the moon. "...I should hurry."

It was not inconceivable that Kyubey would arrange to have him eliminated by the next reset.

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"32 Days Until Walpurgis Night."

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Author's note: I'm sorry that it was so short. The primary purpose of this chapter was to tell you all I am alive and well. Also, it sets the stage. Yes, what L did will make a large difference. Very large, in fact.