Sorry for the long wait but here it is chapter 11 in it evil drama size so hopefully it goes well. There are so many mixed emotions in this part that I was like sniffle, "I'm such a emotional loser!" To "Oh my god yes- ha-ha-!"To "Noooooooooooooooo!" Kind of deal…
I think I'm going insane…If I already wasn't. Ah…Yeah.
Warning: This chapter has slight insanity and lots of drama, I mean LOTS of drama. Some might even be like really sappy. LOL OOC warnings?
IMPORTANT NOTE: The things I wrote in here please don't take offensive! Especially the religion part. I have nothing against that and I do believe in it so please don't knife me or kill me or put bad omens on me or anything bad like that! I did not mean to offend ANYONE.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Death Note. The title of the chapter also belongs from Shakespeare's quote, "To be or not to be, that is the question?"
XXX
Previously: With a carefully planned out idea by Light, he was able to get Lidner to thinking Misa was the one hiding the Death Note so he could be one step closer to using her to find out L's real name.
XXX
Chapter 11: To Trust or Not to Trust
Everything just had to be a dream because none of it made any sense. The single fact that Misa was already yearning to be able to join in that ring of laughter along side of her greatest enemy who had become her greatest ally in a couple of days was all wrong. If she really wanted to be with Light shouldn't she be doing everything in her power to see him again? Yet here she was standing aside L while he watched as Matt placed a Band-Aid over Mello's busted nose.
Her eyes shifted to look over at L as he was smiling, naturally, considering she had blurted out how bad she wanted to crave his attention after their little spat. He had told her to choose one person she wanted to be with, Light-kun or him? It was a hard choice to make because both of them were very attractive and equally intelligent.
Mello wouldn't stand still for Matt as he was angry that Matt ducked on purpose to get him nailed by one of L's super kicks that rivaled those of kung fu mastery techniques.
"Awe would little Mello want something to satisfy his pain like a little piece of cake?" Matt joked nudging his best friend and Mello smirked.
"Chocolate if you will please since you are so humbly offering." Mello replied and Matt grumbled, getting ready to stand up to go back to the kitchen but Mello grabbed him and pulled him back down to his seat. Matt raised a brow in confusion but then sighed when he saw sparkly eyes set on L. "I would much rather prefer if you did it for me L, considering it's your fault that I sustained this injury."
Matt rose up his right hand and placed it on his face; he should have seen this coming considering Mello is an addict for L's attention. L sat across the table next to Misa this time around and he had been chatting with her silently until he heard his voice.
"Who called me?" He asked a bit lost, and Misa giggled while Mello puffed out his cheeks in annoyance.
"I did L!" Mello yelled and L lifted up his thumb nibbling it, unsure what to say to avoid angering his student anymore then he should have. Mello glared at L who stared back blankly and Misa's eyes just darted between the two boys in wonder.
"He wants cake from the cafeteria, but I'm not entirely sure we can even get it." Matt spoke up, and all three eyes shot towards him with a question mark over their heads. "We're just guests, and all." Misa tapped her cheek and tilted her head.
"I've never seen the cafeteria with sweets before." L sent her an irritated look.
"Maybe because you took it upon yourself to not eat for the last few weeks in order to please your precious Light-kun, ne Misa?" L grit out and Misa paled, she had forgotten that little detail. She tapped her hands on the cafeteria with a light laugh to avoid the death glare L was giving her but the boys decided to add to her humiliation.
"It's a double whammy." They said in unison and Misa sank down in her seat to the point she was eye level to the top of the table. She swallowed and looked at L who clearly wasn't amused.
"I should be able to get cake, let's go Misa." L said quickly, tugging on her arm to pull her up and out of her seat but she struggled.
"Can't I just stay here with the boys?" Misa asked with a plea; she knew if she went with L he would scold her again for wanting to be with Light.
"Yeah we can watch her!" Mello cried out and Misa gave him a small thank you glance, he didn't return with a nod. Mello's true intentions weren't to help her out at all; he just wanted to keep her away from their mentor. All she was capable of doing was making him angry and that didn't suit him very well. Besides him Matt nodded in agreement, placing both hands folded on the table and told L they wouldn't let her out of their sight but L wasn't very convinced.
"Misa will stay with me." He replied and both Mello and Matt's stature fell.
"Don't you trust us L?" Mello asked, fairly puzzled by L's tenacity to want to watch one young woman.
"While you boys have your smarts, I would rather prefer she was with me than the two of you." Misa crossed her hands over her chest, this was getting ridiculous.
"It's not like I'm going to run away L." Misa mumbled out but L wasn't paying attention to her at this point and she rolled her eyes at the irony. Matt stood up in his chair getting upset, he did not like the tone L's voice was in and Mello also looked equally pissed off.
"What are you trying to say L?!" They both yelled and L sighed, raising his hand to calm them down, they were both over emotional teens.
"I remember calling you here for different circumstances such as discovering some information for me," L spoke trying to jar their minds. "Yet you continue to slack off and hang around me." The two boys winced; he had hit it right on the nail. "Thus Misa will be with me since I can't seem to trust you in completing one simple task." This time no one complained so L told Misa to come and she reluctantly did.
She followed behind him to the line yet at some point at the sight of the similar looking criminals that trifled with her earlier she ran passed him at a chance to earn some retribution. When the group from before spotted her they all nudged to their boss, who now wore a bandana to hide most of her obvious bald spots. Anya glanced in direction of Misa and snorted at the little tyrant.
"Everyone look, Kira wishes to eat!" Anya yelled and everyone in the line turned to glare at the newcomer even the lunch lady at the register didn't want her to be there. "Let's make sure she stays away from our food. We don't need it contaminated!" A couple of, "Rah Rah Rahs," were heard after Anya's speech and Misa growled.
"I just want a piece of cake for a friend." Misa replied, trying to get a tray but a person quickly came and snatched it away, shoving her to the ground.
"Get your own twit." A man sneered, and Misa sweat dropped that the size of his muscles, nodding that she got the point. Only laughter rang around her as she dusted herself off but it all fell silent when a hand was lowered to her offering to help her stand.
Misa looked up to see L scanning the room, he gave a fierce glare to Anya and she grumbled turning back to get her meal. Others also seemed to mind their own business and Misa wondered if they all encountered L before considering he was a world famous detective. They must have had some respect for him or were afraid of him and Misa started laughing at the imagination of people running away from Ryuzaki like he was a monster. L glanced at her in confusion and she beamed a smile in his directions continuing her chuckles.
"Well isn't that cute, a detective and a criminal together. It's like beauty and the beast, except there's one problem which one isn't the beast?" A female prisoner snickered close to the man with bulk muscles. She hand short spiky blue hair that rested on her shoulders and glimmering green eyes with a fashionable smirk on her lips.
"Shush Minnie," Anya instructed pointing over at L who looked as dull as ever in Minnie's eyes. "L means businesses that shouldn't be tampered with." Minnie turned toward the less important purple haired cell mate and scoffed.
"Oh no, L is going to thrown me in prison, oh I'm so scared, the horror except guess what? I am already in prison! What he doesn't see is like what BB said earlier when he punished that little witch - this is a whole new play field and L is on our territory now so he best be prepared to face our wrath." Minnie said calmly and spun around to get her meal. Misa expected L to retort or say something smugly back but he was silent as ever as they moved forward in the line. She simply couldn't believe he was going to let that wench go for insulting him like that.
"Yeah well I'd rather be a beast then look like trash." Misa grunted loudly and Minnie froze as her fellow comrades started laughing away at the joke.
"Trash, she said you looked like trash." One of the males pointed out and Minnie closed her eyes growling before turning to slap the head over the idiot that made that comment.
"I heard what she said you dolt." The male cowered before her presence and apologized rather quickly knowing this woman wasn't just an ordinary criminal.
Apparently the way Minnie killed people was by old fashioned hanging yet her ways were much more in humane. She would tie up their hands and place them on top of a horse and then rope their necks to a tree. Then slap the horse on the rear, making it gallop away to the point the person was pulled forward before letting swing back and forth for about six minutes. This would make the person think they had a chance to live trying to swing on out but in the end they could never climb up.
She was trailed up but was given the insanity plea when she claimed that watching them swing was like wishing for her mother to come home and take her out to swinging like they used to. There was no doubt she was insane but the fact that she enjoyed every little bit of it just like BB did made her too dangerous to ever walk freely again. They were two of the same murderous intent but this one was more controlling. Minnie grinned at Misa and clapped her hands to applaud her bold move.
"Very well done sugar, but I best watch your back, there might be something sharp sliding down it soon and that would be a token from BB I would think." Misa shivered at the reminder of such a man, and L placed a hand on her shoulder whispering,
"Don't pay attention to her she's just trying to scare you." Misa glanced over to L and frowned.
"But it's working…" Misa whispered, and L hugged her close glaring at Minnie.
"Don't you have something else to do?" L asked and Minnie's grin only widened.
"I suppose so, but I just have one more little thing I want to say and that is I can't wait to watch your little girlfriend hang, sweet, sweet lullaby just like my mother's voice…"Minnie grabbed her tray and parted out of the kitchen with a bundle of men following after as well as Anya hanging her head down in shame.
L shook his head and reassured Misa nothing like that would ever happen to her and she smiled weakly wondering what the hell was wrong with that woman. She pulled away from him sliding his tray over to the lunch ladies and L asked for a chocolate cake. The woman nodded and turned to go into the back and Misa's eyes were back toward the table where Minnie sat chuckling away with her groupie.
Minnie was trouble and Misa knew that there would be a time where they would face off soon and L wouldn't be there to stop her insults. Misa secretly wished she still had her old fiery spirit to pick and win fights again but being with L was making her less bitchy and more understanding to certain situations.
"Misa did you hear me?" Misa turned to L with an embarrass smile; she hadn't heard a thing he said and she could see that L noticed her attention was on focused on that rude encounter. He had already received the plate full of chocolate and appeared ready to pick it up and swallow it. Misa slapped his hand away from it regaining attention on the idiot detective.
"Hey that's for Mello!" She cried out in reminder and he told her that Mello was no longer waiting for them so it was obviously his now. Misa turned around to search for the boys but like L said they had vanished.
"They must have gone back to do their jobs…"He trailed off when once again he caught Misa glaring at Minnie, so he pinched Misa. She yelped and glared at him while rubbing her arm.
"What was that for?!" Misa snapped angrily and he gave her a blank look.
"If you keep giving her attention, Minnie is going to feel like the winner in all of this so please stop fulfilling her wishes and ignore her." L replied and Misa sighed because once again L was right. He was always right and it pissed her off, even if what he had to say was helpful. Misa snatched up his precious cake and shoved it in her mouth just to show him retribution for pissing her off. "That was mine." L pointed out and Misa chewed it the best way she could. She was having a hard time swallowing it whole like L did and was just trying to turn to make it into crumb and swallow it slowly so she wouldn't choke.
"W-well f-wow- wits –wine." Misa gargled out as she swallowed another small piece and L sighed, he had really wanted that cake it looked perfectly heavenly. An idea sprung to his mind and a sly smile crossed over his lips.
"I suppose that I can steal it back considering it was technically mine to begin with." Misa gives him a questionable look that was until she was suddenly pulled forward with his hand on her chin and met his lips for a kiss. Misa gasped at the contact and when she did L slipped his tongue into her mouth and stole away whatever left of the cake was in her mouth. Misa's face flushed completely red in a matter of minutes as he pulled away swallowing it down like a disposable trashcan and licked his lips savoring the flavor. "Ah yes, simply magnificent."
Misa only sputtered at his movements, feeling heat stream around her and the world silently spin at the sound of his words. She shakes her head and blinks before balling up her hands to yell at him.
"Don't kiss me like that!" L merely chuckles at her yells and a heated blush runs over her nose.
"I wasn't kissing you Amane-san, I was simply retrieving what rightfully belong to mine and might I add tasted wonderful. You being the one to take it back from just happened to be a lovely bonus." Misa gaped at the word bonus, he was teasing her! That wasn't fair – luckily her mind already had come up with a quick counter to prevent her body steaming any more then she needed it to be.
"Wait a second, if you say that then that would imply that you would kiss anyone just to get your cake back?" Misa asked tapping her lips and L suddenly felt nervous.
"Yes you are correct…" Misa smirked at the change of tone, he was slipping.
"Even if it was Light who stole your cake, you would have kissed him just to get it back…?" Misa asked amused by the paleness that suddenly took over L. That would teach him a lesson for teasing her. L swallowed knowing he should regret answering but he had to win no matter what.
"…Yes I would." L replied with a disgusted voice at the possible thought of him and Light together, kissing. He glanced at his competitor who seemed to be off in a daze with a pink hue on her cheeks so he growled in response with a frown on his lips. "Please stop imaging such unpleasant things between Light-kun and I." Misa snaps out of her fantasizing and laughs at the look on L's face it was truly priceless.
"You know I bet you'd look better with one of your successors than Light." L cringed when the sudden image of Matt and him enjoying a shower together or the thought of Mello feeding him chocolate ice cream and he actually smiling wearing some bizarre looking sailor outfit.
L wanted to kill himself right then and there at these terrible mental images as they would surely be the death of him. He had to get Misa to shut up and fast.
"Misa just a warning, if you go as far as putting me together with Near, I'm going to have to have to do more than just kiss you to make sure you stay quiet." Misa rolls her eyes and huffs as she didn't even know who this Near kid was.
"You can't just go around and kiss me whenever you want L," Misa told him as they moved up in the line closer to the register lady. "In order to do that you need permission." L lifts his thumb to nibble on it staring at the blonde model wiggling her finger at him as if he needed to have permission to do everything as a need to know basis.
"I see then…" He replied and Misa smirked in victory but soon L's hand clamped around hers and she blushed when he pulled his face close to hers lips almost touching. "Then can I kiss you…?" Misa's mouth hung open and her eyes grew wide as she stared at him with disbelief.
"Wha-?" She managed to say before her voice died as she continued to stare deep within his eyes and the heat rising once more as his lips drew closer to the point they were slightly touching now, his breath on hers.
"Well can I?" Misa's eyes slowly became squinted at the nearness and she nodded numbly, waiting for him to press their lips together but he pulled away leaving her in a blissful state. "I would but you still love Light-kun, such a shame…" He looked up at the lunch lady and she told him since he asked for food in the back he would have to pay for it and L nodded reaching into his jeans for his wallet. He pulled out a credit card and tried to hand it to the lady but she wouldn't take it.
"We don't take credit." L sweat dropped, that's all he had, and the lady furrowed her brows. "Give me the cake back and take something regular for free."
"B-but we ate it already." L told her, signaling Misa and the lady did not look pleased.
"To the kitchen to the both of you!" She yelled and L sighed, glancing back to Misa who was lost in a trance. He put his credit card back into his wallet and into his pants before dragging Misa to the kitchen to pay off the sweet. It would only take a few minutes.
Misa broke away from the stun when L splashed some water on her while he washed some dishes. Misa blinked a couple of times and then gave a sheepish smile.
"What are you doing?" Misa asked somewhat amused until L hit her in the face with a rag lightly.
"Cleaning, and you are going to help me aren't you miss cake eater?" Misa pulled the rag off her face and was tempted to smack him back with it but picked up and plate from the pile and started to wash off the lingering wasted food.
"Why did you do that?" Misa asked out of the blue and L glanced at her questionably. "Why did you ask to kiss me but then pull away when I said yes?" Misa asked again, frustration rising in her voice as she scrubbed the plate hard as if preparing to break it.
"I told you why…You have not given me an answer to my question Amane-san. You continue to tell me you love Light but it makes me wonder why you desire to kiss me so much if that was the case. Is it to fulfill the void? Are you just using me as a substitute I wonder?" L said silently in gentle strokes, before placing it into the water to let the soap get to it. Misa sucked in her breath at his words, is that what she was doing? No she wasn't that crude at least she thought she wasn't.
"No I just," Misa paused looking down at the dirtied plate in her hands, "It's just that I care about Light. At first I thought it was love because I attached myself to him when I had felt none for such a long time. I didn't know what was right from wrong. When Light treated me bad, I didn't pay heed to it, I was already used to it so much that I didn't care…but that's beside the point." Misa dropped the plate into the water bucket below and watched it sink down under.
"What is the point then Misa?" L asked, lifting his plate and washing it under the sink once more prior to the drying process.
"I can't really explain. I just, I feel deep inside that I'm the one who can help him recover from his insanity. I know my antics were annoying but to show him a little good was healthy because even though his family loved him they probably would love him less when they found out he was Kira…"
L watched as her face turned pained as she expressed her feelings for Light and he began to understand her better as he listened to her words silently. Misa picked up the fallen plate and washed it off, drying it before speaking again. "At least with me Light had to acknowledge that someone would always care about him no matter how much evil he did perhaps that's why Light never killed me and that's why I feel in a sense loved by him because I'm finally useful more than just a icon to the public."
"Misa-"
"If you ask me If I love him, I'll say yes. However if you were to ask me to choose to be with someone I would say to be with you but…"
"You'd stay with Light-kun in the end because you feel like he cares about you." Misa nodded sadly with tears threatening to fall.
"But he doesn't." L replied sharply setting his cleaned plate aside from her and she froze, the plate in her hands slipping to the floor shattering into pieces. Misa bit her lip, reaching down to pick up the pieces.
"You're wrong." She whispers tears slipping down her cheeks, and L bent down to her level and grabbed her chin making her look at him.
"Misa, I'm telling you the truth and you know it. Why do you consist to stay loyal to him? He has not yet to prove the same loyalty."L replied, wiping away her tears with his thumb. "He has not attempted to stir up trouble just to fight to see you again, not the way you have done to be with him. Do you understand that?" Misa closed her eyes and nodded, and she gave up trying to pick up the pieces, throwing her arms around L and placed her head into his chest with glistening tears.
"I do, I really do understand but I want to see it for myself… I need to Lawliet; I need to see him again. You can't keep me away from seeing Light forever, you know you can't." Misa muttered out and she pulled up to look at him and he looked as if he was crying but she couldn't tell her own tears clouded her vision.
"Then allow me to do something for you Misa, please I beg of you? This devotion you have for Light is unhealthy and although you cannot see it, I can. I'm afraid if you continue to drag on like this you will end up exactly how I first saw you, broken and weak nothing like this wonderful woman I see before me now… " Misa swallowed, a lump felt like it was stuck in her throat but she nodded.
He placed his hands on her cheeks and brought her face close to his. "Let me love you in the ways Light will never do for you," Misa's blinked as a tear drop ran down her face at his plea. "because I do care what happens to you, and I really do love you Misa."
"Lawliet," Misa breathed out, "I-I thank you for everything." L leaned in to kiss her but stopped waiting to see if she would let him but soon was surprised to see that she pressed herself forward to close the distance between them finally let her own tears fall as a single thought crossed her mind at that moment on how much she too loved him.
XXX
Mello and Matt had spring into action and headed over to Light's cell block to see if they could uncover anything but were shocked to see Lidner holding a woman that resembled L's photo and description of the woman they were looking for. Apparently something very serious was going down and Mello didn't dare go out to say hello to the woman, she looked furious.
Matt nudged Mello and pointed to a brown haired Yagami Light chuckling away in his cell. He seemed to be having the time of his life in all this madness. A man bumped into them preparing to leave, and then ran off without a word to the boys as they had no choice but to listen into the conversation.
"W-we could always try Amane-san's cell." The woman suggested in Lidner's hold. Lidner spun around to face Light and he simply glared back.
"Men, go to Amane-san's cell and call me if you find something, but don't touch it!" She warned and the two boys exchanged glances wondering what exactly, 'it', was and hoped for an answer but the guards simply saluted and ran off.
Lidner held a triumphant look as she spoke to taunt Light. "So Light, how does it feel to know your end is finally coming?" Of course as expected Light gave her a cocky response and Lidner threw the doctor aside to get Light out of his cell to beat him for being insolent. Mello's eyes were on Sheri the entire beating she looked positively devastated while Matt couldn't help but cheer on Lidner for shutting the punk up.
However those moments of observation died in a matter of seconds when they heard that the guards discovered a black book with gold letters in Misa's room which clearly meant a Death Note. Lidner ordered everyone to head to Misa's cell and to bring Misa to her and that's when Mello and Matt became fearful. They had to find Misa before the guards did so Matt and Mello took off without a second thought.
XXX
When Matt and Mello returned to the cafeteria they found the couple to be missing.
"Do you think they left?!" Mello shouted as he glanced around the room but he couldn't find a ditzy blonde or a dull looking guy anywhere. Matt shook his head having a feeling that they were still somewhere nearby.
"Mello you ask around and I'll check with the staff." Matt replied and Mello nodded, the two splitting off in two different directions.
Mello began asking people but they shrugged him off saying if they knew they wouldn't tell to help that bastard. Mello growled, pulling down his gloves over his hands, and lifted the guy up from his seat. He might have looked and acted weak but Mello was no push over. If he felt threatened, he would get his answers. He held the guy up with narrow eyes and asked him again.
"Which way did they go?" The male shook his head and let out a cry that he didn't know and Mello dropped him with a sigh. "Pathetic…" He mumbled out and headed over to another table filled with a bundle of criminals.
Mello slammed his hands on the table causing a certain blue haired female and her friends to look at him suspiciously. "Has any of you seen L?" Mello asked, and they all turned back to chatter amongst themselves so Mello decided to change his strategy. "How about a stupid, thin, blonde bitch with him? I'm looking to beat their faces in." His plan worked because the blue haired female glanced back at him lazily and smirked.
"Yeah, I've seen that slut and her man." Mello tried his best to work his charms and he pushed over one of the chubby males next to her and took a seat, placing a hand around her shoulder.
"Did you see where they went doll?" He asked and she plucked his arm off of her shoulder and shoved it roughly back into his chest.
"Yeah, but you won't get a word out of me." The woman replied, with a sinister laugh. "I want to watch you squirm for it first."
"They went in the back after getting in trouble with the lunch lady." The chubby male muttered as he stood back up.
"Dustin you- you- IDIOT!" The woman roared and his cried out for mercy as she strangled him and people chanted her name. Mello shook his not really caring if she killed the guy or not, and sat up quickly to find Matt. He was surprised to see Matt already running his direction.
"I found them!" Matt cried out and Mello nodded saying that he did too. The two decided to go into the back to search for them and as they found them, the boys quickly regretted walking in on them. Misa was laid back on the floor moaning while L was on top of her giving her butterfly kisses up her neck. They were practically in the middle of making out or close to having sex, either way it wasn't the time for this!
Mello shifted his gaze on Matt hoping Matt would bravely interrupt the scene but Matt seemed to enjoying watching the two go at it. Mello sighed, and prepared for the worst.
"I know you two are having fun but Misa's in big trouble now and we can't afford causing more drama letting the guards find her sprawled out on the ground near a shattered plate, moaning…I mean it looks wrong and suspicious..."
Misa's eyes shot open and she found the two boys waving at her, Matt practically drooling and Mello snickering. Misa glanced up at L who looked livid at the interruption. She had to place her hand on his to calm him down as she got up from their make out. L followed after and the first thing he said to the boys were two simple cut out words dripping venom.
"Explain quickly."
XXX
Misa was practically running down the halls with L following close behind as they passed many officers that pointed at her calling out her name. Matt was close behind L and crashed into the guards to make sure Misa's path wasn't cut off and Mello finished the blow knocking them out with a hit behind the head.
A cold sweat was dripping down her head, at the remembrance of Mello and Matt's explanation of what they saw between some woman named Lidner, Sheri, and Light-kun.
Flash back
After getting straightened out, and cleaning up their mess L and her caused during their heated passionate kissing they both listened intently to the situation.
"The guards found a Death Note in Misa's room and Light's getting pretty beat up because of it." L's eyes widened, and Misa gasped at the imagine of Light bleeding to death because of something she did. Misa was supposed to be helping him not causing him pain.
"I have to go help Light!" Misa cried out, and shoved past the boys. L called her name but she didn't stop.
End Flash back
Misa stumbled a bit as she turned into her cell bock, she blinked expecting to impact the ground but L caught her. When they looked up, a number of guards were staring back at them as well as Lidner.
Matt skid through the door with Mello bumping into him at the sudden halt. Misa took a heavy breath as she noticed a bundled up object on the ground.
"What is that?" She breathed out, and the object twitched at her voice and uncurled itself. Misa felt as if time froze when she found herself staring dead into Light's eyes. Blood dripped from his forehead, lips, and nose. He looked to have received a black eye on the left side of his face but in all this mayhem he smiled.
"Misa…" He gaped out, lifting a hand towards hers but it shook weakly. "I've missed you so much…" Misa wanted to run out to grab it and cradle him in her arms but L held her close. To her, it was terrible to see Light so weak. He was usually so strong and proud but now he was just as broken as she was back then. L said that Light wouldn't be like this when she saw him again but he was wrong.
"L-Light-kun!" Misa cried out, and his hand dropped to the ground as another drop of blood hit the ground. She turned to L with a fearful expression, tugging at his arm. "Ryuzaki do something!" Ryuzaki shook his head, and she couldn't believe him. Her eyes searched his for an answer but they were as blank as ever. "Ryuzaki, please, look at Light he's hurt! Are you going to stand there and watch your friend get beat up! Light may have done wrong things but they were on good intentions!" Misa yelled, and still not a word.
"It's okay Misa, I deserve this…" Light mumbled against the wall and she turned her head back at him and she felt her heart clench tightly inside her at the plain sight of seeing Light lose hope. L would tell her it was fake but the way his pitch changed it was too realistic for her to handle. "But on the bright side…you've done so well with that bastard L just like we planned. I'm proud of you."
Misa blinked in shock unsure what he was trying to say and Lidner snorted at the scene between the two it was sickening but she was glad that L would finally get to know the truth about Amane, Misa. L glanced at Misa waiting for an explanation and she continued to stare at Light clueless.
"What are you talking about Light?" Misa wondered, and Lidner snapped her fingers. Misa watched as a guard handed Lidner a file or something.
"Don't play innocent Amane, we found the book you were hiding away under your mattress." Lidner spoke up, and Misa tilted her head still not following. There wasn't any book in her cell; it was always just her and her alone.
"I-I don't know what you're talking about." Misa stuttered out, her gaze fell on Light his lips curled into a devilish smirk and she knew at that point that she was stuck in a middle of some battle that had gone on between the two.
"Oh is so, then how about you explain this?" Lidner snaps, lifting up the Death Note and presented it in front of Misa's face. "Does this look familiar hmm, second Kira?!"
Misa feels speechless as she gawks at the golden lettering taunting her but a memory shot through her brain as she gazed at it.
The guards found a Death Note in Misa's room and Light's getting pretty beat up because of it.
A Death Note, this was no doubt a Death Note she was staring at but where had it come from. Was this her Death Note that went missing? Misa reached out to grab it but Lidner pulled it away in a second handing it over to L. Misa shifted her gaze to him and he opened it up flicking through the pages and passed it back to Lidner clearly unimpressed.
He knew Misa's Death Note was with Rem so this was obviously a new notebook considering Light's was safe back at H.Q with Matsuda. The issue that bugged him the most were Light's words. What was Light trying to achieve? L took a step forward toward Light and spared him a glance.
Light gave L a bitter stare one that they both could mutually share during this sort of circumstances. L placed his hands into his pockets and wiggled his toes on the cold flooring not caring if a bit of Light's blood soaked the bottom of his feet and spoke.
"So Light had the book all along without our knowledge and placed it in Misa's room to place the blame on her sounds appropriate and something Light-kun would do cover his own hide."
Light snarled as he really hated L for always deducting his plans in a matter of seconds. Light couldn't wait to see L dead because this time he swore would win considering he had control of the emotional flow in the room at the moment. No matter how many times L would point out the truth…They wouldn't listen because that's just how It worked in god's world.
Lidner shook her head, and snatched Misa harshly by the arm with her left to jerk her away from L's grip and twist Misa's left arm behind her back. Misa yelped but that was quickly silenced when Lidner grabbed her face with her right hand. Lidner's nails pressing deep within Misa's skin.
"Light has not done anything of the sort, the true mastermind behind all this has been Amane-san, and she has played us all as fools on behalf of Light's wishes." L did not like one bit how Lidner was acting, it seems that her contact with Light drove her a bit insane as well. The woman has clearly gone overboard and probably would need to see a psychiatrist after this whole incident had gone down but L couldn't blame her.
He had read reports before that every chief master that had worked here had either gone crazy or committed suicide. The criminals they take in were too much to handle and he could easily come to terms with that knowing people like BB, Minnie, and Light were kept here. At least she was sane enough to explain the discoveries she had found but after that L would make sure that Mello or Matt get her out of this building as soon as possible, it just wasn't going to keep her in good shape at this point any longer.
"Go on, I want to hear why you think Misa is responsible for this." L said, and Misa wavered a bite wondering if L suspected that Lidner was telling the truth. Lidner released Misa letting her scramble back over to L so she could tell him the real story on how much Amane was lying to him.
"Earlier today it was discovered Light was hiding away a number of names of every criminal and staff member of this building here. From what I've gathered, I'd suspect he planned to give us an entire death wish tomorrow as it would seem reasonable to do this on her birthday." Misa blinked, and tried to remember what date it was, it couldn't be her birthday already. A year couldn't have already passed; it's only been a few months.
"Today's date is April 5th, Misa." L told her seeing her open her hands trying to count her fingers to figure out the date. She raised a brow in confusion.
"T-then your assumption isn't all correct," Misa stated, "because my birthday is December 25th."
"She knows that Misa." L told her and Misa couldn't compute the hint Lidner was trying to give to complete the puzzle. "Sometimes April 6th can be considered a national holiday because it can be seen on some days to some religions a sign of Jesus' birthday."
Misa had heard that term before but her religion was to always believe in Kami and no one else but that didn't mean she hated anyone for thinking differently.
"I don't understand…" Misa replied, and L filled her in.
"Jesus in some religions is the son of god. In Light's world he is god, you would be underneath him as the son in this case so tomorrow, in those terms, it would be your birthday, a perfect time for you to strike and help Light escape."
"E-eh?" Misa cried out, "How the hell do I make my move on a day that I didn't even knew had any special meaning to it!?" L shrugged and Misa growled not liking the turn of events what so ever.
"Anyways," Lidner spoke up continuing her deduction, "This little Kira wannabe next to you has held this Death Note under her bed until that day so they could proceed to kill us all but there was a problem with that plan wasn't there Misa?"
Misa knitted her brows in Lidner's way, then down at Light who started laughing at this point.
"Oh yes, a big problem, but now that will all come to an end, won't it Misa?" Light asked and Misa shook her head feeling annoyed.
"What the hell are you all talking about?!" Misa shouted unable to keep calm anymore, this stupid guessing game was getting irritating. Whatever they were trying to accuse her of, she didn't do it! Misa looked about ready to cry, but L shushed her, not to be rude, but to actually calm her down before this got out of hand.
Misa took a deep breath in than out and then tried to be less tempted to kill someone if she didn't get answers. "I want to know what you're trying to accuse me of doing, please." Lidner scoffed at Misa's attitude change, it did not convince Lidner that Misa was a good girl for being able to calm herself down especially with the information she had after interrogating Light.
Lidner snapped her view to L and asked him to listen up good and well without missing a beat, this issue particularly involved him and he would need to hear every second of it.
"Amane needed to eliminate the one person capable of stopping Light and her plans and that person is you L." L nodded he had known that he had become a barrier for Light. Light would never be able to have the world he wanted as long as he was alive. "She has been using you to get close and learn your name in order to report it back to Light-kun."
At those words Misa's heart quickened because this had been a sensitive topic to L for awhile. Misa's eyes flew to Lawliet; he looked strained by Lidner's words.
"It's not true Ryuzaki!" Misa cried out in her defense and placed both hands on his shoulders so that she could get a good look at him. L peeled her hands away as Light's voice appeared.
"How does it feel to be played like a violin L?" Light chuckled, and Misa yelled to Light to stop lying and he gave her a small smile. "What are you talking about Misa, it was you who clearly said that Ryuzaki was obsessed with you and it would be easy to trick him into falling for you?"
"Is that true Misa?" L asked in a small voice, and Misa felt her heart drop.
"Of course not! I told you earlier that I never used you to fill in any void or anything like that! Why are you believing what Light says so suddenly?" Misa yelled and Light snickers.
"He knows the truth Misa, stop trying to act innocent now and come to my side where you belong." Light coughed out, extending a hand and Misa did not even look at Light, she was still trying to convince L that she was really didn't do any of this.
"I know I've done things to make you not believe in me but please this one time put your trust in me when I say that I didn't do it!"L turns his back on her and she stares at him agape.
"All this time I thought you were worth putting my time into but now I see the truth and I can see they were right about you Amane-san." L replied bitterly.
"…!" Misa felt her heart crack at his words, and L shook his head.
"I need some time to think about this…" L began to leave and Misa tried to stop him but Lidner order the guards to restrain her.
"No, don't go!" Misa cried out, "Don't leave me alone!" She struggled trying to break free with tears rolling down her cheeks as she watched as Lawliet's silhouette disappeared from view. seem to blur "Ryuzaki----------------------!" Misa screamed out loudly one last time before finally giving out and crashing down to her knees sobbing while pounding the floor in anger besides her Light's eyes gleamed with joy at the turn of events. Everything was going according to plan soon his world would be achieved.
Soon, soon…
XXX
Lidner was glad for another job well done; the case could finally be put to rest now that the note book had been confiscated. She was smiling despite the sounds of a certain blonde's heavy sobs echoing through the halls.
"M-mam' what should we do with them?" A guard asked, pointing to the two Kira's and Lidner cracked her neck to get rid of some unnecessary tension.
"Put them in a nice dark cell with no food or water for a couple of days, this punishment will serve to help them understand there is no escape from this prison." The officers nodded lifting Light up and practically had to struggle getting Misa to move as she continually begged silently for L to believe her. She was like a broken record, it was a bit disturbing to see her go but all was well now.
Lidner head toward the door, still unaware of the watchful gaze another blonde held angrily on her and stopped when a certain doctor stood in her path.
"Miss Lidner, mam' about earlier-"Lidner raised up a hand to silence Sheri so she could apologize properly.
"Don't worry about it Sheri, It is I who should be apologizing to you. You did a wonderful job today, and you helped saved the lives of everyone in this building. You are a true hero and I shall present you with this for a job well done." Sheri gasped when Lidner offered the Death Note over to her. "You have earned my trust."
Takada was lost for words but took the Death Note back in a heartbeat, glad she could still command Aki as she pleased. "Now go I'm sure you have other criminals to deal with." Takada tried her best not to giggle at Lidner's words.
"Yes, I think I will thank you mam'." Takada spun around leaving the cell block grinning happily.
Lidner wished she could pat her own back she has done a good deed today.
"Your decision, I disagree with it." A voice appeared and Lidner balled up her hand turning to face the bastard that dared to insult her. Her blood ran cold as she saw the person she desired most with a certain red headed close by.
"Mello…"
XXX
Rem was furious at what she had just witnessed. Aki had told her L wasn't the type of man to let Misa suffer like that and yet right before her eyes she watched him pick apart Misa's already broken spirit!
She followed after through the walls when no one else would do the same. The two of them had a lot to discuss mainly about the way he let Misa down like that after he had gone to the trouble of gaining her trust to begin with! It was idiotic and she thought at that point that humans were truly disgusting creatures.
Rem found Ryuzaki not too far from Misa's cell block standing leaned against the wall with his left hand covering over his eyes breathing heavily.
"You fool!" Rem shouted appearing out of the shadows and L turned around to face an old friend that had always been on the back of his mind since the day they made a deal however Rem was one of the few he did not want to deal with. "How could you walk away from Misa like that?"
L sighed he knew if he didn't answer her soon Rem would probably rant to him how Light was manipulating him.
"Rem, I know Misa was telling the truth." Rem eyes widened at his words and didn't understand why he left her if he knew she wasn't lying. "But, I'm doing this on her request." L replied thinking back on to their conversation in the kitchen.
I want to see it for myself… I need to Lawliet; I need to see him again. L rested his hand against the wall and then placed his forehead against it taking a light breather. "I left her there to help her understand who Light really is and to get her to see Light really doesn't care about her at all. This is the best way for Misa to finally put her feelings for Light to rest. Please be grateful for my intentions as they are not meant to hurt Misa. I would never want to purposely hurt her; I am not the same as Light."
Rem shook her head, she did not like this not one bit but L was right, Misa did ask for a chance to be with Light again to see his true persona and for her to interfere would be disobeying her wishes.
"As long as you come to terms with the fact that you shattered her spirit then I guess I can forgive you L-kun." L drew away from the wall and clenched his right fists slamming it against the wall. A bit of blood ran down from his hand from such an impact.
"Do you think I don't know what I did to her?!" L shouted with a growl escaping his lips. "It killed me to have to listen to her screams! It felt like my entire body was on fire as if something was burning into my flesh within every step I took that would distance us! It was excruciatingly painful to have to do that but I swear to you Rem, I will never make her go through that pain again. Never." L pulls away and leaves the Shinigami to take back every negative thought she placed on L.
A small giggle appeared once L was gone and there appeared Aki sitting on top of the cabinets.
"This one told you Master Rem, you were wrong to accuse L of falling for Light's tricks. This one believes the person you should be visiting is your own master. After that scene she caused this one would think she is hurting deeply." Rem nodded, but let her gaze fall on the raptor Shinigami.
"What about you, what do you plan on doing?" Aki shrugged.
"This one has served this one's purpose as this one's Death Note is back in Master Takada's hands." Rem gazed at the younger Shinigami with a sharp eye.
"What are you talking about, what have you done?" Aki jumped down landing on her toes and her tail whipped about.
"This one has changed the course of history."
XXX
End chapter 11 – Lots of drama like I promised and It might have been super sappy but I tried and that's what counts right? Oh dear –
So our favorite couple is going to be separate for awhile and it will be more Light and Misa mainly now for a bit. (Not that long.)
What will Mello have to say to Lidner, and is L going to be okay? What the hell does Aki mean? We'll see soon enough!
XXX
-Reviewers Domain –
TheJoker13: Thanks for your opinion I wasn't sure considering I hate him but I'm glad to know he is in personal somewhat. Thanks for liking the chapter!
Riot grrl hole: Thanks for the favorite add! Kudos!
Tavana: You are Light obsessed aren't you? That's okay I understand, but yes I am mean to him but hey he got to be all evilly bastard wise on this chapter – cut me some slack.
Konnihops: Awesome shirt idea! I wish I had thought of that but I am slow, oh well I shall keep it in my heart! Your welcome for the inspiration.
Mooncry: Thank you, I'm glad someone caught that funny little part. Cheers to you!
ActionFry: Well I decided to put more purpose to her attitude so it would actually seem better that way then how I made Halle's OOC-ness. I'm not trying to make her a bad character she just kind has lost her mind from working in such a place. I don't know – (Which is terrible considering I write these chapters.)
Matt is a total pervert, all the way. I love writing him so much and I did have more fun getting into Mello's character. He might seem like a total screw up sometimes in my writings but the guy really comes through on serious business. I cheer him on. As for Misa and L their relationship has taken a roller coaster ride, perhaps Misa will finally see Light's faults and be able to be with L.
Rem is coming to Misa's rescue next chapter for sure. As for Aki her chance of staying good is eh, she only cares about aiding herself.
Yay – I'm going to live for another day! Cheers!
Hoshisuki: Thanks for the favorite author, and story add!
XxEyelinerHeartsxX: Haha, thanks for the story alert add, I'm glad you like it, here's the update you wanted - Late but update none the less.
Death's Kiss: Awesome, glad you loved the chapter, I hope this one keeps you interested! Please let someone stay with me! LOL
Aura Tenshi: Thank you for the story alert add! Hope I can keep you satisfied!
Artemis Day: I thank you again for the point out – I shall go back and fix after I post this chapter. There might be as bad as errors in this one considering it is the LONGEST chapter I have ever written but I'll try to check for it when I read it over. Thanks again for reviewing, don't worry about being late I understand and I'm glad to hear that you also enjoy to see Light's plan unfold.
Helhog: Thank you for the ff alert add! Makes me very happy face!
SuperSpecialAwesome235: Thank you for the favorite add in both A Different Path and a New Beginning! I'm not sure which one you check for reviews on but I'll be sure to thank you on A New Beginning too!
Takun123: I respect your review on A Change of Pace, if you ever read this one as well. Thanks for giving it a try. I appreciate it!
XXX
Once again thank you for putting the time to read and review my work. I am truly grateful and open to any criticism. Hope to see some survivors' next chapter!
-Takiasmuse.