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Chapter 14 : Beginning the game

England , Whammy House – Past -

L- 8yrs , S – 6 yrs

" I can still see you " A low monotone voice replied as pale arms draped over his knees , sitting in his hunched over position with a book in his hands , the dark eyes of L caught sight of a thick braid of Silver hair appearing on the other side of the room . He knew she was there, the little girl who Watari had brought here over a year ago. Obviously he had not spoken to her but he soon began to notice that certain books that he required were going missing before he could ask for them . L had seen the curious red eyes following him as he walked by her room .

A low huff of childish annoyance revealed a little S in clad in a pale blue dress. Her eyes however held pure mischief, something that L was not willing to be a part of . She was quite the trouble maker , her little pranks had kept the other children excited and on their toes form this little silver haired girl . He though, watching the sliver haired girl plops next to hI'm and peer into his book and grab the pencil before filling in some of the puzzles. In a few minutes she had finished the page he was working on and curiously looked up at him, her lips curling into a small smile .

" Hello L , My name is S " Her voice was bubbly and energetic , her crimson eyes alight with happiness as she looked at him

" Yes I know your name is S , why are you talking to me again ?" L replied while turning the next page and beginning to work on the puzzle

" Because your interesting " She began swaying her legs along to an invisible beat while peering over to the page .

L couldn't deny the look of pure disbelief on his face "Interesting?"

" Mhmm your like a puzzle , your L but I want to be friends with you " S hummed looking at him with childish glee , her lips curling into a playful smile " Mr Hat said that your always here studying so I came looking for you "

" You want to be my friend ?"

" Yep " S whispered popping the letter 'p' playfully before grabbing the book from his hand " Shall we work together on this ?"

" Why ?"

" Why what ?" S hummed, her crimson eyes focused on the next page which contained more puzzles.

"Why do you want to be my Friend?" L deadpanned but his voice held a tone of disbelief and curiosity.

" Why not ?"

L stood up grabbing the book from her hand " Unacceptable , you should get your head checked , I work alone " he replied walking out of the room with a bored look on his face ,despite the fact that her answer did strike a chord within him .

He walked in his usual pace while ignoring the playful giggle that escaped S as she followed him out of the room "Nope from today you're my friend!"

Present :

That insufferable Idiot ! S's mind continued to fume as she maintained the mask of Suki What was he thinking revealing himself like this ? Honestly throwing a curveball towards her now !. Suki on the other hand merely stared at L with pure disbelief before peering closer at him . L indulged her staring before his dark eyes focussed on the seething form of Light who was not happy with his revelation, not in the slightest whatsoever.

" Your Lying " Suki enquired leaning back slightly " your definitely lying Ryu "

"Not really, sorry to disappoint you but no, I'm not lying "L replied while hunching forward a little more, rubbing his toes together anxiously. As usual, his shoes remained discarded on the floor .

" yes you are "

" By merely stating the fact again isn't going to change my identity "

" Are you crazy or something ? You cannot be L , L is the greatest detective in the world and You are a sleep deprived panda bear who is a pervert "

" This is going nowhere , Light please tell her who I really am "

Light couldn't even blink before he was staggering back because of Suki whipping her face to look at him with disbelief in her wide blue eyes. God how he hated L for putting him in a spot , how could he convince her to be by his side if L continued to make her doubt him ? Ryuk on the hand couldn't stop shrieking with laughter his own wide yellow eyes peering at Light ' What are you going to do now Light ?'

"Light you knew, no wait are you both into this dumb prank?" Though her voice was soft he could detect the notion of disbelief. "I swear if both of you are playing a prank on me your both going to regret it. I'm a lot stronger than I look okay " Suki huffed and sat back looking at Light " He says he is L now you're going to say you are helping him solve the case ! If I don't keep my silence then you're going to kidnap me now?"

Light merely glared at L before looking at Suki who was not impressed," My words won't act as proof then?"

" Of course not ! Your both in this prank! Honestly both of you " Suki pulled out her phone on feeling it vibrate ignoring the shinigami who was peering at her with a mocking grin .

" How hard must it be for you to ignore me hmm ? Ido like the way you make Light squirm. However how long will it last before they realize what you can see?" Ryuk crackled and hovered over her head .

S groaned mentally in frustration, dam that ShinigamI, it was true she had to try very hard to ignore hI'm , her eyes peered at the changing numbers on top of Lights head , well they were certainly decreasing rapidly . Did it mean that being around her caused his numbers to decrease? That was certainly interesting. Her lifelong experiences in seeing the ever changing numbers had atleast taught her that , the numbers were always very significant, it would be foolish to ignore them .

" So you require proof hmm ? Okay. That is very reasonable. Lights words are no aid of confidence " L stood, much to the disbelief to both of them .

" Lets go then" he replied in a monotone voice . His emotions were always difficult to figure out in the first place.

Despite popular belief, L did have emotions . You just had to make sure that his entire perception was rattled enough for the mask to shatter. Creating little chinks in his mask was indeed the way to go , if this plan had to be successful .

Suki and Light followed him out without a word, although Suki was still not interested in talking to Light at all .

Outside after getting the call from L , Watari stood holding the car door open for them . No words were exchanged as Light and L slipped inside the car but Suki did not . Her eyes were focused on the both of them.

"I'm not getting in unless I get some insurance that you're not going to murder me or kidnap me. And with all honesty I don't trust the old man" , She looked over at Watari , catching the amused look on his aged face , " No offense Sir, but I'm sure you understand " .

Suki stood there, her blue eyes focused on them "I'm going to keep my phone on and keep my dad on speed dial, you can't take my phone from me, also you cannot restrain me in any way "Suki pulled out her phone and waved it in front of them.

L merely stared at her " These are too many conditions , I cannot agree to them "

" I don't care if you don't like these rules . For me, my safety is more important and you are boys "Suki shrugged before looking at them.

" She is reasonable in her request " The soft , coaxing voice of Watari broke their staring competition, " Alright Miss we shall do as you say "

" No I want to hear both Light and L say it , I certainly do not want a loophole that can be used against me . IN that case you have to promise me , no one in relation , acquaintances' or mere hired help can harm me " Suki stood her ground firmly and noticed the look in both of the boys eyes , L looked at her with something similar to sheer resignation while Light had a dark gleam in his eyes . Something she was sure , she didn't like .

" All right , I promise " L replied before looking ahead , " Now get in "

" So do I " Light too replied .

Suki nodded before moving to sit next to the Light keeping a finger pressed on the call button, none of them noticed the danger they had invited by allowing S into their lives. It was going to end badly. Neither of them noticed the light that blinked once on the screen of her phone. She had already called someone.

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