Hey there, this chapter may come off as OOC as the whole love-dramatic-thing but yeah I hope you like it. Really do, since I'm off my "A game" these last weeks. Anyways be honest with me. If it sounded too cheesy or not (which I'm worried it might be the first but who knows.)

All I can say is Misa worries too much but she should cheer up, after all, she does have L again. ^^ Anyways I'm being a bad spoiling person and you need to see what happens yourself so…Here we go again!

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Chapter 25: Blissful Reunions

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note – obviously.

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"They're here."

At first L didn't catch what Rem had said, perhaps his mind didn't register it until finally when she came floating to his side and waved a hand in front of his face.

L blinked and raised his head from his work. Not only had he been trying to devise a plan for BB but also trying to accomplish other tasks that had been sent to him over night.

While Misa of course was his main priority he couldn't allow his reputation as a detective crumble and had to make absolutely sure his work didn't double over night. After all he had just now successfully finished cracking a case of burglary at a high security bank in Paris and sent his recommendations of what to do with the criminal to the officials. "Fine, if you're going to stay wrapped up in your business than I will go see how Misa is." Rem replied and disappeared without giving Lawliet a chance to say a word.

The detective groaned, had he known Misa's guardian was going to be this difficult he would have left Rem to stay by Misa's side the entire time. Rem to him was like another Misa, stubborn but worth sticking around. Lawliet choose to close his laptop and set it aside on the counter before pulling up out of his chair and pushing it back in once he had been freed from his work station.

Luckily Light-kun was not present inside the building as of yet. Apparently he asked to be taken home, as strange of a request it was – L allowed him to proceed to do so as long as he had some much needed surveillance and agreed to once again being chained up. Of course Light put up a fight about the whole thing but when L mentioned that they were not going together and rather Mello and himself, Light quickly changed his mind and thus the two were off.

Near and Linda returned to their rooms and gone off separate ways to get a breather for once and Matt he didn't stray to far off as L could hear the sounds of some sort of game system making noises right outside his door.

Matt was first to greet L as Lawliet left his room and closed the door silently. There was a simply exchange of words from then on with the smoker following behind him and dragging on about how there had been a call from Lidner saying that Misa's arrival would be only a few more minutes.

"No not minutes," L corrected Matt while nibbling his thumb as they headed down one of the many hallways inside the whammy building, "They are already here." Matt lifted a brow then as he switched off his gaming system and placed it into the left pocket of his jean pants.

"And how," Matt began as he reached into his right pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes, "would you know that?" L glanced to Matt for a moment to see the boy shaking the box attempting to get one of the small cigs to come out. A wave of irritation swept through L at the sight and he paused causing Matt to bump into him and the box of cigarettes seemed to turn into a bar of soap slipping right out of Matt's hands. Matt grumbled once the box fell to the floor and its spread across the wooden floors.

"I would call it intuition if I didn't have a Shinigami watching my every move." L replied and crouched down to help Matt pick up the cigarettes even if he didn't approve. After all Lawliet didn't want any of the younger whammies picking up one of the cigs and trying it out to copy their other role model besides him. "You know I don't approve of you smoking – especially indoors."

Matt simply shrugged; he didn't really care what anyone thought. "I don't see anything good from smoking Matt." Matt nodded.

"I know you don't L." Matt had this lecture every time when L saw him with one of his precious cigarettes. "But this is my choice and it helps me calm down so you should mind your own business."

"With that kind of talk you of all people shouldn't be confused as to why I don't approve of you becoming one of successors."

It was then that the words finally got caught in Matt's throat and he knew L wasn't trying to be rude but in a way rather to counter Matt's smart-ass behavior.

The only thing Matt could do at this point was accept the extra cigs L had picked up and with the last one not placed inside the box continue to light one up in L's face and smoke it against L's best wishes.

Lawliet merely sighed and took an extra step ahead to distance the both of them so he wouldn't have to breathe in such a smell that Matt would find to be home sweet home. Another average daily routine in his lifetime completed.

As L reached the front door he could see Roger holding the front window curtains and peering outside. He once again displayed that look L had grown to known to be of disapproval and flat out annoyed about any ideas that L had thought up of doing.

"I don't like this." Roger commented as he glazed outside the window shifting his view to look at the car that had just pulled up near the building. "I do not like this at all."

"Relax." L said as he rested a hand on the old man's shoulder. "If you truly trust me than you would understand that this is something that needs to be done." Roger shifted his eyes on the youngling and shook his head.

"But bringing not just one Kira but all of them into this building? Are you trying to purposely endanger the others L? "

"Of course not, I have no reason to do so just who do you think I am?" L said and Roger glanced out the window once more to see Yagami Sayu exiting the car, her hands still chained up like a common criminal behind her back. Sayu looked very annoyed as a man Roger knew to be associated with Near pushed her forward toward the building. The girl's eyes flashed red momentarily giving Roger a chance to see the demonic glow but thankfully at the sight of Naomi who also was strangely cuffed up the brunette calmed herself and her eyes changed back to a normal chestnut brown hue. Roger pulled away from the curtains rather frightened.

"I'm starting to wonder." He whispered but loud enough that the two whammies could hear him. Roger reached into his pocket pulling out a napkin and dabbed his forehead before putting it away and told L these words exactly. "If Watari were here you wouldn't be doing this."

There was an eerie silence then and Matt wondered if this talk would blow up into a huge fight. This wasn't unusual for the whammy to see as he had heard many time the two's voices battling it out behind closed doors. Luckily it never got into anything serious like punching or hitting just a mouthful debate about who was doing the right thing while the other claimed they were wrong.

"Perhaps you are right." L replied shocking both Roger and Matt. "However Watari isn't around anymore…" It was a bitter tone, but none the less with that Lawliet opened the front door allowing light to grace those very dim halls and also introducing them to the unwelcomed freezing chill outside.

Roger could only watch helplessly as the detective head down the steps in his odd way of "standing up," and quickly glanced over to Matt to only get caught in a cloud of smoke being blown in his direction. The old man coughed, glaring at Matt at he did so.

"Not inside the building!" Roger exclaimed and Matt rolled his eyes, another one. "I've told you hundreds - no a million times that there is more proper place for that and if you plan on being a whammy that you can't do this! Put that out now! I demand it young man!" At that point Matt had completely blocked off Roger from his hearing. At least L made the conversation worth listening to instead of Roger's way of just flat out back to back consisting yelling.

Matt looked back outside as he took another breath of his cig to get a good look at the so called deadly scenario to come. If Light was the first Kira that would mean two more were here now and one of them was L's precious girlfriend, Amane Misa. The third he hadn't properly met, but once he laid eyes on her he couldn't help but be transfixed by her every move.

"Why are all the crazy ones good looking?" He muttered under his breath as he let out another wave of smoking that earning a couple of more chorusing coughs besides him.

"Matt would you please put that damn thing out!" Matt pulled the cigarette from his mouth receiving a small thank you from Roger that was before he dropped it on the ground and stepped on it. Roger's jaw dropped immediately. "NOT INSIDE THE BUILDING MATT!" He roared not caring that the outside guests now turned their heads to see a raving old man, flaring his arms angrily at a smirking red head. Matt took a step forward and Roger called him to come back but when Roger realized he was being ignored he dropped to the ground to pick up the mess himself. "These kids they never listen to me anymore! No respect for their elders!" Roger complained as he picked up the fallen cigarette and rushed away to another part of the building to properly dispose of the discarded item.

Now Sayu had expected to be brought to some miserable little place especially when her eyes laid on L again but luckily it seemed something did come out of being dragged here and that was a good laugh.

"Yagami-san please…" L trailed off as the brunette snickered away at the man who now lowered his goggles from his head and placed them over his eyes as he went to greet them. L shook his head, telling Matt that he shouldn't anger Roger like that as he is getting old and Matt shrugged.

"You must be kidding Roger acts like he's some sort of military general."

"Even so…" L trailed off when Sayu practically pushed him aside and quickly introduced herself.

"Hello my name is Yagami, Sayu. I'm glad to see there are some sane people here after all." Matt laughed, placing his hands behind his head as he could image the fallen L besides him whispering,

"I'm not sane?" In utter confusion as he now was depicting the level of insanity between Sayu and himself.

"Yeah well, don't get too hopeful...If you know what I mean." Matt replied with a devilish smirk that made Sayu blush a tad bit as she giggled away.

"Matt—" L warned as he received help from Giovanni to stand while Lidner exited the police car and used her crutches to balance her out and headed over to Misa's side to retrieve the still ever unconscious blonde.

"Oh don't give me that when we all know you slept with the 2nd Kira already." Lidner felt a sweat roll down her forehead and she crouched down under behind the police car to look like she was picking up something. The other two eyes darted away with the same cringing expression while L mind you, was completely and utterly speechless.

The silence didn't last long when Sayu suddenly burst out saying,

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS! I SHOULD KILL YOU AS KIRA!" The yell itself, made Matt jump up in surprise. Her eyes were blazing as she turned to L who looked like a tomato. "You perverted bastard, I'll NEVER forgive you for turning Misa against me. I will kill you! Your just lucky Misa warned me if I looked at your name she'd kill me herself!"

"Sayu enough is enough." Naomi told her as she stepped up from behind Rester's figure and confronted the devil herself. Sayu spun her head in Naomi's direction.

"Don't tell me when to shut up! I'll shut myself up, thank you very much!" Naomi's eyes narrowed and she took another step closer to Sayu. If her hands weren't bound up she would have grabbed the back of Sayu's head and forced her to look into her eyes as she continued in a hushed but icy tone her reason for being so rude to Sayu.

"You do realize were still outside and right now your once again making an unnecessarily cameo as Kira and these people that are not a part of this group are now terrified knowing well that Kira is now placed on the same block as them?"

The blonde bit into her tongue as she could see bystander's hands placed over their mouths wide eyed at her threats. "Do you want to be feared because if so, it's working…" Sayu took a deep breath then and gave a small, 'hmph,' sound and turned her head away totally ignoring confrontation but at least with Naomi's help. The beast was yet again placed behind its cage and turned into a harmless creature.

Sayu's eyes met Matt again this time embarrassed as he gave her an odd look.

"Well as you can see, I am the star of this attraction." Sayu giggled, "I hope we could become good friends." Matt could only nod slowly and L nibbled his thumb with wide eyes.

"Uh…L, it's good to see you again." L blinked and looked up to see Naomi now looming over him. "I'd help you up but someone ordered his men to arrest me for reasons I can't fathom why." Naomi spoke, eyes glaring down at L. L cringed slightly, he had almost forgotten Naomi would be furious with him about arresting her.

This day was getting better and better…

"That's alright, I can pull myself up." L replied, grabbing the stairway to be a support and raised himself back up his usual fashion. There was no way of avoiding this storm. L knew all too well Naomi would be hostile after his distrust of her as an FBI agent.

"May I ask why you think of me as an enemy now? You and I both know I am capable of handling Sayu on my very own and I don't need assistance on the matter."

"I never said you weren't capable. I just said I didn't trust you."

This offended Naomi to a great extent. After all L and herself had worked on thousands of cases before and he had always supported her actions. He was the one person she had known to trust her entire life and now he was cutting that string in half like it had all been for nothing. He was truely offending her job as an FBI agent or an ex-one rather.

"I never understood you L." Naomi replied, "And I'm starting to wonder if I ever will." L nodded.

"That makes two of us now."

A brow rose up at this remark. L usually had a way of nailing people's personalities and always stuck to that intuition but now he seemed to be off his game when it came to knowing what she was thinking before even saying it.

"This is because of BB isn't it?"There was no denying it, BB had always been a part of their fighting and he would always continued to be until the day she died. "You think I'm associated with him don't you?"

"Naomi I simply know for a fact if it came down to you choosing to either save BB or myself...The answer would always be BB in the end because you have feelings for him and perhaps even love him." Naomi couldn't believe her ears. Why was everyone putting her and BB together as a coupling. It was true she had feelings but BB would never allow her to get remotely close to him...

"L for years I have chosen to work with you. How can you say that to me? It's because you are jealous aren't you? That you can't have me at your side?" L closed his eyes and sighed.

"I see that Far has gotten to you too. I knew this was to come. Excuse me; I have better things to attend to." L said as he gently pushed Naomi aside. Naomi blew a strand of hair out of her eyes as she watched L move closer to the car.

"Like my replacement?" Naomi called and L froze. He glanced his head back a moment to look at Naomi up the stairs.

"No," L began, "Just Misa and only Misa."

Naomi felt her teeth clench.

"Come on." A voice told her and she turned to see the red head.

"What is it?" She asked and he beckoned her to follow him inside with Sayu coming along as well.

"You can talk to L about this later. At least let me show you to your rooms."

"You mean our cells." Naomi replied quickly and then was shocked in turn by her own words. What had gotten in to her?

Sayu couldn't help but laugh as she pasted by Naomi with pride.

"Now who's making a scene?" She whispered into Naomi's ears before picking up her pace with a skip to keep up with the red headed boy named Matt.

Naomi swallowed, perhaps L was right when he mentioned Far was a bad influence and now she had to find a way to apologize to L properly.

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"L I have good news and bad news." Lidner spoke as she opened the car door on Misa's side to let the blonde out. L approached the side that Lidner was staying on.

"What's the good news?" L asked, knowing well that Misa might be putting up a fight to get out of the vehicle because of Far's troublesome problem.

"Well…Misa was in the backseat when I got out of the car." Lidner said, remembering how she looked through the mirror and saw Misa sleeping soundly earlier.

"…And the bad news is?" L wondered as he came to her side, he looked into the car to see it empty.

"Misa's not in the car anymore." L's felt his mouth gap for a moment and was about to speak but Lidner beat him to it.

"Far couldn't have taken Misa because she died L."

"Died—?" L echoed he felt his heart skip. "Don't tell me that one of you killed her?" L wasn't the type of person who encourage resolving to kill a person to stop them and Lidner knew this far too well. Lidner frowned and shook her head no while she closed the car door.

"It wasn't us; we don't know what exactly happened but Misa shot Far with Giovanni's gun while he was unconscious…" L's heart dropped, Misa had killed Far? Did Far really provoke Misa that much to make Misa snap? He spent some much time into making sure Misa was proven innocent and now she killed someone bringing that suspicion of her being a Kira at heart to the FBI agents back up again. This was bad, especially with the ex-warden herself standing in front of him. "If it helps ease your mind more, there were blank bullets found on the scene of the crime."

"Could that mean that Misa thought she was shooting a gun full of blanks?"

"That's what we thought as well sir." Rester said showing L the bag of blanks he had collected. "It could have been she was tricked."

"I believe it." L replied, "You all don't know this but Far is well known in this building for her manipulation techniques."

"We believe it too." Giovanni added taking the bag from L's hands and prepared to put it back into the car. L looked surprised at this point; he thought they accused her of simply being only that of Kira. "It's just if Misa was truly Kira you think she'd be happy that she killed Far but when we found her she was covered in Far's blood and completely unconscious. We checked to see if she had even gone so far to fake it, but she was really out cold."

"Were sorry we let her out of our sights, we didn't think she would be wake up already. I just can't imagine how she got up and away without us detecting her movements." Lidner said as she scratched the side of her face. "This doesn't make any sense at all."

"It's all right you all did a fine job and you can all return back to your homes. I think we have it covered here now." L replied turning back to head inside the building. The three SPK agents exchanged looks.

"But L what should we do about Misa, would you like us to go make rounds around the neighborhood and try to keep our eyes peeled about where she is?" Lidner quickly asked and the other SPK units nodded in agreement.

"No it's alright I think I have a pretty good idea of where she might be." L replied with a soft smirk. "Her guardian was pretty anxious to see her after all."

"Guardian…?" Lidner called, wondering what he meant. She had heard of Shinigami's but never had she seen one around after grabbing a Death Note for herself. "Oh L, is Mello around?"

"No he is not. I heard from Matt that you were trying to keep your distance so I sent him away with Light-kun, he should be back soon." Lidner sulked, earning a pat on the back with Giovanni. "Is something the matter?"

Lidner blushed a bit, shaking her head.

"No, I was just curious. By any chance could you tell me where they went?"

"To Light-kun's house as Light-kun needed to retrieve something of some sort. I assure you he'll be alright but you may check up on him if it pleases you. Do you need the address?" Giovanni waved his hand saying no as they could just use their computer to find it themselves. "Alright, thank you for helping me again. I'll be sure not to mention anything to…" L trailed off when he saw both Giovanni and Lidner making "X" signs with their hands pointing not to finish that sentence with Rester around. "Light-kun if I see him so you all will be safe."

Both Lidner and Giovanni took a breath of relief if Rester found out they had done this without Near's approval they would certainly be in a heap of trouble. With that, the three SPK members finally left allowing L to enter the whammy building and locking the door as he closed it once again. Now then, there was one more thing to do, see Misa.

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Once again L's suspicions were right on target as he found himself to be inside his room standing right outside his bathroom asking permission to come inside to help out but Rem on the other hand would allow no such thing.

"Rem it's not like I haven't seen Misa naked before. You could at least allow me to assist you in cleaning off the blood from Misa's skin." On the other side of the door Misa was now prepped in L's tub and Rem was delicately brushing Misa's skin with a shower sponge to remove Far's stench from Misa's body.

"I am perfectly capable of washing Misa myself." Rem replied smoothly. "I have done it many times before. You weren't there when Misa lost her parents and I was. I didn't need any disgusting creatures help back then and I certainly don't need it now."

L really wished he had grabbed something to eat before coming straight to see Misa, he should have known that Rem would prove difficult.

"Rem please, I want to see the wound—"

"It's been stitched up. You have nothing to worry about Misa is fine, she is merely –"

"Ah…" L's ears perked up, could that be? "Oh...Uh…Where am I?" L placed his ear to the door. Rem patted Misa's cheek with the sponge. "Hey, hey, that tickles!" Misa exclaimed giggling while swatting the sponge away.

"Misa quit moving, I am trying to assist you."

"Assist me…?" Misa groaned out, as she tried to lift herself up with Rem's guidance. Misa opened her eyes and took a breath. "What happened…? Why do I feel so cold?" She looked down at her body. "AH WHY AM I NAKED? WAIT WHERE IS THAT WOMAN? WAS I RAPED BY A WOMAN?!"

"Misa calm down." Rem instructed as Misa was freaking out and trying to get out of the tub. "I was merely removing the blood off your skin."

"B-blood…" Misa trailed off, images of Far's death popping into her mind and she suddenly felt very ill. Misa clenched her right hand over her heart. "Rem I, I, I killed someone."

"Misa you have killed people many times before." Rem replied. "This should not bother you so much."

"No you don't understand Rem because I did it with my own hands this time." Rem sighed, and helped Misa out of the tub and then gave the girl a nice warm towel to dry herself off with.

"Your right Misa, I don't understand what you are trying to tell me. I don't see any difference on the matter. Before it was your hands that wrote those names not mine. You killed all those other people with your own hands, how does it make any difference than what you did now?"

"The blood, the blood is what made the difference Rem. I was covered in her blood. I could smell death in the air. I could taste thick iron in my mouth. I watched her crumble before my eyes… That is the difference of the two. Do you understand yet?" Misa asked, shivering slightly as she took a look at herself in the mirror. Her vision was so blurry that it looked like there were no eye sockets in her eyes just black voided orbs reflecting back at her in the mirror.

"I think I'm beginning to understand now Misa. I still find it not much of a big deal but I will try to compensate and console you the best I can." Misa pulled her gaze away from the mirror and over to the Shinigami standing beside her.

"Thank you Rem by the way, where am I exactly?"

"In some orphanage with highly intelligent children, I think you know them better as Whammies." Misa gave Rem a confused look.

"We're where?" Misa asked once more.

"The place where I grew up, or as you would call my home." L replied on the other side of the door. Misa felt her heart stop at the voice. It was at that point that Misa suddenly began to tremble and she wasn't sure why and because of it fresh tears also ran down her cheeks. "Misa, I'm glad you're alright."

Misa's lips curled as she moved her gaze toward the door and could see under the door in the space there were indeed feet, bare feet curling up and spreading back out awaiting her to come out.

"Lawliet," Misa breathed out, another tear rolled down her face. "Lawliet I…" Behind her Rem grabbed both her shoulders and held her still.

"It's alright Misa, I understand what happened. I don't blame you at all."

"I'm sorry…" Misa choked out, covering both hands over her mouth as she cried. "I really am."

L swallowed and closed his eyes taking a deep breath, while putting a hand on the door.

"I know you are. Just open the door Misa." Misa's heart leapt up and shook her head no.

"I can't, I can't. I truely missed you so much. It was so scary Lawliet. BB was so scary and the things I saw, I was so frightened. I never want to see it again but I can't let you come near me. I just can't." Misa explained with a pained look across her face.

"Why? Are you afraid of me Misa?" L wondered, he had been dreading that her contact with BB would make her visualize him as the monster now.

"No, I could never be afraid of you...I love you Lawliet." L smiled, "I really do love you."

"Then why are you hiding behind the door? Why are you hiding behind Rem? Misa please let me in." Misa turned to look at Rem who was staring down at Misa curiously.

"I'm not hiding behind Rem." She told L or rather she was more talking to Rem herself now. Rem tilted her head. "I don't need Rem for this sort of thing." Rem looked surprised but understood what Misa meant and bowed her head before disappearing out of the room and away from Misa sight. Misa held her fingers tightly. "See it's just you and me now…"

"Misa let me in." L asked, this time sounding a bit more demanding.

"No—"

"Why not, why won't you let me in Misa? I don't understand you sometimes!" L cried out becoming frustrated. He ran a hand through his jet black hair. "All this time I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep because I was worried about you. I thought I would never see you again and now that you're here you won't even let me see you! Why are you pushing me away if you love me? Why are you doing this to me? Do you hate me?"

Misa gaped, clutching the navy blue towel to her chest.

"Of course not, I just said I love you!"

"Then why are you being so stubborn? Why are you acting so selfish? This is killing me Misa!" L yelled, hitting the door, and then turned his back on the door, and slid down it. He wasn't used to this emotional feeling. This wasn't who he was but this girl, this woman who he had learned to enjoy his company with was somehow making all these strange emotions explode and come out in ways L just didn't want to happen but they did and now he didn't know what to do. L was partially scared of himself and he was terrified of this person he was becoming.

Misa blinked tears, she was cold, naked, and her vision was blurring. Outside the door she could sense L's anguish and she wanted to comfort him but she couldn't.

"I don't deserve you." Misa finally managed to say through her quivering lips. "I don't deserve you."

"I think you do." L replied softly and Misa sniffled and wiped away a tear.

"I know you think I do." She said with a small smile.

"Then there shouldn't be an issue." L finished, placing his head against the door. Misa moved up to the door and placed her right hand on it while her left hand stayed clenching the towel.

"These hands of mine are tainted and yours are so pure. I don't want to corrupt you."

"But you already have," L chuckled, and Misa felt her eyes widen. "And I love you for it."

"But Lawliet..."

"Misa, I truely am okay with changing as long as I get to be with you because in honesty that's all I've ever wanted."

It was then L heard the door creek open, he turned his head back to glance up to see a crying Misa with a smile on her lips. She was calling him by his name in a number of sobs but he didn't pay attention to any of that. Instead rather, he rose to up to meet her as she threw her arms around him with a loud blissful squeal of joy before finally kissing him in this wonderous reunion. Much to her approval he was there like he promised during their first reunion while in her cell and nothing else matter anymore as he was there to kiss away her tears and she was there to erase his fears. Together again this night was theirs and both had no complaints on the subject whatsoever.

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Hope you liked it – Sorry if you didn't but I'll really TRY to do better next chapter, I promise.

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P.S I just can't seem to grasp that tear jerker romance yet – I need to go rent a movie or something. LOL.

P.S #2 : Editing this chapter so much is so bad LOL LOL