A/N: Hello, you cute little bean. How are you? Have you taken care of yourself today in one way or another? Fed yourself? Drank some water? I…Can't say I've done either, but I got an energy drink here. Does that count? But after I post this, I got lunch waiting for me, so…Win? Yeah? Alright. Now, let's get into it, yeah? Yeah. Sounds like a plan.

One night. All Light wanted was one night of peace and quiet with his boyfriend without any interruption. He was all situated with L back at the tower. His father was still blissfully unaware of his son's ulterior motives. Just one quiet night to celebrate was all Light asked for. Nowhere in his plans did he mention or even prepare for a random surprise from Misa. Of all the restaurants in Ginza, why did you have to pick this one?

"Light?" L nudged him under the table as Misa started approaching them, "Are you going to be alright?"

"I'm not happy about it," Light admitted, "But I'll be ok."

"Hi!" Misa squealed, throwing her arms around Light's neck, "I'm so happy I ran into you!"

That makes one of us. Are you taking lessons from Mikami? Light simply sat back and smiled politely, praying this would be quick, "You, too, Misa."

L chuckled a bit to himself, well aware Light was lying. I know better, Light. Hopefully, you'll be able to come out of this unscathed, but I know better. If you had your way, she'd be in a wooden crate and shipped off to Siberia. Anywhere else that wasn't here would do, but if it were me, Siberia would do just fine. A cold locale for a colder bitch.

Then, Misa turned her attention toward L, her face scrunching up in irritated disgusted, "Oh…It's you."

"It's me," L confirmed. Now, get you fucking claws out of my man, "If you'll excuse us, we're busy."

"Uh-huh," Misa blew him off, making herself comfortable in Light's lap, "So, Light…How are you? I feel like we hardly got to talk at that party the other night."

Maybe that was by design. Or divine intervention. Light took the safe route, "No. We didn't. I had a lot of other things going on that night."

"You know, Light," Misa cuddled into Light's shoulder, sending L's blood into a rolling boil, "I miss you. I really do."

L quietly seethed. Oh, Light. I love you, but you're too sweet to her. She doesn't deserve your kindness. She doesn't deserve your gestures. She sure as hell doesn't need to be grinding in your lap. That's for damn sure. Leave, Misa. Leave anytime. Like…I don't know. Maybe now would be a good time. Just get out of Light's lap.

"Um…" Meanwhile, Light was trapped. He had no idea what to do. A part of him said to push her away…Physically push her away. But another part said not to make a scene. And L could see that. Nothing pissed him off more, "That's nice."

"Whatever happened to us?" Misa sighed out, "You know, maybe we should give us a try again."

If L's blood wasn't boiling before, it was getting to the point of evaporation. Grow a pair, Light. Please. For the sake of our relationship and the sake of your sanity, grow a pair. Let this be the moment where you have a spine with her. You've come so far and I'm so proud of you. You know better now. You don't need her in your life. Just tell her off. Please. I know you can't tell me much about her, but I don't need to know anything more to understand how bad she is for you. Don't do it.

In that moment, something had snapped in Light's head. Wait a second…I'm in a happy relationship. We've moved in together. Everything's fine. Why would I let Misa ruin that? It's not like I'd cheat on L anyway, but I don't need her, "Misa…I left you. Plain and simple."

"You know what we should do?" Misa suggested, completely oblivious, "We should get together soon. Just to talk. Nothing more than that. I really do miss you, Light."

"No, thank you," Light shot her down.

"Come on," Misa whined, "Why not? You know we'd have a good time. We always did when we'd go out."

"Because," Light defended himself, "I. Left you. End of story. That means no more."

"Besides," L wasn't going to sit idly by anymore. He didn't need to let Light twist in the wind anymore, "I don't like to let him out very often. Let alone out of my sight. Now, do you mind? We were in the middle of dinner."

"That's nice," Misa continued to ignore him. Instead, she curled into Light's lap a little more, "So, what are you doing later, Light? We should definitely go out and do something. Let's go out like we used to."

Why? So you can make me hold your purse while you're throwing up and snorting coke in the bathroom? Yeah. Not doing that. I'll pass, "No, Misa. We're not going out tonight."

"Excuse me," L stepped in, "Miss Amane?"

"What?" Misa groaned, "Don't you see I'm busy, trying to rekindle my relationship with my ex-boyfriend?"

"That's the thing," L went on, "Because you asked Light what he was doing later. And I see subtlety is regularly lost on you."

"Are you telling me I'm stupid?" she snapped.

"I'm not telling you that you're stupid," L clarified. However, I think your train left the station and you're still on the platform, "But I'm what Light's doing later. I've been doing my best to not get angry with you, but the more you speak, the more difficult it gets. So, if you don't mind, I'd really appreciate it if you'd get out of my boyfriend's lap now."

Misa froze, still entirely lost, but things were starting to click in her head, "Hold on…Light…"

"What?" Light wasn't going to make eye contact with her. He knew better than that. If he made eye contact, Misa would suck his soul out of his body.

"You were serious?" she wondered, looking L over with great confusion, "You're…really seeing him?"

"Um…" Light started turning red. And L sat back with a smile on his face.

"Oh, Light," Misa awed, cradling his face in the palm of her hand. Her bright red nails sunk into his cheek, "Oh, darling…You deserve so much better."

"It's funny you mention that," L smirked, "Because I thought the same when you came over here."

"Light!" Misa squealed, "Are you just going to let him talk to me like that?"

"Um…" Light couldn't say much else. Mostly because he knew L was completely in the right.

"Light," Misa demanded, a glare in her eye, "Look at me."

"Um…" Light slowly turned his head.

Misa forced his gaze, staring deeply into his eyes, "Are you really seeing him?"

"Um…" Light hated this. Misa had him trapped (both emotionally and physically). L's mouth was digging him into a hole. He started sweating buckets. But then, he felt something under the table. Light caught a glimpse of L's foot running up and down his shin. He's just reminding me he's here. Light's bitterness quickly dissipated. Or is he…actually trying to make me feel better? My god. He's trying to make me feel better. He knows damn well what Misa does to me. And what she's done to me. L's trying to make me feel better. He's not holding anything over my head. He's not backing me into a corner. If anything, he's trying to pull me out of it.

"Light," Misa growled, "Tell me you're not involved with him. You're not seeing him. And when you're done playing pretend here, you and I are going to go out. Right now."

"No," Light shook his head, pulling himself together while the tingles in his body settled his racing thoughts, "I can't do that. Because that would be lying to you. I've moved on, Misa. I know it's going to be hard for you to understand, but you're not the center of my universe anymore."

"But he's the center of mine," L smiled a little. Good to see you're still in there, Light. I'm glad she hasn't completely destroyed you. Again. I would've hated to see what you were like after you left her. Nonetheless, we would've handled it. Somehow. In a way, we still are. But don't you worry. We'll be ok, "I already told you, Misa. I have what you can't have. Now, I'm going to ask you again. Do you mind?"

Misa's glare ran through L like a knife. L's hatred for Misa had finally turned into Misa's hatred for L. She stared in L's eyes without breaking and gently kissed Light's cheek. Then, she got into Light's ear, keeping her voice down to a low rumble, "Call me when you're done lying to me, Light. Then, we'll have some fun like the old days. You remember that fun, don't you?"

"Bye, Misa," Light waved while she stormed away.

"Light," L worried, "Are you alright?"

"I've been better," Light took a heavy drink from his wine, only to collapse on the table, "Why? Why did Misa have to show up here? Who did I piss off in a past life to deserve her?"

"I don't know," L took Light's hand, "But she's gone now. We don't have to worry about her anymore. Not right now."

"Why can't she just go on location for her next movie?" Light sighed out, "Those were the few good days of our relationship. I knew she had to be screwing around on me, but I didn't care. I had peace and quiet and that's all that mattered."

"Maybe," L thought, "Maybe she doesn't have to go on location for you to get that peace and quiet."

"Because she's not in my life anymore," Light grabbed the wine bottle and filled his glass again, "I know."

"It's not even that," L suggested, "You…wouldn't want to…maybe get out of town for a bit…would you?"

"I appreciate the sentiment," Light sipped on his wine some more, "But I don't think I'm in the mood to go back to Odaiba."

"I never said we'd be going to Odaiba," L clarified, "Don't get me wrong. I love when we go to Odaiba. I really do. But I actually have a graduation to go to in London next month. And I was wondering if you wanted to join me. I'm not saying you have to, but traveling is a lot easier on me when I'm not doing it by myself."

"You want me to go to London with you?" Light's heart stopped. Suddenly, his thoughts went back to the first time L ever stepped foot in the Yagami house. He knew what going to London would mean. And after the mess he had gone through with Misa moments ago, Light was in the place to do just about anything. I've never been to London. Maybe it'll be far enough away from her where I wouldn't have to worry. And it'd be far enough to where L and I could just…be. It'd be like Odaiba, but all of the pressure would be gone.

"I'd love for you to go to London with me." Because as much as I love that you're living in the same building as I am now, I'd love to see you in my bed. L had a quick, naughty thought run through his head. And it put a smile on his face, "It's such a lovely city. Since you've already been to Shimokitazawa with me, I might as well show you the Chelsea embankment, too."

"Alright," Light agreed, "Looks like we're going to London. Together."

"And because you want to, right?" L hoped, "Not because you're contractually obligated?"

"I do want to," Light assured him, "That's right. We were going to talk about my contract tonight, weren't we? But then, Misa came in and ruined everything. Which is basically Misa in a nutshell."

"Don't worry about it, Light," L brushed him off, "At this point, we could probably just rip up your contract. I got what I wanted out of it and you're still going to work for me, regardless. We can discuss your contract some other time. But right now, I think we should just have our night. How does that sound?"

"Better than dealing with Misa," Light finished off his wine.

"I think we've been through enough for one night," L's grip on Light tightened, "Are you sure you're going to be ok?"

"I'm sure," Light promised, "You know what she told me before she left?"

"Hard to tell."

"To call her when I was done lying to her," he chuckled to himself, "I'm kind of glad I'm not lying to her."

"Me, too," L agreed, "But you don't ever need to explain yourself to her ever again. She doesn't need to know what you're up to. She's not in your life."

"That's right," Light nodded. That is right…I'm free from her.

"It's getting late," L pointed out, "You want to go home? I'm getting kind of tired."

"And after dealing with Misa," Light confessed, "I'm pretty beat, too. Yeah. Let's go home."