tag, you're it.
Oggetto
| crave division now made from whole|
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She is in a particularly good mood that day.
"Ah, Raito-kun's girlfriend."
Maybe it's that she slept in late that day, the general vibe of weekends, of Saturdays that are close, but not too close to Mondays. Maybe it's that her boyfriend is too busy juggling two other girls to bother her, the apples in her apartment untouched for the first time in months. Maybe it's the sun on her face, warm May air, hot, but not too hot, welcoming yet another summer.
It could be all of this or nothing at all, but she is in a particularly good mood that day, a good mood that does not falter. It does not falter even when her brother calls, begging her to take her niece and nephew for the afternoon.
"I almost didn't recognize you." And it also doesn't falter when she encounters awkward detectives at the park next to the ice cream parlor she was just at.
"Well," She smiles easily, she is in a particularly good mood that day. "I usually leave the kids at home."
She's seated at a picnic bench, one of the closest to the jungle gym where her five year old niece is currently playing with two other kids. Her two year old nephew is glued to her left side, dozing off, ice cream and early mornings making him sleepy.
She doesn't wonder if it's a coincidence, running into him here. She probably would not like the answer anyways. Instead, she eyes his own bowl of ice cream, huge and with at least five different flavours, all different colours, with rainbow sprinkles and white chocolate dripping from the side.
"Did you want to sit down?" She raises an eyebrow as he just stands there, looking at her. "You should probably start eating that soon." It's a monstrosity and yet a part of her would like to taste.
"Yes, that would be wise." He sits oddly, choosing to put his feet on the bench and rest his elbows on his knees. "Raito-kun's girlfriend is too kind."
She doesn't know if it's sarcasm, the tone of his voice so monotone. His face does perk up as he takes a bite, probably from the intense sugar rush to his brain. He looks like a kid, making the same face as her niece when she first bit into her ice cream cone.
He doesn't look like the greatest detective that ever lived, but Raito Yagami doesn't look like a serial killer and yet –
Maybe it's a genius thing, she probably will never understand.
"I do have a name." She tells him as he continues to stab at the bowl in front of him. "You can use it."
He pauses, spoon in his mouth, and blinks at her, but then nods and resumes his eating.
"Eden-chan then." He offers between mouthfuls. It's not odd that he remembers, especially since she's pretty sure he stalked her entire family tree.
But since she's in a particularly good mood, she ignores the shiver that runs up and down her spine, and her brain screaming 'danger' and asks how his classes are going, patting her nephew's head as he snores lightly, raising her head to catch her niece screaming 'tag, you're it' as she places her hand on another kid.
a/n : Happy holidays, everyone. I hope you are well. I thought it was time for Eden and L to spend some time together, while Light is busy dealing with his other two problems. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, thank you for reading and your feedback and take care. I'll see you all in the new year!