You had been working on your computer for the last few hours, everyone else apart from L who practically lived in this room, had gone home after a lengthy discussion about Kira's method of killing. You sighed, frustrated that you couldn't seem to find the right screwdriver. "What's the point of buying 500 of the damn things when you can't even find the one you want!!" you shouted, messing up your hair in agitation.
"Do you need this?" L said, holding up a screwdriver, still staring at his computer screen and typing with one hand.
You sat there with your mouth hanging open in shock. "YOU TOOK MY BLOODY SCREWDRIVER!" you raged, standing up to throttle the thief with the piece of wire in your hand.
"I merely borrowed it, there's no need for anger, Ahiru-chan," L said, with his normal emotionless voice.
You glared at him as you walked over, swiped the screwdriver from his hand, and trudged back to your chair. You sat back down, breathed deeply to calm yourself and proceeded to use the screwdriver. A few minutes later there you were shouting all over again. "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WIRE?! I HAD IT IN MY HAND A MINUTE OR TWO AGO!" you yelled, chucking things left and right.
"I believe it was 3 minutes and 46 seconds ago actually," L said calmly, a meter or so from you.
You looked at him in disbelief. "You timed how long I'd lost my wire? But, then that means…YOU TOOK MY BLOODY WIRE AS WELL!?"
"Hai, Ahiru-chan. I wanted to test your observation skills."
Your eyebrow twitched and you were seriously considering connecting your foot with his face. "Ryuuzaki…give me back my wire," you said, deathly calm.
"Why? Do you need it?" he asked.
"Are you an idiot or something?! Haven't you heard me screaming for the last couple minutes trying to find it?!" you asked, clenching your fist.
"This wire? What do you need this wire for?" he asked, staring at it, as if it would tell him its secrets.
"Alright, that's it!" you said, and rushed at L, your fist drawn back.
Unfortunately for the both of you, you tripped on one of the many cables running across the floor and fell straight onto a surprised L. Your weight misbalanced the chair and the both of you went tumbling across the floor. You ended up under L, his head on your chest. Your face flushed deep crimson and you shouted "PERVERT" at him, before he shushed you. You closed your mouth, confused by the odd request. "Nani (What)?" you asked, still embarrassed by his closeness.
"I can hear your heart beat," he said succinctly, his eyes wide in amazement.
"So…? Everyone has one," you said, wondering what was going on in that genius mind of his.
"I've never listened to someone's heart beat," he explained, before closing his eyes.
Momentarily stunned, your mouth gaped like a fish. 'Never listened to someone's heartbeat? Or is he using it as an excuse…'
Unsure of the answer, you decided it was safer just to throw him off. You sat up, and L looked up at you in surprise. "Whether or not you've never heard a heartbeat before, that's no excuse!" you said, reining back your anger.
L moved into his normal sitting position and looked at you, obviously figuring out what you were thinking. You sighed in frustration and stood up. "Just don't touch any more of my stuff," you said, a touch of menace entering your voice.
L nodded somberly and watched as you moved over to your chair and sat down in a huff. 'Why is her face red? Is she…blushing?' he thought to himself, biting on his thumb.
"Stop that," you said, attaching the wire to your prototype.
He looked up at your back. "Stop what?"
"Analysing everything, just give it a break already," you said, before completely absorbing yourself in your work.
Behind your back, L stared at you, biting his thumb in his attempt to figure you out.
He stayed like that for another ten minutes or so before moving back to his chair and continuing his investigation. His hand searched for his packet of sweets that he had set on the desk beside his computer, and unable to locate them, looked around the desk. "Looking for something?" you asked, innocently.
"Un. My sweets have gone…Ahiru-chan…you didn't. That's so low…" L said, looking at you accusingly.
"Didn't what?" you asked, continuing the pretence.
"You took my sweets because I took your wire, didn't you," he said, phrasing it as a statement rather than a question.
"Maybe…maybe not," you teased, enjoying yourself.
He sighed, whether in frustration or annoyance you couldn't tell. "What do you want for them back?" he asked, trying to think of a way to negotiate his way out of this.
You pushed your bottom lip with your index finger, as you pretended to think. "What about what you really think about Light-kun?"
L's eyes bored into you. 'What is she thinking?'
You smiled innocently back at him, and waited for his reply. "Fine…but sweets first," he said, giving in.
Grinning, you handed him the bag of sweets you had swiped from his table. He snatched them from your grasp and began to eat them, huddling protectively around them. You sweatdropped. 'For a supposed genius…he's pretty immature…'
"Light-kun…I'm 7 certain that he is Kira," L said, his words jolting you out of your thoughts.
'7 certain that Light-kun is Kira? I know I got a bad feeling from him, but could he really be Kira?'
"All the research I've done points to one person…Light-kun. There isn't any other people who fit Kira so perfectly," L said, looking at you to gauge your reaction.
You kept your face blank, aware that L was searching for a response. "Other than Light-kun I don't have any leads of Kira's identity."
'He suspects Light-kun that much?' you thought, genuinely surprised.
You decided to reserve your opinion until you had a chance to get to know Light better, and turned back to your computer to continue your work. The two of you stayed working on your separate jobs for the rest of the night, you using caffeine to keep yourself awake, L using sugar from his many cakes and sweets scattered around his computer.
"Good morning Ahiru-chan!" chimed Matsuda's voice, from the doorway.
You glanced up from your work and nodded a greeting before ignoring the energetic policeman. Matsuda visibly deflated by your lack of reply, and trudged into the room muttering to himself. Mogi and Aizawa came next, calling greetings to the both of you, Chief Yagami and then finally Light. As Light entered the room, you looked up. He caught your eye and raised an eyebrow at you. You turned back to your work as he walked past you and seated himself on one of the couches. 'Yagami Light…you may seem innocent…but there's something dark about you…I can sense it. And whatever it is you're hiding…I will find out the truth!'
After the meeting had finished, and every one was leaving, you stood up to find yourself face to face with a flustered Matsuda. "Nani?" you asked, impatiently.
"Umm…would Ahiru-chan like to get coffee with me?" he said, a blush spreading across his face.
Taken aback, you took a second to reply. "Not today, Matsuda-san, maybe another day?"
His smile faltered a little but he nodded acceptance of your reply. "Another day then, Ahiru-chan."
You smiled at him, and walked past, searching for Light. "Light-kun!" you called out, as you caught sight of his receding form down the hallway.
He stopped and turned around to face you. "I was wondering if you'd like to go out for some coffee," you said, smiling your winning smile at him.
'What's she planning? Is this a test? A normal man would jump at the chance to date her…so if I say no will she began to suspect something? The safest thing to do would be to accept and talk as little as possible," Light reasoned.
Coming to a conclusion, Light looked up at you, smiled and nodded his head. Your eyes narrowed a fraction.
'Is he accepting because a regular male would…or has he accepted because he knows that it is necessary for him to act like an innocent civilian around me?'
You smiled at him, and walked up to him. He offered you his arm and you accepted it gratefully. "So where to?" you asked, allowing him to take charge.
"I know a place only five minutes walk away from here, and the coffee is good," Light said, looking down at you for your response.
You nodded your head enthusiastically. "Sounds great, Light-kun!"
Unbeknownst to you, L had planted a bug under the collar of the shirt you were wearing and was listening to every word that was said between you. 'Why is she going with Light-kun after I told her my suspicions last night? Unless…she's really trying to find evidence to prove that Light-kun is Kira…but that means she's risking her life when she doesn't need to be. I can only hope that she's smart enough to not risk Light suspecting that she thinks he's Kira…or else…I'll be responsible for what happens to her…'