Sorry for the wait, I'm working on a lot right now in RL. Please enjoy file 4 of Unknown Variable!
Before his mother got home (about forty minutes or so after Hikari had left) Light had written down a good twenty names to compensate for his tardiness and also with unique heart attacks to prove that it was his work. Light closed the book and placed it back in the secret spot, then turned his chair again to the bed to find Ryuk sitting there with a giant grin on his face. "You were laughing before, now you're silent." Light crossed his arms and legs as he sat back in his chair, getting used to feeling like a king or even a god. "What's so funny?"
"You are. Like I said before, you humans are so..." Ryuk laughed again, making Light feel uneasy. "unique." He snorted in his laughter, then stood and walked up to Light. The boy uncrossed his arms as legs as Ryuk got closer, then sat back and actually had shock on his face as Ryuk bent over to stare Light right in the eyes. "She is going to cause your fall, Kira."
Light kept looking with the shock and a tad of fear, then grinned with his insanity. "Hikari is going to cause my fall? I highly doubt it. Just tonight she proved herself more then ever that she is, in some relation, connected to L. Her brother was 'freaked out' when he heard my name is loves to work on cases? Sound a little like the guy after me?" Ryuk stood up right again, Light sitting up as well with his grin of victory. "I keep tutoring Hikari, she keeps telling me about her brother. I get enough information I can take them both out. Then no one will be able to stop me. It's actually quite simple Ryuk."
"You're playing a dangerous game." Ryuk warned, but then snickered once more as he backed off. "But what am I to say about that? I want a good show, you're one heck of a person to have the death note." The death god looked down as Light's mom called his name. Light also looked down, then told her that he would be right down. He stood up to leave, Ryuk following right behind him. "Give me something interesting to talk about after you die."
Light started to open the door, but was able to whisper something quick to the Shinigami before he went on with his normal life as a high school student. "It's not my time yet for you to write my name down Ryuk, just wait and I'll entertain you." He then started down the steps to help his mother unpack. Ryuk grinned one more time as he glided into a follow, this was sure to get very interesting.
About a week Hikari would go to Lights house (having to call her brother every single time she left, every hour on the hour, and then when she was ready to leave) and become better in her math skills. The weather did get colder, the leaves on the trees falling in the perfect time of season and the jackets being taken from the closets to be worn. It no longer rained, but a cold wind now blew in from the west and always gave people chills up their spine. Light was again on his stroll to school, his bag over his shoulder and his hands in the pockets of his jacket to keep him warm. It was almost like a trench coat, longer then a normal coat but about the length of a rain coat. He had it buttoned up and walked the school, the wind on his back. Light didn't look up as he walked, usually he didn't do that. "Light! Wait up!" Hikari yelled out, making him stop and turn around. She ran to catch up, still wearing her skirt that she wore forever but now with a long sleeve white shirt and a long sleeve jacket like Light's school jacket. Over that was just a normal spring jacket zipped up with her hands in the pockets. She caught up to him, breathing harder then normal. "Watari says this walking to school is good for my health." She then coughed a bit, covering her mouth. Light kept his stance and position, just looking down to her. "Yeah right, he's gonna kill me!"
"Heh, maybe." Light shrugged his own shoulders as they started off to the school. Both were silent, usually Hikari was talking none stop. He shifted an inquiring glance to her, Hikari just strolled on with her hands in her pockets and keeping track on her feet on the concrete. She looked a little flushed, she still seemed paler then normal. Light didn't say anything as both walked on to the school. When the cold chills came in a gust she would shiver more then normal, but try not to let him notice. Light could easily tell that she wasn't feeling good, but to what extent he didn't comprehend. Both entered the school, to the warm classrooms that they would get even more education in. Light and Hikari had all different classes and even a different lunch, so he didn't get to see her the rest of the day until both ended up in their math class at the end of the day. It seemed longer then normal to Light, like he was waiting for something. The day went by in slow motion, even Ryuk decided not to bother him to rush the day on faster. Light took his normal seat as Hikari took her own. She was talking to a lot of people like normal, but still looked flushed and pale at the same time. Some of Light's friends distracted him from his examination with an interesting conversation on the latest kills by Kira. Light always decided to take place in these, he was always interested in how others thought of his efforts. After some brief chats the teacher, professor Tachinori, entered the room and began. The mid-term exams were coming so it was review time. Light took out his notebook and pencil, getting another chance to glance back to Hikari. She also took out her stuff, acting normally. Light shook the idea out of his head with a quick head movement, Hikari might have been going red on the cheeks easy do to her pale skin, or she could have burnt it somewhere. It didn't looked burned, but every person could have been different. Both sat with the class and took notes (Light now took more notes to use them in helping with Hikari's tutoring) and the class seemed shorter then it actually was. The entire class emptied out, Hikari already at the side of his desk and waiting for Light to get up to start the walk home. She had the palms of her hands planted on his desk as she leaned down and waited for him to finish his packing. Light stood up, putting on his jacket. The classroom was empty, Hikari even had her jacket on and was ready to start the tutoring. He put his bag over his shoulder and glared down at her again. "You want to cancel today?"
"Cancel? Something come up?" Hikari now stood up right, holding her briefcase bag with both hands in front of her. "Why? Did I do something wrong?"
He shook his head, then took his hand onto her forehead. Hikari gave a quick little meep as he did so and even seemed to get a little redder. "You're a little warm..."
"It's just a cold, I won't get you sick." She took his hand down and dropped it, for the first time he saw her frowning with more seriousness then a pure joke. It was still playful, but not as much as normal. "I'm not contagious you know..."
Light sighed, then started out the door. She followed with a light giggle, Hikari won the little argument of a question. Both zipped and buttoned up, then went into the cold street and started off to his house. It seemed colder as the sun was setting quicker for that time of the year. Light also noticed that Hikari was always about a half a step behind him instead of Light yelling for her to slow down. They walked most of the way in silence, then turned onto Light's street. He had to stop walking, turning and finding that she was further then he thought. "You sure that-" Hikari tripped over her own feet, Light dropping his bag to make sure she didn't fall. Ryuk was laughing off to the back, he was sitting on the stone boundary to Light's house. Light helped Hikari to a stand as she picked up he own bag. He put his hand on her forehead again, she was even redder and paler. "You're burning up."
"I'm fine." Hikari smiled and stood on her own, trying to fight off the dizziness. "Let's get inside now, it's really cold now..."
He nodded, keeping hold of her arm and leading her to the door. On the way Light picked up his bag and then walked to the door. He turned the knob, it was locked. Light forgot that it was wednesday again, no one would be home for a long while. He took out his key and opened it himself, then led Hikari inside as he closed the door. Ryuk walked right through it, Light not caring at the moment. She slipped off her shoes and put on her brown slippers (she now had her own pair there because she came over so much) and headed to the couch. Light did the same, taking off his shoes, but never got to the sandals. He heard Hikari drop her bag on the ground and turned in time to find her falling to her knees again. Light forgot about his own slippers and helped Hikari back up to a stand, taking her to lie down on the couch. "This is more then a cold." Hikari tried to sit up, bit Light kept her laying there. "I'm going to get you a little something, stay right here okay?"
She nodded, finally giving into his order or not feeling one bit good at all. Light got up and put his feet in his own slippers then headed to the bathroom and the medicine cabinet. He opened the mirror door, looking for something for her fever with a very slow pace. "You going to take her back to her brother's house now? It's your chance to find out if her brother really is L-"
"Her brother has to be L." Light stopped looking, he then placed his hands on the sides of the sink and looked down at that. "He has to be, all of the clues lead to it. Not only that, but it's just the feeling that I get. I'm not entirely positive, but I know enough to have a really strong hunch." Ryuk snickered, it was time to take out the competition. "But not now, Hikari is sick." Light arched his head upward again and found the medicine to make her feel better. He took it and started out to the living room.
"This isn't like you Light." Ryuk said as he followed, but Light ignored him as both entered the kitchen. "You're falling for this girl and you know it. Write her name before you get too attached, it'll do you good."
Still, Light didn't say a word, he got a glass of water and went back to the living room to find Hikari dozing off on the couch. "This should bring your fever down." He opened the bottle and took out two pills, then handed them to her. Hikari just looked at his hand, then sat up right and popped them in her mouth. She took the glass of water and drank it all down, then coughed a bit. Light took the glass back and Hikari stood up. "We're not tutoring with you like this."
"But why not? I mean... ex...exams are coming and all." She complained, still not used to the world revolving and her feeling it. Light made her lie down once more on the couch, she was a stubborn one. "I can still study."
He shook his head, Ryuk was actually silent for once. There were no snickers or crude remarks. Light sat down next to the couch on the floor as she started to doze off again. "Give me Watari's number, I'm calling to get him to pick you up."
"No, he's gonna worry and-" Hikari coughed again, Light's decision was final. She gave the number and lay back, for once not the happy chippy self she always was. Light got up and went to his phone, calling the number that he was given. The ringing started, but Hikari called his name. Light pushed the talk button, stopping the conversation before it started. He walked over with the cordless telephone and looked down at the almost sleeping Hikari. "Umm... I was wondering if I could borrow your jacket... it's cold..." She smiled a bit.
"Wait just a minute." He went upstairs and got a free blanket, then came down to find her already asleep. Light just held the blanket in his hands, staring down at her. Hikari looked so peaceful in her sleep, even if she was sick. He actually found himself frozen in her elegance of slumber. Ryuk started to laugh with a wild possession, he could easily tell what Light was thinking. The boy finally snapped out of it with the hacking of the laugh from Ryuk and put the blanket over Hikari. He then dialed the number again and waited for the old man to pick up. "Hi, this is Light Yamagi... no Hikari is fine... no... she's fine, she came to school with a cold... yeah... I told her that we should cancel but... yes... she's fine. She has a fever right now... I gave her something to calm it down and she's sleeping- no I didn't give her anything bad... I take it when I'm sick it's harmless... yes... that's why I'm calling. I think you should pick her up... yes... yes thank you. I'll see you here Watari." Light then hung up, putting the phone back on the charger. He sat back down on the floor and waited for Watari to show up. Light just sat there, glancing up at the girl sleeping in silence. Ryuk started to laugh again, Light finally turned his gaze to Ryuk. "What's so funny?"
"It's too late for you, you're done for." Ryuk snickered once more, keeping his distance to the other side of the room. Light didn't want to listen to him anymore, so he faced the sleeping Hikari once more. "You're in love with her."
"Am not." He snapped. Ryuk finally stopped snickering. These human were more complex then he thought they were. Light still looked at Hikari as she slept there silently, only her breathing made any sounds. "I need to keep this up, she is the only way that I can connect to L. Her brother has to be L, if I gain his trust with this little stunt then I will get even closer to getting his real name and face. Once I see his face I can have Hikari give me his name by controlling her final moments with the death note. It's all planned out, just waiting for the moment is my problem." He sighed, Hikari moving a bit in her sleep. Both of the guys went silent as she did, then she stopped and went back to not moving and not talking nor moaning. Light took a deep breath from the moment of silence, then turned his head a bit to Ryuk. "It's all planned out, I just have to wait for Hikari to take me to her brother."
Ryuk nodded, the plan sounded flawless. There was one problem the Shinigami could see that Light was ignoring, the fact that Light was getting too close and was actually getting emotionally attached with Hikari. Even if Light didn't want to admit it the emotion was there, Light was falling for his bait. How would the boy be able to kill her if he would fall for her, even if he really needed the information on L to stop the man from catching Kira?
So? What do you think? Alright, not much here. I thought that this chapter was pretty... fulfilling. n.n
See you again in file 5!