No time to think, just to write. Thanks for the reviews.

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Misa giggled lightly at his disappointed expression as she removed another cube from the box and popped it betwixt her lips. L busied himself with the recovery of the sugar cube as well as any sugar particles he could manage to remove from the bedsheets. He licked the tip of his index finger and ran it around any loose crumbs, in an attempt to procure every ounce of sugar possible. He hated seeing sweet things go to waste.

Misa reached her hand up to her lips, and with two slender digits removed the cube which was resting b etween them. "It's just sugar, I don't see why you're making such a big deal about it."

His eyes shifted from the bed to her form, and his head and body soon followed suit, turning to face in her direction. He proceeded to plop both sugar cubes into his mouth, and licked his fingers clean of the granules. His expression was wide eyed and almost vacuous.

"What are you freaking out about, Ryuuzaki? Here, I brought your sugar cubes." She stepped towards the bed and with outstretched hands offered him the box of sugar. Her own single sugar cube remaining between two of her fingers. Unlike L, she couldn't bring herself to eat a cube of sugar as if it were a chip or some other common household snack.

L, unaccustomed to daily interactions with others (especially women), found himself at an odd point. In all his years as a world renowned detective, he had never been treated in such a manner. Raito picks fights and Misa throws sugar. He didn't know whether he should hit her or let it go.

"I'm sorry, okay? I didn't intend to be mean." Her expression softened a bit after watching him sit in a dazed silence for so long. She didn't understand his reaction, and thought it in her interest to mend things. Half the time she didn't know what he was thinking, she should have guessed that his reaction would be unpredictable as well.

"It's fine." He lifted up a sleeved wrist and proceeded to wipe any residue from his forehead. He furrowed his brows slightly at the situation. It was frustrating, dealing with others. Sometimes there appeared to be no logic in their actions, which made things hard for him to understand sometimes. He didn't like to admit it, but instances did happen wherein he couldn't figure out the social patterns of others. However, if he was going to solve this case, it may require that he learn how to do so. He was already outside of his comfort zone, this wouldn't be too much further of a stretch.

She took a seat on the side of the bed, by the feet of the sleeping Raito and the seemingly upset L.

"Misa."

"Hn?"

"Why did you throw the sugar cube at me?"

"Simply because I felt like it. I didn't mean anything by it."

He titled his head upwards as his gaze met the ceiling. He tapped his index finger on his chin as he pondered this. "I see."

"You're always so serious, Ryuuzaki."

"You don't seem to take things serious enough, Misa." He turned his head to meet her gaze, but found that she was preoccupied playing with the frills of her skirt, box of sugar on the side of the bed and sugar cube between her lips. "All of our lives are at stake you know."

Misa lifted her free hand to her lips to remove the sugar cube which was slowly wanning away under the licks of her tongue. "I know." She stated, rather matter-of-factly.

"You're quite the woman."

"Is it so odd?"

"I'm not thrilled about the whole situation... And it seems you've got so much more to look forward to than I do. I must say, I find your endurance quite uncharacteristic of even the average man."

"Misa-Misa isn't average, that's why!"

At this point he slunk off the bed and moved so that he was facing Misa directly, while she remained seated. His hunched posture allowed them to remain eye level, and he slowly leaned in. His eyes were narrowed in concentration as he examined her facial expression. "Misa, would you kill for Raito?"

"Eh." Misa leaned backwards a bit, popping the remainder of the sugar cube in her mouth before using her palms to support her weight. She always felt uncomfortable when he was so up close, and the subject matter didn't comfort her much either. "I don't think that's possible.."

"But if it was?"

"Maybe, but Raito would never ask for such a thing."

He paused for a moment and lifted a finger towards himself. "Would you kill me?"

"Probably."

He couldn't help but feel a bit hurt. Even if he hadn't liked Misa, as either an acquaintance or idol, being told by somebody that they would be willing to kill you wasn't a very happy fact. "I see... Then, would you kill for Kira?"

Misa hesitated a moment, contemplating her decision. "Yes."

"If Kira asked you to kill Raito, would you do it?"

Misa remained silent. Although she was grateful to Kira for avenging the murder of her parents, and was dedicated to pledging herself to his cause, something within her held her back from agreeing to kill Raito.

"Misa." L paused for a moment, glancing over to Raito who was still sound asleep. He turned himself to face away from the idol as he spoke. "What if I told you that I was Kira?" He was taking a gamble on this statement. If she consciously was the second Kira, then she would know he was lying right away. However, judging from her and Raito's recent actions, it was safe to say that even if she was Kira, she honestly didn't remember it. If his suspicion of the power of Kira being able to move from individual to individual held true, of course. However, all he could hope for was the success of his plan.

"Eh!? Don't joke around like that Ryuuzaki!" Her expression seemed panicked, and she nearly fell backwards from his utterance.

"What if I told you that I managed to infiltrate the police task force in order to monitor their movements against Kira?" He turned his head to glance over his shoulder and view her expression.

"N-No way..."

It seemed that she had taken the bait. "I've set the prime suspect up as Yagami Raito, in order to cast suspicion away from my own actions. Don't worry, it is in my interest that he is not apprehended. I must apologize for having involved you, but it was also in my interest to find the second Kira."

"Wh-What do you mean? You still think I'm the second Kira?"

"I know you are. But if my theory holds true, our powers may only be temporary. Amane Misa, you have forgotten that you are the second Kira."

Misa had been rendered speechless at this point, and let Ryuuzaki continue his explanation.

"You must remember, I said I was a fan. After finding out about your parent's deaths I decided to avenge them. I could've never predicted you would've inherited the power as well, much less seek me out in Tokyo."

"I..." Misa was dumbstruck. There were many reasons she came to Tokyo, the idea of meeting Kira being one of them, although she knew it wasn't probable.

"I am now worried as to who has currently inherited the power. Your power, Misa. I'm also worried about the fact that power can be transfered, and it is necessary to find the culprit in order to figure this out. That is, if you truly don't remember." He turned back to her, and narrowed his eyes in concentration, trying to seek out her reaction.

Misa could hardly process his words. The sound of his voice was steadily being overwhelmed by the pounding of her heart from the rush of anxiety. Is he telling the truth? Misa wondered. She couldn't remember, no matter how hard she tried.

"Misa. We were in love."

Misa tried to match up the facts, but couldn't. If she looked at it from L's point of the story, it seemed to make sense... If she was Kira, which she knew she wasn't. If what he said was true, then how come she loved Raito, and not him? Why couldn't she remember anything? Her frustration grew as she furiously attempted to sort out the facts. What if she had come to meet him? Did I really have Kira's power at some point? It doesn't make sense.

"!?" L reached out hurriedly as he saw her eyes roll back and her figure fall backwards onto the bed, falling on top of the slumbering Raito. She had fainted. "Misa!"

L hurried besides the two, scooping his arms around Misa's lithe physique in order to remove her from the now waking Raito. Damnit. I didn't think she'd react this drastically.

"...What's going on?" Raito, hardly realizing what had happened, wearily began to rise from his rest. "What's wrong with Misa!?" He took a quick glance at the clock and realized that it was steadily approaching 1am. What are they doing up still? He wondered.

"She's not feeling well I suppose. She just suddenly fainted." L looked up from Misa in order to examine Raito's reaction. "Maybe it's best if we leave."

"...Yeah, uh, sure.." Raito sighed, slightly suspicious of the peculiar situation which greeted his awakening.

L passed Misa into Raito's arms, allowing him to settle her into bed as he recovered the box of sugar cubes.

"If you don't mind me asking, Ryuuzaki. What were you two doing up so late?"

"Jealous, Raito?" L smiled a bit.

"N-no. Anyways, we should go now."

"You're quiet right, Raito."

The two proceeded to exit the room, leaving a bewildered Misa to her dreams.

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I forget where in the manga Misa may make up excuses other than Kira for coming to Tokyo... So, if anybody knows, please tell me.