To Catch a Killer

By: KitKat411

Author's Notes: Well, ya'll. I'm sorry. I'm sooooooooo sorry for the non updatingness. I'm at nerd camp-aka voluntary summer school-and it is a bitch and a half. Also, my goddamn fucking bleepbleepbleepbleepbleepbleepbleepbleepbleepbleep computer is a bleepbleepbleepbleepbleep, so…I'm using my roommate's computer. And I'm writing during AP PoliSci, so that should help a little. I really am trying to update, ya'll. Sometimes, "real life" gets in the way of "me time," you know? And yeah, there are a few spelling/grammar mistakes. Yes, the Grammar Nazi within me is pissed. However, it's three in the morning here and I've gotten three hours of sleep over the past four days. Read through the mistakes, mmkay? I'll be better next time, I promise.

Anyway, this is a chapter where I prove-more to myself then you, no offense-that I keep my promises, no matter how much I may not like them. But anyway, this goes out to "…". I hope you like it.

And by the by, me thinks no one is reading my-amazing and a half-Author's Notes. So if you are reading this…Hmm….Post a review with a type of cake in it! Oh, and what you thought about this chapter/story, of course! This is not an optional review whore, missies and misters out there!!!

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Light Yagami yawned loudly as he entered the main investigation room. On the plus side, he was now being allowed to sleep in a bed. Yes, he was still monitered by constantly by both L and Watari, but a bed was a bed, no? On the other hand, L had a new rule: If Raito-kun was allowed to be in a bed, he must report to work at five AM. Upon hearing this new rule, Light tried to persuade the insomniac that not everyone could perform properly-or in Light's case, at all-at five in the morning. That Cranky Bastard-as Light now fondly referred to his coworker as- however, had stuck to his guns; he had not been dissuaded.

So now, here Light was, standing before the computuer monitors before even the sun was awake. He was in no mood to work, to "find" Kira, or to even amicably chat. In a word, Light Yagami was pissed.

"Good morning, Raito-kun." Of course That Cranky Bastard was chipper. Even at five in the goddamned morning.

"Hello, Ryuuzaki." He said this, not to be polite, but because, if he didn't, his percentage of being Kira would soar, and Light wasn't in the mood for that.

"Did Raito-kun sleep well?" That Cranky Bastard was probably trying to kill him from sleep depravity.

"For the five yours you let me sleep, Ryuuzaki." Light muttered darkly. He moved to sit in his chair and begin another day's work, but something stopped him. Or, rather, someone.

"Ryuuzaki," Light asked. "Why is Miko in my chair?"

"Is she really?" Ryuuzaki asked in feigned surprise. The detective look to his right. "You are correct, Light," he said after studying the sleeping form next to him. "She is in your seat."

Light peered at the girl. She had her knees pulled up to her chest and was sleeping quietly. Light noted the baggy jeans and the white shirt, and he laughed. This girl-Miko- looked like a girl L. Except, he noticed, Ryuuzaki;s hair was not brown with flecks of green, nor did Ryuuzaki ever sleep, as this girl was .

"Ryuuzaki, what am I suppsosed to do with this girl?"

Ryuuzaki shrugged.

Light sighed, exasperated by the detective's "helpful" behavior. "Fine," Light said. "I'll take her up to her room, then."

"All right. I'll handcuff you when you return. Don' kill anyone, Kira,"

Light gritted his teeth, using all the self-control he owned to prevent himself from hitting the older man. Instead, he picked Miko up from his chair, careful not to drop the still sleeping girl. Holding her in his arms, Light noted how light-no pun intended-this girl was. He tightened his arms protectively around her.

"Well, then," Light said, "I'll just go and put her to bed, then."

Ryuuzaki nodded and wordlessly returned to his computer. Light turned away and walked up to the "guest room."

He reached the room eventually, after a few wrong turns. He laid Miko on the bed and pulled a warm blanket her sleeping form. As Light watched, Miko turned around and stretched. Light stepped away, afraid of being caught. Miko, however, only turned towards the blanket and did not wake. She smiled in her sleep, a smile that was not burdened with the troubles of reality.

Light was this smile, of course, and it made him smile also. She seemed to be a highly intelligent girl, he could tell. But how dangerious was she? Did she know abou the Death Note? Was she in cahoots with L?

The only thing he could do, Light decided, was to spend more time with Miko. He would ask her out on a date, of sorts. Getting to know this new variable was Kira's best move right now.

Although, if Light Yagami was honest with himself, he would recognze that the only reason he wanted to se Miko again was for her smile.

But, Light thought, while shaking his head in an attempt to rid himself of these thoughts, he was very rarely honest with himself. So, it didn't matter, really. Her intellect, the way she'd felt in his arms, that damned smile…No, it didn't matter to Kira at all.

But…to Light Yagami…

…It mattered a lot.

……………..

Hilary awoke, dazed and more than slightly confused. Where was she? The last thing she remembered was her emotional breakdown; she had no idea what was going on. She unfurled herself from her customary ball and stared around. This place, wherever it was, was a lot more comfortable than where she'd had her "chat" with L only a few hours ago.

"A few hours ago"? Had it only been a few hours? It seemed as though several lifetimes had passed. "Maybe that's an effect of L," Hilary told herself. "He makes the time stand still." She checked the clock beside her to make sure of the time.

10:43. Yes, it had only been a few hours.

Suddenly Hilary sat up in bed, wide awake. 10:43? Fuck. She vaguely remembered Misa saying something about a photo shoot at eleven.

Hilary sprang from the bed and pulled a brush through her hair. She ran down the stairs like a bat out of Hell, running into the main investigation room, sweating and out of breath.

"Misa," she gasped, looking around for the perky blond model. She straightened up and took deep breaths between each breath, "Where," GASP, "is," GASP, "Misa?"

It was only then that she noticed that the Kira Investigation Team wasn't there; it was only Light, L, and herself. They looked at each other for a long moment. Finally, L spoke.

"You overslept, Miko-san," he told her, his voice cold. Hilary could hear the anger in his voice and cringed.

"I sent the team with Misa in your place/" He paused and stared at her. "You should not be up at all hours of the night if you are unable to perform the next day, Miko. Luckily for you, Raito-kun here decided to let you," he paused, as if the next words out of his mouth would be especially painful. "Raito-kun here decided to let you sleep in."

Hilary looked at Light with a grateful look on her face. She knew L was right, but she was just so damn tired.

"Thank you, Light," she told him. "And I'm really, truly sorry, Ryuuzaki. It won't happen again."

Ryuuzaki nodded. "I know." Then he turned to Light Yagami. "Raito-kun?" He asked and unlocked Light. "Can you take these files and copy them for me? There is a forty-three percent chance I've overlooked something."

Light thumbed idly though the stack of files. "But Ryuuzaki," he said, "these are all cake recipies."

Ruuzaki turned from his computer and glared at the younger boy. "Kira. Copies. Now."

"I'M NOT KIRA, YOU PARANOID BASTARD!" Light stopped then and left, saying no more.

Hilary, left alone, turned to the detective. "L," she told him, "I'm really sor…"

"Hilary," L said, exasperated, "I don't care about your inability to set an alarm clock."

"Oh?"

"I need you to do something for me."

"Oh?"

"I need you to go on a date with Light Yagami."

"Wait. WHAT?"

Ryuuzaki stared at her with his large white eyes. "You have dating expierence, yes?"

"That isn't the problem, L."

"Then what is the problem, Hilary? I need to talk to the FBI about my suspicions of Light Yagami; I need him to be gone. Go on a date and report to me if he lies to you. Go and pretend to be one of the pretty girls he dates."

"Hey, now! You don't think I'm pretty?"

L looked down; it was the first time Hilary had ever heard him mumble.

"I think you're pretty, Hilary."

Then he cleared his throat and spoke again. "You must act as though you love him, Hilary. You know how to kiss, correct?"

Hilary backed quickly away, covering her mouth with her hands. "Oh, hell no."

He stared at her, puzzled. "You don't know how to kiss?"

"L!"

"What, Hilary?" He stared at her. "I need you to help me. You need to distract Light for twenty-four hours while I plan my next move. Ergo, you must be in love. Thus, the kiss."

"But-"

L stood up. "Like this, Hilary," he told her, and silenced her further protects with a kiss of his own.

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Yagami Light was returning from the copy room,, hundreds of cake recipies in his arms. As he approached the door, however, he saw a strange sight. He saw Ryuuzaki and Miko kissing in front of the computer monitors. Light, completely taken aback, dropped the papers on the ground with a loud clatter.

Hilary pulled away from L and turned around. "Light!" She cried. "Err…want to go on a date?"

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Author's Notes: Oh. One more thing, now that you'be read the chapter: I WAS going to make L and Hilary together. One, I love L. Haha. Two, as Light points out becasue none of you did, she has some of L in her. The hair, the hating of Kira, the justice, the clothes, etc. But the kiss? I understand if you think it didn't make sense or if you thought it was a little-GASP-Mary-Sue-esque. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT" IT WAS SOMETHING I JUST HAD TO DO, OKAY? Nah, but if Light and Hilary are a match made in Heaven, I wanted one kiss from L, even if it was platonic, and, n L's screwed up logic, helpful. But...MAYBE NOT. MAYBE I'M JUST FAKING ALL OF YOU OUT, AND HILARY AND L ARE GOING TO HAVE A THREESOME WITH LIGHT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER! (Umm...like I said, it's three in the morning; my brain doesn't work.) DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS? (Big surprises up her...) REVIEW! MWAH HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!