Me: I don't own Death Note. And for the record, I'm actually more of a Yuri writer, by trade..
Rem: So my love for Misa... Does that mean...?
Me: Nope. I know nothing about it. Besides, this fanfic is taking place way before that... Well, maybe not way before...
Rem: So... That means... Light, you really are...
Light: -maniacal laughter-
L: ...Up by ten percent.
"See, thanks to my heroic exploit, we now know that Kira is connected to one of those eight men in Yotsuba!" Matsuda exclaimed, trying to convince L that this information was worth the trouble that he had caused.
"That may be the case, but I still consider it stupidity, not heroics…" L put a handful of chopped dates in his mouth and chewed in an attempt to avoid further conversation with Matsuda.
"I was only trying to help…" Matsuda sighed, a defeated look on his face. "I didn't mean to cause this much trouble…"
"It's okay. I should have expected you to do something stupid like this, Matsuda," L replied, intently staring at the monitor in front of him. It showed the secret meeting place that Matsuda had discovered with his…
"Hey, there are only six of them," Light noticed.
"Well, it's still a little early," Matsuda pointed out. "The meeting hasn't started yet. Perhaps they're running late?"
"We will find out soon enough," L replied, popping a few more dates in his mouth.
"So, about this eye trade…" Higuchi was saying, one hand on the wheel.
"Yes?" Rem looked up sluggishly, looking as if she was just coming out of a daze. "What about it?"
"How much life will I have left if I do it?" Higuchi looked back at Rem, taking his eyes off the road.
"I can't tell you that…" Rem said, sounding somewhat irritated. The rest of his lifespan is longer than I would like to work with this disgusting man, that's for sure… Suddenly, Rem's eyes widened in horror. "Watch out!"
But it was too late. In the brief amount of time that Higuchi had taken his eyes off the road he had run a light, causing a large truck to ram into his car. He died almost instantly.
Rem sighed heavily. Damn it, what idiot shinigami decided to kill him now? Well, I guess it can't be helped. Now what am I supposed to do? This could foil Light's plan… Well, I suppose by now, he would want to regain control of the Death Note, now that he's no longer under surveillance. What should I do? Misa is still under suspicion, and without his memories, he might not be able to do much. Maybe I should just give it back to him. He seems to have a plan once he gets it back. I don't have a plan, so…
"It seems odd that Kira would kill off both of those men, though," Light commented, watching the screen. "Hatori is obvious, but Higuchi didn't really do anything to provoke Kira. Maybe it's just a coincidence?"
"I doubt it," L replied. "If any of the members were absent, it would be suspicious. It would help the others narrow down which one of them is Kira. No, I think there is a high possibility that Kira killed Hatori and Higuchi."
Suddenly, Light stood up and started to walk out of the room without warning.
"Where are you going, Light?" L asked, tilting his head to the side as he looked at the young man.
"I need to go to the bathroom," Light said hastily.
"But this is a very important moment. Can't you hold it?" L seemed slightly confused by the suddenness of Light's action. He must be being controlled again… I can use the video cameras and bugs to monitor him. But I also need to focus on this meeting right now…
"I'll be right back," Light mumbled as he walked out the room.
"Matsuda," L said casually, not looking up from the screen. He grabbed a nearby laptop computer and began typing frantically on it. "I'm going to activate the video camera in the bathroom on this computer. I want you to watch and listen to Light while I focus on Yotsuba."
"You still think that he is Kira?" Matsuda said. L really trusts me to do something for him? This is a first. Finally, I get to do something that's useful! Don't worry Ryuzaki! I won't disappoint you this time! You can count on me!
"Yes, I have a feeling he's up to something," L said, handing the computer to Matsuda. "This is an easy assignment. I think that even you can handle it, Matsuda."
"I should have known that you still suspect my son," Soichiro Yagami commented bitterly. "Even though you decided to remove the handcuffs, you never really let him out of your sight, did you, Ryuzaki?"
"You're right. I do still suspect Light," the detective replied calmly. "But the probability is less than one percent."
Why did she bring me here? Light wondered. He scratched his head, scanning the room for any clues. At last, his gaze was drawn to a flat, black object. What is this… A notebook? What a weird thing to leave lying around in a bathroom…
The famous evil look came over his eyes as soon as he picked it up. He smirked and looked up at the bizarre white figure that stood in front of him. "What happened? Well, I suppose it doesn't really matter. This has gone better than I planned."
"I'm not sure what happened," Rem confessed. "I don't know why Higuchi died. I figured that you planned to regain possession of the Death Note. Don't think that I did this because I have feelings for you, though…"
"Of course not," Light laughed. He smiled and looked down at the Death Note fondly. "To tell you the truth, my plans have changed a bit too…"
A/N: Dates are the most awesome fruit. I don't think the manga/anime ever shows him eating them, but I think that L would love them. So I made him eat them here.