L was silent, eyes brooding as he mentally mulled over what Amaya had just admitted to him. He looked up at her momentarily to see her face had an expression of badly concealed anguish over what she had said. With a frown, he bit down on his thumb and he winced, as he bit hard enough to break skin. A small trickle of blood ran down his hand, making Amaya's eyes gaze over at him with concern and guilt.
"Lawliet,"she said softly,"Do you have bandages in here?"
He nodded absent mindedly, and looked up at her noticing she forgot the usual honorific,"Yes, a first aid kit in the bedside table."
She rummaged through the various things in the doorways, mostly sweets and the such when she discovered the small first aid kit. Amaya smiled wryly as she took her normal seat on the bed next to L when she took out the bandages and bandage tape.
"Do you do this often, Lawliet?"she said with an amused under tone, trying to lighten the mood.
"Whenever I am upset,"he murmered quietly, and his head shot up as he felt soft hands gently hold his hand,"I could do it myself, Amaya."
"No –san?"she said with a small smile,"And it's easier if I were to, it's easier with two hands."
L stared at her for a moment, then the corners of his mouth turned upwards slightly,"Amaya isn't using the usual honorifics with my name either, and thank you. I need to stop injuring myself."
Amaya smiled warmly,"It's not big deal, it happens to the best of us."
The pair went silent as she carefully wrapped the gauze around his thumb expertly, and taped the bandage together. She held his hand for a moment, and had her thumb move in circles comfortingly as L looked at her uneasily.
Amaya flushed and took her hand away,"I-I'm sorry. Anyway, I'm finished. One more thing, would you rather me call you L or Lawliet-san?"
Why back to honorifics? ,he thought curiously, She's uncomfortable. Why?
L looked at her inquiringly, and moved his bandaged thumb absently,"Whatever Amaya wishes, I do not mind. And may I ask you something?"
"Sure, L-san,"she replied quickly,"Shoot."
"Why does Amaya care for me so much?"he asked bluntly, looking at her with a soft expression.
Amaya looked down at her hands then back up at L,"Because you will be hurt by someone you believed a friend. Not just hurt, killed. It was the single most painful thing for me to watch, regardless of the fact you weren't real, just a character in an anime." She paused and looked at him directly in the eyes, a determined expression on her face,"And I'll be damned if I stand by and let it happen. I refuse to just be a bystander. I will save you, L, and if I can, Watari too."
L's eyes were widened at her response, blinking in slight disbelief and an uncomfortable feeling in his stomach erupted,"Light-kun is definitely Kira then..."
Amaya nodded silently,"It seems he.. changed for lack of a better word since he got hold of the Death No-."
L's eyes inspected her as her face blanched,"What's wrong, Amaya?"
"Where is it?"she said, fear now swimming in her eyes,"Light, that bastard, he probably took it!"
"Took what?"L asked, hugging his knees closer to his chest.
"What Kira uses to kill,"she responded frantically,"When I woke up here, for some reason I had one. Light asked me about it, then he knocked me out." She paused, then her eyes narrowed,"How did Light convince you that I was Kira anyway?"
"He said he heard you muttering a strange language, while looking at a newspaper broadcasting the newest criminals. He listed off the criminals and they all died once he brought you here. In effect-"he explained.
"In effect, I know what happens next,"she cut him off with a frown.
"The percentage of you being Kira is dropped completely to zero,"he stated firmly,"But you may not tell Light of this, we want him to believe you are still under suspicion for time being."
Amaya smirked,"You want him to slip up. You are the genius you were made out to be."
L sent her a small smile,"Thank you for the compliment, Amaya. You don't have to use honorifics with me at this point. I trust you."
Amaya raised an eyebrow,"That was fast, why is it that you trusted me so quickly?"
He frowned slightly as he took another strawberry out of the basket, leaving only 5 or less left,"Does Amaya wish for me not to trust her so easily?"
Amaya waved her hands nervously,"No, no! It's just it's slightly unusual and all for your personality to be so convinced by another person."
L was silent for a few moment when his eyes averted their gaze thoughtfully,"That is quite true, but someone waking up in a completely new dimension and knowing basically everything about everyone is not a status quo, either."
"Touche,"she said with a small laugh, then she stared at him for a few fleeting seconds,"But thank you for trusting me, L. Though I have a question to ask you; what should I do in the meantime, I mean I technically don't even exist here. I have no place to stay, a job.."
He looked at her, as he reached for another strawberry,"I suppose you will stay here in headquarters, and help with the tasks here. We can not let anyone find out about what we had discussed or what we now know with the exception of Watari. We haven't had good food here in a while to mention…"
Amaya blinked then said with a sigh,"You want me to bake cakes and the like for you?"
L smiled at her warmly, and patted her head,"Maybe you really are psychic, Amaya. You need money for the nessacary things, seeing as you basically have no possessions at the moment. You will need more clothes, and other feminine items. I will pay you for your help with the case, and baking me food to work."
"Are you diabetic?"she asked dryly, then ran a hand through her hair,"I'm surprised you still have any teeth left with that sweet tooth of yours. Anyway, I suppose I will."
L nodded, and got to his feet and reached for the keys in his pajama pocket and unlocked the metal cuff that was on her wrist attaching her to L. She rubbed on her wrist thoughtfully, then altered her gaze to L who was removed the one empty cuff off his wrist also.
"But what about being under the suspicion of Kira to throw Light off?"she asked curiously.
"I will inform the police force that someone must be with you at basically all times, excluding bathing, undressing, and the like. Not only that, but you will be helping out with the case to find all possible evidence to put…. Light-kun away, and making me my sweets."
"How did you know I was a good cook?"she said with a raised eyebrow.
L shrugged then said with a smirk,"By how you bandaged my thumb. You did so carefully and thoughtfully. Not only that, you wrapped it not like a professional would. Amaya… you did what I call 'experimenting' just to see what would happen, like most chefs do."
She blinked, with widened eyes then let out a laugh,"Do you have a Psychology major or something?"
He nodded,"Actually I do."
Amaya face palmed,"I should have guessed, you are L after all."
L gave Amaya a wry smile that had something underneath it that she couldn't understand,"I am, after all."
Natsumi Talk
Natsumi: Welp, you guys bribed me. So did last night's episode of Death Note which made me tear up. I DON'T WANT L TO DIE! –sob- In effect, I had the fun symptom called denial and decided to save L's little butt in this story. Thank you all for the reviews, they make me smile. I feel a writer's block almost coming on. It may just be a feeling but I'm going to take a short break and post up the next chapter on Wensday. So, I'm going to watch some more Death Note to get myself riled up.
Amaya:-blink- Well, technically I'm saving L's butt.
Natsumi: I made you, technically I'm your mom.
Amaya:-shudders- Shutting up now.
Natsumi:-smile- Anyway, if you guys remember my last 'Natsumi Talk' /which is what I suppose I'll call this portion of the story/ which talked about the who voting thing, I hope the Matsuda and Light fans don't try to.. you know.. hurt me. There's going to be some Matsuda time in the next chapter, I know that much. :D Adorable little Matsuda.. In other news, the whole AmayaxLight relationship will be kind of a lovexhate thing. It'll be a funny relationship with those two. I hope this chapter was too drama filled. I'll try to make the next chapter funnier. n.n;;
L:-stares- Natsumi, you talk to much.
Natsumi: I know, I just had a French vanilla ICED LATTEE. I think that's how you spell it. Anyhoos, review what you think! Thanks for reading! Hearts :D!