The early rays of sunlight peeked through the window's curtains with small streams ending up on Amaya's face. She shifted from the light, mumbling something that was muffled by the pillows she dug her face into. Something crept into her room silently as Amaya felt their presence she just dug herself deeper into the covers surrounding her. When someone began to poke her back slowly her eyebrows furrowed in irritation.
"Mooooom," she groaned, now hiding her head under the covers completely," It only takes me 15 minutes to get ready for school. Leave me alone, I tired."
"You tired?" a voice said with an amused undertone," And I can not say that I am your mother, Amaya-san."
"Spencer?" she replied, her head still under the covers," You're in college, why are you-? Eh, just.. I said I tired!"
"I can not say I'm this 'Spencer', either," the voice stated calmly, peeling away the covers from Amaya's face," Now, will Amaya please awaken?"
"Wha?" she sat up, eyes narrowed, hair in every direction, and just basically looking like Medusa's twin.
"Good morning," L said in a soft tone as usual," Will Amaya please get fully up now? Misa-san is here and wished to speak to you."
"Oooh… oh!" her eyes widened, and a fine blush arose on her cheeks," Aheh, good… morning?"
L's lips twisted into a small smirk," I suppose it is, but Misa-san is still asking for your presence downstairs. Something about a sleep over I believe."
Amaya yawned, already feeling a migraine pulse and throb in her skull. She huffed quietly as she rubbed the temples of her head. L gazed at her silently, leaning against the pale blue walls of the room as she got out of her bed slowly.
"Wear something meant for rain," L said, pausing as he was about to leave the room," It will either pour quite soundly today or tomorrow."
Amaya clenched her jaw, and took in a shuddering breath as she forced a smile onto her face," Alright, thank you for waking me up L. I'll be down in 5 minutes."
L left the room with a nod, closing the door softly. Sighing, Amaya ran a hand through her knotted bed-head hair as she searched and found a brush to run through her dark blonde hair. After combing through the knots she slipped off the dark blue nightgown off her and replaced it with some comfortable black jeans and a snug crimson red sweater with a lacey cut. Misa would be proud , she thought wryly as she slowly descended down the stairs to see Misa currently clinging onto Light's arm.
Misa leapt to her feet, her smile was contagious as Amaya felt a soft smile appear on her face. She enveloped Amaya in a large hug, knocking the air out of her. Amaya coughed awkwardly and patted Misa's back with an odd expression.
"MisaMisa can't wait for our fun-fun-fun all day sleep-over, Kai-chan!" Misa exclaimed, beaming." I'm happy you remembered the deal!"
"Eh?" Amaya blinked, then her eyes widened in rememberance,"Ooh…"
FlashBack
"I guess you two can head out now," Misa said with a smile, as Amaya leapt to her feet," Don't forget our deal, Kai-chan! Sleep over on Saturday in exchange for the clothes , ooooh, can we have an all day sleep over party?"
"Sure, sure," Amaya nodded absentmindedly, anxiety hidden from her tone," I just want to get going so we have enough time to do everything."
"I'm going to come early then, how about 7 in the morning?" she continued cheerfully.
"Yeah," Amaya said, rushing out of Misa's apartment, pulling Matsuda by his jacket sleeve impatiently," Thanks for all the help Misa, see you Saturday!"
"Er… neither… can I?" she asked more than stated with a small laugh," Should I pack anything…"
"No, I'm pretty rich and have a lot of stuff so I think we should be good," Misa said, and started tugging on Amaya's hand," Can we get going now? MisaMisa set up an appointment for the spa in Tokyo and I want us to be on time! Come on!"
"A spa?" Amaya said, startled," No, I seriously couldn't…"
"I prepaid, so you have to go," Misa retorted with an innocent smile.
"Alright," Amaya sighed, rolling her shoulders trailing after Misa who was currently bounding herself into midair to glomp Light. Amaya smirked slightly and passed a laugh for a cough when he glared at her with narrowed eyes. Amaya stook out her tongue, then turned to give Matsuda a small hug making him jump slightly as he was zoning out.
"Sorry about the kiss from.. " Matsuda said with a flush.
"I said it was okay," Amaya said brightly," You're still my friend, Matsu-kun. No biggie. See you tomorrow I guess."
L was perched in his usual awkward position on the sofa, reading through some evidence from a recent criminal's death that dealt with Kira. He didn't notice her quietly tread towards him, as she embraced him in a choke-hold hug just to scare him from behind. He let out a yelp and his head whirled to see a mischievously grinning Amaya.
"Kaisou," he said warningly," Never do that again."
"Make me," she teased, a smirk firmly implanted on her lips.
L made a low sound in the back of his throat as he whispered so only she could hear," I would, but there are more than just us in here."
Amaya blushed awkwardly and tried to laugh it off," Anyway, I've got to go now. So I just want to say good-bye until tomorrow."
"Good-bye." He said with a nod and a small smile and wave of the hand.
"What about a hug?" she replied meaningfully, trying to mentally communicate with him with her eyes," Please?"
L's eyes narrowed as he put on a real looking smile and got to his feet, and embraced her tightly.
Amaya kissed his cheek then whispered next to his ear quietly," There is a notebook under my mattress. Read it, and make sure by all means no one other than you or Watari go in my room. You understand? Be careful. I was wrong about your death. It's soon. Tomorrow."
"Oh?" Misa's voice stopped Amaya's quiet words," Does Kai-chan have a crush-crush on Ryuzaki?"
"Ahah…" Amaya coughed," We should get going, right?"
Amaya turned to leave when L caught her wrist and turned her and made a dramatic pose as he gave her a swift peck on the lips then the other on her cheek as he whispered in reply," Does Amaya intend to keep her promise? To save me and Watari?"
"I do," she murmured softly, backing away from him as she ignored the pink tint on her cheeks," Remember what I said okay?"
"Good-bye," he said, face expressionless but she could see the hidden distress in his wide orbs," I'll see you tomorrow."
"There is a love affair!" Misa said happily, or what ever emotion she portrays," Kai-chan has to tell me everything!"
"Let's go Misa," she said calmly, heading out the headquarters and eyeing Light's smug expression.
Amaya's gray eyes iced over as she glared venomously at the young Yagimi. Then she forced a mocking smile," You're my friend too, Light-kun! No hug for me? You make me so sad."
"Oh sorry!" he replied, returning the sugary-sweet tone," I can't believe I forgot."
With that said he gave her a loose hug at which he murmured," We both know I'll win."
"That's as much as you know, prettyboy. Nice guys might finish last, but those watching can make all the difference. Don't underestimate me, Yamgimi Light." She hissed, words laced with malice," I will save him. I will save both of them. I know what you're planning."
"We'll see, Hakumei Kaisou," he replied with a snide expression," We'll see."
"Let's get going, Kai-chan," Misa said, voice now more impatient as she pulled Amaya away from Light and out the door.
Amaya looked back to send a fleeting glance at Watari who's face suddenly blanched as he was conversing quietly with L. Her heart wrenched as she stared at the two then turned, closing her eyes briefly then looked at the sky once the two left the head quarter building. The sky was overcast with dark, brooding storm clouds which looked like they were going to burst within any moment.
"It looks like it's going to storm either today or tomorrow," Misa said with a pout as they climbed into the limousine and began to head out for the spa," I hate the rain, it makes my hair all frizzy. Ugh."
Amaya smiled sadly as she stared out the car window," Actually… I love the rain. That's what my name means, actually. Night rain."
Misa looked at her with a puzzled expression," I thought Kaisou meant reflection, and remembering. And Hakumei means twilight."
"Oh.. I meant my middle name," Amaya immediately replied, as she mentally cursed herself," It's Arashi. Hakumei Araski Kaisou. Well, Arashi really means storm, but.. you get it," she finished with a nervous laugh.
"Oh…" Misa said with a slight frown then shrugged it off," I haven't been to a spa in forever, it's been two weeks! Geez, when's the last time you went to a spa?"
Amaya tilted her head and let out a small laugh," Never."
Misa's eyes widened," Oh my gosh!" then she grinned brilliantly," Then we have to make this the best spa day ever!"
"What?" Amaya said, holding up her hands," You really don't have to do that much for me."
"Oh, It's okay," Misa replied, than a twisted lopsided grin appeared making Amaya cringe slightly," Because after we're done at the spa, I'm going to give you a make over!"
Amaya had to hold in her dinner from the night before as she breathed in and out slowly," No… really… you don't have to."
"MisaMisa never had a sister.. and my mom died right before my very eyes.. and I just thought you'd be nice enough to show me what it's like to have a girl friend that's close to you like family…" Misa said quietly, eyes watering.
Amaya frowned guiltily," Alright.. I guess one little make over won't hurt… too much."
Misa immediately brightened and all signs of her tears were gone. Amaya's mouth went agape," You.. you.. what?!"
"MisaMisa's an actress, remember Kai-chan?" Misa said, almost bouncing in her seat," Oh, we're here!"
"….friggin blonde manipulator," she muttered under her breath as she followed Misa out of the car and into the very expensive looking spa.
"Amane Misa and Hakumei Kaisou," Misa said with a smile as she stood in front of the counter.
"Oh!" the woman behind the counter gushed," It's MisaMisa! I'm your biggest fan!"
"You're so nice," Misa said with a smile, basking in the attention as Amaya watched the crowd around Misa grow larger by the second with a bland expression.
"Is that a cousin of yours or something MisaMisa?" another woman asked, and the whole crowd turned their gaze to the uncomfortably shifting Amaya," She's blonde too… but not as blonde as MisaMisa but has a bit of the same facial features. She's really pretty! What's her name? Is she an upcoming model?"
Before Amaya could have the chance to respond the crowd spilt, half still admiring the laughing teen idol, the other now gushing over MisaMisa's 'cousin'.
"I love that outfit!" a woman cooed, pulling at her crimson sweater," You and MisaMisa like the same clothes… but you don't like to show too much skin do you?"
"No, I'd rather stick with these clothes," Amaya replied with a smile," And no, I'm not Misa's cousin, though.. I'm a.." she paused,"… friend?"
"Are you a model too then?" a man now asked amidst the group of women," What's your name?"
"Hakumei Kaisou," she responded automatically, then looked over to Misa for support," I believe we 'd like to get our appointment now, thank you."
"Oh! Of course, of course," the woman from the counter replied with feverish nods," Please you two follow me."
Misa just laughed as Amaya deadpanned silently as they separated from the crows and trailed behind the woman into a changing room.
"You can get undressed here. There are robes and sandals. You may put your things in those lockers. There is a private V.I.P. room where I will show you after the two of you are finished." The woman said, then left the room.
"So… we'll be… naked?" Amaya said slowly, a worried expression on her face," Isn't this place co-ed though?"
"We'll be getting out massages and everything in an all girls area, silly," Misa laughed, as the two closed the curtains to change," But the private room will be co-ed but we have to be really quiet, because.. actually, I don't know why. We wait there to be called for our massages and everything."
The two were now adorned in soft cotton robed and comfortable light blue sandals. The woman from before reappeared in the room and lead them into a room labeled as the V.I.P. section, and Amaya and Misa took seats next to each other on a couch.
Amaya scanned the room, which had an intricately designed fountain made of marble in the center. The room was dimly lit, decorated with light blues, greens, purples and grays. The whole room was set in a way that just relaxed her. The air smelled like lavender and made Amaya smile slightly.
"Thanks for taking me Misa," she said, already feeling calmer, then she stiffened and thought,' Other than the fact that because of you and your prettyboy boyfriend L and Watari will… no, 'would' die.'
"Oh!" Misa squealed, completely forgetting her advice to Amaya to be quiet," It's that hunk Hedieki Ryugya. That actor hottie!" N/A: remember that actor guy in those soap operas whose name was the same alias name of L? Yeah, him.
The said man gazed over at the two girls and winked while smirking cockily. Misa sighed happily while Amaya had a bored expression," Don't you have a boyfriend you love forever and ever?"
"Of course!" Misa replied, defending herself," I love Light to death and back, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate a good-looking guy when I see one."
Amaya shrugged and closed her eyes relaxing, listening to the calming sound of the water fountain when she heard the rustle of a robs and felt the sofa where she and Misa were sitting weigh down. She opened one eye to see the handsome actor sit next to her, eyeing her in a smug manner.
"I'm Hedieki Ryugya," he said in a suave tone, leaning a bit closer to Amaya," I'm sure you've heard of me."
Amaya gave him an annoyed expression and scooted away from him a bit," Yeah… hi."
"And who might you be?" the man asked, smiling at Misa for a brief moment flirtfully," I already know who you are, beautiful Miss Amane Misa."
"She's my friend, Hakumei Kaisou," Misa said for her," She's single!"
"Oh is she?" he asked, gazing down at Amaya," Would she like to change that?"
"Uh.." Amaya trailed off, then stopped when another woman entered the room in the spa uniform announcing," Chocolate bath, Swedish massage, mineral facial, manicure and pedicure for Amane Misa and Hakumei Kaisou."
"Oh darn," Amaya said, immediately jumping to her feet," That's us. I'll talk to you later Ryugya-san. Tata!"
Misa scowled and hurried after Amaya into the chocolate bath rooms.
"So, what do we do here?" Amaya said, staring at the large chocolate tub, wondering if it tasted good.
"This is were we relax in the warmed chocolate, and it's really relaxing actually. It's good for your skin too, makes it really soft!" Misa said with a smile, entering the chocolate laded tub, Amaya soon following suit in the tub next to Misa's. She let out a sigh, relaxing her head on a small feathered pillow on the edge of the tub.
"This feels so good," Amaya moaned, basking in the unique feeling. She paused then licked a bit of the chocolate off her finger and her eyes gleamed with love," It tastes good too?!"
"Aren't you glad MisaMisa took you?" Misa said with closed eyes," That Ryguya liked you! You two would be a cute couple."
"Sorry," Amaya laughed," But I'll pass. Oh, do you know who'd like this?" she laughed again," Ryuzaki would live in this tub. He'd probably like it even more if it was just filled with sugar."
"Speaking of Ryuzaki.." Misa said slyly, now opening her eyes to look over at the flushing dark haired blonde," Tell MisaMisa everything!"
"Well, I do have a crush on him," Amaya admitted, remembering wryly when all of this world was nothing more than an anime and a manga when she had a small crush for L Lawliet even then," But I don't know about him. He has too much to deal with for me." Like dieing tomorrow because of your original shinigami, Rem.
"But I think he has a crush-crush on you too!" Misa said excitedly," He got jealous a lot because of Matsuda-kun, always stares at you and smiles, and he kissed you before we left!"
"Maybe," she replied absently, closing her eyes and eating a bit of the chocolate as she relaxed and fell into a semi-conscious state.
"It's time for you two to wash off and head off to your Swedish massages Misses," a woman came in about an hour later, rupturing Amaya from her absent minded state of relaxation.
"O-okay," she stammered as she got out of the tub and rinsed off the chocolate goodness off then returned to her robe to stand beside the awaiting Misa who followed the woman back into the V.I.P. private waiting room.
"Nice to see you again, Kai-chan," a voice said from behind her, their breath warming the back of her neck with a shiver.
"Ah!" Amaya yelped, startled and then turned to see a smirking Ryugya as she mentally groaned," Oh… yeah… nice to see you too."
"So Kai-chan," he said, following Misa and Amaya to their previous seat on the comfortable couch," Would you like to date a good looking, rich, famous, god-like male model and actor?"
Misa left to get two cups of tea, and returned to hand one to Amaya who took a sip and tasted something weird but shrugged it off and downed hers instantly. Then she turned towards Ryugya once more.
"Oh I would!" Amaya said in an admiring tone, then her voice dropped to a sarcastic one," Tell me when you find one, Ryu-kun."
"Why you…" he trailed off angrily as another woman came into the room.
"Amane and Hakumei for the Swedish massage, please follow me." The woman said, waiting patiently for the two.
"Oh, would you look at that," Amaya said getting to her feet," That's our call. Remember to tell me when you find that god-like whatchamacallit guy, alright?"
Misa burst out laughing as they walked to the massage room. Amaya smirked and entered the room, which was very dimly lit and had soft, classical music and the sound of rain playing soundly through the speakers.
"Please lay on the tables and go under the covers, alright? The massues will be in shortly," the woman said and left the room as the two girls laid down on the warmed beds.
"I could fall asleep like this," Amaya said in a calm, weary tone," I probably will during the massage."
"I've done that before," Misa laughed, then sighed as the two who would massage them came in and began to work at their backs.
Amaya let out a sigh of content as her muscles began to loosen under the professional touch of the massues. Her eyes began to droop and she soon fell asleep.
"Wake up Kai-chan," Misa said, shaking Amaya out of her relaxed sleep," If you're going to fall asleep this early, we'll just skip out on the manicures and pedicures."
"Oh.. okay," Amaya replied with a yawn, following Misa in a calm-dead like trance into the changing rooms, and got dressed.
"I feel like air," Amaya laughed as the pair walked into Misa's limousine," And sorry about leaving the spa early. Can I take a quick nap when we get back to your place?"
"Sure, sure!" Misa assured her as the limo stopped in front of her large apartment suite," Let's get inside now."
"Alright," Amaya said, feeling dizzy from all the spa treatment and followed Misa inside the apartment," So where can I crash?"
"I have a guest room," Misa replied, pointing to a crimson room with gothic décor," I'll wake you up in.. 30 minutes then?'
"Alright, what time is it now?" Amaya asked as she walked into the guest room, taking off her shoes."
"It's 12 P.M. now," Misa said, voice anxious," I'll wake you up in a bit."
"Okay," Amaya said with a yawn and snuggled under the dark red covers and shut her eyes.
Misa's POV
"MisaMisa gave Kai-chan the tea with the sleeping sedatives like Light-kun told me to. She thinks she's tired because she's so relaxed," Misa said as she talked to Light on her cell phone," What does Light-kun want me to do after that and what are you planning?"
"We're going to rile up the task force," Light replied, Misa could almost see his smirk," First of all, you've killed the criminals for the past week now, correct?"
"Yes Light-kun," she retorted automatically.
"Good," Light said, tone pleased," I want you to plant your Death Note on Kaisou, then call the task force sounding panicked and tell them exactly that, Kaisou has the Death Note."
"Oh," Misa murmured in admiration," You're so smart, Light!"
"I know," he said smugly," Then I'm going to tell the task force that I you've forced me to stay quiet and that you're the second Kira."
"But..!" Misa protested, anxiety in her voice.
"I'm not done," Light muttered impatiently," Once they put the two of you in confinement, Rem will have to save you and kill L and Watari. Once those two are dead, and Rem would have disappeared, I will convince them that Kaisou had some powers , along with being a psychic like she had told everyone earlier, that lead me to believe that you were the second Kira. So, because Watari and L would be dead and out of the way, no one would stand against me."
"What about Kai-chan?" Misa inquired softy," Are you going to kill her too?"
"I don't know how to kill her, you and the shinigami can not see her name or life span," Light finished with a sigh," But, she'll be under confinement or put to death I suppose if I can convince the task force that she truly is the second Kira."
"So when should L and Watari be dead by?" Misa asked excitedly.
There was silence on the other end of the phone call," By tomorrow night, it'll be raining too I believe."
"Night rain," Misa murmured to herself, an uneasy feeling in her stomach which she knew was guilt," Goodnight Ligh-kun."
"Do you have to go or something?" Light asked, in a surprised tone, used to having to persuade Misa to let him hang up the phone.
"…yeah, I'm going to make sure Kaisou is still asleep," Misa said," Bye."
"Remember what to do," Light stated sternly.
Misa exhaled loudly and hung up her cell phone, and stared at the guest room where Amaya was peacefully slumbering away. Her eyes stared downcast at the floor, and thought about L dieing.
"Well, I do have a crush on him," Amaya admitted, ," But I don't know about him. He has too much to deal with for me."
"And she might die too," Misa said aloud under her breath. Now, she closed her eyes and clenched her fists, face more determined than ever before," There must be sacrifices for the new world, for the utopia Light-kun and I will rule!"
Natsumi Talk
Natsumi: Ahhh! It's been forever since I updated. I feel so bad. I had the worst writer's block, and I finally got inspiration after thinking about chocolate. Hence the chocolate baths in the story. Anyway, I'd like to say a hugemongoustongus thank you for all the reviews! I was all :D . True story. I've gotten tons of alerts and favorites for this story, and for my user status too!
Amaya: Over… 4100 hits. Holy crack.
Natsumi: I know! nn I'm so proud of myself. I hope this really long chapter makes up for the long wait for me to update. I'm sorry! I've lost my writer's block completely now, I'm proud to say, and now with even more plot. Yay!
Amaya: You put in a teensy bit of fluff. And made it a bit funny. Not that funny, you made an attempt.
Natsumi: Attempts count! I don't see me not get away with murder attempts!
Amaya: …what?
Natsumi: cough Moving on, I have decided the official pairing will be AmayaxL. Cheers!
Amaya: Yay! :3
L: Chocolate… baths? I want one.
Natsumi: Maybe-
L: ….with Amaya.
Everyone: -silence-
Amaya: 0/0 That was a bit OOC there, L.
Natsumi: I hope you liked! C: Don't forget to review! The button beckons you.
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