They were back at the youth hostel cramped into the tiny room. It was later in the evening now. After Light had been found, the three had gone to a small candy store and stocked up. Mello and L ended the trip with two large bags of sweets.

L currently wasn't in the room. He was at this time scouting the public bathroom in the youth hostel for free showers, leaving Mello and Light by themselves. The younger of the two left in the room glared angrily at Light as he took a chunk out of his candy bar. Light made a look of disgust and focused his attention out the window.

"We almost didn't get any chocolate, because you had to go get your happy ass lost," Mello commented out of the blue before taking off another bite of his chocolate bar. Light turned to gaze back to the blonde. Mello chewed noisily on his chocolate with mouth open, because he knew it totally bothered Mr. Perfect Boy.

"What do you mean by that?" Light shot back in annoyance. He could barely stand L. He was not going to take crap from this brat. Mello swallowed the chocolate he had been working on. He licked his lips and then placed the candy bar beside him.

"When you disappeared L got really upset. I've never seen him like that. We searched non-stop for you and we didn't stop to get chocolate at all…" Mello drawled. Light was surprised. It sounded like the detective really cared about him.

"He was worried about me?" Light asked curiously as he turned more of his attention to the blonde. Mello shifted on the bottom bunk and laid his head down. He clicked his tongue before answering Light.

"Well. I'd be worried too. I mean if I lost a physco killer I'd frantically search for him…" Mello answered as a mischievous smile came to his face. Light frowned deeply at the response and the conversation ended there.

L returned from the bathroom a few minutes later. He noticed the tension in the room as soon as he walked in. Mello seemed to be in his own little world as he ignored Light completely, while Light sneered every once in a while at Mello every time the chocoholic added another chocolate wrapper to the pile accumulating beside his bed.

"Collect what you need for the bathroom. There are five showers, but only four are available at this time," L informed the other occupants of the room, and then started to nibble on his thumb.

Light quickly got his things together and headed to the shower as fast as he could. He wanted to be in the shower before L and the brat got there. Plus, Light didn't particularly find public bathrooms all that appealing.

Sure, he had them in Japan. He was also used to the showers at school. It was just the thought of showering with someone he'd never met and get naked in front of them. Light had narrowly avoided that situation while being attached to L thanks to his father's disapproval of it. More importantly he didn't want to see anyone else naked. Light shuddered at the thought of some large burly German man in his eye-sight.

Once inside the bathroom Light stripped down to his boxers and grabbed his towel. He stepped into one of the empty shower stalls. As soon as he was in the stall, Light slipped off his boxers and hung them over the shower curtain bar along with his towel.

Light turned around to face the shower head. He stared in front of him in confusion. There were no shower knobs, but one large button instead. Light just shrugged and pressed the button. Freezing cold water spurted out of the shower head. Light let out a small gasp of surprise. He hoped the water would warm up a bit, but he doubted it.

Light sighed as he stood in the freezing cold water. He figured he might get used to it after a while. He hoped so at least. Light reached down and picked up the shampoo he had brought with him. Right as he was about to squirt a tiny bit of shampoo in his hand the water decided to stop.

"What?" Light grumbled annoyed. He put his shampoo bottle in one hand as he slammed the other hand down on the button once again. The ice water assaulted his skin with just as bitter cold as the first time.

Light managed to get the shampoo in his hair the next time when the water shut off. Several foul words escaped his mouth as he slammed the button again. This continued a couple more minutes until Light could no longer stand it.

"Ryuzaki!" Light yelled out in frustration as he pulled back the shower curtain slightly with a bit of force. The sight that caught his eyes when he did this made his head snap back so fast he was sure he had whip-lash. The only thought in Light's mind now was 'Way worse than the burly German…'

"What is it you need Yagami-kun?" L asked simply as he continued to stand there in all his naked glory. He didn't seem the least bit embarrassed about being seen. Light held back a blush and lowered his head till he was eye-level with L. Light willed himself not to look down.

"I think the shower is broken. It shut off by itself for what seems like every five seconds," Light spoke through his teeth. He spoke this way due to the before frustration and he was still recovering from the shock of what he had just seen. L scratched his leg leisurely with his opposite foot.

"That is supposed to happen. They do it for water conservation. I assumed you would know that," L said as he studied the strange look on Light's face. Light nodded his head, but made sure his eyes were focused on the ceiling.

"Ah. I see…" Light replied back and then he proceeded to close his shower curtain fully again. Light turned his head back to the shower wall. He then smacked his head against, which of course was severely painful. However, Light was too focused on other things.

'Oh Dear God!' was the mantra being repeated over and over in Light's head. Why did he have to see that of all things? He would have preferred the burly German to that. He was going to have nightmares about seeing L naked, he just knew it. Worse still, the bastard was bigger than him!

It was not like anything he imagined L's body type would look like. Not that he spent his time wondering what L looked like naked, but it was not what he expected. L was actually fairly well-built. It annoyed Light.

Underneath all that baggy clothing was a slim athletic build. The guy had at least a two-pack going! Light had no idea where that body came from. That body should not belong to someone like L. He shouldn't be that attractive…

Light's mind whirred at that point. His thoughts were wandering into dangerous and unexplored territory. He shook his head roughly to get those ideas out of his head. With a long sigh, Light hit the shower button again.

An hour later Light was shuffling around in his suitcase doing his best to try to ignore L and his 'friend'. Light thought of Mello as more of a Gnat than anything else. A little pest buzzing around until it found something sweet like fruit—or chocolate.

"What the hell are you looking at?" Mello growled at Light. That remark slightly startled Light. He hadn't realized he had been staring at the little brat. Light gazed back down at his suitcase as he slowly zipped it back up.

"Nothing really. Just a pest…" Light hottily replied back to the younger boy. Mello seemed to almost visually bristle like a cat at the comment. The candy bar in his hand crumbled slightly.

"Why you son of a bi—" Mello was cut short as L whacked him in the head. While Mello nursed his head, L gave him a disapproving look. After L finished scolding Mello about language he turned his attention to Light.

"I suggest you not call Mello a pest either. Well then, on to more important things. I wish to discuss the schedule for tomorrow," L said. Light turned away from L and nodded his head.

"Fine with me…" Light said still not facing L. For some reason it was hard to face the detective now. Every time Light did look at L, he envisioned the insomniac naked. Light suppressed a shudder.

"Yes. Tomorrow will wake up promptly at 6:00 am and get prepared for the day. We shall depart from the hostel around 7:00 am. Then we shall partake in a six-hour bike ride tour around the city," L listed the days activities in order. The one item that caught Light's attention on the schedule was the last one, however.

"A six hour bike ride?" asked Light incredulously. He finally had his full attention on L for the first time since the bathroom incident earlier. L simply nodded his head as he slinked into the top bunk.

"Yes. I suggest you rest well. Tomorrow could prove to be tiring," L responded to Light as he stared down at him from his perch on the top bunk. Light shook his head and approached the bunk bed. He rested his hands on the side of the bed and looked directly into L's owl-like eyes.

"Are you saying you don't find a six hour bike ride a little overwhelming after just getting here?" Light argued. He felt a kick at his shins. With a hiss on his lips, Light looked down to the blonde-haired demon child sitting on the bottom bunk snaking away on a snickers.

"What are you? A Pansy? Maybe you should go home weakling…" Mello said sharply as he tilted his chin confidently into the air. Light held back his murderous intentions, which was probably a good move due to him currently being under suspicion of being a mass murderer. All Light could do was gnash his teeth in silent rage for now.

"As I said before, Perhaps now is a good time to go to sleep," L said as he took notice of the almost sinister look in Light's eyes. Mello just smiled cheekily at Light as he waved him off and away from his bed. Light said nothing and stomped over to his single bed.

Light flopped down on the bed and turned his back on the other two people in the room. A sigh left Light's mouth as he closed his eyes in an attempt to sleep. It was only the first day and he was ready to go home.

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This chapter is dedicated to a long time reader, Nicole. I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. Sadly, no German today. But don't worry! There shall be more German words and phrases for my lovely readers to learn soon! And remember…REVIEW!