Sorry, guys. I know exactly what I want to happen, but for some reason I just can't type it. Ever had that happen to you? u_u If you haven't, I'm jealous.

Anyway, here's chapter seven~

Light Yagami…

Near stared angrily at his Kira finger puppet. It had been two weeks without one valid missing report. Sure, there has been thousands of false reports. But not one phone call got him closer to his goal. He knew Light wasn't a fool, and that arresting him wouldn't be easy. Near had taken all the necessary precautions when he thought about how he was going to go about trying to capture his mentor's arch nemesis. But unfortunately for him, every turn was taking him to another dead end.

To make matters worse, Misa Amane still wasn't talking, and her voice was starting to sound like a curse to Near's ears. An annoying noise, constantly reminding him that the only eye witness to Kira's killings had lost all of her memories. The one who knew Light the most couldn't even remember a thing. Near was getting desperate. He knew exactly who Kira was, all he had to do was find him.

"Has there been any more reports?" Near asked emotionlessly, breaking the silence that had fallen in the room. He was sitting on the floor in front of the large screen, which showed Misa strapped to the chair. One leg was pulled up to his chest, which his head rested on, while the other one was folded on the ground. His hand laid on the floor, the finger wearing the Kira puppet curved up to face him. The other fingers were idly twirling his white hair.

"I'm afraid not." came Aizawa's reply from somewhere in the room. "Near, perhaps we she should take another change in action? This isn't getting any where, Light is obviously staying out of public."

"Why don't we just tell them Light is Kira?" Matsuda asked,

Near had been expecting this. The Task Force and SPK were growing rather restless as more and more reports came up to be false, and Near at run many possibilities in his head. That was one of the possibilities.

"If we did that, Matsuda, then the entire public would feel like they are Kira's hostage." Near replied.

"What do you mean by that?"

Of course the white-haired young man would have to explain. He sighed quietly before explaining. "The public was under the impression that Kira can kill with a name and a face. However, when the second Kira emerged the public discovered that Kira didn't require a name in some cases. If the public was told the Kira was among them, then they we be terrified to tell the police if they see him. They would be terrified that Kira would kill them if they turned him in. In other words, the world would go into a mass hysteria and Light would ultimately have the upper hand."

Matsuda scratched his head, his face twisted in a look of frustration. "Yeah, you're right."

"Here's something we can do for now. Alert any secret agent groups in major countries on Kira's identity. Tell them to keep it a secret, but to keep on the lookout for anything suspicious."

"That's all we can do?" Matsuda asked. He seemed slightly disappointed.

"Yes." Near replied emotionlessly. "Light is staying out of public very well. We don't have much more to go on. Unless anyone else can recall people Light was close to?"

"The only friend Light ever really had was L. And like Stephen said before, it probably was more of a love-hate thing, with more hate than love." Matsuda replied, his tone somewhat sad as he remember the raven-haired detective.

Near glared down at his fingers, adding his L puppet on the small, pale appendage beside the Kira puppet. "…I see. Carry out the actions I requested, I will alert you if I need any further assistance."

A few murmurs spread throughout the room as the white-haired teenager heard the task force and SPK members stalk away to resume their duties. He was growing increasingly frustrated. Sure, the members of the SPK and Task Force were of some help to him, but they didn't have a strong mind. They couldn't think things through and carefully analyze things before something to an intelligent conclusion. Most of the time they were oblivious to the obvious obstacles standing in their way. It frustrated Near to no end.

It was through this that Near reached a conclusion. He needed some extra brains to work with them, someone who he can talk to and think things through with. When Near was trying to prove Light was Kira, he had Mello's help. L had told them himself, that if L ever died, they would need to come together as team. Separate, they were only as smart as their mentor. But together, he and Mello had surpassed L and cornered Light. But now that Mello was dead, Near needed someone new to work with. Someone that he could corner Light with again.

"Roger?" Near said, his voice a low monotone.

"Yes, Near?"

"Can you connect me to Whammy's House?" He began to twirl his hair again. "I need to speak with Raven…"

"Light-kun."

Light felt the raven-haired insomniac shaking him, rousing him from his deep sleep. His face twisted into a scowl. "Mmm… What is it, Ryuzaki? Just because you're an insomniac, doesn't mean I need to be one…"

"My apologies, Light-kun, but I thought you would be interested in knowing that I broke through another wall of the security."

Light grumbled, realizing that L had woken him up for a good reason, and rolled over. L was sitting right next to him. So close, in fact, that if Light rolled over one more time he would be in the detective's lap. L had been slightly protective since their little relationship had started, and didn't like straying too far from Light. It was cute, Light decided. Cute for L.

Light had finally convinced L to take off the handcuffs. Not that he didn't like being chained to his friend, but he needed privacy. Being able to shower and use the restroom without someone watching your every move is something nearly every human being would want, regardless if it was the love of your life watching you or not. And while L had seemed reluctant to unlock the handcuffs, he did. For Light's happiness, he had said. Again, it was cute for L.

Light blinked a few times to allow himself to get adjusted to the light before glancing over at their digital alarm clock. 3:47 AM. Light groaned and rubbed his eyes. "It's late, Ryuzaki. Or early, I should say. Is this new break in the security worth waking me up at these hours?"

"I consider it very important." L replied. Typing was heard as the detective entered in a few codes, causing a long script to start scrolling quickly down the screen. "I hacked the headquarters' main defense system. With a few more adjustments, we will be able to manipulate this to our advantage."

Light blinked. The main defense system? The brunette took in the words scrolling down the screen, his eyes widening as he realized the things they could control. They could turn off the security cameras, turn off the emergency break-in alarms… They could even turn off all the security tests that are required to enter the building. "Wow, Ryuzaki…" Light said as he read the information. "This is amazing."

"Thank you, Light-kun. …You can call me L, you know. I don't mind." L bit into his piece of cheesecake as his wide eyes stared at the words scrolling down the screen.

"It's fine. After all, I wouldn't feel comfortable calling you that if it isn't even your real name." Light replied.

"…L is my real name." the detective murmured, tilting his head back to look at him.

Light let out a light laugh. "Haha, good one Ryuzaki. L is just a title, not a name."

"For me, it is both." The detective looked away. "I was never given a proper name. When Watari found me, that was the only thing I could remember about myself. My last name."

Light raised an eyebrow. "You suffered from amnesia?"

"A mild case, yes," L began stirring a cup of coffee with a spoon, staring into his reflection. "You see, my parents and I got into a car wreck when I was very young. While they suffered major injuries, mine were only minor, aside from my case of amnesia. I crawled out of the car before the paramedics arrived and took off running in a random direction. Watari found me shortly after… And when he asked me for my name, I could only remember my last name. So I just told him L, the first letter to my last name. I never did remember my true name…" L trailed off and stopped stirring, staring into the cup as the tan liquid settled.

"Wow, L…" Light replied, stunned. "That must have been hard to deal with."

"It was hard to deal with the death of my parents, but Watari gave me everything I ever needed. I can never thank him enough for everything he has done for me."

Light reached up and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder to comfort him. L looked down at him to give him a small smile before returning his attention to the screen. "Enough about my past, that can be discussed some other time. With this newly found information, I can deduce that there is a eight-three percent chance that we will be able to save Amane within the month."

"That's great, Ryu- err, L," he pulled his hand off L's shoulder. "But how do we get in without them noticing? I'm sure they remember us very well, after all."

"How do you think I went into public during the period after my death? Surely you didn't expect me to hide in one room for six years, Light-kun."

Light tipped his head to the side. "Are you suggesting disguises? Even if we wore costumes, we need to figure out how to get in there without them noticing. If we just waltzed in there, they could capture us and figure out who we truly are."

"I realize this, Light-kun. I'm currently working on a plan that could get us in there undetected…" L brought a finger up to his lip. "I wish your Shinigami had gone through with his promise. A new Kira would be a perfect distraction…"

"I'm sorry, L. I really can't remember anything about me having this so-called Shinigami." Light was still a little sensitive on the whole thing with Kira. He found himself still in denial that he was this horrible person that wanted to kill L so much. L was his friend, he couldn't believe he had such morbid thoughts towards him.

L smiled down at him and grabbed his hand, giving it a small squeeze. "That's alright, Light-kun. That's a good thing."

Light frowned, pulling his hand away. "Why did you rescue me, L? You had every right to just leave me there to die. I betrayed you."

"You didn't betray me. Kira did. And Kira-kun and Light-kun aren't the same people, you've shown me that."

Light smiled sadly. "I don't deserve your friendship, you know."

L turned back to his laptop and resumed typing. "That's nonsense, Light-kun. You're a good person."

No.. No I'm not… I'm a terrible person. Why can't L see that? Light's guilt was clawing at his conscious, making him feel terrible. He might not have had his memories, but the mere thought that he had committed the crimes L said he did… L must have truly cared for him. How he cared for a sick murderer like Light was, he would never understand.

Light mumbled something under his breath and rolled back on his back. "L… The security can wait. Relax, lay with me."

L stopped typing and gave Light a questioning glance, which Light returned with a smile. After the two stared at each other for a few moments, L closed his laptop and leaned back on the bed next to the former Kira. L's eye's were curious as he wrapped an arm around Light. He as surprised as Light snuggled closer towards the detective, sneaking out the other's warmth before letting out a tired yawn. "Goodnight, L."

L blinked owlishly before smiling a small smile. "Goodnight, Light-kun."

Sorry it was so short, but at least I posted something, right? Fluffy fluff fluff with L and Light at the end. There's going to be some fluff between them every now and then.

I realized something. I fail at naming chapters. Random, sorry. But it takes me forever to even think of something suitable. u_u

Anyway, sorry if this chapter is boring. It's just leading up to what I want to hurry up and get to, which is in the next chapter. So yeah.

Review if you like, as always.