I didn't want to seem too obvious and embarrass him in front of what looked to be his girlfriend, so I waited him for to make the first move. The move was a simple wave that I returned, with a little more enthusiasm. The girl next to him, who seemed like she was younger than Light-kun, finally noticed me and gave a sour face while clutching tightly to Light-kun's arm. Aw, how cute, she was possessive.
"Hey, Light-kun." I said as I got closer to him, so that the rain didn't drown out my voice too much. I placed a smile on my face, which wasn't very difficult because his little girlfriend still had on a sour face; I guess she was mad that I was talking to Light-kun so casually, "What's going on?"
"Hi, Kari." He replies as all three of us stop, "Not much, just going out to lunch with my girlfriend, …"
"Misa Amane." I finish for him, "How could I not know who this is? I'm a big fan of yours." I say as I lean my umbrella on one of my shoulders and take one of her hands in to both of mine. "I might be from the States, but I love to watch a lot of Japanese shows. It's too bad I don't have your CD. Then I could get your autograph."
She lightened up considerable and was glowing from her very large smile. "Wow! It's so nice to see a fan from across the ocean. I didn't know I was that popular!" she says to me as she brings her other hand up to grab mine, "How about next time we meet, you bring the CD and I'll be happy to sign it for you?"
"Really?! That would be amazing." To be honest, I hated her. Her voice was annoying, her personality was suffocating, and she was just horrible all over. It was just an act so that she wouldn't be so tense around me. When I shoot a look at Light-kun, I saw something that surprised me, but I decided to ignore it for now.
Light-kun quickly came into the conversation, which I was very thankful for, with a question of his own, "What are you doing here, Kari? Shouldn't you be asleep? I'm sure the jet-lag is killing you."
"Oh, I'm fine. I'm pretty used to the jet-lag; I like to travel whenever I can." I reply simply, "And I'm just looking around. I haven't been to Japan yet, so I decided to just see what's going on and if there're any good shops." Even though it was only a half lie, I still felt like I had to watch my breathing and heart rate so that it didn't look like I was lying.
He just nodded his head a couple of times, seeming to understand my little half-lie.
"How about we get out of the rain?" Misa speaks up, with the sour face again, but not at me, "I don't want to get all wet out here, and I want a rest."
As we all head to a place that both of them say is very nice and have been to often, I've noticed that Light-kun preferred to keep his distance away from Misa. Couldn't say that I blamed him, she was like caffeine, too much and you go insane. But then, why did he choose her to be his girlfriend. From what I could see, Light-kun was a perfect man for any woman. From the way she was acting around him, she looked up to him like a god. It was like complete opposites, almost like their personalities. Well, they do say opposites attract, not exactly sure who "they" are though.
We got a table in the back and Light-kun and I had just ordered some coffee, while Misa went all out and ordered an ice cream sundae. I wasn't really in the mood for sweets; otherwise I would've ordered the same thing. It was also the fact that I didn't have a lot of money with me at the moment, which really sucked, I hated being out of money. It made me wonder why I didn't grab more as I was heading out. I'm sure Watari-san would have given me some if I asked. Oh well, too late now. I did have enough to pay for my coffee though, which meant that I didn't have to be completely rude and ask one of them to pay for me. Now, that would've been embarrassing.
Once we got all of our food/drinks, we really started talking. It wasn't really talking though, it was more like Misa babbling and Light-kun and I half listening. As she was talking, I took my black coffee and started adding packet after packet of the creamer/milk that they had with just one little packet of the sugar. It was L that had the gigantic sweet tooth.
It seemed that Light-kun was used to Misa talking so much because he was able to answer correctly to all the questions even though it was most likely that he didn't even hear them. I, on the other hand, was somewhat slow to her questions, and had asked her to repeat them in the first few minutes of our/her conversation. After that, it was pretty easy to guess what she had asked based on her body position and facial expressions.
After we finished up our beverages/ice cream, Light-kun decided to say goodbye to his peppy girlfriend. She didn't look too happy about it since it was obvious that Light-kun was going to be walking with me. I could tell from the beginning that she had a very controlling and protective attitude towards things that she believed she owned. But after he gave her a quick peck on her cheek, and I could see her swoon from it, she laid off and said goodbye to her very calm boyfriend. Light-kun also let her borrow his umbrella because it was still raining outside, being the gentleman that he so obviously was.
On our way back, with Light-kun holding my large umbrella over us, I couldn't help but think about the weather and how my feelings were the exact same.
I look over to him as we kept walking, and asked, "Light-kun, do you know about pathetic fallacy?"
"You mean like when the weather matches a person's feelings in a play or movie?" he asks. I simply nod my head. "Of course, what about it?" he questions.
"I'm starting to believe that it's true."
He chuckles lightly, "Why? Are you feeling down?"
"Yes." I reply.
"Is it something Misa or I did?" he asks, sounding concerned.
"No, no." I say while shaking my head, "It was Ryuzaki. He said something before I left to look around. Something that offended me, something he knows offends me, something he has known offends me. And I guess I'm just depressed about that."
"What did he say?"
"He said that I, and I quote, 'was unnecessary'. And I don't know about you, but if you say that to me, I get hurt and insulted. It's like he doesn't trust me to be here."
"Well, you know Ryuzaki-san; he doesn't know how to talk to people. Maybe he didn't really mean it."
"He knows how to talk to me. He knows what blows me up. And from the way he sounded, he meant it." I was starting to huff now, and I could tell that Light-kun was getting a little bit uncomfortable around me getting worked up, "I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't be telling you this."
I sighed lightly as my head leaned down and I placed my hand over my eyes. I don't know about Light-kun, but all I could hear was the rain. The rain pounding on my umbrella, on the sidewalk, the buildings. But I couldn't make out any talking or anything other than the rain. I guess it was trying to calm me. The rain has always had that affect on me. No matter what situation I was in, it would always comfort me in a way that no human could. Even on that day, when I was taken there, the first night it was raining, and it seemed to lull me to a sound sleep, even though that day was the toughest of my life.
I decided to break the silence by asking Light-kun a question that was plaguing my mind since we met on the street, "What's up with you and Misa?"
"What do you mean?" he asks, very confused. If I could see his face, I bet it just screamed shock and puzzlement.
"I mean, look at your personalities. You are very quiet, but a pronounced quiet. You demand attention when you enter a room, even without saying anything. But her, she just talks…and talks…and talks. And even though that's all she seems to do, it's like she doesn't have any presence, like she's just a voice in your head that won't shut up. And I'm sorry if I'm being offensive, I'm just telling the truth."
He chuckled for a minute, I guess trying to find the right thing to say. I guess what I said wasn't that offensive if he was laughing about it. "To be honest," he replies, "I don't know myself why we love each other so much. I guess she's very helpful for me, teaching me how to talk more. Like you said, I'm very quiet."
"Her way of teaching isn't very helpful though. If she just talks continuously, then where are you supposed to come in? Hanging around someone that does nothing but talk, is not the way to learn how to talk more. Besides, you don't even need that. You know when to talk and you know when to shut up. In my book, that's good enough."
He laughed a little more, "I believe you're the same way. Though you're not very silent."
"I guess I do talk a little more than I should." I say as I chuckle a little bit.
Before I knew it, we were at the entrance to the hotel. Light-kun was still holding my umbrella as we walked into the elevator and also pressed the button.
"What are you going to do when you see Ryuzaki-san?" He asks, "You still sound a little mad at him."
"I'm going to do what I always do when I'm mad at him." I answer simply. He seemed to accept my answer, but I could tell that he wanted to question what it was.
Once we walked into the hallway, Light-kun asked me where the umbrella should go, but I took it out of his hands saying that I'll take care of it. I knocked on the door and just a few moments later, Watari-san answered. I said a quick hello to him while dropping the umbrella off in the little area where I picked it up from. I noticed that L was still sitting in the same chair he was in before I left, but there were a few papers in front of him that I didn't see before. I also saw something else in front of him on the table: The book I was reading earlier. I would need that if I was going to ignore him. That's right! I was giving him the cold, hard, silent treatment. I felt he deserved it for what he said earlier.
As I was walking up to him to grab my book, I saw him picking up the papers and looked towards me. I, of course, didn't make eye contact with him.
"Katie," he said, using my work name, "I need you to read this over. I was planning on using this for the reply to the second Kira."
As I walked passed him, I quickly grabbed the papers in his hand before picking up my book. Yes, I was mad at him, but work was work. I wanted to catch this person and Kira as much as he did. After doing that, I turned around and headed back to my room where I put on my headphones while turning on my music, and slumped onto my bed. I looked over to my clock before I got into the paper L had handed me, and saw that it was only three o'clock.
This was going to be a long day.
YES!! I'm finally over 2,000 words for this story. My last one was only about 1,800. I have been trying to make my stories longer; I promise that the next one will be. Thanks for reading, and please review, I love them!