Authors Note:
Yay! First Beta'd chapter! 8D thank you, spock-of-the-fridge!
This one is a bit shorter than the other ones, but it's alot better. Quality VS Quantity, I guess
Well, have fun reading!
WARNING: Swearing. Minor ones, and a little bit of 'fricken', just saying.
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Shades of Grey
Chapter 6
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My eyes flew open the next morning. The memories of Jiro's party were a blur, and it took a minute to get them to stop.
Flash back:
The one drink turned into five, and with my small body, more body fat, the fact that I was new to alcohol, it was enough for me to get drunk off my head.
It was a baaad idea going to this party. I don't exactly remember what happened, all I know is that Light was really anti-social and not himself. I went to ask him something, and he got really angry, mumbling something about me being 'annoying' and 'in the way'. I apologized, but he didn't back off. He walked over and hit me for no reason, really hard on the cheek. It was strong enough to force me to sit
"Shit!" I yelled. "That friggen' hurt!" I rubbed my cheek.
Ayame, still sober, ran over to us. "Mayu!" She said. "Are you okay?"
Not listening, I stood up and tried to hit Light back. But, I missed and hit this desk thing instead.
"Okay, we're going home," Ayame said, not wanting to get in trouble.
*
End of flash back
"I am never going to a party again," I whispered. Not wanting to wake Ayame up, I sneaked into the bathroom, trying to be slow so my head ache wouldn't hurt so much. My eyes felt heavy.
When I got to the bathroom, the first thing I did was look at my cheek.
I saw a big bruise developing on my cheek, from Light hitting me.
I unfortunately didn't have any makeup to cover it up, because I didn't use foundation, and Ayame had a darker skin tone than me so her makeup wouldn't work.
I looked like crap overall. My hair was a mess, my eyes were drooping, my cheek was messed up, and it seemed Light had caught part of my lip too because it was lightly stained with blood. I had a huge headache, and it felt like i was gonna be sick.
Speak of the devil.
I ran to the toilet and threw up. After, I checked the time. It was 5:52 in the morning. I threw up again, and the sound woke up Ayame.
"M... Mayu?" She asked, peering into the bathroom.
"C-can you tell the school I'm sick?" I asked in a squeaky voice.
"Okay," she said. "You know you're cleaning up the bathroom, right?"
I chuckled weakly. "Fiine," I said. Ayame left, just in time for me to be sick again.
***
I spent most of the day in a chair. I wasn't feeling nauseous anymore, but I was tired.
I slowly stood up at around six in the afternoon, after Ayame said she was gonna go to a friend's to study. I walked into the bathroom and brushed my stupid hair. Then, I walked into my room and got some pj's on, as I was still in my clothes from yesterday.
*
The next morning, I tried covering up the mark with Ayame's makeup so no one would ask anything. It was a bit darker than the rest of my skin, but it was hardly noticeable.
"Hey Mayu!" Ayame said, later at breakfast.
"Hi," I said.
"Are you feeling better?" Ayame asked.
"Yes, I'm going to school today!" I said, smiling.
"Okay!" Ayame said.
After breakfast, we walked to school together.
*
At lunch, I was walking around, looking for Ayame or another one of my friends, when I barged into Light.
"Oh!" I said. "S-sorry," I tried walking around him.
"Mayu," Light said, holding on to my arms and keeping me there.
"Ye... yeah?" I asked timidly. It felt... weird, him touching me. Yet it felt oddly normal at the same time.
"I'm sorry about hitting you last night," Light said. "Did it leave a mark?"
"N-no it didn't," I lied. I didn't want Light to be angry.
Light rubbed at the place he hit me, not believing me. I felt the makeup rub off.
Light gasped.
"Is it that bad?" I asked, closing my eyes.
"Its bruised, pretty badly," Light said.
"Oh no," I sighed.
"I'm sorry," Light said. He then hugged me for a few seconds, then he just left.
I touched the mark and went back to my dorm to cover it up again, covering it with my hair.
***
That night, I stayed up for a while, thinking. About Kira, among other things.
Because Light kept ruining my thoughts. I almost had the perfect way to catch Kira, but Light ruined it.
Light...
I shook my head violently.
No! No way he actually felt about me in that way. Just because he felt bad for hitting me and he hugged me doesn't mean that. It... doesn't... 'Cause if he did, why would he hit me in the first place?? Still…
Light.
I gave up and went to bed.
***
The next night, at the hotel room, Light made a big deal of being at my side all of the time.
He also made a habit of brushing into me.
"Oh! Sorry!" I said, as we banged into each other when we both went to grab a file.
"It's okay," Light said, as if he didn't mean it.
"Huh?" I whispered.
This happened a lot.
*
At the end of the meeting, L held me back.
"Machi..." he asked, using my fake name. "What's going on between you and Light-kun?"
"N-nothing..." I sputtered.
"Okay. I just want to warn you, it's dangerous to have a relationship with a co-worker... especially when said co-worker is our main suspect... okay?" L said.
"Okay." I muttered, not wanting him to have any questions.
***
At lunch, I was walking around when I turned the corner and saw Light and L.
I quickly went back and peeked through a bush, not wanting to be seen.
Light had Takada with him, but quickly dismissed her. L and Light talked for a bit, until a really high pitched voice was heard.
A small blond girl raced over to them.
"Light!! There you are!!" The blonde girl said. Light turned around.
"I have a shoot nearby, so I came to visit! Though, I have to be back before 2 o'clock." She looked around. "So, anyone can just walk onto this campus, huh..."
Light looked surprised. L and the girl stared at eachother.
"One of your friends, Light? He's really unique and cool!"
Who IS this blonde person? I thought. She doesn't seem to be from around here...
"I'm Light's girlfriend, Misa Amane. Nice to meet you." Misa said to L.
G-girlfriend? I thought. W-why is this affecting me so much?
I felt tears coming, for reasons I didn't know. I ran, somewhere, hopefully somewhere quiet, but there wasn't such a place. So I ran to my dorm, and hid there for a while, crying.
*
I opened my email and saw I had one from Light.
'Mayu,
Where were you today? Biology was lonely.
Light'
I sighed, and sat there wondering what to say.
'Light
Who's that Misa girl?
Mayu'
I sat there for a while. Was Light just as confused as I was?
I shook my head.
I checked my email again, and Light had replied.
'Mayu
Oh, her... don't worry, she's nothing.
Nothing you'll understand.
Light'
"What?" I asked. I was in the taskforce, how could I not understand?
'Then, can you explain tomorrow?' I typed. 'In person would be better...
Mayu.'
I waited for just a minute.
'Mayu
Meet me at the tennis court in fifteen minutes.
Light.'
"Okay..?" I whispered.
I got up, grabbed my shoes, a sweater, and left, leaving a note saying I'd be back.
*
The tennis court was... different at 10:00 at night. It was cold, and felt cramped yet too open.
By the time Light showed up, my teeth were chattering, and I was shivering.
"Mayu?" Light called out.
"Y-yes?" I said.
"There you are..." Light said. "Oh, are you okay?" He asked, seeing my shaking hands.
"Y-yes, just c-cold..." I said.
"Here, you can have my jacket." Light said. Before I could say no, he had wrapped me in his beige jacket.
It was really warm.
"So, Mayu, Misa is nothing, really." Light said, rubbing my arms.
"Then why is she your girlfriend?" I asked.
"She made me," Light sighed. "Look, we met at the opening ceremony. She was there to watch a friend. When she saw me, she totally fell for me -according to her. I have no feelings for her other than an annoyance." Light said, rolling his eyes.
"O... okay," I said, looking down. I strangely felt relivied…
Light suddenly pulled my chin up, making me look at him. "Mayu-chan, she's nothing. Stop worrying."
I blushed. M-mayu-chan..? I thought.
Light lightly touched my cheek, where the bruise was. "Goodnight, Mayu..." And with that, he was gone. Again.
"W-wait! Your... jac... -ket..." I said, holding up his jacket.
Light, I thought. I wish I could read your mind sometimes…
I walked back home.
***
The next day was interesting. L had insisted that I go to the hotel today and skip school.
When I got there, a shocking sight greeted me.
They had locked up Misa under the suspicion of being the second Kira. They had her all tied up and her eyes were blocked off. As L talked to her through a computer to her cell room, it got to the point they had to put a cloth in her mouth so she wouldn't bite her tongue off.
Is this legal?? I couldn't help thinking that L had gone too far..
After a while, Misa seemed like she was talking to herself. She kept shaking her head yes and no. Then suddenly collapsed.
"M... Misa?" I asked, surprised.
Everyone was silent. And, I noticed, Light was missing.
***