Author's Note: For those of you that asked / complained, the reason I bold the text when they speak is so the story is easier for me to navigate. I'm dyslexic, so I have to use a few tricks here and there to keep my focus, such as short paragraphs, lots of bold / italic text, and very few repeated words. Thank you for your patience!
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Light stared at the wall in front of him; he was lying on his side on a queen sized bed that he and L were supposed to be sharing. They had been there in that room for over two hours now, but neither one of them was sleeping. Come to think of it, Light had never seen L sleep, or even appear tired, save for the obvious bags under his eyes; he couldn't even imagine what that was like.
He could barely bring himself to close his eyes, though, because every time he did, he could feel L's eyes burning into the back of his skull, reading him constantly. It was more than just a little unnerving, and he wondered if it was something he would ever get used to. And the handcuffs; what if he rolled over in his sleep and got strangled by them; would L even do anything? He sighed in his mind, rather than out loud, and reminded himself that he didn't need to be thinking about things like that. He tried rolling onto his back, but discovered that L wasn't even lying down; he was sitting with his back only a few inches from the wall, with his usual crouch, and he immediately rolled back onto his side.
'Jeez, is this guy for real?' Light cursed in his head. 'I could understand going back over the tapes of what happened late at night, when we were supposed to be sleeping, but is he really going to stay awake all night just to watch me?' As if in response, L spoke.
"You really should get some sleep, Raito. I need you alert, and in top shape tomorrow for the investigation."He didn't seem to be looking at Light, from the direction his voice was travelling, so Light mustered a backwards glance. L was just staring straight ahead of him; it reminded Light a little of the way Ryuk stared at nothing all the time, which did nothing to settle his nerves.
"What about you?"Light managed to ask, almost afraid of the answer he might get. He was starting to be more annoyed by having to be around Ryuzaki than the thought of constantly being under watch by his worst enemy. He didn't know how long he could stand putting up with such annoying habits for the sake of clearing his name, though he had come so far, it would be stupid to throw it all away now.
"I don't sleep." L's answer sounded a lot more innocent than Light would have preferred, almost as if there were no other option for him. As if Light should have automatically known that L didn't sleep.
"Pardon me for saying this, but I doubt that's good for your health..." Light lectured. 'Not to mention the way that you eat' he added in his mind with a slight hint of disgust. He had seen children that ate healthier than L.
"Yes, well neither is murder in my opinion." L pushed himself downward, so he was lying on his back, his hands folded neatly on his upper abdomen, right below his chest. His tone was very soft, and easily angered Light, but he simply gritted his teeth.
"Good night, Ryuzaki." Light's voice seemed very snide, meant to end the conversation before it really started, and he closed his eyes, determined to tune out L's existence for the rest of the night, no matter how hard it would be.
"Good night, Raito." L used the same innocent tone he had used before, which only served to annoy Light more at the way he was so nonchalant about everything, but after a short time of aggravated silence, Light finally lulled himself to sleep with his thoughts.