Lawli: This is sort of a continuation of the last one-shot.
77 – What?
L was beyond surprised when Yagami Light, his first and only Kira suspect, approached him after the To-Oh University entrance exams ended. He'd stopped in his tracks after a hand fell heavily onto his left shoulder, staring wide-eyed at the teenager as he was forcibly turned around so they could stand face-to-face.
Light studied him, his brown eyes narrowed suspiciously in a way that made L wonder what was going through that far too intelligent mind of his.
"What?" L prompted, his own eyes becoming slits as he gazed coolly up at the other.
Light shook his head, his full lips twitching downwards slightly in a pretty, thoughtful frown. "Have we met before?" he asked. "You look so familiar."
L blinked slowly, confused by the question. Before the Kira investigation, L had never seen or heard of Yagami Light; he'd also never stepped foot inside Japan, so it was impossible for him to have ever come into contact with Light prior to the start of this case.
"No," he answered honestly, wondering as he spoke with Light if this was some kind of trap. It couldn't be; Light didn't know who he really was, after all. No one knew who he was; if anyone were to ask, L would reply that he was Hideki Ryuuga ("yes, haha, I know, just like the actor!"), a nineteen-year-old Japanese-American half breed from Osaka.
Light appeared crestfallen by the response, obviously not used to being wrong in his assumptions. The pretty frown on his face deepened, a crease appearing in the center of his forehead as his brows furrowed. Softly, he apologized, allowing his hand to fall from L's shoulder. "I'm sorry. I must have mistaken you for someone else."
L nodded in understanding, though he severely doubted that was true. He wasn't exactly the type of person who blended in with the crowd; he was awkward-looking and he knew that his face was one of those that stuck in a person's memory. If Light recognized him, then they really must have encountered each other in the past... That, or there was a rare chance that Light happened to meet someone who looked exactly like L.
Sucking in a deep breath, L's eyes grew a fraction larger as realization struck him.
The chance of Light meeting someone who looked exactly like L was very rare, but it was also possible considering that such a person did, in fact, exist.
"...Yes, you must have," L agreed.