By the time Matt made it through the door Misa had somehow found herself back in Light's arms. She was sobbing against his chest when she heard the door open. Upon seeing Matt standing in the door she froze. He looked pissed and she didn't blame him. She knew how this must have looked. Only a few weeks after he left and here she was wrapped in the arms of another guy. The same guy that caused Matt to leave nonetheless.

He didn't say anything to the two. Seeing her nestled there on the couch with Light killed every pervious though he had. They looked so good together, like they belonged together. She didn't need him not when she had Light. After getting a good look at him for the first time he knew why so many people have fallen for him. Light was gorgeous! Everything about the guy was flawless. The only thing he was lacking was a good personality but with looks like that he understood why Light didn't need one. This man even had the great L love him so who was he to even try to compete? He knew he didn't stand a chance. Matt envied the brunet Adonis but hated him much, much more.

Light had to hold back his smile when he saw the young boy enter the room. This night was beginning to look even more promising. He could tell by the redhead's expression that he was through with Misa. A small part of him felt bad for wrecking Misa's happiness but it was necessary. Didn't she know that she belonged to him and no one else? Really it was her fault for thinking she could do what she did to him and get away with it. The fact that he let her live after leaving just proves how much he really cares about her. Any other girl would be dead by now.

Misa was about to say something but quickly closed her mouth. She knew that trying to talk to him now would only end up in another blow out. As much as it killed her she somehow knew that she was never going to have another chance with him. Fresh tears found their way down her cheeks as she watched him storm past them without a word. Without a second thought she broke away from Light's grasp and followed Matt.

"Matt wait!" she shouted following him.

"I don't want to hear it Misa I'm only here to grab a few things then you never have to see me again."

"But I don't want that! Please Matt just listen to me for a minute!" she begs grabbing a hold of his arm.

"What for Misa? You made it perfectly clear how you feel."

"Why won't you ever listen to me? You're always so quick to judge without even letting me explain myself." She shouts half hysterical.

"Because I don't like being lied to." He sneers.

"I've never lied to you."

Matt let out a cold, cruel laugh. The sound coursed through Misa's body filling her with a chilling sense of bad déjà vu. It terrified her. Hearing something so evil come out of the mouth of someone so caring was too awful, it just wasn't right. Knowing it was all directed at her just made it worse.

"You're not very smart are you?" Misa heard Light say. Looking over her shoulder she saw him leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest shooting Matt a dark glare.

That shut the redhead up. Returning the glare tenfold he replied, "Excuse me?"

"Had you not been a sulking little brat and returned here sooner you would have found Misa rotting away. Becoming nothing more than a corpse of what she used to be. All because she cares about you and here you are being an asshole just because things aren't going your way. How pathetic. You should be thankful she's even attempting to work things out with you."

Matt snorted, "Yeah like you're one to talk."

"Exactly I was arrogant and believed that Misa would always be mine no matter what. I did and said some unforgivable things ignorant to the consequences and look where that got me. Do you really want to make the same mistake?"

"Of course not!" he shouts.

"Then stop being so quick to judge and let her speak!"

"Why does it even matter to you? How about you just butt out!" Matt bellows slamming his fist against the wall.

"Despite what you believe I do care about Misa and I always will. I will not stand by and watch her get hurt by a little boy. She deserves better than that. And besides look at you shouting and getting violent for no reason at all. You don't deserve her." Light sneers in contempt.

"And you think you do?"

"Both of you stop this!" Misa cries taking them both by surprise.

"Sorry." Light apologizes quickly.

"Bastard." Matt mutters under his breath.

Matt glared at the other male in extreme hatred. What was his motive for this? Surly he wasn't serious. Or did he really have a change of heart? Somehow Matt honestly doubted that. Light didn't seem like that type of guy.

"Light will you please leave? I wish to speak to Matt alone."

"Alright, I'll call you later Misa." With that Light pushed off the wall and left.

Upon hearing the door shut Misa turned to Matt giving him a pleading look. He paid her no mind as he made his way to their old bedroom. She followed close behind.

"Matt?" she asks hesitantly.

"Just stop Misa. I know you still love him and that you're always going to love him. And I get that you love me too but I refuse to be second best again, especially to someone like him." He spat.

"But you wouldn't be! If I loved Light more than you I'd have gone running back to him the second you left me."

"Didn't you though? Was that not what I saw when I walked through the door because it sure as hell looked like it!" he accused.

"No it wasn't! But I suppose that doesn't matter to you since you already have your mind set. I don't know why I even bother. All of you are the same! I trusted you though. I believed you actually cared about me. You made me feel like I was worth something and now you do this to me! You're worse than Light!" she shouts. "At least he was upfront about his intentions! He made his feelings clear from the beginning. I stood by him on my own accord because I wanted to because I believed that one day he would love me the way I loved him if only I tried hard enough."

"What's the point of this?"

"My point is that even though Light was horrible to me what you did was worse. I left everything for you because I thought you really loved me. I thought I had finally found someone who loved me back but I guess I was wrong again." She ends in a whisper.

"You weren't wrong. I do love you Misa it's just that I don't think we're right for each other. I can't deal with you loving another guy. I won't share."

"You're a hypocrite. How can you expect someone to put you first when no matter what they will always be second to you?" Misa asks.

"What?"

"I thought we were perfect for each other because we both came from similar backgrounds, we both loved someone else with everything we had only to have our hearts shattered. Mello will always be the most important person to you. You're never going to fully be over him. Even when we were together I knew this. I saw how you two always flirted and the lingering glances and touches. I ignored it though because I trusted you enough to know that you would never act on your desires. I just wish you could trust me as much." She says with a sad smile.

"It's not so much that I don't trust you. It's more that I don't trust the power he has over you. You should see yourself when you're around him. I don't think you even realize how much he controls you. I'm smart enough to know that I stand no chance compared to him so why even waste my time. It's better for both of us to not be involved anymore."

"So this is it huh?" she asks sadly.

"Yeah this is it." He replies leaning down to give her a final parting kiss.

Misa didn't know how long she's been sitting on the floor. Once Matt left she collapsed and has been unwilling to get up since. So she just sat there in the dark on the cool wooden floors, alone. Something she finally accepted she will always be. She was done with trying to change that fact. It was too tiring and she was sick of being hurt. The poor fragments of her heart are too fragile to be put through that again. The next time would probably kill her.

It felt like an eternity she sat there in the dark room wallowing in self-pity. Then her phone rang. True to his word Light had called. Misa stared at the phone in a daze until it stopped. When the phone went black she snapped out of it and begun to panic. She may have just ignored the one person who would still talk to her. Fresh tears streamed down her face as she stared at the tiny phone in sorrow. That is until it lit up again signaling another phone call. This time Misa quickly answered.

"Hello?"

"Misa are you alright? Why didn't you answer the first time?" Light asked in a hurry.

"I'm sorry Light I was kind of out of it." She replies with a fake laugh.

"What happened? You know what never mind I just want to know if you're okay."

"Yes I'm okay Light, thank you for asking."

"You don't sound okay." He says with concern.

"I'm really not, can you come get me? I don't want to be alone." She cries curling into herself.

"Of course, I'll be there in five minutes."

Light rushed back to Misa as fast as he could. When he got there he found her curled in a ball on the floor crying her eyes out. It actually hurt him to see her look so broken. He was going to kill that guy the next time he saw him! How dare he do this to his Misa! Light was literally shaking with rage.

He took a few seconds to calm himself before going over to Misa and scooping her up into his arms. She sunk into his embrace happy she was no longer alone. She was kidding herself when she thought she was okay with being alone, she wasn't. Misa never wanted to be alone again. Which is why she held on to Light like her life depended on it. And that's when she realized she never had to be alone again.

With that thought in mind she looked up giving Light a small smile. Placing her hands on either side of his face she pulled him down into a kiss. Light was surprised by her actions but pleased. It seemed she was finally beginning to understand that she can't live without him. That she belonged with him. That she was nothing without him. Now it was time to take her back home.

"Misa?" he asks in a breath after they pulled apart for air.

"If I come back do you promise me that things will be different?" she asks not really caring about his answer. She knew she'd go back anyway.

"Yes Misa I promise, things will be different this time."