DN: Love Me Not

The next day had gone by fairly quickly. Thankfully enough, it was Friday and the young police chief's son had the whole weekend to look forward to. That is, if he was capable of being a normal young man his age. But no. This weekend he'd be working on that case. Yet again.

"I got here as soon as I could, Sayu wanted me to help her with homework and refused to let me leave..."

Blinking with an odd look on his face as he looked around the familiar the hotel room.

"Uuh... what's going on?"

Oddly enough, the hotel room was empty today. Though not silent, as the faintest of sounds could be heard just in the other room. The light tippy tappity of keyboard keys. And so, Raito would follow the sound to its source.

"Where is everyone?"

"Day off."

"Then why the heck am I here? I want a day off."

The tapping would stop for just a moment as the detective would turn his head slightly in order to take a quick glance over his shoulder to the other.

"I need you."

Insert a moment of awkward silence here. Raito just blinked.

"Excuse me?"

"Today, I need you to do something for me. Like a sort of side mission, if you'd want to call it that."

"Side mission? Don't you think we should be putting our full attention into the Kira investigation?"

"Of course. But I never said this did not involve the case."

This was true. There was always a method to his madness. Anything and everything that had been was because of the case or for the case to some extent. Raito would let out a sigh, and nod in agreement to whatever this supposed plan was going to be.

"Fine. What do you want me to do?"

"Well first, may I ask you a question Yagami-kun?"

"I suppose."

"How are you with women?"

Now arching a brow in question as Raito would then cross his arms in an annoyed sort of fashion.

"Since when does the Kira case involve my love life?"

"Please just answer the question."

Raito gave a vague shrug as his eye sort of trailed off to look at a particular framed artwork which hung on the wall across the room. Not taking notice that a set of wide eyes looked him over carefully, taking in a few mental notes. L would now speak up again, talking past his thumb which lay at his lips.

"It would seem to me Yagami-kun, that a young man of your age, intelligence, body type and over all personal representation...would be very good with girls."

"I've had a few girl friends before, so what?"

"So, it would fair to assume that you are what females would call 'ideal' ?"

"Well, yea I guess so... But seriously, what is this all about?"

There was a squeak as the swivel office chair would spin back around towards the computer screen. The tapping would begin all over again.

"I need you to go out on a date Yagami-kun."

"Oh? So I do get the day off after all huh?"

Smiling some as there was a small bit of laughter head from Raito's side. He would step forward, now taking a glance over the oddly hunched over shoulders as he peeked to the computer screen.

"Wait a minute... Hitori Mimiko?"

"Precisely."

"What's this about?"

"Well...if you hadn't excused yourself early from the lunch table the other day. You would have realized the girl had some rather interesting information."

"Such as?"

The swivel chair would squeak again as it spun back around. Unknowing that the other was standing closely behind to peek at the screens, as the two now faced once another a bit more closely then usual.

"Eh... Well, for one...do you know why Hitori-chan was late to start her semester at the university?"

"We got onto the topic for a moment, but the bell rang and sort of interrupted things before she could tell me. Why? Did she tell you?"

By this time, Raito got a bit flustered by the unusual closeness and would take a step back.

"Indeed she did. Though not very thoroughly. Hitori-chan is, or was...the long time girlfriend of a one, Kenji Edo. I say 'was' simply due to the fact that she explained to me he was dead."

"Why does that name sound familiar?"

"Oddly enough, the name seemed familiar. So I looked into it. Kenji Edo was one of the few sponsors who turned himself in after being suspected of the death of Suchi Ai."

"Oh right, I remember that now. There where five sponsors but only three turned themselves in to be questioned."

"Yes, and all three where killed. One of Kira's freak accidents. Since we figured that he was only going after major criminals and those who pursued him."

"Are you saying those three men where not actually convicted for the murder?"

L gave a nod, running a hand through his already ruffled mess of hair. He would keep his eyes on Raito, watching for any slight sign which could possibly give himself away. But to no avail. This young man was good at keeping his cool in any sort of situation.

"It was a little bit of information I kept out of the press. It struck me odd that these men where killed. It proves to me that Kira is not actually a divine power at all... Because honestly, I would have thought someone with that sort of ability would also be able to tell if a person truly did something to deserve his judgement."

"Well, I guess even a god makes mistakes..."

"Kira...is no god."

Again, the chair would squeak. Turning to face the screen again as more taping was heard. Over to his left, there was a small printer as it released a single sheet of paper. And taking it lightly with minimal fingers as possible, L would turn around to hand it over to him.

"What's this?"

"Hitori Mimiko, and her vital information. You'll find her address and a list of some of her interests along with a few things she dislikes. I suggest you memorize this before you engage into conversation with the lady."

Blinking, Raito would look over the paper carefully. She seemed like a normal girl from the information he held.

"You want me to go on a date with her?"

"Yes. Just a date. I'm not telling you to fall in love with a stranger. I just want more information."

"Then why don't you go on the date?"

"Oh, I couldn't possibly..."

There was a visible redness spread across what used to be fair light skin. Lowering his eyes a bit as the detective would nervously hug at his legs.

"Why not? She opened up to you first obviously, so she'll be more comfortable to discuss something like a dead boyfriend with you."

Raito would take notice of the other's stranger then usual behavior. Seeing him twirl a strand of hair around a bony finger.

"I'm not good with girls. If you do not wish to go, then I could simply ask Matsuda-san."

"Oh man, bad idea."

"He's young enough. Appealing...I suppose it could work with him also."

"But you forget he's an idiot. He'd probably screw it up or forget what he's supposed to be doing. Instead of fishing out information he'd probably try to hook up with the poor girl..."

"I estimated there would be about seventy three percent chance of something like that happening. With Matsuda-san anyway."

Then again, the guy could probably use the chance. Raito thought about it for a moment, then gave a mental kick to himself. No, Matsuda would probably find a way to mess things over somehow.

"And what about me? Y'know... Mimiko is an attractive girl, I just might like her after all this..."

Now being a little defensive of himself. L would simply look up at him blankly.

"If the female gender is really such a distraction to do you Yagami-kun, then it probably would be best if I went along and did this myself..."

"Girl's don't distract me..."

"Please. We've all seen the video footage of you in your room Yagami-kun. At least, you're father and I have. And we've seen the sort of personal things you take interest in."

"Oh yea... that."

"It came as quite a surprise to your father of course. Though being a young male myself, I completely understand. What did seem strange to me was... why would such an advanced intellectual like yourself, spend all afternoon looking at naked women instead of studying for his impending entrance exams?"

There was a long pause. Which wasn't long at all actually, only spanning for about a minute, give or take the seconds. But it was a good long drawn out minute as Raito tried to keep his cool as usual. Unable to hide the faint pink tint which came over his face.

"I uh...I was taking the afternoon off, that's all. You're a guy, you understand."

"...Five times a week, Yagami-kun?"