He stared at her. She was beautiful. Ryuk, showing up behind him, leaned forward to look at her better. 'She has to be at least a C-cup! What a catch we have here!' Inwardly frowning at the vulgar way Ryuk had announced him self,Light continued to study her. "C-34, for your information Ryuk." She had stunned him again. "Y-you can see Shinigami?" "Yes, I can Light-kun. I do not bear the name 'horrible accident' for no reason." She absentmindedly brushed some of L's black locks out of his face as she spoke to Light. Pulling an Apple seemingly out of nowhere, she tossed it at Ryuk. 'I like you, Sakura. Ooh! Yea! An Apple!!' She turned back to L, who was staring up at the ceiling. She looked at the agents. "Alright, for the next five hours, you will leave L-kun and I….and Light, Alone. If there is something exceedingly important, you will come to me, not disturb L-kun." Slipping out from underneath L, she let him stand up. "You do not need to worry for me." "L-kun. You need sleep. You can't function stable if you don't' get enough sleep." She pulled on his arm, leading him to the master bedroom. Reaching the door with him, the slack on the chain was gone, tugging Light up with them. After she had gotten them all into the bedroom, she let L lay down on the bed. Looking to Light, she smiled. "You are welcome to join him if you are tired as well. However, if you wish to remain awake, you have to be quiet." Turning away from L, she let him remove his shirt and pants. Once he was under the covers, she removed her boots and climbed onto the other side of the bed, on top of the comforter. Looking to L, she spoke sternly. "Try to sleep L-kun. If you don't, I'll ensure that you never have sugar again." Taking the threat seriously, L rolled onto his side, closing his eyes in an attempt. Smiling, she laid her head down on a pillow and closed her eyes as well. Cracking one eye open, she patted the space next to her, looking at Light. He blinked, slowly registering that she was requesting he sleep next to her. Walking slowly to her, he paused. "I really should be continuing the search for Kira-"She rolled over slightly, pressing her ear to L's back. Assured that he was asleep, she rolled back towards Light. "I know that you are Kira. I am not nearly as stupid as the FBI agents and members of the police force. I am not going to uncover you, because I am not on any sides. I may stick near L-kun like damned glue, but I will not let them arrest you, or harm you. I know that you are one of the rare people that L truly sees as a friend. And," She grinned evilly, "You can't kill me." She glanced back at L warmly. "If you hurt him, I'll make your life….and afterlife, a living hell…and worse." She rolled back over, closer to L. "You should lay down now. He's having a horrible nightmare." As she spoke, the twitching and grimace on L's face became more prominent.

Dream

He was running. Pulling the other person along by the hand, he turned a corner. The man ran faster, chasing them. She tripped, foot caught in a pot hole in the asphalt. He stopped, rushing to her aid. The man advanced, pulling out a knife. He pulled hopelessly at her foot, frantically thinking of ways to avoid either of them being hurt. The man grinned nastily and advanced. Backing up to the wall closest to them, he held her hand as the man got closer. She began to cry, holding his hand frantically. The man grabbed her by the hair, ripping her foot out of the hole. A resounding 'Crraackk" was heard as she screamed. The man held the knife to her throat, chuckling darkly. "L. Surrender yourself to my mercy or I kill her." The man grind out, his gravelly voice putting L into a further state of distress. He pressed the knife down harder, blood beading at the line he cut on her throat. "Please! Don't hurt her!" The man chuckled again. He threw a brick at L, knocking him out. Waking up violently, he momentarily forgot to breathe as he saw both the man and Sakura gone, a deep pool of blood left in front of him.

End Dream

He woke up choking. She rolled him onto his back, running her hand down his throat once, stopping the choking. Tears streaming down his face, he grabbed her arms, frightened deeply. Light watched in amazement; this was the first time he'd seen L show any emotion. Her hair fell over her shoulder, curtaining them off from the rest of the world. "L-kun. It's alright, I'm here. I'm alright, I didn't die. You didn't do anything wrong." "You almost died because of me..." She looked down at him, crestfallen. Leaning down, she hugged him. "No, L-kun, don't think that. If I had wished to leave you, I could have. "She lay back down, holding his hand. "Think you can try to go back to sleep?" He gulped, shaking his head no. Light sat up, looking over at L. L, embarrassed to be seen in such a state, leaned forward and pressed his face into her neck, his arms slipping around her waist. She blinked, not expecting him to do something like that in front of his friend. Smiling, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "I'm not going anywhere."