One day L found that he was closer to catching Kira then he would have ever imagined. He anxiously walked down the street towards headquarters when suddenly he felt someone grab his hand.
"Hi." Sam said smiling up at him. L mentally cursed himself, knowing that he'd made a huge mistake in getting so close to her. He knew that now the closer he got to Kira the more likely Sam was to get caught in the crossfire. "Are you alright?" Sam asked in slight concern. L blinked.
"You're hand is sweaty." He said pulling his away from her. Sam blushed.
"I-I'm so-sorry."
"I've got to go to work." L told her before turning his heel and leaving her alone and confused.
It'd been a few weeks since he'd talked to her. He'd sometimes sneak peeks into the Starbucks she went to just to make sure she was alright. One day when doing so he didn't see her sitting where she usually sat. He tilted his head then looked away from the window just to see her standing in front of him. She leaned her shoulder against the wall and absently sipped her drink as she looked at her phone. Then in a flash she looked up and right into L's eyes.
He quickly turned around and walked away from her feeling the crack of both their hearts as he did so.
Things at headquarters began slowing down. When L wasn't at work or wasn't eating anything his mind would drift over to thinking about Sam. What she might be doing now or what style her hair was in.
L walked into Starbucks with the full intention of talking to Sam and yet when he saw the back of her red hair (which was down and accompanied by a white fuzzy hat to keep off the cold weather, the colors reminded him of red velvet cake) he froze. She was completely oblivious to his presence and thought that maybe she was better off that way. Eventually L decided to walk up to her. When he did her eyes widened at the sight of him.
"Hi." She said and smiled. He almost melted at her smile.
"Hi." He repeated and rubbed the back of his neck with his hand. "Can I talk to you, privately?"
"uh-s-sure." She said and put a piece of hair behind her ear. He missed her stutter. L put his hands in his pockets and gestured towards the door with his head. He walked out the door and into an alleyway with Sam shortly behind him. When L turned to face her he met her light brown eyes and suddenly didn't know where to start. Sam put her hands in her pockets and looked at the ground.
"I haven't talked to you for a while." She breathed. "Not since I tried to hold your hand a few weeks ago. I mean, I've seen you, but you always walk the other way and don't acknowledge me." Sam forced herself to meet his eyes. "Have you been avoiding me?"
"…Yes." L answered honestly. Sam let out a breath and looked at her feet.
"I just thought you liked me. By the way you would smile at me, or hold my hand. I mean, I like you." L used his thumb and his forefinger to lift up her chin so he could look at her eyes again. Her light brown eyes were so pure and lovely.
"I do like you." L said firmly. "I-it's my job. It's dangerous and-. Yo-you could get hurt- and I couldn't…" L trailed off.
"So, we can't see each other anymore?" L stared at her and decided that this conversation wasn't going to turn into a goodbye. L took her hand and laced their fingers together.
"We will. But if we don't for a few days it-it's not because… I need you to know that-"
"You're protecting me." Sam finished with a wide smile looking at their hands. "Like a white knight." Sam rubbed the back of his hand with her thumb and L cupped her face before kissing her slowly and softly. Two seconds passed before he pulled away. Sam blinked before her cheeks burned bright red. She pulled her hand away and stuffed it in her pocket. "um-w-we-well. I-I'll um…" L smiled at her. "see you later the-then."
