A/N: Yeah, so I promised to update in October, right?! So here is my update…expect more frequent updates for the next three weeks coz…It's sembreak, baby!

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note.

--Chapter 5--

--Danuve--

Lira gave the dilapidated room that she had inhabited with B a last lingering look. That would be the last time she would be seeing it. Yesterday, she had received a call from L saying that he would be going to Japan for some king of weird murder case that he was asked to solve by the Japanese police. Lira scoffed at this information. A killer that the police cannot track? Now that is something new to her. It was usually L who chose his cases and was seldom pleaded to by the police so it was a surprise when a police force from the other side of the globe pleaded with L to come there and solve a case for them.

Later on that evening, Watari dropped her a line to ask her to come with them to Japan. Watari had asked Lira to provide L with protection while traveling and also while they are in Japan. The killer, "Kira", as they call him seems to possess some incredible ability to kill his victims without even touching them. That fact actually surprised Lira. A killer with that ability is near – godlike. That was the first thought that entered her mind. No, wait, that could be wrong. No one has ever been near godlike in history. He just simply abuses the power given to him. That could be it. Lira had then agreed with Watari because she also feared for L's safety. They still do love each other though there is no commitment between the two of them.

And so, that night, Lira packed up her things and made the place as clean as possible. There was no point whatsoever in staying there, anyway. There was no more B that she was supposed to take care of and staying there just brings back his memories. Watari ad booked her a ticket and she is leaving with the same flight as they are and her lodgings in Japan had been pre-arranged as well since she can't stay with Watari and L. They'll be constantly moving for privacy.

Lira met up with the two at the airport at exactly ten in the morning. She would be saying goodbye for now to Los Angeles. L stared at her for a moment, studying her appearance before smiling slightly, "Thanks for coming along," the world-famous detective said in a low voice and offered her a lollipop. Lira accepted it and offered a smile to the detective. He always reminded Lira of a child who had difficulties expressing his feelings, yet she had come to love this particular man. Ah, the wonders of love.

As the little group boarded the plane and went into the luxury area of the plane, L grabbed Lira's hand which startled the girl. Lira looked at their entwined hands and then to the detective who had a slight shade of pink on his cheeks.

"I missed you. Could you sit beside me?" The detective asked in a flat voice. Lira's brows furrowed but she smiled and L took that as an initiative to drag her down the isle to their seat. Watari shot a glance at their direction and quickly took the seat somewhere far away from where they were sitting. The old man probably wanted to give the couple a little privacy since it was such a long time since the two had time for each other.

As soon as they had settled down, L rested his head on Lira's shoulder, never letting go of her hand. Lira was once again startled by this unusual movement by the detective and tried to look at him without his head falling off.

"I'm so tired, can I rest my head here?" L asked.

"S- sure," Lira muttered. He's human after all no matter how much sleep-deprived he may be.

"And, baby, can I ask you one thing?" L asked a few moments after the plane took off. Lira was so sure he had dozed off.

"What is it?" the girl asked.

"While I am on this Kira case, can you please take over as Danuve?" L stated.

"Bu – but, why me?" Lira asked, her eyes widening. L finally sat up and stared at her, tightening his grip on her hand.

"You're the only one, aside from Watari that I trust the most," he answered simply.

"But why are you asking me to take over?" Lira was still puzzled by the detective's request.

"To confuse Kira. He would surely be searching for me and the last thing we want is him finding out that I am the three greatest detectives in the world," L elaborated.

"When you say 'take over', do you mean I also have to solve cases?" Lira asked.

"Of course, it's part of the job description," L said much like an employer to an applicant.

"But, L you know that I'm a spy, right?" Lira asked as if L was suddenly forgetting who she was.

"I am aware of that but I am confident that you also have a detective's skill," L smiled slightly at the girl before him. Lira bit her lip.

"But not as good as yours!" she retorted.

"And that is why Danuve is only on third place," L said. When Lira did not reply, L tightened his grip even more on her hand so as to comfort her. "So, are you willing to take the job?"

"I – I … Alright, I'll take the job but cannot guarantee you success," Lira managed to stammer.

"Danuve losing his job does not matter to me. After all, there's still the original L and Erald Coil. What matters for me is that we both stay safe from Kira. He's a dangerous killer. I shall win against him," L said and with that, he took Lira's lips in a kiss. Lira gasped at L's sudden move. It had been years since they last kissed that she had quite forgotten what it felt like, the sensations that it brings her. How it could make her feel several feelings all at once. After a few moments later, L let go of her. "I missed the days when we could do that almost every day," L smirked.

"You're really a pervert, huh?" Lira sighed.

"Maybe I am. But you fell for this pervert," L raised his eyebrow.

"Because he's the best choice I have," Lira smiled. It was now her turn to rest her head on the man's shoulder. L stiffened at this.

"Would you just relax? How can I rest if you're all stiff like that?" Lira exclaimed and L relaxed a little.

"It's just that I'm not used to having you beside me anymore. We always should be apart for our own safety," L explained.

"However, we made a promise back in the orphanage and I think we are nowhere near breaking it, right?" Lira said, snuggling closer to L.

"I suppose so," L said and he finally let Lira sleep on his thin shoulder.

A/N: I think this is long enough (well, heck, I double spaced it while typing to create an illusion that I'm doing a lot, lol). So, I finally have a break after so much work back at school so I'm saying goodbye for now to all those crappy programming languages that we study back at school. So, dear readers, here is my promised update I hope to update more often for the next three weeks since I would be totally free for those three weeks. And, yeah, this might be my final Death Note fic. I might be moving on to another category after this (Naruto, perhaps). So, yeah, I hope you like this one!