"How's this Ryuzaki?" Light handed L the note.
L held the paper up between his index fingers and this thumbs reading it over, "Yes… This is quite good… Almost how I would imagine the real Kira to speak. Although, if you don't take the part of, "You are free to kill L." I will most likely end up dead."
Light scratched the back of his head. "Sorry, I guess I got carried away, I tried to put myself in Kira's shoes and how I would feel if I was in his position." Light flashed a innocent smile to L.
L shot a small smile back at him, "Well, let's see what happens when we air this." L handed the script to Watari. L placed his index finger on his bottom lip, "I can't help but feel like in the back of my mind that he is Kira… I also can't help but think that I'm fascinated with him because I think he's Kira… Could this be the odd infatuation that I have concocted? The dangerous fact that he may be Kira. Would I be less interested in him as a person if I knew he was not?" L shook his head as Light came up behind him.
"Ryuzaki? Is everything alright? You seem a bit tense… Aside from the fact that there is a mass murder out there and now that we know there is two… So, please, don't say that. You know that you can talk to me." Light winced in anticipation as L looked over his shoulder.
L smiled, "I think I'm infatuated with you." L put his hands in his pockets, "With that, I'll be heading to my room, goodbye, Light. Thank you for coming in and working so hard." L walked towards his bed then turned to Light.
Light just tilted his head and started for the door. "Um, yeah. Goodnight, Ryuzaki." Light turned the handle and stepped out of the door and silently leaned against it. "What the Hell was that?" Light thought to himself. Light started down the hallway as the door opened and Watari walked behind him. "Watari, has he always been like this?"
Watari's face never changed, "Eccentric? Yes. This open with another person other than myself? No."
Light looked down, "I don't understand…"
Watari got into the elevator with Light. "Because you're intelligent and dangerous."
The elevator doors closed.
The following day Light went to his university and sat through his classes staring at the the seat L would normally be seated. "I wonder where he's at… Although, I guess he doesn't need to be here, he's already got a great paying job." The bell rang and Light stretched and walked outside and rounded the corner.
Kiyomi ran up to Light, "Light! Darling! You haven't been here to walk me home."
Light opened his mouth to speak with her and spotted L behind her and gently pushed her out of the way, "Ryuzaki!"
A girl with blonde hair walked up behind Kiyomi, "My bet, is he's gay." Kiyomi turned around, furious. "Misa Armane. Nice to meet you, miss Kiyomi, was it?" Misa held out her hand. Kiyomi smiled and took her hand.
Light ran up to L, "Hey, you weren't in class, I figured you weren't coming." Light pulled out his notebook. "You can—"
L grabbed Lights hand and yanked him behind the library. "Your broadcast will be played on every channel exactly at noon."
Light lowered his face, "I see."
L eyed Light, "Did I say something wrong?" L bit his thumbnail.
Light looked up with a goofy smile, "No, I'm sorry, I just expected you to… You know? I don't know what I expected, I guess I just wasn't expecting that."
L furrowed his eyebrows, "Are you referring to last night?"
Light sighed in frustration, "Forget it! Let's go watch this annoyance that's rooted itself into my life!"
L gave a small smile and followed Light to the the main intersection on town. "Here." L grabbed Lights shirt. Light stopped and a bolded scripted letter K came on the television with a voice reciting exactly what Light wrote.
"Greetings. I am Kira. I would like to communicate with the false Kira, the one who kills petty criminals who deserve jail time rather than death. To perpetrate such heinous crimes against the general public and disgrace my name and claim glory? Unforgivable. Nonetheless the innocent, tell me, would I need to prove my godly wrath by killing reporters? No, in fact, I'm ashamed. I will right your errors, we will meet at the mall. Do not dispose of another criminal."
At the end of the transmission the letter K returned and the broadcast was stopped. L scanned the crowd watching reactions and gauging emotions. "That'll stir 'em up. Come, Light, we've constructed a new headquarters, I want you to see it." L grabbed Light's hand and dragged him to the new sky scraping building.
"How?" Light stared up with his jaw dropped.
"Light, I have no shortage of money. Come on, give the computer your fingerprint and retinal scan, I've coded it for you, just need you now." L watched Light as he stepped up to the scanning computers and scanned his right index finger and his eye. "Good, we'll go upstairs and meet with the other detectives."
Light followed L into the lobby, "Do you still suspect me?" Light said as he stared at the ground.
"Oh yes, more now than ever." L said without hesitation or emotion.
"I'm not Kira, why would you think that?" Light protested.
L turned around and looked Light in the eyes, "Because you're like me… You're bored, highly intelligent and lonely."
Light bit his lip, "You gathered that, but you missed some details."
L tilted his head confused, "Light, I never-". Light stepped closer to him grabbing the sides of his head pressing their lips together. L's face flushed a deep red as they broke from their embrace, "You are aware there are security cameras everywhere… Right?"
Light rolled his eyes, "Is that all you are worried about in that whole situation?"
L's face deepened in color, "Well… I mean… I didn't… Um… Ah. Well, this is a new predicament. I have a reputation to uphold." L took a couple steps back and stumbled to the elevator, "Before you get any ideas… The elevator has a camera as well." L gave Light an awkward smile and held the elevator door open for him.