The sun was rising just above the horizon deep orange rays shined through the window. L was sitting on the end of his bed bent over holding his head up. Light gently stirred under the covers pulling them over his head. L turned to watch him. L sighed and closed his eyes while standing up and stretching. L glanced over at Light who had tossed the blankets off his head and rolled onto his back sleeping soundly. L smiled at Light, his once neat hair now a knotted a tussled mess, "I can't help but feel like he's never let anyone see him this way." L thought to himself before entering the bathroom to take a shower.
Light opened his eyes shielding himself from the sun for a few moments. He closed his eyes and opened them again adjusting them to the room. Light scanned the room looking at all the solved rubrics cubes, textbooks, and his opened laptop. Light got up and pulled his pants back on and walked over to L's computer, Light smiled and lifted a photo up off of the laptop keyboard, "A photo of the entrance ceremony?" Light gently placed the picture back down and turned around to see L dressed with his hair still soaked from the shower.
"I like to keep memories when I make them…" L's eyes fell on the photo. "I will remember that day as the day I found my equal." L gave a half smirk and sat in his chair in his usual haunched position. "You should take a shower and get ready… Kira has been active in our complacency. Several prisoners on a bus going to the new prison that opened just died this morning around 0300." L watched Light nod and listened to the shower start. "I know that there is a second Kira. But I also know that Light was asleep when the event transpired… There's only a 7% chance that he could have had knowledge of the transport. But even then, we were already hand cuffed and not once did I ever see him writing anything. Interesting." L narrowed his eyes and knocked on the bathroom door, "I'm going downstairs to continue the investigation with the other detectives."
"I'll be down as soon as I'm done." Light responded.
L nodded and walked out of the room and down the stairs. "Good morning, detectives. I suspect we are ready to take this matter seriously?"
Soichiro furrowed his eyebrows, "Ryuzaki? Do you honestly think we haven't been doing our best?"
L placed himself in his computer chair and set his laptop up, "No, I don't. In fact, I know you aren't doing your best, not on purpose, but indirectly we are consistently allowing Kira to kill more people, innocent or not."
Matsuda carefully looked around the room, "Where's Light? Weren't you two handcuffed?"
L flinched at Matsuda's question, "Here, no, I'm not L's top suspect anymore. I might have an idea of who should be though." Everyone watched Light step off the bottom step still drying his hair, "Misa."
Matsuda hung his head, "I knew it was too good to think a model like her would want anything to do with me…"
"Light, what would make you say that?" Mogi asked curiously, "Is it because she thought Matsuda was cute, I agree, anyone who thinks that has to be sick in the head."
"Not in the slightest." Light looked over at L, "We deduced that the second Kira didn't need a name, only a face. Perhaps the second Kira who has these "eyes" can see a persons name somehow."
L bit his thumbnail, "Of course… She knew Matsuda's name wasn't Matt. She didn't just guess or ask anything… Matsuda didn't even screw up and give it away. She knew without a doubt… Very clever, Light…" L looked up to Soichiro, "Give the order, Bring Misa Armane in." L turned around in his chair and started typing, "Upon the surveillance of Light's phone I detected anomalies in another's behavior. Miss Kiyomi Takada. I'm sorry, Rin. Your daughter is my prime suspect for being the first Kira. Their communications that they've had publicly has suggested the second Kira has an admiration for the first, perhaps the second Kira can be offered something she wants." L glanced over at Light.
"What? She likes Matsuda! Not me!" Light protested.
L continued typing, "No, Light, Misa's comment was clear and to the point, despite the inconsistency of her personality, she in fact told Kiyomi that she wouldn't mind taking you from her, then her phone miraculously signaled her to leave. No, more like perfect timing, then she puts on a front for Kiyomi… You were used Matsuda."
Matsuda pouted as Light sat down pulling the towel off his head, "If that's what needs to happen…" Light let his hair fall into place, although messy still perfect. L watched Light sit back into his chair in defeat from the corner of his eye.
"Light, if you're willing—" L began.
"If it will help you, yes." Light finished.
L gave him a soft smile, "I appreciate your valiant attitude, however, this is dangerous."
Light stood up, "We'll talk about it later." Light walked into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee.
L returned his gaze back to his computer and stared at the screen blankly deep in thought. "I need him to do this. However, this could put him in a life threatening position. Am I ready to let him do this?" L hopped out of his chair, "Let's take an hour break, go get some actual breakfast Matsuda, your stomach is most distracting. Please, don't worry about being late as long as someone knows and can account for your survival." The detectives all nodded, "Good work everyone. We covered a major amount of ground in the case."
Mogi frowned, "We didn't do anything, you and Light figured it out." Mogi looked over to Rin Takada, "And managed to crush a man in the process."
L took a deep breath, "No. Light wouldn't have figured out Misa if it wasn't for Matsuda, in turn me not being able to fixate on Kiyomi… Indeed." L walked towards the kitchen, "Go away for an hour, we'll be up late tonight."
Light stood at the kitchen sink drinking his coffee. L came up behind him and wrapped his hands around Light's waist and leaned against him, "I know why. But I don't want you to do this."
Light sighed, "What Kira is doing is wrong. Justice a can never prevail with such tyranny. If I'm the only key to pitting the Kiras against each other… I'm ready. I want to help, L. It's why I'm here in the first place." Light placed his free hand over L's hands.
Soichiro cleared his throat from the kitchen doorway. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything?"
L jumped away from Light, "Um. No. I was."
Light stared up at the ceiling, "No. Nothing that wasn't consented to, before you ask, yes, I'm more than interested in him."
Soichiro shrugged, "It's okay son, although a little disappointing… Your mother and I figured you were never going to give us grandchildren anyway. I'm a little disappointed it isn't in the traditional way. However, you're smart and a talented liar… You're going to do as you wish anyway. I'm just glad you're actually happy, my son."
L watched the two cautiously opening his mouth to speak as Light responded, "Thank you, don't worry, father, it won't interfere." Light gave L a defiant stare and walked out of the kitchen.
Soichiro sighed and looked at L. L put his hands up, "Hey! I was going to try to talk him out of it… But like you said, he's going to do as he pleases. Stubborn like his father, didn't I tell you to take a break?" L put his hands in his pockets and brushed past Soichiro.
He smiled as L walked past him, "Take care of him… His stubborn and foolish like a man we both know."