Fear is The Enemy
by: L.Is.Cool
CHAPTER FOUR
Disclaimer: Yay! Chapter Four is here!! I'm so happy! I say that a lot huh? Well, cause it's true! I live with a parent that hates Yaoi so for me to do this, it's pretty big. And it's all for you guys!! I do not own Death note, though I wish I did!! On with the Fanfic! OOCness, Misa bashing and a little yaoi in this chapter if you turn your head sideways!!
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Misa didn't come back from the coffee shop. And though Light didn't enjoy her company very much, he wasn't heartless. So he called her as the clock neared twelve thirty to make sure she was okay. After the third ring, she answered. Her excuses for not coming back: She broke a heel and spilled coffee on her jacket. She wasn't mugged of attacked, but she couldn't go back to Headquarters with a broken heel and coffee on her new jacket! "But don't worry Light! Misa will be back there tomorrow to keep you safe from that pervert Ryusaki!" Light rolled his eyes as he hung up his cell phone.
L swallowed his candy and stood up from his chair. "I'm assuming Amane-san is well and safe." Light nodded and tried to hide a yawn that racked through his body. But L noticed anyway. "Perhaps you should go to bed Raitio-kun. Your body will not be able to function properly without at least three hours of uninterrupted sleep." Light shot the detective a look. "Your one to talk L. You never sleep." Since it was just Light, L didn't bother correcting him on calling him "L" and not "Ryusaki".
L picked up his laptop and started for the room the two shared. "I do not need sleep Raito-kun. I'm perfectly capable of functioning properly without sleep." Light rolled his eyes again and grabbed the chain in his hands, stopping L from going any further. "L, even you need sleep. It's not good for you to go without it for as long as you do." A man of action and not just words, Light pulled the chain again, forcing L to stand by his side and held out his hand for the laptop. L glare at the young man. "I am not a child Raito-kun. I am perfectly capable of making my own decisions. You not have the right to order me around like a drill sergeant." Light returned the detective's glared with his own. "I'm not ordering you around. I'm just saying you should get some sleep. Sleep is good for you."
L's glare lowered by a fraction as his thumb was raised to his lips. "Hmm. In light of this behavior, your percentage of being Kira has raised from six percent to seven." "What? How?" L nibbled on his thumb nail as he spoke. "You want me to sleep instead of working on the Kira case. Thus, you don't want me to find any evidence that you are, in fact, Kira." Light stared at him for a moment, trying to get his usual anger up and running so he could yell at the older man. L did this kind of thing all the time. He'd take simple and well-meaning actions and dress them up as evil intentions from the killer Kira. Normally, Light would have argued his innocents, stating that he was not Kira. But he didn't. He was just too tired. So with a sigh, Light raised his hands in peace. "Okay L. Bring the laptop. I don't care. I just wanted you to get some sleep, okay? Jeez." L didn't answer. For a moment, he studied Light's posture. Then, much to Light surprise, he closed the laptop and placed it on his desk.
"Fine Raito-kun. Though I do not need the sleep, I'm well aware that you'll refrain for sleeping unless I sleep as well. So, I'll sleep." Mildly surprised from L's willingness to cooperate, he could only nod as L started for the room again, the chain linking them forcing Light to follow.
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Flashforward to the next night! (A/N: Like I said: OOCness. L would never really do that...would he?)
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Light knew that L could ignore anything he wanted to when he was working. More than once, Light had to grab the man's shoulder and pull him away from the computer to just get his attention. But now, as L typed away on his keyboard, Light had to give him some credit for ignoring the glare Misa was sending him. Full of venom and spite, Misa sat in Light's lap again, much to the displeasure of the young man. 'Why is she even here? It's way too late for this.' In fact, it was exactly one thirty six in the morning.
The Investigation Team had been working for ten hours now, with only one break. Light could see that the Team was slowly starting to feel the effects of their work. Aizawa kept standing up at random points in time to keep himself awake and Soichiro, Light's own father, was practically falling sleep in his chair. The only thing that finally made L look up from his computer was when Matsuda fell asleep getting coffee and yelped loudly when he spilled it on his hand. L's gaze lingered only for a moment at the man before he turned once again to his computer. "You may all go home now. Thank you for all your hard work. And Matsuda? You may want to see a doctor about your hand." Matsuda nodded sadly.
After the Team had left, Misa let out her full rage. "Misa is much cuter than Ryuzaki, huh Light? Misa isn't sickly and pale like Ryuzaki." Though L continued to work like he hadn't heard Misa, Light could read the signs. His chair was positioned so that his side was facing Misa, hair tucked slightly behind his ears. He was listening. Light was really getting sick of Misa's comments. Sure Ryusaki could be a pain sometimes but he was far better company than Misa. Light was all ready to give Misa a piece of his mind when she suddenly jumped off his lap and turned towards him with the biggest smile Light had ever seen. "I'm gonna go get you some coffee Light, my treat!" Then to add onto the shock, Misa turned to L. "And I'll get you some cake Ryusaki! The coffee shop has lots of sweets!" She giggled in a school girl fashion. "Be right back!" And then bolted out the door. Even L couldn't hide his surprise. Silence washed over the two before L muttered, "Well that was odd."
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The coffee shop was just like it was last night. The same lone worker was there, almost falling asleep at his post. But something about the place suddenly had chills running up Misa's back. And...why had Misa come here in the first place? She couldn't remember why. The strangest feeling suddenly washed over her, like someone was going to attack her. But there was no one to attack her. The only people in the coffee shop were the worker and...Aziz Hiraoka. She smiled brightly at him, not even wondering why he was buying coffee so late. "Hello Aziz! What are you doing here?" Aziz smiled softly at her, relishing in her beauty and stupidity.
"Sam Farner." Misa's expression went suddenly blank as her muscles went loose. "I'm listening." Aziz's smile turned into a smirk as he repeated her activation quote. "He liked the stars..." Misa replied: "He'd wanted to be an astronaut." It meant nothing to Aziz really, the quote. It was just something he'd found in his favorite book. But there was the beauty of it, it's total randomness. Aziz continued to stare at Misa, not caring that the worker was watching them. Aziz had made sure that, when programming the worker, he would forget every night he worked here, only remembering a long and dream-filled sleep. Aziz wanted so badly to mess with Misa's mind, maybe give her a few phobias, maybe create some false memories of abuse. But he couldn't. He had bigger fish to fry. Namely, L. So Aziz lead Misa to one of the small tables and sat her down. "Misa, tell me if you can hear me." Misa just stared at the table, not really seeing it there. "I can hear you." Aziz smiled again. "Good. Noe listen to me Misa. If my plan is going to work tonight, you're going to have to follow my instructions very carefully. Do you understand?" "Do I?" That answering a question with another question could really get on a guy's nerves. "Tell me if you understand." "I understand." Aziz leaned in slightly, serious now. "Okay Misa. Listen very carefully..."
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"Raito-kun?" Light looked up from the papers he was going over to look up at L. "Yeah?" "Amane-san's sudden behavior change was quite unlike her. Normally, he hates me. Way would she offer to buy me sweets?" Light shrugged, not really caring. "I dunno. Maybe she's decided to try and get along with you?" L gave Light a look of disappointment. "Really Raito-kun? There is a very low possibility that Amane-san would just randomly decide to make peace with me." He turned back to his computer. "No. I suspect that she has something different in mind." Light actually laughed. "Come on L. Misa actually planning something?"
L had to admit that the percentage of Misa planning an assault on him was very low. 0.5 percent, in fact. L sighed. "I'm afraid you're right Raito-kun. Misa cannot plan anything that would cause me harm alone. And the chance that she meeting someone is also very low, so I really have nothing to worry about." Light nodded. "Right." It was at that moment, Misa came back, a coffee in one hand and a box full of dark chocolate cake in the other. "I'm back!!" Light winced at her voice but gratefully took the coffee. "Thanks Misa." Misa smiled brightly, even as she was handing the cake to L. "Here you go!" L even gave her a very small, polite smile of his own. "Thank you Amane-san." Misa's smile grew. "No problem." Then she sat back down in Light's lap.
The coffee was strong and creamy, and the cake was rich and smooth. But neither men could taste the drugs. A few minutes passed and then slowly, L dropped his fork, a glazed look entering his eyes. He just sat in his chair, staring at his computer screen, seeing nothing. Light too held the same odd stare and he gently placed his coffee on the desk. Then, Misa stood from Light's lap and walked over to L. She reached into her jacket and took out two tape recorders, one for L and one for Light. Then she turned one on and held it up to L's ear. "Martie Rhodes. You will enter this same trance when you hear the words 'Martie Rhodes.' Tell me if you understand." "I understand." L's voice came out in a whisper, completely emotionless. The tape went on. "You will erase the tape of this encounter. Tell me if you understand." "I understand." Misa stood next to L for five minutes, letting the tape roll.
Then, she moved to Light. "Dustin Rhodes. You will enter this same trance when you hear the words 'Dustin Rhodes'. Tell me if you understand." Light's voice was identical to L's: Emotionless and dull. "I understand." After both tapes had done there work, Misa put them back in her jacket and sat back down in Light's lap. Then, as suddenly as he dropped it, L picked up his fork. "Very good cake Amane-san." Light too picked his coffee back up and his normal expression came back. "Misa, it's late. Why don't you go home?" Misa didn't want to leave but after a few words, left in a huff. And L and Light continued to work, unaware off what just happened. Kira's plan was falling into place.
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Sorry for ending it so short! I promise that Chapter Five will be much better! And just to warn you, I may not be able to update until next week. Just giving you a heads up! See you next time and review!! GOOD NIGHT!!