I ended up failing to figure out a way to sleep unless I just passed out. Of course, it was pretty much the same when we got to the new building. I had asked Dad to get me some things from home, considering I couldn't go, but other than that stuff, I had made a list for Watari to get me. Now, there was just one more thing I needed, so I asked to talk to Misa for a minute.
"Light? Are you feeling alright?" Misa asked, staring at me. She hadn't seen me the last couple of days, so I probably look like a zombie by now.
"I'm fine. I actually wanted to ask you something." I glanced over my shoulder at the only other person in the room, then motioned for Misa to lean in so I could whisper to her. "Could you get me something when you go out? I need…" I whispered even quieter after that, feeling pretty damn embarrassed that I had to ask anyone.
"Oh, I see. No problem!" She smiled at me and nodded when we both leaned away again.
"Thanks. I owe you." I said gratefully.
"What did you tell her?" L decided to butt in.
"I just asked her to get me something." I responded, not turning to look at him.
"Watari can take care of anything you may need."
"I don't really want to bother him with this one."
"What is it?"
"I…Don't really want to disclose that information." I fidgeted.
"I could just review the footage and enhance the audio until I find out." He responded dully.
"F-Fine." I crossed my arms and stared at the floor. "I asked her to get me some pads. There, are you satisfied?"
"Oh, Light! You didn't have to tell him!" Misa said, apparently feeling for me as she hugged me and started petting my head for some reason. "You're such a pervert!" She snapped at L, letting me go.
Being in this situation is a lot more complicated when you're female. I'm pretty sure that male version of me wouldn't have stupid problems like this.
. . .
It was not too long after that Misa insisted we hung out. So, I ended up sitting on her horrendously pink couch as L crouched beside me and ate cake. I had finished mine earlier, but Misa hadn't touched hers from where she was sitting on the couch across from us. I was leaned back in my seat, wishing I would've brought a game to play since this was boring and awkward so far. Misa didn't seem too pleased with the situation either, but for a different reason.
"Man, this has got to be the lamest "girl time" I've ever had." She complained.
"No, no, no, please, just pretend I'm not even here, okay?" L said with a fork in his mouth, then pointed at her cake. "By the way, are you gonna eat that piece of cake?"
"Cake makes you fat. I'm not going to eat any." Misa replied.
"Actually, I've found that you don't gain any weight as long as you burn calories by using your brain."
"Hmph! So now you're calling me stupid?! Fine then, I'll give you the piece of cake as long as you agree to leave me and Light alone!"
"Even if I leave you two alone, I'm still gonna be watching on surveillance cameras, so it wouldn't make any difference."
"You pervert! Could you stop it with your creepy hobby?!"
"You can call me whatever you like. Last chance for cake!" He said, stepping on the table to grab the cake and then go back to crouching. I, of course, had to move my arm with the chain attached to accommodate his movement.
"Okay, then. I'll just close the curtains, turn off the lights, and we'll whisper!"
"We have infrared cameras in here as well."
Misa pouted at him as I turned to look at him.
"What's wrong with you? I thought moving here was supposed to help us catch Kira, but since we've been here, you don't seem all that motivated to me."
"Not motivated?" He repeated. "You're right. Actually, I'm depressed."
"Depressed? What for?"
"Well," He put some of the cake in his mouth before continuing. "Truthfully, all this time I thought that you were Kira and my entire case hinged on that fact. I guess I just can't get past the fact that my deduction was wrong. Although, having said that, I'm still suspicious of you. That's why we're wearing these." He lifted his cuffed wrist and jingled the chain. "And we also know that Kira can control people's actions. Which means, it's highly likely that Kira was controlling your actions so that I would suspect you. If I had assumed that both you and Misa were being controlled by him, then everything we've observed so far makes a lot more sense to me."
"If that's what you think, Misa and I were both Kira during the time that we were being controlled, right?"
"Yes. I don't think I could've been wrong about that. The two of you, are Kira. If what I'm thinking is correct, when your confinement began, you were Kira. I don't believe it's coincidence that as soon as you were imprisoned all the killing stopped. Until then, everything pointed to you being Kira. But after two weeks, criminals actually began dying again. Based on that evidence, I can only conclude that Kira's power passes between people."
"That's an interesting idea, but if it's true, it'll be nearly impossible for us to catch Kira."
"Yes. That's why I'm overwhelmed. Even if we catch someone under his control, they'll likely lose their powers and any memory of their crimes, so in the end, pursuing them becomes futile."
"But at this point, we have no way of knowing if that's the case. Cheer up, would ya?"
"Cheer up? No, I'm sorry. I can't. It's probably better if I just stop trying so hard. By chasing Kira so desperately we're just putting our lives at risk for nothing. Yes, it's just a waste of time."
I'm pretty sure that was the last straw. I stood up, getting ready, then I spoke.
"Ryuzaki,"
"Huh?" He looked at me and I released the strongest punch I could manage.
Unfortunately, that knocked over a bunch of stuff, and pulled me along with him because of the chain. He sat up and looked at me.
"You know, that really hurt."
"That's enough! You don't feel like doing anything just because your genius deduction was wrong and I'm not Kira?" I snapped angrily at him.
"Fine. Perhaps I phrased that the wrong way. I meant it would be pointless for us to make a move, so we shouldn't even bother."
"If we don't chase Kira, he'll never be caught! Is that what you want?!" I yelled, starting to approach him. "If you were just going to give up, then why did you involve all those innocent people?!" I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pulled him up, not quite registering the surprise that I was actually capable of that. "And more importantly, what was the point of putting Misa and me behind bars?!"
"I understand. But still, whatever the reason," He pulled himself away from me and literally kicked me in the face, sending me flying backwards now. "An eye for an eye, my friend."
I can't believe he actually did that to a girl. Not that I'm mad, I deserve it, it's just that most people would have a problem with actually doing it.
We fell onto the couch, knocking it over onto it's back as Misa gasped. We both sat up and glared at each other.
"It's not my deduction that was wrong. The fact is, I can say that Light Yagami is Kira and Misa Amane is the second Kira, but it won't be enough to solve the case and that's why I'm a little depressed. Is that so unreasonable?"
"Yes. Yes, it is. Besides, you should hear yourself! It's as if you won't be satisfied unless I am Kira!" I responded, feeling that pain tighten in my chest.
"I won't be satisfied unless you're Kira. Well, there may be some truth to that. In fact, now that you mention it, you're right. I think I wanted you to be Kira."
I threw another punch, but this time he didn't fall.
"As I said before, an eye for an eye." He responded with my fist still in his face. "I'm a lot stronger than I look, you know."
And he kicked me, but I didn't fall this time, instead, I used the chain to pull him back and grab his shirt again.
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." I said in a dangerously quiet tone as I reared up to throw another punch. He had grabbed onto my shirt and done the same when we heard the phone ringing and stopped. L went to pick it up.
"Yes?" He listened for a minute. "Oh, I see." He listened a little more, then dropped the phone to hang it up.
"What was that?" I asked.
"Matsuda's acting stupid again." He kind of sighed.
"Well, that is his specialty." I replied, straightening out my hoodie now that I had noticed how much it had ridden up.
"Light! Are you okay?" Misa asked, tentatively touching the bruise that was no doubt forming on my face, causing me to cringe and bat her hands away. She whirled on L. "I can't believe you would hit a girl!"
"Misa, it doesn't matter if I'm a girl." I said, rubbing at my cheek as I smirked at the man who just stared boredly at her. "I deserved that just as much as he did. Now, what do you say we actually get some work done?"