Frappegurl777

Disclaim! Like most authors in , I don't own DEATHNOTE!

So far, my OC, Ayame Nao, is the only one I own.

For those readers, who might've wanted to murder me for the sort-of-cliffhanger back in chapter 3! Here's the update. And this chappie, basically tells about (as the title implies) What was Ryuuzaki thinking?

Chapter 4

What was he thinking?

"You rascal."

"Shut up."

"Daredevil"

"I said, SHUT UP!"

"Molester! Closet perv-"

"THAT"S IT!"

Ryuuzaki jumped at Light and pretty soon they were wrestling all over the floor at their hotel room.

The hotel was a few kilometers away from Misa and Ayame's. The both of them left immediately after the scene at the kitchen and a brief sorry and thank you talk with Ayame. Light did the apologies while Ryuuzaki headed straight out the door.

Light never ceases to laugh and so does Ryuuzaki's ineffective tackles.

They went on for about 10 minutes of foolishness until Ryuuzaki sulked in a corner in utmost defeat.

Damn, he hates losing. Now Light's going to tease him for the rest of his life. It was difficult for him to deny something he can't even identify. The unidentified something that could explain what went on between him and Ayame. It was blowing his brains out just thinking about it! Did he really have that 200 plus IQ? If he did have it, where is it now?

"WOAH! Is the undefeatable L really sulking just now?!AHAHAH!"

Light mercilessly remained sarcastic. That egotistical maniac Light loves being on top of something. Light, big jerk as he is, is Ryuuzaki's one and only best friend (because he's the first friend he ever had). And it is only, Light, who could explain these weird trivial things about being a normal teenager.

Yes, a normal teenage life, for Ryuuzaki never had a chance at being a normal being. Only now and already he felt like he was screwing up. How stupid was he? He immediately left Ayame without another word after the awkward incident back at her suite kitchen. Great! He just had a great time with his first date ever, thanks to Ayame. But how does he repay her? He didn't even say thank you. He was too embarrassed now to show his face to her again.

Moron… I am such a moron.

"I never thought you'd respond to her that way, Ryuuzaki. Looks like there's that undeniable desire a man has for a woman in you. I was quiet surprised!" Light went on.

"What undeniable desire? Quit making random assumptions!"

"Assumption? What I saw back there at her kitchen was a FACT! And you know that."

"It might've looked like that , BUT IT'S NOT WHAT YOU"RE THINKING."

"Any mammal with a brain and enough sensitivity could've sworn that what I saw back there was more than just helping her with the silverwares."

Flashback! Ayame was in front of him, reaching for that stupid coffee. Blame that coffee! If it wasn't for that coffee being up there in the cupboard in the first place, Ayame wouldn't have to reach for it. If only Ayame did not took too long to reach it, he wouldn't have to preclude hentai thoughts. He wouldn't have to bear the tempting sight of her butt, hips, hair… EVERYTHING!

Ayame's hair… Yes… and her skin. Ryuuzaki was reminded of the smell of Ayame's hair and skin…. They smelled sweet like…like vanilla? Sweet and innocent vanilla. Just like her… Vanilla matches her. Too plain? Maybe? But not for Ryuuzaki.

Ryuuzaki just blinked. What was he thinking again? Funny, how her scent alone could drive him crazy…

Ryuuzaki blinked yet again.

"HEY! Are you listening to me! Damn, you're even day dreaming while we're talking." Light said annoyingly then a sinister grin followed. "Were you thinking about HER again? hehe"

"Like I said earlier, do not make anymore assumptions. Why is it that you always use Ayame as a reason for everything?"

"I am 99.9 percent sure that you have a crush on her!" Light said mimicking Ryuuzaki. He copied Ryuuzaki's sitting position and made a bored looking face like that of Ryuuzaki as well.

Instinctively, Ryuuzaki got pissed so he grabbed a pillow from the couches and threw it straight towards Light's face.

"UMPH!" Bulls-eye. The pillow hit Light's face so forcefully that Light fell on his back and brought along the couch with him down to the floor.

"Hmph." Ryuuzaki moped and went towards his own room, leaving Light, lying on the floor.

"Hahahaaha" Light went on laughing flat on the floor. He could tell that Ryuuzaki was both pissed and confused. And this amuses him. Then slowly he rose into a sitting position and squatted on the floor wondering.

"So, the great detective L has a weakness, after all. And Ayame... She's pretty interesting, too."

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Ryuuzaki's so-called room. Dark, cold and lifeless. Probably reflecting its owner. The lone laptop's shining LCD screen illuminated the room. The laptop was on a table and Ryuuzaki assumed his position on the chair opposite the laptop. He forgot to turn it off this morning. He was so used to being with his laptop that he never shuts it down.

This morning, he was absentmindedly surfing the internet so he lost track of time. If it wasn't for Light, who called him to go to school for a game of tennis, he would've been stuck to this very chair the whole time. And, yeah, he wouldn't have met Ayame in the first place…

He placed his thumb on his lips and reminisced about his first day of class. Come to think of it, months ago, when he just began his school life, he assumed that he did quiet much lived a boring kind of normal life. Thanks to the cases he had to solve kept him slightly preoccupied and brain-active.

BUT, what is it that I'm subconsciously looking for in a normal life?

Happiness? Not really…

Company? Sort of…

Rivalry? Yes, with Light, that could be it.

BUT WHAT ELSE?

He took a major step out of the dark world of solving enigmas and finishing even the most inexplicable of all cases.

Yet…Somehow… He wasn't, at all, contented.

Losing tract of his thoughts, Ryuuzaki had to close his eyes, so as to concentrate better commit with his frist day of school memories.

Seiku Academy

(Frappegurl777: Yeah, I know it might not be the correct school, just made it up actually, But c'mon! At least they have a school!)

Going to his first day of class wasn't easy. Of course, Watari drove him to school on his shiny, black limo. Right after he left the car, he received curious and fascinated looks from other students. Not that he cares. So he simply ignored them.

As he walked the corridors of his new school he came across a spectacled, short-haired girl to whom he asked for directions. The girl was so frightened and red in the face that she stuttered through her words. In the end, Ryuuzaki gave her thanks (for nothing) and set off on a lonely journey to find his classroom. 10 minutes later he found his classroom in the nick of time and hurriedly introduced himself to his classmates. They gave him a weird look. Some of them smirked, some giggled and some of them muttered under their breath "He's so strange."

People were hesitant to approach him. Sure he was one of the smartest in class or maybe even the whole school, they say. Just like Light. But Light, unlike him, could socialize better. 0_0

At first, Ryuuzaki thought that he could get used to the people. Snubbing at them is easier than making any attempt to talk to them. He tried talking to some of Light's so-called friends but the conversation ended up with them scratching their heads and getting confused. So, maybe, it wouldn't be such a good idea to talk to them since it really has nowhere to go.

Then summer came. He remembered that time when Misa appeared near the school gate and bombarded Light with greetings. Both he and Light were surprised. Misa introduced herself, that she was a model and wanted Light to be his boyfriend. Misa, what a straight-forward and shameless girl!

From that day on Misa would show up in the school gate EVERYDAY after class. She would then immediately lock her arms around Light's and insist him to walk her home. And he, Ryuuzaki, would be left alone to wait for Watari.

Soon enough, Ryuuzaki got bored with it. And so, a secret battle to win Light over inaugurated between him and Misa. Light wasn't too happy with it because both Ryuuzaki and Misa would grab him from opposite directions, it was tearing him apart. (And his uniform, too)

Two weeks of battle with Misa and Ryuuzaki finally thought he was winning. Because Light spends more time with him when they play tennis and Misa was lately getting busy with photo shoots for a magazine. That got her preoccupied… temporarily.

Just this morning, he was, as usual, getting busy with his laptop until he was called and invited by Light to play tennis at school. Both of them got more famous every time they play. Then it happened. Misa's comeback!

Misa not only showed up in the sidelines rooting for Light but also she brought along a friend with her. This friend of hers looked at Light and him so intensely. Observing and judging both of them.

After the match, Misa immediately approached Light followed by the crowd who gathered around them. Next thing he knew, he saw a girl stumbling on her feet away from the horde, she fell down and he caught her.

THAT was the first time they ever made eye contact. And she made him curious. Who is she? Surprisingly, she turned out to be his unexpected date. She was Misa's secret weapon. A person she could you use to keep Light away from him.

"….. sigh.." Ryuuzaki sighed as he closed his eyes and massaged his temples lightly.

So much has happened today. He had to charge his brain so that it could keep up and (more importantly) so that he will not again embarrass himself. Like the time he stuttered uncontrollably.

Opening his eyes again, he bent over in front of his laptop and started typing the first two words that was in his mind.

AYAME NAO.

Frappegurl777: Ryuuzaki, you just can't help it, can you?

Ryuuzaki: Can't help what???