Away From Home
Chapter Seven
By Andruindel
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Roughly two weeks had gone by since L had decided that the chances of my being Kira were at thirty percent. Since that day I had been conscious of the cameras in my room, and I knew that L was watching me on the TV whenever I was not within his immediate sight. But, I had figured out ways to work around the cameras. I simply covered them when I needed to change clothes or something. I knew it must have irritated L, so I never took more time than I needed, and I always uncovered them again as soon as I was done.
In that way the two weeks passed, semi-happily. At least, no one was angry any more. Matsuda and I had slipped back into our former friendship as though nothing had happened, and it seemed like L was paying a bit more attention to me than was usual. Maybe it was just the fact that I was under constant surveillance that gave me this feeling. Strangely enough, the thought that L was watching me as I slept was not as disturbing as I might have thought.
As it was, I was slightly more worried about my trips to the bathroom. Constant surveillance meant just that: Constant surveillance. Of course, it was only L watching, but still, he was a guy. And I was so uncomfortable with that fact that I soon stopped visiting the bathroom unless I absolutely needed to.
In the end I found L at a time when no one else was around, and confronted him about it.
"Ryuuzaki," I started, unsure how to begin. I had continued calling L by Ryuuzaki, as he had requested. Anything to please L, and abate my chances of being Kira.
L swiveled around in his chair, his eyes turned up at me. I knew by this silent signal that he was listening.
"Uhm," I licked my lips nervously before going on. "Listen, about this constant surveillance thing…" I saw L's eyes flicker, and then his mask had been replaced.
"What about it?" L asked. Apparently I had hesitated too long.
I bit my lip as I gathered my thoughts, drawing blood. "I feel kinda... No, scratch that, I feel really uncomfortable with you watching me all the time, especially when…" I paused, hoping he would catch my drift.
Apparently he had. He shifted his gaze from my face, and spoke in a low voice. "As uncomfortable as it makes you, Amy-chan, I'm afraid it's necessary. And, as long as we're on this subject, I should tell you that covering the cameras is not something I can tolerate any more." His words had the sense of being final. But I wasn't going to let it rest at that.
My anger had flared before I could stop it. "Right. Because this is because you think I'm Kira. A likely excuse, Ryuuzaki. You're such a pervert." I turned my head, lowering my eyes. I had not meant to say that, really. Again I had demonstrated the fact that I don't think before speaking, and that I'm just an immature high school senior.
I could sense L's trepidation. "I'm a… pervert?" He asked uncertainly.
"I'm sorry, Ryuuzaki. I didn't mean to… I mean… that kind of came out wrong." I rubbed the back of my head, lifting an apologetic gaze to L's face. With a slight shrug of my shoulders, I turned to go away, planning on wander around in circles for a couple of hours. But L summoned me back.
"I know this is difficult and frustrating for you, Amy." L said slowly. "But you must understand that it is necessary." He spoke without looking at me, but I knew that this was normal. In fact, I had come to expect it from him, and it was a bit disconcerting when he actually looked at me.
I shrugged. "I know, L…" I stated quietly. His eyes fell on me, one eyebrow slightly quirked in my direction, but I paid it no mind. I was beginning to fall into a rare thoughtful mood. I left L to his work then, wandering back to my room to put on my hoodie. I ended up staying in my room, perched on the edge of my bed, and thinking. Although, what exactly I was thinking, I'm not sure.
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Sometimes boredom leads to dangerous situations. I was in such a situation right now. I had decided, thanks to extreme boredom, to draw. Unfortunately, I had not had any drawing implements at hand, so I'd been forced to steal a sharpie and some paper from L. Sharpie isn't the greatest thing to draw with, so my drawing ended up terrible. So, frustrated, and armed with a sharpie, I set out to find something better to do.
Unfortunately for me, I had made up my mind to torture L. Seeing as no one else was present, and I had nothing better to do, I did my best to sneak up on L. I made as little noise as possible, stepping carefully to avoid making the floor creak. But, I've never been good at memorizing the floors, so no matter where I stepped, the floor creaked loudly. It was amazing that L didn't hear me.
I think the only reason he didn't hear me was because he had fallen asleep. He was still crouched in his chair, sitting across from the monitor that had showed the images from the cameras. I let a smirk cross my face as I crept closer to L, peering into his face. He really was asleep, I realized. And that meant all kinds of mischief.
The first thing I did was sit and watch L for a moment. When he was asleep he looked innocent, and peaceful. He was fully relaxed, breathing slowly and steadily, his chin tucked into his chest. He really was pretty cute, now that I thought about it. For a while I simply watched him, a plan formulating in my mind.
First off, I decided, I was going to put the sharpie to good use. I reminded myself of Jigglypuff, a weird pink puffball from this really stupid TV show I used to watch, that would draw on people whenever they fell asleep. (A/N XD Pokémon reference.) I did put that sharpie to good use, doodling idly on L's face, hands and arms. I was surprised that he didn't wake up, but pleased all the same. I didn't want to be around when he did wake up.
The next thing I did was put the sharpie back where I had found it, throw away the paper with my drawing on it, and stretch out on the couch. Within minutes I was drowsing, my face tucked into the crook of my elbow to block out the light.
I woke some time later, raising my head slightly to gaze around the room. Matsuda, Chief Yagami, and the others were there, but L was no where to be seen. I sat up slowly, running a hand through my hair, and looking around, still befuddled by sleep.
"Good, you're awake." Chief Yagami stated bluntly.
I raised an eyebrow, squinting in the light that came through the window, and letting out a noise, halfway between groan and sigh. "What's going on? Where's Ryuuzaki-san?"
Glances were exchanged between all the taskforce members. Those glances were laden with danger signs, aimed at me. Chief Yagami answered, his voice strict.
"He's showering, because someone decided to draw on him with permanent marker."
I turned my eyes on Matsuda.
"Hey, don't look at me." Matsuda exclaimed. "I wasn't here all day."
I looked away again, stretching nonchalantly. I was stuck, but I wasn't going to admit it. Silence stretched, unbroken by anyone. Chief Yagami was glaring at me, but I didn't meet his gaze. I was looking out the window at the sunshine. Gripped by a sudden desire to go outside, I realized that that's why I was so bored and restless all the time. I hadn't been outside for… two weeks straight. That explained a lot…
Minutes later L entered the room, dressed in his usual outfit, his hair soaking wet. Traces of the sharpie were still visible on his hands and face. I almost smiled, but bit it back. Of course, leave it to L to notice that small of a detail.
"Amy, I want you to go to your room." He said quietly, without sparing me a glance.
I flushed. "I'm not a child, L." I replied defiantly.
L met my gaze evenly. "If you don't want to be treated like a child, then don't act like one." He said simply. His hair hid his eyes from me, but I could see that he didn't even look angry. I hated how he could stay so calm, even when I knew he must be annoyed.
Tossing my hair, I stood up, my head lifted high, and strode toward my room. No one made any move to stop me, because they thought I had brought it upon myself. Before I got out of sight, I turned, placing my hands on my hips.
"If I had more things to do, maybe I wouldn't get so bored." I snapped. And with that I flounced to my room to talk to Panda.
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I know it's kinda short. xD And I realize that it's several days late. I've been really busy lately, so I forgot to update. Thanks for reading, and don't forget to review! Reviews make teh Andy happy!
Note: Please note that I only think the newer Pokemon seasons are stupid. I actually really liked the first few seasons.
