Away From Home
Chapter Twenty-Seven
By Andruindel
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Things were getting tricky. And annoying. I sat, eyes closed, eyebrow twitching every so often, hating Misa. My eyebrow didn't normally twitch, so it was a mark of how irritating I really found Misa.
It had only been a few days since I had finally been allowed to join the task force again. Now, hoping to avoid getting on L's bad side (I still wanted to have that talk he'd promised), I sat silently, even when Misa asked if L was 'on that side of the fence', and finally while L told the others about the building he'd had made. So, our days of hotel hopping were finally coming to an end, I thought. That was a some-what cheering thought, and when L mentioned that Misa and I would have our own floors, I finally took interest in what was going on.
I didn't bother speaking up. The rest of the night and the following day were spent preparing for our move to the building. I didn't get a chance to speak to L until the next night, when I had gotten settled into the new building. I loved having an entire floor to myself. It was private, and comfortable. The bed was huge, as was the bathroom, and the shower was glorious. But something was still bugging me.
Finally, after everyone else was settled in, Matsuda had gone to bed, and Chief Yagami and Aizawa had gone home, I approached L. Even though I was a bit embarrassed to be talking in front of Light, I knew that for the moment, he was harmless. And he was most likely going to pretend to ignore us, for privacy's sake.
"Ryuuzaki?" I asked, making sure I remembered not to call him L.
He swiveled around in his chair to face me. I couldn't tell what he'd been working on, but it didn't seem to be anything important.
As I stood before him, I realized that it had been over a month since we'd last held a conversation. I suddenly had no idea what to say. But for once, he seemed to know.
"I believe I made a promise to you last month..." He murmured.
Just like I assumed he would, Light pretended he couldn't hear our conversation.
I nodded.
L continued. "I promised we would talk. So, let's talk. It has been more than a month... Do your feelings remain the same?"
"Yes..." I spoke the one word breathlessly. It was far too late for me to bother being afraid of what L would think. Now, it was either he liked me, or he didn't. I watched him, biting my lip nervously. "What about you?" I had to ask it.
Slowly, L stood up. "I believe I return your feelings..." He murmured. His tone was low, and almost uncertain. "But, I have to ask. What do you have in mind?"
I blushed. "A... A relationship, I guess." My eyes slipped away from his, to the floor. I couldn't help it. "I mean, I know you're busy with the Kira investigation and everything, but, I mean, I guess I just want to be able to call you my boyfriend. And we could even make Light and Misa's dates into double dates, if that's not too weird." I would have done anything to be with L.
He stopped me by putting his hands on my shoulders. Shocked by how close he was, I looked up at him. He was much taller than me, even though he was still hunched over. I stared up at him, feeling my face heat up.
"I know I'm several years older than you, Amy-chan, but I am willing to try this, if you are."
I beamed. I couldn't stop smiling, and I couldn't help feeling like my heart was about to just up and float away with happiness. "Of course I am! I would do anything to make this work, Ryuuzaki."
For the first time, I saw L's genuine smile. The smile that reached his eyes, and showed that he was truly happy. "I believe the correct response..." He leaned in, and I panicked, ducking.
"Not until at least the first date, Ryuuzaki," I teased, grinning.
"Of course," Instead, L pulled me into a hug. "Stay with me tonight?" He whispered in my ear. I nodded, knowing he would feel it, since we were so close. We stayed that way for a long time, me in his arms, cheek against his chest. It was perfect.
I kept my word, and remained with L the entire time he and Light were working. I pulled up a chair, and sat beside him, and we talked. I almost forgot Light was there.
Almost.
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Alrighty, then. Due to requests to update quickly, I decided 'what the heck, I'll just update every day'. So, you can expect a chapter a day, unless I absolutely can't get to my computer, or I forget about you, in which case, I apologize in advance. This chapter's pretty short, but, hey, something exciting happened! Thanks for reading!
Also, I think I'd probably better answer a few questions that I've gotten in reviews:
Panda is, in fact, a normal teddy bear.
There are nine more chapters after this, so we have just over a week of updates left.
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