Away From Home
Chapter Thirty-Four
By Andruindel
Warning: This chapter contains spoilers, for anyone who has not watched the entire anime. Don't blame me if you find out about a death you didn't know about.
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I was very annoyed. Misa seemed to get away with anything. When Matsuda pulled a crazy stunt, and ended up in trouble with Yotsuba, everyone got mad at him. But when Misa put herself in danger, everyone was happy and priased her. I sat on the couch, watching as the group talked.
I wanted very much to be near L, but moving to L's side would require getting close to Light and Misa. I could handle them when they were alone, but having both of them near me was overwhelming, especially now that I was reletively certain Misa knew she was the second Kira again. So, I just lurked on the couch, waiting for a chance to talk to L.
I watched, silent, as L spoke his thoughts aloud.
I wasn't all that interested, until they began talking about putting Matsuda on the program they planned to use to catch the Yotsuda Kira. I felt so out of the loop. Now that I knew there was only a certain amount of time before Light tried to kill L, that had taken first priority in my thoughts, and nothing else seemed to matter. I stood up, taking several steps toward Matsuda, listening as L explained his idea.
"Wow!" Misa exclaimed. "Sounds exciting!"
"No," I muttered, just loud enough for myself and Matsuda to hear. "Sounds dangerous..." I looked up at Matsuda, wondering what he thought of the whole thing. He always seemed to be picked for the most unpleasant jobs: being Misa's manager, and now this.
I linked arms with Matsuda, willing him to be brave, and willing myself to stop shaking. So many people were in danger. Ukita had already died for the cause. Now Matsuda was going to be put in danger, again. I could feel my entire body shaking, though I wasn't entirely sure why. Everyone around me was in danger. L was going to die. Chief Yagami was going to die. Matsuda was going to have to shoot Light, whom he was obviously very fond of. Even Light and Misa ended up dead...
Still shaking, I took a deep breath. I needed to get a grip before I started panicking.
Matsuda walked forward a few steps, and I had to let go of his arm, or be dragged along. Once he was not at my side any more, I felt surprisingly alone, and vulnerable. I needed to do something, quickly, and prevent any more deaths.
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"Spoiled brat!"
"Bitch!"
"Knucklehead!"
"Whore!"
"Dumb ass!"
"Kiss ass!"
I backed down, stung by Misa's last insult. Since she'd returned from her little mission 'figuring out who Kira is' earlier, we'd been at each other's throats. I could have explained why, if I'd tried hard enough, but I didn't feel like trying, so we just argued, exchanging insults. I couldn't remember what had started our fight. But I did know that her last insult had hit a nerve, not that I was going to let Misa know that.
"Kira lover," I spat at her, and then I turned my back and stalked away, toward L.
Said dark-haired detective was sitting in his computer chair, his head resting on his knees, and his hands over his ears.
"Ryuuzaki?" I put a hand on his shoulder, peering into his face. "What's the matter?"
"He's waiting for you and Misa to stop your cat fight." Light responded from where he sat in his own computer chair. He glared at me, his arms folded, obviously in a defensive position. "I wish you wouldn't treat her like that. She can't help being annoying."
It was my turn to go on the defensive. "She started it." I claimed. "Besides, I wasn't the one who kissed her boyfriend." I was still upset about that, though this was the first time I'd mentioned it since it had happened. "And anyway, that wasn't a cat fight. It was the most recent battle out of our little, personal war." With a huff, I turned my attention away from Light, and back onto L. He was focused on the computer screen, now apparently a little more at east.
Misa's insult was still hurting, lurking in the back of my mind and developing into doubt. In school, I'd always been teased for being a teacher's pet, and an over achiever. Some people had even called me a suck up, and, as much as I hated to admit it, I kind of was. It was just in my nature to suck up to people, not because it was for any specific reason, I just did it.
"If it's any consolation," L's fingers threaded through mine. "I don't think you're a kiss ass."
It was like he'd known what I was thinking. I smiled, and kissed his forehead. "Thanks. I'm gonna go upstairs."
I had some very serious thinking to do. My plan was still only half formed, and it required much more thought.
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Three days passed, and with each passing day, I got more and more frustrated. My plan would not work, unless everything happened exactly like it had in the anime. If anything changed, then all was lost. My entire plan hinged on Rem. Rem, and Light's watch. Try as I might, I could not come up with a new idea. This plan would just have to work. On the third day, I pushed every thought of my plan out of my head, and focused on Matsuda. It was obvious that he was nervous, but he was trying his best not to show it. I was only a little nervous. He wasn't in too much danger, since he had been all right in the anime. Still... I was worried for him.
I was to stay behind with Misa while everyone else worked on catching 'Kira'. L and Light were still in the building during the broadcast. It wouldn't be until 'Kira' made a move that they finally left, leaving me and Misa alone together. Until then, they watched the screen, listening as 'Kira' tried his best to find out Matsuda's real name. I wasn't all that interested in what was going on. The only thing I was interested in was whether or not L would understand that Light's scream, just after touching the death note, was the something strange I'd warned him about. He needed to know that Light was Kira, and had gotten his powers back. That was the only thing that had me worried.
But, tonight was a key part in my plan, too. I seemed to remember Near having a similiar idea, using Light's hidden piece of death note against him, but now, I was going to be the one doing it. I was going to save L, or die trying.
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I'm pretty sure this is the third to last chapter. If my memory serves me, there are only thirty-six chapters in this story, which means we're almost done. =O Thanks for reading, guys, and thanks for all the awesome reviews I've been getting. Keep 'em comin'. =D
