Gyahaha!! I've been living in a blissful ecstasy at all the reviews. Thank you everyone! Also, thanks to the lovely KounetsuDeb for acting as a beta for all my chapters. She's the best anyone could ever ask for. There'll be an author's note at the end of the chapter with Q&As concerning some details I've been asked about. Some of it might be more important to some more than others, but hopefully it'll answer any questions asked/have yet to be asked. Also, I placed asterisks by certain points, so there'll be some explanations to my logic, as well. Enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: I should think the fuzz should know that I don't own anything dealing with Death Note, OR Harry Potter, by now…. :(

The Suspicion

'It might not be the exact relationship I want with you…Haruhi-kun…but it's a start. And I swear to myself that I will not let Kira, or Light-kun, take you from me.'

~~~~~~Now~~~~~~

After exchanging phone numbers with Haruhi, of which he had a hard time determining which phone he should use for Haruhi's number (the I-Need-Cake-Now phone or the I Need-A-Break-From-Light-NOW phone*), and promising to have Watari collect the cake the next day, L exited the shop.

Taking in a deep breath, he exhaled slowly, glad that the meeting went fairly well for something that didn't have to deal with business. Deciding to reward himself, he slowly pulled out a cookie, and began to munch on it as he shuffled down the street towards the KIRA Investigation Headquarters.

He idly wondered if Light-kun was stirring up outrage and mayhem in the headquarters due to Misa's subsequent kidnapping. At the thought of the possible trouble he would soon encounter, L stopped and began smiling rather creepily- at which people began to back away slowly- before continuing on again.

Indeed, he could not wait to see Light-kun's face when he sees the person responsible for Misa's kidnapping. You're half exposed, Light-kun….I wonder how you'll wiggle out of this now, the detective thought gleefully, or as gleeful as L could get rather.

Sighing, he finished off his cookie before heading towards headquarters, his pace quickening. His silly co-workers would start to ask questions if he delayed any longer.

~~~~~~Meanwhile, back at Headquarters~~~~~~

It…was chaos. Pure and simple. The detectives were all arguing over the capture of one Misa Amane. It was against their unofficial 'code of ethics', on the other hand, L must have had good reason to suspect her, and so it was in their favor to bring her in for interrogation.

As such, this was the sight L came to see as he entered the room. Professional, unassuming detectives arguing it out like children over the sandbox. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

L stood there quietly, lazily peering at each person in the room before releasing the door, allowing it to close with a bang.

Immediately the room went silent as each individual looked up at L, surprise and shame at being caught in a childish situation apparent on their faces.

L coughed to discreetly hide a chuckle before speaking up. "I assume, by your arguing, you've found out about Misa Amane, well don't be….It was necessary."

In an attempt to recover themselves, everyone started to sit down, trying to keep their shattered reputations in tact.

"But, Ryuzaki, are you absolutely sure it was necessary to have her chained up like…like a prisoner of war?" Yagami Soichiro asked solemnly after all, she was Light's girlfriend, according to his own son. Each member paused before looking towards the observation window solemnly, where the young girl stood, placed in a straight-jacket and chained to the upright table. Her hearing and vision impaired by the blindfold and headphones.

"Yagami-san, if I had another option, I'd use it. Unfortunately, as she is a suspect of being the second Kira, we need to be more cautious than previously thought. Remember, the second Kira has a possible way of killing with just one look."

L sighed and was about to go on when the building's system alarm started beeping. Turning towards the TV screen, L pressed on the remote before sighing. "Yagami-san, your son's outside. Perhaps you should fetch him?"

Chief Yagami stood, bowed, then walked out. Pausing at the door, Yagami turned towards L. "L…I have respected you and your decisions so far. However, I can only hope you're wrong on this. If only because I do not want to think of my son as having met Kira in person."**

L gave a small nod of acknowledgment before the Chief of Police left.

The room plunged into silence as each occupant became lost in thought. L himself reverting back to his nervous habit of chewing on his thumb.

Everyone looked up at the sound of feet pounding down the hallway, towards the door. Everybody but L flinched when the doors opened with a bang, and Light hurled himself towards L, pinning him against the wall.

"Why?" He shoved L against the wall for emphasis, "Damn it , Ryuzaki, WHY?!"

Entering the room, Yagami gaped at his son's behavior, "Light, stop this behavior of yours. I think," here he glanced at the rest of the detectives, "that everyone here is somewhat in agreement with this."

Sensing that he wouldn't get retribution today, if not the week, Light deflated- mostly from barely restrained anger than resignation- and released L's shoulders.

L slid down the wall and to his feet with a slight whoosh before calmly moving to take his seat again. "I should think you would know the answer to that, Light-kun," he muttered blandly. "You know, your anger management skills are really quite nonexistent…they deeply reflect how Kira would have reacted."

Light gripped the table hard, his knuckles turning white, and it was only his father's hand on his shoulder that kept him from leaping over to L once more.

Instead, he decided to insult L, even if it didn't make him seem very mature in the grown-ups' eyes. "Well, with the way you're carrying on about Kira, makes me think you want to get into his pants, Ryuzaki." He snapped back.***

Everyone paused at that comment before eyes focusing on to L.

Matsuda, being the 'kid-in-a-grown-man's-body' type fidgeted slightly. "Eheheh, Ryuzaki-kun. You never did mention where you had gone. You were out all morning."

Some with the more perverted mind blanched before quickly backtracking from that particular thought.

L blinked, one thought going through his head, …Shit…

Recovering quickly, he dully explained. "I went to my favorite bakery to try their new cake."

Light was the only one to notice the slight pause before the explanation.

So….there's something he doesn't want us finding out…Or, rather, it's something he specifically doesn't want me finding out. Ryuzaki, whatever it is, I WILL find what you're hiding. And then…I shall destroy it.

Author's note: So, there's chapter three for you! I could have written more, but this gives off a kind of cliffy. How evil of me. :} And, during Fall Break, I've been inspired to write an omake. A "what-if" situation in which his meeting with Harry doesn't go exactly the way he wants it to. Enjoy!

Omake

"Ryuzaki?" L looked up curiously from the cell phone he had 'borrowed,' blinking questioningly as he watched Harry take a deep breath before continuing. "Y-You're the first person I made an acquaintance with so far. I don't usually like going to nightclubs or anything like that, like any other guy would, so I'm usually not very forward but…friends?"

L frowned, not liking that thought, but refrained from commenting as he let Haruhi continue on. "It's not that I don't like you or anything, because you seem to be nice, but.. I just thought you should know before you start developing feelings or anything, but…."

Harry fidgeted, suddenly very nervous. After a gentle prompting from L, Harry sighed before continuing. "Light-kun is my boyfriend.. we've been pen pals for a few years, and-"

Whatever Harry was going to say next stopped as he watched in a sort of fascination as L fell to the floor in a dead faint.

~Fin

Notes on the asterisks:

1.) Okay, seriously, has anyone ever wondered why L carries so many cell phones with him? I know that it's because he's acts as the top three detectives in the world, and he has a lot of work. But I figure there has to be at least one phone specifically for cake or to get away from Light's rage (i.e.: calling Watari for cake).

2.) Okay, okay, I know people are thinking 'But doesn't Chief Yagami know that L suspects Light already? They bugged the house for seven days, for Pete's sake!'. The reasoning for Chief to say that is, simply put, this happened but, after the bugs were done, pretty much everyone but L accepted that Light could be innocent, and they have more suspicion placed on Misa now…..in other words, the authoress was too lazy to change her chapter plot after writing it, and this lack of suspicion will be important in later chapters. .;

3.) The comment is definitely not characteristic of Light, I know, but his purpose for making it is to put the, figuratively speaking, spotlight on L and his whereabouts now, instead of Light and Kira. Being that Matsuda was there, Light trusted that Matsuda, being his usual self, would somehow get the conversation going onto that strain of thought.

Question and Answer Time:

~I got one question concerning Mello, and if he'd be in the story.

Well, as I was thinking about it, I thought about my plot, where I wanted it to go, and who would be the main character to make it go. I'm going to have to say this: I might try to bring him in, but, if I do, then it won't be until after the investigation is solved, and it'll possibly only be for a few chapters. It really all depends on how this story develops from here on out. So have no fears that I'm automatically going to nix the suggestion, I just need to find a way to work him in.

~ Okay, another question is concerning Harry and the Shinigami. Will Harry be able to see Ryuk and Rem?

Well, really I don't think so at the moment. However, I think in time Harry will suspect something's going on that far beyond the muggle realm. I'm holding with the belief that any magical being, wizards included, can somewhat sense when there's something close by that doesn't belong. For example: A wizard can usually tell when a Dementor is approaching before it appears because of the way it sucks the happiness out of people. I think, for now, Harry will get a slight tingly sensation, and will think 'What is that?' whenever Ryuk or Rem are nearby but, as he hasn't touched the notebook yet, he can't actually see them. Does this make sense?

~ Is Harry the Master of Death in this fic, and will the Death Note affect him?

When I first heard of the Master of Death thing in Harry Potter, I thought of something similar to a vampire. Harry will NOT be immortal, remember he has the medical problem, if anything he'll have a shorter life span than a wizard. However, I'm going to go ahead and ease fears that Harry will die from the Death Note: No, he won't. If Harry can survive a Basilisk bite, then he'll definitely survive that. However, I don't want to give away what will happen until it's time. Gotta keep some secrets and all, ya?

~ Will Luna be in this story, and will she have any direct affect with the investigation?

You want to know?.....You really want to know? Okay, lean in closer. You ready? *whispers* It's a secret.

~ Okay, this is not so much a Q and A, as just a point. Personally I don't want to kill off Light. He might be bad and evil, especially in the live action movies, but he started the whole Kira thing with good intentions. Remember, "The highway to Hell is paved with good intentions," and all that. So, later towards the end, I'm going to put up a poll. I don't want to kill Light off. If I can find a way to suitably punish Light without killing him off, would you readers be alright with that? In other words *cough* Can I keep him pwease? *Chibi eyes* I promise to give him walks and take care of him. Seriously though, the punishment would be hard, but suitable. Just think it over, and vote when the time comes, alright?