((Author's Note)) I'm back everybody! And with a new chapter no less!
So I was thinking that since we are close to the 20th chapter of the story that I would give you 20 facts about the development of the story and maybe a few about Yugi.
Also I've edtited the end of this chapter a bit for those who are re-reading this.
Nothing else to say until the end, so here's the next Chapter.
Chapter 19
I took a deep breath as L and I entered the auditorium with our fellow graduates. "Smell that, Ryuga?" I asked, using his newly required alias.
Taking my question seriously, L took a deep inhale through his nose. "What you speak of must be out of my sense of smell's range...all I smell is halitosis, flatulence, and other typical body odors masked under a heavy layer of cologne."
I shook my head and chuckled slightly while pulling at the front of the miniskirt L made me wear. "That my dear friend is the smell of success. I still don't get how I managed to make it to university when I haven't even gone to highschool." I stated before glaring at one of the upperclassmen who was staring at me as he passed, flattening my ears and giving a low snarl.
"Down, girl," L ordered with a small smirk. "You made it here because you were taught university level material at Wammy's." I growled again before turning to him with the same glare as the upperclassman fleed from my wrath.
"I also can't believe Mom's letting you get away with choosing my clothes. Why the hell do you keep making me wear this shit any way?" I nearly yelled.
"You'll fit your part much easier with that outfit."
"Or it will get me killed by a swarm of screaming fans who will want to rape me," I huffed, taking a random seat.
"You don't look like you wouldn't enjoy it," L stated.
"Shut up!" I nearly shouted, my face turning pink. "Besides, the alias I chose was the only one I could think of at the time. I just hope people don't mistake me for her. I'll get pissed the next time someone says my hair is green."
We had to quiet down then because the orientation was beginning. It was long and boring, and while the principal droned on, my eyes started to droop from the extreme boredom. To keep myself awake, I started to play with the cross on my collar, feeling all the small ridges and bumps that marked its surface. As I did, I remembered what BB said about Mello when he saw it.
"...Now for the freshman address," the principal announced. I perked up slightly as the representatives were announced. "Freshman Representative Light Yagami," he paused to let the crowd applaud, "And Freshman Representative Hideki Ryuga."
People continued to applaud while others began to question if he was the famous popstar.
"I think I like the little one on the right," I heard someone behind me say to her friend. I turned to see a black haired girl with glasses. I looked up at her name floating above her head. Kyoko Sakuragi.
I snickered at what she said. Little one... that's kind of cute. I kept that thought in the recesses of my memory banks for future use as I listened to our "class representatives" say their speeches.
L's POV (3rd Person)
When the speeches were finished, L followed Light to his seat. He then began to converse with his number one suspect.
"Light Yagami?" He practically whispered in his ear, "Your father is Chief Soichiro Yagami of the NPA. Your respect for your father is matched only by your strong sense of justice. You're planning to join the police agency when you graduate. And you've already got experience seeing as you've helped police solve a number of cases in the past. Now you're showing an interest in the Kira case."
By now he had followed Light all the way to his seat and took the one right next to him. "I'm impressed by your abilities and your sense of justice," he continued. "If you promise not to tell anyone about this, I have important information concerning the Kira investigation that I'd like to share with you."
Light looked at him calmly before closing his eyes. "I won't tell anyone. What is it?"
L turned to him with his large eyes and whispered, "I want to tell you, I am L."
Light's POV (3rd Person)
What!? There's no way. What's he talking about? If he really was L, he'd never admit to it. I thought this guy was a bit strange, but...this is pretty extreme. Light mentally began to panic. How did L manage to find him...and in such little time?
...Stop. This isn't good. Don't act surprised, he scolded himself. On the off chance that he really is L, I have to act how Soichiro Yagami's son, Light Yagami would act in the situation. There'd be no reason for him to be afraid.
Light then took a deep breath and spoke. "If you are who you say you are, then you have nothing but my respect and admiration."
"Thank you," Ryuga said back. "The reason I chose to reveal my identity to you is because I think you could be some help to us on the Kira investigation."
After the orientation was finally over, Light walked out the front door planning to head home.
"I didn't think this ceremony would be so interesting," Ryuk commented. Light ignored him, however, when a familiar pair of eyes caught his attention.
It was the girl from the entrance exams. She was looking into the crowd of leaving people, obviously looking for someone in particular.
Light approached her and she took her eyes off of the crowd and onto him. Her expression turned from stoic to nervous as he came closer.
"Uh, hi," she said slowly. "You're Light Yagami, right?"
"Yeah," he said back.
She rubbed the toe of her shoe against the ground in a circular motion. "Nice speech you did in there," she said shyly. "Congrats, I guess."
"Thanks."
"Hey, Light." He turned around to see Ryuga slouched behind him. "Nice meeting you."
"No. The pleasure was mine," Light said back, trying not to act suspicious.
Ryuga glanced over at the girl before giving a small smirk. "Oh, I see you've already met my cousin, Hatsune."
"Hatsune?" Light looked over at the girl to see her fuming. Her face was red and her ears laid back agressively.
"Heideki Ryuga," She growled, "How many times do I have to ask you NOT TO TELL EVERYONE YOU MEET MY DAMN NAME?!"
"Well it's too late now, isn't it?" Ryuga asked calmly before turning back to Light. "Her full name is Hatsune Miku," He explained.
"Hideki!"
"You mean like the Vocaloid singer?" Light asked unbelieving. Now that I think about it, she does look like her with that outfit. He glanced at the newly dubbed Miku's outfit that made her look almost exactly like the mentioned popstar.
"Exactly, but with no relation."
"HIDEKI!"
"What is it Hatsune?" Ryuga asked calmly. "There's no need to shout when I'm three feet and nine inches away from you."
Miku huffed before flipping him off. She then turned around where a limousine was waiting and walked toward it.
"That was rude you know!" Ryuga called out to her.
"I don't give a fuck!" she called back, climbing into the car...through the window.
"Ryuga," Light wondered, "Does Miku know about you...?"
"Being L?" Ryuga asked, "No. She only believes that I work with L. Althought I do think she's begining to suspect the truth. She's very sharp, you know."
The horn to the limousine honked rather loudly. Light and Ryuga looked up to see Miku's pissed off face from the passenger side window.
"What's her problem with giving out her name?" Light had to ask. "Does she not like it or something?"
"It's not that," Ryuga stated, "Ever since her best friend died, she's been paranoid about everyone...convinced it was Kira who killed him."
The horn honked again.
"Aparently I've said too much already," Ryuga concluded, glancing at the car once more.
"I understand," Light stated. Ryuga then made his way toward the limousine.
"Well, I'm sure I'll see you on campus."
"Yeah. Take care."
Yugi's POV (1st Person)
L took his seat in the back and I jumped back to sit next to him as Watari left the parking lot.
"You did good, Yugi," He told me.
I smiled. "You weren't bad yourself. You did tell him your identity as planned, correct?"
"Yes, I did," L replied. It was silent for a while before he spoke again. "He seems to have taken a liking to you."
"Is that suppose to mean something?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Not really," he replied, "Unless you have your eye on someone else." I could see the microscopic smirk of mischief that reminded me too much of BB.
"Where are you going with this?" I asked uneasy.
"Don't think I didn't see you looking at that girl behind you."
"That girl didn't interest me one bit," I denied. "Although, from what I've heard, she has the hots for you."
"Oh, really?" L bit his thumbnail in thought. "I find that unbelievable."
"And why's that?" I asked with a small smile. "You didn't think you were ugly this entire time, did you?"
L was quiet for a minute. "Not ugly," he stated with a tone of voice I've never heard from him before. "Just unattractive."
The smile on my face faltered. "Are you serious?"
L looked at me in a really unnatural way...for L's standards, I mean. His eyes showed the most emotion I've ever seen. And that emotion answered my question. "I see."
I looked away as an idea came to mind. A rather embarrasing idea at that. I felt awkward just thinking about it. After all, I didn't even try to get that close ever since that night. I took a deep breath. It was the only thing I could think of at the moment and L was freaking me out too much to think of anything else.
"L," I asked, "Can I try something...that might make you feel better?" He looked at me curiously. "It might help."
"If you think it'll make me feel better..." L trailed off, keeping his thumb at his lips. I took a deep breath.
"Do you still trust me, L?" I asked him, getting a little closer to him.
He looked at me before nodding. I turned my body so that I was directly facing him, my legs underneath me on the seat. I put his face in my hands, making him take his thumb out of his mouth.
I took a deep breath and brought my face close to his and looked deep into his dark orbs before closing mine and slowly placing my lips onto his.
I felt L tense slightly as our mouths molded together. Of course I was gentler than when I did this before; less desperate. I stayed there for a moment before pulling away. My face was once again red as I moved to the farthest place in the limo away from him and looked at the floor.
"Feel better?" I asked.
"Actually I do," L replied slowly. "Although It wasn't by much, I feel about 5% better than earlier."
I looked up at him to see the blank stare I was use to. "At least it helped."
He gave me the same smile he gave the task force when he first showed his face to them. "However, it would be wise not to show any affections of this sort publically...It could damage any progress with regaining your mother's trust. After all you still need to find your father."
I looked back down at my hands. "Actually I was thinking about post-poning my search until Kira was caught," I admitted. "Especially since it was him that killed Beyond." My eyes flashed red once more as I thought of my revenge.
There was more silence as L somehow managed to get a cupcake in his hand. "Also, Yugi," he said in between bites, "To save you from any embarassment, I would recommend we keep this small event to ourselves."
"Save me from any embarassment?" I asked. "Ryuzaki, I think it would ruin your reputation more than anything if this got out. Especially to my mother," I muttered the last part. "If it wasn't for her outbust that night, I'm sure you wouldn't be in the shithouse with everyone in the taskforce right now."
"I don't know what you're talking about," L denied, licking the frosting from his fingers. I shook my head.
"Whatever," I muttered. "As long as someone doesn't write it in a fanfiction and post it on the internet, I think we're safe."
L chuckled slightly, "You come up with the most unusual Ideas."
"I'm sure more people would say that about you."
"I wouldn't be to sure of that."
((Author's Note)) And there you have it. Another chapter finally finished.
About the little game I moved to the end of chapter 17...
I'd like to thank The Unknown Fangirl (Guest) and Mary Phantom for entering. They both had really good guesses, but they are not quite what I was going for.
The Unknown Fangirl- I honestly didn't think about that Idea, so I used the equation meant to convert Shinigami time into Human time. Kudos for trying, but that wasn't my intention for the numbers, and the equation wouldn't add up anyway.
Mary Phantom- Your guess was really close, but not exactly what I was going for. Kudos for your attempt, and thank you for participating.
If you both have another answer, You can go ahead and take another guess.
To enter, all you have to do is write me either a review or PM stating your guess. The winner gets a One-shot with them and a Death Note Character of their choice doing whatever they want.
I await your answers.
By the way don't hesitate to ask any questions you have about the development of the fanficition or anything you don't quite understand. I can even help you with your own fanfictions if you want.
And don't worry, chapter 20 will be posted soon.
Until Next Time my little Flowers...
-Garden of Time